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ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. OPENING OF NEW CLASS-ROOMS TO-DAY.

IMPORTANT · EDUCATIONAL"

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To-day, at 5.30 p.m., H.E. the Governor (Sir Edward Stubbs, K,CMG); will open the new class rooms of St. Joseph's College, which form a striking addition to the architectural features of the Peak'a Jower alopes.

With the practical completion of these class-rooms the directorate of St. Joseph's College see the fruition of a scheme which bas caused them anxious deliberation for a long time past. The old problem of cutting the coat according to the cloth" has been an acute one. in this instance Education. unfortunately, is hot & form of enterprise, for which unlimited sup- plies of money, are available. The price of materials has risen so greatly of late that first one part of the scheme and then another has had to be sacrificed and, even then, the original estimate of 880,000 bas been exceeded by about $30,000, and 8t. Joseph's are obliged to ask the Govern ment to supplement its original generous grant. The Government promised $40,000 half the amount of the estimate and as the total cost is larger than 380,000 through causes over which the directors have no control, and which they have done their best to counter-balance, by making

cuts in the original scheme.

it is hoped that the Government will sec its way to increase its contribution so as to pay half of the final, instead of half of the estimated suu.

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SOME EDUCATIONAL PROBLEME. Our representative also had the advan tage of a chat with Brother Marcian, the head of the teñching staff of St. Joseph's We hope we do not anticipate any observations which Bra Marcian mag make to-day "when we mention that he evidently felt strongly that secondary education needs greater support in Hong kong. As he remarked, the University's work would be greatly aided if the pre-. paratory institutions had the available to do more for their pupils. He also indicated that the possession of a new building involves St. Joseph's in another knotty problem that of staffing- The shortage of teachers-prevalent every- where-is nowhere more acute than in the Far East, which has little to attrach members of the teaching profession and discourages them by presenting some definite disadvantages as to conditions of work and status.

Brother Marcian sakod us, also, to con vey to the public his regrets that he has not been able to invite, personally: all the Old Boys of St. Joseph's and friends As the College to to-day's ceremony. they will be aware, Brother Marcian's developed into a permanent one, but he temporary charge of St. Joseph' has has not yet made the acquaintance of all afternoon. whom he hopes to see in attendance this This intimation will, doubt- less, be sufficient.

CANTON'S GALA DAY. WHOLE CITY CELEBRATES VICTORY DAY.

It had been hoped to provide labora-

Sharply at 6.30 p.ni., last Saturday, tories for science teaching. but this very reports the Canton Times, the monster necessary requisition to the College must await the generosity of Old Boys of St. Pade in celebration. of Victory Day Joseph's or other friends of education: started from Tung Yuan (East Garden) and began its course into the city amidst creation hall and i gymnasium is, also.

joyous shouting and continuous shooting. needed to accommodate the boys recrackers among the people who in hot or rainy weather. If funds bad lined both sides of the different streets permitted, this would have been "con- structed, so as to join the old school on which the parade was held. buildings to the new, the whole forming three sides of a square.

Batnough, for the "nouce of what might have been. It must not be sup posed. from the foregoing hints of the aspirations of St. Joseph's that what has been accomplished is a truncated and inadequate achieverüent. Far from it.

ACCOMMODATION FOR 600 PUPILS The new classrooms, erected at the northern end of the school playground. parallel with the existing buildings, pro- vide upwards of 20 rooms and will com- fortably accommodate 200 pupils, or 750 with only a little squeezing. The build. ing

All Government buildings, large busi ness firm and residences were decorated with flags and buntings, while the streets were lighted up with special kerosene lamps.

The beautiful arches most of which were electrically lighted added to the impressiveness of the celebration.

It is estimated that more than 100,000 men and women participated in the parade, including several thousand troops. Headed by a military band and a large company of troops, members of 30 labour unions followed with artistic lanterns and banners bearing wards of praise for the victorious Cantonese Army which in so short a time freed the whole

is a four-storey one, of reinforced Province of Kwangsi from the iron rule hof Kwangai, militariats.. The labourers concrete, with five class-rootus on each floor, and verandahs giving, at one, and were followed by members of many public the same time, access to the class-rooms organisations and students from various and protection from sun and rain. The schools and colleges in the city. Of verandahs and corridors aro paved with course, the beautifully decorated, lions" red

quarry tiles. supplied by Messrs were frequently seen at various parts of Malkin, of London. The staircases are the long procession: of concrete, each tread being ribbed to Some of the most enjoyable features prevent slipping when xuberant youths that brought forth joyous shoutings from are released from class and race down-among the spectators were the several stairs. treading close on one another's actors who posed as the defeated War hecls.

Lord Lu Yung-ting and the different members of the military gang. who were being chased by the Cantonese.

It will be gathered, from the various references to concrete already made, that the new building is what the layman usually speaks of as a "fire proof" one The expert, however, would say that

is no such thing as a there

a "fire-proof"

building fire-resisting is the correct

terms.

The San Francisco fire showed that strange things may happen to steel and concrete buildings under great heat, but, for all that, we think the St. Joseph's parent may feel sure, humanly speaking, that the new buildings are, secure from danger of fire.

The class-rooms are of an ideal size from an educational point of view, nei. ther too large nor too small. Each room is fitted with swinging, wall blackboards of American construction. All woodwork is of stained teak the floors, are of con- crete, covered with teak, but, on the top. most storey, the ceiling is of moulded teakwood, which gives a very handsome effect. It would have been very pleasant we imagine, to make an

The different labour unions représent

were the ed in Saturday's parade mechanic carpenters, masons, railway workers, goldsmiths, teahouse workers. restaurant workers, hotel workers; tailors, tobacco cutters, painters, silk workers, etc. Among the public organi sations that participated, were Kuomia- tang party Provincial Assembly, Chin Wa Athletic Association and others, while the students of nearly 20 schools and colleges both girls and boys were seen in no small number

HOLING A MASHIE SHOT.;

A WEIHAIWEI PERFORMANCE. -

Reference is made by the writer of the sporting column in the D.-C. Daily News to the feat of holing a mashie shot

to St. Josere this afternoon, of all recently reported from Weihaiwei. On

inaugural their natiquated school furniture, and the third green of the Port Edward after the fashion of the newly-married, Club's course this performance took have nothing but new furniture in the place, the length of the shot being 64 Dew home. Funds would not run to it; yards, A threesome was in progress, but one or two roomsS are resplendent consisting of the Rev. C. R. Burnett, Mr. with new furniture-perhaps in the hope E. R. Hood and Mr. S. W. Roberts, the that some of to-day's visitors may be latter of Messrs. Lavers & Clark. It was touched by the contrast and rise, to the the last mentioned who did the trick. creasion...N

It should be said that righter of the rooms will be used as class-rooms, one as a reception room and one as a scoute hall. There are, in addition, in the towers at either end of the main build ing, masters' rooms, Juncheon rooms for pupils and cloak rooms and lavatories, provided with the water carriage system,

AN EARLY EDUCATIONALIST.

The exterior of the building is impos- ing, In a niche, on the level of the top door, is a statue of St. John Baptist de la Salle, teaching, a youth from an open book.

The sculpture is a copy made in France, of the well-known statue by Falquiere. De la Salla, who lived at the end of the seventeenth and the begin- ning of the eighteenth century, was the founder of popular education in France. He founded the Society of the Christian

While it is not altogether uncommon 10 hole out a short mashie shot, it is distinctly so to run one of this length, down, says the writer. There was, how- ever, an additional feature of interest. in this case, for the hall landed in the hole without ever touching the sand which there does duty for a green. Its mark" would, of course, have been at once evi- dent, but a close inspection showed that the bali must-have gone into the hole. How it ever stuck there is a marvel- the sort of thing, as golfers know to their regret, that happens only about once in a life time.

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The original design of the building pro vided for facings with rubbed-red brick work, so that its appearance would have very slightly tinted, of a pale amethyst sobourg beon in keeping with the French Fathers which looks almost colourless. (b) A Mission House Dear by. The cost proved tint which cuts down the glare as well au borb prohibitive, however, and the exterior had

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