This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...scholars. English schools have fallen from 33 to 29, while vernacular schools have risen from 23 to 34. The entire attendance, however, fell from 960 to 758. The strength of the middle department of the Bhadrachalam school has doubled, a noteworthy indication of the advance of education in this remote tract. This tract is now under the Deputy Inspector of Schools, Ellore Range, but owing to the extent of his range he is not able to visit it as frequently as is desirable. The Viravasaram school shows slight increase in numbers and passed 8 out of 11 pupils in the Middle School Examination. The Rajahmundry Municipal school, with which the town school, under private management, was incorporated, sent up 22 pupils for the Middle School Examination, of whom 15 were successful. The Innespetah school declined in attendance. It sent up 27 pupils for the Middle School Examination and passed 16 boys, a fair outturn. The progress of the results schools was varied. 126. The annexed table of middle schools in the second division shows that English schools have risen in number and attendance, while the vernacular schools declined in both, mainly in consequence of the closing of the fifth standard class in primary schools not capable of teaching children up to this standard. Sfiddle division. schools, second The number of candidates for the Middle School Examination rose from 355 to 437, but the number of passes fell from 235 to 187. The percentage of passes was below the general average. The results of the Lower Fourth Comparative Examination were good, 200 candidates having passed out of 329 examined. Kistna.--There was a decrease of 2 English and 14 vernacular schools. The strength of the middle school classes has fallen on the whole from 450 to 424, ..