January 17, 1903.j
Three were from this School; the fourth was a young lady, most of whose education was re- ceived in Engl nd. The School was taught on 245 days, and it is worthy of remark that 7 boys were present every day, aud 7 others missed only one day. The average attendance has risen from 145 to 163, and is the highest yat attainal. The number of boys on onr books was 261, of whom 39, or 15 per cent., were Europejus; some of the latter went to England, but only 4 loft us for the recently opened Kow- loou School, 3 of whom lived at Kowloon und 1 at Shadkiwan.
In January, Mr. H. Jackson was engaged to assist with the younger boy, and has done good work, especially in explaining the English lessons in Chines. From March to August, Mrs. Aruid was absent on a well-earned furlough, and has resumed her work with renewal vigone. On August 13th, Mr. C. R. S. Cooper arrived from a London Bard School. He is a trained and certificated teacher, and has begun his duties with great heartiness. Mr. Sykes aud Mr. Brawn have again rendered invaluable service. particularly during the first half of the year. when the staff was, from various circumstances, seriously incomplete. The latter has taken charge of the Cricket Club, aud infused his own, enthusiasm into the boys and with the cordial assistance of the other masters has improved all the games and enabled us to win every cricket match so far,
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where English was the mother-tongne of the scholars, as it is not in this School. The fourth form is the lowest in the scale of attainment, but it is low only by comparison with the general | high standard of the School. The meanings of special words in the Catechism was the object in which the lowest marks were obtained, Lut in many cases in the other subjects nearly 10) per cant. of the marks obtainable had been gainad,
The examination reflects the greatest credit on the industry of the boys, and the ability and patience of the masters and the teaching staff.
J. H. FRANCE, M.A.
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see-and it reflected very great credit upon the teaching staff-was that 80 per cent., 12 out of 15, of the boys who went up for the Oxford local examinations had passed. This was very credit- able. He was sorry that Mr. Le Breton was not present. He would have liked to shake hauds with him for the distinction he had gained in passing the Oxford exam'nstion with Honours. Mr. Le Breton was the fourth Hongkong toy in 15 years who had passed in that class. the four obtained three had been got by scholars of that school. That showed that there must be some very excellent teaching doue there. (Applause.) Then he was very glat to see from Mr. France's report that the religious knowledge was so satisfactory. In 190) and 1901 the chairman of the meeting was the Lord Bishop of Vic oria and he recollected him saying to the boys what a great advantage it was to have religious educition and not on purely and simply seen'ar. Next year. 1902, a distinguish & Qvaeral—ir William Gascoigne -gavo away the priɛ 's, and he told them that he had beeu a soldier nearly all his life and that the two great factors in a soldier's character that made up success were discipline and love of duty; and he also said that duty and religiou went hand in hand. There they had the opinion of a distinguished General. He was afraid be could only give then the opinion of the Chief Justice of the Colony; and he could only say that he endorsel every word that fell from the Bishop and the General. You may take it that as you get older you must have something to bise your life upou and you must have a religion if you want to do well and c1nduct your life properly. He would not be surprised if the boy who had just wou the history prize did not know that the Ten Comm udmants were at one time part of the laws of England. It was in Green's History that King Alfred, just over A thousandt years ago, prefixed to his Coda the Deca- logne and certain other portions of the Law of Mos s; and these were part of
The Inspector of Schools was absent on leave, The CHORMAN then presented the Oxford and on his retaru late in the year the Govern- local certificates and prizes to the successful ment decided that there need be no Grant-in-Aid students. At the conclusion of this ceremony Examinations iu December, and, consequently, and afterthe choir had s cug “The Old Folks at this raport doas ust contain the usual statistics. Home," the chairman addresse I the gathering. The School, however, was ex imined as usual by For several years past it had been his privilege, myself t Midsummer, and the prizes are award he said, to be a member of the committee. ed according to the marks obtained by the boys | considered the School to be a very excellent one. at that examination and throughout the year. It supplied a great need in the Colony; it sup- The School was examined in religions knowledge|plied a sound education based upon Christian by R.J. H. France, waos raport is appended. | principles, and he must say, coming there year There is no difficulty in plicing our boys in after year as he had done for the last few years, situations, as we hava uumerous applications; that he thought Mr. Piercy, the headmaster. in fact, the demand is often greater than the and his staff had every right to feel very prind supply,
of the educacional work they were doing in tho Colony of Hongkong, (Applause.) When therefore ho was asked to go thero that day and distribute the prizes he had much pleasure in accepting the invitation. As to the report, which they had just heard read, he was of opinion that it was a most satisfactory report. (Hear, hear.) When you could sum n what had been done in that school during the last year in the first two lines as was done in that report it was a very satisfactory position to be in. The words har ferred to were those : We are thankful to say that the past year has been characterised by good he lth, stondy pro- gross and marked sure 28.” Good health was a wonderful's pleasant thing to have it a school. and it reflectod credit upɔa thì masters who took care of the boys. 8. Piercy looked after the lik a mother. (Loud applause.) You the law
参 could could not have good health in a climate like this unless you had plenty of exercise, aud At the close of the bathing season, aquatic therefore ha was very pleased to see that they sports were held at Stonecutter's Island by had bee i working liard at cricket and that Mr. kind permission of the Hon. F. H. May, Brawn had given them such an impetus that C.M.G: the prizes were distributed at a way by coaching and helping them, and that so school concert presided over by Capt. great had been the success of the Club that Stevenson, R.A. At the Hongkong Regatta they had won every mitch so far. 'That was a in December, a crew trained by Mr. R. C. very encouraging thing, and in order to enoour- Witchell, of the P.W.D., competed in the school-ag them stil more he would bɔ vo y happy to boys' race, and followed close on the winuing boat, thus making a very exciting race.
On three occasions, lan erg entertainments were arranged for the boys and their friends by Miss Pitts, Mr. W. J. Anstey, RN, and Revs. J. H. France and T. Wright, and were greatly appreciated. On Boxing Day the boys and girls of the two Diocesan Schools had a picnic by launch (kindly lent by E. Osborne, Esq. to Capsuimua. Sports were arranged and prizes given by the masters, and the outing was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Our thanks are due to Lady Gascoigne for the gift of a large Union Jack for the school-rom, and to the, Hongkong Branch of the Navy League for books and pamphlets.
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of the lund. Не could only say that if everybody kept the Ten Command- ments there w.nld not be much need of any criminal sessions in the Supreme Court. There would not be any crime. One of the greatest writers on criminal law bad said that if that portion of the Church Catechism which dealt with your "duty to your neighbour"—and that was simply an enlargement of the Ten Com- mandments-were to be carried out and made the basis of the criminal law we would have no gir them a new ba'l at the start of next season. crime at all and no false witnes es and at (Applause.) He saw also t'at they had begun least half the pesent work of the Supreme rowing, which was a very excellent exercise. Court wou'd not require to be done at all. At the Regatta they fo lowed very close upon the With regard to the scholars he said they winning boat. Of cours: ho would rather have might be divided into three classes-1st, sou them first but it was a grand thing to have those who had worked hard to gain a prize got secoul. He was present at the Regatta and had succeeded; 2nd, those who had worked and watched the whole proce dings and he hard to gain a prize and had failed; 3rd, thong thought the Diocesan School boye rowed who had not taken the troable to work hard, uncommonly well. If they had a little more who had not even tried to gain a p is9 and had training and put their hearts into it they would no desire to do any work they coulì comfortably give their opponen's a very hard race for it if avoid doing. As to the 1st class, he was glail to they did not win; and he hoped they would win. see many of them there and he congratulated them As to the work of the School, be was pleased to on their suqosas. As to the 2nd cl sa they had hear it stated that Mr. Jackson had been his warm sympathy, but they must remember engaged to help with the younger boys and if all gained prizes, prizes would not be so much had been doing good work, especially in explain-worth having. They must not he discouraged. ing the English lessous in Chinese. It had always If they did get a prize now they might next time, appeared to him a wonderful thing in Hong- and certainly their hard work had not been kong to carry on the work with Chinese thrown away. They knew far more than if they. boys and English boys sitting side by side; had not worked. As for the 3rd class he did and the first work of the Chinese boys not seo say boy especially anxious to claim must be to g t some knowlege of the English membership—(langhter)—and he could only say language before they understood the lessons. that success in life could not he gainel without In these circumstances, the first thing they work. A schoolboy thought how grand it would should do was to learn as much Euglish as; be to leave school and be a young man, but he would possible. Mr. Jackson had been told off to find he was only exchanging a small school for a rep at in Chinese to the boys the lessons and much bigger one, and a much harder one, explain fally to them what the lesson meant, viz., the world. The world makes no allowances because, although they understood part of it, and gives no prizes for inferior work. So he On the 7th of January, I examined the there must be sore part of it they not under-advised idlers at school to turn Diocesan Boys' School in religious knowledge, stand. He should like to see that plan carried now leaf while they had time. Since be One hundred and twenty-seven boys, divided out very fully so that Chinese boys would have was there last the King had giren bim into seven forms, were present. In the first the same chance as English boys in acquiring prize, the Knighthood kindly referred to and second forms the examination was con- knowledge he would advise Chinese boys to by the headmaster. When he was at school ducted orally; in the remaining forms, by study English well; not only would they fiul it and they got a hamper from home they used means of written papers The answering in a commercial advantage-for a boy who knew to like to share the good things with the other the two lower forms was ready, full and the English languaga slufost se boys. All he could do to share his present with accurate, and showed that the boys had of getting a good s'tantio 1-but they w uld them was to ask that they might have one extra boon very carefully taught. In the five upper find it a great advantage to read the fine English day's holiday-(applause)—and he understood forms the papers showed an amount of merit literature which would thereby be thrown open they had no objection aud, what” was more which would have been remarkable in a school' to them. Another thing he was very pleased t› important still, the headmaster and authorities
The prizes have been again kindly provided by His Honour Sir. W. M. Goodma3, K.C., Hon. Wei Yuk, Rev. F. T. Johnson, Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Siebs, Messrs. F. B. L. Bowley, Chan Long-bin, Choy Po-sien, D. Elphinstone, Fang Wa Chan, Ho Fook Ho Tung, H. Humphreys, A. Macki“, A. J. Mackie, D. Nowrojee, Sia Tak-fin, J. Witchell. Any balance from the Prize Fund goes towards supplying books for the School library.
The holidays are from Janna y 16th to February 16th,
The following's the report of the Examiner in Scripture knowledge:-
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