MOW IT STRIKES AN OUTSIDER, Ab the twelfth anniversary of the opening of the school Mr. C.F. R. Allen, Hee Britannic Majesty's Consul, Chefoo, presided. Taking the above us the subject of his address he said:—Ladies and Gentle-wen:—Mr. Armstrong is paid me the compliment of asking me to say a few words to you this xfternmm. This, I believe, is compliment not so often paid in England og in America, as we English have not the extreme fluency of speech which our American friends have, There, it is often impressed on any one who address gathering such as this that, in the first luce, he must not tell the story of George Washington und the cherry-tree, because the boys have probably heard it before and in the next he need not say that any. boy present may live to become President of the United States, us they have also heard that before. Still, in this audience there may be a boy who will some day fill a similar office with credit, Ido not wish to say anything about that or about George Washington and the little tree, but I do want to speak of the school and the impression it makes on an outsider. Lwould say, and I think Iam correct in saying it, that this is the twelfth anviverery, and although the school was fe ginally for the benefit of the chi of jouaties, its doors were afterwards wu open to the children of foreign idants in the Kast, because the public voice expressed a strong desire to take advautuge of the excellent education that was to be obtained. his alone is" proof of the excellence of the school. Your education here is not only to give you a mental equipment. It is also to give you character. By this I mean thst it is to make you Christians, scholars, and gentlemen—gentlemen in the true sense, men incapable of a mean, a false, or cruel octic First a3 to religion, which la a matter between you and your Maker, I will pass over it with the brief remark, that I have no doubt that the belief of the teachers in the fact that many of you are earnest Christians is well-founded one, and true enough to stand the test of time, As to the second Already every place has been taken up, point, that of scholarship, I may speak, and still there are more applicants for and T can say that in this respect the school vacancies. stands very high. Of this we have the As far as the masters are concerned, our [best proof, fur I understand, that in school staff has remained unchanged during the recent examination of the College of the year. In June, however, Miss Webb, Preceptors, London, ninety per cent. passed who had sv ably attended to the boys who from this school, compared with only sizty were receiving Tessons on the piano, left per cent. of passes at home, 'This result is for home, and Miss Johnson most efficiently ithout doubt creditable alike to teachers filled her place till October, when she, tov, ud boys. Now for gentlemanly feeling left to be married. It was' with nich and conduct. A school at home in avy pleasure that we heard from the Rev. J. I neighbourlwod is not always regarded us Hudson Taylor this week that a Lady was an unmixed benefit. We remember how on the point of starting from England to Tom Brown—I suppose many of you boys take uj a permanent position as teacher of have read Tom Brown's Schdoldays—the piano in this school. Through the went porching, and how the rooks' nests kindness of Miss Sanderson we have had were rubbed, a practice of which, naturally most invaluable addition to the teaching enough, the neighbouring -quires and their strength of the school during the latter gamekeepers did not approve; and this half of the year. Miss Hilbold, teacher of happened under the best schoolmaster in French and German in the girls' school, England. On the other hand, I am glad to has taken charge of our French classes say, that here at Ckefou it is very different. and that subject, now receiving the skill Thave sever heard that the boys have ever and attention it merits, is being enthusias-gut into any scrapes with their neighbours tically studied by the buys old enough' and the universal op have the privilege of such teaching. heard the opinion expressed by many I The past your's work has been a heay: that the lads are remarkably well-bel one. Pupils and teachers have pulled well Now Ido not despise athletics, I together, and the results have been most of the fact that you have no. competi gratifying. Although it has been the you have done well both in cricket and hardest year for work, it has been the rowing. Lonly wish that there was another most pleasant in our time, Chemistry, school like this in the neighbourhood, with Trigonometry, and Mechauics were added which you might have annual contests at to the curriculum for the more advanced cricket, football, etc, There are among boys, and have been gone into with: cor you some promising cricketers, as there are siderable zest. Natural History, too, hi bound t" be under such an excellent captain been receiving some attention and'not a as Mr. Devenish. I myself have found to few very good specimens have been added my cost how excellent his bowling is. to the collection for the new museum.
conclusion, let ime impress upon you The health of the pupils has ov the'whole the fact that you should cultivate an esprit been excellent. We had only very mild de corps, and always regard it ass duty to case of typhoid and one of scarlet fever keep up the tone of the school, remember-Owing to the kindness of Dr. Douthwaite, ing that any action good or bad reflects the lnorary medical attendant, we were credit or discredit on all of you. In this enabled to have the cases perfectly isolated way you can in some measure reward your at once, and buth patients had a speedy Ido not think it is out ut place to and thorough recovery- The position of id you that this is a missionary school. the school, the sea-bathing, the games, the Tels not uly missionaries, however, who tly regular hours for meals, for early-live amongst the Chinese and try tu teach them Christnity, who bare x work. to do retiring and early Hising—all, no doubt go to maintain teachers and pupils in the gone-amongst them. Indeed every" Christian in china. Every one has his part to pla games have been extered nto very heartily, tally excellent health thy enjoy. Out-door lady and gentleman is teaching the Chinese Had welte make a comparison as to the a lesson, and is doing something towards advance in games and exercises we should advancing the cause of Christianity in this say that during the past year rowing and great ud I feel persuaded that if the cricket have shown the greatest improves Chinese see that you boys are good and well-behaved they Will be better affected ment, The Autumn Regatta helped to bring out the former, and the latter has towards us, and wore ready to currie toa beet fostered and helped not only by the knowledge of the truth, The holidays masters, but by the friendly matches be-are at hand, Some of you are leaving, tween the school and the foreign residents not to return, To them E wish God-speed and visitors. on their start in life. To the rest of you It had long been our desire that some wish a happy time at home and a return outside test conducted by a public body of to school full of fresh energy; and to the examiners should be made of the work Chefoo Collegiate School I wish every done here. We felt that this would not, prosperity. only be satisfactory to the nian friends of our school, and especially to parents Session 1892, and guardians of pupils, but that we who wie be anapliyed Youll find -wap-wavabee.
The anniversary of the opening of the the work we were cluing was. equal school has again come round, and our report that of the same class of schools in begins once more with grateful thanks to Jand. At the same time we wished the pupil God for all the mercies of the past yer. to have such a test that, if they passed in On the 1st of Decemb the school opened with three pupils. In 1885 the numbers had so increased that it was found certificates that would lo of some value their examinations, they should receive
to them when they left school, necessary to separate the boys and girls.
The College of Preceptors, one of the Since that time two different establishments most important examining bodies in Eng-have been kept up, both of which have had land, met this very need in both more pupils this year than ever before.
The high standing of the College During 1892, forty-seven boys have been educational world is unexceptiont Its in attendance, and many applications for carefully graded syllabus and its exact vacancies could not be entertained on requirements need only to be seen to con-account of want of accommodation. Tt had vince one that an ordinary Pass" certi-been hoped that this difficulty would have ficate in any class should give real satis-been put right ere this time, but lack of faction as to genuine work having been funds for this special purpose lias prevented done. When it is understood that failure the building of the new school. As some in any one of the compulsory subjects such pupils had been waiting on for a year, as arithmetic, grammar, etc., means a total however, it was felt that an effort should failure, no matter how good marks may be made to take them in. Another dor-we been received in all the other subritory affording accommodation for fifteen jects, some idea will be had of the strict boarders was added to the east corridor. way with which papers are'dealt.
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