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PROBLEMS OF SCHOOL STAFFING. ber. For small olasses, such as at the Queen's College boys coming from scholarship be not limited to Government -

OPEN. TEACHING SCHOLARSHIPS

PROPOSED,

and, this atted in very well.

culty about tha...

The CHAIRM Then there is no diffi.......

sad the rest of the business before the The resolution was carried unanimously Board was conducted in camero,

scope, but untrained teachers objected to is far away the best and most handsom larger classes because they felt they had of all the scholarships but, Sir, it is cons that a wide view be taken and that the Mr. S. W. To supported and urged bot the power to deal with a large num- fined at present

It is quite clear that schools, British schools, the untrained or partially the demand for teachers in all the schools

Mr. SILVA-NETTO suggested that there trained teachers did very good work and, of the Colony has reached dimensions was no reason why a boy should not finish what was also a consideration, though he

when unless that demand is supplied, his education in Queen's College. supposed they were inclined to ignore it,

sonte of those schools will have to close The CHAIRMAN asked the Rev. Fr. Harian,* down. I have been an eye witness of the Important matters connected with local they had the additional advantage of

what would happen in the case of a education were discussed by the Ednes being rather cheap. At the junior British troubles of mission schools headmasters Roman Catholic winning the scholarski tion Board, at a meeting hold yesterday schools the school hours were very short, owing to absolate shortage of staff.

I and the Rev. F. MARIA said the boy afternoon. The Director of Education of large proportion of the children propose that this Board should send a

could go to St. Josephs. recommendation to the Government ask the Hon. Mr. E. A., Irving) presided, and attended for three hours or 3 hours a

Dr. MACKINTOSH said quite a number the members present were: the Rev. Fr. day and there was not very much for this kind shall be placed at the disposal versity and Dr. Pearce held ent a hand ing that a scholarship or scholarships of of Roman Catholics attended the Uni Maria, the Rev. Mr. Shand, Dr. T. W.

teachers to do in the afternoon." In some Pearce, Dr. N. Teesdale Mackintosh Mr.teachers who only desired morning work vited to join in a scheme by which the cases they had been able to get temporary believe the grant in aid schools were in-

of the other schools in the Colony. I of welcome to all of them. E. Ralphs (inspector of English Schools), Mr. Rumjahn, Mr. S. W. Teo, Mr. A. F. B. Silva-Netto, Mr. W. Jackson and

Government would assist their own stu- dents to be trained as teachers, but the Mr. Lau (secretary).

difference between the proposal that was made to them and the scholarship being given to Queen's Cllege was enormous. It was proposed that the Government would pay their tuition fees and the rest of the expenditure would be found by

The Compagnie de Commerce & de pares very unfavourably with the Goy in a report dated October 27th, say: the mission or by the student. That com- Navigation d'Extreme Orient of Saigon. ernment scholarship to the students of

Since the middle of, this month, their tuition but hostal fees, vacation have not declined, very much owing to the Queen's College, who obtain not only market is lifeless. Nevertheless, prices.

represents about one-third or possibly market still ruling Brin, of 830 a month. The other proposal being very importans and Hongkong less than that. This has been felt very

the grant-in-aid schools, very brilliant much by the heads of schools and I think,

students who would make able teachers

The prospects regarding the new crop training through lack of funds. If there and they are prevented from obtaining for forward delivery.

are favourable but no sellers can be found had not been a printer's error there the 1st January up to the October 10th. The total amount of rice exported from would have been any amount of money 1991, is: 1,146,040 tone, against 753,DÜZ asking for. I. propose to put up scholarships of the type I am

children.

On

That the Board of Education-recom mends the Government that a scholarship or scholarships of education in the University of Hongkong of the same value and on the same terms as those given by the Government to the stu- dents of Queen's College be open to competition by candidates from the schools of the Colony, to be awarded on the results of the matriculation ex aminaton in December of each year and, if possible, on the results of the ex amination in December, 1991. "That is a very mild and gentle re- solution-the Chairman will not be able to describe it afterwards as fierce. But 1 warn you that this is only a prelimin ary resolution. I am convinced we should be giving very great encouragement to the grant-in-aid schools if we put up to competition a scholarship of this sort so that their won boys would be trained,"

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PARADES.

1, 2, and Platoons will parade as strong as possible on Monday November 7th, at Volunteer Heat quarters, at 3.30_p_m Dress: Drill order...

Recruits parade same time and place.

Drill parades for Infantry will not be.

Dress: Plain clothes.

held, during the Camp season (Nov, 10th to 21st) but will be resumed an Monday, November 28th.

CAMP.

Mounted Infantry Section, Infantry and Machine-gun Platoons will go. into. Camp at Lowu on Thursday evening, November 10th, till Suu- 3.27 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. trains from

day evening, November 13th. Kowloon will atop at Bridge 47 Thursday, November 10th,

With regard to the Chinese staff, the Chairman said they were going through THE EDUCATION ESTIMATES.

a time of great difficulty because it was a period of transition. "Four "or fre The CuAIRMAN said he desired to call years ago,” he said, “wo trained all our "attensión" to some of the items in the Chinese stuff ourselves. We sent them Budget concerned with education and, as for three years to the Technical Institute regards others, he would be pleased to unambitious but rather thorough train evening classes where they were giren an answer any questions. His first point referred to the provision of British ing. From that time we have been more teachers. In 1917 & Committee, of which and more relying on the University to be was Chairman, arrived at a formuls train our students.. That is the right for staffing Chinese Schools which was policy and in course of time we shall foes, books, examinatión fees, and a salary engagements for the next two months accepted by the Government and upon it very much more polished teacher. We the estimates of British staff had been have not begun to reap the fruits of that, largely based in the last three years The University this year but we have about perhaps, fairly so. There are, in some of regular but the quantities coming in are

Wo have got one graduate from the formula demanded in the lower School of 26 er 27 students at the University who, Queen's College one British teacher for every two divisions of a class and in the under the old arrangements, would be upper school two British teachers for is, we shall not get the bulk of them for netually teaching in the schools. As it every three divisions. In the districtwo years, and we are hard put to all schools the provision was less generous, the vacancies in the Chinese staff. based on the fact that the fees were con siderably less-one British teacher to ther unsatisfactory and we can carry on the whole I think the staff is not altoge every four divisions. These figures ex fairly well. At any rate the estimates cluded beadmasters but (this was rather an important point, "as they would see

appear to me quite satisfactory-that-13- later) the figure included masters on

to say, if we can find the teachers the leave. If the staff of a school was esti-

Government is willing to find the mated at four assistant teachers it was

money.' probable that one would be on leave most The Chairmad said that the only other of the time. The Committee had found point to which he wished to allude was it most convenient to take that point into the question of the increased. subsidies. consideration in making their formula. A proposal was approved at the beginning The formule did not apply to the Belilias of the year which altered entirely the School but the provision he had made system under which subsidies were given. was for five British teachers and as there to vernacular education. Hitherto there were something like 550 children he had been grants and subsidies and it was thought that number was not more than proposed to combine the two systems, to adequate. The Kowloon British School do away with grants, and give subsidies was well staffed at the moment.. The to grant as well as other schools. It was three other British Schools had each also proposed to give an improved rate of about 30 children on an average more in subsidy which would increase the average winter and very much less in summer, emolument per head from 4.30 to 89. He considered that these schools should This change involved a good deal of have one senior trained teacher and three expenditure but it was intended to extend junior tenchers,-four teachers for so it to a number of schools to which sab.

sidies had not been given, so the total Continuing, Dr. Mackintosh said he Those were theories; he would show amount required now was over $88,000 knew that the Chairman would reply that bow the schools stood as regards teach and, if that was subtracted from what the Government would get nothing out ing staff at the moment.

was over of it and that the scholars of Queen's The Counting allas spent before, the excess untrained or partly trained British tea- $30,000-a considerable increase, but one College came back to the Government and chera, the Bellios School and the Kow. which had been approved by the Govern gave two years' service. That argument ment. The increase in subaidies involved was not so strong as it appeared at loon School seniur were up to strength. an increase in the number of inspectors Erst sight, because the scholars would go Queen's College lower school was on and he hoped to get one more full-time would teach there for much longer than teacher a woman teacher short, but and one part-time inspector. That would

back to

the grant-in-aid schools and The was otherwise practically at full strength. liberate Mr. Law, who would spend his

The University received A considerable proportion of the teachers time exclusively in the New Territories students from Singapore who were train- on leave was reckoned for and it happen where increased provision had also been scholarships of $1,000 a year and weat ed that not many of them were on leave made for subsidies...

ed for four years in Hongkong under so the condition of these schools was very

back to teach in Singapore for five years. satisfactory. At the Ellis Kadoorie As to the removal of Queen's College After all, the Colony as a whole received School there was a shortage of wewe and Saiyingpan School, the Chairman the benefit from such scholarships and he men teachers; at Saiyingpun, one at said the suggestion with regard to Sai urged that a broad view should be taken Yaumati, one man and one woman; at yingpun was made by the Committee in in the interests of education in the Wantsal, one man and one woman, and 1917 but it had not got very fum; $50,000 Colony and not solely of Government at the Indian School one man. That was voted in this year's estimates and schools. There would be no difficulty made a total shortage of three men and 825,000 was provided next year. They whatever in attaching a condition by STORE six women. Teachers had been engaged could but hope that something would which the holder would, return to the and were shortly expected as follow evolve. As regards Queen's College, a school at which he was trained to teach From South Africa, Miss Baskerville, sub-committee of the Board-which had there for two years or even longer. formerly in the Diocesan School, whom done extremely good work in inspecting Dr. PEARCE seconded the resolution on the Board had been very fortunate to schools-made a very fierce attack upon the grounds that it was mild one, that secure; from Home one man and six the premises of Queen's College. It was he had a special interest in the students The women, and there was also a reasonable not the first, but it was probably the training as teachers at the University A. S. WATSON hope of getting one man from the Straits, Berceat, of the attacks, and it was very and an interest in the grant-in-aid Altogether they were expecting two man successful. It caught the ear of the Goy- schools, and would like them to receive. and seven women and, substracting the crument, which had decided to move all the encouragement the Government & CO., LTD. shortage already mentioned, there was a Queen's College to another site, and he could give.

net shortage of either one man two hoped in a few years to see there a very The CHAIRMAN explained that the low men (this depended on whether they got fine College indeed..

figure provided for scholarships in grant the man from the Straits) and a nominal Mr. SILVA-NETTO asked if the item of schools was accounted for by the fact that surplus of our woman teacher. The posi- $150,000, under the heading of special they were grant-in-aid schools. If the tion was not at all unsatisfactory as far expenditure for building grants, includ Government paid the whole he did not as it went, but it was so delicately ed $25,000. for Baiyingpun School,

Bee where the aid" came in. It seemed adjusted and they were sailing so near The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative contribute & considerable proportion of reasonable that the outside bodies should the mark that very short chapter of and explained that this was a round sum the coat. If the University would per- accidents" would alter the position very for building grants to grant schools. It mit external scholarships he thought it much to their disadvantage Such a chapter of accidents had occurred recently school and would not necessarily be en ernment continuing to give $1,000 a was not ear-marked for any particular highly probable that so far from the Gov- and for the last few weeks, owing to retirely expended. A sum of $10,000 had month in respect of its own boys it might moval and illness, they had been two mis- been promised to St. Josephs in the last consider if it would got better value for teresses short in positions where trained few days and would be paid out of this its money by permitting them to be ex- mistresses were required. On the other vote. hand he

had secured a mistress from

ternal sudenta. He thought it very un- Mr. SILVA NETTO said that Saiyingpun likely that the Government would be home but as she was included in the School was in great need of a better site. willing to give scholarships for this De figures already gives he could not count and leas cramped premises. A committee cember examination and he did not think, her. One mistress had been taken from had urged this in 1917; four years had in any case, that the details could be the Peak School to take the pince of a clapsed and he thought it was time the arranged in time. mistress at Bolilios School who had gone Government made a move towards put schools and he questioned whether it was These were graat to Victoria School. That double change ting this school in a modern building. was necessary owing to the seniority of The CHAIRMAN: I am afraid there is whole of the exponses should be thrown right for a grant school to ask that the. the lady at the Peak School. Victoria very little chance of getting the printed on the taxpayer. School staff was now normal and for the estimates altered at this time of day but fair in the case of the Government schools He thought that was Peak School a temporary mistress had do not know that the fact that only where the whole expense fell on the tax been engaged who was performing her

$25,000 has been provided will preclude payer and whose direct interest it was duties satisfactorily. He was satished a start being made if the Public Works that the boys should be trained."

Deparment have the time to do it. that, at the moment, the staff at the Peak have no knowledge whatever how far the winced that, a scholarship could not be School could carry on. At the Kowloon building is likely to be advanced.

Dr. MACKINTOSH said he was not con- School (junior) the staff was very weak;,

Dr. PEARCE deprecated representations

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following trains will also stop at Bridge 47 for the benefit of thou "who are unable to stay 3 consecutive

days in Camp.

Morning.

train from Kowloon to Bridge 47:

Down train from Shun Chun to Kow. “

7.42 a.m., 8.06 m., 9.28 (Sundays).

Evening.

joon: 4.30 p.m., 5.12 p.m., 0.05 p.m.

Camp will be continued on Satur

day, November 19th, and Sunday, November 20th, for those who are unable to completo 3 days during the first week-end.

Senior Officer or N.C.0 on trains will sign Warrants for members proceeding by that train. The above are the only trains that have been arranged for, to stop at the Camp and members of the Corps using any other train will be re- quired to walk from Sheung Shui. Dress for Camp. Battle order, ie., helmets, rifles, belts and aide-armas, braces, haversacks and water- bottles, greatcoats, E.N. Bandolier worn over right shoulder (cape to be taken)."

***BAGGAGE.

Members wishing to have their baggage

scut to the Camp at Lowu "must deliver it, clearly labelled with owners name, at Headquarters by 9.30 p.m., on Thursday, November 10th, and 10 s.m., on Saturday, November 19th.

Rifles and equipment are not on any account to be left in Camp during.

mid-week.

LIFLES AND EQUIPMENT.

BEDDING.

Bedding will be drawn from the Store Tent by members sleeping in Camp, and returned before members Jeeve on Sunday evenings..

CADET COMPANY.

The Company will parade at Headquar

ters on Monday, November 7th, at

5.30 p.m. Dress: Drill order with carbines.

NOTE.

there was no trained mistress there. being made in the case of particulas boys were entered automatically for the All N.C.Os. and cadets who wish to atoni

The CHAIRMAN: You mean Wantsaf is no lesa urgent f

The

He attri

Miss Jack, who was an old pupil of Kow schools unless there wera special grounds Toon School (senior), and had bad a long which he could not see existed in buted great value to competitive experience was carrying on very well case. One of the classes was in charge of a junior pupil teacher and the numbers were nearly 70% He did not quite know what to do, but was hopeful of getting one of the teachers now on the way, almost im- mediately, though no date had been fixed when they would be, likely to arrive.

Dr. PEARCE: Yes. That is one of the things I had in mind.

EXTENSION OF SCHOLARSHIPS PROPOSED.

1

tend Camp will-hand in their names to Sergt. Hast during the parade.

G. F. E... Barson, Bt.-Major,

Adjutant, H.V.D.C. Hongkong, November 4th, 1921.

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FIEUZAL GLASSES."

scholarship open to the whole Colony-

really valuable one-and he did not believe the taxpayer would mind one bit. religion and the man in the street had grant-in-aid schools were tinged with got an idea that for the non-religious school there was a big piece of cake and Out of doors there is nothing so rostful for the religious, school only a small piece and comfortable for the eyes as the light of cake. It suggested that some vestige

Dr. TEENDALE MACKINTOSH said he had listened with great interest to what the Chairman had said with regard to the Chinese staff being trained in the Uni veraity at present, and he had spent som t'me that morning in going through the The CHAIRMAN: I hope you did not spend too much time for I regret that a Dr. MACKINTOSH said he would prefer printer's error has crept into the figures. at least one of $1,000 and he added that It should be 98,880, not $18,680.

many of the missions had not got the over-sensitive eyes where it is desirable me to assume that something of that sort

Dr. MACKINTOSH: My investigation led money with which to contribute to to tone down excessive light and glare.

scholarships. He asked the Government

of religious disability remained in the reflected from green fields and trees, the 20th century. If the Government came absorption of the ultra-violet and orange forward with this scholarship that idea rays by the chlorophyll of the leaves; would be be gone forever.

he would alter his motion to two scholar yellowish green in colour, which is pro- The CHAIRMAN asked Dr. Mackintosh if hence the introduction of Fienral Glass-

ships of 2500 each. ***

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of this may be worn as a protection by

As to temporary and untrained tea chers, of whom there were about 12, it would not do to rum-away-with tho-ides that they were all amateurs and incom petents or anything of that sort. Some of them were trained mistresses but, being married women, were not able to estimates. go into the service permanently. Other- wise, though perhaps not quite so highly trained as the teachers they hoped to get from home, they were quite capable of doing the work required of them. Others, a year of eighteen months ago, now had gratulate the Government upon the very that would give a boy all-that he wanted either regular or Torio-forms-are-manu a year of sight of great emergency had happened. I feel, we should con- to be generous; let it be a scholarship Fieuzal lenses of any prescription in experience under trained teachers and excellent scholarship they have provided in the matter of his education, and let factured by the Hongkong Optical Co, were doing quite efficient work Trained for those students. It has been described the best boy win. Have it open to com- successor to Clark & Co., Manufacturing teachers often objected to classes of less as rather in the nature of a sisarahip be--petition and the Board would get teachers and Refracting Opticians, than 16 or 20, as hot giving suficient cause of its very great advantages. It to be proud of

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