Iris satisfactory to find that, among many doubtful "schemes and abortive attempts to introduce western sciences and principles into Chi edueationally.a modicum of promi: be permanent and expansive, is somewhere attained. In the end of 1867, an experimental educational scheme was inaugurated at Faochow by M. Giquel, director of the Arsenal, to provide a training for Chinese youths, in the branches necessary to enable them to serve as officers in HI. C. M's Navy. The Naval School thus started had, by the end of 1867, a roll of thirty pupils, under the tatelage of Mr. Carroll, and it says much for all concerned that Chinese prejudice should so far have yielded, and Chinese patience have so far mastered the obstacles to be overcome, that but seven declensions from the little band who devoted themselves to acquiring the new light are to be noted; while the others have carried their studies toa more or less successful issue. Three years and " half is not a long term in Which to acquire a knowledge of Geography, Arithmotic, Algebra, Goometry, Trigonometry, Navigation and Nan-ticul Astronomy, with the crowning dif: culty of learning the English language asanecessary preliminary. So well has this time been applied, however, that Mr. Carroll considers the acquirements of his pupils "more than suf ficient to enable' them to enter as cadets in the Navy, that is as fur as the usual education of such youths on shore is concerned." We believe it was Dickens who satirised the process of putting a number of pupils through a rigid course, and tarning them out after a pattern, like so many piano legs. We find here, however, that if the prescribed course was the same, the progress of each of these twenty-three youths has not been the same in all the branches of study some of them\being far in advance of others in particular departments, while few have failed to display special aptitude and bins, This is attributed to natural differences in ability and taste; and where there is a falling off, it is duo in a great measure to frequent absence on the part of many of them for terms of from six weeks to two months, to attend some ceremony connected with family affairs. The general good behaviour of the pupils, and their attendance to the instruction given them, are, however, commended. 1n the month of May, Mr. Carroll was able to announce the completion of his task, but his pupils were undergo a test which suiould prove the value of his good opinion of them Lieut. Swaivsov, of the training ship, required that they should stand an examination, before being received as cadets. - With no misplaced confidence in the youths, Mr. Uarroll at once assented; and MI Giquel endeavoured to render tte inquiry into their attain ments more searching by having several examiners, presided over by Commander Tracey, of H. M.'s gunboat Avon." Two of the pupils were unable lo be present at the examination, held on the 14th June, but twenty-one submitted to the oral and written tests pat to them within the range of study we have already mentioned, and designed to prove how far they recognised the practical application of those On comparing the examination papers with the marks obtained ined, we cannot fail to be hi the notable and encourag-
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