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EDUCATION BOARD.

Education Estimates.

Estimator.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Chairman DAIRY

creasing throughout' the year. To of continuing its good work in moet that, they “had' increased the the future. *taff in overal of the British In conclusion, the THE BRITISH SCHOOLS.

Bohools In tho Content British mentioned that before the next School they lind recently imported meeting the Department would The Director of Education (Mr. and it was now being installed, an have moved into the adjoining

N. Orme) presided over

ontirely new, nud, he hoped, satinine and O, building, with offices and meeting of the Board of Education tory equipment for teaching physics Board room on the fourth floor. held in- the Sanitary Board room and chemistry, which he was suretion of Quntry Bay School, which The report of the Medlent Inspec yesterday afternoon,

There wore was alrealy of great interest, and, had been circulated, was laid on also present Dr. A. D. Ilickling, he hoped, would be of great value, the table. The plans of the new

· MBE, Nov. TW. Ponroe, OBE, to the boys in the school Mr School at Quarry Bay, which had LL.D., Cap. A. E. Watts, Dr. Wan Hickling and the mombers would been circulated to members of the Man-kai, Mr. A. F. B. Silva Netto, regret to hear that the medical [Sub-Committee for Examination of Mr. L Forster, Mr. E Ralphs inspotion that was dug recently had School Plans, were also laid on the (Inspector of English Schools), Mr. not yet bean carried through, but it table. A. I Cavalier (Inspector of was hoped it would be done shortly.

The Board as Advisers. Vernacular Schools) and Mr. G. P. Members would see a ray of light;

The Chairman introduced the de Marlin (Hon. Seerotary.)

in the recent Budget speech in the hope that before long they would Committee on the appointment of report of the Vernacular Sub- The Chairman read a letter from have a permanent offer to Adviser on Vernacular Studies and

with this vital question. the Colonial Secretory with

Headmaster of the Vernacular The Junior School at Kowloon had Normal School, for consideration of ference to cortain recommendationsh 'considerable increase in the Board. He had considered the by the Board on the Education pups, especially among the infant report and, in deference to the It was stated that the classes, and they had just sout an opinions of the Sub-Committee, he Estimates had been approved byIditional mistress over Euro toj did not propose to use the fnvidious His Excellency the Governor. The minister to them

le referred to, bat to place the current charge for hire of pianos The Victoria British School hat individual in question on the had been reduest to $216 for upkoop undergone a decline for obvious)Estimates A part-time Senior unly, and a sum of $2,000 was însort-reasone connected with the opening Lecturer. Before asking the mem ed under special expenditure for of Quarry Bay School. That was bers of the Board whether they the purchase of six pianoa The evitable but, of course, as the de.wished to make any comments on vota for transport had also been in-velopment of the East end of the the report, ho would like to refer

to the fourth recommendation, be-- frown continued it was almost equal- vroad, from $2,200 to $2,800.

By inevitable that the numbers would cause It placed him in a little dim- culty in practice if he had to make The next item on the agenda was once more recover and the uses of

a rule of referring questions of a short statement by the Chairman [the School would again be a great appointments to a Sub-Committee. on some of the current work of the helore There had been an idea He put it to the Board, and ho Department The Chairman said abiond that the School might be hoped they would agree with him, he had been considering in what else down for want of numbers, that the great value of the Board: way, he could be of assistance to the but he would like to say that on as advisers lay in their position of Board from time to time in the way the contrary they were hoping al getting into touch with the public of giving information and making most immediately to have a new attitude and publle" interests con- Auch suggestions as were available site available, It was at present cerned with the work that they did. to him, and he thought it would partly recupied by sinus temporary They were in a position to say how ponsibly be appreciated if once stables of Jardines, but they hape-1 far the work reflected itself credit- quarter or such time nos convenient that they would very soon ho onde ably or otherwise, and how far it be made remarks about the work available and that it would be pos. -going on, which would possibly givesible to commenco building opera

members 891E inferniation upon

Lions. points they wished to raise. Be did not proposa to cover all Che ground that had been gone over in the past, but to go into matters like ly to be of interest to the Hoard and also to the public

Returning Exiles.

was to bid to the people and the pupils. Dificulties would arise if they got fato the Department and suggested what steps should be) Quarry Bay School.

taken to carry out recommendn- The Quarry Bay School, was still tions, pr in fact to make any ap- young, but was, he thought, a very pointment which may from time promising youngster, and under Mrs. to time be necessary. He thought Westou's able guidance it had fairly it would be an impossible position

if they were either called on ori established itself, although at pre-proposed to guide him in the mut- The present season was one or sunt it was only in temporary quarter of individual appointments. returning exiles, among whom they tere, for which they were indebted,

Discussing the report, the Rev. welcomed Mr. Ralphs back to the to Mesura. Butterfield and Swire. T. W. Pearce expressed the opinion Board that day, and also a number They were also indebted that firm that the question of the Chinese of the staff had come back, including for very much assistance and iu- syllabus might well come before three new mistresses, which brought terest in the work going on down the Board for consideration. He up the number of mistrogues on the there. They had made gifts to the did not think he sympathised with The placing appointments before the permanent staff practically to full School to help in the work

alo mentiomet that Bond. He desired to know whati strength. They were only one short Chairman

Me Butterficil and Swire I was done in this respect by other also been interested in the educaDepartments. Did the Sanitary- tion of their staff in the neighbour Board, for instance, make appoint- The work at the present time, the hood hy starting a vermeular school ments, or who made them? Chairman said, was largely carried town there. which he believed, | The Chairman: The Government, on under the shadow, or with the would accomplish very good work. I necept the recommendations, of view to, coming examinations, and he was sure would bring reward the Sub-Committee with the excep actually in the midst of examinin the interests and welfare of theftion of sub-section 4. With refer- tiona It was a question which stuff. As they knew, the new Schoulence to the syllabus, I will consult curred to him very often and which was now under way, and the ques | the Committee before I take any

in that direction.

Under the Shadow.

ho would like members to consider, tion would arise before long as lo}

steps.

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JOINTED CENTRE |Sub-Committee was not criticising

BAR, AND IS COMPLETE a little too much tudor the shadow School serve for the needs of the individual appointments but the It was a matter children up to a much later date general principle of making new

WITH LANYARD AND BEST of examinations.

BROWN SOLID that he proposed going into as time than the ordinary Jutder School, poate.

LEATHER SLING (CASE, went on and it had particularly to that the children would not have tof The Chairman again pointed ont do with the end of the School your. make a long journey to Kowloon but that the Board was simply an advisory ended with the Matriculation would be able fo continue their body, and any functions it took on examination, which possibly Mr.studies to a later ago in the Quarry beyond that would make it difficult | Forster' wonki have something to say Buy School That was a matter for the Coverament to possibly tuko its advice. Personally, he would year rather abruptly at the end of in same adjustment, but he hoped like to see, the question of appoint- November. Of course examinations, that they would be able to arrange

It

about, and unused them to end the which required some consideration,

na they all knew, were good servants for the children to continue their ments left out, leaving the question but bad masters, and they must studies at the School if at all pos of general policy only for the Board try and avoid as far as they could sible.

to consider.

After further discussion, it was allowing examinations to become The Chairman expressed his desire? their master, or mistress perhaps, to see British children out here, decided on the proposition of Dr. and see they made use of them only art especially those who were going Wan Man kai, seconded by the Rev. as an aid to the work and not us to remain, get more benefit from T. W. Peures, to adopt the report work having to be carried on with the fact of their exile in the way with the substitution of the words any particular deference to needs of acquising a vortani amount of the creation of new posto" for "ques which were not the needs of the Chinese language and also someftions of auch appointment"

Chinese culture 接器 well. There! pups. He mentioned that general|

Quarry Bay Contract, was a Chinese class in the Kow-)

whether

question because he would like loon School, but he thought it Mr. Silva Nutto usked the members of the Board to su might be made more useful for tenders had been invited for the gest to him how far they were in those children who were going to building of Quarry Bay School. agreement with the present system]spend the rest of their lives out of ending the School year at the here. end of November; and he' would] liko to know from Dr. Wat

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Study of Chinese.

The Chairman replied that the contract had already been let Tho cost of the new School would be The Inspection of Grant Schools $120,000, the lowest tender, and as and Mr. Teo, na representing had been occupying some of the far no his recollection went, the the Chinoso Vernacular Schoo's time of the staff, and was now contract had gone to the firm of whether they found any difficulties nearly at an end. This your the King On. In this respeol. At the same times Grant Schools had received one re- they wanted to work as far as posInforcement in St. Stephen's Girls'

Rev. T. W. Pearco reforred to the sible with the University authorities| College, which had now come in the matter of Matriculation, and to the list. He very much regret study of the Chinese language and would not change unless there wasted, as he was sure all the mem- Chinese culture in British Schoute, cogent need or advisability of having bers would regret, that they were and asked how many pupils of now Inoon to loo, for a time at least, Chiueso parents wero, at prosent moro natural onding dates would seem possible that they had the Ying Wah College from their studying Chinese in the Bohools

The Chairman replied that ho had bean losing night of the ends rather ist. Under Mr. Phillips it had that the moans in making their one very good work in the past not the information before him, but bbola end at what appeared to him wed ita conception very much he thought there were very for to be an artificial date. That badto their friend, Dr. Pearce. It was, half a dozen.

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British Schools.

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Rov, T. W. Poscos pointed out doors for a time, but they would always have the pleasure of look that the University made special With reference to British Bebooie, ing back upon the very good work provision for examining, in Chinese, Bald that there had done for the Chinese people... He children of non-Chineso parents lle chaugos than last year hoped it would not be far distant thought the subject should be e pulber of pupils had been in when the School would find menus couraged

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