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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1931.

ST. JOSEPH'S HOLD PRIZE DAY.

LARGE GATHERING AT THE ANNUAL FUNCTION.

AIM OF TEACHING.

A large gathering attended the prize-day at St. Joseph's College

proportion of those who passed schools merit such tender considera.

the Junior wore also successful.tlon but my point is that it is a in the Matriculation. The stand torch which is selected to indicate ard of the Junior having been the proximity of a school and it is rafaed in recent years, there is a suitable signal, for a torch bears now a considerable gap between light which is also the function of Class 3 and the Junior Class. To education. But it may occur to secure better results the studios

dios you that a torch boars fire and is in Class 4 and 3 will have to be sometimes used as the emblem of moru thorough in the fundamental disorder. And here again, unfor- subjects and the promotions more tunately a torch may sometimes ba strict. This latter measure is a not inapproprinto indication of a invariably distasteful to boys and school.

sometimes objected to by the If one asks what constitutes the yesterday, among those presentants. But I world ask them difference between the schools of to bour in mind that the course the light-bearing and the fire- betur Mr. G. P. de Martin, who of studies extends over a period bearing torch surely the answer is gave away the prizes and certifi- of only eight years. During the the quality of the teaching, the cates, Bishop Valtorta,

past five years out of a very 100 boys promoted from Class 4 10 Personality of the teachere and the 12 spirit in which their work is done. cinas 3,

8. 42 If the latter be, lofty, or at least Class 2 and 25 Cinas 1. Thus

Dufaure de la Prada" 3, 05 passed

oral for Franco, Rev.

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Byrne, SJ., Rev. Fr. Cal. either lag behind or leave school earnest: if there be training in

was

instruction

in

before having completed their ethics as well ns Recondary course. In our opinion mathematics: If devotion to duty be inculented by personal example: the Junior Local is a gond

pre-

9, Rev. Fr. McDonald, SJ., Fr. Grampa. Kov. Fr. Granelli, Rev. Fr. Gulbriate. Rev. Fr. Morenu, Sister Beatrice, Sister Cordeiro, and Mr. A. G. Collins-liminary test and it would be an if the young people go forth not Taylor,

error to abolish it. The pupils only materially equipped for the need an incentive and a goal to battic of Hfe but also influenced by those elementary moral principles aim at, and examinations are a

which everywhere and in every age overy- wholesome stimulus for body-parents, teachers and boys, have been the basis of civilisation and are yet to-day the condition of its continued existenco: then auch IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING, schools not only bear light into the minds and souls of their children but are the safest means of insur- 'ing the future well-being of any

Before the prize-giving. a pre- gramino of musical items given by the pupils of the College, including the play The Merchant of Venice," which was deservedly applauded by the audience.

Director's Report.

Bro, Aimar, the Director of the College, said part:

The average daily attendance in 1930 was 738. Air. Sutherland, Schoola, Inspector of English

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The Influence of a Child's Early Contacts.

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Addressing the gathering. Mr. community.

But if all this be absent? If the G. P. do Martin said:

Rev. Bro. Aimar, indies and gen- teachers do not make it their buel

expect that most of nose that their charges shall learn spent three days in inspecting tlemen. 1 our classes. He wrote in his re- you have seen here and there on of the claims of duty and leave on them to pick up what they may of the roadside a notice board port: "I visited ench cluse, where work, Inspected all written

which is depicted a torch and you what are called rights: if trigono- ques- heard reading, and asked

are aware that this is a warning metry and such things come before tions on most of their school sub-te drivers of ears that they are ap-discipline: if industry is held to and is work jects. All written

prouching a school and it is hoped have no intrinsic worth corrected. lint they will not knock people valued only for what can be got out good and carefully Reading was good throughout the down as they come out. I do not of it: If moral principles to which

(Continued on Page 11.) school. read personally pleces know that all people connected with of unseen dictation in Classes 1 and 2. The results were very satisfactory. Colloquial was good and in the Portuguese section only fair in the Chinese section. Dally and easy unscen Dictation Tests and easy English dialognes might improve their English. was pleased to see that full use) is made of maps and atlasses. The equipment is excellent and the shoul is very efficient."

Successful Candidates.

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We presented 31 candidates Inri the Matriculation or Senior Local' parserl Examination. Nineteen the Matriculation. Eight of them are Portuguese, eight Chinese and three of other nationalities. They won 22 distinctions: three English, 13 in mathematical sub- jects, three in Physics and Six of the candidates with honours. They were Peter Tran Ha Tu, Francis Lim, Lucien Tjon, Ralph Poon, Jorge Remedios, Germano Ribeiro.

Lucien Tjon was awarded the Sir Paul Chater Memorial scholar-

Ba ship: Peter Tran

Tú And Francis Lim obtained First and second pinces respectively in the order of merit for the award of the Government Educational | Scholarships.

Nine of the successful candi- dates are now undergraduatea in the University. We wish them all success in their studies.

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Ninety seven candidates were prosented for the Junior Local Examination. Thirty-nine used and woo #7 distinctions, chiefly in mathematics and Scripture: there were also three in Selence and Ho Shiu-la!

the only candidate who passed with dis- tinction in Chinese in the local examinations. the During past five years, 1926-j- 1930, 171 of our boys have enter ed for the Matriculation or Senior Local examinations; 101 passed, 27 with Honours. During the same period, out of 394 presented 185 for the Junior Local, only

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