This section consists of twenty-one students, whose ages Fourth Class, range from 14 to 9. It was examined First Section, by Mr. Beatson, who says-" the reading was creditable, the grammar fair and the geography very good. In arithmetic five were indifferent, but the rest creditable." Junior School. In Bengali this class read, explained and spelled more satisfactorily than the class above. Junior School. of In This section consists of eighteen boys, from 13 to 9 years Fourth Class, age. It was examined by Mr. Beatson Second Section, who says "they read and gave explanation in a very creditable manner. grammar they were fair, and in arithmetic very well." The Bengali examination was highly satisfactory. This section consists of twenty-six boys, from 13 to 7 Fourth Class, years of age. It was examined by the Third Section, Principal, who remarks-" this is a very Junior School. promising class. Ten of these boys read very well easy sentences, repeated grammar as far as the moods and tenses, worked questions in the four first rules of arithmetic. They are fit for promotion. The remaining 16 read easy sentences, explaining what they read and spelling each word. They could reckon up to 500, and appear to be carefully taught. Maharajah Sreesh Chunder Roy Bahadoor says "that this class also read, spelled and explained with credit to themselves." The detailed scholarship returns of the College are contained in the appendix. The College has done Scholarships. well, and continues to maintain its high reputation. FOURTEENTH YEAR. Local Committee on the 30th September 1850. R. TORRENS, Esq., A. SCONCE, Esq.,.. EDWARD LAUTOUR, ESQ., N. CHEVERS, M. D., .. .. .... Commissioner. Civil and Sessions Judge. Sheik Obedollah Khan,....Late Principal Sudder Ameen, now a pensioner, MOULUVEE ASHruff Ali KhaN, Principal Sudder Ameen. the School. This school was first projected in the year 1836, at which time at the suggestion of the Commissioner, History of Mr. Dampier, and with the co-operation of other residents, considerable subscriptions were realized and the school house was built. At the same time, the proposal being laid before the General Committee of Public Instruction, was favorably entertained, a grant of Rs. 150 a month for a master was sanctioned, and from January 1837, the school has been conducted as a Government Institution. The school is efficiently and orderly conducted, and is in excellent repute with the community. On the 30th September, 112 pupils were enrolled on the books. This number is not limited or determined by the applications for admission, but by the inability of the school establishment to undertake the tuition of a greater number of scholars. The head master, Mr. Rogers, and the fourth and fifth masters occupy the position they held last year. The Committee state that they have every reason to speak favorably of Mr. Rogers as a diligent and judicious teacher. Babus Poornochunder and Pran Hurry, the fourth and fifth masters, merit also their approbation, as appearing to do justice to the large classes entrusted to them. Mr. McCarthy, the second master, joined the school on the 3rd August in place of Mr. Lochner resigned; and Mr. Cardozo on the 5th August in place of Babu Reshekesh Pal removed by the Council. Classes. At present the classes stand as follows: The average age of the pupils is as follows: 112 Attendance. The attendance during the past year has been pretty regular, especially of the second class and the two sections of the last class, in both of which, considering the large number of pupils comprising each section, the account of actual absenteeism is not great. Hardly any changes have occurred in the classes throughout the past session. The same boys, generally speaking, constitute the several classes as they did last year; and have been kept to the same books revising, re-reading some, and advancing from a lower to a higher page in others. The Committee, in their report, make no detailed mention of the manner in which the annual examination was conducted; it occupied from the 27th September to the 3rd October. From the marks obtained by the pupils of the several classes, as exhibited by the tabular statement of the examination, it appears that they passed very creditably. Only one boy, in the first class, failed to obtain one-half of the total number of marks, and his failure was by an inconsiderable fraction. The others gained from one-half to two-thirds of the total. The same remarks are applicable to the second class, and to the third; all the classes exhibit an almost equal average in the marks for Bengali. It may likewise be noticed that none of the classes was examined in reading. The result of the junior scholarship examination in this Junior Scholarship Examination. school, is appended to the report of the Dacca College to which the school is attached. F. COURJON, Esq., Civil and Sessions Judge. Collector. Magistrate. Assistant to Collector and Magistrate. Landholder. MOULUVEE MOOHUMMUD ALLY Chief Sudder Ameen. KHAN BAHADoor, MOULUVEE GOLAUM AYEAH, BABU GOUR MOHUN ROY, REAZOODDEEN Ahmud, Cazee. .... .. Dewan of the Rajah of Tipperah. Establishment as on the 30th September 1850. Local Receipts and Disbursements from Oct. 1849 to Sept. 1850. 4932 0 0 4932 0 03420 0 0 English Teachers,.. 3120 0 0 Vernacular Teacher, Stationery for 1850, 300 Total. 3420 0 0 54 14 0 |