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Sanitation.-Satisfactory.
Floor space.-Sufficient for 72 scholars..
English. Colloquial-It is to be borne in mind that nearly all the children speak English as a foreign language. The teachers fully recognize that practice in colloquial English is essential. Composition.-Good.
Arithmetic. Very well taught.
Geography.-A weak subject. Local Geography should be taught in the lawer Standards.
(5).—Roman Catholic Mission-Bridges Street.
Discipline and Organization.-Very good. Considering the class of children attending, the results obtained are satisfactory.
Sanitation.-Satisfactory.
Floor space.-Sufficient for 236 scholars.
Apparatus.-Satisfactory.
English.-Reading is hurried, and the ends of words are clipped. The Reader "Christian Brothers" is too difficult and generally unsuitable. Great pains have been taken to teach colloquial by means of pictures. Composition is good.
Geography. The map of Hongkong was thoroughly understood and known. Arithmetic.-Good.
(6).-Roman Catholic Mission-Sacred Heart. Discipline and Organization.- Very good.
Sanitation. Satisfactory.
Floor space.-Sufficient for 110 scholars.
Apparatus.-Satisfactory.
English-Reading and Colloquial.—Very good. This is only to be expected, as the children are boarders, and are made to talk English among themselves.
Writing.—Good.
stood.
Geography.—The local maps were not correct and were naturally misunder-
Arithmetic.-Good.
(7) —Church Missionary Society-Diocesan School for Girls. Discipline and Organization.-Good. The girls seem on the whole to be pla- ced in rather higher Standards than their attainments warrant.
Sanitation-Satisfactory.
Floor space.-Sufficient for 80 scholars.
Apparatus.—Satisfactory.
English-Reading is well taught. The weak point is that the girls are not sufficiently practised in reading in a loud voice and are often inaudible in conse- quence. Writing, Composition and Grammar.-Good on the whole. In the higher Standards the essays written seemed rather lacking in matter considering the appa- rent ages of their authors. Special attention should be paid to punctuation. Margins should be left, and ink and not pencil should be usel.
Geography. This subject was well taught in Standard II. In Standards III and IV the selection of facts to be taught did not seem very judicious. Note- books were neatly kept and the map-drawing was very good.
Arithmetic Standards I-III were examined orally, and seemed well taught, but higher Standards failed badly in writtern papers set them.
Musical Drill has been introduced with considerable success.
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