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THURSDAY, OCTOBER

of help, and he wanted to be auro Of course, he had always held the in all cases that the money wastvlow that they did not give their well spent.

teachers enough money to start

Mr. Silva Netto mentioned-car-with. tafn sums which were contributed'

"It is entirely legal to vote these sums of money to schools in |Canton," Mr. Silva Netta declared

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(Continued from Page 2) to schools in Canton, and asked Apart from the fact that they difficulty in Ketting Mr. Wyle, referring to the pornton whether these bad, been included | had

Board teachers, they had also a tlf- jof Normal Muster; remarked thint previous Education

once they culty in keoping them estimmtes. the Chairman bad referred to raising

The Chairman remarked that the were obtained. In this connec the standard at the top, but yet,!

the tion, it may not be inopportune," Mr. Wylie continued, "to congra so far as his information went, he money had been voted by

Legislative Council. proposed to put a man at the top

tulate you, Sir, on your recent Baro that who had not pitsaed his oxamination

engagement. I feel at the University.

every niember of this Board will The Chiru amitted that the

Join me in wishing you overy hap |intividual referred to had not passed:

pintas for the future, even at the As to the prospect of bullding in English. He sumtioned that it

expense of losing another member wan only a temporary appointment. during the coming year, the Chair of our teaching staff. We, in the man said the Board would under-Central British School can ill-afford Me. Wylie: Quite so, but you must stand they were very much in the it, but what will be our loss, will Fremember that he is the nuns at the hands of the Table Works Depart, be your gath, and you are to be ment and the Government. Saying-

congratulated 031 securing a "The Chifruan: Mr. Wylie, 1 quan School was under way, and

worthy helpmate." Jonly hope that when we get this top Quarry Bay School was about to be

man we shall get a good ones

But they had also lost other begun. They had been working teachers through other causes. Mr. Wylin pointed out that thern away at the question of getting He had referred to Mr. Stern, and already existed a Sub-Committee Queen's College matters cleared did not propose to discuss his case appointed for the purpose of giving up. This had required a good deal

Top.

advice and i l not see the of negotiation. Provision had now at length, because the Chairman necessity of engaging an adviser in been made for the now Victoria had not had an opportunity of British School site, and they reading the letters he had received, addition.

Tho Chuiruna: the 206 know hoped Queen's College alte would beWhilst it might be true that the Government had every legal right whether they are prepared to advino' pushed on. The only other schools to do what they had done, ho main- he had in mind at the moment lained that they were morally on this higher standards,

Mr. Tso suggested obtaining a man were the rural schools, particular-

ly the one at Cheung Chau, where wrong in engaging a man with a wife and two children to come out! of experimer,

Mr. Silva Netto moved that the they had had to put up with a mat- here to fill a lunior post, and he Vernacula Sub Committee shouted Insidine. He hoped to get a new hoped it would not happen again. investigate the wafter and report, school built there during the com-

Mr. To remarked that the class of ing year. Then there dention given in the vernacular the question of the provision of schools was not of the higher edur new school at Taipo. Provision [tion type, but general

Chinese Classics,

Was niso

was not quite made for schools in the new peninsula, though sites were being chosen. Ho promised.

The Chairman: There is just this reservation, that I did call attention to the fact twelve months

Mr. Wylie: I appreciate that, Bolshevist Propaganda. With

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regord to vernacular VELLING. The Chairman replied that there to keep his eye on the matter, and schools, Mr. Wylie suid that the INCLUDING [wra spel thing higher and hoped to pat before the Board vote for subsidies in Hongkong

lower. The Chinese classics, he some proposals regarding

had increased from $71,000 to STORM

$87,000. He also noticed that thought, were still recognised as the sidiary schools in the near future..

Mr. Wylle, commenting on the there was a considerable Increase APPON

highest losening that could be

stating of the schools, said he in the number of these schools. obtained. It was necessary

with what the "Now Sir," he proceeded, "I would them to continue to give the student could not agree [a' gooi grounding in the classics Chahman had said that young ke at this moment to

men were reluctant to go abroad. They were in a diealty in that

He thought it was a most natura note of warning, and before doing direction at the present trument instinct on the part of young men (Continued on Page 5) Fund he was doing his best to reinetly to go out and see the world. The

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the the Chairman's remarks that their The results so far as classies worn mcerned were quito methods were not what they should he. He again pat it to the Chair- good.

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Colony man as heat of the Department suffers from a nek of suicient that their advertisements were Chinese selolars, and I am anxious not worded attractively enough, as far as possible to give those who and that the people whose busi- wish to pursue it, an opportunity of nors it was to engage these masters going deeply into an understanding and mistresses were probably not

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Mr. Wylie confessed that he knew nothing at all about. the teaching of the Chinese classles in vernacular schools, but he plat it that, as a business man, the Chairman must recognise that if he had somebody at the head, who was not qualified for the position. it created discontent. He thought that this way .. very important thing that needed watching. Dis-1 leontent would sure to be caused:

it was only human nature.

The Chairman: I have no reason to expect that any such situation will arise in or case. He added that he could not see ung possible; [abjection from the Board to giving)

the minu a trial.

Mr. Wylle secunded Mr. Silva Netto's resolation that the ques tion of the appointment of an ad- viser on Vernacular Studies and n Normal Master he referred to the Vernacular Sub-Committee, after further discussion this ally p{cil.

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to refer to the transportation vole,! which remained at the same figure as last year, and in this cannee- tion Mr. Wylin observed that the Government was notoriously mean and stingy in this respect. As It was wow, people had to pay part! of their transportation exPENSOT fout of their own pockets.

The Chairman: As to Mr. Wylie's remark that the Government is stingy, I would like to remind him that they have auditors and they also have a public to consider.

Mr. Wyle: That is so, Sir, but a Department can be stingy. A great deal depends on the head of the Department In many cases.

The Chairman took it that the feeling of thn meeting was in favour of a larger sum for teas portation.

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Wha granted to, a over, which special school. The number of schools in the villager did not vary vory much. He thought it was hia! duty to see that they were spend- ing the money to the best nd- vantage before they asked for more. The grants wore a delicato, moana

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