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have now been abolished in the three District Schools and

the two lowest classes (the 7th. and 8th. corresponding to

standards I and II) will be gradually done away with at

Queen's College, boys in the District Schools being en-

-couraged to go to Queen's College when they are fit for

it and that College giving preference to boys from the

District Schools when there are vacancies. By this arrange-

-ment the Anglo-Chinese Schools will supplement instead of

compete with Queen's College and the general standard in

the latter will be raised.

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A further attempt in the latter

direction was made in May last by advertising the formation

of a Collegiate Course in which higher instruction than is

at present provided in Class I was offered. On account,

however, of an insufficient number of applications being

received for the course the scheme was not proceeded with.

The question of starting Evening Extension Classes, open to

all but to be held at Queen's College, is now under con-

-sideration. These would be free from one disadvantage

which militated against the proposed Collegiate Course,

viz.:- the dislike of Chinese parents to postpone getting

remunerative work out of their sons when once they have

sufficient education to seek for employment in offices,

shops,

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