believe will be materially raised ere the termination of the ensuing session. As respects the Persian Department, I am sorry to observe that little or no advance is perceptible, a failure which is mainly to be attributed to the want of emulation amongst the Scholars, and not apparently to any neglect on the part of the Teachers, who have always shown a due anxiety for the advancement of the lads under their charge and whose exertions, with this view, although unsuccessful, have been unremitting. I trust that the anticipated influx of Mahomedan lads may shortly remove the stigma, which certainly at present attaches to the school, of being unable to produce a good Persian scholar. With regard to the Bengali Department I have no remark to offer which is not already contained in the Examiner's Report.

"I have had every reason to be pleased with the conduct of all the Masters and Teachers, but Mr. Scott and Babu Hurrynauth Chatterjea have more especially merited my approbation, and have on all occasions displayed the greatest attention to their duties, and exerted themselves to the utmost to improve the minds of the youngsters attached to the classes entrusted to their control. Bhogobutty Churn Mookerjee, who was formerly a student at the Institution, has for some time past gratuitously given the aid of his services in instructing the junior classes, and I therefore trust I may be pardoned bringing his name to the favorable notice of the Council of Education.

"Two casualties have occurred amongst the Seminary Committee during the past year. The one caused by the departure for England of Prince Gholam Mahomed, is, however, only temporary, and ere long His Highness may again be expected to resume that post in which he has ever interested himself to promote the instruction, not only of the scions of his own house, but also, without distinction of caste or creed, of the children of his poorer neighbours at Russapuglah. The other is, I am sorry to state, a permanent loss, occasioned by the death of Sahibzadah Mahomed Keikobad, and I cannot close this account of the institution without taking the opportunity of publicly expressing my sincere regret for the demise of one who ever evinced the greatest interest for its welfare, who spared neither time nor money in his endeavours to advance the cause of education generally, and who was himself an instance of the advantages of earnest study, having qualified himself for civil employ and, although precluded by ill-health from

accepting the office, been honored by Government with the appointment of Deputy Magistrate.'

The Examination was conducted by Major Orfeur Cavenagh, Superintendent, Mysore Princes, assisted Examinations. by Nowab Khairullah Khan, Sahibzadahs Busheeruddeen, Jalalluddeen, Firoze Shah and Babu Bharrutchunder Seeromony.

The First English class is composed of only five lads, (average

English Department.

MAJOR CAVENAGH.

English Reader No. V., to Chapter 6. Gay's Fables-to 44th Fable. History-Pinnock's Goldsmith's England, from the Invasion of Cæsar to the Reign of Richard III.

Pinnock's Rome to the overthrow of the Regal Government. Geography, Clift's, the Four Quar

ters.

English Grammar, Lennie's, to the end of Syntax.

Geometry, Playfair's, the 1st Book. Algebra, Fundamental Rules and Algebraic Fractions.

Arithmetic, Rule of Three, Vulgar and Decimal Fractions.

age 14 years,) of whom one was prevented from attending by illness. Their range of studies is confined to the works noted in the margin. They read with tolerable fluency passages from the 5th and 6th Chapters, English Reader, and the 25th and 34th Fables, Poetical Reader; and afterwards acquitted themselves creditably in spelling and explaining the meaning of several difficult words selected from the above works. Their pronunciation is still faulty, and great attention is necessary on the part of their instructors to correct their deficiencies in this respect. The progress which they have made in their Historical studies, more particularly as regards their knowledge of English History, is satisfactory, and they answered almost every question with the utmost readiness. In Geography, also, they have made a great advance, and their replies to questions regarding the Capitals, Rivers and Mountains of almost every Country throughout the World were, with but very few exceptions, correct. In Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry they evinced considerable proficiency. They demonstrated with ease and precision the 28th, 31st, 33rd and 46th Problems, 1st Book of Euclid, and solved several questions in the Rule of Three, and in Algebraic Division and Multiplication. In their English exercises a most decided improvement is apparent. They were required to prepare translations of an extract from a Bengali work and although their grammar was in same instances indifferent

their phraseology was upon the whole fair, and their papers did not contain a single orthographical error.

The following lads are recommended as deserving of prizes :

Callyprosunno Banerjee.

Nobinchunder Banerjee.

Gopal Chunder Chatterjee.

The Second class consists of eight pupils (average age 13

MAJOR CAVENAGH.

English Reader, No. IV., the first three Chapters.

English Grammar, (Lennie's,) the whole of Etymology. Geography-Asia,

Africa.

Europe and

Arithmetic, the Fundamental Rules and Reduction.

years) of whom only five were present, their studies are restricted to the works marginally enumerated.

They read three lessons selected from the first three chapters of the English Reader, No. IV., spelt and explained the meanings of words occurring in the passages read, and were subsequently called upon to answer several grammatical questions. They read with great facility, but, as in the case of the 1st class, with regard to their pronunciation there is still considerable room for improvement. In Spelling they committed but few errors and their explanations of the meanings of words were generally correct, at the same time, however, in many instances they only seemed aware of their interpretation with respect to particular sentences and not to be acquainted with their general signification,—hence, for conversational purposes their knowledge would prove of little avail, and it is necessary that this error in the system of their tuition should be rectified. In Geography they have made most rapid progress and their replies to the different questions to which they were subjected, were highly satisfactory. In Arithmetic they were required to work out two sums in Reduction-the two seniors only displayed a tolerable degree of proficiency.

They wrote from dictation a passage from the English Reader No. IV., and performed their task in a very creditable manner, the papers of the first three being perfectly free from

error.

The under-mentioned lads are deemed entitled to rewards:

Jodoonath Day, Sahibzadah Homayun Jah.

Third English Class.-This class consists of eleven students, three Hindus and eight Mahomedans, their ages vary from 13 to 14 years.

SAHIBZADAH BUSHEERUDDEEN.

They were examined in the English Reader, No. II., Lennie's Grammar, Clift's Geography, Arithmic.

progress during the past year.

works mentioned in the margin and acquitted themselves to the Examiner's satisfaction, and are reported to have made good

The under-mentioned boys are recommended as worthy of being rewarded with prizes :

Golam Hyder.

Kedernauth Day.

Sahibzadah Fuckeruddeen.

Fourth English Class.-This class is composed of seventeen

SAHIBZADAH JALLALLUDDEEN.

pupils, divided into two sections, the first consisting of ten, and the second of seven lads. Of these three were absent in the first section, and the same number in the second. Of the rest the Examiner states that they acquitted themselves well in the English Reader No. I., Spelling No. II., Grammar, and Arithmetic. Mahommed Mozummil, Ruyeesooddeen, and Mohenderolal Sirkar of the first section, and Sahibzadah Futteh Alli of the second, are deemed deserving of prizes. Fifth English Class.-This class contains thirty-one boys, between 6 and 12 years of age. It is divided into 4 sections, the first has advanced as far as the 44th page of the English Spelling book No. I., the second to the 24th page and the third and fourth to the 20th and 12th pages respectively. They spelt, read and explained simple sentences but not quite to the Examiner's satisfaction. One boy, Abdoor Ruhman, alone exhibited considerable intelligence, answering almost every question without hesitation, and he is consequently recommended for a prize.

NOWAB KHAIRULLAH KHAN.

MAJOR CAVENAGH,

First Persian Class.-There are seven boys in this class, one Persian Department. of whom was absent owing to indisposition. They have accomplished the first 51 pages of the Akhlucki Mohseni and were examined in the 14th, 17th and 19th chapters of that work. The result may upon the whole be deemed creditable, though the proficiency attained is not of so high a standard as might

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be expected from the senior class in a school originally founded principally for the instruction of the sons of Mahomedan gentlemen, and it is to be hoped that a considerable advance will be made during the ensuing session.

Abdool Ruheem is considered deserving of a prize.

The second Persian Class consists of 13 lads, five of whom
belong to the Mysore Family.
SAHIBZADAH Busheeruddeen.
They were examined in the

Gulistan and afforded the Examiner entire satisfaction.

The following boys are recommended for prizes :

Buharoollah.

Golam Hyder.

Sahibzadah Hoormooz Shah.
Ubdool Ghuni.

Third Persian Class.-This class contains 12 students, of

SAHIBZADAH FIROZ SHAH.

whom three were present, they

passed a satisfactory examination in the Kureema.

Mahomed Mazumn and Golam Kadeer are recommended

for prizes.

Fourth Persian class.-There are 14 children in this class; their studies are of a very elementary nature.

Aumeeruddeen and Abdoor Ruhman are both deemed deserving of rewards.

Bengali Class. BHARATCHANDRA SHARMA.

The Examiner reports that the result of the examination, considering that only a very small portion of their time is devoted by the scholars to the study of Bengali, is satisfactory, and shows that attention and industry have not been wanting on the part of the Pundit. He suggests that some work imparting a knowledge of Grammar, and increasing the stock of words should be added to the present list of Bengali books studied by the students, for without a knowledge of Grammar, correctness in spelling, &c., cannot be well secured, and without increasing one's vocabulary a facility in composition cannot be acquired.

A tabular statement of the result of the examination, 10 being the maximum number of marks, is appended.

Tabular Statement of the_result of the Bengali Examination of the Russapuglah School.