Government and aided Vernacular Schools
which give their education free.
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In the Anglo Chinese district
schools (paragraph 9 of report), it is stated
that "the majority of the scholars are sons
of small shopkeepers, but about one third
belong to the labouring classes. Most of
them before joining have attended some
private Vernacular School... very few have
studied in the Vernacular District Schools
next described or in the Vernacular Grant
Schools."
for boys
Of the Vernacular Grant Schools
and the shortcomings of the
Vernacular District Schools are said to be
much the same it is stated (paragraph 11
of report) "the children, provided as they
are with a free education at the hands of
the Government remain to all appearances
destitute of any conception of the obligations they are under. Any hopes the
Government