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be admitted that there is here perhaps less reason than elsewhere for making large separate
provision for the Muhammadan element of the population, the vast majority of the Mussal-
mans being cultivators speaking the Bengali vernacular of their Hindu neighbours. On re-
ceipt, however, of the orders of the Governnent of India, the Local Government arranged for
teaching Urdu and Arabic or Persian up to the Entrance standard in all zillah schools; and
wherever there was a sufficient demand, a special class was formed to study Arabic and Persian
after the Mussulman fashion. The Persian language was added by the University to the
subjects for the F. A. and B. A. examinations; and in the Grant-in-aid Code specially liberal
terms were offered to schools managed by Muhammadans. The reforms introduced in the
management of the Calcutta Madrissa and Mohsin endowments have been noticed above.
New madrissas were opened at Dacca, Kajshahye and Chittagong, each under an Arabic scholar
of repute assisted by competent moulvies. In each the full course of the Calcutta Madrissa
was to be taught, and English was to be added if desired by the pupils. Scholarships for
Muhammadans tenable in madrissas or in English colleges and schools were founded, and
1118,000 were allotted to paying two-thirds of the fees of Muhammadan pupils in Govern-
ment colleges and schools outside Calcutta, and to the payment of moulvies in those schools.
The muktabs or mosque schools were soon after brought into relationship to the indigenous
primary school system without interfering with their religious side. Many hundreds of
muktabs are now aided in this way. These efforts have to some extent been successful, and
the Mussulmans are not merely coming more freely to the vernacular schools, but taking a
more prominent place in the returns of higher education. Muhammadans formed in 1871
about 32 per cent, of the population of the province. The proportion of Mussulman boys to
the total school attendance, which in 1871-72 was only 14 per cent., had increased in 1880-81
to nearly 24 per cent. In primary vernacular boys" schools the proportion was in the latter
year 24’6 per cent.; in middle schools, English and vernacular, over 13 per cent.; in high
schools, under 9 per cent.; while in English colleges it was only 3'8 per cent, as against 4'04
per cent, in 1871. The rapid fall in the proportion of Mussulman students in schools of the
higher classes, and the reduction in the proportion in colleges below the figure of 1871, is not
satisfactory. The opinion of the Education Commission is, however, favourable to ultimate pro-
o
o
CD
O
sociation is, as the Government of Bengal remarks, mis-
Fund is now diverted to other than Muhammadan objects,
ramulate unutilised.
-Here the Muhammadans formed in 1871 about 13| per
he total number in school was 17’8 of the scholars. The
every encouragement to Muhammadan pupils. In 1881
he total number of students under instruction was 14| per
itituted a proportion of 13 per cent., and in English high
The figures therefore show a slight falling off, which it is
■e is much at the present time which is encouraging in the
g the leading Muhammadan gentlemen of the province,
idance of Syud Ahmed, C.S.I., made great efforts to provide
e prosecution of the higher education. These efforts have
rarh College. It was originally intended to confine this
but it has since been opened to Hindus. The Government
gress: —
Owing to the ready way in which Mussalmans have accepted the primary system of instruction, there
is a very satisfactory increase in the total number of pupils of that race, which has risen from 28,148 in 1871 to
262,108 (including students in technical schools and colleges) in 1882 ; the proportion of Mussalmans being now
23'8 per cent, against 14’4 in 1871. In each of the Madrissas of Hooghly, Dacca, Rajshahye, and Chittagong
the full Arabic course of the Calcutta Madrissa is taught, and in each also instruction in English is given to all
Tn flin parna Madrissa. the course in English is carried up to the Entrance standard. Of
I as 322 learn English. The privilege of reading at one third of the
e Government of Bengal, been extended to Muhammadan students
nment or other. In the case of non-Government colleges, aided and
I from the Provincial Revenues.
>ion to the demands of the Muhammadan community has
larger facilities of instruction in English, the Calcutta
bion of a College. Notwithstanding this alteration in the
e has been continued, whereby Muhammadan students
Is of their fees paid out of the Mohsin endowment. On
ssa, which was neither very successful nor much wanted
ding Muhammadans, been, closed, the funds being divert-
be admitted that there is here perhaps less reason than elsewhere for making large separate
provision for the Muhammadan element of the population, the vast majority of the Mussal-
mans being cultivators speaking the Bengali vernacular of their Hindu neighbours. On re-
ceipt, however, of the orders of the Governnent of India, the Local Government arranged for
teaching Urdu and Arabic or Persian up to the Entrance standard in all zillah schools; and
wherever there was a sufficient demand, a special class was formed to study Arabic and Persian
after the Mussulman fashion. The Persian language was added by the University to the
subjects for the F. A. and B. A. examinations; and in the Grant-in-aid Code specially liberal
terms were offered to schools managed by Muhammadans. The reforms introduced in the
management of the Calcutta Madrissa and Mohsin endowments have been noticed above.
New madrissas were opened at Dacca, Kajshahye and Chittagong, each under an Arabic scholar
of repute assisted by competent moulvies. In each the full course of the Calcutta Madrissa
was to be taught, and English was to be added if desired by the pupils. Scholarships for
Muhammadans tenable in madrissas or in English colleges and schools were founded, and
1118,000 were allotted to paying two-thirds of the fees of Muhammadan pupils in Govern-
ment colleges and schools outside Calcutta, and to the payment of moulvies in those schools.
The muktabs or mosque schools were soon after brought into relationship to the indigenous
primary school system without interfering with their religious side. Many hundreds of
muktabs are now aided in this way. These efforts have to some extent been successful, and
the Mussulmans are not merely coming more freely to the vernacular schools, but taking a
more prominent place in the returns of higher education. Muhammadans formed in 1871
about 32 per cent, of the population of the province. The proportion of Mussulman boys to
the total school attendance, which in 1871-72 was only 14 per cent., had increased in 1880-81
to nearly 24 per cent. In primary vernacular boys" schools the proportion was in the latter
year 24’6 per cent.; in middle schools, English and vernacular, over 13 per cent.; in high
schools, under 9 per cent.; while in English colleges it was only 3'8 per cent, as against 4'04
per cent, in 1871. The rapid fall in the proportion of Mussulman students in schools of the
higher classes, and the reduction in the proportion in colleges below the figure of 1871, is not
satisfactory. The opinion of the Education Commission is, however, favourable to ultimate pro-
o
o
CD
O
sociation is, as the Government of Bengal remarks, mis-
Fund is now diverted to other than Muhammadan objects,
ramulate unutilised.
-Here the Muhammadans formed in 1871 about 13| per
he total number in school was 17’8 of the scholars. The
every encouragement to Muhammadan pupils. In 1881
he total number of students under instruction was 14| per
itituted a proportion of 13 per cent., and in English high
The figures therefore show a slight falling off, which it is
■e is much at the present time which is encouraging in the
g the leading Muhammadan gentlemen of the province,
idance of Syud Ahmed, C.S.I., made great efforts to provide
e prosecution of the higher education. These efforts have
rarh College. It was originally intended to confine this
but it has since been opened to Hindus. The Government
gress: —
Owing to the ready way in which Mussalmans have accepted the primary system of instruction, there
is a very satisfactory increase in the total number of pupils of that race, which has risen from 28,148 in 1871 to
262,108 (including students in technical schools and colleges) in 1882 ; the proportion of Mussalmans being now
23'8 per cent, against 14’4 in 1871. In each of the Madrissas of Hooghly, Dacca, Rajshahye, and Chittagong
the full Arabic course of the Calcutta Madrissa is taught, and in each also instruction in English is given to all
Tn flin parna Madrissa. the course in English is carried up to the Entrance standard. Of
I as 322 learn English. The privilege of reading at one third of the
e Government of Bengal, been extended to Muhammadan students
nment or other. In the case of non-Government colleges, aided and
I from the Provincial Revenues.
>ion to the demands of the Muhammadan community has
larger facilities of instruction in English, the Calcutta
bion of a College. Notwithstanding this alteration in the
e has been continued, whereby Muhammadan students
Is of their fees paid out of the Mohsin endowment. On
ssa, which was neither very successful nor much wanted
ding Muhammadans, been, closed, the funds being divert-