-founded In 1886 and 1887 respec- Tively. At that time neither schoul. almed at reaching more than a pri- inary standard of education As time moved on, however, parents began to demand a secondary exturu- LĪD for their daughters and grå- dually the school authorities yielded to these requests by adding middle school forms in Fairlea Schol
Finally, in 1937 with Bishop Hally help. the plan of unbining the two schools an Hẹẹp Yunn Middle School, was carried ́aul The Gurunmoni was VETY generous in giving thứ school a pité in exchange for that ol the old Victoria Hume School Dur- ing the Japabase occupation the school building was greatly damaged. but after the war it was quickly re- pared with Government help, and after a few years further additions were made to the buildings—first the gymnasium and then the day-girls Innch room Despite these additions
BCCFSh and the absorption of quite a large
may be had directly to a included on this Door are two sound- reception Tuin.
Trundlegl portion of the old dormitory space
room pronted and air-conditioned musie П. into the schon) Tremises, the need surpurating a lavatory and large thuis. a bachers
closet. the headmistress' rooin.
lava- a servant quarters, stores and was still felt for further ärtomuda-
general office with a long counter torles; access to the classrooms, on tion.
und two store cupboards, a big store this four is by means of an open
mm and lavatories.
corridur tiver the groind door. terrare
No longer is a modern secondary school satisfied with Н питет ut mooms Aqual to the number of its classes. The need was
felt for science laboratories, art and geogra- phy roams, a film or slide projector
room
and a well-equipped library. Very slight provision for these was made in the old building, or for music practising rume, which thungh not thought essential were eminently desirable.
Perhaps more important than all of this WRX the provistum tii ☐ separate building for the education of the little ones, so that I would be pussible to arrange for shorter lesson periods for these childran. It was thought desirable to be able to re- turn to the old freedom that Fairlea and Victoria Home enjoyed in the early days the freedom to plan the day's work solely with the needs of the younger chlidren in low. By the very existence of a new junior school there would be more room In the senior school and this additional space could by put to very profitable
Use
worker zīme of tẫm meer school Incllózta
North-east of the entrabre purch hes the classroom wing, containing three classrooms each for 40 stu- dents; these units are entered from
cavered Ferrace adjoining the are driveway.
Entrance may be had to this wing from its west end which is near the main gate, thus providing the maxi- ATUUN protection la pedestriansen- tering the school during Inclement weather
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On the second Hoor. Which extends only over the north portion of the builling in one Tetangular block. a dormitory for Junior school boarders. resident teachers' quarters. arciss tu the classrooms is by means Tavatories and a drying roof. Again
of an open corridor.
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of
The cost of the new building was over $300,000 and this was Jade possible by the gelfernus donations At the south end of the corridor is of friends of the school and by the
hall, A secondary
the antrug eflons adjoining
the stuff, the general office, with its own entrance. student body and the Oui Oul
Associations. The assistancE this leads to a covered verandah which provides arcess to the kinder- Government also was no small one; garten wing it by means of the ad received from the amount- covered way connets the new build-ed to grant of nearly two acres and ing to the existing school Th
$50,000 ognipersation for the old kindergarten consists of two large Victoria Home site, which was re- rooms with accompanying strices and sumed by Government in 1937. javatartes: each of these rooms has further grant of nearly one acre was French windows along both north mude, in 1951 as well as an interest - Foums is a coptred playground. Just and south walls. Between these two tree luan of $200,000, made on the
recommendation of the Education burth of which is an open play Department. in order to all the gap ground.
between the amount of tunds avall- able and the wtul cust of the cree ton of the new building.
The site is bounded by Mission Rood. Furni Road and Hau Ful
The headmistress has a do upon- Leong Road; the new building is located in the western portion or is trum ber cum to the covered the site facing Mission Road, up- playground, thus allowing her the posite to King George V School.
maximum supervision of this par of the schnoi,
The school grounds are entered from a semi-circular approach road. the entrance and exit of which have
From the open eir kindergarten playground, there is a service en- wrought iron gates with canopies trance leading to a staircase and OYCT Two drives from this ap- servants' quarters,
proach toud lead directly to the The main staircase is just to one entrances of the school: between side of the entrance hall; there is a these drives there is a garden.
second stalreuse at the west end o the aliissnjom wing
The пер building. which 1,5 Specious and minder, has its main entrance set well back from the highway. The entrance doors, ander a perch, are set ini u glass block sur- round and lead to a hall off which úpeus a corridor. From this corridor
On the first floor are four class- rooms similar to those on tlie ground floor, a games room for the use of hoarders opening onto the dat roof over the khudergarten which is used as an open air recreation area. Also
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The foundations of the building were desigird and built su that iu rutura un assemblý hall may be bullt on the kindṣrgarten section,
Architects: Chau & Lee
General Contractors: Slog Fat
Construction Cu.
Electrical Installation: The Jar-
dine Engineering Corpo.. Lid. Bieel Windows. Hongkong Mital
Window Mig. Chy Remington Alr-Conditioning.
Spalinger & Cm, Ltd Marley Floor Tiles: Dreyer & Co.,
Ltd.
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