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One English school for boys and one for girls have primary departments only. The remaining ten, classed in Table II as "secondary" schools have primary departments as well as the upper classes.
The Vernacular Grant in Aid Schools are schools for girls and are classed in the Table as "secondary" schools.
The 288 subsidised schools are all Vernacular schools.
4.—UNAIDED SCHOOLS.
In 1930 there were 564 unaided Vernacular schools with 26,334 children.
In 1930 there were 138 unaided English schools with 7,113 children.
Chapter II.
REVIEW OF YEAR.
STAFF.
Under this head the chief event of the year was the retirement on pension of Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspector of English Schools and, at the date of his retirement, Acting Director of Education. Mr. Ralphs was appointed an assistant master at Queen's College in 1898 and thus had 32 years service when he retired. He held successively the posts of Assistant Master, Normal Master at Queen's College, Director of the Technical Institute and Second Master Queen's College. He had acted as Head Master of Queen's College before he was appointed Inspector of English Schools in 1913, since which date he has acted several times as Director of Education.
At the Seventy Third Meeting of the Board of Education held in June last year the following resolution proposed by Hon. Mr. S. W. Tso, O.B.E., LL.D. and seconded by Mr. B. Wylie was carried unanimously:
"The Board desires to record in the Minutes of this Meeting its keen appreciation of the service rendered by Mr. Ralphs to Education in the Colony".
Mr. A. R. Sutherland, M.A. has succeeded Mr. Ralphs as Inspector of English Schools.
In July, 1930, Mr. A. H. Crook, O.B.E., M.A., Head Master of Queen's College retired on pension. Mr. Crook, who joined the staff of Queen's College in 1903, was promoted Second Master Queen's College in 1918 and, with the exception of
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One English school for boys and one for girls have primary departments only. The remaining ten, classed in Table II as "secondary" schools have primary departments as well as the upper classes.
The Vernacular Grant in Aid Schools are schools for girls and are classed in the Table as "secondary" schools.
The 288 subsidised schools are all Vernacular schools.
4.-UNAIDED SCHOOLS.
In 1930 there were 564 unaided Vernacular schools with 26,334 children.
In 1980 there were 138 unaided English schools with 7,113 children.
Chapter II.
REVIEW OF YEAR.
STAFF.
Under this head the chief event of the year was the retire- ment on pension of Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspector of English Schools and, at the date of his retirement, Acting Director of Education. Mr. Ralphs was appointed an assistant master at Queen's College in 1898 and thus had 32 years service when he retired. He held successively the posts of Assistant Master, Normal Master at Queen's College, Director of the Technical Institute and Second Master Queen's College. He had acted as Head Master of Queen's College before he was appointed Inspector of English Schools in 1913, since which date he has acted several times as Director of Education.
At the Seventy Third Meeting of the Board of Education held in June last year the following resolution proposed by Hon. Mr. S. W. Tso, O.B.E., LL.D. and seconded by Mr. B. Wylie was carried unanimously:
"The Board desires to record in the Minutes of this Meet- ing its keen appreciation of the service rendered by Mr. Ralphs to Education in the Colony".
Mr. A. R. Sutherland, M.A. has succeeded Mr. Ralphs as Inspector of English Schools.
In July, 1930, Mr. A. H. Crook, O.B.E., M.A., Head Master of Queen's College retired on pension. Mr. Crook, who joined the staff of Queen's College in 1903, was promoted Second Master Queen's College in 1918 and, with the exception of
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