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13. Schools eligible for grauts-in-ald will be--
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Class
I-Schools in which a Chinese education is given.
II-Schools in which a Chinese education is given, with English in addition. Cluss III-Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.
Class IV-Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, Class
V-Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in additi 14. The basis of examination will be two hundred daily attendances of not less than four hours each, at instruction, i the course of the
year.
15. Children who have satisfied that condition will be examined in accordance with the following standards, and the may not be withheld from examination without a reasonable excuse, The results of the examination of each scholar will communicated to the Managers.
16. For Schools in Class I. (Schools in which a Chinose education is given.)
STANDARD I.
1. Reading. Two pages of the First Book used in the school.
2. Writing. From dictation, five common characters in the same book.
3. Repetition. Two pages of the same book.
Value of a pass in this Standard, five dollars.
STANDARD II.
1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.
2. Writing. From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.
3. Repetition.A short paragraph of the same book.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two o
the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.
STANDARD III.
1. Reading.A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school.
2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.
3. Repetition. A short paragraph of the same book.
4. Explanation. The characters in the passage read.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in that
of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.
STANDARD IV.
1. Reading-A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school.
2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding thirty characters in the same book.
3. Explanation.-Simple phrases in the passage read.
4. Composition.-An antithetical sentence () of not more than three characters.
5. Geography-General outlines of China Proper.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four
the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.
STANDARD V.
1. Reading.A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school.
2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeling forty characters in the same book.
3. Explanation.--A passage not exceeding twenty characters in the same book. Orally or in writing at the opti
of the examiner.
4. Composition.-A very short theme.
5. Geography-The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.
Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.
Value of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars,
STANDARD VI,
1. Reading.A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Sixth Book used in the school.
2. Writing-From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the same book.
3. Explanation.-—A passage not exceeding thirty characters is the same book. Orally or in writing at the option
of the examiner.
4. Composition--A short theme.
5. Geography.-The Chinese Empire.
Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.
Value of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars,
Note-In Girls' schools, Repetition may be substituted for Composition in Standards IV., V. and VI.
17. For Schools in Class II. (Schools in which a Chinese education is given, with English in addition.)
The same as Standard I for schools in Class I.
STANDARD I.
Value of a pass in this Standard, five dollars. STANDARD II.
In addition to Standard II for schools in Class I,
4. English Reading.---A short sentence from the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words
in Chinose.
5. English Writing.-From dictation, a short sentence in the same book.
English copy writing 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 this Standard, six dollars and a half.
STANDARD III.
In addition to Standard III for schools in Class 1,
5. English Rending.-A short passage in the Second Book used in the school, with explanation in Chinese.
6. English Writing-From dictation, an ordinary sentence in the same book,
English copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in
five of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars and a half.
STANDARD IV.
In addition to Standard IV for schools in Class I,
6. English Reading.-A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in Chinese.
7. English Writing. From dictation, a short passage in the same book.
8. English Grammar-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the same book.
English copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in
seven of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.
STANDARD V.
In addition to Standard V for schools in Class 1,
6. English Reading.-A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in Chinese.
7. English Writing-From dietation, a short passage in the same book,
8. English Grammar-Parsing a simple sentence in the same book.
9. Geography-Outlines of Asia and Africa,
English copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed
in eight of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars and a half.
STANDARD VI.
In addition to Standard VI for schools in Class I,
6. English Reading.-An ordinary prose passage chosen by the examiner, with explanation în Chinese.
7. English Writing.-A short theme or letter.
8. English Grammar,-Analysis and parsing of a short ordinary sentence chosen by the examiner.
9. Geography-Outlines of Europe and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.
English copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.
Value of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.
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