'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1903-1904' [‎110v] (108/112)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. VII.
INSTRUCTION.
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Primary education :
Boys.
Expenditure.
Night schools.
Examination
results.
Training schools.
Technical education.
Female education.
Europeans and
[ Eurasians.
Mahomedans.
Aboriginal and hill
tr.bes.
Depressed classes.
9 . The number of primary schools for boys showed a further mcrease from 8,260 to 8 455
but the number of pupils fell from428,782 to 410,400. Local Board schools increased from ‘u
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to 4,146, Municipal schools from 544 to 583, schools in Native States frorn 2,028 to 2,060 ^
aided schools decreased from 1,753 to 1,534, and unrecognised schools from 2,623 to 257?
In all classes of schools plague caused a decrease in the attendance.^ The most noticeable ' '
in connection with primary schools is the growing popularity of the rural standards ^
were in use in 2,670 schools as compared with 2,283 in the previous year. This increase^
specially remarkable in Sind, where 333 schools were teaching these standards as a^i 1S
6 schools in 1902-1903. In Sind the number of primary schools rose to 473 and the number?
pupils increased from 16,613 to 20,183. The large increase in the number of primary
is due to the enhancement of the Government grants.
1 0. The total
Provincial revenues
expenditure on primary schools rose from Bs. 30,81,003 to Rs. 31,99 §§(]
contributed Rs. 9,54,218 as against Rs. 9,13,571 in the previous year/
11. The number of night-schools rose from 100 to 110 and that of scholars from 2 po
to 2,332. ’^
12 . In primary schools 386 scholars passed in Standard VII, 2,073 in Standard VT at j
5,356 in Standard V.
13. There were 7 training schools for masters in which the number under instructs
increased from 402 to 728. The number of training schools for mistresses increased by 1 to \l
while the attendance improved from 174 to 239. The increase is satisfactory as representingai
effort to improve methods of instruction. The cost rose from Rs. 1,59,809 to Rs. 1,67,398, ”
14. The work of the College of Science has already been glanced at in paragraph 3 . Tb
attendance at the School of Art rose from 450 to 460 and at the Sind Engineering College iron
17 to 21 . Technical and industrial schools rose in number to 23, but the attendance fell frou
1,9 6 7 to 1,809. Medical schools rose to 4 in number with an average daily attendance of 2 $
The number of pupils in the Veterinary College was purposely diminished to 117. Agricultural
and commercial schools numbered 5 with an attendance of 201.
15. The total number of girls in public institutions was 76,008 as against 77,208 in tk
previous year. There were, besides, 12,914 girls being educated in private institutions. Of those
in public institutions 79 were undergoing collegiate, 5,035 secondary, and 70,612 primary aoi
282 special education^ In the previous year the number in primary schools was 72,058,
There were 22,471 girls in boys J primary schools. The total expenditure on primary aiii
secondary schools for girls was Rs. 8,65,073. J
16. . The total number of European and Eurasian pupils was 3,995, of whom 3,638 weie
educated m special schools, 1,442 were in the lower primary stage of instruction, 912 in tk
upper primary stage and 747 and 484 in the middle and high stages respectively. The figures
show a small falling off as compared with those of the previous year. The expenditure bom
provincial funds was Rs. 88,017. .
1 /. The number of Mahomedan pupils fell from 129,711 to 127,551. Of these, M
were m public institutions, 87,570 being in primary schools and 3,152 in secondary schools. Tk
r™- ® an /P r °f ess i 01l al Colleges rose from 85 to 101 . Thirty-nine passed tk
Matriculation Examination and 203„the Public Service Certificate Examination. The figureii
general show a distinct improvement on those of the previous year so far as the higher bran*
or education are concerned.
OfJjVV 1 * Pl'P'b ^ rom aboriginal and hill tribes were under instruct*
venv a : • Ert' y 1 t le Northern Division, where the number increased by 1,012 duriug At
I-® 01 ’* m f de in the MokM<ia Peta of Thana w here 14 new schools wt
train Lcl d p 7 ?° llanCl Mar l th ? teaeker 1 s ' b 1 .Sura* a special boarding school was openalii
Central and SoutWADivisions !’ 078 ° f ^ Kalipal ' a;i cla3S - Similar efforts are b ein g made >“*
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6 490 Thp 1 ®! F ent I al .P iviskm *6 number of pupils of depressed classes rose from 5,612 t>
Training and 2 2 ^n I r a rl 011 ^ T 0 ? nm T r ^ SC ^ 00 ^ S} ^ut there were 142 in secondary, Bin
raining and m Industrial schools. In thp NnrfWn ^981
Special classes.
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to 4 487 g “hilfthe nn dU vf trial SCh ° 01 1 ' ^ n he Dfivision the numb“er“rose*
in the Somh.m D " f. ~t r / Scho0 ' S rose fl ' om 5 t0 149 - There was an incrrf
this increase is evnl U ' i, '!| 0 !! ^ l ° m 1,501 to and in Sind from 126 to 231. Muchof
are provided in all di'visionl aeCllrate re = lst ration. Special schools for depressed clasaa
Two more Ws ° n ^ rolIs of th e Edjkumdr College rose from 38 to
curriculum is beinc ; n t° ,i eec ? n during the year as well as five from elsewhen? A m*
83 pupiron the Ilfs 77 r a «Q stl ' en gthened. The Gondal Gicassia College H
Vaiiria made satisfacf a ^ ains in year. The talukaddri schools at Wadhwan and
21 n! Satlsfaetor T P ro ^ ress i as also the Scott College at Sadra.
March 31st'w'ud'thyfatetoHr < v, a 7v, ge e° lle to education was incalculable. O"
with 71 206 nilrilk n i wnei figures given in this summary refer, 1,093 sckools
puis w^ n P ot P inted e tor 0 tt 0n a ° C0Unt ° f Ll ^ fibres of the^reviou’s years, 400
figures would show a «lio-bt in,.rf am E e ^° n j these pupils were counted in both cases, tb
Were 333 and among pfpilg T^loT ^ attendance * Reported deaths from plague among
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