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HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOR 1892.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, on the 25th January, 1893.
No. 5.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 20th January, 1893.
SIR, I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Government Central School for Girls for the year 1892.
2. I entirely concur with the observations of the Headmistress, Mrs. BATEMAN, to whose patient industry and wise discretion the success so far obtained is largely due. The Annual Examination has shewn satisfactory results as stated in the enclosed report. Good progress has been made in both the English and Chinese classes, and the moral tone of the whole School has been considerably raised.
3. The School is in urgent need of enlarged accommodation and a corresponding increase in the staff, but, I am afraid, both these wants will have to remain unsatisfied until the close of the present year when the building, now in course of construction at the expense of the Honourable E. R. BELILIOS, will become available.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable G. T. M. O'BRIEN, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary, &c., &c.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
E. J. EITEL, Ph. D., Inspector of Schools.
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GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, HONGKONG, 20th January, 1893.
SIR, I have the honour to forward the Third Annual Report of the Government Central School for Girls.
At the close of the year 1892, there were 93 children in regular attendance. The present building is too small to accommodate more children without positive over-crowding. Teachers and scholars alike are therefore eagerly anticipating the comfort and advantages they will derive in the near future from the commodious and handsome new building now so rapidly nearing completion.
As many as 139 children have been entered on the Register during the year and attended for some time. Some, however, remained in the School but a short period. This is chiefly owing to the fluctuating character of that portion of the population of Hongkong for which this School is specially intended. The attendance of those whose parents remain in the Colony has been most regular, and their diligence very satisfactory. The School is periodically visited and annually examined by the Inspector of Schools, and the results of the examination have been pronounced satisfactory, particularly in English Grammar, Composition, Arithmetic and History. The Chinese classes, attendance at which is optional, have been appreciated by the parents, but it is difficult to find suitable teachers for girls.. The needlework classes, for both English and Chinese work, have been well attended and special tuition has been secured for Chinese embroidery for which there is great demand.
It is evident that the School has made some progress in its several divisions, and particularly in the infant department. Judging from the fact that all classes of the community are now represented among the scholars and that the attendance is on a level with the capabilities of our accommodation and staff, I am satisfied that the School is popularly appreciated as answering a public want. Nevertheless I feel that the development of the School has been somewhat interfered with by various difficulties it encountered during the year. There have been several changes in the teaching staff. In April Mrs. LEONG, Assistant Mistress of the Lower School and MILLY LEONG pupil teacher of the same, resigned their positions. These vacancies were most ably filled by Mrs. DAVIS and LIZZIE TURNER respectively. In December, greatly to my regret, Mrs. DAVIS also resigned in order to accept an appointment in Singapore which had been offered to her and which, she felt, gave her a wider sphere of usefulness. Mrs. TUTCHER, a Certificated Infant Mistress, has been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. DAVIS. Similar changes have occurred also in the Chinese department of the School. The progress and expansion of the Institution has naturally been impeded by these fluctuations in the Staff and in the attendance of the School.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable G. T. M. O'BRIEN, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary, &c., &c.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
E. A. BATEMAN, Headmistress.
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