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Report On The Inspection Of Chiefs College 1932-33PDF 6
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-Pupils.—-The numberof the kumars reading in the college ’is the same
as last year, z.c., 43.: The Principal has been doing much by touring in the
States and /by personal investigation to stimulate interest in the college and
is hopeful that in the near future, more especially if economic conditions
improve, he will be able to report a substantial increase in numbers.
' The ages-of the kumars are tabulated in the following statement :—
Class. no Ages. Extremo | Average
kumars, ages. age.
Army . 1 Ww. . . ow 6 18 18
Diploma 5 17, 18, 19, 19,19. . «| 17—10 184
rm . ’ 4 16, 17, 18, 19 . . a} 16-19 175
Ni 3 15, 15, 18 . 7 8 6 oe «| 15+18 16
Iv . 6 ~ | 14, 15, 16, 16, 18, 18 er re OC So (:) 1616
v . . 5 10, 13, 18, 18,13. . . . . * of 10-13 12°41
VI oo. 4 0,20,10,14 2. 6 2 6 2 © « of Olt 10°75
vn . . 7 10, 10, 10,11,11,12,18 . .« . . ' «| 10—13 ll
VIIl . 8 7, 7, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12 . . . . . 7—12 10
MMesses.—It is good to learn that there is now one mess of thirteen boys
with one cook and another of four boys and another again of five. These
five boys eat at the saine table but four of them have their own cooks.
Library.—Money has been spent on the formation of a staff library by
purchasing several books on modern teaching, educational theory and practice
and school management. There is also a good History library. Though
there are some kumars who have not yet cultivated the habit of reading for its
own sake, good use is made, on the whole, of the books at their disposal.
Some attempt, too, is made to find out if the kumars have understood what
they have read. I was specially glad to note that quite a number of them
seemed to take an intelligent interest in the news of the day.
Instruction.—The standard of instruction throughout the college is quite
good, being particularly interesting and efficient in the lower classes. In
these classes, however, right from the beginning, boys should be taught to read
and work silently. The small numbers in each class enable every boy to
have individual attenticn: but at the same time care should be taken to see
that the kumars do as much as possible for themselves. For this reason I
would welcome an extension of the Dalton Plan which is already being used
to a smal] extent for the teaching of history. It is true that at present the
boys do not like it but if, for certain subjects at any rate, its use is extended
T am sure that even the kumars will welcome its introduction. I was glad
to learn tliat the Principal has now abolished the custom of having tutors
to help boys in their tuition work.
With regard to the organisation of teaching, it might be possible still
further to develop the system of putting one teacher in charge of each subject.
In English the general standard was quite fair but the standard of con-
versational English was far better than that of the written work. Pronun-
ciation was, on the whole, surprisingly good, though the letters “‘v” and
“wy? short vowels and double consonants at the beginning and end of words
give some trouble. Much has been done to improve the reading but the
common faults of monotony and of wrong emphasis are often apparent.
Perhaps it might be possible in the higher classes to give a few lessons on
prosody. . It should be noticed, too, that in English all transitive verbs,
practically always, have an expressed object. - In the lower classes, at any
rate, masters should insist that- boys answer in complete sentences. One
of the chief difficulties seems to be: that far too many boys fail to think in
English. .When doing text-books,: boys should know the authors of what
they are reading and something, at any rate, about them. In composition