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The Faculty of Engineering. AFTER TWENTY-ONE YEARS

HONG KONG TRAINED!

'Varsity Engineers And Britsh Firms

Imperial College of "cience and Technology in London. The pur port of his latter is "We have, got one of your students who shows. considerable promise. Why can you not send us some more?"

SOME RECOLLECTION OF THE

EARLY DAYS

. One of our Engineering graduates is, I hope, going to the College this year, and I am proud to be able

(BY AN to tell you, that the Governing zity buildings in 1912 would be sur Anyone who visited the Univer Body of the Imperial College have prised indeed if, after an absence accepted the B. Sc. degres in En-of twenty-one years from Hong gineering of this University, which Kong, they re-visited them to-day. means that an engineering graduate When I last addressed the Con- of Hong Kong can present himself dollare has been spent on new build- In the interval about one million gregation I referred to the visit to lege, after one year's post-graduate/gs. The value of soientific equip for the Diploma of Imperial Col

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The

the University in 1932 British Economic Mission to

of the work in the City and Guilds Col-ment that has been installed in the Far East, and I told you how that lege in London.

Medical, Engineering and Science mission, after deploring the per-

Departments must be estimated at meation of China by American culture has approached us spontaneably in excess of that sum.

The Liverpool School of Architeesome £70,000, and possibly consider- ture and the consequent prejudice ously in the spirit. Two of our annual revenue for the first session to British trádo in that country, ex-students are now in that School was rather loss than 800,000; the insisted that immediate steps and Professor Reilly, the Roscoe estimated revenue for 1833 exceeds should be taken to increase the Professor of Architecture in mumber of Chinese students who University of Liverpool writes acquired. There is a large resi

the $1,000,000. Additional land has been pass from China to Universities, one of them: technical institutes and workshops

dental staff and nearly 400 under-' in Britain. So far as the, passing

"He is exactly the type of man

graduates. of Chinese students to Universities

that I should like to have. In

The First Year: : addition to his knowledge of on- Sir Charles Eliot, C.B., K.O.M.G., in Britain is concerned, the position is what it was. But British manu

gineering he is a man of taste LL.D., was appointed in 1912 as facturers have not been idle. Dur

with considerable powers of de Vice-Chancellor. sign. Indeed his good taste showapointment was to the Taikoo chair next ap ing 103 three of an engneering graduates went as student-appren-

in everything he says and does." "Send us more of your men "necopted the offer to become Regis of Engineering. Mr.N. J Hinton tices to British Brms. One to the is professor Reilly's appeal, "Itrar which, previously, had been a British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd., would always reacrve places for part-time office. Messrs. E. D. C. coe to the Metropolitan-Vickers them."From the speech of the Wolfe, Irving and J. R. Wood in. Electrical Export Co., and the Vice third to Messrs. Norris Henty and Homell) at the 1933 Congragation. which, before the University was Chancellor, (Sir William turu had undertaken the duties Gardners. I am proud to be able

to tell you that all these student- apprentices are doing well, and I take this opportunity of recording the. University's gratitude to Messrs. Butterfold and Swire, who, acting in co-operation with Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co. provided tact. of these students with a free pass- age to England. (Applause), W

Manchester and Liverpool,

Nor does the tale stop here. Through the good offices of Mr Preston the firm's Far Eastern Re- prosentative, Messrs. Crossley Bros, Ltd., have already, placed at our disposal two student-apprentice- ships in their works of Openshaw; Manchester. For one of these ap prenticeships we have got just the man and he is ready to start at any moment.

Nor is any difficulty in securing a passage for this would-be ap prentice anticipated, for Messrs Alfred Holt, in August last, wrote to us quite spontaneously and plac- ed, at our disposal two free pass- ages a year to be granted to En- gineering graduates, these passages being over and above the two pass- ages previously granted by that firm jointly with Messrs. John Swire and Sons. (Applause).

Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co. went further in their constructive help. At their suggestion and with the approval of this University's Coun cil, the Liverpool China. Society of which Professor Roxby is the pro- moter is calling into being & com- mittee in which practical enginear- ing employers throughout Britain will sit and the first duty of this committes will be to secure, either ad hue or for general purp:ses, offers of apprenticeships which will be forwarded with all details conditions and terms to this Uni- versity. The second duty ff the committee will be to maintain con- tact with apprentices already plac ed and to arrange visits or short- term attachments to other works, should such visits of attachmenty be considered desirable.

Most Encouraging.

THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

The

Sir William Woodward Hornell, C.I.E., M.A., Vice-Chancellor of

Hong Kong University-(Photo by Von Kobza;)

NEW IDEAS FOR

CHINA

This is perhaps the most encour aging thing that has ever happen: China cries aloud for the applical port, we shall go on increasing our "Surely the present condition, of Chinese study we get further sup ed to the University and this my tion generally of new ideas, and activities. If no support is forth- testimony of the gratitude not only those ideas must surely be based coming, we shall, after two years, to the University but also of the on a better mutual understanding have to close down all our activi Colony has, I feel: sure the en-between the Chinese and thoke Brities in this direction. I cannot dorsement of everyone who is here thers who sojourn among them. this afternoo.. (Applause).

believe that this will be allowed to happen-From the speech of the sonal letter from the Rector of the the waters. If, in this matter of Hornell, at 1927 Congregation.

We are casting our bread uport Vice Chancellor, Sir William

In January last I received a per-

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OLD RESIDENT IN HONG KONG) officially opened, consisted mainly Į It is curious that no effort has of correspondence conducted from been made by Bhuddist or Con- the office of the Director of Edusa- fucja organisations to provide a tion.

hostel. In September, 1918, a Mr. T. H. Matthewman, M.Sc., was appointed

The Women Students. Whether it was due to the in lecturer in physics. He had pre- fluence of the more conservative viously been on the staff of the Chinese, or because Sir Charles Nanyang University in Shanghai Eliot was a bachelor the fact re and was actually on his way to Eng mains that applications for entry land when he first visited this to the University by women stu University In February, 1913, Mr. dents were refused until the era of A. G. Worren, B.Sc., a lecturer in Sir William Bruliyate (a Vice Engineering arrived in Hong Kong, Chancellor). In the very early days only Faculties of Medicine and St. Stephen's Girls' College, Miss It was originally intended to have of the University the Princips) of Engineering until there were avail- E. Middleton Smith, officially ap able more funds. But Archdeacon proached the authorities on behalf. Burnet, supported by Sir Charles of the women: It was (about) the Eliot, made strong representations year 1920 that success followed and on behalf of a Faculty of Arts. The the advantages of higher education result was that a guarantee fund were made available for anyone over- was obtained from various Chinese sixteen years of age who could gentlemen and the University com- matriculate. menced its first session with courses in all three Faculties.

Dr. Francis Clark.

That triumph brought with it the problem of accommodation for re- sidence. The Church Missionary A strenuous advocate of the Uni-Society again came forward, but versity, and a tireless worker on its could not provide funds for a bild- behalf, as well-known local re-ing. sident named Dr. Francis Clark, rented and a woman's hostel has And so premises have been It would be difficult to overrate the been provided by that Society. value of his energy, enthusiasm and Miss Griffin, the Warden, has made experience in those early days. strenuous efforts to collect finds Dr. Clark had been Dean of the for a suitable building for the Hong Kong College of Medicine women students and has met with since 1896. He had been Modical some success. More money is need. Officer of Health since (about) 1894.ed for this purpose. It is notice- He had been a member of the Legis- ablo that Miss. Griffin has received, tive Council, Hon. Treasurer of a great deal of help from women the Cathedral and he was Deputy graduates who have lived, a stu District Grand Master of English dents, in the hostel. When we're Freemasonry for Hong Kong and member the splendid accommoda South China. He became the firsttion available to women under- Dean of the Medical Faculty of the graduates in the Universities in University He was one of the England it is remarkable that some many part-time lecturers in that public spirited urgen in this part Faculty during the first session; of the world has not given a build there were, indeed no full time ing, or donation, for this members of the staff in bither the purpose, Medical or Arts Faculties during that first year of the University- unless the lecturer in physics, who staff of the University was enlarged, In September, 1913, the full-time had Medical and Engineering stu-but the finances were very limited denta, could be so considered. Mr. A. O, Franklin, F.I.C.; was KP-

The Hostel Bystem. Sir Frederick Lugard and his firat Chemistry, Mr. W. J. Hinton, B.Sc. pointed Registrar and lecturer i University Council realised in the became professor of Economics, very early days, the value of the Professors Digby and Malcolmson residential system. But when the occupied the chairs of Anatomy and University commenced its first ses- Physiology. Various lecturers (full- aion in 1012 the only building com- time) arrived in the Colony. And picted as a hostel for students was

so the University bommenced ita

The Second Year.

St. John's Hall, crected by the second session with an enlarged full- Church Missionary Society on a plot time staff. Instead of one Pro- of hnd nearly opposite the main fessor, one lecturer and a Registrar buildings. This provided accommo-(in addition to the Vice-Chancellor): dation for about forty residents (it of the first session there were four has since been enlarged). The first Professor and about half-a-dozen entry of students was larger than fall-time lecturers,

had been anticipated, and so emer- In the summer of 1914 Messrs. gency quarters were provided in the Redmond and Brown, both now main buildings in rooms which had well-known in Hong Kong, arrived. been designed for lectures. There They joined. a number of undergraduates lived Faculty,

Engineering during that first session.

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the

There are now twenty-eight full-

A word must be said about the time staff, including fifteen Pro- hostels. It was decided, almost as fessors. There are also a number of soon as the scheme for a local Uni-graduates of the University employ versity was seriously considered, ed as:assistants, and demonstrators. that the residential system must be During the war years (1014-18) there made compulsory. It was also de- was very little expansion, but since cided that there must be no re- 1019 the development has been ligious exercises in the University. rapid.

But the pioneer work of religious. bodies in the field of Western edu

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Social, Life,

cation in China was recognised.. All work, and no play makes And so it was determined that re- Jack a dull boy is true all the ligious organisation should be invited world over. For those who study to build and maintain hostels. The strenuously, recreation is essential. London Missionary Society built or ill-health of body (and, in all Morrison Hall, which is situated on probability, of mind also) results, Hatton Road, just above Conduit

In the very early days the in- Road. This was finished in 1913.

portance of athletic and social as a Plans were prepared - în the

factor in general education was autumn of 1913 for University realised by the staff of the Univer hostels to be built in the grounds it. It must be confessed that they of the University: Lugard Hall did not obtain much encouragement was opened in 1913, Eliot Hall in from Sir Charles Eliot who rather 1914 and May Hall in 1918. Those scoffed ab these modern ideas about three hostels are Troperty of the the necessity of physical exercises University. The architects wer

Fortunately the-Chancellor, Sir Messrs. Dennison, Ram and Gibbs. Hey May, was more sympathetic. And so he arranged that a site Freedom, and Co-operation: p

Selected by: Dr. Ostk, and his do Many years elapsed Sofofo the agitators should be granted for pa sixth hostel was built, Efforts had athletic ground. A strenuous caf been made to interest other organi-paign for money resulted in the sations edimented with education in collection of a large sumi,, stiffcienti China in this hostel system. It was for levelling the ground and build- not until the arrival of the enar-ing a pavilion. gotic Father Byrne that any con Bince those days the University brote proposals came before the amma have headed the list of the University authorities. And then, senior and junior divisions of the some five or six years ago, plans cricket league. NgBzo Kwong for Ricci Hall were approved. The brought reflected glory to the U Society of Jesuite erected hostel tetaiby, by winning for years in

on a splendid sité, hot far from the sllccession, the opal tennis pham- University grounds. This site was pionship of the Colony, granted by the University authof The Bound Body.

ritios.

Anyone who has watched the de Thus there are now six residential velopment. of the University mist hostels for men students. Three redve been struck by the very notice maintained by the University autho-able change in physique of the rities; the other three by Christian average undergraduate after his missionary societies. Each hostel four or five years of residence. has a warden responsible for its Games are not compulsory and, in- discipline, etc. That appointment duodjit Light be said that it is must be approved by the University a pity that more students do not Council. All of the hostels charge avail themselves of the opportu the same 1667 for board and louging cation posidoded are ch and have the same rules. There is grown" up-a healthy tradition. no. pressure brought to bear upon and connection, he tribute - first students to take part in religious paid to the many under exercises in any of the hostele, all from Malays. It is curious of which are open to any students. Chinese students, bom and reared There can be no doubt of the value so near to the equator (should, an of this system which hakea | 214 mperage have gar the co-operations of yorganizilians panique and skill ida interested in education in China but tog students' front- Hồng has maintained the principle of Shanghai, Tientsin, Peipi freedom in religious affairs;

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