The following report, regarding the state, condition and progress of the Government School at Commillah, State of the for the year ending with the 30th of September 1850, was submitted by the Local Committee: School. "The school was established on the 4th of September 1837. "The Local Committee consists of six European and four Native gentlemen. "The instructive establishment consists of a head master, two junior masters in the English department and one pundit. "The total number of scholars, on the roll at the close of the year under review, was 74. Their caste will be found detailed in the appendix. "The number of scholarshipholders is two. The number of pupils, paying the expenses of schooling, &c., is 74. Free scholars there are none. "The entire number of scholars amounting as above to 74, study two languages, English and Bengali. No material changes have occurred in the affairs or management of the school during the year under report. "The abolition of the second class is considered by Mr. Leicester, the head master, not to have been conducive to the improvement of the school, and in this opinion the Local Committee concur. The third class do not pursue the course of study followed by the second class while it existed, and the consequence is that they are necessarily hurried over the more elementary works in order to be raised to the standard of forwardness required for promotion to the first class. The Local Committee would suggest that as the number of scholars is increasing, and that increase is likely to continue, a second class should be again established. There exists, the Committee are aware, the consideration of expense in providing a second master, but they conceive it to be their duty to view this as a point secondary in importance to the improvement of the school, a result which they do not doubt would follow the measure here suggested. "There are no donations for prizes made by individuals. The Rajah of Tipperah provides the funds for two junior scholarships, (at present devoted to the payment of schooling fees in consequence of no candidates having last year succeeded in passing the necessary examination) and Rajah Suttachurn Ghosaul Bahadoor is equally liberal to the extent of one scholarship. "The following are the results of the recent general examination. The first class was examined by Mr. Metcalfe, General Exa- in reading Poetry, Grammar, History, Geography, minations. ard. First Section. Mathematics and translations. The result impressed him with a very favorable opinion of the progress made by the scholars, and of the attention and ability evinced by the head master in bringing Junior scholarship Stand- them up to so very respectable a standard in each class of their studies. Mr. Metcalfe remarked that evident attention had been paid to the material point of the pupils comprehending what they read. He particularly indicates the first four boys, Kisto Chunder Chuckerbutty, Mohes Chunder Dey, Raus Mohun Chuckerbutty and Oma Second Section. III. Grammar-Syntax. Roots. Arithmetic-Square and Cube Translations from Bengali into English and vice versa. Vernacular. Guana Nuba and Bhogobutt's Grammar. Churn Mookerjea as deserving of prizes for minations, while he would award a similar the manner in which they passed their exatestimonial of satisfaction to Neel Money Doss on the same score, and also as a token of the Council of Education's satisfaction with his extremely regular attendance and general propriety of conduct. The Council remark that he alone of the entire class has not been a single day absent from his studies during the year under report. The average age of the first class is 16 years. "The third class* was examined by Mr. E. Sandys and Mr. Horton, who thus express their opinions of the boys: 149. First Section. page Poetical Reader, No. I. to the end of Chap. III. Catechism of Roman History, throughout. "The proficiency of the class is, I think generally satisfactory. The first prize I award to Surrut Chunder; the second to Moohummud Uzghur; the third to Nil Comul Grammar, the Rules of Syn- Surma; the fourth to Gobindpersaud Doss. tax. Geography, throughout. Chambers Arithmetic, (Smith's) Division of Vulgar Fractions. Translations from Bengalli into English. Vernacular. Bhogobutt's Grammar and Keith's ditto-Nithi Kotha, No. III. "I have examined this day Second Section. Prose Reader, No. III. to page 80. Grammar, Tenses of Verbs. In reading, grammar, geography, and history, I found Surrut Chunder and Mahomed Uzghur nearly equal, but in Arithmetic Surrut Chunder was far ahead both in quickness of calculation and in general knowledge of the science. With reference to the short period this boy has been with this class, I consider his proficiency very great. Gooroo Dyal Doss is much behind the remainder. second Section of the third class, consisting of 11 boys (all present) in reading, geogra phy, grammar, spelling, and arithmetic at the Government School Commillah, and have found the answers on all these subjects very satisfactory. I recommend as an encouragement for regular attendance a boy by name Ram Bux, who has not been absent during the year a single day, for a prize. I recommend Brijo Nauth Goopto for general proficiency for a prize; I also recommend Tarinee Kunth Doss for general proficiency. I recommend two other boys, Razoonee Koomar Dutt and Tarrucknauth Sein, for regular attendance and general good conduct.” "The average age of this class is 13 years. Asia. Arithmetic, Rule of Three Inverse. "The fourth class was examined by Mr. Bruce. His opinion regarding the boys forming it, is thus given: "The three first boys of this Section should have prizes for merit, and No. 4, for regularity of attendance. No. 1 and perhaps No. 2 and 3 also, but certainly No. ought to be sent to a higher class. Second Section J. Leicester. Prose Reader, No. 1, to page 99. Third Section. "Nos. 10 and 11, being the two best in the class, should have prizes. Nos. 12, 16 and 17, should, if possible, all have prizes for regular attendance. "No particular remarks are called for, Spelling, No. 1, and Alphabet, with respect to these boys being begin more or less. ners. "As a general remark, I should say that it would be better that the boys were compelled to speak English more than they do. "The result of the examination of the class is altogether very satisfactory, and the improvement in some of the boys, since I last examined them, very decided.” "The average age of this class is 8 years. "The following, therefore, is a detailed list of the boys considered by the Committee generally to be entitled to prizes: "The Bengali examination was chiefly conducted by Moonshee Reazooddeen Ahmud, assisted however by other members of the Committee. He speaks in very favourable terms of all the classes, but specifies the following pupils as particularly meritorious and deserving of prizes: "The state of the Library is satisfactory, with the exception of a few volumes, the necessity for binding which has been already reported to the book agent and received his approval. "The school building is in good and thorough repair. "The Committee are desirous of placing on record their very favourable estimate of the exertions of the masters of the school, and especially of Mr. Leicester, head master, towards the improvement of the scholars placed under their tuition.” The scholarship returns are continued in the appendix: none have gained. |