"The school-house and furniture are in good condition. "A house which belongs to the school made for the residence of the head master, was appropriated some time ago, and is now used as the office of the Master Attendant. "The books in the library are generally in good condition. Some however require binding, from the effects of a moist atmosphere." The following interesting and satisfactory report has been Commissioner's received from Captain A. P. Phayre, Commissioner of Ramree: Report. "Being present myself at Akyab at the period appointed for the examination, I, with the assistance of Captain S. R. Akyab School. Tickell, and Mr. A. Savigny, carefully examined every boy in the school during the 4th and 5th October 1850. "The Akyab Name and date of the establishment of the school. Government School was established in its present form on the 17th August 1846. A school had previously been in existence, but almost always in a weak, and scarcely ever in a satisfactory state. The one great cause of its eventual failure was, in my opinion, that the head masters never knew any thing of the Vernacular language, and took but little interest in their pupils. "There is no Local Committee, the former one which existed having been dissolved by order of Government. I see no Local Committee. good reason why a new one should not be formed from among the principal European and Native inhabitants of the place, and beg to recommend that this plan be again adopted. "I have before recommended an increase to the salary of the head master and Vernacular teacher, and I trust that recommendation will meet with a favorable reception from the Council. "There are no paying scholars. The customs of the people who are Budhists, and whose children generally receive a free education in the monasteries of the country, give them an aversion to making payments for education, so that I do not anticipate that any scholars will be found willing to pay. Local Receipts and Disbursements. Schooling fees. "There are no receipts. The disbursements on account of establishments amount to 2,616 rupees per annum. "There have been no schooling fees realized dur ing the year. 1 "The studies of the various classes have been of the same nature as in Changes which the previous session, and no particular change has have occurred dur- occurred. The late assistant teacher having died ing the session. was succeeded by Jacob, who was formerly a student in this school, on the 27th December 1849. res Suggestions pecting the studies and other matters connected with the school. "The present system of study in the English department appears to me every thing that can be desired. All that is now necessary is to endeavour to induce the boys of the second class to continue their attendance in order that they may advance to higher branches of study. As regards the nature of the studies in the Vernacular department, I have already stated my views in para. 9 of my letter No. 59, dated 7th March 1850, and as there is now happily a prospect of the necessary works being immediately completed, the new system of study in that department will, I trust, ere long be introduced. Account of Dona- "The donations for prizes made at the close of tions for prizes. the previous session were as follows: Second Class. Jacob, first prize for general knowledge, 16 rupees given by Captain Phayre. Jacob, for attendance, 3 rupees given by Captain Phayre. Jacob, a work on Ancient History presented by Captain Phayre. Kyauthoon, a work on Modern History presented by Captain Phayre. Thadoon, a copy of Esop's Fables presented by Captain Phayre. Shway-jine, a copy of Æsop's Fables presented by Captain Phayre. Third Class. Mrapahee, a prize of 10 rupees, for general proficiency, given by Captain Phayre. Mrapahee, a prize of 6 rupees, for regular attendance, given by Captain Phayre. Thoon-tha-oung, a book presented by Captain Phayre. Chine-duoung, Boy's Own Book presented by Mr. Savigny. Fourth Class, Section A. Hpataw, a prize of 5 rupees, for general proficiency, given by Captain Phayre. Hpataw, a prize of 3 rupees, for regular attendance, by Captain Phayre. Twineoung, a prize of 5 rupees, for general proficiency, by Captain Phayre. Fourth Class, Section B. Khyetpoon, a prize of 6 rupees, for general proficiency, given by Captain Phayre. Mongtwine, a prize of 3 rupees, for attendance, given by Captain Phayre. Fourth Class, Section C. Shwaybah, a prize of 2 rupees, for general proficiency, given by Captain Phayre. Shwayoung, a prize of 2 rupees, for attendance, given by Captain Phayre. "This is the head class of the school. The boys were examined by Capt. Literature, Geography, Arithmetic, History, Chambers', from p. 50 to the end, as also 1 lad-Simple Rules and Compound Addition and Subtraction. Pinnock's Catechism of Rome, 29 Chapters. Vernacular, {Translating passages from Burmese to S. R. Tickell, Principal Assistant at Akyab, very carefully. It cannot be said that the attainments of the boys are, for persons of their ages, (the average being seventeen years,) of a very high order; they evinced, however, general ly an accurate acquaintance with what they had been taught. The head boy named Thadoou, aged twenty years, is recommended for a prize of 13 Rs. for general proficiency, and Mraporkee for good attendance 6 Rs. "I conducted the examination of this class. Their progress, on the Third Class, Twelve Boys. Literature, Prose Reader No. 2, from p. 40 to p. 169. Geography, Clift's, 28 pp.-Asia and Europe. whole, was satisfactory, with the exception of arithmetic, in which only two boys (one of them a Hindu, aged eighteen years) could work accurately sums in the Compound Rules. The average age of the boys of this class is fourteen years. I beg to recommend Twineoung, aged eleven years, as the boy most advanced in this class, a prize of rupees 11, and to Denonath, for regular attendance, a prize of 5 rupees. "This section, consisting of boys of the average age of fourteen years, Literature, Fourth Class, Section A. Fourteen Boys. Thoodama Isarie. exhibited tolerably good progress in English reading. In arithme tic their progress was not so satisfactory. Oung golah is recommended for a prize of 8 rupees for general proficiency, and Rwinejah a prize of rupees for regular attendance. "In this section also the boys were, for the most part, found backward Literature, Fourth Class, Sec. B., Thirteen Boys. Spelling Book No. 1, the whole. Simple Rules. Vernacular, Lokanete, Rajanetee and Thoodama Isarie. in arithmetic. In reading English their performance was satisfactory. Shwebwa, aged having gained an twelve years, and Noungpawrhee, aged thirteen years, equal number of marks, are recommended, each, a prize of 3 rupees for general proficiency, and Shwayoung a prize of 3 rupees for regular attendance. The average age of the boys of this class is thirteen and three quarter years. "The progress of this section was generally satisfactory, and in arith Fourth Class, Sec. C., Eleven Boys. Literature, (Spelling Book No. 1, various parts-some 33, others 20, 12 and 7 pp. Arithmetic, Simple Rules. Vernacular, (Thenbongyee, Child's Book on the Soul and metic particular- age age of the of 4 rupees to Chine-tha-oung, aged ten years, for general proficiency, and to Charles Anderson, aged eight years, for regular attendance, 2 rupees. "In the Vernacular department the boys were examined by me assisted Literature, Arithmetic, First Class, Sec. A., Five Boys. Thoowenna. by Moung-kula, a learned native of Akyab, and another Arakanese gentleman. These boys generally read and explained in a satisfactory manner the books they had been studying. In arithmetic also they were proficient. Their average age is thirteen and half years. "In reading this class was tolerably forward. In arithmetic they failed altogether. Their "In reading the progress of these boys was satisfactory. Fourth Class, Sec. A., Eight Boys. Sec. B., Ten Boys. Pa-yet-kyee. Arithmetic, Addition. |