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48. General health of the pupils was particularly good; the school was free the whole year from infantile epidemics.
49. The work of this school reached a high standard.
50. Again the outstanding events of the year were Spring Festival and the Prize Distribution in December when the pupils entertained a large assembly with "Peter Pan".
51. Peak School—Headmistress, Mrs. Stark. Maximum enrolment was 66. Average attendance 53, one less than last year.
52. That the general standard of the work of the school is high is shown by pupils going home being generally placed in classes of older children.
53. School routine was varied by Nature Study walks and by visits to the Dairy Farm and the Empire Fair.
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—GAMES.
54. Football, cricket, hockey, tennis, volley-ball, net-ball are popular at all the schools. Most schools have Athletic Sports Meetings annually. Swimming is the great summer pastime. Chinese girls now take a keen and active interest in games.
PRIVATE ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
55. Day Schools. Of the forty-seven schools on the list at the end of the previous year, twelve closed and one disappeared without notice. With thirteen new schools registered during the year, the total at the end of December was forty-eight. Amongst these schools two are subsidized, namely the Munsang College and the St. Louis Industrial School, five have infant classes only, six are girls' schools, two are Roman Catholic Theological Colleges, two are commercial schools and the rest are ordinary boys' schools. The number of students enrolled in these schools was 4,219 (4,536 in 1932).
56. Night Schools.—During the year forty-two new schools were registered and thirty-five closed. The total on the list at the end of the year was seventy-five as against sixty-eight in 1932. The total number of students enrolled was 2,319 (2,185 in 1932).
A. R. SUTHERLAND,
A. O. BRAWN,
Inspectors of English Schools.
I. S. WAN,
Inspector of Private English Schools,
21st March, 1934.
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48. General health of the pupils was particularly good; the school was free the whole year from infantile epidemics.
49. The work of this school reached a high standard.
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50. Again the outstanding events of the year were Spring Festival and the Frize Distribution in December wheu the pupils entertained a large assembly with "Peter Pan".
51. Peak School-Headmistress, Mrs. Stark. Maximum enrolment was 66. Average attendance 53, one less than last year.
52. That the general standard of the work of the school is high is shown by pupils going home being generally placed in classes of older children.
53. School routine was varied by Nature Study walks and by visits to the Dairy Farm and the Empire Fair.
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS-GAMES.
54. Football, cricket, hockey, tennis, volley-ball, net-ball are popular at all the schools. Most schools have Athletic Sports Meetings annually. Swimming is the great summer pastime. Chinese girls now take a keen and active interest in games.
PRIVATE ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
55. Day Schools. Of the forty-seven schools on the list at the end of the previous year, twelve closed and one dis- appeared without notice. With thirteen new schools registered during the year, the total at the end of December was forty- eight. Amongst these schools two are subsidized, namely the Munsang College and the St. Louis Industrial School, five have infant classes only, six are girls' schools, two are Roman Catholic Theological Colleges, two are commercial schools and the rest are ordinary boys' schools. The number of students enrolled in these schools was 4,219 (4,536 in 1932).
56. Night Schools.--During the year forty-two new schools were registered and thirty-five closed. The total on the list at the end of the year was seventy-five as against sixty-eight in 1932. The total number of students enrolled was 2,319 (2,185 in 1932).
A. R. SUTHERLAND,
A. O. BRAWN,
Inspectors of English Schools.
I. S. WAN,
Inspector of Private English Schools,
21st March, 1934.
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