The examination results of the Central School for 1882 were generally satisfactory. Out of 363 boys, 331 or 91.18 per cent passed. The Chinese teaching in the Central School was considered satisfactory, given the limited time available for Chinese studies. The goal of the Chinese department was to maintain and revise the standard of Chinese knowledge that each boy brought with him to the school.
The results of the Anglo-Chinese Class, however, were not as satisfactory. The examination results showed a lack of energy in this branch of the school, likely due to the difficulties of the written Chinese language and the lack of interest from non-Chinese boys. It was suggested that the Head-Master consider confining the teaching in this Class to the spoken vernacular, making attendance obligatory, and making the study of written Chinese optional for non-Chinese boys who had obtained a certain proficiency in speaking Chinese.
The subjoined Tables exhibit in detail the results obtained by the examination of the several classes of the Central School both in English and Chinese subjects:
Class Subject Failed Passed Total VIII Reading, Arithmetic, Dictation, Geography, Grammar, Translation 12 21 33 I Essay writing, Letter writing, Prosody (odes) 18 28 46 II Essay writing, Letter writing, Prosody (couplets) 14 19 33 III Essay writing, Letter writing, Prosody (couplets) 28 26 54 IV Essay writing, Prosody (couplets) 15 14 29 V Essay writing, Prosody (couplets) 10 14 24 VI Essay writing, Prosody (couplets) 25 18 43 Anglo-Chinese Class, Division I Reading, Explaining, Writing, Translation 11 7 18 X Reading, Arithmetic, Dictation, Writing, Translation 2 38 40 XI Reading, Writing, Translation 7 16 23Page 363
The results of the Government Normal School were also satisfactory. Every student passed the examination, with two-thirds of the highest possible number of marks considered a pass. The students' conduct was exemplary, and the Principal, Mr. MAY, maintained strict discipline throughout the year.
Student Name Total Marks 1. Io Ü Mug 355 2. Mak Su Kin 365 3. Wong Sham 324 4. Ng Yuk 321 5. Young Hop Kat 308 6. Wat Wing-teʻau 297 7. T'sü Kang Chiš 207Page 364
examination, out of the 363 boys as many as 331 boys or 91.18 per cent. passed. As regards the Chinese teaching of the Central School, the result was on the whole satisfactory, considering the little time that can be spared for Chinese studies. It seems to me clear, that all the Central School can, without injury to its English teaching, successfully aim at in its Chinese department, is to maintain and revise the respective standard of Chinese knowledge which each individual Chinese boy brings with him to the Central School on beginning his English studies. So far the Chinese teaching of the Central School in 1882 has indeed been satisfactory. But as regards the Chinese teaching given in the Anglo-Chinese Class to boys whose mother tongue is other than Chinese, the result of the examination I held appears to me not only far below what might have been expected, considering the amount of time devoted to Chinese teaching in this Class, but there seems to have been in this branch of the Central School a general lack of energy. This was probably caused by the little amount of interest which non-Chinese boys take in Chinese studies, by the appalling nature of the difficulties of the written language of China, and by the concomitant discouragement felt by the teachers who see no hope of success except in the case of some few boys who happen to take, for a while, an excep- tional interest in Chinese studies. I think it might be well for the Head-Master to consider, whether it would not be better for the School and of more practical use for the boys of the Anglo-Chinese Class, to confine the teaching in this Class to the spoken vernacular, making attendance at such teaching obligatory, and to make the study of the written Chinese language optional to all non-Chinese boys who have obtained a certain proficiency in speaking Chinese.
8. The subjoined Tables exhibit in detail the results obtained by the examination of the several classes of the Central School both in English and Chinese subjects:--
Reading,
Mapdrawing,
Arithmetic,
Algebra,
Reading, Arithmetic, Dictation, Geography, Grammar,
Translation.
Chinese into English,... English into Chinese,...
NOTE--Neither Grammar nor Geography had been taught
in this Class in former years.
8. CLASS VIII.
..failed......
passed......33 hoys.
12,
.21.
Total number examined.......
23
.33
Essay writing,
II-CHINESE EXAMINATION,
1. CLASS I
..46 hoys.
98
........failed......18, pussed......28 boys.
J
"
.....16,
......17
Letter writing,
17
"
19
Prosody (odes),
وو
..............17, ......26,
31
......29
27
.....20
39
وو
2. CLASS II.
......14, 7,
وو
......19 ......26
Total nnubor examined,
13
Essay writing,
ގ
Total number examined,
passed,
....33 boys.
...81 +3
Lotter writing,
failed......51, passed......17 boys.
....29,
.68 boys.
Prosody (couplets),.
....40.
...39 y
..28 "}
3. CLASS III.
Total number examined,
Essay writing,
9. CLASS IX.
Lotter writing,
passed......49 boys.
Prosody (couplets),.......
وه
......38, .....34,
..failed..............28, passed......26 boys.
......16
.....54 boys.
وو
3
2,
"
......11, 1,
..47 .....38 ......48
4. CLASS IV.
27
"
......30
......19
"
クラ
.49 boys.
passed,
47 22
.26 boys.
"
...21 .26
ولد
>>
34
32
31
Total number examined,.
Essay writing, ................failed..............15, passed......14 boys, Prosody (couplets),...............
5. CLASS V.
Total number examined,..
Essay writing,...failed......10, passed......14 boys. Prosody (complets),.............. » ......14,
6. CLASS VI.
Total number examined,..
.43 hoys, Essay writing. .failed......25, passed......18 boys. Prosody (couplets),................ ......18,
7. ANGLO-CHINESE CLASS. DIVISION I
.18 bogs. failed.....11, passed...
Total number examined,.
Reading, Explaining,
+3
Writing,
Translation,
7,
*
$1
+
..20
.39 boys.
......22
"
.24 boys.
......10
13
ول
.25
Reading, ............failed...... --- Writing, Arithmetic, Dictation,
Translation.
Chinese into English,....... ......19, English into Chinese,... ......10,
Total number examined,
10. CLASS X.
failed..... 2, passed.
4. CLASS IV.
..failed......
Reading, Arithmetic, Dictation, Writing,
passed......42 boys.
Translation.
.16, 1,
..26
17
.41
"3
"
....10,
.32
13
ນີ້,
17
.32,
.10
Chinese into English,... English into Chinese,...,
Total number examined,
passed,
ג!
12
Translation.
English into Chinese,...
Total number examined,
6.
.36
3)
Reading,
>
passed,
..42 boys.
.39
Arithmetic,
Dictation,
L-ENGLISH EXAMINATION.
1. CLASS I
Reading, Arithmetic,
.failed..... 2, passed......32 boys.
Dictation,
.....23,
JJ
Geography,
....10.
.24
13
"
Grammar,
.... i 4,
.20
ริ
32
Mapdrawing,
Composition,
3,
Dictation,
Euclid,
Geography,
6, >
23
Chinese into English,...
14,
.20
17
ל
.15,
19
>>
Grammar,
History,
Mensuration,
Translation.
..I1,
9,
......19,
.25 15
"
"
25
......19, 7,
7 boys.
......12, .....13,
6
19
5
23
.28 boys. .26
7
27
17
31
دو
11. CLASS XI. ....fuiled.......
.15,
5)
5,
,21 ....31
1.
21
17
Writing,
23
3,
......33
Total number examined,.
Reading, passed......36 boys.
Writing, Translation,...
DIVISION II.
.failed...... 7, ......15, ..10, DIVISION HIL
.16 boys. passed...... 9 boys.
I
1
**
6
27
Total uumber examined,..
.23 boys.
Translation.
English into Chinese,..., ...... 8,
او
Total number examined,.
35
passed,
......28
.....86 boys.
.30
Reading,
failed.....23, passed.. ---- boys.
25
Repeating,
Writing, Translation...
...IS, .21,
5
27
2
...21,
*,
"2
53
Chinese into English,... English into Chinese,...
......29
6,
.28
وو
Total number examined,
passed,
.34 boys. ..31
"
2. CLASS II.
Reading,
failed.
passed.
.23 boys.
Arithmetic,
4,
....19
"
Composition,
1,
.22
73
37
Dictation,
Geography,
Grammar,
TE
Reading,
Mapdrawing,
Arithmetic, Dictation, Geography,
Grammar,
Translation.
Chinese into English,....... English into Chinese,...
......14, ......11,
......IT 32
13
......14
17
19
.....25
32
...18, 6,
17
3.4
ケナ
......19
23
.25
.25 11 ..25 boys. .25
دو
Total number examined,
passed,
1
51
6. CLASS VI
5. CLASS V.
..failed...... I, passed......24 boys.
وو
15
#1
"
Reading,
..failed.........
passed......25 boys.
6,
17
J
وو
History,
.12,
وو
Mapdrawing,
.18,
Mapdrawing,
Arithmetic,
Dictation,
......14, ......17,
....11
JJ
8
17
17
......25
9. As regards the Government Normal School, I append the Report of the Principal, Mr. MAY. The results of a searching examination of the Students which I conducted, by giving the Students papers to work out, by orally questioning them, and by making them teach classes under my eyes, are satisfactory and highly creditable to Mr. MAY. Considering two thirds of the highest possible number of marks as entitling to a pass certificate, every one of the Students has satisfactorily passed. his first year's examination. The students were under the observation of the Chinese Master both in and out of school hours, and their conduct has been exemplary. I also noticed throughout the year I subjoin a Table the strict discipline kept by the Principal in all branches of the Normal School. showing in detail the number of marks obtained by each Student in the various subjects of the English examination of the Normal School :----
GOVERNMENT NORMAL SCHOOL-ENGLISH EXAMINATION..
J
79
Translation.
Geography,
Grammar,
Chinese into English,...
.22, .19,
3
J
6
3,
**
English into Chinese,...
4,
.20 ......19
*
+
Translation,
Total number examined,
puseed,
.23 boys.
Chinese into English.... English into Chinese,...
.19
72
+2
23
4,
......21
23
20
32
وو
27
Total number examined,
passel,
Names of Students.
...25 boys.
.21
>>
3. CLASS II.
7. CLASS VIE
Composition.
Full Marks, 50.
Geography, Full Marks, 50.
Arithmetic.
Full Marks, 30.
Grammar.
Full Marks, 50.
History.
Full Murks, 50.
Teaching.
Full Marks, 50.
Translation, English to Chinese
Prose.
Full Marks, 50.
Translation,
Full Marks, 50.
Chinese to English.
Translation,
English to Chinese
Verse.
Full Marks, 50.
Total of
Full Marks,
430.
Reading, Arithmetic,
..failed....
passed......28 boys.
Reading,
failed...... 1, passed......39 boys.
6.
......22
3)
Arithmetic,
2,
Composition,
33
......38
13
8.
.20
*}
Dictation,
1,
.....39
1. Io Ü Mug,
41
41
وو
Dictation,
......28
"
Geography,
7.
..33
Geography,
>>
">
14.
.14
Grammar,
.36
2. Mak Su Kin,
42
Grammar,
"
9,
.19
*
Translation.
Mapdrawing,
5
Chinese into English,...
......38
3. Wong Sham,
35
TF
Translation.
English into Chinese....
37
1,
......39
27
Chinose into English.... English into Chinese,...
Total number examined,
4. Ng Yuk,
40
.27
Total number examined,
.....40 boys.
.21
37
כג
passed,
40
""
5. Young Hop Kat, .......
..28 boys.
**
»
passed,
.25
NOTE. Neither Grammar nor Geography had been taught
in this Class in former years.
6. Wat Wing-teʻau,
28
7. T'sü Kang Chiš,.
39
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