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examination, out of the 363 boys as many as 331 boys or 91.18 per cent. passed. As regards the Chinese teaching of the Central School, the result was on the whole satisfactory, considering the little time that can be spared for Chinese studies. It seems to me clear, that all the Central School can, without injury to its English teaching, successfully aim at in its Chinese department, is to maintain and revise the respective standard of Chinese knowledge which each individual Chinese boy brings with him to the Central School on beginning his English studies. So far the Chinese teaching of the Central School in 1882 has indeed been satisfactory. But as regards the Chinese teaching given in the Anglo-Chinese Class to boys whose mother tongue is other than Chinese, the result of the examination I held appears to me not only far below what might have been expected, considering the amount of time devoted to Chinese teaching in this Class, but there seems to have been in this branch of the Central School a general lack of energy. This was probably caused by the little amount of interest which non-Chinese boys take in Chinese studies, by the appalling nature of the difficulties of the written language of China, and by the concomitant discouragement felt by the teachers who see no hope of success except in the case of some few boys who happen to take, for a while, an exceptional interest in Chinese studies. I think it might be well for the Head-Master to consider, whether it would not be better for the School and of more practical use for the boys of the Anglo-Chinese Class, to confine the teaching in this Class to the spoken vernacular, making attendance at such teaching obligatory, and to make the study of the written Chinese language optional to all non-Chinese boys who have obtained a certain proficiency in speaking Chinese.

8. The subjoined Tables exhibit in detail the results obtained by the examination of the several classes of the Central School both in English and Chinese subjects:--

I.-ENGLISH EXAMINATION.

4. CLASS IV.

Reading, failed...... 2, passed......32 boys. Arithmetic, ......23, ......10, Dictation, ......14, ......11 Algebra, *7 " "1 .24 Geography, *9 >> Grammar, .20 >> Composition, .31 "J " " Dictation, 6, 28 22 " 12 Euclid, ...... bt, 20 " i Geography, .15, 19 " Grammar, 11 ...... 11, 23 +3 History, 9, .25 >> * دو Mensuration, ** ...... 19, 3 Translation. Chinese into English,... J APART Total number examined, 42 boys. passed, .41 "1

1. CLASS I

Reading, Mapdrawing, Translation. Chinese into English,....... English into Chinese,... Total number examined, " passed, 5. CLASS V. failed...... 1, passed... ......42 boys. ...16, 1, 27 .26 .41 "1 33 ** ..10, .32 55 دو ** 5, .37 "J 17 " ..32, .10 » + " 6, > > 7, .36 .35 "" 37 22 .42 boys. .39 ** English into Chinese,....... " Total number examined, passed, 15 2

2. CLASS II.

Reading, Arithmetic, Composition, failed....... passed......23 boys. *9 Dictation, 23 Geography, "} Grainmar, History, Mapdrawing, Translation. Chinese into English,... English into Chinese,... Total number examined, 6, ..12, .18, 20 28 "1 ...34 boys. .31 3) pussed......23 boys. ני .19 " .22 J 18 " .15 " .17 "

4. CLASS IV.

Arithmetic, Dictation, Geography, Grammar, Translation. Chinese into English,......... English into Chinese,....... passed " .14, " ......11, 14 }} " .25 "J " "+ ...... 18. 7 27 タウ 6, 19 Dr " 25 .25 ......25 .25 boys. 25 "2 15 >> Total number examined, Reading, Mapdrawing, passed, 6. CLASS VI failed....... passed......25 boys. ** ** ......14, ...... 17, * .11 8 " } .25 "" J J *** 15 .22, J " 19, 55 "" Arithmetic, 11 Dictation, Geography, 3, ......20 Grammar, 3) J 4, 75 > ......19 Translation. Chinese into English,......... J+ ......23 boys. ..20 English into Chinese,... J J] Total number examined, "} " passed, 7. CLASS VII. ......19 ......21 ..25 boys. .21 22 35 22 ....failed.............. 1, passed..............39 boys. 6, ** 4, " passed, 3. CLASS III

3. CLASS III

Reading, Arithmetic, failed....... passed.. .28 boys. " Composition, 6, 8, 22 " .20 22 Dictation, .28 " ور " Geography, ..14, .14 37 " Grammar, " Mapdrawing, 9, .23, .19 >> 5 >> よぎ Translation. Chinese into English,... English into Chinese,... Total number examined, passed, 27 7, ......27 ......21 32 " .28 boys. .25 "

8. SPECIAL CLASS.

Reading,.... Arithmetic, Dictation, Goography, Grammar, Translation, Chinese into English,......... English into Chinese.... 19 >> "" 1 " 2, " 1, Total uumber examined, 75 72 passed, " ..38 ...39 11 وا 73 ..33 25 " .35 ** ל .38 .39 +1 .40 boys. .40 27

NOTE. Neither Grammar nor Geography had been taught in this Class in former years.