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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 2, 1906.
11. A special class of 27 boys was taught in Trigonometry by myself two afternoons a week. We stopped short of Solution of Triangles, having only been able to reach Relations between Sides and Angles of Triangles. The boys seemed to find the subject interesting, but the dozen that remained for the Annual Examination disappointed me, as their work was inferior to that shown at Mid. Term examinations. CHEUNG TIM of I B headed the Seniors with 75, and Fuse KWONG-YAP of II A the Juniors with 52 marks.
12. Mr. DEALY took a special class of about 50 boys, on two afternoons a week in Draw- ing. The results in Freehand were excellent, but Geometrical Drawing chiefly owing to absence of Text-books, was poor, KWAN JU-KI of III A distinguished himself with 118 out of 200 marks, the highest total. We hope next term to proceed to Model Drawing.
13. It will be remembered that six years ago, the Hon. Mr. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART when he distributed the prizes here said that Queen's College ought to have a Gymnasium. In 1901 affairs had reached so advanced a stage that a plan for the building had been made, but it was discovered that the Government could not at present afford the expense, and it was proposed temporarily to utilise the basement of the College for gymnastics. At length votes. were included in the 1905 Estimates, $400 for gymnastic appliances and $270 for an instructor. Through the kind services of the Military Authorities an excellent instructor has been provided in Sergeant D. TAYLOR, R. G. A.. and 80 boys have been under instruc- tion since last April: but what are they among so many?
14. Last February, I submitted a scheme for forming a Collegiate class above and beyond the curriculum of Class I in Queen's College. No response worth mentioning has been made indicative of a desire on the part of the Chinese to avail themselves of the opportunity. It is now to be hoped that Evening Extension Classes may meet the want in this direction, that ought not to be purely imaginary.
15. Reviewing the immense number of papers, 7,430, that have passed under my own personal inspection in the recent examination, I have arrived at the conclusion that we examiners are liable to overlook a certain element which produces most extraordinary errors, that might at a superficial glance be attributed to gross ignorance or crass stupidity. It is not surprising that after laboriously thinking and expressing himself in a foreign language during several hours of a protracted examination, the Chinese boy should find himself so weary, as not to have his mental faculties under complete control. It is to this brain-fag that we must assign the occurrence in otherwise highly commendable papers of such freaks as "serpon" for person: "gentleman" for Germany and perhaps the astonishing statement 256-1-251.
16. The usual Tables of Statistics are annexed. Lists of Donors of Prizes and Winners of Scholarships will appear in the College organ, the "Yellow Dragon".
GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT, D,D., (Oxon.),
Head Master.
16th January, 1906.
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