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Annexe B.
REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
The Institute was open as usual during 8 months of the year.
The number of students in attendance during the Session ending June 30th was 588 as against 471 in 1919.
The Institute continues to do useful work and is always prepared to provide instruction in any subject for which there may be a demand.
At the end of the Session examinations were conducted as in previous years by independent examiners. 257 students were examined; 139 passed in one subject, 11 in two subjects, and 2 in 3 subjects, a total of 152, or 59% passed. The standard required for a pass has again been raised, especially in the Teachers' Classes.
Teachers' Classes.-At the June Examination referred to 77 Teachers' Certificates were awarded (52 in 1919). Of these 12 were given for Third Year work in English and 16 for the same in Chinese, and were in the nature of final certificates. The attendance at the English Teachers' Classes was 36,--14 men, 22 women.
The number of students in attendance at the Vernacular Teachers' Classes was 150,-70 men and 80 women. Of these 7 men and 8 women are "Passed Students" who have returned to attend only the lectures on Chinese classics by Mr. Au Tai Tin, which have proved very popular.
At the June Examination, 6 men and 10 women passed the final Vernacular Teachers' examination, and were awarded the Certificate of the Institute.
The women's classes have made good progress. Chinese studies, which were at one time very weak, are now steadily improving. The men's classes, however, lack energy, though a few of the Senior students are getting on steadily. The work done is on the whole satisfactory.
Mr. Law, Inspector of Vernacular Schools, visits the classes frequently, giving at times extra lectures on Chinese literature and method. As an experiment, he gave during the last Session a course of lectures on General Elementary Science which were well attended.
Other Classes.--Other important Classes are those for Building Construction and Architectural Design, Mathematics, Chemistry, English, Cookery, Shorthand and Book-keeping.
E. RALPHS,
Director, Technical Institute,
Hongkong, 1st March, 1921.
O 19
Annexe B.
REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
The Institute was open as usual during 8 months of the year.
The number of students in attendance during the Session ending June 30th was 588 as against 471 in 1919.
The Institute continues to do useful work and is always prepared to provide instruction in any subject for which there may be a demand.
At the end of the Session examinations were conducted as in previous years by independent examiners. 257 students were examined; 139 passed in one subject, 11 in two subjects, and 2 in 3 subjects, a total of 152, or 59% passed. The standard required for a pass has again been raised, especially in the Teachers' Classes.
Teachers' Classes.-At the June Examination referred to 77 Teachers' Certificates were awarded (52 in 1919). Of these 12 were given for Third Year work in English and 16 for the same in Chinese, and were in the nature of final certificates. The attendance at the English Teachers' Classes was 36,--14 men, 22 women.
The number of students in attendance at the Vernacular Teachers' Classes was 150,-70 men and 80 women. Of these 7 men and 8 women are "Passed Students" who have returned to attend only the lectures on Chinese classics by Mr. Au Tai Tin, which have proved very popular.
At the June Examination, 6 men and 10 women passed the final Vernacular Teachers' examination, and were awarded the Certificate of the Institute.
The women's classes have made good progress. Chinese studies, which were at one time very weak, are now steadily improving. The men's classes, however, lack energy, though a few of the Senior students are getting on steadily. The work done is on the whole satisfactory.
Mr. Law, Inspector of Vernacular Schools, visits the classes frequently, giving at times extra lectures on Chinese literature and method. As an experiment, he gave during the last Session a course of lectures on General Elementary Science which were well attended.
Other Classes.--Other important Classes are those for Building Construction and Architectural Design, Mathematics, Chemistry, English, Cookery, Shorthand and Book-keeping.
E. RALPHS,
Director, Technical Institute,
Hongkong, 1st March, 1921.
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