C.--GRANT SCHOOLS.
These remain unchanged. Almost without exception, their work has been admirable, and the Colony owes a great debt to these schools.
Statistics are given in Table IV.
D.--VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. (Tables VI and VII).
An important step was taken in the development of Vernacular Education by the opening in March of the Government Vernacular Middle School, containing not only Middle School Classes but also a Normal division and a Higher Primary division. The object of the school is threefold: it hopes to turn out young men equipped for a business life with a sound education in which Chinese studies have played the principal part, but practical teaching of English has not been neglected. Secondly, it aims at producing good Chinese teachers for Vernacular Schools, and thirdly, it hopes to educate students in such a manner that they will be able to pass on to the University and there specialise in the study of Chinese language, literature, history and philosophy. It is too early yet to say much about this school but the keen interest shown by Chinese residents promises well for its future, provided that we on our side do all in our power to maintain a high standard.
The number of private urban vernacular schools was 545 and of pupils 28,102. About one third of these, viz., 191 schools with 10,665 pupils received subsidies from the Government.
The rural vernacular schools numbered 191, of whom 107 received subsidies.
With regard to Vernacular Education generally, it seems to me that the standard in Hong Kong is probably higher than ever before.
At the same time, I think that curiously enough this is partly the outcome of certain modern movements in Canton and the province of Kwong Tung. In Hong Kong the teaching of the Confucian classics is not suppressed, and moderate Chinese opinion realises how important it is to build on the old foundations. Our Vernacular Inspectorate does a great deal to encourage the use of good modern methods of teaching and school management, and we are able now to reject, after examination, many incompetent would-be teachers in private Vernacular Schools.
In this respect the Government Vernacular Normal School for Women has done particularly good work in turning out well-qualified women teachers for the Vernacular girls' schools of the Colony.
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C.--GRANT SCHOOLS.
These remain unchanged. Almost without exception, their work has been admirable, and the Colony owes a great debt to these schools.
Statistics are given in Table IV.
D.--VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. (Tables VI and VII).
An important step was taken in the development of Ver- eular Education by the opening in March of the Government Vernacular Middle School, containing not only Middle School Classes but also a Normal division and a Higher Primary division. The object of the school is threefold: it hopes to turn out young men equipped for a business life with a sound educa- tion in which Chinese studies have played the principal part. but practical teaching of English has not been neglected. Secondly, it aims at producing good Chinese teachers for Ver- nacular Schools, and thirdly, it hopes to educate students in such a manner that they will be able to pass on to the Univer- sity and there specialise in the study of Chinese language, literature, history and philosophy. It is too early yet to say much about this school but the keen interest shewn by Chinese residents promises well for its future, provided that we on our side do all in our power to maintain a high standard.
The number of private urban vernacular schools was 545 and of pupils 28,102. About one third of these, viz., 191 schools with 10,665 pupils received subsidies from the Government.
The rural vernacular schools numbered 191, of whom 107 received subsidies.
With regard to Vernacular Education generally, it seems to me that the standard in Hong Kong, is probably higher than ever before.
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I think that curiously enough this is partly the outcome of certain modern movements in Canton and the province of Kwong Tung In Hong Kong the teaching of the Confucian classics is not suppressed, and moderate Chinese opinion realises how important it is to build on the old foundations. same time our Vernacular Inspectorate does a great deal to encourage the use of good modern methods of teaching and school management, and we are able now to reject, after examination, many incompetent would-be teachers in private Vernacular Schools.
In this respect the Government Vernacular Normal School for Women bas done particularly good work in turning out well- qualified women teachers for the Vernacular girls' schools of the Colony.
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