List of all the PEPILS now on the Books of the CENTRAL SCHOOL,~(Continued.)
96
The
above resolutions were arrived at without a division, with the exception of that portion of the latter which makes the study of Chinese optional on the declaration of the parents. On that point, the voting was as follows:-
For making Chinese optional.
The Honourable the Colonel Commanding
the Troops.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary.
The Honourable J. M. PRICE.
The Honourable F. B. JOHNSON.
The Reverend E. J. ErTEL.
For making Chinese compulsory. The Honourable P. RYRIE.
The Honourable II. LowcOCK. Mr. STEWART.
4. That increased accommodation, more English speaking Masters, and smaller classes are essential to the proper teaching of English at the Central School.
5. That as a preliminary step, the staff of English Masters be doubled forthwith.
6. That with regard to the other Government Schools entirely supported by Government, arrangements be made, as soon as possible, to teach the boys English in all of them.
Length of
No. Nationality. Age time at the
Length of
As to Speaking English.
No. Nationality. Age, time at the
As to Speaking English.
Central
School,
Central School.
Years. Mos
Year Max.
375 Chinese,
1G
475 Chinese, 4161
16
4
15
$70
10.
377
Do
16
9
Cannot be said to speak English at all. 417
Du., 418 Do.,
16
D
Lil
2
273
Dis.,
10
| 419 | Portuguese, 12
$70
370.5
14
Bh
Do.,
B
Speaks English with diffdence.
420 Chinese,
18
421
Do.,
16
381
13
J22
Do.,
18
382
1)D.,
14
42
Du.,
16
383
110.
14
421
Do.,
15
384
Do.,
15
40
Do.,
18
287
Ja,
16
421 Do.,
15
380
Do.,
16
427
Do.,
10
387 Do
19
428 110.
16
Do.,
429
Do
15
380
Day
14
430
Do
Jo
300 Do.,
74
Cannot be said to speak English at all.
431
Do,
15
-Cannot be said to speak English at all.
391
2014
17
432 Do.,
392
Day
488 10.,
10
303
110,
434
Dus
17
15
394
430
Do.,
305
Do..
16
436)
310,
396
Do,
14
437
897
Do
17
438
DO.,
13
15
430
Do.,
16
399 Spaniard,...
490
Do,
16
400 Do..
45
401 English,
él
Speaks English with considerable fluency, 441
10-
J8
442
DO.,
18
402 Chinese,
15
4-43
Do.,
16
403 Indian,
10
414
Do.,
10
4014 Chinese,
14
445
Ditay
17
400 Do.,
18
446
170.,
17
400 Do.,
12
447
Do.,
407
Do..
17
408 Do.,
18
Cannot be said to speak English at all. 448 Indian,
409
Du.
18
4100
DJ.,
15
411
Du,
13
479 10.,
12
413
11
414
DG.,
12
452 Do.,
453 English,
Speaks English idiomatically,
Cannot be said to speak English at all,
Speaks English idiomatically.
I certify that this is a correct copy of the Original lodged in the Office of the Central School, with the exception of the entry under 255, which should be 1 year and 10 mouths, instead of 10 years and 2 months.
Central School, 2nd May, 1878.
A. FALCONER,
Acting Head Master.
[449 English,
450!
10.,
7
451 Indian,
RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE ON TEACHING ENGLISH.
At a conference held at the Council Chamber on the 25th February, 1878, to consider the question
of the teaching of English in the Government Schools, the following gentlemen were present by invitation of His Excellency the Governor, who presided:-----
The Honourable the Colonel Commanding the Troops, (Colonel BASSANO, C.B.)
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (J. GARDINER AUSTIN, C.M.G.)
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
The Honourable HENRY Lowcock.
The Honourable J. MCNEILE PRICE.
The Honourable FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON,
FREDERICK STEWART, Esquire, Head Master of the Central School.
The Reverend E. J. EITEL, Ph. D.
The following resolutions were arrived at :---
1. That the primary object to be borne in view by the Government should be the teaching of English.
2. That to enable the Central School to give more time to English and less time to Chinese: studies, without materially diminishing the amount of Chinese knowledge on the part of the scholars on leaving the School, the preliminary requirements in Chinese knowledge be raised in the case of all such candidates for admission as do not already speak English fairly well to the requirements of Standard IV. of Class 1. of the Grant-in-Aid Schedule, (with the exception of Geography).
3. That five hours be given every day (except Saturday) to English, and 24 hours to Chinese studies, but with the understanding that all English lessons will be obligatory, and all Chinese lessons optional, according to declaration on the part of the parents.
Read and confirmed this 5th day of March, 1878.
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Clerk of Councils.
(4 rms. 10 | 77—H & S 5449
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Governor.
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