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and Men? Mess? Odell and Oliver, who had for some time given their gratuitous services to the College, met them here on that day at my request to afford them every opportunity and aid in examining the pupils and informing themselves of their view. They doubtless have reported to your Excellency their opinion of the then state of the College, and to that report I beg leave to refer you. I regret to state that causes already in operation have since that time increased the withdrawal of all our more advanced pupils. The unsettled state of China, the stream of Chinese emigration to other Countries, and the high wages which even a partially educated youth, speaking a little English, can command in the Colony, have combined in causing the removal of all the Chinese youth who had made satisfactory progress; and those who now remain, have been only for a short period under instruction, varying generally from a few months to three years only.
Chinese youths in the College are also of that age, which renders necessary their contemporaneous instruction in their own language and books. Under these circumstances, it would require many years to bring a Chinese youth to that point of Chinese learning and English grammatical composition, which would realize the ideal standard apparently existing in your Excellency's mind. The present difficulties in the way of education are seen in the facility with which Chinese boys turn to pecuniary advantage even a partial and imperfect acquaintance with English, are obstacles of a most serious
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and Men? Mess? Odell and Oliver, whe
had for some time
· given their gratuitons
Services to
to the
bellege,
met them here ou
C
that day at my request to afford them
every opportunity and aid in essa
examining
their view.
the pupils and informing
They doubtless have reported to yours Excellency their opinion of the then state
of the College, and to that report I beg leave to refer you up to that sote-
-date for
the-
information of the Secretary of State-
- to state that causes them already
Iregret to
in operation have since that time increased
in causing
the withdrawal of all our more advanced pupils The unsettled state of China, the stream of Chinese Cenigration to other Countries, - and the high wages -
which even a
speaking
- partially educated
a little English
-
youth;
caw Command
in the Colony, - have combined in causing
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the removal of all the Chinese youth who
had made satis,
ws; and those
satisfactory progress;
who now remain, have been only fore short-
perisa under instruction, varying geverally
from a few months to three
Chinese
that age.
1 years only. youths in the botany are also of
and ploss, which renders
ders necessary
their co-temporaneous instruction in their
language
and books. Under these
fircumstances, it would require many.
years to bring a Chinese youth to that point
· of Chinese learning and English grammatical composition, which would realize the ideal standard apparently suisting in your The present-
Excellency's mind -
in the way of education
difficulties in the Houghing.
in
as seen in the facility with whick Chinese boys Aurw to pecuniary advantage
ever a
rtial
al and imperfect acquaintance
partial
with English,
are obstacles of a most serious
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