Chapter II.
REVIEW OF YEAR.
STAFF.
25. Under this head the chief event of the year was the retirement on pension of Mrs. Morris, M.B.E. Mrs. Morris joined the department of the Inspector of Schools, now absorbed in the Education Department, in 1906 and after being attached to various schools, acting for two periods as mistress in charge of Victoria British School, joined the staff of Saiyingpun School which later developed into the present King's College. Mrs. Morris was one of the earliest European mistresses to teach Chinese boys, an experiment which has proved so successful that now there are twelve such mistresses so employed in this Department.
26. One new master arrived from England and at the end of the year there were twenty-eight European masters on the establishment out of the thirty-one provided for in the 1931 Estimates. The remaining three posts were left unfilled for reasons of economy.
27. I regret to have to record the deaths of Dr. John Fenton, English teacher at the Vernacular Middle School since 1927 and Mr. W. W. Fox of King's College after twenty-three years meritorious service.
28. Of the thirty-one European mistresses provided in the 1931 Estimates one was promoted to Senior Mistress vice Mrs. Morris. Three left and were not replaced for reasons of economy leaving twenty-seven on the establishment at the end of the year.
29. There were nineteen students in training at the University of Hong Kong. Of the four who graduated in December three were appointed University Trained Teachers. Two students in training failed to keep their studentships.
30. Four university trained teachers resigned at the end of the year.
31. One Anglo-Chinese master died and was not replaced.
32. Three vernacular masters retired of whom two were not replaced.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
33. The Board of Education met six times during the year. Chev. J. M. Alves, Rev. Father Byrne, Mr. B. Wylie, Mr. A. el Arculli and Captain E. B. Deakin, whose terms of office had expired, were appointed for a further period of two years, but the last named resigned on leaving the China Command in November. Very Rev. A. D. Swann was appointed a Member of the Board.
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Chapter II.
REVIEW OF YEAR.
STAFF.
25. Under this head the chief event of the year was the retirement on pension of Mrs. Morris, M.B.E. Mrs. Morris joined the department of the Inspector of Schools, now absorbed in the Education Department, in 1906 and after being attached to various schools, acting for two periods as mistress in charge of Victoria British School, joined the staff of Saiyingpun School which later developed into the present King's College. Mrs. Morris was one of the earliest European mistresses to teach Chinese boys, an experiment which has proved so successful that now there are twelve such mistresses so employed in this Department.
26. One new master arrived from England and at the end of the year there were twenty-eight European masters on the establishinent out of the thirty-one provided for in the 1931 Estimates. The remaining three posts were left unfilled for reasons of economy.
27. I regret to have to record the deaths of Dr. John Fenton, English teacher at the Vernacular Middle School since 1927 and Mr. W. W. Fox of King's College after twenty-three years meri- torious service.
28. Of the thirty-one European mistresses provided in the 1931 Estimates one was promoted to Senior Mistress vice Mrs. Morris. Three left and were not replaced for reasons of economy leaving twenty-seven on the establishment at the end of the year.
29. There were nineteen students in training at the Uni- versity of Hong Kong. Of the four who graduated in December three were appointed University Trained Teachers. Two students in training failed to keep their studentships.
30. Four university trained teachers resigned at the end of the year.
31. One Anglo-Chinese master died and was not replaced.
32. Three vernacular masters retired of whom two were not replaced.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
33. The Board of Education met six times during the year. Chev. J. M. Alves, Rev. Father Byrne, Mr. B. Wylie, Mr. A. el Arculli and Captain E. B. Deakin, whose terins of office had expired, were appointed for a further period of two years, but the last named resigned on leaving the China Command in November. Very Rev. A. D. Swann was appointed a Member of the Board.
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