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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEB. 23, 1906. 219

Appendix E.

RESULTS OF EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 1905.

SCHOOL.

ELEMENTARY COURSE.

SUM OF MARKS OF CANDIDATES.

Total. Average Field |

Max.

of age

of Candi- Selee- 350. dates. tion.

REMARKS.

Max. 50.

QUESTION I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

Queen's College,

28

37

48

30

41 20

30 243 17

550

Won Shield.

St. Joseph's,

29

36

48

37

28

16

33 227 12

125

Italian Conveut,

29

28

35

37

32

30

33 224 14

69

Wautsai,

36

30

35

32

30

32

23

218 16

56

Belilios,

30

31

45 23

28

23

34 214

12

21

Diocesan Girls',

33

26

30

30 24

31

33 207 13

32

...

Diocesan Boys',

28

29

25

25 2′′

27

33 194 13

***

Ellis Kadoorie,

32

32

34

25 19

12

34 188 17

Cathedra',

18

23

36 17

20

14

18 146

Only 8 in Team.

Yaumati,

27

29

29

22 20

17

24 168

15

AVERAGE MARK

(PER CENT.),

59

61

74

57

56

47

60

59

Note The figures in red are over 60 per cent, of full marks; those in black type under 40 per cent.

Appendix F.

Remarks on Examination of Children from Victoria School.

The failure of the Victoria School in the examination on the Advanced Course seems to call for explanation. The Headmaster points out –

(a.) that the subject was only begun in the middle of the Autumn Term, as there were not sufficient pupils capable of receiving instruction before then;

(b.) that the average age of the pupils is only 12, and that they are not meu- tally fit for the study of the Advanced Course;

(c.) that they were only entered under pressure from myself.

With regard to the last point, it is true that when I learned that there were not enough pupils to form a Team, I requested Mr. WILLIAMS to send them in for the Advanced Course, rather than that a Government School should be altogether unrepresented at the examinations.

Appendix G.

Extract from the Annual Report on Queen's College by the Headmaster.

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10. Hygiene.----By Circular in 1904 the Secretary of State urged on the Crown Colonies the importance of teaching this subject. The Governor of Hong- kong at once made Hygiene a compulsory part of the school currienlum, and to stimulate the necessary interest until the novelty of the subject should have worn off, His Excellency provided several prizes, which for value compare rather with scholarships. I ani pleased to report that HUNG Iu-cm, a genuine Queen's College product, was bracketed third in the Schools' competition in the Advanced Course, while by the success of our Team of ten boys in the Elementary Course, the name of Queen's College will head the list inscribed on the Shield. ROBERT EASTLAKE of III A. and IP U-PAK of IV B. were selected by the Examiners for prizes as