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observed till the date of my diparture on Leave Mirib 1890.
Schools
(3) Then assumption then by the Inspector of of right to interpori management of Victoria College (pues, disciplines, to) is quite novel; and is a manipect infringement of the authority conferred on int at my appointment by Lord Kimberley.
(4) I outruit that if in 1881 the Decretary of State had felt asoured that Dr. Eitil was the suitable purson to control the management of Victoria Cocess, it was quite superfluous gorkim to auctorise Dr. Legges, to select an
Oxford man
of high degree to be nominal Head Master under Dr. Vitil's control. Under these circumstances it would have been much less expensive to have made the late Mr. Falconer, Head Master.
Events in 1892. (5) Acting on Dr. Ertit's suggestion about raising the College fus, without any previous report being required from the Head Master, the only offices who has facts
on the case at his disposal, His Ex- cellency orders the Head Master to report jointly with the Inspector of Schools (whose opinion was
known) and the Registrar General.
already
(6) 30th May Dr. Eitil forwarded to His Exc- Celleney
his Ainual Reports, in which the para- graph on Victoria College is, if true, manifestly the most serious censure that Establishment could receive. No opportunity is given the thead Master of explanation, though the Report was not published till 16th November, five mouthes latio.
(7) Dr. Eitel proposes to abolish Chiness in-
dtruc
struction in Victoria College, making it optional for boys to prosecute studies in their native lan- guage, and for this purpose handing over the
unstrained use of classrooms and Government property to masters and boys not under the Head Mastic's controls . Vom this revolutionary change
is not outruitted to the Head Master, but he is
again instructed to confer with the Inspector of Schools and Registrar General.
(8) The same course is pursued as to a suggestion of reducing the College Departmental expenses.
(9) The above shews clearly that this Excellency does not recogniese the Head master as independ- ent head
o
Victoria College, but as
5as abrotulity subordinate to the Inspector of Ochools.
(10) Further, at two or three of
the meetings of
the above triumvirate, Dr. Vitet made allusion to the approaching re-organisation of
of the College under my charge. This was the first Theard of suggestions evidently made by himself to His Excellency, long previously.
be Jonbucit, therefore, "that a Head Master,
(11)
who for 81⁄2
years (1881-1880) has exercised the full control of the College, and by whom
andby at one all alterations in fees, studies, in were submitted to the Governor, is justified
is justified in view- ing himself as entirely superseded by the new regione.
(12) It is manifest that a thead Master can not be responsible for the consequences of Changes expected in spite of his distinct protest; and
that the reputation of the College and the Educational Departments must suffer by such
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