REPORT

ON T H E

STATE AND PROGRESS OF EDUCATION

IN T H E

CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR

FOR THE YEAR

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(Em tral ProbinaB ^bm tni 0t r a t i o n

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Nagpur, the ifth November 19 15 .

R e a d —

Letter No. 6981, dated the ist September 1915, from the Director of Public Instruc­ tion, Central Provinces, forwarding the Report on the State and Progress of Education in the Central Provinces and Berar for the year 19 14-15.

R e a d a l s o —

The Circle and District Reports.

RESOLUTION.

The great impetus given to the expansion of educational schemes by the generous grants from Imperial Funds and the considered statements of educa­ tional policy issued by the supreme Government have of late brought the work of the Education Department into great prominence and have materially added to the responsibilities of the officers of the Department. The total amount spent by or on behalf of the Department during the year was over 48J lakhs, and this sum does not take into account the large expenditure incurred on educational objects from their own resources by Municipalities, Local Funds and private bodies. The Report of the Director of Pablic Instruction for the year 1914-15 contains an interesting and comprehensive review of the steady progress which is being made in working out the important schemes approved in the past and indicates clearly the directions in which improvement may be sought in the future.

2. The demand for the provision of greater facilities for Secondary and Collegiate education has been a marked feature in the reports of recent years. The question has attracted special attention in the past year, but the difficulties which have to be faced are not always realised or appreciated. The financial aspect is only one side of ihe problem, and the erection and equipment of buildings and the training of a competent staff are matters that take time. The ideal which the Administration has set before itself is the co-ordinate development of education in its Primary, Secondary and Collegiate branches, and the present report sufficiently indicates the steps taken in this direction by the opening of new schools and by the expansion and improvement on established lines of existing schools and colleges. The Report of the Central Provinces and Berar University Committee, which is shortly to be considered by the Administration, marks a further stage of development towards equipping the Province with a self­ contained educational organisation. Underlying this policy is the determination to secure that institutions provided or recognised by Government maintain a high standard of efficiency and quality and that the instruction which they give exercises a thoroughly sound influence on the rising generation.

3. The increasing recognition of the value of English education is a conspicuous feature of the report, but the satisfaction of the demand for such education is a serious problem for the Department. The policy of the Adminis­ tration in Secondary education laid down in 19 11 includes the provision of a High School at the head-quarters of every district. These schools are not meant to meet the entire demand for Secondary education, but to serve as models for further schools, the supply of which should be secured thro\igh the agency of local bodies or of the general public as the demand for High School education increases. During the year the number of pupils in High School classes increased by 471 and six new High Schools were opened, of which three are under Government management, while further accommodation in the high sections of the existing High Schools was provided by the transfer of lower sections to Municipal management. Anxious as the Administration is to do all in its power to provide for higher education, the resources at its disposal for this purpose are not unlimited, and the bulk of the demand in the future must be borne bv private effort or by local bodies, aided by the Education Department with funds and expert advice. Thirty-two new Middle Schools were brought under recogni­ tion in the course of the year, the increase in pupils being over 2,000, The majority of these schools are under private management, and in this connec­ tion Mr. Mayhew, in paragraph 16 of the Report, sounds a note of warning regarding the danger of a disproportionate growth of Anglo-Vernacular Middle Schools and the consequent increase in the number of boys who after the completion of the Anglo-Vernacular course are stranded by the impossibility of finding accommodation in the available High School classes. The proper control of these Anglo-Vernacular Schools and the arrangements for adequately financing and properly staffing them present problems which will require the most careful consideration.

4. In the matter of Collegiate education, interest centres chiefly in the Report of the University Committee, which has been mentioned above. The future development of the existing Colleges depends in large measure on the part assigned them in the scheme of the Provincial University, while the Colleges of the future will come into existence as definite parts of the proposed University, fn these circumstances, it is inevitable that many problems in connection W'ith Collegiate education should await the decision on the University scheme and that the Colleges should not be com­ mitted now to developments which may have no part in that scheme. It is gratifying to note, however, that the administration and progress of the Colleges in the past year^were satisfactory. The further increase of 164 in the number of College students necessitated increases in the staff of all the Colleges. The completion of the fine building for the Arts College at Jubbulpore will provide more satisfactorily for the immediate needs of the Northern portion of the Province, while temporary arrangements will, as far as possible, be made in the Nagpur Colleges to meet for the present the increasing demand for accommo­ dation.

5. In the Primary stage the increase in the number of pupils was small as compared with the previous year, and though 127 new schools were opened the number was less than in 1912-13, But the results of the efforts made to keep the lower classes of these schools within reasonable proportions and to eliminate habitual absentees must be recognised, as well as the fact that in the figures of 1912-13 the immediate effects of the liberal Imperial grants given in previous years w^ere visible. Grants amounting to over 4 lakhs are now in the hands of local bodies for expenditure on Primary School buildings, and a school building programme has been devised so as to secure the fullest value for the available funds and their most effective distribution. The pay and prospects of the staff have been improved, existing Normal Schools are being extended to provide facilities for the training and re-training of teachers, and arrangements are being made to open as soon as possible an additional school of this type at the head-quarters of the Seoni District.

6. Closely connected with the expansion of Primary education is the question of Vernacular Middle Schools. Though a policy of consolidation has caused a temporary drop in the number of these schools (but not of their pupils) during the year under report, the development of schools of this type on carefully considered lines is an important matter, as, apart from the fact that they provide the masters for the Primary Schools, the Administration looks to them to supply the class from which the lower ranks of Govern­ ment Service, Head Constables, Patwaris and so forth, are drawn. 7- Female education proceeded on established lines. Six aided Primary Schools were provincialised, and it is satisfactory to note that the Amraoti Girls’ High School is receiving encouraging support and fulfilling the promise with which it began. The question of the organisation of Female education in the Province as -a whole calls for examination, and a comprehensive scheme of reconstruction is now being considered by the Administration.

8. The arrangements for the construction of the Muhammadan High School for boys at Jubbulpore are under consideration and the foundation stone of the main building was laid by the Chief Commissioner in May last. A contribution of Rs. 30,000, of which half was a special grant from the Government of India and the remainder was added by the Local Administration, was sanctioned for this purpose.

9. The Report shows that the provision of educational facilities for special classes, e. g., the Chamars of Chhattisgarh and the depressed classes in Berarand Nagpur, is not being neglected. '

10. The Chief Commissioner is glad to recognise the efforts that are being made in the schools to supplement the literary training imparted in them. The promotion of organised games in which the pupils generally are encouraged to take part should do much to increase their smartness and alertness, and the organisation of courses in First Aid is a useful addition to the purely literary side of instruction. The satisfactory beginning made by the Engineering School at Nagpur is another gratifying feature of the report, and the Chief Commissioner hopes that the provision made for technica instruction will be the means of assisting those who are neither inclined nor fitted for purely literary studies to find a career in which they can contribute to the material welfare of the Community.

11. The change in the office of Director, necessitated by Mr. Wright's illness, during a period of exceptional activity might have been a matter of serious consequence, and the Department was fortunate in obtaining as its head an officer of Mr. Mayhew’s exceptional ability and zeal. Sir Benjamin Robertson desires to recoid his indebtedness to Mr. Mayhew, both for his work during the year and for his practical and suggestive report.

O r d e r .—Ordered, that a copy of this Resolution be submitted to thy^ Government of India, Department of Education ; also that a copy be forward^ to the Director of Public Instruction, Central Provinces, for information ajftd guidance; and that it be published in the Central Provinces Gazette. j

]. T. MARTEN,

Chief Secretary to the Chief Commissionjgy^

Central fjrovinces.

Govt. Press, Nagpur:—No. 1640, Civil Sectt.-S-iMS—494. ' / 4 N D E X .

•Serial Subject. ' Paragraph. No. i I

J Adnrinistration ...... 2— 5

2 General Statistics ...... ■6 & 7

3 University ...... 8

4 Colleges ...... g — 14

5 Boys’ Secondary Education {High aud Anglo- 15 —2 1 Vernacular Middle).

Government Secondary School IsuildingE 22

Vernacular Middle Schools—Boys ... 7 23 » S Primary Education— Boys ... 2 4 —28

Vernacular School buildings ... 29

lO Training o{ Teachers ... 3o & 3 t

11 Technical and Special Education ... 3 3 — 35

12 Rajkumar College 1.7 36— 38

>3 Female Education ».. 3 9 - 4 4

J4 European Education ... 4 5 - 4 8

*5 Muhammadan Education ... 49

i6 Aborigines and backward classes ... 50 * >7 Moral and Physical Training ... 5 1— 56

i 8 t Text-Book Committee ... 57

«9 Students’ Advisory Committee ... 58

30 General ...... 5 9 - 6 5

21 Government of India grants expenditure (State- 7 ments A, B and C). No. 698 I.

F rom

The HON’BLE Mr. A. 1. M A Y H E W , b. a.,

O f f g . D i r e c t o r o f P u b i l i c I n s t r u c t i o n ,

Cetiiral Provinces, ~

To

T h e s e c r e t a r y t o t h e H O N ’ B L E t h e CHIEF COMMIS­ SIONER,

E d u c a t i o n De p a r t m e n t ,

Central Provinces.

Nagpur, the ist September 19 15 .

S ir ,

I have the honour to submit the Annual Report on the state and progress of Education in the Central Provinces and Berar for the year 191 4-15.

2. Mr. Wright, Director of Public Instruction, was on leave throughout Administration, the year during which period I have officiated in his place.

3. Mr. Kilroe, Assistant Director of Public Instruction, enjoyed two months privilege leave, his work being temporarily taken by Mr. Evans, Inspector of Schools, Nagpur, for whom his Assistant, Rai Sahib Gulab Singh, officiated. Mr. Sells, Principal of the Arts College, Jubbulpore, was deputed during the year for inspection of Chiefs’ Colleges, and Mr. Rowlands was in charge of the College during his absence. Mr. Jones was oni Special Duty throughout the year as Secretary to the Ce.ntral Provinces Unive rsity Committee. In his place the services first of Mr. Watchmaker of the Provincial Educational Service and subsequently of Mr. F. Kynoch Clark, a new recruit in the Indian Educational Service, were lent to the Morris College authorities, Mr. Tostevln continuing to occupy the post of Principal.

Mr. Beckett's leave of ten months was c^urtailed on the outbreak of war, and he returned to the Victoria College of Science as Principal in September, subsequently taking up in January the new p(ost of Inspector of European Schools and Science. Mr. Owen officiated as Principal of the College during M r. Beckett’s absence on leave and has now' succeeced him as Principal, while Mr. L. J. Goldsworthy, another addition to the Indian Educational Service, has taken Mr. Beckett’s place as Professor of Chemistry Mr. Macnee, Inspector of Schools, Berar, enjoyed three months’ leave at the beginning of the year and proceeded on active service with the Maxim Gun Contingent of the Nagpur Volunteer Rifles in September. His Assistant Mr. Kulkarni officiated for him while on leave and on active service till January when Mr. A. G. Dix, a third Indian Educational Service recruit, was posted to the Circle. Besides Mr. Macnee three members of the Department volunteered for activ^e service, but the Hon’ble the Chief Commissioner was unable to spare their services in this Province.

4. At the beginning of the year the new oiffice of Inspectress of Schools, Jubbulpore Circle, and at the close of the year the new office of Inspector of European Schools and Science, were formed. Further references to these offices will be found in last year’s report and later in this repcrt. The sanction of the Secreitary of State was also accorded to the addition to the cadre of a third Indian Educational Service High School Headmaster and of two Indian Educational Service Inspectors of Schools. The number of Circles will thus be increasecd to seven, and at the same time sanction has been given for the appointmentt o>f an Assistant Inspector for each Circle, the present number of these officers Taeing only three.

The minimum pay of Assiistant Inspectresses in the Provincial Educational Service has been raised from R s. 150 to Rs. 200 in view of the expenses incurred by these officers, and the pay of the post of Headmistress of the Girls’ High School, Amraoti, has been raisied from Rs. 250, with House Allowance Rs. 50, to R s. 400 with free quarters. Some personal allowances were also granted to officers in the Provincial Serviice pending reorganisation of that service.

5. Four officers joined Ithe Indian Educational Service in this Province during the year. Of these .’Messrs. Goldsworthy, Clark and Dix have been mentioned in paragraph 3. T he last two are destined eventually to occupy the important posts of High Schoiol Headmasters, but temporarily it has been found necessary, owing to leave and war vacancies, to give them other work which will afford them experience likely tto be of value to them as Headmasters. It has also been found possible to poist both these future Headmasters on special duty at the Training College, Jubbulpore, for a few months. The same proce­ dure has been adopted in the case of Mr, H. S. Staley, the fourth recruit who was engaged by the Seciretary of State as one of the new Inspectors. He joined in March and was allowed three months for study of the Vernacular and a further period at the Traininig College. 1 attach the greatest importance to the deputation of new men to the Training College before taking up Inspectors’ or Headmasters’ work. From M r. Spence and the various institutions under him they can learn much, and the new ideas they bring with them are beneficial to the institutions. We are fortiunate this year in having secured recruits who have gained valuable teachi;ng experience prior to their appointment, and I expect much from each of t hem.

Statistics. 6. The year’s figures show an increase of 2 1 0 schools and 9 , 2 1 3 scholars. This increase is not nearly so large as that recorded in last year’s report, and the reasons for this decline in the r?.te of Increase are given below in connection with Primary education where alone the decline has been noticeable. But in general it may be said that, w^hile in the Chhattisgarh and Rerar Divisions steady numerical progress comtinued, there was a distinct decline in the rate of progress in the other three (divisions and particularly in the Jubbulpore and Nerbudda Divisions. These (divvisions seem to have been hard hit by plague and in some cases cholera while tlhe financial effects of the war are said to have had a depressing ef?ect throughouit. In only two districts, Saugor and Narsinghpur, has there been any actual falliing off in the percentage of pupils under instruction, and, if there is anywhere any slackening of the general demand for education, it is due to circumstances of a purely local or temporary nature. The other reasons given below for diminution of rate of increase in Primary Schools are for the most part what might be expected as the result of increased efficiency of administration. There is no doiubt that, if we were to throw considerations of efficiency to the winds, we co)uld fill an indefinite number of additional badly housed and badly staffed instiitutions at a rate that would satisfy the most ardent believer in statistics. Fortunately the Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and most District Councils aind Municipal Committee members, who have con­ sidered the question carefullly, are vigorously opposed to such a policy and are continually giving the Ed'ucation Department most salutary reminders as to the need for increased efficiemcy as a condition of further numerical advance.

7. The total expenditiure on education rose from Rs. 39,80,802 to Rs. 48,29,941, of which Rs.. 4,25,052 from Government of India grants was spent through the Public W(orks Department and is not included in the table of expenditure. The total expenditure from Government of India grants was approximately lakhs. Fiull details regarding progress in the utilisation of these grants are given, as reiquired by the Hon’ble the Chief Commissioner in the special statements attached tto the report. * 8. The Central Provinces and Berar University (Committee referred to in University, last year’s report held ei'ght sittings in July and Aiugust to discuss general principles and laid down the main lines of their scheme in two meetings in September. Details were then elaborated by Sub-Committees whose reports were considered and adopted at four meetings in December. The final report was passed at two meetings in March and was submitted to the Local ' Administration at the close of the year. It has subsequently been published for criticism. The Hon’ble the Chief Commissiome!- has already acknow­ ledged the valuable services rendered by Mr. Jones, thie Committee’s Secretary, and the labours of all members of the Committee,, official and non-official, who gave up very much time that they could ill spare to the work, are worthy of high praise.

9. There was a further increase of 164 in the numlber of students undergoing College*. Collegiate education. A temporary lecturer was added to the staff of the Jubbulpore Arts College, the staf? of the Morris Collegje was increased by one and the staff of the Hislop College by two. To meet the continually growing demand, the staff of the Morris and Hislop CoIIIeges have been further strengthened during the current year, and in these Colleges as in the Arts College, Jubbulpore, where owing to difficulties of ;accommodation additional teachers cannot be employed, everything possible haas been done to accom­ modate the maximum number of eligible students. Thie completion of the new Jubbulpore College buildings during the current finamcial year will render it possible to admit more students and if necessary imcrease the staff of the College. Now that the University Committee has fini;shed its work, it is possible to push forward plans and estimates for the new Amrao)ti College, and in general the numerical problem of Collegiate education is5 receiving most careful consideration from all points of view. Apart from qiuestions of finance it is difficult to estimate accurately the additional number for whom provision has to be made. The figures relating to rejected students quoted at the beginning of each college year in the local press can only bte accepted with caution. Many of “ the rejected ” apply for admission in all the colleges and ultimately gain admission somewhere while others are “ hardly annuals ” who will not believe that repeated failure in examination justifies their giving place to others. T o what extent we should re-admit those who have faiiled to profit by instruc­ tion is a difficult question requiring careful study.

10. Final preparations for the provincialisatiom of the Morris College were completed during the year and my proposals wene sanctioned early in the current year. The college has been under Governmenit management from July 1st, 1915, and details regarding its staff and position bfelong to the next annual report. The College Council have expressed their g;ra:eful recognition of the services rendered to the college by Messrs. Jones amd Tostevin as Principals during Vne regime that has now come to an end.

11. The administration of this college and adso of the Arts College, Jubbulpore, and Hislop College, Nagpur, was saitisfactory throughout and progress continued on established lines. Progress in studies was impeded by the advent of plague which necessitated the closure of the Nagpur Colleges in January. For the safety and convenience of the llarge number of students appearing for the University Examinations at Nag;ptr during the plague, I authorised the holding of an Examination Camp for sUudents near the Central Jail. This camp was organised with economy and success by Mr. Tostevin, aided by the Municipal Secretary and members of th3 Morris College staff. Progress in games is hindered particularly in Nagpiur by the want of good playing fields fit for use throughout the year. This want limits the activities of the less competent students though the college teaims have plenty of scope and the Inter-Collegiate Tournament excites keen int(erest and results in well- fought matches. Existing hostel accommodation has also been found insufficient. These wants have led the Young Men’s Christian Asssociation to propose that the grant already promised to them should be utilised in construction of a hostel and preparation of a playing field near the Morris College and available for students of this college and the Hislop College. Tlhe proposal is now being considered by the Local Administration. 12. Very substantial progress was made with the new buildings for the Jubbulpore Arts College during the year, the main college block, Professors’ bungalows, servants’ quarters and subsidiary hostel being completed and the laboratories and other works begun. The total expenditure up to the close: of the year slightly exceeded five lakhs. Schemes for laying out of the grounds, sanitation, water-supply and electric installation were prepared. It is possible that the execution of these schemes may delay the moving of the college into its new quarters till the beginning of the next academic year, the date originally hoped for being January 1916.

,13. The numbers in the College of Science increased from 72 to 79, but the Principal complains that it is still difficult to persuade those who pass the Intermediate Science examination to continue in the college for the B. Sc. course. Possibly the arrangements made during the year for holding the practical portion of the examination at Nagpur instead of Allahabad will increase the attractiveness of the B. Sc. course. For the Intermediate classes more accommodation has been found necessary and the Agricultural Department has kindly allowed the college the use of four rooms hitherto belonging to that department, which will be fitted up for laboratory use. A substantial sum was allotted for additional apparatus during the year. Though the students come from both the Hislop and Morris Colleges, they now form a separate team for the Inter-Collegiate athletic tournament.

14. The University Examination results of 1914 compare favourably with those of the University as a whole. In law the results were slightly below and in the Intermediate and B. A. rather above the University average. The Science results were the best obtained so far.

EducatiofTH"i^g'^h >5- The number of pupils in the high section increased by 471 and six cuiar Middle''^Schools were opened, three under Government management at cuar 1 e). Khamgaon, Damoh and Betul, two Under private management at Hoshangabad and Nagpur, and one under Municipal management at Ellichpur. Only the fifth classes of these new Schools were opened, the sixth being added during the current year. All these schools have been recognised by the University of Allahabad. The number of sections in some Government High Schools was also increased without additions to the staff by the transfer of a corresponding number of Middle Department sections to Municipal Schools in the same locality. In the middle stage of Secondary education there was an increase of 2,078 pupils and 32 new schools were brought under recognition, 5 under Municipal management and 27 under private management. The necessary staff was also provided for completing certain Government Anglo-Vernacular Schools in Berar by the addition of a fourth class. All the new Schools under private management are in Berar where the growing demand for Secondary education is most marked. They have grown out of the private English Classes previously attached to District Board Schools and have only been provisionally recognised and registered for aid for a period of two years It is probable that with few exceptions they will be found unfit for permanent recognition at the close of this period unless the Commissioner’s scheme for bringing all of them under a strong central Committee with adequate financial resources is realised. The prospects of the new Municipal Schools with pensioned staff and more respon­ sible management are brighter, but until the survey of Vernacular Education in Municipalities is completed, the funds available for development of Municipal Secondary education catinot accurately be determined. ,

16. This very marked increase in. the number of Secondary Schools and scholars is most cheering in so far as it indicates a growing recognition of the, value of English education. It is also satisfactory to note that the increase in the number of pupils has not been accompanied by any relaxation of the strict rules limiting the number of pupils in each Class and that the number of teachers has grown with the number of sections. The sanctioned increase in the ■ Inspectorate, recorded above, will no doubt increase the efficiency of this class of school. At the same time there are many problems arising out of the expansion of Secondary education that still await solution and give rise to much 5

.anxiety. The limits of Government enterprise have been strictly demarcated and it is still uncertain to what degree private manaigement with grants-in-aid ■will be able to deal satisfactorily with the ever-growing number of pupils for whom Government cannot provide. The difficultie:s may be summarised as iollows.

_ Financial.—It is by no means certain yet thalt the Committees of the aided schools that are now rising will financially be? in a position to maintain a properly paid and qualified staff even with the aid of the maximum grant allowable under the rules. And if the present rate of iincrease in the number of aided schools continues, the time will come when payment of the maximum grant will be possible only in exceptional cases and when some schools will probably have to be left entirely unaided. This is whaat has happened in other Provinces where aided Secondary Education has been w’idely extended. Before this time comes, the question of raising the present nates of fees ought to de •settled.

Administrative.— Rapid increase of Secondary Sichools necessitates oorre- sponding increase in the number of teachers. But ewen now it is difficult to secure a sufficient number of graduate teachers. Thee recruitment of teachers in schools under private management is attended by veery special difficulties, and teachers are already being employed on inadequaite salaries and with no prospects without due enquiry regarding character, aintecedents or ability. In dealing with staff appointments and other important sschool affairs some Com­ mittees bietray marked ignorance of educational requirements. At present it is customary for 60 percent or 65 pier cent of our candidates to fail in the Matriculation Examination, and many candidates fail more than once. These lamentable results continue in spite of sttrict orders regarding the special testing of candidates for admission to Mid,d\e and High Schools, the conduct of promotion examinations and the expulsiom of “ overtimers ” whose further progress is improbable. With a growth im the number of schools under private management which cannot be controlled from without so effec­ tively as Government schools, there is areal danger o>f a large increase in the number of unfortunate youths who are taken up to thie Matriculation Class and left stranded there without hope of passing the examiination. It may be added as a corollary that the extent of the genuine need for more Secondary Schools cannot accurately be determined without searching enquiries regarding the number of obviously unfit pupils at present reading in our schools.

At present the number of Anglo-Vernacular Middlle Schools is growing out of all proportion to the number of High Schools, amd very few of these new Anglo-Vernacular Schools show any signs of being Hiigh Schools in the making. The Anglo-Vernacular Middle course is not an end iin itself but is merely pre­ paratory to the High School course. A large incre;ase in the number of boys who after completion of the Anglo-Vernacular Midd!le course are unable to find room in a High School is not to be desired. Their actual attainments will be by no means commensurate with t,he aspirations aroused by their education. To a small extent this difficulty is being met by the closure of Middle School classes in Government Schools and the opening of a corresponding number of High School classes as private Middle Schools iincrease. But this policy involves additional expenditure to Government aind cannot indefinitely be pursued.

It is right that these difficulties which are recei ving the careful attention of the Department should be duly appreciated and discussed. Without con­ templating any change in the Secondary Education policy laid down in the Resolution of 19 11, 1 am convinced that its elaboration will demand great cau­ tion and tax the resources ol the Department to the utmost.

17. Further progress in the Provident Fund Sclheme for teachers in Aided Secondary Schools has temporarily been suspended as the general advice of the Government of India in this important matter is awaiteid. The policy of^ admitting to the Training College teachers from Aided Schools and of paying grants for their substitutes was continued. 18. The reorganisatiorn of the grades and salaries of Government Second­ ary School teachers which wais described in the last annual report was brought into effect from the begiming of the year under review and many teachers received in consequence substantiil pro^motion while the prospects of all were improved. Deputy Inspectors of S;hoolls have been included with Secondary School teachers in the select divsion, graded from Rs. 150 to Rs. 250, and in the upper division graded from Rs. 60 tco R s. 125, according to service and merit, while Normal School teachers herei have been placed in the select or upper division if graduates and in the lower diwision, graded from Rs. 40 to Rs 125, if under­ graduates. There was afurtHier increase in the number of candidates for the Matriculation Examination, 19)15- The percentage of passes fell from 42 to 38, which was however consilerab)ly above the University percentage. The Mission High School, Seoni, had the hiighest percentage of passes, but the Berar Schools sent in more candidates andl secured a creditable number of passes. The Amraoti Hindu High Sciool ddid particularly well. The quality of teaching in Berar is undoubtedly superior to that in the Central Provinces. I have now visited all the High Sch)ols iin the Province. Though the work on the whole is cohscientious and the leadnmasters' organisation and supervision are often care­ ful, there is throughout a dephorable dead level of mediocrity and sameness in method. The teachers vho ihave been recently trained at Jubbulpore succeed to some extent in applyirg whiat they have learned, but the conspicuous and Inspired teacher is hard to findl, and there is not enough experimental work. It is especially disquieting o fitnd so few men likely to make good headmasters in the future.

19. During the yeir sonme important orders were published relating among other things to the admission of pupils from outside the Province, the employ­ ment of teachers from jutsicde the Province, the appearance of teachers for Universky Examinations, homve-work regulations and the conduct of the admission tests,

20. The newly appointed Inspector of Science is making a careful survey of High School Laboratories .and their requirements and is also drawing up a new course in Elementaiy Scieence for Anglo-Vernacular Middle Schools. His work has been co-ordinaed wvith that of the Circle Inspectors.

21. It was decided durirng the course of the year, in accordance with the request of the Managiig C'ommittee, that the Jagannath High School, the D i s t r i c t High School of Mancdla, which has hitherto been supported from the Jagannath Trust Fund aid G(Overnment grant, should be taken under Govern­ ment management. A; mamy intricate legal technicalities are involved and many details have to be settlled, the execution of this scheme is likely to be deferred for some time. If ffunds are available, the Municipal High School, Bilaspur, will be taken o/er b>y Government next year.

GoTernment Se- 22. During the yeir onfft new High School Laboratory, three new High condary School School Hostels and One Angglo-Vemacular School building were completed and bm mgs. School and ore Miiddle School building extended. One High School Laboratory and six Hijh Scchool buildings were begun and further progress made with one Middle Schoool building. Substantial grants were also paid or promised tort’kds the ccnstruiction or equipment of aided school-buildings.

Vernacular Mid- 23. There was a firtherr slight increase of 340 pupils in the Vernacular Mid- jdle Schools—Boys, School stage. The ceclinie in the number of such schools is due to the closure of certain schools in Benr whiere a wise policy of consolidation has been initiated. Many District Councils are anxious to extend this most important class of school, but the extent of such: development will depend largely on whether funds are available for increashg thie recurring grant sanctioned by the Local Adminis­ tration for this purpose. Thte question is receiving careful consideration in con­ nection with the Normal Schcool scheme. 1 am convinced that even apart from t h e ir function as feeders of Ncormal Schools, there is a hopeful future for these schools, and that if only they are located at wisely chosen head-quarters stations^, they will attract many nrore p^upils and relieve the pressure on English Schools. 7

24- There was an increase of 6,407 pupils in the Primary stage against a" tion^—Boys. increase of 26,495 pupils recorded in last year’s n-epoit. In 1913-14 the results of the extremely generous grants allotted by the Gov^ernment of India in 1912*13 and 1913-14 were visible. The recurring grant cof Rs. 50,000 received from the Government of India in 19 14 -15 was devoted emtirelT to the opening of more Primary Schools and was distributed among fou- divisions, the Jubbulpore Division alone being excluded for local reasons, iin tine for 127 schools to be opened before the close of the year, but not in tirme fjr these schools to attain to their full strength. The presence of plague amd crolera and possibly to some extent financial depression resulting from the war affected atiendance. More­ over determined efforts were made during the year to get habitual absentees struck off the rolls and to bring unwieldy classes,, particularly the lower classes, within the limits imposed by staff and accommojdation. Several Deputy Com­ missioners very wisely, in my opinion, opposse al attempts to increase the attendance at the cost of efficiency. The Depuity Commissioner of Saugor in a very interesting note questions the desirabilitty of bringing pressure to bear on those castes and classes which are averse to education with a view to the school enrolment of their children in so far as siuc;h a plicy involves the crowding cut or comparative neglect of pupils from castess or classes that demand educa­ tion. And other Deputy Commissioners draw/ attention to the overcrowded . infant classes. There are 97,049 pupils in these classes and only 36,851 in the fourth class. The wastage is therefore very gr(eat jnd it is doubtful to what extent we are justified in devoting precious spacee and the time of the staff to a large number of infants whose parents use the ;scho)l apparently as a cr6che. Much attention is being paid to such proble;ms is these, and the question of distribution of schools is also being dis'cuissed Schools that are not adequately patronised are freely transferred to villlages where a real need exists. " Outpost ” schools are being tried in jungly £and lackward areas, though in several quarters the plar.tiv.g of such schools at timi when the needs of more progressive areas cannot fully be met is not viewred with much favour,

25. It is disappointing to note that there was an increase of only 770 pupils in the upper primary st.qge of instruction! aind a fall of nearly 1,000 in the number of candidates for the Piimary ExaminaLtirnn. For this the facts referred to in the preceding paragraph may be urged as rreasois, but, if one remembers that a Primary School course which stops shoirt of tte fourth standard is hardly worthy of the name of education and fails to prroduce permanent results, it is impossible to view these figures with equanimi;ty. Oi'the other hand a slight increase in the percentage of Primary Examinatiion passes and slight improve­ ment in the average daily attendance are signs o)f slovly growing efficiency.

26. The pension scheme referred to in the last \nnual Report was brought into force at the beginning of the year, and Disstrrict Council posts of more than Rs. 10 are now pensionable while the pay off icertiicated teachers has been raised to a mmimum of Rs. 11. The policy off fallowng only posts of Rs. 12 and upwards to be created from the Government of Iidia grant and of insisting on a proportionate number of higher posts being o:reated from these grants was continued and has recently been confirmed by tihee Local Administration. A few Municipalities still keep certificated teachers on ssalariis of less than Rs. 11, but pressure is being brought to bear on them. Our nextaimmust be to raise the minimum pay of uncertificated teachers to R s. lOi and to increase the number of well-paid posts for teachers of merit and standing;-. A step in this direction has been taken during the current year by raising the minimum pay of uncerti­ ficated teachers to Rs. 8. and in Berar a sc;heme was prepared last year for general improvement of teachers' prospects. The*e is some chance of this being done in Berar from the District Boards’ o»wm suiplus funds.

27. A separate cadre was formed during thie yeir for teachers in the few Primary Schools under Government management, andsuch members of the staffs in Normal and Practising Schools as were not ]proviied for in the Secondary School reorganisation scheme were included in this cadre. In all 70 posts ranging from Rs. 12 to Rs. 60 have been providetd. 8

28. One of the necessaary conditions of increased efficiency in Primary Schools is a further developtment of the subordinate inspecting agency. In several Districts the need for . an additional Deputy Inspector is obvious, but unfortunately no steps could bee taken in this direction during the year under review and the provision propojsed for the creation of new posts in the current year’s Budget has been neceessarily omitted owing to the reduction of new expenditure on account of the war.

Vemaeni»r School 2Q. A Government of Imdia grant of. Rs. 5,00,000 for the construction of building*. Vernacular Schools buildingss was distributed among District Councils and Municipalities early in the yeair and certain instructions of a broad and general nature were issued in regardi to the expenditure of the allotments. Com­ missioners were allowed with my approval to redistribute the total amounts allotted to their Divisions amosng their Local Bodies and the general programme of expenditure for each Divisioon was to receive my approval, details regarding plans and estimates, sites anad so on being left to the local authorities for settlement in consultation withh the Inspector of Schools. From some Divisions programmes were received aand approved sufficiently early to allow a good start to be made with c'onstruction during the year. But in other Divisions there was regreltalble delay and the programme of one Division was not received till after tlhe close of the year. Only 66 District Council buildings and 5 Municipal buiiildings were actually completed during the year. The delay though regrettable was due to determined efforts on the part of Deputy Commissioners and Commissioners to distribute their funds wisely and to get full value for the 1 money. In future years there will not be the same delay in distribution of fundds and framing of programmes if the proposals that have been made with the approval of Commissioners for a standard distribution of Government of India grants are sanctioned, if an approved list of schools requiring buildings m order of priority is maintained for each district, and if standard plans and estirmates for the various types of Vernacular Schools adapted to the needs and circcumstances of various localities are approved and pub ished. Such plans and esstimates are under consideration. It is also essen­ tial that sites should be selectted and marked down for the buildings of all schools not yet provided and that villaages which offer such sites free of charge should receive preference. The policcy of entrusting the construction of village school buildings to School Committeees or local Malguzars is being tried in at least one district, and 1 should like to ssee more such experiments. Though the results are not always encouraging, tthe difficulty of obtaining contractors and the heavy burden of work falling on ihe^ Divisional Local Fund Engineering Department make it imperative to enlist loocal co-operation wherever possible.

Training of teach- The results of oanminations in the Training College, Jubbulpore, con­ ch. tinued to be satisfactory. Tfhe number of graduates under training rose to 11 and the steady increase in the? number of undergraduates under training continued. There was satisfactory develoopment of the work in the several institutions under Mr. Spence’s charge. Pa.upphlets on the teaching of various subjects were pre­ pared by various members off his staff and will be published in due course for the benefit of teachers. Usefd aattempts were also made to give a more practical turn to Nature Study and to- encourage students in Nature Study collections. The class for the re-training oof Vernacular School teachers, opened at Jubbulpore during the year and referred tco in the last annual report, made a most satisfactory start, and as the result of thea year’s experimenting and a useful note on the subject, I have been able to iissue necessary instructions for the two additional re-training classes that havee been opened this year at Amraoti and Nagpur. It has now been decided that; the primary aim of these classes shall be the pre­ paration of teachers who hivee shown merit in the past for work in Vernacular Middle Schools or as Heacmaasters of Primary Schools.

31. The Practising Schhool of one Normal School was raised to the Verna­ cular Middle stage and in wco Normal Schools courses of blackboard drawing for teachers were instituted irn a more definite and practical fashion than has hitherto been the case. T:ie : Hon’ble the Chief Commissioner approved of the general proposal to establish i an additional Normal School at Seoni and pre­ liminary steps were taken ri rregard to the selection of a site and preparation of plans for its building. A general scheme for the reorganisation and multipli­ cation of Normal Schools was under ronsideratioin during the year and it is hoped that the details of a complete and approved scheme will be chronicled in the next annual report. 1 was able to see something of the work of the schools during the year and am pleased with w'hat tthe staff are doing, subject to their present conditions, which are admittedly cap:ab’e of improvement. There was no falling off in the quality or quantity of their 'wxrk.

The new buildings for the re-training class at Nagpur were completed during the year and progress made with the nevw buildings for ’the Amraoti class.

32. The most important event was the O'peniiiig of the Engineering School, Technical and Nagpur, in July and the attachment to this school of a Motor Class in Novem- Special Education, ber. In the last annual report reference wa;s made to the provision of buildings for this school and the appointment of a Superintendent of Work­ shops. The Engineering School provides a tiree years’ Civil Engi- neerin.o; course up to the Sub-Overseers’ or in special caees the Overseers’ standard and six Government scholarships of Rs. ico to Rs. 12 and one Nagpur Volunteer Rifle Scholarship of Rs. 15 to Rs. 20 are: offered for this course. In the Entrance examination which is confined to those who have passed the Matriculation Examination or European Middle School Examination eight candi­ dates including three Europeans obtained admissioni and seven won scholarships. A four years’ course in Mechanical Engineering is p)rovided leading up to the first class Boiler Certificate and eight candidates includimg three Muhammadans won admission ■ and scholarships. Eight Government scholarships ranging from R s. 8 to Rs. 25 and a Nagpur Volunteer Rifle Scholarship of Rs. 15 to Rs. 25 are provided. Instruction in the Civil and Mechamical Engineering courses is given by the staff of the College of Science, the Priincipal of which is in charge of the insUtuUon, and by the Superintendent oi WoirksViops (R s, 400) and two Assistants (Rs. 300—400+ house allowance Rs. 50 and carriage allowance Rs. 30 and Rs. 100—200). There are also five 'M stries. These posts have been satisfactorily filled and the staf? is reported to have worked well. It has been found necessary to increase the staff during t he current year. The work of the school suffered at the end of the year from clojsure owing to plague.

33. The Motor Class offers a course of two mton:hs for Chauffeurs who are taught to drive and execute minor repairs. F e es ar e charged for admission to this class. It offers also a four years’ course for the; thorough training of motor mechanics, and for this scholarships of R s. 7 to R s . 25 are offered. To the ChaufTeur class 8 persons were admitted and in tthe Motor Mechanics clas.s 4 scholarships were awarded. For this class a imotor-shed was constructed and equipped, two practice Motor Cars provided (one kindly placed at the disposal of the school by the Hon’ble the Chief Commissioner) and a Motor mechanic (Rs. 50—75) appointed. An allowance of Rs. 100 has been sanc­ tioned for the Superintendent of Workshops in view tof the extra work imposed on him by the development of the class, and furtherr ncrease to the staff has been found necessary this year. Extensive repairs work is undertaken by the , class at rates sanctioned by the Local Administration and great care has to be exercised in limiting this work to what is required fotr iistructional purposes and can effectively be undertaken by the staff. There is no doubt that the establish­ ment of this class, without interfering in any way wiith local private enterprise, has conferred a real boon on owners of motor cars im this Province, and that it is the means of keeping in good order cars used extensively for official purposes. On an average 30 cars were received monthly for repai's and a sum of Rs. 1,674 was credited to Government as the result of five moniths' work.

34. An office building was begun for the Sichocol ind further extensions of the building are now under consideration.

35. A sum of Rs. 4,000 was again transferred ffrom a Government of India grant to the Agricultural Department for the award 0! scholarships to sons of cultivators in High Schools and subsequently in the Agricultural College. lO

RajkumarCollege. ^ 6 . Under Mr. Stow’s lentergctic administration this College continues t» make good progress on sound limes. The post of a Vice-Principal in the Indian Educational Service has been sianctioned but not yet filled owing to the war. The strength has risen from 314 to 45. Construction of the new boarding-house was begun and various servanits” quarters and a cricket pavilion were completed. The College Council has presise(d for the recognition of the College on the same footing as other Chief’s CoIle^ge;s and such recognition appears to be justifiable and desirable.

37. The progress of the; Reformatory School at Jubbulpore continues to be satisfactory. At the close of tlhe year on the transfer of the Superintendent Mr. Mahdi Hussain, I.S.O., ftrotm Jubbulpore, the system of appointing a Revenue Officer as Superintendent, in aid(dition to his ordinary duties, was abandoned and Mr. Date, the Deputy Superintendent, was appointed as Superintendent in the Provincial Educational Serv/icie, the post of Deputy Superintendent being abolished.

38. Two schools condiuc'ted by private managers for instruction of the deaf and dumb are now re^ei'viing grants-in-aid and their work is being watched with interest. Female education. jp . The number of pupibs in institutions for Indian girls rose from 18,524 to ig,oo6. Secondary cd»ca- 4 0 . There was an intcrease of 3 8 in the strength of Anglo-Vernacular tion Middle and High Schools, and in 1 9 1 4 one candidate and in 1 9 1 5 four candidates passed the Matriculation Ejxaimination, one of the latter having studied in a Government Boys’ High Schocol. The Girls’ High School, Amraoti, has been recognised for the Matrioullat.'ion Examination by the University of Allahabad, but it is not intended that its course shall be dominated by this examination. The strength of the schoo rrase to 30 and a separate building was rented for the hostel accommodation of ihe: growing number of boarders, the hostel being placed under the Headmistress whoi resides in it and bullock tongas being provided for the conveyance of girls frami t he hostel to the School. Plans and estimates for a school building and hostel a r e under preparation. The Headmistress resigned at the beginning of the year an(d temporary arrangements had to be made owing to the difficulty of securirg a suitable Headmistress for the sanctioned salary. At the close of the year tie ;sa'lary was raised (see paragraph 4 ) and the services of a suitable Headmistress watlh experience as Headmistress of a High School in Madras Presidency were seciured. A chowkidar’s post was also added to the School, yernac^!areduca- 41. There was no furthier development of Vernacular Middle education. Six Aided Primary Scfooils were provincialised. Numbers in the primary stage rose by 344, but thsre was a fall of 942 in the number of girls reading in Boys’ Schools. I attrisutte this to local circumstances in certain areas and not to any c h a n g e in the genteral attitude towards co-education which up to a certain stage is accepted as a temporary substitute for the opening of sufficient girls’ schools and is consdere.'d by many authorities to be distinctly preferable to the rapid expansion of girlis’ school in their present condition. 42. In the Amraoti N ormal School there was a fall in the number of stu­ dents. I was not satisfiec witth the results of my inspection of this school and have taken steps to remedy some of the defects. The Jubbulpore Normal School continued to do useful work despite changes in the staff owing to the absence of the permanent Lad;y Superintendent on leave. 43. The formation of the second Inspectresses’ Circle referred to in the last report was efTected at ;he beginning of the year. The position of Assistant Inspectresses was improved as has been reported in paragraph .4

44. During the year a s(cheme for the sorely needed improvement of female education was under prepiratiran. The proposals which have now been submitted to the Local Administratoru will be described in the next report, and meanwhile it is unnecessary to draw ateniticon again to the various obstacles to progress which, have been sufficiently emphaisissed in previous reports. 11

45. The sanction of the new post of Inspecttor ol European Schools and Science was referred to in the last report and its crreaticn during the year under review has been chronicled above. There has be;en no change in the number of schools. The attendance figures show a sliglht increase. A sum of over Rs. 19,000 was contributed by Government towardis the maintenance and educa­ tion of orphans and poor children, and efforts were mads to ascertain the number of children not attending school and the reasons foir such non-attendance. From what he has been able to discover the Inspector does not think that the number of such children is large. Proposals have been made far a further allotment of funds for orphan grants and with this further allotmnent '.here will be no reason to fear that any children of the community need be deprived of the benefits of education.

46. There was great activity in school buillding during the year. More than Rs. 67,000 was paid from the special Governiment of India grant set apart for the purpose and the whole of this grant of Rs. 1,50,000 was distributed though the date of payment in some cases has not been fixed at present owing to the financial situation.

47. Owing chiefly to the sanction of additional supplementary grants there was an increase of over Rs. 5,000 in recurring grants. A scieme was prepared during the year for the distribution of the unallotted portion of the Government of India recurring grant and for revising at the same time the conditions under which recurring grants are given. It is proposed that th«ey siall be calculated on an approved scale of expenditure which provides, amomg other things, for a minimum teacher’s salary of Rs. 60 per mensem.

48. Grants were given for the training of teachers outside the Province and there was an increase in the number of trainedl teachers. Only 10 per cent of ihe teachers possess Umvetsily degrees at pnesent and progress in Boys' Schools will not be rapid till the community is able to draw more freely on its best material for the teaching profession.

4Q . There has been only a slight increase of 1 4 2 pupils under instruction Muhammadan against an mcrcase ofr over ^ 2,000 last year, Tin considenng - 1 * theiii-'i decline in the Education. rate of increase, the factors referred to in paragraph 6 and paragraph 21 have to be taken into account. The number of pupils in Secondary Schools rose by 195 and some numerical progress has been made in Girlls’ Schools. The Muhammadan High School Hostel at Amraoti was completed and the construction of the High School begun. A contribution of Rs. 30,000, of whici half was a special grant from the Government of India and the rem.aindtr was added by the Local Administration, was sanctioned at the close of the jyear :or the construction of a building for the Anjuman High School, Jubbulpore., It is hoped that the school will gradually make itself worthy of the fine biuildirg that is being planned. Proposals were also made during the year for the expenditure of the recurring Government of India grant of Rs. 10,000 for Muihamnadan education. These proposals which have been approved include an increase in the staff of Muhammadan Deputy Inspectors, additional sc holarships for Muhammadan ■ pupils and additional provision for the teac hing of Urdu and Persian in Government High Schools. The carrying into effect of these proposals has been temporarily deferred owing to the financial :situa:ion, but the grant mean­ while is available for non-recurring expenditure on Muhimmadan education.

50. The statistics show a distinct falling off in the number of pupils Aborigines and under instruction, but as I remarked last year, whem 1 reported an equally marked increase, the difficulty of classification and the conistant variations in the figures make these figures unreliable.

In Chhattisgarh, among the Chamars, a disttinct advance is being made. From the last year’s grant for the opening of Viernacular Schools a specially generous allotment was made to this Division to enaMe the District Councils to open more schools in places with a large Chamai population and to give :bonuses to teachers for enrolling Chamar pupils in jccordance with proposals 12

approved during the year by tttie Local Administration. In the northern districts of the Province where the Chiamars are not numerically or in other respects so important a factor as h Chlhattisgarh, very little attention is being paid at present to the problem of their education and references to the subject in annual reports are very sparse. In B(erar and Nagpur there are signs of progress, mainly due to private agency, as for instance the Depressed Classes Mission and Christian Missions.

Moral and Physi- 51 - At an early S t a g e in t,he war I issued a circular poinling out in what ways caJ Training. the various lessons taught by t:he war could be brought home to boys in a practi­ cal fashion and used for tie pmrpose of character building. Necessary literature regarding the origin and meaining of the war has been circulated and Lord Roberts’ message to the childiren of the Empire has been widely supplied. An illustrated children’s history of' the war has been ordered for the larger schools. The official summary of var ntews is supplied to Anglo-Vernacular and the larger Vernacular Schools, and Headlmasters of the former class of schools are required to read out and explain this siunnmary periodically and also to narrate special deeds of heroism. They are also expected to impress on all pupils the need for doing something inrolvinig some personal sacrifice to help forward the great cause and to tell them w'hat funds are open for subscriptions and what other help can be given. I (emphasised, however, the necessity for all help being purely voluntary arxi for'bade any attempt at compulsion. The opening of school subscription lists was allowed only when the pupils asked for such a list to be opened. I believe :hat iHeadmasters have done their best to carry out these orders, and I have received several reports from Colleges and schools where students on their opvn iniitiative have given up what they value for pur­ poses of war contribution It is also pleasing to record that some students of the Mission High School att Narsinghpur and the Mission Vernacular School at Khandwa have proceeded on ambulance service to the front. Offers of service were also received fronn several teachers in Government Schools.

52. Thanks to the enteriprise of Mr. R. B. Chapman, Deputy Commis­ sioner of the district, and with the full support of this Department, an interesting experiment has been initiated in Y eotm a, where a School Boys’ League of Honour has been organised in the Government High School and a few other carefully selected schools. T'he aims and methods of this League are similar to those of the Boys’ Sccuts with necessary adaptation to Indian circumstances. The experiment is being carefuilly watched and every effort is being made to prevent so useful an orgaiisatiion degenerating, owing to premature expansion, into something nominal and liifeless. Advance is being made cautiously on very limi^fed lines and the nectessity for the natural growth of the movement from within and not as ths resiult of external pressure and support is constantly emphasised.

The courses of First Aid which are being organised in Colleges and High Schools by the St. John’s Ambulance Association in co-operation with this Department will help to give a practical direction to activities such as have been described above.

53. One Deputy Commiissioner has commented adversely on school dis­ cipline in his district, but no other such complaints have been received nor have I had occasion to note amy serious breach of discipline. At the same time it is obvious that in almost all ouir schools far more vigour, smartness and alert* ness is required.

54. During the yeai a suim of over Rs. 35,000 was spent from a special Government of India gratt of lakhs on the preparation of playing fields and plans and estimates arre under consideration for the expenditure of the balance of the grant. For' the present further expenditure on this object has been postponed owing to the fnnancial situation and advantage is being taken of this respite to examine cirefullly the whole situation and to estimate more pre­ cisely what can effectivelr be accomplished with the available funds. At the outset there was a tendency to underestimate the amount required both for the » 3 acquisition and preparation of grounds in black ccotton areas and consequently the provision of such grounds was planned on rathher too generous and ambitious a scale. At the same time it is clear that whhat is wanted, quite as much as additional playing fields, is more careful organisattion of the school for games purposes. Though inter-school games and tourmaments are keenly contested and excite great interest, the need for participation! of all pupils in school games and athletics is not yet engaging sufficient attentiosn in many schools.

55. There has been further development of football and athletics in the Vernacular Schools of several districts and, wiith one exception, the Deputy Commissioners of these districts testify to the fruiits ofthis activity. The Deputy Commissioner of Seoni considers the energy to be; mislirected for reasons which are not explained. [ have no doubt regarding thes usefulness of the movement provided that it does not necessitate any large eexpenditure of District Council educational funds.

56. A scheme for the more thorough mediical inspection of schools was completed during the year, but the final decision off the Local Administration has been reserved { ending improvement of the financiaal situation.

57. The number of books submitted for orrders was 292, and 183 books Text-book Com- were sanctioned for use, chiefly for library and prizze pirposes.

58. The work on the Committee proceedied on the usual lines. The Students’ Advi- number of applicants for advice and aid fell from 8^1 to 63 as a result of abnor­ mal conditions in Europe which led the Committees to s.dvise students to postpone their plans for European study. Six students to tlhe knowledge of the Committee proceeded to the United Kingdom. The honorarrium of the Secretary of the Committee was raised from Rs. 50 to Rs. 100.

59. The Government grant to the Second Cllass Scientific Library, Nagpur, General, was raised from Rs. 815 to Rs. 1,615. "

60. An attempt was made during the yesar to determine the principles on which provincial grants should be allotted to Municipalities for Verna­ cular education. After much discussion it was decided to conduct a general survey of the educational needs of each Mlunicipality and on the basis of this survey to estimate the grants that would Ibe given in accordance with one of the several proposals that had been discussted with a view to testing its practicability. This work is now in progress.

61. Proposals for the revision of the Grant-irn-Aic Code were submitted in accordance with the instructions of the Local Addministration. These proposals were accepted by the Hon’ble the Chief Commisssioner after the close of the year under review. The annual grants to schooils were re-assessed under the provisions of the existing Code.

62. A new agreement was entered into with the Newal Kishore Press for a period of two years only for the supply of tejxt-books and school-books in the Central Provinces.

63. Though work in connection with the Uniiversity Committee prevented me from doing as much touring as I should haveiilked, I was able during the course of the year to visit all the Indian High Schols and Normal Schools, most of the European Schools and a considerable; nunber of Anglo-Vernacular Schools. I visited all District head-quarters, ex

64. This report bears witness to the large number of important matters that are engaging at present the attention of thee Department. Though there * 4 was much activity during the year in the consideration and preparation of schemes, there are still many fields in which proposals still await elaboration, approval or the provision of fiunds. In addition to the numerous schemes already referred to in this report, the revision of the Education Manual and the revision of text-books, which press fo>r urgent disposal, will occupy much time and pro­ posals have to be made for thie expenditure of such portions of the Government of India grants as have not y(et been distributed in detail. For the revision of text-books I have been giveni the valuable services of Mr. Spence. If it had not been for the war and the financial situation, I should have asked before now for additional help in order to dispose finally of all arrears. But I feel strongly that this is not the time to make such a request and that the present financial situation justifies a slow rate (of progress with all new schemes. It is better to have carefully considered schiemes ready for putting into efTect when funds are plentiful once more than to piress for expenditure on hastily matured and crude schemes at a time when strictt economy is essential.

65. The administrative work of the Department was carried on smoothly during the year, and I owe thianks to all my * officers and particularly to mv assistant Mr. Kilroe for their zealous and loyal co-operation. Much additional work of an arduous and responsible kind has been imposed on my office establish­ ment by the number of new schemes under preparation and the disposal of Government of India grants. They have responded to the calls made on them with cheerfulness and zeal.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

A. I. MAYHEW,

Offg. Director of Public Instruction,

Central Provinces. *5

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA GRANTS.

STATEM ENT A.—Showing the recurring expenditure during 1914-15 out of Government of India recurring grants.

Total amount of Government Recurring Object. of India recurring grants expenditure available for in 19 14 -15. I9I4-IS-

Rs. Rs.

Elementary Schools—Boys 3,63,000 («) 2.37,943

G irls’ Schools ... 48.000 (b) 29.808

Hostels ... 17.000

Technical ... 9.000 (c) ...

European Schools ... 31.000 W I 3.97I>

Secondary Schools ... '8,000 58,000

Manual Training ... 3)000 3.000

Colleges and Training Schools 40.000 (f) 9,g88

Muhammadan Education 10.000 (/) ...

Aided Schools ... 3 5 ,0 0 0 t?) 11.525

Total 6,14,000 3 ,6 4 ,2 3 4

* N o t e ,—( i ) These figures are subject to correction in regard to funds transferred to other Departments and to Local Bodies. (2) In addition to the recurring expenditure recorded for 1914-15 arrangements have been made for the recurring expenditure of an addi'ional amount of about Rs. 1,27,000 as funds become available, in accordance with sanctioned schemes; detailed proposals have been submitted for the expenditure of an additional amount of about Rs. 13,000 ; ami proposals are now being­ framed for the expenditure of an additional amount of about Rs. 93,000. Explanatory figures are given below. (a) This includes— (1) the cost of Vernacular Schools maintained from Government of India grants, the full expenditure on which will not be reached till 1916-17. A sum of Rs. 68,952 in addition to the amount actually spent in 1914-15 is set apart for these schools. , (ii) the cost of the Pension Scheme for Vernacular teachers. A sum of Rs. 5,175 in .iddition to the amount actually spent in 1914-15 is set apart for this scheme. (iii) the cost of classes for the retraining of Vernacular teachers. A sum of Rs. 4,800 in addition to the amount actually spent in 1914-15 is set apart for this scheme. Proposals have also been sanctioned involving a recurring expenditure of Rs. 7,000 on anew cadre for Government Vernacular _ School teachers and on raising the minimum pay of uncertificated teachers. Thus it will be seen th.it from the total allotment of Rs. 3,63,000 for Elementary Schools a balance of only about Rs. 39,000 awaits proposals for expenditure. Some, if not all, of this will be required for the training of teachers for which a scheme is under preparation. (A) This includes the cost of raising the minimum salary of Assistant Inspectresses of Schools and of increasing and improving the staff of the Amraoti Girls’ High School. The full expenditure on these two sanctioned schemes will exceed by nearly Rs. 4,500 the actual expenditure in 1914-15. Thus the balance of the total al'otment still awaiting expenditure i« about Rs. 13,500 and proposals for this distribution are now before the Local Administration. ;c) Proposals for the expenditure of the whole of this amount have been sanctioned. A sum of Rs. 3,000 is placed at the dl^posal of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, but has not yet been used. The baUnce of Rs. 6,000 has been appropriated for the Motor Class of the Engineering School. The whole of this grant will probably be spent this year. (d) This includes part of the cost of the newly created post of Inspector of European Schools and Science. The full expenditure onr this post will exceed by nearly Rs. 7,000 the actual expendi­ ture in 1914-15. Proposals for the expenditure of the balance of the allotment for European Schools have now been sanctioned and the allotment will be spent in full this year. (e) Proposals for the utilisation of the balance of Rs. 30,000 from this allotment on the training of teachers are under preparation. (/) Proposals for the expenditure of the full allotment have been approved, but the execution of the- scheme has been temporarily deferred. ig) A scheme for the expenditure of the balance of this allotment on a Provident Fund for aided schools teachers is under consideration. |6

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'GOVERNMENT OF ^INDKA GRANTS.

"STATEM ENT C.—Showing the non-recurring excpenditure out af unsfent balemoe^ of Government of India recur ring grants.

Uns pent balance Object. on 31st March Amourkt spent in 1914-15. 19 14 . *

R«. Rs.

’ Elementary Schools—‘Boys ...... -Zi37,8i 3 36,260 (»)

G irls’ education ... ••• ••• 6s,SS3 1,89s {^)

Technical and Industrial education '••• ••• 15,000 7,200 (

Aided Schools ...... 21,450 ' 15,000 (rf)

Objects o f exfenditu'ire.

(a) (i) Buildings to accommodate classes for the retraining of teachers of elementary schools at Amraoti and Nagpur.

(ii) Equipment of elementary schools maintained from Gov(ernment of India grants.

(5) Equipment of hostel of the Girls’ High School, Amraotii.

(c) Buildings and equipment of Motor Class of Engineering School, Nagpur.

(d) Building grant to Anjuman High School, Jubb«Ipore.

* N otb.—T hese figures are subject to correction in regard to fumds transferred to other Departments and to Local Bodies.

'XJovt, Tress, Nagpur.—No. c,6i—Dir. P. I.— 12-9-15—4 EDUCATION-GENERAL TABLE I.

Abstract Return of Colleges^ Schools and Scholars in the Central Provinces and Berar at the end of the official year 19 14 * 15 .

(For details see General Table III.)

Area and Population* Public iDstitntiona. P rivate Inatitationa. ' Collegiate School Education, Gsneral. School Education, Special. Education I Institutions and G rand Percentage of Remarka, Total area tn Nninber of towns* ichotars. aod viUagej. Population. Primary Schools. All T o ta l. Profes- T rain ­ O th er Total of E le­ Arts sionia Secondary ing SpecUliipecii.. Public - Ad­ ment. Col­ C o l­ Schools, Schools, S cVodU. Iftatltntiong, vanced a»7 . lege*. leges. Upper. Lower,

■ 4

I O'6 5 "British 1 1 2 f British 6,930,392 ' For Males 3 i 3Q9 a,680 I 1,047 6 II ' 4,M9 ‘7 4.166 Instituti o n s to T erri­ Territory. number of' g I cor/.tory. towns and vil £ 1 N ative N ative ... lages. ^ (.States ■g-! States :S ov For Females. 40 108 362 363 ■93 0\

Total 112 T o lal .. 6,930,392 Total 439 3,890 1 , 1 55 13 *7 4.52& ■S H s ' 'M alea 1,0 13 ao6 53,604 402 313.157 30'12 •S I British 39^005 f British 6,985.916 2.13.73s 44>24S 573 379 312.7SS Terri­ Territory. Male scholairs to S. male popula­ tory, N ative tion of school- going age. t States. N ative & States. Female scholars t to female iZ population ot school-go i n g T otal 39.005 Total ... 6,985,916 a g e f 3’29 G ra n d T o t a l. 3 9 ,117 G r a n d T o t a l 13,916,308 Fem ales 2 , 7 3 5 25.358 6,17s 54 75 34.388 43 78 34.509 ■ ^ Total 1,0 14 206 55.339 239.093 50,420 ^ 627 454 347.143 44S 78 347.666 i6'6s

__For the purposes of columns i, 2 and 3 the statistics of the Census of 19 11 should be utilized, subject to the modilicatioos enumerated below. • A town contains 5,000 inhabitants or upwards. A village contains less than 5,000 inhabitants. A Municipality or a Cantonment, whatever its population, should be entered as a town. + The population of school-going age is taken at 15 per cent, of the whole population. „ , . , , . 1 The population of Native or Feudatory States and Political Agencies should not be shown except in the case ol those Provinces where the schools Of the Stat«s tn question come under supervision and control of the Education Department; and th« foot-note should specify what addition or deduction is made in this respect. EDUCATION—GEN

Abstract Return of Expenditure on Public Instruction in the

Total Direct Expenditure on Public loitrnctioD.

Collegiate Education. School Edocation, Genera). jsehool Education, SpccikI

1 Prlmaty Scbonia. Total. 1 Training All other Arts Professional Secondftfj Schoola. Special Colleges, CoU«g9t. Schools. Sdiooli. Upper. Lower.

3 4 S 6 7 8 » I s

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

11,02,246 82,618 For Males — 1.9M 94 56,033 io.33.i8l 1.73.253 65,970 37,04.635 1. faistitutions -i 69,802 28,180 For Females — ... 1,40,390 21,845 3,161 2.63.378

12,42,636 Total ... I.9J .394 56.033 11,02,983 2,om 33 1,04,463 69,131 29,68,073

9’ i 6 r s 6 a. (a) Percentages* of Provincial Expenditure included in 7-78 3 2 9 22'6o 7'4+ 4-04 5 5 8 7 columns 2 — 17 to Total Provincial Expenditure on Public Instruction.

9-29 (d) Percentages* of District Fund Expenditure included ••• 137 0 S* ’37 ... 7 5 3 6 in columns 2— 17 to Total District Fund Expen­ diture on Public Instruction.

(f) Percentages* of Municipal Expenditure included in ... 32'38 40-33 rS« ••• •3* 74-44 columns 2— 1 7 to Total Municipal Expenditure or Public Instruction. ‘

(rf) Percentages of Total Expenditure in colnmrs 2— 17 4-34 1 27 25-04 28-96 3-83 3-37 1-S7 67-3S to Total Expenditure on Public Instruction. i

a v e r a g e a n n u a l COSTt OF EDUCATING EACH PUPIL IN. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a- p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p.

[ Cost to Provincial Reventies ... 238 I I I 6ao 4 c :8 11 9 7 3 7 6 13 6 170 9 5 635 6 g 22 8 I Government Institution ... | i Cost to District and Municipal • •1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 I ^ Funds.

Total Cost ... zgS «3 >0 6ao 4 0 33 la 8 7 3 »> 6 13 6 170 II 63s 6 g 29 S 11-

Cost to Provincial Revenues... ••• ... District Fund Schools ... . Cost to District Funds ... 7 5 2 4 6 8 4 0 6 4 *i 5

Total Cost .. •• «»• 7 5 2 4 6 8 4 0 6 • •4 ... 4 II S

'C o st to Provincial Revenues ... ««• ... ••• Municipal Schools ... - . Cost to Municipal Funds ... *• 17 10 7 6 9 I 4 3 >' • •• 9 0 5

Total Cost ...... ' ••• 17 7 6 9 I 4 3 11 ■ *« ... 9 0 s

0 8 5 / Cost to Provincial Revenues ... SO 4 S 29 3 I 16 15 7 3 * 1 0 51 8 5 8 8 I Aided Institutions 1 Cost to District and Municipal 0 1 6 1 0 9 t 6 3 »•« 4 13 a I 0 3 C Funds.

Total Cost ... 145 «4 2 101 2 2 46 12 I 12 7 j 3 II 3 ... 86 s 0 24 S 5

Unaided Institutions ... Total Cost ... **• *«• 28 II 0 4 7 5 4 1 3 2 ... 10 II 8 7 9 9

Cost to Provincial Revenues ... n o 14 g M S 4 J 5 10 6 0 8 8 0 7 1 170 9 5 107 12 5 2 4 6

All Institution* Cost to District and Municipal • «* ... 7 1 0 4 10 4 3 n I 4 1 3 a 4 14 II Funds.

ToUl Coat ... 194 4 10 m s * 19 I : S 4 4 4 1 6 170 n 0 131 6 10 8 10 3

u ERAL TABLE II.

Central Provinces and Berar fo r the official year 19 14 -15 .

Total Indirect Expenditure on Public Instmcti on.

Remark*. Total Special cxpeoditure graot* on Pnbilc MiftceU I B fttm ctioo. UotVCTsity. Direction. (pspcrtfon. Schofarthips BuKdJngfi, fortarniture Total. and laneoua. .-ipparatai.

18 19 to II 19 IS U >S X6 • 1 7

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

39,59.782 «•< 77.342 a,19,618 70 ^37 6,06,883 60,859 2,19,948 >a.SS.o87

...... 37.<5o> 9.891 61,375 4,486 68,476 1,81,729 4.45,107

14,36,816 44.04.889 ••• 77.342 3,57,219 80,328 6,68,158 SS.34S 2,88,424

100*00 SSI 17 9 2 S >7 &z6 1-50 7-77 44>3

100*00 ... •38 •03 20'6g 1-77 1-77 24-64

••• ... •76 18-65 1-69 4 4 6 2 5 5 6 100*00

... 17 6 S84 r 8 * » S i 7 1-48 6-SS 32-62 tOO'OO *

• The percentages required for a (a), 2 (i), 2 (c) are to be calculated from the figures given in columns 34. 3S, 3^/ t The annual cist is calculated on the direct expenditure only. The average cost of educating each pupil u obtained by dividing the dire«i expen. diture by the average monthly number on the rolls during the year. . . ^ 1 1.1 t/ii i The average cost of each pupil in District Fund and Mu^iicipal Schools is to be obtained from the figures given in General lable V li. J Fraction of a rupee should be omitted, except in the coiamn* showing the average annual cost of educating each pupiL

111 EDUCATION—GENE % Return of Colleger, Schooh and Scholars in the

Public

Undef Public Management.

ManEK«i hy Govsrnment. Matmged by District or Mutiicipal Board*.

Ciais « {lnstltation>. Number Number of Average of Average Number scholars 1 mmber on Numbtt «cholAT« 'D 3xit dnrinf; ance. March. the vear. March. year.

1 3 4 5 6 7 s 9

ARTS COLLEGES. s: English 2 3>S 3 18 254 o H Orfehtal • •• •** •«« ...... 5 D COLLEGES OR DEPARTMENTS OF Q COLLEGES FOR PROFESSIONAL ta TRAINING. L a w •••... •** . . . .w. Medicine ^ • • Engineering •a* ■” .*• • 4* Teaching 1 69 68 65 ...... ** a ^Agriculture . . . v« <•« .■t ... ••• ... 1 Total 3 384 386 319 ...... SECONDARY SCHOOLS. { High Schools j 8 *.976 a.050 *•795 4 398 262 227 For B oys. English 42 5.69a 6,058 S.3'8 44 4,625 S.037 4 ,18 1 . Middle Schools 186 3 1,2 1 1 X Vernacular S 536 S68 47» 3'■576 24.307 td ( High Schools «!♦ ... o t t ... For Girls. < ( English 1 30 32 29 • • ...... •” O (Middle Schools P . Vernacular 8 866 869 643 ...... < 0 28,715 a£> Total 75 9,100 9.577 8.256 234 36,499 36 .510 ta PRIMARY SCHOOLS. 9 934 920 789 2,434 3o8,9So 205,878 153.17 5 1 { K E . . . : 2 254 23* 2 12 704 35.948 35.331 37.057 CO 9,664 9.476 6,727 X 32 30 IS [ i S Z : :: S8 3|6i 5 3.549 1.777 ......

ToU l 220 13.467 13.176 9.S0S 244,930 24 1,139 180,^147 SCHOOLS FOR SPECIAL INSTRI/CTION. Training Schools for Masters ... 6 573 557 530 «•« 2 Training Schools for Mistresses ...... O 2 54 55 45 ... •«. ... Schools of Art ...... -< Law Schools ... -*• ...M* •«. Medical Schools u ... *•« 4*. fr] O Engineering and Surveying Schools 1 MM 11 ...... Industrial Schools ...... O A* • •• ...... OCQ Commerfcial Schools ... 1 ...... Agricultural Schools O ...••• • .1 Other Schools, Reformatory ... 1 VI SO 49 ...... (, Deaf and Dumb Schools . • •• *•* •«» - ■ ... *.•

Total lO 693 676 635 ......

Total of Collroks amo Schools o r Public Instruction 308 23.644 33.81s 18.715 3.373 281,4^9 *.77.649 2,08,96a f 1,— Advance teaching— z (а) Arabic of Persian 0 • •• ... ••• ... (б) Sanskrit ... 1 .»* H (c) Any other Oriental Classic .. ... • •• *. > ... 2.—Elementary, teaching a Vernacular f For Boys, ■■■ ... *• • •• only or mainly, J „ Girls...... C For Boys.., e ,1.— Elementary, teaching the Koran ... 1 V# < (. „ Girls. ... • •• ... ..a > 4.— Other Schools not conforming fo For Boyf., ...... • •• s . Departmental Standards. Girls ...... Cu ••• ... —

Total ......

G ran d T otal •** ...... - 1 } Statistics relating to this Institution are shown under { Excludes 4 boys who ha»e passed iv R A L T A B L E 111.

Central Provinces and Berar for the official year ig H -iS -

Jitftltations.

------Under Private Maoa|{em(;nt.

Aided by OcTernmcnt or by Di»lrirt or Mooicipa) Boards. UDftldedi Grand Total Orand Total of Public of Acholara on Number ol Averapc In&tUutions. Ibe 31st Averacte nom oer March. NawHcT d number scholars on the rotl« on Average Number of tcholar* on on Average Number of dally attend­ iostitu' on 31st the roll* dally (tUend* the rolls the rolls aocc. monthU ance. tlooi. March. moothl? t'lOQS. OD 31 St durioit the March. dariog the ypar year.

16 17 i 9 *9 10 21 13 13 <4

• «4 4 1,014 2 699 6 6 7 S 7» ... ! «•« ...

X ... 1 3 7 1 13 7 >37 1 1 0 ... »«• ««« * «.« ••ft ••• I 6 9 ... •• ... »•*

...... 6 1,2 2 0 S04 6 8 1 ...... 3 8 3 6

31 ■ 4 2 >.895 i,S 8 8 1 2 3 2 3 4 ,0 7 2 19 1,7 2 0 >,7>i >.373 14 9 >5.>23 89 3'S 3.SS 9 ■ 2 .7 2 4 34 20 8 2 • 03 8 0 33.9515 15 1,741 >.757 i , i 7> % 3 1 1 8 7 7 43 35 1 1 S 26 2 3 2 > 10 3 9 1 4 3 0 2 2 1,8 )4 9 1 1 8 8 1 7 1 6 • 1 37 3S «3 1,8 5 6 J. 49S 439 55,32? 8 , u s 6 4 9 2 3 9 1.8 9 1 9 « 7 .8 3 9

4,70 0 3-'72 2,680 2 2 5 ,9 0 4 10 ,6 4 0 10 ,8 2 1 8 ,4 8 7 ■ 78 S.38 0 «S9 >.047 4 5 .9 8 2 1 3-9«5 16 4 4,9S> 4 .7 * 3 3 .5 0 4 177 4 ,8 2 9 60 310 2,8 9 5 3 10 4 8 7 >3,'89 3 .3 8 9 1 ,1 8 8 9 05 to 8 4 ,4 3 8 i 6 6 10 S8o 1 4 ‘ 3 34 1 ,8 1 3 7 ,6 4 1 2 8 9 ,5 13 15 ,7 0 1 2 7 8 1 1,6 4 8 10 ,6 9 8 4 ,0 4 5 4 08 f 9.4® >9i9*4

J

6 573 ... ■ •4 2 ::: ■ : .» ♦ £4

...*.*...... *•< 1 4 10 2 36 8 2 4 1 3 10 3 > S i 9 7 2 6 5 39 0

••• ««• t 4*p 2 2 0 3 2 0 2 1 " " 1 6 i .» 10 2 31 i,o8> 2 10 3 >s» 9 2^5 3 1 1 3S 7 4 ,5 1 1 347,’ 43 . 3 3 ,1 3 1 3«9 >3.<542 IZ .7 0 S i S « i 28,428 29>i54 1

2 1 7 i8 o 7 ...... 7 2 3 7 “’I 1 7 6 1 0 1 , j S 10 2 2 8 2 3 4 1 *«« (•« ...... !!! ••• *•« »•* ... — ...... • •• • ... 1 I 78 ■ 7 5 65 ' 7 8 ...... *«■ «* y ...... 4 2 1 1 8 ... 1 8 5*3 ' . . . 5 2 3 4 ,5 2 9 347,665 1 ... 337 i 4.>6S t 3.25'‘ 9 .6 55 ... i

the I’rimary Examination. EDUCATION—GENE

Return of Colleges^ Schools and Scholars in the

Number

Hlndtts.

Cla$« of InsUtuttors. A English. A C)a«»ical Vernacular Europ­ Natire language. language. ean K and Chris* JVfuham- Eurasians. ttars. mailai^ft. Brahmins. Nod- Brahm\nt.

ao 32 n M 35 55 #7

ARTS COLLEGES. English ... 1,014 369 21 1 1 7 11 204 59 u Oriental ••• • .« ...... ad COLLEGES OR DEPARTMENTS OF Cd COLLEGES FOR PROFESSIONAL t r a i n i n g . Law 137 ... I ... I l l "9 5 Medicine ...... Engineering ... •«« .*• o Teaching 69 58 3 57 “ ’a I U Agriculture ... *-• ......

Total 1,220 3^9 58 22 «4 879 231 65

s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s . r High Schools ... 4,072 2 ,3 1s 1,850 54 64 2,109 '.393 394 203 For Boys. ^ » English iS .»23 867 ■S.0S3 298 5,*85 7.273 1,9 13 te. ( Middle Schools ] tA ... y: C Vernacular i8 33.955 756 4,4»8 24,2c6 2 ,911 ta r High Schools .. 43 23 20 22 17 2 ... «.• O For Giris. 3. f English 30s 5 177 140 140 20 '7 o ( Middle Schools ] (, Vernacular ...... 1,8 14 ... 567 1 394 703 ' 4« < o Total 19,561 3,210 52,870 419 1,842 1 12,528 ot> 33,592 5-359 PRIMARY SCHOOLS. 642 168. 225.S09 474 970 20,077 »57,395 20,503 a: ! S r / ,:: ;;; «»• 45.982 289 1,981 32,283 3,133 o 63s 119 12,918 591 761 *.574 7,277 1.396 m — I08 S K S S : : : : : 4,438 738 2 ,310 »,°95 1,065 Total 1,277 287 2^8.847 2,J28 35.370 199,265 26,127

SCHOOLS FOR SPECIAL INSTRUCTION, f Training Schools for Masters ... 9S 573 ID 166 3 1 1 79 ■X, Training Schools for Mistresses ... 54 ... 5 IQ . 38 1 o Schools of Art ...... p ... Law Schools ...... •• ... >• i i . U■< k1 . B < Medical Schools ...... Enginrering and Surveying Schools 14 ... 4 5 2 3 U H »•« Industrial Schools ... 23 ... ^33 333 13 iS 4 Commercial Schools ...... • M ...... Agricultural Schools ...... **• •«. , Other Schools—Reformatory ...... 52 1 24 8 ...... 20 ... 8 i^Deaf and Dumb Schools ... - _ ’ ** 10 1

Total 37 95 932 4 350 205 401 96

T oTAI. o f CoLtBCES ASK SCHOOLS OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 22,09s 342.707 >.S'0 4.334 38,682 2.33,489 3 >>647

'l . — Advanced teachinsr— 3 (a) Arabic or Persian ... . 217 ,»* J; . *45 (i) Sanskrit ...... 228 *«« .•« 232 ’"e c03 ^ (4 Any other Oriental ClaSsIc .. ... 7 ^ 2.— Elementary, teaching a Vernacular ( For Boys., . - ... ^ ... only or mainly. i Giris *■* ... •f* ... «•* •«. ««• > 3.— Elementary, teaching the Koran. ••• S **• 78 78 4,—Other Schools not conforming to (F o r Boys .•» ••• ...... ••• Departmental Standards. ♦ ^ „ Girls, «• ... ”• ......

T o t a l . ... 44S 78 223 6 2»3 83,095 G r a n s T o t a I . 4,406 343,785 1.5*0 4.334 38,904 233,495 31,870

VI R A L T A B L E UL— (Conc/d.)

Central Provinces and Berar fo r the official year 1914-15.— (Condd.)

vu EDUCATION—GENERAL TABLE III-A.

Number of Scholars on the 31s/ March, classified according to Sex, Race, or Creed, fo r , the official year 19 14 -15 .

Hindus. Euito- Gonds peains Native and amd ChrU- Maho- Budhists. Parsis. other Othras. abori­ Eu.ra* tians. B rah ­ Non- medans. sioains. mans. B ra h . gines. mans.

1 22 3 4 t 6 7 8 9 10

COLLEGIATE e d u c a t i o n .

A r t s C o l l e g e s . » fM a le ... 2 1 7 1 0 20 4 59 ... 7 1 English (_Female ... 1

fM ale ...... Oriental l^Female ... : ... 1

C o l l e g e s f o r P rofessional T r a i n i n g .

fM ale ... I III 19 5 ... I... Law l^Female ... • •*

( Male ...... Medicine (Female ... : ...

f Male ...... Engineering L Female ..

r Male ... 3 57 8 1 ... Teaching C Female ...

r Male ...... Agriculture C Female ...... - ...

Total ... 2 2 14 879 231 65 8 ... 1

SCHOOL EDUCATION-GENERAL.

S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l s .

For Boys.

r Male ... 51 64 2 ,log 1.393 394 29 2 1 ... 8 High Schools ^ Female ... 3

Middle Schools—

r Male ... 192 297 &28S 7.273 ^ 9>3 38 25 21 67 English (.Female ... n I .•«

Male ... 7 17 4,310 23,882 2 ,g o s 36S 2 4 46 794 Vernacular i . Female ... 39 108 324 6 '3 6 36

For Gii rls.

rM ale .. • •• ...... High Schools (Female ... 22 17 2 2 • ••

Middle Schools—

rM a le ... «•« ... English (Female ... 14 0 14 0 2 0 17 3 ... 1

^ Male .. ; Vernacular ^ Female ... 567 394 703 141 : 8 I

Total ... 419 1,842 12,228 33.592 5,359 4 48 53 481 9 0 7

vni EDUCATION-GENERAL TABLE Ill-A.

Number of Scholars on the 315^ March, classified according to Sex, Race, or Creed, fo ’ the official year 1914-15. — (Contd.)

Euro­ H ind us. Gonds peans and and C hris­ MahO' B ud hists. Parsis. other Others. E u ra­ tians. Brah­ 1 N o n - m edans. abori­ sian s. m a t'.s . 1 Birah- gines. 1 ■ m.ans.

; 3 3 4 1 S 6 7 8 9 10

SCHOOL EDUCATION—GENERAL.— (Condd.) •

P r i m a r y S c h o o l s .

For Boys.

M a le ... 3 6 s 88 2 18 ,7 0 4 14 8 ,7 8 2 20 ,0 6 5 764 33 13 .6 8 4 10 ,2 1 9 U p p e r ••• - .Female ... 109 88 I.37J 8 .6 1 3 4 38 16 - 1,0 0 2 7 6 7

/ Male ... 264 1.7 7 8 3 1 . 1 8 2 3 .0 3 2 10 8 2 5 ,3 7 6 2 ,2 9 2 Low er — ; ( Fem ale ... 25 2 0 3 I„IOI 1 0 1 2 4 9 6 9

For Girls.

•M ale ... 1 6 1 S 7 3 4 2 ... 6 ... 4 Upper ••• • Female ... 430 704 2 ,5 7 1 7,^73 J .394 61 25 230 2 0 4

Male ... I 4 6 Low er ‘ Female ...... 10 7 734 2 ,3 0 4 1.0 9 s 30 75 26 5 6

Total ... 1,0 6 s 2 ,12 8 2 5 ,3 7 0 19 9 ,2 6 5 2 6 ,12 7 979 14 1 2 0 .76 7 1 3 ,6 7 1

SC H O O L EDUCATION—SPECIAL.

S c h o o l s f o r S p e c i a l I n s t r u c t i o n .

Male .. ... 10 16 6 3 " 79 6 I Training Schools .Fem ale ... 5 10 3 8 I

• Male ...... School of Arts •• j .Female ...

■ Male ...... Law Schools j . Female ...|

'M a le . .. ’ Medical Schools ^ .Female ... ! •••

j’ Male ... 2 Engineering and Surveying | ; 4 S 3 — Schools. I Female ... § ( Male ... 2 6 1 >3 18 4 • c* Industrial Schools • i ' . Female ... 72 I ... 1 ( Male ... 2 I 24 8 6 IX •Other Schools—Reformatory ... • , Female ...

r Male ... 9 7 I Deat and Dumb Schools • t Female ...... 1 I I ......

Total .. ■ 4 350 2 0 5 4 0 1 96 I 12 1 2

Total of Colleges and Schools of Public Instruc - 1,510 4 .3 3 4 38 ,6 8 2 2 ,3 3 ,4 8 9 3 1.6 4 7 1 , 4 2 7 20 3 21,260 J 4,59i tion.

IX EDUCATION—-GENERAL TABLE III-A.

Number of Scholars on the 2,1st March, classified according to Sex, Race or Creed, for theofficial yetar !9i4-i5.— (Concld.)

Hindus. Euro­ Gonds peans 'Nattive and and Chiris- Maho* Budhistft. Parsis. other Others. Eura­ tiams. Brah­ Non- medans. abori­ sians. mans. Brah­ gines. mans.

I 3 3J 4 i G 7 8 9 10

SCHOOL EDUCATION—SPECIAL— (Concld.)

Private Institutions.

1, Advanced Teaching—

Male .. ... 111 63 (a) Arabic or Persian .. • .Female ... ••• 34 ... 9 i.e

Male ... • •• 222 6 ... ••• ... (b) Sanskrit ... ■ .Female ... **• ••• ...

Male ... ••• • •• (c) Any other Oriental classes Female ... •• • ... •». • »*

2. Elementary Teaching —A Vernacular only or mainly.—

' Male ...... For Boys ... i w Female ...... • •t ...

' Male ...... • • > ••• • •• For Girls ... i [.Female ... ••• <•* *•»

3 . Elementary Teaching—the Koran only.—

^Male ... * « 1 >•* »•. ••• For Boys ... • « (. Female ... ••• ... 78 ••• .*•

fM ale ...... <•* .«« • • • For Girls ^ .Female ... :

Other Schools not conforming to Departmental Standards. •

( Male ...... «•« ... For Boys ... • . Female ... •••

rMale ...... ••• .M For Girls ... ■ Female ...... »< ...

Total of Private Institutions ...... 222 6 223 • •• 72 ......

G r a n d T o t a l .. 4I.334 38,904 2,33.495 3 ’ .870 1,427 27s 21,260 I4.S9« 1' A B L E S. EDUCATION.-GENE Return of Expenditure on Public Instruction in the Central

p ublic

Under Public

Objects of Expenditure. Managed by Government.

Eudow- ments Provincial D istrict M unicipal Fees. S u b scrip ­ and T o tal. Revenues. Funds. Fu n ds. tions. oth“ r sources.

2 3 4 S 6 7 8

Rs. R s. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. R s . ARTS COLLEGES. f English 7 5 ,7 2 2 18 ,3 6 3 94.085 ' Oriental w ^ ^ 2 C o l l e g e s o r D e p a r t m e n t s o f C o l l s g e s f o r . < 2 P rofessional T r a i n i n g , 5 ^ Law Medicine g g Engineering Teaching 42.'77 4 2 ,17 7 Agriculture

Tottal 1,17 ,8 9 9 18 ,3 6 3 ',3 6 ,2 6 2

S e c o n d a r v S c h o o l s . High Schools 63,30* 77,76 0 226 6 82 1,4 2 ,16 9 f Emollsh 89,794 SO 63,855 7 0 8 465 1,54.873 For Boys Middle Schools ■1 ji. V(ernacular 14 ,0 9 0 370 14 ,4 6 0 o ^ High Schools For Girls I Einglish .^455 "8 7 5,542 ^ Middle Schools I V

Toltal 93,525 37 359 99 333 94,353

S c h o o l s f o r S p e c i a l I n s t r u c t i o n . Training Schools for Masters 8 2 ,5 5 6 62 8 2 ,6 18 2 1,8 4 5 o Training Schools [or Mistresses 21,845 School of Arts ...... < . Law Schools ...... s < Medical Schools ... Engineering and Surveying Schools ... 2 4 ,5 10 2 4 ,5 10 ^ ft. Industrial Schools ...... OC/3 o Commercial Schools ...... * Agricultural Schools ...... in Other Schools—Reformatory >6,157 j 1 6 , 1 5 7 1^ Deaf and Dumb Schools ..

Tottal 1,4 5 ,0 6 8 62 1 , 4 5 . '3 °

Buildings ... 4 ,4 6 1 ! - ' 4 ,4 6 1 Furniture and apparatus (special grants only) 14,572 454 4 4 6 : 15 ,4 7 2

Toltal ' 9,033 1 454 19,933

U niversity Direction Inspection w f Arts Colleges ' ' Medical Colleges Professional Colleses Secondary Schools ^ ^ _ Primary Schools S a i Medical Schools 1 Technical and Indu sttial Schools Other special schools... Miscellj^neous

Tcjtal

1,6 1,2 4 9 T o t a l E x p e n d i t u r e o n P u b l i c I n s t r u c t i o n 5,54.956 5 0 55 1,491 1,542 7,' 9.343

I.—Fractions of a rappee are to be omitted. . . . 11 —If the income of amy school managed bv the Government or by District or Municipal Board exceeds the expenditure income from fees or other private sources alone exceeds expenditure, the excess III —If the income of amy aided school exceeds the expenditure, the excess should be proportionately deducted from the sub­ Revenues and from Local and Municipal IV —In calcuhtine the.* expenditure from Provincial Revenues or any other Fund, all payments or #ontrjbution from fejs V —The expenditure uinder‘University/ ‘Direction,’ ‘Inspection.’ ‘Scholarships' and Miscellaneous should be shown only VI.—The expendicure on s3tipends held in Training Schools should be shown as part of the expeuUiture in tbose schools, n n VII —The expendituire eintered in columns 16, 17 and 18 should be included incoiumns 38 and 39 and not in coluirns 34, 3,? V lll.—Schoola rr.aintainesd by Native States, even though managed by the bducatiOQ Department, should be catered ia XU RAL TABLE IV. Provinces and Berar fo r the official year 19 14 -15 .

Institutions.

Management.

Managed by District or MunicipaJ Boards. Maintained by Feudatory State.

Endowr- Local Municipal Endow­ ments Native Funds Funds ments Provincial District Municipal Fees. Siibscrip. ard in raised in and other Total State Fees. Subscrip­ Total. Revenues. Funds. Funds. t\0H5. Revenues. Natire Native tions. other sources. State. States. sources.

9 11 13 13 14 IS ’IS 17 18 >9 20 31 32

Rs. Rs. R s. Rs. R s. R s. Rs. R s. R s. R s. Rs. Rs. R s. R s.

...... • *> «•« ......

. ■" •.» ......

......

••• 16,679 ...... 16,679 ... >5.367 96,22s 1,11,5 9 2 ...... 1.95.880 22,503 2,18,383

...... •«» ......

... 2 ,: 1,247 1.35.407 ...... 3,46,654 ...... 1 1 ••• 8,05,226 1,58,4'9 9,63,645 .*• ••• 1,3 6 ,1s ' 5,9'4 1,42,065 ...... 1 ... 246 246 ... i ;;; ... ••• 200 200 9,41.623 . - 1.64,533 ...... 1 1,06,156 ...... j ...... 1

...... ! ••• • •• «.* ■ ... -... •* i ••• ... ,,, ::: •«. ... 1

...... -...

...... ••• •.« ...... ** ... • •• . ’.V •• ...... 1 - ■ ••• 3.^8,942 79'SS6 ... 21,489 4,19.987 ...... 27,267 7,211 ... 34,478 ...... 3.46,209 86,767 21,489 ... 4,54,465 ......

......

...... •.i ...... «.« ...... **• ■" **• ...... • •• ' ) ...... ••• *'4.99,079 t 3.86,707 ... 21,489 ... <9,07,275 ......

N.R, *Column 10.—This includes R s. 8,60,434 from Provincial and Imperial special grants. Ti^oiumn ii.~ioclude8 Rs. 1,57,377 from Provincial and Imperial special grants.

the rtturn of GoveTnment (or District or Municipal^ eynenditure fiiould be reduced accordingly, the inccon?«e ani expenditure of the school beinc thus eriualised. If in such school the Income and Che sources from ivhich it is derived should be shown in the column of remarks. fceads of endowments, subBcriptions, and other sources, or» if the receipts from those sources are insutfiicicnt. from the sub*head oi fees also. The actual receipts from Ptoviacial runds should be shown in full. «r other ftources credited to that Fund should he deducted. Such payments should be shown as expenditure under the sub-heads to which they belong, in columns 34 to 40 and not in the preceding columns, under the head of Scholarships, and 36. The expenditure entered in column 19 should be included in column 37. colum ns i6 to 32, and not ijx columns t to xiS: EDUCATION—GENE

^Return of Expenditure on Public Instruction in the Central

Public

Under Private

Objects of Expenditure. Aided by Government or by District or Municipal Boards.

Endow­ ments and P ro vin cial D istrict M unicipal Fe e s. S u b scrip ­ T o tal. Revenu es. Funds. Funds. tions. other sources.

.... (

23 24 25 28 29 1

R s . Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. R s. ARTS COLLEGES.

{ English ... 33,536 ... 41,408 ... 22,365 97.309 OrientaL..

C o lleg es or D epa rtm en ts of C o lleg es for P rofessional T r a in in g . g 5 S g Law ... 4,000 ... 9,856 ... 13.856 O D UW Medicine Engineering ... Teaching ^ Agriculture

Total • 37.536 51,264 22,365 1,11,16 5

S eco ndary S chools.

High Schools 47,57 ‘ 600 59.318 6,394 15,203 1,29,086 For Boys f English Middle Schools 63,510 1,540 58,722 2,496 49,665 >,75.933 Vernacular 4,774 4*7 12,208 17,409 a High Schools ... 11,080 o 5,674 ‘ ,475 *,'73 1,758 For Girls ( English 7,648 Middle Schools 12,031 6,140 2,870 28,689 ( Vernacular 12,228 4,304 602 188 - 17,222 Tota' W g i.37i7<54 2,742 1,26,270 13,933 98,710 3,79.4'9

g o P r i m a r y S c h o o l s . X ( Upper ...... 1,826 For Boys 30,240 10,795 17,969 7,086 42,396 1 ,10 ,3 12 Lower ...... 1,494 7.052 216 3,81s 30 2,777- 15,384 ( Upper . ... 144 F or Girls 23,739 2,407 11,680 964 32,804 71^738 t Lower ...... 1,309 ... 100 704 2,127 4,240

Tota! ■ 56,782 9,022 13,518 33,464 8,784 8o, ic 4 2,01,674 ...... S chools for S p ec ia l I n stru ctio n .

f Training Schools for Masters *»* Training Schools for Mistresses '* ...... H Schools of Arts ...... < . Law Schools ...... 3 < Medical Schools .. •• ...... “I Engineering and Surveying Schools w S I Industrial Schools ... 15,275 1,400 .... 7,140 2 3.8 1s I Commercial Schools ...... o a j Agricultural Schools ... o tc ' Other Schools—Reformatory Deaf and Dumb Schools ... 750 ... 260 ... 2,019 3,029 .

Total 16,025 1,400 260 ... 9,'59 26,844

Buildings ...... 83,336 ...... 427 { 1,42,837 2,26,600 Furniture and apparatus (special grants Only) 6,522 ... 475 1,492 4,733 13,222 Total 89,858 ... 475 1,919 1.47.570 2,39,822

University ...... ••• ...... Direction ...... Inspection ...... ^ f Arts Colleges ... £; ( Medical Colleges ...... Professional Colleges .. « 2 ... »•* Secondary Schools ... < o ■{ » ...... Primary Schools.. ... ' ...... + ... Medical Schools...... O ...... Technical and Industrial Schools * " • ...... vv i ^ Other Special Schools ... • a. Miscellaneous ...... «. ••• ...

^ Tota! ...... 1 ... • ••

T o t a l E x p e n d i t u r e o n P u b l i c I n s t r u c t i o n • 9)022 17,660 3.37,96s 2, h ,733 24,636 3-57,908 9.58,924

XIV RAL TABLE IV.

Provinces and Berar fo r the official year 1914-15.— (Conccld.)

Institutions.

Management. Total Expendititure from

Unaided. Remark!.

All other sources. Endow- Subscrip­ Grand Fees. tions. District Municipal Fees.. ard Revenues, Funds. Total. other Funds. sources, Private. Public.

30 32 33 34 35 3<5 37 38 39 40 41

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. R s. R s.. Rs. R s. Rs.

1,09,258 59,7771 22,365 ...

... 4,000 9.S<56 ... 13,856 ...... • ... 42,177 42,177

1,55.435 ... 69,6027 22.365 ... 2,47,427 Figures for Native States have been excluded from this year. For figure* of last year see Appen* 2,92,843 dix B. 1,18 2 3.727 4,909 1,11,0 7 2 17,279 i,37.o?78 27.414 4,88,321 17.859 7.631 20,433 45.923 I.'53-304 '5 .4 17 97.765 i,4o.4J 37 8),398 2,52,017 4 1,76 1 1.76.5 18,864 1,95,880 22,503 8doi 13.969 ... 265 388 S.674 1 ... 1.5598 4.196 11,468 : 7,486 6,2227 ! 0,518 34,231 260 260 10,795 620 ii88 12,500 24,103 1 1,02,983 17,986 9,338 25,921 53.245 .1,i 7.'95 2,11,297 1,38,167 2,86,3^29 1.49,995 1 1 ! ! ,02,246 2,737 9.649 8,480 20,866 36,974 8,07,052 ^ 1,69,214 21.0665 67.941 ... 4.794 1 3.740 6,548 15,082 2,216 1,43,203 j 6,130 8,6co9 13,09s 1,73.253 1,40,390 507 507 91,499 390 2,444 11.6680 34.377 56 2.954 2,421 5,431 19,618 300 ;s6 8,206 28,180

7.587 16,343 41,886 1,50.307 9.50,645 1,78,08s 4 1,4 :10 1.23,619 ... 14,44,069 1 - 1 '— - 1

... 82.556 62 82,618 21,845 ...... 21,845

24,510 ... 24,510 ...... 1,620 j 1 ,620 15,275 1400 8,760 ... 25,435

16 ,157 ...... 16 ,157 750 2660 2,019 3,029

... 1,620 1,620 1,61,093 1,400 2660 10,841 1,73.594 * Excludes Rs. 4,25,052 ... 12,459 4.651 17 ,110 87.797* 3,18,942 1.81,863 6,68,158 79.556 on account of special 1,020 1 . 153 2,'73 2:,094 27,267 9229 8,844 7 ,2 11 65.345 grants spent through the Public Works and Agri­ 13.479 5.804 19.283 1,08,891 3.46,209 86,767 9229 1,90,707 7,33.503 culture Departments.

...... 77.342 ... 77,342 2,51,4 'S 5,804 2,57,219 1 1 ,004 1,225 12,229

5,327 ... ^ 1^ 1 ,3 8 8 455 3.263 2,556 57,662 ^ ■ 2 , 8 5 6 15 2,871 ... . — 904 ... 904 1,055 280 ',335 ...... • •• 1,08,977 - 27.376 19,040 73,55<;o 59.481 t2,88 424 + Includes Rs. 1,77,058,011 account of hostel expen­ ...... 5,10,268 33,635 22,303 73,55<;o 63.557 7.03,313 diture. 39,: 60 1,16 , 034 14,03,1 Sp 35,573 Si,3o« 15.41,786 4.26,72s 4.72.J0.1S 5,61,084 ... 44.04,889 EDUCATION—GENE

Return of the Stages o)f Instruction of Pupils in Public Schools for General

High Stage. Middle Stage.

Comprising ali pupils who have Comprising all pupils who have passed beyond the Lower Secondary passed beyond the Upper Primary (Middle) Stage, but have not Stage, bet have not passed Number of passed the Matriculation beyond the Lower Secondary Nimber ob£ pupils on Examination. (Middle Stage ,. Class of Schools. Schools. the rolls on 31st March.

I 3

Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. G irls. Total.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS—

6oo 7,668 1,976 1,976 5,692 5,692 CC 536 ••• 91 • •• 91 English ... iS ... 558 District Fund ... ' 552 552 Vernacular ... 1722 28,492 .t. 4,671 4 4,67s 4C0 4,371 298 298 4,073 4,073 - i v S c V ::: l a 3,084 ... 462 ... 463 For B oys•

English ... 4^8 4,861 1,772 12 3,086 Aided ... 3 1,775 3,074 Vernacular ... >!S >i74i 274 5 279 English ... 23 1,720 1,720 Unaided ... • 335 1,743 23 Vernacular ... 2 103 ... 14 ... •4

Total ... 3939 S3.IS' 4,069 3 4,072 20,623 21 20,644

. 2 30 ••• 30 30 Departmental ... {^ ^ u la r [I! .'8 866 61 61

' English ...... District Fund ... , Vernacular ...... • •• t English ... Municipal ... | ...... For Girls • Vernacular ... •• C English ...... • •• Native States ... j [Vernacular ...

■ English ... 3 2 6 Aided ... '.'S 35 35 275 275 , Vernacular ... 9 11 . *. 15S 158

English . .. I 8 8 8 Unaided ... . Vernacular ... I 37 ... • •• 2 2

Total .1. 440 2 ,17 8 ... 43 43 5 2 6 5 2 6

T o t a l S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l s . 4339 5 5 ,3 2 9 4,0 6 9 46 4 , 1 1 5 2 0 ,6 2 3 547 2 1 ,1 7 0

i PRIMARY SCHOOLS —

'Departmental III 1 ,1 8 8 District Fund 2 ,9 7 7 0 2 19 ,0 7 3 1668 ... For Boys... Municipal 2 5 ,8 2 5 ... Native States ... Aided 3 3 3 6 15 ,4 6 9 ... 1 3 1 3 ^Unaided 2442 1 0 ,3 3 1 1 2 1 2

Total ... 3 ,72 27. 2 7 1,8 8 6 2 5 ... 2 5

'Departmental 2009 12 ,2 7 9 District Fund ... 1 3 2 ...... For Girls,,.- Municipal ... • •• 1 Native States 1i Aided 772 3,999 •• ' ... 1[_ Unaided 3 3 6 i , 3 '7

T otal ... 3 1 1 8 17 ,6 2 7 ......

T o t a l T r im a r y S c h o o l s ... 4 ,044S 1 2 8 9 ,5 13 ...... 25 ... 2S

GRAND T O T A L ... 4 ,4 8 8 4 34 4 ,8 4 2 4,069 46 20 ,6 4 8 547 2 1,19 5

N ot*.—T he number of gIrJs shown in this table should correspond with the Mixed Schools should be entered as boys’ schools or girls

XVI RAL TABLE V.

Education in the Central Provinces and Berar at the

Upper Primary Stage. Lower Primary Stage. ■

Comprising all pupils who have not passed beyonid the Lower Comprising all pupils who have Primary Stage. passed beyond the Lower Primary Stage, but have not passed Total. beyond the Upper Primary Stage. Reading printed books. Not readinig printed books.

3 4 5

. B o ys. Girls. Total. B o y s. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Hoys. G irls. T o tal.

7,668 7,668 85 '"8 5 294 294 ’ ” 66 "'6 6 536 536

552 „ 552 3,768 19 3,787 13,846 "1S8 14,034 5,700 296 5,996 27,985 507 28,492

** * 4,371 4,371 435 43S 1,544 1,544 642 I 643 3,083 I 3,084

4,846 ■5 4,861 500 192 2 194 751 8 759 9 . S09 1,7 17 24 1,741 ... 1,743 ... ‘ ,743 10 10 20 20 59 59 103 103

16,651 6,967 4,490 21 4.5 >' 16,455 196 306 7,273 52,604 547 5 3,15 1

30 30 95 ■‘ 9‘5 471 471 "238 238 866 866 ...... • •• ... «*•

•••

... 1 3 3 II 1 1 2 2 ... 326 326 80 89 334 334 330 330 9 11 9 11

...... 8 8 4 4 ” 16 i6 15 55 ... 37 i 37

192 ... 832 832 S«5 585 2,178 2,178 2 13 4,490 4,703 164SS 1,028 17,483 6,967 891 7,858 52,604 2,725 55,329

123 123 649 649 416 416 1,188 1,18 8 24,43' 562 25,053 12 1,7 19 5,906 1,27,625 59.780 (6,615 66,395 2,05,990 13.083 219,073 4,163 4 4,167 ■5.699 3‘ 15.730 5,861 ■ 67 3,928 ‘^5,723 102 25.825

1,460 43 I.S03 9,127 183 9,310 4,444 199 4,643 15,044 425 15,469 5^0 22 542 5.063 245 5,308 4,192 277 1 4,469 9.787 544 10,331

30,757 631 31,388 152,257 6,365 158,622 74,693 ;7, i 58 81,851 257,732 ■4.154 271,886

7 4 0 7 4 0 ... 6 ,5 7 ° 6 ,5 7 0 .4 ,9 6 9 4 ,9 6 3 12 ,2 7 9 1 2 ,2 7 9 ... I I 1 4 1 4 1 7 •' 1 7 3 2 3 2

2 4 3 5 3 5 7 7 > 58 1 , 8 1 6 1 ,9 7 4 6 5 1 , 5 8 3 1,^ 4 8 2 4 7 3 ,7 5 2 3 ,9 9 9 4 9 6 8 1 2 9 9 4 9 6 I 8 1 1 1 1 , 3 1 6 1 , 3 1 7

2 4 1 ' , 1 0 3 1 , 1 2 7 1 5 8 8 ,8 9 5 1 9 ,0 5 4 65 :7,3So 7,446 248 ■ 7 ,3 7 9 1 1 7 ,6 2 7

3 ° v 8 i ',734 32,515 >5 2 .4>5 15,261 167,676 7 4 7 5 9 I‘ 4 ,5 3 8 8 9 ,2 9 7 2 5 7 ,9 8 0 31 ,5 3 3 2 8 9 , 5 1 3

3 5 .2 7 1 1 .9 4 7 3 7 ,2 1 3 1 6 8 ,8 7 0 1 6 ,2 8 9 1 8 5 , 1 5 9 81,726 1 . S .4 2 9 9 7 ,1 5 5 3 1 0 ,5 8 4 34 258 344,842

number returned under Primary ard Secondary Schools in General Forms I and III. schools, according as the number of bo/s or of girls is greater.

xvn EDUCATION—GENE Returni showing the Results of Prescribed Examinations in the'

Number of Insstitutions sending Examinees. Number of Examinees,

Name of examination. Institutions Inatitutions under /Aided Other under Aided Other public Iinstitu* InBtitu- Total. public Institu­ Institu­ Private Total. manage­ 'tionB. tions. manage­ tions. tions. Students. ment. ment.

I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

ARTS COLLEGES.

r Final ... 2 2 5 s I. Master of Arts ... K (. Previous ...... I ... I ... II...... ’ II

2. Eachelor of Arts ... I 2 3 74 ... ” 5

3- B. Sc. ... 2 2 8 >7 25

fFirstB. A......

1 First B. Sc......

First Arts ... I 2 ... 3 86 182 268

•^Previous Examination ......

ORIENTAL COLLEGES.

I. Master of Oriental learning ......

2. Bachelor of Oriental learning ......

3 Honors in Sanskrit ......

Do. Arabic ... .*• ......

Do. Persian -......

4- High Proficiency in Sanskrit ......

Do. do. Arabic ......

Do. do. Persian ......

...... 5- Proficiency in Sanskrit ...... ; *" ...

Do. Arabic ......

Do. Persian ......

COLLEGES FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.

L a w .

1 . Doctor of Law ..

2. Master of Law ......

f Final 1 I 7 6 ... 7 6 3 Bachelor of Law. ^ (. Previous ...... I 1 98 ...... e8.

M e d i c i n e .

I. M . D. ...

2. M. B ......

3- Honors in Medicine an J Surgery ...... »•

■ First M. B...... 4 -' ' First L .M ......

f First M .B...... ».• ...... n , First L. S ...... e . Preliminary Scientific ......

xviu RAL TABLE VI. Central Provinces and Berar during the official year 19 114 -15.

Number passed. Race or creed of passedi Scholars.

! Hiridus.

Institu­ Euro­ RemaTks. tions AideJ Other Private peans Native under Institu­ Institu­ Stu­ Total. and Chris­ Miikham* Bud- Par- public tions. tions. dents. Eura­ tians. maidans. j liists. sees. Others. fnanage- sians. Brahmins. Xon- ment. Brahmins. 1

II 13 14 ■5 17 18 19 30 i 21 32 23 34

1 2 2 2

... s ... S ... 4 I ......

r23 3 2 55 2 2 40 9 2 ......

2 8 ... • • 10 10 ...... Students studying in the ••• Hisiop and Morris Colleges attend the Victoria College of Science, Nagpiir. Under pub* lie institutions Victoria Col­ ...... lege of ScieHcc has been taken into account, but in columns 7 and tJ students have been 90 4 4 13 4 3 6 88 24 9 3 .1 shown under aided institu- tioHs even though they attend the Government College of *** ...... Science. »

1! ...... - ...... i ...... > ••• ......

...... ••

......

......

...

......

...... • •• ......

...... •.»...

...

......

... 40 ... 40 ... 3 3 4 3 ......

**• S2 ... S2 ••• 43 S 2 ... I I

...... «..

<•«

......

......

...... • • « ......

...... ( • t ......

...... • • 1 ...... •.»

...... ••• ... •••

XIX EDUCATION—GENE

Retur?i showing the Results of Prescribed Examinations in the

Number of In;stitiutions sending Examinees. Number of Examinees.

Name of examination. Institutions Institutions under AiAled Other under Aided Other public Instiitu- Institu­ Total. public Institu­ Institu* Private Total. manage­ tioms. tions. manage­ tions. tions. Students. 1 ment. ment.

1 4 5 6 7 S 9 10

COLLEGES FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.-

E n g i n e e r i n g .

I . M.C. E......

2. B. C, E...... ••

3. L. C. E...... * ......

4. First L. C . E......

TE.4CH1NG.

1. Licentiating in Teaching ... I ... I 8 ...... 8

SCHOOLS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION.

fB o y s ... '7 1 3S 636 3 4 8 4 49 1.0 3 7 Matriculation ... < (G irls .. 6 I 7 16 I 1 7

7 6 0 ( Boys ... 1 7 >3 I 3 1 S°4 2 5 2 4 School leaving certificate. 5 (G irls ...

f Boy> ...... Upper Secondary Exami- < nation. (Girls ...

Middle School Examina-f Boys ... 4 4 ... 2 7 2 7 tion for European < 2 7 Schools. ( Girls ... 5 5 2 7

r B o y s ...... • •• High School Scholarship j Examination. I Girls ...

28 2 7 ,9 3 6 f B o y s .. 2,5 6 0 12 9 55 2,744 26 ,48 3 i,ogi3 3 3 3 Primary Examination ... < I 1,0 8 3 ( G ir ls ... J 3 1 48 I 18 0 8 7 7 20 0 s SCHOOLS FOR SPECIAL INSTRUCTION.

f Upper ... I I 23 2 3 I. Training School Exa- < 6 4 9 mination for Masters. ( Lower ... 2 3 6 I 3 0 4 87 19 6 13 7

( Upper .. I ... I 3 ... 3 6 2. Training School Exa- j mination for Mistresses. (Lower ... 3 4 7 22 18 '4 54

(■Boys ... 100 16 3 1 19 2,672 587 21 1 3 2 3 ,4 12 3. School of Art Exa- < mination. (Girls T 3 4 15 34 S 54

4, Medical Examination ......

5. Examination Engineering and Sur­ ...... veying.

6. Industrial School Examination .. I ... I 19 ... 19

7 . Veterinary Examination ......

8 . Examination in Agriculture ......

N ote.—Any other special examination, such as the “ Intermediate * (a) Includes the University School Final Examination.

XX RAL T^BLE VI.

Central Provinces and Berar during the official year 1914-1^.—(Concid )

Nu mber passed. Race or creed of passed Scholars,

H indus. 1

In stitu ­ E u ro ­ i i R em arks. tio n s Aided Other Private peans 1 N ative under Institu­ In stitu ­ S tu ­ T o tal. and C hris­ ■ M uh^m- llud- Tar- 1 O thers. pubUc tions. tions, dents. E u ra ­ tian s. m ad an s. ^ liists. sees. m a n a g e ­ sian s. B rahm ins. i N o n ­ m e n t. B rahm ins.

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 23 24

......

...... *■'

......

8 8 ... 6 2 ......

. 12 9 2 2 8 8 4 4-’ 3 1 1 7 2 5 1 ; 1 1 0 4 1 1 3

... 7 ... 7 7 ...

79 53 ’ 1 >33 ... I 76 18 I ... 3 8 Note,—No figures against High and Middle School Exa­ • •• ...... minations for Natives have been entered as under the pre­ sent system these examinations 4»l •••...... are mere tests for the award of scholarships. No re'sults of ...... • •• • •• ... passes are published and no certificates awarded.

*5 IS IS ... •..

14 ... >4 12 ...... 2

«* >

......

7 9 1 204 26 >7.093 1 8 , 1 1 4 9 12 0 2 ,8 19 1 2 ,S ’ 3 1^522 13 6 44 051 1 1 2 6 30 s 747 3 7 8 10 8 468 sn 2 35

... ^3 ... 23 ... 19 4 ...

1 3 2 7 4 4' 373 IS 10 7 20 5 43 ... 2 ...

3 3 6 2 4 • 10 ... IS 7 3 2 1 3 >7 2 ...... 1,6 0 8 9 78 2 ,0 5 2 33 8 38 937 2 19 8 11 6

8 1 6 ... 2 26 10 :o 6 ......

......

......

... 18 ...... 18 ... 10 8 ......

......

...... j ■ ...... - or other examinations of tlie F.m.ab U niverilty may be aWed to this list.

XXJ EDUCATION—GENERAL Return shomng the Distribution of District Fund and Municipal Expenditure

E ipenditure of District Board

In Institutions managed by Objects of Expenditure.

Num ber of Average number N unnber of scholars on on the rolls Average daily Provincial District Insti'tutions. the rolls on monthly during attendance. grants. Funds. 31st March. the year.

I 3 3 4 5 6 7

ARTS COLLEGES. R s . Rs.

’’ English ...... Oriental ••• ......

C o lleg es or Depa rtm en ts of C o lleg es ® c . 2 . 2 FOR P rofessional T r ain tn s.

Law ... — o S Medicine - - ••• ... Engineering . . . •• ... Teaching -...... ^Agriculture . . . •••

Total ......

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

' f High Schools ... For Boys. \ Middle f English .. 8 J S 2 607 500 • •• 15.367 C Schools, i Vernacular ... 172 28,492 28,238 2 1,9 19 1,95.880 1 c f High Schools ... «> For Girls. ] Middle < English ... O ( Schools. 1 Vernacular ... 1 ;;; ■ c* 1 0 1 Total ... 180 29.044 28,845 22,4.9 ... 2 ,11,2 4 7 19 ^ •o PRIMARY SCHOOLS. CiJ *o o 2,28-^ 1,84.592 1.81,759 1,33.851 8,05,226 JS F o r B o j, o 687 34,481 33.792 25,857 1.36 ,151:

I 32 3 3 IS 246 1

Total ... 2,971 2,19 ,10s 2,15.581 1.59.723 9.41.623

SCHOOLS FOR SPECIAL INSTRUCTION.

1fTraining Schools for Masters ... C Training Schools for Mistresses ... O Schools of Arts ... •.• ^ . Law Schools ...... Medical Schools ...... w S ’Enginesring and Surveying Schools ...... — OOT Industrial Schools ...... o JS Commercial Schools .. CJ W Agricultural Schools ... .. Other Schools—Reformatory ..

Total ......

B u ild in g s ••• -• 3,18,942 Furniture and apparatus (special grants only) ...... 27,267

Total .. ... 3,46,209 ^

In s p e iction ... 5.804 1^ Arts Colleges . . . ■■■ 1 Medical Colleges ...... s . 11 Professional Colleges .. Secondary Schools ...... 455 Primary Schools ...... Medical Schools ...... w Technical and Industrial Schools ... • •• [^Other Special Schools...... M is c e ;llaneous ...... 27,:. 76

Total ...... ■ ... 33,635

G rand T otal .. 3 .15 1 2,48,149 2,44,426 1,82,142 -. >5,32.714

I.—The aam of the expenditure in columns la and ay should agree with II.—The sum of the expenditure in columns i6 and 3* should agree with III.—The fxpenditure \mder Inspection, Scholarships and Mlecellaneous

XXll T A B L E V II. on Public Instruction in the Central Provinces and Be>-rar for the year 19 14 -15 .

X X l l l EDUCATION-GENE Return showing the Distribution Lof District Fund and Municipal Expenditure on Public

Expendituie of Municipal Boards

. In Institutions managed by Objects of Expenditure.

Number of Number of scho­ IN umber of scholars on lars on the rolls Average daily Provincial Municipal linstitutions. the rolls on monthly daring attendance. grants. rates. 3cst March. the year.

I ■ 7 iS 19 20 21 22

ARTS COLLEGES. Rs. Rs.

!'English ...... Oriental ......

Total ......

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

'' f High Schools ... 4 298 262 227 16,679 For Boys. < Middle f English ... 36 4,073 4,430 3,681 ... 96,225 (Schools. (Vernacular .. t 4 3.084 2,973 2,388 22,503 V c f High Schools ...... 0 0 For Girls, i Middle (English „ ...... (Sch oo ls. 1 Vernacular ... G 0 ! Total ... 54 7.45S 7.665 6,296 ',35,407 1 ^ PRIMARY SCHOOLS. *o 0 24.358 2 4,119 19.324 1,58,419 f S r . ; ::: ::: 17 1,467 1.439 1,200 5.9 '4 iti

::: 209

Total ... 168 25,825 25,558 20,524 '.64.533 SCHOOLS FOR SPECIAL INSTRUCTION.

(^Training Schools for Masters ... c Training Schools for Mistresses ... 0 Schools of Arts ...... nJ . Law Schools ...... 3^0 « Medical Schools ...... bJ cu^ Engineering and Surveying Schools .. ... Industrial Schools ...... 0 JZ Commercial Schools ...... 0 Agricultural Schools ...... CO «•. Other Schools—Reformatory ...

Total ...... •• ......

Buildings • - 79.556 Furniture and apparatus (special grants only) .. ... 7 .2 11

Total ...... 86,767

Inspe ction ...... fArts Colleges ...... cuVi Medical Colleges ...... Professional Colleges ... — 1 ’^ Secondary Schools ...... 32 6 3 Primary Schools ...... 0 ^ Medical Schools ... 0 Technical and Industrial Schools ...... Other Special Schools...... Misce lianeous ...... 19,040

Total ...... 22,303

G rand T otal ... 232 33.280 2^3)223 26,820 4,09,010

T.—The sum of the expenditure in columns 12 and 27 should agree with eipenditure II.—The sum of the expenditure in columns 16 and 31 should agree with the expenditore III.—The expenditure under Inspection, Scholarships and Mscellaneous should be shown

XXIV RAL TABLE VII. Instruction in the Central Provinces and Berar for thw official year 1914-15.—(Concld.)

oil Public Instruction.

Total Expenditure Municipal Boards. In Imstltutions managed by of District Fu nd and R e m ark s. M unicipal Boards on Endow ­ To tal Public Subscrip­ m ents Private persons D istrict Feee. T o tal. The Depart­ Distric:t Fund M unicipal Instruction. F u n d . tions. and olhet m ent. B oairils. or Associations. Expenditure sources. on Public Instruction.

33 H 25 26 37 38 30 31 31 33

Ks. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. IRs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

*•*

***

•••

......

... 16 ,6 7 9 6 00 17 ,2 7 9 17 ,2 7 9 9 6 ,2 2 5 ... •• ... 1,5 4 0 9 7,76 5 1 ,1 3 ,1 8 2 3 3 ,5 0 3 2 2 ,5 0 3 2 ,18 ,3 8 3

...... 18 602 6 20 620

... i ...... i-3S >407 i8 .... 2 ,7 4 2 1,3 8 ,16 7 3.49.464

... •«« 1.5 8 ,4 19 ... 10,795 1,6 9 ,2 14 9,76,266 • •• S .9 14 2 1 6 6 ,13 0 »,49,333

37 2 ,4 0 7 2,444 2 ,8 3 4 ♦ 2 0 0 300 10 0 300 * T h e School was •. • 1,6 4 ,5 3 3 37 1 3 .5 1 8 1,7 8 ,0 8 8 5',2 8 ,7 3 3 provincial­ ized from 1s t Decem­ ber 19 *4 .

f.B. ••• • •• .* • ...... ••• ......

...... 1,4 0 0 1,4 0 0 1,4 0 0

... • 41 ••• ......

...... 1,4 0 0 1,4 0 0 1,4 0 0

• ... 79,566 ... 79,556 3,98,498 ... 7i21I 7,2 11 34,478

...... 86,767 ...... 86,767 4.32,976

...... 5,804 E ......

...... 3,263 ••• ... 3.263 3,7>8 •at ... • •• ......

...... 19,040 ...... 19,040 46,416 ...... 22,303 ... 22,303 55,938

...... 4,og,oio 55 17,660 4,26,725 19,68,511

shown in coUimn 3 of General Table IV shown in columns 35 and 36, respectively, of General Table IV, and the District Fund and MunLicipil expenditure of Natire States should be escludcn only in columns iG, 31 and 33 and not in the other columns.

XXT EDUCATION—GENERAL TABLE VIIL~F o r B o y s . Return showing the Attendance and Expenditure in Hostels or Boarding-houses fo r the official year 19 14 -15 .

Number o£— Number ofboardoro who ate ®tudent8 of— Expenditure from-

Clata of HoEtels or Boarding-houses. Remarks.

HosteU or Arts Secondary Prim ary Special Provincial Local or Total Boarding* Boarders. Colleges. Schools. Schools. Schools. Revenues. Municipal Subscriptions Fees. Expenditure. houses. Funds. or endowments.

z a 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 13 13

2 9 ,7 6 2 I.—Managed by Government ... 27 1,224 13 4 5 9 1 2 497 20,124 • •• 5 2 9 ,5 8 6 2.—Managed by Local or Municipal Boards. 18 274 ... 271 3 ... 1 ,0 1 6 2,129 685 3 ,8 3 1

3.—Aided by Government or by Local or 8 459 2 ' 2 3 9 218 7i5oi 3'9 14.833 21,635 44,378 Municipal Boards.

4.—Unaided ...... 27 802 1 7 5 5 0 7 12 0 ISO 19 ,3 0 0 3 2 .S 8 1 -ITT 51,207 ;;; 00 2.7S9 3 1 1 ;,§8§ 313 W 7

EDUCATION—GENERAL TABLE V III.-F o r G i r l s . Return showing the Attendance and Expenditure in Hostels or Boarding-houses for the official year 19 14 -15 .

Number of— Number of boarders who are students of— Expenditure from

Class of Hottels or Boardlngs-houses, Remarks. Primary Special Provincial Local or Subscriptions Hostels or Boarders. Arts Secondary Fees. Total Boarding­ Colleges, Schools. Schools. Schools. Revenues. Municipal or endowments. Expenditure. houses. Funds.

I 3 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 13

I.—Managed by Government ... 4 7 > ... 29 ... 42 11,7 8 1 143 I l , 92t a.— Managed by Local or Municipal Boards...... j 3.—Aided by Government or by Local or s 298 ... 86 2 12 10,964 ... 11,2 17 17,374 39.SSS Municipal B o a r d s . i 1 10,302 IS.I27 4.—Unaided ...... 4 3” 116 I ' 7° 25 4,82s T o tal — 13 680 231 382 67 22,743 3i ,S i9 22,342 ( 6,606

> I VUi II wt Lllw ' ——------" -—- . I!,—Boarding-houses maintained by Native States should not be included in the return. GENERAL TABLE IX FOR 1914-15.

Number and qualifications of Teachers.

In Primary Schools. In Middle Schools. In High Schools. In Colleges. I 1 I Total. c Vc V "rt T3 •d 1 T3 & 1 c c i ■s ra *2 -6 T3 3 u u -o V ■s *5 'S ‘s rt § •5 'rt E j 'a ’rt3 o> § a •a C 0 s 1 a 0 i § B 0 s d a ca S < 1 1 s < D 0 m 1 < P 0 2 < P

i I 2 3 4 5 6 7 j & 9 10 11 13 n 14 16 <7 18 19 30 21 32 i 1 1

Trained ... 169 1,893 300 94 18 41 476 64 27 1 >•* • •• • •• • . I ...... 3.083 Teachers of Verna-\ cular. ^ 12 ...... Untrained 293 4.S31 54* 721 424 17 524 52 147 ... ) *** ...... j ..• 7,262

T otal ... 462 6,424 841 815 442 58 1,000 116 174 13 •• ...... 10,34s

f Trained ...... I ...... io6 7 39 26 2 48 I '3 I... 243

Untrained ... ! ... 173 27 163 146 99 7 ' ... 24 9S 4 18 ...... 30 ... 850 Anglo-V ernac u 1 a r 1 1i ----- teachers and teach­ T otal ... • •• ... itt 279 34 202 172 10^ 119 Ml 25 108 5 *18 ... 3° t*’ ers of classical 1 "* h °93

languages. Possessing a degree .. . • f i ...... 3 I 5 IS 5 7S • ** 9 62 4 18 ... 29 ... Z26 1 1 ^ Poaooacing no ...... 276 IQ7 96 16. 46 I ...... I... 867 I i - I."!? 44 T otal ...... 1 ...... 279 34 20a 172 XOI 1 .9 25 loS ! 5 18 30 1.093 1 f Trained ...... 19 ...- ... 17 ... 3 ...... 39

Untrained ... • •• ... SI ...... 18 ... 1 1 ...... 80

European Schools..,- Total ...... 70 ... • •• ... 35 ... 14 ...... 119

Possessing a degree ...... 6 ...... 5 ...... 1 I 1 Possessing no degree ...... 70 ...... 29 ...... 9 •. > ... • *. . . . io8

T otal ...... 70 ...... 3S ...... 14 ...... I ... 1 1 9 1 1 1

G rand T otal ... 463 6,424 841 88s 442 337 1.034 318 381 114 119 ... 2S 122 S . 8 30 ... 11.557 s N. B.—Teachers in Training College and Special Schools have been excladed, n . * Last year Training College teachers were included. GENERAL TABLE X FOR THE YEAR i 9 i 4 -* 5 - s . Classification by ages.

Infants. Primary. Vernacular Middle. Middle English, High. Arts Colleges affilia ted to Universities.

Ages. Total.

A. B. 1.II. III. IV. V. VI. I. II. III, IV.V. VI. VII. I 2 3 4 s 6

1 2 3 4 s 6 . 7 8 9 ro 11 13 13 14 ij 16 17 18 19 30 It 23

Below 5 ... 4 ,6 16 19 I •ft* • •» > • • ... • •• 4 ,6 36

5 to 6 .. 24 ,829 6 ,9 1 1 4 ,17 0 •43 ••• ... ••• •. • 3 6 ,0 5 3

6 to 7 ... 19,448 7,759 ‘ 3,2*53 4,45 ‘ 55 ...... >• .. > t.. .. 4 ... • •• 4 4 ,9 7 5

7 to 8 ... 16 ,19 0 735 20,911 9,816 * .3 6 3 3 1 I • •4 ... . •• • •• • •• 4 9,0 47

8 to 9 ... 7 ,4 7 6 S89 16 ,3 4 4 i 1 1,4 0 8 5,353 1 ,0 2 1 15 1 »»* ••• «•« 4 2 ,2 0 7 1 9 to lo ... 4,300 3 1 2 12,714 11,776 8,821 4 ,2 4 0 20 3 14 6 18 3 • • • «»• ... 42,553

10 to It ... 2,09 4 2 1 2 7 ,6 10 8 ,5 6 2 9 ,0 26 7 ,5 1 3 320 3 2 6 30 I 5S 19 ... • •• •. • 3 6 .1 7 3

II to 12 ... 7 29 16 2 3,8 0 9 5,937 8 ,1 2 7 7,0 4 7 4 00 70 1,0 5 0 459 10 7 , 1 0 2 7 .9 0 7

12 to 13 ... 3 8 3 43 1,3 9 8 3,.'?48 5 ,7 9 6 6,159 4 8 7 240 1,2 6 7 785 3 2 2 89 6 ... 2 0 ,3 2 3

13 to 14 .. 33 7 1 6 1,4 8 0 3 .2 0 5 4 ,4 8 5 6 36 3 8 2 944 9 13 6 38 240 27 4 « ...... 13 ,7 0 3

14 to 15 ... 32 12 6 907 1,7 6 0 3 ,0 7 3 544 3 7 8 6 7 1 733 8 2 1 4 74 20 5 2 1 I »!• ... 9 .7 3 6

IS to 16 ... 6 37 2 4 3 8 8 5 1,6 6 8 448 38 4 3 3 0 5 1 8 696 6 4 7 4 08 18 4 1 2 I • « . .. < 6 ,46 7

16 to 1 7 ... ’S 37 377 908 26 2 3 1 9 164 2 4 7 4 1 1 4 8 7 459 3 0 5 12 6 1 2 . • • ...* 4 ,12 9

12 3 20 9 26 4 2X0 68 2,6 56 17 to 18 ... 4 24 2 3 3 426 1 2 4 2 7 8 55 3 2 3 3 1 1 4 .f* ...

18 to 19 ... • •• S 7 8 2 14 0 7 6 18 4 26 SI 10 4 1 2 2 •75 2 2 3 264 70 68 2 I <• t • • 1,599

19 to 20 ... ♦ • a 8 4 63 10 2 18 80 5 1 7 3 2 4 3 79 1 1 2 2 2 8 73 97 52 II 1,0 2 4

18 Over 2 0 ... i— 29 12 7 38 1 2 45 4 6 10 3 2 74 2 5 0 74 19 6 73 18 7 19 7 1,0 9 3

T o t a l ... 8 0 ,326 16,7^3 8 1 , 1 7 8 5 8 ,15 6 45.153 3 6 ,8 5 1 3,347 2,395 5 ,3 0 8 4 ,0 2 6 3,3 8 0 2 ,3 8 6 1 ,7 1 4 ',2 3 4 1 .0 9 1 298 36 5 127 19 8 19 7 34 4 ,2 8 2 1 » .. . G rand T otal ... 97,049 2 2 1 ,3 3 8 5 ,7 4 2 I5>i0o 4 ,0 3 9 1 ,0 14

N o t e ,—F igures for European and Special S<^oolt have been excUidcd in this table. EDUCATION—SUBSIDIARY TABLE II.—(For E uropeans o n ly .)

Abstract Return of Expenditure on Institutions in the Central Provincesfor the official year 19 14 -15 .

Total Direct Expenditure. Total Indirect Expenditure.

Collegiate School Education, School i Education. General. Education, ^ Total Special. Expendi­ Remark*. ture. Total. Scholar­ Buildings. Furniture. Miscellane­ Total. ships. ous. Arts Secondary Primary Industrial Colleges. Schools. Schools. Schools.

I 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 1 0 1 1 12

Rs, R s. R s , Rs. R s. Rs. R s. R s. Rs, Rs. R s. For Males ...... 43.122 34,607 ... 77,729 6,048 70.798 1,551 42.830 1 ,2 1 , 2 2 7 1,98,556 Institutions,.. 1. For Females ... 27,370 32,672 ... 60,042 5.560 55.705 951 41,520 1.03.736 1,63,778

Total , ... 70,492 67,279 ... 1,37.771 1 1 ,608 1,26,503 2,502 84,350 2,24,963 3,62,734

1 (3) Percentages of Provincial expenditure includiKJ ... 22-85 i6'S5 39’4o 6 7 2 40-33 •58 12-97 6o-6o lO O ’ OO in columns 2 to ii to total Provincial expen­ diture on European Institutions. !

(4) Percentages of Municipal expenditure included *a* 100*00 lO O 'O O ...... lO O O O in columns 2 to 1 1 to total Municipal expen-

(c) Percentages oE total expenditure included ir i 9'43 i 8'5S ... 37'q8 3 2 0 34'87 069 23-26 62-02 100*00 columns 2 to 11 to total expenditure.

Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Ks. a. p. R s. a. p. R s. a. p. Arerage annual cost of educating each pupil—

f Cost of Provincial Revenues 95 9 34 6 7 43 9 8 Aided Institutions ... < (.Cost of Municipal Funds .. ... I 9 7 i 1 9 7

Total .. 170 10 1 1 ... 86 IS 7 57 7 3 1

i Ui'aided Institutions ......

• j X i Total ... 170 10 II 57 7 3 86 15 7 I i EDUCATION—SUBSIDIARY TABLE III— (For Europeans only).

Return of European Schools and Scholars in the Central Provinces fo r the year 19 14 -1 5.

Public Institutions.

Under private management. Number of scholars on 31st March learning.

Aided by Government District Fund or Municipal Unaided. G rand R e m ark *. B oard . Grand Total of G irls in B o y s in T o tal o f scholars B o y s ’ G ir ls ’ Public on 31st Schools. Sch o o ls. Institutions. M arch, N um ber of A verage Average scliolars number on N um ber of num ber on A verna­ Num ber of on rolls on rolls A verage Num ber of scholars on rolls A verage A classical cular Institutions. the 31 St monthly daily Institutions. rolls on the m onthly daily E n g lish , lan guage. language. M arch during the attendance. 3Je t M arch during the attendance. «9IS. year, 19 15 . ye ar.

8 16 17 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS

c o LL e g I s . «

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

■ f High Schools .. 4 S3 46 44 4 53 S3 44 52 3 at '0 For Boys ... 0 212 207 ...... 212 212 176 212 12 ... Middle „ ... 4 I 198 4 0 71 1e 20 ... 4 23 23 V ( High Schools 4 23 23 23 c For Girls 5 CJ (M iddle „ ... 6 141 137 122 6 MI 141 14J ... e .2 ... I- Total ... i8 429 4 13 384 ..t ... 18 429 429 384 264 1 c -ti c *§ c •­ tx] PRIMARY SCHOOLS. pS2 c

JNumher of Scholars on the 315^ March classified (according to Sex, Race, or Creed fo r the official year 19 14 - 15 .

IHindus. Euro. Gonds peans Native and Class of Institution. and Chris. Maho- Budhists. Parsis. other Others. Eura­ tians. Brah-* Non- medans. abori­ sians. mins.. Brah* gines. mins.

COLLEGIATE EDUCATION.

A rts C o lleges.

r Male ...... English ...... Fem ale ... ••• • ...

Male ...... Oriental ... • •• .Female ... :

C o lleg es for P rofessional T r a in in g .

Male ...... Law ... , Female ......

••• Male ...... Medicine ...... , Fem ale ... •».

Male ...... Engineering ...... ^ Female ... I*. Miile ...... - ...... Teaching ...... Fem ale ... • •• •II

Male ...... Agriculture ......

... Total ......

SCHOOL EDUCATION-GENERAL.

S econdary S chools.

Per Boys.

r Male ... SO «. > High Schools ... i Fem ale ... 3 • •t ••• ......

Middle Schools— 2 ••• I 1' Male ... 184 X ,3 9 English ... t Female ... 11 I • M

( Male ... Vernacular...... «.• , Female ... - ...

For G irls.

1r Male ... High Schools ...... i, Female ... 21 ••• • •• ... 2 ...

Middle Schools— »•« ... ( Male ... • •• ••• •** English ... 2 . Female ... 136 I 2 ■ 4« •t. 1rM a le ... Vernacular...... L Fem ale ... • • • *•> • •• ......

X ... «3 ... T o tal ... 40s s 3 1 ^ xxxl EDUCATION—GENERAL TABLE Ill-A.— (For European Schools.)

Number of Scholars on ihe 31s/ Mcarch classified according to Sex, Race, or Creed fo r the official^ year 1914-15.— (Ccntd.)

Hindus, Gonds and Class of Institution. pecans Native Maho- Budhists. Parsis. other Others. oana Chris. Brah­ Non. medans. abori­ ECura- tians. mins. Bran- gines. siiians. mins.

SCHOOL EDUCATION-GENERAL.— (Concld.)

Pr im a ry S chools. 29 Male ... 357 6 6 3 ... For Boys ...... • Female ... 109 : .a .

C Male ..1 16 1 2 1 6 For Girls ...... : ... .»» I. Female ... 430 6 4 ... 25

60 ... Total ... h 0S7 14 1 1 ... 3 ...

SCHOOL EDUCATION—SPECIAL.

S chools for S p e c ia l I n stru ctio n.

Male ... * * i ...... «»• Training Schools ... ■ ... . Female ... • ••

...... ■ Male ... «•« ...... Schools of Arts,.. ... s Fem ale ... (.. ...

... »»• ' Male ...... Law SeViooh . . , ...! t Female ... : ... • *»

' Male ...... »«• Medical Schools . . . j !. Fem ale ... •«. .«• ...

r Male ... **« Engineering and Surveying ] Schools. j L Female ......

Male ... • • • ...... 1 ... .i. ... Industrial Schools ... • .Female ... . ■ « ...

' Male ... ••• • •• Other Schools ...... Female ......

Total ...... ••• ...

...... 1 Total of Colleges and Schools of Public Instruc­ 11 ,462 17 16 ... s 73 tion.

P rivate I nstitutions.

I. Advanced Teaching—

'M a le ...... (a) Arabic or Persian ... | t Female

•M ale • •» ‘ ••• ... .«• (I) Sanskrit ... | Female • •• •••

Male ... .•> • . . ' ••• (c) Any other Or i e n t a 1 ( classics. } Female ... <*» ...... 1

Figures against the Industrial School! are omitted in the totals as they are included in Middle Schools. xxxn EDUCATION—GENERAL TABLE III-A.— (F o r E u r o p e a n S c h o o l s .)

Number of Scholars on the 31s/ March classified accoriding to Sex, Race, or Creed fo r the official year 1914-15.— (Concld.)

Hinduss. Euro­ Goods Class of Institution, peans Native Maho- and and Chris­ Non* medans. Budhists. Parsis. other Others. Eura­ tians. Brah­ IBrah- abori­ sians. mins. imins. gines.

SCHOOL EDUCATION—SPECIAL— {Concld.)

P riv a te I nstitutions.— (CokcW.)

A Elementary Teaching—A V( :rnacular only or mainly— Male ...... « For Boy$ ...... ■ . Female ... • ** ••• • ••

'M a le ...... •.» •• ••• For Girls ...... • .Female ... •••

3. Elementary Teaching—the Koran only—

■Male ...... ••• ... For Boys ... | . Female ... ••• •••

•M ale ...... For Girls ... | [.Female ... **■

Other schools not conforming to Departmental Standards—

■ Male ...... «•» ...... For Boys ... | . Female ...... • •

' Male ...... • • > * *• * For Girls ...... * . Female ... -

Total of Private Institutions ...... »*• ......

G rand T otal ... 1,462 >7 16 .... 5 • •• 73 • •• I

X X X llL ' EDUCATION—SUBSIDIARY TABLE IV.— (For Europeans only.)

Return of Expenditure on European Institutions in the Central Provinces for the official year 19 14 -15 .

Public Institutions.

Under Private Management. Total of .xpcnditure from

Objects of Expenditure. Aided by the Government. Unaided.

1 Endow­ Endow ­ Provincial Subscrip­ Subscrip­ Municipal All other Gra«d Municipal Fees. ments m ents and Provincial Revenues. Funds. tions. and other Total. Fees. tions. other j Total. Revenues. Funds. Fees. sources. Total.; sources. sources.

1 ■ r 3a lb 2tf 7d u t 3« Zb 3 4a 46 4« 4

R s . R s . R s . R s . R s . K s . R s . Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. R i . C Q L L E G g § .

S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l s , E n g l i s h .

9 ,8 16 ... 3 'S 3 .0 4 7 1 5 .9 3 1 ...... 9 ,8 16 ... 2,753 3 .3 6 2 'S, 93« ■-•'BO!- iS'lSS.ft”" ... 14 ,2 9 8 8,6oJ 4 56 3 ,8 2 9 2 7 ,1 9 1 *.* 14 ,2 9 8 8 ,e o 8 4 .2 8 5 2 7 ,19 1

4 ,9 8 2 ... 1,043 2 4 s 1,7 5 8 8 ,0 2 8 ...... 4 ,9 8 2 1,0 4 3 2 ,0 0 3 8 ,0 28 10 ,3 9 6 4,9 9 0 3 5 6 3,6 0 0 19 .3 4 a 10 ,3 9 6 ... 4,990 3 .9 5 6 »9,34*

T o t a l ... 39 ,4 9 2 ... ■7,394 ',3 7 2 12,234 70,492 ...... 3 9 ,4 9 2 ... 17 ,3 9 4 13 ,6 0 6 70 ,4 9 2

P rim a ry S ch o o ls.

For Boys ...... 12 ,9 6 8 1,7 4 0 1 1,7 6 9 sss 7 ,5 7 s 3 4 ,6 0 7 ... •• ... 12 ,9 6 8 1,7 4 0 1 1,7 6 9 8 .1 3 0 3 4 ,6 0 7 For Girls ... 1 5 ,6 1 ? 13 4 io ,g i6 264 5 ,7 4 2 3 2 ,6 7 2 1 5 ,6 1 6 1 3 4 1 0 ,9 1 6 6 .00 6 3 2 ,6 7 2

... T o t a l ... 38 ,5 8 4 1,874 2 2 ,6 8 5 8 1 9 i 3.3 ‘ 7 6 7 ,2 7 9 ...... 2 8 ,5 8 4 1.8 7 4 2 2 ,6 8 5 • 4 ,1 3 6 6 7 ,2 7 9

'B o y s ...... •#* ...... Industrial Schools ...... , Girls ... • x ......

9 3 1 93» 5 31 93 ‘ Scholarships ; Professional s. 107 ... 5 .'°7 ...... S.I07 5,107 ... held in — i Secondary Schools s.s;o 5/S 70 ... S.S70 S.S70 C Prim ary ,, Buildings 6^,682 12 6 5 6 .6 9 s 1,2 6 ,5 0 3 ... 69,682 56.821 1.26,503 Furniture 1,0 0 0 66 1.4 3 6 2 ,5 0 2 1,000 1,502 2.502 Miscellaneous 2 2 ,4 18 ,39,009 2 2 ,9 3 3 8 4 ,3 5 0 22,418 39,009 22,923 84.350

Total ... 1,04,708 39,009 192 81,054 2,34,963 ...... 1,04,708 39.009 81,246 2,24,963

Total expenditure on European Institutions ... 1.72,784 1,874 79,088 2,383 1,06,605 3,62,734 ...... 1,72,784 1,874 79,088 1,08,988 3.62,734 1 EDUCATION—SUBSIDIARY TABLE V.—(For E uropeans o n ly .)

Return of the stages of Instruction of Pupils in Public Schools for General Education in the European Schools of the Central Provincts fo r the official year 19 14 -15 .

High Stage. MIdiile Stage. Upper Primary Stage. Lower Primary Stage.

Connprising all pupils who Comprising all pupils wh3 have not passed Comprising all pupils who have Comprising all pupils who beyond the Lower Primary staje. passed beyond the Lower have passed beyond the have passed beyond the Secondary (Middle) stage, Upper Primary stage, Lower Primary stage, of pupils but have not passed the but have not passed beyond ljut have not passed ■ Total. Number Class or school. on the Matriculation Examina- the Lower Secondary beyond the Upper Reading printed Not reading Rem arks. of rolls un tioit. Middle stage. Primary stage. books. printed books. schools. 3i8t March.

1 3 % 4 S 1

Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. 1 Boys. G irls. Total. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girl.. Total. Boys. Girls. Total.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

200 12 212 ...... r Aided English 8 26s s o 3 53 2 5 0 IS 26 5 For Boysj (.Unaided Vernacu'ar

2 0 0 12 2 1 2 ...... Tetal 8 26s SO 3 53 25 0 1 4 1 (■Aided English :o 16 4 ... 2 3 2 3 ... 1 4 1 16 4 16 4 Por Giris|^ 1 Unaided , Vernacular '** 1 ...... T otal 10 16 4 23 14* 1 4 1 ... 164 16 4

...... Total Secondary Schools 18 4 2 9 50 26 76 20 0 1 5 3 353 250 17 9 4 29

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

... 34 2o For Boys (.Unaided 20 7 20 2 64 266 26 II Total 8 S io .. ... 1 7 3 3 4 37 4 0 1 10 9 S io

... 2: 13 9 16 0 1 2 1 2 8 s 406 28 4 1 69 17 0 rAided 8 6 3 s ... 4 6 s 6 3 s For Girls i 1 (.Unaided

... 2 1 13 9 16 0 1 2 1 2 8 s 406 28 4 ' 69 17 0 Total 8 6 3 s ... 4 6 s 6 3 5

...... 19 4 17 3 36 7 3 2 3 349 6 7 2 54 S 2 10 6 S 7I Total Primary Schools 16 1 ,1 4 s 574 I. '45

200 :94 1 7 3 3&7 3 2 3 349 6 7 2 S 4 S2 106 82 1 G r a n d T o t a l 2 6 7 6 *53 353 753 1.5 7 4 X 34' '. S 74 SO IMixed sc hools should be entered as Boys’ Schools or Girls’ Schools, according to the number o£ boys or of < N O TI.-The numb«r of girls shown in this Uble should correspond with the number returned under Primary and Secondary Schools in Form No. III. giili i* greater. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA T’ABLE X.—(For E uropean S chools.)

XXXVI APPENDIX A.

Return shoioing the General and Statistical Smmmiry for the preparation of Maps.

Population. Children of school-goin g age,

Total T o tal number Totai Territory, number Total Number of number number of of boys in of children of boys in Primary Females. Males. Fem ales. children in CoJleges girls Males. under Secondary Schools. under and Schools. instruction. Special instruction. Schools.

British Territory.

’ Saugor 276,233 265,177 41.435 39.777? 11,295 53 2,381 7.003 1,858

Damoh 168,060 164,987 25,209 24. 74® 6,982 725 5,649 608

I S' Jubbulpore 373.173 372.7>9 55,976 5S. 90t8 19,973 574 2,979 13.986 2,434 «' 1,788 1,232 A Narsinghpnr • >6i.79S 163,882 24,269 24,5822 9,506 43 6.443 H 8.823 ^ Hoshangabad 230,632 226,763 .-^,595 34,01^4 13.079 13 3,279 964

41,904 Total 1,209,893 1,193.5:8 181,484 m m o 60,835 683 11.152 7,096

Percentage 16-87 •18 6-14 2309 3-96

Nimar , 200,76s 190.306 3 0 ,115 28,5416 9,842 91 1.394 7,373 984

Betul 194,163 196,223 29,124 29.43.'3 5.729 846 4,574 309 Chhindwara 255.884 261,064 3^ ,i 6(o 8,Soo 1,089 7.333 378 l i 38,383 w J Seon\ 192,642 202,839 30,42t6 6.735 634 5.568 483 E- Balaghat 190,469 «98,45* 28,570 29,7658 11,646 935 9.501 1,210

_ Mandla 200,872 204,362 3o,i3« 30,65^4 11.30 7 1,476 8,743 1,088

43,092 Total 1,234.795 1,253,245 185,219 >87,98^7 54.059 91 6,424 4.452

Percentage 14-48 •02 3’46 23-21 2-36

a I" Wardha 231.871 227,925 34.781 34.1^9 13.895 1,697 11,142 1,056

£ i I Nagpur 408,843 401,058 61,326 6o.i ;5^ 24.405 I.’ 35 5.203 15,693 2,374 S s i I Bhandara 380,014 393.663 57.002 S9 f i m 12,041 10 921 10,651 450 ^ Chanda 337.540 340,004 50,<531 51,0001 11.855 1.426 9,829 600

4,480 Total 1,358,268 1,362,650 203.740 20,4,3598 62,196 1.1S4 9.247 47,315

Percentage 15-23 •28 4'53 23-21 2-19

24,628 i f Raipnr 645,186 679.670 96.778 101,9)51 31.S26 103 1.982 5 .113

«S Bilaspur 558,477 587.746 83.771 88,1162 26,539 2,662 20,345 3.53*

Drug 373.»59 402,529 55.974 60,3379 18,031 371 14,360 3.300

Total 1,576,822 1,669,945 336,523 250,4492 76,396 103 5.o'5 59.333 11,945

Percentage 15-89 -02 2'12 25-08 4-76

* H, B.—Fejral* Mholars in the Special Schools and Colleges have btecn included in column 7 and omitted in column lo. xxxvu EDUCATION-GENERAL TABLE I.

Ahstraci Return of Colleges, Schools and Scholars in the Central Provinces and Berar at the end of the official year 1914*15.

(F o r d e t a i l s s e e G e n e r a l T a b l e III.)

Area and Pot>olatl0B. Public Institutioni. Pri irate Institutions. Collegiate School Education, Special. Education. School Education, Gcn«ral, Institution^ and Total area in Nnmbef of towns* flchotars. Grand Percentage of R em atSs. square milcB* and vlUages. Population. PflDiarj Schools. All Total, ProfM- Tiain* other Total of Ele- Arts si«nl3 Secondarj- leg Special Public Ad- roent- Col- Col­ Schools. Schools. Schools. tnstitntloM Tanced. aiy. kges. leges. Upper. Low er. i

■3. [ H 1 3

British H 2 f British 6,930,392 ' For Males 399 2,680 1,047 II 4.'49 ‘ 7 4.166 lo'fis Terri­ Territory. Inati'tut ions toj tory. number of N ative g Native ... towns and vil- I States States iages. I o s £ On For Females 40 108 362 •ga e. 363

Total 112 Total 6,930.393 Total 2 439 2,890 1,155 13 4.SH 7 4.529 >1-57 « I I Males 1,0 13 206 402 30-12 •£ British 39.005 British 6,985,916 52,604 2,13.73s 44,245 573 379 3J 2.755 o '3.'S 7 Terri­ Territory. M.ile scholars to W tory, male popula­ Native tion o( school- rt States. Native going age. t I z States. 3 Female scholars to female 1 population o( H school-go i n g H Total ... 391005 Total ... 6,985,916 o aget 2 G r a n d T o t a l . 39 ,117 G r a n d T o t a l 13,916,308 Females 2,725 25.358 6.175 54 75 34.388 43 78 34,309 3'39 ■ ^

Total 1,0 14 206 55,329 339,093 50,420 627 454 347.143 445 78 347.666 16-65

__For the purposes of columns i, 2 and 3 the statistics of the Census o£ 1911 should be utilized, subject to the modifications enumerated be^ow. ^ * A town contains S,0oo inhabitants or upwards. A village contains less than 5,000 inhabitants. A Municipality or a Caotonment, whatever its popuJation, ahoxild be entered as a town, f The population of school-going age Is taken at 15 per cent, of the whole population, ^ 1 The population of Native or Feudatory States and Political Agencies should not be shown except in the case of those Provinces where the schools of the States rn <|tiestion come under supervisiort and control oJ the Education Department; and the foot-note should specify what addition or deduction is made in this respec^ Return showtng the General and Statistical Stimmary for the preparation of Maps.— (Concld.) 1 PopulatWri. Children oltcbooUgDiiigage,

T o U i Tota! number Territory, nojnber Total Total y of number N um ber number \ of cbfJdres of boys IB chUdten of bofs in cf Fem ales* Females. {n Colleges Secondary Prim ary gitlft under and School^. InstructioTt. Schools^ ■ndec S p ecial iQsCructloil. ^ Scboolf.

I 3 4 8 9

Bfiiisk Territory,— (Concld.)

Akola 400,893 387,970 60,134 58,*0 25.336 S6 5,984 >7.584 1,71* .. f Amraoti 447.216 4S8.688 67,082 64.303 33,001 2 14 7,942 22,631 ' 2,314 Buldana 337.179 3 3 2 .0 0 3 SO.S77 49,800 32,646 4.5 >6 >6,578 ''.SS2 Yeotma.1 365,326 357.887 54,799 53.683 *3.197 3,324 9,945 gaS

Total '.550,614 1.506,548 232,592 225,982 94,180 270 20,766 66,738 6406

Percentage 20-S3 •OS 8-92 aS’6g 2-83

1,039,558 1,047.888 347,666 n . G r a s d T o t a l 6 .9 3 0 .3 9 2 6,985,916 3,301 52,604 258,382 34.379

P b r c s n t a c b 16-65 •II S-o6 24-85 328

*N .fi.^Fem aic ^holare in the Special Schools Co^^eges have been inclndcd ifl cciutuD 7 and omitted Id column 10.

XXXVM l APPENDIX B.

Information regarding Native States.

i

Total number of ptipilt In all kind An approximate No. Namei of the Scatea. PopaUtioB Area of the States. of InitituUont, i)ubUc ettimate of the Uemarlt. of the Stateg, and prl«K,(in the jiit expenditafe. March 1914,

I » 3 4 s 6 7

t Nandgaon ••• >

a Khair&g&ch 4M ... A c i m . R > , 1

Chttikb&dan 3 M< . •«« 1 4 Kawardha • M 1 S Kaaker »M •••

6 Sakti • t* • I* ...

Ratgarh 7 • >.683.692 18 ,113 26,67s 1,4 8 ,9 11

8 Sarangarh • •I . 1

9 Udaipur ...

to Jashpur • •• ■ «« \

IX Sarguja ••• ......

12 Korea ...

»3 Changbakhar ...... M*I K X »4 Valcrai • •• ••

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