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THE CHINA MAIL.

EDUCATION BOAED.

VERNACULAR EDUCATION..

EXTENSION REQUIRED.'

A meeting of the Hongkong Board of Education was held, yesterday afternoon, the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving, Director of Education, presided, and there were ako presentRev. Dr. T. W. Pearce, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu; pak, the Rev. N. Teesdale Mackintosh, the Rev. Fr. de Maria, Mesars. A. F. B, Silva Netto, W. Jackson, A. R. Cavalier, and E. Ralphs, Inspector of English Schools, and Mr. Y. P. Law, Secretary.

The minutes of the last meeting, held on October 29, 1920, were con- firmed.

REPORTS ON ENGLISH SCHOOLS. The English Committee's reports on schools visited were before the Board. The schools were: Queen's College, Sairingpun, Wanchai, Indian, Victoria, Kowloon, and Kowloon Junior.

he was not entirely in agreement or $950 a year to keep it going). In with some of the things that the very many cases no fres are charged Committee had said. That being so; (school requires $70 or $840 a year the value of the report was very to keep it going). But it is clearly considerably lessened. The view he not good policy for the Government Look, as a member of the Comto zelieve the many existing charitable mittee, was that what berorganisation of financial responsibili

inty which they bave shouldered, and I' ported to the Board was strict confidence the Board am of opinion, having regard to this accepted the responsibility of his consideration, and to the many cases remarks he was delighted, but be where an inferior teacher in an in- would feel very much hampered inferior school must be content with an his work on the Committee if his {Infériór salary, that the following report were to go forth, not only fates and numbers will meet existing without the sanction of the Board, requirements- but in some cases in direct opposition to the views of the Chairman.

The Chairman: I think the inten- tion is that the reports should be sent as from the Board, but I'take it that does not necessarily bind the Board to full agreement with every word.

Rev. Teesdale Mackintosh: Then

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report with which the majority of the with the education of 7,500 children, Kippers

Board is in agreement should be far-out of 15,000 who are known to be warded to the heads of schools.

Rev. Dr. Pearce thought they must adhere to, the principle enunciated | by Mr. Mackintosh.

In vernacular schools in the Colony.

NSW TERRITORIES. - At present 80 schools are subsidised to the extent of £7,200, each receiv ing on an average $90. This works out at $408 for each child.

The Chairman said that seemed The Chairman said that these reasonable. The reports were suppos

The Education. Ordinance has been reports would be considered in detailed to be the reports of the Board and in committee, later: they were of if the Board did not saree with them recently applied to the New Territor confidential nature and it was not in every respect it was open to it to ies. The effect is that all schools will the custom, either here or at home. modify them. Then they would go be frequently inspected, to the num to publish detailed reports on schools forward with the full authority of the ber of perhaps 250, and doubtless He did not think it would be desirable Board and not merely that of the among them there will be some more which deserve assistance. I am to do so. The reports on the whole, members who drafted them.

The Board agreed.

•he asking for an increase in were very favourable, and most of

the Vote Subsidies for New Territor the criticisms dealt with matters of equipment and deficiencies in school

les schools from £7,200 to $12,000. buildings. It would be "Ekely to hamper committees in future if they knew that what they intended for the Board's information-reports which might be on delicate subjects--would be discussed in public.

The Board agreed to discuss the reports in committee.

VERNACULAR EDUCATION. The Board next considered a lengthy minute by the Chairman on the need for more zid for vernacular education.

Under the Grant system, which I' propose to abolish, the payment of The minute explained the grant to each school has been. the systems of grant and subsidy to-recommended to the Government wards the maintenance of these and accompanied by a report. The schools, gave reasons for abandoning subsidies, on the contrary, have been grants in favour of subsidies and paid by my own authority on the The Chairman asked the Board went on to say, (with regard to the advice and reports of the Inspector, There is no practical difference bet also to decide whether these reports urban problem):-

In considering the total sum which ween the systems. "At present. I am should be passed to the heads of schools to note, or treated as conf-I should ask for as subsidies, it is very well served in my inspectors. the Educa dential It appeared to him that it necessary to consider how much is Mr. Cavalier has occupied this office would be fairer to allow heads of required to make the average school ever since the passing schools to know what criticisms were well conducted and successful com- tion Ordinance in 1913. Mr. Law, made on their schools, otherwise mercial undertaking. Unless this is too, has bad long experience. Toeir they might assume, quite unjustifiab-done, the large numbers of new work is steadily increasing. It must ly, that the reports were so unfavour-teachers, who will be passing out of continue to do so, and my recozamat- able that the Board did not care for our Normal schools in a year or two, dafiors foreshadow a more rapid will abandon their profession, or Locrease. It is believed (and the them to be seen.

The present practise it elsewhere rate of grants has not been increased since the war, and rents and the cost of living have enormously increased. Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak agreed. Rev. Teesdale Mackintosh said The cost of an average school housed that the reports should not be sub-in one flat, lacluding rent, salary for them. If this is so, and if an will come mitted to the heads of schools as of a teacher, caretaker, and sundry attempt shall be made in the next to about few years to supply a remedy, still If expenses, coming from the Committee.

Such a fat will further and larger claims will be the reports were adopted by the $70 a month. Board, and were sent to the heads accommodate 35 to 40 pupils. In made on the time of the Inspectors. of schools as coming from the Board, a few cases the pupils pay a monthly But apart from all this, if either there could be no objection: but he fee of $2 (school requires no assist- Mr. Cavalier of Mr. Law had to

(Continued in Pagà 10.) gathered from some of the Chair-ance). In many cases they pay $1 a go on leave, or were to fail me man's comments on the reports that month (school requires $30 a month

Mr. W. Jackson thought the reports should be sent to the beads of schools for their information.

Census will show whether rightly or not that there are many thousands of children who are not in attendance in schools at all, and who cannot be because there are not enough schools

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