'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [‎169r] (113/116)

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19. The number of Mahomedan pupils in public institution was 102,394 and in private
institutions 36,930, a grand total of 139,324 as against 127,511 last year. Of this number
123 were receiving a public collegiate education, 3,465 a secondary and 98,070 a primary
education. Thirty-four Mahomedan girls attended secondary, schools and 13,628 primary
schools. There were also 9,220 girls in private institutions. There were 136 Mahomedans iu
training schools.
20. In the Centra,! Division the number of pupils rose from 1,457 to 1,821. Five
special schools were maintained for the Bhile in Kh&ndesh and a normal class for providing
suitable masters was started at Nandurbar. In the Northern Division the attendance rose
from 9,249 to 10,252. There were 50 boarders in the Central Boarding School at Rupen for
Kaliparaj boj^s. Efforts are being made to provide boys of the aboriginal classes, with trained
masters of their own caste. In the Southern Division the numbers fell from 232 to 121, while
in Sind 29 boys attended school as against 31 last year.
21. In the Central Division the number of pupils increased from 6,429 to 7,495, of these
113 were in secondary schools and 7 in training schools and 31 in industrial schools. In
the Northern Division the number rose from 4,487 to 5,113, the number of special schools and
classes having largely increased from 69 to 156. Ten schools were maintained by Distiiet
Local Boards and 16 by Municipalities. In the Southern Division the attendance rose from
1,868 to 2,354, 30 pupils being in secondary schools, 2,320 in primary, and 4 in industrial
schools. In Sind the number of children decreased from 231 to 85 owing chiefly to scarcity in
Thar and Parkar.
22. There were 41 Kumars on the rolls of the Rajkum^r College at the close of the
year. Six Kumars left and five joined during the year. The T^lukdari Girassia School at
Wadhw^n had 57 boys on the rolls, of whom 52 were examined. Except in English, the school
did well during the year. The Gondal Girassia College had 62 pupils against 83 last year. Eee
receipts fell from Rs. 16,380 to Rs. 13,685 and expenditure from Rs. 33,167 to Rs. 30,262.
The Scott College at Sadra was attended by 24 boys, while the Vajiria Tdlukddri School had
18 pupils. The latter institution is to be transferred to Godhra, where it will probably prove
more successful.
23. The effects of plague, though still severe, were much milder than in the previous year.
On the 31st March 361 educational institutions of all kinds, with 23,567 pupils, were closed as
against 1,093, with 71,206 pupils, on the corresponding date of last year. In the year under
report plague was responsible for the death of 265 teachers, 6,314 pupils and 29 clerks or
servants as compared with 333 teachers, 7,403 pupils and 40 clerks or servants in the preceding
year. Nevertheless the disease caused great disorganisation in many districts and led to the
temporary suspension of educational operations.
24. The first and second grade certificate examinations were abolished during the year-
The 3rd grade examination however, now called the Public Service Certificate Examination,
was held, and out of 2,917 candidates 1,240 passed. Physical education continues to make
excellent progress.
Yeravda Reformatory School.
< 1. There were 140 boys in the Reformatory on January 1st, 1904, and 47 were admitted
during the year as against 41 in the previous year. Twenty-seven boy s were discharged, of
whom 20 were released on expiry of sentence and 7 on attaining the age of 18 years. One boy
was released on appeal and one died. The number of boys under detention at the end of the
year was thus 158 against 140 at the close of the preceding year. Of the 47 boys admitted,
34 were convicted of theft. Bombay contributed the largest number of the new admissions, viz,,
13 (16 last year). Of the 47 new admissions, 13 had been classed as habitual offenders.
2. The general behaviour was good. The total number of school offences was 13, of which
5 were of disobedience. The conduct of such former inmates of the institution as can be traced
shows a slight improvement. Of 79 boys discharged, 20 remain untraeed. Two former
inmates have been re-convicted and two are classed as bad characters.
3. A beginning was made with the system of licensing boys to private employers. Of
17 boys sent out on license, 10 remain out and give satisfaction to their employers. Admissions
to Hospital numbered 79 against 38 in the previous year. More than three-fourth of the cases
were of skin diseases and ague. There was one death from pneumonia. The total profit from
all industries fell from Rs. 941 to Rs. 860. Maintenance charges rose from Rs. 16,025 to
Rs. 16,767, the cost to Government being Rs. 15,413 as against Rs. 14,612 in the previous year.
2- Literature and the Press.
1.—Books and Periodicals.
The total number of publications registered was 1,279 as against 1,273 in the previous
year. Of these .756 were books and 523 issues of periodicals. Of the 756 books, 6l were
written in English, 247 in Gujarati, 154 in Marathi, 58 in Hindi, 7 in Kdnarese, 43 in Sindhi,
62 in Urdu, and 49 in Eastern classical languages, while 95 were bi-lingual or tri-lingual
publications. Poetical and religious works make up the bulk of the publications. The whole
output is described as f rather depressing
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Chap. VII.
INSTRUCTION-
Mahomedans.
Aboriginal and hill
tribes.
Depressed classes.
Special classes.
Effects of plague
on education.
Miscellaneous.
IS umbers.
Conckict.
General.