Enclosure!
To The Right Honorable
114
QUEEN'S COLLEGE, HONGKONG.
3 September 1894,
The Most Honble Marquess of Ripon, K.G. 8.0.8.1.
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Lord Ripon
18006
Red 15 GT
Having received a letter from the Colonial Secretary, notifying me that it has been decided to sever Queen's College from the Education Department, and place it under the management of a Board, I have the Honour to address Your Lordship on the subject.
In reply to my letter No 100 of 12 December 1891, Your Lordship stated that I was under a misapprehension, in supposing that there was any intention on the part of the Government, to remove the management of the College from the Head Master, in whose ability Your Lordship was pleased to express his confidence.
In that letter, I quoted from Dr Eitel's printed remarks in the China Review, to the effect that the Central School had assuredly assured its own status, then released from the leading strings of the Board; and pointed out the danger of reverting to an infantine stage, from which emancipation had been effected.
Assuming that Your Lordship's reasons for approving this serious change are of an urgent nature, that for me to set forth the dangers and difficulties in the way, would be useless and troublesome; I have the honour respectfully to submit for Your Lordship's consideration certain points that seem to me to the Formation and Personnel of the Board; and then to ask Your Lordship once more to relieve me of my present office before the proposed change is effected.
5. FORMATION of the BOARD
(1) The Head Master should be ex officio Chairman, in accordance with the precedent afforded by the management of several Colonial Colleges; and by the custom observed in this Colony in the formation of Committees, e.g., Observatory Commission presided over by the Director of the Observatory &c. This appears the more essential as the meetings of the Board to be effective should be held in the Head Master's Office, where speedy reference could be made to Books, Papers, and general Statistics.
(2) The other Members should be one Official, and one Unofficial Member of Legislative Council; one Chinese Justice of the Peace, really interested in education. I would suggest Mr Ng Yoyong, one of Dr Stewart's old scholars, and educated at Dollar College Scotland, who has several relations, pupils in Queen's College, and is Chairman of the Stewart Scholarship Trust; and Revd K.P. Chalmers, M.A. Cantab., Incumbent of the Cathedral Church, as his experience as a schoolmaster would be of great value in the deliberations of the Board.
(3) As the College has been severed from the Educational Dept, it will probably not be proposed to put the Inspector of Schools on the Board. In anticipation of the possibility of such an event, however, I submit that the known divergence between his and my views on Education, his personal animosity to myself and the Institution, are sufficient grounds against his nomination; as the whole hope of success attending the appointment of a Board depends upon its calm unruffled attitude, and its spirit of devotion to further the true interests of the College. I also submit that his nomination would prima facie, be suggestive of the credit given by Your Lordship to his libellous attacks on myself and the College; while the fact that in a few years (he was Vicar of Wanstead in 1860) his retirement from the Service may be...
Enclosure!
To The Right Hensurable
114
QUEEN'S COLLEGE, WONGKONG.
3 September 1894,
The Ment Hebie Marquia et Rigon. K.4.° 8.0.8.1.
B.K.Prinsipal Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Lord Karque
18006
Red 15 GT
Having received a letter from the Golonial geeretary,notifying me that it has been decided to sever Queen's delisge from the Educk- tion Department, and place it under the management of a Beard, I have the Honour to address Your Lordship on the subjest.
la reply to my batter No 100 àf 12 Desember 1891,Tour Lerdahip stated that I was under a misapprehensien,in supposing that there was any intention on the part of the Government,te remove the management or the #eliege from the Hoað Minter, in those ability Your Lordship vas plesond te express his confidence,
In that letter, I quoted fræ De Bitel'e printed remarks in the China Review,to the effect that the Oeutral Behoe Lapuedily assured its own status,then released from the lending strings of the Board ; and pointed out the danger of reverting to an infantine stage,from which emancipation had been effected.
Asawwing that Your Lordship's reasons fer approving this serÍÜKS shanga are at an engent a nature, that for me to set forth the dangers and diffisulties in the way,would be useless and treubi oseme; I have the honour respectfully to ambeşit fær Tear Lordship's consideration sertain poinbe that sesār to menu to the Fermation and Panations of the Board; and then to ask Your Lordship enes merejp relieve me of my present office befers the proposed shango is effected.
5. PORMATION of the BOARD
(1) The Head Master should be ex offigie Chairman,in accordanes with the preseḍmt afforded by the management of several Oolonial Colleges; and by the anatem observed in this delany in the formation of Gemittees,dıg, Observatory Commission presided over by the Direst or of the Observatory do do. This appears the more essential as the meetings of...the Board to be effective should be held in the Head Vas- ter'a Örries,thers speedy reference seuld be made to Books,Papers, and demeral İtatisties.
(2) The other Members should be ene #frisial, and one Unofficial Umber of bagislative Council; one Chinese Justice of the Fenes, real- ly interested in ediention. I would suggest Mr Vai Yokyone of Dr Stev art's old scholars, and eduxented då Dollar Oullege Seetiand,who has several relations,pupils in Qioen's Cellngs,and is Chairman" of the Stewart gehelarship Trust; and Rwy K.P.G@bbåld.M. A. Ountah, Incumbent of the Gathedral Church, as his experience as a schoolmaster would be of great value in the deliberations or the Board.
(8) de.the Gollege has been severed from the Educational Dept, it will probably not be proposed to put the Inspeeter er Bahools on the Deard. In antisipation of the possibilityer such an event,however I salrit that the known divergenes between hie and my views on Educa“ tion,his personal animosity to myself and the Institution,ars saffi- sient gremds against kia mominašien; as the whole hopa of success attending the appointment or a Board depends upon ita salm unruffled attitude,and its spirit of devotion to further the true interests of the cellège. I alat mabuit that his semination would prima facie,be suggestive of the erodit given by Tour Lordship to his libellous attacks on myself and the College; while the fast that in a few years (be vas vicar of Wart muberg in 1860) hia retirement from the Service
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