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NMENT GENETTE, 9th JUNE, 1880.
18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in tim Chinese language.)
STANDARD I
1. Reading. Two pages of the First Book used in the school.
2. Writing.-Five common characters from dictation..
3. Arithmetic.--Notation.
Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars. STANDARD II.
1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school 2. Writing. From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.
3. Arithmetic. Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previo
Standard.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar
has not passed in two of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars. ́
STANDARD III.
1. Reading.A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school.
with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.
3. Arithmetic.-Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard. Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the
scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.
STANDARD IV.
1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the
school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing. From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.
3. Arithmetic.--The Simple Rules.
4.
Geography.-General outlines of China Proper,
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the schola:
has not passed in three of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.
STANDARD V.
1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the
school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book. 3. Arithmetic.-Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion. in addition to th
Arithmetic of the previous Standards.
4. Geography. The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standar 5. History.-The first half of the History used in the school.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the
scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.
STANDARD VI.
1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the
school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing.—From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examine
3. Arithmetic.-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previo
Standards.
4. Geography.--The Chinese Empire.
5. History-The History used in the School.
Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.
Value of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.
Note.-The school books may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at
option of the Manager. When the Romanized Character is used, the passay selected for examination will be of the same length as those for schools in Class 15