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Annexe A.
REPORT BY THE INSPECTOR OF ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.
(Table I)
Queen's College.-The Maximum Enrolment was 887 (656 in 1920).
The Average Attendance was 542 (571 in 1920). The Head Master, Mr. Tanner, was on leave until 31st August. During his absence Mr. R. E. O. Bird acted as Head Master. During the year the English Staff was strengthened, so that it is now possible to give greater attention to English, especially in the Lower School. Careful attention continues to be given to Vernacular Studies. The following extracts from the Head Master's Report are of interest:
"That we might come into line with University arrangements, it has been decided that in future the School Year shall begin on January 1st and end on the 31st December. As a result of this change our Annual and Admission Examinations were held, and Promotions for the New Year made in December.
"Another very important development of the school organization has been the formation, with Sir Robert Ho Tung as First President of the Old Boys' Association, a body of distinguished and enthusiastic old boys whose numbers continue steadily to increase.
"As a result of the change of the School Year, an additional term of 4 months was available for preparation for University and Annual Class Examinations. This, although very useful in the case of backward students, was not quite an unmixed blessing so far as the brighter boys and members of the Staff were concerned.
"A total of 22 boys sat for the Matriculation Examination of the University. Of these 13 Matriculated while 2 were awarded a Senior Local pass, and 2 obtained honours."
"The whole of our Class 2 boys, numbering 56, sat for the Junior Local examination and of these 49 passed while 7 failed; of these failures 2 were Chinese out of 48 who sat, 4 were Indians out of 6, and 1 Japanese out of 2.
"In this section 29 Distinctions were gained; one boy, Lo Tung-fan, obtaining no less than 5. Although these Junior results are very gratifying there is a feeling among masters responsible that the University Authorities perhaps allow boys to get through this examination somewhat too easily, and that it would be better for all concerned if greater numbers of them were kept back at this stage."
Sport continues to flourish and football, cricket, tennis, volley-ball, basket-ball, running, swimming, boxing and even base-
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Annexe A.
REPORT BY THE INSPECTOR OF ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.
(Table I)
Queen's College.-The Maximum Enrolment was 887 (656 in 1920).
The Average Attendance was 542 (571 in 1920). The Head Master, Mr. Tanner, was on leave uutil 31st August. During his absence Mr. R. E. O. Bird acted as Head Master. During the year the English Staff was strengthened, so that it is now possible to give greater attention to English, especially in the Lower School. Careful attention continues to be given to Vernacular Studies. The following extracts from the Head Master's Report are of interest:
"That we might come into line with University arrangements, it has been decided that in future the School Year shall begin on January 1st and end on the 31st December. As a result of this change our Annual and Admission Examinations were held, and Promotions for the New Year made in December.
"Another very important development of the school organiza- tion has been the formation, with Sir Robert Ho Tung as First President of the Old Boys' Association, a body of distinguished and enthusiastic old boys whose numbers continue steadily to
increase.
"As a result of the change of the School Year, an additional term of 4 months was available for preparation for University and Annual Class Examinations. This, although very useful in the case of backward students, was not quite an unmixed blessing so far as the brighter boys and members of the Staff were concerned.
"A total of 22 boys sat for the Matriculation Examination of the University. Of these 13 Matriculated while 2 were awarded a Senior Local pass, and 2 obtained honours."
"The whole of our Class 2 boys, numbering 56, sat for the Junior Local examination and of these 49 passed while 7 failed; of these failures 2 were Chinese out of 48 who sat, 4 were Indians out of 6, and 1 Japanese out of 2.
"In this section 29 Distinctions were gained; one boy, Lo Tung-fan, obtaining no less than 5. Although these Junior results are very gratifying there is a feeling among masters responsible that the University Authorities perhaps allow boys to get through this examination somewhat too easily, and that it would be better for all concerned if greater numbers of them were kept back at this stage."
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Sport continues to flourish and football, cricket, tennis, volley-ball, basket-ball, running, swimming, boxing and even base-
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