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C. 80047/8/31 [No. 23].

REVISE.

MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-NINTH MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION IN THE COLONIES,

HELD IN THE COLONIAL OFFICE ON THURSDAY, THE 23RD JULY, 1931, AT 11 A.M.

Present:

DR. DRUMMOND SHIELS (in the Chair),

SIR JOHN SHUCKBURGH,

MISS BURSTALL,

SIR JAMES CURRIE,

MR. HORRABIN,

LORD LUGARD,

MR. MANN,

SIR GEORGE MAXWELL,

MR. MAYHEW,

SIR PERCY NUNN,

MR EZECHIEL (Crown Agents for the Colonies),

PROFESSOR FORSTER (Professor of Education, Hong Kong University),

MR. LACEY (Director of Education, Nyasaland),

MR. LATHAM (Director of Native Education, Northern Rhodesia),

MR. MATTHEW (Director of Education, Sudan Government),

MR. RANKINE (British Resident, Zanzibar),

MR. ELLIS (Colonial Office),

MR. POYNTON (Official Secretary).

The CHAIRMAN welcomed the visitors present.

He expressed regret at the absence, through illness, of Mr. Vischer.

2. The Minutes of the 28th Meeting* were confirmed.

The CHAIRMAN explained that arising out of these Minutes (see Item 7) it was necessary to appoint a sub-committee to consider the report on education in Bechuana- land Protectorate by the Resident Commissioner, together with the Annual Report of the Inspector of Education, Swaziland, for the year 1929 which had been circulated to the Committee. The following sub-committee was therefore appointed:---

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Mr. Mann (Chairman),

Sir James Currie,

Miss Burstall,

Mr. Horrabin,

Mr. Vischer,

Representative from the Dominions Office.

3. Secretaries' Notices.—(i) Mr. MAYHEW reported the following:-

(a) Hong Kong University. At their 24th Meeting,† in February, 1931 (Minutes Item 4), the Advisory Committee had made recommendations regarding the position to be occupied by Chinese in the Hong Kong University matriculation examination, and emphasized the desirability of a faculty for the study of Chinese literature and the necessity for recon- sidering the whole question of Chinese studies in the light of the recent development of China proper. The Governor of Hong Kong had reported that the University had amended accordingly the matriculation syllabus, and that a local Committee had been appointed to go fully into the other questions referred to by the Advisory Committee. (b) Selly Oak Colleges.-(cf. 28th Minutes,+ Item 3 (ii) and previous refer- ences.) A report had been received that three candidates had passed the first examination held at the completion of the course. Of these, two will be working in India, and one, Mr. Wood, was proceeding to Nigeria. Mr. Wood was placed in the first class, and his work pleased Dr. Marett, Professor of Anthropology at Oxford, so much that he had suggested that Mr. Wood should proceed to Oxford for further study in this subject. (c) Conference of Directors of Agriculture.--At the invitation of the Agricul- tural Adviser, Mr. Mayhew attended a meeting of the Conference of Directors of Agriculture this month, when agricultural education was. under discussion. A copy of the minutes of the meeting would be com- municated to members of the Committee in due course.

† See page

in Miscellaneous No. 397.

10/31. (10505) M. & S.

See page

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Education. Gp. 6. 166/2622. 3. 125.

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