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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

FREEDOM MUST BE THE

PRINCIPLE IN

TEACHER'S

GENERAL

DOMINANT

APPROACH

TO HIS TASK:

TASK: GOVERNOR OPENS NEW TRAINING COLLEGE

Director Outlines Aims

And Aspirations

"It is Government's duty to make sure that the training given to the teachers of its future citizens is liberal,' in the widest sense in which that word has been applied to education. Freedom of thought is implicit, and indeed explicit, in that phrase a 'liberal education and freedom must be the dominant principle in the teacher's approach to his task; to: only in free, conditions can mind or body grow rightly and strongly," stated HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE, when he officially open- ed the new Northcote "Teachers' Training College yesterday.

The College is situated off Bon- ham Road by the old Government Civil Hospital,

College, as was shown by the ex- perience gained by the students in running the free summer school! last year.

If, as I fear, we are not allowed to retain our former premises for this purpose, I hope that Govern- ment may be able to see its way

CELEBRATIONS

FOR CHINESE YOUTH DAY

to providing us with such rachides Elaborate Programme

elsewhere.

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THREE GROUPS

The remainder of the course

Mapped Out

Celebration or Chinese Youth

falls naturally into three groups, Day on May 4 is now under pre- Academic, Aesthetic and Physical.

On the academic side the subjects Paration by the Hongkong Chris- are not only amplified but special

tian Students Federacion attention is paid to the methods of

It is learned that May will be teacher is born and not made and teaching them.

designated as the "Youth Month" there may be a little truth in this. There are other aspects of the and an elaborate celebration pró- but I am convinced that with good work here which must be mention-gramme has been mapped out. Speaking of a visit he had made training and properly supervised ed. On the aesthetic side we have,

In the first week of the month, to the College the day before, His practical work, we shall be able to handwork, and this is a subject a New Life Movement for Chinese Excellency said: "I felt that it was produce. If not born teachers, at which is growing in importance youths will be launched. Pam- just what a Teachers Training least teachers so good that no-one from day to day. You will see, phlets of the Modern Youth Tenets College should be making the will know the difference. I have, later. the type of work which we will be distributed to various local fullest use of the good sun's light; therefore, lald special emphasis on are doing here and many of the Chinese schools, compact yet roomy; cheerful yet the practica! side of the work of students are already carrying their On May 3, the eve of Chinese .clearly serious of purpose: many; this College and in this I have re-ideas out in practice.

Youth Day, a celebration meeting sided and yet single-minded." ceived the greatest possible help The women students are capable will be held at the auditorium at Mr. T. R. Rowell, B.Sc., Director from the Heads of Government, of dealing with paper work, mo- the Chinese YM.C.A., Hongkong. of the College, welcomed His Ex-Grant and Private Vernacular delling in wood and clay, basketry, during which officials of the Chi- cellency and gave a detailed ac- schools for which I again thank bookbinding, kaltting and wear nese Board of Overseas Affairs will count of the work, aims and as them.

give addresses.

Solis, also spoke.

pirations of the College, and the In all, the students do 300 hours Director of Education. Mr. C. Gpractical work in their first year and 400 in the second year. At the end of the Arst year it is pos- sible to tell which of the students are not atted temperamentally for

Among those present were HE Major-Gen. A. E. Grasett, the Rt. Rey. H. Valtorta, the Rt. Rev. R.

O. Hall, His Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall, Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Mr. Justice E. H. Williams, Hon. Mr. A. B. Purpes, Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Hon. Mr, W. N. Thomas Tam, Hon. Mr. If Tse-fong, Mr. D. J. Sloss, Mr. C. W. Jeffries, Mr. W. A. Cornell, Mr. G., P. de Martin, Mr. Ho Kom-tong. Mr. J. Ralston, Principals of local Schools many others.

MR. T. R. ROWELL

and

Mr. T. R. Rowell sald: I should like to say to begin with, that the staff and students of this College are proud and happy in the fact that Your Ex cellency has not only done us the honour of opening the College officially, but also that you have allowed it to be called the Norti- cote Training College and we shall do our utmost to live up to the

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teaching.

CONGENIAL WORK

ing, and the making of various useful things in cardboard and leather. The men students do this work and in addition light metal work and pottery.

ESSAY CONTEST

rm May 10, an essay contest, it which all Chinese Christian stu- The trouble the students find indents may participate, will be held

putting their knowledge into prac- in the University of Hongkong.

to

tice is, that there is at present so The subject of the contest, to be ittle apparatus with which selected by Bishop R. O. Hall, will' work and they are expected to deal with the question of youth and take classes, far too large to be religion.

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I am a firm believer in the fact that that work should be con- handled comfortably. This sub- The third week of the "month genial, and there is no more un- fject imposes its own limitations on will be devoted to the study of happy person in the world than the size of the class, and no mat- labour problems, culminating in an the teacher who by temperament ter how ingenious the teacher Inspection of various large local

factories on May 17.

The second year students are all able to face a class with con- Bdence and, indeed, have taken proved illustrations for lessons and classes sometimes for a week or better blackboard work. more when a school for some rea- son or other has been temporarily

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various incomes, especially small The staff consists of six per- incomes, is being dealt with, and paid us a visit in January last year, you spoke of the importance anent lecturers and some twenty these lectures are supplemented of the training of teachers and visiting lecturers. These latter are by an hour of hygiene per week. propose to give an account of what drawn in most cases from the This course is specially designed to were kindly allowed the use of the No. 30 Yat Tack Road, and Miss

stars of Government Schools and cover local conditions. here again I have been given every

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difficulties and excellent work has, and also for classes in the teaching based more on individu-

is, unfitted for his job, no matter may be, i consider that a class of how high his qualifications may twenty is the maximum. Progress be. He is permanently unhappy in this subject is being made, cal contest will be held at the St. and unhapplaess is uneconomical. despite the prevailing lack of Stephen's Girls School. Professors At the end of the first year there- equipment and suitable space. Hsu T1-shan and Ma Chlen of the fore such students are unhesitat-" Closely allied to handwork are University of Hongkong will be ingly weeded out. I have no doubt the lectures in Art, and here again judges-(Central). that they will live to thank me we are trying with some success later on.

to apply the knowledge and skill gained during the lectures, in đẻ- corative handwork and in im-other Universities at present here. as possible. As an aid to this and we have been fortunate in being able to have special lectures nearly every Monday afternoon, by DIO versities of Hongkong and Ling- ressors and lecturers of the Uni- man, and by others interested in education. I hope later that more

The following forthcoming mar- co-operation may be obtained by riages were announced at means of debates and games.

the Registry, Supremed Court, yester- I should like to say too, that un-day: til this building was completed, we

Mr. Pang Yuek-to, merchant, of University Gymnasium and also Tam Suet-ching, of No. 8 Tak Ku Physical training occupies two the Gymnasium at Els Kadoorie Ling Road; of you may not be aware of the facility by the heads of the schools hours a week and in some cases School and that now some of thei making up time more, and at the end of the two Education students of the Univer-

year course each student will besity are taking their Physical manager of Great Eastern Hotel, Mr. Lel Shue-tong. assistant While a certain amount able to take classes in Physical Training here

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-with Dur own of No. 29 Hee Wong Terrace, third specialisation is taking place par-Education, not only in practice, students. I feel that this is de- door, old Government Civil Hospital. ticularly In Kindergarten work, but in theory as well.

and Miss Kwok Sun-tak." Anitely a step in the right direc- clerk, of No. 5 Grampian Road; There we had only two lecture science and geography, it has not The foregoing sets out

the tion. rooms, two bathrooms joined to been found possible to give com- academic and professional aspect; ARCHITECT PRAISED gether were used as a domestic plete specialisation, nor do I con- of, the College but there are two science room and a small veranda | sider it to be desirable in the more points to which I would like served as a handwork shop. By teachers we turn out from this to draw attention. A thing which exercising considerable ingenuity College. Our aim in this direction can be so easily missed in a school and by their unfailing cheerful-l is to provide teachers capable of course is social development, es- ness, the staf overcame these aking classes from class 8 to class Pecially now that systems of

pletion of a building, which leaves 40 Cheung On Street, and Miss deserving of all praise on the com- Mr. By Au-slu, merchant, of No. .been done.

primary and junior middle schools al lines are being adopted. With regard to the organisation, where specialisation, except in very For the young teacher in train-those who now bccupy it. with Wong Ho-mle, of No. 59. Kai Yan there are two sides to the training | few subjects is not necessary.

Road. ing the best way to study social nothing more to wish for. offered. Those students who are

development is by experience and

This is the second time i have being prepared for work in Grant

for that reason among others in scholastic buildings, the frat been associated with Mr. Cornell Aided Schools received their in-in more detail the lectures in a flourishing students association. and I can only say that I hope Ias Mr. Rowell has ably described Examining the course provided am glad to see that we have such being the Central British School, the former school of thought: and, struction throughout in English, Method. Education and Education-Their activities have been directed may have the pleasure of further the College's aims and ways, I pro- while those who are preparing for al Psychology vernacular work are taught in amplify and improve the practice each other, and later on in get throughout the building has been

are designed to mainly, at first, in getting to know similar association. The furniture pose to speak at no great length. the students get in schools. We ting to know other education

There is an old proverb which are not overemphasising the Psy-students.

made, and in many cases designed says that 'as the twing is bent so They have organised and. Improved under the super-will it grow Translate that Into Since from my own experience chology. While a certain amount walks, picnics, bathing parties and vision of Mr. T. V. Harman, Super- terms of human society and the in Government Schools, I found of Psychology is most certainly dinners. Perhaps their best effort some difficulty in dealing with necessary for successful teaching, was a concert in December last at intendent of the Furniture Work-importance of the part which vernacular masters who knew no it should be conaned to Child which over a thousand people were have no need to say anything each generation leaps to the eye.

shop of the Stores Department: nation's teachers plays in shaping English, the vernacular students Psychology and that is what we present who, no doubt, got to know about it, here are given lectures in almple are trying to do here. This sub- them better too:

it speaks elöquently English, Up to the present time Ject has of late put forward so

MIND OF YOUTH. two classes. of 24 students each, many claims as to its importance sports as we have no playing fields to declare that the Northcote Women have a more momentous

They are much cramped for

I will now ask Your Excellency: Does any body of men have been admitted in September that there is a tendenes for it to of our own, but the Principals of Training College is officially open, und responsible mieston than the

overshadow the actual Education King's College, Central British This year it is proposed to admit sidė.

School and St. Stephen's Girls

great cadre of school masters and three classes, one on the English In the other professional sub- School have very kindly helped us

mistresses, who, year in, year out. side and two on the vernacular Jects lectures are, not only con-out. I hope we shall have our side, bringing our numbers up to fined to the theoretical side but to own grounds when we get our re-Training College, is an occasion on case, is it not the prime duty of t

are moulding that plastic thing, the mind of youth? And in that which a speaker may be judged as saying aither too much or too lit the Government to see that those tle. On the one hand it ought to

who wield this immeasurable, this

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CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

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VERY IMPORTANT These are very important and 1

Mr. Chung Kin-yu, clerk in the I cannot conclude without "some G. F. D., of No. 83 Parkes Street, reference + this now building first floor, and Miss Hui Six-ho. which will be thrown open for of No. 147 Cheung Sha Wan Road, your inspection later. I feel that first floor: the architect, Mr.-W. A. Cornell is

enough for Itself.

GOVERNOR'S SPEECH

His Excellency sald-- The opening of a

Teachers

and

These students at present do the practical application of the aldential hostels, not pay fees and receive a sub-main principles. Teaching. Uke *sistence allowance of $20 per other professions and probably

Ia special circumstances more than most, has its "tricks always feel that students who are be obvious to the meanest intelli most limitless power are fit to do free books may be provided.

The course extends over a period means forgotten both during lec-or College, turn out better than the sciences, its practitioners need Government should put into the of the trade" and these are by no in residence in either University gence that, as education is one of so? I do not mean by that that of two years and consists, broadly tures and in the demonstration those who speaking, of a polishing up of sub-lessons given by the staff.

are merely day

training just as do doctors and en-mouths of those, teachers specifië, jects already taken in the Matri-

students. I went with the Direc-gineers in which case nothing gid, lopsided dogmas and forbid In this building we have a de- tor of Education to inspect a alte need be said except an exposition all other doctrine, as do that tyran- culation or Middle School Certi-monstration room and all students for such Hostels, but on discover of the College's methods; on the ical tria the Nazis, the Fascists ficate, which examinations, are are required to give criticism ing that the best part of it had other, It might be held that the

and the Communists. taken as qualifications for entry lessons. This is a severe test and been taken by the military and subject is so richly suggestive that mean exactly the opposite to to the College, and in observation the student who can pass it suc- the next best a cemetery, it was only a long oration could do it jus that that is to say, that It is Gov- of lessons and actual teaching cessfully, is well on the way to be decided to look elsewhere. (tical desta seman

ernment's duty to make sure that practics together with lectures in coming a useful teacher. "It would It is also my aim to have as will put you out of any aus: the training given to the teachers professional subjects,

be of great value if we had a de- close We are frequently told that a monstration school attached to the University of Hongkong and the ing that I incline strongly toward co-operation with the pense that you may be in by sky-

of fta future, citizens is liberal, in

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