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. The Census Results.

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T Census Results. ANALYSIS OF THE FIGURES. LOCAL EDUCATfoN!STS' VtEWS. The plebiscite taken last week of Cardiff parents as to whether it was desired to have Vt<*oh taught in the Cardiff elementary schools bas resulted, as the census of 1901 resulted, in demonstrating that the desire in Cardiff for the inclusion of Welsh in the curricalam of the primary schools is deep-rooter and extensive. In a cosmopolitan town like Cardiff it wunld, of course, be absord to expect an absolute majority of parents in favonr of such a conrae, and in view of the known fact that there has baen displayed towards ths movement a good deal of hostility in eome quarters -and not least on the part of some of the head teachers—it would not have been surprising if the proportion of Barents in favour of Welsh teaching had now ..shown diminution. The .result,however, of last wees's census, announced yesterday,came as an ngieable surorisc to the advocates of Welsh teaching, for out of 19,247 votes polled 8.456 bdovedeclared in favour of Welsh and 10,791 against. Why Was the Census Taken ? As already indicated this is the second census taken on the subject in Cardiff, the first being in Febrnary of 1901,when the figures were :-For the teaching of Welsh, 8.251 against, 9,091. The questiou that has been asked in many quarters, and not unnaturally, is why, in view of the ze3ult of that plebiscite, the parents should have again been appealed to ? The first census was of coarse taken in the time of the old School Board, and was confined exclu- sively to the then Board schools, or as they are now called Council schools. On the result of that census the Cardiff School Board, rather un- wisely as it subsequently transpired, attempted to teach Welsh in every class throaghont every school. Inevitably this proved a failure, for among the teachers engaged under the Caidiff Board at the time only a very small per- tentage, indeed, were able to teach the subject with any degree of efficiency. Objection, too, was taken to that census on the ground that parents bad not been informed that the teaching of Welsh to a child would involve the dropping of some other subject. As a result the board had a second plebiscite taken of parents who favoured Welsh teaching, and had it clearly stated on the lecond paper that a child taking up Welsh as a subject coold only do it at the expense of some other subject, sach as drawing. The result of that second census showed that tlwre was still a substantial number, nearly 4,000, in favoar of Welsh teaching, and the School Board thereupon made arrangements for introducing the subject Into the earlisr standards, and to continue its leashing to the same children as they proceeded to the higher standards. Unfortunately, this second arrangement has 1Iot been tho success it was hoped to have been, irtd it has now become pretty clear that no icheme can ever become successful in the Cardiff schools which will not secure tha liearty and ioyal co-operation of the teachers. For some time past classes in Welsh in the several primary 4ehools of Cardiff have gradually dwindled in aambera. and in some schools the subject was altogether dropped. The old School Board made it possible for a parent, even after he had desired that Welsh should be taught bi3 child, to revoke his decision by communicating in writing to the head teacher. Numbers of parents periodically took advantage of this provision,with the result that in many instances the school arrangements were seriously interfered with and the difficulties in the way of the efficient teach- ing of Welsh were increased. This was the state of affairs when, as the result of the Education Act of 1902, the present education authority took over the schools. An attempt was made by the opponents of Welsh teaching to get the subject dropped altogether, bat this, of course, was vigorously opposed in many quartern, It was for this reason that the education authority a few weeks ago decided to take one more plobiscite to ascertain definitely if there was in Cardiff a real desire to have the subject continued. Now that-it has been sufficiently demonstrated that Cardiff parents, to the proportion of prac- cically 45 per cent., are in favour of this, it is i hoped that the education authority will lose no time in making complete arrangements for its efficient teaching in all the schools, and to see to it that the arrangements made, whatever they may V be, are loyally carried out by the teaching staff. Council Schools. Boys. Yes. No. Spoiled. Total. Adamsdown 149 198 6 353 Albany-road 182 441 — 623 Court-road 103 242 — 345 Crwys-road — 232 200 4 436 Eleanor-8lireefl 72 96 1 169 Gladstone 136 269 4 409 Grangetowu 138 431 5 574 XansdQ^ne-roaa. >33 274 4 411 Mariboroagh-road 131 274 1 406 Moorland-road 282 196 — 478 Radnor-road 175 329 — 504 KoathPark 136 264 2 402 Severn-road .— 215 476 6 697 S. Charch-street 77 64 — 141 Bplotlands 271 369 27 667 Stacey-road 107 340 — 447 Virgil-street — 174 171 3 348 Wood-street 202 195 1 398 2915 4829 64 7808 Girls. Adamsdown 203 140 3 348 Albany-road 310 313 2 625 Conrt-road., 161 195 5 361 Crwys-road 241 214 6 461 Eleanor-street)140 48 — 188 Gladstone 124 238 — 362 Grangetown .—— 76 392 — 468 £ >ansdowne-road 99 242 4 345 Marlboroagh-road 113 246 — 359 Moorland-road 251 „ 305 4 560 Radnorioad 156 189 — 345 RoatbPark 124 303 1 428 Severn-road 260 372 2 634 B. Church-street 53 36 — .„ 89 Splotlands 295 322 — 617 Stacey-road 135 143 1 329 Virgil-street 89 158 2 „. 249 Wood-street 200 94 — 294 3082 3950 30 7062 Church of England Schools. Bate Town M. 153 77 7 237 Canton G 109 174 6 289 Cathays M 129 39 2 170 Grangetown M 1C9 131 5 245 Metal-street B 210 80 6 296 Metal-street G. 171 44 5 220 St. John's B 110 31 — 141 St. John's G .™ 71 26 — „. 97 St. Mary's B. 70 23 1 9; St. Mary s G. 60 7 — 67 St. Mary's Mission M. 62 18 — 80 St. Monica's M. 156 54 210 Tredegatville B. 122 32 13 167 Tredegarville G 144 53 1 298 1676 789 46 2511 Roman Catholic Schools. BII. Cuthbert's M. 36 56 — 92 Bt. Mary's M. 138 110 — — 248 St. Patrick's M. 215 185 ■»- 400 St. Alban's M. 50 165 1 216 81;. David's B. 117 135 2 254 St. David's G.19 201 4 224 St. Peter's B 117 116 3 236 St. Peter's G 6 181 1 188 TyndaJl-street M. 85 74 — 159 783 1223 11 2017 Totals for all Schools 8456 ::1ČŸi9ï ™151 .7.19398 An analysis of the above figures gives the following results Boys' Council Schools- In favour of Webb 2.915 Against 4,829 At Crwys-road, Moorland-road, South Church- streat, Virgil-street, and Wood-street there are small majorities in favoar of the teaching of Welsh, Girls'Council Schoois- In favoar of Welsh 3,082 Against 3 950 At Adamsdown, Crwys-road, Eleanor-street, South Church-street. Stacey-road, and Wood- street there are small majorities in fayonrof teaching Welsh. In the Chareh of England schools there is a huge majority in favour of teaching Welsh, no less than 1,676 being in favoar and only 789 against, and these figures provide the most strik- ing feature of the statistics. In 12 Charob of England schools out uf 14 the teaching of Welsh is favoured, the two exceptions being Canton Girls and Grangetown Mixed. In the Roman Catholic schools 783 favour the teaching of Weleb and 1.223 are against. At the Cardiff Higher Grade School, the figures far which are not included in the above total, only 52 a.re in favour of tha teaching of Welsh and 566 are againBt.

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