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No. 4. Saiyingpun District School.
Staff-A. MORRIS and 4 Chinese Assistant Masters.
Discipline and Organization.—The Discipline is very good, and the organization as satisfactory as can be expected in view of the weakness of the Chinese Staff. The Head- master has to take 2 Classes and has thus little time for supervision. Class VII, in charge of a probationer, and Class VIII, in charge of a junior master are in consequence rather below the mark.
Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.
Floor Space.-Sufficient for 187 pupils.
Apparatus. Very satisfactory.
English-Colloquial.-Fair in Class VIII, where the master's English is by no means good, and weak in Class VII. Very good in the highest Classes. Reading.Poor in Class VII. Writing.-Very good. The compositions in Class V reach a high standard..
Grography-Weak in Class VII. Classes VI to IV have been skilfully taught. In Class VI there is much ignorance as to the railways of China. Classes V and IV have done very well, though the school maps drawn at examination might be improved. Current topics are evidently not forgotten.
Arithemetic Mental.-This subject requires more attention. Written-Not taught very intelligently in Class VII. Class IV did excellently at examination, and Class V did well. The expression "ascending order was generally misunderstood.
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Drawing.-Includes free hand. free arm and brush work. The progress is very satisfactory, especially in the last named. The subject has proved to be very popular.
Chinese.-Fair.
No. 5.-Yaumati District School.
Staff-W. CURWEN, J. C. PARKIN and 5 Chinese Assistant Masters.
Discipline and Organization.--The school is now nearly full and will probably be quite, full next term. Care should then be taken to give preference to the younger and more intelligent candidates. Many of the boys in the lower Classes are now too old to be likely 10 turn their English studies to a profitable account. The inasters of the lower Classes do not seem to follow the syllabus very exactly. Perhaps rather more supervision should be given to them. The discipline is very good.
Sanitation.--Very satisfactory.
Floor Space.-Sufficient for 268 pupils.
Apparatus. Very satisfactory.
English.-Colloquial.-The pronunciation of the masters and consequently of the pupils of the lower Classes is not distinct enough. I have again to point out that they attempt to speak too fast. Good on the whole in the 2 lowest Classes, and very good in the rest. Reading.-Very good. Writing. The reproduction of a short story at ex- amination by Class VI was not up to the average. Handwriting has much improved. Composition is a strong subject in the 2 highest Classes where it is very good. Serious grammatical blunders are rare.
Geography. The local geography is well taught. Classes VI and V did but poorly at examination. in the latter it seems there are a good many boys who are not up to the work. Sketch maps are very bad. Class IV have done very well.