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connection between the Chinese and Japanese literatures justifies if it does not compel the division of the class into two sections - Chinese and non-Chinese.

6. It has been suggested also that on account of the difficulty of teaching a foreign language to Europeans and Chinese in the same class, the French and German Classes should also be divided into Chinese and non-Chinese sections. We are inclined however to agree with Pastor Muller that it would be a waste of money to encourage Chinese in Hongkong to study another foreign language before they have acquired sufficient knowledge of English to enable them to keep pace with non-Chinese students.

7. As there appears to have been some misunderstanding on the point, we should emphasize the necessity for the English class being regarded as a class the object of which is to improve the students' knowledge of English and not to make him acquainted with English literature. The course of study should be as practical as possible, special attention should be paid to conversation, letter-writing and business correspondence and the certificate issued at the end of the course should be a certificate of knowledge of English not of knowledge of a particular book.

8. We do not recommend that any attempt should be made to revive the Commercial Arithmetic Class at present. It is possible for a boy to learn in the ordinary course at school all the arithmetic he will need as a clerk. No class was formed in Commercial Geography and as there is little probability of any demand for some time to come for instruction in this subject we recommend it be struck off the list.

9. In the Engineering Section it is of the highest importance that the work of the various teachers should be co-ordinated. Care must be taken to prevent an undue expenditure of time on one object and progress in one object must keep pace and no more with progress in the others. Provision should be...

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connection between the Chinese and Japanese literatures justifies if it does not compel the division of the class into two sections - Chinese and non-Chinese. 6. It has been suggested also that on account of the difficulty of teaching a foreign language to Europeans and Chinese in the same class, the French and German Classes should also be divided into Chinese and non-Chinese sections. We are inclined however to agree with Pastor Muller that it would be a waste of money to encourage Chinese in Hongkong to study another foreign language before they have acquired sufficient knowledge of English to enable them to keep pace with non-Chinese students. 7. As there appears to have been some misunderstanding on the point, we should emphasize the necessity for the English class being regarded as a class the object of which is to improve the students' knowledge of English and not to make him acquainted with English literature. The course of study should be as practical as possible, special attention should be paid to conversation, letter-writing and business correspondence and the certificate issued at the end of the course should be a certificate of knowledge of English not of knowledge of a particular book. 8. We do not recommend that any attempt should be made to revive the Commercial Arithmetic Class at present. It is possible for a boy to learn in the ordinary course at school all the arithmetic he will need as a clerk. No class was formed in Commercial Geography and as there is little probability of any demand for some time to come for instruction in this subject we recommend it be struck off the list. 9. In the Engineering Section it is of the highest importance that the work of the various teachers should be co-ordinated. Care must be taken to prevent an undue expenditure of time on one object and progress in one object must keep pace and no more with progress in the others. Provision should be...
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3.

642

.nol.our guttesrigna

...nivenⱭ such tank

• Quiranescok Insituu¶

rolaj T

tro Rorota

shem sú bi olla no elvon¶

ni sončalas nd won esausta

LE

10 agertun nolu prors el A. iv Jaw omeg ed od ealmong

J

SkenŲ JA JON LI

werbs to ad: · buda

•makgees-2 JOH i nan10 begrrorba

(

Juo biar råleber welurowy de HOİJET DAXS

«ožnonamą bit nemun ngắɩndung III. warło she Dhe [nd gan f-pood De-

dem usafo e è vratnet IkJ U „enski: 10 ya be-

-Food festtorng a fisnger)

3. bu ot en bí uo eo minute IsolJoang Fittu eno

Iour & few, aoiɑ wir to uwazƐ . ut diy rode bras

an ob of bulka 2 ek Tanon MI A. GA bue

ANG PASUAJ ci si gandi... Chodora

Jutuo vagin will dolle

noi do 10 LÈ u

*

WITH US!!

o bu

dale bigruður bíð mi.... Mah.,

.: Impicosrų

ino quiqean-food to embafucm froiswang a... iw eno

.borniirooni5 ed bf oda så BEZÍV 42 dbxed

T

*

52 1 1 A. Eptoremmo brz

LOGOALD

bra 005

(

***o*v0 nà &caufo Je to ak.

A

10 grit to be. "ot p*OW

wuofo porin eval and * Yuck and..0 nød to [fi] no Lol-

-200 unng cie no pral ang um whatso.0 gone, 1:0ɔ m2 unala A .bem

90% fjs or kefir all y q

wɗè meril puntoget not bruneb niet a anu

29-

.noinai. ho

and VII. ayawie my 10 vyelled ov ma berego Junit cessalo

a ti enomond able vi sarfo o hot sunn

unclo cr?

mona brart b

.bar sen ed two redone the sqrco

fons to bus odio da étel one smotogînizra efiup tom not. pen. 08

connection between the Chinese and Japanese literatures justifies

if it does not compel the division of the class into two

sections - Chinese and non-Chinese.

6. It has been suggested also that on account of

the difficulty of teaching a foreign language to Europeans and

Chinese in the same class, the French and German Classes should

also be divided into Chinese and non-Chinese sections. We are

inclined however to agree with Pastor Muller that it would be

a waste of money to encourage Chinese in Hongkong to study

another foreign language before they have acquired sufficient

knowledge of English to enable them to keep pace with non-

-Chinese students.

7. As there appears to have been some misunderstand-

-ing on the point, we should emphasize the necessity for the

English class being regarded as a class the object of which is

to improve the students' knowledge of English and not to make

him acquainted with English literature. The course of study

should be as practical as possible, special attention should be

paid to conversation, letter-writing and business correspondence

and the certificate issued at the end of the course should be

a certificate of knowledge of English not of knowledge of a

particular book.

8.

We do not recommend that any attempt should be

made to revive the Commercial Arithmetic Class at present. It is

possible for a boy to learn in the ordinary course at school

all the arithmetic he will need as a clerk. No class was formed

in Commercial Geography and as there is little probability of

any demand for some time to come for instruction in this subject

we recommend it be struck off the list.

9. In the Engineering Section it is of the highest

importance that the work of the various teachers should be co-

-ordinated. Care must be taken to prevent an undue expenditure

of time on one object and progress in one object must be keep pace and no more with progress in the others. Provision should

be

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