FRENCH CONVENT:
SCHOOL.
Distribution of Prizes
The anguish distribution of prizes in connection with the French Convent School, was hold
issue of that day,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY FEBRUARY
Classe. An evening class for the berg, L. Chapman, A. Botta; Z teaching of Shorthand was also Cunioc, E. Remedios, D. Murray started in the course of the year. D. Razavett, V. Razarett, M. The number of pupils in the Aguado, T. Allen, B. The Yat, A. Music Class has increased and con- Baudot, F. Novos J. Agundo; A. tinues to crease considerably. O'Brien, Q. Tatum, V. Cryos, L. Very satisfactory results have Páramos, Ú. Hansen, G. Pellat. been obtained in the collowork M. Musso, U. Miller, M. Closses |
Danenberg. Capell, F. Sim
yesterday. A full, list of the Tho Medburo Urill, introducsi! [mous, M. Wiles, J. Choralull, prize winners appeared in our into this school last year, has pray. Young Hee, V. Pass; E ed a very beneficial physical, ex Miller, T. Silva, V. Capell, G. His Excellency the Covernor orcist and in performed during a Simmons, B. Smith, D. Diggins, Bir Froderick Ingard, pinsided,slørt interval every morning," V. Young Hoo, II. Godard and and among those present were
LCCAL SI ORT.
There-has-been no sickness. Thoùris: (Accompanist).-
the school children His Lordship Bishop l'ozonní, mongst Capt. Taylor, A. D. C., MỀ, J. K. Broughout the your. l'ho grantast Wood, Director of Education,ure is taken to send a child home. Brother Christian, M. P. de the slightest appearance of Maria and Mr. ft. Barlow, Superngymptoms of ailment.
-Shooting intondent of the Schools.
The Lugard Scholarship for Hongkong Volunteer Reserves. The room, which was prettily1910-1911 has been awarded to
The following are the results of docked out with fresh flowers, Miss Vorn Crees, who received on the 3rd Monthly Cup Shoot which bunting and streamore, was fill-under-age Proliminary certificate, took place at the King's Park ed to overflowing, and the on-having satisfied the examiners in Range (600 yards) on Saturday thusiasm manifested showed the tlie following subjects: Religious and Sunday, Jan. 27 and 28:- esteem in which the School, in Knowledge, Arithmetic, English hold.
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History,Geography and Drawing. T. Grimshaw 29 pl. 2 oq. 31 In the course of his address A. Watson..... 28 2 30 As His Excellency" enterol the national authem was played and His Excellency said that it was. T Jackman... 26 opening chorus "Lo Grandame little time ago since he was T. Hamilton..... 28 Jour, sung by the pupils, follow-fast with them and it gave him B. Branch
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gain. Ho had rend the man- W. Dobbs ager's report with the greatest A. T. Walker interest, and he hoped those pro-G. II. Wakeman 25 The total attendance for the sent would read it because to his A. Calvert... whole School was 85.52, that for mind, it was eminently satis-R. E. O. Bird ... 25
In every department J. Simpson the 3 respective divisions being: futory
(a) Upper Olasses 129.95; (4) there had been excellent progress, W. J. J. Gast.... Remove Cinsson 145.98; (c) Lower) Whilst the attendances had in A. Smith.......... Classes 027.59. The average ereased, the number of school. Deon... attendance for the quinquehuial teachers were more than adequate L. G. Bird period (1906-1910) is 50, as for the number of pupils. Evory-W. J. May
thing was eminently satisfactory A. Franklin...... compared with 90 fast year
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of four English Teachers, one tone and discipline of the school G. II. Muy local teacher and one pupil teach-had been reported upon in very. W. Paley er. The proportion of pupils insatisfactory terma and he was E. Abraham...... English Teachers is 22.to 1, and especially glad to see that dumes-J. Lyon As that number is much below thotic economy had not only buen Knight maximum standard figure fixed by successfully taught, but find ex-J. Hutching.. the Code, there is no question but cited special interest among the J. Olson that the attention teachers are girls and they had carried their D, Jufle..... capable of dovoling to individual teaching into their home life. pupils should be entirely satis-Nothing could be batter, he factory. The new Headmistress thought, than the teaching of arrived in the Colony in February domestic economy to the girls of Inst your. The elliciency of the that school. The buildings had
The entry of the team repre- reorganisation of the staff and the Hoen vory greatly improved method of instructions, employed and the Director of Education senting the R. A. Staff in the is testified to in the Report by the inhis report, hnd commented second round of this Tournament Director of Education, the keynote on that especially. They had is almost certain as they hold the of whose remark was that, tho for
first year
begun ond with 193. points, and there selical lpuð "enormnomaly improv- the competition for the Oxford are only two more games to be od and appears to be likely to do Local scholarship with consider played. Two games were played
Too REGISTER of SHARES of better still."
able success. It has truly s ro last night, both being won, by the
of the DOMESTIC CLEAN-e Corpoution will be OLOSED from The School is divided into cord of which the school might be R.A. Staff. The first game was saven classes and one Infants justly proud, and he was heartily between Captain G. T. Brierley, LINES and VENTILATION BYE NONDAY, the 6th February,. to Clan in which there are two pleased to be able to congratulate D.SC., R.A., and Mr. Railton of LAWB (as amended), every Domestic SATURDAY, the 17th February, divisions: A and 1. The other them upon it. He was especially the Volunteer Reserves, Capt. Building or part of such Building 1912 (both days inclusive), during olsos compriso Classes II and III pleased to see that the manager Brierley winning by the narrow within the WESTERN Division of the which period no Transfer of Shares cab
By Oder of the Court of Directors of the school bad laid emphasis margin of 12 points, his chief City of Victoria, ocupid by Members bo registered.
N. J. STABB, V (Remove Classes); Clausos V1, the point which he had from breaks-being. 16,12 anil 17, of more than one family except those
Chief Manager. year to year since he had been in whilst Railton's chief efforts were within the European iteservation or those parts of a Domestic Building
L131 the Colony, been endeavouring to 9,10 and 22. The second game red nn a Shop, Offes or Godown, magkong, 1-t Feb., 1912. impress on the different schools won between Master Gunuer
(Oxford Classen; Classes 1V and
VII and VIII (Lower Classes).
The School's organisation is most
favourably reported on by the Director of Education.
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Discipline. The general con-progress of education. It showed former running out the winner during the ath of February and LINING COMPANY LTD. duct of the pupils has been very that that Convent was determined by 88 pointe, his best breaks March.
to keep abreast of the progress of being 17 (twice), 12 (twice), 21 good..
The Oxford Classes have been calucation in the Colony, and and 19. dibson's highest being
15, 10 and 16. Scores: under the tuition of the lead they land soon considerable pro-
Captain . T. Brierloy 250 mistress. A new course of studies gress in education in the last
Mr. Ituilion
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Mastor Gunner Faller 250 unable to he Oxford Local Examinations was his wife
Mr. Gibson
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(Continued on page 8.) the opinion of the Headmistress aware she had boon very serious- it was not quite sufficiently gra-ly ill aml.now, was confined to her duated for the different Classos bad. Before he left homo aho told and has been amentiel. The him on no account to forget to ox- School presented Candidatoy for press her sincere good wishes for the Examinations held this year, the Convent's success and to ex- Ono Júnior Candidate' obtained a press her regret that she would' Certificate in 1910. Seron wont not be able to be present. She up in July last, of whom four wished them overy success in the obtained Proliminary certificates, coming year and to those hearty A team of five was sent in from wishes he added his own, He Clase 1V, for the Competition in congratulated them on their suc July last. With a percentage of ceas during the past year and ho ms kauf 10.1, the team took sixth sincerely hoped they would have place among competing Schicols. a successful time in the year that This result was much better than was before them. The school in the one obtained at the preceding every way promised to increase the competition.
Puccess and the sphere of useful- More than ever before atten-ness it had created this year, Ho tion has been given to the teach- would add that he wished hearty Huccess to the charitable work ing of English.
In one of my other reports I that Convent encouraged and commented on the fact that took an interest in. He would arithmetic was a weak subject not deal at length with the tion.
work done by the with girls schools. The French good Convent School is no exception Convent in the direction of to the rule. It is, howovar, satis- charity, as the last time he was factory to observe that the Head- there, he gave a short summary mistress begins to find traces of on the usefulness of the charitable a little progress in some of the work in which the Convent was Classes. At the Oxford Ianlongaged., Ho' would conclude Examinations all the candidates with once more tendering his THE FAMINE IN CHINA. presented-1 Junior and 6 Preli- good wishes to the staff of
· minary-passad in arithmetic. tonchers and pupils-of-the-school: Domestic Economy has been Bishop Pozonni, also gave an
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TWO and a half million people for the year ending 8let, December, The musical programme was facing marvation. Classes with great success, the
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