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Algebra.—IB. NI.—The marks obtained are a fair criterion of the attainments of these classes.
IIA., B.-A better standard of knowledge than that of IA., B., NI. was shown, but still not very satisfactory.
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IIIA., B., C., N 2, N 3.-These classes showed better work in this subject; a very fair standard being attained.
Euclid.-General.-The standard of work is generally good throughout the College; especially when it is remembered that the Chinese language does not lend itself at all to the form of reasoning adopted, and consequently this subject has not only to be learned in a language foreign to the majority of the scholars, but the reasoning has to be followed and expressed, even to themselves, in that language.
The figures were in the majority of cases accurately and neatly drawn, Euclid.-IA.-Good as a whole.
Even among those who obtained only low marks there was a satisfactory absence of those absurdities in reasoning which shew that the work has been learnt by heart without being understood.
IB., NI.—Satisfactory compared to the other mathematical papers.
IIA., B.-Very good throughout the class. The subject appears to be well understood.
IIIA., BC., N 2.-Disappointing compared to the other classes; the majority appear to have learnt the work by heart, and hardly any to understand it; as is shown by the indiscriminate arrangement of the steps in the reasoning, without any regard to any connection between them.
Arithmetic.-Good throughout in method; accuracy fair.
IA. The great failure of this class was inaccuracy and the comparatively low marks are to be attributed to this cause: the subject, however, is well understood and accuracy is merely a matter of practice.
IB., NI.—Again very poor.
IIA., B.--Very satisfactory: accuracy was particularly good in this class. IIIA., B., C., N 2, N 3, N 4.-Accuracy was not so good, but there is evid ence of careful training requiring only practice to develope it.
Mensuration.—A better general standard was attained in this than any other mathematical paper.
IA. Inaccuracy, already noticed in arithmetic, was the cause of the majority of failures in this class; the formulæ and method of applying them appear to be thoroughly understood by the majority.
IB. Still not very satisfactory.
IIA., B.-Particularly good in this as in other mathematical papers.
Natural Science, Physiology.-NI-A good grasp of the subject has been obtained.
N 2.-The answers given were vague and not so precise and definite as is desirable in such subjects.
Book-keeping.—IA., B.—The paper set does not appear to have been sufficiently difficult; consequently, in marking notice had to be taken of minor errors in technical expression. The results obtained were, in the main, accurate.
IIA.--Good on the whole, though the paper appears to have been found rather too long. Few of the boys attempted all the questions set.
We have to thank Messrs. A. R. Lowe and H. E. MORRISS for setting the
papers.
We recommend the following boys for scholarship :--
Morrison, Belilios, Senior, Belilios, Junior, Stewart,....
Ho YAN SIK.
E. BUNJE.
.LUI IU-CHEUNG.
..Ho YAN SIK or LI HO CHING.
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