, 1880-02-28
Tie College.

"a 1Uo emu VI I LuLO oNAACOA ASNA
"A pupils, against AZ in 1878, the number
Of pulls has accordingly increased but
slightly. A teachers post which had re-
NAMED vacant during tho greater part of
1873. was filled Oh tne LIST of January 1879
by the appointment Of Mr.. G. Ill. Branch.
Otherwise the staff of teachers consists OF
the same members as last year, except THAI
for some months Lieut.. Rasmussen has
given tho instruction in gymnastics In the
stead Of Ir. Tlestrup.
The instruction has comprised all the
branches prescribed by the School Sral-
nance during the last half OF tho year IN
struction in bookkeeping has been gwen
to the highest class, but owing to the scan
ty number OF school hours, not extensively.
In regard to several branches, the progress
made is satisfactory, especially III IAN
guages. Also in regard to mathematics, It
has been seen that the difficulties to be
contended with are not insuTnOunta5le
when faced with good will and ENERGY by
teacher and pupil. The results OF tAe in
struction in history have been rather poor,
and hence it will be one o. the OBJECTS OF
the new school year to awaken III the minds
CT the pupils an interest in the study OF
this branch-so important to general men
tai development.
In consideration Of the rather largo mum.
Der OF pupils belonging to the Mosaic fdltH
the instruction on Saturday, was, since the
BEGINNING Of the year, discontinued i'll
all the classes, except the lowest, Ill such
a manner that the prescribed number OF
school hours was distributed among the
other weekdays. subsequently, however,
on representation made to that etect ny
parents, Saturday was made a holiday III
the lowest class also.
The scientific collections of Tho College
have be, n considerably augmented in the
course Of last year, seeing that Councillor
Rise. who. BY his donation of a collection
of West Indian birds, founded the Aoolo-
gical collection of the College, had supple.
mented his donation by the presentation
OF valuable collections Of fishes, corals ect,
even as the collections nave been increased
by specimens presented by some OF the
pupils. The school has further acquired,
by purchase, q small collection OF appa'
rat.s TO be used IL the instruction III
chemistry.
The yearly examination was held on the
nth 18Th and 22nd December in presence
of persons invited to judge OF the progress
of the pupils.
iI. PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
The considerable increase, alluded to in
the foregoing, of the pupils attending the
Communal Schools, has not cansed any
corresponding decrease in regard to the
attendance of private schools. In 1879,
the total number OF pupils attending pri-
va:e schools was 1889, against 1854 LII
1878. One of the larger schools, the En-
glish Episcopal Church School, has been
closed in the course of the year for want OF
pupils, whereas, the pupil number of the
school connected with the Roman Catholic
congregation has increased from TOP to
TAO. This circumstance is in itself salts
factory, in SO far as it shows that the
establishment Of the Communal Schools
has rather caused an increase Of the mum.
Der of children receiving instruction than
a removal of the children from the private
to the public schools. But it is greatly
to be regretted, that in regard to the re-