Inaugural Ceremony at the Church House A: large number of people attended the opening of the new Cathedral School for Boys and the Church House which took place on Ottober The ceremony opened with a prayer of dedication by Dean Trivett and after the hymn "The Church's one Foundation" was sung by the choir and congregation, H.3I. Consul-General, Mr. C. F. Garstin, cee, then addressed the gathering, In'the course of his remarks Mr.
Garstin said that it was a great pleasure to him to preside at this memorable function. The construetion of the School and Church House were made possible through the generosity of the late Mr. Henry Lester and the object of th school was to prepare boys for the public schools in England and to provide them with a sound education which would prepare them for the battle of life, Those who had inspected the building and saw the large and airy class-rooms, with curiously shaped desks, the well-equipped chemical laboratory and gymnasium, would readily agree with him that the school was the finest in the Far East.
The masters had been selected by an Advisory Committee in England id they had had the advice of the Headmaster of Harrow School in all.matters connected with the school, The will of the late Mr.
Henry Lester stipulated that provision was to be made for the accommodation of 300 boys, but at the present time there was only accommodation for about 225.
Another feature which they hoped to inaugurate was the erection of school residential houses similar to those in England, Mr. Garstin said that he felt sure that parents realized the disciplinary value of residential school life.
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