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The prize distribution of St. Paul's College held in the open air on Satur: day night owing to the want of a room suffriendly large to accom- modare the big gathering of parents and friend, was marred towards the conclusion by a fall of rain. HE the Goverzer, who distributed the prizes. therefore did not make a: speech. Before the rain came on, however, the Behep of Victoria, in the course ni a few remarks about
Staff-During the past year there the College," said that .it
have been several changes in the 43. the oldest educational institutions in the Colony Staff. In March Mr. Chin Kwong almost as old as the Colony itself. Yan left to enter business, and soon In a report dating back to the 'fitties afterwards Mr. Pong Poop Ying left of last century he came upon this us to enter the Shanghai College. "St. Paul's College was. Two members of the Staff have left passage. distinguished for the Chinese and to further their education with a English teaching imparted. From it, view to returning to us later: Mr. come the best-instructed Chinese Worg Shiu Pan going to England who held at present the highest, and Mr. Li Chi Wa to the Hongkong At Christmas Mrs. University. "positions amongst their country-
men." Those who knew the College Gezgin resigned as she was returning believed that these high traditions to England. were more than maintained. The College owed a great deal to the devotion of Mr. Arthur Stewart and Mrs. Stewart and to Mr. Evans Stewart and those who helped in the teaching. (Applause.)
Mr. Evan Stewart, in the course if his annual report said
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Another loss has been Mr. Lai Chi Lau, master in charge of vernacular studies who, after eight years with us, is now retiring to take up some less arduous work. He will be a loss to the College, but we may be assured that his duties will be ably discharged by Mr. Work In December the Rev. A. D.Stewart,
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poses, and experiments are shown to the boys learning this subject in classes 1, 2 and 3.
Miss Davies', departure left "me with my hands vary full, and I! should like here to record my deep appreciation of the infailing sympathy and help which I have had from the members of the School Staff, of both Chinese" and English departments: The cumber of pupils during the year has varied. The greatest number on our rol during any one monthi has been | 242, and the highest monthly average attendance was 216, the aretage at- tendance during the year being 209. Of these 36 are boarders and the rest day scholars.
The year 1920 saw the birth of our school fag, which with its combination of the national flags of China and Britain very fitly "re presents the Ying Wa (i, e. Eng: lish-Chinese) School. Among the Scholars this year 1 have with great joy seen more of what we know in the West as a "School spirit. It is with a view to foster- ing this love cf the old school amang our former pupils that we have started an Old Girls' Association, p the Wing Wa Guild. In the very near future we hope to have a school uniform
In the autumn of this year we finished the cutting and levelling of
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playground bebiza the school
and on the level of Robinson Road. Here we have a Basket Ball Court, besides plenty of space for free play. A small piece of ground has been divided out into plots, and in these! girl gardeners may be seen hard at work.
Two School picnics have taken place during the autumn term. Last summer some few girls were! taken by the Head-mistress down! to North Point," and attempts were made to learn to swine hope that next year many more will join this Swimming Club, and I would like to assure the parents that every care will be taken of the children on these expeditors. A Debating Club i has been started among the teachers and elder girs.
On Friday aterooms throughout the year the cider girls have bad the! privilege of hearing lectures from dif- ferent trienk of the School. Our thanks are especially due to Mrs. Hughes for her course in Home Nursing and to Mrs. Mitchell for her We are also course in First Aid., indebted to the many friends who have given us most interesting lec- ares. I should also like to thank those ladies from Union Church, who have so wilingly given up time each week to come and help in diferent ways.
YING WA COLLEGE.
During the latter part of this term The seventh annual prize distribu-instruction has been given by Mr.
Special needle work classes have tion of Ying Wa College was held on Wilson throughout the school in Thursday in the YMCA. ball. Dr. singing, and as a result considerable The Hostel, with accommodation T. W. Pearce, LL.D.. presided and improvement has already been made. been held this year, and among our is a course in cookery. We want our there were many parents and friends present with the pupils, including Dr. for nearly thirty boys, has been wellians, or rather hopes. for next year,
filled throughout the year.
girls to be real home-makers, not book-worms. Claud Severn and Mrs. Severn.
In his annual report, the Head- Master, Mr. Hugbes, said: The Ying Wa College has now completed
In one important respect there seems to have been little progress made during this past year, and that
Ladies and gentlemen,-To-night we | Priscipal of the College, left for the first seven years of its existence is in the growth of schicol spirit.
ways.
Enrolment The number on the register has been the same as last year. The maximum romber for which we have accommodation, name Jy 360, was reached each half year, and many applications were refused
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for want of space.
A ter.dances The attendance has been decidedly good, especially dur ing the Summer when numbers are in to fall off. The average daily dance for the year was Altogether 58 attended for the whole .ar without missing a day.
Studie-School studies have been up to the usual standard. Special
*this has been laid on English Compeition, both oral and written, in the Lower School with good results.
Last month Mrs. Claxton returned from England, and was welcomed back to the Staff by many old friends in the school.
It has had to meet great obstacles.
occasion the
on
It threatened.
has at
pupils in the upper classes. We hope that parents will take note of these two Sunday Schools from 11.30 ill 12.30 each Sunday morning.
before the girls. and the Christian.
In addition to the regular Bible teaching of the School, we have a Sunday School, in which each of the In the sphere of games the school elder girls is given a small class of complete the twelfth year of this England on furlough
very has had two volley ball teams which four or five younger children to reach. school's existence, a year which has To fill the vacancies in the Staff and
School was have entered for the Junior and we have also a Kindergarten Sunday shown encouraging advance in many we have been mest fortunate in continuance of the
last Small Boys Volley Ball League, and School to which we welcome not only securing the services of Mrs. Andrews, Miss Miall, and Miss Middleton reached a position of security fer also a Football team, which entered Smith, who has been acting head- which all honour is due to the To for the Junior Football League. Cu Kindergarten scholars, but alse mistiess of St. Stephen Girls College Tsai Church, which, with the initial Friendly matches have been, pizyed any stali brothers and sisters of our We have also been strengthened by assistance of the London Missionary with visiting schools from Canton.
This term a new society has been the addition of Mr. Wong Yee B Society, undertook the grea: task of Mr. Leung Sai San, and Mr. Wong founding this school and has performed amongst a few of the boys, (namely the Chinese Musical Club,
Another important factor in the Shiv Yu, another former student of sisted in its endeavour.
In 1919 the enrolment for the the aim of which is to train its mem-
religious life of the School is the the College.
two terms respectively was 142 and bers in the arts of Chinese Music. 153, and the average attendance for
The School Library tos has been School Y.W.C.A.. carried on by the the year was 128.6; during 1920, opened with a greatly increased girls themselves. Of the work of the enrolment has been 190 and 179 stock of books, both English and this School Association I feel very prowd.--latent powers of We have also bad the valuable respectively, and the average atten-Chinese. Our best thanks are due justly
dance for the whole year 16. The to Sir Robert Ho Tung, and Hon Mr. | leadership and initiative are brought belp of Mrs. Biona for drawing, and record attendance in 1920 was 152 Lau Chu Pak, who subscribed very cut in a way that would be impossible Captain Fogg as shorthand master.
generously to the fund. Besides, in any other branch of the School The ideal of service is put Mrs. Walmsley, who, it was feared, as compared with 148 in 1919.
Mr. E. C. Tai, MA, of Columbia the leading library, magazines, news work. would have to leave in the Summer., University, did good work for us for papers, and games are provided for
appeal is heard and responded to in has fortunately been able to continue une term in preparing the bors of the recreation of the boys
As a striking example of the a wonderful way. I sincerely hope her teaching, throughout the year. Class I for the Senior Local and Matri Mr. Yip Choy Sang has again done culation Examinations last July. ambitious schemes undertaken by that parents will encourage their In the University Local Examina well both as house-master and as His place was taken after the summer the boys, the Tuck Shop Company daughters to join this Association.
English teaching on the New Direct Herbert Wi- should be mentioned, which was tions the results were as good as we master in charge of the junior school holidays by Mr. expected in view of the fact that our Mr. Wei Wing Yuet, senior matheson, who has joined the staff as a promoted by some of the Senior boys Method is now thoroughly established. top classes depleted in numbers. In matical master, bas added another full-time teacher. It was with sin on the lines of a proper trading I should like to call attention to the the Serior Division five passed out of year of good work to the many be cere regret that we said good-bye at company. This has, however, proved fact that we offer special English rine and in the Junior Division has already given to the College the end of last month to Mr. Ander to be an undertaking beyond their classes from 2 to 4 each afternoon for eleven out of fourteen, two with Mr. A. Rowan has done invaluable sou, who had been teaching in the ability and will have to be discon those who are not pupils in the Chi-
nese part of the school. service both as sportsmaster and in school for three years. His place tinued next term. In this correction I should like to school.
The Anniversary of the Chinese Our Kindergarten has lived up to has been taken temporarily by Mr.
Republic was celebrated as in pre-its name,-a real Garden of Child- mention a former student, Ip Kam
During the past few years branch Yeung Kwai Chiu, B.SC.
and very Happy children. Wa, who entered the lowest class of schools have been established at
As Headmaster I would record! rious years by a very large social ren, the College in 1912, and took bis Aberdeen, Yaumati, and last year my appreciation of the loyal support gathering of almost 1,000 people held throughout the year.
From the Higher Primary School medical degree in the University at another at Shekki. These have a which I have received throughout in the school play ground, when a the end of 1920, passing cut with total attendance of about one hun-(the year from my colleagues in the successful concert arranged by the we have 9 graduates, and we are very
boys themselves was given. very good
proud of our two first graduates from The Branch of the Students the third year of our Middle School competing the whole of his school dred and forty.
Bosides these, there is a free school | As in previous years all the boys for boys at Tai Hang, Causeway Bay, in classes I and II have been ea MCA in this school has had a and Normal Course
Next year the Chinese work of cur Sports: In the sphere of sports which was started by the students tered for the Hongkong University chequered career during the past Fimited space for practising bas of the College. It is managed by a Examinations, and better results year, and for several months no Middle School and Seventh Form will again been a great hindrance, how committee of the meritors, and is more obtained this year than in any meetings were held at all. Lately be taken by Mr. Chan In Nin, a ever, under the enthusiastic leader-supported by thr College.
previous year: In class 1, out o£12 however, a new start has been made Chinese graduate of the second de- ship of the two sportsmasters, Mr A. The boarders in the Fostel candidates, two boys passed the and a weekly religious meeting bas Rowan, and Mr Leung Sai Sang, we
are still have done better than in past years.
Distinction
result,
and
thus
and University career in eight years.
school.
so that I trust this side of the work! continuing the free Matriculation, and 6 the Senior Local been beld on Friday afternochs after Free in the old system of education, night school io the College, Examination. In the Junior Local school Three teams were entered for the nights a week, thus giving practic Examinations out of 15 candidates,
Mrs. Severn then distributed the will show much progress during the
coming year. school's Football League. In the cal help to
certificates and prizes.. Senior Division we secured second of the poorer class.
about ninety boys 9 boys passed.
Altogether in both classes 9 dis- place, in the Intermediate Division
In addition to this, members of the tinctions were obtained. I believe we were equal, second: and in the Staff and students have done tseful that in the other classes the standard Junior Division we were fifth.
work on the Scripture Union reet of work done by the papils has been
Volley ball has been played a great deal throughout the year and in the Last season of the Schools' league we sacceeded in winning the Senior Championship.
YING WA GIRLS' SCHOOL.
Our chief reed just now is more room,space for new' and
well equipped class-rooms, for a modern Laboratory and Domestic Science room, for a Library and Reading room, for a Gymnasium, and last, but attention, and a great deal of time and was held in the Y, M. C. A hill foot least for an Assembly Hall,
ings in the College, and in active improved. The teaching of English The annual prize giving and con evangelistic work in the preaching in the lower classes is receiving special cert of the Ying Wa Girls School hall in Hollywood Road,
To bringing this report to a close I effort has been spent in getting the A report of the year's work was where School Concerts and Socials should like to express thanks to all boys to speak English clearly and read by the Head-mistress, Miss M. might take place, and where we might
invite the parents to come and see? As usual the football and volleyball those who have been kind enough to naturally. The fruits of this oral M. Hogben. B.A. (Lond). teams made a frip to Canton to play give addresses on Saturday mornings; method of teaching English are On the 8th of March of last year, what their daughters are learning and against the four leading Canton to the past students who donated the already beginning to
our Head-mistress, Mise Davies, who doing. Already the site is cleared, appear in Schools. The volleyball team won Lander Scholarship; to a formes the greater facility with which has spent more than 30 years in and the plan, prepared for the school all four matches, the football team student, Dr. Ip Kam Wa, who har boys learn to read and write Eng the cause of girls education in of our dreams, but we need the bricks. Was defeated once, by Canton kindly offered to act as Hon. Medical list afterwards. In the Middle and China, went home to England for and mortar, in other words, the dal Christian College.
Adviser to the College; and to all Upper classes the study of formal a much-needed and well-earned lars and cents, before our scheme.can Basketball has been started this those who supported us throughout grammar is being more and more furlough. We are glad to have be visualised. Before long we shall term, and it is hoped that we shall be the year.
dropped and rules of grammar are had from time to time good reports be asking the parents and friends to able to enter a team for the Hong- Finally, I wish beth Staff and only being taught in connection of her securing the rest and refresh-help us in this matter. We cannot kong Basketball league when the students a happy holiday... with, and as an ald to, the writing of meat which she so badly needed, and give, the education which we would next seasoncommerces,
The scholars gave an entertain. Baglish composition.
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been opened for 'demonstration par- in the course of the next few months. of our lack of accommodation.
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