pains to correct. Similar faults were apparent in their spelling, explanation and parsing; and it is to be feared that the teacher has either been unfortunate in his boys, or that he has not taught with much judgment or with care and diligence during the year."

Second class, junior division, section A., teacher, Babu Madhubchunder Dutt

"Two-thirds of the section were able to read well, the remaining third only indifferently. The only suggestion which the examiner would make is that the teacher should bestow a little more attention on the more backward and less promising boys, who appeared to have been in some degree neglected."

Second class, junior division, section B., teacher, Mr. M. Gregory

"What struck the examiner most was a certain careless manner of reading, for which, however, the present teacher is scarcely responsible, as he has had charge of the class only for a few months. The examiner desires to recommend much attention to the style of reading of the boys, which should be regarded in all the younger classes as of more importance than any thing else, and in which there is great room for the exercise, not merely of attention, but of taste and skill on the part of the teacher."

First class, junior division, section A., teacher, Babu Nobinchunder Doss

"This section appears to be taught carefully. The discipline is very good. The boys were all attentive during the examination, and perfectly quiet. They are afraid of their teacher, afraid of losing his good opinion. Some of them exhibited a modesty and shyness which is seldom seen in native boys, and for which the examiner can assign no reason, except that the teacher is unusually careful as regards their behaviour in the class."

First class, junior division, section B., teacher, Babu Bolloram Bisswass

"This is also a good section. The examiner has no suggestions to make, except that Pinnock's Catechism of the History of England might be dispensed with without serious loss.

"The examiner deems it right to notice that the boys of this section likewise are exceedingly well behaved. He was very much struck with the quiet and orderly behaviour of the boys, both of this section and of section A., in which the discipline appears to be better than that of any of the classes yet examined, by which it is not meant that it is stricter, but that it is maintained with more regularity and consistency."

Third class, senior division, section A, teacher Babu Moheshchunder Banorjea

"The principal fault observed in the reading of this class was a tendency to rise at the last word of a sentence. For example, if the last

words of the sentence are the Huttonian theory of the earth,' a much stronger emphasis is placed on earth' than the sense requires.

"The examiner was of opinion, that the boys of this section explained the meaning of words in a manner superior to their style of reading. It is probable the teacher may pay less attention to the latter, from an idea that a good style of reading has been already acquired in the junior classes. The principal fault observable in their explanations, was a disposition to utter a great many words without much regard to their being precise and to the purpose."

Third class, senior division, section B, teacher Mr. Ure

"The boys of this section passed a creditable examination, but the number of very good boys is not large. The most deserving boy is Chundercoomar Mookerjee, who may be recommended for a prize."

Second class, senior division, section A, teacher Babu Eshanchundra Banorjea

"This is a much better section than it was when the examiner last examined it, two years ago. The boys read in a quieter and more natural style. There appears also to be an improvement in their behaviour. It has been a general complaint in past years that the boys of this section on being promoted to the first class of the senior school do not show that docility and submission that is desirable. They are apt to believe that they have reached the summit of human knowledge. Such notions are of course fatal to all improvement, and the examiner hopes they belong to a past period, and are now to be succeeded by a more than ordinary degree of humility, docility and industry."

Second class, senior division, section B, teacher Mr. Cler

mont

"A considerable number, the examiner thought, of the boys read well, with intelligence and unaffectedly. This applies to about onethird of the class. The written questions which were given to this section, and to section A were generally answered correctly. At the same time the examiner is of opinion, that more attention should be paid in both the sections to written exercises, so as to accustom the boys to a correct style of composition, and to prepare them for the written scholarship examinations, to which they become eligible on being promoted to the first class.

"On the whole the junior classes passed a good examination, and there is reason to speak favourably of the exertions of the teachers. No one, on examining the junior department of this College, can fail to be struck with admiration at seeing so many boys, for the most part of respectable families, voluntarily learning English, commencing it so early and acquiring the power of reading and speaking it almost as well as their own tongue."

Tabular Statement of the results of the examination in Reading and Explanation.

The examiner in mathematics observes

"The result of the examination in mathematics this year is, on the whole, satisfactory, as may be seen by a reference to the tabular statement. The students of each class are arranged in three grades; those in the first, are such as are recommended for promotion, the second grade is composed of students who passed a pretty satisfactory examination, and the third of such as have made little or no progress during the year.

"Judging from the result of the examination, the classes in the junior school are in a better state than those of the senior, and the students last promoted generally passed the best examination. Some students have been making no progress during the last three or four years."

The examiner in geography makes the following remarks— Second Class, Senior Division, Sections A and B.-"The examination of this class was, generally, not very satisfactory.

"In map-drawing, about 16 good maps, and 9 of a tolerable description were produced from section A, and 8 others of the latter kind, from section B. The best were those of Modoosooden Dey, and Gridhary Dey. Third Class, Senior Division, Sections A and B.-"The two sections of the third class passed a fair examination, about three boys only from each section being decidedly bad. Several of those of section B, are familiar with names of rivers, mountains, &c., but are unable to point out their positions on the maps.

First Class, Junior Division." Both sections of this class passed a good examination, shewing great proficiency in a general knowledge of the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

Second Class, Junior Division.—“A great many boys of section A, of this class, are able to repeat whole lists of names by rote, but fail, when required to point out their positions on the maps. Several boys of this section are too old for the class.

"The examination of the boys of section B, with some few exceptions, was satisfactory. Many of them answer with considerable readiness, and they have, generally, great familiarity with the maps.

Third Class, Junior Division.-" Some deficiencies were remarked in the third class. A portion of what the boys had been preparing, consisted in committing to memory the definitions in geography.

"To questions such as, what is an island, a lake, &c., the answers were given correctly, as committed to memory. But if it were asked, is an island water or land, the answer was as often the former as the latter, and similarly for other questions, shewing that the understanding had very little part in the matter.

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Subjoined is a tabular statement of the examination in arithmetic and geography:

"The examiners in Bengali submitted the following tabular statement, without any general remarks:

CLASS.

READING AND EXPLANATION.

A.

2nd.

...

B.

A.

3rd.

...

B.

1st.

...

2nd.

...

3rd.

...

4th.

SA.

1 B.

ARARARARARAR

A.

16

B.

A.

B.

79856223

A.

B.

936966

5

The examiner of the Branch

School in reading and grammar submitted the following report :

First Class -"The boys of this class, being desirous to compete for junior scholarships, were examined by written questions in grammar and history-five were sick or absent, and seven were examined vivâ voce in Goldsmith's Poems and Indian History. Two of the absentees, Doorgachurn Chuckerbutty and Dwarkanauth Paul, are respectively 20 and 19 years of age, and have been 5 and 4 years in the class.

"Those who were examined vivâ voce promise to be well up in the junior scholarship subjects next year.

Second Class. "I am sorry to be unable to report favourably of the examination of this class-with the exception of four boys counted good, none could explain or give the grammatical construction of the passage selected from the poetical reader.

"It is useless for boys to read poetry, unless made to analyze and render into prose every passage. In this the class appeared to have been insufficiently exercised, and the master was requested to direct more attention to it next year. Many of the boys, however, appear, from the time they have been in the class, to be slow and dull, and I fear there will be much difficulty in recruiting the first class from this one, and it will require great exertion to bring up to the junior scholarship standard for next year, those who may be promoted.

Third Class." This class passed a fair examination, with the exception of those marked bad-of the latter, three were considered bad by the master; the three others failed principally in writing from dictation.