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KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

charge of the Singing in the Upper

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Class IV-Ciasio Hast, Airs. Thomson's prize for general pro grass.

Class V..........-Hugh Mackintosh, Mrs. Thomson's prize for general pro- grOSS.

School and this afternoon you will have an opportunity of judging of the progress made. Here I must express my appreciation of the ex- cellent work done by Mrs Thomsen in Classes IV and V, Mrs. Hoy in Class FI-Dorothy Heren, Mr. Class T, Miss Neare in Class VII,Hoy's prize for general progress. Mrs. James in Class VIII, and Mrs. Clark in the Infant and Kindergar- en Classes.

The annual distribution of prizes to successful students of the Kow- loon British School, Kowloon, took place at the School yesterday after noon After Mr F. Nightingale, headmaster of the school, had rend In the Hongkong University Local the annual report the pupils enter Examinations one boy was entered tained those present with an ex-for the Senior Locals, but failed: four cellent concert. Songs and duaves boys and one girl were entered for the were rendered by the children and Junior Locals. Of these Bessie the standard they attained redect George passed in seven subjects and el eredit on their good training

A. Kinross and W. Forsyth in five. "Merry go round" and "Pop This result is good. The Hoogkeng the Weasel" were performal and Whampoa Dock Company's the fans and "were

Scholarships are awarded this year preciated.

Lady Rees Davies presented the to A Kinross and Pearl Ogilvie. prizes and at the conclusion Mand Now 1 mast pass to the social and she had much pleasure in living athletic side of school-life. We have accepted the invitation" of th School Library and Reading

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Glass VIL-Sadie Thorburn,

prize for general progress.

Class VIL Archle Frost, prize for general progress.

Class A. Infants.-Jimmie Diss.

First in examination; Harry Diss, Second in examination; Dorothy Avenell, Arithmetic and Drawing: Reginald Woolley, Arithmetic and Reading; George Rasmussen, Arith metic and Recitation; Constance Brand, Reading and Recitation: Ronald Brand. Reading and Recita

tion: Jack Thomson, Arithmetic and Recitation: Marian Bryser Recitation and Dictation.

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Class B. Infants.-Charlie Thom School to present the prizes. Nonn, and the number of books hasson, General progress; Mary Davi always" thought Hongkong Wien considerably increased through son. General progress; Marjorie were fortunate in having so many the generosity of friends, who also Coole, General progress; Edit schools and no doubt the chibinen would agree with her that scho provide newspapers and magazines. Mead, Goteral progress: Chrissi hfe was dubly tin happiest time

The volumes have been catalogued Dixon, General progress; Laurella in life. It was in the school th and numbered by the Senior Pre-Routh, Cieneral progress: Kathleen- children First add friends and it Feet, Leslie Croply, who has proved Crook, General progress. was also think that they first learn- a most efficient librarian. al to play games-football. Bockey In October there was a Peace The promoter of a Chinese te, which did so much to str nu-j (Vbration Pienie to Junk Day.newspaper in Paris is said to have then elameter and which helped on November 11th, Armistice Day, been faced with the difficulty of mond hembly to make the boys gedate Direct af Edontich prevented lightion 2:4

in the hatte water mondais strmel. beally in com Life As regards work, continued Lady Ross 19ijos | Patoration of the event to all the the [ excellent resits down raps On Noveler 21st. Mr Nightingale's report

show. 494: Mohnal Sparts were held at the hot tar children owed to Kowbon Cricket (Cub and the their tenchers. In conchasba Laly | prizes wore distribute by H. F. the Heves Paties word. d the wake of all Governor, On December 5th we success ink ligą met the future

had a Fahey Dress Dance at St. Andrew's Church Hall, and at the end of the set of year a Christmas Party with games and dances. At Cheers in Laudy die Davis, M- the Queen's College annual swim. Sightrente and the Naz boring sports we competed in the the provveding to a termimit=91,

HEADMASTER'S REPORT.

Lady Mois Davies was then pre sented with a beautiful he got by the Misses Mary Davison and Katharine Chlo

The Headmaster's report was as follows:-

I came here as Head Master o 10th October, 1919, succeeding Mr.

team race.

but were unsuccessful Inter class football matches bare been played, and hockey is a very popular game. We hope this year to have cucrts provided for tennis, dives and basket ball. We now have

Edwards, transferred to Queensganized drill, gymnastics and. College. The maxillum enrolmentry dances under the direction

during the year ended 31st. Decem ber, 1919, was 94-7 more than the previous year. The average daily

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a complete lack of Chinese "characters" in the printing establishments. The difficulty was overcome by the method New York journals adopted during the recent strike, with the diffrence that the Chinese manuscript had 10 be written instead of typed. Photographs of the script were then taken, and stereo" plates made from the photographs.

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They are for the family-are; Pinkettes, being so mild yet sure in action as to exactly meet the; needs of both sexes from child-1 hood to old age.

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of Miss Macdonald, and the children dispel Constipation, cure Bilious- have lienežted physically to a greatness, Sick Headaches, Torpid extent. In November Mr. Thompson Liver. foul breath, pimples. Of of the Naval Yard voluntarily of druggists, also post free, 60 cents attendance was 71---an increase of

the vial, from Dr. Williams' fered to give the senior boys in- 5. There were many changes in the

Medicine Co., 96 Szechuan Road, staff dang the period anderstruction in physical culture and the

Shanghai review. Miss Suche and Miss Murphy resigned. Mrs. Hoy and Mrs. James joined the staff in Octo ber and Miss Rosser in November

art of self-defence. A class was formed, and every Thursday, at the close of afterucon school, betweez | m 20 and 30 bugs podergo a course of atraction which, besides improv ing their physique, also strengthens their powers of self-control and self discipline.

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Miss Macdonald was appointed September as Drill and Sewing Mis tress. The discipline and tone are very good Prefects, both boys ani

In conclusion I should like to pay girls, have recently been appointed. and the manner in which they have tribute to the energy, enthusiasm carried out their several duties and conscientious work of all the with the consequent smooth running staff; to the splendid support I have of the school machinery, justies received from all parents the confines 1 have reposed in friends of the school and to thank them. In November, in the pre, Lady Rees Davies, for your sence of the Director of Education kindness in coming here this even- and many parents and friends, Mrs.ing to distribute the prizes. Ralphs presented badges to the pre- Tests. Throughout the school a very strong growth of interest in studies is perceptible: the pupils are at tentive and regular in attendance.

"I erince that eagerness to learn

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PRIZE LIST.

Class 1-Leslie Cropley, English

graphy, History.

Class IL-Florence George, Juni

or Local Certificate and Form Prize; Andrew Kinrossj Junior

which must eychurally ensure e Lo! Certificate and Hongkong and

successful school career.

We bare

Whampoa 'Dick L'u.'s Scholarship; been handicapped by the lack of William Forsyth, Junior Local Cer- necessary apparatus-charts, mapr. tificate and Government Scholar- etc..-due to the difficulty or imship.

possibility of obtaining supplies Class IIL-Pearl Ogilvie, Hong from home. I hope shortly to see kong and Whampoa Dock Co.'s on the walls of every classroom Scholarship; Jolin Collett, Govern copies of the world's best pictures.ment Scholarship. Educationalists are now generally Class IV-Florence Neave, Go- agreed that lessons taught incident

vernment Scholarship; Edward ally are no less important than

2nd in examination"; Murphy, systematic instruction in the sub-

Sidney Searle, Scripture, History. jects of the school curriculum. The artistic sense. of the child must be educated, hence the environment of the children should receive the teachers' carnest attention. The decoration of classrooms should not proceed upon the utilitarian princi ple alone; the aim of a teacher should be to set up a standard of beauty to which a child may uncon- sciously refer for comparison.

Class Y-Kathleen Heron, Gov- ernment Scholarship; Daisy Wit- chell, Composition, History, Scrip- ture; Seton Rosser, General pro-

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Class VI. Robert Witchell, Gav ernment Scholarship; James Clarke, 2nd in examination.

Class VII.-G. G. Edwards, Gov. ernment Scholarship; Irene Ray- mond, 2nd in examination.

The general result of the annual examination conducted in December was good, the chief improvement being shown in Composition, His-es, 2nd in examination.

Class VIILArthur Clarke, 1st in examination; Christopher Holm-

tory, Geography and Dictation, especially by Classes 4 and 5, taught

SPECIAL PRIZES.

Claas IL-David Harvey, Head-

by Mrs. Thomson, whose work I master's prize for regular atten-

"cannot praise too highly. Arithmetic dance.

has certainly improved in all classes except in Classes 2 and 3, in which Geometry and Algebra also were very weak Special efforts will be made to eliminate this weakness. Good progress is recorded in the Chinese cires. The Cookery classes under Mrs. Clark were very success. fal, but were discontinued during the latter half of the year.

Singing

Class V-Nettie Thorburn, Head- master's prize for regular atten- dance.

Class VIIL-Robert Mackintosh, Eeadmaster's prize for regular atten dance.

Upper School-Pearl Ogilvie, Mr. Frost's prize for general progrett and punctuality.

Lower School-Robert Witchell,

was taken by Miss Neave in the Mr. Frost's prize for general pro- Lower School. Hrs, Hoy now' bas' gress and punctuality,

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