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KOWLOON JUNIOR -

SCHOOL

Annual Speech Day.

There was a large gathering

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY: DECEMBER

that is so little understood, and therefore, so much abused, as Kind- ergarten. And I hope you will for give me if 1 emphasize again that Kindergarten is not a subject, but a 1ystem of Education,

Most people think it means play

COURT MARTIAL.

Accused Pleads Guilty to Desertion.

A District Court Martial as- present at the distribution of with bricks and sticks. 11 may be sembled at Murray Barracks at with play-at its best it will be play-ten o'clock this morning for the prices

connection in Kowloon Junior School, the the most serious, and most fruitful trial of Pte. Frank Langridge, room in which the caremoay time of a child's life is his playtime. 27th. Co, R.A.M.C, and Pte. James took

taxed place. being to its limits. In the school was child's play is earnest work to Lawler, 2nd. Bn. the King's Regt exhibited a collection of drawings, him, and wise and skilled indeed is The Court consisted of Major H. and other works of the students the teacher who can lead the child G. Gandy, D.S.O, O.BE RE which attracted considerable to knowledge-knowledge of him. presiding), and Cast. G. E. M.

Lleat. H. R. Donetan, R.G.A. interest. Songs and recitations sell and of the external world-Skinner, 2nd. King's Regi, and Pie. Lawler was charged with were given before and after the through this natural activity. As a presentation. Among these pre-great Educational reformer (one of deserting the King's Regiment sent were the Hon. Mr. E. Irving the founders of this system) said: and with losing by neglect various (Directer of Education), Mrs. R.The child will develop naturally, as articles of his equipment and M. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. B. Wylie. a flower," and the bricks, sticks, uniform (to a value of over £3). W 25 Lt. J. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. F. Altey. Dr. and other gifts and occupation are The prosecutor W. R. A. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Wused simply as a means to this end. W. Thompson, 2nd. King's Regt. Forsyth, Mr. A. & Silva-Netto,rading the child step by step from and Lt. F. Woite, 2nd. King's Rev. and Mrs. G. R. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Richard, and the known to the unknown, and Regi, appeared as D. W. Salter.

friend.

prisoner's

The charge stated that Pte. Lawler bad deserted on Septem berid, and had been arrested on December 9it. Various articles of his equipment and uniform had been lost through b s neglect.

The accused pleaded guilty” to both charges.

Evidence was given to the effect that he was arrested in plain clothes on. December 9th..

helping him towards a natural all The Headmistress, Miss Skin-round development.

Neither is the Kindergarten ner, read the school report, after which the prizes were handed to system that should be confined to the successful pupils by Mrs.the Baby Room, so commonly called Dyer.

Kindergarten; its methods should frs. Dyer, ia thanking the be used throughout the school. The Headmistress for inviting her to other day I came across the lol give away the prizes. remarked

lowing hotted on the title-page of that she was educated under the book: All sided and natural old system and she might say she development is the keynote 1 in Spring Garden Lane, by had not a single pleasant memory ark's stem. The teacher is of it. Mrs. Dyer commented favourably on the works of the ntially a moral trainer as well as hand an instructor. Whatever is good and pupils, particularly writing which was exceptionally wise in Froebel's principles as

applies to little children, applies also good.

The Director of Education said to girls and boys at school. What the school had emerged most is true for one period of life is true creditably from a very difficult for all; the application may be

He was

all would changed." year.

I fear these remarks are somewhat sympathise very much with Miss Skinner during her long and a digression, and should not have serious illness and congratulate found their way into this report, so her on her complete return to

will pass on to other points of in In her absence, the health. School had been carried on by the erst in connection with the school

Board of Education, other members of the staff in a

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members of the Garrison Military Palice, after being absent since September 22nd. His army record | gave bis service as three years and 157 days, and his ago as little over 21 years. He had been previously convicted at Aldershot! on a charge of desertion, and had a number of convictions for minor offences.

The

After Seeing Friends Off.

second accused. Pte. Langridge, was charged with drunkenceyG On the night of "December 2nd. and with striking a person in whose cus-

way that refe:ted great credit Members of the Board of Educatody be was placed. He pleaded:

So as one tion visited the School in November upon them, the more member at least was of somewhat and the following remarks are taken tender years. He would like to from their report:

"guilty to the first charge and "not guilty" to the second." Capt K. A. M. Tomory, R.A.M.C., Was the prosecutor.

Evidence was given to the

effect that at about ten o'clock an

the night in question, the accused was seen lying across a table in the supper bar of the Soliders Club, drank, and that he struck a Lance Corporal, of the G.M.P.. when being placed under arrest.

"The Kindergarten work done in be able to strengthen the staff, he said, but as was usually the case the two Infant Classes we fotnil

is he would be shorthanded during particularly good. There the year. Mrs. Dyer had given splendid collection of nodels and her criticisms on the works of the suitable material for use in this form school, and they might accepf struction, and we were ver them. The Board or Education

much impressed with the method had also made very favourable report. Mr. Irving concluded: "adopted for the purpose of nature

study For one thing. the

The accused in a statement on ask you ladies and gentlemen to join with me in giving a very Classes appear to be nicely graded oath said he had gone to hearty vote of thanks to Mrs.in the matter of age, and we ap some friends off by the Vindic- Dyer for her kindness in coming preciate the fact that the younger tive, and they bad some drinks. here, remembering always how children have a spare room in which He later went to the supper much we have owed her husband's they may relax. In this roca are bar of the firm both here and at the senior the tall wall blackboards, and we school in many respects for many had an opportunity of witnessing the years."

(Applause).

children at work thereon. drawing work of these Clusaus is as a consequence, excellent.'

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Soldiers Club, where be apparently went to sleep on a tabir. His next recollection was waking up and finding two persons manhandling The Report,

him, and he might have then The School was opened in Feb-

struck out instinctively without ruary, 1921. We four mistresses Classes 5 and 7-The writing is intending to resis: arrest. and sixty pupils came here as an

Evidence given was to the cverflow from the Kowloon Eri-good on the whole, and in the mat tish School. At first we

had a tor of reading, we were very pleased effect that the accused when ba somewhat chequered career, and with the pronunciation. The drax-struck the Lance Corporal bad through misfortune I myself was ing and singing by the pupils of said: "You are not patting me in not at the school for some months, these upper Classes leave very little the guardroom". The accused but the work was ably carried oc be desired during ray absence. I cannot in the matter of hygiene. we speak too highly of the manner in would recommend that the parents which Miss Jack, Mrs. Salter, Mrs. asked to provide each child with

in his statement absolutely denied this, and said the expression alleg. ed by the witnesses was one be was not in the habit of using.

The fading and sentences of

Davidson and Miss George rest own cup, and also a small band the Court in both cases will be ponded to the need. They worked towel. We also recommend that promulgated in due course. splendidly in the face of great weak tea be supplied for drinking difficulty.

We were sorry to lose

Mrs. Davidson, who, for health pure as is done in many other reasons, resigned at the close offiovernment Schoola.

the Easter Term. The following!

In conclusion, we would state that

term Mrs. Holland came to takejwe and the discipline of the her place on the staff.

School excellent. and the afternoon

The School is taught in four attendance very good.” classes, each class working in two

divisions, an upper and a lower.

Sport

"SUI AN" PIRATES?

Encountered by Chinese Gunboat.

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commander of By the third term of the year the bare not yet got our sports into that the lower division has usually merged shape. but hope to do that next gunboat Kwong Kang has re Into the upper, and most of the term. I believe there exists a self ported that whilst returning from children prove themselves quali-formed football team.

Swatow on the night of the 16th. fied for promotion. Fourteen

There are at present in the school he passed two long rowing boats children this year, or rather in January, are passing on from ourly three or four Scouts, or rather, each containing thirty or forty Senior class to the Kowloon Bri-Wolf Cubs, and Brownies, Junior Pirates when off Shan Mei. They tish School. The largest class Girl Guides) but this will be taken we ordered to stop, but declined to do so, whereupon the gunboat throughout the year has been the up next terra. It is a movement I opened fire and sank one of the Babes. Its maximum at one time am very interested in, having start-boats, the other managing to reached thirty-one. This class ised the first British Stouts here. escape. the most difficult and the most in There were none in the Colony until It is thought that these pirates portant in the school. It is well my own troop, the Peak Troop, was are part of the gang which known to Educationalists that the formed in 1914. I should like to see pirated the ss. Sai An.

older the child, the easier to teach.cach child in this Junior School

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What Kindergarten?

training of the movement. And it Class 8: Class prize, Eileen Steel; We teach, as far as possible, onis, in common with the Kindergarten price for neatness in work, Arthur Kidergarten line. And I should system of Education, loved by child Chester; prize for originality in like to say here, that Kindergarten ren because it, also, is founded on thought and work, Eas Mitchell.

Class A: Class prize, Iris Woolley; is not a subject of Education, it is a the nature instincts of child (boy

prize for neatness ia Work, system of Education. Not intre-and girl) nature. quently expressions, to this effect May 1 just say, in conclusion, Elizabeth Blyth; prize for handwork, have been made to me: "Do you that we are most grateful to the teach Kindergarten! Well, members of the Kowloon Docks for don't mind Temmy doing a bit, it so very kindly and generously help won't hurt him to play now and ing us with the tea and the decora again, but I want him to get on with tions.

his lessone." Or, again,: "Idon't]

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