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THE CADRE, OCTOBER 22, 1924, PAGE 11

Why wauldafar‘iegn student attend a Canadian university? '

It is noticeable that in almost every Canadian Un- 1versity the student pop— ulation is made up partly by a minority of overseas students. In this minority group, it is found that the Chinese students are there in large numbers. Soon we find ourselves wondering about the Chin— ese students. How is it that the Chinese are here in large numbers? What att- racts the Chinese to come to

ing percentage? And why is_ it that the Chinese do so well academihally on the whole? _

To understand fully the answers to the questions we must look carefully at the environment in which the Chinese students are brought up. Since the majority of students come from Hong Kong our point of focus will be— gin there.

Hong Kong is an island. In area it is one-sixth the

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size of Prince Edward Island. Examination means a student There are five million people can qualify to Sit for the Senior MatriCulation or change to a more reputable school. The fifth year in secondary school is often the last for a large number

living in Hong Kong. Half the population is in school. Due to the large number of students, competition is in— evitable because of limited

educational opportunities. Of

It igﬁfqgsﬂyggg §p§t_elgmen;~.a result of poor grades in the past, another cause is the financial neceSsity of finding permanent and full—

ary'educationfiniﬂong Kong is free._At the end of the sixth year in primary sch-

ool,.students have to sit for a public examination. The objective of the public examination is to pick out those that are far above the average. A student doing well would have no difficulty in getting into a government or a government-subsidized sec- ondary school. Other students . not so fortunate would be 'funnelled into private pro- fit making schools. In order

school, a student at a very the University in an increas-,early age, is taught by his elders and peers to compete.

school Certificate Examin- ation. The students work hard because low grades in a good school may lead to dismissal. Low grades in the School Certificate Examination

could mean that they do not qualify to sit for the un— iversity entrance examination

get into a good secondary

the end of the fifth year secondary school, studen- compete again in the

the future. A high grade the School Certificate

students. One reason is

Loaders...cont. from pg.”

we generalize that Student Union is a valuable, social- and personal experience?

What can we expect from our student leaders, everything? nothing? direction? response? How about encouragement? part— icipation? dialogue? intell~ a igence? activity? communication? a smile? a tear? a joke? a put

on? advice? committment? honesty?

guano... clinic -

Preparations are being made

for t . . looking for volunteer help at he fall Blood Donor Cllnlc the clinic. "It is a must that

clinic is Oct. 23 and-times arewe have 9 workers per clinic" says Maureen Sinnott committee worker. She also informs peoplé

John Vessey, Committee Chair- that they can Sign up at the

n stated that 360 donors were library’ COffee Shep’ r?81d- ences or get in touch With

her if they are willing to work at clinics.

here at U.P.E.I.V The date for 10 — 12 noon, 2 — 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m; '

eeded at the cliniC'

Mrs. Joyce Gallant R.N. of the University Health Centre nnounced that there will be

00r prizes-for faculty and taff.

'n8 for support from-Local usiness firms to Support the linic and donate door prizes. rS- Carol Armstrong, Hostess r0m MacDonalds stated early ? the week that they were 111ng to help where they

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so hard needs your support for the success of the clinic. Lorraine Cussak is busy look— giﬁisslziﬁ Show out to glve REMEMBER! THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.

WHERE - University gym. WHEN - Wed. Oct. 23, 1974. TIMES - 10 - 12 noon '

a good time? a meaningful time?

a scratch on the back? a kick*

in the backside? information? You can expect anything.

Get to know your leaders. These

are the people who tell_the

world who students are and

they can help or stifle you

and we can help or stifle them.

Find out which is happening

before it's too late for all

of us.

time work.

The university entrance examination and the School Certificate Examination are set at a much higher stand- ard than that required of that particular level of education. The elevated art— ificial educational standard is set for the purpose of .selecting the best students from many above average ones. Enrolment in the two univer-‘ sities in Hong Kong is lim— ited to 1500 places. Just think of one-quarter the pop- ulation of Canada having only

, two universities with only so many available places in them. The Canadians would be bound to be competition or— iented then.

So what happened to the students who passed the un- iversity entrance examination but could not enter because of no vacancy? And what about those that failed simply because the examination quest- ion paper was set much hard- er than generally required at that educational level. The average students can study and are willing to do anything to study. So due to the lack of opportunities at home, Hong Kong students are forced to look elsewhere.

Next comes the problem of choice of country in which to further one's education. Education in America is ex- pensive and the bachelor de4

gree there is not so recog— nized at home. Education in England is not expensive,

but Britain is a poor country. Australia. limits the number f‘ of students going there to study. Education in Canada

is cheaper and the degree

is recognized at home, so

more students come hereh

Coming half way around the world means a lot in terms of social and financial cost. And most students support themselves through the un— iversity because they could not get a government loan and their parents could not finance them. Any student who finances himself through the university has got to be serious with his academic work, or else he would not be working for the sake of furthering his education. Having the financial and social cost in mind the stud- ent works harder than when he was in Hong Kong. The re- sult appears in the form of better grades. He also works harder because he realizes the value of the opportun- ities in educational facil— ities now open to him.

The Chinese students are here in the university and doing well academically be— cause they are given the ed- ucational opportunities that they lack at home.

by Dennis Chow L.Y.

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The committee are desperately

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v we N THE ELECTION?

I The following nominations for a committee on faculty - student evaluation have been

ELECT Ion/g accepted. Election will be/

a WHO 5 held Monday, Oct. 27, 10 4

5-‘00 PM. You may vote for

only three. Candidates can campaign after Oct. 21,1974. Please consider each candidate carefully.

' The three successful can— didates will present themselves~ at Duffy from 7 — 9 on Monday Oct. 28. During the course

of the evening the student

body will be seduced by the most exciting personalities ever to be elected on campus. Candidates: Joseph Aaron,

John Costello, John French, Faith Love, Ronald B. MacDon- ald, Peter Min, Charlie O'Brien, Albert Walters.

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