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GIRLS' COLLEGE CELEBRATES.

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1932.

vited to the inauguration of Presi- "well and truly laid", but the fabric dent Hoover. Although she had itself has been well and truly built. been only ten weeks in Ca jada- Our Honorary Treasurer, Mr. J. M. and when that country was ex-Wour, has also placed his time and porlencing a trade depression-she advice freely at our disposal, hus- (Continued) from Page 2.) succeeded in raising about $30,000, banding our limited resources, and Hongkong currency. Miss Woo making our funds go as far as pos eye back on an event of seventeen encountered certain obstacles on ble. To my other colleagues on years ago, when certain members entering Canada, but the people the Building Committee I desire of St. Paul's Church Vestry, under were not long in learning under here to express my sincere thanks the leadership of Mr. Lam founded St. Paul's Girls Scholaland and appreciate her. When for their whole-hearted co-opera- reton in the city of Windsor, Ontario, tion. To carry out successfully a The beginning we unpreton-she was presented with the Freedom scheme of this magnitude there is tious. The school, housed in a rented building, had at the com- of that city. This rare distinction much detailed and unattractive of leisure by mencement a small staff and a small has brought honour not only to work to be done, which calls for a

Arst Miss Woo but also to the School generoun sacrifice enrolment; but before the

huay men. year was out, the number of pupils which she loves so much.

The figures slow. went up to fifty. ly rose in the succeeding years until to-day the school registers 303 pupils, including 23 boarders, Ataff of 27 tenchers. Mrs. and

wha the first E. W. L. Martin principal, and she was succeeded in

When the Committed accepted Miss Woo's offer, they would have been more than satisfied if she had been able to raise $100,000; but whe actually collected $150,000 in Hong- kong money, and secured from Mrs. America the Proctor Reely in generous undertaking to present

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A Tower of Strength. His Lordship the Bishop of Vic- toria has been a tower of strength to the College Council as its Chair- man. It is with genuine regret that we realise how soon wo are to lose his sage counsel and his Empr. of Russia

Inspiration. I hope that the Empr. of Japan ships annually. Not content to rest drai to which he will be attached Empr. of Canada on her laurela, Miss Woo has when he returns to England, will Capr. of Russia

Kapr. of Japa managed to ralic yet another $35,- not cause him to forget our hum- 900 since her return to the Colony.blar building at this end of the world; and we wish him and Mrs. Duppuy health, happiness and suc- cess in their new sphere of useful-

the following year by Miss 1. C.the College with ten free scholar- | Renjal 19e of the great Cathie-Empr. of Asia

Woo on the latter's return from England.

made

Faced With a Crisis. In the year 1923 the school was confronted with a crisis. Notico

Free From Debt. to vaente the premises was receiv-{ ed, and as we had then nearly 450 To-day, the College is happily pupils on the roll, we experienced free from debt. It is with grateful great difficulty in finding other hearts that we ineet here for this suitable

Application Thanksgiving Social--grateful to preminen. was accordingly

to the the Government for its grent Government for a site for a per- generosity and faith in us; to the manent building; and the Govern. | public for its unstinted support, and, ment most sympathetically and above all, to Miss Woo-for her un- generously responded to the remitting and highly successful ef- appeal with

Hift A:

about forts in behalf of the College.

In this hour of our rejoicing we 40,000 square feet of valuable Crown and between Kennedy must not forget those to whom the Romil and Macdonnell Road--the College owes this magnificent site, site on which this building stands. I refer to His Excellency Sir Eit- The generosity of the Government ward Stables who recommended to was enhanced by a promise to make the Secretary of State for the a graet of 350,000 towards the Colonies the grant of the land; to cost of the building, provided $200 Sir Murchison Fletcher, the then 000 was raised for this purpoar by Calonint Secretary, who gave our

application for Innd private subscriptions.

space

Ress.

During Mins Woo's long absence abroad--u perind of 2 years and 4 months her work was carried on with zeal and efficiency by Miss Esther Kotewall, notwithstanding that she was handicapped by a staiť below strength. Although she in my own alster, I feel I ought not to allow that fact to prevent from expressing a word of appre- clation of her good work.

me

and

ILE.'s Sympathetic Interest. Finally, on behalf of the Collego I most sincerely and warmly thank Your Excellency and Lady Peel for the encouragement you havo given us by participating in what and money

is to us a function of great im- A Bulling Committee was most sympathetic support; to Mr. appointed, of which I had the hon. A. H. Hollingsworth of the Public portance; and you, ladles our to be Chairman. In the short Works Department for the great Kentlemen, for your welcome pre- trouble he took in connexion with sence. To Lady Peel I desire also of 4 year, Rubscriptions amounting to $250,000 had been the grant of the alle: and to Sir to offer grateful thanks for the promised, and

Cecil Clementi who directed the kind interest she has taken in this before building

It was only in October operations commenced, the total building grant of $50,000 to be pald College. went up to $300,000. In result, to us in spite of the fnet that we last that she graciously opencil our the Building the Government paid its promised had not kept to our part of the Kazaar in aid of

Fund, and to-day she again bargain by actually collreting grant of $50,000,"

evinces her interest by giving In June, 1925, the foundation-200,000.

the certificates. It is stone of the new building was laid Miss Woo desires me to say that away by the Governor of that day, He but for the whole-hearted assis- encouragement as well as Excellency Sir Edward Stubbs. At tance she received from certain Inspiration to feel how deep and that time we had in hand $100,000, organisations and individuals in practical is her Ladyship's interest the balance being still in the form America and Canada, she would not in every movement having for its of promina to pay. I need hardly have accomplished what she did.oject the letterment of the lot of remind

ind you that the year 1926 was Prominent among these may be the poor women and children and, the year of the Great Strike and mentioned Dr. John Wond, General

condition of women in Hong- It was probably greatest crisis the Colony ever of the Episcopal Church: Mrs.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have passed through: some of our sub- Swager Sherley and other ladies pictured our seventeen years of scribers experienced financial cm-Washington: the Women's Auxili.

B hili barrassment, while a few became ory of the Episcopal Church: the progress in climbing up

paths have at times been insolvent. Consequently. many Chung Wah Wai Koon, the Gee premises of donations could not be low Oak Tin Association: the On tortuous. What viata of future"

accomplishment faffilled; and the Committee was Lenny Association, as well as the from the present stage of our as- compelled to open the new building Press of America, buth American cent? The summit has yet to

To be --now raised to the status of a Cel-] and Chinese.

wer ba reached; perhaps it will never lege with a debt of $180,000.

attained,

educational endeavours there is no ceasing. In bringing our alms and ideals be- fore you, I think I enn do no better than quote my own words when I was making an appeal for financial

Boycott.

the Secretary of the National Council tually, of the social and intellec-

Unstinted Hongkong Help.

Triumph Over Difficulties. In making this acknowledgment we must not forget the great help we have received from our sup porters in Hongkong, notably the late Mr. Lee Hyam who gave

Our climb, then, proved harder and steeper than we had expected, and the prospect before us was

brave. Miss Woo, with great

kong.

can we discern

for in

"St. Paul's Girls School seems to

gloomy. But fortune favours theo); Mr. Lam Woo. Mr. Mok Support to the new building scheme pluck, volunteered her service to Kon-sang, Mr. Li Tse-long. Me, is January, 1924. I then said: go abroad to raise funds for the Kan Tat-chul and the late Mr. Fung me to fill a niche of its own in our Callege. Some expressed doubt as Ping-ahan, who gaw $10,000 each educational structure. It afforda to the success of such a venture. and Mr. Kan Tong-po who, in addic a sound Cisinese education to Chi- But the members of the Collegetion to a personal donation of $nese girls, giving special attention Council, knowing Miss Woo a000, spent much time in influencing to

Classics, to domestic they did, unhesitatingly approved subscriptions. To our other sup-consiny or household manage-

RONIC

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of the suggestion; and to-day we porters, who are too numerous to be ment

ment, to thrift, and to physieni witness her

It

Hanes here. I tender the grateful culture, while atrictly preserving triumph over immense difficulties. thanks of the College. Accompanied by only her mother, As Chairman of the Building that sense of propriety which is the Mins Won visited practically all the Committee, and as Vice-Chairman inborn characteristic of the Chi- I also said: "Girls of girt important cities in Americs and of the College Council, I can assure to-day are the mothern of the Home parts of Canada; and she you that no words of gratitude can t even got hugy while passing be too strong to express the debture. It is the mother who first teaches her babes the language of through Honolulu, Japan and we owe to Mr. Lam Woo for having the heart, and it is the mother who Shanghai on her way home

ome! given us the benefit of his un- Wherever she went, she was rivalled knowledge and experience received and welcomed by all by superintending every stage of classes of people. When in Was the building operations, so that we hington she was twice a guest at can now say that not only has the the White House, and was also in- foundation of the building beon

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