ABSTRACT
The vernacular department of the University was not worked very satisfactorily. Telugu, Tamil and Mahratta were taught only superficially. At several meetings in which this lady took part, the following points were debated: whether the time had arrived for Government to take a direct share in female education, the direct work which it is advisable Government should undertake. The total number of girls that received instruction in the Madras Presidency in 1868 may be taken as exceeding 10,500. To supply the demand for female teachers in the central Tamil districts, a training school is about to be opened at Trichinopoly, under the auspices of the S. P. G. Society. The remarks of the Commission on the subject of moral training-a subject to which considerable attention has of late been given by the Government of India and the local Governments are of special interest and value. Religious education, and the possibility of connecting it with Government colleges, we shall consider separately.
