45 It was thought that simple Primers for Ist year classes could be better arranged for locally. The subject matter for these readers could be obtained partly from local sources and partly from existing African text-books, of which many samples are to be found both at the Colonial Office and at the offices of the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures.

(6) An Arithmetic book to cover the syllabus comprising oral and written exercises. Material is available on which such a book might be based.

(c) Hygiene.—It was recommended that Blacklock, Part I, might be translated without alteration. This book has been specially recommended for use in African Schools by the Advisory Committee on Native Education in Tropical Africa.

(d) A Geography and History Book.—This would have to be drawn up with reference to the syllabus; some material can be obtained from text-books in use in other countries.

(e) A Grammar for each Group Language.—This book for use of native children in schools will of course have a different form from the grammars written for the benefit of foreigners learning the language. Arrangements might be made for the production of grammars by one or more of the Missionaries of each language group.

(f) Agriculture.—It may be impossible to compile a useful textbook until local conditions have been further studied.

(g) Drill—A short manual on drill and games which would include descriptions of various native games which have already been found suitable in schools in various localities.

In some cases it may only be necessary to produce teachers’ copies of books, when such books are compiled in the form of lectures to be delivered by the teachers to the class.

(4) Linguestic Hxpert.

The Committee felt that if a linguistic expert were available for giving advice to translators of text-books and compilers of grammars it would be of the utmost value.

(5) News-sheets.

The Committee expressed the view that apart from the translation of text-books, further translation and composition should be encouraged. One method of providing literature in the native languages, which has been adopted by the Africa Inland Mission and elsewhere, is the publication of news-sheets. The Committee felt that this plan should be followed wherever possible.

(6) Grammars, etc., for Non-Natives.

Mr. Hillelson urged the necessity of providing grammars and vocabularies in the group languages for the use of officials and missionaries. He suggested that Professor Westermann might be