the prizes, In calling upon Mi Perry to perform that function, Mr. Sudka sald:—
During the past year the School has unfortunately been obliged to carry on under. the continued handicap of insufficient funds. In spite of the very generous Perry bequest and the subscriptions added thereto our income has actually been less than in preceding years. This may seem surprising but it is true. The funds of the Perry bequest are all earmarked for the New School and cannot be touched by us; nor Hr "tal can we appeal for more assistance from the subscribers who only recently made their generous dona. tions.
Nevertheless, we are glad to be able to record that the School has fulfilled its primary function extremely well. We do not aspire to furnish the education obtainable at well-endowed schools and colleges. Our modest aim is to give our pupils the essential rudiments of a good education and in most eases the opportunities provided have been sufficient to enable the boys and girls quickly to put themselves, by their own ability and application, on an equality with others who have been more favoured by fortune. This is so even where the initial disadvantage of having little or no previous acquaintance with the English language has to be overcome, We continue to send up candidates for the Cambridge Local Examinations and we are pleased to find them successful in a very high degree; the quite inadequate touching stof?
point of numbers—how prevents us from sending up as many as we should like.
The imperative need of economy forced us to make certain import ant changes last year in the staff and in the organization of the Ingses, I can assure you the bur-imposed on the remaining staff has not been light and pupils and parents are under a great debt to them for carrying on so loyally in The outdoor activities of our boys and girls, which are so important in building up character, continue to receive encouragement. The Jewish Girl Gui formed 3 under the able hip of Miss Moosa and our Boy Scouts for the fifth time have won the Rotary Shield—a very fine achievement—under the inspiration and zeal of their Scoutmaster, Mx. Noel Jacobs.
Another volunteer worker whom I must mention is Miss Mozelle Toeg, whose enthusiasm and self-sacrifice are known to all who are touch with the life of the School Before I sit down I must express our thanks to Mr. Ross for allowing us the use of this Hall every hope that we she to trespass on his When next we meet we hope it will be in our own hall, in the new school made possible by the Into Mr. Perry, the School whose foundations are about to be laid and the creation of which will open 1 new and rosier chapter, in the ch quered history of the Shanghi Jewish School.
Following the presentation of prizes, Sir Elly Kadoorie, addressing, the scholars, sai iron! I congratulate those of you who have "given us the pleasure of the entertainment we have witnessed, I am sure I am voicing the opinion of everybody resent here when I say that we have thoroughly enjoyed the various items presented to us. I wish also to congratulate the teachers responsible for the entertainment. To those who won the prizes I offer my heartiest congratulations, and those who have not I would offer this piece of advice, and that is, to work harder and with greater diligence, for nothing is won without hard work. I wish to thank the Committee" for the honour they have done me to invite me to preside to-day, and lastly wish to thank the teachers for the interest they take in the great work of giving to our children the chance to uplift themselves in their after-school life. I wish to thank the members: of the School Committee for the time and trouble they give in the cause of our school,—in particular} I thank, on behalf of all, Mrs. Abraham, the mother of the Shang-mui Jewish School.
The prize list was as follows:
Cambridge Junior Certifieates: Abraham -Vederoff, Boris Drisin.
Cambridge Preliminary" Certifieates: Liza "Jucob, Sammy" Vilensky, Tony, Whitgob, Cola "Rosenbi 'V; Isaac' Berenstein, Jack Cohen: WY, Samuel Jacob, Aziza "Ezekiel Harry Beek Hy, Hala Liew TV," Samuel Juesb; 111, VI, Ton y, Lisa Jacob; V, Isaiah French: IV, ala Litzin; 1H, Lola Upper Schoo! samuel Jacob; Lower Scho!
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