The schools are not all of permanent continuance—some depend
upon circumstances, schools being some times established by
the joint subscriptions of several families especially for the
education of their own children which being accomplished they
are discontinued. The difference between the amount of
population in this statement and in the report of the Census is
accounted for by the population of the Zemindaries being
included in the former and not in the latter.
Bellary:
None of the schools in this district at present derive
support from the state. There appear to be no regular colleges
but in 23 cases of instruction attended by Bramins exclusively
some of the Sciences, etc., are taught imperfectly in the Sanscrit
language. In the schools some children continue only 5 years,
while others whose parents are opulent not infrequently remain
as long as fourteen and fifteen years. It appears that the teacher
is paid at various rates according to the class to which the
scholar may belong—while learning the first rudiments it is
common for the scholar to pay a quarter of a rupee and when
arrived so far as to write on paper or at the higher branches of
Arithmetic half a rupee per mensem. But on proceeding further
such demands are made as exceed the means of most parents.
Their children are therefore left only partially instructed—and
there are multitudes who cannot avail themselves even of this
imperfect education for their children. The diffusion of common
instruction is said to be less extensive than it was formerly. In
many villages where formerly there were schools, there are now
none, and in many others where there were large schools, now
only a few of the children of the most opulent are taught, others
being unable from poverty to attend or to pay what is demanded.
Instructions in the Sciences is given gratuitously as of old, by a
few learned Bramins to their disciples.
Cuddapah:
There are in this District no public institutions for
education supported by grants of land or allowances from the
government, nor are any known to have existed. The schools
which exist are supported by the parents of the scholars. The
charge for instruction is variable rising as the scholar is
promoted from the lowest to the higher classes. The average for
the lowest class is about ¼ rupee per mensem, and increases to
1 rupee and 1½ rupee which rate it rarely exceeds. In the
Bramin caste, boys are put to school at the age of 5 or 6 and
among the Sudras at from