General Report On The Administration Of The Punjab(1860-61)

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1OV EDTTGAVIOK IK THE TAKJTAB.

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3wala 52 students, in Lahore 30, in Gordaspore 24. In 11 Districts altogether

427 students obtained employment in the Civil Department and in 10 btjbiers not

5a single student was so provided for.

6SECTION IX. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN INDIAN

7EDUCATION.

8173. There is a decided diminution ih the number of students learning

9Doorcano of the nnmbor of English at the oloso of the year. This however may

10sohoUrs loarning Kogiiah. attributed to the fact that in many o{ our schools

11all students are required to pass an examination in the Urdu language before

12they commence the study of English, a system which will be extended to all,

13whereas it was formerly not uncommon for boys to learn the English alphabet

14almost before they learned their own. The usual comparative table is

15annexed. - • •

16Students of ENaLisn at

17Government Colleges,

18Government Zil* Schools Higher Class,

19Government Zil* Schools Middle Class,

20Government Uranehea to Middle Class,

21Government Branches to Lower Class,

22Government Fomalo Schools Lower Class,

23Govemment Jail Schools Lower Class,

24Private Aided Collegos, ...

25Private^ Schools of Higher Class, ...

26Private Schools of Middle Class, ...

27Private Schools of Lower Class,

28Private Female Schools of Lower Class,

29Government Normal Schools,

30Private Aided Normal Schools,

31Total,

32At the close of

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361864.65

371866-67

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397

4031

4186

4231

4335

441

45885

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475,CG6

480,022

496,070

501,864

51173

52J

531,530

5453

551G2

56188

57110

5849

5931

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611

62...

6338

64IG

6515

6610

67. 9

682,638

693,3 '>o

704,277

713,236

723,209

73...

741,745

752,454

763,022

774,124

781,332

79...

80...

81...

82' 1,602

83...

84103

85109

86• 147

87185

88...

8939

9079

91108

92136

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94...

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97C

984

998,369

10011,2G0

10113,181

10213,740

103t

1041 12,043

105174. If a language is to be learnt by associating with those who use it

106Boys are not ritowed to com- Hlfe their native tonguo, a child cannot begin too early;

108books. It. is X think most undesirable to overtax a

109boy's powers at the very commencement of his studies. This is keenly felt by