CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7] — Page 190

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C.O.

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Rece

RE: 29 JUN 06

Registrar-General's Office,

Hongkong, 21st. May, 1906.

186

Sir,

We have the honour to submit herewith the

detailed proposals we have been directed to draw up for evening

continuation classes designed to fit young men for commercial,

scientific or engineering careers, as well as to enable them to

improve their general education, and to pass special examinations. A prospectus of the classes is attached to our report. The appeadi- -ces to the prospectus contain a syllabus of instruction, a ting

table of classes, and information relating to external examina-

-tions.

2.

We recommend the formation of eleven classes

Conclosure 1.

Enclosure 2.

The Honourable

in the Commerce Section, three classes in the Engineering Section and four classes in the Science Section. If all the classes are formed they will occupy 31 hours in the week. Enclosure 2 shews how the work can be divided between various qualified teachers,

and the number of hours in the week each teacher will have to attend if the work is apportioned as suggested. Principal teachers will receive pay at the rate of $3.50 an hour, and assistants at

the rate of $1.00

3.

The supervision of these classes should be

entrusted to a small Committee. The Committee should be given the services of a paid Secretary whose duty it would be to carry out the details of the work of organization, and to be in attendance during the hours when classes are being held. The Secretary should be selected from among the class teachers, and we recommend that Mr. W. H. Williams who has had experience of evening classes in

England

The Colonial Secretary.