CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4] — Page 255

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2. The course of instruction has been that half the day has been devoted to the study of the Scriptures, and books composed sunder the

Superintendence of freiquers, and half to the study of the Chinese Classics._

3. & Work on Geography published by Mr Muirhead at Changhas it the expense of the Lancelot Dent has been introduced into the schools with Considerable advantages, and for Chinese perpil teachers from St Paul's College have since the mouth of May lact attended the Victoria and Wongneichoong schools

and latterly brice a week for the purpose of teaching English, in which the boys have now began to shew some progress..

once, and

the

year

4 During

there have been several applications by boys for admission into Schaul's College, but one perpil only from the Hongueichoong school has been admitted I but

see Jara: 81. -

5 Two of the schoolmasters have died during

the

Year.. There evere many Candidates for.

the

vacancies and

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selection was made of those

who appeared to have had most experience

in

teaching and to be otherwise best fitted for the office.

6. Two members have been added to the

Committee, The Pert W= Odell and the and this addition may it is

fr

Best Dr Legge, and this

hoped secure for the schools better supervision, though those in mutovillages, must reccessivly be left much to themselves, owing to their distance from Victoria, the difficulty of access to them, and the more important occupations of the members of the Committee which do not permit= them to leave the town frequently. - Two school- houses have been commenced by the durveyor Ieneral; one at Tritmia on a lite adjoining the European part of the town, yet overlooking and adjacent to the Chinese part, the other at the billage of Hongneichrong. Great improvement will doubtless result from the brection of