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in such a

backward ctate that I

almost despair of the success of the experiment, and often think we should revert, in this school, to the

Backing of

Chinese

With this

owe

and simple. pure

exception therefore,

what are conveniently called the

Village Schools are simply echools

where the children receive

education in their

own

Chimere

language

The School Book. Committee's

Series and Geography have been

added to this course of instruction; but these subjects excepted, they

euch schools as

might be found

to any part of

anywhere

M.

are

the Chruise

Empire

Except that there is

no

religious instruction, the schools correspond exactly with the Grant-in-Aid Schools in Class I

namely, the Baxter, the London Mision, and the St Stephen Schools.

Neither Master nor Scholars

Know any thing of English.

(Signed) Frederick Stewart

29th January 1878