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appointed Native Mathematical Master on pro- bation till the end of the year. He discharged his duties most satisfactorily, and was confirmed in the post from the 1st January. The advan- tages expected to be derived by placing English and Senior Chinese Masters in charge of lower |
a short time daily have been realised, classes for and in a year or two great improvement in in- telligence and acquaintance with English should be perceptible.
10. Mr. Jones has been seconded to the Supreme Court throughout the year. Mr. Machell went on twelve months' leave after six years' ser. vice and nearly a dozen years' continuous residence in the colony. Mr. Hankey, who was acting for Mr. Jones, left for Australia on 1st July. Mr. L. Ut, 10th Chinese Assistant, died of small-pox in January last
The Oxford Local results this year showed considerable improvement, there being 59 per cent. passes, instead of 18 per cent. Ten certificates in all were obtained-4 Senior, 3 Junior, and 3 Preliminary. The non-Chinese passes are highly creditable. C. B Hayward obtained distinction in English in the Junior Local Examination, being bracketed seventh ont of a list of sixty-three so honoured in all England.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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the Lower School may be attributed to the fact that the prevalence of the plague rendered necessary a repetition of the course of enforced promotions, the detrimental effects of which in 1897 was referred to in my last report. I am, however, at a loss to account for the obtrusive collapse of the Lower School in the important subject of Arithmetic, the percentages in which are far inferior to those obtained in Grammar, Geography, Composition, and English Conver sation, while the results in Reading. Dictation, and Translations from and into Chinese are up to the ordinary average. Under the circum stances, I refrain from commenting in detail on the individual subjects, leaving the figures in the adjoining tables to speak for themselves. I should, however, fail in my duty if I abstained from bearing testimony to the excellent steady work of masters and bys throughout the year in the face of discouraging circumstances.
After reading the report the HEADMASTER said it was now his pleasing duty to welcome His Excellency to that college. It was scarcely necessary to introduce him to the boys, for all the boys and the masters were down at the wharf on the day of His Excellency's arrival in the colony. He thought they could look upon it as an omen in their favour that His Excel- lency's first appearance in connection with education should be at his own college, for of him as of other Governors it might be said in the old words familiar to them as boys in their Latin grammar, Tu es patronus lu parens. (Applanse.)
[February 11, 1899.
Chan-Po Tang, J. P. Madar, Gaupp & Co., Sin Tak Fan, A. G. Romano, Ho Tung, Lau Wai Chun, Leung Sing Un. Ho Fük, Hu Shun Chun, Committee of Tung Wa Hospital, and the Head Master (Dr. G. H. B. Wright.)
His EXCELLENCY having distributed the prison said-Dr. Wright. ladies and gentlemen, I un- derstand that it has been the custom, though I only understood it within the last two days, for the person who has distributed the prizes at the Queen's College to make some observations after having distributed them. Well, I am one of those people who have a strong objection to delivering themselves on a subject of which they know nothing, and on the subject of the prict). cal working of Queen's College I have not had time up to the present to acquire practically the information that I should like to have. How. ever, I have read the account of the last ex- amination, and so far as one can gather from that the progress made in the seliool appears in certain cases to be fairly up to the average. The attendance is very large. One point has struck me that do not quite understand ❤ I have no doubt that Dr. Wright can explain it satisfactorily-and that is that it is reported that many boys were evidently beyond their depths in the upper form, and this was attri- bated to rapid promotion. On enquiry I find that this rapid promotion has taken place is consequence of a large influx of boys to the lower school and finding a large number of vacant seats in the upper school. I confess that at first sight it does not appear to the satisfactory way of filling the npper school by promoting boys to it before they have attained that proficiency in the lower forms which would enable them to profit by the instruction in the higher-forms. In other words it seems to me to be rather like fitting the foot to the shoe than fitting the shoo to the foot. However, that I have no doubt. Dr. Wright will be able to explain. There is another thing which has been mentioned by the examiners, Thero ap. pears to be a want in the boys of independent Morrison.-Senior-Im Yat-wing, I; Junior thonght. Well, I can quite understand that; bes
12. Through the kind services of the In- spector of Schools, the declaration of poverty imposed in 1892 as a condition of competing for free education at this College was removed. Candidates must be scholars at the Govern- ment Anglo-Chinese District Schools. Eight boys offered last February, but none qualified, the elementary work being far too weak. Now that the Scholarships competition is restored, it is to be hoped that, as in former years, it will prove a stimulus to aiming at a higher standard in the District Schools, and that, s & cou- sequence, boys from these schools may, on að- mission to Queen's College, be found fit for higher classes than the Preparatory School. The removal of this restriction was, I believe, the last act in connexion with education per- formed by the ex-Governor, Sir William Ro- binson, G.C.M.G., and it will be highly ap-Fung Man-chak, IV A. preciated by the Chinese, as in the ten years when these scholarships were open the free scholars often highly distinguished themselves, and all of them obtained respectable appoint- ments, which, without free education, would, in most cases, have been beyond their attain-
His Excellency then distributed the prizes. the names of the recipients being given be low :
OXFORD LOCAL, 1898. Senior-Silas, C.D., A.A.; Pestonjee, R., A.A.; Hayward, E., A.A.; Im yat-wing. A.A. Junior.-Hayward, C.B.; Li Chi-on, Ng Fang-chan.
ment.
18. In June, His Excellency General Black, C.B., as Acting Governor, honoured us with a personal inspection of the work of the Colle e. We were the more gratified with this mark of kindly-interest as it is ten years since we were similarly favoured.
14. We are much indebted to the Hon. Director of Public Works for several improve- ments: The loopholed wall overlooking the premises from Bridges Street has been made solid, tins putting an end to a long-continued series of nuisances and interruptions. A spiked bar was placed on the gate leading to the play- ground to prevent incursions from street agamuffins. The store-room was removed else- where. and the partition between its former site and a small class-room having been removed an additional large class-room of 60 seats was pro- vided, increasing the accommodation by 24 seats, with a possible annual gain of $576 in fees.
15. This institution has recently provided several native masters for schools in Borneo and the empires of China and Japan. At Yoko- hama, I had the opportunity of paying a visit to the Tung Mau School, under the charge of two of our foriner pupil-teachers, I found admirable discipline and excellent progress made in the six months since the opening of the school.
16. In accordance with instructions from the Governing Body. I examined the Lower and Preparatory Schools of this College, the Upper School being reported upon by indepen- dent examiners. The result is as follows:- 457 boys, or 83 per cent, passed out of 550 examined.
Lower School, 332 boys examined, 249 passed, or 75 per cent.
Preparatory School, 218 boys examined. 208 passed, or 96 per cent.
The work of the Preparatory School is excel. lent, as usual, requiring only the last quarter of the year for its preparation. The weakness of
Preliminary.--Ghulamali. R.; Abraham, R.; Humphreys, E
SCHOLARSHIPS.
cause after all even in boys rather more advangid Stewart.-Wong Tat-kwong. I.
in other schools that is a want that is very offen Belilios.-Senior-Silas, E.D., 1.C.; Junior | observed. I think there can be no question Ho Hing, III B.
SPECIAL PRIZES,
Sun Wan-an, I.
Translation-E to C, Tsang Fuk, I; C to E.
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to the utility of this large institution, beckuna it is clear that if we are ever to consolidate the interest that ought to exist between all olassen of the community in a colony like this it can History-IA Tse Teing-fong; IC Ismail, S. only be done by an attempt to understand each E; II A Fung Shin-tan; II B Chau Nai-shau. other (hear, hear)-and those boys who leave Composition.-IC, Silas, M. D.; II A, Tung this colony after their short schooling here is Chi-kau; II B, U Yat-shu; II C, Soloman, J; over must be a certain influence wherever they III A, Chan Wai-Shang; III B, Leung Kwong-go in showing at least that the British nation
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wherever we have settled-and I am sure it will be found other nations in China will follow
I A-1, Im Yat-wing (Morrison); 2, Li Chi- | suit-we are anxious to bring the benefits of
I B–L. Pan Chenk; 2 Ng Kai-chi.
I C Senior-1, Hayward, C. B.; 2, Ismail, g. A.; Junior-1, Ghulamali, R.
II A-1, Leung Taz-ahun; 2, Ho Sai-wiug. II B—1, Hung Hing-kam; 2, Chan Kwan tsün.
11 C Senior-1, Ramjahn, D.; 2, Nakasawa. J.; Junior--1, Dalbasha, A. K.; 2, McIntyre, P. H.
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III A—1, Hang Kwok-leung; 2 Kwok Ying- kün.
III B-1, Li Shin; 2, Chung Tat-man. IV A-1, Fung Mun-chak (Morrison); 2, Chan U-tsing; 3. Luk Tseung-sbang.
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education home to the people of Ching as well as to the people from western landa. (Hoär. hear.) Education, it must be remembered by those boys who can understand me; and I hope there are many of thom-I won't say boys, for I see most of you really are young men that the first necessity in teaching is to enable a boy to reason for himself, not merely to learn a certain number of words or a certain number of phrases. That is a fault I find which has been remarked by the examiners. But education is for the purpose of training your minds so that you may think for your- selves and not be dependent simply upon what you read; but be able to utilise the knowledge IV B-1, Chan Mau-to; 2, Lau Hin-lun. you have acquired here in thinking for your- V A-1, Leung San-pong; 2, Pan Shiu-ki. selves. And I would also point out that it is V B-1, Wong Kwok-sham; 2, U Shau-san. useless to come here and to learn a mere smat V C-1, Yung kai-pong ; 2. Chan Shui-ün. tering of English if you do not go a littlë VI A-1, Mak Shing; 2, Ng Fung-fu. further and learn it thoroughly. I will explain VI B-1, U Shing; 2, Yang Hin-chung. what I mean. A boy leaves this school—and you VI C-1, Chan Ching; 2, Ling Kinshang. very often leave 1 nuderstand when, you have VII A-1, Chan Sz-yui; 2. Ip Ching-lau. just learned enough English to make yourselves Vn B-1. Lo Ping-kwan; 2, Leung Shin-kai. | understood. You then go out and get an appoint- VII C-1, Fung Sz-oban; 2; Ng Shui-ki. - ment in some shop, and you never can do much VIII A-1, U Yan-u; 2, Lam Kwan-un, more, whereas if you remain a little longer and VIII B-1, Ho Po-tin; 2, Lau Ting-lam perfect your educat on in English you. VIII C-1, Li Ching-i; 2, To Fuk-hi.
become much more valuable members of Sucidly ahe following were the donors of prizes: when you leave the college, and you will be able Messrs. Ng Kwok Ching, T. Jackson, W. to attain to much higher and better positions: Whiley, H. Mody, Ho Kwan Shan, Tsoi Chee because you must remember that every appet Bee, Fung Wa Chun, Lau Hing Shun, Wangment here is open to a Chiuese young man Shu Tong, Yeang Nai On, J. D. Hutchison, Ip well as to a young man of any other i Chuk Kai, Leung Yan Po, Mok Wan Sheung, alits. So it depeuls upon yourselves Mok Tso Tsun, Wan Tsing Kai, Li In Wing, able to adrance yourselves hereafter, which you Jp Shun Kam, Kwok Sik Sam, Ko Yik Kam, I casonly do by working hard while you are here
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