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YOUNG BLOOD. NEEDED

COLLEGE REUNION

DINNER

MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1935.

seo a young man of 25 altting in the and present pupils of this College samo class-room and rubbing should-will share the same blessing. ers with a boy like me who was not yat 10 years old.

Tribute to Teachers

On Teaching Staff

The "Fung Shul" of the building may confer longovity; but it in only My claim to speak about Queen's the energy and skill of the masters College is further supported by the which can confer high culture. It is a fact that for a year or so I was one matter of groat antisfaction for old of its teaching staff. May I claim to boys of Queen's College to know that An appeal to the younger mem-have given something to an aimd the School is as well staffed to-day as hers to take over the responsibilit- much? Some 33 years ago I was its Chinese graduates from the Unl mater from which I received so in the past. Its vernacular teachers, les of the Association was made, mathematical minster of the upper versity of Hongkong, and its British at the Twelfth Annual Reunion school consisting of the 1st, 2nd and teachers from nearly every Univer Dinner of the Queen's College Old Brd classes. Many of my pupils wore sity in the Empire, form a magnifi- Boys' Association held on Satur-elder, and, as events have transpired, cent team which any Headmaster day evening in the Great Hall of tinguished than myself. This is what Rome this team has an ideal captain. have turned out be more dis may well be proud of. In Mr. de their "Alma Mater.”

teachers have to expect. If they A man of the highest intellectual Mr. H. K. Woo, President of the Association, was in the chair, others be cleverer than themselves. Laugh-the combines interest in the healthy teach well, they teach their pupila to capacity, and educational experience, present being Mr. F. J. de Rometer). (Headmaster of Queen's College),

body with Interest in the healthy Mr. C. G. Anderson (Vice-President), Many a`time have I had to tackle mind; and adde geniality to strict Mr. Hui Pak-ml lon. Secretary), the pone asinorum with my pupils discipline. Above all he is one of Mr. Kwok Yau (Hon, Treasurer), and in the endeavour to lead the those rare scientists who know that the bridge it was in educated interest in Science, can only Mt. G. R. Sayer (Director of Eduen animal over ton), Professor G. A. Middleton evitable for me, ilke other mortals be built on a broad, firm foundation of Smith, Professor L. Forster, Mesars, placed in the same position, to loss language study.

Woo to the A. O. Brawn, E. B. Reed, II. K. Hang, my temper, at times,

The institution of an annual dinner J. F. Grone, S. M. Churn, Tae Ching tencher who loses bla temper. It is gives one the opportunity to meet fong, Ho Wing, Cheung Hok-yau, Lo never forgotten. Only the other day one's former school mates and draws Chung-wan, W. W. Leung, B. Wang ons of my pupils who is now Com-the old boys from their several vorn. Tape, Peter 11. Slu, o Cheung-pin, pradore of the Hongkong and Shang Lions to a gathering where they can Wei fat, B1. A. Khan, 11. G. Walling bui Bank complained to that I had once a year coment their friendly ton, L. B. Holmes, D. M. Richards, once threatened to report him to the relations with one another. and A. 13. Rumjalin,

Headmaster. Anyhow I must ava As I entered this Jalt certain lines succeeded in teaching him some from a well-known Chinese poem by mathematics; or how could he den! "To Fag" kept beating on my mental with the abstruse and urgent calcu- ear. One might translate the lines lations of his present profession?

ins follows:

The oldest "boy" of the gathering, Mr. Le Cheung-Pip, who left Queen's College in 1884, was given the honour of ringing the bell to summon the gathering to dinner.

During dinner, tonsts to Hia Majesty, the King, the Republie of China, the Q.C.O..A., and the guests were proposed.

President's Speech

Indeed, when I look round at monie of the old boys of my mathemates class, I begin to think that I may have been very good teacher. Berause Anather, to whom I taught unthematics is Mr. Wong Kwong-tin the present President of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. Ho a very fond of teasing me by calling

Before calling upon the gathering to drink to the toast of Queen's Col-me his master whenever we meet. lege. Mr. Woo'naldi

Different Angles

Mr. de Rome and gentlemen-My firal duty ÍR 10 acknowledge thử honour done me by those responsible! Among other pupils of mine, if I for my retion na President of this remember correctly, arc Mr. Tro Association for the year 181G, and Ching-fong, senior Chinese master of to thank them for this expression thin College and Mr. H. K. Hung of their goodwill., My next is to member of the well-known firm of deplore their choice, Someone with Messrs. Dencons, Solicitors. In those greater social proclivities could have days I taught Mr. Hung how to look donė More for tine Association at different angles In Geometry: now- throughout the year; someone with a-days, he sometimes tries to teach greater powers of oratory could have me how to look at different nogles in inade a better sperch to-night.

Law, (Laughter).

Friends who have parted once and

gone off far

Are like the Morning and the

Evening Stars

What night, we ask ourselves, is

this rare night? When all fogether

candle-light?

share one

We well do know ti ofler hard

to meet.

But now let's drain ten cups. our

friends to greet.

Ten cups will surely leave us.quite

unmovedl

For drinking works no ill 'mongst

well-beloved.

I trust, Gentlemen, that since we are all friends together you will tako this, sentiment, to heart-perhaps not literally!

And now I ask you to rise and drink with me the toast of the even ing coupled with the name of Mr. de Rome, to Queen's College, her pro..

This was done with great acclama.

Mr. de Rome's Reply

I have, however, one naset, which Of the masters who taught me insperity, her fame, and her glory. gives me a little courage. I was one this School I am glad to say that of the very first, and I believe one] 13r. Bateson Wright formerly the tton. of the youngest, boys to come to Headmaster of this College is still school in thin building when it was hale and hearty 1 saw him, fre- first opened over 40 years ago. quently when I was in England many In his reply the Headmaster thank- I was one of those who watched years ago, and I understand ho fa ed the Q.C.0.B.A, on behalf of the this building in the course of its how spending his time in the solution Staff and Prefects for their kind construction. I remember vividly of cross-word puzzles at an average hospitality that evening: he also how, will shining morning face, ut over 700 per year.

thanked Mr. Woo for. bis encouraging, saw the prisoners from Victoria Ghol

Both my former Second Master, and, speaking personally, far too engaged in carrying stones from one Mr. Alfred J. May whom I also met flattering remarks with which he part of the site to another. We boys in England and Mr. Lock King fo had proposed The tonat of the of the Central Government School who was my form-master for a year school. Ife had been greatly interest- watched those operations in the de- or ao are I understand still going ed in Mr. Woo's speech of reminis- lightful anticipation of being installed strong. If I remember correctly rences; it enme na a great surprise to in the largest and most advanced these three are all octogenarians or him to learn that Bir. Woo had school of the Colony.

well on their way, to that distinction, once been on the Staff of Queen's, Western education for Chinese was This augurs well for all of us here. At one time, there was possibility

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barrassment of making a speech, yet what the Q.C.O.B.A. could do in the servants meal of all probably) over twenty years of ago were willing I cannot help thinking that the he was very glad that they lind not dinner line under normal conditions. (Laughter) so he didn't think any- to enter the lowest classes in the "Fung Shui" of this building is re- cancelled the dinner. It would have Most of them had very vivid recol-body would mind the Q.C.O.B.A, not School. They were real lovers of sponsible for the longevity enjoyed been unfortunate from the point of lections of past reunions. But times being so lavish as usual in their hos learning. In that first year class aty its masters, and I hope the pre-view of the Association, he thought, were not so good now; they had all to pitality. Perhaps in the long ran it Queen's it was a common sight to sent and future staff, and all the past if they had done so. They all know draw in their belts, a bit (Government, (Continued on Page 7)

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