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THE ANGLO-FRENCH SCHOOL.

LADY CLEMENTI PRESENTS PRIZES.

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The annual prize distribution of St. Paul's Institution, (Anglo- Fronch School) Causeway Bay, took place yesterday, Lady Clement, honouring the function by, giving away the prizes to the successful students for the past A concert consisting of songs and items of music was given by the pupils prior to the distribution of prizes and every item called.for applause. Miss M. Barrettò at the plane was particularly good and other worthy efforts being recitations by Miss Edon Carroll and Misa E. Johnson.

The heads of different educa- tional circles in the Colony were well represented and amongst those present were Mr. A. E. Wood, director of Education, Mr. E. Ralphs, The Vory Reverend Bishop Valtorta and Roverond Ff. Byrne.

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TUESDAY, MARCH

1928,

"ones the head-dress at St. Paul's outstanding ability. The vory La still the same,

ideal that Eucken was fighting for fa the one that has always"galod Noble and Unchanging Ideals.

St. Paul's school. Every Sister A matter of small moment, you who joins the Congregation has may say! Yes, indeed, of small to go through a course, of educa moment in itself. But it is symtion, which, stressce, those prinel- bolic. It is a fashion of dress that ples. More than that, she was to clothes a fashion of life. The practise in her daily life all, that dress le unchanging as the life is best in this self-discipling. Can and the ideale which inspiroit are it be wondered then, that in the constant. Now if there be one school-room she will be a good thing of supremo importance in educatória

PRIZE LIST.

Complete List of the Winners.

French: Lily Ellas.

Genoral progress: Nora Zin- mern,

English and rollrious know- lodge: Gladya Johnson.

Drawing, French and music;" Loreto Zapanta

3rd Clasa Prize, Needlework, French and music: Nora Brown.

Special Test Prize, Music, French and drawing: Barretto.

Clasa II.

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Rewards for claas progress: Ivy Mok, Kathleen Tsot, Hamira Is mail, Mary Lamo, Daisy Wang, and Mary Young

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French: Alexis Cooper. English and French: Irene Full- brook and Kathleen Mackay.

Rafigious, Knowledge, French And music: Dorothy Hirschberg.

Good Conduct, and the Junior Certificate; Stella Hong.

1st Class Prize, The Lugard the work of an educationalist, it know that I am voicing the son- Scholarship and French: Elisabeth is that his ideals should be noble timents of all present, and espe- Johnson and that they should be unchang cially of the parents, when I ex- Good Conduct, regular” “attèn- ing in their inspiration of the press the wish that the "letue dance and the Bishop's prize for school life. Yet any one conver flower head areas may be as religious knowledge: Pauling sant with the history of Education familiar to Hongkong in the fu. Choa, must admit that an unbroken reture, as it has been for the past cord of educational consistency in eighty years, and that there may the modern world of change is no be an ever-increasing roll of pu- email achievement. Not only each pile found to profit by the educa change of Government in any tional Idenia, which it will con- country, but every change of antinue to symbollae. educational Minister brings some alteration of the school pro» gramme, In most countries new methods, How ideas are associat- ed with the names of individuals, We have all heard such names as Spencer, Herbart, Eucken, Foers- ter, Montessori. We have not, perhaps, realised that the link bo tween an individual and a system is likely to be the surest guarantee of its transitory nature. So it comes to pass that outstanding The report of the Reverend Mo-educational reformers of yeater ther Superior for the year 1927

day have, to-day, found a niche in le as follows:

There have been no very out the pedagogical museum to inter standing features during the past cst the curious student of the year. The school work has gone on smoothly and the usual activi- ties have continued in all depart- ments. The school opened on Jan- uary 7, 1927 when 240 pupils were admitted. The maximum number has been maintained and the average attendance good.

The school report was read by Father Byrne who also addressed the gathering on the work done by the St. Paul's Institution during the phat....

Staff. The Staff has been strengthened by the addition of one European Sister. There are now eight qualified teachers in the school.

Inspection. The usual annual inspection took place in Nevem ber Inst. The discipline was report. ed excellent there being a distinct ly good tone throughout the school. English (both written and apoken) was good in all classes. Drawing and needlework were well done and the handwork in the Infanta clase called for special

craft.

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Value of a School.

KINDERGARTEN · CLASS,

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English and the Junior Certi 1st Class Prize, Etau Hachuims. ficate with distinction in biblical 2nd Class Prize, Sylvia Mak, knowledge: Lily Chue. 3rd Clasa Prize, Marguorite | · Fronch and the Junior Certificate Baker.

as with distinction in biblical know- General progress: Mabel Liedgo: Roso Pau Dorothy Grimmmitt, Mary Suffad, 1st Class Prizo" and the Junior Daphne Lo, Yvonne Ho, Violet Mak Certificate with distinction in and June White.

Class VIII.

General progress: Katheleen Ho, Marie Leonard, Annie Bufflad, Salima Marker, Mary Mok, Marie Souza, Kitty Hassan, Aunle Young, Zanina Hamet and Rosemary Has san.

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Good conduct and application: Helen Ho, Dolly Tsol, Pauline Trink, Nazea Nazarin and Juliet Hasson.

General application Daisy Chue.

French, Prizo, awarded by the French Consul, Monaleur De Is Prado: Anna Brondeau...

'Class I.

Domestic science, French and Music: Rosie Li.

French, English, Music and the Bishop'a Prize for biblical know- ledge: Lily Shearer, ・・・

Good' ̈Conduct, English Drawing: Mary O'Hoy.

Drawing and the Senior Univer-

and

Good conduct, regular attend-sity Certificato: Sylvia Heyahing. catechiam: Florence The Senior Certificate with dis- ance and

tinction in needlework: Bossle Cheng and Aley Cheng.. Class VII.·

Senior Certificate with distinc- General progressi Murgeenation in English: Alma O'Hoy.

Fronch and the Senfor Certifi Arculli, Stella Sprinkle, Lily Sudiek and Jean Steward.

Application and needlework::cate with distinction in English;

Ruth Nergaard. Lily Chan,

The value of a school such as St. Paul's, is that the system of education is thoroughly sound and that, in consequence, it is not af- fected by the changes of the hour. This does not mean that the sub- jects, taught at different periods will hot vary. It means that a very clear distinction exists be- tween education and teaching. In the main the teaching programme is determined by public opinion. Grimmitt. If parents make up their minds that the class-room'should be the entrance to the chamber of comi merce, they will clamour for those subjects, which are. most closely associated with the dollar; and type-writing, and book-keoping, shorthand, will get a more hon- oured place than music and art, The Medical Reports show that This may be unfortunate; it is the sanitary conditions of the difficult to deal with, as it is caus- echool building and the health of ed by the social developments of the children are excellent. The the time.. But the school pro- should not affect the school was visited during the year gramme by Lady Clementi, and Mra. Sou- method of education. It is as im- thorn, and these visits were great-portant that the financier be ly appreciated by the teachers and good citizen as that the planist in law-abiding: but it is neither puplis.

counter-point nor atatistics which make them so. It Is discipline, school-discipline,

mention.

University Exams,

Excellent.

Application, catechiem, French and music: Laura Li and Annie Nissan.

Good conduct, regular attend- ance and catechism: Philomena

Lau

...

Nariya Nazarin,

Good conduct and drawing:

The Sister Anna Memorial Prize

Kong, Flora. Tool, Hesta Taol, Pansy Mak, Ruby Ma, Gertie Chan. Phyllis Chan and Nancy Ng.

3rd Class Prize: Jenny Lat. 2nd Class Prize: Minnie Chan, 1st Class Prize, The Ho Kom- tong Silver Cup: Theresa Li.

Class VI.

Rewards for regular attendance:

Helen Grimmilt, Violet Bradbury, Mary Tapi, Alice Tamail, Dora Dilis and Helen Erwin.

French and the Senior Cortifl- cate with distinction in English and Domestic Science: Rose Perry,

At the conclusion of the prize distribution, Lady Clemonti on be

half of the visitors thanked the reverend mothers for having asked them to be present and assured the staff of the school that all the

which the sisters of St. Paul's and their pupils gave, during the after- noon. Lady Clementi congratulated to present such a good report for the Mother Superior for being able the past year and her ladyship also congratulated the prize winners. Fr. Byrne was also thanked for his instructive and interesting" address.

FATAL ACCIDENT.

OFFICER'S WIFE KILLED IN PHILIPPINES.

offered by the friends of the late visitors must have enjoyed the Sister Anna: Eugenie Tchau. delightful and neat programme

Preparatory Class for Chinese-

Progress in English: Dora Tsof, Six seniors were presented for

in his report, the Inspector, Eva Li, Ethel Wong, Melly Bessie Chan, Rabira Samy, Mary the University exams; and all

anya: "Discipline. passed; three obtaining distinc Thore is a distinctly good tone all tion in English, two in needle through the school" Nothing work, and one in Domestic Science, could be more gratifying to the Four of the Junior Class obtained parents than words of the official Certificates, two with distinction report. Discipline is not a popu in Biblical Knowledge, and one in far word with many of the rising French. As a result of the schoul generation. Yet discipline is es- examination in December theential to a perfect life. It im- Lugard Scholarship was awarded plies an element of restraint but to Miss Elizabeth Johnson, and its function is to produce a per- the special Test Prize to Miss fecily developed human life. There Marina Barretto.

may be excellent teaching in a The Very Rev. Bishop Valtorta's school, followed by first class prizes for Biblical Knowledge and examination results; and the real Catechism are awarded to Lily work of education may be neglect Shearer and Pauline Choa. A ed, may even fail in consequence 'special prize for distinction in Great stress used to be laid on the

General progress: Amy. Suen, French at the Junior local personal influence of the teacher: Grace Leung, Mary Young, Con- examination in kindly presented by modern psychologists do not hesistance Wong, Lily Suffiad, Grace a fall from a horse, Monsieur Dufaure de la Prade the tate to write that the use of per French Consul, to Miss Anna Bron-, sonal influence as an engine of denu.

training is a fatal and self-defeat- The Ho Kom-tong silver Cup ing blunder. The personal mag- for progress in English in the netism hypnotises the child, pro- Chinese preparatory class present- vides an artificial stimulus end, ed by Mr. Ho Kom-tong, Q.B.Ein so doing, kills the initiative has been won by Miss Theresa L. which should come from self-dis- The Sister Anna Memorial efpline the function of genuine Prize presented by the friends of the late Sister Anna. has been awarded to Eugenie Tchan.

Special Prizes for the success- ful University Candidates have also kindly been offered by Sir Robert Ho Tung, Lady Chater, and Mrs. Montague. Ede,

education,

Domain of Education. Rudolf Eucken, a Professor at died two years ago, Jena, who

Application, religious knowledge and French: Josephine Chon.

Religious knowledge, needlework and French: Marguerite Kong.

Taol and Edna Sprinkle.

3rd Class Prize: Doris Yuen, 2nd Class Prize: Mary Asnks. 1st Class Prize and good con- duct: Merit Ching.

Mrs. John L. Goff, wife of First Lieutenant John L. Goff, Const Artillery Corps, was killed last week at Corregidor, as a result of

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Radio advices to Fort Santiago stated that Mrs. Goff met with the accident at 2 p.m. Death occurred shortly after at the Sta- tion Hospital at Fort Mills, says a Manila message. Class Y.

Mrs, Goff, nee Hardy, was born General progress: Halima Arat Sparrows Point, Maryland, and cull, Kathleen Glover, Shirley at the time of her marriage was Silva and Louise Chon,

a resident of Nowport News, Vir- ginia. She attended the Newport News High School and the Beech- wood School.

Good conduct, needlework and drawing: Eva Laing.

Progress and drawing: Alice Chue.

English and French; Isabel McAinsh.

General progress and religious knowledge: Julia Lee.

Mrs. Goff to ourvived by her husband and a son, John L. Goff, Junior, aged 4.

Her father, George T. Hardy, is a resident of Newport News Virginia, where he is a mechanical English and drawing: Edna and marine engineer.

English, French and music: Gladys Grimmdit.

4th Class Prize, French and music: Laureon L.

3rd Class Prixo, French and catechiam: Molly Choa.

stands out very markedly as one of the great philosophical and and Staff wish to thank Lady Cle. He wrote these striking words; Progress and drawing: Ethel

The Reverend Mother Superior educational thinkers of the age, menti, for kindly coming to dis-The domain of education and of T

instrtiction suffers especially tribute the prizes and also all the from the, want of a capital direc- Carroll. parents for their co-operation with us in our work of education. tion and of life, from the absence They also desire to offer their of eternal truths. All our extra- sincere thanks to the donators, of ordinary activity, all the foverish work spent in this domain do not special.prizes, and to all those who kindly contributed towards the produce the expected fruit, be- cause we have not got firmness of prize fund

character which might serve as a 2nd Class Prize, French, muale 1 Father Byrne's Address,

touch-stone to car boasted means and religious knowledge: Katle of Improvement,

We spend Hirschberg. Revd. Fr. Byrne apeaking of St. too much energy and time in matu- 1st Class Prize, French and re- Paul's Institution suid-al conflict without procuring one ligious knowledge! Daisy Choa.

This year the Congregation of atop of progress. for the principal

Class IV. the Sisters of St. Paul becomes an thing. Educational reform is the octogenarinn one in Hongkong. cry, of the day, but we do not posSum, Julia Mok and Roap Moosden. The first Blsters arrived in the aess a philosophy of education, wa Island on September 12, 1848, have no ideal of education about French: Helen Cooper.

Application and general pro- just seven years after the inaugurathis. And so we pretend to im-

grum: Iris Trith, “Nelly: ¦ Yuen tion of the Colony, Their works prove education without having Joyce Walker, Raby Lee and Annie have grown with its growth. A first agreed about its end, its pos- Lee survivor of those early days would sibility, Its conditions. There

Rowards for progress: Ruth

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2nd Class Prize and good con- duct: Mary Lee.

old Hongkong, but amongst the education, according to the diff few he would find the lotus erent conceptions of man, accord- flower" as the people called the ing to the different conceptions of 1st Class Prize, religious know Sisters' head-dress, when first, it life, bera la pedung » ledge; and French: Carmen Bar blossomed on the island. If I Eucken had an uphill struggle In retto. might, permit myself a moment's his fight against Naturalism-the colour-blindness, I would say this enemy of truo education and it lotus flower is an ever-green.was not until he won the Nobel Rewards for progress: Kitty Amidst the fading of old fashions prize that his fellow-countrymen Kam, Dolly Mok, Nelly Kwan, and the constant changing of new were compelled to recognise his Rosie Mok, and Nelly. Mak.

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