資料：1921年5月2日《The Hong Kong Telegraph》第1頁
SAIYINGPUN SCHOOL.
To-Day’s Prize Distribution.
The annual prize distribution ceremony in connection with the Saiyingpun School took place this morning. Mr. Ho Kom Tong (one of the school’s principal benefactors) presided and there were also present Mr. E.Ralphs (Inspector of English Schools), Professors Foster and Hinton and Mr. Teesdale Dr. Mackintosh of the University, Dr. Pearce, and a number of University Students.
The proceedings opened by the Headmaster (Mr. A.Morris) announcing that Mr. Ho Kom Tong had presented a gold pen for the best writer in the school and that it had been won by Ma Ping-lit. This announcement was received with applause. In calling upon Mr. Ho Kom Tong, the Headmaster mentioned the fact of his being a very old friend of the school. In addition to his financial assistance to Saiyingpun School Ambulance Brigade Mr. Ho had now also undertaken the task of organising and equipping the School’s troop of Boy Scouts. For this the school was under a very great debt of gratitude.
Mr. Ho Kom Tong, having distributed the prizes, said:- It affords me the greatest pleasure to be amongst you again and to give away the Prizes. On previous occasions I have spoken to you on your duty to your parents, teachers, and elders, and on the importance of the study of your own language. To-day I intend making a few of marks on general matters connected with your School. The Boyscout Movement is a subject which is comparatively new to Chinese boys, perhaps not properly understood by parents and guardians, and a few words of explanation from me may not be out of place.
The Boyscout Movement was started in England years ago by General Sir William Baden-Powell, and has now spread all over the world. In these days of gigantic organisations, the Boyscout Movement might be regarded at first sight with suspicion, but I can assure you it has neither Political nor Military significance – nothing that is not for the common welfare, the uplifting of mankind. The motto to of the Scout is to “help others”. I would remind you that you do not live for yourselves. Life is a series of sacrifices. Your parents’ make great sacrifices for you, perhaps to pay your fees, clothe, and feed you, and to give you of the best. You in your turn will be called upon to deny yourselves for others. I note that you put this maxim to the practical test, and by your efforts raised the sum of $360 towards the North China Famine Fund. A Scout is taught to “do his best.” In school, at your studies, in the playground at your games, whatever it may be, let it be of your very best. When your school days are over, and you have to earn your own livelihood, whatever occupation you may follow, let your work be of your best. Put your whole heart and soul into it, and you are bound to succeed. I think a good motto for every one of you is:- “Work your best, and play your best.” Further, a scout is taught to be kind to animals and loyal to his country. And lastly, all Scouts are Brothers. I cannot conceive of anything more calculated to remove Class distinctions, to weld the whole mankind into one brotherhood and to make for universal peace and concord. Some of you may wonder why I have dealt with the Scout Movement at such length. Well, I will let you into the secret. A troop has been started amongst the “Small Boys” of the school, and I take this opportunity of announcing that I propose to take over the responsibility of providing for the full cost of maintenance, Instructor, uniform, equipment – whatever may be necessary. In fact, I feel it a great honour as well as a duty to be permitted to participate in a movement, of which H.E. the Governor is the chief promoter. I learn that the Old Boys’ Ambulance Division, started six years ago and maintained by myself, is again in full swing. With the services of your Instructor, Staff Sergt. Jane of the R.A.M.C. and under the direction of Mr. Morris I am confident that much useful work will again be done. I heard with great satisfaction that you won the District Schools Championship Shield at the District School sports held a few weeks ago. Whilst congratulating you on this achievement, I would remind you that while sport has its uses in teaching restraint, self-reliance, and other qualities essential in the “game” of life, it must take a second place to your studies. I offer my congratulations to the pupil who secured fourth place in a Writing Competition. This is no mean distinction when one considers that there were competitors from every part of the British Empire, and that speaking generally, handwriting does not receive the attention it did formerly. It must be a matter of pride to all concerned to know that you can at least hold your own with the best in calligraphy. In making this review of the various activities of your school, I cannot but think that your are lucky in having such a headmaster as Mr. Morris who takes so much interest in you, and I should like to tender my hearty congratulations to him and Mrs. Morris, and the other members of the Staff, for the extremely satisfactory results achieved by you pupils both in the class-room and on the playground. In conclusion, those who have won Scholarships and prizes are to be congratulated, and to the others I would exhort them to do their best. This will earn the commendation of your teachers and the approbation of your conscience. One only can be at the top of the Class: some one must be at the bottom, and whoever this may be, I would comfort him with the thought that as long as he has done his best, he has done what was expected of him – no one can do more. – (Applause.)
The report of the Inspector of English schools, stated:- The Maximum Enrolment was 340 (370 in 1919.) The average attendance was 314 (334 in 1919).
Mr. Hamilton acted as Head Master during the greater part of the year.
The School has been full throughout the year, and only about one-third of those who applied for admission could be accommodated. As a result of the further application of the rule limiting the number of pupils in a Class to 30, the average attendance is slightly below that of the previous year. The attendance is regular, and 31 boys made every possible attendance. The discipline and tone of the School continue excellent. Handwriting throughout the School continues to merit special praise; at a recent “Vere Foster’s International Writing Competition” one pupil form this School sent in a copy which was adjudged to be “of conspicuous merit and deserving of special commendation”, and was ranked “fourth”. Map drawing is particularly good.
Useful additions to the general equipment of the School have been made: these include 100 volumes for the Library, material for the Sports’ Section and various series of pictures for conversational and decorative purposes. Most of this was personally selected by the Head Master when on leave in England. In Sports the School has held its own; football, volley-ball, and swimming are the favourite recreations. Amongst the graduates at the local University upon whom degrees were conferred at the recent congregation two were former pupils of this School, Messrs Wong To On and Mok Wing Kan. The School is now the recognised Practising School for the University and three Students in Training are in constant attendance.
The following were the donors of special prizes: Captain Hall Messrs. Kwok Siu-lau, Ip Saw-chi, Ho Ki, Ho Wing, Ho Iu, Ho Cheuk, Ho Leung, Choy Hing, Yeung Hing, Sheung Young, Chung-Kan, Li Ping, and the Ying Wah Book Shop.
The prize-list was a lengthy one.
翻譯：
西營盤書院
是日舉行嘉許禮
西營盤書院的周年嘉許禮於今早舉行，到訪嘉賓有何甘棠先生(Mr. Ho Kom Tong)(學校主要贊助人之一)、勞福斯先生(Mr. E.Ralphs)(英文學校督學)、霍斯特教授(Professor Forster)、軒頓教授(Professor Hinton)、提斯頓先生(Mr. Teesdale)、大學堂的麥顯特博士(Dr. Mackintosh)、皮爾斯博士(Dr. Pearce)，及一眾大學堂學生。
首先由校長(莫理士先生(Mr. A.Morris))公布何甘棠先生捐贈了一枝金筆，作為最佳書法之獎勵，獎項由馬屏列(Ma Ping-lit)獲得，眾人致以掌聲恭賀。在邀請何先生上臺時，校長介紹何先生為學校的老朋友，除了資助成立西營盤書院救護隊外，亦正籌備組織童軍旅。學校對此感激不盡。
何甘棠先生頒獎後致詞：我很榮幸可以再與你們共度時光，並且頒發獎項。在以前，我曾講解各位對家長、老師與長輩需盡的責任，以及學習母語的重要性，這次則希望說說關於學校的事務。童子軍運動對中國來說是嶄新的事物，或許各位家長及監護人亦未嘗了解，在此容我細作講解。
童子軍運動於數年前由貝登堡爵士(Sir William Baden-Powell)於英格蘭創辦，至今已拓展至全世界。這個龐大的組織，相信各位可能會懷疑，但我可向你們保證，這個絕不是任何政治或軍事組織，而是造就社會福祉，引導人類進步的組織。童軍的銘言是「幫助他人」(help others)，借此提醒你們，人的生存不只為了自己，亦要為了他人。你們的家長早已為你們作了很大付出，可以是為你支付費用、衣服、食物，以及給你最好的東西等等。現在是輪到你們發揮捨己為人精神的時候了。其實你們暗中已發揮了這種精神，因為我得知你們為華北饑荒基金籌得360港元。童軍是講求「竭盡所能」(do his best)，上課時的學習，操場上的遊戲，或其他事情，你們都要盡力做到最好。當你們每天放學後，可能你們亦需要上班賺取生活費用，不論你們做的是那類工作，亦要盡力做到最好。當一個人全心全意去做每樣事情，就注定一定成功。我認為這個銘言最適合你們，就是「全力工作，盡情娛樂」(work your best, and play your best)。另外，童軍亦會愛護動物，忠誠愛國，以及視其他童軍兄弟如同手足。將全人類共融成為手足，為世界帶來和平與和諧，我認為這就是消除階級歧視的最好方法了。可能你們會奇怪為何我會用這麼大篇幅來介紹童軍運動，那我現在就來公開一個秘密，就是本校已經在組織童軍旅了。我亦在此宣佈，所有童軍旅的日常運作、教學、制服、裝備，以及其他所需費用，一概由我贊助。可以參與這個運動，除了責任使然外，我亦感到十分榮幸，一切託賴總督閣下的全力推介。至於6年前由我創辦的舊生救護隊(Old Boys’ Ambulance Division)，現正全力發展，在你們的長官——皇家陸軍醫療部隊(R.A.M.C.)的簡上士(Staff Sergt. Jane)，以及莫理士先生的指導下，相信隊伍將更進一步。在此亦需恭賀你們於數周前的區域校際陸運會中奪得「區域校際冠軍盾」(District Schools Championship Shield)，同時亦要提醒你們，體育活動雖然在自制、自立，以及人生各種品格培養中有其作用，但亦必須排在上課學習之後。恭賀本校學生代表於書法比賽中獲得第4名，雖然參賽者來自大英帝國各地，書法方面卻未有得到廣泛重視，但至少你們亦可為自己傑出的書法感到自豪。綜合以上活動的成就，你們就應當為莫理士先生能出任校長感到幸運，因為他時時刻刻都關心著你們。在此衷心感謝莫理士先生、莫理士夫人(Mrs. Morris)，以及一眾教職員的悉心教導，使學生們在學習與活動中皆有傑出成就。最後，祝賀各位獲得獎學金及獎勵的學生，亦希望其他學生繼續努力，以獲得老師們的讚揚與認許。每個班級都只有一名最優秀的學生，反過來說，亦即必定有一位最差的學生，在此安慰你們，只有你們「竭盡所能」，才會獲得對等的回報，無人例外。(掌聲)
英文學校督學報告學校收生340人(1919年是370人)，平均出席人數314人(1919年是334人)。
咸美頓先生(Mr. Hamilton)於去年大部份時間署理校長職務。
學校全年學額爆滿，只有三分之一的申請者獲得取錄。因應收緊每班學額至30人，平均出席率亦因此比去年有所下降。學生出席率穩定，有31名學童達至全勤出席。學校整體紀律與風氣繼續表現優秀，書法方向尤其出色，近期的「福斯特國際書法比賽」(Vere Foster’s International Writing Competition)，我們的一名學生遞交的作品，獲評價「十分出色，值得特別表彰」，並且獲得第4名。地圖繪製亦表現不錯。
學校的配置亦有所增加，包括圖書館新添置100本書本，新體育設備，以及多幅用於增強對話、用於裝飾的圖畫，大部份新置物件皆由校長於出訪英格蘭期間選購。體育方面，活動皆由學校自行安排，包括足球、排球，以及很受歡迎的游泳。最近於大學堂完成學位的畢業生中，有2名本校舊生，分別是王道安先生(Mr. Wong To On)及莫永勤先生(Mr. Mok Wing Kan)。學校已被定位為大學專門學校，3名學生亦有經常出席。
以下為特別獎勵捐贈人士：賀上校(Captain Hall)、郭少流先生(Mr. Kwok Siu-lau)、葉修智先生(Mr. Ip Saw-chi)、何奇先生(Mr. Ho Ki)、何榮先生(Mr. Ho Wing)、何耀先生(Mr. Ho Iu)、何策先生(Mr. Ho Cheuk)、何良先生(Mr. Ho Leung)、蔡興先生(Mr. Choy Hing)、楊興先生(Mr. Yeung Hing)、常勇先生(Mr. Sheung Young)、鍾根先生(Mr. Chung Kan)、李炳先生(Mr. Li Ping)，以及英華書局(Ying Wah Book Shop)。
獲獎者人士眾多，篇幅有限。