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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

EDUCATION BOARD..

The Language Question. Again Adjourned.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1923.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

PRES, HARDING LAUDS BRITISH STABILITY.

San Francisco, Aug, 1. President Harding's secretary has released the speech the The Hon. Mr. E. Irving (Diree-President had intended to deliver on the administration's accomplish- tor of Education) presided at the ments in the international field during the past two years. Re- monthly meeting of the Board of ference was made to the Washington conference as the outstanding Education held in the. Sanitary achievement, also to the settlement of the British debt, whereby Board room yesterday afternoon. "Great Britain put a fresh stamp of approval on the sacredness of There were also present the Rev. her international obligations" and points out that the settlement world-wide."The T. W. Pearce, the Rev. Fr. H. Val- gives "new assurance that her stability is torta, Mr. B. Wylie, Mr. H. B. L President reiterates the conviction that America should support. Dowbiggin, Mr. A. F. B. Silva the Court of International Justice. In reference to Russia he says Netto, Mr. U. Rumjahn, Dr. War

that international good faith forbids any sort of sanction of the Bolshevik policy. Man-kai, Mr. E. Ralphs (Inspector | of English Schools). Mr. R. A. D. Forrest (acting Inspector of Ver- nacular Schoola) and Mr. Y. P. Law (Secretary).

Teaching of Portuguese. In regard to the question of tenching Portuguese at the Beli- lios Public School, the Director of Education said he promised at the last meeting to obtain further in formation from the Headmistress. At the time the question of the vacation did not enter into his mind, and he was afraid the Board would have to wait another six weeks. before he could obtain the informa-

that tion. He proposed

the matter be adjourned until the October meeting. There was no particular hurry: they could not start a new curriculum until the end of the School year. "Mr. Ralpha seconded and the Board unanimously agreed to the Chair- man's proposal.

THE EMIGRANT RUSH.

New York, Aug. 1.. Immigration officials have been posted down the bay to referee the time taken in traversing the imaginary line by the steamers which are straining to be the earliest to disembark their immigrants under the August quota. Eleven Uners, with twelve thousand first, second and third-class immigrants crossed the line at one o'clock this morning within four minutes. Immigration Inspector Curran states that the overcrowding of Ellis Island will not be allowed and that stoamers must hold their passengers until there is room" ashore.

PRESIDENT HARDING'S ILLNESS.

San Franisco, Aug. 1. Dr. Sawyer states that President Harding has passed the crisis "and is now well on the way towards recovery.

METAL STRIKERS RESUME WORK.

Berlin, Aug. 1.

The metal workers strike in Silesia has come to an end..

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the Government about it and he (the Director

of Education) hoped that eventually it would be did not think that in any case it JUST ARRIVED A arranged to have a water closet, to would have been a desirable ar

',

School Plans, The next item on the agenda be flushed by means of water ob-rangement to have dual control. was the consideration of the ques-tained from a well to be sunk there. He was afraid he could give no tion of the appointment of a Sub-Nothing had yet been definitely further information on the sub- Committee to examine new school settled about moving the latrines, Į ject.- plans.

but he was still in correspondence Mr. Wylie took exception to the with the Government about it." words "new school plans?" He Mr. Silva Netto drew attention thought the Board wanted to see to the latrines at the Ellis Kadoopic plans of proposed alterations as School.

Rev. T. W. Pearce said that after the last inspection in which he took part, a formal recommendation was made that the Sanitary Board should take over the latrines, but Well as those of proposed new The Chairman, replying, said they declined to accept responsibil-! schools.

there was a suggestion made that ity.

THE VICTROLA

The Director of Education: the Sanitary Board should be There was no further discussion Yes, this should apply to asked to be responsible for the and the meeting terniinated. important extensions and altern-maintenance of the latrines at the tions to schools as well as 'to new School. The matter was referred schools. Some dime ago this ques-to the Head of the Sanitary De- tin was referred to the Gover-partraent, who did not see his way, ment, and the Government agreed to accept the responsibility. to show the Board the plans. It

is only a matter now of appoint-

ing a Committee,

Mr. Wylie, Mr. Ralphs and Mr. Rumjahn were appointed on the Sub-Committee.

School Inspections. The Inspector of English Schools, dealing with the question of the appointment of members to inspect schools, said that at the April meet- ing it was proposed that no Com- mittee should be appointed but that the selection of members to visit schools should be left to himself. He thought Mr. Wylle had over. looked that fact when bringing the *** question forward at the last meet- ing. It was decided at the same time that the visits to schools should be made by not more than three members of the Board at any one time, one of whom should be the Inspector of English Schools. Since that date it had been con-) aldered necessary to visit only a certain class of school.

These schools had been visited several times and on nearly every occa-| Isign he had invited one member

of the Board who had been special-| ly interested in the schools, to accompany him. The autum term was, for various reasons, the most suitable term for visits to be made by members of the Board.) Mr. Ralphs said that he had found the comments and suggestions

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made by meinbers very useful in- deed. As there were 30 schools he -proposed to visit and 4% it was bia intention to ask two members of the Board to accompany him on each visit, he predicted that the members would be called on rather frequently dur- ing the coming term. It was not] desirable as a rule that any school should be visited by members macro than once a term, in some cases only once a year, and as the Board! originally decided that not more than two members should accom- pany the Inspector at any one tirao,! he thought the reasonableness of the suggestion was apparent.

Mr. Silva Netto agreed with Mr. Ralphs* remarks. He thought there was no necessity to appoint members to visit any particu- lar schools, but to leave it entirely to Mr. Ralphs to arrange. system had worked well in the past. Indian and Ellis Kadoorie Schools.

The

The Director of Education said that at the last meeting, members who had visited the Indian, School, commented unfavourably on the state of the latrices, which were too near the school buildings. He had been in correspondence with

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