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Page 18 - Government. jcct of training up the children of their countrymen in pious attachment to the principles of Christianity, and implanting in their minds such other knowledge and habits of industry, as might render them useful members of the community.
Page 18 - Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor within the Government of Bombay was established in Bombay.
Page 38 - Minors to whom the said chapter two hundred and sixty-seven applies shall be permitted to work on Saturdays between the hours of six in the morning and seven in the evening, in mercantile establishments.
Page 37 - Book, to be put into the hands of such as by means of this initiatory course have attained to good reading. The ciphering exercises begin with " Arithmetical Tables for the use of Schools on the Madras System
Page 13 - That the Report now read be adopted, and printed under the direction of the committee.
Page 6 - Barnes, and has for its object the training up of the children of Europeans in the principles of Christianity, and teaching them such knowledge and habits of industry as may render them useful members of the community.
Page 37 - ... Multiplication, and Division, and Tables of Money, after which the Children proceed in the same order to the practice of the rules on slates, ending with compound Multiplication and Division. The writing exercises begin with the letters, figures, and stops, in the sand trays, and then proceed to writing on Slates, until sufficient progress is made for occasional writing in Copy-books.
Page 3 - Committee, consisting of the Patroness and Directresses, meet regularly the first Friday in every month, at the Girls' School, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. All applications for the admission of Children should be made through the Secretary ; — for Boys to the Managing Commitee ; and for Girls, to the Lady's Committee.
Page 18 - The early education of children is of primary importance, in the civilization...
Page 14 - That the most cordial thanks of the meeting be presented to the Reverend WK Fletcher, for his long and valuable services as Secretary to the Society.

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