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These students, the first Chinese to be graduated from British and American universities, both followed distinguished careers upon their return to their native land and were pioneers of Western education in a variety of ways. Dr. Wong Foon was for some years in charge of the London Mission Hospital in Hongkong, and later built up an extensive practice in Canton, where to the day of his death in 1878, "he was highly respected and honoured by Chinese and foreigners for his Christian character and the purity of his life.
Concerning Yung Wing's subsequent enlisting of students for Western education, mention has been made of Sir Shouson Chow, who was among the first students, and on his return served for some time under the late President Yuan Shih-kai, and administered the Korean Customs for the Japanese about the year 1887, with the distinguished Tang Shao-yi, now a member of the Canton South-western Political Council, as his colleague.
In the course of comment on old landmarks and buildings, shown in the sixty-year-old map of the city published yesterday, it was mentioned that St. Paul's College still stands on its old site, and deserves a special record. The history of this local school goes back almost to the first years of the Colony, for we find that in 1843 Sir Henry Pottinger, then Governor, made a grant of the land on which St. Paul's was eventually built. The grant was made in May that year, when the first Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. Vincent J. Stanton, arrived in December, 1843, he immediately made preparations for the opening of a training school for Chinese clergymen, in connexion with the Church of England, and this was established a few years afterwards under the name of St. Paul's College. Money was collected for the purpose by Rev. Mr. Stanton in England.
In 1849, when Hongkong was made a bishopric, and an endowment fund was granted, the sum of £2,000 was made available for this school for the training of local ministers of the Church. The first Bishop of Hongkong (Rt. Rev. George Smith) was appointed warden of the College under statutes approved in 1849 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and later a small Parliamentary grant was given to the institution to enable it to train interpreters for the public service – probably the beginning of its more general scheme of tuition.
St. Paul's College students were originally taught by Mr. E.T.R. Moncrieff, and Mr. J. Summers, who afterwards became Professor of Chinese literature in King's College, London. Mr. Summers worked in the school until 1849, when the Bishop and his chaplains took charge of the training. The institution soon developed into a school pure and simple, for in 1850 the Government grant-in-aid schools were brought under the supervision of the Bishop (as chairman of the Educational Committee) and were looked upon as feeders for St. Paul's. Actually, for many years the College merely trained and educated Chinese youths who had gone there to acquire English – none of them became either a minister of the Church or an interpreter. Many pupils, however, rose to prominent positions: one of them was the celebrated Dr. Wu Ting-fang.
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These students, the first Chinese to be graduated from British and American universities, both followed distinguished careers upon their return to their native land and were pion- eers of Western education in a variety of ways. Dr. Wong Foon was for some years in charge of the London Mission Hospital in Hongsong, and later built up on extensive practice in Canton, where to the dey of his death in 1878, "he was highly respected and honoured by Chinese end foreigners for his Christian character and the purity of his life.
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Concerning Yung Wing's subsequent enlisting of students for Western education, mention has been made of Sir Shouson Chow, who was among the first students, end on his return served for some time under, the late President Yuan Shih-kai, and administered the Korean Customs for the Japanese about the year 1887, with the distinguished Tang Shao-yi, now a member of the Canton South-western Political Council, as his colleague.
In the course of comment on old landmarks end buildings, shown in the sixty-year-old map of the city published yesterday, it was mentioned that St. Paul's College still stands on its old site, and deserves a special record. The history of this local school goes back almost to the first years of Le Colony, for we find that in 1843 Sir Henry Pottinger, then Governor, made a grant of the land on which St. Paul's was eventually built. The grant was made in May that year, when the first Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. Vincent J.Stanton, errived in December, 1843, he immediately mede preperations for the opening of a training school for Chinese clergymen, in connexion with the Church of England, and this was established a few years afterwards under the name of St. Paul's College. Money was collected for the purpose by Rev. Mr. Stanton in England.
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În 1849, when Hongkong was made a bishopric, and an endor- ment fund was granted, the sum of £2,000 was made available for this school for the training of local ministers of the Church. The first Bishop of Hongkong (Rt. Rev. George Smith) was appointed warden of the College under statutes approved in 1849 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and later a smell Ferliement- ary grant was given to the institution to eneble it to train interpreters for the public service – probably the beginning of its more general scheme of tuition.
St. Paul's College students were originally taught by Mr. E.T.R. Moncrieff, and Mr. J. Sumners, who afterwards became Professor of Chine se literature in King's College, London. Mr. Summers worked in the school until 1849, when the Bishop and his chaplains took charge of the training. The institution soon developed into a school pure and simple, for in 1850 the Government grant-in-eid schools were brought under the supervision of the Bishop (as chairman of the Educational Committee) and were looked upon as feeders for St. Paul's Actually, for many years the College merely trained ɛnd educated Chinese youths who had gone there to acquire English – none of them became either a minister of the Church or an interpreter. Many pupils, however, rose to prominent positions: one of them was the pelebrated Dr. Wu Ting-fang.
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