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Chinese and Hong Kong life and customs. If these were illustrated and published at a price not exceeding that now paid, they would doubtless be in great demand. Strict attention would require to be paid to the employment of simple monosyllables at first, gradually growing harder as they advanced, and to the necessary repetition of the simplest words in the earliest grades.

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On political grounds, I am strongly averse to any instruction in Chinese history which would expose us to the charge of being a nursery for Revolutionists on the Continent.

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The Object and Sphere of usefulness of Queen's College.

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I have always understood that the main object of Queen's College was not to train boys for mere copying clerks, book-keepers, or even Translators or Interpreters, but to give them a generally thorough good education, in which the Knowledge of English was to bear a prominent part.

In this view, I have been supported by the public utterances of various Governors, and so recently as 4th February 1893, by the Marquis of Ripon's Despatch No. 14, para. 2, "Victoria (Queen's College) ought to be the model secondary school of the Colony.

It is to be hoped that this broad view of the scope of the curriculum of this College will not be narrowed down, in the attempt to turn out boys proficient in translation and interpretation. Our boys have become doctors, engineers, &c., throughout the Empire of China, as well as clerks in mercantile firms.

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10. 79 Chinese and Hong Kong life and customs. If these were illustrated and published at a price not exceeding that now paid, they would doubtless be in great demand. Strict attention would require to be paid to the employment of simple monosyllables at first, gradually growing harder as they advanced, and to the necessary repetition of the simplest words in the earliest grades. 27. On political grounds, I am strongly averse to any instruction in Chinese history which would expose us to the charge of being a nursery for Revolutionists on the Continent. 03. The Object and Sphere of usefulness of Queen's College. 28. I have always understood that the main object of Queen's College was not to train boys for mere copying clerks, book-keepers, or even Translators or Interpreters, but to give them a generally thorough good education, in which the Knowledge of English was to bear a prominent part. In this view, I have been supported by the public utterances of various Governors, and so recently as 4th February 1893, by the Marquis of Ripon's Despatch No. 14, para. 2, "Victoria (Queen's College) ought to be the model secondary school of the Colony. It is to be hoped that this broad view of the scope of the curriculum of this College will not be narrowed down, in the attempt to turn out boys proficient in translation and interpretation. Our boys have become doctors, engineers, &c., throughout the Empire of China, as well as clerks in mercantile firms. 29.
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10. 79 Chinese and HongKong life and customs. If these were illus- trated and published at a price not exceeding that now paid they would doubtless be in great demand. Strict attention would require to be paid to the employment of simple mono- syllables at first, gradually growing barder as they advanced and to the necessary repetition of the simplest words in the earliest grades. 27. On political grounds I am strongly averse to any instruction in Chinese history which would expose us to the charge of being a nursery for Revolutionists on the Con- tinent. 0.3. The Object and Sphere of usefulness of Queen's College. 28, :.. I have always understood that the main object of Queen's College was not to train boys for mere copying olerks, book-keepers or even Translators or Interpreters, but to give them a generally thorough thorough good education.in which the Knowledge of English was to bear a prominant part. In this view I have been supported by the public utterances of ' various Governors and so recently es 4th February 1893 by the Marquis of Riponts Despatch 0.0.0.14 para. 2 "Victoria ›(Queen's College ought to be the model secondary school.of the Colony. It is to be hoped that this broad view of the scope of the curriculum of this College will not be narrowed down, in the attempt to turn out boys proficient in transla- tion and interpretation. Our boys have become doctors, engin- eers &c., throughout the Empire of China, as well as olerks in mercantile .29.
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Chinese and HongKong life and customs. If these were illus-

trated and published at a price not exceeding that now paid

they would doubtless be in great demand. Strict attention

would require to be paid to the employment of simple mono-

syllables at first, gradually growing barder as they advanced

and to the necessary repetition of the simplest words in the

earliest grades.

27.

On political grounds I am strongly averse to

any instruction in Chinese history which would expose us to

the charge of being a nursery for Revolutionists on the Con-

tinent.

0.3.

The Object and Sphere of usefulness of Queen's

College.

28,

:..

I have always understood that the main object

of Queen's College was not to train boys for mere copying

olerks, book-keepers or even Translators or Interpreters, but to give them a generally thorough thorough good education.in

which the Knowledge of English was to bear a prominant part.

In this view I have been supported by the public utterances of '

various Governors and so recently es 4th February 1893 by the

Marquis of Riponts Despatch 0.0.0.14 para. 2 "Victoria ›(Queen's College ought to be the model secondary school.of the Colony.

It is to be hoped that this broad view of the

scope of the curriculum of this College will not be narrowed down, in the attempt to turn out boys proficient in transla-

tion and interpretation. Our boys have become doctors, engin-

eers &c., throughout the Empire of China, as well as olerks in

mercantile

.29.

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