The school year just closing has Ween very satisfactory. During the Nast two years there have been many in curriculum and methods numbers have been steadily until now we are practically "Of the present sixth Form part will be taking Hongkong Matr ulation in November, and part next term, Some of these who take the examination in November will, we bbe entering the University jury 1925.
As regards curriculum, whilst we have a predominantly British bia we have thought it wise to draw more into line with the system in vogue in other-schools in China, that there is a definite course of six years middle school and an extra year for preparation for Hongkong Matriculation, For various reasons we wish to fitrengthen the relation between Medhurst and the University of Hongkong. For those who have no chance of University education we think that matriculation at Hongkong given a definite standard which at any rate the British Firms re-agnize and appreciate. T am glad to say that during the year three scholarships to Hongkong University have been placed at the disposal of Medhurst College. We hope to arrange that each year we shall be able to offer at least one scholarship to the graduating class, Discipline Every school worthy of the name has ity rules and discipline and obedience to rules is one of the things which, in my humble opinion, it is very necessary that Chinese heyn. should learn. But that discipline can only be administered with real effect if the parents support the school authorities. The majority of our students are boarders and we try to fulfil, at any rate in part, the idea of education i.e. that it is what fits a man to, discharge his duties and fulfil his obligations in life, This is no social life and in. various ways we felop a "social conscience" fan individual has to society.
There are a few announcements about the future. Next term we hall have the services of Rev. A. P. Lansdown (New College, London) in the English Department and also atht Mrs. Lansdown University College, Reading will also give us some help, and Mr. J. 8. Barr, mA, 8. 8c. Glasgow, has been appointed and after a course of language study at Soochow will be on the staff of the College.
The College is to be repainted and redecorated during the holidays, new lavatories are to be constructed and we hope to take some measure against the frequent flooding of the playing fields, which has become. more frequent since the land around has been raised
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