Decision by the S.M.C. Education'
Board (On Stly 29 the Council had before the question of the headmastership of the Public and. Thomas Hanbury School for and also the allocation of grants-in-aid to private schools. On Wednesday the Council decided upon revision. of school fees.
'A list of fourteen candidates for she post of headmaster of the Public land. Thomas Hanbury School for [Boys had been submitted to the Education Board, which adopted the [proposal of the Acting Superintend-fent of Education that a committee consisting of the Chairman, Mrs. Leslie, a member of the Staff Committee and the Acting Superintend-Jent be appointed to consider these [applications and submit mendation through mittee for the Council's appro Pending selection of an appointee to this post, it was decided that Mr. IS. Here, master-in-charge, be re-Jquested "to continue in his present leapacity, and that Mr. H, G. Huck-[step Be requested to remain as reident Housemaster of the hostel.
The Council approved this action.
The Chairman of the Education Board stated at the meeting on July 20 that he had been informed by the Chinese Education Officer that the enrolment for the winter term Jat. the new primary school in, the Western District had already been completed, In view of the provi fon of a new and expensive building and of the fact that the pupils Jattending this school were financial-better. placed than those attending the other primary schools, he enquired whether members wore pre pared to consider an increase in the fees at this school with effect from the commencement of the next term.
Replying to the Chairman, the Chinese Education Officer star that he would. be prepared to re-Jeommend an increase in fees from }$6 to $12 per annum for the West-fern and Northern District primary schools. 4 fof the 1933 Spring term, same time, he would. advocate that the number of free pupils admitted these schools, be increased {rom 10 per cent. 0,20 per cent. As. the Eastern District primary' school featered for a poorer class of pupil the was not prepared to recommen Jan increase inthe fees at this Members of the Board were un-Janimous that, ax from February, 1933, an inetease in fees at the Western" and. Northern. District primary. schools, was justified and Should be given' effect; the amount jot such increase, and any" increase fin. the number of" free pupils mitted, to be the subject of tater onaideration.
'The' Council confirmed these The Chairman of Council stated at the meeting on July" 27, that ince the last meeting, certain rena ers had pot forward. an amended proposal whereunder the. schod Fees for the junior pupils would re-Il) main unch:
singed and. those for the riddle and higher students would be nerved on & graduated seal." AR alysis of. this proposal nance Department. revered. that by its adoption the increased revenue, would amount. to. approxim-
the low ratio of fees to. expenditure only'? percent" In vies Schools, the ren increase as quite inadequate.
Education agreed in justified land in his opinion the reasons ad-{vanced against an increase in fees {from the commencement of the next term were not convincing.
Tt was stated that as no grants ]were authorized to Chinese schools for 1931, increased fees should not be impoted until next year; moreover, it was considered that an in-ere age in fees from the commencement of the year was more in accordance with the recognized The Chairman replied that even if the "Council had not, under its revised policy, decided to authorize the issue of grants-in-aid, it would have become necessary to increase school fees. Apart from the fact that the aim of the Council was to obtain school fees equivalent to /88-1/3 per cent. of the cost of ai ministering the schools, it should el be overlooked that the Counelt recently authorised the engagement of highly paid teachers, and the depreciation of the dollar was a further factor necessitating crease in school fees.
Upon certain members concurring the Chairman that an increase
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