4.
ents all the schools but it is not compulsory ore the scholars to learn them. If the parents bject, the course of study is confined to Native reading.
7. The following are the porniciful books
hrv
used.
Native Works.
The three character classic,
The One thousand character classic
The four books and fine classies.
"Christian Works
Medhurst's three character classic,
Bishop Brone's catechism.
The Bible.
8. The progress of the scholars has been
the whole tolerably satisfactory
however by a more
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enriched by these, bo won't some improvement.
The
great distance of three or at least two of the bour schools, coupled with our einfirefect kunsledy
ision difficult-
of the language, renders the supervi and unsatisfactory. We can however only suggest dy that lies beyond ourselves; and
one nemme
remodelled
this is that the school Committee should be delled and that to the Bishop of Victoria should be accorded the entire superintendencd
of
4.
the schools; or at leasta joint superintendence.
is the
The
most serious impediment to progress
the fluctuation of the scholars in each school,
owing
to the exprice but principally to the avarice of the necessities of the parents,
unwilling
who
во сего
hope
remain at school who
mary
effectual supervision
and by the introduction of a few elementary
works
on various
branches of neeful knowledges
as soon as Chinese literature shall have beere
to allow children to
be employed tongible
elsewhere with a, to them
prospect of pecuniary gain, for the importance attached by Chinese to the acquisition of Knowledge, though geat-