The children of the orphanage, all girls, divided their time between study, work, and play. Their ages ranged from 2–18 years. The youngest did not attend school. Those above them were taught and trained for teaching in their vernacular —either Bengali or Hindustani— with a little English besides. The older girls constituted a higher department, and their work was done wholly in English, with one language of the country also. The most advanced of all were put into a normal training-class and study for the entrance examinations of the University of Calcutta. Several of these upper-class girls were suitable candidates for a medical course, and the superintendent hoped to see them trained as physicians. All these girls were also trained in the Bible.
