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THE FACULTY OF ARTS

EARLY STRUGGLES AND PRESENT ACHIEVEMENTS

REORGANISATION IN 1920 AND STEADY PROGRESS

The origin, rise, fall, decline and, after bitter struggles, ultimate re covery of the Faculty of Arts forms ond of the gloomisest and at the samo time one of the most horoic pagos in the history of Hong Kong University. As will be seen from the following description of the Faculty's long fight against adver- sity, it was handicapped right from the start by lack of finances, in- adequate tutorial stuff and bewil dered organisation. Yet, in spits of these disturbing circumstances,By the beginning of 1918, it was losome preliminary of raising the and in spito, also, of the fact that clear that the Faculty of Arts whs money had been tackled. The books it was

hurriedly organised in not fulfilling its expectations and of the University were in such a about a fortnight"-to quote the that, if Mr. Cheung's annual dona. state that no balance sheet for 1917 words of the Vice-Chancellor, Sir tions ceased, the Faculty would be-18 could be produced, but the fin- William Hornell, the Faculty of come a substantial charge on the ancial position of the University Arts is to-day one of the most im University's already overstrained for 1018-19 must have been obvious. portant and progressive sections of resources. The openings for civil the University and has over one

sérvants in China did not materia- hundred ungraduates on its rolls. lise, and in 1918 the number of

At the outset the object of thi students fell to thirty-two. Some Faculty was stated to be the pro- thing had to be done and the Dean, vision of useful studies "for those with the assistance of another mem who wish to enter the public serber of the lecturing staff, reorganis- vice of their country, and also to those who contemplate a business career." A promise was made that instruction in international law would be provided in the final years of the curriculum-when the time. came, and it is interesting in this connection to recall the words of Professor Robertson apoken at a Farewell reception given in bis honour last week, in which he stressed the need of a Department of Law in the University. !!!

by inexperienced teachers. The sity toaching staff had been serious. staff had, in fact, taken on more ly decimated, hope was in the air. than they could effectively perform, and the work was further encourag and the list of examination caanaled by the fact that during the yaara ties was heavy. In 1915 only three immediately following the War the of the original class of sixteen who number of students rosa consider joined in 1012 graduated. These ably. Schemes of expansion were three have.all distinguished them- evolved, entailing an additional No difficulty selves wines. The number in the capital of $3,000,000. first year of the course in 1915 was appears to have been anticipated twelve only and it was evident that in raising this amount. In a spirit the Faculty was not holding its of optimism many new appoint- ments. were made before the troub- own...

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FINANCIAL WORRIES."

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In the course of the first session lectureers in English, history, ma thematics, physics and chemistry were appointed. The finance of the Faculty depended on Mr. Cheung Pat

Sze's annual · donation. $12,000 and on the guarantee fund which Archdeacon Barnett had or ganised and headed. Mr. Cheung had promised to consider an en dowment after a few years, but his investments went badly and he

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anything to endow the Faculty of Arts.

During the 1913-14 session the lec tureships in history, mathematics and political economy were raised

In 1920 there were seventy-three students on the rolls of the Faculty of Arts and in March a professor of chemistry, a professor of pby- sics, a professor of education, lecturer in English, two tutors in English, a lecturer in political

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to professorships and two members ed the courses. The commerce sub-science, a lecturer in mathematics, jects were grouped together into and a lecturer in biology had all

of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and. Matthews were appointed as part to a degree but to a 'diploma. The posts. In September of that yea a two years course, leading not been appointed and joined their time teachers in accountancy and business finance. Logic was added pass degree course was organised six students graduated from the as a subject an alternative to ma

in two sections, one suitable for, Faculty of Arts. thematics. Medicine and engineer. prospective teachers and the other ing were regarded as having the more general. An honours degree first call on the University funds science offered a curriculum of ad- course in economics and political and consequently the Faculty of vanced studies, considered suitable Arts suffered. In the summer vaca for those aspiring to Government tion of this year the Great War broke out.

service. Only one member of the University teaching staff left to join up, but most members of the Staff, joined the local Defence Corps. There is no doubt that the military duties imposed upon them were a strain and prejudiced the general efficiency of the teaching In 1014 thors were thirty-two stud ente altogether working in the Arts Faculty.

THE AWAKENING

The awakening came in that year, 1020, when the Court of the Uni veraity, learning that all these and. Honours courses in ma other appointments had been made thematics and classical Chinese were and that the University was in- also designed, the honours courses solvent, refused to adopt the in- covered five years. No student come and expenditure account for these courses, for no one was will the Governor in Council to enquir ever came forward for any one of 1919-20. Instead, they requested ing to spend an additional year into the whole position and work- in securing the B.A. degree, especi- ing of the University. The Gov- ally when there was a pass group ernor appointed B Commission. leading to the same degres which admitted of, two Chinese subjects out of a minimum requirement of three subjects and was so easy that it had subsequently to be abandon- હતું.

GREAT PROGRESS.

known popularly as the Sharp Commission, over which the Hon Mr. Ernest Hamilton Sharp, K.O., presided. As a result of the Com- A FATAL DEFECT

mission's report the Dean of the Faculty of Arts was called upon At this time the fact that the

to cut out the honours courses, great majority of students did not have such a working knowledge of

provide fewer alternative courses and convert the commerce course English, as would enable them to The session 1918-19 was the first from a diploma course of two years profit by the instruction given, be- after the Armistice and in the to a degree course of four. gan to be realised. This fatal de-course of it the Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts was then fect had long before eaten the heart made great progres The depart once again re-organised--this time out of university education in In- ment for the training of teachers, into three departments-ons for dia. The work of the Faculty be opened the previous year, develop pure-urts and science and one for gan to suffer from war conditions, ed rapidly and the Department of the training of teachers, and one fatiguing military duties and four Commerce was also well filled. In for commercial training. The De- years of lecturing in, new subjects spite of the fact that the Univer

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