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605

master of the Central School for the First Master, together with

a letter from D.J.F. Stewart the

late Head Master recommending

that

some one

with

a

University Education

(which Mr Falconer has not had) should

be selected.

Neither Mr Falconer in

teaching English to the Chinese.


3.

Unfortunately both I

Stewart and Mr Falconer did not at

all succeed in this respect. They

both were very

good

teachers

of English to

European boys; but perhaps for

reasons beyond their

control,

as

This application

nor D. Stewart in

his observations on

anything

in

the question, say

that which, I have from

time to time endeavoured, - to some

extent I

fear

in vain to

impress

upon them both, namely that the principal qualification for this post should be a

capacity for

self-control, such

their lack of sympathy with the

Chinese pupils, they share in the

responsibility of the lamentable and

complete failure

of

the

Central

School as

an institution for teaching English

to the Chinese of Hongkong.

4.

D.J.

Dr Legg who is a Professor of Chinese at Oxford, in a

paper he published some years ago

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605 master of the Central School for the First Master, together with a letter from D.J.F. Stewart the late Head Master recommending that some one with a University Education (which Mr Falconer has not had) should be selected. Neither Mr Falconer in teaching English to the Chinese. 3. Unfortunately both I Stewart and Mr Falconer did not at all succeed in this respect. They both were very good teachers of English to European boys; but perhaps for reasons beyond their control, as This application nor D. Stewart in his observations on anything in the question, say that which, I have from time to time endeavoured, - to some extent I fear in vain to impress upon them both, namely that the principal qualification for this post should be a capacity for self-control, such their lack of sympathy with the Chinese pupils, they share in the responsibility of the lamentable and complete failure of the Central School as an institution for teaching English to the Chinese of Hongkong. 4. D.J. Dr Legg who is a Professor of Chinese at Oxford, in a paper he published some years ago
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605 master of the fentral School for the First Master, together with frost of a letter from DJ F. Stewart the late Stead Master recommending that some one with a University Eucation ( which Mr Falconer has not had ) should be selected. Neither Me? Falconer in leaching English to the kinece. > 3. Unfortunately both I £tewart and It Falconer die not at ail succeed in this respect. They both vers good teachers were of English to European boys; but perhaps for reasons beyond their 2. as This application nor & Stewart in his observations on anything J the question, say that which, I have from time to time endeavoured, - to some extent I fear in vain to to impress upon them both, mannely that the principal qualification for this a post should be a capacity for - own control, such their lack of sympathis with the Chinese pupils, they share in the responsibility of the lamentable and cocky failure an V ہیں of the feautral School as institution for teaching English to the Minese of Songkong. 4 DJ Dr Legg who is the a Professor of Minese at Oxford, in a paper he published some years ago
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605

master of the fentral School for the First Master, together with

frost of

a letter from DJ F. Stewart the

late Stead Master recommending

that

some one

with

a

University Eucation

( which Mr Falconer has not had ) should

be selected.

Neither Me? Falconer in

leaching English to the kinece.

>

3.

Unfortunately both I

£tewart and It Falconer die not at

ail succeed in this respect. They

both vers

good

teachers

were

of English to

European boys; but perhaps for

reasons beyond their

2.

as

This application

nor & Stewart in

his observations on

anything

J

the question, say

that which, I have from

time to time endeavoured, - to some

extent I

fear

in vain to

to impress

upon them both, mannely that the principal qualification for this a post should be a

capacity for -

own control, such

their lack of sympathis with the

Chinese pupils, they share in the

responsibility of the lamentable and

cocky failure

an

V

ہیں

of

the

feautral

School as

institution for teaching English

to the Minese of Songkong.

4

DJ

Dr Legg who is the a Professor of Minese at Oxford, in a

paper he published some years ago

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