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4.

As regards the English side of the

education we believe that this scheme will work a great improvement in

the teaching of the school and in the grounding given to new scholars. We have however two conditions to attach to this approval (1) No Pupil Teacher should be confirmed in an appointment as Master under the

supervision of the Normal Master until he shall have passed a suitable

examination and have received a certificate of proficiency signed by

the Head and Normal Masters; and that similarly no Master under the

supervision of the Normal Master should be confirmed in a Mastership

free from the supervision of the Normal Master till he shall have pass-

ed a further examination and obtained a further certificate. (This

will not apply to the 7 Senior Masters, Chinese, who are quite compe-

tent according to the Head Master's assurance to us, and who should at

once receive a certificate from him to this effect). The second condi-

tion we attach is (2) The Normal Master should be trained and certifi-

cated.

5.

We do not think the scheme will pro-

vide for the acquirement of Chinese pari passu with English unless the following points are insisted on (1) Promotion in the five Chinese classes shall coincide with promotion in the five English classes. It shall not be possible for a boy to be in Class IV (English) and Class V (Chinese):(2) In the examination for promotion of scholars and for prizes Chinese should carry due weight: (3) There should be no admit- tance to the school otherwise than by an entrance examination in

Chinese.

Note:- The entrance examination complies with

Sir C. C. Smith's memorandum paragraph S.

"No Chinese boy should be admitted to

"these schools until he can pass the approved standard in the Chinese "Written Language". But we think that the plan of an Entrance Examina-

-tion