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8. One-fourth of the total grant made to a school will be handed to the paid teacher as a personal grant; assistant-teachers will share in this payment in proportion to the amount of salary received during the year. In the event of a change of paid teachers or assistant-teachers, each will receive his proportion of the sum thus due. If a paid teacher or assistant-teacher is dismissed, his share of the grant will go to the school as a bonus.

9. A detailed account, with proper vouchers, of the total income and expenditure of each school must be furnished by the manager annually, in the form provided for that purpose.

10. Grants will be made for definite results in the subjects mentioned in the standards hereinafter referred to and no others.

11. These results will be ascertained at the annual examination of the school by the Inspector or by such assistant examiners as the Government may appoint.

12. Assistant examiners will be paid for their assistance.

13. Schools eligible for grants-in-aid will be----

Class I.—Schools in which a Chinese education is given.

Class II.—Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.

Class III.—Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.

14. The basis of examination will be one hundred daily attendances of not less than four hours each at instruction in the subjects of the several standards, provided that the school shall have met not less than two hundred times in the course of the year.

15. Scholars who have satisfied the foregoing condition will be examined in accordance with the following standards and they may not be withheld from examination without a reasonable excuse. The results of the examination of each scholar will be communicated to the managers.

16. For Schools in Class I. (Schools in which a Chinese education is given.)

STANDARD I.

1. Reading.—Two pages of the First Reader used in the school.

2. Repetition.—Two pages of the same book.

3. Writing.—From dictation, ten common characters in the First Dictation Book used in the school.

4. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Notation up to 10,000.

Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: three dollars; in Arithmetic: half a dollar.

STANDARD II.

1. Reading.—A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Reader used in the school.

2. Repetition.—A short paragraph of the First and Second Readers used in the school.

3. Writing.—From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the Second Dictation Book used in the school.

4. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Notation up to a million and simple addition and subtraction.

Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: four dollars; in Arithmetic: seventy-five cents.

STANDARD III.

1. Reading.—A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Reader used in the school.

2. Repetition.—A short paragraph of the First, Second and Third Readers used in the school.

3. Explanation.—The characters in the passage read.

4. Writing.—From dictation, forty consecutive characters in the Third Dictation Book used in the school.

5. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Multiplication, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standard.

Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: six dollars; in Arithmetic: one dollar.

STANDARD IV.

1. Reading.—A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Reader used in the school.

2. Explanation.—Simple phrases in the passage read.

3. Writing.—From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose.

4. Composition.—Three untithetical couplets of not more than three characters each.

5. Geography.—The two hemispheres (general outlines).

6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—The simple rules.

Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: seven dollars; in Arithmetic: one dollar and a half.

STANDARD V.

1. Repetition.—A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Reader used in the school.

2. Explanation.—In writing, a passage not exceeding twenty characters in the same book.

3. Writing.—From memory, a passage not exceeding sixty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose.

4. Composition.—Three antithetical couplets of not more than five characters each.

5. Geography.—The Chinese Empire, in addition to the geography of the previous standard.

6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Compound rules (Chinese money), in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.

Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: eight dollars; in Arithmetic: two dollars.

STANDARD VI.

1. Repetition.—A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Sixth Reader used in the school.

2. Explanation.—In writing, a passage not exceeding thirty characters in the same book.

3. Writing.—From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose.

4. Composition.—A simple letter.

5. Geography.—The Canton Province, in addition to the geography of the previous standards.

6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Reduction (Chinese Tables), in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.

Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: nine dollars; in Arithmetic: two dollars and a half.

STANDARD VII.

1. Repetition.—A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Seventh Reader used in the school.

2. Explanation.—In writing, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the same book.

3. Writing.—In colloquial or book style, a simple story read out twice by the examiner.

4. Composition.—In polite epistolary style, a letter.

5. Geography.—Drawing a map of any of the continents (the map to include the principal towns, rivers and mountains of the continent prescribed).

6. History.—In colloquial or book style, answers to questions from the History Book used in the school.

7. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Vulgar fractions, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.

Value of a pass in at least five of the ordinary subjects of this standard: ten dollars; in Arithmetic: three dollars.

NOTE.—In girls' schools, repetition may be substituted for composition in Standard IV, and reading for composition in Standard V.

17. For Schools in Class II. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language).

STANDARD I.

1. Reading and repeating.—Two pages of the First Reader used in the school.

2. Writing.—From dictation, ten common characters from the same book.

3. Arithmetic.—Notation and numeration up to 10,000.

Value of a pass in this standard: four dollars.

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8. One-fourth of the total grant made to a school will be handed to the paid teacher as a personal grant; assistant-teachers will share in this payment in proportion to the amount of salary received during the year. In the event of a change of paid teachers or assistant-teachers, each will receive his proportion of the sum thus due. If a paid teacher or assistant-teacher is dismissed, his share of the grant will go to the school as a bonus. 9. A detailed account, with proper vouchers, of the total income and expenditure of each school must be furnished by the manager annually, in the form provided for that purpose. 10. Grants will be made for definite results in the subjects mentioned in the standards hereinafter referred to and no others. 11. These results will be ascertained at the annual examination of the school by the Inspector or by such assistant examiners as the Government may appoint. 12. Assistant examiners will be paid for their assistance. 13. Schools eligible for grants-in-aid will be---- Class I.—Schools in which a Chinese education is given. Class II.—Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language. Class III.—Schools in which a European education is given in any European language. 14. The basis of examination will be one hundred daily attendances of not less than four hours each at instruction in the subjects of the several standards, provided that the school shall have met not less than two hundred times in the course of the year. 15. Scholars who have satisfied the foregoing condition will be examined in accordance with the following standards and they may not be withheld from examination without a reasonable excuse. The results of the examination of each scholar will be communicated to the managers. 16. For Schools in Class I. (Schools in which a Chinese education is given.) STANDARD I. 1. Reading.—Two pages of the First Reader used in the school. 2. Repetition.—Two pages of the same book. 3. Writing.—From dictation, ten common characters in the First Dictation Book used in the school. 4. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Notation up to 10,000. Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: three dollars; in Arithmetic: half a dollar. STANDARD II. 1. Reading.—A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Reader used in the school. 2. Repetition.—A short paragraph of the First and Second Readers used in the school. 3. Writing.—From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the Second Dictation Book used in the school. 4. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Notation up to a million and simple addition and subtraction. Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: four dollars; in Arithmetic: seventy-five cents. STANDARD III. 1. Reading.—A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Reader used in the school. 2. Repetition.—A short paragraph of the First, Second and Third Readers used in the school. 3. Explanation.—The characters in the passage read. 4. Writing.—From dictation, forty consecutive characters in the Third Dictation Book used in the school. 5. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Multiplication, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standard. Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: six dollars; in Arithmetic: one dollar. STANDARD IV. 1. Reading.—A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Reader used in the school. 2. Explanation.—Simple phrases in the passage read. 3. Writing.—From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose. 4. Composition.—Three untithetical couplets of not more than three characters each. 5. Geography.—The two hemispheres (general outlines). 6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—The simple rules. Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: seven dollars; in Arithmetic: one dollar and a half. STANDARD V. 1. Repetition.—A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Reader used in the school. 2. Explanation.—In writing, a passage not exceeding twenty characters in the same book. 3. Writing.—From memory, a passage not exceeding sixty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose. 4. Composition.—Three antithetical couplets of not more than five characters each. 5. Geography.—The Chinese Empire, in addition to the geography of the previous standard. 6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Compound rules (Chinese money), in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards. Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: eight dollars; in Arithmetic: two dollars. STANDARD VI. 1. Repetition.—A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Sixth Reader used in the school. 2. Explanation.—In writing, a passage not exceeding thirty characters in the same book. 3. Writing.—From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose. 4. Composition.—A simple letter. 5. Geography.—The Canton Province, in addition to the geography of the previous standards. 6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Reduction (Chinese Tables), in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards. Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: nine dollars; in Arithmetic: two dollars and a half. STANDARD VII. 1. Repetition.—A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Seventh Reader used in the school. 2. Explanation.—In writing, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the same book. 3. Writing.—In colloquial or book style, a simple story read out twice by the examiner. 4. Composition.—In polite epistolary style, a letter. 5. Geography.—Drawing a map of any of the continents (the map to include the principal towns, rivers and mountains of the continent prescribed). 6. History.—In colloquial or book style, answers to questions from the History Book used in the school. 7. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Vulgar fractions, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards. Value of a pass in at least five of the ordinary subjects of this standard: ten dollars; in Arithmetic: three dollars. NOTE.—In girls' schools, repetition may be substituted for composition in Standard IV, and reading for composition in Standard V. 17. For Schools in Class II. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language). STANDARD I. 1. Reading and repeating.—Two pages of the First Reader used in the school. 2. Writing.—From dictation, ten common characters from the same book. 3. Arithmetic.—Notation and numeration up to 10,000. Value of a pass in this standard: four dollars.
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8. One-fourth of the total grant made to a school will be handed to the paid teacher as a personal Puid assistant-teachers share in this payment in proportion to amount of salary received during the In the event of a change of paid teachers or assistant-teachers, each will receive his proportion of the sum thus due. If a paid teacher or assistant-teacher is dismissed, his share of the grant will to the bonus. year. school. go 9. A detailed account, with proper vouchers, of the total income and expenditure of each school must be furnished by the manager annually, in the form provided for that purpose. 10. Grants will be made for definite results in the subjects mentioned in the standards hereinafter referred to and no others. 11. These results will be ascertained at the annual examination of the school by the Inspector or by such assistunt examiners as the Government may appoint. 12. Assistant examiners will be paid for their assistance. 13. Schools eligible for grants-in-aid will be---- Class --Schools in which a Chinese education is given. Class 77. - Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language. Class III-Schools in which a European education is given in any European language. 14. The basis of examination will be one hundred daily attendances of not less than four hours each at instruction in the subjects of the several standards, provided that the school shall have met not less than two hundred times in the course of the year, 15. Scholars who have satisfied the foregoing condition will be examined in accordance with the following standards and they may not be withheld from examination without a reasonable excuse. The results of the examination of each scholar will be communicated to the managers. 16 For Schools in Class I. (Schools in which a Chinese education is given.) STANDARD I. 1. Reading.Two pages of the First Reader used in the school. 2. Repetition. Two pages of the same book. 3. Writing-From dictation, ten common characters in the First Dictation Book used in the school. 4. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—-Nouution 95p to 10,000. Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: three dollars; in Arithmetic: half a dollar, STANDARD II. 1. Reading--A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Reader used in the school. 2. Repetition.---A short paragraph of the First and Second Readers used in the school. 3. Writing-From dietation, twenty consecutive characters in the Second Dictation Book used in the school. 4. Optimal Subject (Arithmetic ).—Notation up to a million and simple addition and subtraction. Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: four dollars; in Arithmetic: seventy-five cents. STANDARD III. 1. Reading.-A. passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Reader used in the school. 2. Repetition. -A short paragraph of the First, Second and Third Readers used in the school. 3. Explanation. The characters in the passage read. 4. Writing.--From dictation, forty consecutive characters in the Third Dictation Book used in the school. 5. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Multiplication, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standard. Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: six dollars; in Arithmetic: one dollar. STANDARD IV. 1. Reading-A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Reader used in the school. 2. Explanation.Simple phrases in the passage read. 3. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose. 主對 4. Composition.---Three untithetical couplets of not more than three characters each ( 5. Geography.-The two hemispheres (general outlines). 6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—The simple rules. Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard : seven dollars: in Arithmetic: one dollar and a half. STANDARD V. 30 1 Repetition.--A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Reader used in the school. 2. Explanation.-In writing, a passage not exceeding twenty characters in the same book. 3. Writing.--From memory, a passage not exceeding sixty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose. 4. Composition.-Three antithetical couplets of not more than five characters each (. 5. Geography.-The Chinese Empire, in addition to the geography of the previous standard. 6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).--Compound rules (Chinese money), in addition to the arith- metic of the previous standards. Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: eight dollars; in Arithmetic: two dollars. STANDARD VI. 1. Repetition. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Sixth Reader used in the school. 2. Explanation. In writing, a passage not exceeding thirty characters in the same book. 3. Writing.--From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the book used in the school for that purpose. 4. Composition.- 1.-A simple letter (). 5. Geography.The Canton Province, in addition to the geography of the previous standards. 6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).-Reduction (Chinese Tables), in addition to the arithmetic of the precious standards. Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: nine dollars; in Arithmetic: turo dollars and a half. Standard VII. 1. Repetition. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Seventh Reuder used in the school. 2. Explanation. In writing, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the same book. 3. Writing 1.—In colloquial or book style, a simple story read out twice by the examiner 4. Composition.—In polite epistolary style, a letter (fâ AL). 5. Geography.-Drawing a map of any of the continents (the map to include the principal towns, rivers and mountains of the continent prescribed). 6. History-In colloquial or book style, answers to questions from the History Book used in the school. 7. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Vulgar fractions, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards. Value of a pass in at least five of the ordinary subjects of this standard: ten dollars; in Arithmetic: three dollars. NOTE-In girls schools, repetition may be substituted for composition in standard IV, and reading for composition in standard V. 17. For Schools in Class II. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language). STANDARD I. 1. Reading and repeating.-Two pages of the First Reader used in the school. 2. Writing.--From dietation, ten common characters from the sume book, 3. Arithmetic. Notation and numeration up to 10,000. Value of a pass in this standard: four dollars. ?
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8. One-fourth of the total grant made to a school will be handed to the paid teacher as a personal Puid assistant-teachers share in this payment in proportion to amount of salary received during the In the event of a change of paid teachers or assistant-teachers, each will receive his proportion of the sum thus due. If a paid teacher or assistant-teacher is dismissed, his share of the grant will to the

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9. A detailed account, with proper vouchers, of the total income and expenditure of each school must be furnished by the manager annually, in the form provided for that purpose.

10. Grants will be made for definite results in the subjects mentioned in the standards hereinafter referred to and no others.

11. These results will be ascertained at the annual examination of the school by the Inspector or by such assistunt examiners as the Government may appoint.

12. Assistant examiners will be paid for their assistance.

13. Schools eligible for grants-in-aid will be----

Class --Schools in which a Chinese education is given.

Class 77. - Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language. Class III-Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.

14. The basis of examination will be one hundred daily attendances of not less than four hours each at instruction in the subjects of the several standards, provided that the school shall have met not less than two hundred times in the course of the year,

15. Scholars who have satisfied the foregoing condition will be examined in accordance with the following standards and they may not be withheld from examination without a reasonable excuse. The results of the examination of each scholar will be communicated to the managers.

16 For Schools in Class I. (Schools in which a Chinese education is given.)

STANDARD I.

1. Reading.Two pages of the First Reader used in the school.

2. Repetition. Two pages of the same book.

3. Writing-From dictation, ten common characters in the First Dictation Book used in the

school.

4. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—-Nouution 95p to 10,000.

Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: three dollars; in Arithmetic: half a dollar,

STANDARD II.

1. Reading--A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Reader used in the school. 2. Repetition.---A short paragraph of the First and Second Readers used in the school.

3. Writing-From dietation, twenty consecutive characters in the Second Dictation Book

used in the school.

4. Optimal Subject (Arithmetic ).—Notation up to a million and simple addition and subtraction.

Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: four dollars; in Arithmetic: seventy-five cents.

STANDARD III.

1. Reading.-A. passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Reader used in the school. 2. Repetition. -A short paragraph of the First, Second and Third Readers used in the school. 3. Explanation. The characters in the passage read.

4. Writing.--From dictation, forty consecutive characters in the Third Dictation Book used

in the school.

5. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Multiplication, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous

standard.

Value of a pass in the ordinary subjects of this standard: six dollars;

in Arithmetic: one dollar.

STANDARD IV.

1. Reading-A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Reader used in the

school.

2. Explanation.Simple phrases in the passage read.

3. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the book used in the

school for that purpose.

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4. Composition.---Three untithetical couplets of not more than three characters each ( 5. Geography.-The two hemispheres (general outlines).

6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—The simple rules.

Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard : seven dollars: in Arithmetic: one dollar and a half. STANDARD V.

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1 Repetition.--A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Reader used in the

school.

2. Explanation.-In writing, a passage not exceeding twenty characters in the same book.

3. Writing.--From memory, a passage not exceeding sixty characters in the book used in the

school for that purpose.

4. Composition.-Three antithetical couplets of not more than five characters each (. 5. Geography.-The Chinese Empire, in addition to the geography of the previous standard.

6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).--Compound rules (Chinese money), in addition to the arith-

metic of the previous standards.

Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: eight dollars; in Arithmetic: two dollars.

STANDARD VI.

1. Repetition. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Sixth Reader used

in the school.

2. Explanation. In writing, a passage not exceeding thirty characters in the same book.

3. Writing.--From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the book used in the

school for that purpose.

4. Composition.-

1.-A simple letter ().

5. Geography.The Canton Province, in addition to the geography of the previous standards.

6. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).-Reduction (Chinese Tables), in addition to the arithmetic

of the precious standards.

Value of a pass in at least four of the ordinary subjects of this standard: nine dollars; in Arithmetic: turo dollars and a half.

Standard VII.

1. Repetition. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Seventh Reuder used in

the school.

2. Explanation. In writing, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the same book.

3. Writing 1.—In colloquial or book style, a simple story read out twice by the examiner

4. Composition.—In polite epistolary style, a letter (fâ AL).

5. Geography.-Drawing a map of any of the continents (the map to include the principal towns,

rivers and mountains of the continent prescribed).

6. History-In colloquial or book style, answers to questions from the History Book used in the

school.

7. Optional Subject (Arithmetic).—Vulgar fractions, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous

standards.

Value of a pass in at least five of the ordinary subjects of this standard: ten dollars; in Arithmetic: three dollars.

NOTE-In girls schools, repetition may be substituted for composition in standard

IV, and reading for composition in standard V.

17. For Schools in Class II. (Schools in which a European education is given in the

Chinese language).

STANDARD I.

1. Reading and repeating.-Two pages of the First Reader used in the school.

2. Writing.--From dietation, ten common characters from the sume book,

3. Arithmetic. Notation and numeration up to 10,000.

Value of a pass in this standard: four dollars.

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