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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH JULY, 1878.
List of all the PUPILS now on the Books of the CENTRAL SCHOOL,-( Continued.) ·
Length of time at the
No. Nationality. Age.
As to Speaking English.
No. Nationality. Age.
Central
Length of time at the Central School.
As to Speaking English.
Schoo.
Years. Mos.
Mos.
375 Chinese,
16.
970 Do.,
11
377
Do.,
16
378
Do.,
16
379
Do.,
14
380
Do.,
13
381 Do.,
13
382 Do.,
14
383 DO.,
14
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384 Do.,
15
385 DO.,
16
386
Do.,
16
387 Do.,
19
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388 Do.,
14
389
Do.,
14
390
DO.,
14
391
DO.,
17
392
Do.,
15
393
Do.,
22
394
Do.,
15
395
Do.,
16
396
Do.,
14
397
Do.,
17
398 Do.,
15
399 Spaniard,
8
400 Do.,
6
401 English,
8
402 Chinese, 15
403 Indian,
10
404 Chinese,
14
405 Do.,
18
406
Do.,
17
407 Do.,
17
408
Do.,
18
409
Do.,
18
410
Do.,
15
411
Do.,
13
412
Do.,
12
413
414
Do., Do.,
11
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415 Chinese, 416
16
Do.,
15
9
Cannot be said to speak English at all. 417
Do.,
16
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418
Do.,
10
419 Portuguese,
12
Speaks English with diffidence.
420 Chinese,
18
421
Do.,
16
8
422
Do.,
18
7
423
Do.,
16
8
424
Do.,
15
425
Do.,
18
426
Do.,
15
427
Do.,
16
428
Do.,
16
429
Do.,
15
430
Do.,
15
·Cannot be said to speak English at all.
431
Do.,
15
Cannot be said to speak English at all.
432
Do.,
13
433
Do.,
16
434 Do.,
17
435
Do.,
15
436
DO.,
18
437
Do.,
16
438
Do.,
19
439 Do.,
16
1440
Do.,
16
3
Speaks English with considerable fluency. 441
Do.,
16
442
Do.,
11
443
Do.,
16
5
444
Do.,
16
6
445
DO
4
446
Tho.,
447
Do.,
3
3
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449 English,
1
Speaks English idiomatically.
450
Do.,
8
1
451 Indian,
14
1
Cannot be said to speak English at all.
452
Do.,
10
1
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453 English,
7
5
Speaks English idiomatically.
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I certify that this is a correct copy of the Original lodged in the Office of the Central School, with the exception of the entry under 255, which should be 1 year and 10 months, instead of 10 years and 2 months.
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Central School, 2nd May,
1878.
ONER,
Master.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE, ON TEACHING ENGLISH.
At a conference held at the Council Chamber on the 25th February, 1878, to consider the question of the teaching of English in the Government Schools, the following gentlemen were present by invitation of His Excellency the Governor, who presided:-
The Honourable the Colonel Commanding the Troops, (Colonel BASSANO, C.B.)
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (J. GARDINER AUSTIN, C.M.G.)
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
The Honourable HENRY LOWCOCK.
The Honourable J. MCNEILE PRICE.
The Honourable FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON.
FREDERICK STEWART, Esquire, Head Master of the Central School.
The Reverend E. J. EITEL, Ph. D.
The following resolutions were arrived at :---
1. That the primary object to be borne in view by the Government should be the teaching of English.
2. That to enable the Central School to give more time to English and less time to Chinese studies, without materially diminishing the amount of Chinese knowledge on the part of the scholars on leaving the School, the preliminary requirements in Chinese knowledge be raised in the case of all such candidates for admission as do not already speak English fairly well to the requirements of Standard IV. of Class I. of the Grant-in-Aid Schedule, (with the exception of Geography).
3. That five hours be given every day (except Saturday) to English, and 24 hours to Chinese studies, but with the understanding that all English lessons will be obligatory, and all Chinese lessons optional, according to declaration on the part of the parents.
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