Page:Adam's reports on vernacular education in Bengal and Behar, submitted to Government in 1835, 1836 and 1838.djvu/276

216 Besides the above-mentioned gratuitous superintendence there are thirteen paid teachers employed in these four schools; and of that number eight teachers are attached to the Japat school alone, two to the Cutwa school, two to the Burdwan school, and one to Mr. Weitbrecht’s school. Six of the teachers are Native Christians and seven are Hindus. Of the Native Christian teachers four are males and two females. The following are the castes of the Hindu teachers :—

The teachers are paid by monthly salaries—

The average is Rupees 6-12-3 to each teacher.

The average age of all the teachers is 26.7 years. The age of one of the female Native Christian teachers is 16, and of the other 18 years.

The number of girls taught in the four schools is 175. Their average age, when they entered school, was 6.5 years; their average age at the time when the schools were visited was 9.1 years; and the average age at which they intended or were expected to leave school was 14.9 years.

Of the total number of scholars one is a Musalman girl; thirty-six are the daughters of Native Christian parents, or orphans rescued from starvation and supported by the Missionaries; and one hundred and thirty-eight are the daughters of Hindu parents. The Hindus are thus sub-divided according to their castes—

A sum of Rupees 1-8 per month is allowed by the Ladies’ Society for refreshments to the children. Three female messengers are employed to bring the children to school and to conduct them home. If one messenger brings ten scholars every day for a month she gets two rupees, and more or less in proportion to the number. It is not necessary that the same scholars should always be brought by the same messenger; the number only is regarded.

The only language taught in the girls’ schools is Bengali. The books read are chiefly religious and the instruction Christian.