February 9, 1907.)
QUEEN'S COLLEGE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.
SCHOOL SPEECH DAY.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE RECORT.
standing orders from the Governing Body are as follows:--
Uppor School 218 boy examined 180 or 87 Lower School......6 1
5.45 91 Preparatory School 142.
17 75
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have the honour and ples ure of welcoming your presence here at our prize distribution passed to-1y.
Tutal.........961 The large hall at Queen's College was well filled on February 4th when H.E. the Governored last year, the work exhibited in the examina Though not equal to the high standard attain- attended to present the prizes won by pupils tion throughout the college is highly satisfac- during the year. His Excellency was seated on the platform at the head of the hall, and was
tory, and may be rated at a good average, The supported by Dr. Bateson Wright, the principal History. Diotation, Rending, Conversation with English subjects, Composi ion, (e graphy. of the College, Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby, bis private secretary, and Mrs. Ponsonby, Captain Coleman, A.D.U., Mr. E. A. Irving, Inspector of Schools. Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hou, Mr. E. A. Hewett, Rev. T. Pearce, Lient. Gott, Army Schoolmaster, and Mrs. Gott. Among the larze attendance of foreigners in the body of
the hall were the Hon. Dr.
Atkinson, Mr
and Mrs. Clayson, Mrs. Woodcock, Mrs. Lammert, Bro. Sylvester, Director of St. Joseph's College, Mr. G. Piercy, head of the Diocesan School, Mr. F. Browns Dr. and Mrs. Kew, Rev. H. J. Barnett, principal of St. Stephen's College, Rev, J. France. Mr. W. D. Braidwood, head of the Ellis Kadooria School, Mrs. Braidwood and Mr. W. H. Williams, H.E. Wu Ting-fang and Mr Lau Chu-pak were also present.
the
Dr. G. H. Bateson Wright opened proceedings by reading his annual report, extracts from
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high level of excellence. There was tible improv ment in Arithmetic, though much weakness in methol and too many instances of gross careleg[288
till evidenca.
Translation from and into Chiness maintain a !
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English Grammar was weaker even than aqual the total ignorance of Analysis (1 sabjart so necessary for self-criticism Composition) in the two top classes was appalling. The percen tages in Hygiene were not so high as last year; this may be attributed to the greater severity of i the questions, and to a tendency on the part of light of nature instead of based upon principles many boys to give answers illuminated by the
of science. Mensuration wes v ry good in Class Intelligence paper was better than last reir. I', but bad in Class I. The (pra!
Through the munific»nes of the brothers Ha, old boys of this college, five new scholarshipa been founded. Class I Wright Scholarship, Class II Ho Tung, Class III, lo Fook. These are of the value of $100 each and fenable for one year. They were presented by Messrs. He Tang and Ho Fook, the scholarship in the first class being at their kind sugges the completion of twenty five years' gercice; | tion called after the present headmaster on The subjects are Hygiene, Geography and Translations from aud into - hinese Class H. Ha Komstog Scholarship; Close IV Alfre 1 May. Thes are of the valus of 360 each and are the gift of Mr. Ho Kom-tong, at whose request the scholarship in Class IV was called after our late Second Master. Mr. Mty, recently retired
pansion. on
Thes scholarships
are awarded to the winner of the highest aggregates in the chief English subjects with avoided collision with existing scholarships. translations. The donors have skilfully The following list of successful scholars may be of interest in connection with the preceding paragraph.
I.A. Senior Morrison $793 years Cheung Ting-shang
Senior Belihox 501 A. Arculi
Stewart Blake Wright
II.A. Ho Tung
1961, Cheung lun-slang 1001 Ng Cheung-han 1091 Ko Pak-ming
100
Teo Chak-min Hu hum-tang ( 1 Wong Ping-hin III.A. Junior Belilios 25-2 Tsu Chim-fong
IV.A.Junior Morrison 4+1 year Tai,ung-jui
Io Fook 100 4 Ship 'bung-simang
His Excellency than distributed the prizes, after which he ask d Dr. Bateson Wright for the name of the boy who had madę most pro gress in the study of mathematics during the yone. Cheang Ting-shang was introduced, and the Gorerar presanted him with a handsome. Priz
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II's Excellency then said: Dr. Bateson Wright. I thank you corlin'ly for your kind referenca to, and "congratulations to myself. Ladies and gentlemen: I am sure you will wish me to thank Dr. Bateson Wright on your behalf for the very lucid, complete and business-like statement which he made
to as on the subject of the past school year. In the com nencement of that statement Dr. Bateson Wright referred to the yearly stereotyped remarks on the subject of the average attend- anes. This attendance his remained for the last three years at a little over 1,000; it cannot increase becan« 1,000 represents the a commo-
tion baetuse 1,00 is about the largest number dation provided in these buildings, and it is not considered advisable to increase that accommoda-
of bays that in b satisfactorily administered by one headmaster. Therefore any advance that is to he made in this schoo' must be, not in the direction of increased numbers, but in that of a higher standard f education. With this in vi-w I suggested sometime ago that the preparatory school should be abolished, and the accommodation so rendered occupied by additional divisions of the lower school, and this change is in course
sight classes of which Nos. 1, 2 and 3 were the being carried into effect. I may as well explain to you that the college consisted of
upper school, 4, 5 and 6 the lower school, and 7 and 8 the prepardory schol. The eighth Plass was done away with last year, and the seventh class and with it the remainder of the preparat ry school disappars this year, addi- tional sections being provided in the fourth, Afth and sixth classes. The other schools will in future have to prepare scholars for Queen's College, and this duty will specially fall on the Government District. Schools. I have been glad to learn from Dr. Wricht's supplementary re- marks that the Government District Schools at ing their responsibility in this matter. It is Wantsti, Siyingpan and Yaumati are recoguis- a little desponding, when we are attempting to rise the general standard at Queen's College, to hear that this past year has not on the whole ben a very successful one. Boys from this Collegemonly gained twelve certificates at the Oxford Local Examination, as compared with 22 in the previous year, and in this respect come eren behind the school. I visit d the day before yesterday, where the same number of certificates WAS obtained although there are far fewer pupils. Fa hygien also, I am sorry to say that Queen's College which WOD the shield for the elementary course last year and one of the prizes for the advanced curso-bas this year won neither the shield nor a prize; aud again, the head- master reports that at the examination he conducted at the end of the term in all sub- jeats, the results on the average were not so good as last year, On the other hand I am pleased to see a more favourable report sent pendant examiners who visited the school about in both by the headmaster and by the inde- the middle of the school year, on the subject of Chiness instraction. That is undoubtedly advantage of it is felt when appointments of greatly improving in this Colony, and the
fered by the Chinese Government are available to be filled hy boys from Hongkong. I notice that 41 appointments under the Chinese Government were obtained by boys from Queen's College last year, and that altogether 147 obtained appointments under the Hongkong and Chinese Governments and in Hongkong ärme. I understand that this 147 boys ome from the upper school, and no doubt this tendel 16 diminish the number who could atton I the scholastic classes. I hope this large number of boys did not leave school before their school course consider it most undesirable "that in order to was completed, because I obtain an immediate appointment a boy should orifice the end and most important part of his school career. The school course"should
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are as under: ~~~ The annual statistics having assumed somewhat stereotyped character call for special remark. The total number for the year was 1,418, the avarage daily attendance 1,005. The regular attendance of scholars continues to ban very satisfactory feature. The total gross expanse of the college. including a special vote of $900 (Financi·l Minute No 46) language allowance to Mr. R.. O. Bird was only $56,132 as against $60,555 in 1905. This decrease is chiefly due to the low rate of exchange taken in the estimates as opposed to the actual high quotation of the Mexican dollar in the market; the balance may be attributed to reductions in salaries caused by new appointments at initial salaries. One tenth of the amount provided in the estimates for Queen's College lapsed. The share of the public in the cost of Queen's College for the year 1906 was 44 per cent, 56 per cent being defrayed by foes and refunds, The cost of each boy to the public revenue was $24.48 or $4.21 less than in the previons year. By the retirement on pension of Mr. A. J. May, I.8.()., the college lost the services of a most energetic and capable Second Master, whose connection with the College extended over 27 years, 18 of which were spent in his late important post. He acted as Ileadmaster for two periods of 1 year each. For a couple of years he was Principal of the Normal School at Wantsai and his pronounced ability in this
Alfred May 61 year Hung Kwok-chi. In the past year, 15 boys obtained employ. direction was utilised in this onilege whenever his services could be spared from the
under the Hongkong Governms it. 41 Upper Sections. The appreciation of his long | professional and
under the Chinese Imperial Government 3in and meritorious term of office found general situations abroad, These 147 boys nearly all mercantile offices, 50 in expression from the highest to the lowest. Him came from the upper school and this heary | Majesty the King was pleased to confer upon demand accounts for the reduction in the num- him the Imperial Service Order. His Excellency ber of candidate for the annual examination. the Governor at the prize distribution a year The Headmaster then said. ago in most eloquent terms eulogised his Sir,
I should like. | services to the Colonial Government.
to supplement my eport with a few The remarks upon the success of boys from the English and Chinese masters and boys, past and Government District Schools. present to the most recent admission, vied with years ago when free scholarship were first Twenty-four one another to do him honour. The death of inaugurated, it was of frequent occurrence for Mr. Tsang Chung after 19 years' service in these boys to win scholarships and ta e high this college as papil teacher, and the last 5 years places in their respective classes.
After an as 2nd Chinese Assistant after various steps of interval of fifteen years I am pleased to say that promotion, deprived the college of a very they have again come to the frout. faithful and competent master.
Shin By cou- scientious
Chung-shang from Wantsni obtained the Ho study he had attaiced
Fook Scholarship in III. A Lau King-chang high reputation as instructor iu transla (Sairingpun) was second boy in II. A. The 2nd, tions from and into Chinese,
3rd and 5th boys in Queen's College
III. C and the 3rd osudidates
ba
and 5th in IV. C were from the District congratu lated on their success at the Oxford Local | Sobools. All these were admitted a
xamination held last July. Only 12 car i
year aga, and deg vry. ficates were obtained as against in the
congr tulations
their SUCCESSES, I must now ask Your Excellency's previous year. The percentages of passes were Seniors 15; Juniors 33; Preliminary 44.
permission to conray to you the respectful The congratulations of the masters and boys of this mark Good next to Distinction was awarded colleg› on your recovery from the affects of the only eleven times, Senior 1 in Arithmetic. in serious ac sident that bef-l you three months ago. Scriptue, 1 in Shakespeare. Junior none. Your inability, sir, to hold your annual kindly Preliminary 5 in Arithmetic, 2 in History. inspection of this college in December was a The results of the anunal examination for great disappointment; but we are glad that the prizes and promotions held by me under late date of Chinese New Year enables us to
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