資料：1928年3月6日《Hong Kong Daily Press》第4頁
“GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS.”
CEREMONIAL OPENING OF KING’S COLLEGE.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR’S CONGRATULATIONS.
An important event to the educational world of the Colony took place yesterday when H.E. Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G., officially opened the new buildings of King’s College at Bonham Road. Over two thousand guests and patrons of the College were present.
King’s College is the outgrowth of the Saiyingpun School and its history dates back to 1879. In these remote days, the school had very few students and it was only after 12 years that the school had an attendance of 110. It then grow and prospered, until it was found necessary to enlarge the school and put it on a matriculation standard. The King’s College is the result – so far.
The building was completed over a year ago, and was occupied by the military when part of the Shanghai Defence Force was stationed in the Colony. It was turned over to the Royal Army Medical Corps for a hospital.
There was a large and representatives gathering by the College gate to await the arrival of H.E. Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G. Among those noticed were H.E. Major-General C.C.Luard (G.O.C.), the Bishop of Victoria (Dr. C.R.Duppuy, D.D.), Mr. A.E.Wood (Director of Education), Bishop H.Valtorta, the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., the Hon. Sir Shou-Son Chow, the Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C., the Hon. Mr. E.D.C.Wolfe, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. H.T.Creasy, C.B.E., the Hon. Mr. J.Owen Hughes, the Hon. Mr. R.A.C.North, Dr. Moore, the Vice-Chancellor of the Hong Kong University and Mr. A.Morris (Headmaster).
Sir Cecil Clementi arrived at 3 p.m. from Government House accompanied by his A.D.C. (Capt. A.J.W.Whyte). The band from the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, was in the garden of a house opposite to the College, and the Governor’s flag was hoisted on the College flagstaff.
The key of the building was handed to H.E. Sir Cecil by Mr. Morris who said that it was a great honour to have His Excellency to open the College’s building.
After the building had been thrown open Sir Cecil entered the building followed by those who had received him at the entrance. The Assembly bell was then rung, and Sir Cecil and those with him took their place on the platform, the Queen’s Division of Boy Scouts and Ambulance Brigade standing at attention as the Governor passed.
A miniature ceremonial key, a replica of the one with which the building was opened, was presented to Sir Cecil who was then invited by Mr. Morris to unveil the School Shield presented by the late Mr. Chan Shek Shan. The shield (from Mappin and Webb) represents a “Rising Sun” on a red background. A photograph of the late Mr. Chan Shek Chan, who was also the donor of a scholarship was then unveiled.
Mr. A.Morris, the Headmaster of the College, then read his report following which cheers were called for H.E. the Governor, for the visitors, the headmaster and the school.
THE HEADMASTER’S REPORT.
To-day is an auspicious occasion in the annals of educational progress in Hong Kong, marking as it does the long delayed official opening of yet another school; a school to be known by the proud title of King’s College, which is to provide for higher education up to the Matriculation Standard.
Some ten years ago, Dr. Lim likened our University to a light-house. If this simile is true, then King’s College is one of the many beacon buoys marking the navigable channel and approach to that light-house.
To your, Sir, the College is indebted for its name, for you will recollect that in March, 1926, when you visited the building in its incomplete state, you selected the style King’s College, a title of which we all can be justly proud.
It is my sincere hope that each student will strive to “Live up” to, and justify its regal signification, and all that is implied thereby.
At this juncture it will be of interest to trace the past history and development of the Saiyingpun School, of which King’s College is the outgrowth, exemplifying the proverb, “Great oaks from little acorns grow.”
Saiyingpun School dates back to 1879, in which year the Government decided to establish a free school at West Point, and appointed as the first headmaster, Mr. Fung Fu, a returned student from America.
The school was accommodated in Nos. 35, 37, 39 and 41, Third Street, the upper floors being occupied by Punti Scholars, and the lower by Hakka pupils. Later English was taught to both sections without distinction.
Like the child Samuel, the school grew and prospered and after 12 years, the number in attendance had reached 110. The late Dr. Eitel was instrumental in inducing the Government to erect a more permanent building which contained four class rooms, on the site of the existing Vernacular Middle School, a spot which had been used hitherto as a rubbish heap, or in local parlance,- Lap Sap Tan.
Mr. Fung retained the headmastership until 1903, when he retired on pension. Mr. Fung is with us to-day, hale and hearty, and a witness to the fruit of his pioneering.
Mr. W.H.Williams succeeded to the headship in the same year, and remained at Saiyingpun until 1905, when he was transferred to the Victoria School which came into being at this time.
My tenure of office dates from June of that year.
The following figures are instructive and illuminating:- For 1905 the average attendance was 51.6 and fees were $754; For 1906, attendance was 92.1 and fees $1,907. The figures for 1907 were 216.0 and fees $4,496, and for 1908, 296.9, and $6,704.
The success of the school being now assured, – at one time it was proposed to close it down – the building was enlarged by the addition of six new class rooms; fees were increased to $3 a month, and classes were limited to 40.
The year 1909 which marks the apex of attendance in the old building, saw the addition of two matsheds to the Class room accommodation, and although intended for temporary use they served for teaching purposes for a period of 16 years.
In that year, the average attendance reached 403.0, and fees for the same period totaled $9,152.
Thus, in the brief space of four years, numbers had increased eight fold.
Pioneer Lady Teacher.
Yet another phase dates from this year. The transfer of Mrs. Morris from the post of headmistress at Victoria British School to Saiyingpun in September, 1909, marked a new era, not only in the history of Saiyingpun School, but in the education of Chinese boys in Government schools in Hong Kong, for Mrs. Morris is the pioneer lady teacher. Lord Lugard, then Sir Frederick-Lugard, speaking of this innovation, i.e., the introduction of lady teachers into boys’ schools, said, “I am sincerely glad to hear from the Director of Education that the experiment has proved a success.”
The experiment was extended to Queen’s College and the other Government Schools, and to-day each counts one or more lady teachers on its staff. The success attained at Saiyingpun was due very largely Mrs. Morris’s loyal co-operation.
The year 1910 marks yet another advance in the staffing arrangements, for at this time the first English assistant master was appointed.
One of the earliest references to an entirely new building is contained in the answer to a question put by Sir Henry Pollock at the introduction of the budget on October 24th, 1917.
In reply H.E. the late Sir Henry May recognized the necessity of providing a new building on a new site.
The following year on October 18th, 1918, the late Mr. P.H.Holyoak in his Budget speech referred to the advantages and inadequacy of the old building and pressed for a new one, and his remarks were endorsed by the late Mr. Ho Fook and the late Mr. Chan Kai Ming, the two Chinese representatives on the Legislative Council at that time.
Sir Claud Severn in reply held out hopes of removal to a larger and better site, but it was not until 1921 that the Director of Public Works stated in the Legislative Council in reply to Mr. A.O.Lang that an exchange of land was being negotiated. This exchange was carried through, and in 1923 work on the foundations and retaining walls was started. In April, 1924, the contract for the superstructure was let.
Main Features.
To numerate briefly the main features of this building, King’s College contains 29 class rooms, a physics laboratory, a chemistry laboratory, library and museum, art room, gymnasium, great hall, cinema projecting room, workshop, covered playground, photography room, swimming pool and sand filter, and storage tank; lavatories and cloak rooms on each floor; staff rooms, headmaster’s and clerk’s offices, and sanitary arrangements of the latest and most approved type.
The equipment is not yet complete. The gymnasium and workshop need apparatus, which it is hoped to provide this year.
I wish to remind our many Chinese friends and patrons, that while a benevolent and paternal Government provides for the running expenses of this institution, there is much that they can do. The boards upon these walls indicate that a few scholarships have been endowed but more and yet more are required.
Mr. Fung Ping Shan has promised to equip the Chinese section of the library, while from other benefactors, donations have been received, certain of which have been expended on the English side of the library.
A gift which is highly appreciated is the latest edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica the gift of Mr. H.W.Ray, manager of the Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd., and a former assistant master at Saiyingpun School.
In conclusion the Government and the Colony generally are to be congratulated on possessing such a super building, a building with scarcely an equal anywhere.
The Duke of York School at Dover, the latest and most up-to-date of the Army Schools, is deficient in many of the features embodied here and surpasses this College only in respect of its playing grounds of which there is a real and urgent need in Hong Kong.
A school which has accommodation for 900 students should be considered by the Recreation Grounds Committee when allotments are made.
While there appears to be no hope of amelioration in the immediate future, an eye must be kept on the possibilities of laying out a football recreation ground at Pokfulam, or even as far afield as Aberdeen, which locality is served by buses and launches, and is accessible.
The Siamese Prince who went over the school in December, 1926, was much impressed with what he saw, and like the Queen of Sheba who after viewing the Temple at Jerusalem was constrained to say “The half has not been told.”
The students too are to be congratulated on being permitted to attend such a fine school, replete with all necessaries and comforts.
Here I would add a word of warning and exhortation to guardians and pupils:- the unswerving loyalty of all is demanded – loyalty to the Government and the school – and it is sincerely hoped that no one will through any ill considered act or advice, being discredit upon the escutcheon of King’s College.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR’S REPLY.
TRIBUTE TO MR. AND MRS. MORRIS.
Amid loud cheering Sir Cecil rose to reply. He said:-
Mr. Headmaster,- I rejoice with you that the official opening of King’s College, so regrettably delayed, has at last been accomplished and I wish the school a long, honourable and successful career. The career of the school under another name and in other premises has already been a long one, dating back to 1879. Next year, therefore, it will celebrate its jubilee. Its career hitherto has also been honourable and successful, especially so since in 1905 you, Mr. Morris, became its headmaster. It was a fortunate circumstance that four years later your wife, Mrs. Morris, joined the staff of the school. You and she have been its father and mother and under your parental care and guidance the school has expanded form an average attendance of 51 pupils in 1905 until the present year, when 700 pupils are on its roll. I congratulate you on this fine achievement and I am very glad that, while you are still headmaster, the school has now been worthily housed.
King’s College bears a proud name. It has the finest school buildings in the Colony, and it has a headmaster of proved ability assisted by a capable staff. Under very favourable auspices it now enters on a new era in its history and I wish it a right royal future of usefulness and beneficence.
THE ASSEMBLY.
The main hall of the College was packed, no fewer than two thousands guests and patrons of the College being present. Among the guests were: Mr. J.A.Fraser, Mr. T.F.Claxton, Mr. W.J.Carrie, Sir Eric Stuart Taylor, Mr. E.Ralphs, Mr. C.P.de Martin, Mr. A.E.Wright, Col. Bostock, Capt. Charnock, Professors Hinton, Finn, Brown, Simpson and C.W.Wang, Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Wynne Jones, Mr. McElderry, Mr. B.Wylie, Dr. Smalley, Father Byrne, Mr. Ho Kom Tong, Mr. Kwok Siu Lau, Mr. Woo Hay Tong, Dr. S.W.Tso, Mr. Ip Lan Chuen, Mr. Li Yik Mui, Mr. Wong Ping Shan, Mr. Chan Pek Chuen, Mr. Fung Ping Shan, Mr. Li Yau Tsuen, Mr. Ng Wah, Mr. T.N.Tsau, Mr. C.Y.Wong, Mr. Lai Chai Hsi, Mr. Au Tai Tin, Mr. Tang Siu Kin, Dr. Ma Luk, Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. Li Ping, Mr. Fung Heung Chuen, Mr. Leung Pak Yue, Mr. Chau U Ting, Mr. Lee Hysan.
The Reception.
A reception was held afterwards amid firing of a long string of crackers. Sir Cecil and his party were entertained to tea in the Art Room of the College, while the visitors were entertained in the gymnasium and in the library. The K.O.S.B.’s band played during the tea party.
翻譯：
「小小種子長出參天巨木」
英皇書院開幕典禮
總督閣下的祝賀
昨日為本地教育界的盛事，總督閣下金文泰爵士 KCMG聖米迦勒及聖佐治爵級司令勳章 (Sir Cecil Clementi)為般含道英皇書院新校舍主持了開幕典禮，到場出席嘉賓及贊助人達2000人。
英皇書院可說是西營盤書院的演進，並可上溯至1879年。當初學校只有幾名學生，12年後學生人數已達110人。學校不斷的發展及壯大，導致學校需要擴建以符合收生條件，英皇書院由此誕生。
這座校舍早已落成超過一年，期間被軍部徵用以安置上海防禦部隊(Shanghai Defence Force)，校舍轉變成皇家陸軍醫療部隊(Royal Army Medical Corps)的醫院。
校門前有大批人士等候總督閣下金文泰爵士 KCMG聖米迦勒及聖佐治爵級司令勳章 的蒞臨，其中包括盧押少將閣下(Major-General C.C.Luard)(司令)、維多利亞會督(杜培義博士 DD神學博士 (Dr. C.R.Duppuy))、活雅倫先生(Mr. A.E.Wood)(提學司)、恩理覺主教(Bishop H.Valtorta)、尊敬的普樂爵士 KC御用大律師 (Sir Henry Pollock)、尊敬的周壽臣爵士(Sir Shou-Son Chow)、尊敬的金培源爵士 KC御用大律師 (Sir Joseph Kemp)、尊敬的胡樂甫先生 CMG聖米迦勒及聖佐治同袍勳章 (Mr. E.D.C.Wolfe)、尊敬的祈禮士先生 CBE大英帝國司令勳章 (Mr. H.T.Creasy)、尊敬的奧雲曉士先生(Mr. J.Owen Hughes)、尊敬的那魯麟先生(Mr. R.A.C.North)、莫雅博士(Dr. Moore)、大學堂校長，以及莫理士先生(Mr. A.Morris)(校長)。
金文泰爵士由總督府出發，下午3時抵達學校，陪同的是副官(懷特上尉(Capt. A.J.W.Whyte))。御前蘇格蘭邊界兵團(King’s Own Scottish Borderers)樂隊在學校對面住宅的花園奏樂，學校旗桿則升上總督旗。
莫理士先生將校匙獻給金文泰爵士閣下，並為總督閣下親臨啟鑰感到榮幸。
當校門打開後，金文泰爵士連同其他嘉賓進入校園。學校集會鐘聲響起，金文泰爵士及嘉賓前往會場，總督行進路線兩旁分別站立著皇仁書院(Queen’s College)童子軍以及救傷隊員。
金文泰爵士獲獻上一條仿製紀念校鑰，並獲莫理士先生邀請，為已故陳碩山先生(Mr. Chan Shek Shan)捐贈的校徽揭幕。此校徽(由皇室珠寶公司(Mappin and Webb)製作)圖案為旭日初昇照耀紅色大地。隨後身為獎學金贊助人的已故陳碩山先生畫像亦一同揭幕。
校長莫理士先生宣讀校務報告，接著是為總督閣下、來賓、校長，以及學校的歡呼。
校長報告
今天是一個大喜日子，是香港教育史上標誌性的一天，因為這是一所一再押後開幕，一所擁有尊貴名字，英皇書院的開幕日，這是一所能提供預科教育的學校。
約10年前左右，林博士(Dr. Lim)將大學堂比喻為一座燈塔，借用其比喻，那本校將會是引領眾人前往燈塔的海上引導浮標。
本校之名稱為爵士閣下所賜，猶記得1926年3月時，當你來訪本校工地時，你為學校賜名英皇書院，一個令人感到無比驕傲的名字。
希望本校學生都能達致校名背後「至高無上」的意義。
這個時候是追溯歷史的好時機，因為英皇書院就是西營盤書院進化而生，如同諺語「小小種子長出參天巨木」(Great oaks from little acorns grow)。
西營盤書院可追溯至1879年，當年政府打算於西環打造一所免費學校，委任了美國留學生馮扶先生(Mr. Fung Fu)出任新校首位校長。
學校選址位於第三街35、37、39、41號，高層為本地學生課室，低層則是客家學生課室。後來兩課室都開始教授英文。
如同幼年的撒母耳(Samuel)，學校不斷成長及壯大，創校12年後，出席學童已達致110人。歐德理博士(Dr. Eitel)曾遊說政府為學校建造一座附有4個教室的校舍，選址為本地一所荒廢書院，一處被人用作垃圾棄置場所的地方，或引當地居民所言「垃圾站」(Lap Sap Tan)。
馮先生在之後12年繼續出任校長，直至1903年退休為止。今天馮先生亦有到場，精神矍鑠，與我們一起共證開拓成果。
威廉士先生(Mr. W.H.Williams)接替了校長一職，至1905年轉職剛成立的域多利英童學校(Victoria School)。
而我的校長生涯則於同年6月開始。
之後的數據充滿指導及啟發性：1905年平均出席51.6人，收取學費754港元；1906年平均出席92.1人，收取學費1,907港元；1907年平均出席216人，收取學費4,496港元；1908年平均出席296.9人，收取學費6,704港元。
本校辦學有方 (曾有意見應當廢校)，校舍得以額外擴建6個課室，學費相應提升至每月3港元，班級數量的限制則為40班。
1909年標誌著舊校舍進入了頂峰時期，學校搭建了2個臨時竹棚充當課室，並臨時地使用了達16年之久。
當時平均出席403人，收取學費9,152港元。
4年之間，學童人數增加了8倍。
開創先河女教師
這年亦發生了另一個標誌性事件，就是1909年9月，域多利英童學校校長莫理士夫人(Mrs. Morris)轉職為西營盤書院老師。這不但是西營盤書院的重要時刻，亦為全香港華人官學堂開創先河，成為了首名女教師。盧吉勳爵(Lord Lugard)，即當年的盧吉爵士(Sir Frederick-Lugard)就男校引入女教師的創舉，曾表示「從提學司得知相關試驗的成功感到十分高興」。
相關試驗後來擴展至皇仁書院(Queen’s College)及其他官學堂，直至現在每校都可看到1至多名女教師任職。一切全賴莫理士夫人的忠誠合作。
1910年學校作出了另一嘗試，在這年我們聘請了首位英文助教。
關於建造新校舍的提案，最早為普樂爵士(Sir Henry Pollock)於1917年10月24日的財政預算中提出。
已故梅含理爵士(Sir Henry May)總督閣下亦認為有在新址建造新校舍的需要。
後於1918年10月18日，已故何理玉先生(Mr. P.H.Holyoak)於財政預算中提到舊校舍的缺點及不足之處，其發言當時獲得了定例局2位中國議員，已故何福先生(Mr. Ho Fook)及已故陳啟明先生(Mr. Chan Kai-ming)的同意。
施勳爵士(Sir Claud Severn)當即回覆進行相關準備，但直至1921年工務司於定例局回答柯蘭先生(Mr. A.O.Lang)的詢問時，進度還在土地交換的階段。進行土地交換後，1923年開始了地基及護土牆工程。1924年4月時簽訂了建築合同。
主要設施
以下簡單介紹一下設施，英皇書院共有29個課室，並設有物理實驗室、化學實驗室、圖書館及博物館、美術室、健身室、禮堂、投影室、工作坊、有蓋操場、攝影室、游泳池(設有砂缸過濾器及儲水箱)，每層設有洗手間及衣帽間，教職員室、校長室、文員室及衞生設施均採用最先進設計。
現時設備還未完善，健身室及工作坊需要添置器材，相關用具可望於今年送達。
在此亦要告知各位中國朋友及贊助人，雖然政府仁慈慷慨地支付本校的一切運作，但你們亦可藉此對建造這所孕育下一代成材的建築表達讚許及謝意。你們可留意牆上的幾面獎學金公佈板，我們現正需要更多的贊助。
馮平山先生(Mr. Fung Ping Shan)已承諾為圖書館添置中文書籍，其他的捐贈者及贊助者亦已協助添置英文書籍。
其中我們收到的一份大禮，是最新版的《大英百科全書》，捐贈者是雷先生(Mr. H.W.Ray)，他是香港娛樂公司(Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd.)經理，亦是西營盤書院的前任助教。
最後，亦為政府及本地能擁有這座龐大建築，一座在任何地方都難以匹敵的建築表示祝賀。
位於多佛(Dover)的約克公爵學院(Duke of York School)，一所最新落成的軍事學院，其建築在多方面亦未能超越本校，他們唯一優勝的就是操場，而這亦是全香港現正實際需要的建設。
這所可容納900名學童的學校，遊樂場值理會應就此作出行動。
雖然我認為短期內不會成事，但我們亦期待著在薄扶林甚至香港仔設立一個足球場，如果選址地點是可乘巴士或船艇抵達就更好了。
暹羅(Siam)王子曾於1926年12月到訪本校，並為所見為之讚嘆，如同示巴女王(Queen of Sheba)到訪耶路撒冷聖殿後曾說「我知道的還不到一半」(the half has not been told)。
在此亦祝賀各位學生可享用這所學校的優良及舒適的設施。
但我亦需告誡你們，你們必須擁有堅定不移的心，忠於政府及學校。我真誠的希望，沒有人會意圖或企圖作出有損英皇書院校譽的事。
總督閣下訓詞
向莫理士先生及夫人致敬
在一輪熱烈歡呼聲中，金文泰爵士說道：
校長先生，我再次恭賀英皇書院的開幕，縱使一再延誤，最終亦得以啟用，祝願學校能夠長存、出色及充滿成就。過去的在另一座校舍的那所學校歷史悠久，可追溯至1879年。如此計算，明年將是你們的金禧誌慶。這些年來，學校營辦十分出色及成功，特別是1905年的時候，由莫理士先生出任校長開始。亦很幸運地，4年後你的妻子莫理士夫人亦成為了學校教職員。你倆如同學校的父親母親，你們的關懷與照顧，使學校由1905年的51位學生，擴展至今天的700位學生。我衷心祝賀你們的創舉，並為校長在任期間完成校舍的重置表示高興。
英皇書院擁有驕傲的名字，亦擁有本地最好的校舍，一位傑出的校長，以及一隊優秀的教職員團隊。天時地利人和之配合，學校將進入新的時代，祝願學校由此進入有效有益的康莊大道。
集會
學校禮堂經過佈置，有不少於2,000名嘉賓及贊助人出席，其中包括傅瑞憲先生(Mr. J.A.Fraser)、卡勒士頓先生(Mr. T.F.Claxton)、嘉利先生(Mr. W.J.Carrie)、泰勒爵士(Sir Eric Stuart Taylor)、勞福斯先生(Mr. E.Ralphs)、馬田先生(Mr. C.P.de Martin)、懷特先生(Mr. A.E.Wright)、博斯託上校(Col. Bostock)、查力上尉(Capt. Charnock)、軒頓教授(Professor Hinton)、芬教授(Professor Finn)、布朗教授(Professor Brown)、先臣教授(Professor Simpson)、王教授(Professor C.W.Wang)、賈炳達先生(Mr. Carpenter)、韋仲先生(Mr. Wynne Jones)、麥亞利先生(Mr. McElderry)、衛理先生(Mr. B.Wylie)、史摩理醫生(Dr. Smalley)、伯恩神父(Father Byrne)、何甘棠先生(Mr. Ho Kom Tong)、郭少流先生(Mr. Kwok Siu Lau)、胡禧堂先生(Mr. Woo Hay Tong)、曹善允博士(Dr. S.W.Tso)、葉蘭泉先生(Mr. Ip Lan Chuen)、李亦梅先生(Mr. Li Yik Mui)、王炳山先生(Mr. Wong Ping Shan)、陳璧全先生(Mr. Chan Pek Chuen)、馮平山先生、李右泉先生(Mr. Li Yau Tsuen)、伍華先生(Mr. Ng Wah)、曹先生(Mr. T.N.Tsau)、王先生(Mr. C.Y.Wong)、賴際熙先生(Mr. Lai Chai Hsi)、歐泰田先生(Mr. Au Tai Tin)、鄧肇堅先生(Mr. Tang Siu Kin)、馬睦博士(Dr. Ma Luk)、黃廣田先生(Mr. Wong Kwong Tin)、李炳先生(Mr. Li Ping)、馮香泉先生(Mr. Fung Heung Chuen)、梁柏如先生(Mr. Leung Pak Yue)、周雨庭先生(Mr. Chau U Ting)、利希慎先生(Mr. Lee Hysan)。
招待處
在點燃了一串很長的炮仗後，金文泰爵士與嘉賓們前往學校美術室進行茶會，其他來賓亦參觀了健身室及圖書館。御前蘇格蘭邊界兵團於茶會期間奏樂。