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MORNING.

The school prize-day season began to day, when, at noon the Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians held their annual function. The awards were distributed by the Hon. Siz Claud Severn. K.BE, C.M.G.

On the platform with the head- master were Sir Claud Severn, K.B.E., the Hon. Mr. E. A..Irving, Director of Education, and Messrs, Silva Netto, U. Rumjaho. and Bishan Singh...

MASTER'S REPORT. The Headmaster Mr. A. R. Sutherland) read his annual re- port, which was as follows:

(satisfactory. Urdu reading and one on the whole. As had been writing are good and Urdu explained by the headmaster, colloquial is improving.

the school year bad been twenty-one days less because the. year had been made one of eleven months

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the Indian Recreation Club, and he was sure that some of the boys would later join the LPC. and distinguish themselves in the games played so success- fully by that club. He noted the help the school was getting from Messrs. Rumjahn, Namazee, and All Ahmad.

Games. We held a very enjoy able sports meeting in March 1 think every boy in the school

дет term on the 1st of competed in at least one event We have to thank the Indian December instead of the 1st of Recreation club for the use of January, as previously. The fact their ground, and the member of that both the health and the the Indian community for kindly, discipline at the school were good, presenting prizes. Every boy in was no doubt a factor in the good this school plays games-cricke. teaching of the school. He was and football in winter and tennisglad to see the close co-operation in summer. In wet weather maintained between the school they play ping-pong, a game in which they show great skill. The school garden was very popular during the summer months, but it has suffered great damage lately from the heavy rains. We hope to have a creditable display of flowers and vegetable by the New Year. Attendance. As the school

Conclusion Under the term year in future is to begin on of the will of the late Six Ellis December 1st, we held our annual Kadoorie. the school receives examination a month earlier this $400 per annum to pay the fees of year. During the year, the school deserving Indian boys. I have to was opened 205 times, as com-thank Mr. Rumjaha and Mr. pared with 226 in 1922. The maxi- Bishan Singh for their great mum enrolment decreased from assistance in the difficult task 102 to 101, but the average atten- of allotting the monies. I have dance hasimproved from 91.8 last to thank Mr. Arculli, Mr. U Rum- year to 9418. Considering the john, and Mr. Semazee for their distances some of the boys travel assistance in paying the fees of every morning, the attendance many of the poorer pupils. Including four boys who receive The Staff. After the summer Government Free Scholarships. vacation, Mr. Mir Alam Khan 43 boys get free education in was appointed a master in the this school. I have also

Cassum school and Mr. U Wing-pui was thank Mr.

Ahmad transferred to Ellis Kadoorie for his annual subscription of $15 toward- the school Building The roof of the prizes. In conclusion. I should school was badly damaged by the like to take this opportunity, on typhoon. It was repaired very behalf of the whole school, to 500n after the school re-opened, congratulate Sir Claud Severn on

the well-deserved

has been very good.

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In a few years, Sir Claud went on to say, there would be the new Queen's College facing them; and he hoped the boys before bit would later continue their educa- tion there, and proceed after- wards to the University. The fine playing fields they had in front of them had evidently in- duenced the Government in deciding to build the new Queen's College there.

was

The garden (f the Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians.

the speaker, continued a ne adjunct to the institu- tion, and he buped the boys would continue to take an in- terest in it. When the Colony had its garden cities, and people

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Class 8 B: Amin Bachno. teacup in the hand of a tall, sun- Three hearty cheers were burnt Briton. The tea splashed no longer lived in cramped sur-accorded to Sir Cland, Mr. my sleeve. Another tall English- roundings, it would be a great Irving, the visitors, and the head-man pulled out his handkerchief thing for them to have learned master and teachers, at the and carefully wiped the tea-stains honour of something about how to keep a conclusion of which Sir Claud from my elbow. The four of us other like schoolboys.

Many trees in the garden were Knighthood that has been recent-garden (applause). All these extra said he noticed the absence of grinned at each

blown-down or damaged.

Discipline. The discipline of y conferred on him by His interesta, separate. from their that horrible animal the "tiger" the school has been good. The Majesty the King, and also to ordinary work in the school, were (Laughter). prefects have been of great as thank him for the many times he part of a sound education, and sistance throughout the year. has honoured us with his pre-

Studies. The school year was sence on these occasions.

a month shorter than usual this! The boys joined in the ex- Year, and the

percentage pression of congratulations with of marks necessary to

enthusiastic hand-clapping. pass was raised from 50% to 60%! SIR CLAUD'S SPEECH. These changes

[argely ere

Before distributing the prizes. responsible for the greater aum-Sir Claud Severn said he had ber of failures in most of the experienced much pleasure when classes, but will, in future, result he had been requested to make in increased efficiency. In class the presentations, very soon after 4. eight boys passed out of 13, his return to the Colony. Either Four of these failures obtained he or his wife had presented the more than 50 per cent of the prizes ever since the school total marks. In the rest of the had been opened, and also the school, 69 boys pzased out of 81 prizes at the Ellia Kadooria dis- examined. Six boys in Class 8Btrict school. It was also always were not examined. They are a great pleasure for him to come still learning the alphabet. Read-and note the progress made year ing, colloquial, and recitation by year. He wished to thank Mr. continue to be good. In dicta Sutherland and the boys for their tion, arithmetic and grammar congratulations on his knight there is room for great improve hood. This showed the good feel- ment. In June, the new form of ings they had towards him script writing was introduced | (Applause).

he hoped they would continue to

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make use of the great opportuni-BRITAIN'S SOCIAL ICE-fast. We are ties afforded by the keeness of their masters. He hoped the new term would be a prosperous and

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successful one for the school, and Are the Islanders Losing that he would again have the pleasure of meeting them there (Applause).

LIST OF WINNERS. Sir Claud then presented prizes to the following:---

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"Good gracious! I thought. 'So Į this is London!" And as I watched the thousands of smiling faces I realised that we are thawing no longer the icebergs of Europe, although it pleases us to pretend that we are. Even the puplic school manner is several degrees warmer than it was ten years ago. It is now at least one point above zero. subject to the laws of change frozen English in the leave boat ""In 1916 I marvelled at tha writes Mr. James Douglas in a Home paper.

on the way to Boulogne. We were packed like sardines, but we behaved like deaf mates. If we had been torpedoed, I believe we should have all drowned in dead silence.

are National characteristics

Class 4: Omar Hassan (Govt. scholarship at Queen's College); "I was startled," he says "by Ghulam Mohamed (Ellis Kadoorie the discovery that the oldest School scholarship at Queen's English institution is tottering College); and Osman Sakick. on its foundations. The English Class 5: M. Rumjaha (Govt. are losing their celebrated iciness

"During the war an Australian scholarship); Saoban Singh; and of reserve. They are in great soldier in a London omnibus Farid Ismail

danger of becoming hysterically passed, round a bag of goose- Class 6:Garbachan Singh human. They are often caught berries. We English were thund- (Govt. scholarship); and Ali in the act of being friendly to erstruck, but each of us ate & Ahmed...

each other without being in gooseberry with a panicstricken scholarship); and Abdul Rahman.

Class 7: Foo. Dill (Govt. troduced.

smile on our frozen faces. It "As I was foraging for tea atharts us to have our ice broken Clase 84.- Genbur Singh (Govt. the royal garden party I turned by an "Aussie, scholarship); 5. M. Rumjahn; and to speak to an old friend. As I "In ten years we may be reck

turned, my loft elbow joggedlessly articulate.

into all classes except 4 and 5. The report, continued' Sir The results have been highly Claud, was a very satisfactory Pender Khan.

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