Pupils up to this date, 875.
OF whom, American, 46; British, 187 Portuguese, 184; Danish, 13; Austrian, 8 5 French, 30; German 32; Dutch, 6; Greek, Jew, 10; Tcalian, 3; Spanish, 56} Swedish, 2; Norwegian, 1; Belgian, 1; Swiss, 8 and, in a separate section, Chin ese, 232; Japanese, 54, Of thes" 875 pupils, 309 were charity boys, ice, paying noting, or almost nothing and auc-thied of th se—over 10,—were boarders, receiving, gratis, fod, lodging and clothing, for 3, 5, and so. for 8 or 10 years.
The 809 charity pupils are classed ay follows Catholic. Non-Catholic, American... 19 viz, 5 British re 39 Portuguese, 85.) 0 Danish wie 252 1 Austrian 3 5, 1 German 22210 3 Frewelt oe 2s 0 Dutch 1 a Greek 3 3 5
0 0 1 1 a aden, "Mvaieear And in addition to the expense of the charity boys, the Rov. Fathers have to write of considerable sums in respect of paying pupils who "forget to pay." ° Take ing then into consideration with all this the enormous expense of building and maintaining buildings and leaving out sll question of reuueration of teachers, for they receive none, one may well conten: plate with surprise an approximate estimate Of the moneys which have been devoted by the Fathers to the work of education in Shanghai; and that for the benefit of pupils of all classes and creeds vf the community, without assistance from the Municipal authorities, or aid from the public purse, The above particulars have been furnished to me at my urgent request, and T venture, if you will kindly allow me, to submit them to the consideration of the communi with a view to some substantial recog ion of what we owe to the spontaneous charity of the Rev. Fathers, Tam, etc., 10th February.
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