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ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

GOVERNOR PRESENT.

The prizes won by the students of St. Joseph's College were distributed yesterday afternoon by H.E. the Governor, Sir Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G., in the presence of a large gathering. His Excellency was attended by his Private Secretary, Mr. T. J. Gaisford-St. Lawrence, and there were also present Mr. G. N. Orme, Director of Education, the Rev. Father G. W. Spada, Pro-Vicar Apostolic, and the Rev. Brother James, O.B.E., who is Visitor of the Christian Brothers Schools in the Far East and is just now passing through here on his way from Manila.

Advantage was taken by the pupils to entertain the visitors with instrumental and vocal numbers. The Rev. Father Riganti assisted at the piano, and conducted the College choir in a four part chorus. A dialogue from the "Tragedy of Catiline" (Croly) was one of the items in a well-selected programme, and Master Edgar Mathias in the role of Catiline, acted very well. The items were received with applause.

Annual Report.

A year of marked progress was disclosed in the report read out by Rev. Bro. Aimar, which was as follows:-

I beg to tender to your Excellency our sincere thanks for the honour you are conferring on us to-day by presiding at this function, and on behalf of the staff and the students of the College, I bid your Excellency a cordial welcome.

The scholastic year 1924 was characterised by good health and steady work. The return of Bro. Aubert, Sub-Director of the College, and of Bro. Paul who has again taken charge of the College Branch at Kowloon, has brought the staff up to the strength of previous years. The total number of pupils on roll, 621, was 25 more than in 1923.

Visitors.

In May, 1924, our classes were visited by the Vice-Chancellor of the University; his appreciative remarks on our work, as recorded in the log-book, are as follows:- "I have spent a most interesting morning at this school. The classrooms are excellent and the work is obviously systematically and carefully arranged and graded. The written work, especially in the lower classes, was quite good. When the new building now under construction is complete, the school will be as well housed as any school of the kind that I have ever seen. I was very favourably impressed indeed, and I congratulate the Brothers. I only wish that they would send more boys to the University. It is not, I know, their fault that more do not come."

There were 24 undergraduates from this college in the faculties of the University last year; eight entered this year, four of whom were awarded substantial scholarships on the results of the last Matriculation Examination. These eight fresh undergraduates did exceptionally good work in the College, and we wish them a very successful career in the University. We know that our students are looking forward to the early establishment of a hostel under the management of the Maryknoll Fathers.

The Vicar-Delegate of Hongkong spent a few hours in the College the day after the re-opening last September. He exhorted the students to be painstaking and obedient.

Rev. Bro. James, O.B.E., made his annual visit early in November. In his report he states that he is glad to know that the new extension includes a spacious chapel on the top floor, which will afford ample accommodation for all our Catholic students. We consider the moral and religious training of our students of paramount importance, and our work in this connection is supplemented by that of the Rev. Father Banchio, Rector of the Cathedral, and the Rev. Father Riganti, Chaplain of the College.

Annual Inspection.

The annual inspection of the College was held in October. In his report, the Inspector of English Schools makes use of the term "Excellent" with reference to the condition of the buildings, the equipment and the discipline, and adds: "After a careful inspection it is evident that very good work is being carried on." His remarks about the correction of written work and the numbers in the lower classes, are receiving our best attention. Many applications for admission could not be entertained as the school is completely full, and fewer boys than formerly leave during the course of the year. This improvement, which it gives me pleasure to report, is chiefly due to the assistance poor boys receive from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and from the Hongkong Benevolent Society - an assistance which benefits the College, and which, therefore, merits our grateful recognition.

Examinations.

During the year 23 pupils entered for the Matriculation Examination of the Hongkong University. Of these 16 passed, 3 with Honours. 8 pupils entered for the Senior Local Examination and 5 passed. 54 pupils entered for the Junior Local Examination, and of these 18 passed.

Curriculum.

English holds its proper place in the Curriculum and the detailed results of the Matriculation and Senior Local Examinations show that all the College candidates who entered passed in the English section, A. J. Victor, with distinction.

The Chinese language is taught to all the Chinese pupils in accordance with the regulations of the Grant Code. Our eight Matriculation candidates passed in Chinese.

The Portuguese boys are afforded every facility to study their language. 65 pupils from Classes 1, 2 and 3 in Hongkong, and 30 in the Kowloon Branch, follow the lessons given by Rev. Fr. Neves.

French is also taught in the same classes to those not taking either Chinese or Portuguese. This year over 80 pupils are attending the lessons. Without doubt language study is a complex and difficult task; whatever success has been achieved therein is due to the untiring devotion of the teachers and the hearty co-operation of the students.

The results in drawing, which up to this had been most satisfactory, were this year disappointing.

In education, the tastes and individual interests of the pupils are a guide which should not be overlooked, and the ideal would be to suit the curriculum to the boy, and not the boy to the curriculum, but specialisation cannot be commenced at so early an age and a good general education is far more beneficial to a boy of fifteen than a superficial knowledge of purely commercial subjects, before he has acquired a good command of English. More of our boys should, by completing their Matriculation course, aim at something else besides a training in the clerical profession.

Our science class is still in its infancy. A few junior candidates passed in Physics in the last examination and there are now 50 boys going through a three years' course; our laboratories will be fully equipped in the course of the year.

Scouts.

With reference to the College Troop of Boy Scouts, the Scoutmaster, H. Braga, reports as follows:- December last saw the end of another successful year of scouting for the College Troop. We had our usual Summer and Winter camps, hikes and bathing excursions. Besides these, for the first time in the history of the local Boy Scout movement, the troop visited Macao during the Christmas holidays. The Hon. Mr. Montague Ede has very kindly consented to act as Troop President. The troop came in a good second in the Prince of Wales Banner competition. Second Wong Man-cheong, from the College Troop represented Hongkong at the Imperial Jamboree held at Wembley.

The McGrath cups were competed for again last year. The patrol cup was won by the Curlews with 1729 points. The Hawks and the Eagles obtained 1705 and 1665 points respectively. Patrol leader T. Braga and Second T. Hamet, with 2016 points tied for the first place in the competition for the best all-round scout. Both their names will consequently be inscribed on the cup. Patrol leader D. Liu came next with 1970 points to his credit.

Sports.

That the physical training of our boys has received due attention can be judged by the successes that have crowned their efforts at the various sports meetings held during the year: it was to the College boxing team that the shield was awarded at the inter-school Boxing Tournament, and we were within half a point of carrying off the Governor's shield at the Hongkong Schools' Sports meet, both team races being won by our boys.

Jubilee Year.

We hope the new building will be finished in May or June of the present year. By November next, when we expect to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Brothers in the Colony, things should be in full working order.

The acquisition of this site and the erection of those two additional buildings could not have been possible without the considerable grants made by your Excellency during the last five years and, I must also add, without the help of our Old Boys and the friends of education. This year I must again acknowledge with grateful thanks generous donations from Mr. Mok Kon-sang and Mr. Woo Hay-tong. With such encouragements from the Government and our friends we have no excuse for not putting our very best heart and energies into the steady development of our work in this beautiful Colony.

I beg to thank the donors of scholarships and prizes, who have this year more liberally than ever contributed to the prize fund, and to thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for the honour of your attendance.

Before closing, I wish to be permitted to recall that in 1922, at a similar function, your Excellency stated that you were taking great interest in watching the growth of St. Joseph's College. We all earnestly hope that your Excellency will still be with us to declare the final extension of the College buildings open. The teachers and students will ever gratefully remember your sympathy and the interest you have always taken in their welfare and pray to the Almighty that health and happiness may ever attend your Excellency.

Rev. Brother James.

The Rev. Brother James gave a short address, in the course of which he congratulated the Brother Director and his staff upon the excellent results achieved during the year. He said that on his visit to the College last November he was struck with the happy and cheerful disposition of the boys, and particularly with the attention given to the training of the pupils on intellectual, physical and moral lines. He added that the presence of His Excellency was a great encouragement to the Brothers, as they were aware of the interest that His Excellency took in education since his arrival in the Colony. He himself took a great interest in English education, and had often told the boys of the advantages they enjoyed under the British flag, and that they should be true and law-abiding citizens. One feature of the work of the Christian Brothers was to instil loyalty into the bosoms of the boys entrusted to their care. (Applause).

His Excellency's Remarks.

Before giving away the prizes, H.E. the Governor made a short speech, and said that he was glad to be present again for the fifth or sixth time. He said that he did not propose to offer any remarks on the educational side. He remembered making the remarks in 1922 mentioned in the report, because he was quite convinced that St. Joseph's College was a great asset to the Colony with the useful work done by the Brothers, as he had seen for himself both here and elsewhere. He hoped the prosperity of the College would continue for another fifty years or more. (Applause).

Prize Winners.

Senior Class.

Bibilical Knowledge.- Peter Lim-yao. English Grammar and Composition.- (1) Cyril F. Young (Senior Belilios Scholarship); (2) Alberto Jose Victor. English Literature.- (1) Carlos E. Roza (Edgar Brothers Scholarship); (2) Alberto Jose Victor. Mathematics.- (1) Cyril F. Young; (2) Cheung Wing-min. Trigonometry.- Denis N. van Binh. Arithmetic.- Cyril F. Young. Drawing.- Chan Kai-yin. History.- Cheung Wing-min. Geography.- Cheung Wing-min. French.- A. J. Victor (Montargis French Prize). Chinese.- (1) Cheung Wing-min (Woo Hay-tong Scholarship); (2) Chan Kai-yin (Li Shek-pang Scholarship). Shorthand.- A. J. Victor (V. Yvanovich Scholarship).

Junior A.

English.- F. J. M. Jorge (Brother Peter Memorial Scholarship). Arithmetic.- F. J. M. Jorge. Geography.- Joseph Tang. Mathematics.- P. F. Rosario. Drawing.- Joseph Tang. Biblical Knowledge.- F. J. M. Jorge. Book-keeping and Shorthand.- L. A. Xavier.

Junior B.

English.- (1) Mok York-jun (The Junior Belilios Scholarship); (2) James Khoo. Arithmetic.- G. Souza. Geography.- James Khoo. History.- James Khoo. Physics.- Hong Bee (Simon Tse Yan Scholarship). Mathematics.- (1) M. York-jun; (2) James Khoo. Drawing.- M. York-jun. Book-keeping and Shorthand.- R. S. Salleh. Biblical Knowledge.- M. York-jun.

Class 3A.- Alberto Rodrigues (The Lugard Scholarship), Henry J. Noronha, Henry Ant. Noronha, Edgar Mathias, Guilherme Victor, Andrew Suzara, Geo. Pearson.

Class 3B.- Wong Cho-fun (Old Boys' Scholarship), Cheung Ku, Leung Man-churk, Albert Chan, Henry Chan, Chau Yee-cheang, Leung Man-chiu, Cheung Kam-kee.

Class 4A.- Augustine Medina (Old Boys' Scholarship), Cesar Barros, Jose da Roza, Plinio A. Xavier, David Leonard, Jose M. Xavier, Francisco Gill, Carlos Rozario.

Class 4B.- Joseph Chan (Old Boys' Scholarship), Tam Heung-shing, Shum Ip-kwong, Tang Ying-in, Wong Shing-tsan, Wong Wa-quan, Fong Chung-lin, Marciano Silva.

Class 5A.- Harold Wing-lee, L. A. Ozorio, Charles Victor, F. da Cruz, Roy Silva Netto, Gustavo Remedios, Fernan Lopes, Alvaro d'Assis.

Class 5B.- Kwok Hon-ying, Chow Po-yung, ... Kwok-chiu, Ho Siew-on, Wong Chee-kang, Lan Hung-choi, ... Tai, Chiu Shiu.

Class 6A.- Rosario, J. Remedios, H. ... C. Abbas, F. Barretto, J. ..., R. Azim, J. Ozorio.

Class 6B.- ... Yan-cheung, Woo Nak-chun, ... Wing-yau, Chan Kwok-yan, ... Man-lok, Lam Ki-tung, Wong ...-jim, So Yu-nam.

Class 7A.- ... Johnson, A. Soejeima, G. ..., F. Rozario, E. Figueiredo, ... Kok-tong, L. Silva, J. ....

Class 7B.- ... Pak-fu, Wong joo-yee, ... Chu-soo, Wong Peng-moon, ... Man-kong, Choo Peng-fai, Chau Kin-wah, Ng Pak-kau.

Class 8A.- ... Laurel, Alfred Williams, ... Cordeiro, Raphael Bon, ... A. Cader, C. W. Lee, William ..., J. Pereira.

Class 8B.- ... King-chi, Leung Yi-fai, Chu ..., Wong Tack-shing, Chu ...-pan, Ho Hong-kuen, Chau ...-kit, Chu Chung.

Class 4 (Kowloon).- J. Gonsalves (Old Boys' Scholarship), J. ..., H. Gonsalves, James ....

Class 5 (Kowloon).- E. Oliveira, K. S. ..., M. Gutierrez, N. James.

Class 6 (Kowloon).- L. A. Roza, Panlo ..., C. Xavier, M. Roza.

Class 7 (Kowloon).- C. Alum, G. Young, ... Noronha, H. Botelho.

Class 8 (Kowloon).- H. Ozorio, G. ..., H. Ribeiro, F. Abraham.

Special Prizes.

For Religious Knowledge.- Class 1 - ... da Roza (The Very Reverend Spada's Prize); Class 2 - ... da Silva; Class 3 - Andres ...; Class 4 - Augustine ...; Class 5 - L. A. Ozorio; Class 6 - H. de Sa; Class 7 - Francis Rozario; Class 8 - Dominic ... Silva.

Kowloon Classes.- Class 4 - J. Gonsalves; Class 5 - E. Oliveira; Class 6 - A. Roza; Class 7 - George Yeung; Class 8 - G. Roylance.

For Portuguese.- Presented by Chev. J. M. Alves for attendance: Hongkong - A. Cabral Ribeiro; Kowloon - Eduardo Robeiro.

Presented for good conduct: One by Associacao Portuguesa de Soccorros Mutuos: Hongkong - Lionel de .... One by Secretary of Associacao Portuguesa de Soccorros Mutuos: Kowloon - Henrique ....

Presented by Chev. M. J. Alvies: (1) For good conduct - Aquilino Blas; (2) For general proficiency - Chan ....

Scouts.- Cups presented by Captain H. S. McGrath for competition of the College Troop: Patrol Cup won by the Curlew Patrol. (Previous winners: 1923 Eagle Patrol.)

Cup for the best all-round scout: T. Braga and T. Hamet tied for the first place. (Previous winner: 1923 B. M. Talati.)

資料：

1. 中華民國14年2月12日（星期四）《德臣西報》第4頁、第5頁

   • 乙丑年正月二十日

   • 公元1925年2月12日（星期四）