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Arithmetic.— Mental.-Very good. Written.-Good: but I do not know why the pupils in some Standards used a dash (~) for a nought.
Needlework.—Very good.
Grant.—I recommend a Grant at the rate of $7.
* No. 23.--Sacred Heart.
Staff-2 Chinese Sisters of Charity,
Discipline and Organization.—The teachers are too fond of interfering with their pupils during examination.
Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.
Floor Space.-Sufficient for 78 pupils.
Apparatus-Satisfactory.
Chinese-Reading and Composition-Fair.
Geography.--Poor.
Arithmetic-Mental.-Fair. Written.-Fair.
Needlework. Very good. Both the Furopean and the Chinese stitches are taught. Grunt.-T. recommend a Grant at the rate of $7.
* No. 24.-Holy Infancy.
Staff-Two Chinese Sisters of Charity.
Discipline and Organization.—It is a very great pity that a school otherwise so well conducted should be one where common honesty is not inculcated. The teacher deliberately prompted her pupils at examination. (See also my Report of last year.)
Sanitation -Very satisfact‹ ry.
Floor Space-Sufficient for 92 pupils.
Apparatus. Very satisfactory.
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Chinese.-Reading.-Fair. Composition.-Fair. Standard IV have done well it should be more practised in the lower Standards.
Geography. Very good.
Arithmetic.-Mental.-Good.
accurate.
Needlework.-Good.
Written.—Good.
Standard IV are very quick and
Grant.-I recommend a Grant at the rate of $7. But for the weakness of the discipline, I should have returned the school as "thoroughly efficient."
No. 25.-Hunghom.
Staff.-Two Chinese Sisters of Charity.
Discipline and Organization.-Not altogether satisfactory. The records are badly kept, and the roll has not been called at the proper time.