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STANDARD III
1. Reading. A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Reader
used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing. From dictation, forty consecutive characters in the Third
Dictation Book used in the school.
3. Arithmetic.--The simple rules.
Copy writing (Romanized only) 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 Reader used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing. From dictation, fifty consecutive characters in the Fourth
Dictation Cook used in the school.
3. Arithmetic.Compound rules (Chinese money), in addition to the
arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Geography. The two hemispheres (general outlines).
Copy writing (Romanized only) will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar 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 Reader used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in
the book used in the school for that purpose.
3. Arithmetic.-Reduction (Chinese Tables) and simple proportion, in ad-
dition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Geography.The Chinese Empire, in addition to the geography of
the previous standard.
5. History. The History used in the school for this standard.
6. Optional Subject. -Physical Geography (atmosphere, rivers and winds). Copy writing (Romanized only) 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 the ordinary subjects of this standard: ten dollars;
in Physical Geography: one dollar.
STANDURD VI.
1. Reading.A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Sixth Reader used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese. 2. Writing. From memory, writing (in Romanized character or collo- quial Chinese) the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.
3. Arithmetic. Compound proportion and vulgar fractions, in addition
to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Geography. The Canton Province, in addition to the geography of the
previous standards.
5. History. The History used in the school for this standard.
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