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also in Euclid comparatively better than Class I. But Class III was peculiarly unfort Whilst scoring 100 per cent. of passes in reading (as compared with 83.33 per cent. gained preceding year), and 89.65 per cent. of passes in dictation (as compared with 76.66 per cent. gai the preceding year), this Class exhibited in considerable falling off in all the other subjects. The rem Classes of the Central School did all very well at this examination, but most especially so Clas and XI, both of which gained, in almost every subject, a higher percentage of passes than that ob in the preceding year.
11. The subjoined Tables exhibit the results of the Anglo-Chinese and Chinese examinatio the Central School.
GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL.
PERCENTAGE of l’ASSES in EACH SUBJECT in 1885. Anglo-Chinese Examination.
Total
Divisions.
No. Examined.
Copy Writing.
Reading. Dictation. Translation.
Chinese Characters.
Τι Perce
Pa:
I.,
14
IL.,
14
100
100
57
71
43
7
71
100
79
86
III.,
8
100
50
75
38
IV.,
6
100
100
100
50
1988
75
83
10
I.,
II.,
III.,
IV.,
V............
VI.,
Government CENTRAL SCHOOL.
Chinese Examination.
Total
Classes.
No. Examined.
Essay.
Letter.
Prosody.
Total Percenta of Passe
58
71
71
43.
38
32
87
* 2 2 3 3 8
89
86
46
90
76
83
82
13
65
66
70
40
50
63
87
RO
75
76
2 2 2 2 R
89
90
86
year,
12. Comparing the results of the Anglo-Chinese examination of 1885, with those of the preced I find the Anglo-Chinese Classes of the Central School made, on the whole, great progress in 19 in Chinese knowledge. In fact, the second and third divisions of these Anglo-Chinese Classes gain in 1885, in every single subject, a much higher percentage of passes. The first division did i nearly so well, and the third division did worse in every subject, copywriting excepted, than in t preceding year. But, on the whole, considerable advantages appear to have been derived from t change in the system of teaching introduced by the Herdmaster an 1 from the use of the School 'an Committee's First Reading Book adopted in these Classes during the year 1945. examination of the Central School exhibited also very fair results in all Cases but one.
The Chin III and V gained a higher percentage of passes this year in every subject, ad lass I in every sub but one, and even there the difference was very slight (87 per cent, in 1884, and 86 per cent. in 1×SI But Class IV shows, on comparing the percentage of passes obtained in 1885 with that of the precedii year, a considerable falling off in every single subject.
Class
13. The examination of those Government Schools (at Saiyingp'ún, Wántsai, Wongnaichun Yaumáti, and Stanley), which give exactly the same education as that provided by the lower half the Central School, shewed decidedly good results. There is also abundant evidence indicating that th system introduced some years ago of giving, on the basis of an annual competitive examination, fr tuition in the higher Classes of the Central School to a few prize scholars of those outside Schools, h