CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10] — Page 641

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risk of complete failure.

Subjects of Instruction.

For reasons of economy and in view of the difficulty of teaching Chinese and non-Chinese pupils in the same class, I decided to eliminate the lectures in Japanese (paragraph 5). I took the same course with respect to the classes in the Chinese language (paragraph 15) as the teaching of the Chinese language to Chinese, who form the bulk of the students, did not appear to me to fall within the scope of a scheme such as this. Typewriting (paragraph 15) also appeared to me to be an inappropriate subject, being chiefly a matter of manual practice and dexterity for which opportunity will be given by providing old machines and dummies for the use of the pupils in the shorthand classes.

Length of course of study. It is as yet, as the Committee point out, premature to lay down definitely the time to be spent on each course. But subject to alteration after further experience I propose to adopt the courses of study suggested.

Engagement of Teachers. The suggestion that the nucleus of a permanent teaching staff might be obtained by adding to the agreements of teachers engaged for Government Schools a special condition that they

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635 risk of complete failure. 3. Subjects of Instruction. For reasons of economy and in view of the difficulty of teaching Chinese and non-Chinese pupils in the same class, I decided to eliminate the lectures in Japanese (paragraph 5). I took the same course with respect to the classes in the Chinese language (paragraph 15) as the teaching of the Chinese language to Chinese, who form the bulk of the students, did not appear to me to fall within the scope of a scheme such as this. Typewriting (paragraph 15) also appeared to me to be an inappropriate subject, being chiefly a matter of manual practice and dexterity for which opportunity will be given by providing old machines and dummies for the use of the pupils in the shorthand classes. 4. Length of course of study. It is as yet, as the Committee point out, premature to lay down definitely the time to be spent on each course. But subject to alteration after further experience I propose to adopt the courses of study suggested. 5. Engagement of Teachers. The suggestion that the nucleus of a permanent teaching staff might be obtained by adding to the agreements of teachers engaged for Government Schools a special condition that they

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635 risk of complete failure. 3. Subjects of Instruction. For reasons of economy and in view of the difficulty of teach- -ing Chinese and non-Chinese pupils in the same class, I decided to eliminate the lectures in Japanese (paragraph 5). I took the same course with respect to the classes in the Chinese language (paragraph 15) as the teaching of the Chinese language to Chinese, who form the bulk of the students, did not appear to me to fall within the scope of a scheme such as this. Typewriting (paragraph 15) also appeared to me to be an inappropriate subject, being chief- -ly a matter of manual practice and dexterity for which opportunity will be given by providing old machines and dummies for the use of the pupils in the shorthand classes. 4. Length of course of study. It is as yet, as the Committee point out, premature to lay down definitely the time to be spent on each course. But subject to alteration after further experience I propose to adopt the courses of study suggested. 5. Engagement of Teachers. The suggestion that the nucleus of a permanent teaching staff might be obtained by adding to the agreements of teachers engaged for Government Schools a special condition that they

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635

risk of complete failure.

Subjects of Instruction.

For

reasons of economy and in view of the difficulty of teach-

-ing Chinese and non-Chinese pupils in the same class, I

decided to eliminate the lectures in Japanese (paragraph

5). I took the same course with respect to the classes in

the Chinese language (paragraph 15) as the teaching of the

Chinese language to Chinese, who form the bulk of the

students, did not appear to me to fall within the scope of

a scheme such as this. Typewriting (paragraph 15) also

appeared to me to be an inappropriate subject, being chief-

-ly a matter of manual practice and dexterity for which

opportunity will be given by providing old machines and

dummies for the use of the pupils in the shorthand classes.

Length of course of study. It is

as yet, as the Committee point out, premature to lay down

definitely the time to be spent on each course. But

subject to alteration after further experience I propose

to adopt the courses of study suggested.

Engagement of Teachers. The

suggestion that the nucleus of a permanent teaching staff

might be obtained by adding to the agreements of teachers

engaged for Government Schools a special condition that

they

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