Formerly the examinations for the scholarship were compiled by ithe Hongkong University. It was necessary for entrance tests and first year examinations to be taken at the higher University selected before a boy could enter into his final course. Throughout: the last seven years, during which time six boys from Shanghai have been sent to England to Universities, parents have written, protesting at the loss of time and money involved by the inadequate examinations give here. As a result of these letters, and the efforts of the local Municipal Coun-and Mr. Ross, headmaster of the Public School for Boys, Cambridge has consented to put through ex-Jaminations directly covering, in addition to the original curriculum, Latin, French, Mathematics 1, 2, jand 3, Chemistry, Physics, and Botany. The addition of these subjects means that a boy living in [China can cover and pass them be-{fore leaving the Far East and will not, as thas happened in the past, Ihave to waste a year or two years "making up" in Latin or Muthematies which he has neglected here. 'TY
Another dificutly in the past] seven years has been that it was very difficult to get the boys into [the Universities as soon as they had won the scholarship. Ardour was sometimes waned and money and time lost by the passage of several months, or even a year's time, when, after the arrival of a young boy in England, he was informed that he had arrived too Late and would have to wait, 'A Local "Parent"
Mr. Ross is very much! interested in having a man at home: appointed to meet the boys when hey arrive on the boat and take: charge until the preliminary steps, fare thoroughly learned, It is very, easy for an eighteen-year old boy who has never been away from home before to get lost or "lose his head." A local "parent" will avert the risk of foolishness and mis-steps. on the young newcomer's part, 'The ultimate lection of the can. didates, however, does not lie with' Cambridge, who marly makes the priority of acholarshi er of the boys is closely taken into} great consideration, and the trustees hhere make the final selection both according to high character stand. ards and merit in scholarship. It necessary for a boy's parents to have lived in Shanghai three years prior to the examinations before hho is eligible, This eliminates the possibility.of any English parent bringing a child from home, after having him coached there, and placing him in the Jocal examinations because of the small number of competitors.
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