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Two schools are limited to children of British parentage. Both these schools (one for boys, the other for girls) are under the Government. In 1912 the combined average attendance at them was 99.
The Hong Kong Technical Institute affords an opportunity for higher education to students who have left school. Instruction was given in 1912 in mathematics, machine drawing and building construction; in chemistry, physics and electricity; in commercial English, logic and political economy; in French and German, shorthand and book-keeping. Classes in sanitation (public hygiene) and first aid to the injured are also held, the examinations being conducted under the auspices of the Royal Sanitary Institute, London, and of the St. John's Ambulance Association, respectively. Classes for men and women teachers are a feature of the Institute.
The lecturers are recruited from the members of the medical and educational faculties of the Colony, and from the Department of Public Works, and receive fees for their services. The Institute is furnished with a well-equipped chemical laboratory and excellent physical apparatus.
While the Technical Institute has suffered in several directions from the activity of the University, it continues to perform many useful functions of its own. The normal classes for men and women, the shorthand, mathematics and English classes were all well attended, as also "first aid" class.
The University of Hong Kong was opened for teaching in September, 1912. Chancellor, His Excellency Sir Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G., vice-Chancellor and Principal, Sir Charles Eliot, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.C.L., M.A., LL.D., Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor C. A. M. Smith, M.Sc., M.I.M.E., Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Francis William Clark, M.D., Registrar, Mr. W. J. Hinton, B.A.
Faculties of Engineering and Medicine are fully established, and a beginning has been made in the Faculty of Arts. In the Engineering Department courses are being given in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, leading up to the degree of B.Sc. (Eng.). The Medical Faculty prepares students for the degrees of M.B. and B.S. The Arts Faculty gives the degree of B.A., which, like all the other degrees of the University, is modelled on the London Pass Degree.
Five years of residence are required before the M.B. or B.S. can be granted, and four for the B.Sc. (Eng.) and B.A. There are three terms in the Session, which begins on September 15th and ends about May 31st. The fees are $300 for tuition, and $240 for board and residence, with a deposit of $25 caution money.
All fees are payable in terminal instalments.
At the
The University has shown abundant proof of vitality end of the year the number of students was 72, 31 of whom were taking Engineering and 21 Medicine. There is a Provisional Arts Course, which gives courses in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Chinese, English, History and Economics. While most of the students have studied in Hong Kong schools a number come from Canton, the coast ports of China, and the Straits Settlements.
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1904-1919
HONG KONG, 1912.
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Two schools are limited to children of British parentage. Both these schools (one for boys, the other for girls) are under the Government. In 1912 the combined average attendance at them was 99.
The Hong Kong Technical Institute affords an opportunity for higher education to students who have left school. Instruction was given in 1912 in mathematics, machine drawing and building construction; in chemistry, physics and electricity; in commercial English, logic and political economy; in French and German, shorthand and book-keeping. Classes in sanitation (public hygiene) and first aid to the injured are also held, the examina- tions being conducted under the auspices of the Royal Sanitary Institute, London, and of the St. John's Ambulance Association, respectively. Classes for men and women teachers are a feature of the Institute.
The lecturers are recruited from the members of the medical and educational faculties of the Colony, and from the Department of Public Works, and receive fees for their services. The Insti- tute is furnished with a well-equipped chemical laboratory and excellent physical apparatus.
While the Technical Institute has suffered in several directions from the activity of the University, it continues to perform many useful functions of its own. The normal classes for men and women, the shorthand, mathematics and English classes were all well attended, as also "first aid " class.
The University of Hong Kong was opened for teaching in September, 1912. Chancellor, His Excellency Sir Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G., vice-Chancellor and Principal, Sir Charles Eliot, K.Č.M.G., O.B., D.C.L., M.A., LL.D., Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor C. A. M. Smith, M.Sc., M.I.M.E., Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Francis William Clark, M.D., Registrar, Mr. W. J. Hinton, B.A.
Faculties of Engineering and Medicine are fully established, and a beginning has been made in the Faculty of Arts. In the Engineering Department courses are being given in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, leading up to the degree of B.Sc. (Eng.). The Medical Faculty prepares students for the degrees of M.B. and B.S: The Arts Faculty gives the degree of B.A., which, like all the other degrees of the University, is modelled on the London Pass Degree.
Five years of residence are required before the M.B. or B.S. can be granted, and four for the B.Sc. (Eng.) and B.A. There are three terms in the Session, which begins on September 15th and ends about May 31st. The fees are $300 for tuition, and $240 for board and residence, with a deposit of $25 caution money.
All fees are payable in terminal instalments.
At the
The University has shown abundant proof of vitality end of the year the number of students was 72, 31 of whom were taking Engineering and 21 Medicine. There is a Provisional Arts Course, which gives courses in Physics, Chemistry, Mathe- matics, Chinese, English, History and Economics. While most of the students have studied in Hong Kong schools a number come from Canton, the coast ports of China, and the Straits Settlements.
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