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result. The only difficulty

only difficulty in the collection of fees has been this carelessness of masters who will allow a boy to resume his seat without reporting the

fact, then ask him for his arrears or current fee; when the boy, cis-appears and his attendances are in evidence, but no corresponding fee

12 Discipline. This paragraph is a flagrant example of exaggeration and misrepresentation

engaged extraneous work" The

3 or 4 suns

Masters en correction of

Home Work e

e.q.

of Arithmetic during the hours allowed to Arithmetic on the Tune

ten minutes

af

Table is quite legitimate. Boys must do a certain amount of state work in all lessons, and for the master to avail himself of

the time thus occupied in correcting home lessons is

my opinion

free from objection Common practice in all schools.

in

as it is a

"Clerk several times.

hour" The

every

jet Chinese Assistant has from motives of economy

always combined the cluties

teacher. His class last

the collection of

of

Clerk with those of

year passed 95% When Fres and such occasional duties

that he was called

call him away from his class for any length of time a substitute is provided, and one of the disengaged Pupil Teachers or Monitors sent to the Lower Class. To

say

away once every morning would be inaccurate; but "several times during every lesson" is absolutely untrue. Mr Chin only received two messages from the office during the fortnight of the Inspector's visit.

The Second Master who last term was in charge

every

136 17.

gave

was in charge of the Preparatory School, four lessons in Translation from Chinese to the First Class week, there with two visits in the month to the Bank are the only duties which require

his absence from the Preparatory School. She is naturally indignant at this unfounded charge, for he has not so many special duties

as Dr Eitel asserts.

Most extraordinary

lise

of corporal punishment resorted to with abnormal frequency" There are 49 cases scattered over 19 months.

case in ten days for

on an

average

one

the

ar

average of $28 daily attendance. I am of opinion that the trouble taken by the Inspector to establish charge of undue severity has just opporte result, for it establishes the correctness of my statement / Annual Report par. 13 N°23) that the cane is but rarely requisitioned and that "chiefly in the Preparatory School (36 out of the

49 cases cited) where new comers are "accustomed to laws

of

subordination.

Fines. These

93

Live -

are not strictly speaking punishments. In the Lower and Preparatory Schools I find that the amount is chiefly obtained from a fine of five cents to check the common and dirty habit of spitting all about the class rooms. No other mention of stopping this nuisance occurred to me. In the Upper and Lower School, the amount of fines represents the value of school material issued a second time to the same boy on the loss of his original books re Fines have absolutely no

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connection with discipline

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result. The only difficulty only difficulty in the collection of fees has been this carelessness of masters who will allow a boy to resume his seat without reporting the fact, then ask him for his arrears or current fee; when the boy, cis-appears and his attendances are in evidence, but no corresponding fee 12 Discipline. This paragraph is a flagrant example of exaggeration and misrepresentation engaged extraneous work" The 3 or 4 suns Masters en correction of Home Work e e.q. of Arithmetic during the hours allowed to Arithmetic on the Tune ten minutes af Table is quite legitimate. Boys must do a certain amount of state work in all lessons, and for the master to avail himself of the time thus occupied in correcting home lessons is my opinion free from objection Common practice in all schools. in as it is a "Clerk several times. hour" The every jet Chinese Assistant has from motives of economy always combined the cluties teacher. His class last the collection of of Clerk with those of year passed 95% When Fres and such occasional duties that he was called call him away from his class for any length of time a substitute is provided, and one of the disengaged Pupil Teachers or Monitors sent to the Lower Class. To say away once every morning would be inaccurate; but "several times during every lesson" is absolutely untrue. Mr Chin only received two messages from the office during the fortnight of the Inspector's visit. The Second Master who last term was in charge every 136 17. gave was in charge of the Preparatory School, four lessons in Translation from Chinese to the First Class week, there with two visits in the month to the Bank are the only duties which require his absence from the Preparatory School. She is naturally indignant at this unfounded charge, for he has not so many special duties as Dr Eitel asserts. Most extraordinary lise of corporal punishment resorted to with abnormal frequency" There are 49 cases scattered over 19 months. case in ten days for on an average one the ar average of $28 daily attendance. I am of opinion that the trouble taken by the Inspector to establish charge of undue severity has just opporte result, for it establishes the correctness of my statement / Annual Report par. 13 N°23) that the cane is but rarely requisitioned and that "chiefly in the Preparatory School (36 out of the 49 cases cited) where new comers are "accustomed to laws of subordination. Fines. These 93 Live - are not strictly speaking punishments. In the Lower and Preparatory Schools I find that the amount is chiefly obtained from a fine of five cents to check the common and dirty habit of spitting all about the class rooms. No other mention of stopping this nuisance occurred to me. In the Upper and Lower School, the amount of fines represents the value of school material issued a second time to the same boy on the loss of his original books re Fines have absolutely no Numberles connection with discipline
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result. The only difficulty only difficulty in the collection of fees has been this carelessness of masters who will allow a boy to resume his seat without reporting the fact, then ask him for his arrears or current fee; when the boy, cis-appears and his attendances are in evidence, but no corresponding fee 12 Discipline. This paragraph is a flagrant example of exaggeration and misrepresentation engaged extraneous work" The 3 or 4 suns Masters en correction of Home Work e e.q. of Arithmetic during the hours allowed to Arichmetic on the Tune ten minutes af Table is quite legitimate. Boys must do a certain amount of state work in all lessons, and for the master to avail himself of the time thus occupied in correcting home lessons is my opinion free from objection Common practice in all schools. in as it is a "Clerk several times. hour" The every jet Chinese Assistant has from motives of economy always combined the cluties teacher. His class last the collection of of Clerk with those of year passed 95% When Fres and such occasional duties that he was called call him away from his class for any length of time a substitute is provided, and one of the disengaged Pupil Teachers or Monitors sent to the Lower Class. To say away once every morning would be inaccurate; but "several times during every lesson" is absolutely untrue. Mr Chin only received two messages from the office during the fortnight of the Inspector's visit. The Second Master who last term was in charge every 136 17. gave was in charge of the Preparatory School, four lessons in Translation from Chiners to the First Class week, there with two visits in the month to the Bank are the only duties which. require his absence from the Preparatory School. She is naturally indignant at this unfounded charge, for he has not so many special duties as Dr Eitel asserts. Most extraordinary lise of corporal punishe ment resorted to with abnormal frequency" There are 49 cases scattered over 19 monet. case in ten days for a on an average one the ar average of $28 daily attendance. I am of opinion that the trouble taken by the Inspector to establish charge of undue severity has just opporte result, for it establiches the correctness of my statement / Annual Report par. 13 N°23) that the case is but rarely requisitioned and that "cheeply in the Preparatory School (36 out of the 49 cases cited) where new comers are "accustomed to laws of subordination. Fines. These 93 Live - are not strictly speaking. punishments. In the Lower and Preparatory Schools I find that the amount is chiefly oblained from a fine of five cents to check the common and dirty habit of spitting all about the class rooms. No other mention of stopping this nuisance occurred to me. In the Upper and Lower School, the amount of fines represents the value of school material issued a second time to the same bay on the loss of his original books re Fines have absolutely no Numberles connection with discipline P J
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result. The only difficulty

only difficulty in the collection of fees has been this carelessness of masters who will allow a boy to resume his seat without reporting the

fact, then ask him for his arrears or current fee; when the boy, cis-appears and his attendances are in evidence, but no corresponding fee

12 Discipline. This paragraph is a flagrant example of exaggeration and misrepresentation

engaged extraneous work" The

3 or 4 suns

Masters en correction of

Home Work e

e.q.

of Arithmetic during the hours allowed to Arichmetic on the Tune

ten minutes

af

Table is quite legitimate. Boys must do a certain amount of state work in all lessons, and for the master to avail himself of

the time thus occupied in correcting home lessons is

my opinion

free from objection Common practice in all schools.

in

as it is a

"Clerk several times.

hour" The

every

jet Chinese Assistant has from motives of economy

always combined the cluties

teacher. His class last

the collection of

of

Clerk with those of

year passed 95% When Fres and such occasional duties

that he was called

call him away from his class for any length of time a substitute is provided, and one of the disengaged Pupil Teachers or Monitors sent to the Lower Class. To

say

away once every morning would be inaccurate; but "several times during every lesson" is absolutely untrue. Mr Chin only received two messages from the office during the fortnight of the Inspector's visit.

The Second Master who last term was in charge

every

136 17.

gave

was in charge of the Preparatory School, four lessons in Translation from Chiners to the First Class week, there with two visits in the month to the Bank are the only duties which. require

his absence from the Preparatory School. She is naturally indignant at this unfounded charge, for he has not so many special duties

as Dr Eitel asserts.

Most extraordinary

lise

of corporal punishe ment resorted to with abnormal frequency" There are 49 cases scattered over 19 monet.

case in ten days for

a

on an

average

one

the

ar

average of $28 daily attendance. I am of opinion that the trouble taken by the Inspector to establish charge of undue severity has just opporte result, for it establiches the correctness of my statement / Annual Report par. 13 N°23) that the case is but rarely requisitioned and that "cheeply in the Preparatory School (36 out of the

49 cases cited) where new comers are "accustomed to laws

of

subordination.

Fines. These

93

Live -

are not strictly speaking. punishments. In the Lower and Preparatory Schools I find that the amount is chiefly oblained from a fine of five cents to check the common and dirty habit of spitting all about the class rooms. No other mention of stopping this nuisance occurred to me. In the Upper and Lower School, the amount of fines represents the value of school material issued a second time to the same bay on the loss of his original books re Fines have absolutely no

Numberles

connection with discipline

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