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HONGONG, Dsommare 17, 1938.

H.K. EDUCATION

PROBLEMS

BOY SCOUTS'

ASSOCIATION

MEETING

(Continued from Page 1)

than we are, Of course, we need a little money, but we would not be good Scouts if we were not con- firmed optimists," and I believe that when that need becomes urgent the public will respond as readily and generously as they have al- ways done when we have been hard up,

"If the Scouts made any appeal now it would not be for money. but for wider opportunities of ser- vice in alleviating as much as they

་་

MR. W. L HANDYSIDE head-are able the grievous distress that

master of the Central British is almost at our doors." H. E'S SPEECH School, during the course of

His Excellency sald:- HEREBY NOTICE IS

his report at the annual prize-

I should like to begin my few GIVEN that

Certificate giving on Thursday brought home the 6/NS.4430 dated Hongkong, 18th with no little force some very vital remarks this afternoon by con- truths with reference to education-gratulating the Hongkong Branch January, 1926 for Sixty shares

al problems in Hongkong. His re- of the Boy Scouts Association on of this Bank numbered 95407 marks were strongly, supported by reaching their Jubilee Year. I. and I am sure all other sympathisers 95466 inclusive registered in the the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock.

AGREED with the Association, appreciate name of Mr. Vivian Geoffrey

IT IS GENERALLY

that there is ample room for the action of the Council in hold- Smyth has been Lost or Stolen. and should this certificate not be reform and improvement in the ing back from any appeal for funda produced to the Bank before the field of education in this Colony at this special time. I do so all and not a few people are of the the more as I have myself recently 14th January, 1939, a new certi opinion that the quality of educa-sponsored an appeal for funds for very purpose which is the ficate for the shares will be lon given and the quality of the the issued, and the aforesaid Certl student produced is far from com- motive of your abstention; but I mensurate with the huge amount hope that when the present clouds ficate No. 6/NS.4430 will be

of money which is spent each year have rolled away your self-sacrifice of to-day will be rewarded de- therealier treated by this Cor.

in Hongkong.. poration as Null and Vold.

SPEAKING in the triple capacity servedly by the generous-minded of

and Hongkong. teacher parent,

I have also to congratulate the Inspector, speaking as one who has had years of experience in the Branch warmly on the continued schools of Hongkong. Mr. Handy-progress which is the principal side capably and fearlessly ex-feature of the Report for 1938. It his views says much for the keenness of the pressed AUTHORITY on a subject which Branch that in such

he has very much times they have been able to en- at heart and large their numbers. though there may be some who will be inclined to challenge his statements. one can- not but feel that the speaker was treading on firm ground and that

By Order of the Court of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

H.

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GOVERNMENT TRADE

SCHOOL.

Appointment of Local Instructor

in Engineering,

Applications are invited from candidates with either of the following qualifications:

ON

of

EDUCATION

most of his arguments would be

difficult to rebut. There are few people in this Colony who are able to speak with such authority on educational matters as the head- Central British

master of the School who, after years of close study and actual experience, can well claim to know his subject from A to Z.

A. Applicants must possess "Degree in Engineering or its equivalent and have

WITH HIS WISH to see a "com. had workshop training in

mercial group" we are in- the motor car trade. Flu-clined to give our whole-hearted ent English and Cantonese approval, especially in view of the fact that not all pupils want or required.

benefit by an academie curriculum.' Likewise, we fully concur with his opinion that Hongkong is "exami- nation-ridden." It must at times

saddening for

Salary $300 per mensem rising to $500 by xanual Increments...

B. Applicants must possess general education, "good

fluent English and Can tonese and a sound know, ledge of the motor repair trade and of machine

tool work.

CAT

Salary $100-$150 per men. sem according to qualifica tions and experience. Further particulars and forms ol application can be obtained from the Principal, Trade School, Wood Road, Wanchai. - Applications should be submitted not later than January 2nd, 1939.

.C. G. SOLLIS,

bc

some teachers to see,

AGONIES

di cult

The report also contains evi- dence of several acts of public spirit on the part of Scouts during the year which it re views, and in this connection I would like to tell of the plea- sure which I felt when on my second

visit to the refugee camps I found Boy Scouts al- ready at work helping the help- less and generally fulfilling their promise. It was a great encouragement to me as Patron and Chief Scout of Hongkong to witness with my own eyes

response the immediate Hongkong Scouts as soon as an emergency shewed itself. The people whom you were helping were perhaps unable to thank you for that work, but I know that you Scouts do not work for the reward of thanks Speaking with Mr. Halward just now I learned from him of the which have promising results

EDITORIAL

LIFE

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1938.

SCHOOL REFORM DESIRABLE IN COLONY

LOWER

When first we saw the light of

day

We thought the world was

good;

But now we much regret to

say

We never understood. We saw the green fields and the

trees.

The

sunshine flowers,

and

the

We felt the twilight fragrant

breeze... Those most delightful hours.

hid Then dark clouds

the

Headmaster's Remarks At Queen's College Prize Day

A more liberal and enlightened curriculum for the Lower School and the urgent necessity of new premises for Queen's College were two of the main points dealt with by Mr. E J. de Rome, Headmaster, when he presented his report at the annual prizegiving of the College yesterday. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, at- tended the function and distributed the pries

HEADMASTER'S REPORT

glorious sun, And kind warmth turned to

chin,

Yet te still seemed to us great

fun.

in presenting his report, Mr. de Rome sald--

We ate and had our All. To-day the world is dark and

grey,

Cold wind usurps the sun; Like eagle swooping for its

prey.

Death claims us one by one. Our life is like a candle fame

That quivers in the breeze;

In infancy its strength is lame,

It steadies by degrees.

In youth the flame is bright

and red,

Its strength has reached the

peak:

In twilight age it's grey as lead. It's now become quite weak. In illness; too. the flame is low, It Ackers left and right. But still it burns and keeps the

glow,

Though its beam's now less

bright

As soon the candle will burn

out.

So is our life the same: . But while it burns. let's go

about Bright'ning another's flame.

P.L.

STOKER'S AIR TRIP

TO HOSPITAL Leading Stoker Adler, of H. M. S. Peterei, who sustained a compound fracture to his leg while playing football in Hankow, now lles in the Royal Naval Hospital here. having arrived principally through the good offices of the Japanese

navy.

יד

The maximum enrolment was

manner, the main lines of ap- proach to this Important pro- blem:-

by Mr.

ΟΙ

Burney,

tually it is not' my first visit here, as I cams prying about once during the last holidays, but I have not hitherto had the pleasure of meeting you bere face to face. I appreciate very highly the welcome which you have given to me.

Your Headmaster has just dia- charged himselt of a most inter- esting report. As I listened to it I realised that any Governor who comes to "Queen's College at a prizegiving may be said to be put-

the ting his head into

llon's mouth, and a hungry llon at that: for he must know that he will be

Queen's College."

(1) Improved methods of teach-expected to say something on the all-important subject which is 815: the average enrolment $76 ing English to the junior classes summed up in the words "New and average attendance 580: in in the light of recent research, other words, on

(2) "The competent use an average, 18.

I will therefore address myself boys were absent each day which phonetics in the early stages" as to that point at once and I will cannot be regarded as entirely recommended

begin by saying that after an in- satisfactory. There is

no doubt, H.M.I.

(3) The abolition of the un-spection of this ancient and hon- too, that many boys attend school

ourable building and its surround- and abject who really should be on the sick inspiring colloquial list and it is also a matter for lessons "per se." and the substitu-ings there is no doubt in my own concern at the number of boys tion of General Science lessons, to mind of the need for re-building who have to be exempted from embrace most classes, on the lines it elsewhere as soon as circum- scheme drawn up by the stances which must be taken to Physical Training on account of a

include other demands on the Hongkong Teachers' Association: 111-health.

One reason, I think, for all this this includes elementary blology, public purse-allow,

Upon that conclusion follow the sickness is not far to seek the botany, nature study and hygiene, situation of the school, surround-to be treated in a practical man- three essential questions;" When? ed as we are by slums and disease. ner throughout, and of course in Where? and How? Before assembly in the moming the hands of a good teacher on them am I in a position to give a The teaching definite answer to-day. As to the we have to wend our way, no, not colloquial lines too. through avenues or rows of trees, of Hygiene, for example, is now "When,' Government has been cri- as it should be, but through rows entirely theoretical and really of ticized-not without some justin- acation, I think-for not including of refuse heaps awaiting collection. no great value except from

the New Queen's College in the r vocabulary point of view. 20.000TĖ PUPIL

cently published five-year pro- Incidentally, it is worthy of

gramme. Well! The eloquence of record

in that, placing on

some of Queen's College Old Boys, September, we enrolled our

But, an indispensable pre- and notably of the Hon. Mr. M. 26,000th pupil, the first name requisite to any far reaching deg. Lo, have convinced me that at in our admission register being velopment in the Lower School is any.

consideration rate further under date February 1, 1862- the provision of suitably trained must be given to that point.

teachers, and in this connection I that was of course in the fore-

keen sense of must confess to a runner of Queen's College, the old Government School.

Central

**

(4) Arts, Craits. Music.

SUITABLE TEACHERS

2

То поле оf

If that programme is amended by the inclusion of a New Queen's disappointment that the Report of College it will be necessary first. the recent Committee an the of all, for that project's place is Most boys now enter the lowest Training of Teachers (Hongkong, determined in the order of priority a system of of the various items already there: class, Class 8, about the age of 111938) recommends

graduate teachers or 12; in the old days I notice from training for

thereafter the 'Where' and 'How' un which is, to say the least, suspect fall to be considered. " the registers that it was no common thing for "boys" to enter at home., Class 8 at anything from 20 to 25!

Local circumstances must be taken into account when we are

SERVING ITS PURPOSE There is much in the Headmas

NEW SCHOOL Everybody, I think, is agreed dealing with any phase of educa-ter's report which merits close that we should have a new school tional activity. Academically, for study but for that very reason

form master, not Following his injury and, in view on a new site, and yet a strange, the Lower School we require the comment thereupon is not desir. the able at this moment. I was very of the inadequate facilities at fate seems to hover over us just Feneral

at the most glad to hear his high praise of the Hankow, an offer made by the when our hopes are about to be specialist in two or

three subjects. I am not so sure recently evolved school certificate Japanese military to dy Adler to realised. Thrice within the last 15 by

destrable for Upper School work the exact purpose for which it Shanghal was accepted by the Bri-years have the prospects of our that such a qualification is even system; it appears to be serving tish naval authorities. He was a-getting a new school appeared

In Hongkong.

was designed: and it is good news that the physical training scheme cordingly placed in a plane at Han- rosy and then thrice an" economic kow airport and within six hours or similar typhoon has suddenly

I have left myself little time for 1s working here so well. was in Shanghal, from where he sprung up and swept the Colony: was brought down here by steamer. and so we go on alternating be-anything else and will therefore mention, with little comment, a tween hope and despair,

few of. the more important I must say that we do not want features of the school year:- a castle, but we certainly do want

{1} The Physical Training something in the air, that is, in

Scheme of the Education Depart- the fresh air: a modern buildingment is working splendidly. For In quiet, light, airy surround-

LORRY MISHAP

or

to use Mr. Handy- TO LITTLE

A police report last night states. side's words, children PURPOSE followed from the appointment

of Chinese District Commissioners: that a lorry, No. 3268, was in- of all ages spending long hours writing answers to ques: this, as you know, was a recent volved in a slight accident withings tions that frequently have little innovation and I am extremely ricksha No. 354 while proceeding school). menning for them. Is there any happy to learn that it has proved along Queen's Road, East.

I congratulate the need for such agonies us are at so successful.

The passenger of the ricksha. present endured by all concerned, two District Commissioners very Mr. Engols Petterson,, 31, seaman, to such little purpose-to heartily on the way is which they sustained injuries to his wrist and and continue? ...

have taken up and carried out was sent to the Queen Mary Hos- CRITICIZING the standard of their duties.

pital for treatment, but was not external examinations in It only remains for me to assure detained. Britain, the speaker added that you that I take real interest in Hongkong was in advance of the your work and that I trust very. Motherland in this respect and to sincerely that next year I shall read grant to a pupil leaving a secon- again a report as good as that dary school certificate which may which we have adopted to-day. I not include mathematics, an addi-wish the Branch all good luck in tional language or a science seem the current year and in years to ed to be a retrograde step.. Never come,

Ag. Director of Education.theless, Mr. Handyside hastened to The Colony Commissioner, the

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS of Cuthbert Bernard Parkes Parry, late of 5, The Drive Hove, in the County of Sus

deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY "GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made

sex, England, a Bachelor

point out that for English-speak-Rev. N. V. Halward, spoke of the ing pupils at the stage of form V.many good reports of the work of the standard of the Hongkong the Hongkong Bay Scouts that he school certificate examination was had received during his sojourn in not high. In this connection, cer-

nature were proposed.

Canton. He announced the pre-

their work,

POPPY DAY, 1938 Previously acknowledged $19.114.88 Middlesex Regiment H. M. B. "Sufolk"

320.00 112.60

$19,547.48

SCHOOL EVENTS

་་

(prime necessities in 1 is very desirable to have swim-

at

in seven school, is

something with R physical outlook that,

eight years bound to react strongly on the is the birthright of any school in mental outlook of the boys. That any country-how much more so in overcrowded Hongkong?

Signs were not wanting until quite recently, that at long last the winter of our dis- content was passing-and then the events of the last few weeks; and now, to our great consternation, we are not in- cluded even in the five year plan of Government.

EXAMINATIONS

Generally speaking, the ID- port is ons which any head- master would gladly write upon the school under his care and I congratulate the College heart- ily on the fact that Mr, de Rome can and does speak so well of the discipline and tone pre- valling here.

the summer months, however, it

ming lessons and I hope Govern- And that brings me to my final ment will give facilities for these point, for this, I am sorry to say, next year as it did a few years is the last report which Mr. de boys at Queen's are able to swim He came here 28 years ago, and 80. Only a small percentage of Rome will make on Queen's College. most of those years have been (b) Singing and

Mandarin spent here, the last 'eight as Head- at all, a matter for great fegret.

Classes were held out of schoolmaster. It is not for me, who have hours, attendance voluntary.

known him for so short a time, to (c) The Chinese Staff and tell you who are under his rule pupils of Queen's have contributed or those who once were thus hap-. about $5,500 to War Rellet, etc.pily placed of his keen interest in since October 1937.

every aspect of education and of (d) Games have been indulged his close sympathy with his

in with the usual enthusiasm. We pupils. All who have been amo- run regular teams in about eight clated with him here, at the Eilis different branches of Sport.

Kadoorie School or elsewhere know (e) Eight of our old boys took of his high merits and will re- Our examination results were their degrees at the Hongkong member him with great respect again satisfactory, particularly in University last year; there are 24 and affection, Nor is it only for the Class 2 School Certificate up there now.

his pedagogic (I use the word in

•

for

Examination, where 61 passed out (f) I wish to thank Sir Robert its real its best-sense) achieve- Three cases each of cerebro- or 79, 14 with Honours, and gain-Ho Tung for nominating two boysments that he will be remembered: tain suggestions of an important sentation of Wood Badges to four spinal meningitis, two cases eaching as a result 21 Government to Donor Scholarships at the

Mr. de Rome has played for the Scouters in recognition of the es-

of diphtheria and enteric fever Scholarships to Class 1, the Matri-Hongkong University: also THE PRESS. however, fall to

and pecial interest they had shown in one case each of small-culation Class

endowing, during the year, the Colony in interport cricket and In

terport golf and thereby has cary- comprehend Mr. Handyside's

Stewart Scholarship of pox and measles are shown in the regarding publicity ima

It would appear that, in so, far Junior remarks

His Excellency made the pre-official health returns for Thurs- connexion with games. The words

as Queen's College is concerned, $50 per annum, in memory of the ed for himself two other niches in Happily we are not going to lose used by the speaker were: The sentations of these four Wood day.

the Class 2 School Certificate first headmaster of the old Gov- our history. Examination has completely justi-ernment Central School, the Hon him at once but, as I have said, publicity attached to many of the Badges to Mr. Quah Cheow-cheang.

fled itself, and that only those Dr. Frederick Stewart, LLD. games is not having a good effect D. C. for Hongkong. Mr. Chan-

who have a genuine desire to en- on sportsmanship. Fréquently, the Fook-hong. D. C. for Kowloon. Mr.

to

the Prize Fund-our ment of his years of service 15 I wish Queen's College the best.

(g) I also wish to thank the this will be his last prizegiving and atmosphere also in which the William C. Low. D. S. M, for Hong- Bloss, Rt. Rev, the Bishop of Hong-ter 8 University, will stay on the Q.CO.B.A. tor their generous sup-so I have taken the opportunity port during the year, particularly to say a little-not the half of games, especially hockey, is played kong, and Mr. J. J. Ferguson, Scout kong, Li Jow-son, Wing-Comer extra year. ts not such as I approve. Less Master of the 7th Hongkong Troop. A "EL S. Steele Perkins; G. F.

The idea of dissociating Matri-those who gave of their time to what he deserves about him. But when the day of his departure, Goodban, C. G. Bollis, Lt-Col.culation from a School Leaving the new Q.C. Dress publicity would be a step in

COUNCIL ELECTED

H. B. Rose, Bls Honour Bir Atholl Certificate (which, in Hongkong.

(h) For obvious reasons I have dawns next year and he goes into the right direction."

The meeting concluded with the MacGregor, M. P. Talati, H. 8. is designed to test the progress of not made the usual appeal to the well-earned retirement he cannot. MR. HANDYSIDE may be a good

judge as to the atmosphere election of the Council and of the Mok, W. N. Thomas Tam, Col. the normal Chinese pupil at about Old Boys this year for contribu- fail to know that Hongkong's judg

the age of 17, and which, Itions an Order limiting the time for in which games are played but his/Executive, Committee of the Coun-N. M. 8. Irwin, F. G. Maunder,

the Rev. J. R. Higgs, Hon. Bir belleve, was first proposed from prizes are therefore neither so that of duty well and truly done. other, remarks, quoted, fail pro-cil for the year 1938-39. creditors and others to send in perly to elucidate his position. He Elected to the Council were: Robert Kotewall,, Lt.-Col. H. this platform a few years ago) is numerous nor to costly as in past of good luck in the next and many their claims against the above does not explain how and why' The Rev. N. V. Halward, E Cock Murrow, Hon, Sir Showson Chow, now accepted in principle at home, years. estate to the 5th day of January, press publicity is detrimental and, Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, D. A. Pock A. J. Lane, H. V. Wilkinson, Hon. but, owing to various conflicting The discipline and tone of succeeding years and I hope that some day it will again be my pri- until he is able to son, (Hon. Secretary), Mrs. D. Mr. M. K. A, C, G. Perdue, the interests, is not yet a "fait ac- the school remain very good.

1) I wish to express my deep vilege to be present at a Queen's ELUCIDATION do so, his argu-Booker, (Acting Hon. Secretary), Very Rev. the Dean., Rt. Rev. Bis-compli

appreciation to my Staff for their College prize day. hop Valtorta," Loo Mang-hoon, and cannot Lo Koon-hang, Lo Koon-kan,

work during the year under in-

PRIZE LIST WANTED

hold water. Our (Joint Hon, Treasurers.); L.-Cola. a. P. Heywood, Rev. Fr. N.

SCHOLARSHIPS-1938 creasingly difficult elrejimstances. own experience is that publicity in H. B. L. Dowbiggin. Hon. Mr. N. L Maestrini and Wm. C. Low (Re-

(k) Finally, I wish to express Senior Morrison Scholarship, Ng presenting Hongkong the press insofar as school sports Smith, Tang Shiu-kin, Commodore

my sincere thanks to your Excel-Tsun. Man Intermediate, Bashir are concerned has proved extreme-E B C Dicken, the Rev. Cyril and all Commissioners.

lency for presenting the Scholar-Ahmed: Class 2 Wal Mo Kul; ly helpful and has done much to- Brown, Dr. G. I Shaw, Major C.M, wards fostering keen, healthy com- Manners, Mr. 8. W. Teo, D. J 'petition among, both those taking

1939.

All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on dr before that date..

Dated the 9th day of December, 1938.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER. Solicitors for the Administrators. Hong Kong & Shanghai

Bank Building,..

Hong Kong.

ments

District),

Elected to the Executive Com- 1938-9, mittee of the Council, were:-

Commodore E B, C. Dicken, Col.

part and those who are mere. spectators. It has likewise helped considerably towards encouraging games, the children's health has N. M. S. Irwin, H. 8. Mok. Tang a notable Improvement, Shlu-kin, Fl G. Maunder, H. v. those who might otherwise bave shown falled to take part, to Join" the which is by no means less import- Wilkinson, Han, Mr. M. K. Lo games in spirit of friendly ant than their lessons in their C. G. Perdue, and all Commission- 2020 rivalry

and. by joining those classes.

$

ers.

LOWER SCHOOL REFORM

It is high time I think that attention should now be con- centrated on the Lower School, that is, Classes & to 4. where there has been little de- velopment in my time: here the foundations for the Upper School are laid. I would plead for a more enlightened and In the Uberal curriculum. short time at my disposal I'

than ean hardly do more suggest, in the most cursory

ships and Prizes this morning.

.

HE'S SPEECH

His Excellency mid:- This is the first official ocea ston on which I have found myself in Hongkong's famous senior boys' school and I do so Ac- with great satisfaction.

Olása 3. Lam Sul Kwan; Junior, Wong Yue Shing: Wright Scholar- ship, Pun Wang Yu; Ho Tung. Li Man Wa; Ho Kom Tong. Au Sze Him and Cheung Wing In; Hò. Fook, Kukar Slugh; Alfred Máy Hung Hing Kwai; Senior Beillios, (Continued on Page 3)