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was the want of superintendence. If it had been continued, it was essential to its usefulness that there should be some effectual supervision over the teachers and over the system of instruction; and with that view an attempt was made to form a committee of superintendence amongst the gentlemen resident at Bauleah; but it was found impracticable.[1]
SECTION V
Female InstructionSome account of the means and amount of female instruction is indispensable, but on this subject I have been able to collect very little information.
- ↑ The following is an extract of a letter which accompanied this Report, relating to the English School at Bauleah:—
“2. In conformity with the wishes of the friends of native education at Bauleah I beg respectfully to solicit the particular attention of the General Committee to the account given in the Report of the late English School at that station. The hope is entertained that it may be consistent with the plans of the Committee to establish an English School there similar to those which exist at other stations under the patronage of the Committee.
3. Besides the assumed general agreement of such a measure with the plans of the Committee, two circumstances appear to recommend it. The first is that throughout the district there is not at this moment a single institution of education of European origin. The second is that a school-house and a teacher’s house already exist and would be immediately made over to the Committee if a school were to be established; whereas if not occupied, they will fall into disrepair and ruin; and the same expense will be necessary at some future time.
4. I fully concur in the opinion that the district will derive very great advantage from such an institution, and I cordially recommend its establishment, if the Committee have funds applicable to such a purpose. I beg to add that I believe its usefulness will be increased ten-fold if an equal amount of expenditure is at the same time incurred on well-considered measures for promoting education throughout the district by means of the vernacular language.”
(Sd.) W. Adam.
