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THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD SCHOOL

Thursday, November 23, 1972

Lady MacLehose said today that a good school should not simply be

one that is well run, produces good examination results, and organises academic

and extra-curricular activities.

Speaking at the annual speech day of St. Paul's Convent School, she

said: "The essence of a good school, to my mind lies in its capacity for

producing students of good character, fitted for any role which their future

life may call on them to play."

The following is the full text of Lady MacLehose's speech:

"It is a great pleasure and privilege for me to be here with you

today on the happy occasion of your school's annual Speech Day, and I thank

Sister Isabel for her kind invitation.

"In the Inauguration Ceremony of St. Paul's School at Lam Tin on the

second of May this year, I praised the fine work the Sisters of St. Paul de

Chartres have done in Hong Kong, particularly in the field of education. The

Lam Tin School is a new venture, but with all the experience gained here at

St. Paul's Convent School and the St. Paul's Secondary School in Ventris Road,

I am sure that the "junior sister" will soon be establishing the same high

reputation as her elder sisters.

"I am, as I am sure you all will be, looking forward enormously to

listening to the St. Paul's Choir this evening. Their performances have

always been outstanding, and I know you will agree with me when I say that they

are more than just a school choir.

In the past,