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Hygiene.

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A.

Examinations on the Hygiene Manual.

The usual shield competition was held among

the schools in Decembar, the papers being set by Dr. Pearse.

There were 12 competing teams with 107 competitors. The

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Diocesan School was first. Four Schools including Salyingpur

earned over 60% of marks. I must congratulate the Hollywood

Road (Lower Grade) School on its success. The whole of its top

classes were needed to form the team, which beat among others

Queen's College. Queen's College did very badly, when the

circumstances are fairly considered, including its very big

field of selection. Yaumeti should have done much better,

The reason given by the French Convent for

their weakness in the subject this year is that it has only

been stadied since September. This is however no real explana-

-tion, since Hygiene is a compulsory subject. The Diocesan

School (Girls) did not compete, which seems a pity. Kowloon

School and Victoria School did not compete either, on the ground

that they had not enough pupils who had been under instruction

for the full year. I am of opinion that all Government and Grant

Schools should compete, unless especially excused, even if only

small teams can be sent in; and that any school intending to

send in a reduced team should obtain sarction for so doing from

myself at least a month before the date of examination. The

following