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Geography-Bad. "The world" is still taught in the old way. maps were quite misunderstood by the boys.

Arithmetic.-Good.

The local

Chinese. The requirements of the Code have been overlooked and none is taught.

(16)-Church Missionary Society-West Point.

Discipline and Organization.-The requirements of the Code in the matter of roll-calling were at my last visit still not complied with. The boys obey orders smartly, and are well mannered.

Sanitation. I have had to complain of the School not being kept clean. An improvement in this respect was noticeable on my last visit.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 66 scholars.

Apparatus. More local maps and wall pictures are wanted.

English-Colloquial. The teacher has made a praiseworthy attempt to follow the new method with good results. But too much trust is placed on a hand-book of English and Chinese sentences. Pronunciation good on the whole.

Reading. The teacher does not make the general meaning of a new lesson sufficiently clear, before proceeding to explain it in detail. He does not question his boys enough.

Writing.-Good.

Chinese. This was not taught in Code hours as it should have been. Proper Readers should be adopted another year.

Geography. More attention should be paid to local Geography and plan- drawing.

Arithmetic. The boys work in exercise books quickly and neatly. They fail to answer very easy problems; and much more attention should be paid to this.

(17).—Berlin Foundling House.

Discipline and Organization.-The European teacher does not exercise supervision over the native teacher, which is a very serious shortcoming. The discipline is only fair. The girls are almost inaudible and do not stand up when addressed. My standing instructions on the general working of Schools do not appear to have been carefully studied. No syllabus has been yet submitted.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 102 scholars.

Apparatus. More maps are needed.

Chinese. The Readers have been taught very intelligently and are well understood. Romanized writing is very thoroughly taught. Chinese Composition is bad. Even in Standard VI the baldest colloquialisms are employed.

Geography. Physical Geography has been very well taught throughout the School by the European teacher, and really useful results have been attained. General Geography has been left to the Chinese teacher and has been taught with very little intelligence in the higher Standards. The map-drawing in Standard V was particularly bad. The local maps have been much better taught.

Arithmetic. Well taught by the European teacher. But my recommendation to drop sums involving English money has been disregarded.

Needlework.-Not taken.