Part 9

+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+ │ Sub-table H2, CEYLON. Part 2. │ +────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+ +───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+ │ ││ Physical │ │ │ ││ Education │ │ │ Name of School. ││(including │ Remarks on State of School, &c. │ │ ││Gymnastics,│ │ │ ││ Bathing, │ │ │ ││Exercise). │ │ +───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+ +───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+ │ CEYLON. ││ │ │ │ ││ │ │ │ Colombo academy ││ Bathing, │Situation the best that could be selected, and │ │ ││quoits, &c.│ ventilation good. Principal buildings in bad │ │ ││ │ repair. School cannot be held in wet weather. │ │ ││ │ More and better accommodation required. │ │ Galle central school ││ No │Well ventilated, and situated in the healthiest │ │ ││ │ part of the town. │ │ Kandy central school ││ No │The building is constructed at the bottom of a │ │ ││ │ hill, and damp during wet weather. Ventilation │ │ ││ │ good. Diet: rice, vegetables, and fish. │ │ Colombo Pettah English ││ No │Locality of the school-house is very bad, situated │ │ school. ││ │ in a very noisy, hot, and dusty road. │ │ Grand Pass English school ││ No │Well ventilated. Situated on the rising ground, │ │ ││ │ enjoys the benefit of the sea breeze. Diet: │ │ ││ │ rice, fish, curry, and beef occasionally. │ │ Negombo Government ││ No │Situated on the plain, bordering the sea shore, │ │ boys’ school. ││ │ admitting sea breeze freely. │ │ Caltura English school ││ No │Situated on the left bank of the Kaln Ganga. │ │ ││ │ Ventilation very satisfactory. │ │ Pantura boys’ ││ No │Ventilation sufficient. Situated on the bank of │ │ English school. ││ │ the lake, not far from the sea; district remarkably │ │ ││ │ salubrious. │ │ Matura Government ││ No │School-room spacious and airy. Situated near │ │ elementary school. ││ │ the sea; position healthy. │ │ Kornegalle English ││ No │ —— │ │ Malrandahn Government ││ No │School-room is now more commodious and airy; will prove│ │ mixed school. ││ │ more beneficial to the health of the children. │ │ Copetty mixed school ││ No │School-room is spacious and airy, situated near │ │ ││ │ the sea. │ │ Kandane ││ No │School-room of stone, and well ventilated. Station │ │ ││ │ generally healthy, except in November │ │ ││ │ and three following months. “Tobacco much │ │ ││ │ practised,” with pernicious results. │ │ Mabola mixed school ││ No │Building consists of two halls, well ventilated. │ │ ││ │ Diet: rice, fish, beef occasionally. General │ │ ││ │ health of the children good. │ │ Kaigalle mixed school ││ No │School an open shed, and considered healthy. │ │ Ratnapoora mixed school ││ No │Situated in a noisy and filthy position. Mud floors, │ │ ││ │ dilapidated walls, and want of free ventilation. │ │ Bentotte mixed school ││ No │ —— │ │ Government mixed school at││ No │House airy, but not kept clean. No provision │ │ Balepitimodera. ││ │ made for a sweeper. Boys have materially │ │ ││ │ suffered in health. │ │ Matura boys’ school ││ No │School-room is spacious and airy, situated near │ │ ││ │ the sea. │ │ Matura girls’ school ││ No │School is situated in a healthy locality, not far │ │ ││ │ from the sea, and well ventilated. │ │ Belligam boys’ school ││ No │Situated in a salubrious part of the town. │ │ Boys’ school, Dondra ││ No │Situated near the sea, in a salubrious locality. │ │ Oodoovil female boarding ││ Bathing │School-room and dormitories well ventilated. │ │ school. ││ │ Health of pupils generally good. │ │ Batticotta high school ││ No │House well ventilated. Diet simple. Climate │ │ ││ │ generally healthy. │ │ Batticotta training and ││ No │Rooms well ventilated. │ │ theological school. ││ │ │ │ Galle mixed school ││ No │Building sufficiently ventilated, but rather damp. │ │ ││ │ Situated in the healthiest part of the town. │ │ Kallowelle mixed ││ No │Building is commodious and well ventilated. │ │ ││ │ Situated in a healthy locality. │ │ Belligam mixed school ││ No │Situated in a salubrious part of the town. │ │ Hambantotte mixed school ││ No │Situated in a healthy locality; enjoys the benefit │ │ ││ │ of sea breeze. │ │ Trincomalie, mixed, boys’ ││ No │School is built in a healthy place. │ │ school. ││ │ │ │ Kandy mixed school ││ No │Situated in a healthy locality. Room is large │ │ ││ │ and well ventilated. Diet: rice and vegetables. │ │ Kandy industrial school ││Bathing and│Diet: rice, milk, curries, and vegetables. │ │ ││ drill. │ │ │ Pitiyagedere ││ No │ —— │ │ Madewelletenne ││ No │Situated in a healthy locality. │ │ Gampola mixed school ││ No │Situated in the heart of the town. School consists │ │ ││ │ of one large hall. Ventilation free. │ │ Nawelepitiye mixed school ││ No │School built on an elevation. Well ventilated. │ │ Kadugannawa ││ No │The school walls are constructed of mud; roof │ │ ││ │ thatched with cadjans. │ │ Harispattoo mixed school ││ No │School is built in a healthy locality. │ │ Ambagamuwa mixed school ││ No │School is built on an elevated place, and freely │ │ ││ │ ventilated. │ │ Medemahanuwera ││ No │ —— │ │ Odoonuwera mixed school ││ No │Situated on a rock in the centre of a range of │ │ ││ │ paddy fields. Building open, surrounded by a │ │ ││ │ parapet wall. │ │ Newera Ellia mixed school ││ No │ —— │ │ Badulla mixed ││ No │Situated in the town. Surrounded by buildings, │ │ ││ │ which prevent ventilation. Injurious to the children.│ │ Matelle mixed school ││ No │ —— │ │ Odetenne in Matelle ││ No │School is an open shed; airy, and not crowded. │ │ Madampe mixed school ││ No │Situated near the high road, opposite a large │ │ ││ │ field and the lake. │ │ Putlam mixed school ││ No │District is proverbial for its febriferous climate. │ │ ││ │ Pupils are of impaired health from periodic │ │ ││ │ fevers. They also suffer from catarrh, ophthalmia, │ │ ││ │ diarrhœa, and dysentery: cholera occasionally, │ │ ││ │ and the school is shut up. │ │ Calpentyn mixed school ││ No │Pupils have been suffering from repeated attacks │ │ ││ │ of fever. Fever is peculiar to this country. │ │ Mullativoe Government ││ No │ —— │ │ mixed school. ││ │ │ │ Manaar, mixed ││ No │Situated in the heart of the town. Construction │ │ ││ │ good. Ventilation free. │ │ Anuradhapoora, mixed ││ No │School-room has plenty of ventilation, and its │ │ ││ │ construction and position are tolerably good. │ │ Mattacooly ││ No │House is a tile-roofed building, well ventilated. │ │ Watelle vernacular boys’ ││ No │Construction, mud walls and cadjan roof. Position │ │ school. ││ │ airy and slightly elevated. Ventilation ample. │ │ Pamanugama vernacular ││ No │School-room is well erected. │ │ school. ││ │ │ │ Mahawatta ││ No │Healthy place. │ │ Mahare ││ No │ —— │ │ Kohillewatte vernacular ││ No │School is a large tile-roofed bungalow, situated │ │ school. ││ │ on the bank of the Kalany Ganga; is well │ │ ││ │ ventilated. Diet: rice, fish, and curry. │ │ Kottawa vernacular, boys ││ No │Construction, mud walls and cadjan roof. Position │ │ ││ │ high. Ventilation free. Diet: rice, │ │ ││ │ yams, vegetables, fish, and grains. │ │ Slave Island boys’ school ││ No │School-room is spacious but not airy. │ │ Milagria ││ No │School is a fine open building, situated in a very │ │ ││ │ nice healthy and airy locality. │ │ Dehiwella ││ No │ —— │ │ Attidiya vernacular school││ No │School is a large roofed building, having a │ │ ││ │ parapet wall round it. │ │ Weligampittia ││ No │School-room is well ventilated. Cold fever, │ │ ││ │ sore eyes, and dysentery prevail to a great extent. │ │ Dandogame ││ No │ —— │ │ Seedua ││ No │ —— │ │ Katane ││ No │ —— │ │ Andiamblam vernacular ││ No │ —— │ │ school. ││ │ │ │ Imbulgodde school ││ No │ —— │ │ Indebetta vernacular boys’││ No │Bungalow construction, situated near a lake, │ │ and girls’ school ││ │ which affords a gentle breeze. │ │ Waragodde vernacular ││ No │Construction, mud walls and cadjan roof. Position │ │ school. ││ │ airy and slightly elevated. │ │ Bandaragama vernacular ││ No │School-house is a poor building, situated in an │ │ boys’ school ││ │ interior village. Children enjoy good health. │ │ Waskaduwa vernacular ││ No │Building is a cadjan thatched open bungalow, │ │ boys’ school. ││ │ giving full light and ventilation. Locality healthy. │ │ Katukurunde vernacular ││ No │Bungalow construction, situated near the sea; │ │ boys’ and girls’ school. ││ │ enjoys a gentle breeze during the day. │ │ Payagalle, vernacular ││ No │ —— │ │ Barbaryn vernacular school││ No │School is unhealthy, being too close to the sea. │ │ Maccoon ││ No │ —— │ │ Dondra vernacular boys’ ││ No │ —— │ │ school. ││ │ │ │ Parnegame Government ││ No │Want of a school-room much felt. │ │ vernacular boys’ school. ││ │ │ │ Passara, Singhalese school││ No │ —— │ │ Badulla, Singhalese ││ No │ —— │ │ Badulla (Tamil) vernacular││ No │ —— │ │ Paloogame school ││ No │No school. School “is not yet built up.” │ │ Combalwella ││ No │School is situated in a healthy part of the village. │ │ Matelle (Tamil) school ││ No │ —— │ │ Ratotte school ││ No │School is an open shed, airy and not crowded. │ │ Kotmalie, vernacular ││ No │ —— │ │ Dummaladeniya of Chilau ││ No │ —— │ │ Calpentyn (Tamil) school ││ No │ —— │ │ Female seminary ││ No │ —— │ │ Kandy superior girls’ ││ No │ —— │ │ school. ││ │ │ │ Grand Pass mixed girls’ ││ No │School is a cadjan-roofed bungalow, situated in │ │ school. ││ │ a garden; well ventilated. Diet: rice, curry, │ │ ││ │ fish, and vegetables. │ │ Borella ││ No │School is a fine building, situated in a healthy │ │ ││ │ place. │ │ Colpetty girls’ school ││ No │School-room is spacious and airy. │ │ Caltura girls’ mixed ││ No │Construction: built of cabook. Position: │ │ school ││ │ situated on the left bank of the Kaln Ganga. │ │ ││ │ Ventilation satisfactory. │ │ Matura Government girls’ ││ No │ —— │ │ school. ││ │ │ │ Kottawa, vernacular, girls││ No │Constructed of mud. Situation high. Ventilation │ │ ││ │ free. Diet: rice, yams, vegetables, fish, &c. │ │ Pantura, mixed, girls ││ No │School is an open building. │ │ Pantura, vernacular, girls││ No │ —— │ │ Government (Tamil) girls’ ││ No │School is situated in a most salubrious place. │ │ school. ││ │ Ventilation free, and the children’s health │ │ ││ │ good. │ +───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+

+─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+ │ Sub-table H3, CANADA. Part 1. │ +─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+ +───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+──────────────────────+ │ ││ │No. of│ │ School Hours. │ │ ││ Length of │School│ Annual +────────+──────+──────+ │ Name of School. ││ School │ Days │ No. of │Instruc-│ │ Out- │ │ ││ Education.†│ per │Holidays.│ tion. │Play. │ door │ │ ││ │Week. │ │ │ │ Work.│ +───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+────────+──────+──────+ +───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+────────+──────+──────+ │{39} CANADA. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Saugeeng ││6 to 8 years│ 5 │ None │ 6 │ None │ None │ │ Snake Island ││ 8 to 10 │ 5 1/2│ None │ 6 │ None │ None │ │ ││ years │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Rice Lake ││5 or 6 years│ 5 │ 7 days │ — │ None │ None │ │ Chemong or Mud Lake ││5 or 6 years│ 5 │ 35 days │ 5 1/2 │ None │ 2 │ │ Alnwick industrial school ││ — │ 5 │ — │ 6 │ None │ None │ │ New England, co. Mohawk ││ — │ 5 │ 28 days │ 6 │ 1 │ None │ │ Mohawk ││ — │ 5 │ 28 days │ 6 │ 1 │ None │ │ Mohawk Institution ││5 or 6 years│ 5 1/2│ 40 days │ 6 │ 2 │ 4 │ │ Manitowaning ││4 to 5 years│ 5 1/2│ 7 days │ 4 │ None │ None │ │ Wikwemikong ││5 to 7 years│ 5 1/2│ 7 days │ 7 │ 10 │ None │ │ ││ │ │ │ │ min- │ │ │ ││ │ │ │ │ utes.│ │ │ St. Clair common day ││ — │ 5 │ 14 days │ 6 │ None │ None │ │ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Walpole Island common ││ 6 to 15 │ 5 │ 28 days │ 6 │ None │ None │ │ school. ││ years │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Mount Elgin ││5 to 6 years│ 5 1/2│ 7 days │ 4 1/2 │ 3 │ 3 │ +───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+──────────────────────+