"Literature, English Reader No. 2, Elements of Grammar and Elements of Geography.

"This class likewise passed a very creditable examination.

"FOURTH CLASS, 4 SECTIONS.

"Section A.-Thirty boys, Babu Hurro Chunder Dutt, Master.

"Section B.-Twenty-nine boys, one absent, Babu Gopal Chunder Dutt, Master.

"Section C.-Twenty-five boys, two absent, Babu Gopal Chunder Banerjee, Master.

"Section D.-Twenty-six boys, three absent, Babu Shama Churn Dutt, Master.

"Arithmetic, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Compound Addition. "Literature, Easy Primer, Spelling Book, Reader No. 1. "This class also passed a good examination."

7. The vernacular examinations of the junior school was conducted by Petamber Shurma, head pundit of the institution, and his report follows:

"Unfortunately for the Bengali language no proper system is ever adopted for the instructions of pupils. The books selected are ill arranged. Monorunjun Itihas is read in two classes. The same part of the Hitopodesh is taught in two other classes, the effect of which is, that it is never read through in any of the classes. The studies of the boys are not changed with their promotions, a defect for which the Pundits do not consider themselves responsible and the superintendent not being a Bengali scholar himself, imagines that sound and efficient instruction is imparted to the pupils.

Some of the classes however appear to have been well taught.

1st Class.-Consisting of thirty-six boys, ten are good, few bad and the rest middling, Sreenath Tagore, Pernuggender Mohun Set and Hury Doss Pine are deserving of prizes.

2nd Class, Section A.-Most of the boys of this class are well taught, Annundokrishna Deb, Omakanth Opadhya and Mohindernath Bose are deserving of prizes.

2nd Class, Section B.-Number of boys thirty-two, few are good and several middling, Muddonmohun and Hury Churn Gangoly are deserving of prizes. 2nd Class, Section C.-Number of boys thirty-four, ten boys are good and the following are deserving of prizes :

Bissessor Bose, Suttyarunjun Ghosal, Sreenarain Dutt.

3rd Class, Section A.-Number of boys thrity-four, sixteen boys are good and almost all the rest are middling. Prize boys are Anundo Coomar Surbadhicary, Mohinder Loll Sen and Degendernath Tagore.

3rd Class, Section B.-Number of boys thirty-five, fourteen boys are good. Prize boys are Racolldoss Bose and Protab Chunder Chatterjee, &c.

3rd Class, Section C.-Number of boys thirty-six, fourteen boys are good. Prize boys Colly Persunno Sen and Omullo Churn Mullick.

4th Class, Section A.-Number of boys thirty, sixteen boys are good. Prize boys Opoorbo Kisto Mitter and Gobind Chunder Addy.

4th Class, Section B.-Number of boys twenty-nine, seventeen boys are good and the rest bad. Prize boys are Banymadhub Sen and Bykuntonath Paul. 4th Class, Section C.-Number of boys twenty-five, almost all of these boys are good, and prize boys are Mohindernarain Doss, Sam Loll Holdar and Bijoy Kissen Deb.

4th Class, Section D.-Number of boys twenty-six, twenty boys are good and the rest are bad. Prize boys are Preonath Bose, Lolitmohun Sen and Moniloll Saha."

8. In accordance with the recommendation of the examiners, prizes in books as usual have been awarded to the meritorious students of the junior school as per list annexed:

9. There was no general examination of those students of the College and senior school departments who did not compete for scholarships; the preliminary examination of all the pupils attached to these two departments, held previous to the scholarship examination, answered the purposes of a general examination. Those among them who were by this test found to be capable of attaining the scholarship standard were selected to pass the scholarship examinations.

10. The examination of the junior scholarship competitors was held at the College theatre, on the following dates:

27th September, 1850,....

28th September, 1850,.

30th September, 1850,.

1st October, 1850,.

2nd October, 1850, 3rd October, 1850,.

Grammar.

History.

Mathematics.

Geography.

Vernacular Translation.
Reading.

11. The questions were prepared by the undermentioned gentlemen:

12. The candidates for senior scholarships and for insertion in the list directed to be furnished in the Resolution of Government, dated 10th October, 1844, were examined at the 27th September, 1850,.. Literature Proper. 28th September, 1850,.. {Mental and Moral Phi

{losophy.

30th September, 1850,.. History.

1st October, 1850, 2nd October, 1850, 3rd October, 1850, 4th October, 1850,

...

...

...

Pure Mathematics.
Mixed Mathematics.
English Essay.
Vernacular Essay.

out the questions and collecting the

Town Hall, under the immediate superintendence of the Council of Education on the dates noted in the margin, the Secretary to the Council daily giving answers, assisted by one of

the Members of the Council. The questions were set by the undermentioned gentlemen:

13. The answers of both the senior and junior scholarship competitors were examined by the gentlemen who set the questions.

14. Extracts from the reports of the examiners are- contained in the general report of the Council; detailed tabular statements of the results are appended to this report.

15. With reference to the results of the examinations, the distribution of scholarships which has been made for the session 1849-50, that is, from 1st October 1850 to 30th September 1851, is contained in the appendix.

16. Babu Dukhinarunjun Mookerjea having placed at the disposal of the Council of Education a gold medal to be awarded to the most proficient scholar for the present yearit has accordingly been awarded with reference to the result of

the senior scholarship examination to Sreenath Doss the first student of the year in all the Colleges of Bengal.

17. The undermentioned two students presented themselves this year as candidates for the insertion of their names in the lists directed to be furnished by the Council of Education, in accordance with the resolution of Government, dated 10th October, 1844, and obtained the number and class marked opposite their respective names:

1 Cally Prosunno Dutt,..........

2 Horrenderkissen Deb,

207-47 First Class.
145.75 Second Class.

18. Fourteen senior and nine junior scholars have withStudents left drawn from the College during the past the College dur- session, and to them the usual certificates ing the Session. were granted in conformity to the rules. Their names and the occupation to which they have entered are mentioned below:

19. The junior scholar, Mohes Chunder Ghose, continues to prosecute his studies in the Medical College with his scholarship made tenable in that institution.

20. No notice regarding the award of the library medal was inserted in the report of the Hindu Library Medal. College for the Session 1848-49, which arose from the circumstance that when the report in question was printed no competitors had appeared. The medal was subsequently awarded to Prosunno Coomar Surbadhicarry, whose papers were found on examination to be possessed of a high degree of merit, such as to entitle him fairly to the

prize. The merit of the answers of the second candidate Greece Chunder Dutt were such as would have gained him a prize, had there been one available. The Hon'ble President presented him with a silver medal to mark his sense of his exertions.

21. The existing systems of award of the library medal not fulfilling the object contemplated, the Council of Education resolved to select a subject at the time of promulgating the standards in literature and history, and to examine the course of reading adopted by them in that particular subject, each competitor submitting at first a list of the works studied by him with special reference to the subject selected. In accordance with this view, the following subject was selected for the course of study, during the year for all candidates for the library medal:

"The geography and history of Bengal from the accession of Akbar with special reference to its productive resources, commerce and the civil and political condition of the people."

22. The essay written upon the above subject by Mohendrolal Shome was pronounced the best by the examiners, and the medal for the present year was accordingly awarded to him. 23. Mr. Harraden having failed to complete his arrangements for the intended organization of a

Music Class.

music class, it has been considered expedient to abandon the proposal for the present, and it has been resolved, that the munificent donation of 1200 rupees of the Hon'ble Mr. Bethune, referred to in the last annual report, be appropriated, with the donor's concurrence, to the purchase of such philosophical instruments as will make a useful addition to the present collection of instruments in the College. 24. The library is in good condition, and as usual, much frequented by the students. During the past Library. session, several valuable books have been purchased from the book allowance allotted to the institution. Babu Kylas Chunder Mookerjee, late librarian, having obtained employment in a Government Office, Babu Collydoss Moozumdar, late second master of the Bauliah School, has been appointed to succeed him.

25. The triennial repairs of the building was carried on so tardily, as to cause a great inconvenience Building. to the institution, and after all, the repairs have not been finished in the usual workmanlike manner of former years.