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Girls' Day Schools and Boys' Day Schools.—These are situated in the more populous areas. In addition to the usual subjects_, special attention is given to religious instruction, music, handicraft, and sewing.

The Grade.ll Administration Schools Founded in 1924, these are the backbone of the Samoan education system. All teachers and Inspectors are Samoans, trained at the Teachers' Training School at Apia. Instruction is in the vernacular, but English is taught as a subject. Emphasis is laid on health, agriculture, Samoan handicrafts, Samoan history, and Samoan customs. Grade II pupils pass to Grade 111 schools by means of competitive examinations. A general refresher course is held during the Christmas vacation, and sub-refresher courses in the various districts during the ordinary term holidays. The (trade 111 Administration Schools The two boys' schools are situated at Avele (Island of Upolu) and Vaipouli (Island of Savai'i) respectively, and the girls' school at Malifa, Apia (Upolu). Although for some years these schools were without European staff, it has now been found possible to appoint a full-time European Headmaster at Avele and a part-time teacher at the Girls' School. Instruction is in English, but due attention is also paid to the vernacular. Teachers are continuing the use of basic English, modified to suit local conditions. Vaipouli was opened in April, 1922, Avele in July, 1924, and the girls' school at Malifa in February, 1938. The cultivation of tropical foods and fruits, simple animal husbandry, Samoan handicrafts, Samoan history, customs, and forms of ceremonial address are emphasized, but, in addition, all subjects of an ordinary school curriculum are taught.

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Missions. Pastor Schools. Boys' Colleges. Girls* Colleges. Student Colleges. Mixed Colleges. Boys' Day Schools. London Missionary Society Roman Catholic Methodist Latter Day Saints Seventh Day Adventist 182 91 83 16 7 1 2 3 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 379 <> 13 3 1 9 Missions. Girls' Day Schools. Pastor Teachers. European Teachers. Native Teachers. Pupils. London Missionary Society Roman Catholic Methodist Latter Day Saints Seventh Day Adventist 11 182 98 83 4 7 3 34 3 2 24 12 14 35 3 13,166 4,473 4,143 860 235 11 374 42 88 22,877