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blame on the school, I can say that the pupils are backward in writing and arithmetic; and that these deficiencies will require much attention. The elaborate Course of Study outlined in the Report of the Headmaster, (see Appendix B) must be taken to some extent as an ideal to be pursued, not necessarily in the immediate future.
Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.
Floor Space.-Sufficient for 182 scholars.
Apparatus.--Very satisfactory.
INFANT AND LOWER SCHOOLS.
English. Reading.-Very good progress made. Writing.-Great pains are being taken with handwriting.
Geography.-Very well taught.
Arithmetic.-Very good,
Drawiny. Very well taught.
Kindergarten. -Good.
Singing. Not very much has been accomplished hitherto.
No. 3.-Belilios Public School, English and Anglo-Chinese Side.
Staff-Mrs. BATEMAN, Mrs. TUTCHER, Miss BATEMAN, and two Junior Assistant
Teachers.
Discipline and Organization.-The Upper School is now divided into four Classes under the two senior mistresses, a very strong Staff for some 35 girls. In the Lower School Miss BATEMAN teaches about 75 girls, with the assistance of the two Junior Assistant Teachers. Discipline is very good in the Upper School, and moderately so in the Lower School where the children should be taught more as Classes and less individually. The Classes in the Lower School seem to be rather too much sub-divided. Class-teaching alone can be looked to, to rid the Chinese girls of some of their shyness and awkwardness.
Sanitation. Very satisfactory.
Floor Space.-Sufficient for 582 scholars.
Apparatus.-Satisfactory.
UPPER SCHOOL.
English.-- Reading.-Very good. Writing.--Handwriting has improved considerably; and if the girls would only learn to connect their a's with the preceding letters, it would call for little adverse criticism. The work is neat, and the spelling good.
Geography-Well taught. The sketch maps drawn to illustrate answers are above the average.
It is however a common mistake in them that they shew more than is asked for. There is a tendency to quote verbatim from the Reader. Time is wasted by learning statistics which are of little educational value, e.g., the population of towns. It would be sufficient for all practical purposes, if the girls were taught to distinguish the important cities by means of appropriate marks in their sketch-map, classifying them as under and over 100,000 and 1,000,000.
History.The history studied is well known. Written answers are full and in the main accurate. In this subject also the re is a tendency to give information that is not asked for.
Hygiene. The subject has been taught with great pains, and very satisfactory results. In the Teain examination the school took 5th place out of 10, although there were fewer students to choose from than in any other competing school, and the average age of the girls was lower than in any other school except one.