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EDUCATION OFFICE,
Fredericton, K 5., February 26(h, 1885.
Sir,—
I have the honour to present to His Honor the Lieutenant Governor, the
Thirteenth Annual Report on the Free Schools of the Province for the year
ended October 31st, 1884.
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CONTENTS.
PART I.-GENERAL REPORT.
Introdactoiy, iz.
A Smnmaiy View of the Schools for the Year ended April 30, 1884, iz.
Number of School Teachers, etc., ; . • • z.
Proportion of Population at School, age and sez of Pupils, Percentage
of attendance, « • • z.
Pupils in the different Branches of Instruction, ziii.
Teachers and Assistants employed, ziv.
Period of Service of Teachers, xiv.
Ttme in Session of the Schools, ziv.
Ezaminations, Visits, Prizes. zv.
Average Salaries of Teachers,. zv.
Disbursements of Provincial Grants to Teachers, zvi
Apportionment of County Fund to Trustees, zvii.
Superior Allowance, zviiL
Superior Schools, zviiL
Grammar Schools, zzi
Provincial Normal School, zziv.
Ezaminations of Teachers, zxvi.
Number of Schools, Teachers and Pupils, for the Summer Term ended 31st
October, 1 884, zzviL
Attendance of Pupils at the Schools from 1886 to October 31st, 1884, xzviii.
School-House Grants to Poor Districts, zzviiL
Aid to Poor Districts, zzz.
Hie Cities and Incorporated Towns, xzziiL
Average Attendance of Pupils in Cities and Towns, zzziv.
Teachers' Institutes, zzziv.
Educational Institute of New Brunswick, zzziv.
Atteoidance or Enrolment of Pupils, zzzv.
Tezt-Books, zzvi
Instruction,. zzvL
'Compulaory Attendance, zzzviii.
PART II -STATISTICAL TABLES
Table I. PubUc Schools year ended April 30, 1874, A 3
Table II. do. Attendance, Part I, A 4
Da do. Part II,. A 5
Table III. da Pupils in different Branches, Part I, A 6 to A 9
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do. Time in Session of Schools, A 19
do. Visits, Examinations, Prizes, A 20
do. Average Salaries of Teachers, A21
do. Provincial Grants to Teachers, A 22
da County Fund to Trustees, Part I, A 23
do. do. Part II, A 24
do. Superior Allowjance, A 25 to A 29
do. Grammar Schools, Part I, A 30
do. do. Part II........ A 31
do. do. PartllL A 32 to A 33
do. Provincial Normal School, A 34
do. Teachers' Examinations A 35
do. School Libraries, A 36
do. Allowance to Student-Teachers, A 37 to A 41
do. Statement of Drafts to Teachers and Trustees, 42
do. Summary of Provincial Grants, 43
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PART III.-APPENDICES.
Appendix A.
Report of the Principal of Provincial Normal. School^
Appendix B.
Inspectors' Reports — District No. 1, Philip Cox, A. B., 7
District No. 2, Valentin A. Landry, 14
District No. 3, George Smith, A. B., 17
District No. 5, W. P. Dole, A B., 19
District No. 6, Ingram B. Oaks, A. B., 26
District No. 7, G. W. Mersereau, A B., 28
District No. 8, W. G. Gaunce, A. B., 33
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Report of Board of School Trustees, Fredericton, 39
Portland, 46
Woodstock, 53
Moncton, 65
Saint Stephen, 60
Saint John. 76
Examination Questions for License, • , . • \ . . . , • ;.«..• 85-
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ANNUAL REPORT
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SCHOOLS OF NEW BRUNSWICK,
1884.
PART I.-GENERAL REPORT.
To His Honor The Honorable Robert Duncan WUmot, Lieutenant Governor
of the Province of New Brunavdck,
May it please Toub Honob, — .
In sabmitting the Thirteenth Annual Report of the Free School System
of the Province, I am able to state that the year has been marked in many
impoi-tant respects by considerable educational activity. As will be seen
from a comparison of the Statistics with those of the preceding year, there is a
very gratifying increase in the number of Schools, Teachers, and registration
and average attendance of pui>ils. The increase in the erection and improve-
ment of School-houses has, considering the large number of substantial build-
ings already throughout the country, been fairly satisfactory, and from the
reports of the Inspectors it will be seen that the general efficiency of the
Schools which must ever be the prime object of a School System, has been
maintained. The inci-ease in the salaries of Teachers, slight as it is, is a further
evidence of the progress which ha3 characterized the operations of the year.
The large increase in the disbursements of Provincial Grants is explained
in the Summary of Table IX,
A Summary View of the Sohools for the Year ended April 80th, 1884.
The Statistical Tables embraced in Part II are brought down to the year
ended April 30th, 1884. Tables IX and X showing the disbursements of Pro-
vincial Grants and the apportionment of the County Fund to Trustees are
brought down to October 31st, the end of the School Year.
Part III includes reports on Normal School, of Inspectors and of Boards
of Trustees of cities and incorporated towns for the School Year ; while the
leading statistics for the same period are embraced in the General Report
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Preliminary Table I. — Number of Schools, Teachers, Pupils, &c.
Summer Term, 1883. — ^The number of schools was 1451 — ^increase 40 ; the
number of Teachers, 1527 — increase 47 ; the number of Pupils, 54,883 — ^increase
2125.
Winter Tei^m, 1884^ — The number of schools was 1414 — increase 36 ; the
number of Teachers 1502 — increase 64; the number of Pupils in attendance
53,509— increase 281.7.
The number of Districts having Schools in operation in the Summer Term,,
that were without Schools in the Winter Term, was 152 — decrease ; 17 and the
number having Schools in the Winter Term, that were without Schools in the
Summer Term, was 122— decrease 10.
The total number of different pupils in attendance at the Schools within
the year, was 66,074 — increase 1493.
Table II. — Proportion of Population at School, Age and Sex of Pupils,.
Percentage of Daily and Full-Term Attendance.
Summer Term, 1883. — The proportion of the population of the Province
enrolled at the public schools this Term, according to the census of 1881, was-
1 in 5.85. It will be seen that the attendance exceeded this percentage in the
following Counties : — Carleton, Charlotte, Kings, Queens, Restigouche, West-
moreland and York. It was highest in Westmoreland, (5.25) next in York (5.41).
It was lowest in Madawaska, (7.83) and next St. John, (6.52).
514 were under 5 years of age — ^increase 47 ; 52,159 between 5 and 15-
years — increase 2133 : and 2210 over 15 years — decrease 55.
There were 27,506 Boys — increase 1067 ; and 27,377 Girls— increase 1058.
Grand total days attendance, made by the pupils enrolled, was 2,947,749^,.
— increase 41,680J.
The average monthly percentage of pupils daily present during the. Term
was 81.72. The following exhibits this percentage during the Summer Term
since 1874 :—
Summer Term.
1874 72.1
1875 72.88
1876 70.52
1877 73.05
1878 72.88
1879 73.54
1880 78.17
1881 73.22
1882 72.44
1883 73.45
1884 81.72
The percentage of pupils daily present on an average during the period
the several schools were open was 59.66. Westmoreland made the highest per-
centage (68.07), Si John second (66.58), and Victoria the lowest (51.60). The
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following shews the percentage for this Province during the Summer Term.
since 1873 :—
Summer Term.
1873 53.23
1874 63.56
1875 52.95
1876 53.34
1877 54.93
1878 55.08
1879 56.81
1880 56.13
1881 .....65,85
1882 56.25
1883 59.66
The attendance of pupils in all the schools in operation for a longer or
shorter period of the year was equal to attendance during every prescribed
teaching day in the Term of 55.10 per cent. This percentage measures both
the regularity of attendance and that of the time the schools were open. The-
highest percentage was made by Wastmoreland County (65.24), St. John second
(62.12), while Kings stood the lowest (42.25). The following are the percent-
ages since 1873 : —
Summer Term.
1873 45.62
1874 47.29
1875. 47.19
1876 48.84
1877 49.83
1878 51.76
1879 53.09
1880 52.96
1881 52.20
1882 52.56
1883 55.10
Wvnter Term, 1884^ — The proportion of the population at school this Term
was 1 in 6.00 (census of 1881). This percentage was exceeded in Albert^
Carleton, Charlotte, Kings, Queens, Restigouche, Sunbury, Westmoreland and
York. It was highest in Carleton (4.93) ; lowest in Madawaska (10.99).
Of the pupils 164 were under 5 years of age — ^increase 6 ; between 5 and
15 years 48,285 — ^increase 2364; and 5060 were over 15 years — ^increase 477.
There were 29,214 ; Boys — increase 1695 ; and. 24,295 Girls — increase 1252
Grand total days' attendance made by the pupils enrolled, was 3,455,989^
—increase 118,809.
The average monthly percentage of pupils daily present during the Term
was for the whole Province 76.34. The following are the percentages for this.
Term since 1874 : —
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Winter Term.
1874 74.49
1873 .* 74.84
1876 75.56
1877 74.27
1878 75.53
1879 75.28
1880 76.12
1881 76.12
1882. 75.92
1883 78.03
1884 76.34
The percentages of pupils daily present on an average daring the period
the several Schools were in session, was, for the Province 59.68 The highest
percentages were in St John County (69.30), Restigouche County (63.65).
Charlotte (61.06), York (60.19), and Restigouche (59.08) ; while the lowest
were in Sunbuiy (56.58), Kings (55.41), and Queens (54.73.) The following
are the percentages fbr the Province, during the Winter Term, since 1874 : —
Winter Term.
1874 57.06
1875 55.66
1876 57.61
1877 54.95
1878 58.04
1879 57.49
1880 59.02
1881 58.94
1882 58.53
1883 62.89
1884 59.68
The attendance of the pupils enrolled in all the Public Schools of the
Province, both full-term or part-term Schools, was equal to an attendance dur-
ing every prescribed teaching day in the Term of 56.16 per cent. The County
of Saint John stood the highest (68.07), York second (56.06), and Charlotte
third (55.62). The lowest were Kings (50.74), Queens (52.35), and Victoria
(52.73). The following are the percentages for the whole Province, during the
Winter Terms, since 1872 :—
Winter Terh.
1874 48.13
1875 48.02
1876 49.70
1877 49.08
1878 62.93
1879 53.68
1880 55.06
1881 54.99
1882 53.83
1883 58.71
1884 56.16
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Table HI. — Pupils in the different Branches of iNSTRUcnoN.
The numbers in this Table include all pupils within the Eight Standards
of the Course of Instruction whether attending Grammar Schools or Common
Schools.
Swmmer Term, 1883. — ^The number of pupils who received instruction in
the different subjects of the Course was as follows : — Oral Lessons on Health
— ^including Temperance Lessons — 30,015 — increase 3,600; Physical Exercises,
30,181 — ^increase 1589 ; Oral Lessons on Morals, 31,682 — ^increase 2,715 ; Sew-
ing, (optional) 2,050 — increase 635 ; Knittings (optional) 1,023 — increase 510 ;
Beading, Spelling and Recitation, including the E^ht Standards, 51,989 ; Com-
position, 44,167 ; Grammar and Analysis — including only Standard, V, VI, VII,
VIII of the Graded Course, and Standards III and IV of the Ungraded Course
—16,795 ; History, 12,935; Form, embracing only Standards I and II, 23,515
Indostrial Drawing, embracing the Standards from III to VIII inclusive,
21,544 ; Print-script, embracing the first four Standards, 41,109 ; Writing, from
Standards III to VIII inclusive, 24,306; Singing, first three Standards, by
Sote, 21,850 ; from Standards IV to VIII inclusive. Singing may be by Rote
or by Note — ^by Rote, 7,477 ; by Note, 273 ; Number and Arithmetic — (Num-
ber is confined to the first three Standards of the Graded Course, and to the
first two of the Ungraded Course) — 50,920; Book-keeping, (optional) 1063;
Geometry, 1,744 ; Mensuration,. 583 ; Algebra, 1,860^; Geography, 40,190; Use-
ful Knowledge Lessons, embracing instruction in Minerals, Plant Life and
Animal Life, 36,367; Colour, 27,262; Familiar Objects, 28,607; Physics-
Standards V to VIII inclusive— 4,677 ; Physiology, 549 ; Latin, (optional) 533 ;
French, (optional) 236. Further details will be found in the tables.
Winter Term,, 1884^ — ^The number of pupils who received instruction in
the different subjects of the Course was as follows : — Oral Lessons on Health —
including Temperance Lessons — 30,593 — incroa3e, 4,195 ; Physical Exercises,
30,159— increase 2,340; Oral Lessons on Morals, 31,613— increase 3,910; Sew-
ing, (optional) 1,818 — increase 51; Knitting, (optional) 880 — ^increase 67;
Reading, Spelling and Recitation, including the Eight Standards, 51,419 ; Com-
position, 44,663 ; Grammar and Analysis, including only Standards V, VI, VII,
VIII of the Gradeid Course, and Standards III and' IV of the Ungraded Course,
19,988; History, 15,619; Form, embracing only Standards I and II, 19,818;
Industrial Drawing, embracing the Standards from III to VIII inclusive,
25,634; Print-script, embracing the first four Standards, 88,791 ; Writing, from
Standards III to VIII inclusive, 28,670 ; Singing, first three Standards by Rote,
18,778 ; from Standards IV to VIII inclusive. Singing may be by Rote or by
Note — ^by Rote, 8,217 ; by Note, 234 ; Number and Arithmetic (Number is con-
fined to the first three Standards of the Graded Course and to the first two of
the Ungraded Course)— 50,381; Book-keeping (optional) 2,205; Geometry, 20,90;
Hensaration, 758; Algebra, 2,095; Geography, 41,898; Useful Knowledge
Lessions, embracing instruction ifi lOnerals, Plant Life and Animal Life, 37,869 ;
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€olour, 25,398; Familiar Objects, 26,683; Physics, Standards V to VIII inclu-
«ive, 5,807 ; Physiology, 733 ; Latin, (optional) 529 ; French, (optional) 320.
further details will be found-in the tables.
Ta3le rv. — Number and Class of Teachers and Assistants employed
IN THE Schools.
Swmmer Term, 1883, — There were 1,527 Teachers and Assistants employed
•during this Term — increase 47. Of these, 467 were men — decrease 27, and
1060 women — increase 64. Of the whole number, 1214 were trained — decrease
-8, and 273 untrained — increase 34. There were 2 Male Assistants — decrease
2, and 38 Female Assistants — increase 8.
The number of Teachers of each class was" as follows :-^Qrammar School,
Males 14; First Class, Males 126 — increase 7; Females 127 — ^increase 16;
Second Class, Males 167 — decrease 14; Females 463 — ^increase 17; Third Class,
Males 158 — increase 3 ; Females 432 — increase 23.
Winter Term, 7554.— During this Term there were 1 502 Teachers and
Assistants employed — ^increane 65. Of these 478 were men — decrease 3, and
1024 were women — ^increase 67; 1234 were trained — ^increase 38, and 222
untrained — ^increase 22. There were 8 Male Assistants — increase 11, and 38
Temale — increase 3.
The classes of the Teachers were as follows : — Grammar School Class 13 ;
First Class, Male, 120 — ^increase 4, Female, 124 — increase 2; Second Class,
Male 187 — decrease 3, Female 476 — increase 44; Third Class, Male 150 — de-
crease 4, Female 386 — increase 18.
Table V. — ^Period of Service of Teachers.
Summer Term, 1883, — Of the 1487 Teachers in charge of Schools this
Term, the following facts are reported in respect of 1468 : — 996 continued to
teach in the same Districts in which they taught in the previous Term — increase
32; 282 removed to other Districts — decrease 38 ; and 190 taught for the first
time — increase 38. 602 of the number had been employed not more than' three
years in teaching — decrease 11 ; 19 did not report their period of service —
increase 10. .
F-wrfer Term, 188^.-^01 the 1456 Teachers in charge of Schools this
Term, 1434 are reported in respect of service as follows ; 945 continued to
teach in the 'same schools as during the previous term — increase 7 ; 306 took
charge of other schools — ^increase 18 ; and 183 taught for the first time — in-
crease 32. 22 Teachers did not report their period of service — increase 3.
Additional facts in reference to the service of Teachers will be found on refer-
ence to the Table.
Time in Session of the Schools.
Swrrvmer Term, 1883. — There were 106 teaching days in this Term. 119
Schools were in session less than eighty days — increase 12 ; 187, eighty but less
than one hundred days — increase 27 ; 230 one hundred days or upwards, but
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not fall time, decrease 189 ; and 915 the fall term of one handred and six days
increase 190. The average number of teaching days the schools were in session
throaghout the whole Province was 97.26 — decrease 4.18.
Winter Term, 1884. — The number of teaching days in this Term was 118.
94 schools were in session less than eighty of these days — decrease 3; 80
eighty but less than one hundred days, decrease 4 ; 587, one hundred days or
upwards, but not full time, increase 89 ; and 653 the full term of one hundred
and eighteen days~-decrease 46. The average number of teaching days the
schools in the Province were open this term was 110.83 — ^increase 1.70.
The maximum number of lawful teaching days for the year was 224. The
average time the schools were open, exclusive of holidays, vacations, and Sun-
days, was 208.09 — decrease 2,48 for the year.
Table VII. — School Examinations, Visits, Prizes.
Swmmer Term, 1883. — The number of Schools reporting semi-annual
Public Examinations was 1,106— decrease 6 ; the number not reporting
Examinations 345 — increase 46.
The number of School visits reported was, by Trustees and Secretaries
4,704 — decrease 181 ; by Inspectors 627 — decrease 30 ; by members of Parlia-
ment 69 — ^increase 10 ; by Clergymen 638— decrease 65 ; by Teachers 1,372 —
decrease 320 ; by other visitors 11,666 — decrease 1,097.
The number of School Prizes reported was 293 — decrease 98 — valued at
$282.20— decrease 837.47.
Winter Term, 1884^ — ^Public Examinations were reported by 1,141 schools
—decrease 13. 273 schools did not report any examination — increase 49.
The Visitations for the Term were as follows : — ^By Trustees and Secre-
taries 6,171 — ^increase 676 ; by Inspectors 727 ; by Members of Parliament 29 —
increase 1 ; by Clergymen 630— decrease 50 ; by Teachers 1,147 — increase 22 ;
by other visitors 13,507 — ^increase 31.
393 School Prizes were reported — decrease 15, — ^valued at 8226,95 — de-
crease $70.30.
Table VIII. — Average Salaries op Teachers.
The average rate of Teachers* Salaries per a/nnum, from all sources, com-
piled from the Returns of the Winter Term of 1884 which give the local salary
for the year, was as given below.
Male Teachers of the First Class, average 8532.13 increase— 812.53. This
does not include the Principals of the Grammar Schools (see Table XII.) The
lowest averages were in Victoria and Queens, and the highest in St John and
York.
Female Teachers of the First Class, average 8339.96— increase 80.46. The
lowest averages were in Albert and Kent, and the highest in St. John and
York.
Male Teachers of the Second Class, average 8334.25 — increase 811.94. The
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lowest averages were in Sunbuiy and Besti^ouche, and the highest in St John
Northumberland. /
Female Teachers of the Second Class . average S242.85 — increase S3.57.
The lowest averages were in Sunbury and Queens and the highest in St John
and Charlotte.
Male Teachers of the Third Class, average $248.13— increase $10.03. The
lowest averages were in Albert and Victoria and the highest in Gloucester and
York.
Female Teachers of the Third Class, average $198.55 — ^increase $2.45.
The lowest averages wero in Madawaska and Gloucester and the highest in St
John and Charlotte.
The average salaries as given above have been calculated on the same basis
as has been adopted by the department for several years past, viz., that of full
time and first rank for all Teachers. The Table does not therefore show the
amount of salary actually received, unless in the case of Teachers who made
full time and whose Schools wei-e awarded first rank. The increase of salaries
over the preceding year is due to the increase from the School District
Table IX. — ^Disbursements of Provincial Grants to Teachers.
Winter Term, 1884. — The payments of Provincial Grant to the Teachers
employed during the term amounted to $66,020.40— decrease $751.46. This
sum includes : Ordinary Grants $64,633.27 — decrease $545.46; and Allowance
to Grammar Schools united with District Schools $2287.13— decrease $206.00.
In addition $200 were paid to the King's County Grammar School, (see Table
XII. Part 1), The amount reported above as ordinary grants includes the
special grants to Teachers in Poor Districts, viz. : 3208.42— increase $31.53.
Summer Term, 188^. — The amount paid to Teachers this term was
$83,272.05— increase $13,969.13, as follows :— Ordinary Grants $73,987.33—
increase $14,129.20; Superior Allowance $7000.00; Allowance to Grammar
Schools in union with District Schools $2284.72— decrease $160.07. The
King's (bounty Grammar School received also $200 (Table XII, Part 3). The
ordinary grants as above, included $45.93.05 — (increase $860.95) special aid to
Teachers in Poor Districts.
The total amount of Provincial Grants disbursed to Teachers for the year
ended October 31, 1884, was $150,192.45 and $400.00 to King's County Gram-
mar School — increase $13,217.67. This increase is due to the increase of
Schools and Teachers and to the fact that claims for bonus or rankage which
would not have matured till the close of the current term, under the con-
tinuance of the ranking system, fell due in October last The disbursements
for rankage for the term ended October 31 was $26,951.40, whereas the
ordinary amount per term has been about $14,000,
Table X. — ^Apfortionkent of the County Fund to School Truste£&
For the apportionment of this Fund the Law provides as follows :— " There
shall be allowed to the Trustees of each District, in respect of each qualified
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Teacher, exclusive of Assistants, by them employed, the sum of thirty dollars
per year, and the balance of such amount shall be apportioned to the Trustees
according to the average number of pupils in attendance at each School as
compared with the whole average of pupils attending the Schools of the County
and the length of time in operation." The law further provides that " the
fixed sum to be paid out of the Ciounty School Fund in respect of each Teacher,
to Schools returned as Poor Schools, shall be forty dollars," and that an amount
not eocceedtTig one-third more per pupil than the allowance to other Districts
sharing such funds may be allowed, by the Chief Superintendent, in respect of
attendance made by pupils.
Winter Term, 1884. — 1. The amount of the County Fund apportioned
this Term to Boards of Trustees was $47,288.77— increase $20.03.
$21,014.35 of the Fund were apportioned to the Boards of Trustees in
respect to the services of Teachers (according to the length of these services
within the prescribed Term) — increase $301.79. '
The balance of the Fund 926,274.43 was apportioned to the several Boards
of Trustees in each County in proportion to the average attendance of pupils
and the length of time the Schools were open — decrease $281.76.'
Of the Fund, $2,577.21 were apportioned as extra aid towards current
support, to Boards of Trustees in Poor Districts — decrease $191.07. Other
details will be found in the Table.
Summer Term, 188^. — The Fund apportioned, this Term was $47,280.65
—increase $37.83.
822,683.76 were apportioned to the Trustees in respect of the services of
Teachers— increase $896.60.
The balance of the Fund $24,596.89 was apportioned to the Trustees in each
County according to the average attendance of pupils and the length of time
the Schools were in operation — decrease $858.77.
83,091.25 of the foregoing was apportioned as extra aid to the Trustees of
Poor Districts towards teacher's salaries — increase 281.99.
The whole County Fund apportioned for the above year was $94,569.43 —
increase $57.86. Of this sum $5,668.46 was allotted as extra aid towards
teachers' salaries to the Trustees of Poor Districts — increase $90.92.
Each Board of Tnistees may readily determine its share of the County
Pond, in as much as the Table shows the rate per pupil. This rate multiplied
by the average number of pupils attending the School will give the amount
apportioned on account of pupils. If the School has been open full time there
should be an additional amount of $15 per term for services of Teacher. For
each teaching day the School has been closed during the term, there will be
deducted from that amount the proportion which the number of teaching days
lost bears to the full term.
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Table XJ. — Superior Allowance.
This allowance of $7,000 has been apportioned annually since November,
1879. One half to Teachers and half to Trustees, under the following regula-
tions : —
fa) No pupil thaJl be admitted from a department of a Grammar School to examination for
the superior allowance, fb) If a School or Department wluch is eligible for classification fails to
classify, the Inspector shall not, during the school-year, examine anv of the pupils for the superior
allowance, but a School or Department ineligible for classification solely because it has not been in
charge of the Teacher for more than one term at the date of the Inspector's visitation, shall not be
debarred thereby from presenting pupils for the examination for the superior allowance, fc) The
school accommodation and the appliances required by the Regulations of the Board of Education,
must, as provided for the school or department, be sufficient, in the judgment of the Inspector,
otherwise, he shall not entertain the application for inspection for this allowance, fd) Each group
or class presented under Standard VI or VIII, as the case maybe, shall be examined by the Inspec-
tor tqxm all the requirementB of tfie Standard^-— optional subjects being excluded when taught, and
special credit being given under Standard VIU for Latin (by excluding the subject from the divisor)
in schools in Villages, fe) Any pupil who was a member of the School or Department during the
term immediately preceding that in whiich the annual visitation is made, may, even though not
belonging to the School or Department at the time, be presented in the group or class for this exam-
ination, but he shall not be reckoned as a member of the School or Department for an^ other pur-
pose whatsoever. (/) The superior allowance shall be apportioned by the Chief Supenntendent to
Teachers and Boards of Trustees at the close of the school-year and be paid in the month of December.
For the year ended October 31, 1884^ — 213 Schools participated in the
Superior Allowance — increase 80 schools. The number of pupils who success-
fully passed the examination in ungraded schools in Standard YI was 484 —
increase 200 ; and in graded schools. Standard YIII, 436 — increase 223 ; total
passed 920 — increase 423.
Superior Sohoola
By act of the Legislature, the provisions respecting " Superior Allowance,"
were i-epealed, and ceased to be operative on and after the first of November
last. In lieu thereof Boards of Trustees were empowered (47 Vic. Chap. 12.)
to establish Superior Schools on the following basis: —
(1.) One Superior School may be established in each County for every
6,000 inhabitants, and if the population of the County after being divided by
6,000, leaves a remainder of 5,000 or over, one other such school may be estab-
lished, but not more than one Superior School shall be allowed to a parish.
(2.) Should the number of Superior Schools to which a county is entitled
on the basis of population, be exhausted, the Board of Education may authorize
the establishment of one additional such school on the recommendation of the
Inspector, due regard being had to the educational circumstances of the district
in which such school may be established.
(3.) If a greater number of districts compete to establish Superior Schools
than the number authorized for a county, the Inspector shall, subject to the
approval of the Board of Education, determine in which district they may be
established.
(4.) Districts which desire to establish Superior Schools, shall make pro-
vision therefor at the fii*st Annual Meeting after the passing of this Act, and
the Trustees or their Secretaries shall forthwith notify the Chief Superinten-
dent of the provision made.
(5.) Districts which shall have established Superior Schools under this
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Act, shall be permitted to continue the same, so long as they are efficiently
conducted and maintained.
Supeinor Schools are to be supported as follows : —
There shall be annually granted from the Provincial Treasury in respect
to each] of the aforesaid schools established under this Act and conducted in
accordance with published Regulations of the Board of Education the following
allowance : —
To the Teacher of a Superior School holding a License of the First or
Grammar School Class a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, pro-
vided the Trustees of the District in which the school is established shall pay
to such Teacher a salary not less than two hundred and fifty dolars per annum
or ratably to the time taught within the school year.
All of the aforesaid schools shall participate in the County Fund appor-
tionment on the same principles as other schools established under Chapter 65
of the Consolidated Statutes.'
Superior schools should be free to all pupils residing within the parish in
which the school is established, provided such pupils belong to districts in
which schools are maintained.
The Boards of Trustees of the aforesaid schools shall admit to school
privileges, provided there be sufficient accommodation, pupils outside the limits
named in the last foregoing section, and may exact from such pupils a reason-
able tuition fee, subject to the approval of the Inspector,
In accordance with the foregoing enactment, the following provisions were
prescribed by the Board of Education.
1. Superior Schools in Cities, Incorporated Towns, cmd in Toiims having
four Oraded Departments. — Boards of Trustees shall provide for giving instruc-
tion in at least Standards IX. and X. When instruction is not provided for or
not given in advance of Standard X., work in Standard VIII., may be required
of the Teacher, provided the daily average attendance of pupils in the higher
standards is not more than 25. Should Standards [IX., X. and XI. be taught,
no work in a lower standard shall be required of the Teacher, unless a Provin-
cial Licensed Assistant is employed having a separate class-room.
2. Superior ScliooU in Tovms or Villages having three Graded Depart-
ments. — The highest Department shall constitute the Superior Schools, and
shall not be called upon to perform work under Standard VII. of the graded
course. Provision shall be made for giving instruction in a course specially
provided for such schools, to extend over a period of three years.
3. Superior Schools in Districts having two Graded Departments, — The
second or highest Department shall form the Superior School and shall not be
called upon to perform work under Standard V. of the graded course. A special
coarse extending over a period of four years shall be prescribed for such schools.
4. Superior Sdiools in Districts having.no Graded Schools. — An ungraded
school in a country district may be recognized as a Superior School, provided
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a class-room Assistant is employed, if the daily average attendance of pupils
is 30 or upwards. For such schools a special course will be prescribed.
5. The school accommodation and appliances in all Superior Schools must
be satisfactory to the Inspector, who shall report thereon to the Chief Shperin-
tendent.
It will be seen from the foregoing provisions that 49 Superior Schools may
be established throughout the Province on the basis of population in the several
Counties, beside an additional one for each County, should the Inspector see fit
to recommend its establishment.
Every County in the Province has availed itself more or less of the pro-
visions of the Act. Applications for authority to establish such Schools were
received by the Department after the annual school meeting in October from
54 Boards of Trustees. The authority applied for was granted to 42 Boards,
as they fully met the requirements of the Act and the Regulations of the
Board of Education ; and the Schools are now in successful operation. These
are established at the following places : —
In Albert County, at Hopewell No. 2, Hilbboro' No 2, and Elgin No. 2.
In Carleton County, at Brighton No. 8 (Hartland), Wilmot No. 6 (Lake-
ville), Wicklow and Simonds No. 4 (Florenceville), and Wakefield No. 7 (Jack-
sonville).
In Charlotte County, in St. Stephen and at Grand Manan No. 1 (North
Head). (Several other Districts in this County made application, but as they^
did not meet the requirements of the Act, their application was not complied
with.
In Gloucester County, at Saumarez No. 3 (Tracadie), and at Bathurst
No. 16 (Bathurst Village).
In Kent County, at Wellington No. 1 (Buctouche), Weldford No. 9 (Bass
River), Harcourt No. 5 (Weldford Station), and at Richibucto No. 2 (Kingston).
In King's County, at Hampton No. 2 (Hampton Station), Kingston No. 6
(Clifton), Havelbck No. 8 (Havelock Corner), Springfield No. 2 (Springfield
Corner), Studholm No. 25 (Apohaqui).
In Northumberland County, at Newcastle No, 7 (Newcastle) and Derby-
No. 1.
In Queen's County, at Chapman No. 5 (Gaspereaux), Johnston No. 4
(Waterville), Cambridge No. 1 (Lower Jemseg).
In Restigouche County, at Addington No. 1 (Campbellton.)
In St. John County, in the City of Portland, at Lancaster No. 13 (Milford)
and St. Martins No. 2 (Quaco).
In SuNBURY County, at Maugerville No. 2 (Central Maugerville).
In Victoria County, at Grand Falls No. 7 (Grand Falls).
In Westmoreland County, at Sackville No. 11 (Sackville), Westmoreland
No. 7 (Trenholm Comer), Salisbury No. 1 (Petitcodiac), Moncton, Dorchester
No. 3 (Dorchester), Salisbury No. 24 (Salisbury Station), a Border District.
In York County, at St. Mary's No. 3 (Maiysville), Douglas No. 1 (Nash^
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wasis), Bright No. 1 (Keswick Ridge), Canterbury No. 4 (Eel Rirer), Maimers-
Sutton No. 2 (Harvey Station).
Application was made by the Trustees at Edmunston, Madawaska County,
for authority to establish a Superior School, but as the requirement relating to
the Teacher's dass of License was not met, the authority was not granted. It
is expected however that Edmunston as well as other Districts desirous to
establish Superior Schools will within a short time take the necessary steps to
secure the authority to do so.
Table XIL — Qrammar Schools.
The number of pupils in the different subjects of instruction in schools
which receive the Grammar School Grant, has already been given for each
Term, under the summary of Table III. Details respecting each School will be
found on reference to Table XII.
By Act of the Legislature of last session, the Grammar School Acts were
repealed and the Grammar School placed under the direct control of the Boards
of School Trustees of the District in which they may be established, and the
property belonging to Grammar School Boards was vested in the Boards of
Trustees of the School District in which it was situated. By the Act one
Orammar School may be established in each County according to the following
provisions : —
The Board of Trustees of the District in which a Grammar School has here-
tofore been maintained may establish such school and continue the same so long
as it is efficiently conducted and maintained.
If the aforesaid Distinct fails to establish a County Grammar School it
shall be competent for any other District to establish such School, and the Dis-
trict so establishing the School shall have the same privilege with respect to its
continuance as if it had heretofore been maintained in the district.
Should several Districts within a County compete to establish a County
CIrammar School, the Inspector shall, with the approval of the Board of Educa-
tion, determine in which District the School shall be established, the foregoing
provisions being observed.
Districts which desire to establish a County Grammar School shall make
provision therefor at the first Annual Meeting after the passing of this Act, and
the Trustees or their Secretary shall forthwith notify the Chief Superintendent
of the provision made.
Should a Grammar School not be established within a County the Board
ot Education is hereby empowered to authorize in lieu thereof the establishing
of an additional Superior School in such County.
A Grammar School and a Superior School shall not be established within
the same parish, unless the number allowed by law for the whole Province
shall not be exhausted, and then only by permission of and under conditions to
be imposed by the Board of Education.
The County Grammar School should participate in the County Fund appor-
tionment on the same principles as other schools established under Chapter 65
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of the Consolidated Statutes, and shall be free to all pupils residing in the
county.
The following provision is made for the support of these schools : —
To the Teacher of a County Qrammar School holding a Grammar School
License, a sum not exceeding three hundred and fifty dollars per annum, sub-
ject to such conditions of local aid as the Board of Ekiucation may deem proper
for the particular county in which the school is established.
The Board of Education has prescribed the following Regulations relative
to the instruction to be given in the County Grammar Schools : —
Orammar Schools in Towns. — Grammar Schools in towns having a graded
course shall make provision for giving instruction in not less than two Stand-
ards in advance of Standard VIII., and must have competent pupils studying
in at least Standard IX
If there are no competent pupils engaged in the study of Standard X., the
Board of Trustees may place pupils in Standards YII. and VIU., but not in a
lower Standard, under the immediate instruction of the Grammar School
Master.
Should there be competent pupils engaged in the study of Standard X., and
the whole number of enrolled pupils ex6eed 30, the Board of Trustees must,
either relieve the Master from teaching Standard YII., or employ a Licensed
Assistant.
If Standard XL is provided for, and if competent pupils are engaged in its.
study, as well as pupils in Standards IX and X, the Board of Trustees shall
not exact from the Master work in any lower Standard, unless the enrolled
number of pupils fall below 25. If the enrolled number of pupils fallii^ below
25, the Grammar School Inspector shall determine what additional work, if
any, shall be assigned to the Master.
It shall be competent for the Trustees of any town Grammar School to
I'equire the Master to teach Latin to pupils who may belong to Grades VII. or
VIII., in another Depaiiment, provided the Teacher of these grades is not
qualified to teach the subject.
Orammar Schools in Villages. — When a Grammar School is established
in a Village having two Departments, the highest Department shall be con-
sidered the Grammar School. For such Department a Course of Instruction
in advance of Standard IV. of the graded course shall be prescribed, embracing
four consecutive Standards. Classics and Mathematics shall be included in the
course. Should no competent pupils be engaged in the study of either Classics
or Mathematics in advance of Standard VI. of this course within the third
Term after the 1st of November, 1884, or should at any time thereafter one
year elapse, during which no pupils shall have been engaged in such studies in
advance of this Standard, the School shall fall below the rank of a Grammar
School.
If the full Course of Instruction is not ia operation, and if the number of
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pupils is under 30, the Inspector shall determine what additional work, if any,
may be required of the Master.
The School accommodation and appliances shall be satisfactory to the
Grammar School Inspector, who shall report thereon to the Chief Superin-
tendent.
The Grammar Schools in the Cities of St. John and Fredericton are to be
regulated as follows : —
The Course of Instruction in these Schools shall be in advance of Standard
VIIL of the graded course, and shall embrace Standards IX., X. and XI. In-
struction in Standard XII. shall be optional with the governing bodies.
The number of Teachers shall be regulated according to the following
principles : — .
(1) One Teacher, exclusive of the Head Master, shall be employed, pro-
vided the number of pupils enrolled is 50 or upwards, with an average daily
attendance pf at least 75 per cent.
(2) Two Teachers, exclusive of the Head Master, shall be employed, pro-
vided the number of pupils enrolled is 100 or upwards, with an average ddily
attendance of at least 75 per cent.
(3) Should pupils continue at School after passing a satisfactory examina-
tion by the Grammar School Inspector on the subjects of Standard XI., an
Assistant Teacher may be employed in addition to the foregoing staff.
Fevnale Department. — If the average daily attendance of boys at either
of these Schools is 100 or upwards, it shall be competent for the governing
bodies to organize a Female Department under the responsible supervision of
the Head Master, but subject to the following conditions : —
(1) That there be an enrolment of at least 50 girls, with an average daily
attendance of not less than 75 per cent.
(2) That the subjects taught be in advance of Standard YIII., and that
provision be made for giving instruction in a three years' course.
(3) If one Standard only is taught, no more than one Teacher shall be
employed.
(4) K two Standards are taught, two Teachers maybe employed, provided
the number of pupils exceeds 50.
(5) If three Standards are taught, three Teachers may be employed, pro-
vided the number of pupils is 100 or upwards.
Provincial Grant. — The Grammar School Grant of $350 per annum, or
ratably thereto, shall be paid to the Head Master of the Grammar School of
St John through the Board of Education, and to the Head Master of the Gram-
mar School in Fredericton through the Senate of the University from the
University Grant, upon the order of the Chief Superintendent.
Each Teacher (not including the Head Master) shall receive from the Pro-
vincial Treasury the allowance granted to a First Class Teacher, and the Assist-
ant, if one is employed, shall receive one half the amount allowed to a First
Glaas Teacher.
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No Teacher or Assistant shall be employed in those Schools who does not
hold at least a Firat Class License.
All the Grammar Schools formerly existing have been established under
the Act and in the same Districts as heretofore, except in the case of King's
County. The King's County Grammar School, which was situated at Hamp-
ton was the only one in the Province which did not unite with the District
School under Sec. 100 of Chap. 65 Consolidated Statutes, and the Trustees of
Hampton School District failing to take the necessary steps to establish it
under the present Act, it was established at Sussex on the application of the
School Trustees of that District ^
The Grammar School of Albert County, which has heretofore had no fixed
location is now permanently established at Harvey Corner, where it happened
to be stationed when the Trustees of the School District made application for
it. The only County without a Grammar School is Madawaska. This County
has never yet had the advantages of a Grammar School.
The Course of Instruction has not yet been prescribed for either Grammar
or Superior Schools, but Teachers have been recommended to follow as nearly
as the conditions of their school will permit, the Course of Instruction consid-
ered by the Educational Institute in 1881 and 1882, and published in Educa-
tional Circular No. 12, until the Board of Education shall have the benefit of
the views of Teachers as expressed through the Institute.
Table XIIE-The Provincial Normal School.
Annual Session Closed JuTie, 1884- — Student-Teachers in attendance, 228
— increase 37. Of these 14 belonged to the French Preparatory Department —
<lecrease 8.
Further details respecting the Noimal School will be found in ihe Table
and in the Report of the Principal.
The length of the Annual Session which has heretofore been nine months
has been extended to ten months. The Session will henceforth begin on the
first Wednesday in August and close on the last Friday In May, and. consist of
two Terms, the first Term ending on the Friday immediately preceding the
week in which Christmas falls. The second Term will begin on January 3rd
unless the same fall on Saturday or Sunday, in which case it will brgin on the
first Monday thereafter.
Candidates ;^ill be admitted at the beginning of each Term, but holders of
Provincial License who wish to qualify for examination for License of Class I
will be admitted only at the beginning of the the second Term.
Examination for License will be held at the close of each Term, and
Student-Teachers who have attended but one Term shall not be eligible for
examination for License in advance of Class II unless they have received a
professional classification Good (of not less than 60 marks) or Superior^ and
have besides been recommended by the Faculty of Instructors as possessing
Superior scholarship, and as fit and proper persons for examination for License
of Class L
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The close of the Normal School Terms being nearly concurrent with the
close of the regular School Terms gives Teachers an opportunity of procuring
almost immediate employment and Trustees of supplying their schools which
might otherwise be vacant unless filled by Local Licensees.
It is much to be regretted that so many schools are yet filled by imtrained,
inexperienced persons, who have very little conception of the nature of the
Teaclier^s work. During^ last year no lesi^ than 514 local licenses had to be
issued to supplement the supply from the Normal School. There is no doubt
that in some Districts, Trustees prefer to engage Local Licensees on what they
suppose grounds of economy, and have set the trained Teachers aside ; but with
all this the Normal School has not yet been able to supply the demand. It
has sent out during the last 12 years about 2200* trained Teachers, being an
average of 183 yearly. But to keep up the teaching staff at its present num-
be.rs, the school would require to send out yearly at least 250, and taking into
account the number of Local Licensees in the field, it will require to send out
for some lime, nearly 300 a year, before all our schools are supplied with trained
Teachers.
Every effort is being made by the Board of Education and by the Inspect-
ors to discourage the employing of untrained Teachers. The Board has recently
ordered that no License shall issue to an untrained person to teach in a Dis-
trict if the services' of a trained Teacher can be procured by the Trustees or
recommended to them by the Inspector. Nearly all the Inspectors are strictly
observing this order.
The French Preparatory Department was discontinued after 1st of May
last as a preparatory department, in order to make better provision for the
training of Acadian students. During the five and half years of its existence
it had done nothing towards the training of its students, nor was it established
with this view. It gave good instruction in the elementary branches to those
who did attend, but not any better than they ought to receive in a well-taught
District School. For the first two years after its establishment the period of
attendance was five months, and afterwards three months, before its pupils
were examined as to their qualifications for admission into the Normal Depart-
ment. It was left to their option to enter the Normal Department if found
qualified, or to accept a temporary license for three years on the understanding
that when it expired they were to return to the Normal School for training.
In all cases they accepted the license, but with one or two exceptions they did
not return, and many of them are now teaching as local licensees. But the
numbers who. did attend were so small that it would have taken very many
years, even if they had all continued to teach, before their influence could have
been much felt in the French Schools. During its existence the total number
who attended was only 113,f including several whose scholarship was so limited
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that they were required to attend a second term, thus giving an average attend-
ance per term of about 7.
It became clear that some other provision was necessary — some provision
whereby these Acadian students could be trained as well as instructed, and
receive a pei^manent license on the same footing as others. Only by some such
provision can we hope to elevate the French Schools and make them the com-
peers of the English.
A French Department has been established and Mr. Belli veau, the Instruc-
tor of the Preparatory Department, has been placed in charge of it, but instruc-
tion in profesaioTial subjects is provided for by the Principal. French Students,
however, who are deemed sufficiently well qualified, on admission to the
Institution, to be presented at the close of the Term for examination for License
in advance of Class 111 receive both Academic and Professional Instruction in.
the English Department. At the close of the Term which is of the same length-
as in the English Department, the students are examined for License on the
same subjects as are prescribed for other candidates, but an additional paper in
French is set to all French candidates for which they receive credit by adding
the examiner's estimate upon it to the other estimates without including the
subject in the divisor.
Table XIV. — Examination of Teachers.
These examinations are conducted by the Chief Superintendent in con-
formity with published Regulations of the Board of Education. The papers
were estimated the past year by W. Brydone Jack, D. C. L. ; Thomas Harrison^
LL. D. ; L. W. Bailey, Ph. D. ; Prof. H. S. Bridges, A. M., and James Vroom. The
papers submitted to candidates for the several classes of license are inserted at
the end of Appendix C. The following is a summary of the examination : —
The number admitted to examination was 240 — increase 34 ; 203 of whom,
received license of some class— decrease 3.
207 of the candidates were admitted to examination as bbing classified
Student-teachers of the Provincial Normal School — increase 37; 27 were
Teachers seeking an advanced class (or Provincial license) — increase 3; and
6 were graduates in Arts — decrease 6.
Of the 203 Teachers who received Provincial licenses 2 Males obtained the^
Grammar School class — decrease 1 ; 10 Males the first class — decrease 7 ; 15-
Males the second class^ — decrease 13; 10 Males the third class — increase 3 ; i>
Females the first class — increase 1 ; 98 Females the second class — decrease 2 ;
59 Females the third class^ — increase 18.
The examinations were held at Fredericton and Saint John.
Examinations for License will, until otherwise ordered, be held twice dur-
ing the year, viz.: in June and December. At the June examination there will
be stations at Fredericton, St. John and Chatham. The December examination
will be held at Fredericton only. No person, however, except one who on
examination has failed to obtain a license of any class, or of the first class by
reason of bad spelling, or a Student-teacher in continuous attendance at the
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Normal School, shall be eligible for more than one examination within a period
of twelve months.
Tables XV, XVI, XVII and XVIII.
Details will be found in these Tables respecting School Libraries procured
during the year, and the travelling allowance paid to Student-teachers attend-
ing the ProvincSal Normal School ; together with a statement of the Chief
Superintendent's Drafts to Teachers and Boards of Trustees, and a summary of
Provincial Expenditure for School Service to October 31st, 1884.
Number of BchoclB, Teachers and Assistants, and Pupils, for the Sommev
Term ended 31st October, 1884.
Albert County. — ^The number of Schools was, 67 — ^increase 8 ; Teachers and As--
sistants, 67 — increase 7 ; Pupils, 2,288 — increase 247 ; number of Pupils at School*
during the year, 2,865.
Cableton County. — ^The number of Schools was, 121 — decrease 2; Teachers and
Assistants, 125 — dei^rease 4; Pupils, 4,174 — increase 5; number of Pupils at School
during the year, 5,764.
Charlotte County. — ^The number of Schools was, 126 — decrease 3 ; Teachers and
Assistants, 133— decrease 6 ; Pupils, 4,703 — decrease 11 ; number of Pupils at School
during the year, 6,082.
Gloucester County. — ^The number of Schools was, 80 — increase 7 ; Teachers and
Assistants 86 — ^inci*ease 10 ; Pupils 3,505 — ^increase 217 ; number of Pupils at School
during the year, 4,000.
Kent County. — ^The number of Schools was, 107 — increase 6 ; Teachers and As-
sistants 116 — increase 11 ; Pupils, 4,005 — increase 174; number of Pupils at School
during the year, 4,471.
King's County. — The number of Schools was 149 — increase 9 ; Teachers and As-
sistants 159 — ^increase 14 ; Pupils, 4,680 — increase 282 ; number of Pupils at School
during the year, 6,307.
Mabawasea County. — ^The number of Schools was, 33 — ^increase 2 ; Teachers 33 —
increase 2; Pupils 1,191 — increase 84; number of pupils at School during the
year, 1,251.
Northumberland County. — ^The number of Schools was 112 — increase 8 ; Teach-
ers and Assistants 119 — ^increase 3 ; Pupils 4,558 — ^increase 283 ; number of Pupils at
School during the year 5,220.
Queen's County. — ^The number of Schools was 90 — increase 4 ; Teachers and
Assistants ^94 — ^increase 5 ; Pupils 2,484 — increase 79 ; number of Pupils at School
during the year 3,359.
Bestioouche County. — ^The number of Schools was 31 — decrease 1 ; Teachers and
Assistants 32 — decrease 4; Pupils 1,340 — increase 50; number of Pupils at School
during the year 1,684.
Saint John County. — The number of Schools was 179 — increase 10; Teachers
and Assistants 195 — ^increase 17; Pupils 8,517 — ^increase 422; number of Pupils at-
School during the year 9,350.
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1884
SuNBURY County. — ^The number of Scbools was 42 — (the same) ; Teachers and
Assistants 45 — increase 2; Pupils 1,086 — decrease 48; number of Pupils at School
during the year 1,447.
YicTORiA County. — ^The number of Schools was 37 — decrease 2 ; Teachers and
Assistants 37 — decrease 2; Pupils 1,054 — decrease 113 ; number of Pupils at »^chool
during the year 1,513.
Westkobeland County. — ^The number of Schools was 165 — increase 8 ; Teachers
and Assistants 180 — increase 10; Pupils 7,478 — ^increase 291 ; number of Pupils at
School during the year 8,512.
York County. — ^The number of Schools was 168 — increase 6 ; Teachers and
Assistants 178 — increase 8 ; Pupils 6,024 — ^increase 425 ; number of Pupils at School
during the year 7,103.
Nbw Brunswick. — The number Public Schools was 1,505 — increase 60; Teachers
•and Assistants 1,599 — increase 75; Pupils 57,087 — increase 2,396; number of Pupils
At School during the year 68,928.
The proportion of the population of the Province (Census of 1881) attending the
Public Schools during the Term ended October 31st, 1884, was 1 in 5.62.
Attendance of Pupils from 1868 to October Slat, 1884.
WiNTBE. Summer. During Ykab.
1868 28,226 31,988 Sz^
1869 30,432 33,327 %
1870 31,487 34,336 3
1871 32,673 33,981 'g
1873 40,405 . 4^,611 ^
1874 44,785 45,561
1875 46,039 48,340 6fe,340
1876 47,870 5ie,OieO 64,689
1877 51,588 54,475e 67,893
1878 5fe,763 55,378 68,789
1879 53,743 56,693 71*764
1880 50,308 5ie,74{e 65.598
1881 49,559 51,901 65,631
188fe 48,895 5^,657 63,793
1883 59,66)e 54,691 66,775
1884 53,599 57,087 68,9fe8
School-House Orants to Poor Districts.
During the year closed December Slst, 1884, the sum of $1326.00 was paid to
Boards of Trustees of Poor Districts in aid of School Houses, as follows : —
Albert County.
Parish o/Earvey, No. 9, $50. No. 10, $30, $80 00
Carleton County.
Parish of Aberdeen, No. 8, $40, $40 00
Zen^, No. 1, $40, 40 00
$80 00
Chablottb County.
Pariah of St. James, No. 7 J, $30, , $30 00
West Isles, No. 8, $50, 50 00
$ 80 00
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Gloucester County.
Farish o/Bathunt, No. 8, |25, No. 10, $37.50, No. 18, |37.50, .... $100 00
Garaquety No. 3, $45, 45 00
Inkerman, No. IJ, $40, No. 4, $25, 65 00
New BandoH, Na 4i, $40, 40 00
SL Isidore, No. 7^, $25. 25 00
Saumarez, No. 4, $25, 25 00
$300 oa
Kent County.
Tamh of AcadiavilUy No. 1, $20, $20 .00
CarleUm, No. 2, $50, 50 00
Dxvndae, No. 5 J, $20, No. 11|, $20, No. 14, $30, 70 00
SU McmfB, No. 4, $20, No. 16, $20, 40 00
WeUf(yrd, No. 7, $20, 20 00
$200 00
Kino's County.
nrifikofKingeUm, No. 14, $50, $50 00
Water/ord, 1^0. 6, $30, 30 00
$ 80 00-
Madawaska County.
Parish of St. Jacques, Na 2, $50, 50 00
Northumbebland County.
Parish of Alnwick, lifo. lA, $40, $40 00
Glenelff, No. 5, $40, 40 00
Hardwiche, No. 2, $40, 40 00
Fonhesk,^o. lU, $60, 60 00
$180 00
RESTiooubHE County.
Pom/* ofAddingUm, No. 8, $60, 60 00
i SuNBURY County.
j Parish of MaitgerwUe, No. 4, $26,. $26 00
Gladstone, No. 8, $40, 40 00
$66 oa
Westmoreland County.
Parish of D<m:1i€sier, No. 19, $15, .' $15 00
Moncton, No. 20, $15, 15 00
Salistmry, No. 7, $25, 25 00
Shediae, No. 21, $25, 25 00
$80 00
York County.
PamhofSt. Martfs, No. 11, $35, $35 00
Skmley,tfo. 4, $35, 35 00
$70 00
$1326 00
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Aid to Poor Distriots.
The following provision is made in aid of Poor Districts : —
Each Inspector shall, as directed by the Board of Education, determine and
report to the Chief Superintendent what School Districts under his supervision
may be entitled during the ensuing year to special aid as poor Districts, and
the Chief Superintendent may allow to the Schools in such Districts such
amount, not exceeding one-third more on the classification of the Teachers of
Schools, from the Provincial Treasury, and one-third more per pupil from the
County School Fund, than the allowance to other School Districts sharing such
funds, as in his discretion may seem proper, taking into consideration the
position and circumstances of such District. The fixed sum to be paid out of
the County School Fund in respect of each Teacher, to Schools returned as
Poor Schools, shall be forty dollars.
' The following Districts will, in accordance with the foregoing provision
be recognized as Poor Districts for the year ending December 31st 1885: —
Albert Countt.
Parish qfAlma: Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9,
Paruik o/CoverdaU: Nob. 6, 9, 12.
Parish qf Elgin: Noa. 1, 4, 6, 7, 14, 16, 16, 18»
Parish of Harvey : Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, (and HopewtU^ 13.
Parish qf Hopewell: Nob, 4, 9.
Parish of HiUshoro': Nob. 8, 11, 13, 15.
Carletov County.
Parish qf Aberdeen: Nos. 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13.
Parish qf Brighton : Nob. 6, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.
Parish ofKenl: Nob. 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19.
Parish of Northampton : Nob. 7, 8, 9,
Parish of Richmond: No. 17.
ParisHi ofPed: Nob. 4, 6, 6.
Parish qf Wakefield: No. 13.
Parish of Wilmot: Nob. 2, .3, 13, 14, 15, 17.
Parish of Wickhw : Nob. 3, 4, S.
Parish qf Woodstock: Nob. 9, 11.
Charlotte County.
Parish qf Clarendon : No. 2.
Parish of Dumbarton: Nob. 3, 2, 4, 5.
Parish qf Grand Manan : Nob. 1, 7, 8, 9.
Parish ofLepreaux : 2, 4, 5,
Parish qf Pem^fieJd : Nob. 5, 6, (and Lepreaux).
Parish o/8t. David: Nob. 2, 4i, (and St. James,) 7.
PaHsh qfSt. George: Nob. 7, 8, 8J, 9, 10, 11, 15.
Parish qfSt. James: Nob. 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19.
Parish qf St. Patrick: Nob. 3, 9, 10, 4.
Parish qfSt. Stephen : Nob. 4i, 6.
Parish qf West Isles : Nob, 1, 6i, 8.
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Oloucbstsr Countt.
Pomft i^BaOur^: Nm. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17.
Parish qfBeretford: Koi. 7i 8, H, 9, 11, 12, 13, 13^ 14.
Pariah ^CaraqueUe : Noi. 3, 2), 6, 9, 9).
Parish o/Inkemum : Not. 1, 1^, 5, 4, 8, 10.
Parish <^New Bandon: No<k 1, 2, 3, 4}, 5, 7, 10.
Parish of St. Isidore: Nos. 7, 7i
PoruA Q^ /S^aumares ; No. 4.
ParuA qfSTi^pegaH: Kos. 2, 3, 3i, 4, 4^, % 7, 8i, S. 9, 9i, 10, 10^.
KXST COUHTT.
ParitA (^Aeadiaviae: Not. 1, 2, 3, 5.
Parish of Carletan : Noe. 2, 6, 8.
Pam& qfDundas: Nob. 2i, 5, % 6, S, 10, lOJ, 11, llj, 12, 14.
ParuA qfHarcowt: Noa. 1, 2, 6, 7, a
Pam& ofRichSbtuto: Nos. 3, 9, 9.
Parish qfSL Louis: No<k 1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11.
Parish ofSi. Mary's ' Nos. 3, 4^ 6, 7, 8, 10, 9, 11, 16, 17.
Parish qf Weidford: Noi. 2i, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23.
Paridi of Wellington: Nob. 4» 5, 6, 7i, IQ, 12, 18.
King's Couhtt.
ParuA qfCardvfeU: Nos. 2, 4, 5.
*Pcin«A qf Hammond: Nob. 2, fi, 7.
Parish qfHavelock: Nofc 6, 11, 14.
ParuA ofKars: No. 4.
Parish qf Kingston: Nob. 8, 9, 14.
Parish cf Norton : Nob. 10, 11.
*Parish qf Bothesay : Nob. 1, 6.
Parish qf SpringJUld : Nob. 13, 14, 16, 4.
Parish qfSiudhohn : 1, 2, 5, 6^ 7, 14, 26.
Parish of Sussex : Nob. 3, 12, 14. 15.
^PanflA qf Upham: Nob. 2, 25, (and St. MarUn's).
Parish qf Waterford : Nob. 1, 3, 4, 6^ 7, 9.
"Parish of Westfield : Nob. 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11.
Madawaska Ck>WTT.
Parish qf St. Ann : Nob. 5, 6, 7.
Pari^ of St. BasU: Nob. 6, 8, 9.
Parish <f St. Francis : Nob. 1, 5, 6, 7, S, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Pam& qfSt. Hilairt : Nob. 5, 6, 7, 8.
Parish qfSt. Leonard: Nob. 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16.
Parish of St. Jacques: Nob. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Parish qf Madawaska : Nob. 2, 3, 4, 5.
NOBTHUMBSBLAND CoUNTT.
Parish of Alnwick: Nob. 1, IJ, 8i, 9, 11, 12, 14.
Pari^ (fBlachntte : Nob. 3, 8, 8}, 9, 10.
^Pan of King's County la the saiue as hst year, the Inspector not havinff reported any change.
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Parish ofBUssfiM: Nos. 1, J, 2, 3.
Parish <^ Derby : No. 2.
Parish of Ol^nnelg : No«. 2, 3, 6, 6, 8, 8i, 9, 10.
Parish qf ffardwicke : Nob. 2, 3, 5i» 6.
Parish of Ludlow : Nos. 1, li, 2. 6.
Parish qf Nelson: Nos. 6, 6i.
Parish 0/ Newcastle: Nos. 2*, 4.
Parish qf NorUiesk : Nos. 1, 3, llj.
Parish of BogersviUe: Nos. lOJ, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Parish qfSouthesk: Nos. 7, 7i, 8.
Queen's CotTNTT.
Parish qf Brunswick: Nos. 4, 6. 6, 7.
Parish of Cambridge : No. 7.
Parish qf Canning: Nos. 3, 4.
ParM^ ofChipman: Nos. 2, 3. 7, 8, 9, 10, 12. 13, 14, 15.
Parish qf Oagetoton : No. 1.
Parish of Hampstead : Nos. 3, 10.
Parish qf Johnston: Nos. 6, 7, S, 12, 13, 16. 17.
Parish of PetersvilU : Nos. 2, 13, 16, 18, 19.
Pari^ of Waterboro' : Nos. 2, 3, 6, 8, 9.
Pam^ of Wickham : Nos. 8, 10, 11.
Hestioouche County.
Parish qfAddington : Nos. 3, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Parish <f Colbome : No. 4.
Pariah qfDalhousie : Nos. 1^, (and Colbome), 4, 5, 9.
ParwA of Durham: Nos. 5, 9, 10.
•Saint John County.
Parish of St. John: Partridge Island.
Parish <f Lancaster: Nos. 4, 11, 12, 5, 17.
Parish qf Musquash : Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10.
Parish qfSt, Martin's : Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 30.
ParisJi ofSimonds : Nos. 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 16, 17, 19, (Bdr. D.) 20, fBrfr. D.) 21, 22.
SuNBXTBY County.
Parish qfBUssviUe: Nos. 1, 6, 6, 7.
Parish of Burton: Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Parish qf Gladstone : Nos. 3, 7, 8, 18, (and St, George),
Parish qf Lincoln: No. 6.
Parisli, qf Maugerville : No. 4.
ParwA qfNorthfield: Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Parish of Sheffield : Nos. 3, 6.
* Victoria County.
Parish ofAndover: Nos. 6, 7, 8.
Parish ofDrummond: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11.
^t John Coanty is the same as last year, the Inspector not having reported any change.
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Parithqf^ChnUm: Noi. 3, 4» 6, 7.
Paruk qfCfrandFalU: Noi. '^. 4, 6. 6, 8, 10, 11.
Parieh ffLame: Nos. 1, 2, 3» 5, 6, 7.
Parii^ tf Perth: Nob. 3, 4, 6, 6, 7. 8, 9, 10, 13.
Wbstmobblakb County.
Parish qfBoUford : Nob. 1, 4, 18, 19, 20.
Paruih ofDoreheaUr: Nob. 4, 7, 9, 19, 21, 26, 27.
ParuhqfMontion: Nob. 2, 8, 17, 20 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 26, 27, 19.
PariaA ofSaekvOk : Nob. 1, 3, 4, 15, 17, 18.
Parith qf SaUOmry : Nob. 4, 5. 9, 10, 14, 16, (Border) 22.
PariA o/Shediac: Nob. 1, 2, 13, 14. 16, 16, 18, 21. 22.
Pariih of WeHmoreland: No. 11.
York County.
ParUh of Bright: Nob. 64, 7i, 9.
Parith of Canterbury: Nob. 6, 10, 12, 13, 20, 22.
PariOif^ Douglas: Nob. 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19.
Parish qf Dumfries : Nob, 6, 8, 9.
Parish of Kingsclear : Nob. 7, 8, 9, 11, 12.
Parish qf Mmmers-SuUon : Nob. 7, 10, 11.
PariA qfNew Maryland : No, 3.
Parish.(ifNofihkJse : Nob. 13i, 17, 19}.
Parith qf Prince WUHam: Nob. 6, 8» 11.
PariA <fSi. Mary's : Nob. 9, 10, 11, 14.
Parith of Southampton: Nob. 12, 13, 14, 16^ 16» 17, 18.
Parish of Stanley : Nob. H, 2, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 16.
The Cities and Inoorporated Towns.
The Boards of School Trustees in these large Districts consist of seven
members each, instead of three as in other School Districts of the Province.
The Chairman and two other members are appointed by the Governor in Council ;
and the City or Town Council appoints four members, one of whom retires
annually from ofBce. Each Board appoints a Secretary, and two of them, Saint
John and Portland, employ, in addition, each a local Superintendent.
The amount of the annual District assessment is, within the limitations of
the Statute, determined by the Board of School Trustees ; and notification of
the aggregate is lodged with the City or Town Council. This amount is levied
at the same time and in the same manner as other City or Town Bates. The
Council annually appoints two Auditors to audit the accounts of the Board of
Trustees.
The following are* the Districts organized in accordance with the above
provisions : the City of Saint John, the City of Fredericton, the City of Port-
land, and the Towns of Saint Stephen, Milltown, Woodstock and Moncton.
Reports from each of these will be found in Appendix C*
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1884
Half-Tearlt Percentage: of JEnroUed FupUs daily present on an average in the
Cities and Incorporated Towns.
1
1
1
1
w.'^
S. W.
1870,
59.06
57.88
62.90
1871,
58.55
59.57
63.21
1872,
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78.28
«
1873,
58.04
61.64
62.42
1874,
70.69
66.67
62.58
1875,
66.18
66.19
65.19
1876,
69.33
67.13
72.89
1877.
66.77
66.82
71.23
1878,
61.25
66.86
72.05
1879,
64.97
67.76
78.33
1880,
72.63
68.20
76.93
1881,
71.83
70.96
72.63
1882,
73.29
72.48
78.86
1883,
76.51
70.30
77.63
1884,
72.43
73.86
74.22
J -s
w. s. w. s. w.
I
60.
67.87
60.46
63.55
64.
64.35
71.15
70.00
75.86
69.45
71.46
68.64
71.78
71.93
67.17
60.28
*
58.93
59.34
58.70
64.25
63.60
63.48
64.49
68..S4
68.38
69.28
72.29
70.45
56.46
55.98
66.60
58.90
60.04
59.47
62.50
58.16
61.31
65.49
65.25
67.89
69.91
66.18
69.56
69.48
67.38
69.91
74.96
78.98
79.00
80.30
78.65
81.64
78.45
78.60
79.41
64.98
65 19
69.35
73.13
76.03
72.40
78.91
78.92
78.10
78.97
73.31
75.63
79.39
71.90
66.21
69.74
69.08
62.89
66.84
68.53
71.67
73.27
69.38
72.98
71.76
W. S.
W.
74.16
74.65
71.38
71.42
66.78
66.33
71.63
7.S.76
76.89
66.31
68.27
68.58
68.46
58.66
60.05
69.65
63.04
59.73
62.14
65.68
71.65
64.22
62.87
67.20
66.23
66.26
57.22
61.86
66.13
57.22
57.04
61.64
60.65
64.14
59.49
64.58
66.91
6a 35
61.13
62.18
61.99
59.43
67.31
65.30
72.04
69.96
67.40
68.78
70.24
66.76
66.74
68.13
Teachers' Institutes.
Teachers* Institutes were held during the year in Albert, Carleton, Char-
lotte, Gloucester, Kent, Northumberland, Queen's, Restigouche, Sunbury, West-
moreland and York. There have not yet been organized permanent Institutes
in Victoria and Madawaska, but some of the teachers from the former have
attended the Carleton Institute. It is impracticable to undertake Institute
work in Madawaska until a larger number of its teachers have enjoyed the
advantages freely offered at the Normal SchooL
Bducational Institttte.
The Chief Superiptendent did not convene the Educational Institute last
year. In compliance with the following resolution passed by the Institute in
1883 : " That in the opinion of the Institute it would be advisable so to amend
the provisions of Reg. 23, as to empower the Chief Superintendent to convene
the Educational Institute either annually or biennially, and at such period in
the year as the Executive Committee of the Institute may determine from time
to time," the Board of Education empowered the Chief Superintendent to
convene the Institute annually or biennially.
By a recent amendment in the provisions of Reg. 23, the Institute will
hereafter meet during the month of June. The Executive Committee shall
determine the number of days the Institute shall be in session, and the pro-
gramme of exercises for each meeting. The committee have determined that
the next meeting of the Institute shall begin on the last Monday in June.
The meetings will be held in St. John.
By the following provision Teachers and Trustees will be allowed the usual
grants for the last three teaching days in June : —
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*' The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the dose of the session of
the Educational Institute, transmit to the Chief Superintendent, in form to be
supplied for that purpose, a list of the Teachers present at the same and the
attendance at each session, and in the semi-annual apportionment of the County
Fund and disbursement of Provincial grants the Chief Superintendent shall, in
every case in which the Teacher has attended all the sessions of the Institute,
allow to the Board of Trustees their proportion of the County Fund for the last
three teaching days in June as if the School or department had been open, and
to the Teacher the Provincial grant as if he had been engaged during these
three days in teaching the School or department under his charge."
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Bnrolment and Average Attendaace.
During the Summer Teim, ended October 1883, as will be seen from Table
I, there was an increase of 40 schools and of 2,125 pupils, over the correspond-
ing term of the preceding year, giving an average enrolment of 53 pupils to
each additional school, and in the following Term an increase of 36 schools with
an increase of 2,847 pupils over the former corresponding Term, giving an average
enrolment of 78 pupils to each of these schools. This is a very considerable
increase in respect of average enrolment During the corresponding Terms of
1882-3 the enrolment upon the increase of schools only amounted to 31 and 30
pupils respectively.
It is to be regretted that the average enrolment for the schools of the
Province has, for many years, been so small. When we compare it with
other Provinces the difference is decidedly against us. While we cannot show
an enrolment of more than 37.84 for each School, that of Nova Scotia ha& for
some years varied from 43 to 44, and of Prince Edward Island from 45 to 46.
In Ontario, with an enrolment of 471,512 pupils, it is about 67 to each of the
6,857 Teachers. Had our schools an average enrolment equal to that of Nova
Scotia, oar registers would show an increase of 9,000 pupils, or equal to that of
Prince Edward Island an increase of about 12,000, and if equal to that of
Ontario our present enrolment would be nearly doubled, and all this without
increasing the cost of the Schools, unless by an increase to the Teacher's salary,
or without rendering the instruction less effective than it is in the other Prov-
inces.
There are, no donbt, many sparsely settled districts where schools must be
maintained although the enrolment is small, but, wherever practicable, efforts
should be made to unite schools having small numbers. It is a mistake to
sappose that the fewer the number at school the better can the pupils be taught.
The force and sympathy of numbers is a powerful stimulus to school work.
In cities, towns, and populous places, where teachers are not called upon to
deal with more than two grades, some of the departments in which the same
grades are taught, especially those in advance of the primary, might be profit-
ably united. The averse enrolment under such favourable conditions for
work as our schools in cities and towns enjoy, ought not to fall below 60 at least.
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With respect to the average attendance of pupils New Brunswick is in a
more satisfactory position when compared with other Provinces. During the
year 1S82-3 the average attendance for the Province was 55.63 per hundred
enrolled; in Nova Scotia the average attendance during the same time was 56.9;
in Prince Edward Island 54.71, while Ontario only made an average of 45.
During the year 1883-4 the average attendance for the Province has increased
4.04.
Text-Books.
During the year the Board of Education has prescribed as Texts : — The
Modem School Geography and Atlas published by the Canada Publishing Com-
pany. Archer's Short^ History of Canada, published by Messrs. J. & A.
^cMillan, St. John and Hamblin Smith's Geometry^ in lieu of Calkin's Geo-
graphy of the World, Archer's History of Canada, and Wormell's Modem
Geogrophy. Classes beginning any of these subjects must use the newly pre-
scribed Texts, but classes which have already made some progress in them may,
with the concurrence of the Trustees, continue the use of the other Texts.
Instruction.
During the last twelve years the progress made throughout the Province
in all that relates to the externals of Education far surpasses all our efforts ever
put forth in the same direction. Commodious and substantial School-houses
have taken the place of the small wretched buildings that so long disfigured
almost every rural district. Apparatus and appliances which scarcely had a
place have been provided in fair measure in a very large number of the schools,
and Courses of Instruction have been prescribed. The Normal School has de-
veloped into a large and well equipped Institution, and Teachers' Institutes as
well as a Provincial Institute have been organized to secure in as high a degree
as possible the educational benefits contemplated by the Free School System.
These are important advances and will ever form a bright epoch in the educa-
tional history of the Province, Important however as they all are, they are
only means to an end — the instruction of the youth of tlie country. This has
been the aim of all these years of activity, and if we have not made some
corresponding progress in the intellectual life of the School we have not made
full use of our improved facilities.
That much substantial progress has been made in the internal economy of
the schools and in the extent and quality of the instruction, is attested to in
the reports of the Inspectors. The work of many skilful, earnest and devoted
Teachers has fully justified the people's efforts and realized their expectations.
But while there is good reason for congratulation, there is at the same time
good ground for the complaint, that a large part of the work done in many
schools is not satisfactory. The instances are numerous of a painful lack of
accuracy, of promptness, and of ability to apply knowledge. There does not
seem to be much improvement in spelling, very little in writing, and while
there is doubtless improvement in reading, yet pupils are seldom able to take
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out of a piece of reading what there is in it Much of this deficiency is no
doubt attributable to causes for which neither the Teacher nor the system can
be hirly held responsible, but it is no less true that better work in the schools
would yield better results. It may not be that the Teacher is lacking in
industry, or even in skill, but Teachers like others can only perform a certain
amount of work. If more is assigned or undertaken than they are capable of
accomplishing, there must be failure somewhere.
Teachers in miscellaneous schools have attempted more than they are able
to accomplish. Under a mistaken idea that the Coui^se of Instruction necessitates
the separate and distinct treatment of each subject specified in it, they have ap-
portioned it out accordingly, and have thus left themselves little time for teaching
any subject Some of the subjects of the Course can be taught with better effect
incidentally than formally, and others of a kindred character can be grouped
together and dealt with in such a way that two or three subjects may be taken
up in one lesson and be made mutually helpful to an intelligent apprehension of
each. Such a method not only economizes time, but is better fitted to train
pupils to apply their knowledge, than if each subject were separately dealt
with. But this method requires more skill than Uie average Teacher in our
rural districts can be expected to possess. The Course of Insliruction is theoret-
ically a well devised Course, and has been helpful to many Teachers, but the
average workers are not able to carry it out, and the attempt to do so, is to a
large extent the cause of the deficiencies I have specified, and of so little marked
progress in what are deemed the essential subjects of a common school course.
The Course needs adjustment to existing conditions, and must be made in a line
with the fitness of things though ever pressing upwards.
In cities and towns which can command the best skill in the Province and
which possess ample facilities for carrying out the Course, there needs to be
but little adjustment There is, however, an unnecessary amount of machinery
connected with some of these schools, which tends to render much of the
instruction mechanical and fruitless. There is an undue importance attached
to a system of Tnarking, so much so as to incline a teacher to be more concerned
as to the estimate he should place upon a pupil's answer than to the stimulus
he may give to his intellectual life. The results are tabulated weekly or
monthly, and so reported to the governing bodies, and progress is pronounced
accordingly. There is little to induce the pupil to become anything else than a
verbal memorizing machine, or the Teacher anything more than a hearer of
lessons and a marker of results. It is true that statistics must be kept; records
of attendance, punctuality, classification and all that relates to the mechanical
economy of the schools, may be conveniently and properly represented in
figures. The results of written examinations, the memorizing of definitions,
after they have been worked out, or the recitation of a passage, after it has
been fully explained, may be even represented in the same way, but intellectual
and moral forces cannot be so dealt with. They will not yield their dimensions
to foot-rule measurements. A Teacher's work is mainly intellectual and moral
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and whatever unnecessarily interferes with this, robs the school of so much of
its intellectual and moral life.
There is also connected with our half-yearly examinations a feature which
indicates that the educative element is not sufficiently prominent in our schools.
The memorized lessons, the set questions with their set answers, make a show
of knowledge, while the never failing recitation got up more to amuse the
visitor than benefit the pupil, fills up the interludes. The examination over,
Teacher and pupils receive in gushing speeches their meed of praise. These are
spots on our System and I name them with the hope that they may be removed.
Such of our Schools (and I am glad they are increasing in number) as make
intellectual and moral training their chief object do not seek to make such dis-
plays. Conscious of the genuineness of their work they give an opportunity to
have any part of it tested. The Teacher announces what work has been gone
over during the Term and requests some Trustee or visitor to select a portion
within the limits upon which he may examine his class. The pupils may not
display such surprising promptness and accuracy, nor such feats of memory as
those who have been specially prepared for the occasion, but from the character
of the work, it is evident to the intelligent observer that it is just such work as
many of our schools need for their intellectual awakening. It is to be hoped
that such wprk will speedily characterize all our schools.
Oompulaory .Attendance
It will be seen from Table II. that the number of pupils registered at
School between the ages of 5 and 15 during the Summer Term ended October
31st, 1883 was 52,159, and for the following Winter Term 48,286. The num-
ber of children in the Province between these ages is according to the last
census 80,564, thus leaving over 28,000 during the first Term as not enrolled at
the Public Schools, and over 32,000 during the following Term. But the num-
bers enrolled are far in excess of the average daily attendance for the full Term.
The Summer Term gives a regular daily attendance of only 28,739, and the
Winter Term of 27,116. While we have thus between the ages of 5 and 15,
80,000 children for whose education the State has made provision, there are
over 50,000 of them out of school daily.
On examination of Table III. Part one, which shows the number of pupils
in the different Standards, there will be found under the head Beading, Spell-
ing, etc., (subjects which we are to suppose all the pupils study) evidence of the
very short time which a large number of pupils attend school at all. While
16,000 enter the first Standard there are found only 9,000 in the third Standard
and but 7,000 in the fourth, so that by the third year nearly a half who entered
have left school, and by the fourth year over a half ; and when we take into
account the irregularity of attendance, it is painfully evident that a very large
proportion of pupils leave school with very little instruction.
With such facts before us as the above, it would seem that some provision
ought to be made whereby hundreds of children may be saved from growing
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up in ignorance, and brought under the advantages which the State has pifovided
for them.
The necessity for some legislative measure to prevent illiteracy has been
pointed out in previous Annual Reports both by my predecessor and by the
Inspectors. Several of the Inspectors refer again to the subject in their reports
in Appendix B. Mr. March, Secretary to the Board of School Trustees of St.
John, in his report (Appendix (J. p. 75) refers at some length to the subject,
and I beg to call attention to the facts he there presents.
There are no doubt difficulties in the way of effectively carrying out a law
compelling the attendance of children at school in all parts of the Province, but
if the Legislature is not at present prepared to adopt the principle universally,
I hope it will at least sanction it by incorporating into the School System some
provision whereby Boards of Trustees in cities and incorporated towns, may be
empowered to enforce such attendance as shall ensure due attention to the
education of all educable children.
I have the honour to be,
Your Honor's obedient servant,
WM. CROCKET,
Chief Superi/tUendent.
EduoaHon Office, FrederieUm, JV. B.,
February, 1886.
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A 37
TABLE XVI.-PUBUC SCHOOLS.
TravMing Eocpenses 'paid to Student-Teachera aMending {he Normal School
dvi/rvag tlie Session ended June, 1884.
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COUNTT.
Amount.
1
E. M. Brundage,
King's,
$6 00
2
C. F. Flemming,
Queen's,
8 30
3
E. W. LewiB,
Westmoreland,
15 60
4
A. E. Pearson,
King's,
10 60
5
F. W. Richardson,
Westmoreland,
18 60
6
W. A. Somerrillo,
King's,
11 30
7
G. W. Upton,
Sunbury,
2 60
8
Eleanor M. Aitken,
St. John,
6 80
9
Maggie Harper,
Westmoreland,
17 60
10
A. R. Tingley,
St John,
6 80
11
Laura J. Doherty,
Bestigouche,
24 00
12
Annie L. RiGhai-dson,
St Andews,
10 40
13
G. N. Pearson,
King's,
10 60
14
D. W. Rose,
Carleton, .
7 00
15
Fenwick 0. Wright,
Queen's,
9 00
16
Jennie E. Qlendenning,
Kent,
23 00
17
Jean N. McKenzie,
Do.
23 00
18
A. F. Parlee,
King's,
10 90
19
ELatie A. Carleton,
St John,
6 80
20
U. E. Carter,
Carleton,
6 60
21
L. F. Chase,
Queen's,
3 60
22
Jeanettie A. Chestnut,
St John,
6 80
23
Annie J. Clancy,
Northumberland,
23 60
24
Isabella T. Clancy,
Do.
23 60
25
Evelyn Cline,
St John,
6 80
26
Minnie W. Coates,
King's,
14 40
27
L. M. Colpitis,
Carleton,
6 90
28
S. 0. Colpitts,
Albert,
17 00
29
M. A. Copp,
Westmoreland,
22 40
30
M. J. Copp,
Do.
22 40
31
M. M. Copp,
Do.
20 00
32
K V. Corbett,
Queen's,
6 10
33
M. A. Coughlan,
Northumberland,
24 00
34
A Coy,
Queen's,
3 50
35
L. M. Coy,
Do.
3 50
36
Alice H. Cronkhite,
York,
4 20
37
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Westmoreland,
19 50
38
J. B. Bkck,
Queen's,
15 50
39
R. L. Black,
Do.
6 00
40
P. J. Boudrean,
Westmoreland,
17 50
41
James P. Boyle,
King's,
10 80
42
W. AL Bums,
Westmoreland,
23 00
43
E. P. Calder,
Charlotte,
Carried forward.
11 50
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TABLE XVI — Continued.
No.
Student-Teachebs' Names.
County.
Amount.
Brought forward.
1547 40
44
S, H. Davis,
H. Greenlaw,
King's,
11 80
45
Charlotte,
10 40
46
John Hebert,
19 10
47
F. B. Hovey,
Carleton,
6 50
48
B. L. Johnston,
Westmoreland,
23 00
49
W. D. Keith,
King's,
14 40
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Carleton,
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Harry Palmer,
Queen's,
5 00
52
C, W. Porter,
King's,
6 50
53
Chas. D. Strong,
Queen's,
8 00
54
Hilbert Tingley,
Westmoreland,
19 60
55
M. Alexander,
Gloucester,
24 00
56
Kate Ai-mstrong,
St. John,
6 80
57
M. A Babineau,
Kent,
20 00
58
S. M. Barbour,
Albert,
20 20
59
M. Barden,
Northumberland,
24 00
60
Miss Beckwith,
18 00
61
G. M. M. Belyea,
Carleton,
6 60
62
F. M. Bird,
York,
I 50
63
B. M. Black,
Carleton,
6 50
64
A. M. Boyd,
Queen's,
9 50
65
C. L. Bridges,
Snnbury,
2 00
66
C. M. Brockway,
York,
6 5C
67
Annie C. Brophy,
Northumberland,
24 OC
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K. A Burpee,
Sunbury,
2 OC
69
M. A. Burpee,
Carleton,
7 5C
70
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Gloucester,
24 0(
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St. John,
6 8(
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F. J. Darling,
King's,
8 8(
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Sunbury,
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Gloucester,
24 0(
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King's,
8 8(
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M. B. Douglas,
York,
2 5{
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. Charlotte,
10 4(
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Lillian Dow,
York,
6 0(
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Do.
0 8(
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St. John,
6 8(
81
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Westmoreland,
19 5(
82
J. E. Estabrooks,
Carleton,
7 0(
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L Estabrooks,
Do,
7 0(
84
K Evans,
York,
1 1(
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C. Everett,
Do.
1 0(
86
R. J. Foley,
King's,
10 9(
87
C. A Forbes,
Do.
10 8(
88
P. Ford,
Kent,
20 2(
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St. John,
6 8(
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B. M. Good,
Carleton,
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6 9(
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Westmoreland,
20 SO
92
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Carleton,
7 60
93
L.Gray,
Do.
7 50
94
A. E. Uaggarty,
King's,
11 50
95
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Do.
11 60
96
C. B. Harper,
York,
2 00
97
Teresa J. Hannington, ■
King's,
12 00
98
JlL. Hartt,
Charlotte,
12 60
99 '
E. B. Hartley,
York,
4 30
100
Ida Haviland,
Nortlinmberland,
24 00
101
Laara M. Hayter.
King's,
8 80
102
M. E. Holmes,
Do.
11 80
103
J. S. Homibrook,
Gloucester,
24 00
104
K Hughes,
Charlotte,
9 70
105
A. Jones,
Gai-Ieton,
6 60
106
B. F. Jones,
St. John,
6 80
107
Eu Johnson,
Westmoreland,
17 30
108
A. M. Kay,
Do.
13 40
109
A. A. Eierstead,
King's,
11 10
110
G. S. Keith,
Do.
14 60
111
A. Kelly,
York,
1 80
112
M. J. Kerr,
Do.
3 20
114
Helena M. Lambert,
Charlotte,
12 50
115
Annie L. Laverty,
Carleton,
7 70
118
A. D. Main,
Kent,
22 00
120
A. R McAnespy,
King's,
13 10
122
J. McDonald,
Northumberland,
24 00
123
J. C. McDongald,
Kent,
21 60
124
Sarah F. McEachem,
Northumberland,
24 00
126
A. G. Mcintosh.
Do.
24 00
127
L. G. Fawoett,
Westmoreland,
16 80
128
Clara McKee,
Kent,
22 00
129
Helen J. MoKeen,
Carleton,
3 25
130
Sarah McKinnon,
York,
2 30
131
Beatrice McLean,
Sunbury,
1 80
134
Alice Mersereau,
Do.
2 20
135
Maggie Mersereau,
Do.
3 60
136
Gertrude Mills,
St. John,
6 80
137
Maggie Moore,
York,
1 80
138
Blanche Moore,
Westmorland,
14 10
139
8. D. Morrison,
Northumberland,
24 00
140
K Morton,
Kent,
20 20
141
M. Murphy,
Albert,
19 10
143
Minnie B. Nicholson,
York,
2 60
144
A. Niles, •
Carleton,
6 80
145
M. E O'Brien,
Westmoreland,
Carried forward,
21 00
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No.
Studbnt-Teachbbs' Names.
COUSTY.
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146
S. M. O'Brien,
Chariotte,
12 50
147
H. E. Olive,
St. John,
6 80
148
E. M. Orchard,
Do.
6 80
149
A. J. Owens,
Carleton,
8 70
160
L. A. Parkin,
Westmoreland,
14 10
161
A. K. Peat,
Chariotte,
10 50
152
K. E. Peterson,
Northumberiand,
24 00
153
Annie M. Prescott,.
Charlotte,
10 00
154
0. C. Price,
King's,
14 20
156
C. L. Price,
Do.
14 30
156
E. M. Price,
Do.
14 30
157
M. A. Pride,
Restigouche,
24 00
158
E. J. Puddington,
St John,
6 80
159
N. E. Purdy,
Queen's,
3 50
160
L. A. Pye,
Chariotte,
10 90
161
C. A. Raymond,
King's,
11 10
162
A. L. Kichai-dson,
Charlotte,
10 40
163
M. A. Roberts;
Kent,
20 00
164
B. E. Robertson,
King's,
9 40
165
D. Ross,
Carleton,
7 00
166
Alice Rowan,
St. John,
6 80
167
A. J. Scott,
York,
3 00
168
E. L. Simiison,
King's
11 70
169
M. J. Smith,
Suubury,
3 70
170
M. A. Smyth,
Glucester,
24 00
171
Annie Scapleton,
Northumberland,
24 00
172
A. J. Taylor,
Chariotte,
6 60
173
H. A. Taylor,
Do.
6 50
174
A. C. Teakles,
Westmoreland,
19 50
176
A. Tracy,
Carleton,
* 8 70
176
E. L. Turner,
Westmoreland,
21 10
177
N. E. Tweedy,
King's,
8 79
178
S. J. Underhill,
Carleton,
7 00
179
B. H. Upton,
Sunbury,
2 50
180
E. S. Vanwart
St. John,
6 80
181
Nellie Walsh,
Northumberland,
24 00
182
F. E. Walters,
St.. John,
7 50
183
S. K. Wathen,
Kent,
22 00
184
M. L. Welling,
Westmoreland,
17 50
185
A. C. West,
Do.
17 50
186
L. M^ Wetraore,
King's,
8 10
187
A. A. Wilson,
Charlotte,
12 50
188
F. J. Wiseman,
Gloucester,
24 00
189
Leah J. Young,
York,
1 60
190
Miss Murray,
Do.
1 00
191
Florence M. Kilkelly,
Gloucester,
Carried forward^
24 00
$2165 35
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TABLE XVL— Continued.
No.
Student-Teachebs' Names.
County.
Amount.
192
193
194
Kate R. Hall,
Fanny Henderson,
Lizzie M. Upton,
Elizabeth Albert,-
Ursula Godin,
Louise Dufour,
Audi^ Boudreau,
Salome Leg^re,
Emelie LeBlanc,
Namsse J. Boudreau,
Elizabeth Bourgeois,
Eugene Nadeau,
Basil G. Paulin,
Philomene B. Gaudet,
Eosalie B. Gaudet,
Jeannio D. Gaudet,
Thomas 0. LeBIanc,
Cath. D. Gaudet,
Total of all Wan-ants
Brought forward,
St. John,
Do.
Sunburj,
Govt. WaiTant, No. 399, ....
Gloucester,
Do.
Do.
Do.
Westmoreland,
Do.
Do.
Do.
Madawaska,
Gov. Warrant, No. 69,
Gloucester,
Westmoreland,
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Govt Warrant, No. 257, ....
for Session closed June 1884, ....
$2165 35
6 80
. 6 80
2 50
$2181 45
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
$24 00
24 00
24 00
24 00
16 00
17 90
17 00
16 20
18 60
$181 70
1
2
3
4
5
6
$24 00
18 50
18 00
17 80
17 90
17 80
$114 00
$2477 15
RECAPITULATION.
Provided as follows :
Warrant No. 399 of 1884, $2181 46
No. 59 of 1884, 18170
" No. 257 of 1884, 114 00
$2477 16
Corresponding Table, 1883,
Increase,
$2477 15
2238 15
$239 00
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1884
TABLE XVII.— PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Year ended Decbubeb 31st, 1834.
Statement of Chief Superintendent's Provincial Drafts to Teachers^
AND of County Fund Drafts to Trustees.
(SnoDDUunzed in Tables IX and X.)
memorandum.
Proviitoua
Dnfta
to TeMhen.
County Fond
Dtmfti
toTnuteei.
Part One.— ^or Term ended 30th April, 1884.
References— Warrants Nos. 416, 416, 36, 37, 72
Amount County Fund for Term ended April 30th. *84.
$66,930 40
$47,288 7a
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83,408 43
Part Two.— For Term tndtd October SIO, 1884.
References— 1063, 1064, 1065, 996,
Amount County Fund for Term ended October, 1884,
47,280 65
$150,338 83
400 00
$94,569 43
Memo: Add —
Amount to Grammar School, King's County, not
embraced in the above named Warrants,
Memo: Deduct —
Refunded on Warrant No. 416 $ 10 00
•' 1063, 4 31
« 1064, 132 07
$150,738 83
146 38
$146 38
Total
$150,592 45
$94,569 43
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TABLB 2L V ill.— Summary of the Provincial Grants for the School Service
FOR THE Tear ended the 31st October, 1884.
Schools —
Common, Table IX, $138,620 60
Superior Allowance for 1884, 7,000 00
Grammar Schools, 4^71 85
$150,192 45
Normal School —
Salaries, Table XIII,., $4,391 17
Extra Service, 160 00
4,541 17
Travelling Allowance to Student-Teachers, paid in 1884, 2,477 15
Inspection —
Inspectors' call to Fredericton, Dec. '83, $96 53
Nov. '84, 93 00
$ 189 53
8 Inspectors, viz. 6 full time and 2 at jJ do. . . . 9,200 00
9,389 53-
For Examination of Canadidates for Teachers' License, including
Examiners and Deputies, viz. of —
225 Candidates for June, 1844 : . $338 60
174 " " December, 1884 233 30
571 90
Travelling Allowance —
Chief Superintendent, Education, for 1884,. .. 400 OO^
Extra Clerical Service —
Paid in 1884, including, one Term of 1883,. ... 539 50-
For Printing, Stationery, Letter Books, Blanks, an
Emtion 5000 Manuals, Job Printing, Bind-
ing, Registers, Assessment Blanks, Inspec-
tors' Books and Blanks, School Drafts,. . . 1,156 39*
To American Western Express, to January 5th,
1885, chiefly carriage and delivery of
parcels to Inspectors, $35 10
" Freight, Box Stationary from Montreal, 1 71
^ 36 81
School District Libraries —
Bonuses paid 1884, paid to Warrant 10, 23 2a
Salaries, viz : —
Chief Superintendent, $1,600 00
Assistant do 1,200 00
Clerk, 500 00
3,300 oa
ToJanitor, Mrs. J. C. O'Brien, for year, to 31st
October, 1884, 60 00
$172,688 1^
Janniffy, 1885.
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX A.
Eeport of Principal of Nonnal School —E. MULLIK, A. M.
I b^ herewith to transmit the usual Eeport on the Provincial Normal School, for
the Anniud Session of 1883-4.
As you are aware, I took charge of the Normal School, as Principal, after the work
of the Session had been in progress nearly a month, so that the enrolment below
exhibited, except in the case of the Student-Teachers of the Senior Glass, anti-dates my
official connection with that institution.
NORMAL DEPARTMENT.
STUDENT-TEACHERS ENROLLED.
Hftleik
Full Session, 28
Short Session, 3
Totals for Annual Session, . . 31
The different Counties of the Province were represented in the enrolment respec-
tively as follows, vi z:
Albert, 3
Carleton, 21
Charlotte, 13
Gloucester, 7
Kent, 11
King's, 30
Madawaska, , 0
Northumberland, 14
Queen's, 12
Restigouche, 2
St. John, 20
Sunbury, 10
Victoria, 1
Westmoreland, 22
York, 48
The various Religious Denominations, in alphabetical order, were represented as
follows, viz :
Methodists, 42
Presbyterians, 31
Roman Catholics, 25
Other Denominations, 5
46
Congr^ationalistSy 3
Episcopalians, 35
Free Baptists, 27
Of this total enrolment of 214 Student-Teachera (considerably the largest in the
history of the Normal School), 141 had never taught, 8 had taught less than one Term,
23 had taught one Term and less than one year, 12 had taught one year, and 30 had
taught more than one year. Of those who had previous experience in teaching, a very
large majority acquired their experience while holding Local Licenses, and their practi-
cal acquaintance with teaching enabled them to profit very fully by the instruction of
the session. Ten Student-TcHAchers had attended previously, and nine already held
Provmcial Licenses.
The Session opened on November 1st, 1883, and closed early in June, 1884, having
been shortened in view of the change of Terms ordered by the l^oard of Education.
The Session had previously closed in the latter part of July in each year. Tlie short
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Session, for Teachers holding Licenses of Class II, and desirous of advance of class,
opened on April 1st, 1884, the usual date of its opening, May 1st, being anticipated bj
one month, in order to preserve as far as possible, the relative lengths of the Sessions
under the changed conditions. The comparative smallness of the Senior Class of the
present year, as compared with that on the past year, is probably accounted for in this
fact, only those teachers who were unemployed, or those who could, without difficulty,
be relieved of their contracts, if employed, being in a position to avail themselves of the
short Session.
At the close of the Session the Profeasional Standing of the Student-Teachers was
reported as follows :
Superior. Good. Fair. NotClMsed.
0 14 195 6
Of the five Students not classed, four belonged to the Junior Division, and one to
the Senior. Illness prevented their further attendance early in the respective Sessions.
The closing days of the Session were saddened for both Instructors and Students,
by the illness and death of one of the latter ; Miss Ella M. Price, of Havelbck, King's Co.,
a young lady who had, while a Student, by her unassuming demeanor, and her ^igent
performance of duty, gained the respect of her fellow Students and the approbation of
the Faculty of Instructors. As far as time permitted, the usual Course of Instruction
was followed.
In addition to the Instruction in the Theory and Practice of Teaching and School
Management, I directed that in the English Language and Literature, (except composi-
tion), and in General History.
Mr. H. C. Creed, A. M., took the Mathematical and Allied Subjects, induding^
Algebra and Geometry, Natui-al Philosophy, Industrial and Map Drawing, together
. wiSi Chemistry, Agriculture and Writing,
Miss M. E. Gregory taught Arithmetic and Book-keeping, Physiology and Hygiene,.
British and Canadian History, Domestic Economy and Geography.
Miss M. A. Clark gave instruction in Reading, Yocal and Physical Culture, and
Composition.
Mr. Geo. E. Croscup^ A. B., of the Model School, gave lessons in minerals, and on
plant and animal life.
Mr. Edward Cadwallader, A. B., directed the Instruction in Music.
No Instruction was given in Latin or Greek, though the students of the Senior
Glass may, if they wish it, receive such instruction, and I think it very desirable that
all our First Class Teachers should be qualified to give instruction in the elements of
these languages.
I beg to report a continuance, during the past year, of the general good conduct
on the part of the students, to which reference has been repeatedly made in preyioxis
Reports.
Early in the Session I had the honor to receive, from His Excellency the Marquis
of Lansdowne, Governor-General, through his Secretary, an official communication^
intimating His Excellency's intention to continue the offer of the medals, granted to
the Normal and Model Schools by his predecessors. When the conditions of award,
on which these medals have been hitherto adjudged were explained, through the proper
channel, to His Excellency, he was pleased to signify his assent to them, and the
medals were duly awarded as follows : —
Normal Departhbkt, (Senior Division), Geo. N. Pearson, King's Co.
" " (Junior Division), Helen S. Bliss, Predericton.
Model " Grade VIII, Lily Nicolson, "
The two former are Silver Medals, and are awarded to the Student-Teachers,
making the Highest Fro/esnonal Standing in the Senior and Junior Divisions respec>
tively, for the Session. The latter is a Bronze Medal, given to the pupil, in the Princi-
pal's Department of the Model School, who makes the Highest School Standing for the*
year.
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1884 KEPORT OX NORMAL SCHOOL. 6
FRENCH PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment for the Session,
Term b^;iiming November, 1883, 9
" February, 1884, 6
Total, 15
Of the nine Students in attendance during the First Term, eight were certified as
being prepared to enter the Normal De^mrtment, and received the usual Licenses. The
Student not certified attended the following Term, and with all the others in attendance
during the Second Term, was certified as being prepared to enter the Normal Depart-
ment, and received License.
The French Preparatory Department was abolished by order of the Board of
Edtication, after May 1st, 1884, and the Instnictor in charge, Mr. A. Belli veau, trans-
ferred to the Staff of the Normal Department, where he did good service for the balance
of the Session, in giving drill in Arithmetic and Geography to such Students as needed it.
MODEL DEPARTMENT.
The first eight Standards of the Course of Instruction, for Primary and Advanced
Schools, are taught in this Department.
The enrolment for the past year was about 200 pupils, distributed among four
Departments, each including two Grades.
All these Departments have been efficiently conducted during the year. Mr. Geo.
£. Oroscup, A. K, resigned his position as Principal, immediately before the summer
vacation, and was succeeded by Mr. John F. Rogers, who took charge after the vacation.
Mr. Groscup earned an excellent reputation in his connection with the Normal
and Model Departments.
The other Teachers in the Model Department are Miss Eusebia A. Minard, Miss
Jennie Lyle, and Miss Helen J. McLeod. They possess, in a -very high degree, the
qualifications essential to the proper discharge of their important duties.
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following additions to the collection of
native pliuits in tlie Herbarium attached to the Museum of the Normal School : —
Mr. Moser devoted considerable time, during his vacation to arranging and label-
ling the specimens of plants previously collected by him. And this gratuitous work,
dkough a labor of love to him, deserves mention.
In conclusion, I beg to say that my labors in my position have been greatly
encouraifed, and my responsibilities materially lightened, during my first year's principal-
ship, by the sympathy and support of the Teachers associated with me, both in the
Normal and Model Departments, and I gladly embrace this opportunity to express my
high appreciation of their very vfdmible services.
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APPENDIX B.
INSPECTORS' REPORTS.
INSPECTOR OOX.~Distriot No. 1.
I have the honour to submit my Fifth Annual Report on the state of the Schools
of Inspectoral District No. 1, including the Counties of Restigouche, Northumberland,
and the Parish of Beresford in the County of Gloucester.
During the year, 160 schools and departments were open, as compared with 161 of
the previous year. Their aveittge enrolment, too, was about the same as during '82-3,
bttt the average attendance was somewhat less.
The Ungraded Schools visited in the Winter Term, had, at the time of inspection,
an average enrolment of 37, showing an average attendance of 18, with 22 present on
days of my visits. The Graded Schools had, in the same term, an average enrolment
of 49, with an average attendance of 34, and 37 present days of inspection. During
the Summer Term the Ungraded Schools inspected had an enrolment of 34 with an
average attendance of 21 and 23 present on the occasion of my visits. It will be under-
stood, however, that these figures do not represent the correct averages for the whole
term, as many schools were visited early in the term and before their total enrolment
had been reached. Through the kindness, however, of the teachers of Ungraded
Schools, to whom I addressed circulars about the close of the Summer Term, I am able
to speak more definitely than heretofore on the subject of regularity of attendance.
Large enrolments are encouraging, for they show that very many of the youth of
the country are receiving some education ; but the average time such children attend,,
will determine the qiuUUy and mnount of the education.
A glance at the following figures will enable us to comprehend the waste of school-
going age taking place. Taking the total enit>lment8 at the end of each month the
^lercentage of attendance was as follows : —
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
69%
62%
56%
59%
59%
56%
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept
Oct
65%
6*%
62%
49%
55%
44%
As not a few Ungraded Schools begin the Winter Term with a small enrolment,
which increases more or less regularly for five months, it will not be a matter of suri)ri8e
to find that the average attendance for the whole term was but 55 per cent, of the total
enrolment. The average for the whole Summer Term was but 53 per cent. These low
averages attest the loss of nearly one-half the children's time after they become pupils,'
bat, since a large number do not enter school until they are seven, eight and nine years
of age, as shown further on, the waste of school life is even greater. Such attendance
is exceedingly hurtful to the child. It not only represents a positive loss for the time
being, but irregularity of this character unnerves the child's intellect, and makes subse-
quent progress slow. Indeed one must be a practical teacher and read between lines to
estimate the extent and character of the mischief being done. Let us make an illus-
tration. Suppose a school with an enrolment of forty ; forty years of the collective
school life of the children glide away forever during that year, yet twenty years of such
are piuctically thrown away. What a desert of dwarfed intelligence, blighted faculties
and wasted possibilities of futtire worth does this alaiming loss of child life suggest.
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That much of the evil would yield to clear ideas of parental duty is certain, but
that a large amount of it springs from causes which the family cannot remove is equally
true ; for climate, roads, distance of school-houses from those affected, and limited means-
of many families are fruitful sources of this iiTegularity.
Teachers. — ^The teaching staff of my District was as follows^ — *
Ist Glass. 2nd CQass. 3rd Class.
Males, 9 12 12
Females, 16 65 76
About one half the staff was composed of third class teachers, about fifty of whom
were local licensees. The employment of so many of the latter is certainly a source of
weakness to the schools, but it cannot be avoided. When so many have to be selected
and qualified, it becomes one of the most vital questions with which an Inspector has to
deal, and absorbs much of his time, for he must not only call a number of them together
from time lo time and examine them both orally and in the written form, but must also
spend more or less time in giving them instruction on the simple principles of teaching
and the course of instruction. Herein is to be found a large and, to a certain extent^
unrecognized amount of the most delicate and important work of an Inspector, who, in
the presence of this evil, seeks to elevate the character of the schools affected. He can-
not but feel deeply conceiyied, when he reflects that nearly one third of the rising gene-
ration of his District are being handed to the care and instruction of these inexperienced
and untrained teachers, and that in respect to the gravest and most momentous matter
of their lives. He must be alive to the necessity of choosing the very best material his
field will afford ; and in doing this, must be prepared to resist the solicitations and
pressure of those, who are ignorant or careless of the sacred character of the interests
at stake, or who are blinded by selfishness or arrogance ; especially when such, if yielded
to, would be prejudicial to the welfare of the young.
Moreover, the employment of so many third class and especially local licensed
teachers enlarged his field of duties with respect to the actual work of inspection, for he
must, to mitigate the evil, impart as^ much informyation as possible of a practical character
during his visits.
Although there is no apparent change in the teaching staff fus compared with that
of last year, I am pleased- to report an improvement in the quality of the work. Of the
schools eligible for classification, 60 per cent, were ranked first, 24 per cent, second, and
11 per cent, third; while 5 per cent failed to classify. Considering the perscwn/d of
the staff, this is certainly an honorable record.
For some time, I have felt that our school statistics were defective in that they did
not show what anwmU qfeduccUion children attending the public schools had at certain
ages. At the beginning of the year and with this object in view, I proposed framing a
graded series of questions on all essential subjects of a public school education, and sub-
mitting them to the pupils of certain ages on the occasions of the Inspectoral examina-
tions. In this way, I would find the relation their education bore to what we might
reasonably expect it to be when compared with their ages. I soon found it impractiGa-
ble, for the extra time could not be given. As the next best step, 1 took the age of
every pupil examined, and noted it in connection with the grade, or portion of the grade,
in which he wfus working. The following are the summaries : —
Ungraded Schools. — ^Winter Term, 1883-4.
6 to 6 years, inclusive, 30 per cent ) Average
7 to 8 " « 32 « V age,
9 to 12 " « 38 " j 7 yrs. 10 mos.
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" " " 12 to 13 " " 36
" " « 14 to 20 " " 39
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Proportion of Pupils in different Standards;— I. 100; XL 314; III. 275; IV. 200.
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Unqraded Schools. — Suhheb Term, 1884.
I. Children from 5 to 6 years, inclusive, 44 per cent. ) Average
" ** 7 to 8 " " 32 " V age,
" " " 9 to 12 " " 24 " j 7 yrs. 2 mos.
II. " " 6 to 7 " « 19 " ) Average
". " « 8 to 9 *^ " 41 " y age,
" « 10 to 14 " " 40 •' j 9 yrs. 2 mos.
m. " " 8 to 9 " " ' 21 " ) Average
" " 10 toll " " 42 " V age,
" 12 to 16 « " 37 " j 10 yrs. 5 mos.
IV. " " 10 to 11 " " 25 " ) Average
" " 12 to 13 " " 44 " } age,
" 14 to 20 " "' 31 " j 12 yrs. 10 mos.
Proportion of Pupils in different Standards:— I. 100; II. 118; III. 73; IV. 38.
All the pupils classed in Standard I, the primer class, had not completed it ; some
liad just entered upon its study, others had made a few months progress, yet the average
^, seven years and ten months in the Winter, and seven years and two months in the
Summer term, is very high. On the supposition a child begins to attend school at five
joars of age, two and a half or three years are spent in acquiring oiie year's work.
But, as a general rule, enrolment takes place at six or seven rather than at five ; still it
must be borne in mind that many do enter at ^ve, and it should be remembered, too,
that pupils make but poor progress in this Standard. Irregular attendance, and non-
4ittendanoe during the Winter Term, accounts for much, but a large amount of it is due,
as I remarked in my last Beport, to many teachers not fully understanding the ''Look
and Say" method. Confusion and wandering too often take the place of clearness and
directness of teaching.
A glance at the above table shows too that a large percentage of the pupils of this
Standaid were ever eight years of age, indeed nearly a third of the whole number were
betwoen nine and twelve inclusive. Is this fact not worthy of the most serious reflec-
tion 1 Does it not appeal in mute but touching language to the feelings and hearts of
all friends of the young.
Nor is this all. The loss is greater in the case of these unfortunates than it seems
at first sight, for enrolment at- these ages generally means irregular subsequent attend-
ance, and a short, fitful, and to all practical purposes, profitless school life.
During the Winter Term nearly one half, and in the Summer Term 40 per cent,
of the children studying any part of Standard II, were between the ages of 10 and 14
inclusive. This tells the same alarming tale of the loss of school life. Under favour-
able circumstances, this Standard could be conipleted at seven or eight. The relative
ages in the other Standards are also very high.
In order that a comparison may be made, on this basis, between the schools in
towns and villages and those of the country, I append the following tables bearing on
this feature of Graded Schools. With one or two exceptions, all the Graded Schools of
my District were visited during the Winter Term.
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age,
8 jrs. 11 mosL
Average
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Average
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Average
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Average
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15 yrs.
In these schools, it will be noticed, there are more children whose education bears
a favourable ratio to their ages ; still here, too, we see the same evidences of neglect or
misfortune as confronted us in the Ungraded Schools. Observe the large number of chil-
dren in the primer class whose ages range from 8 to 1 2. They make nearly one half
the total number in this grade. In standard II, where instruction is confined to read-
ing in Royal Header No. 1, and addition, subtraction, multiplication and division up
to 100, over one half the pupils range from 9 to 14 years inclusive. This standard could
be finished at seven or eight. Grade III and succeeding ones show the same alarming
loss of precious school age. This, in the premises, is hard to be accounted for, since the
departments are easily accessible, to even the youngest pupils during the Winter Term,
and, unlike many country schools, are always in operation. But other forces are active.
Towns are pre-eminently the homes of certain classes whose conceptions of family and
parental duties are very vague, showing little regard for the moral and intellectual
education of their children. The street becomes their schools, where the little ones'
natures are hardened and corrupted, and habits formed, which render subsequent efforts
in their behalf almost futile. They drift into, and out of, the schools at pleasure,
swelling enrolments and increasing the irregularity of attendance, thus lowering, os-
tensibly, at least, the character of these departments.
We are forced to conclude, then, that the best is not being made of the seven or
eight years during which the majority of children in town and country are to receive
their public school education. Is this chargeable to the system, teachers, and methods
of instruction 1 The employment of so many untrained teachers, and defective teach-
ing in standard I, alluded to above, can, in certain localities and to a very limited ex-
tent, be held responsible for some of the mischief, but the general character of the evil
points to more general causes. The attendance of scores upon scores of these unfortu-
nate children was traced through several successive registers and terms with the result
of fastening the respoasibility upon others than teachers and schools. The high average
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age of admismoiiB and marked irregalaritj of attendanoe of 80 many are, I conceive, the
diki causes of the wide-spread mischiel
How then to enable Uie school to reach the clay in its more plastic form, and mould it
to the fairest proportions before it grows rigid, and unyielding to educative influences,
is a problem worthy of careful consideration. What remedy can be suggested ] Many
are mr from country schools, and such schools are not unfrequently closed during the
Winter Term. Can education, then, be brought nearer the average country child 1
Can country districts be better encouraged, and assisted to maintain schools perman-
ently, without the burden pressing too heavily upon the limited resources of the people ?
Can Boards of Trustees be induced to collect information of this kind about their
schools and pupils, and make frequent and earnest appeals to the people to stay the
evil and do a measure of justice to the young) Here is a field for the high-minded
public spirited friends of the unfortunate and neglected, to dissipate the gloom and
darkness envelopuig their young lives, and admit them to the fair light of educative
influences and cultured surroundings, so that they may grow into healthy vessels of use
and ornament
KEW SCHOOLS AXD HOUSES, GROUNDS, dbc.
During the year schools were opened for the first time in Districts Nos. 8 Addington,
15 Roger8\dl]e, and 6^ Nelson. Seven school houses were also built, and increased at-
tention given to refurnishing and repairing many others. Still much remains to be
done. Only 25 per cent, of country schools have their grounds enclosed; about 50 per
cent of the houses have no blinds of any kind, and a large number is still provided
with furniture of the style of last century, indescribable because of its extreme simplic-
ity and total absence of attractive features.
It again becomes my duty to refer to the health conditions of many schools, and re-
peat, in substance, what I said a year ago about ventilation. It is surprising how little
is the attention attached to this matter either in the construction of school houses, or
active work of the school. Only six rooms in country districts are provided with ven-
tilators proper, all the rest depend on windows and doors. About 40 per cent, of the
latter have windows arranged so that the upper sashes can be lowered at pleasure, but
the rest have nothing to indicate that the necessity of the constant admission of pure air
into a room filled with living beings ever entered into the heads of those designing it.
The amount of injury being done the minds and bodily health of the children by defec-
tive ventilation cannot be estimated, and the Board of Education should use its influence,
in some effective manner, to bring about rcft»rm in this direction.
EDUCATION IN UNGRADED SCHOOLS.
Were he conscious of the amount of fine work being done in these schools, no man
oould doubt their increasing efficiency, or dispute the soundness of the general princi-
ples on which instruction is based. Eveiy year furnishes additional evidence of im-
provement. Among much of the excellent work, reading occupies a prominent place.
To say there has been an improvement in the teaching of this subject during the last
five years but feebly expresses the character of the change. It has been more radical.
Few are found now teaching children to recognize and utter the words of a sentence in
any tone, from a uniform bray to a dismal funeral note, without regard to the sentence
as a whole, or its meaning. No, reading as now taught in the majority of schools is
thought reading, and care is taken to cultivate the voice to make it a proper medium
for the correct and natural expression of the thought. The majority of teachers are
alive to this, and the very gratifying results of their labour proved they were faithful
to it in practice.
Writing is another strong point in these schools. Geography is well taught, and
map-drawing is becoming more general, some exhibiting very fine work in this subject.
Although, as stated in my last report, many children spell poorly, there was a slight
improvement during the year just closed. Form and drawing were taught in more
schools and with better results ; children were, as usual, quite familiar with the chief f ea-
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tares of British History, but their knowledge of Canadian History was very limited
indeed. More time was devoted to mental aiithmetic than formerly and with fair sno-
cess, junior classes were well instructed in elementary arithmetic, but advanced arith-
metic is still in an unsatisfactory state. The experience of the year but serves to
convince me of the correctness of the views I expressed on this subject in my last
report, and the causes then assigned may be repeated ; so I beg leave to direct your
attention to the published and unpublished portions of that report^ dealing with this
subject.
Many teachers are beginning to take a leaf from their book of experience with
reference to teaching English Grammar. They are learning by results to attach more
importance to the elementary 6teps so well outlined in the Course of Instruction, and
defer entrance to the study of the more difficult parts until the former are well under-
stood by the pupils. This being the case, we can look hopefully forward to the near
future when English Grammar will be as thoroughly taught, and firmly grounded in
our schools as its importance demands.
Graded Schools, — The Town of Newcastle has ten graded departments all of which
were in operacion during the year. I am pleased to bear testimony to the excellent
character of the work being done. With one or two exceptions, these schools are
realizing the best expectations of a generous public who never fSstil to vote ample means
for their support. In the High school, re-opened a year and a half ago, commendable
progress was made. Teachers and trustee are attentive to their duties and desirous of
making their schools second to none in the Province.
Douglastown also had all its departments open. The efficiency and usefulness of
these schools are improving, teachei*s are devoted to their charge, but I regret to say
the District still hesitates to improve the character of the furniture, which is rude and
unserviceable.
It is with feelings of regret I am obliged to report that no steps looking to the
amalgamation of the three districts into which the town of Chatham is unfoi-tunatelj
divided, have yet been taken. All, interested in the welfare of this town and the cause
of public education, must deplore a partition which threw numerous artificial difficulties
in the way of grading ; gave a minimum of results for a maximum of expenditure ;
necessitated a cumbrous policy of administration ; caused a spiiit of sectionalism to
spring up ; imposed a heavy burden on one Distiict, which is now obliged to support «
Grammar School for the whole town ; in fine so freighted with objectionable features of
many kinds, that it is a matter of surprise the intelligence of the citizens or Board of
Education has not remedied the mistake yeai*s ago.
In District No. 1, Chatham, which compiises the middle third of the town, there
are five departments, which rank among the best schools of my district. The instruc-
tion given is very thorough, the teachers clever and enthusiastic, and supervision by
principal and trustees eflbctive. The Gmmmar School department is doing noble work.
The staff of this district met with a great loss last April, in the resignation of Miss
Minnie Haviland. She was one of the ablest and most successful t^ichers of inter-
mediate grades I ever met. All her work was stamped with thoroughness. • Her teach-
ing was full, clear, methodical and to the point ; her knowledge of the mental peculiari-
ties of her pupils, and power of simple, effective illustration, were remarkable.
Possessing a keen sense and appreciation of the beautiful and perfect, she succeeded in
communicating some of the spirit to her pupils, for the manual qualities of their work
was of a high order. The moral tone, too, of her school kept pace with the intellectuaL
She inspired her pupils, not only with a love of work, but with a manly sense of the
dignity of boyhood, with the ennobling character of duty well done and obedience freely
and willingly rendered, as well as with the sacred nature of truth, justice and right.
The parents and children of this district, and her associated teachers, will retain a vivid
and grateful recollection of her six ycai-s' services among them, and wish her a long life
of prosperity and happiness in her new sphere of usefulness.
District No. 8, Chatham, has four graded departments. Three of them are
excellent schools, in charge of able, active and accomplished teachers, whose devotion to
their duties is always reflected in the conduct, discipline and intellectual worth of their
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schools. The High School, one of the latter, has no superior in my District. The Fourth
Department, however^ has never been a success. It is always overcrowded, and in that
state, education is sure to suflTer ; yet some of the most thorough primary work it is my
pleasure to examine, is done in this Department. There are, however, so many grades
and classes, so many children of all ages, crowded together, that healthy general progress
is impossible. In natural aptitude, ability and professional fitness, the teachers in
charge are second to none, but the peculiar composition of the school, and the disadvan-
tages under which they labour, destroy much of their usefulness. I am pleased to
report better accommodation is on the eve of being provided.
At the time of my Inspectorul visit, in April, District No. 9, Chatham, had its
four Departments open. With the exception of one, comprising Grades IV and V,
the schools were not in a satisfactory state. The Primary Department, in charge of one
teacher, had an enrolment of 121, and though the lady was eminently qualified for a
Primary School, the work was too heavy. From time to time I have urged upon the
Board of Trustees of this District, the necessity of opening another Primary Department;
and, I am glad to report, my solicitations have borne fruit, for the Department, I learn,
was opened during the Summer Term.
The three Departments in the town of Dalhousie were very efficiently conducted
during the year, under the same staff of teachers, who are being more and more
appreciated the longer their worth is experienced. '
Campbellton has ^ve Graded Departments, four of which are located in a well
famished and thoroughly equipped new school-house, furnished a year ago. Ample
school accommodation of superior quality, and the services of teachers unsurpassed in the
profession, are now free to every child in the town — another evidence of the many
generous qualities of its citizens. All the schools were, when visited, in a flourishing
<x>ndition.
Acadian Scliools, — ^It is encouraging to find among the Acadians a general desire
to keep their schools permanently in operation, and, were trained teachers to be had,
these schools would soon dispute the vantage ground with their English rivals. As the
majority of their teachers, how^ever, are local licensees, a constant change is taking place
in the staff, much to the injury of educational interests. Very few can call to their aid
the lessons of a year's ^perience. During the Summer Term, nineteen French schools
and depaitments were open, twelve of which were in charge of local licensees, but some
of these have formerly taught under the license obtained at the French Preparatory
Department. The great desideratum of these schools is ti-ained teachers, and I trust
whatever reorganization of the Normal School may be effected, this want and the best
means of remwlying it will be kept in view. The French Preparatory Department was
a step in the right direction, and I would like to see it retained.
Another drawback to popular education among this people is the limited number of
French Texts prescribed by the Board of Education. Their best interests would be con-
sulted by increasing the number.
Cour$e of Instnustion. — Very few complaints were heard from teachers or parents
respecting the requirements of the Course of Instruction. It has taken deep root in all
schools, aiid is proving a blessing to popular education. Instruction is becoming more
methodical and thorough, the young teacher often grasps the true principle of teaching
any particular subject from the suggestive manner in which it is outlined in the Course,
and thus the young and inexperienced have before them as a valuable guide the com-
bined wisdom and experience of their elder and more experienced fellow- teachers.
They arrive at the correct principle by an easy and direct route, instead of paying
dearly for it by a waste of their own and public opportunities.
Superior Allowance, — 14 schools participated in the superior allowance during the
year just closed. Its total abolition will be regretted by many schools and te^ichei's, as
it was a point on which hinged much of the teachers' and pupils hopes and prospects.
It certainly stimulated education as no grant of the same amount has ever done.
Again it becomes my painful duty to record the death of another teacher. Miss
Jane Murchie of New Mills, Restigouche, a young lady esteemed and beloved by all
irio knew her. Wherever she- went, she won the affections of her pupils by her calm^
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sweet manner, and gentle loving dispoftition. Her work was a labour of love, and ^
always well done ; for she had a high, noble conception of human life and what an edu-
cation ought to be, and bent her energies to stamp the hearts and souls of her pupils as
well as their minds with the seal of a perfect education. Her short young life was
giving great promise of the richer gifts of maturer years ; but she was called away in
the spring-time of her usefulness,' while she was still sowing the seeds of future happi-
ness and worth among the little ones she loved so well.
I cannot sever my official connection with the people of the North, without express-
ing my deep sense of gratitude for the uniform kindness and hospitality I received from
them in all parts of my District. To the clergymen of all denominations, I return most
grateful thanks for the cheerful and valuable assistance they always gave me in the dis-
charge of my duty. From the teachers, especially, I part with i^ regrets, for our
relations were of the most friendly character.
INSPECTOR LANDRY.-Dlstriot No. 2.
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It affords me much gratification to be able to reix>rt the past year as characterized
by healthful and increased interest in education. The evident care and attention mani-
fested in the improvement of school buildings and appliances, the greater care and
anxiety shown by trustees in the selection of teachers, together with the awakening
interest exhibited by the parents are among the pleasing indications of an increased
desire for mental culture. The teachers, for the most part, show commendable zeal in
the discharge of their onerous duties, and take more pride in making their schools
attractive. I am especially pleased to note a most decided improvement in school dis-
cipline. More prominence has been given to Drawing and blackboard work ; and I am
much pleased to observe that where the blackboard has been hitherto regarded simply
as an ornament, instead of a necessity, much excellent work is exhibited by the pupils and
teachers in Cartography and Drawing, in addition to other exercises. Wherever the
Course of Instruction has been closely followed, the teachers' work has proved most
satisfactory. In the majority of schools. Useful Knowledge has received more atten-
tion, and the instruction given in Minerals, Plant and Animal Life, is of a much better
quality ; thus training the pupils to habits of close and correct observation, instead of
cai-elessly passing by a thousand objects of interest in the beautiful garden of Nature.
I have endeavored, and with some success, to induce the teachers to devote more time
to the subject of Hygiene ; a study too much neglected in our Common Schools. Such
important duty as the proper care of our bodies is ^r from receiving that attention which
it demands, even among our most intelligent teachers. Too little attention is paid to
the position of pupils, in sitting and standing, and in a large number of schools, the old-
fashioned seats, causing such physical discomfort, are still in vogue ; but I hope the
day is not far distant when unsuitable school-houses and furniture will not be tolerated in
any District.
Evidence of my introductory remarks, regarding the advancement of our schools,
is seen by a comparison of this year's classification with that of last year. Of the
number of schools classified last year, 47 per cent, received first rank, this year 54 per
cent, — an increase over last year of 7 per cent. ; 34 per cent, were ranked second last
year, and this year 36 per cent., — increase 2 per cent. ; schools ranked third last year,
14 per cent, this year 6 per cent., — decrease 6 per cent. Those which failed to classify
last year 5 per Cent., this year 1 per cent., — decrease 4 per cent. I visited 186 depart-
ments this year, of which 82 received First Hank.
During the past year I held examinations for " Superior Allowance '' in fourteen
Districts, No, 2 J Weldford, Annie McLean, teacher, one pupil passed in Standard VI ;
No. 3 J Weldford, Sarah G. Hutchinson, teacher, 6 passed in Standard VI ; No. 15^
Weldford, Jane E. Glendinning, teacher, 2 passed in Standard VI ; No. 1 Dundas,
Mary McDonald, teacher, 4 passed in Standard VI; No. 7 Dundas, Elizabeth C.
Doiron, teacher, 2 passed in Standard VI; No. 11 Shediac, M. J. Steeves, teacher, 1
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passed in Standard YI ; Ko. 4^ Bathnrat, Mary Kerr, teacher, 4 passed in Standard
VI ; Na 9 New Bandon, Jennie Bainey, teacher, 5 passed in Standard YI ; *No. 5|
New Baadob, Bobert Stout, teacher, 2 passed in Standard YI ; No. 3 Saumarez, Sister
Hacb6, teacher, 3 passed in Standard YI ; No. 9 Weldford, J. F. Dorothay, teacher,
1 passed in Standard YIII ; No. 7 Wellington, Sister H^l^ne, teacher, 5 passed in
Standard YI ; No. 2 Bichibucto, G. A. Coates, teacher, 10 passed in Standard YIII y
Na 1 Garleton, John Gillies, teacher, 4 passed in Standard YIII.
Gloucester Co., — In that portion of Gloucester under my supervision, there were,,
oat of 72 school districts, 63 departments in operation some portion of the year, leaving
9 districts without a school. 6 of the latter have not yet been organized. Two new
districts were formed during the year in the Parish of Caraquet Ten new school-
houses are now in course of construction in Distric^A Nos. 8, 10 Bathurst ; 3 and 1 New
Bandon ; 4 and 7^ Saumarez ; and 8^, 7, and 6^ Shippegan. The school-house in
District No. 1^ Inkerman commenced two years ago is not yet finished, for want of
united effort on the part of the people.
There were employed during the year 16 teachers holding a Provincial License ; 3 a
District License ; 15 a license for three from the French Preparatory Department, and
the remainder were Local Licensees. Local teachei*s were chiefly employed in French
districts where the services of trained teachers who could teach the French language
could not be secui-ed.
Mr. F. B. Meagher, A. B., of Fredericton, took charge of the Bathurst Grammar
School last winter, on resignation of Mr. G. W. Mersereau, A. B., who was appointed
on the staff of Inspectors. Although the school sustained a loss when their very
popular principal left, the Trustees were most fortunate in securing the services of Mr.
Meagher, a young but zealous and enthusiastic teacher. A change was also made ia
the principalship of the Bathurst Yillage High School, by the appointment of Mr. D.
Mcintosh, who deserves much credit for his untiring efforts to improve the condition of
the school.
I may say that, upon the whole, the teachers in this county have shown consider-
able advancement in the treatment of the various subjects taught. Some have done
most excellent work, while a few might have ranked high, had it not been that their
schools were overcrowded; especially in Districts Nos. 5 and 2 Caraquet, and 1
Shippegan, where both accommodation and apparatus are insufficient.
Kent and the Parish of Shediac — all the schools in the ^Parish of Shediac were in
operation during the year. The Grammar School, in charge of Mr. Belyea, A. B., still
Nstains its well established reputation for excellent work. The school-house in District-
No. 12, Dorchester Road, was accidently destroyed by fire in the summer. The Trustees-
have already given the contract for another building.
There were 12 Districts in the County of Kent duiing the year, without a schooL
In Districts No. 5 and 5^, Weldford ; No. 10 St. Louis; 4 and 3 Harcourt, there was.
no school — the population in these Districts being very smaU and scattered. In District
No. 14, Dundas, 12 and 13 Wellington, 9 St. Louis, 1 AcadiaviUe, 2 Carleton and 16
St Mary's, school-houses are being built, and if all goes well, will be ready for occupancy
next summer. In Districts No. 5 Bichibucto, 5 and 10 Dundas, the schools have been
in operation during the Summer terms only, as they are so situated as to make it diffi-
cult for the children to attend in the Winter ; the residents also being scattered and few.
I would earnestly recommend that District No. 5 Dundas, to which reference has just
been made, where there are only six or eight children and which is only a mile from
District No. 3, (one family excepted) should be absorbed in the last mentioned District.
Also 5 and 5^ Weldford, should be united. It has been my aim, when practicable, to-
enlarge districts similarly situated ; and in the interests of economy this should be done.
The Buctouche School, under Mr. W. B. Brodi^, A. B., is in a satisfactory condi-
tion. The Trustees found it necessary to open another department in a rented room,
for the winter, until an ell is added to the main building.
Miss Mary McDonald, one of our most successful teachers, who for the last few
'^ The Inspector did not report on No. 6^ New Bandon, befon the apportionment of the Superior Allowanoe wb»
made.
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years taught the school in District No. 1, Cocagne, accepted a position as principal of
the Graded Schools in District No. 3, Tracadie.
Miss Kate McDonald, formerly teacher in the Advanced Department of the school
in District No. 1, St. Mary's, resigned her position this autumn to accept the charge of
the Primary Department in the Kingston Superior School, upon the resignation of Miss
Chrystal who taught that department for several years most successfully. Miss Marie
Babineau, a no less successful teacher, succeeded Miss Kate McDonald.
There have been made during the year three changes of teachers in the Advanced
Department of the Bichibucto Grammar School. It is now conducted by Mr. J.
Mcintosh.
I have no reason to speak unfavombly of the majority of our local teachers,
although beginners they evince considerable capacity for their work ; and with more
•experience and the advantages of a Normal School training will make quite successful
teachers. Some, are of course, a complete failure, and I always make it a point after
A six months' trial, to get rid of them. I wish we coidd do the same with some holding
District licenses, who have been for years teaching, or, I should say, living on the public
money. I think a boon would be conferred upon the Province by dismissing them
from the service, with a small pension if necessary. From one point of view, it would
«eem hard and uncharitable to take away from these old teachers their only means of
support, as they do not seem fitted, through age, and for want of natural talent, for any
other vocation in life. But, on the other hand, the Province suffers a greater loss in
retaining men incompetent in the professicm.
I must again allude to the paucity of French Text-Books. Quite a large number
of our French schools have classes advanced beyond Standard IV while some have com-
pleted Standard VI. Now, considering the Third is the most advanced of the three
Readers in French for use in our schools, — ^those being only translations, — the great
hindrance to progress in such an important and indispensable branch of education as
reading will be readily seen. Besides those Headers, the only text-books in their own
language for the use of French pupils are an Arithmetic and a Grammar. I am, how-
ever, pleased to learn that it is the intention to supply this lack of French books as soon as
practicable.
I wish to speak here of a most important matter, namely — the situation and
-enclosing of the school-building. In the majority of country districts, the school-house
is erected too near the public road ; and, in places where land is abundant and cheap,
the play-ground is too limited. In many cases the entrance is on the public highway,
as though the street were the proper place for the children's play-ground ; thus exposing
the building to idle tramps and others who for amusement at night and perhaps actuated
Bometimeiis by malice, throw missiles at windows and doors. Trustees should be very
particular, when building, to place the school-house several rods at least fix)m the road ;
and by a proper enclosure, that will serve as an ornament, as well as supply a necessity,
the pupils will be protected in their outdoor recreation; for no play-ground can be kept
neat and clean where it is an open common accessible to animals of all kinds. Btouses
without such an enclosure present a most uninviting and forlorn appearance ; yet in
spite of repeated remonstrances. Trustees are often culpably careless in regard to this
matter, and in some districts, where they have neglected my directions and located the
buildings too near the road, it will be necessary to have them removed further back on
the sites. I must, however, make honorable mention of District No. 4, St. Louis, where
the play-ground has been neatly enclosed, and I hope the neighboring districts will bo
stimulated by the example to make their school-building and grounds more neat and
attractive. In my next Report I shall give the names of those sections which are care-
less in this respect. I am pleased to state that the school-house in District No. 8,
Bichibucto Village, has had an addition of 12 feet in length made to it, and has also
been newly furnished with expensive patent seats and desks. Bev. F. X. Cormier,
stationed in this village, has rendered me great and valuable aid in my work, and has
«hown untiring zeal in his efforts to advance the cause of education in his parish.
For a variety of reasons, my Report this year is of necessity rather brief. The
•extensive correspondence in connection with my work makes constant demands upon
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mj time ; especially at this season of the year, when I am most anxious to accomplish
as much as possible before the severe winter weather is upon us. But, before closing,
I wish particularly to refer to a subject of which I wrote at some length in a former
Report, and which has given me no little trouble. When it was necessary, at my second
visit, to consult the old Register, in many instances it was missing. The former teacher
had either destroyed or taken it away, for motives I do not understand. Hereafter I
shall include in my Annual Report, the names of such teachers as are culpable in such
respect Trustees are much to blame for paying the teachers before ascertaining that
the regulation concerning school propei*ty is complied with.
INSPECTOR SMITH.-Distriot No. 3.
I have the honor to submit my Annual Report of the schools embraced in
Inspectoral District No. 3, for the year ended 31st October, 1884. As in former
reports I am able to state that there has been a marked improvement in the educational
condition of the districts under my supervision, and the schools, with a few exceptions,
are in a more healthy condition than at the close of any previous year. I found more
educational activity displayed by the teachers, during the year just closed, than in any
{x^vious year.
A very pleasing feature of the schools has been the evidence of a determination on
the part of the teachers to make the pupils thorough in the rudiments of the branches
taught ; and although the carrying out of this principle has, in some cases, seemed to
Ihcse unacquainted with the true principle of education, to retard the progress of the
pupils, still, I have always found, where thoroughness is aimed at, the foundation for
real advancement has been laid, and, in the end, greater progress is made than where
pupils are allowed to pass on more rapidly.
Five new school-houses have been built during the year. In Hopewell Comer
District No. 10 Hopewell ; Taylor Village, No, 22, Dorchester ; Upper Memramcook,
Xo. 25, Dorchester; Bridgedale, No. 5, Coverdale; and Higliland District, No. 15,
Elgin.
New school-houses have been begun in Hopper District, No. 17, Elgin; and
Chapel District, No. 21, Botsford.
In the town of Moncton a new house, consisting of two departments, has been
provided.
The ratepayers of Port Elgin District, No. 1, Westmoreland Parish, finding their
present school-house inadequate to the wants of the District, at the last annual
meeting, wisely made provision tor a new house which is to be completed at an early
date. Nothing short of a graded school of at least two departments will meet the
requirements of this District. .
Baie Verte District, No. 2, Westmoreland, referred to in my Report of last year
AS being sadly in need of a new school house, has not yet made any provision for one ;
and the ratepayers at the last annual meeting decided to close the school for the winter
rather than send their children to school at the risk of injuring their health.
During the year I visited 192 schools. Of these 154 were eligible for classification
and received a rank ; and 38 were ineligible on account of the time limit. I held
examinations for Superior Allowance in 56 schools.
An unusual amount of interest was manifested in the examinations for Superior
Allowance during the year, but especially after it became known that the present mode
of distributing the Superior Allowance was to be abolished. All the available material,
^ras brought forward and a much larger number than usual passed in this examination*
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. • . Reverdy Steeves, " 9
...W. B. Jonah, A. B., " 3
...JohnBrittain, " 14
. . .Alexander Heron, " 11
...S. C.Wilbur, A. B., « 16
. . .F. M. Cowperthwoite, A. B. " 8
Totals, 91
Standard VL
Harvey, Mrs. Carrie M. Kelly,
" Annie J. Moore,
Hillsboro, Lavinia J. McLatchy,
Salisbury, '. . . A. Atkinson,
" EttaMUton,
" Gesner Taylor,
Moncton, Carrie Johnson,
" Amos O'Blenes,
" Mary E. McLeod,
*' Minnie Johnston,
Coverdale, Eunice J. Bennett^
Hillsboro, Kate A. Dawson,
Elgin, George H. Laskey,
" Mrs. T. A. Colpitis,
Hopewell, Jane Moore,
*' H. F. McLatchy,
Hillsboro, E. L. Steeves,
" Howard Steeves,
" Josephine Steeves,
" W. Cai-vell Steeves,
. Dorchester, Agnes Lockhart,
" Bliss Marven,
" Hiyrza McManus,
Sackville, Alice Wells,
" Charles E. Lund,
" J. S. Rayworth,
" Mary A. Lyon,
Westmoreland, , Bruce 0. Reade,
M. A. Wall,
" Fred. Goodwin,
" Edwanl Conley,
" Wm. M. Spence,
Botsford, Almina M. Goodwin,
Eliza Avard,
" . Fred. H. Oulton,
" John G. LamV
" Ella A. Copp,
" S. S. Allen,
** Hannah J. Anderson,
" Agnes Mun-ay,
Pretented.
Teadier, 2
4
2
2
1
u 2
4
' 9
2
2
4
1
1
6
3
8
6
6
2
it 4
2
6
2
1
3
5
5
1
6
6
15
15
3
8
7
9
1
PUMlL
8
11
3
5
9
3
14
8
16
5
82
FUN(L
2
4
2
1
1
2
3
6
2
2
4
1
1
2
8
6
6
2
3
2
6
2
1
3
3
4
1
5
6
11
14
1
7
4
9
1
2
1
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Na 16, Botsford, Titus J. Carter, Teacher 1 1
" 12, Sackville, Ida Pawcett, « 1 1
" 11, " George J. Oulton, " 21 18
" 11, " T. H. Belyea, "87
Totals, 203 171
Totals in both Standards, 294 253
The Graded Schools in this District have been conducted in their usual efficient
manner.
The same teachers, with one exception, have been retained as principals of these
schools. In No. 24, Salisbuiy, Alex. Heron, was succeeded by Mr. Ral^h Colpitts,
A. B., who took charge of the school Ist May.
In the town of Moncton the same staff of teachers have been retained, and excellent
Tesalts crown their labours.
The Grammar School of Albert County has been, dunng the year, successfully
conducted by Mr. N. Duffy, A. B.
The Westmoreland County Te*ichers' Institute was held at Shediac, in July, and
the Albert County Teachers' Institute, at Hillsboro, in August.
INSPECTOR DOLa-Distriot No. 6.
There is no very important change in the general condition of the schools in this
Inspectoral District to be reported this year, except the changes which have resulted,
or rather, will necessarily result, from the recent alterations in the School Law. I
cannot say that there have been any great or marked improvements made in the
Districts in which improvements are most required ; and there has ceiiAinly been no
falling off in any respect, in those places in which the schools have been in former years
noted as efficient and prosperous.
A few new schools have been organized in Districts wliich had been for a long time
without any means of giving public instruction to the children living in them. At
Dipper Harbor, No. 7, in the Parish of Musquash, a school, opened late last year, has
been*kept in operation during the whole of the present year, and the trustees are now
making preparations for the erection of a new school-house, upon a better site than that
occupied by the existing old and incommodious building. I urged this undertaking
apon the Trustees, and have sanctioned the selection they have made of a situation for
the proposed new building. They have chosen a spot upon grounds they own in the
central part of the District, and not far from the present school-house, — which stands
in a very much exposed and very unwholesome position. When some progress shall
have been made in the work, an application will be presented to the Board of Educa-
tion for a grant in aid of the completion of it.
A 'similar application will, no doubt, before long be sent in from the adjoining
District of Chance Harbor, No. 8, in the same Parish — a District in which there has
been*no*school established, or open at all, for several years. Quite recently a Board of
Trustees has been elected and an effort made to provide for the educational wants of
the neighbourhood, which cannot be suffered to remian uncared for any longer. These
are both sparsely settled and comparatively poor Districts, and will stand in need of all
the assistance fix)m the Provincial Ti*easury that can justly be extended to them.
In the Parish of Lancaster, too, at Spruce Lake, District, No. 4, where there has
been no school since I came into office, efforts are now being made to effect a school
organization and to secure the services of a competent teacher. For the present, it is
proposed to open the school in a room which the Directors of the Grand Southern Rail-
way Company have kindly allowed to be used for that purpose. But a new school-
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house will soon have to be put up in this District, in which there has been no such
building at all for many years. The steps now being taking are due to the introduction
of two or three families who have recently come to reside in this vicinity.
In the Marsh Boad, District Nov 1, Parish of Simonds, a large, well-built and
commodious school-house has been put up, near the place in which one of the schools of
the District was formerly kept. The great improvement thus brought about, mainly
by the energy and prudence of the present trustees — ^Messrs. G. G. GUbert, D. McEvoy
and James Kenney, is highly creditable to all concerned in it.
And in Willow Grove District, No. 16, in the same parish, in which the old
school-house has become almost entirely unfit for use, the tinistees and the ratepayers,
generally, have determined to put up a new building, which they intend to place in a
position mora pleasant and, at the same time, more really central than that occupied
by the old one. I made a special visit to this District recently, for the express pur-
pose of examining the different sites proposed ; and a selection of a situation was made
which will be a very advantageous one, if the land required can be readily purchased at
a reasonable price. Prom this District, also, a call upon the Board of Education for a
grant in aid of their building may shortly be expected.
The Board of Trusteees for the City of St. John, have, as you are aware, just
completed another fine building, which will accommodate all the schools in the north-
eastern section of the city, most of which now carry on their work in very inconvenient
apartments. This large new school-house, built of brick and stone, and after an excel-
lent plan, is so situated, upon the extensive plot of land between Brussel street and
Waterloo street, which the trustees purchased a little more than a year ago, that it
will afford to all the schools brought together in it an abundance of unobstructed light,
a good and constant supply of pure air, and considerable room for play-grounds. I
regard the establishment of this happily-named Centennial School as one of the most
prudent and praiseworthy steps lately taken by the St. John Trustees in the discharge^
of their many and weighty duties.
Since my last Annual Report was I'endered, two school-houses, in the adjoining
Districts of Milkish, No. 10, and Bay View, No. 13, in the Parish of Westfield, King's-
County, have been destroyed by tire. The loss has fallen rather heavily on both
Districts, although in Milkish, where the building destroyed was a good and comfort-
able one, arrangements have been made for the erection of another sufficient school-
house. At Bay View no steps have, so far as I am informed, yet been taken towards
that end. During the Summer Term the school was kept in an old house, in rooma
which, if left as they were at the time of my visit, would not be fit for occupation
during the winter. From both these Districts, however, may be expected other de-
mands for a reasonable amount of aid in the work of replacing their school-buildings.
The improvements I have mentioned — accomplished or projected — are, perhaps,
the principal signs of a continued and lively interest in the education of the young,
which have been observable in this Inspectoral District within the past year. In
other respects, the state of educational afiairs has remained, as nearly as possible, what
it has been for some considerable time. There are still to be met in most of the country
Districts the same difficulties and obstacles in the way towards a general improvement
Avhich have been so long experienced and so fully recognized. It is still as difficult as
ever to secure the choice of fit and proper persons to serve in the office of Trustees.
There are still, constantly recurring, the same disputes in regard to the boundaries of
Districts, the same urgent claims for exemption from taxation, the same irregularities
in the making of assessments, and the same delays and obstructions in the collection
of the rates imposed. There are, too, still the same frequent blunders and occasional
defaults on the part of Trustees and their secrataries. And there still occur, in not a
few Districts, quarrels and expensive lawsuits, arising out of causes which are, in
themselves, often trivial. All these obstructions and troubles are great hindrances to
the proper and effectual prosecution of the work of education on the part of teachers
and of all other officers engaged in it. No small portion of the time of an Inspector
is taken up in efforts, often ineffectual and vain^ to compose petty quarrels and to-
prevent the bad consequences resulting from them.
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These matters have been spoken of at some length in my former Annual Reports,
especially in that for the year 1881. The present provisions of the School Law appear
to be still, as was at that time urged by me, inadequate to supply remedies for these
generally acknowledged defects, and to put an end to these frequent troubles.
It seems not to be any part of the duties of an Inspector to suggest such amend-
ments or alterations in the laws as would, in his judgment, remove these difficulties, and
provide a better basis for the general administration of school affairs. At least it would
appear that he is not asked, nor is it expected of him, in his Annual Report, to offer, unso-
licited, any suggi^ons having that object in view. But { cannot easily refrain from
reiterating the opinion — expressed more than once in former Reports — that the only
effectual means of obviating the continually occurring and very serious difficulties and
Mnderances which I have herein briefly indicated, would be the abolition of all the exist-
ing small school Districts, with all their petty local machinery, and the organization of
laige Districts, to be governed and controlled by Boards of Trustees, or Commissioners,
invested with extensive powers.
For a synopsis of my views upon this point — if it should be deemed advisable now
to consider them at all — and for an outline of the amendments, or changes, I would pro-
pose to have made in the School Laws,t I take the liberty to again refer to my Report
ior 1881, and particularly to that portion of it, which was not printed in the Appendix
to the Chief Superintendent's Report for that year, and which has never been published
in any form. The main features of the plan I then submitted are still, in my humble
opinion, those of a scheme best adapted to the improvement of the administration of the
concerns of our common schools and to the promotion of their efficiency in every respect.
The irregularity in the attendance of pupils which prevails, uphappily, throughout
so large a portion of the schools, especially in country Districts, — arising, as it does,
from a variety of causes, is a subject with which it is extremely hard to deal. A great
many different reasons are assigned by parents, at different times and in different^ places,
for keeping th&ir children away from school. Even those who appear rather anxious
that their families should enjoy the l)enefits of education, will plead the necessity of
employing at certain seasons all their children who &re large enough and strong enough
to bear any part in the labors the parents have to perform. In some places, the little
ones are set to do the work that has to be done in cultivated fields, or, at certain seasons,
on the untiUed tracts where wild berries grow. In other places they are called on to
assist in the taking and curing of fish. Almost everywhere, some occupation or other
is found which di*aws, or keeps them away from school, just at that very part of their
lives which ought, in any just and fair arrangement of things, to be devoted solely to
the healthy developement of their bodily organs and their mental faculties.
In the cities and towns the evil of irregular attendance is not so prevalent. Yet
even there it forms a serious impediment to I'egular and steady progre^ss in nearly all
the schools. Indeed, so universal and apparent is the mischief arising from this source,
that many persons, both in town and country, join in making a strong demand that
some stringent enactments should be passed, compelling parents to send their children
regularly to the schools provided so ft-eely for them at the expense of all, — including
thoee who, having no children of their own, cannot directly share the benefits and
advantages the schools afford to others. There is a great deal of reasonableness in this
demand, which is usually most urgently made by men who are foimd among the payers
of the heaviest rates. Perhaps it might be practicable, at least in the cities of St. John,
Portland, and Fredericton, and in such towns as Moncton, St. Andrews and St.
Stephen, to enforce provisions for the compulsory attendence of pupils, similar to those
which, for several years, have been carried into effect in England, or those which have
long been in operation in some of the United States of America. Elsewhere, I am
persuaded, the enforcement would 1)e much more difficult. And even in the cities and
towns and larger villages, the unavoidable expense which would be occasioned by any
such legal enactments would form a serious objection, if not, at least for the present,
f Iiispeetora have be«D required tince 1879 bv Rear. 41, (8) of the Board of Education, to communicate to the Chief
^tperiptepdept in a fecial Report, any suffgeetioni* «-nich toey may desire to offer, with a view to improrement of the
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an insuperable obstacle in the way of their administration. It may, however, be an
experiment worthy of a trial ; and there is, unquestionably, a widely spread and rather
strong sentiment in favor of some such measure.
In the cities of Saint John and Portland the schools, generally, have maintained
the high character they long since gained for efficiency and usefullness. During the
year, the teachers in these Districts, as a body, have done their work with all their
accustomed energy and zeal ; and they fully deserve the appreciative r^;ard bestowed
npon them by the citizens whom they serve. I have recently sent in to the respective
Boards of Trustees in both cities full and detailed reports upon the condition of the
4schools under their charge, and have therein particularly pointed out the wants which,
in my opinion, should be speedily supplied, and the defects which ought, as soon as
possible, to be removed.
Among the wants, which I have specified to them as calling for immediate coa>
sideration, and an early remedy, is the want, in both cities, of anything like large and
proper PUty-grounda, for the use of the pupils, especially of the boys, attending the public
schools. And I hope to see such a remedy provided in a liberal manner before the lapee
of any great length of time. The broad views entertained, and the generous spirit displayed
by the St. John Trustees in regard to the erection of School-Buildings, affords sure
ground for that hope. And the spirit of liberality by which they have been actuated
in that respect can hardly fail to be communicated to the Trustees for the adjacent
City of Portland.
Another matter of general interest and importance, to which I have directed the
attention of these Boards of Trustees, is the necessity which exists for the establishment
in each place of a real High School, one which should deserve the name, and should
have its home in a suitable building. Perhaps one such institution might be so organ-
ized and so situated as to meet the requirements of the whole community residing near .
the mouth of the river St. John. But it is clear that no adequate provision for those
requirements exists at present in this vicinity. The views upon this subject which I
have recorded in my former Annual Reports remain unchanged. I shall not now give
further expression to them, or offer, any fresh remarks in reference to the Grammar
School or the Girls' High School — the inspection of which will not, hereafter, constitute
a part of my duties.
In the course of the past year 321 pupils*, presented in 41 schools within this
Inspectoral District, have come up for examination as candidates for participation | in.
the Superior Allowance. Of these 273 were passed as duly qualified. The increase in
the number of candidates put forward and in the number of schools represented, was to
be expected, from the circumstance, mainly, that this was the last occasion on which
the fund was to be distributed under the method then in force.
The pupils were presented in the Districts and by the teachers mentioned below,
namely :
District..
City of St. John.
Albert School
Name of Teacher.
John Montgomery
Sara E. Whipple
James BaiTy
M. M. Can-
Janet P. Robertson . . .
8arah J. Parkin
D. P. Chisholm
Thos. Stothart
Thos. O'Reilly
Mary Shortland
Jas. A. Mclntyre
Sarah Burchill
Standard.
. . . VIII
No. Pasted.
14
((
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8
St. Malachi's School
u
12
Victoria School
It
3
ti
tt
14
((
11
19
Leinster St. School
it
29
Charlotte St. School
tt
9
St Patrick's
tt
4
St. Vincent's
tt
10
CUy of Portland.
Peel Street School
tt
34
St. Peter's Convent
tt
5
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Winter St School
MiUidgeTille
Fariih of Lancaster.
Fairville, No, 2
Manawagoniflh, No. 3
Pisarinco West, No. 11
Spnrr's Cove, Na 13
South Bay, No. 15
Orand Bay, Na 16
PamA o/Simands.
Hanh Road, No. 1
Frog Pond, No. 2
Western District, No. 4
Bed Head, No. 9
Mispec, No. 10.
Floyd Settlement, No. 23 Alice K. Lawson
Parish of SL Martim.
Qoaco, No. 2 Wm. C. Bumham
Hanford Brook, No. 10 a lily Roberts
Sahnon River, No. 13 Robert Wilson
Parish of Greenwich, K. C.
Jones' Creek, No. 3 Julia C. Frost
Parish of Rothesay, K, C.
Rothesay, No. 2
Parish of Upham, £. C.
BamesviUe, No. 1
DePorest Lake, No. 5
Tabor, No. 7
Parish of Hammond, K, C.
Bernard B. Smyth
John W. Hickson
George R Devitt
Michael McKenna
C^rge W. Hoben
Henry F. Perkins
Mary Sealy
John R Dean
Geo. R Camp
R Maude Allen
Kate S. Hopkins
Bell Thompson
Mary Bowes
Emma L. Clark
Charlotte B. Barton
Jjouisa B. Bean
Barbara £. Kain
Sadie McNally
Alfred S. Baxter
Cassie Mcintosh
VIII
VI.
VIII
VI
(C
Hammond Vale, No. 4
Dabou, No. 6
Parish of Westfield, K. C.
CJrand Bay, No. 1
DeV«b4r, No. 6
Maria S. Coy
Ambrose S. Sherwood .
Clara R. Fullerton
Matrgaret Henderson
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16
9
8
4
5
1
9
2
3
3
7
2
2
3
3
3
6
I
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
A good deal of time was necessarily spent in the special examinations of this large
number of pupils ; and the amount of labour, as well as the responsibility, which such
work imposes upon an examiner is by no means inconsiderable. Indeed, no one except
the Inspectors, who have had to perform it, has any just idea of the character and
extent of tHis particular duty.
In conclusion, I bog to say in brief terms that, while there remains much to be
clone in order to render our Common Schools as good, as eflBcient, and as widely useful
as the patriotic advocates of a sound education for all classes of the people may desii*e,
the work which they are doing throughout the Province entitles them to a still more
liberal support than they now receive.
Of the teachers whose schools I have visited and inspected, I have only to repeat
Ais year, res2)ecting the great majority of them, the words of approval and commenda-
tion which I have used in former years.
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1884
INSPECTOR OAKES—Difltriot No. 6.
In submittiDg my fifth Annual Report on the condition of public education in this
District, I I^slyb the honor to state that in some important respects an advance has
been made during the year in the internal work of the schools. There have appeared
evidences of greater and more systematic efforts on the part of teachers to improve them-
selves professionally and lead their pupils to higher attainments through sound methods
of instruction. This is an important gain, and in proportion as the motive is implanted
and the desii*e fostered for excellence in this direction will the schools attain the true
ends of their existence, and no pains should be spared either by the Legislature or school
officers or, indirectly, by the people at large, to promote this result While, however,
there have been indications of progress within the school-rooms of my District there
have not been quite as many schools open during both Terms as were thus operated last
year, there having been 146 as against 155 during 1883. The following tabtdar state-
ment will exhibit a comparison in certain particulars between the years 1882, 1883 and
1884.
YEAR.
Naof
School
IMitricke.
No. of
Schools
open dur-
ing some
portion of
the year.
No. of
Schools
open during
some por-
tion of boCA
Terma
No. of
Schools
open during
only one
No. of
School-
cant during
the entire
year.
Naof
School-
houses com-
pleted
during year
Naof
Graded
Schools.
No. of
Graded
School De-
partments.
Nad
Pupils pos-
ed for Snp-
eriorADow-
ancei
1882
1883
1884
171
173
173
182
185
185
142
155
146
40
30
39
9
13
16
10
8
2
10
11
12
41
43
45
41
30
55
IncreMe
Mid
Decrease
1888.)
The Same.
The Same.
9
9
3
6
1
2
25
It will be observed from the forgoing statement, that no new Districts have been
erected during the year. The number of schools open during some portion of the year
was the same as for the preceding year. Of the 16 Districts whose school-hooses were
closed during the entire year there were some whose number of children was so small
and whose material resources were so limited as to render the maintenance of a school
almost impossible, but the majority of these delinquent Districts have no \iilid excuse
to offer for their neglect In several such cases there were individual parents exceed-
ingly anxious for school privileges, but they were powerless even with an Inspector's
help to accomplish their purpose.
McMinn District in the parish of St Patrick, during the past summer took apart
their former school-house and rebuilt it on another site. This Distridt, as you will remem-
ber, has been deprived of a school during the past two years in consequence of
depredations committed upon the school-house^ A school has been recently opened on
the new site and there is a prospect that the trouble will cease. Another school-house
has been about completed at Peltoma range in the parish of Gladstone, but I have not
yet heard of any school having been opened. Canoose, in the parish of St. James, opened
its first school last April, l^ere are now only 8 Districts in this Inspectorate without
school-houses, and only 4 of these are in any need of schools, viz. — ^Bumt Hill, Deep Cove,
Diamond Square, and Immigrant I have already reported these Districts as desirous
of building, and as deserving of government aid toward the erection of school-houses.
The Apparatus of many schools has been increased during the year. A consider-
able number of maps of the Dominion of Canada have been introduced. It is to be
hoped that all our schools will soon be supplied with this valuable representation of our
country, affording as it does a connected and consistent view of our great heritage, with
its extensive natural and artificial highways, its numerous cities and towns, its lakes and
mountains and its political divisions with their relative positions. It is of the highest
moment that every such available means should be utilized in imparting to those, who
are soon to become citizens of this commonwealth, correct conceptions of its vast extent,
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its physical features, its geographical advantages and its material resources, in order
that, possessing such knowledge, our youth may grow up cherishing the sentiment of
true patriotic pride. This is confessedly an important element in real national roan-
hood, and its culture by every legitimate means cannot safely be ignored.
There are very few maps of the British Isles or of the United States in the
nuscellaneous schools. Though not as much needed as those of the Hemispheres and
the Dominion, their introduction into the better class of country schools should be
encouraged. The Terrestrial Globe is a very desirable article of apparatus, but so
expensive are those on sale at our bookstores, that very few country Districts can afford
to supply them. I have observed the little paper Globe in the hands of several teachers.
This is indeed valuable but too cheap to be durable. Would it not be an excellent thing
for our schools, as well as a paying enterprise, if some dealer in school supplies should
introduce a globe about 8 inches in diameter, at a cost of about $3 or $4 ; I feel sure
it would meet with a large and ready sale, and J believe a very useful one of that size
could be manufactured at a moderate price. The blackboard area has been much enlarged
throughout this Inspectorate during the past five years. It is sometimes difficulty
however, to convince trustees of its real value. Many of them imagine that if a surface
3ft. by 4, such as was used in their school days, is provided, they have met the whole
requirement They do not realize that a blackboard is necessary for the pupiLs' exercises
as well as for those of the teacher. I am pleased, however, to be able to state that
there is not a school-house within this Inspectorial District destitute of more or less
blackboard surface.
OtUbuildings. — ^Nearly all the Inspectors have, from tine to time, called attention
to the gross neglect of many Boards of Trustees to provide outbuildings, as required by
Beg. 9. In doing so we have been discharging a very important, though unpleasant
public duty ; nor do I feel willing to close this report without again calling the attention
of the Trustees and the Board ot Education to this matter.
An examination of my records reveals the following facts :
1. That Charlotte County has 125 school-houses.
2. That five years ago 37 of these were destitute of outbuildings.
3. That during the intervening years 21 of these have been provided for; leaving
16 still destitute, 7 of which belong to the Islands.
4. That Sunbury County has 50 school-houses.
5. That 5 years ago 26 of these were destitute of outbuildings.
6. That during the 5 intervening years only 3 of these have been provided for,
leaving 23 still destitute, several of t^em being located in comparatively wealthy and
populous Districts such as Oromocto, Wassis, Court House, Currie, etc.
7. That the Boards of Trustees in all the Districts thus conditioned, have, from
year to year, been officially requested in writing (and sometimes orally urged) to remedy
the defect
In view of the above facts (and it is probable that other counties would afford a
similar record) the time has certainly come when the Board of Education would be
justified, both by the necessities of the case and by public opinion, in withholding, after
due notice, the county fund from all Districts reported by the Inspector as needing such
buildings, until such time as they may be provided.
It must not be forgotten that education has a moral and a physical side as well as
an intellectual. In many cases the dLagraceful state of existing outbuildings, is worse
than the absence of them. This is generally due to the want of hinges, locks, etc.,
which if provided, the teacher, with the proper support of the trustees, could be held,
and in most cases would be willing to be held, responsible for their condition.
Attendance. — So far as I have been able to ascertain there has been no marked
increase in the attendance of pupils at school. A small number of Districts have made
an excellent record ; many have done well. In a number of them the pupik, taken as
a whole, did not attend the school half the time. With such an attendance the best
teacher would fail of success. Even those pupils attending regularly could not advance,
inasmuch as the time which the teacher could otherwise spend with them is exhausted,
almost wasted in explaining already explained lessons for the benefit of those who were
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abseat. It thus comes to pass, that the parent who, -without sufficient reason, keeps hi&
children from school or permits them to be absent a considerable portion of the time,
commits an injustice to the teacher by paralyzing his efforts to his neighbour's regularly
attending children by impeding their progress, to his own children by denying to them
their very birthright, to the entire District by lessening the efficiency and lowering the
tone of the school, and to society at large by thrusting upon it those who are unprepared
or at best inadequately prepared for the duties of citizenship. As strange as it may
seem, I have found a number of parents stubbornly keeping their children from school,
year in and year out, perversely opposed to education. While much depends upon the
teacher, as I have pointed out in a former report, much also depends upon the parents;
but where parents have no sense of their responsibility there is no ground for dependence,
nor can their children have protection against ignorance and probable crime, unless the
state comes to the rescue. If the state must bear the expense and the responsibility of
punishing and keeping in check those who violate the rights of citizenship, it certainly has
an equal right and is under a greater obligation to see that those who are to receive the
privileges of citizenship, shall not be unprepared, through parental neglect, for its
simplest functions. In view of what other countries have done by legislative enactment
to remedy or lessen this evil and with a knowledge of the success that has attended their
efforts ; in view also of the many recent expressions given in this Province in favor of
such a reform, it would not seem to be inopportune for our legislature to deal at an
early day with this important matter.
TeacJiera and Sc/iools. — ^The number of teachers employed, like the numbsr of
schools, was the same this year as last, being 185 with about the same proportion of
each sex.
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Class Room assistants were employed at Welchpool, Fredericton Junction, Moore's-
Mills, Bar Island, Chocolate Cove.
Counting all the departments of the same town as one graded school, there were 12
graded schools in operation embracing in all, 45 departments, as against 1 1 with 43^
departments last year. Whitehead Island organized on the graded plan last winter.
These schools, with two or three exceptions, are being successfully taught by faithful
and competent teachers.
The St. Stephen Departments are ten in number, Mr. P. G. McFarlane, A. B.
being principal and achieving a large measure of success in his important position, aa-
teacher of grades IX, X, XI, and XII. Grades VII and VIII, were called upon
during the Summer Term to part with their teachers, Mr. James Vroom having accept-
ed another important position in the adjoining state, and Mr. Melvin Young having
resumed the study of medicine. Both these gentlemen exhibited in their work a high
order of scholarahiji and exceptional teaching power. Tlieir places have been filled by-
Mr, F. O, Sullivan and Mr. William Ganong, A, B. respectively, Mr. Sullivan's place
in grades V and VI is filled by Mr. John Covert. Miss Emily Markee; who success-
fully taught grades III and IV of the King Sti-eet school, gave place last April to Miss
Carrie Veasey,
The Milltown schools have also been obliged to part with a number of their best
teachers. Mr. George A. Inch, the able principal, and Mrs. Johnston, the equally
efficient instructor of a Primary Department retired during the year, for the benefit of
their health, and were succeeded by Mr. John Lawson and Miss Annie Gilmor respec-
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tively. Mr. Edward liachnm also retired April «30th from the Advanced Department,
which has since then been closed, the pupils having been distributed among the other
town Bchookk Mr. Machnm has recently received an appointment in Portland
The St. Andrews Grammar School continues under the thorough instruction of
Mr. J. T. Horsman, A«. B. Mr. Sherman Rogers, A. B., of the Advanced Department,
after a snocessful year's service, was succeeded May 1st. by Mr. Thomas A. Hartt,
formerly of Bay Side school.
The last examination of the St. George schools gave evidence of better work than
was shown on former occasions. The recent annual school meeting there, discussed the
advisability of erecting a new school building. I am hopeful that this much needed
improvemmit will soon be made in that important town.
The North Head Graded school of three departmentis, still continues under the
soooBBsfol prineipalship of Mr. Irons, who is ably seconded in his efforts by Miss
Atkinson, whose teaching talent combined with a warm devotion to her school has won
large success and general esteem. Mr. Irons' school has recently been classed as a
Superior school.
Mr. E. J. Byron, A. B., principal of the Grand Harbour school has had good succesa
in his work during the year and still continues in charge.
The Sheffield Grammar School has recently changed principals. Mr. James Johnston,
A JB., having retired from the position after two years of most successful service.
The Central Maugerville School still remains under the successtul management of
Mr. Wm. Thurrott, and has also been set apart as one of the Superior Sqhools under
the late act
. The Fredericton Junction School, in charge of Mr. T. E. Colman, A. B., is the
iaigest in Sunbury County, and has, for a long time, been well taught, having passed
nearly as many pupils for Superior Allowance, during the last five years, as all the
other schools in the county, and probably has prepared a similar proportion for the
Kormal School.
For Sv/perior Allowance the following schools presented pupils —
In Standard VIII.
St Stephen, M. L. Young,
** James Vroom,
St. George, Warren Dykeman,
North Head, S. W. Irons,
Owmd Harbour, E. J. Byron, A. B.,
In Standard VI.
Moore's Mills, Ellen Rogers.
Young District, Annie Welch,
Fredericton Junction, T. E. Colman, A. B.,
Mill '(West), Mary H. Colman,
S. Branch Valley, Rebecca A. Hoyt,
Bunkerville, Lillian E. Parlee,
Lincoln, C. T. McCutcheon,
Oen. Maugerville, Wm. Thurrott,
Upper Maugerville, Ida A. Dayton,
Welchpool. Walter G. Holmes,
Fair Haven, Alfaretta Welch,
Bar Island, Edgar Clark,
Chocolate Cove, Addie Hanson, •
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The result of the examinations for Superior Allowanoe were, in the main, credi-
table to the teachers concerned. Some of them evidently profited by my reroai-ks in-
last year's Keport relative to c^efective spelling and penmanship on the part of Superior
Allowan'ce candidates, and, judging from letters I occasionally receive from young
teachers and from student-teachers at the Normal School, a little judicious criticism and
advice on writing and orthography would not be amiss.
Qualification amd Supply of TeacJi^a, — ^The number of applications coming to hand
for teachers, notwithstanding the issue of a considerable number of local licenses for the
ensuing Term, points unmistakably to an insufficient supply. Were this the only trouble
we might be comforted with the prospect of new recruits at the close of the present
Kormal School Term, but though the supply be made up, a reference to the Education
Beports as well as a personal observation of the limited knowledge and capacity of a
considerable number of young teachers, conclusively proves that the proportion of the
lower classes of teachers, both male and female, continues to increase ; also that the
ratio of male to female teachers is becoming less and lees.
In 1873, Winter Term, the male teachers of the Province were 44 per cent, of the
whole number employed. In 1883 they were only 33J per cent In 1873, 35 per
cent of the male teachers were 1st class. In 1883 they were only 27 per cent.
In 1873, 29 percent of the female teachers were 1st class. In 1883 they wereonlj
12f per cent
Various causes have doubtless contributed toward these results, but the most fruit-
ful soui'ce of such a decadence is no doubt to be found in the small salaries offered and
paid by so many Boards of Trustees. • Talent, that otherwise would gravitate toward
teaching, seeks its development in other avocations more liberally supported. My own
opinion is that the standard of admission to the Normal School should be raised
especially since the return to the two Terms system. Teachers' Institutes were held
during the Summer Term, at Oromocto and St Stephen. I was not able to attend the
Sunbury Institute, but from reports received, the teachers present had a fairly successful
meeting.
At St Stephen, about 70 teachers convened. An excellent spirit was manifested
and a warm interest taken in the papers read, and the discussions that followed, as well
as in a number of illustrative exercises. These Annual Meetings have certainly been
helpful and inspiring to those who have attended them, and Uie teachers, especially
those of Charlotte, have always responded nobly to the notices sent out by our secretaries*
The teachers of this Inspectorate, taken as a whole, have been performing faithful and
effective service, and they, as well as those of the entire country, who are thus faithful
and earnest deserve and ^ould receive every possible encouragement and support both
moral and material.
In closing this report, I am reminded that my official connection with the people
of <]Jharlotte and Sunbury Counties has been severed by my trazisfer to another wider
and more difficult Inspectorate. In thus being compelled to take leave of so many with
whom I have held, during the last five years, such pleasant relations, and from whom
I have received so many expressions of kindness and esteem, I desire to recoid my
sense of gratitude to them, and my best wishes for their continued personal and educa^
tional prosperity.
JSt. Stephen, Fov. 21 at, 1884.
INSPECTOR MBRSEREAU.-District No. 7.
Embracing tlie County of York and the Parishes of Nortltampton, Brighton and Peel in
tJie County of Ca/rleUm.
In transmitting my annual repoit on the condition of the schools in Inspectoral
District, No. 7, for the year ending 31st October, 1884, 1 have to acknowledge that the
work has not been as thoroughly and efficiently done as its importance demands. This
arose partly from inexperience, and partly f i-om want of time on account of the many
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and vexatious duties pertaining to the Inspectoral office. I was fortunate, however, in
succeeding an officer who was thoroughly acquainted with the field and who cheerfully
gave me every kind of information that could prove of service to me.
The heavy taxxNiyers in many Districts have complained to me that their poorer
neighbours did not send their children to school, and gave the most trifling excuses for
their conduct. I have been repeatedly asked if nothing could be done to compel parents,
careless of their children's future, to send them more regularly to school, and it is my firm
^Kmviction that the wealth and intelligence of York County are in favor of "Compuisary
Educctiion.**
Not having sufficient data I shall not attempt to show how the work of this year
compares with that of last, but shall content myself with making a few brief comments
on the general manner of treating the principal subjects of our School Course, as learned
^m observation.
Beading is well taught in the great majority of schools. The pupils are, evidently,
led to understand the meaning of the lesson and then instructed to convey the same by
the proper use of emphasis and inflection, and, in the more advanced standards, in well
modulated tones.
Spelling is now receiving more attention than formerly, but still is not, in many
places properly emphasized
Arithmetic is not now the mechanical operation of blindly following given rules.
In most schools the pupils are led by practical examples to deduce rules for themselves,
imd instead of being allowed, as in former years, to work questions from the text-book
altogether, with answers before them on which to rely, they are now given practical
questions, more or less involved according to the advancement of the pupils, framed
from the business of the locality in which the school is situated. They are thus intro-
duced into the mysteries of business, while, at the same time, their reasoning powers
are being developed by their efforts to give true answers to the questions proposed.
It appears to be somewhat difficult to adapt to class teaching the subject of writing,
especially in miscellaneous schools, mainly on account of the inferior desks with whidx
some of the schools are still supplied, and which keep the pupil in an uneasy and
mmatural position whUe practising penmanship. Still, by patient, persevering effort
on the part of the teacher, a fair measure of success has been attained and poor writing
is now the exception rathei: than the rule.
Geography has been receiving a large share of attention, as such an important
subject should. And though, in many instances, the supply of maps, etc. is altogether
inadequate to the requirements of the school, yet the teachers, with commendable zeal,
have themselves constructed, or assisted their pupils to construct, maps which adorn the
walls, and prove valuable aids in teaching. I would suggest that our teachers, when
and where practicable, adopt the use oif Qie sandboard, allowing their pupils to mould
in sand, their ideas of the different geographical terms they are considering and the
■different countries they are studying, to the end that they may have more correct con-
ceptions of the same. This need not supercede, but rather supplement the practice of
nuip-drav>ingj now so universally adopted, with such satisfactory results.
There has been more success attained in the teaching of Grammar and Analysis
than in any other subject. It is surprising to witness the ease and precision with which
comparatively small pupils will analyze, even difficult passages, selected at random from
their readers, and parse indicated words.
British History has been veiy satisfactorily taught in all the schools. The same
-cannot be said of Canadian History, Much complaint has been made against the
perscribed text-book on that subject The newly prescribed text will, I hope, remove
the difficulties hitherto complained of.
In the teaching of Useful Knowledge there has been more misapprehension among
the teachers themselves, and more hostility excited among the parents than in any other
subject. . In the younger classes the pupils have been required to memorize certain
answers in their readers, instead of the lessons being made the means of exciting thought
and promoting inquiry among them. In the more advanced classes the pupils have
^)een given lists of minerals etc. with their qualities, uses, locations, but have not been
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given an opportuni^of learning their qualities by actual handling, so as to distinguish
and name them. This fault is not, of course, universal, for, in many of the schools,
the teachers have made collections of minerals, woods, and plants, and have given their
pupils true teaching therewith, and the result is readily seen in the increased intelli-
gence of their pupils.
Improvements in apparatus and school furniture have been made in many Districts
during the year. As a rule, trustees have sho^'n a commendable willingness to cany
out the suggestions of the Inspector in this respect
At Spring Hill the trustees decided to repair their old school-house, add ien feet
to the end of it and supply it with modem school furniture. It would have been better,
in my judgment to have built an entirely new school-house, but the great majority of
the ratepayers were in favor of repairing the old one.
Stone Hill, Pistrict No. 5 Douglas, had never made an effort to put up a school-
house or to provide school accommodation for their children, though repeatedly urged
thereto by my predecessor. At the request of some of the prominent ratepayers, and
with the consent of the tnistees of District No, 6, Bright, I united the two Districts, and
am convinced that the educational interests of both Districts will be promoted thereby.
The school-house in District No. 3, Bright ( Keswick Ridge) was, last winter,
destroyed by fii'e, and the adjoining District ( No. 1) had a very poor school-house, so, it
was thought expedient to have the two Districts united. There has been some little fric-
tion felt but the tmion will eventually, I feel assured, prove beneficial to both Districts.
Superior Allowance Examinations have been held at various times during the year
as follows : —
NaotDisL Pttrlsh. 1tech«r. Fusad. StaoiUnL
Model School Geo. E. Croscup, B. A., II VIIL
York St. School, J. A. Hoyt, B. A., 12 •*
Church Hall School, H. V. Bridges, M. A., 9 ''
No. 3, Kingsclear, Egerton W, Everett, 3 VI.
*« 2, « Heifiy H. McKeen, 1 "
« 7, " Mary P. Macpherson, 1 "
" 6, " Louise Winter, 1
« 4, " Brun. W. Fox, 1 '•
" 3, Manners-Sutton, Michael Connolly, 1 "
« 8, " Aaron H. Libbey, 1 "
" 9, Southampton, William Anderson, 1 "
" 6, " .Geo. F. Hartin, 2 "
** 3, Northampton, Amasa Plummer, 4 '^
« 4, « Z. Nason, 5 "
" 3, Peel, J.W.Lawrence, 1 "
" 2, Prince William, , Bertha A. B. Bell, 4 «
" 1, « Abram Grant, 2 «
" 10, " ' Sarah A. Henry, 1 "
" 1, Dumfries, Alice A. Lawrence, 4 "
" 3, " Harvey Cawley, 3 "
" 4, Canterbury, Louis E. Young, 4 *'
** 4, Bright, Mary C. B. Morris, 1 "
*' 3, " H. B. Kilbum, B. A., 8 "
<* 1, Douglas, Alonzo Kelly, 3 «
" 14, " Martha B. Douglas, 1 "
« 17, " Charlotte McBean, 2 "
« 4, St. Mary's, J. F. Scribner, 3 "
" 12, " MaryNisbet, 1 "
-' 2, " B. M. MuUin, 6 VIIL
" 3, " W. Temple Day, 4 "
" 14, Stanley, Maggie J. Douglas, 1 VI.
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An interesting meeting of York County Teachers' Institute was held on the Thurs-
day and Friday immediately preceding the Summer Yacation. Instructive papers were
read and valuable lessons given by J. H. Hoyt, B. A., of York Street School, H. V.
Bridges, M. Au, of Church Hall School, Bamet M. MuUin of St. Mary's School, H. C
Greed, M. A., of Normal School, and others.
The year's work, though arduous, has been enjoyable from th& fact that the teachers,,
with scarcely an exception, are earnest hard working men and women, who realize that
theiis' is a noble profession and spare no pains to make themselves qualified to adorn it.
INSPECTOR OAUNOB.-Distriot No. 8.
During the year I have visited all parts of my District not otherwise specifically
stated to you in Special Reports from time to time, and have found varying success^
among the schools. Here and there I have found schools that have been in excellent
condition for the previous three years to have signally failed, while again several hitherto-
inferior schools have, by change in the Boards of Trustees and the management of the
schools improved wonderfully.
Quite a number of schools closed at the date of visit were opened shortly after ;
teachers, in some cases Local Licensees, having been provided by me at time of visit.
In other cases schools were closed during the entire term in which I visited the school
but were open the other term. Here and there schools were closed during the entire
year, but I think I am safe in saying that 90 per cent, of the organized Districts under
my care maintained school at least part of the year.
Of the schools found in session at the time of my visit, a larger per cent obtained
1st Bank, than in any previous year, while the number of ineligible schools remained
about as before.
Of the schools examined the Bank was as below : — I. Bank 62 ; IL Bank 21 ;.
III. 2; Q. 2; ineligible 59.
Few Schools, — Several new schools have been opened during the year, chiefly in
Victoria County, and several others have organized for work. In the early part of the-
year a certain scarcity of teachers prevailed, and some Districts, which would like to-
have opened or maintained schools, were thereby prevented. I can call to mind only
0D« District which has erected a new school-house during the term of my Inspectorate,.
iFhich has not had school taught therein some part of the past year. This is especially
pleasing, in view of the fact that many such Districts have received special aid to build.
The people have sho^vn, by their acts in maintaining schools, that they really desired a
school, and I am glad to have been in the least degree of service to them. During my
term of office the following Districts have been organized : —
No. 17, Wilmot.
8, Aberdeen.
11, "
6, Andover.
9, Drummond.
10,
11,
7, Lome.
8, Perth,
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No. 9, Kent.
" 13, "
" 18, " .
it 29 ti
" lo! Grand Falls.
" 11, **
" 7, Gordon.
« 8,
« 7, Perth.
" 13, "
No new Districts have been oi^anized in Madawaska, because every place at all!
capable or anxious to maintain a school has been previously organized. In fact Districts,
have been established in this county which will not be able to maintain a school for
many years. Some Districts have very few families therein.
New DUtricU. — In establishing new Districts I have been careful to exercise a&
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wise a disciimination as my knowledge of the case would afford. Sometimes I have
'been compelled to insist upon larger territory than desired, while in some cases I have
lessened it. Fi'equently I have found a disposition on the part of people to extend the
school District to a very considerable extent into the lands of the N. B. L. and L.
Company. In cases where the Distiict was backward, and needed assistance, I have
•acquiesced in this ; but as a rule I have opposed the absorption of large blocks of this
Ck)mpany's lands in order to reduce local taxation below what was reasonable and at all
easily borne.
LoccU Licenses, — Owing to the 'scarcity of trained teachers before referred to, I
have been compelled during the year to issue far more Local Licences than the best
^ucational interests of the country justify. I have issued in all —
Carleton County, 13
Victoria County, 16
Madawaska County, 17
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^veral of these have justified their choice of this profession, but others will do the pro*
fession better service by abandoning it. Several have already found their way to the
Normal School, and others will follow in December. I am of opinion that the cause
of education will gain much by the exercise of less laxity in the issue, and the power to
issue these licenses. With the Normal School sending out twice in each year a large
rsupply of trained teachers, the necessity cannot now exist that did a year ago for such
teachers. There are Districts which will employ a Third Class Local Licensee in prefer-
ence to a First or Second Class Trained Teacher, if they can thus reduce the amount of
local taxation only a few dollars yearly. And here, in addition to the lowering of the
•educational status through inferior teaching, lies the other detriment to the profession
by a large supply of local licenses, the lowering of the salaries of the trained teacher.
Sv/perior Allowance and Superior ScJiools. — I have held examinations for Superior
Allowance through the year in the following Districts and with the following results :
No.
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Teachers.
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Passed.
Secretary and P. 0. Address.
Wakefield
Alice M. Palmer,
Addle DeWltt,
8. A. Conillaid,
W.F.Hamilton,
& A. Hendry,
C. McLean,
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VI
VI
VI
VI
VIII
VI
VI
VIII
VI
11
1
2
4
4
2
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6
10
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aF.Jewett, WatorriUcL
Joaenh York Pi^oixi^Ui
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Simond
T.T.Brooks, MkL SImonds
T. H. Estey, Wii&low.
Wicklow,
Woodstock,
Jas. McKinney, Benton.
A.ROonnell, Woodstock.
J SImonson JAckaonvinA.
Town of Woodstock, . .
Wakefield,
E. T. Miller,
Wllmot,
F. RCari-eU
W. T. Kerr,
Alex. Hume, Lakerille.
Woodstock,
L. DeMerchant, Up. Wicklow.
Wicklow,
H. L.Dobson,
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60
*Slnoe obtained first Class.
In 1880 and '81, 83 were presented, 58 passed = 70%
« 1881 " '82, 61 " « 28 " = 47%
" 1882 " '83, 76 " « 52 « = 71%
" 1883 " '84, 61 " •' 50 " =
I attribute the increased per centage passed this year due to the fact that this being
the last year for participation in this allowance increased efforts were made to secure
the best possible preparation for the examinations. I regret that the school outside of
Woodstock, which has passed more pupils than any other in my District, can only be a
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Superior School, as provided by late Act of Assembly, under special circumstances.
This school — ^the one at Upper Woodstock — was in a low condition five years ago. It wa&
then a mLiced school^ with one teacher. It now is graded, with two departments, each
tau^t by an excellent teacher. The building, furniture and apparatus have shared in
the general improvement until to-day the school is in an excellent condition throughout.
The school was in so low a condition when the present incumbent, Mr. Kerr, took
diarge, that for the first two years, 1879 and '80 and 1880 and '81, no pupils were pre-
sented for examination in the Superior Allowance.
In 1882 10 Pupils were presented and 7 passed in Standard VI.
** 1883 16 " " 12 " « VI.
" 1884 11 " . " 10 " « VIII.
It will be here observed that in 1884 I raised the Standard for qualification from
Standard VI, to Standard VIII. This was because that at the first ihe school was an
essentially a ''mixed" one, while, during the last two years, the effect of the grading
has shewn itself and only more advanced work has been done in this department. The
circumstances which operate against the designation of this as one of the Superior
Schools of the County are these : —
1. It is in the same Parish as the Coimty Grammar SchooL
2. It is only two miles from said Grammar SchooL
3. It is only three miles from Superior School in an adjacent ParisL
In its favor are the following circumstances : —
1. Its present position and late improvement.
2. The needs of so important a village for such a schopl.
3. The fact that for higher educational work a large strip of country along the St..
John Biver is tributary thereto.
If, then, in the distribution of the Superior Schools for this Oounty and for the
Provincey a vacancy should be left, which could, with propriety, be given this school, I
should only be too glad to recommend it.
Oonsidering that for a year or two, at least, Victoria Oounty wiU establish no
Superior Schools, and that Madawaska will establish neither Grammar nor Superior
Schools,t I feel that this upper section of the Province will need especial consideration
in case the question of distributing extra Superior Schools should come before the
Board of Education.
Fortunately, in the matter of establishing the Superior Schoob, I have had to
decide between no cases of competition
Few schools are allowed Garleton County, and only four Districts have applied for
these, and no two schools have been in the same parish. The Districts applying are : —
Florenoeville, in Parish of Simonds ; Hartland, in Parish of Brighton ; Lakeville^
in Parish of Wilmot ; Jacksonville Comer, in Parish of Wakefield.
I hope that at no distant date Victoria County and Madawaska too, will be in a
position to establish Superior Schools. The opening at Grand FaUs is already good for
such, and, were the Trustees able to give the Teacher of the Advanced Department the
prescribed amount of salary, I should be pleased to recommend it as a Superior School
now. In this school, of which Miss Truswell is the principal, I found that most excel-
lent work had been done. In the Advanced Department the pupils were presented in
Standards V, VI and Vll, and all passed creditable examinations. Just here I must
not fail to pay a deserved tribute to this Teacher and school. Here I found, what
I have never found elsewhere out of Woodstock, that every Pupil had done aU the
prescribed Drawing of the Course, and done it in a beUer manner than I had fotmd in
any other school without exception.
Teachers* ImtUtUe. — In July the Carleton County Teachers met in the Institute
and passed two days in pleasant and intelligent discussion of different phases and fea-
t A Soptrior School bM been etteUiahed in Victoria County, and application haa been made for anthoritj to eiUbUth
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tures of educational work. The attendance was large, the interest general, and the
results doubtless beneficial. In the evening a Public Lecture was delivered in the
Town Hall, at which a large and appreciative audience was present. Expressions of
regret were universal that, since our last meeting, the veteran of the profession in the
Clountj had passed away, f uU of yeara and good service to the Cause. Mr. Jas. McCoy,
for many years Principal of the Woodstock Schools and Teacher of the Grammar
School of the County had met with the Institute every session since its formation, and
now that he was gone the pleasant voice and kind face were missed.
Woodstock Schools. — ^The demise of Mr. McCoy left a vacancy on the staff of
Teachers, to which Mr. Landell was called. Of Mr. Landell's work I am not in a
position to speak except through public opinion. This is decidedly in his favour. I
r^pret that a severe and protrated illness has caused the closing of his school for many
weeks.
During the year the fine new school-house on the west side, has been completed,
and IB at once an ornament to the town and a credit to the trustees. Better grading
and massing and consequently better work can now be done than hitherto. I find that
very good work has generally been done in Woodstock during the year, although At my
last examination in April I was not satisfied with the work of two departments.
' Which departments these were you have already learned through my monthly reports.
ScIiool-hou8e8f Ac, — ^During the term of my inspectorate a marked improvement has
been seen in a provision of better accommodation for the pupils. Better houaea, better
furniture, better outhouse accommodation have been quite general. In these yearo
thirty-five new houses have been erected and many others repaired.
The French Sclioole. — In reviewing the work of the last year, and in fact of my
whole term of office, I find cause for regret that I have not been able to do more for
the schools in Madawaska. Owing to my difficulty in conducting examinations in
French, and the backwardness of the teachers in English, I found my chief work in the
observance that the general features of the schools and school management were accord-
ing to the !(iaw and the ]^gulations of the Boaixl. I have found from time to time
abuses in these schools, to correct which I have been obliged to resort to extreme
measures. No doubt some of these evils were the result of misapprehension on the
port ot the teacher, and previous laxity in the oversight of the schools. In some years
there were fewer teachers employed in Madawaska than previously, but my policy was
to close a school rather than license one manifestly unfit to teach it. Gradually, though
slowly, the teachers of the County are improving, and the work done to-day is better
than ever before. Quite a number of former local licensees have gone from this County
to the Normal School and are now in some cases doing good work. During the term
Just ended there were more teachers employed in Madawaska than ever before in any
one term. Having been rather unfairly ciiticised by some whom I expected were my
friends, because of my frequent refusal to grant licenses to those unfit to hold them, I
decided to exercise a little less discretion in the matter during the last term of my
office, and thus take the easier side of the matter, and find more grace in granting than
I sometimes previously had in refusing a license. During this term between &ii-ty-
three and thirty-five schools have been in session, and every school on the St «Tohn river
between the Grand Falls and Middle St. Francis, a distance of sixty-five miles, has been
open, with two others on the river above this and several others in the back setUe-
yients.
In Edmundston, where an apology for a school-house had been erected, about two
feet below the level of the road and in the immediate vicinity of the Court House and
€^1 and several liquor stores, the past year has seen great improvement. A fine plot
of land in an excellent paH of the village was selected and an excellent house erected
thereon. But internally, equally great changes have been wrought. The school, which
was "mixed'' — ^very mixed before — has been graded and two good teachers, an English-
French one, and a French-English one, if I may be so allowed to characterize them,
employed. The Advanced Department is in charge of Mr. Caldwell, an Englisli
teacher of the Second Class, who talks and teaches French fairly, and the Primary in
^charge of Miss Salabourse, ia French teacher of Third Class, who speaks English quite
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nicely. Here, I trust, a superior school will root itfelf at a not very flEir distant day.
I shall not enter into any lengthened discussion of the different subjects of the
Oooiae of Instruction and the way they have been taught. In some schools some sub-
jects have been neglected, and in other schools other subjects. Generally speaking,
however, except in some matters of detail in which the Course has been perhaps over-
loaded, ihe Course of Instruction has been quite faithfully followed. While I should
like to see the Course revised somewhat in the matter of the work considered oral, yet
I should hope that to a large degree the Course should stand as prescribed.
And now, without going further into detail, I must conclude my report. I cannot
do so, however, without expressing a sadness I feel in knowing that I thus conclude my
^'ork as an Inspector of Schools. During these ^ve years I have found much of hard-
ship mingled with much of pleasure. Everywhere I have met with kindness and only
kindness from teachers, trustees, your predecessor and yourself. Very many times in
the coming days my memory shidl revert to the pleasures of this period. My only
r^ret is that my work has not been more efficiently done. Conscious of defects, how-
ever, I am conscious as well of an intent and endeavour in every case to do what I
considered fitting and best.
Woodstocky October Slat, 1884.
Intpeeiar Wetmare, of Inapectaral District No. 4* ^*«< been wiable, in conseqtunce of
sickness f to prepare his Annual Report in time /or pvhlic(Uion.^-W, C.
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APPENDIX C.
REPORTS OF BOARDS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
I- OITir OB^ I^REDEmiOTODST-
Board of School Trustees.
Hon. a. F. RANDOLPH, Chaibmax.
J. L. Inchks, EBquiie, S. D. McFherson, Esquire,
A A. Stbklino, Esquire, John J. Weddall, Esquire,
G. E. CouLTHABD, Enquire, M. D., Wesley Vanwart, Esquire.
P. McPeake, Esquire,
Chas. a. Sampson, Secretary.
The Board of School Trustees for the City of Fredericton beg herewith to submit,
ht your information, their Thirteenth Annual Report, showing the condition of the
Schools under their supervision.
By the death of S. D. McFherson, Esquira, on the 23rd of August last, the Board
was deprived of the counsel of a valuable member. He was appointed by the City
Council to a seat at the Board on the first day of November 1878, and upon the expira-
tion of his term of office in 1882, he was re-appointed for a second term. On the 1st of
October last, John J. Weddall, Esquire, was appointed by the City Council to fill the
vnexpired term.
In compliance with the Act relating to the Constitution of Boards of School Trus
tees, the term of office of A. A. Sterling, Esquire, expii-ed on the 31st day of October.
At a meeting of the City Council, held during that month, Mr. Sterling was re-appointed
to a seat at the Board.
Our school accommodation has been somewhat restricted during the past year.
After unobstructed possession of the large and commodious building, known as the Park
Barracks, at a nominal rental for nearly twelve years, we were notified last fall that the
building was required for military purposes. A committee of the Board at once under-
took to procure suitable accommodation for the four departments so long located in the
Park Barracks. They fortunately secured a temporary lease of the upper flat in the
Church Hall, a building located in a central part of the city, and while in many respects
it answers the requirements, of a school-house, yet the inadequate accommodation it
*ffi>rdB has been seriously felt by us ; the chief drawback to the premises being the lack
of a suitable playground and necessary outbuildings. By the construction of temporary
ptrtitions thrae class-it>om8 were provided, and the additional department from Park
fianack school was amalgamated with two similar departments in York Street School.
Deeming it absolutely necessary in the interests of the school service to provide
permanent accommodation for the schools under our control, we immediately took
steps to procure all possible information with that object in view. Being desirous to
incur as little liability upon the city as possible, commensurate with the needs of the
«rvice, and being anxious to enlist the cooperation of the public, a conference was held
^th the Mayor and City Council on the subject. After an exchange of views we
<lecided to erect a brick building sufficiently large to accommodate six departments.
An eligible site was procured on Charlotte street, a little below Regent street, having
a frontage of 168 feet and extending back about 300 feet. Subsequently plans and
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specifications were obtained from Messrs. Diimaresq k Mott, and tenders invited for
the construction of the building. The contract was awarded to Mr* Joshua limerick^
and preparatory work for the construction of the building was commenced about the
first of June last The exterior is now completed and presents an attractive appearance.
By the terms of the agreement the building will be finished and handed over on the first
day of March next. We expect to have the building furnished and ready for occupancy
on the first day of May, 1885.
To provide for payment of the work we issued Debentures at five per centw to run
for twenty-five years. These were all sold at par.
It gives us pleasure to be able to report that all our schools continue in an efficient
condition, and that marked progress is visible, whUe the discipline maintained in the
various departments is quite in keeping with what we might naturally expect as the
result of the management of experienced teachers. As you will have noticed by the
statistical returns submitted at the close of the last Term, two or three of the teachers
were compelled to caiTy along cumbersome classes. This was caused, chiefly, by the
forced amalgamation of grades for want of school accommodation, and is not likely soon
again to occur.
In our last report we regretted the frequent and unavoidable changes which
occurred in our teaching staff during the year then closed. Our experience the present
year in this respect is little if any better , however, while this is to be deplored, we
have been fortunate in securing as substitutes skillful teachers.
The teaching staff of the Collegiate and High School was subjected to several
changes during the year. Miss Gregory's leave of absence which began in January
last, was, at her request, extended until the 1st of August The important and interest-
ing branch of the school under her care was, during her absence, placed in charge of
Miss Boss, then of the Park Barrack Staff, who conducted the department with her
accustomed skill and judgment. At the conclusion of the summw vacation Miss
Gregory again assumed control of the school, and doubtless her well-merited rest will
prove alike beneficial to herself and pupils. Upon the withdrawal of Mr. Oarman
from the school Mr. B. 0. Foster took charge of his classes and continued in the service,
doing excellent work, until the close of the year when he resigned. You will remember
that on the 1st of August 1883, Mr. G. W. Fenwick, long and favorably known as an
efficient member of the staff of this school, was granted one year's leave of absence, and
Mr. F. S. Chapman was in the meantime pla^ in charge of his classes. Upon the
expiration of his leave of absence Mr. Fenwick resigned his position and has tfOcen up
his abode in a distant part of the United States. At this time Mr. Chapman also
withdrew from the staff. Mr. H. Y. B. Bridges, Principal of Church Hall School, was
appointed to the vacancy, and we are pleased to know has since been doing excellent
work. The energetic and painstaking headmaster, Geo. R. Parkin, A. M., has succeeded
ably, through all these changes, in maintaining the well known high character and
standing of the school.
In compliance with the recent Begulations of the Board of Education governing
the Grammar Schools of St. John and Fredericton, the staff of the Collegiate and High
School for the current year, beginning 1st. November, consists of three teachers, viz : —
George K. Parkin, A. M., Headmaster, H. Y. B. Bridges, A. M., and Miss S. J.
Gregoiy.
Early in October Mr. J. H. Hoyt, Principal of the York street School, was laid
aside from his work on account of serious illness, when the school was placed in charge
of Mr. P. £. Cliff. Subsequent to this date leave of absence was granted to Mr. Hoyt
until spring, and we regret to learn that his health continues in a precarious condition.
Mr. CUff has been appointed Principal of this large school and is discharging the duties
of the position satis^torily. It is with much r^^t we have to record the death of
Miss Brymer, who was on leave of absence on account of her health, and whom services
were always highly prized by the Board. She passed to her reward in July last Miss
J. Harvey, who conducted her department during her absence has been placed perman-
ently in charge of it Miss Atherton, teacher of the third department m same school,
has been again compelled to relinquish her duties for a time owing to impaired health.
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She has been granted leave of abeence for the winter. Miss Porter, of Wisely School,
has been transferred to the city proper and placed in charge of this department, in the
meantime. The other teachers in this school, Misses A. K. Meagher, K L. Thome,
and L. Fickard, continue to discharge their duties faithfully and \n& gratifying success.
Upon the transfer of Mr. Bridges to the High School Miss F. I. Roes was appoint-
ed to the responsible position of principal of Church Hall School, and is discharging the
duties with her accustomed energy. There are three departments in this school ; the
advanced grades are in charge of the principal, and the other departments are in charge
of Miss A. I. Moore and Miss Ida McAdam, respectively. ^
The withdrawal of Mr. Croscnp from the position of head master of the Model
School and his abandonment of the teaching profession caused regret on the part of all
with whom his duties brought him in contact. However, we are pleased to know that
his successor, Mr. Eogers, is carrying along the work in a most satisfactory manner.
His associate teachers, Misses Minard, Lyle and MacLeod, contribute largely in main-
taining the general high standing of the Model School.
No changes have occurred during the year in^e staff of the Begent street School,
and the work in all the departments is carried on i)& a methodical manner and with
gratifying success. Mr. J. Meagher is principal of the school, and his associate teachers
are Misses E. McKenna, M. E. Wahih, and S. G. Duffy.
The Brunswick street School opened eighteen months ago under the care of Miss
Mahoney, continues in a flourishing condition, and the children exhibit the marks of the
careful training of their teacher.
After two and a half years most satisfactory work in the management of Morri-
son's Mill School, Miss Morgans resigned her trust on the 31st October. Miss Alice M.
Yandine was appointed her successor, and entered upon her duties on 1st November.
Upon the transfer of Miss Porter to York street School, Miss R K Boss was
tkppointed in charge of Wisely School for the winter, and assumed control on Ist Nov.
The school at Doak Settlement is still conducted by Miss Alice G. I>ufiy, who is
very successful in her management.
In his Annual Report to the Board, the examiner has given us much viduable
information in detail of the condition of the schools under our supervision. While
noting the disadvantages many of the schools labored under by the change of teachers
during the year, he takes a hopeful view of the future. He remarks : '* I ^m happy
to say, however, that these disadvantages, though they may have hindered, and in point
of fact did hinder, the fullest success of the year's work, have not proved the serious
drawbacks which might have been expected, and that a fair degree of success has fol-
lowed the efforts of the teachers and the schools. Both seem to have exerted them-
selves to adjust themselves to their circumstances, and the work has gone forward
steadily, if not rapidly."
Speaking of the nature of the work carried on in the different schools, he says :
'*'The High School has done much excellent work during the year, in spite of the disad-
vantages arising from changes in its staff*, and the difficulty of properly adjusting the
character and amount of its teaching power to the needs of the school. During the
latter part of the year these temporaty difficulties were overcome and the work of the
school progressed very satisfactorily. Of the two functions of tins school ; that of afford-
ing opportunity for a preparatory training in classics and mathematics for those pupils
(few in number when compai^ed with its general enrolment), who desire to matriculate
at the University, as well as that of supplying a more extended English and modem
course for those who wish to prepare at once for the active duties of life, it has always
seemed to me that the latter has scarcely been given the prominence it deserves. If a
course of study were prescribed by the authorities for such schools, 1 am satisfied that
it would be possible to bring the work of this school into closer relations with that of
the underlying schools, and into closer adaptation to the practical concerns of life with-
out in any degree detracting from the well-earned reputation as a preparatory school for
the University which it has so long enjoyed." ♦ * * *
The examiner refers in detail to the changes made in the teaching staff during
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the year, and gives his estimate of the character of the work and capability of the sev-
eral teachers, and closes his excellent Report with the following general remarks :
" In many of the schools above referred to, what appeared to me most worthy of
remark, so far as the character of the instruction is concerned, was the very g^n^ral
attention given to the bearing of school work proper on the practical affairs of our every-
day life. Our teachers see more and more that the best tndning which a school can
give is that which will best prepare pupils for active duty in life, and are shaping their
methods and their treatment of school work accordingly. This practical character can
not be secured by teaching only the three It's ; it is much more likely to be attained
through training the senses to observe, developing the power to think, and to act,
through inducing self-reliance on the part of the pupils, and through inculcating a sense
of duty and of responsibility. In our anxiety to cover a given amount of work within
a given time, it has sometimes appeared to me that there was a danger of devoting to»
strict attention to purely intellectual training, to the neglect of the moral training which
it is one of the primary duties of a school to impart I am convinced from my obeervar>
tion of the schools that many of the teachers see this matter in the true light, and recog-
nize their obligation to prepare pupils for the duties of citizenship, as well as to impart
a knowledge of the subjects included under the head Intellectual Instruction. Thia
kind of training ought to begin , in the lowest grade and be carried regularily forward
throughout. «
*' In review of the past yeai^'s work, though it cannot be said that any remarkable-
improvement has been made in the general standing of the schools, yet I am free to saj
that I consider there is much that is encouraging in the record. The schools are becom-
ing more closely adapted to the needs of the community ; they are cheerful in tone, and
intelligent in character. The teachers are generally earnest and devoted to their work,
as well as qualified for it, and we are making real though not striking progress. In my
opinion the zeal and care for the wellfare of the schools which the Board of Trustees
have always displayed, is being repaid in the efficiency of the schools themselves."
The examiner pays a tribute of respect to the memory of the late Miss S. A.
Brymer, for a number of years on the staff of the York street School. He says,
" her work there is her truest monument."
The Inspector in his annual report gives in detail the condition of the various
departments, as found by him upon his official inspection. He says, ^^ I am pleased ta
be able to report the schools as a whole in a healthy condition, the teachers possessing
skill and eneigy, and the instruction partaking largely of that practical character ao-
well suited to the requirements of this age and countiy. onAHoii!)
In referring to the Superior Allowance examination he presents the following
returns and remarks — "It is only fair to Mr. Bridges to state that three of his best
pupils were unavoidably absent ": —
Teacher. School. Preeented. PnwocI,
G«a E. Groooap.
.... Model.
15
11
Jas. H. Hoyt.
York Street
17
12
H, V. Bridges.
Church HalL
13
9
During the summer vacation repairs were made upon several of our school buOd-
ings. The interior of the Eegent street and Brunswick street Schools weroy much
improved by painting and color-washing. Considerable work was done upon the York
street School and grounds, and another new furnace placed in the building. Some
additions were also made to the apparatus in several of the schools.
The number of teachers on our staff during the year, including the High School
and Model School, was : Winter Term, 26 ; Summer Term, 25.
The number of permits issued to applicants for admission into the schools during
the year, was three hundred and seventynsix.
By referring to Tabular Statement A., accompanying this report, it wiU be seen
that the receipts from all sources (not inducing sales of Debentures) for the year ended
31st October, amoimted to $13,385.55, to whidi is added $604.06, balance carried from
last year, making a total of $13,989.6L The expenditure for the maintenance and
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support of the schools for the same period was $12,090.68, of which amount $261.81
was placed to credit of Permanent Account, leaving a balance on hand of $1,898.93.
Tabular Statement B., shows the names and salaries of teachers, number of
pupils in each department, per cent, of attendance, <&c.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Frederidon, December, 1884,
CHAa A. SAMPSON, Secretary.
Tabular Statement A.
General Account Receipts and Expenditures from let Nov. 1883 to Slet Oct 1884,
Ok what Account.
Permanent Account :
York St. School,. ..
Church Hall School,
Regent St School,.
Charlotte St. School,
Apparatus
Annual Expenditure :
City Auditors,
Indigent Pupils, . . .
Rent,
Insurance,*.
Office,
Printing,
Fuel,
Interest,
School Contingent, .
Repairs,
Examiner,
Secretary,
Teachers,
Janitors,
Cash in Peoples* Bank,
Amount.
$75.30
86.26
93.20
6,278.06
7.05
16,539.87
$20.00
11.19
531.83
20.00
18.94
22.10
373.01
1,239.00
177.26
81.28
106.68
700.00
7,664.58
863.00
11,828.87
$18,368.74
5,749.91
$24,118.65
On what Account.
By balance in Peoples'
Bank,Nov. 1, 1883,
City Taxes from Treas-
urer,
Tuition Fees,
Sup. Allowance Grant,
Rent,
Debentures,
Amount.
604.06
$12,979.07
222.50
133.98
50.00
10,129.04
23,514.59
$24,118.65
$24,118.65
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Tabular Statement R
Shewh^ luimes and salaries of Teacliers, number of pupils in each Departnhent, and per
cmU, attendance from 1st November, 1883, to SOtlh April, I884.
School.
Nams 07 Teachbb.
Apftp^l
SaUry
No.
No.
Total
from
Boya.
OirU.
Popils.
Tnute««.
$450
■ 20
20
550
18
, ,
18
150
18
, ,
18
390
••
36
36
550
U
38
52
230
24
31
55
230
28
19
47
230
28
21
49
230
43
23
66
220
30
29
59
600
25
25
50
260
32
80
62
230
19
88
27
220
15
23
38
600
17
30
47
250
12
35
47
160
23
24
47
160
22
25
47
600
43
43
230
26
26
220
34
34
230
53.
••
53
200
10
38
48
230
33
31
64
230
15
9
24
200
10
12
22
552
547
1099
Percent
Attend-
ance for
Term.
Cyiegiaie and
High, . . .
York Street,.
Church Hall,.
Model,
Begent Street,
Brans wick St.
Monison's
DoakSetUem^i
Geo. R. Parkin, A. M.,
F. S. Chapman, A. B., .
W. B. Carman, A. B., .
L. J. Gregory, ..*.... •
Jas. H. Hoyt, A. B., . .
Alice K. Meagher, ....
Ella L. Thome,
Amelia Atherton,
Louisa Pickard,
Janie Harvey,
H. V. B. Bridges, A. B.
Frances I. Ross,
Annie T. Moore,
Ida McAdam,
Geo. E. Croscup, A. B.,
E. A. Minard,
Jennie Lyle,
H. J. MacLeod,
Jer. Meagher ,.
E. McKenna,
M. E. Walsh,
S. G. Duffy,
S. Mahoney,
L. F. Morgans,
Maggie B. Porter
Alice Duffy,
79.05
79.11
87.08
72.36
69.
80.42
74.
57.87
59.
74.57
70.02
70.96
70.
65.
82.55
86.03
87.02
77.94
70.
82.84
73.73
75.41
79.46
51.81
75.
72.68
CuAS. A. Sampson, Secretary.
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Tabular Statement B.— Continukd.
Shewing KameB and Salaries of Teachere^ number FupiU in each Department, and per
cent, attendance from lat Afay, 18S4, to Slat October, I8S4,
School.
Name 07 Txachsr.
Annual
SaUry
from
TniBtees.
No.
Boys.
No.
Girls.
Total
Pnpils.
PeroMitw
AtteDd-
ftnoe for
Term.
Collegiate and
High,....
York Street,. .
ChurehHaU,..
Model, ,
Regent Street,
Brunswick,..
Morrison's
Mill,
Wisely,....
DoakSettlem't
George R. Parkin, A. M.,
H. V. B. Bridges, A. M.,.
B. C. Foster, A. B.,
L. J. Gregory,
Jas. H. Hoyt, A. B.
Alice E. Meaghor,
Mia L. Tkome,
Amelia Atherton,
Louisa Pickard,
Janie Harvey,
Frances I. Boss,
Annie T. Moore,
Ida McAdam,
John F. Rogers,
£. A. Minard,
Julia K. Bateman,
Helen J. MacLeod,
Jeremiah Meagher,
Ellen McKenna,
Mary E. Walsh,
S. G. Duffy,
S. Mahoney,
Louise Moi^ns,
Maggie B. Porter,
Alice G. Duffy,
1450
650
150
390
550
230
230
230
230
220
340
230
220
600
250
160
160
600
230
220
230
200
230
230
200
40
33
20
25
32
42
38
37
30
20
24
15
15
26
23
37
60
18
34
15
d
48
39
34
30
29
35
29
28
27
18
25
35
35
26
28
36
39
53
30
10
12
40
33
48
39
54
55
61
77
67
65
57
38
49
50
50
52
51
37
36
39
60
71
64
25
20
79.47
78.08
63.75
55.86
71.02
68.05
75.09
62.29
64.
72.03
65.16
71.
61.69
83.32
84.05
86.
84.83
24.
73.28
80.79
70.40
83.28
58.89
68.
70.
592 646 1238
Chas. Sampson, Secretary,
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Board of School Trustees.
EDWIN FISHER, Esquirk, Ohairmaw.
John Taplby, Esquire,
Thos. E. Milledqe, Esquire, *
Thos. McElrot, Esquire,
W. KiLPATRiCK, Seci-etaiy.
Richard Farmer, Esquire,
James Wilson, Esquire,
Michael Ooll, Esquire,
F. H. Hayes, Superintendent
The Board of School Trustees of the City of Portland, rwpectfully submit their
Annual Report for the year 1884, of the Public Schools under their control.
On the 3l8t of October, 1883, the teim of office, of Henry Maher, Esq., as Trustee,
expired. The City Council being duly notified thereof, appointed Michael Coll, Esq.,
to fill the vacancy.
The following changes took place in the personnel of our staff of teachers during
the past year. At the first of May last Mr. G. W. Dill was appointed to take charge
of the school taught by Mr. R. Landell, retired in No. 1 Building. Miss Bertie
McLeod was appointed to take charge of the school on first of May last, lately taught
by Miss Grace Orr, resigned in No. 7 Building. Miss Lottie Barlow waa appointed in
December la^t, to take charge of the school in No. 9 Building, taught by Miss C. Sulli-
van, resigned. Mr. S. L. T. Frost resigned his position, as teacher, in No. 10 Building,
at Ghiistmas holidays, and Mr. G. R. Devitt was appointed in his stead.
During the summer holidays, the different School Buildings were visited by com-
mittees of the 3oard, and by their direction, the rooms and premises were thoroughly
cleansed ; and such repairs as they considered necessary were done to their satisfaction.
The usual amount of sickness has prevailed in the schools during the past year,
and in some localities, diphtheria in its most common form, one of its effects was seen in
a decreased attendance in our schools ; and, for the same cause, it was found necessary
to close the Marsh Bridge School, No. 8, for two weeks during the summer.
From the accompanying Table No. 5, it will be seen that the average daily attend-
ance for the last Summer Term is the largest ever attained in our schools. The enrolled
number of pupils the highest since 1879.
The schools are in a very satisfactory condition, and the majority of the teachers
aeem anxious to increase their efficiency.
We beg to make the following extracts from our Superintendent's (F. H. Hayes,
Esq.) able and comprehensive report for the past year : —
EXTRACTS FROM SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
"The attendance during the year has been of such a character as should be gratify-
ing to all those who have the interest of education at heaiii. * * ♦
'< The increased regularity of attendance, I believe, is owing to good causes, one of
these, and the more potent one, is to be traced to the interest manifested by many of
the teachers respecting the attendance of their pupils. Some teachers spend much of their
leisure time in visiting the homes of the children, to ascertain the cause of absence. To
such teachers great praise is due. As a consequence of this interest the parents are
more anxious and careful that their children are regularly at school. Yet, with all
these influences at work, it is sad to contemplate that with an enrolment of 2426, the
average daily attendance was but 1688 during the last term. * * *
•* For many valid reasons, some pupils were detained at home ; but it is quite as
true, that a large proportion absented themselves without any good reason. I am of
opinion that in the more thickly inhabited portions of the Province, the time has
arrived when some remedial measures should be taken to insure a better attendance at
the schools. ♦ * *
*' I must congratulate the members of the Board on the passage of the rule, pro-
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Mbiting pupils from entering grade one after the 15th day of ^the first month in each
term. I confidently expect that, under the new order of things, the work performed in
grade one will be of even a more satifl&ctory character than it has been in the past,
Fapils admitted to this grade up to an advanced period in the term, multiplied the
work of the teacher, and, at the same time, caused neglect to a portion of the
school. * * *
" Under the new Regulations of the Board of Education, the summer vacation will
(xnnmence and end about two weeks earlier than in the past. I am afraid that in ao
far as V70 are concerned, this is an unwise step. We have experienced little difficulty
in persuading the pupils to attend school until vacation ; but we have had great trouble
to well fill the school for a few weeks succeeding the holidays. Now that school will
resume two weeks earlier, or, as one might say, in the midst of the pleasure season, I
am strongly of opinion that the school for a time will be sparsely attended. * * '*'
" Early in February the Annual Grading Examinations commenced, and they were
continued until June, in all about four months. Every pupil attendiiig school, witk
the exception of pupils in grade one, who remained in the same room to complete grade
two, was subjected to an exhaustive examination. The children who were removed to
higher departments, were examined bfefore the end of April. * ♦ *
" The method adopted in the examination is as follows : grades one, two and three,
are examined exclusively by the Superintendent ; grades four, five and six, when not
under the charge of the principal, are examined in the greater number of the written
subjects by the principal of the building in which the school is located. The question
papers for the examination are previously prepared at the office and are given to the
difierent principeJs at the same time. ^ * *
"Grade seven and upwards are solely examined by the superintendent This
system was strictly adhered to during the year just closed.
" The table exhibited below summarizes the results, which are very satisfactory.
Nearly seventy-seven per cent, of the total number presented were passed. I have this
to state, that the work was bona fide and that there was a perfect uniformity observed
throughout the city,"
Standard. No. PrM«nted. No. PiaiMd.
1
184
147
11
437
306
Ill
319
274
IV
271
220
V
153
120
VI
164
101
VII
46
38
VIII
22
23
TX
2
2
Total, 1598 1230
" Our schools may be classified under the following heads :
24 Primary Schools.
3 Primary and Advanced Schools.
8 Advanced Schools.
2 Advanced and High Schools.
3 Mixed Schools.
In the Primary Schools, while the reading, writing and arithmetic receive due
^attention, the manual work, for the most, is being taught in an excellent way. The
oral subjects are taught in such a manner that the mind is not stored with useless
material, but the pupils are taught to think.
" In the Advanced Schools the work becomes more general and extensive. Read-
ing, writing and arithmetic are well taught ; writing and drawing are in some schools
dealt with very efficiently. The other subjects of the course receive due atten-
don. ♦ ♦ *
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*^ In the Peel street and Winter street Schools, High School work is carried on to
some extent. The number of pupils now pursuing this course is greater than £or a
number of years. It is a gratifying fact to know that our Advanced and High Schools
are so largely attended as they are." ♦ * ♦
" The Monthly Meetings of the Teachers' Institute have been kept up during the
year. These meetings have been well attended generally, and the teachers who have
frequented the gatherings have been repaid for their trouble." * * ♦
Annexed hereto, please find Tabular Statements from No. 1 to No. 7 inclusive,
shewing the state of our schools ; amounts received, and amounts expended for the
support and maintenance of the public schools, under the management and control of
this Board.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WM. KILPATRICK, Secretary.
Office of School Trustees of the City \
I
of Forilandy November 29ik 1884.
Statement No. 1.
Shewing state of Schools at 1st 07 Mat, 1884.
No. 01-
Schools.
Class of Txachkbs.
Kfvof
T«Mhen.
No. of PapiU
on R«guter.
- Average
Attenduce,
I,
II.
ra.
M.
9
F.
31
Boys, 1147
GirU 1133
2280
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
40
8
7
1
20
4
1606
Under 5 years of age 4, 5 to 15 2197, over 15 years 79 -= 2280.
Statement No. 2.
Shewing state 07 Schools at 1st o7 Novebiber, 1884.
No* OF
Schools.
Class op Tkaviuks.
No. of
Teachers.
No. of Papils
onBegiater.
Average
Attendance.
L
II.
IIL
M.
F.
31
Boys 1177
Girls, 1249
2426
)
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
9
40
8
7
1
20
• . > •
4
1688
Under 5 years of age 1, 5 to 15 2370, over 15 years 55 = 2426.
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GHiatanent No. 3.
WINTER TERM, 1884.
6,
Grades.
6
5 and 6
2
Sand 5
4
land 2
7 and 10
3
2
1 and
5, 6 and
3 and
1 and
5 and
3and
1 and
1 and
6, 7 and
4 and
2 and
6,
3 and
2 and
1 and
7 and
4 and
Sand
4 and
2 and
3 and
1 and
Mixed,
Cbas.
Mixed,
•I
Mixed,
I
I
I
n
II
II
I
II
II
n
I
II
II
I
I
I
II
II
I
I
II
in
III
III
II
I
n
I
I
I
n
n
II
II
III
II
II
II
I
I
ni
II
Teacben' Nameitf.
K. Landella,
Grace Murphy,
Annie Sanbum,
Jesde Sutherland,
Jennie Eowan,
Hannah White,
J. A. Maclntyre,
A. J. Laskej,
Maggie Gray,
Maggie Long,
James Crawford,
Fhebe Vanwart,
Agnes McCormack, . . .
H. T. Corey,.;..
Elate A. KeiT, . ,
A. E. Livingstone, ....
Lillie Baxter,
John Brooks,
B. B. Smyth,
John McCloskey,
Sarah Smyth,
Ella Kerr,
Ellen O'Grady,
Ellen Lawlor,
Alice McCarron,
Sarah Burchill,
Frances Bourgeois
J. W. Hickson,
Sarah Taylor,
Grace Orr,
S. A. Armstrong,
Annie Iddles,
Etta Bariow
Ada McDonald,
Eliza WetheraU,
Annie Ward,
Mary Gunn,
Lottie Barlow,
S. L. T. Frost,
G. R. Devitt,
A Staples, Class R. AsMt
Margaret Wood,
No. on
Ayerage
attendance
during
the year.
43
56
63
57
55
69
37
43
45
65
51
53
67
53
53
60
56
55
51
69
68
87
56
74
84
40
42
36
52
62
54
62
89
68
b%
43
69
41
74
18
32.1
42.
50.3
43.8
43.5
42.3
28.7
32.8
31.4
44.3
39.4
35.5
42.2
38.8
41.5
38.6
31.6
34.4
36.7
47.8
48.6
60.2
40.
48,5
38.1
27.3
32.5
23.1
40.
48.2
41.7
47.8
61.6
53.
45.2
37.7
51.
25.2
48.
16.6
Per cent.
of Atteud-
aace.
74.T
74.8
79.9
76.9
79,3
76.3
77.5
76,2
69.5
68.1
7T.3
67.
63,
73,3
78.4
64.4
56,4
62.5
72.
69,2
71,4
69.1
71.5
65.6
45,4
68.1
76.5
64.
76,9
77,5
77.3
76.2
67,6
78.
76,3
78.6
73.8
61,5
62.
39,5
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1884
Statement No. 4.
SUMMER TERM, 1884.
No. of
School
Build-
ings.
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
^
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
Grades.
6 and
5 and
4 and
Sand
2 and
1 and
7, 8 and
5 and
3 and
1 and
5 and
3 and
2 and
1 and
1 and
6, 7 and
4 and
2 and
1 and
3 and
2 and
1 and
6, 7 and
7 and
5 and
3 and
3 and
1 and
Mixed,
Mixed,
Mixed,
Clasi.
7
I
6
I
6
II
4
TI
3
II
2
II
9
I
3
II
2
II
1
II
6
I
i
II
2
II
6
I
4
I
3
I
2
II
2
II
8
I
5
I
3
II
2
m
4
III
3
in
2
n
8
I
5
II
9
I
6
I
5
I
4
II
4
III
4
II
2
II
1
II
4
II
2
II
II
{
I
III
n
Teaohen* Names.
G.W.Dill,
Grace Murphy,
Jessie Sutherland,. . .
Janie Rowan
Annie Sanburn, ....
Hannah White, : . . . ,
J. A. Maclntyre,. . . .
A. J. Laskej,
Maggie Gray,
Maggie Long, .
James Crawford,
Phebe Van wart,. ...
A. McCormick,
H. T. Corey,.
Kate A. Kerr,
A. E. Livingstone, . . ,
Lillie Baxter, ,
John Brooks, ,
B. B. Smyth,
John McCloskey, ....
Sarah Smyth,
Ella Kerr,
Ellen O^Grady,
Ellen Lawler,
Alice McCarron,. . . . ,
Sarah Burchill,
Frances Bourgeois,. . .
J. W. Hickson,
Sarah Taylor,
Bertie McLeod
S. A. Armstrong, ...
Eliza Wetherall,
Annie Iddles,
Ada McDonald, . • . • .
Etta Barlow, -
Annie Ward,
Mary Gunn, ,
Lottie Barlow,
G. R. Devitt
A. Staples, Class R. AsMi
Margaret Wood,. . . . ,
Average
"So. on
attencUnoe
Register.
during
the year.
63
39.8
43
31.7
62
47.8
63
44.4
58
42.
74
52.6
53
36.
54
38.8
69
41.
79
63.7
37
24.9
48
31.
59
42.5
60
37.9
72
54.2
81
49.9
64
43.
63
36.3
39
29.5
68
47.6
62
37.6
113
86.
69
47.8
79
69.1
93
56.8
46
32.8
43
32.3
61
41.5
54
36.2
61
44.6
67
49.1
61
47.5
54
37.7
72
44.7
82
61.
49
32.2
62
41.2
36
23.
73
48.
31
16.2
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STATEMENT NO. 6.
Ciyrdaming a comparative Tahle, of the attendance in the Public Schools of the
City of Portland Jrom the Year 1872.
YEAR.
TERM.
Total
ATenge
No. of
No.
duly
Teachen
Enbolled.
Attendance
Employed.
1607
946
60
22
1802
1020
57
30
1741
1026
60
30
1817
1065
60
31
1776
1053
60
30
1742"
1045
60
32
1851
1095
60
32
1938
1151
60
33
1915
1229
64
34
2048
1279
62
32 -
2141
1363
64
36
2657
1547
58
41
2461
1507
61
41
2648
1681
63
41
2583
1666
64
41
2512
1645
65
41
2201
1504
68
41
2331
1521
65
40
2117
1447
68
41
2209
1500
68
40
2005
1389
68
40
2248
1571
70
39
2126
1537
72
39
2342
1550
66
40
2280
1606
70
40
2426
1688
70
4a
Avenge
No.ofpnpilS'
to enok
Teacher.
Winter,. . .
Sammer,..
Winter,..,
Soinmer,. ,
Winter,..,
Sammer,, ,
Winter,...
Summer,. ,
Winter,..,
Summer,.,
Winter,..,
Summer,. ,
Winter,...
Summer,. .
Winter,. . ,
Summer,. ,
Winter,..,
Summer,.,
Winter,. . ,
Summer,. ,
Winter,. . ,
Summer,.,
Winter,. . ,
Summer,. ,
Winter,..,
Summer,. ,
73
60
58
55
69
54
68
59
56
.64
59
65
60
64
6a
61
64
58
62
65
50
68
64
69
67
60
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Statement No. 6.
Amouhts Rbcexved fbom 1st Novembeh, 1883, to Ist Novembis, 1884.
On Account of Local Assessment, $17,500 00
County School Fund, Summer Term, 1883, 2,121 99
Superior Allowance, 63 47
County School Fund, Winter Term, 1884 2,118 60
Total, $21,804 06
Balance on hand November 1st, 1883, 150 68
$21,954 74
Statement No. 7.
Amounts Expbnded from 1st Noysmbbb 1883, to 1st Novxmbkb, 1884.
Teachers' Salaries including Superintendant, $12,977 24
Janitors' Salaries 928 66
Fuel for Schools, Hauling, &c., &c., 1,012 04
Rents of Buildings, and School Lots, 1,737 20
Furniture for Schools, 26 74
JlepairB on Buildings, Stoves, &c, &c, 830 36
Incidental Expenses, 73 01
Office Expense and Secretary's Salary, 802 52
Instirance on Buildings and Furniture, , 335 51
Interest on Debentures, 2,255 17
$20,978 45
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trustees' reports — ^WOODSTOCK.
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Board of School Trastees.
LEWIS T. FISHER, Esquire, Chairman.
David Munro, Esqnire,
R. K. Jones, Esquire,
S. Smith, Esquire, M. D.,
A, B.
J. T. Allen, Esquire,
J. McCoRMAC, Esquire,
J. E. Drtsdale, Esquire*
GoNNELL, Secretary.
The Board of School Trustees for the Town of Woodstock, hereby submit the
Annual Report, required of them by the Common Schools Act.
The Grammar School, which has been under the control of the Board, and which,
owing to the resignation of the late principal, James McCoy, Esq., had beea closed
daring the Winter Term of 1883-4, was re-opened May, 1884, with Mr. R. Landellsi
teacher in charge, who will continue the same during the coming year.
The Board have now ready for occupancy on November 3rd, prox., a ^n& new
Huilding, on the south side of the Maduxnakik, which they have erected at a cost of
over six thousand dollars, and which will accommodate four schools.
In consequence of this a re-arrangement of the schools and teachers has been found
necessary, and a thorough grading of the several departments has been made, prepara-
tory to the change, and the two mixed schools have been done away with.
There have been under the control of the Board during the past Term, ten schools
attended by pupUs.
The schools were classed as follows :
No.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
School.
Grammar, .
Advanced, .
> Mixed, . . . ,
• Intermediate, . .
Secondary,
Primary,
Names of Teachers.
R. Landells,
Charles McLean, . . .
Mark Neville,
Elizabeth Price,. . .
Angelina Faulkner,
Saiah H. Sharp, . . . .
Elizabeth Cupples, . .
Caroline Bull, ,
Annie M. Hoyt, . . .
Clara Shea,
Number of
Total
Boys.
Girls.
Pupils.
6
22
28
18
32
50
32
0
32
19
63
70
23
25
48
34
25
59
23
32
55
26
26
52
28
34
62
27
33
60
234
282
516
Standards
Taught.
Grammar
7 and S
Mixed*
Mix&d.
6
5
and 4
and 4
and 2
and 2
The following is a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Board for the
year just closed:
Receipts.
Balance in hands of Treasurer, Nov. 1, 1884, |t 692 83
Received from Town Assessment, 2700 00
" " County School Fund, Summer 1883, 421 39
" •* " " " Winter 1883-4, 336 07
" " Superior School Allowance, 63 47
" Sale of Debentures, 4550 00
" " Interest on Deposits, 11 94
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EXPEKDITURSS.
Paid Teachers' Salaries Winter 1 883-4, $ 862 60
" ' " " Summer 1884, 965 00
" Interest on Debentures, : 330 OO
" Fuel and Cutting, 200 26
" Furniture, Ill 75
" Insurance, 165 63
" Secretary's Salary, ^ 100 00
" On Account of Erection of New Building, 4587 00
" Contingencies, 89 47
" Rent, r 50 OO
" Repairs on College, 216 OO
« Maps, , 43 00"
. 17720 71
Respectfully Submitted,
ITovemher 3rd, 1884. A. B. CONNELL, 5fe?r«tory.
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Board of School Trustees.
JAMES McAllister, esquire, chairman.
JoHK L. Harris, Esquire, H. A. Whitnet, Esquire,
Edward McSwEEinr, Esquire, W. J. Robinson, Esquire,
John McKenzie, Esquire, . L. M. Bourque, M. D.
Wm. B. Knight, Secretary.
The Board of School Trustees of the Town of Moncton herewith respectfully sub-
mit their Annual Report of the schools under their supervision for the year ending the
3l8t October 1884.
The following changes have taken place in the personnd of the Board during the
past year. The term of office of Alfi^ E. Chapman having expired the 31st of October,
1883, he being desirous of retiring from the Board, Wm. J. R<)binson Esq., was elected
by the Town Council to fill the vacancy.
We have also to regret that, during the past year, the Board was deprived by
death of the valuable services of James Robertson, Esq., the vacancy thus caused being ,
filled by the appointment, by the Town Council, of L. M. Bourque, M. D., in his stead.
The following changes have occurred in the staff of teachers. The unavoidable
resignation of Miss Maggie Harris, during the Summer Term, was accepted, and Miss
Marray was appointed to the school thus vacated ; also the appointment of Maria
Bourque, for the purpose of teachin'g the rudiments of the English and French lan-
guages to French children, of whom there are a large number in our Town ; and for
which the opening up of a' school for that purpose was deemed necessary, (in accord-
ance with a petition to the Board from the French inhabitants) by the Boara.
During the past year the school-house on Lutes street has been completed, and a new
boilding, containing two rooms, has been erected on the central school grounds. These
with the purchase of the land on Lutes street, have added materially to the real estate
owned by the Board.
The school buildings have also been put in thorough repair and water-closets placed
in the basement of the Central School
Owing to the increasing population of our town, the number of pupils seeking
idmission, especially to the primary and intermediate grades, have consequently occa-
sbned the schools to be overcrowded, and thus has occasioned the erection of the new
buildings ; these, we believe, will now fully meet the requirements of the public.
The following pupils received the eighth grade certificates from the Board of Edu-
cation : James Pollaixl, EUen McKay, Fred Stevens, Henry O'Leary, Frank Duppee,
Geo. Harris, Victoria McNaim, Maud McFarlane, George Snow, Annie Byan,
Amanda Mc Williams, Geoxgie McKay, Earnest Girvan, Harry Crandall, Agnes Haines
and Maggie Taylor.
Master Harry O'Leary was awarded the Governor General's Medal, for general
standing and proficiency in his studies.
Li review of the departments, the terminal examinations have been very satis-
factory, and in general, the attendance of the parents of the pupils on such occasions
has materially increased from that of the previous year.
Li reviewing generally the school work of the past year, the result has been most
satisfactory and gratifying to the School Board.
The teachers have evinced interest and efficiency in their duties, resulting in
laarked progress in the different departments on the part of the pupils, and general
bannony and good feeling has existed.
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1884
Hereto annexed you will find statements Noa. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, inclusive, showing the
state of our schools, and the financial report for the year ending the 31st October 1884.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
MoTieton, ilT. B., October Slst, 1884.
W. B. KNIGHT, Secr^ary.
Statement No. 1.
Shewino state op Schools at Mat 1st, 1884.
No. or
RCBOOIS.
Cl<ASS OF TXACHXBS.
No. of
Teachen.
No. of Papili
onBegiitor.
AttMKlMOa.
I,
11.
in.
M.
3
F,
11
Boys, 443
Giria, 446
889
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
14
2
2
1
7
• • • •
2
"594
Age.— From 5 to 15, 486 ; over 15, 43. Total, 889.
Statement No. 2.
Shbwino state of Schools at NovEiaaB 1st, 1884.
No. or
Schools.
Class or Tkachkrs.
No. of
Teachen.
No. of Pa^
onB«giater.
Average
Attendance
L
11.
IIL
H.
F.
21
Boys, 478
Girlfl, 480
958
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
3
15
2
2
1
7
• . • •
3
652
Age.— From 5 to 15, 944 ; over 15, 14. Total, 958.
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STATEMENT No. 3. ,
Shewmg names and salaries of TeouHters, number of Pv/pUs in each Depart'
fnmt and the average aitendamoe from 1st November 1883. to iSOth April 1884.
Pnpns
AvmuoK
Pnorarr.
School.
Oiusis.
8AI.AKim
o»
BaaisTAB.
Axnon)-
tXCK.
AnsMS-
AKCS.
Central, No. 1,
8&9
S. CWUber,
$600
45
28.50
66.
a ((
7&8
J. G. McCurdy,....
650
55
37.84
68.74
it a
5&6
D. ALTrites,
550
55
43.07
79.06
u «c
4&5
Catharine Hennesey
245
^ 59
4ai7
73.
tt u
3&;4
Agnes McSweeney,
170
63
44.
69.
it tt
2
Maggie Harris,
170
64
44.02
69.
" No. 2,
4&5
Eunice Brown, ....
220
52
37.
71.
« u
1
Addie McCarthy,..
170
67
42.85
64.
HarrisAvenue
2&3
Anestasia DeVere,.
170
78
40.06
51.32
(1 CI
1&2
Lottie O'Neilt....
170
59
42.
70.
Highfield St.
3&4
Maggie Simpson,. . .
195
80
65.
68.
High
1&2
Mary Jonah,
170
76
36.75
48.35
Bridge
Steadman "
1&2
Susie Ford,
170
74
50.03
67.
1&2
Ella Stevens
170
62
48.05
77.05
889
E^fcatement No. 4.
Shevrmg Kamea and Salaries of Teachers, Number of Pwpils in each Depart-
Tnent and Average Attendance from May let to October Slat 1884-
PVFILS
Atbraob
PntCKNT.
SCHOOU
OBAsn.
NaMKS or TXACHKBS.
SAIiABUB
OH
Rboisibk.
AVCK.
AMCB.
Central No. 1,
8&9
S.C.Wilson
$600
66
39.
71.
M ft
7&8
J. G. McCurdy,...,
680
57
39.09
63.
it tt
5&6
D. M.Trites,
580
54
40.63
76,
U ti
4&6
Catharine Hennessy
245
62
43.26
69.75
it tt
3&4
Agnes McSweeney,
170
61
42.
68.
it tt
2
Maggie Harris,. . . .
Eunice Brown
170
56
37.08
64.
" No. 2,
4& 6
220
68
44.06
66.60
it it
1
Addie McCarthy,..
170
70
46.30
64.40
HarrisAvenue
2&3
Anastasia DeVere,.
170
64
42.07
65.73
it
1&2
Lottie O'Neill
170
74
46.56
61.60
Lutes St.,
4&5
Maggie Simpson,..
196
60
37.
61.
it
1&2
Ella Stevens,
170
69
54.89
79.55
Highfield St,
1&2
Mary Jonah,
170
84
50.22
59.78
Bridge "
Steadman "
1&2
Susie Ford,
170
68
51,
75.
F.Kd't
Maria Bourque,... .
170
56
40.58
72.46
968
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School Expenditure, 1884.
Bchool Teachers and Secretary, $3571 16
Jatiitcr'B Expenses, • 268 00
Fuel and cutting Wood, 458 00
Genentl Repairs, Grading, &c,, 368 00
Geneml Expenses, , 358 17
Ooupous and Interest, 984 20
$6108 05
Ordinary Expenses.
New School Building and Fiimiture, $1727 80
Additions and special Repairs, 315 00
2043 85
BUb payable, 1780 00
$9901 91
1883. Receipts.
1st Kov. Balance on hand, $195 81
3rd " $1000 Debentures sold, 1064 50
Jiui>* County Fund Draft, 657 55
July, " « « 693 55
October. Town Treasurer School Rates, 3638 38
** " Loan from Council, 1500 00
'* Return for July Coupon not presented, 15 00
*' Proceeds Loans from Banks, 2308 16
$1069 98
Bal. on hand 30th October, 1884, $168 05
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1884 TRUSTEES* ^REPOETS — ST. STEPHEN.
^^- TO^^Tisr OE^ sj^JTurrr stezph^jit-
Board of School Trusteea
Hon. JAMES G. STEVENS, Chairman.
W. H. Todd, Esquire, M. D., N. Marks, Eaquira,
J. D. Chiphan, Esquire, Hugh Cullik£27, Esquire^
George M. Porter, Esquire, Wm. T. Black, Esqiiire, M, D.
L. A. Mills, Secretary.
I have the honor to submit the Annual Eeport of the Board of School Trusteea of
the Town of St. Stephen.
The Board beg leave to report that the schools under their control harTe been
efficiently conducted during the year, and that nearly all the schools have received a
£rst class ranking at the hands of Inspector Oakes.
There are no new features for reference, except several changes in the staiT of
teachers.
The following is a atateTnerU of the receipts and expenditures for llie ymr e}uiin^ Slst,
October, 1884.
Receipts.
1883.
Nov. 1, To Balance on hand $ 595 68
Bee 24, " Amount from Town Treasurer 500 00
1884.
Feb. 2, " " County Fund 438 67
" 2, " " Superior Allowance 35 26
" 2, " " Teachers' Allowance 35 00
Aug. 4, " " Prom Town Treasurer 4600 00
June 10, " " County Fund 402 34
Oct 31, " " Town Treasurer 700 00
Expenditures.
Teachers' Salaries " |352S 26
Coupons 1461 00
Fuel 407 12
Care of rooms. 270 68
Bepairs 132 35
Contingencies 570 67
St Stephen Bank Interest 17 42
Balance on hand. * 010 45
$7306 95 $7306 95
L. A, MILIi5, Secretary.
St Stephmy Nov. 1st, 1884.
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-yrX' OITTT ODT S^A^inSTT JOHZIT.
Thirteenth ^rinntLJ Report of the Board of School Trustees of Saint John..
BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
HON. JOHN BOYD, Chairman,
C. H. Fairwkathkr, Esquire, Edwin J. Wetmobe, Esquire,
Silas Alwabd, Esquire, Boyle Tratbrs, Esquire, M. D.,
John Y. Ellis, Esquire, Henry J. Thornb, Esquire,
John March, Secretary.
Herewith we beg to lay before you our Thirteenth Annpal Report, showing the^
condition of the Public Schools of the City of Saint John during the School Year, ended
on October 3l8t, 1884.
We have the honour to be.
Yours very respectfully,
JOHN BOYD, Chairman,
C. H. FAIRWEATHER,
SILAS ALWARD,
JOHN V. ELLIS,
EDWIN J. WETMORE,
BOYLE TRAVERS, M. D.,
HENRY J, THORNE.
Clfflce of the Board of School Trustees )
ofSaivi John, Dec. 188 Jt, J
Report of the Secretary and Superintendent.
To the Board of School Trusteee of SairU John .- —
Gentlemen : — ^In accordance with the requirements of the School Law and your
directions I respectfully submit my thirteenth annual report upon the Public Schools
of the City of Saint John, covering the Winter and Summer Terms from November 1st,
1883, to October 31st, 1884. Herein will be found full statistical and financial tables,
together with statements and suggestions touching upon almost every phase of School
work.
It affords me pleasure to observe at the outset that the efforts put forth by the
Board, its officers and teachers, to secure the attendance at school of children resident
within the district ; to promote the comfort, happiness and general welfare — to instruct
the understandings and educate the minds of those who have been given into our
charge have been reasonably successful, and in these as in many other respects, the
past year will compare favorably with those that have preceded it.
Gathering up the results of the long and detailed statements which appear here-
after, and which themselves are but summaiies of more extended and minute particulars
of the Board's operations, I present the following facts which give in a very condensed
form the leading figures as to the number of Schools, period of operation, attendance,
age, sex, lost days, cost, etc., etc.
Length of Winter Term, from 1st November, 1883, to April 3eth, 1884,
in School days, , 116
Number of SchooliB in operation during the Winter Term, 81
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DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS :
Gnmmar and High, 5
Advanced, 24
Advanced and Primary,- , 8
Primaiyy •«. 44
Hie total nnmber of pupils attending school was 3,741 ; but the enrolled Tiumber
was 3,751; of whom, as shown by the School Register, 1,924 were boya, and 1,827
were giik. As te ages, 3,407 were reported under 15 years of age, and 344 above 1 5 years.
These pupils made a grand total days' attendance of 306,910^ ; the average dally
atteadance in all the schools being 2,709.61.
The percentage of enrolled pupils daily present was, by semi-annual ^r full-time
recxwd, 7,243 ; while belonging, 79.98 ; monthly 88.19, and weekly 80.09.
The teadiers returned the names of 255 pupils who did not attend school during
the previous teim.
The number of lost days while belonging was 76,831^ ; the reputed causes being :
On account of sickness, 26,7 16
« .« bad weather, 7,053
" " other sufficient causes, 40,565
Without cause 2,497|
Length of Summer Term, from May 1st to Oct. 31st, 1884, in school days, . , 99
Number of Schools in operation during Summer Term, , , . ,^b
DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS :
Grammar and High, 5
Advanced, 24
Advanced and Primary, 10
Primary, 46
The total number of pupils attending school was 4,243 ; but the enrolled number
was 4,306 ; of whom, as shown by the School Registers, 2,160 were boys, and 2,146
were giris. As to ages, 3,931 were reported under 15 years, and 312 above 15 y^rs»
These pupils made a grand total days' attendance of 298,236^ ; the average daUy
attendance in all the schools being 3,133.94.
The percentage of enrolled pupils daily present was, by semi-annual or full time
record 73.86 /while belonging 80.87 ; monthly 85.01 ; and weekly 79.95.
The teachers returned the names of 752 pupils who did not attend echool during
the previous term.
The number of lost days while belonging was 70,525^ ; the reputed causes being ;
On account of sickness 21,075}
" " bad weather. 1,760
" " other sufficient causes 45,291}
Without cause 2,398}
Total number of pupils attending school during the year, . 4,493
Average number of pupils to a teacher, ., . 52.97
Number of days in school year, 215
Average number of days each pupil belonged, 187,93
" " " " attended, 151,08
Total cost for lands, buildings, repairs and furnishing, $12,381.48
Cost per pupil on Capital account, 2.755 -h
Total cost for ordinary service, not including interest on debentures
and loan, 46,024.83
Cost per pupil, 10.243 +
Total cost for ordinary service, including interest, 57^ 1 47.78
Cost per pupil, (ordinary), 12.719 +
Entire expenditure, 69,529.26
Cost per pupil, (extraordinary), 15*475 +
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In the last item is indaded the total expenditures of the Board for all purposes,
including $10,940 paid on atxM)unt of new school-building on Brussels street.
The cost per pupil for ordinary service was 89 cents a head less than the previous
year.
Lands and Btuldinga, — ^The question of erecting a new school-building for the
accommodation of pupils in the north and north-east sections of the city, which waalaid
over at the close of the last school year, was again taken up in the spring of 1884, and
resulted in the contract being given to Messrs. Causey, Bond & Milden, whose tender
was $22,668. The gas-fitting and plumbing were given to Messrs. G. & E. Blake, at
$440 ; and the steam-heating to Messrs. Wisdom & Fish, at $2,085. The work was
steadily pushed forward during the summer, and the building was plastered and ready
for the carpenters at the close of the school year. The work of finishing and fitting
up wDl be prosecuted during the winter and the building be ready for occupation eaalj
in the coming spring. The buildings now under rental which will be given up on May
1st, will be the Hatheway House, extending between Brussels and Waterloo streets,
the Sunday-school building of the Exmouth street Methodist Church on Brussels street,
the Estey building on Peters street, and the Mechanics' Institute, provided accommoda-
tion can be had in the new building for the eleven departments now taught in them, in
addition to the three departments in the Benevolent HalL
The following is a brief description of the new building which will be known as the
Centennial School :
In order to obtain a clear idea of the form of the property forming the site of the
building and the surrounding play-grounds, it may be considered as divided into four
lots ; of these, three front on Brussels, Bichmond and Waterloo streets respectively, and
the fourth, on which the other three abut, occupies the centre of the block, bounded by
t}^e three streets just named.
The Brussels street lot has a frontage of 90 feet by a depth of 150 feet. The build-
ing is erected on this part of the property, leaving the whole of the other three lots for
play-grounds, while in front of the building towards Brussels street, is a dear space of
about 50x90 feet.
The lot facing on Bichmond street has a frontage of 50 feet by a depth of 100 feet
It abuts upon the Brussels street lot in such a manner that about one-half of the north-
eiTi facade of the building can be seen from Richmond street ; this part of the property
will form the boys' play-ground.
The cantral plot is a rectangle of 100x150 feet, entirely clear of buildings, which
will be used as the girl's play-ground.
The lot facing on Waterloo street, the site of the present Benevolent Hall, has a
frontage of 50 feet by a mean depth of about 70 feet ; the property has a total area'of
38,750 square feet or about nine-tenths of an acre. Taking from this the area of the
building site and the area in front of the building towards Brussels street which to-
gether amount to about 10,800 square feet, leaves a remainder of 27,950 square feet^
to be used as play-grounds.
The building has a frontage towards Brussels street of 70 feet and a depth of 90
feet.
Its foundation walls are of rubble stone standing on a rock bottom throughout
The walls are of brick, with freestone window caps and sills. The slopes of the roof
are slated and the deck covered with felt and graveL The cornice is of galvanized iron
with cast-iron gutters.
The door- way towards Brussels street has a massive cut-stone frontispiece.
The flooring throughout is of Georgia pine, on spruce joists. Where the width of
the rooms was too great . for a construction wholly of wood, iron girders, made from
used railway iron, have been introduced to support the floors.
The ground floor contains four school rooms separated by two halls which ma
from front to rear and from side to side of the building, and to which there are four
entrances, one in the centre of each front. Three of the halls, viz : — t^ose at the sides
and rear of the building — each contain a staircase ascending to the upper floor of the
building. That in front of the building leads only to the second floor.
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The rooms and halls on the second floor correspond exactly with those of the floor
bebw, excepting that over the front hall, which contains no staircase, there is an appa-
ratus room 11 feet in width by 24 feet in length.
The third floor contains at the rear two school rooms, and, at the front an Exhi-
bition Hall 60ftx38ft. and 15 feet in height.
The several halls are eleven feet in width, the staircases are of easy ascent, and
specially adapted to the requirements of children. The entrance doors are all double
and open outward. The school-rooms, except on the third floor where a slight reduction
was unavoidable, are all of the regulation size 28x32feet, and 12 feet in the clear height,
imd all receive their principal light from one side only. In connection with each school-
room is provided a Teacher's room with book closet, and a cloak room with umbrella
racks and clothes hooks.
It is intended to use the rooms in the front of the building for boys' schools, while
those in the rear will be occupied by girls ; and arrangements have been made to secure
the separation of the sexes both within the building and on the play-grounds.
In the basement, under the N. E. school room, is a suite of apaHments for the
janitor, consisting of a kitchen, parlor, two bedrooms, pantry, closet, .and cellar. These
rooms are all of fair size and height, and the floor is but little below the graded surface
ontside the walls of the building.
Under the S. E. school-room is a carpenter's shop for the repair of damaged school
furniture, etc., and immediately in th^rear of this is the boiler and fuel room, which is
provided with a special entrance for the easy removal of ashes.
The remainder of the basement forms two large play-rooms with water-closets off
each. »
The building will be heated with steam, coils of pipes and radiators, distributed
along the outer walls of the several rooms and halls. Ventilation is secured by a large
air-shaft built up with the chimney at the side of each school-room, having two valved
registers in each, one at the floor level and one just below the ceiling. A small coil of
steam pipes is built up in each flue to stimulate the draught The windows throughout
the building are double hung, and the fresh air supply will be obtained at the meeting
rail of the sashes.
The water-closets for the pupils consist of two large brick troughs or latrines, sup-
plied with water from a large copper-lined tank in the roof, these are kept full of water
but are emptied ab intervals each day. Three water-closets of ordinary construction
have also been supplied for the use of the teachers and for the janitor. Cocks, at which
drinking water may be drawn, each provided with a neat basin, are provided on each
of the three floors.
The Exhibition Hall and the entrance and halls leading to it, have been piped for
gas, but gftsaliers are not at present provided.
The Victoria and Albert School buidings continue in "an efficient state of repair;
but in the latter building it was found necessary to make a radical change in the method
of heating. Accordingly a contract was entered into with Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald to sup-
ply a tubular boiler and to alter the risers and wall-coils throughout the building so as
to adapt them to steam instead of hot water, as heretofore, for the sum of $1,198. At
the present writing the alterations bid fair to work satisfactorily, and to give the requi-
site amount of heat to keep the building comfortable during the severest weather.
During the summer months eflbrts were made to have the asphalt pavement around
the Victoria School renewed, but, although the School Boaixl offered to bear half the
expense, their applications to the Common Council were not complied with. The pave-
ment is now in a most discreditable condition.
Xhiring the midsummer holidays the condition of the outbuildings of the Charlotte
street School was very materially improved, by the building of a water-vault, the
extension of the water and sewer pipes, and the alteration of the interior to suit the new
accommodations.
The Grand Jury, who were instructed by the County Court Judge to inspect the
school-buildings and report upon their sanitary condition, expressed their approval of
the arrangements in all except the Saint Malachi Building, where, they say, the water-
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closets should be altered and improved so as to admit of their being constantly flushed
with water. The arrangements which were satisfactory enough when new, have so
changed in character, by six years constant use, as to csJl for a radical change, and I
would suggest that commodious water- vaults be built in the basement ; and such a stair-
way put in as will afford full and easy access for the pupils of the nine departments at
present located in the building.
The overcrowded condition of the Victoria, Leinster street, and Charlotte street
Schools, during the summer months, and the large number of young children to be found
upon the streets in the southern part of the city, during school hours, lead me to direct
attention to the necessity that exists for an additional building in sudi proidmity to the
homes of the children as will enable them to attend school in all kinds of weather. The
need is a growing one ; and the fact that the buildings on Queen .street and Shef*
field street are entirely unsuited to the requireme^nts of the service at the present day,
affords another argument for the early erection of a suitable school-building on the
Weldon lot, at the comer of St. James and Wentworth streets, which has lain unused
since the fire of 1877. Nor can I believe that the erection and equipment of a new
building in this locality, in view of the economical management, by the Board of School
Trustees, of this important department of the public service during the past thirteen
years, and the demands of the times, could be viewed by the citizens with anything but
the utmost favour.
Nothing has been done during the year towards providing suitable play-grounda
for the rented properties in the central parte of the city. The difficulty of coiitrollizig
some hundreds of children who are turned out upon the streete and square for their
recesses is very great, and householders in the vicinity, as well as pedestriafcs, are not
chargeable with a fault-finding spirit who complain of the noise, disorder and interfer-
ence to which they are more or less subjected at least twice upon each schoolday in the
year. In regard to King Square, if the chUdren are kept to the gravelled wi^ks they
must subject the public to discomfort, whilst to permit them to run upon the grass is to
encourage them to violate the ordinances of the city, and to render them subject to
arrest ; a result which has been more than once threatened since my last report. I
respectfully suggest that in the estimates of expenditures for the next year, a sufficient
amount be added to that for rentals to provide play-grounds for the Saint Malachi and
Charlotte street Schools, so as to avoid the difficulties heretofore experienced.
The number of rented buildings was increased by one, a store on the south side of
King square, which was taken and fitted up at the first of May for the boys of Grade
Y, who could not be accommodated in the existing departments to which they had been
designated at the close of the annual examination. The increase of new pupils at the
same time rendered it necessary to open an extra room in Saint Malachi's, Leinster
street, and subsequently in Saint Patiick's. The number of school-rooms occupied was
as follows : —
BUILDINOa OWNED BT THB BOABD.
Victoria, 15 rooms; Albert, 10 rooms; Waterloo street. Girls, 3 rooms.
BUILDINGS UNDER RENTAL.
Waterloo street, Boys, 2 rooms ; Brussels street, 3 rooms ; St Vincent's, 3 rooms ;.
Peters street, 2 rooms ; Carleton street, 4 rooms ; Leinster street ,8 rooms ; St. Mala-
chi's, 9 rooms ; King square, 1 room ; Charlotte street, 4 rooms ; St. Joseph's, 6 rooms ;.
Brittain street, 1 room ; Queen street, 1 room ; ShefEield street, 1 room ; Mason HaU,
3 rooms ; St. Patrick's, 5 rooms.
In addition are the Grammar School, 3 rooms ; and Patridge Island, 1 room ; the
former rental included in the grant to the Dii-ectors of the Public Grammar School of
Saint John, and the latter granted for the use of the residents on the Island by the
Dominion Government. It will be seen by the report of the Inspector that he again
urges the necessity for better school accommodation for the children attending this
school.
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T§aehers, — During the year there were in the employ of the Board one hundred
and lour teachers, ninety-three of vhom were on the regular staff and eleven filling the
positions of assistants and substitutes. Of the regular teachers, three were males hold-
ing licenses of the Grammar School Class ; fourteen were males holding licenses of the
Fust Class ; five were males holding licenses of the Second Class ; t£irty-three were
females holding licenses of the First Class ; thirty-two were females holding licenses of
the Second Class ; and six were females holding licenses of the Third Class. Of the-
aasistants and substitutes one male and seven females held licenses of the First Class,
and three females held licenses of the Second' Class. None of the teachers on the-
r^pilar staff applied for advance of license during the year, although, as I stated last*
year, there are a few who would be undoubtedly benefitted by a more thorough know-
ledge of the subjects now required of those to whom the license of First Class is gi^anted..
The services of nine of the regular teachers have been lost to us : — four — Miss
Minnie C. Power, Miss Laura Hoyt, Mrs. Addie C. Chamberlain, and Miss Henrietta
Taylor — ^by marriage; one — Mrs. S. J. Parkin— by failing health; and four — Mr.
Jdbn Lawson, Mr. Alban T. Emery, Miss Kate E. Carr, and Miss lillie E. Turner —
by removal from the city. Of these, Mrs, Parkin, Miss Taylor and Miss Carr, had been
in the employ of the B<Murd, from the introduction of the present system of Free Schoob,
and the others for the greater part of that period, whilst all had won the confidence and
esteem of their pupils, the approbation of the school authorities, and recognition by the^
public as ladies and gentlemen who honored their profession, and to whom the mental
and moral training of the young could safely be entrusted. With all of them mj
acquaintance has been necessarily close and intimate, and it affords me much pleasure-
to he permitted to testify to their abilities and worth.
The occasion of this well-earned testimony leads me to go further, and refer with
more than a passing remark to the work of those in our midst who are giving their
best energies to the business of public education. Taken as a body our staff of teachers,
has been and is one of more than ordinary merit, and they deserve high praise for the
fiuthfnl manner in which their duties have been performed. With rare exceptions
they have been earnest in their efforts to win success, and, where differences in results
Have been observed, I believe they are the outcome of varying degrees of special quali-
fications for the work, rather than in any want of appreciation of what the work
demands, or neglect of known duty.
It is not easy for any one, who is not brought into constant contact with school
life, to realize the difficulties and responsibilities of a teacher, even in the smallest and
least important of school departments. The activities of the child-mind, its inclina-
tions, prejudices, wills, and general disposition, as they are observable in the individual:
&mily or home, where from the first they may be recognized, guided and controlled, are
intensified in the school, where fifty or mora families are represented, with all their*
variety of home training and example. The subtle elements, which go to make up the
formula of principles by which these activities and diversities may be guided and gov*
emed ; by which cheerful obedience to school rules and acquiescence in school discip-
Ime may be secured ; by which things which are dark to the comprehension may be niado
clear, and things unthought of may be made familiar , and, above all, by which a generous
ambition to be good and to get good may be aroused and nourished from day to day, may
well tax the physical, mental, and moral qualities of any person. Too much depends upon
the teacher^s natural and acquired qualifications, and especially upon the love they have for
the work itself, and the estimate they put upon the results to be attained, that it is
not surprising if the same degree of success does not attend an equal amount of zeal
and industry.
The Board of School Trustees of Saint John is in a position to command the best,
teaching talent in the country, and the experience of thirteen years has shown their
:4)pointment8 to have been, to a very laige extent, all that could be desired by them-
selves or the public. At the present time, however, the facilities afforded for obtaining^
a license to teach, present a danger which it would not be wise to overlook. Quite a
number of pupils of tender age now leave our schools at the completion of the eighth
or ninth standard of the course of instruction to attend the Normal School After
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■atteuding one term of six months at this institution and upon passing ihe required
examination these young persons are qualified in ]aw to enter upon the arduous and
responsible duties of a public school teacher. The fact of their homes being in the city
naturally makes them and their friends anxious that they should receive appointment
under this Board, where they would receive larger salaries with less expense for living
than as though they taught in rural districts. There is another class who, with
more wisdom and possessed of a higher estimate of the nature of the work to which
they aspire, complete the full course, and then seek the higher advantages which may
be found in other institutions of learning before presenting themselves for special train-
ing in the Normal School. In many cases they at once te^e schools in the country and
seek to gain practical experience in teaching before applying for a city school.
The first class comes before the Board with a license to teach obtained with th«
least possible expenditure of time, means and brain-power, and has no experience what-
•ever. The other, before seeking appointment, has spared no endeavour to. secure that
mental outfit and that acquaintance with the work itself, which are guarantees of suc-
cess. The ^danger to which I have referred lies in the possibility of the former, receiv-
ing consideration over the latter, who may be more modest in their demands, or without
friends to press their appointment upon the favourable notice of the trustees. A partial
remedy for this may be found in the adoption of a rule that candidates for the Normal
School, who aspire to be teachers of city schools, shall be certified graduates of the
-eleventh standard of the prescribed course of instruction, who, before appointment, can
produce satisfactory evidence of having had at least one year's experience in schools
outside the City of St. John. Besides lessening the number of applicants for appoint-
ment on the teaching staff, such a course would have the effect of retaining in the higher
•departments, many of those pupils who now leave school at the completion of the eighth
standard ; and thereby a more regular and uniform attendance, and a higher quality of
work in the High and Grammar Schools would be maintained.
Supervision,^ In addition to the time which I have personally given to the general
oversight of the internal work of the schools, the practice of placing greater responsi-
bility upon the principals, adopted two yeara ago, has been more thoroughly carried out
than ever before, and with results which in the main have proved highly satisfactory.
In order to do full justice to those who have had this work in charge, I here present
the reports sent in by the principals of the several school buildings and sub-districts,
which will shew the progress and condition of all departments under their direction and
control.
Northeastern Division : — In submitting my annual report of the sphools in the
northeastern division of the city, I would say that the circumstances of the division
being much the same as when I made my last report, and the same teachers having
been employed in the various departments, the work in the several schools has been
performed as satis&ctorily as heretofore. I have visited as frequently as possible each
•department under my supervision, sometimes giving special lessons, and sometimes examin-
ing the work done in the schools. I have generally devoted about an hour of a morning's
session to each department once in three months. This, during the present unfavorable
location of the schools, is all the time I can spare from the work in my own room.
The monthly meetings of the teachers in this division have been maintained and
have proved to be very interesting and useful. As an index to their practical character
I need only refer to those held during the last summer term. On "Wednesday, May
22nd, the following teachers assembled in Miss Hea's room at 3.45 p. m. : Miss Her-
rington. Miss Hea, Miss Thomas, Miss Humphrey, Miss McKay, Miss Howard, and
ihe Principal.
The subject of "Discipline," particularly with respect to the methods to be adopted
for the prevention of tardiness, was discussed for about three quarters of an hour.
At the time of holding the second meeting, on 25th June, the schools were not
well attended, owing to the prevalence of sickness among the children, so the discussion
of "Discipline" was resumed, particular with respect to the admission of pupils to
.school after suffering from or being exposed to contagious disease, where a physician
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had not been called in ; and in case of indigent parents where a medical certificate
could not be obtained unless a fee were paid, llie detention of pupils after school
hours as a means of discipline was also discussed.
At the third monthly meeting, which was held on 24th September, the methods of
teaching that portion of the course in Natural History relating to "Plant Life'' waa
discussed, and at the fourth meeting, which was held Octobeb 29th, there was a discus-
don upon the best way to teach the subject of "Minerals."
These meetings were well attended, and nearly all the teachers took part in the
discussions.
As there were only a few teaching days in the months of July and August, no
meetings were held during that time.
The usual examinations were held at the close of the term, but 'there were few
mitors in any of the schools.
HENRY TOWN, Principal.
NoBTHERN Division: — In accordance with the regulation requiring principals to
report upon the state of the schools under their control, at the expiration of each year,
I beg leave to submit my statement for those in the Northern Division.
In general, there has been very little necessity for fault-finding in regard to any
neglect in carrying out the Course of Instruction or in other matters ; and whenever the
attention of the teachers has been called to any omission, they have at once remedied it*
In the few cases where trouble has arisen between Uie teacher and the pupil, it has
been found on careful enquiry that the fault lay more with the latter than the former.
As to discipline, some few cases have arisen for decided measures ; but when it has
been found absolutely necessary that the authority of the teacher should be sustained,
we have always felt and acted on the principal that "justice should be tempered with
mercy."
At our teachers' monthly meetings which were held each month, except during
those in which the holidays occurred, the subjects discussed were as follows : —
1. " School discipline-— corporal punishment or moral suasion." Paper by E. H.
Frost Decided to use the latter in preference to the former, except in extreme cases*
2. " Best methods of teaching Natural History lessons."
3. " Lessons on Mineral." These papers were by "W. C. Simpson, in which he
advocated teaching these subjects incidently, as they came up for consideration in the
course of the lessons, or from some object etc., brought to their notice at any special
tima
4. " Lesson on Reading," with illustrations of Miss Davis' method and examples
from every day practice in school work. This paper was prepared by Mrs. F. L.
Dienaide, who gave some valuable hints and suggestions in reg^urd to this subject.
5. At the October meeting we had a review of the half year's work, in which all
the teachers gave an account of the progress made in their departments ; which was in
the main very satisfactory. It was found necessary for the principal to examine some
of the rVth Grade pupils who made over 75% on their grade, and, thereupon, a few
were advanced to Grade Y ; and some 5 or 6 in Grade III, in Mrs. Dienaide's room,
were advanced to Grade lY.
The following will give a general idea of the status of the schools . —
Carleton Street, Grades I and II, Bays. — ^This school, during the Winter Term,
was in charge of Mrs. F. L. Dienaide, a teacher of excellent ability, and desirous of
advancing her department so as to stand in the first rank. In this she has been suc-
cessful, and, with some few exceptions, her school has not only preserved its average
itsefulness, but rather attained a higher standard of progress.
By the ramoval of Mr. Frost to King's Square School, a vacancy was caused in
Gndes III and lY, which position was given to Mrs. Dienaide ; her place being filled
by Miss Lillie McKay, a careful, conscientious and painstaking teaoher, who has won
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the love of her pupils, and the esteem of her fellow-teachers, and nuuntained the excel-
lent standing of the room committed to her care.
Grades II and III^ Boys, — ^This department is in charge of Miss Louise D'Orsaj,
whose character as a teacher of the highest ability has not in the least deteriorated
<luring the last twelve months ; but rather through her untiring energy and persever-
^ance united Vith her kindly and courteous manner, has so endeared her to her pupils
that they are sorry when they have to leave her as they are advanced to a higher
standard.
Grades III a/nd /F, Boys, — This school was in charge of Mr. E. H. Frost, for the
Wmter Term, and was eminently successful ; shewing at the close of the year & very
large class for advancement to the Yth Grade. This gentleman is an earnest, &ithful
teacher, and deserves much credit for the able manner with which he conducted his
department. At the commencement of the spring it passed into the hands of Mrs F.
H Dienaide, who has used her best effor^iS to maintain its efficiency ; with the result
iihat five were advanced to my room on Nov. 1st, and six in Grade III to Grade IV.
From examination each month, I feel satisfied they will be able to finish the course
for their grades by the required time, or perhaps before it.
Peters Street, Grades III. amd IV.y Girls, — This department has been in charge of
Miss £. Estey, who has given her whole energy and care to the welfare of her scholars,
And they will not disappoint her when the time comes for advancement. In all my
visits I have been received by this lady with uniform courtesy, and she has assisted me
in every manner possible to arrive at a fair idea of the true standing of her pupils.
Peters Street, Grades L a/nd IL, Girls. — ^This department was in the hands of Miss
Laura Hoyt, a lady of good ability and whose kind-hearted manner won the esteem
of all with whom she came in contact in her daily work. The progress made in this
room was fully up to that required for the year.
Carleton Street, Grades V. a/nd VI, Boys. — This department being in my own hands
it would not become me to pass judgment in regard to its efficiency ; bilt I might say
that there has been a decided improvement in Writing and Arithmetic during the Sum-
mer Term, whilst in Composition, the pupils seem rather backward, perhaps on account
of so little grammatical construction being required in these grades. As to the rest,
jour Secretary can furnish you with whatever data may be required to judge of the
standing of my department.
In the several rooms I have noticed some excellent worl^ : thus, in Miss McKay's
room, Word-building and Arithmetic ; in Miss D'Orsay's, Map Drawing of the County
■and plan of the City ; in Mrs. Dienaide's, Heading, Writing and Arithmetic ; in Miss
Estey's, Map Drawing and Composition ; and in Miss Hoyt*s, Spelling and Word-
building.
It gratifies me to say in conclusion, that all the teachers have worked in harmony
-during tiie year.
WM. C. SIMPSON, Principal.
Grfirnvmr School — In compliance with the request of the Board, I would respect-
fully submit niy rejKJrt on the state of the Saint John Grammar School.
The work in the three departments of the School for the year ending October 31st,
has been qniie satisfactory, as the attendance, and attention of the pupils to their
studieft have been, with but few exceptions, all that could be desired.
rjjie coui-^e of study pursued in the School was the same as that of the previous
year, with a few tluvnges, that were found necessary.
The curriculum has been framed to meet the requirements for Matriculation in the
XTniversity of !N^ew Brunswick as well as to give those pupils who do not intend to take
& collegiate course, the rudiments of a sound English Education.
I would again call the attention of the Board to the propriety of issuing certificates
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to those ptipils who pass a satisfactory examination in the requirements of Standard XI.
I hare no doubt, if this were done, that arrangements oouid be made to enable the
holders of these certificates, to matriculate, 'without further examination, in any of the
Collies of the Maritime Provinces.
The usual examination and visitation of the schools by the Grammar School
Directors, toek place on Friday, the 11th July. There was a large attendance of the
parents and friends of the pupils. Glasses were examined in Latin, Algebra, Greek,
English Literature, Trigonometry, Ghemistry, &c. At the close of the examination,
the following prizes were presented by the Directors and others :
Gorporation Gold Medal, W. D. Matthew, Dux, 1st Glassies.
Parker Silver Medal, W. G. Gross, Ist Matiiematics.
Lansdowne Bronze Medal, T. M. Dieuaide, 1st English.
2nd Glassical Prize, Leonard M. Jewett
2nd Mathematical Prize, J. Hunter White.
3rd Classical Prize, Geo. S. Sinclair, (by J. <k A. McMillan.^
Ist Mathemetics, Grade XI, 2nd division . . J. Victor Lane.
1st Glassies, 2nd division, A. G. Macrae.
1st Ghemistry Prize, J. King Kelly.
2nd English Prize, G. J. Milligan.
1st EngUsh Prize, Grade X, J. Henry.
1st Mathematics Prize, Grade X, John Fisher.
Junior Greek, Henry Gross.
Junior French, Robert Murray.
English, Grade IX, J. Milden.
Classics, Grade IX, Wm. Henry.
Mathematics, Alex. Patterson.
The prizes offered by Messrs. J. Y. EUisr, M. P. P., and I. Allan Jack for the best
and second essays on "* a day in the country,'' were presented to Frank Hall and W. G.
Cross, respectively.
Mr. Jack announced that similar prizes would be given next year for essays on
the " St. John Grammar School."
WM. M. McLEAN, Principal.
Lnnster Street Schools. — During the past year I have, as usual, visited all the
Departments as often as possible and have carefully examined the work done. The
requirements of the Course of Instruction are being fairly well carried out, and I am
pleased to be able to report a general improvement in the school-work during the year.
The order and discipline in all the rooms are generally good ; and the attendance
has been large and on the whole quite regular.
Defects in methods of teaching or discipline doubtless exist in all the rooms, but I
think I may safely state that all the teachers are honestly and faithfully endeavouring
to make their work efficient and satisfactory.
A teachers' meeting is held on the first Monday of each month, at which, in addi-
tion to subjects relating to the schools generally, special subjects are discussed. The
following are among those considered at these meetings during the past year : *' The
importance and best means of teaching Mental Arithmetic," *' How to teach History so
as to make the study more interesting to the pupils," " How best to teach Penmanf^p,
Arithmetic, Grammar, the Natural Sciences, etc., etc."
Some time ago the teachers in this building formed themselves into a class for the
purpose of stud3dng together Natural Science subjects and to consider the best means of
teaching these and other subjects such as drawing, etc This class will continue to meet
as often as convenient.
At the Grading Examination in April last, a large number of pupils in all the
rooms were advanced. Twenty-two (22) were sent from my room to the Grammar
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During the Winter Term, Mr. Inspector Dole examined the schools and classified
them all in the first rank. I presented 37 pupils for participation in the Superior School
Allowance, but I have not yet learned how many were passed by ,the Inspector.
Owing to the over-crowded condition of Grades I. and 11. it was found necessary to
open another school of Grade II. at the beginning of the Summer Term. This depart-^
ment has been well attended and the teacher is doing her work fairly well.
The total number of pupils enrolled during the last term was 391, giving an
average of 49 pupils to each teacher.
D. P. CHISHOLM, PHncipal
Saint MalachVs Scliool, — During the year wo held two teachers' meetings ; at the
first of which we discussed '' The best means of securing truthfulness in School" The
second was called for the purpose of discussing "The best means of securing good order
in dismissing the Schools."
The average attendance, though still not at all what we should expect, materially
increased as compared with that of the previous year. A very important agency in
bidnging about this result has been the visits made by the teachers to the homes of the
pupils. I am sorry to have to report that while the majority of the parents exhibit a
desire to have their children attend regularly, there are many who keep their children
at home for the most trivial causes, and very frequently without any cause at all.
While I admit it is the right of the parents, under the existing School Law, to
keep their children at home when they deem it proper to do so, yet I feel it is the duty
of teachers in their own interests to complain of the apathy shewn by such parents in
the welfare of their children, because generally, these parents are the first to complain
that their children do not make as rapid progress as those pupils who attend regularly.
There is another class of boys known as truant-players, who are found chiefly in
Grades II., III., lY., occasionally in Grade I., but very seldom in the Advanced Grades.
There has been a large decrease of this class during the year just closed, and I have
reason to hope that ere long truant-players will not be found in our building.
I am strongly convinced that in the interest of the large number of boys who
never attend school, and of those who attend very irregularly, it is necessary that a com-
pulsory clause, based upon just and sound principles should be inserted in our School
Law.
Cases of insubordination- in our schools are very rare, and in the advanced depart-
ments entirely unknown. No breach of discipline occurred during the year demanding
extreme measures to be used in the correction of the transgressor.
With regard to .the general educational condition of our schools ; after a careful
observation of the management and work going on in the various departments, I have
every reason to be satisfied with the efficiency and progress made in the majority of the
grades. I may state, however, that the work in some of the primary departments is
not of that practical natura which I should like to see. This is especially the case in
arithmetic. A boy is taught to add, subtract, multiply and divide tolerably well, but
if he is given a practical * question based upon these rules he is apt to be entirely lost.
Boys in the primary grades should be constantly plied with questions of a practical and
miscellaneous character in order to teach them to reason for themselves. This would
give them a ground-work of incalculable benefit to them when promoted to the advanced
grades. I have given many suggestions to the lady teachers in this respect, and I
believe the suggestions were generally well received. In the interests of the schools as
a whole, it is desirable that another male teacher should be appointed to take charge of
one of tlie primary departments in our building. This is especially needed in superin-
tending the boys on the streets, because of the danger of their interfering with private
property, or tnuufgressing the limits assigned them on the square by the Chief of Police.
Quite recently the Chief of Police threatened to arrest the boys unless they kept off the^
square altogether.
Grade L^ Miss Mary O^SuUivan^ Teacher. — This department had a very lai^
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attendance daring the whole year, and considering the large nunjber of pupils who
received instniction, the progress has been very satisfactory. Miss O'Sullivan is a good
disciplinarian, and I believe a thorough teacher in every respect.
Grade /., Misa K, A. Cotter^ Teaelier, — ^This department was under the manage-
ment of Miss Power till the commencement of the mid-summer vacation, when she
resigned to enter a more lasting contract. Miss Power was succeeded by Miss Cotter,
who seems anxious to do aM in her power for the little fellows under her control. The
test of her teaching abilities will be more fully shewn after the next grading examination.
Grade /., J/tM JT. E. Lawlor^ Teacher, — This school was opened at the com-
nencement of the Summer Term to make room for the large number of new pupils who
entered at that time. Miss Lawlor seems to have the interest of her pupils at heart and
is giving fair satisfaction.
Grade JLj Mies Agnes (yShdlivan, TeacJier : — An improvement in the method of
teaching reading is noticeable in this department, but the school seems to be too difficult
lor Miss O'Sullivan to manage satisfactorily. Very often large boys who scarcely ever
attended school receive permits for this department, and as a general rule, they need a
very strict teacher in order to keep them under proper control. Miss O'SulUvan is a
young lady who gives much time to study, and in a department, not requiring such a
severe strain, would, I have no doubt, obtain better results.
Grade II. and III,, Miss M. A, Tobin, Teacher : — ^This department haa made fair
progress during the year. I noticed during the examinations in April last, that there
was a deficiency in arithmetic and spelling, which, though partly owing to iri*egular
attendance, could be remedied to a large extent if the teacher were to devote all her
energies to the work.
Gradee III. and IV., Miee W. P. Hayee^ Teacher : — This department is managed
with gteat skill, and cannot fail to give satisfaction at all times. Miss Hayes devotes
most of her leisure time in searching for knowledge, and after finding it, knows how to
impart it to her pupils.
Grades IV. and V., Mr. F, J. Sweeny, Teaehtr : — At the commencement of the year
just closed, Mr. Sweeny was appointed successor to the late Mr. H. S. O'Keeffe, and
has given promise of being a successful teacher.
Grades V. and VI., Mr. Jos. E. Sugrue^ Teacher. — The work in this department
has been satisfactory and the progress generally good. The order in this school is not
aS the strictest character, but this deficiency is more than counter-balanced by his un-
ceasing labora on behalf of his pupils.
Grades VII. and VTII. — ^This department is entirely under my control. During
the year the attendance has been larger than any year since I took charge of the school,,
and a very much smaller percentage of the pupils left to go to work than during any
year since our schools came under the control of the Board. The whole school, with
tbe exception of one boy, was advanced a grade on the first of May ; about one-half of
Orade VIII. going to the Grammar School and the remainder going to work.
I sent up for the examination for Superior allowance twenty nine (29) pupils, and
I believe the majority of them, if not all, were successful.
In conclusion, I have great pleasure in stating that the work during the year has
heen of a pleasant nature, and trust that during the next school year, the results
obtained in our building will be greater than any year since the schools came under the
wauagement of the Board.
JAMES BARRY, Pnncipal
Charlotte Street and King Square Schools. — I beg leave to submit my second annual
report on the condition of the several departments of the Charlotte street School.
At present. Miss A. R. Green, teacher of grades I and II, has 66 pupils enrolled^
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38 of Grade I, and 28 of Grade II. Of the latter grade six pupils have completed the
work and have been advanced to the next higher department.
This school maintains its usual high standard of efficiency. The children are care-
fully trained, the order excellent, and every attention given to heating, ventilating, and
the general comfort of the pupils.
Miss M. A. Robertson, who teaches Grades III and lY, has 48 pupils enrolled
with an average attendance of 36. The work in this department has been nearly com-
pleted, so far as time would allow, and from personal observations, very satisfactory
progress has been made. The teacher is industrious, energetic, and painstaking, and is
suca»eding admirably in the management of her department.
Mr. E. H. Frost, teacher of Grade Y, whose department is accommodated in a
shop on King Square, has 50 pupils enrolled. He is succeeding very well, works hard,
and is making good progress. The boys show, by their answers to questions, that they
are carefully and thoroughly trained. The room is well heated, and every attention is
given to cleanliness aiid ventilation.
Mr. W. J. Wilson has charge of Grades YI and YII. The number enrolled is 46.
Every attention is given in this school to the careful training of the boys. The order is
all that could be desired, and the progress made by the pupils in their several studies
is very gratifying and highly satisfactory.
In my own room 45 pupils of Grade YIII are enrolled, with an average attend-
ance of 35. All the prescribed studies have been taken up during the term, and con-
siderable progress has been made, especially in those subjects of more immediate
importance to boys who leave school early in life to follow commercial pursuits for a living.
Since the remodelling and improvements carried out by the trustees in the summer
holidays, the outhouse, for the accommodation of the boys, is all that could be desired.
One very great drawback still exists, and that is, the want of a suitable play-ground for
the pnpOs. When boys get scattered over a large area, it is often difficult for the
teadiers to so control them, as to prevent any unpleasantness, which might reflect oa
the management, or detract from the good name of our public schools.
THOS. STOTHART, PrincipaL
Saint JosepKa Scliools. — The schools in this building have been very well conducted
during the past year. The teachers have faithfully attended to their duties, and have
taken pains to advance the pupils committed to their charge.
The subjects of instruction pursued in the schools, have been in accordance with
the prescribed course for Grades I to Y.
The pupils have, with a few exceptions, made reasonable pr<^gress in their studies.
MARGARET NEALIS, (Sister M. Liguori),
FrincipaL
Victoria ScJiool — In presenting again to you a brief and general statement concern-
ing the condition of the departments in the Yictoria Building, I do so from a fuller
knowledge of the workings of the different schools than I have been able to obcain in
past years, having set apart a portion of one morning in each week for that purpose.
I find the work of the past year, throughout the different schools has been carried on
in a superior and most satisfactory manner. The general discipline has never been so
good, as at present, and is due, I think, to the fact that little recourse has been had to
the imposing of needless tasks, etc., or the more needless wounding of the sensibilities
of the pupils by open reproach. In the schools where the silent methods have been
tried the result has been more cheerfulness, energy and obedience on the part of the
pupils, and also much more intelligent work.
In the Primary Schools, owing to their very crowded condition, the progress must
necessarily be somewhat slower, but the interest the little ones shew in <£eir work.
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despite their disadvantages, indicates the efficient character of the department generally.
The writing never has been satisfactory to me in these schools, and is, I regret to say,
as far behind what I think it ought to be as ever. Nor do I see how it can well
be otherwise when the pupils of Standard III, many of whom are upwards of nine
or ten years of age, are not yet given pen and ink. In Standard IV, where for the
first time pen and ink are used, there is yet great need for attention to neatness in the
writing, as well as accuracy of expression in the composition exercises, in order to
make the results quite satisfactory.
Sewing, Knitting, Physical Exercises, Singing, with Form and Object Lessons, are
still well managed, and give the refreshing variety so much needed in the higher grades.
At the same time great care is taken from the outset that all the children be instructed
in the formation of right habits.
In the Advanced Schools I have to report that more oral instruction is given and
more care taken that whatever lesson is given for home work shall first be understood.
I have during the year been able to assist several of the teachers by giving the oral
instruction necessary in introducing the subjects of Geometry, Latin and Algebra in
their schools, and am convinced that we have never had so many pupils at one time
better prepared to advance than those now in our Advanced Schools.
In the High School Department we have endeavored to carry the pupils on as well
as we could by the Course laid down by the Board of Education, so that we might not
be at any very great disadvantage when we come to use the Ck)urse prescribed by that
Board next year.
I was glad to be able to complete the set of Physiological Charts begun through
the kindness of your Board last year. The set is complete, and has been given to the
two schools in Grade YIII (the only* ones studying that subject) for their use.
M. M. CARR, Principal
' ' Albert School — I beg to submit the following report of the Albert School, for the
y^ar ending October 31st, 1884.
During the Winter Term the work was somewhat impeded by the low temperature
of the rooms in cold weather. The thermometer sometimes stood as low as 52^ ; at
such times the children were far from being comfortable, but they bore it without com-
plaint. The general health of the school was very good ; and when a case of sickness
did occur, it was not in a single instance — so far as I could learn — attributed to the
cold of the schoolrooms. A better state of things exists at present, since the heating
apparatus has ^een changed from hot water to steam. It may be here said, that from all
appearances, the schools will be very comfortable this winter.
The attendance during the winter and spring was rather low ; since June it has
been increasing. At present it may be considered good. The attendance has not, at
any time during the year, been impaired to any extent, by sickness. Only two deaths
occurred. One of these was a fine boy of my own department, who was drowned
at a pic-nic during the summer holidays.
The general discipline has been satisfactory. The building has been kept fairly
clean. This duty is beiug attended to now better than at an earlier part of the year.
Two teachers, Mr. A. F. Emery and Miss K. K Carr, left during the year. Mr.
E. Thompson and Miss A. B. S. Allan, who have taken their places, are doing fairly well.
A male teacher was brought from the middle to the lower flat some time ago, and
the change gives satisfaction. I can confidently say that the whole school has been
working more satisfactorily towards the close of the summer term than at any other
point of time in either of the terms.
I have thoroughly examined every department twice, once in each term, and visited
them several times. From these and frequent conversations with the teachers about
their work, I am able to form a fair judgment on the condition of each school, both as
regards the quantity and quality of the work which is being done. When the teaching
appears to me deficient, I endeavour to remedy the defect by drawing the teacher's
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attention to the fact. We also discuss some of these pointa at our monthly meetings.
It is but fair to say, that I find most teachers willing to take such hints &a are given in
this way. We have had eleven meetings during the year, at which have been discussed
such tnpics as appeared of importance at the time. These were chiefly such as bore upon
the discipline of the school, or the quality or quantity of some of iiie subjects taught,
or the best manner of imparting instruction upon a given subject.
During the year, all the female teachers except Miss Whipple, have been absent,
more or less time, on account of sickness, or other causes. Of course they apply at the
office for leave of absence. In every instance, I find that a teacher's usefulness is greatly
impaired by leaving her school on these, occasions.
With regard to the relative quality of the work in the different schools : of course
some are better than others ; but I feel justified in saying, that in even the worst of
them, fair work is being done.
JOHN MONTGOMERY, Principal
Mason Hall ScJwoL — ^There are three departments in this building with two second
class female and one first ^dass male teachers.
The attendance as registered for the past summer was, in Miss B. Lane's room^
Grade I. and Blackboard Classes, 52 ; Miss M.. A. Nannery's, Grades IL, III., 33 en-
rolled. In my room. Grade IV., 21.
Nine pupils were graded to the Albert building in May, and none sent in from the
other schools. The total attendance for Summer Term was 106.
The registers for this Winter open with the following enrolment : Miss Lane's, 46 ;
Miss Nannery's, 29 ; and my own, 26 ; total, 101. The attendance during the latter
part of the Summer and since has been lowered by sickness, but is as good at pi-esent
as could be expected. The interest shewn by the pupils in their work is equal to, if
not in advance of what it has been at any time since I have had chai^ of the building.
A law, however, is greatly needed to compel some parents to send their children steadily
to school, as some of them seem to think less of the value of regular attendance than
the children themselves.
We have not held meetings at any stated times, but have met to discuss any mat-
ter as its importance seemed to demand.
The teachers associated with me have done all in their power to make the schools
a success, and I believe have succeeded to a very large extent.
G. E. ARMSTRONG, PrindpaL
Saint Pairick's Scliool — In submitting my annual report on the condition of the
School in Saint Patrick's Hall for the school year ending October 31, 1884, it affords
me much pleasure to bear, testimony to the steady improvement in educational matters
in the different departments of the schooL
The rooms in which the three girls' departments are held are kept 9crupiilotisIy
neat and clean, and have good facilities for lighting and heating. They are lai^, with
high ceilings, and in good condition. The two boys' rooms are not so well lighted as those
of the girls. The boys' departments consist of grades I to VI and are under two teachers
The girls' departments contain similar grades, but having three teachers are in a position
to do more and better work.
Should the means of the Board permit, an additional room and teacher for the boys
would, I believe, fully repay their cost.
Each department is provided with excellent desks and seats. The supply of maps
is complete ; that of blackboards sufficient. The prescribed coarse has been faithfully
followed, as in former years, and good results have been obtained, the general progress
of the pupils being satisfactory.
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Spelling is taught both orally and by means of written exercises. Writing receives
& great deal of attention, and next to reading, there. is no branch of such extensive
practical importance, and no branch demanding such unwearied industry on the part of
the teacher.
Irregular attendance and tardiness on the part of the children are faults which the
teachers have endeavoured to remedy, by calling on the parents, and pointing out to
item the necessity of punctual, aud regular attendance of their children at school.
The teachers seem earnest and indefatigable in their laboursi and maintain order
and discipline in their respective departments. The ability to govern, as well as teach,
is a quality possessed by the Sisters — and they also possess another qualification, the
highest — a conscientious devotion to duty.
THOS. O'RIELLY, Principal
The other departments under the charge of single teachers are the Queen Square
School (closed), under the charge of Mr. I. T. Kichardson ; the Brittain street School
(Protestant Orphan Asylum), Miss Julia Cairns ; the Sheffield street School, Mr. A.
Nesbitt ; and the Partridge Island School, Miss Eleanor Power. All these have been
conducted in a fairly efficient manner notwithstanding that in some of them both teach-
ers and pupils are placed at a disadvantage in the matters of accommodation and
equipment.
Attendance, — By the School Act, Section 104 (5), the schoolable age of children is
placed at from five to twenty years of age. The census of 1881 shows the num-
bers between these ages to be 4412 males and 4*290 females — a total of 87021 It is
rare, however, for pupils of ninteen years of age to be found in our schools. Indeed,
whether from necessity or cujstom, the attendance of children over fifteen years of age
is quite small. The following statement shows the number of pupils of legal schoolable
age resident in the district, and attending school for more or less time during the
Summer Term, 1884 :
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No. Censiu, )
1881.
No. Enrolled )
Summ'rTerm >
1884. )
668
174
561
360
563
439
670
489
481
491
620
492
430
456
621
386
474
364
672
280
581
159
630
82
633
43
683
11
616
U
8702
4237
Six pupils were enrolled over 20 years of age, viz. : three of 20, one of 22, one of
24, and one of 26 years.
Some error has evidently been made by teachers in the enrolment of the ages of
pupils from 9 to 10 and from 11 to 12 years, and possibly at some other stages ; but
'dividing the whole number into two parts we have : from 5 to 15 years, 3S31 pupils
enrolled out of a school population of 5560 between these ages ; and over 15 years, 312
pupils enrolled out of a population of 3142 between 15 aud 20 years.
These figures show that less than one-third of the resident children are sent to
school at 5 yeara of age ; that, practically, the schoolable age in this city, is fix>m 6 to
14 years inclusive ; and that after that age only about one in seven attend the Public
Schools at all.
A very casual glance at the figures presented will show that the attendance at the
Public Schools is a very long way from what it ought to be. But the standpoint of
age is not the only one nor the most important from which to view !the question of
attendance. The Board of Education has prescribed a Course of Instructions covering
eleven standards, each of which is supposed to occupy the time and attention of the
schools for one year. A twelfth standard for pupils who desire to take it is also
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arranged. Now, let us look at the standing of the 4,243 pupils who are enrolled during^
the Summer Term, and see to what extent advantage was taken of the ample provision
made for securing the groundwork of a good education.
Standards. I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Pupils. 868 628 602 607 504 287 308 209 117 69 46 8
From these figures, which present a fair average, we find that one-third of the
pupils who enter the First Standard do not go beyond it; that two-thirds of those who
enter Grade I. remain until they have completed the Fourth Standard ; that one-sixth
of this number then drop out, leaving four-sevenths of those who entered at Grade I. to
complete the Fifth Standard ; that at this point nearly one-half of the children leave
school ; that the remainder stay at school for two years, or long enough to complete the
Seventh Standard ; that one-Uiird then drop out of school, leaving about one-fourth
who enter Grade I. to complete the Eighth Standard ; that of this number only a
little over half take up the work of the High and Grammar Schools; and that
only about one in nineteen who enter Grade I. complete the full course at the Eleventh
Standard.
In a commercial community like Saint John, it is only nutural to look for the
withdrawal of a large number of pupils from the schools at a comparatively early age,
but one hardly expects to find that about one-half of the enrolment for a given term
will be found in the first three standards of the prescribed course. Without expressing
any opinion upon the results of such a state of aflfairs to the community, it is very evident
that quite a large number of our children do not come up to the requirement of the
English Board Schools, that pupils shall continue in attendance until they can read, write
and cast accounts.
The figures I have given shew that the proportion of resident children attending
school is altogether too low, and that those who attend do not remain long enough to
obtain a proper mental outfit to take up life's duties.
A third fact of equal importance is to be noted. If the four thousand four hun-
dred and ninety-three (4493) pupils whose names were enrolled upon the registers of
the public schools during the past year had belonged to the schools for the full period
embraced within the school year, they would have shewn for the 215 days a grand total
days' attendance of 965,995. But they really belonged only long enough to aggregate
752,504 days. The significance of these figures will more clearly appear if they are
r^arded from one of the three following positions : —
(1) The result above stated is the same as though 993 of the 4493 pupils had not
been enrolled at all ; or
(2) It is the same as though all the schools had been closed for two-ninths of the
school year ; or
(3) It is the same as though all the pupils enrolled had belonged for 145^ — days,
instead of 215.
The problem involved in the three facts stated is one for the solution of which the
School Law in its present form makes no provision.
But there is a fourth fact of no less importance than those already referred to ;
namely, the deplorable loss of time by pupils during the period they actually belong to
the schools. To realize what I mean the figures in the following three statements
should be carefully noted :
(1) The 4493 pupils enrolled in 1883-4 by a full attendance would have aggre-
gated 965,995 days.
(2) The 4493 pupils enrolled by regular attendance while belonging would have
aggregated 752,504 days,
(3) The 4493 pupils enrolled aggregated an attendance of 605,147 days.
This shews a complete loss of 147,357 days by the pupils enrolled during the
restricted period they actually belonged to the schools ; which is about equal to every
one of them being out of school one-fifth of the whole time they nominally belonged.
Many of the teachers make strenuous efforts by visitation at the hbmes of the
pupils, and by other means, to secure I'egularity of attendance, and when it Ls considered
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that 85.856^ of the total lost days were stated by parents to be for " sufficient cause/^
in addition to 47.7911 on account of sickness, and 8813 because of bad weather, whOst
only 4896 days were lost " without excuse," it would appear that the onus rente ahnost
entirely upon parents who need the help of their children at home ; or. who are too
indigent to provide necessary clothing ; or, who are governed by the whims of their
children rather than by a consideration of their welfare ; or, by all these combined.
Surely the clear presentation of these facts from year to year, bearing, as they do,
on the wdl-4)eing of this community, both present and future, calls for some active
measures by which the evils set forth may be remedied.
In the consideration of lost time I make no note of that lost by a large number ot
boys and girls, belonging to fiimilies of the working cla38, who leave school every
morning about eleven o'clock "to go home and carry father's dinner" ; nor that lost by
children belonging to families whose circumstances do not demand such a sacrifice, but
who, nevertheless, prevail upon their parents to have them excused from certain lessons^
and to leave school before the close of the session from a great variety of alleged causes.
The amusements of the day and the demands of fashion are so exacting, whilst parental
control, in too many cases, is so lax that, I presume, no consideration, whether legal or
honuaitarian, would entirely remove these notable evils which are met with in the
administration of educational affairs. It is, however, none the less the duty of those
who recognize their existence and realize their effects to point them out, and call upon
those who have the power to remove them whenever possible.
Percentages, — ^The percentage of enrolled pupils daily present on an average in all
the schools
For the Winter Term, 72.43
" Summer Term, 73.86
" Year, 73.15
As compared with last year these figures shew a decrease of 3.08 for the Winter
Term, and an increase of ^67 for the Summer Term, and an increase of .25 for the year.
The highest per centage of attendance was made by the Partridge Island School,
being 91.55 for the Winter Term, 93.44 for the* Summer Term, and 93. - for the year.
Two other departments exceeded 90 per cent. : Victoria School, Grade III., shew-
ing for the Winter Term 90.14, and Saint Vincent's (orphan) School, Grades I. to VI.,
for the Summer Terra 91.97.
The lowest percentage was made by the Albert School, Grade I., girls, being 49.95
for the Winter Term. This result was brought about by the low temperature of the
bttOding in the Winter months and sickness among the children.
The lowest per centage for the Summer Term was made by the Brussels street
Sdiool, Grades I., II., being 61.04. This I attribute in a large degree to the inability
of the teacher, Miss L. S. Read, to visit the homes of the children, on account of the
poor condition of her health.
The lowest per centage for the year was made by the Peters street School^ Grades
L, IL, being 59.94.
The number of deijartments whose percentages lay between the two extremes was
as follows : —
Percentage!. Winter Term. SununerTenn. Year.
Under 50 1
From 50 to 60 4 1
" 60 to 70 19 23 21
" 70 to 80 43 53 64
" 80 to 90 12 r 8
Over 90 2 2 1
No. of Departments, 81 85 85
Oradvng, — ^The annual grading of pupils took place at the close of the Wintier
Term, April 30th. As the Government Inspector cairied on his examination of the
schools during the month of April, it was not deemed prudent to subject the children
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to the strain of two exaDiinations in one month, and the preparation of the usual ques-
tion ]>apers was abandoned. The plan adopted was to carryforward to the next grade all
those ]>upils whose term-marks upon the register, and the certificate of the Inspector
showed theiti to be fit for promotion. The work when complete [iresented very gratify-
ing results ; 2408 pupils having the required qualifications. Of this number 396 were
found in Grade I; 406 in Grade II ; 445 in Grade III; 337 in Grade IV ; 262 in
Grade V; 245 in Grade VI ; 159 in Grade VII; 95 in Grade VIII ; 35 in Grade
IX ; 21 in Grade X ; and 7 in Grade XI. In addition to these, over 400 pupils were
found to be nearly up to the required standard, and, as the new regulations of the
Board of Eduction provide that the next Winter Term shall continue from Nov. 1st
to June 30th, I advanced the majority of these children at an early period in the
Summer Tenn, so as to afford them an opportunity for farther advancement next
summer, if found practicable. Others of them have gone forward at intervals during
the fall months, and the remainder take a step forward for the Winter Term.
I suppose it is expecting too much of human nature to look for the entire satis-
faction of all parents and guardians at the results attained on these occasions of
grading ; yet it is to be regretted that in a few instances children have been removed
from the schools because their names have been omitted from the list of promotions ;
even after special examination has been had unto the acquirements oi individual pupils.
It affords me, however, gratification to state that, with comparatively few exceptions,
this onerous duty has been performed without complaints against teachers, principals
or superintendent.
The present condition of the schools and the progress made in the study of the
subjects embraced in the several standards of instruction, lead me to anticipate a more
general advancement -all along the line at the close of the next term than at any former
period.
The School Tear. — By a reduction of the length of the Summer Vacation pursuant
to an order of the Board of Education, the School Year was leugthened by eleven days.
The Bonrd of Education has also decided to change the School Terms, so as to miUce
. them run from January Ist to June 30th, and from July 1st to December 3l8t. This
change is to be effected by making the ensuing Winter Term to run from November 1st
to June 30th, and thence forward the School Year will conform to the calender year.
It will become necessary therefore to ask the Ck>mmon Council for permission to make
the next financial yea? consist of fourteen months, so as to make it concurrent with the
newly arranged School Year.. This re-airangement of terms follows very closely the
suggestions 1 offered in my last annual report,* and will prove of great advantage in.
affording that continuity of instruction which is so necessary, and which has been sadly
broken in upon by placing tlie Summer Vacation in the middle of a term, instead of at
its close. Hereafter, the annual examinations, inspection and grading will take place
immediately before the holidays, at the end of the Spring Term, and the School Year
for 8t.atistics and accounts will end with the Autumn Term. Thus there will be no
unnecessary crowding of work at any one period of the year.
Prizes, — ^I'he full list of prizes awarded during the year will be found in the
appendix. As usual they consisted chiefly of donations from the friends of Educatiiin,
who sought in this way to stimulate the ambition of the pupils in the several schools
in wjiich these rewards of merit were offered. The Board of Trustees supplemented
these gifts by an appropriation from the general funds. A close inspection of
the Roll of Merit and the Prize List will disclose the fact that many of the children whose
names appear on the former were not recipients of prizes. This arises from the fact that so
many of the prizes were offered for special purposes, whilst the Merit Boll is made up of
those pupils whose daily record for the term gives them the foremost rank in the school,
based upon regularity, punctuality, deportment, and proficiency in aU the subjects of
instruction included in a given grade or standard. Whilst I am of opinion that special
merit in whatever department is worthy of recognition and reward, I am equally
* The chanse in the School Termi wag made by the Board of Education, January nth. Hie report referred to wa»
not received till iwamxy 27tb.— W. C.
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eertain, that under a system such as ours, the prizes offered by the Trustees, which are
obtained by an expenditure of public funds, should be awarded to those pupils only
▼hose school rank entitles them to oonsidei-ation. As the Board has broken ground in
this raatten during the past year, I trust that an annual appropriation will be made tor
this purpose. But a prize ought to serve the two-fold pui-pose of a stimulus to effort
and a reward for success achieved. To secure the first it is necessary that the prize to
be awarded should be known and its value appreciated at the commencement of the
period in which it is to be striven for. I would therefore recommend that the Board
adopt a plan for the distribution of a series of prizes for the Primary, Advanced, and
Grammar departments, of the school service ; that a statement of the prizes, their pur-
pose, and the time of their presentation be posted in each school at the beginning of
each school year, so that the pupils may have before them from day to day a reminder
of the honor awaiting the highest success.
In this connection I would further suggest that as under the last School Act
Amendment the City of Saint John will be excluded from competition for any portion
of the Superior School Allowance, and as a consequence, that no Provincial Certificates
will issue to graduates of Grade YIII ; the Board direct a certificate to be prepared,
having concurrent value with those by the Board of Education, for presentation to all
pupils who pass a satisfactory examination upon the required, subjects of the Eighth
Standard. I would also urge the issue of a certificate to all pupils who complete the
-ooune of instruction, which Q^rtificate, I have no doubt, would be received as an equiva-
lent for matriculation at any of our colleges or universities.
Meantime the thanks of the Board are due to the many ladies and gentlemen who
have made glad the hearts of the children by the prizes bestowed during the past year.
The Govenwr-GeneraVs Medals, — Shortly after the arrival of Lord Lansdowne in
Canada, intimation was received that he would continue the practice of his predecessors
— ^the marquis of Lome and the Earl of Dufferin — of offering a Silver Medal and a
Bronze Medal for competition on English branches in the High and Grammar Schools.
The examinations acooi-dingly were held as usual in the month of June, and
resulted as follows : —
Silver Medal, Girls* High School, possible marks 1500. The highest four were :
Sarah Shenton, 1098
Bessie Thompson, 1070
Alice Drake,. 1070
Alice Rainnie, 1001
Bronze Medal, Grammar School, possible marks, 1000. The highest were:
Thomas Dienaide, 713
James A. Milligan, 658
Fred. A. Hartley, 607
The medals were presented on the closing of the schools for the Summer vacation.
VitU of the Govemor-General, — On October 22nd, during a brief visit to this city.
His Excellency Lord Lansdowne, Lady Lansdowne, and their suite, visited the Victoria
and Saint Joseph's Schools. They were accompanied by His Worship Mayor Grant,
and were received by the members of the Board and their Secretary. All the depart-
ments in the Victoria were inspected in order, and the High School girls gathered in
the Exhibition Hall, where after some musical and gymnastic exercises they were
addressed by His Excellency, who expressed his gratification at the evident care
bestowed upon educational affairs by the school authorities and the intelligent, healthy,
«nd happy appearance of the children. He ui'ged the necessity of thoroughness in edl
the work undertaken and hoped the pupils would wisely use all the advantages provided
for their mental and moral training. In Saint Joseph's the schools were massed in the
Hally attended by their teachers. The Right Rev. Dr. Sweeney, Bishop of Saint John^
•and a number of visitors were present. An interesting dialogue was rehearsed by a
number of the girls, and after singing by the schools, and another brief address from the
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Crovemor-General, the schoola were dismissed for the day. The visit of the Yice-K^al
party though necessarily brief, was of an exceedingly pleasant nature, and will form a^
bright spot in the school experience of teachers and scholars by reason of the kindly
remarks and affable manner in which both were greeted by Lord and Lady Lansdowne*
Grammar School, — Under the provisions of the amendment to the School Act..
important changes take place in the management of the Grammar School. Heretofore
the control has been exercised jointly by the School Trustees and the Board of Direc-
tors, the former paying the latter an annual allowance of tht*ee thousand dollars when
three teachers were kept, and two thousand four hundred when there were only two
teachers. Of late years the school has been conducted wholly on the departmental
system, and the best results have been secured. Under Section 92 of the Amended
Act, the trustees are empowered to take chaise of the school and receive the transfei*
of property, etc., from the period of its enactment, but the trustees being averse to take
a course which, though in accordance with the terms of the Act, might appear to be
without sufficient consideration for the Board of Directors under whose diarge the
school had been from its foundation, decided to allow matters to remain in their old
form until the date named in the Act, leaving the question of joint control as heretofore
to be decided by the Board of Directors.
On October 30th, H. W. Frith, Esq., Clerk of the Grammar School Board, handed
over to me the property held by him for the Directors of the Saint John Grammar
School, and stated that they had passed a resolution declining to accept any further
control or management of the school, or any responsibility therefor. The transfer wa«u
accompanied by the following extract from their records :
" At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Public Grammar School of the
City of Saint John, held on Wednesday, 29th October, A D. 1884,"
Read a communication from Mr. March, Secretary of the Board of School Trustees,
containing a resolution of that Board, authorizing him to receive a transfer of the
propei-ty, etc., of the Grammar School Board, in accordance with the terms of the Act
of Assembly, 47 Vic, Chap. XII. Whereupon resolved as follows :
Wlwreas^ by the Act of Assembly 47, Vic. Chap. XIL, passed April Ist, 1884, and
recited on the minutes of the last meeting of the Board, all property in whatever form
existing or wherever situated, belonging to the President and Directors of the Public
Grammar School in the City of St. John, was vested in the Board of School Trustees
of the City of St. John.
And whereas, by resolution of the said Board above written the said Board of
School Trustees has authorized its secretary to receive a transfer of the said property,
Therefore resolved, That in compliance with the said Act and the said Resolution,
the clerk of this Board be authorized and directed to hand over to the said secretary of
the Board of School Trustees all property now in his hands or under the control of the
Board, consisting mainly of the articles and things foUowing, that is to say : —
1. All the desks, stools, benches and other school furniture, apparatus, and appli-
ances contained in the several school-rooms in Odd Fellows' Hall, occupied by the
Grammar School.
2. A Water Supply Debenture, No. G. 1142 of the City of Saint John, for £125,
dated 23rd January, 1877, and payable 1st May, 1915, next. Coupon due the Ist
November next.
3. Any sum of money which the said clerk shall have in hand at the credit of Uus
Board on making up his final statement therewith to the 1st November next.
4. Also the following lease and counterparts of leases held by this Beard, viz : —
1. A lease from the New Brunswick Odd Fellows' Hall Company to the Board
of the School Rooms above mentioned, dated 31st January, A. D. 1884.
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2. The counterpart of the lease from the Board to the Bev. Wm. Mitchell, of
lot on Horsfield Streetj now occupied bj H. H. McLean, fianister, dated
l8t November, 1877.
3. The counterpart of a lease from this Board to Eliza A. Chapman, now
Mrs. F. Gregory, of a lot adjoining said last mentioned lot, dated 17th
September, 1877.
4. The counterpart of a lease from this Board to Hugh Bustin of a lot adjoin-
ing said mentioned lot, dated September Ist, 1877.
5. The counterpart of a lease from this Board to Ward Chipman Drury of a
lot adjoining said mentioned lot, dated August 17th, 1863, now in the
occupation of Jas. H. Pullen, Painter.
6. The counterpart of a lease from this Board to Mrs. Barbara Clark of a lot
on the comer of Horsfield and Germain Stn^ts, dated May 1st, 1878.
[Memo : The rent raserved in thiB lease is $140, but the Grammar School Board on the lepre-,
lentation of Mrs. Clark that the rent was excessire and beyond her means to pay, passed the
foDowing resolntion : —
'Diat daring Mrs. Clark's life the annual rent be rednoed to $100, — ^the clerk being anthorized
to deduct the sum of $SSO, — ^from each semi-annual payment, but this dednction to cease upon Mrs*
C3aric*s death, or upon a change of ownership of the improvements on this lot, or upon the mortgagee
taking pooseasion.]
Aryifurfher resolved, That the said Board of School Trustees be requested to give
a receipt under their seal for the above mentioned property, money and documents.
Extract from the Minutes.
H. W. FRITH, Clerk.
The Board of Education has been pleased to make the following order respecting
the Course of Instruction, Teaching Staff, etc., in the St. John Grammar School.
Course 0/ Instruction, — ^The Course of Instruction in the St. John Grammar School '
shall be in advance of Standard YIII. and shall embrace Standards IX. X. and XI.
Standard XII. shall be left optional with the governing bodies.
Teaching Staff, — ^The number of teachers shall be regulated according to the follow-
ing principles :
1. One teacher, exclusive of the liead-master, shall be employed, provided the
number of pupils enrolled is 50, or upwards to 100, with an average daily attendance
of at least 75 per cent.
2. Two teachers, exclusive of the head-master, shall be employed, provided the
number of pupils enrolled is 100, or upwards, with an average daily attendance of at
least 75 per cent.
3. An assistant teacher may be employed (in addition to the staff specified in 2),
provided pupils, after passing a satisfactory examination by the inspector, on the sub-
jects of Standard XI., shall continue (at the option of the governing bodies) at school
to take up the subjects of Standard XII.
Female Department. — If the a verge daily attendance of boys numbers 100 or
upwards, it shall be competent for the governing bodies to organize a Female Depart-
ment, under the responsible supervision of the h^ui-master, but subject to the following,
conditions : —
1. That the subjects taught shall be in advance of Standard YIII, and that pro-
vision be made for giving instruction in Standards IX., X. and XI.
2. That there be an enrolment of at least 50 girls, with an average daily attend-
ance of at least 75 per cent.
Teaching Staff. — If one standard only is taught, no more than one teacher shall
be employed.
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If two standard ave taught, two teachers may be employed, provided the number
•of pupils exceeds 50. '
If three standards are taught, three teachers may be employed, • provided the
number of pupils exceeds 100.
Should pupils in the female department remain after satisfactorily completing
Standard XI, it shall be competent, for the head-master, with^ the concurrence of the
^verning bodies, to make such provision as he shall deem proper for the further
instruction, of such pupils, but no arrangement shall involve the necessity of employing
itn additional teacher or assistant than what is provided for as above.
Provincial Grants. — ^The Grammar School Grant of $350 shall be paid to the head-
master as a total Provincial Allowance.
Each teacher (not including *the head-master) shall receive from the Provincial
Treasury, the allowance granted to a first-class teacher, and the assistant, if one is
employed, shaU receive half the amount allowed to a first-class teacher, provided he
holds a license of Glass 1.
Class of License, — No teachers shall be employed in either the male or female
departments, who does not hold a Provincial License of at least Glass 1. The head-
master must be the holder of a Grammar School License,
WILLIAM GROGKET,
Chief Superintendent of Education.
Financial, — On the first day of November, 1883, the books showed a balance in
iavour of capital account of $18,289.74. During the year debentures were issued to
the extent of $11,500, which realized $13,047.50, bringing the fund up to $31,337.24.
The expenditures for building, furnishing, and repairs amounted to $12,381.48 ; leaving
a balance on hand on October 31st, 18^4 of $18,955.76 The total amount of debentures
the trustees are authorized to issue is $200,000. The issue has now reached $194,059,
leaving only $5,941 yet to be issued, As but one fund is kept the balance to the credit
of capital account as shewn at the close of each year, is quickly exhausted to meet the
constant demands for services connected with the income or assessment account. This
arises from the continually increasing deficit on assessment account, and the time has
Arrived when some definite action must be taken to secure a large amount of taxes now
in default, if the school service is to be carried on without a considerably increased
expenditure for interest upon money which it will be necessary to raise by loan. More-
over, the whole amount already raised by the sale of debentures, as well as that to be
realized by the remnant yet in reserve, will be needed early in the coming year to pay
the contractors for the work of building the new school-house. As the balance on hand
and the county school fund yet to come in, will be exhausted before the end of January,
and as eleven months will still have to run before the close of thd next financial year,
it is evident that the assessment fiind must be increased by many thousand dollars to
admit of the trustees meeting their engagements month by month. The Gity Ghamber-
lain informs me, however, that apart from a very limited amount to be paid on the
default list about the middle of January, I need not look for much money from that
source until the next year's taxes are collected.
The income accoimt is derived mainly from two sources — the city assessment for
school purposes and the county school fund. The year opened with a balance in hand
of $3,868.48. Fi-om time to time i-eceipts came in until at the close of the year they
aggregated from assessments $46,953.72 ; county school fund $7,821.33 ; superior school
grant $409.02 ; rent and interest $167.42 making with the balance on hand, a total of
$59,219.97. The slowness with which the money came in necessitated the expenditure
of a considerable sum to pay interest on bank loans. The utmost economy was exercised
in every department of the service, and the year closed with an expenditure of $57,-
147.78 ; leaving a balance on hand October 31st of $2,072.19.
The total amount of assessment in default is $70,913.53, but as little or nothing
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can be expected of the deficit previoos to 1877, we may practically strike off $17,611.0^
which would leave $53,302.44, an amount which if now in hand would be only sufficient,
with such certain income as we may confidently look for, to carry us forward to the
time when the taxes of 1885 will be received to any extent. It is, of course, vain to
look for th6 payment of this sum at an early day, and it rests with the Board to devise
such ways and means as within the terms of their trust they are able to do to meet the
grave emergency here presented.
General, — J. Y. Ellis, Esq., M. P. P., the retiring trustee, has been re-apix>inted
by the Common Ck>uncil, from November 1st.
The appended statements and tables contain in detail important facts which could
not be obtained from the ordinary returns, and will be of special service to the compiler
of educational statistics.
Kespectfully submitted,
J. MARCH,
Secretary and SuperirUendenL
St John, A\ B.J December, 1884.
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QUESTIONS
Set to Candidates for the different Classes of License at the
Examination in June, 1884.
L n. & ni. [1] THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. Time, SO miru
1. What do you mean by the Grand total number of days? How are they found?
How woidd you test the correctness of the work f
2. How do you find the average daily attendance for the Term 1 How do you find
the same for a month ? How do you find the per centage of pupils daily present
on an average during the Term %
3. What do you mean by the County Eund f How is it raised ? State the princi-
ples on which it is apportioned. Show in what respects it operates as a stimulus
on Districts to maintain a school, and in what respects it tends to stimulate
regularity of attendance.
4. What obligation does the Teacher's contract impose upon (1) the Trustees, (2)
the Teacher 1
5. What persons are entitled to vote at any School meeting? What provision is
made to prevent the casting of improper votes %
6. What is the duty of Teachers with respect to (1) Roll-call ; (2) Time-Tables; (3)
Contagious or infectious diseases ; (4) Persistently disobedient pupils 1
N. B. — Four of the foregoing qnestioiiB will be considered a fall paper for Candidates for Class
m and/ve for those of Class U.
I. IL & mi. [2] CANADIAN HISTORY. Time, 1 hr.
1. Canada is said to have been originally occupied by three tribes of Indians. . Name
the tribes and the portions of the country which they respectively occupied.
2. Canadian History is usually divided into three periods, viz : Period of Discovery,
French Period, and English Period. Give the opening and closing dates of each
of these Periods, and name the chief events in one of ^em.
3. Give a concise but clear account of ons of the events you name in your answer to
Question X
4. Expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia. When did this event occur?
What causes are said to have led to it % Opinions differ as to the justice or
injustice of this act. What is your opinion 1 Give your reasons.
5. Name the most important Treaties which have affected Canada, giving dates and
results.
6. What is meant, by Rebellion Losses Acts, Secularization of the Clergy Reserves,
Abolition of Seignorial Tenures, British North America Act
7. Name the Governors-General since Confederation and the chief events during the
rale of one of them.
Or, Note the chief periods of progress in the history of New Brunswick since Con-
federation.
N. B.— 6 Questions will be considered a foil paper.
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I. [3] ARITHMETIC. Time, 1 hr. 30 m,
(Exhibit the work.)
1. The C. P. K. Syndicate gave a Contractor the sum of $147,456. He paid the
whole amount among his workmen, giving to each as many dollars as there were
workmen. How much did he give to each, and how many workmen were there?
2. A merchant commenced business on January 1st, 1864, with a capital of $6000,
and each year, after paying all expenses, increased the capital of the former year
/ by one-fourth of itself. How much was he worth on the firat of January 1884T
3. A room is 16 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 9 feet high ; find the cost of plastering
it at the rate of 12 cents per sq. yard, making allowance for a door 7 feet high
by 3 feet wide, and for two windows each 5| feet high by 2\ feet wide.
4. Whether is it better to invest in stocks in 6 per cents at 95, or 5 per cents at 87^,.
and how much better is it 1
5. The interest on a sum of money at the end of eight years is one half of the sum
itself; what rate per cent, was charged.
6. Goods were bought for a note of $292 due in one month, and sold for a note of
$348 due in four months; what was gained per cent, money being worth 6 per
cent. ?
7. The assessment roll of a school district shows the value of the ratable property to
be $80,000. A tax of $300 is to be levied for school purposes ; how much does
A pay, if the value of his property is set down at $1200.
8. Give the unit of measure in the Metric System of the following : — Lengthy surfaeey
eolidity, capacity. Which is the fundamental unit in the system? Give the
relations between it and the other units. How are larger and smaller measuiea
than the unit obtained ? How many metres in one mile )
9. Should a Teacher use a text-book in teaching Mental Arithmetic ? Give your
reasons. Describe the plan you think it best to adopt in teaching this subject,
specifying particularly your mode in seeking to secure expertness in addition.
N. B. — Correct answers to 8 of the foregoing qnestions will be oonsidered a full paper for
nude candidates, and 7 for female candidates.
[4] GEOGRAPHY. Time, 1 hr. SO m.
1. Make a list of the British Possessions in Asia.
2. State what each of the following is, give its situation, and name any important
facts you know respecting it : — ^The Punjaub, the Congo, Khartoum, Sunda,
Joppa, Annam.
3. Name the most important expeditions that have been sent out by different Grovem-
ments to Artie Regions during the present century. Give the results of such
as are known to you.
4. Describe the Gulf Stream and its modifying effect on any part of the globe.
5. In which Hemisphere is Iceland 1 In which are New Zealand, Fiji Islands and
Tasmania?
6. Name the countries of the globe cut by the Equator.
7. On which side of the continents would you expect the isotherms to ran furthest
north 1 Whyl
8. Which has at any time the longest day, Quito or Moscow f Why t
9. Give some illustrations of the effect of climate on the human race and on vegetation.
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10. Draw an oailine map of Africa, on the paper ^ven you for the purpose, inserting
and naming the Equatorial lakes, the rivers Nile, Niger, Zamb^, and the towns
Cairo, Zanzil»r and Cape Town.
L [5] COMPOSITION. Time, 1 An
1. Name the qualities of language upon which the excellence of style depends. Show
the importance of each quality you name.
S. Name the principal figures of speech and give an example of each.
3. Name the qualities which a sentence should possess as i^egards the arrangement of
its parts. Which of these qualities is violated in the following sentence 1
"King Bichord was a man of a revengefiU and crael spirit, and a passionate lover of poetry ;
he died on the 8th of April 1199, left no issue, and was succeeded by his brother Jolm."
Correct the sentence.
4. What are the elements of a Biographical Theme t Write in illustration of your
answer a\Theme on Queen Elizabeth or on Mary Stuart.
5. What is rhythm f rhime ? Give the conditions of perfect rhymes with examples.
[. [6] GRAMMAR AND ANALYSIS. Time, 1 ht.
1. Give your classification of sentences ; define each class, and give an example, of
each.
2. State several instances in which the letter » is omitted in the possessive case, and
give examples. Express by the use of the possessive the joint ownership of a
house by Robert and William. What seems to be the tendency with respect to
the possessive case of nouns 1 Give instances.
3. What is a proper tiown ? a common nou/n ? an abstract nov/n f a pronoun f Point
out instances in which the usual definition of a pronoun is defective.
4. How do you distinguish between the participle and a gerund ? Give examples.
5. Give the general anal3r8is of —
A$ He plucked his cursed steel away,
Mark how the blood of C»sar followed it,
A$ ruMtg out of doors to he rtdolvtd^
If Brutus «o unkindly hmoched or no.
€. Give the detailed analysis of the above passage.
(The fftmtral and dettuled analysis may be combined in one form, if the candidate so prefers.)
7. Parse the italicised words in the passage in question 5.
No
L XL & III [7] INDUSTRIAL DRAWING. Time, 1 hr.
or Both the written answers and the drawings are to be given on this paper.
The drawings should be at least 4 inches in breadth.
The Examiner will expect bold and hbm lines ; and that the lines, both straight and curved,
shall be fairly smooth and xvxN.
1. (a) What is meant by symmetrical arrangement about a centre ? (6) How does
symmetrical aittingement on an axis differ from symmetrical arrangement about
a centre?
2. Draw a rosette, illustrating symmetrical arrangement about the centre of a square*
3. Draw a pitcher, illustratmg compound curves.
4. State how yon would draw with compass and ruler (1) a peqiendicular to a given
line from a given point in it ; (2) an isosceles triangle, with the equal sides double
the base.
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L [8] USEFUL KNOWLEDGK TUm, 1 hr.
1. Describe a mode of preparing oxygen. Name the properties of this gas and state
how you would proceed to illustrate them.
2. What is meant by the circulation of matter) What offices do plants and animals
respectively perform in this circulation.
3. You teach your pupils to breathe through the nostrils rather than the month.
Explain why you do so.
4. What are the ordinary qualities by which minerals are distinguished. Explain
the terms you employ and show how the qualities may be ascertained. Kame
the most important minerals found in the Province ; give the ordinary character-
istics of three ; the uses of each of the three, and the localities in which they are
respectively found.
5. Draw a diagram of the common Pump ; making such explanations respecting it as
will lead a pupil to infer the principle upon which it operates. What is that
principle 1
6. Show how you would proceed to convince your pupils of the injurious effects of
alcoholic drinks upon the human system.
For Female Candidates,
Female Candidates may omit one of the foregoing qnestions and suhstitate the following :—
Give directionB to a class of girl« how to bake ordinaiy loaf bread or to make beef soup ; also
how to dam a stocking.
(Uie a diagram if you consider it necessary for the latter part of the question.)
L [9] ENGLISH LITERATURE. Time^lhr
Shakeepeare^B Juliu^Oassar.
1. (1) Name the principal characters in the Play. (2) Give a short account of what
is done and said by one of the characters you name.
2. Quote the replies of Brutus to Cassius on the foUowing occasions : — ^When Cassias
said —
(1) Tell me, good Bmtas, can yon see yonr face ?
(2) Aye, do yon fear it ?
Then mnat I think you would not have it so.
(3) That yon have wrong*d me doth appear in this
(4) O ye goda, ye gods ! muot I endure aU this ?
(5) Do not preenme too mnch upon my love ;
I may do that I shall be aorry for
3. By whom and on what occasions were the following words used : —
(1) Bmtna is wise, and were he not in health
He wonld embrace the means to come by it.
(2) When beggars die, there are no comets seen.
(3) Your voice ahall be aa atrong aa any maa*a
In the diapoaing of new diffnitiea.
(4) Now let it work ;— miaohief thou art afoot^
Take thon what ooiirae thou wilt ?
4. Expand the following into a short expository paragraph : —
Of yonr philcaophy yon make no nee
If yon give place to accidental evils.
5. OoBunent upon any peculiar words or construction in the following quotations : —
(1) It is not meet
That every nice offence ahonld bear his comment.
(1) I do beseech ye, if you bear me haid.
(3) I am mnch forgetful.
(4) Thy hononimble metal may be wrought
From that it ia diapoaed.
6. What 'sights' were seen in the streets of Rome before Cnear^s death. Quote
some of the lines.
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I [10] GENERAL HISTORY. Time, 1 hr.
1. Locate Marathon, Salamis, Plataea and Mycale. Give the resoltg of the battles
fought at each of the three places and name the respective Leaders.
2. Point oat some of the effects of Alexander's conquests upon the conquered races.
3. Give the story of the founding of Rome.
4. The second Punic War. Its cause ^ Narrative of events 1 Results f
5. Name the persons who formed the second Triumvirate. What objects had they
in view and how did they proceed to accomplished them 1
6. War of tlie Spanish StMcemon. Its cause 1 Chief events 1 Results 1
7. BaoeetaUm (^Charles I. of England. Was it constitutional % Give your reasons.
1 [11] BOOK-KEEPING. Time, 43 m.
1. Prepare Day-Book and Cash Book forms, and enter the following transactions : —
Jtme 12th.
Robt. Smith sent S. Jones with an order requesting me to give Jones goods to the
value of $6.50 on Smith's account. I have delivered the goods.
T. Leach paid his account of $50.
Paid Samuel Reese for work $6.50.
Jas. Toms bought 15 lbs. Sugar at lie. 18 yds. White Cotton at 10c 1 pair
Boots, $5. 1 Hat, $2.50. He has paid on account $6.50.
Cash Sales this day, $18.50.
2. How is the correctness of posting the Ledger usually tested 1 Describe the mode
you would adopt '
3. State how you would proceed to close the Ledger.
4. Write a promissory note for $50, sixty days. Name your Indorser. (Use ficti-
tious names.
I. [12] ALGEBRA. Time, 1 hr. 30 m.
1. Solve the equation 2ar - ^^-— - = 4
2. What is a quadratic equation % Show thajb every quadratic equation can be put
in the form x^ ^p x-^-q^O, where p and q represent some unknown numbers.
Give an example.
3. Solve the equation ^:j:2"*'i32'=^^:r3
4. Solve 7(a: + 4)+ 7(2a:-|-6)= V(^ + ^)
2 + 3a;y =3a;)
6. There is a rectangular field, whose length exceeds it breadth by 16 yards, and it
contains 960 square yards : find its dimensions.
7. By selling a book for 24 cents I lose as much per cent as it cost me. What was
the prime cost of the book t
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8. If a denote the first term of a series in Arithmetical Progression, b the common.
difference, I the last term, 8 the sum of the series, and n the number of terms,
show that« = « f 2a + (n-l)6 )
9. A debt can be discharged in a year bj paying $1 the first week, $3 the second
week, $5 the third, &c. : required the last payment and the amount of the debt»
I. [13] GEOMETRY. Time, 1 Ivr. $0 m^
1. Prove that the angle contained by a tangent and a chord from the point of con-
tact is equal to the angle in the opposition segment.
2. On a given straight line, describe a segement the inscribed angle of which shall
be equal to a given angle.
3. Prove that when a straight line cuts two parallel straight lines, it makes the
alternate angles equal, the corresponding angles equal, and the interior angles-
on the same side equal to two right angles.
4. If a line be divided into two parts, the square on the whole line is equal to the
sum of the squares on the two parts, together with twice the rectangle contained
by the parts.
5. The diagonal of a square is 6 feet, find its area. Solve the question and enunciate
the geometrical principle involved.
Female Candidates are not required to work the following, but credit will be given for
the work correctly done.
6. Parallelograms and triangles between the same parallels are to one another aa
their bases.
7. If two triangles have two angles of the one respectively equal to two angles of the
other, they shall be similar.
I. [14] NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. Time, 1 hr. SO m.
1. Give the formula for ascertaining the descent of falling bodies. How long would
a stone be in falling 500 feet, and what velocity would it acquire %
2. A body is thrown upward with a velocity of 76 ft. per second ; with what velocity
and in what direction will it be moving at the end of 4 seconds 1
3. Explain the principle of the Screw. On what does the ratio of the power to the
weight depend ? The dameter of a screw is 7 inches, and the distance between
the threads ^ of an inch ; what power applied at the circumference of the screw
will support a weight of 110 lbs 1
4. Give the law of equilibrium of the Inclined Plane.
A person wishes to roll a barrel of flour into a waggon, the box of which is 4
feet from the ground. He can lift only 24 lbs. How long a plank must
hegetl
5. Enumerate Newton's three laws of motion, and give illustrations of each.
A shell at rest burst into two parts, the smaller of which is ^ of the whole ;
what will be the ratio of the initial velocity of the parts %
6. What is a force ? How many things have to be considered in a force) What
are they?
When two forces act together they have a result of 12 lbs., and when they act in
opposite directions their resultant is 2 lbs. ; find the forces.
7. Three forces of 119, 120 and 169 lbs. act on a point and keep it at rest; show
that the angle between the first and second is a right angle.
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L [15] PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS. Tifne, 1 hr.
FemaU Candidaiea will receive credit /or work correctly done,
1. The side of a square is 8 feet, and the height of the arc is 4 feet ; find the radius
of the circle described round the square.
2. The chord of an arc is 20 feet, and the height of the arc is 4 feet ; find the diam-
eter of the circle.
3. The drcamf erenoe of a circle is 50 feet, and the arc is 8 feet ; required the num-
ber of the degrees in the arc
4. The side of a square is 18 feet ; a circle is described round the square ; find the
area between the circle and the square.
•5. Construct the figure and find the area of a field from the following entries in your
Field-Book. The numbers given are links.
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1125
750
625
300
From A.
6. State how you would proceed to find the height of an object standing on a hori-
zontal plane, the base of the obiect being (1) accessible, (2) inaccessible. Make
diagrams to illustrate your statement
to D. 260
to B. 230
250 to 0.
I. [16] TEACHING and SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Time, 1 hr. 30 m,
1. What works on Teaching have you read ? Give an outline of the plan of one of
them, and enumerate a few of the most important principles it discusses and
illustrates.
2. Who was Pestaloczi, and wbat reforms in teaching did he introduce f
3. What classification do you make of the mental faculties 1 In what order should
they be developed in a child f
4. State what means you intend to employ or have employed to cultivate the powers
of oral expression of your pupils.
5. What do you consider the aim of all education to be 9 Give your views as fully
as time will permit
6. What is your opinion respecting the practice of detaining children after school
hours to prepare neglected lessons ? Give your reasons,
7. How do you propose to deal with each of the following faults : — ^Falsehood, truancy,
copying, prompting, tardiness 1
8. You have chai^ of a miscellaneous school of 40 pupils, with classes in each of
the four Standards. Exhibit in tabular form or otherwise a day's work, bearing
in mind that each pupil is to be kept properly employed, and that you have no
regular assistant.
n. [1] . SCHOOL SYSTEM. Time, 30 m.
(Same as under ClaM L)
n. [2] CANADIAN HISTORY. Time, 1 hr.
(Same a« uider Claei L)
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II. [3] ARITHMETIC. Time, 1 An SO m.
(Exhibit ihe work.)
1. Some Teachers give the Rule in Arithmetic and iUnstrate it by ezampleay otherB.
give examples first and through these lead the pupils to infer the Rule. Which
mode do jou consider preferable ? Give your reasons. State what qualities you.
would seek to impart in teaching Arithmetic, and' briefly describe the method by
which you would seek to secure them.
2. Divide the product of the sum and difference of 4836.75 and 47968.7 by 965.0586,
3. Bought 124 bales of cloth each measuiing 75 yards at $3.15 per yard. For what
sum should the goods be insured at 3 per cent, in order that I may receive both
the value of the goods and the premium, in case of loss ?
4. State the principle involved when fractions are changed to others having a common
denominator. Reduce i of |, f and -^ to equivalent fractions having a common
denominator.
5. At wliat rate per cent per annum will $1469.18 give $486.12 in 8 yearsi
6. If 15 men build a wall 48 feet long in 12 days, in what time will 9 men build a
wall two-thirds the length )
7. Find by Practice the price of 3 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 lbs. (liong weight) at j£4 3 4
per cwt.
8. Point out some of the advantages to be derived from the adoption of the Metric
System of Weights and Measures. Frame and solve an example in this System.
9. Should a Teacher use a text-book in teaching Mental Arithmetic f Give your
reasons. Describe the plan you think it best to adopt in teaching this subject,
specifying particularly your mode in seeking to secure expertness in addition.
N. B.--CoiTect answers to 8 of the foregoing questioiiB will be oonaidered a fall paper.
n. [4] GEOGRAPHY. Time, 1 hr. 30 m.
1. Describe the Rhine or the Danube, naming the chief tributaries, also the principal
towns in order from the source to the mouth of the river.
2.. During a voyage from London to Alexandria through what waters would you
pass, and what countries and islands would lie on your left 1
3. Dominion ofCwnada, Name (1) the Provinces in their order of population ; (2)
the chief minerals and the Provinces in which they are respectively found ; (3)
the chief industries ; (4) the principal railways, and (5) the chief seaports.
4. Which side of S. America has no long rivers 1 Why 1
5. What are the conditions which influence the climate of a place.
6. What is the difference in longitude between two places whose difference in time is
35 minutes f What do you mean by *■ Standard time.'
7. Describe how to find by the globe the duration of twilight on the lOth day of June
at Moscow.
8. Draw an outline map of North America on the paper given you for the purpose,
andinsert the following Rivers : St. Lawrence, Fraser River, MiBsissippiy with
their principal tributaries.
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1L[8] COMPOSITION. Time, 1 hr.
1. Kyplain mepcmmon^ eofUraoiion and enlargement as applied to sentences, and give
an example of each.
2. Fonn a complex sentence from the following propositions . —
la*. It is ramembered {adv,) {time.)
a*. All th«se forms of water are prodaoed by thonasada of mtllionw of tons (sabs.)
A. The fact is certainly very remarkable.
2 a*. Kveiy miimle partiele is btiilt up exaotly in the aame way (sabs.)
3. Make a simple paraphrase of the following stanza, i. e, express the author's idea in
your own words : —
Not enjoyment and not aorrow,
la oar deatined end or way ;
Bat to act that each to-morrow
Find oa further than to-day.
4. How may the quality of eleamese be destroyed t Give examples. As regards the
language of which a sentence is composed, name three errors that are not uncom-
mon with young writers. Give an example of each and make the correction.
5. Name the mechanical points to be attended to in a letter. Illustrate your answer
by writing a letter to a friend on a Holiday Ramble. (Use fictitious names.)
6. Expand the following sentence into a paragraph not exceeding ten lines : —
*' 0, what a tangled web we weaver
When firat we practice to deceive.''
TL [6] GRAMMAR AND ANALYSIS. Time, 1 Ar-
1. Give an example of (1) a simple sentence, (2) a complex sentence and (3) a com-
pound sentence.
2. Write the posaoosive plural of child, woman, it, who, thou, ox.
3. Compare lovely, former, iU, next, chief, last, final.
4. Give tlie past tense and past participle of sit, lie (to lie down), set, ride, eat, catch,
ring, dive, greet, dig. (Give your answer in perpendicular columns.)
5. Give tbe ^etMraZ analysis of " That man tofio faile while aitempting to do righl^ la
more to he respected than he who succeeds in doing wluU is wrong."
6. Give the detailed analysis of the preceding sentence. (The general and detailed
analysis may be combined in one form if the candidate so prefers.)
7. RoBe the italicized words in the sentence in Question 5.
8. Point oat some distinctions in the use of ehatt and ioittf and who and that.
n. p] INDUSTRIAL DRAWING. Time, 1 An
(Same as ander daaa L)
II. [8] USEFUL KNOWLEDGK Time, 1 Ar.
1. What is meant by the rotation of crops) What principles usually regulate this
rotation 1
2. What is the amount of pressure which the air exerts upon every square inch of sur-
face ! Describe how you would convince your pupils of the truth of this &ct,
aod* show how you would explain to them why their own bodies are not crushed
\fj such a weight.
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3. Of what elements are starch, sugar and gam composedl How may the prasenoe
of any of these elements be shown 1
4. Name the principal minei*als of the Province, their uses, and localities.
5. Describe the circulation of the blood.
6. Describe a mode by which hydrogen may be readily prepared
7. Describe the effects upon the human system of (I) Exercise, (2) Aleoholic drinks.
8. The Barometer. State the principles upon which its constmctioii and use depend.
n. [91 ENGLISH LITERATURE. Time, 1 hr.
Readers IV and F.
1. And who, that saw that monaroh ride.
His kingdom battled by his side,
Could then his direful doom foretell ?
Fair was his seat in knightly selle.
And in his sprightly eye was set
Some spark of the rlantagenet.
(1) What monarch is referred to in the foregoing passage t (2) Explain the
word battled. What is the usual form of the word in this sense 1 (3) Give
the meaning and derivation of direful, (4) The meaning of the word selU.
(5) Express in your own words the ideas contained in the passage. (6) In
what measure is it written t (7) Scan the last two lines.
2. Name the author of each of the following quotations and the poems from which
they are taken : —
(1) "Sounds, not arms, shall win the prize.
Harmony the path to fame."
(2) " How often have I blessed the coming day,
When toil remitting, lent its turn to play."
(3) *' So soon the child a youth, the youth a man.
Eager to run the race his fathers ran.
(4) '* The sun went down nor ceased the oarnaffe there
Tumultuous murder shook the midnight air.
3. Write out two stanzas of Gray's Elegy.
4. Quote from the readers or from any Author you have read one example of eadi of
the following figures of speech : Sernile; Metonymy; Hyperbole.
JL [10] BRITISH HISTORY. Time, 1 Ar.
1. Give the story of Boadioea.
% Name the Sovereigns during the Danish rule and give a brief account of the reign
of one of them.
3. WWiam the Conqueror. Give his character ; also a brief account of his reign front
the following heads : — The confiscations ; Revolt in the west and north of the
country ; Domesday Book ; The New Forest.
4. Tour text-book says, Henry VIII. was of a fierce and tyrannical nature. Is this
your opinion 9 Justify your answer by a reference to his actH.
5. Show that you understand what the following are by a brief explanation of each : —
Thorough ; Star Chamber ; Ship Money ; Habeas Corpus Act ; Catholic Eman-
cipation Bill ; Anti-Com-Law League.
6. Give a brief account of the Indian Mutiny from the following heads : — ^Ite cause ;
Meerut; Delhi 3 Cawnpore; Nana Sahib; Henry Havelock ; Lucknow.
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n, [11] . BOOK-KEEPING. Time, 46 m.
1. Explain the following Mercantile terms : — Bonded Groods ; Consignee ; Indoiser ;
Anete ; Bill of Entry ; Voucher.
2. State the principles for debiting and crediting the various accounts.
3. March 10th 1884. Thos. Boberts bought of you Goods ^-orth $56.25. March
25ih, he paid you cash $18. He worked for you during the first week of April,
three days at $1.25 per day. May 5th, he got Goods from you worth $15.
Make the forcing entries in proper Ledger form.
4. When an account is closed, how is the balance shown.
5. Rented the house No. 14, Alma St, to John Smith at $150 per annum. Write
a receipt for a quarter's rent (Use a fictitious name in place of your own.)
IL [12] ALGEBRA, Time, Ihr.SOm.
(Males, and for Female Candidatei of Claes L )
Female Candidates of Clan II wHl receive credit for work correctly done,
1. Add together (a + 6)a; + (6 + c) y, and (a- 6) « + (6-) y, and subtract the latter
from Uie former.
2. Resolve into elementary factors the following : —
(Ist) a:«-.8 + 15; (2nd)a:«+7aj-8; (3rd) 4 «« -4 a?- 3; (4th) 3 a;« - 2 a; - 5.
3. What is the value of a^. Demonstrate the correctness of your answer.
aj+1 x + 2 a;+3 ^ ,
5. When the terms of an equation are transposed, the signs are changed. Explain
whyt
^. A bookseller sold 10 books at a certain price, and afterward 15 moro at the same
rate, and at the latter time received 35 cents more than at the former ; what was
the price per book )
7. A father's age is 40 and his son's 8 ; in how many years will the father's age be
treble of the son's %
8. A and B have together $8, A and 0 have $10, B. and C. have $12. What have
they each.
n. [13] GEOMETRY. Time, Ihr.SOm.
Female Candidates of Class IL will receive credit /or work correctly done.
1. Prove that the opposite sides and angles of a parallelogram are equal to one
another, and that the diagonal bisect it.
2. Draw a straight line through a given point parallel to a given straight line.
3. Construct a triangle with sides equal to three given straight lines.
4. Prove that the diagonals of a square are at right angles.
5. What are the conditions of equality in triangles? Prove one of the cases you
instance.
6. Define right angles, adjacent angles, vertical angles. A number of straight lines
meet in a point and include equal angles, each angle being 13' 20'; how many
angles are there)
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II. [U] TEACHING and SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Time, 1 hr.SOm.
1. When would you begin to teach the sounds of the letters, and how would you
proceed % When l£e names of the letters 1
2. What means do you propose to adopt to make your pupils good readers) Show
that the means you adopt are consistent with the end.
3. State the principles upon which you would teach the Tables of Weights and
Measures. Illustrate your answer by describing how you would teach Long^
Measure Table.
4. What do you mean by review exercises % Point out some of the advantages of
such exercises and describe how you would conduct them.
5. Point out the educative value and utility of lessons on Cohw and jPorm. Describe
briefly your mode of dealing with one of the early lessons on colour.
6. What means would you adopt with pupils who come unprepared with their lessons %
Give as full an answer as time will permit
7. What qualities do you consider necessary in youradf in order that your pupils may
be kept cheerful and interested in their work %
8. About what propoi-tion of the daily time should be bestowed upon Beading, Writ-
ing and Arithmetic in an ordinary District School % Show in tabular form, or
o^erwise, how you would dispose of the rest of the time, keeping in mind diat
each pupil is to be kept profitab^ employed.
III. [1] SCHOOL SYSTEM. Ttm^j, SO m.
(Same as under ClaaaoB 1. and 11.)
III. [2] CANADIAN HISTORY. Timt, 1 hr.
(Same as under Classes I. snd IL)
ni. [3] ARITHMETIC. Time 1 hr. 30 m.
(Exhibit the work.)
1. A sold to B 315 tons of hay at $12.60 a ton, 187 cows at $27 each, and 219 bar-
rels of potatoes at 75 cents per barrel, and received in payment $6000. What
is the balance and to whom is it due t
2. 196 pounds of flour fill a barrel, how many pounds will fill 75 barrels ; and how
many barrels will be contained in half a million of pounds ?
3. There are three logs 60, 84, and 108 feet respectively in length. What is the
greatest equal length into which the logs can be cut, and how many pieces
should there be in each log 1
4. Reduce 1 acre to feet, and prove the correctness of your work by reversing the
process.
5. Briefly describe how you would show a pupil what is meant by f of a yard. To-
what number must the sum of f and {- be added in order that the sum may be 3 ?
6. Divide the product of 2^ and f of ^ by ^ of |.
7. Find the sum, difference and product of 68.0016 and 9.4.
8. If 8 men build a wall 40 feet long in 20 days, in what time will 12 men build a.
waU 60 feet long?
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m.[4] GEOGRAPHY. Time, 1 hr. SO m.
1. In what diieetioii are the foUowing places from Toronto : — ^Winnipeg t Montreal t
Kin^rton 1 Hamilton t Samia f
2. How is Great Slaye Lake connected with the Arctic Ocean? Lake Winnip^
with Hudflon Bay 1 Lake Superior with Lake Erie ?
3. Deaoribe the Biver Saint Lawrence.
4. How can you tell from a mi^ in what direction^ a country slopes 1 Illustrato your
answer by referring to the general slopes of the Dominion.
5. Give the directions in which you would travel during a railway trip from Freder-
icton to campbelltony the principal places you would pass, the 9ounties in which
they are re^pectiYely situatedy and the chief Industries carried on in them
6. What is latitude 1 longitudel meridiant tropic of cancer ? an isthmus) agnlft
7. Draw on the paper given you for the purpose an outline map of New Brunswick,.
and insert a^d name the principal rivers, also the followii^ towns : — ^Woodstock,.
St Stephen, Shediac, Dorchester.
in. [5] COMPOSITION. Time, 1 hr.
1. Makt 9wh eorrmsticma aa you think neees9ary in the folhwing sefUencea : — ^He who*
they seek has departed. Lest there be no solace left 'twixt thou and L He fell
in the river and was took out. There's not many mistakes in them sentences.
He aoto like his &ther acts. John set down and told his Inother to let it ky.
He has went for a wiJk and has never returned. The news are very startling
tonday. I intend to educate my pupils in Grammar and instruct them how to-
speak it correct
2. Pat the following passage into a prose order of construction : —
The bow was bent* the anow went
As by ail angel gnided ;
Injpieoee two, beneath the tree^
The apple fell divided.
3. (1) Write a letter to your undo, giving him an account of a story or a narative
you have lately read.
(2) Write a letter, making an application for a school which is vacant. (Use
fictitious names.)
in. [6] GRAMMAR AND ANALYSIS. Time, 1 hr.
1. Write a sentence of four words, containing a noun, an adjective, a verb and an
adverb.
2. Name three ways of forming the plurals of nouns and give an example of each.
3. Give the past tense and past participle of break, drink, burst, work, drown. (Give
your answer in perpendicular columns.)
4. Write in full the past indicative active, and the plurperfect indicative passive of
verb to strike,
5. Liflect, i. e. give the cases aingnlar and plural of he, wko, whidt.
6. Give the general analysis of ''Yet know thy fate was near, had I btU mieeed my
otm."
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7. Gire the detailed analysis of the above sentence. (The genmxd and detailed
analysis may be put under one form if the candidate so prefer.)
8. Parse the italicized words in the sentence in Qaestion 6.
IIL L7] INDUSTRIAL DRAWING. Time, 1 hr.
(Sjune M under CUaaes L ft XL)
m. [8] USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. Time, 1 hr.
1. Name the senses.
2. What are the chief means within our own power of keeping the body in a healthy
state.
3. Name some of the effects on the human system of (1) alcoholic drink, (2) tobacco.
4. How is soil formed 1 Why are soils manured 1
5. Describe the thermometer. What are its uses 1
^. Name the principal forest trees of New Brunswick ; state also the uses to which
several of them are applied.
7. What are the principal minerals of the Province 1 Specify the uses of several of
them.
<8. Show how you would proceed to convince yoiur pupils of the necessity for ventilat-
ing school-rooms, bed-rooms, &c.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOLS
OF
|NEW BRUNSWICK,
1888.
BY THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION,
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FREDERICTON:
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THE NEW YORK
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A8T0R, LENOX AND
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1898.
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EDUCATION OFFICE,
F^^dericton, K B., Fehmwry mth, 1886,
I have the honour to present to His Honoi- the Lieutenant Governor, the
Annual Repoit on the Free Schools of the Province, for the year ended
December 31st, 1885.
, 1 have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
WM. CROCKET,
To the Hon. David McLellan,
Provincial Secretary.
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CONTENTS.
P^BT I.-€KBKBiBAL REPORT.
Inti-oductovy, ix.
A SumtDary View of the Hcliools for the Year ended June 30th, 1885, ix.
Number of School Teachers, etc., ix.
Proportion of Population at School, Age and Sex of Pupils, Percentage of
Attendance, x.
Pupils in the Different Branches of Instruction, xiii.
Teachers and Assistants Employed, • xiv.
Period of Service of Teachers, xiv.
Time in Session of the Schools, xv.
Examinations, Visits, Prizes, * xv.
Average Salaries of Teachers, xvi.
Disbursements of Provincial Grants to Teachers, xvi.
Apportionment of County Fund to Trustees, xvi.
Superior Schools, xvii.
Grammar Schools, xviL
Provincial Normal School, xviii.
Examinations of Teachers, xix.
Number of Schools, Teachers and Pupils for the Winter Term ended 30th
June, 1885, xx.
Attendance of Pupiks at the Schools from 1868 to June, 1885, xxi.
Sehool-hoQse Grants to Poor Districts, xxii.
Aid to Poor Districts, xxiii.
The Cities and Incorporated Towns, xxvii.
Average Attendance of Pupils in Cities and Towns, xxviii.
Teachers' Institutes, , xxviii.
Edncalional Institute of New Brunswick, xxviii.
Reports of Inspectors, xxxi.
Bostoneai Sketchof Public Education in this Province, xxxi.
PART n.~fiffATl81'I0AL TABLES.
FAOB
Table I.— Public Schools— Year ending 30th June, 1885, A3
T)ible IL— do. Attendtoeo. Part I., A 4
Do. do. do. Part II., A 5
Table III.— do. Pupils in difteent Branehas. Part L,... A 6 to A 9
Do. do. do. IWtll.,... A 10 to A 13
Table IV. — do. Teachers employed. Part I., A 14
Do. do. do. PartlL, A 15
Table V.— do. Service of 1st Class Teachers. Part I.,... A 16
Do. do. do. , Part II.,.,. A 17
Do. do. Service of 2nd Class Teachers,. .»•»'*• ff^ r\r\ri] A 1^
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1885.
PAOK
-Pul>lic ScJiools — Time in Session, A ID
do. Visits, Examinations, Prizes, A 20
do. Average Salaries of Teachers, A 21
tie. Disbursement of Grants to Teachers, . . A 22
do. Apportionment of County Fund, A 23
do. Superior, A 24
tlo. Grammar, A 25
do. Provincial Normal School, A 2C
du. Teachers' Examinations, A 27
do. Issue of School Licenses, A 28 to A 29
do. Libraries, A 30
do. Student-Teachera' Allowances, A31toA33
do. Drafts to Teachers and Trustees, A 34
do. Summaiy of Provincial Grants, A 35
do. Examination Questions for License,. . . A 37 to A 52
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XVIII.
PART III.-APPBNDIOBS.
Appendix A.
HejHjrt of tlie Princiijal of the Provincial Normal School, ,
Appendix B.
Inspectoi'a' He ports.— District No. 1, Geo. "W. Mersereau, A. B., 7
No. 2, V. A. Landiy, 9
PAOS
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No. 3, Geo. Smith, A. B., 15
No. 4, D. P. Wetmore, 18
No. 6, L B. Oakes, A. M., 20
Appendix 0.
Reports of Boards of School Truseees. — I.
Do, II.
Do.
Do. IV.
Do. V.
Do. VI.
Do.
Saint John, 25
Portland, , 51
III. Fredericton,
59
St. Stephen, • 67
Milltown, 69
Woodstock, 70
VIL Moncton, 72
Appendix D.
Extract from Report of President of the University, 76
Fredeiicton Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, 76
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb^ Halifax, 81
School for the BHnd, Halifax, ^ 83
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GENERAL REPORT.
1885.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOLS OF NEW BRUNSWICK,
1885.
PART I-GENERAL REPORT-
To His Honor The Honorable Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley, C. B., K. C. M, G.,
LietUenant Governor of the Province of New Brunexviclc :
May rr please Tour Honor, —
I herewith present my Annual Report of the Public Schools of the Prov-
ince, for the year 1885. From the facts presented, it will be seen that a very
satisfactory degree of progress has been made during the year.
A Summary View of the Schools for the Year ended June 30th, 1885.
The Statistical Tables of Part II: embrace two terms viz., the term ended
October Slst, 1884/and the term of leight months ended June 30th, 1885^
Tables IX. and X. shcfWtbfe'disbtrrsements of Provincial Grants and the appor-
tionment of the Comity Fund to* Trustees for the latter term only, the disburse-
ments and apportionflonetit forthe former term having been given in last Annual
Report. ;
Part III. includes reports *on the ^Normal School* for the session ended May
1885, of Inspectors, of 'Boards of 'Trustees of* cities and incorporated towns, of
the President of the University; and' of the Superintendents of the Deaf and
Dumb Institution at Fredericton'and -at Halifax,* and -of the Blind Asylum at
Halifax, for the year ended December '31st; 1885:
Table I. — Number of Schools, Teachers, Pupils, &c.
Summer Term, 1884. — ^The number of schools was 1,508 — increase 57; the
number of Teachers, 1,601 — ^increase 74 ; the number of Pupils, 57,068 — increase
2,185.
Winter Term, 1886, — The number of schools was 1,649 — ^increase 135 ; the
number of Teachers, 1,695 — ^increase 193; the number of Pupils in attendance
63,001— increase 9,492, ' ^ . . ' ^ . " \\\\.
The number of Districts having Schools in operation in the Summer Term»
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that were without Schools in the Wintcfr Term, was 99 — decrease 53 ; and the
number having Schools in the Winter Term, that were without Schools in the
Summer Term, was 124 — increase 2.
The total number of different pupils in attendance at the Schools within
the year was 72,967 — increase 6,893.
Table II. — Proportion of Population at School, Age and Sex of Pupils,
Percentage of Daily and Full-Tekm Attendance.
Sumrfier Term, 188^ — The proportion of the population of the Province
enrolled at the public schools this Term, according to the census of 1881, was
1 in 3.63. It will be seen that the attendance exceeded this percentage in the
following Counties: Albert, Carleton, King's, Northumberland, Queen's, Resti-
gouche, Westmoreland and York. It was highest in Westmoreland and York
(each 5.04) next in Restigouche (5.27). It was lowest in Madawaska (7.83) and
next Victoria (6.40).
540 were under 5 years of age — increase 26; 54,119 between 5 and 15
years — increase 1,960; and 2,409 over 15 years — ^increase 199.
There were 28,365 Boys— increase 859 ; and 28,703 Girls— increase 1,326.
Grand total days* attendance, made by the pupils enrolled, was 3,313,172
—increase 365,422 J.
" The average monthly percentage of pupils daily present during the Term
was 81.72. The following exhibits this percentage during the Summer Term
since 1874 : —
Summer Term.
1874 72.1
► 1875 72.88
1876 70.62
1877 73.05
1878 V •...72.88
1879 73.54
1880 : 78.17
1881 ••73.22
1882 72.44
1883 73,45
1884 ..81.72
The percentage of pupils daily present on an average duruig the period
the several schools were open was 58.47. St. John made the highest percentage
(69.68). Charlotte second (60.39) and Queen's the lowest (53.57). The following
shows the percentage for this Province during the Summer Term since 1873 : —
Summer Term.
1873 52.JS
1874 •••• 58.56
1875 52.95
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187G 53.34
1877 54.93
1878 .55.08
1879. 55.81 ,
1880 ;. . :;. .56.13
1881 55.85
1882 ...;....;; 56.25
1883.... ■..;.. ;.....;.:.. 59.66
1884 58.47
The attendance of pupils in all tbe .schools in operation for a longer or
shorter period of the year. was equal to. attendance during every prescribed
teaching day in the Term of 54.69 per cent. Tliis percentage measures both
the regularity of attendance and that of the time the schools were open. The
highest percentage was made by St. John County (68.09), York second (56.71),
while Sunbury stood the lowest (48.71). The following are the percentages
since 1873 :—
SuiDiEB Term.
1873 4.5.62
1874 47.20
1875 47.19
1876 48.84
1877. ...........:................. .49.83
1878..... :.;:....:..;.:;;:....:.;.. 51.76
1879...... ;.......;................ 53.09
1880. .............;.............. . .52.96
i88i;... ;..:;;:.:.;...;........; ...52.20
1882................. ........52.56
1883.....:...... ...............55.10
1884.*.*.'.......;.... ...;.;......::.. 54.69
Winter Term, 188o. — ^The proportion of the population at School this Term
was 1 in 5.10 (census of 1881). . .This percentage was exceeded in Albert,
Oarleton, Charlotte, King's, Queen's, Restigouche, Sunbuiy, Westmoreland and
York. It was highest in Carleton (4.21) ; lowest in Gloucester (6.82).
Of the pupils 405 were under 5 years of age — ^increase 241 ; between 5 and
15 years 57,344 — increase 9,059 ; and 5,252 were over 15 years — increase 192.
There were 33,350 Boys — increase 4,136 ; and 29,651 Girls — ^increase 5,356.
Grand total days' attendance made by the pupils enrolled, was 4,622,1 67 J
—increase 1,166,269.
The average monthly percentage of pupils daily present during the Term
was for the whole Province 68.46. The following are the percentages for this
Term since 1874 : —
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1874 74.49
1 875 74.84
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1 877 , ... 74 .27
1878 75.53
1879 75.28
1880 76.12
1881 76.12
1882 75.92
1883 78.03
1884 76.34
1885 68.46*
The percentages of pupils daily present on an average during the period
the several schools were in session, was, for the Province 5.^.35. The highest
percentages were in St. John County (65.16), Charlotte (56.55), and Northum-
berland (56.54); while the lowest were in Queen's (46.50), King's (47.88), and
Kent (49.38). The following are the percentages for the Province,*during the
Winter Term, since 1874 : —
Winter Term.
1874 67.06
1875 65.66
1876 ^.61
1877 , 54.95
1878... 58.04
1879...' : 57.49
1880 59.02
1881 58.94
1882 58.53
1883 , 62.89
1884 59.68
1885 53.35
The attendance of the pupils enrolled in all the Public Schools of the
Province, both full-term or part-term schools, was equal to an attendance dur-
ing every prescribed teaching day in the term of 47.47 per cent. The County
of Saint John stood the highest (61.91), Northumberland second (49.36), and
Gloucester third (48.31). The lowest were King's (41.62), Queen's (41.15), and
Victoria (40.72). The following are the percentages for the whole Province,
during the Winter Terms, since 1872 : —
* The average montbly percentaijfe for tiila term appearg smaller thau during any of the pirece<linff years from Uic
fact that it consisteci of eij^ht months mstcad of six as dia the other terms. The same reason accounts for the comi«ra-
Uvely small percentage for the full term.
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Winter Term.
1874 48.13
1875 48.02
1876..... 49.70
1877 49.08
1878 52.93
1879 53.68
1880 55.06
1881...* 54.99
1882 ; 53.83
1883 58.71
1884 56.16
1885 47.47
Tabi^e III. — ^Pupils in the Different Branches of Instruction.
The nambers in this Table include all pupils within the Eight Standards
of the Course of Instruction, whether attending Grammar Schools or Common
Schools.
SumTner Term, 1884^ — The number of pupils who received instruction in
the different subjects of the Course was as foUowH : — Oral Lessons on Health
— including Temperance Lessons — 30,860 — ^increase 845; Physidhl Exercises,
29,730^deci«a8e 1,088 ; Oral Lessons on Morals, 33,295— increase 1,613 ; Sew-
ing (optional), 1,676— decrease 374 ; Knitting (optional), 891 — decrease 182 ;
Beading, Spelling and Recitation, including the Eight Standards, 53,099 ; Com-
position, 46,480 ; Grammar and Analysis — including only Standards V., VI.,
VII., VIII. of the Graded Course, and Standards III. and IV. of the Ungraded
Course — 17,567 ; History, 13,996 ; Form, embracing only Standards I. and II.,
23,620 ; Industrial Drawing, embracing the Standards from III. to VIII. in*
elusive, 22,598; Print-script, embracing the first four Standards, 42,260;
Writing, from Standards III. to VIII. inclusive, 25,713 ; Singing, first three
Standards, by Bote, 20,966 ; from Standards IV. to VIII. inclusive. Singing may
be by Rote or by Note— by Rote, 7,925; by Note, 277; Number and Arith-
metic— (Number is confined to the first three Standards of the Graded Course,
and to the first two of the Ungraded Course) — 52,047; Book-keeping (optional),
1,382; Geometry, 1,925; Mensuration, 579; Algebra, 2,139; Geography, 42,226;
Useful Knowledge Lessons, embracing instruction in Minerals, Plant Life and
Animal life, 38,157 ; Color, 27,596 ; Familiar Objects, 28,722 ; Physics— Stand-
ards V. to VIII. inclusive — 5,102; Physiology, 439; Latin (optional), 545;
French (optional), 446. Further details will be found in the tables.
Winter Term 1886. — The number of pupils who received instruction in
the diCFerent subjects of the Course was as follows ; — Oral Lessons on Health —
including Temperance Lessons — 39,382 — increase, 8,789; Physical Exercises,
37,479— increase 7,321 ; Oral Lessons on Morals, 41,099— increase 9,456; Sew-
ing (optional), 2,390 — ^increase 572; Knitting (optional), 1,413 — increase 533;
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Reading, Spelling and Recitation, including the Eight Standards, 60,646 ; Com-
position, 53,111 ; Qrammar and Analysis, including only Standards Y., YI.,
VII., VIII. of the Graded Course, and Standards III. and IV. of the Ungraded
Course, 23,337 ; History, 19,249 ; Eorm, embraciDg . only Standards I. and IL,
22,421 ; Industrial Drawings embnaciog. the .Standacda irom III. to VIII. in-
clusive, 28,324; Print-script,, embracing, .the .first, four Standards, 45,774;
Writing, from Standards JIL. to. VIIL inclusive,. 33^^86.;. Singing, first three
Standards by Rote, 20,886; from Standards. IV.. to. VIII. inclusive, Singing
may be by Rote or by Note^-by . Rote, .9,809 ; by Note, 357; Number and
Arithmetic (Number is. confined to the .first, three.- Standards of the Graded
Course and to the first two of the Ungraded Course)T— 59,917 ; Book-keeping
(optional), 2,297; Geometry, 2,590 ;. Mensuration, 914 ^ Algebra, 2,799; Geo-
graphy, 49,790 ; Useful Knowledge Lessons, embracing instruction in Minerals,
Plant Life and Animal Life, 46,945 ; Color, 27,272 ; Familiar Objects, 31,081 ;
Physics, Standards V. to VIII. inclusive, 6,251 ; Physiology, 886 ; Latin (op-
tional), 644; French (optional), 673. Further details will be found in the
tables.
Table IV. — Noiber and Class of Teachers and Assistants employed
IN THE Schools.
Summer Term, 188iy — There were 1,601 Teachers and Assistants employed
during this Term — increase 74. Of these, 450 were men — decrease 17 ; and
1,151 women — ^increase 92. Of the whole number, 1,298 were trained — increase
8^, and 264 untrained — decrease 9. There were 2 Male Assistants and 37
Female Assistants — decrease 1.
The number of Teachers of each class was as follows : — Grammar School,
Males 14; First Class, Males 116 — decrease 10; Females 132 — increase 5^,
Second Class, Males 168 — increase 1 ; Females 518 — increase 55 ; Third Class,
Males 150 — decrease 8 ; Females 464 — increase 32.
Winter Term, 1885. — During this Term there were 1,695 Teachers and
Assistants employed — increase 193. Of these 477 were men — decrease 1 ; and
1,218 were women — ^increase 194; 1,442 were trained — ^increase 208; and 217
untrained — decrease 5. There were 2 Male Assistants — decrease 6; and 34
Females — decrease 4.
The classes of the Teachers were as follows : — Grammar School Class 14 ;
First Class, Male, 119 — decrease 1, Female, 132 — ^increase 8: Second Class,
Male 179 — decrease 8, Female 570 — increase 94 ; Third Class, Male 163 — ^in-
crease 13, Female 482 — increase 96.
Table V. — Period of Service of Teachers.
Swrmaer Term, 1884,, — Of the 1,562 Teachers in charge of Schools this
Term, the following facts are reported in respect of 1,543 : — 1,063 continued to
teach in the same Districts in which they taught in the previous Term — increase
67 ; 284 removed to other Districts — increase 2 ; and 196 taught for the first
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time — increase 6. 656 of the number had been employed not more than three
years in teaching— decrease 54 ; 19 did not report their period of service.
Winter Term, 1886. — Of the 1,659 Teachers in charge of Schools this
Term, 1,619 are reported in respect of service as follows : — 928 continued to
teach in the same schools as during the previous term — decrease 17 ; 452 took
chai^ of other schools — increase 143 ; and 239 taught for the first time^n-
crease 56. 40 Teachers did not report their period of service — increase 18.
Additional facts in reference to the service of Teachers will be found on refer-
ence to the Table.
Table VI. — Time in Session of the Schools.
StimTner Terra, 1884^ — There were 109 teaching days in this Term. 141
Schools were in session less than eighty days — increase 22 : 109, eighty but less
than one hundred days — decrease 78; 491 one hundred days or upwards, but
not full time — increase 261 ; and 767 the full term of one hundred and nine
days — decrease 148. The average number of teaching days the schools were in
session throughout the whole Province was 101,57 — increase 4.29.
Winter Term, 1885, — ^The number of teaching days in this Term was 159,
104 schools were in session less than eighty of these days — increase 10 ; 33
eighty but less than one hundred days, decrease 47 ; 929, one hundred days or
upwards, but not full time, increase 333 ; and 492 the full term of one hundred
and fifty-nine days-^^iecrease 161. The average number of teaching days the
schools in the Province were open this term was 140.54 — increase 29.71.
A proper comparison cannot here be made, owin^r to the difierent lengths
of the corresponding terms.
The maximum number of lawful teaching days for the year was 268. The
average time the schools were open, exclusive of holidays, vacations, and Sun-
days was 242.11 — increase 34.02 for the year.
Table VII. — School Examinations, Visits, Pkizes.
Swmmer Term, 188^. — ^The number of Schools reporting semi-annual
Public Elxaminations was 1,114 — increase 8; the number not reporting Exam-
inations 394 — increase 49.
The number of School visits reported was, by Trustees and Secretaries
4,937 — decrease 233; by Inspectors 744 — increase 117; by members of Parlia-
ment 49 — decrease 20 ; by Clergymen 741 — ^increase 103 ; by Teachers 1,424
—increase 52 ; by other visitors 12,509 — increa.se 843.
The number of School Prizes reported was 313 — increase 20 — valued at
S258.54 — decrease $23.66.
WiiUer Term, 1885. — ^Public Examinations were reported by 1,210 schools
increase 69. 339 schools did not report any examination — increase 06.
The Visitations for the Term wei'e as follows : — By Trustees and Secre-
taries 6,712 — ^increase 541 ; by Inspectors 1,089 ; by Members of Parliament 57
—-increase 28 ; by Clergy men973 — increase 343 ; by Teachers 1,696 — increase
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335 School Prizes were reported — decrease 58; valued at S345.73 — increase
$118.78.
Table VIII.— Average Salaries of Teachers.
The average rate of Teachers* Salaries per annum, from all sources, com-
piled from the Returns of the Winter Term of 1885 which give the local salaiy
for the year, was as given below,
Male Teachers of the First Class, average $511.80. This does not include
the Principals of the Grammar Schools (see Table XII.) The lowest averages
were in Victoria and Queen's, and the highest in St. John and Restigouche,
. Female Teachers of the First Class, average $333.43. The lowest avera^
were in Kent and Sunbury, and the highest in St. John and Westmoreland.
Male Teachers of the Second Claas, average $313.97. The lowest averages
were in Sunbury and Victoria, and the highest in St. John and Chailotte.
Female Teachers of the Second Class average $233.13. The lowest
averages were in Sunbury and Queen s and the highest in St John and
Charlotte.
Male Teachers of the Third Class, average $226.32. The lowest averages
were in Albert and Kent and the highest in Charlotte and St. John.
Female Teachers of the Third Class, averagre $182.58 The lowest averages
were in Albert and Restigouche and the highest in St. John and Charlotte.
Table IX. — Disbursements of Provincial Grants to Teachers.
Te^^ra of eight months ended June 30, 1885. — The payments of Provincial
Grants to Teachers employed during this term amounted to $93,805,64. This
sum includes : Ordinary Grants $83,838.84 ; Grants to Superior Schools S7,-
029.44, and to Grammar Schools $2,937.36. The amount given above as
ordinary grants includes the special grants to Teachers in Poor Districts, viz :
$5,059.67 and also claims amounting to $1,444.26 for service rendered during
the term ended October 31st, 1884, which were presented too late to be included
in last Annual Report.
Table X. — Apportionment of the County Fund to School Trustees.
For the apportionment of this fund the law provides as follows : — " There
shall be allowed to the Trustees of each District, in respect of each qualified
teacher, exclusive of assistants, by them employed, the sum of thirty dollars
per year, and the balance of such amount shall be apportioned to the trustees
according to the average number of pupils in attendance at each school as com-
pared with the whole average of pupils attending the scliools of the county and
the length of time in operation." The law further provides that " the fixed
sum to be paid out of the County School Fund in respect of each teacher,
to schools returned as Poor Schools, shall be forty dollars," and that an amount
not exceeding one-third more per pupil than the allowance to other districts
sharing such funds may be allowed, by the Chief Superintendent, in respect of
attendance made by pupils. , ^ j
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Term of eight months ended June SOfJi 1885, — The amount of the County
Fund apportioned this term to Boards of Trustees was $63,005.38.
$28^906.03 of the fund were apportioned to the boards of trustees in
respect of the services of teachers (according to the length of these services
within the prescribed term).
The balance of the Fund, $34,099.35, was apportioned to the several
Boards of Trustees in each County in proportion to the average attendance of
pupils and the length of time the schools were open.
Of the Fund ?3,750.26 were apportioned as extra aid to Boards of Trus-
tees in poor districts. Other details will be found in the tables.
Each Board of Trustees may readily determine its share of the County
Fund, since the table shows the rate per pupil. This rate multiplied by the
average number of pupils attending the school will, give the amount appor-
tioned on account of pupils. If the school has been open full time there should
be an additional amount of S15 pjr term for services of teacher, or 820 for the
full term of eight months. For each teaching day the school has been closed
during the term, there will be deducted from that amount the proportion
which the number of teaching days lost bears to the full term.
Table XI, — Superior Schools.
Table XI gives the details as to the disbui-sement of the amount given in
Table IX— §7,029.44— to Superior Schools for the term ended June 30th, 1885.
Due advantage has been taken of the provisions of the Act of 1884 rela^
live to the establishment of this class of schools. During the term which was
the first under the operation of the act, as many as 43 schools, as will be seen
from the table, were established — being only four less than the number allowed
by law on the basis of population. Application for authorit}' to' establish such
schools was received by the Department from many other Boards of Trustees,
but was not complied with, as the provisions of the Act, and the Regulations
of the Board of Education as respects school accommodation, and other condi-
tions were not observed. Several of these applications have since been re-
newed, and at this date only await the approval of the Board of Education, as
assurances have been given that the conditions have been complied with.
It will be seen from the report of the Inspectors that the work done in
these schools during the year has been of a very satisfactory character.
Table XII. — Grammar Schools. '
Table XII. gives the details as to the apportionment of $2,937.36 to the
several Grammar Schools.
These schools are by the Act of 1884 an integral part of the School System
of the Province and have since the first of November last been under the
exclusive control of the Board of School Trustees in the District in which they
are established. One Grammar School is allowed by law to each county under
conditions specified in the Act referred to above, and the Regulations of the
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Board of Education, and, as will be seen from the Table, due advantage has
been taken of the provisions of the Act.
The Report of the Qrammar School Inspector will be found in Appendix B.
Table XIII. — The Provincial Normal School.
Anntbol Session dosed May, 1885. — The session consists of two tenns, the
first Ending in December, and the second ending on the last Friday in May.
Student-Teachers in attendance during the first term numbered 166, during the
second term 213. Of the latter number 13 belonged to the French Depart-
ment. Further details respecting the instituticn will be bo found in the Table
and in the report of the Principal.
During the year the Institution was deprived of the long and valued ser-
vices of three of its Teachers — Miss Mary E. Gregory, who had been an In-
structor in the Normal Department almost from the time of its transfer from
St. John to Fredericton, in 1870, tendered her resignation at the close of the
term, in December, which the Board of Education accepted with much regret.
To Miss Gregory's experience as a Teacher, and her fidelity to the work en-
trusted to her, is to be attributed much of the success attending the early and
later efforts of the Institution. Miss Eusebia A. Minard and Miss Jennie Lyle,
both well and favorably known as Teachers in the Model Department, resigned
their positions at the close of the school term in June, much to the regret of all
concerned. The vacancies thus made were filled and the staff as at present
composed is as follows : —
NomKicd Department
Eldon Mulun, a. M., Principal and Instructor in the Theory and Practice of
Teaching, and in English Language and Literature.
Herbert C. Creed, A. M., Instructor in Mathematics, Natural Science, Indus-
. trial Drawing and Writing.
M. Alice Clark, Instructor in Reading, Vocal and Physical Training, Domestic
Economy and Hygiene.
Edward L. O'Brien, Instructor in (Jeography, History, Arithmetic and Book-
keeping.
ALPHifc Belliveau, Instructor of French Department.
Edward Cadwallader, A. B., Instructor in Vocal Music.
Model Department
John F. Rogers, Head Master and Teacher of Fourth Department
Clara J. Shea, Teacher of Third Department.
Annie Harvey, " Second "
Helen J. McLeod, " First
Edward Cadwallader, A. B., Teacher of Music in the four Departments.
Owing to the scarcity of teachers, and the necessity of employing, in con-
sequence, untrained persons to take charge of schools, it was deemed advisable
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Ij the Board of Education, after the tslose of the session, in June, 1884, to grant
U> the student- teadiers the option of being examined for license of the third or
second class, and under certain conditions for license, of the fii-st class, after one
term's attendance. Nearly all the students elected to be examined for license
at the close of a term, and hence, as shown in the Table, the large numbers
added to the teaching staff of the Province during the year. From the supply
thus afforded and the prospect of an additional supply of over 150 at the close
of the term in December last, the Board discontinued the granting of local
licenses except for Acadian districts, for which the supply is still limited. It
will be seen from the Reports of Inspectors Mersereau, Smith, Wetmore and
Oakes, that no local licensees were employed within their inspectoral districts,
except as specified above, nor did any necessity exist therefor. It was with
this object in view, as stated in the last Annual Report, that the Board adopted
the course referred to above, and now that the object has been accomplished it
may be well to consider at an early day, whether, in the event of the December
examination for license being discontinued, the Normal School would be likely
to supply the depletions that must occur from year to year in a staff of 1,600
teachers.
The attendance at the French Department has increased, but still falls
short of what it ought to be if the Acadian schools are to be supplied with trained
teachers.
The grounds around the building have been graded and ornamented, and
neatly enclosed, and some necessary additions have been made to the school
apparatus.
Table XIV. — Examination of Teachers.
These examinations are conducted by the Chief Superintendent in con-
fonnity with published Regulations of the Board of Education. The papers
isrere estimated the past year by W. Brydone Jack, D. C. L. ; Thomas Harrison,
ILD.; L. W. Bailey, Ph. D.; Prof. H. S. Bridges. A. M.; George W. Mersereau,
A B., and James Vroom. The papers submitted to candidates for the several
classes of license are appended to this Report. The following is a summary
of the examination : —
The number admitted to examination was 415; 3G6 of whom received
license of some class.
347 of the candidates were admitted to examination as being classified
Student-teachers of the Provincial Normal School ; 61 were teachers seeking '
an advanced class (or Provincial license) ; 5 were graduates in Arts ; and 2 had
undergone training at a Normal School not in New Brunswick.
Of the 366 Teachers who received Provincial licenses 3 Males obtained the
Grammar School class, 2 Males the first class, 42 Males the second class, 26
Mes the third class, 18 Females the first class, 147 Females the second class,
118 Females the third class.
Examinations were held at Fredericton, St. John, and Chatham.
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ing the year, viz.: in June and December. 'At the June examination there will
be stations at Frederieton, St. John and Chatham. The December examination
will be held at Frederieton only. No person, however, except one who on
examination has failed to obtain a license of any class, or of the first class by
reason of bad spelling, or a Student-teacher in x^ontinuous attendance at the
Normal School* is eligible for more than one examination within a period
of twelve months.
Tables XV., XVI., XVII. and XVIII.
Details will be found in these Tables respecting School Libraries procured
during the year, and the travailing allowance paid to Student-teachers attend-
ing the Provincial Normal School; together with a statement of the Chief
Superintendent's Drafts to Teachers and Board of Trustees, and a summary of
Provincial Expenditure for School Service to December Slst, 1885.
Niimber of Schools, Teacher and Assistants, and Pupils, for the Winter
Term ended 30th June, 1885.
Albert County. — ^The number of Schools was, 65, increase 3; Teachers and A^stants,
71, increase 4 ; Pupils, 2,453, increase 327 ; niumber of Pupils at School dur-
ing the year, 2,960.
Caeleton County. — The number of Schools was, 136, increase 12 ; Teachers and
Assistants, 147, increase 18; Pupils, 5,552, increase 816; number of Pupils
at School during the year, 6,106.
Charlotte County. — ^The number of Schools was, 139, increase 8; Teachers and.
Assistants, 152, increase 3; Pupils, 5,478, increase 462; number of Pupils at
School during the year, 6,157.
Oloucester County. — The number of Schools was, 78, increase 3; Teachers and
Assistants, 83, increase 3; Pupils, 3,167, increase 232; number of Pupils at
School during the year, 4,109.
Kent County. — The number of Schools was, 108, increase 14; Teachers and Assist-
ants 118, increase 17; Pupils, 4,121, increase 837; number of Pupils at
School during the year, 4,910.
King's County. — The number of Schools was, 156, increape 15 ; Teachers and Assist-
ants 174, increase 25; Pupils, 5,781, increase 1,009; number of Pupils at
School during the year, 6,516.
Madawaska County. — The number of Schools- was, 37, increase 11 ; Teachers 39, in-
crease 13; Pupils 1,313, increase 524; number of pupils at School during
the year, 1,607.
Northumberland County. — The number of Schools was, 117, increase 16; Teachers
and Assistants 124, increase 17 ; Pupils 4,913, increase 961 ; number of
Pupils at School during the year 5,830.
Queen's County. — The number of Schools was, 86, increase 1 ; Teachers ai^ Assistants
92, increase, 2 ; Pupils 2,972, increase 332 ; number of Pupils at School dur-
ing the year 3,641.
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Kestigouche County. — ^The number of Schools was, 33, decrease 1 ; Teachers and
Assistants 36, decrease 1 ; Pupils 1,446, increase 164 ; number of Pupils at
School during the year 1,648.
Saint John County. — ^The number of Schools was, 181, increase 9 ; Teachers and
Assistants 200, increase 13; Pupils 8,863, increase 982; number of Pupils
at School during the year 9,848.
SiNBURY County.— The number of Schools was 43, increase 5 ; Teachers and Assist-
ants 46, increase 7 ; Pupils 1,343, increase 196 ; number of Pupils at School
during the year 1,532.
A'iCTORiA County.^— The number of Schools was 42, increase 12 ; Teachers and Assist-
ants 43, Increase 13 ; Pupils 1,363, increase 373 ; number of pupils at School
during the year 1,644.
Westmoreland County. — The number of Schools was 163, increase 10 ; Teachers and
Assistants 189, increase 22 ; Pupils 7,791, increase 1,151 ; number of Pupils
9t School during the year 9,113.
York County. — The number of Schools 165, increase 17 ; Teachers and Assistants 181,
increase 27; Pupils 6,452, increase 1,124; number of Pupils at School dur-
ing the^year 7,346.
New Brunswick. — ^The number of Public Schools was 1,549, increase 135 ; Teachers
and Assistants 1,695, increase 193; Pupils 63,001, increase 9,492; number
of Pupils at School during the year 72,967.
The proportion of the population of the Province (Census of 1881) attending the
Public Schools during the Term ended June 30th, 1885, was 1 in 5.10.
Attendance of PapilB ftom 1868 to June, 1886.
Winter.
Summer.
18«8
28,226
31,988
1869
30,432
33,327
1870
31,487
34,336
1871
32,673
33,981
IW«
ie8,Y5«
30,837
1873
40,405
4t,«ll
1M4
44,785
45,561
18TS
4«,039
48,340
18T«
47,870
58,0«0
isn
51,588
54,478
18T8
5ie,7«8
55,378
18W
53,743
... 56,693
1880
50,308
Sie,74S
1881
40,550
51,901
188«
48,805
58,657
1883
50,««S
54,601
1884
53,500
... 57,087
1885
63,001
During Yeab.
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64,689
67,803
68,780
71,764
65,598
65,631
63,793
66,775
68,9^8
71^,967
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School-House Qrants to Poor Di8triot&
Duiing the je&r closed December Slst, 1885, the sum of $1000 was paid to
Boards of Trustees of Poor Districts in aid of School Houses, as follows : —
Albert CouiiTY.
Parish of Elgin, No. 15, $25; No. 17, $25 $50 00
Hairvey, No. 13, $30 30 00
$80 00
Carletox County.
Parish of Aberdeen, No. 7, $80 $30 00
Kent, No. 1 3, $30 30 00
$60 00
Charlotte County.
Parish of St David, No. C, $40 $40 00
St. Stephen and St. James, No. 7J, $30 30 00
St. Patrick, No. 4, $30 30 t)0
$100 00
Gloucester County.
Parish of Bathurst, No. 6, $30 $30 00
Beresford, No. 13^, $25 ' 25 00
Inkerman, No. 4, $25 . . : ' 25 00
New Bandon, No. 2, $20 , 20 00
$1C0 00
Kent County.
Parish of Dundas, No. 2i, $10 ; No. 5|, $10 ; No, 14, $20. $40 00
St. Mary's, No."" 3, $20; No. 16, $12.50; No. 17, $12.50. 45 00
Carleton, No. 2, $8 ; No. 3, $12 ; No. 8, $10 30 00
Richibucto, No. 8, $15 15 00
St. Louis, No. 9, $10 10 00
$140 00
King's County.
Parish of Hammond, No. 2, $10 .•. . $10 00
Kingston, No. 15, $20 20 00
Springfield, No. 17, $30 30 00
$60 00
Madawaska County.
Parish of St. Francis, No. 10, $80 $80 00
St. Jacques, No. 1, $30 30 00
$110 00
Northumberland County.
Parish of Glenelg, No. 8, $18 ; Na 10, $40 $58 00
RogersvUle, No. lOi, $42.. 42 00
$100 00
Queen's County.
Parish of Chipman, No. 7, $35 $35 00
SuNBURY County.
Parish of Sheffield, No. 3, $25 $25 00
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Victoria County.
Pariah of Andover, No. 8, $50 $50 00
Drummond, No. 11, $50 ^ 50 00
$iOO 00
Westmoreland County,
Parish of Dorchester, No. 7, $10 $10 00
Moncton, No. 15, $20 20 00
Shediac,No. 22, $35 35 00
$65 00
York County.
Pai-ish of Douglas, No. 16, $25 $25 00
$1000 00
Aid to Poor DiBtricts.
The following provision is made in aid of Poor Districts : —
Each Inspector shall, &s directed by the Board of Education, determine and
report to the Chief Superintendent what School Districts under his supervision
I may be entitled during the ensuing year to special aid as poor Districts, and
I the Chief Superintendent may allow to the Schools in such Districts such
I amount, not exceeding one-third more on the classification of the Teachers of
Schools, from the Provincial Treasury, and one-third more per pupil from the
j County School Fund, than the allowance to other School Districts sharing such
I fands, as in his discretion may seem proper, taking into consideration the
position and circumstances of such District The fixed sum to be paid out of
the County School Fund in respect of each teacher, to schools returned &s Poor
I Schools, shall be forty dollars.
The following Districts will, in accordance with the foregoing provision bo
recognized as Poor Districts for the year ending December 31st 1886 : —
Albert Oountt.
Pariah of Ahna— Noa. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Coverdale—Nos. 6, 9 12.
Elgin— Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 18.
Harvey— Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, lOj 11, (and Hopewell) 13.
Hopewell— Nob. 4, 9.
Hillsboro— Nos. 8, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Carletok Countt.
Parish of Aberdeen— Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, 13.
Brighton— Nob. 6, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.
Kent-^NoB. 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19.
Northampton — Nob 7, .8, 9.
Richmond— No. 17.
Peel— Nob. 5, 6, (Egypt, Peel and Kent).
Wilmot^NoB. 14, 15, 17.
Wicklow— Nos. 3, 4, 8. r^ T
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Charlotte County.
Parish of Clai-endon — No. 2.
Dumbarton — Nos. 3, 2, 4, 5.
Grand Manan — Nos. 1, 7, 8, 9.
Lepreaux — Nos. 2. 4, 6.
Pennfield — Nos. 5. 6, (and Lepeaux).
St. David— -Nos. 2. 4J, (and St. James,) .7.
St. George— Nos. 7, 8, 8J, 9, 10, 11, 15.
St. James— Nos. 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19.
St. Patrick—Nos. 3, 9, 10, 4.
St. Stephen— Nos. 4i, 6.
West Isles— Nos. 1, 6 J, 8.
Gloucester County.
Parish of Bathurst— Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17.
Beresford— Nos. 7^, 8, 8J, 9, 11, 12, 13, 13J, 14
Caraquette— Nos. 3, 2J, 6, 9, 9i.
Inkerman — Nos. 1, 1 J, 5, 4, 8, 10.
New Bandon— Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4^, 5, 7, 10.
Isidore— Nos. 7, 7J.
Saumarez — No. 4.
Shippegan— Nos. 2, 3, 3J, 4, 4^, 6J, 7, 8^,
Kent County.
Parish of Acadiaville— Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5.
Carleton— Nos. 2, 6, 8.
Dimdas— Nos. 5, 5 J, 10, 14.
Harcourt — Nos. 2, 6, 7.
Richibucto— Nos. 3, 9, 9. .
St. Louis— Nos. 1, 5, 9, 10, 11.
St. Mary^s- Nos. 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17.
Weldford— Nos. 4, 7, 11, 13, 18, 20, ^i, i>2, 23.
Wellington— Nos. 7^, 12.
King's Corxxv,
Parish of Cardwell— Nos. 2, 4, 5, 10.
Hammond — Nos. 2, 5, 7.
Havelock— Nos. 6, 11, 14.
Kars— No. 4.
Kingston— Nos. 8, 9, 10, 14, 15.
Norton— Nos. 10, 11.
Kothesay — No. 1.
Springfield— Nos. 13, 14, 4, 17, 2 L
Studholm— Nos. 1, 2, 6, 7, 14, 26.
Sussex— Nos. 3, 12, 14, 15.
Upham— Nos. 2, 25, (and St. Martin's).
Waterford— -Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9.
Westfield— Nos. 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10.
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Madawaska County.
Parish of St. Ann— Nos. 5, 6, 7.
St. Basil— Nob. 6, 8, 9, 5.
St. Francis— Nob. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
St. Hilaire— Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8.
St. Leonard— Nos. 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16.
St. Jaoquea— Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Madawaska — Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5.
Northumberland County.
Pkrish of Alnwick— Nos. 1, IJ, 8^, 9, IT, 12, 14.
Blackville— Nos. 3, 8, 8J, 9, 10.
BlissEeld— Nos. 1, IJ, 2, 3.
Derby— No. 2.
Glenelg— Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 8 J, 9, 10.
Hardwicke— Nos. 2, 3, 5J, 6.
Ludlow— Nos. 1, IJ, 2, 5.
Nelson— Nos. 6, 6J. +
Newcastle — Nos. 2J, 4.
Northesk- Nos. 1, 3, 11|.
Rogersvillo— Nos. lOJ, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Southesk— Nos. 7, 7^, 8. •
Queen's County.
Parish of Brunswick — Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7. .
Cambridge — No. 7.
Canning— Nos. 3, 4, 6.
Chipman— Nos. 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Gagetown — No. 1.
Hanipstead- Nos. 3, 10.
Johnston- Nos. 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16. .
Petersville— Nos. 2, 13, 16, 18, 19.
Waterboro'— Nos. 2, 3, 5, 8, 9.
Wickham— Nos. 8, 10, 11.
Restigouche County.
Parish of Addington— Nos. 3, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Colbome — No. 4.
Dalhousie — Nos. IJ, (and Colbome) 4, 5, 9.
Durham— Nos. 5, 9, 10.
St. John County.
Parish of St. John — Partridge Island.
Lancaster — Nos. 4, 5, 11, 12, 17.
Musquash— Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10.
St. Martin»-Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 30. f
Simonds— Nos. 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, (Bdr. D.) 20,l(Bdr. D.) 21, 22. \
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SuNBURY County.
Parish of BHssvilJe— Nos. 1, 5, 6, 7.
Burton— Noa. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Gladstone— Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, (and St. George).
Lincoln — No. tS.
Maug*!rvil]e — No. 4.
Nortbtield— Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Sheffield— Nos. 3, 6, 7.
Victoria County.
Pariah of Andover— Nos. 6, 7, 8.
Drummond- Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11.
Gordon — Noa. 3, 4, 6, 7.
Grand Falls— Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11.
Lome— Noa, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7.
, Perth— Nos, 3, 4, 5, C, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13.
.Westmoreland County.
Parish of Botsfoid— Nos, 1. 4, 18, 19, 20.
Dorchester— Nos. 4, 7, 9, 19, 21, 26, 27.
Moncton— Nos. 8, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 19.
Sackville-^Koa. 1, 3, 4, 15, 17, 18.
Salisbury- No5. 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, (Border) 22.
ShecUac- Nos. 1, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22.
Wostmorpland — No. 11.
York County.
PariBb of Bright— Nos. 9, 11.
Cauterburj^^Nos. 6, 10, lOJ, 12, 13, 20, 22.
Douglas^Nos. 9, 12, 14, 18.
D I mi flies — Nos, 8. 9.
Kingsclear— Nos. 7, 8,. 9, 11, 12.
Manners-Sutton — Nos. 7, 9, 10, 11.
New Maryland— Nos. la, 3, 4.
Northkke— Nos. 13 J, 17, 18, 19 J.
Prince William— Nos. 6, 8, 11.
8t. Mary's^Kos. 9, 10, 11, 14.
Southaiopton— Nos. 8, 10. 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18.
Stanley- Nos. IJ, 2, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16.
The following table exhibits the number of School Districts in each County
having schools in opcmtion during the year, the number of Poor Districts which
have for several years been receiving special aid, and the rate per cent, which
the Poor DiBtridii bear to the number of districts having schools in operation:
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Albert,
Carleton,
Charlotte,
Gloucester
Kent
King's,
Madawaska, . . . .
Northumberland,
Queen's,, , , ,
Restigouche, , . . .
Saint John, , . . . .
Sunbury,
Victoria
Westmoreland, . *
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Number of Districts,
&3
108
M
61
m
m
SI
22
38
127
Poor Districts.
12
27
19
2fi
46
2a
12
22
21
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m
32
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2S
2G
20
43
46
21
33
26
2G
23
4S
40
47
32
9ri
The Inspectors were requested before the close of the year to revise the
"'Poor Lists" within their several Inspectorates, keeping in view the taxable
valuation of the district, the number of resident property -owners, etc,, and to
furnish this department with the grounds on which they made their recom-
mendations. Inspectors Wetmore, Oakes and Smith made very careful and
complete reports, from which it appeared that several districts with a valuation
of over $30,000, and a large number with a valuation from SI 3,000 to *2 5,000
had been for years in receipt of the special aid allowance. These districts were
.struck off the list On the other hand districts with a valuation from SO ,000 to
$12,000j some of which have been barely able to keep a school in operation for
half the year, and have never participated in the special aid allowance were
placed on the list. The list given above is the revised one, but the districts
within Inspectoral District No. 5 have been allowed to stand as they were from
want of any report
Heretofore the additional allowance has been granted to '* Poor Distiicts "
without being subject to any conditions whatever. If some requirement as to
average attendance of pupils and time during which the school should be kept
in operation throughout the year were exacted, both the teacher and trustees
would be stimulated to further the inteiust of the district, while the Province
and the County would have a guarantee that the money was being properly
expended.
The Cities and Incorporated Towns.
The Boards of School Trustees in these large districts consist of seven
members each, instead of three a.s in other school districts of the Province,
Ttie Chairman and two other members arc appointed by the Governer in Coun-
cil, and the City or Town Council appoints four membei"s, one of whom, in both
eases, retires annually from office, but eligible for reappointment Each boaj.'d.
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appoints a secretary, and two of them, Saint John and Portland^ employ, in
addition, each a local superintendent
The amount of the annual district assessment is, within the limitations of
the Statute, determined by the Board of School Trustees, and notiticatioa of
the aggregate is lodged with the City or Town Council This amount is levied
at the same time and ia the same manner as other city or town rates. The
council annually appoints two auditors to audit the accounts of the Board of
Trustees,
The following are the districts organized in accordance with the above
provisions: The City of Saint John, the City of Fredericton, the City of Port-
land, and the Towns of Saint Stephen, Mill town, Woodstock, and MonetoD,
Keports from each of these will be found in Appendix C.
Half-yearly Perc^iiage of Enrolled Pupih daily p}*esent on an amrage in the Citm
and hicorporated Tow^is
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SAint John.
F^detictOB.
Portkud.
St. Stephen.
MiUtowa.
Woodatocli.
Moncton.
W.
S.
W.
S,
W,
S.
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ISTO, . .
59.06
57.88
62,90
60.0
57.17
56.45
W,
S.
w.
S.
w.
S, '
1871,,,
58. &5
59.57
63,21
57.87
G0.2S
55,98
1872,.,
*
7S.28
*
62,49
tt
50.60
«
64,98
*
74,15
fr
56.26
1873,..
58,04
GI.64
62.42
60,45
58.93
58,90
69.4S
65.19
71.90
74.65
58.66
57.22
1874. . .
70.69
66.67
62,58
63.55
59.:t4
60.04
67.38
69.35
66,21
71.38
60.05
Gl,86
1875, . .
6G.18
66-19
65.19
64.00
58,70
59.47
69.91
73.33
69.74
71.42
69,65
66.13
1S76, . .
*i9.33
67,13
72.89
64,35
64,25
62.50
74.95
76.03
119.08
4H>.78
6p3.04
57.22
W.
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1877,..
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06,82
71.23
71.15
63-60
58.16
78.9B
72.40
62.89
66.33i59.73
5X04
187S, , .
til.25
66.86
72-05
70.00
63.48
6I.;^1
79.00
78.91
06,84
71,63 62,14
G1.G4
61.11?
62,1S
187<»,..
04.97
67.7^
78.^3
75.86
64.49
(wj,49
80.30
78,92
68,53
73.76'6.\68
60. G5
61.99
,^n.a
18S0, . .
72.63
68,20
76,at
69.45
68.34
65-25
78.55
78.10
71.57
76.59'7I.65
64.14
67.31
tf.\30
1881, . .
71.83
70,96
72.63
7L46
GS.38
6189
8L64
78.97
73.27
66.31 i64, 22
59,49
72.04
mM
1882, . .
73.29
72.48
78.86
68.64169.28
69.91
78.45
73,31
69.38
6^,27
62,87
64.58'67.40
6S-7S
1883, . .
75.51
70,36
77,53
71,78,72,20
6G. 18
78.60
75.63
72-98
68.58
67.^.^
66,91
70.24
66,71*
1884,..
7-2. 4.S
73.86
74,22
71.93 70,45
GO. 50
7941
79.39
71.75
68.46|G6.23
68.35
66.74
68.i:i
1885,..
G9.C2
73.74
70.06
71.43 67.04
72.89
73,15
75.99
61,58
63,62Ig2 79
67,96
G5,07
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Teachers' Institutes,
Teachers' Institutes were held during the year in Albert, Carleton, Kent,
J^orfchumberland, QueenX York, St John,
Ijducational Institute.
The Educational Institute was held in St John on the last two days jt\
June. The following is the report of the Secretary, H, 0, Creed, A. M,: —
The eighth regular meeting of the Educational Institute was held in the Centennial
School Building, St. John, on the 29th and SOth of June, 1886, — the Chief Superiii
tendent presiding.
One hundred and fifty membei-a were enrolled at the first session, which number
ivas increased to 192, including the mem1>ers ex o^cioj at subsequent sessions,
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Mr, H, C* Creed, M, A.> was re-elected Secretary for the eighth time, and Mr, Wi
C» Simpaon, of St. John, waa elected Afiaistant Secretary (and Treasurer.)
The report of the Executive Committee detailed the business tmnsacted since the
last preceding meeting of tlio Institute in 1883, and presented a summary of the receipts
&ad expenditures, as folio wa : —
EECEIFTS.
Membera' Fees, 1883 , S 6G 00
Collection and Donations, , , , , , 27 93
Balance in hand, July 17, 18S3 ,,.. 2 00
$ 95 93
EXPENDITURES.
Sdary of Secretary and Secretary-Treasurer, 3 years |1 10 00
Travelling Expenses of Executive Committee. * , 18 97
Postage, Stationery and Printing. . . , • 1 1 92
$140 89
95 93
Balance due Secretary-Treasurer * . , * .$ 44 9$
The amount received from members at this meeting Tvas sufficient to pay off the
deficit j meet all expenses, and leave a consideiuble balance for the coming year
Five sessions were held, at each of which one or more -papers or reports lA^ere read
and discussed. The writers and subjecte of the papers were as follows i —
1. Williani Crocket, M. A., Chief Superintendent of Education* Opening Ad-
tirera^" The Function of the Public School/'
2* Eldon MulJin, M. A., Principal of the Normal School — " How can young men
he induced to adopt teaching as a profession t "
3. D. P* Wet more, Esq., Inspector of Schools for the Fourth District — *' How
may local effort in support of Schools in country districts be best stimulated 1 "
4. L. E. TrVortman, M. A,, Principal of the Union Baptist Seminaiy, St. John — ►
'' ^oral Training in the Public Schools."
5. H. S, Bridges, M. A., Professor of Classics in the University of New Bruns-
"lick — " Examinations in their I'elation to Educational work."
There were reports from committees on the following subjects, viz,^ :
(1.) Oa proposed amendments to the Constitution of the Institute — read by Mr,
H. C. Creed, M. A., Chairmam
(2.) On a Course of Instruction for Grammar Schools — read by Mr, W, M*
McL^n, B, A., Chairman.
(3.) On a Course of Instruction for Superior Schools-^read by Mi% J. A, Macin*
tirBj B. A., Chairman.
(4.) On the Reduction of the Provincial Allowance to Teachers, and the retention
of young men in the Profession — read by Inspector W. P. Dole, B. A., Chairman.
Eesolutious were adopted relating to the following mattera, viz. :
(1,) The enrolment in this Institute of Teachers not members of County Insti-
tatea— moved by Mr. D. P. Chisholm.
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(2.) The change lately made in the school terms — moved by Mr. J". M. Pahner,
K A.
(3.) The obs€;r\'ance of an " arbor day " in the schools throughout the Province —
moved by Inspector I. B. Oakeji, A. M.
(4.) ThankK to tlie writers of papers, the choir, the representatives of the press,
the Bt. John County Institute, the Board of Trustees of the City Schools, the Railway
and Steamboat Companies, nnd the Chief Superintendent.
(5.) Sundry money votes,
Under Eegulation 23 as amended in 1884, all the Inspectors of Schools are mem-
bers of the Institute and of the Executive Committee, ex qfflcio, and the Institute elects
tmi of its members to be members of the Executive Committee with the ex qfflcio mem-
bers. The Coinmittce as thus constituted, for the year 1885-86, is as follows: —
Members Ex Officio.
Tlie Chief Supor'nt of Educ, (Chairman) ... William Crocket, A. M.
Tlie President of the Uni verity, Thomas Harrison, LL. D.
The Principal of the :Normal School, Eldon Mullin, A. M.
Thk Inspectors op Schools.
GeoiTge W, Mersereau, A. B., Newcastle.
Valentine A. Landry, Shediac.
George Smith, A. B., Elgin.
Dovid P. Wetmore, Clifton.
Wm. S. Carter, A. M., St. John.
Ingram B. Oakas, A. M., St. Stephen.
Members Elected June, 1886.
George R. Parkin, A. M Fredericton.
William M. McLean, A. B., St. John.
Frank H. Hayes, Portland.
Sanniel 0. Wilbur, A, B., Moncton.
Hedley V. Bridges, A. M., Fredericton.
James M. Palmer, A* B., Chatham.
James A. Macintire^ A. B., ,. Portland.
James T* Horsman, A. B., St. Andrews.
Wilford B. Jonali Elgb.
James Barry, St. John.
HERBERT C. CREED, A. M.,
JSecretary-Treasurer,
The attendance this year was much larger than in any previous year. For
the first tiirie, the number of ladies enrolled exceeded the number of male
members. The average number of members of each sex in the seven preceding
years was : Gentlemen, 65 ; Ladias, 41. This year the numbers were : Gentle-
men, 84 ; Ladies, OS, The following is a summary of the attendance : —
SUMMARY.
Teachers enrolled. - 180
Other school officers enrolled 3
Members ex-officio 9
Total members Mfceas/GdMe
1885.
CHIEF SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.
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Number of members present (includiDg ex-offido) from each county:
Albert 2
Carleton 6
Charlotte 8
Gloucester. 0
Kent 1
King s 14
Madawaska. 0
Northumberland 6
Queen's 3
Restigouche 1
St. John 112
Sunbury 11
Victoria. , 0
Westmoreland 0
York 19
Reports of Inspectors.
The Reports of the Inspectors in Appendix B contains valuable informa-
tion respecting the educational condition of the districts to which they relate.
The work of these gentlemen has lately been increased without any increase to
their salaries. To perform it faithfully necessitates continuous absence from
home, and adds largely to their expenses, for which no allowance has been
made. In the interests of the service in every respect, I would urgently re-
commend the Legislature to give to these oflScers, on whom the law imposes such
responsible and onerous duties, that remuneration for their labor which will
secure the efficient and faithful performance of it.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THIS PEOVINOE.
In view of a large number of copies of this Report having been ordered
for distribution at the Colonial Exhibition, to be held in London in May next,
I may be permitted to put on record the principal facts connected with the
rise and progress of Education in this Province.
Very early in the history of the Province the Government and Legislature
recognized the fact that, to make provision for the education of the people was
one of the duties of the State. In March, 1802, only about eighteen years after
the sepai^ation of the County of. Sunbury from Nova Scotia, and its erection
into the Province of New Brunswick, an Act was passed, of which the follow-
ing is a copy : —
[1802.] 42xD, GEORGE IIL
" AN ACT FOR AIDING AND ENCOURAGING PARISH SCHOOLS,"
WTiereaSy The education of children is of the utmost importanco to tlieir future
usefulness in society ; and
Whereas, The situation of many parents in the different parishei^ of this province
renders them unahle to procure for their children the henefits of instruction in r^diii»
and writing without the aid of the Legislature ;
I. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council and Assembly,
That the sum of four hundred and twenty pounds (being ten pounds to each pariah) be
S?ranted to the Justices of the General Sessions of the Peace in the different comities in
this province, to be paid by warrant of His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor Qut o(p
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the public treaBtirj, in trust for the purpose of encouraging and assisting in the estab-
lishment of schools in the different parishes of their respective counties.
II. And be iijurtJier mmcUd^ That the sum of ten pounds to each parish, hereby
granted in tiiiKt to the said Justices of the General Sessions of the Peace in each county,
shall be bj them in their discretion apportioned and allotted to each parish in such man-
ner as shall best assist in maintaining such schools as may be already established, or as
shall induce the establishment of other schools where they may judge the same necessary.
III, And he it further enactedf That the sard Justices shall make a report to the
liieatei) ant-Go veinor. Council and Assembly, at the next meeting of the General
Assembly, how the moneys granted have been laid out, and how far the purpoges
hereby contemplated have been answered.
Prom this small beginning there has been developed, by slow degrees, the
present public school system of New Brunswick, — one of the most perfect, in its
principles at least, to be found in any state or country. It was to be expected
that, as the population and the material wealth and resources of the Province in-
creased, greater attention would be given to popular education. But the advance-
ment made in respect to the latter has far outstriped the growth of the former.
The yearly expenditure from the Provincial Treasury for the public school
service has grown from $1,CS0 (£420) to $156,000, besides the grant of about
S9|000 a year to the Provincial University. Instead of the simple plan of
requiriDg the Court of Sessions of each of the eight counties (now fifteen) to
hold in trust and disbui-ao the small grant-in-aid available for the several
parishes, and to report to the Legislature concerning their .stewardship, we
have to-day a complex and coniprehensivie system. In place of providing sim-
ply for instruction "in the English language and writing and arithmetic," as
did the Act of 1805, our present School Law and Regulations require the
schools to furnish instruction in all the varied branches of an ordinary education
according to our modem notions, and to be imparted after the most approved
methods, and to be placed equally within the reach of the poorest and the
i-ichest in the land
That the history of the past educational progress of the Province may be
the better undei^tood by viewing it through the medium of its latest develop-
ments, I shall here give a brief sketch of the leading features of our Public
School System, as it now exists. For convenience the facts may be grouped
under the four general heads, viz: I., Control and Administration of the Sys-
tem; IL, Support of School; III., "Quantity of Instruction;" "Quality of
Instruction."
L Control and Admikistration. — The whole system is under the
direction of a Board of Education, composed of the Lieutenant-Governor, the
members of the Executive Council, nine in number, the President of the
University of New Brunswick, and the Chief Superintendent of Education.
Among tlie powers and duties of the Board are the following: —
(I,) To make regulations for the organization, government and discipline of schools,
for tlie ariangement and order of school premises, and for the classification of schools
and teachers, to appoint examiners of teachers, and to grant and cancel licenses.
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(2.) To prescribe text-booka and apparattia for the um of schools, books for school
Ubmries, piftna for the'constniction ami furnishing of school-houses, aiid couraea or
atandartls of iiiHtniction and study for schools,
(3.) To divide the Pi-ovince into inspectoral districts, and to appoint an inspector
of schools for each district*
(4-) To divide the Province into school districts, and frani time to time create naw^
districts, or alter Lonndaries, having due regard to ttie number of children, and the
ability of each district to support one or more efficient schools ; towns, villages and
populous localitleSj haviDg a community of interests, to form 82 far as practicable a
siDgle district.
(5.) To main tain au efficient Konnal School with model departments, to appoint
die principal thereof, and to provide for paying the travelling expenses of the studeni^
teachent in attendance.
(6.) To make such regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect tbe law
relating to schools, and generally to provide for anj exigencies that may arise under
its opemtion.
The Chief Superintendent is appointed by the Governor in CouneiL
Some of his duties and powers are as follows :—
(1.) To have, subject to tho Board of Edticationj the Bai>er vision and direction of
the inspectors and schools.
(*2,) To enforce the provisions of the School Law and the regulations and decisions
of the Board of Education,
(3.) To disburse the Provincial grants and apportion, the County School Fund in
accortlance with the law*
(4.) To cause copies of the Scliool Law^ with regulations of the Board of EducSr
lion, together with all necessary forms and instructions, to be published and furnished
gratuitously to inspectors, tmstees and teach era,
(5,) To prepare annually for the Legislature a I'eport upon the schools subject to
liis supervision, accompanied with full statistical tables and detailed account'i of the
•expenditures of the moneys appropriated, and offer suggestions on educational subjects.
There are at the prc^nt time six In.spectors of Schools, whose duties are
in the main those which generally belong to such officers.
The IocaI adn»inistration of school affairs in eacli School District (which
may be a city, town, village or section of country) is entrusted by law to a
Board of Trustees, com posed of three persons, or of seven in the case of
cities and iocorpotated towns. Each of these Boards is a body coiporate.
II, Sup?onT,^Thc salaries of teachers are provided far from three sources
vizL,the Provincial Treasury, the County School Fund and District Assessment.
All other expenses of the schools are met by mean^ of district or local assess-
ment
(a) Provincial Altof mince. — Legally qualified teachers, employed in schools sup-
^Tted and conducted in conformity with the law, receive from the Provincial Treasury,
Vy draft of the Chief Superintendent, an annual sum dependant upon their class of
license and the time they have been so employed within the school year. These allow-
^ces range from $135 down to $^3 for regular teachers employed the full numl>er of
t«achmg day«. Class-room assistants, under certain conditions, receive one-hfdl OAjoa^
^ refnilar teachers.
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(b) County Assesamnet, — At the same time that other county and parish rates are
assessed and levied each year, there is assessed and levied a sum sufficient to yield an
amount equal to thirty cents for every inhabitant of the county according to the last
preceding census, together ivith an amount not exceeding ten per cent, to cover expenses
and payable loss. This assessment is apportioned amongst the several paiishes, towns and
cities in the county according to the relative taxable value of the property and income
therein. The amount thus realized is held by the County Treasurer, as a County
School Fund, subject to the order of the Chief Superintendent. That officer apportions^
one-half of the amount ac the close of each half-year to the trustees of schools in the
following manner : — ^There is allowed to the trustees of each distrist the sum of $15 per
half-year for each regular teacher employed by them, — and the balance of the fund is
apportioned to the trustees according to the average attendance of pupils at the school
as compared with the whole average number of pupils attending the schools of the
county, and the length of time the school has been in operation within the half-year.
(c) District Aasessnieiit, — On a fixed day in each year, the rate-payers of every
district hold a *' school meeting," at which the election of Tinistees takes place (one of
the three going out of office yearly in rotation but eligible for re-election), and the sum
to be assessed upon the district for school purposes is determined. The sum to be
levied is made up of a poll-tax of one dollar upon eveiy male inhabitant between the
ages of 21 and 60, clergymen excepted, and a pro rata assessment of the balance
required, under numerous restrictions.
In the cities and incorporated towns the procedure is different. There is
no annual school meeting. Four of the seven Trustees of Schools are appointed
by the Common Council, and three (including the Chairman) are appointed by
the Govemor-in-Council — one of the former and one of the latter going out of
office yearly, but eligible for re-appointment.
The powers and duties of the Boards of Trustees are varied and extensive,
and cannot be detailed in this place.
In addition to the moneys raised and provided as above described, special
aid may be granted- to poor districts, upon the recommendation of the Inspector,
to the extent of one-third more from the Provincial Treasury, according to the
Teacher's class of license, and one-third more from the County Fund.
In addition to the Common Schools there are Superior Schools and Gram-
mar Schools, which receive special grants from the Provincial Treasury as fol-
lows: An Act passed in 1884 provides for the establishment of Superior
Schools in each County, one for every 6,000 inhabitants (the last 5,000 to be
counted as 6,000), but not more than one in any Parish as a rule ; and also for
one County Grammar School in each County. The Teacher of a Superior
School, who must hold a license of the 1st Class or Grammar School Class, re-
ceives a yearly grant of $250, provided tbfe District pays him not less than
$250, or ratably according to the time employed. The Teacher of a County
Grammar School is entitled to a yearly allowance of $350, subject to certain
conditions. All these schools participate in the County Fund. Superior
Schools are free to all pupils residing within the parish where they are estab-
lished ; and County Grammar Schools are free to all pupils who are residents
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IIL " Quantity" of Instruction. — As to the number of schools in opera-
tion, the number of teachers employed, number of pupils enrolled, average
number in daily attendance, etc., statistics will be given below. Two or three
general statements must suffice just here.
The Trustees of Schools in each District are required to provide school
privileges /rec of charge for all children from five to twenty years of age, in-
clusive, who may be resident in the district. Persons above twenty years of
age who desire to attend school in the district in which they reside, have the
right to do so free of charge, if there be sufficient accommodation. Pupils
from other districts may be admitted by the Trustees, who may exact from
them such reasonable tuition fee as may be sanctioned by the Inspector.
Not only are the Public Schools /7'ec, but the law requires them to be noT?-
sectaHan. There is no provision for separate schools for any religiou!^ denomi-
nation. Thus a very large portion of the children and youth are registered as
pupils in the Public Schools, as will appear from the fact that, in the Summer
term of 1882, — one year after the decennial census, — the proportion of the
population of the Province so registered was 1 in 6.09.
IV. Quality of Instruction. — To adopt the words of my efsteemed pre-
decessor in office, Dr. Rand, " while the law proposes to provide the means of
education for all the people, it also proposes to secure a quality of instruction
good enough for all" Some of the agencies employed in our school system, bj^
at present organized with a view of securing this object, may here be referred
to. And first may be mentioned a uniform series of carefully selected text-
hooks prescribed by the Board of Education for use in all schools according to
their grade. The advantages of this are manifest. Secondly, there is a pro-
gressive Course of Instruction for all schools, in which the subjects have been
selected, arranged and apportioned with due regard for sound educational
principles, and which, while leaving room for the differences in i-egard to pro-
gress and attainments necessarily arising under varied conditions, and while
allowing sufficient scope for the exercise of the teachers individual judgment
in matters of detail, at the same time secures that unifoimity which is desir-
able in a national system.
The Law and Regulations also contemplate and provide for the grading of
f<ckooh wherever practicable. In all districts having over eighty pupils the
trustees are required to provide at least two school-rooms or a school-room with
two good class-rooms, and two teachers or a teacher with two assistants in
order that the younger pupils may be separated from the more advanced. The
accommodations as to rooms and teachers must be regulated according to the
number of pupils. Thus, " for a district having from one hundred and fifty to
two hundred pupils, there mast be a house with three apartments, one for a
primary department, one for an advanced, and one for a high school, and at
least one good class-room common to the two latter, with three teachers, and if
necessary an assistant ; or if necessary schools may be provided for the diff'erent
departments in different parts of the district ; and generally, for any district
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having two hundred pupils and upwards a house or houses with sufficient
accommodation for diffbrcnt grades of primary and advanced schools, so that in
districts having six hundred pupils and upwards, the ratio of pupils in the
primary, advanced and high school departments shall be respectively about
eight, three and one/'
More important, however, than any of these means of securing a good
quality of instruction, is the Provincial Normal School, at which every candi-
date for admission into the teaching profession in New Brunswick must undergo
a preparatory training. As Dr. Rand remarked, in his address at the opening
of the new building for the institution in 1877, "The place occupied by the
Normal School in our school system has no counterpart in any school system
of any other Province or state on this continent, unless it be in that of Prince
Edward Island* It is not * * * an adjunct of the system: it is central
and vital to it. It is not the head, but in respect of agency by which the
quality of school instruction is to be guaranteed, even to the extremities of the
Province, it h the heart of the system." The end and object for which the
Normal School, with its Model Departments, exists, is not so much to impart
instruction in the various branches taught in the public schools, as to afford
facilities for gaining an acquaintance with the principles and history of educa-
tion, with the best methods of teaching and school management, and for gaining,
by instruction, pvactico and criticism, a practical knowledge of the application
of right methods to the details of school work.
Other means to the end under consideration are the system of examina-
tions for license to teach, — the work of the Inspectors in visiting and examining
schools and furnishing instruction and advice to teachers and trustees, — the
maintenance of the Educational Institute for the Province and of Teachers'
Institutes for the several counties, — and so forth.
Having thus referred to the first act of legislation relating to public educa-
tion in New Brunswick, and outlined the school system in its present state of
development, I shall now, in as small a space as possible, trace the successive
stages of growth during the eighty-four years intervening. In doing so, I shall
arrange the facts first according to topics, and then somewhat chronologically in
relation to each topic.
Lef/i^lative Enactrnents, — Important acts relating to public schools were
passed in the years 1802, 1805, 1816, 1818, 1823, 1829, 1833, 1837, 1840, 1844,
1847, 184i*, 1852, 1854, 1858. 1871, and 1884. By far the most important
enactments however were the " Act to encourage the establishment of schools
in the Province," passed in 181 6,— the act of 1847,— the " Parish Schools Act" of
1858,— and the '* Common Schools Act" of 1871. The Act of 1858 was a great
step in advance. It was prepared and conducted through the Legislature by
Hon. Charles Fisher. The Act of 1871, which came into operation on the 1st
January, 1872, the moulding aJnd successful passage of which were due to the
statesmanship of Hon* George E. King, (now Judge King) made the schools /rce
and established the system as it is to-day in its main features.
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Conb*ol and Administtntion. — For forty-five years — more tlian one-half
of the whole periotl of le^alation for public schools do^'n to the present time
— the highest authority in relation to this matter was the Court of General
Sessions of the Peace in each County, composed of the magiKtrates or justices
of the peace. By the Act of 1805 the schools thereby established (two for each
W)UDty) were placed " under the regulation, direction, control and management"
of the justices of the respective counties, who were to receive the money granted
by the Legislature, and out of it pay the school m as tei-s. The Act of ISIG
authorized the Sessions to appoint three trustees of schools for each town or
parish and prescribed their duties, to the faithful performance of which they
wei-e to be sworn. A great step in advance was made in ISi?, when the Lieu-
taiant Governor and Executive Council were constituted a Board of Education
tor the Province, with a secretary at a salary of ?400 per annum. John Gregoiy,
Esq., was the fii-at secretary to the board, and under the Act of 1S52 Rev, Jas,
Porter became the first Chief Superintendent of Schools, and was also by \irtue of
his oflice a member of the Board of Education and its secretary. Some twenty
years later, in 1871, the Board was enlarged by the addition of the President
of the University of New Brunswick, Thus it still continues. The successive
Chief Superintendents, with the dates of appointment and their salaries htivo
been as follows : —
1S51 Kev, James Porter, S 800, with $50 for travelling expenses.
UoS. X Mai^hall D'Avray, Esq., 1000.
lS5a Henry Fisher, Esq 1000 " ?400
1860. John Bennet, Ph. D., 1200 '■ " ^ ^
187L Theodore H. Band, D. C, L 1600 " " ^ **
1S83. William Crocket, A. M 1600 " '* "^ ^
Previous to 1858 the trustees for each town or parish seem to have been
appointed by the Sessions of the Peace. The Parish Bchools Act vested the
appointment in the town or parish itself to be made at the annual meeting of
the rate^payei's for election of pariah officers. In incorporated towns, cities or
counties the power of appointing was conferred upon their respective councils-
Another feature of the Parish Schools Act which disappeared in the Act of 1871,
^l^., the creation of a school committee, to be appointed by the district at a
meeting called by the trustees, to have charge of the school-house, grounds,
library, etc.
In concluding this topic it may be remarked that the trustees have always
been expected to serve without fee or i^eward. Under the present law they
may employ a paid secretary.
SuppiTi't h^ Sdtool As&eBSTiient — ^The throe-fold mode of support described
above was first introduced in 1872, and has not since been materially altered.
The schools have always depended largely upon local effort, whether the money
Was raised by subscription or by asse^ssraeot. This fact has no doubt had a
laarked effect in keeping alive the interest of the people in the condition and
progress of the schools. Had the teachers been paid through all th)B$e years^
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wholly out of Government funds, and had other school expenses been charged
mainly to the same means of support, there would to-day have been very little
local interest in the public schools beyond that which might arise from a mere
partizan spirit. By the Act of 1816 it was provided that the schools were to
be supported either by local subscription or by assessment upon the town or
parish, and that school-houses might be built by the same means. This was
the earliest recognition of the principal of aaaeaament for schools, — over which
a battle was fought at the inception of our free-school system, in 1871-74.
The history of the subject is interesting, but cannot be recounted fully in this
brief sketch. Assessment was first pennitted as an option, and the amount
assessed was to be not less than $120 (£30), nor more than $360 per parish or
town. Two years later (1818) the permission to assess the community was
withdrawn, not to be renewed until 1852. The act passed in that year allowed
the people of a school district to assess themselves for the erection of a school-
house or the support of a school, and the teacher of any school supported by
assessment was to receive twenty-five per cent, increase of Provincial aid. But
the people refused to take the bait. The Chief Superintendent, in his annual
report to the Legislature for 1857, complained of the prevailing indifference of
the people in regard to education, and emphatically declares his opinion, con-
firmed by the experience of the past four years, " that an efficient system of
Common School Education in this Province must be based upon general assess-
ment for the support of Public Schools." In another place he says, " let this
assessment be, but make the payment compulsory and recoverable in the same
way as taxes for the support of the poor of the district are by law recoverable."
Mr. D'Avray's recommendations in this behalf were adopted by the f ramers of
the "Parish Schools Act" of 1858. Fourteen sections of the Act relate to As-
sessment. "Any County, Parish, District or Municipality" might determine
"to provide for the support of the schools therein by assessment.". A premium
of ten per cent, additional Provincial aid was offered to every district or parish
which should support its schools in this way ; and every county or municipality
adopting the principle of assessment was to receive from the Province a sum
€qual to the amount so raised, provided it did not exceed the average of 81000
to each parish, — the whole to be expended in the payment of the salaries of
teachers. But notwithstanding all the arguments offered, and all the induce-
ments held out, so long as it was left optional with communities to adopt that
which would be compulsory upon individuals, the law in this respect continued
inoperative. In the fourteen yeara following its enactment, "not a single
Oounty, Municipality or Parish, had supported its schools by assessment, and
only here and there had a District done so." " The Inspectors and the Chief
Superintendent reported year by year in favor of the adoption of assessment
as the mode of support, but the Legislature did not seem to heed." At length
the day came, however, when, under the enlightened provisions of the Common
Schools Act of 1871. Education was made the birthright of every child in the
Province, and all the property of the country was made subject to assessment
for the support of free schools.
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Govei^Tnent Gi^ants, — In the "Second Annual Report on the Parish Schools
of New Brunswick," laid before the Legislature in 1853, the Chief Superinten-
dent— J. M. D'Avray, speaks as follows : —
" The Province of New Brunswick, with a population of 200,000, and a revenue
of ^120,000 ($480,000), devotes annually the large sum of £16,000 ($64,000) to educa-
tional purposes. It may with safety be asserted that no country in Europe^ and
certainly none in any other part of the world, devotes so large a sum, in proixirtion to
its inhabitants and to its resouix^es, to this important purpose."
This evidently refers to the expenditures from the Provincial Ti-casury
alone* In 1883 the eleventh annual report of our system of Free Sehoob (and
the thirty-second report on the schools of the Province) shows the sum total of
the grants for the year to have been $153,000 — equal to nearly 48 cents per
capita of the population, and 24 per cent, of the revenue.
It is interesting to note the gradual increase of the annual grants in aid
of parish schools in the first fifty years of their history. A brief summary
must suffice.
1802. £420, or $1680—840 to each parish in the Province, to be held in trust
by the Sessions of the Peace in the Counties.
1805. $1500 annually in aid of salaries — $200 to each one of seven Counties^
and $100 to the County of Saint John, to the Sessions.
1816. Grants payable to Trustees.
1818. Maximum to a town or parish, $240, $266 ; maximum for any ono
school, $80, $80.
1823. Maximum to a town or parish, $400 ; maximum for any one school, $80.
1829. Maximum per parish in the County, $400; maximum for any one
parish, $560.
1833. Maximum per*parish in the County, $480; maximum for any one
parish, $640.
1837. Maximum per parish in the County, $640; maximum for any one
parish, $720.
1840. Maximum per parish in the County, $720; maximum for any one
parish, $1040.
1852. Maximum per parish in the County, $800; maximum for any one
parish, $1040.
Similarly we may trace the growth of the Provincial allowances to teach-
ers in the last fifty years.
1833.t To male teachers, $80 ; to female teachers, $40.
1847. To both sexes— 1st class, $120 ; 2nd class, $88 ; 3rd class, $72.
1852.^ To male teachers— 1st class, $120; 2nd class, $96; 3rd class, $7% Female
teachers— 1st class, $88; 2nd class, $72; 3rd class, $56.
* The sum was equal to 32 cents per capita of the popalation, and to 13^ per cent of tba
rerenue.
t In 1838 the tmstees were to see that the district provided for teachers at least as much
u the 0ovemment grant, or famished sood board, lod^g and washing.
X In 1852 the Shove soms were authorized to be paid to teachers, provided the local iapix^rt
ihonld equal their claim aooordingto class of license, or that good board, washing and lodging
were furnished by the district. Twenty-five per cent, additionid was payable to teachers wht^e
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1864. To male teachers— 1st class, $150; 2nd class, S120; 3rd class, $90.
Female teachers—lst class, $110; 2nd class, $90; 3rd dass, $70.
187&* To male teachers—lst class, $110; 2nd class, $80; 3rd class, S60.
Female teachers—lst class, $70; 2nd class, $50; 3rd class, $40.
1884. To mate teachers—lst class, $135 ; 2nd class, $108. Female teachers—
1st class, §100; 2nd class, $81 ; 3rd class, $63.
Free SchooU. — The principle of free school privileges for every person of
school age was first distinctly established by the Act of 1871. As early as
1816 it was enacted that the schools in parishes and towns assessed for their
support were to be free to all resident pupils ; but the 'assessment clauses of
this law were soon repealed. Tuition fees were paid by the pupils in all
schools, previous to 1^72, except in those rare cases where assessment was
adopted*
Free Sdtolars. — The Act passed in 1805 authorized the admission of free
scholars not exceeding eight to the St. John Grammar School, and not exceed-
ing four to any other school. By the Act of 1829, Trustees of Schools were
empowere J to admit as many free pupils as they saw fit ; and by that of 1847
the children of poor or indigent parents might be admitted to school privileges
free of charge.
In 1852 the number admissible was again limited to five in any one school.
But the restriction was prabably found not to work well, for the Parish SchooU
Act, six years later, provided as follows : — " The School Committee may admit
so many free scholai-s, and also children at reduced rates, being the children of
poor and indigent paixints, a*^ they deem prudent and just."
Non'Sectar laniiitm. —S^Qtion 121 of Chapter 65 of the "Consolidated
Statutes " of New Brunswick^*' Of Schools " — reads ftius : — ^**A11 schools con-
ducted under the provisions of this chapter shall be non-sectarian." Previous
to the passage of that Act, the non-sectarian character of the public schools,
although generally recognized, was nowhere distinctly stated. The "Parish
Schools Act '' (185S) directed the use of the Bible in Parish Schools, the Douay
version to be read by Roman Catholic children, if required by their parents or
guardians. One of the regulations in force at the present time empowers but
does not inquire the teachers to open and close the daily exercises of the school
by reading a portion of Scripture and by offering the Lord's prayer, or any
other pT'ayer, if permitted by the trustees ; but the attendance of all pupils
during these exercises is not compulsory. In the early history of the Province
the non-sectarian principle wns not so well observed. When the Grammar
School in St* John w^aa founded, in 1805, the Rector of Trinity Church in that
city was by law made ex offi^cio President of the Board of Directors; and the
** liectoi^ and Missionaries *' of the several parishes were required to visit andl
* From lH7n to 13S4 the ** ranking system, ** so called, or payment by results, was in
operation. The; sums given above were those paid to teacbers accorcung to tbeir class of license.
If their sohoola were adjudged by the iaapector to be deserving of first rank they received $40
more ; teach er« whoflc ichooU were ranked second were paid f25 more ; and teachers whose schools
were ranked tlitnl were paid SlO more.
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examine the schools in their parishes. The School Act of 1816 provided for
the procuring of prizes, " in stationery, books and other suitable rewards/' for
cxcelleBce in spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic ; but such prizes were* to
be given only to pupils who were able " to repeat by heart the Creed, the Lord's
Prayer, and the Ten Commandments."
Number of Schools and Teadiera. — In the absence of official reports or
statistics relative to the schools of the Province previous to the appointment
of a Chief Superintendent of Education in 1852, it is impossible to optain more
than the most meagre information as to the number of schools, teachers and
pupils before that date. The law of 1805 provided for the establishment of
two " EInglish Schools " in each of the eight counties in which the Province was
at that time embraced, except in St. John, where there was to be but one in
addition to the Grammar School. But one of these schools was to be kept in
any one parish at a time, for one year, until each parish had received the benefit
of such a school.
In these days when moi-e than two-thirds of the public school teachers are
females, some of the clauses in the School Acts of half a century ago sound
strange. In 1840 the number of female teachers was limited by law to three
in any one parish. And in 1849, soon after the establishment of a training
school, it was enacted that female teachers who had not attended the Training
School might be employed, but only as third-class teachers ; also that untrained
male teachers might be employed in remote sections.
The following is a decennial statement of the number of public schools in
operation and the number of teachere employed of each sex and ol|b8& It may
be prefaced by the statement that in 1844 there were about 500 schools in the
Province, The years telecb^ are those immediately following the decennial
census, and the numbers are those for the summer term. .
No. OP
Sciioou.
NUMBEK OF TEACHERS.
Yeab.
MALE.
FEMALE.
BOTH.
Class.
Total.
Class.
1
Total.
Grand
I.
11.
III.
I.
II.
III.
Total.
1862
688
805-
884
1411
1508
81
112
85
119
116
129
113
106
191
168
235
217
80
155
150
467*
453*
281*
469*
448
6
182
119
121
132
17
78
123
446
518
214
120
131
409
464
237
389
373
976
1114
682
1862
831
1872
1882
1885
654
1445
1562
* These totals include the Principals of the Grammar Schools.
NUMBER OF PUPILS,
The fallowing table will serve to exhibit the progress and present status
of the public schools in regard to number of pupils enrolled, the average num-i
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ber in daily attendance, the percentage of the enrolled pupils included in the
average attendance, and the proportion of the whole population of the Province
attending the schools. The figures presented are those which belong to the
summer term of every tenth year, as in the preceding table. Since the years
are those immediately following the decennial census, the comparison between
the school enrolment and the entire population is as nearly fair and correct as
passible. For the years prior to 1852 no sufficient data are available.
Year.
Population of
N. Brunswick
by last census.
Number of
pupils enroird
Average daily
attendance
Percentage of
enroird pupils
daily present
Proportion of
whole
population
at school.
1852
1862
1872
1882
1884
193,800
252,047
285,594
321,233
333,182
18,591
28,229
39,837
52,657
57,087
Not reported.
14,855
20,077
29,677
31,215
52.62
50.32
56.25
54.69
1 in 10.42
1 in 8.92
lin 7.19
1 in 0.09
1 in 5.84
While the population increased to the extent of 65.7 per cent, in thirty
years the registered school attendance increased 18S.7 per cent, in the same
period.
NORMAL SCHOOL.
It was in 1847 that the Legislature first undertook to deal with the ques-
tion of providing for the professional training of teachers. Referring to this
matter in connectioi^ with the educational condition of the country generally,
the Chief Superintendent, in the report already quoted (1853), uses the follow-
ing language : —
" But this continually increasing liberality on the part of the Legislature, and these
persevering endeavours to secure good teachers on the part of the Government, were
found to be insufficient, the school system was declared to be bad, the schools were
worse than ever, the teachers incompetent and negligent.
" In 1847 the whole was remodelled by an Act to provide for the support and
improvement of parish schools, the principal features of which were : —
" Ist. Local Boards of Education were superaedod by the appointment of a Pi-o-
vincial Board of Education. 5|« * *
" 2nd The establishment of a Tmining School at Fredericion, which the licensed
teachers, and candidates for employment as such, within the Province, were required to
attend for the purpose of being instructed in the art of teaching ; provision being made
for the payment of 10s. (f 2.00) per week to each teacher and candidate during the ten
weeks of his attendance.
" 6lh, All licensed teachers who did not attend the Training School were to receive
a Provincial allowance of £20 (trained teachers receive £30, £22, or £18 according to
their class) subject to a reduction to £18, as teachers of the lowest class, should they,
after a reasonable time, omit to avail themselves of the opportunity of attending the
Trainmg School."
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Such a school was accordingly established at FrederictoD, with J. Marshall
D'Avray as Master, at a salary of $800 per annum, and in 1848 another Train-
ing and Model School was opened in St. John in what was known as the
British School with Edmund Hillyer Duval as Principal, at a like salary.
There were four terms in a year, of ten and afterwards twelve weeks each.
The Board was empowered to fix the number of teachers to attend at any one
time. Trained teachers might under authority and by regulation of the Board,
be employed " in out counties " to train other teachers.
After the destruction by fire of the old stone building occupied by the
Training School in Fredericton, in November, 1850, the school in that city
seems to have been discontinued, and the Act of 1852 provides for one training
and model school for the Province, which was kept in the city of St. John
until 1870 — twenty-two years in all. On the appointment of Mr. Duval to an
inspectorship, in 1858, ho was succeeded by Mr. William Mills, of St. John.
From March, 1867, till April, 1870, there was a branch training school at
Chatham, in connection with the Presbyterian Academy of tliat town, for the
four northern counties of Kent, Northumberland, Gloucester and Restigouche,
of which Mr. Wm. Crocket, A. M., was principal. But at that date the schools
at St. John and Chatham were both discontinued as training schools, and the
Provincial Training (afterwards styled Normal) School was re-opened in Fred-
ericton, with Mr. Crocket as principal. The accommodations were so inade-
quate that it was found necessary at first to limit the number of student-teach-
ers to forty in a term ; but through the liberality of the Legislature, urged on
by the late Hon. Dr. Elder, the present commodious edifice was erected and
occupied in 1877, at which time the number of model departments or practising
schools was increased from one to four.
In 1878 a French preparatory department was annexed to the institution,
the object of which was to aid in supplying qualified French teachers for the
common schools in French districts, by admitting French students without ex-
amination, and affording them those means of instruction which the lack of
good schools at home rendered necessary. After continuing some six years
with but very few students, the department ceased to be regarded as prepara-
toiy and became a part of the Normal School instead of an adjunct to it.
Upon the appointment of the present Chief Superintendent, consequent
upon the resignation of Dr. Band, in the autumn of 1883, Mr. Eldon Mullin,
A M., was appointed piincipal of the Normal School.
The work of the school is performed at the present time by a stafi* of six
instructors, viz. : the principal, who takes the subjects of principles and practice
of teaching, school management and language; an instructor in mathematics,
natural science and industrial drawing ; an instructor in reading, vocal train-
ing, domestic economy and hygiene ; an instructor in arithmetic, history, geog-
raphy and book-keeping ; an instructor in vocal music ; and the instructor of
the French department, who takes nearly all the subjects except the profes-
sional work. The four model departments, covering the first eight standards
or grades of school work, are freely used for purposes of illustration and jprac-^C
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1885.
tiee, and the teachers of these departments render assistance when required in i
sapervisinf; the praettoe of the student-teachers. i
As already stated, an aUo^wAnce of $2.00 a week (not exoeeduDg 924) was
formerly made to each studeat-teacber toward the expense of boaa-ding while
in attendance at the Tinining School. No dormitories nor boarding arrange-
ments have ever been connected with the institution. The idlowance to
student-teachers was changed to on allowanoe of the cost of travelling exp^ises
to Frcdericton and home again at the rate 6f five cents a tnile each way. Lat-
terly the travelling allowance was reduced to three cents a mile each way.
This historical sketch of the arrangements made for the tnusing of teadi-
ei*s in New Brunswick may be concluded with a tabular statement of the
attendance, etc, from the establishment of one school for the Province.
School in Saint John.
School
IN Frkoebicton.
Fonrtenasof lOo
rl2week8e.yr.
Year.
Months
iu term.
No. of
terms.
Male.
Female
Year.
Mttl&
Female
Both.
BotL
1852....
43
49
92
1871
12 weeks
4
26
124
150
1853....
18
66
84
1872
3, 3, 5
3
39
103
143
1855...,
25
47
72
1872-73
5
2
34
56
90
1856....
22
42
64
1873-74
5
2
29
111
140
1857....
24
60
84
1874-75
5
2
55
94
149
1858....
26
38
84
1875-76
5
2
76
137
213
1859 ....
49
134
183
1876-77
5
2
57
175
232
1861 ....
49
116
165
1877-78
R
2
74
180
254
1862....
53
149
202
1878-79
5
2
78
226
304
1863....
33
107
150
1879-80
5
2
76
198
274
1865....
45
95
140
1880-81
9
1
29
69
98
1866....
46
118
164
1881-82
y
1
31
109
140
1867....
33
115
148
1882-83
9
1
36
145
181
1868....
36
98
134
1883-84
9
1
28
178
206
1884-85
5
2
63*
316*
379*
* These nunibsrs include the students in the Frencli Department.
Licenses to Teach, — From a very early period, if not always, Teachers in
New Brunswick have been required to hold a license or certificate of qualifica-
tion before exercising their functions and receiving aid or support from the
public funds. Previous to 1837 they are understood to have obtained license
"under His Majesty's Royal Instructions." In that yeAr, County Boards of
Examiners were appointed to report to the Lieutenant Governor upon the
fitness of candidates for teaching; and it was then, or soon after, ordained that
only persons certified as competent by such examiners could obtain license.
Up to 1842, or perhaps 1847, all licenses were of one grade or class. All
licenses issued prior to 1847 were at that time cancelled, or made renewable
only upon certain examinations and on recommendation of the County Ex-
aminers.
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When the Ti*aining Schools were established in Fi*edericton and St. John,
in 1847 and 1848, a board of thi'eo examiners for each of these schools was
appointed, and the issuing of licenses to candidates, which were to be of three
classes, was made dependent upon the reports of the " Training Master " and
Board of Examiners. The Act of 1852 required the appointment of three
Provincial Examiners, one of whom was to be the Chief Superintendent or an
Inspector of Schools , and by the same act it was provided that Third Class
licenses might be granted upon examination before the Chief Superineendent
or an Inspector. Prior to the introduction of the Free School system, in 1872,
all licenses were District Licenses, valid in a specified portion of the Province,
bat transferable to other districts on certain conditions. Since that time the
licenses have been Provincial, and have been of four classes, viz.: Grammar
Schod, First, Second and Third Class Licenses. Temporary local licenses of
the Third Class are issued in certain cases.
The examinations are conducted under the direction of the Chief Superin-
tendent, usually twice in the year, he being responsible for the preparation of
the questions in accordance with the requirements of the syllabus for the differ-
ent classes, for the proper conduct of the examination, for the transmission of
thb candidates* papers to the Provincial Examiners, and for forwarding to the
candidates the results from the Examiners' Ei^timates. He also signs and
issues the licenses on behalf of the Board of Education.
Inspectara of Sdtools. — In the early times, the schools were visited and
inspected periodically, under the law, by trustees, school comittees, and by the
''rectors and missionaries," as already mentionod. We first hear of inspectors in
1844, when three gentlemen, — Jas. Brown, of Charlotte County, John Gregory,
of Fredericton, and S. Z. Earle, M. D., of King s County, — were app<Hnted to
inspect the Grammar Schools and all schools receiving government aid. They
fulfilled their commission and submitted an exhaustive report to the Legislature,
out of which came the improved School Law of 1847. By that law ttvo Inspec-
tors were to be appointed by the newly constituted Board of Education, whose
duty it should be to inspect all the schools in the Province once a year, receiv-
ing for the service a salary of $800. In 1852, the Legislature authorized the
Board of Education to appoint faurteen Inspectors, one for each county, to visit
the schools four times in the year, and to receive in payment $1.60 per visit,
with the proviso t^t if the number of schools in any county was not sufficient
to give the Inspector $200 a year on this basis, he should in any case receive at
least that amount. The schools at that time were not very numerous. Since
then, the number of Inspectors has varied more than once, and the nature
and extent of their duties have been repeatedly modified. From 1858 till 1872
there wei-e four Inspectors, the Province being divided into the Eastern,
Southern, Western and N<>rthem Inspectoral Districts, and the salary of each
Inspector being $1,000 per annum — ^including travelling expenses. The firat
Inspectors for these four districts, respectively, were Messrs. E. H. Duval, John
Cttoipbell, Jas. McLaughlin, and John Bonnet: in 1860 tiiey were Messrs. K H.
€
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Duval, Daniel Morrison, E. C. Freeze, and T. W. Wood Under the new system
of 1872, an Inspector for each county was again appointed, numbering fifteen,
after the erection of the new County of Madawaska in 1874; but. when the
"ranking system," already referred to, was introduced, in 1879, the Province
was once more divided into Inspectoral Districts, eight in number, with as many
Inspector, at a salary of 81,200 each — including travelling expenses. A
further change was made in 1884, when the number of Inspectors and districts
was reduced to six.
The gentlemen who have served as iil.spectors in the last six years are:
Philip Cox, B. A., Valentine A. Landry, Geo. Smith, B. A., D. P. Wetmore, In-
gi-am B. Oakes, M. A , Eldon Mullin, M. A., W. Grant Gaunce, B. A., Wni. P.
Dole, B. A., and Geoi^e W. Mersereau, B. A.
School-houses, — Until about thirty years ago neither the Legislature nor
the education department seems to have taken any steps of importance in the
direction of promoting the erection of suitable buildings for school purposes.
In 1858 and 1859 excellent plans and specifications for school houses were
issued to boards of tnistees by the Chief Superintendent, and valuable advice
given relative to the matter of providing improved accommodation for schools.
In 1872 and subsequently a much more extensive work of like character was
undertaken, the results of which, under the direction of the inspectors, were
soon witnessed in the remodelling and renovating of many school-houses and
the erection of many neat, substantial and commodious buildings for school
purposes in all parts of the Province. In 1875 the Legislature voted the sum
of $25,000 for the purpose of aiding poor districts to erect school-houses. This
amount was expended in three years, and since that time this school-house
grant has amounted to about $1,500 annually. The sum offered to any school
district is made payable upon the expenditure by the district of such an amount
as may be necessary to provide or complete suitable school-house accommoda-
tion for the district under the Schools Act, or under special circumstances upon
the report of the Inspector that the" land on which the school-house is to be
erected is the property of the school di.stiict, and that he has every reason to
believe that provision has been or will be made by the district to provide such
accommodation.
Instltvies, — Through the efforts of Chief Superintendent Fisher, and the
strong recommendations of some of the Inspectors in their annual reports and
otherwise. Teachers' Institutes were organized in several counties about the
year 1859. Four years later there were nine County Institutes, some meeting
monthly, others quarterly, and at other periods. A Provincial Teachers' Asso-
ciation was also formed. These, however, for the most part ceased to meet
after a time.
In 1877, the Chief Superintendent, Dr. Rand, under authority of the Board
of Education, set on foot a well organized system of Teachers' Institutes for
the several counties and the Educational Institute for the Province. These
continue to hold yearly meetings^ and have been the means of incalculable
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benefifc to the teachers who have participated in them. The Educational Insti-
tute is organically related to the school service by having for ex ojfficio membei*9
the Chief Superintendent and the President of the University, both membera
of the Board of Education. The School Inspectors also are ex ej^cio members
both of the Provincial and County Institutes.
Methods of Teaching. — ^Tbis sketch of the progress of education in New
Brunswick would be far from complete if only the material aspects of our
public schools were taken into consideration. In no particular, probably, has
the improvement in the last twenty years been more marked than in regard to
methods of instruction. And is not the teaching the vital part of the system ?
Does not the real value of the whole depend upon what is done in the schools ?
The Board of Education, the Inspectors, the Trustees, the Teachers, the Normal
School, the Examiners, the school-houses, the text-books, the procuring and dis-
bursing of money for school purposes, — all these are but the machinery and
appliances for performing the work. After all the question is. Is the work
(lone well ?
It may fairly be claimed that in respect to the adoption and application of
right methods of teaching, a much great-er advance was made subsequent to the
introduction of the Free School System than had been made in all the yeare
before. This is attributable mainly to the Normal School, wheie the subject of
method has received thorough and careful attention. It has been the aim of
those who have been charged with this work to lay a basis of sound educa-
tional principles, and then to conform the practice to methods founded upon
these principles.
For example, among the " maxims of method " expounded and illastrated
at the Normal School are such as the following : — ,
The development of the faculties is n)ore important than the acquisition of know-
ledge.
The mind should be impressed with the idea before it takes cognizance of the sign
that represents it.
The known is to he reached through the unknown; the complex through the
simple ; the abstract through the concrete.
These principles are applied to the modes of dealing with every subject
taught in the schools. In teaching the first steps in Reading, a certain idea or
thought is first presented vividly to the mind of the child, before the printed
characters which express it to the eye are taught him ; his attention is directed
to a sentence, or concrete word, as the expression of a thought, before the sepa-
rate woi-ds (if a sentence) which composes it are taught ; he is led to recognize
the form of a whole word before being asked to distinguish and learn the let-
ters or the sounds which compose the word. So also in the first lessons in
Writing, the Teacher practices the pupils to write (or print with the pencil)
whole words before single letters — and entire letters before the parts or ele-
ments of those letters. Applying similar principles to the teaching of Arith-
metic or Number, the children are led to proper conceptions of number in thop
xlviii. CHIEF superintendent's report. 1885.
abstract through the medium of the concrete, to comprehend a number when
it is not known by basing their notion of it upon a smaller number which is
already known. And generally, in dealing with every subject, the Teacher's
aim is not merely to communicate a knowledge of certain facts, rules or prin-
ciples, which he might do perhaps, by simply telling the pupils — but rather to
lead the pupils to find out the fact, or infer the rule, or apprehend the principle
by the exercise of his own powers.
As this sketch has already exceeded the limit I proposed I can only name
the University which stands at the head of the public school system. A com-
plete history of this institution was given by its late learned president, W.
Brydone Jack, D. C. L., at the Encaenia of 1882. The University was estab-
lished by Provincial charter as the College of New Brunswick in 1800;
founded and incorporated by royal charter in 1828 under the name of King's
College, Fredericton, with the style and privileges of a University ; reorganized
by an amended charter in 1860, and denominated the University of New
Brunswick.
An extract from the report of the president, Thomas Harrison, LL. D., will
be found in Appendix D of this annual report.
To sum up in one sentence : From small beginnings and slow hut st<>ady
growth we have developed a school system which to-day, notwithstanding its
imperfections, is traijrxing the minds and moulding the character of 70,000
children, and Ls justly the boast of a happy, a free, and a loyal people.
I have the honour to be.
Your Honour's most obedient servant,
Wbl crocket,
Chief Supermtendent of Education.
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A 28 ISSUE OF SCHOOL LICENSES. 1885.
Issue of School Licenses awarded upon Examination in December, 1884,
and Jxme, 1886.
The number of applicants for each class will be seen from the preceding table. The following
list contains the names of successfol candidates only : —
DecemheTy 1884.
1
Grammab School Class. — Wm. F. Ganong, A. B., H. D. McManus, A. B.,
Arthur W. Teed, A. B.
First Class. — Alice M. Adams, Christina Cameron, Louisa M. D'Orsay, Helen
S. Bliss, Bessie L. Mitchell, Alice A. Ogden, M. D. Brown, Frank B. CarvelL
Second Class. — John M. Barry, Leverett A. Belyea, John H. Belyea, Wm. M.
Bums, Heber J. Burgess, John R. C. Byron, Jos. Comeau, Fred. S. Ferris, Jas.
Mclntyre, Chas. Gorham, Geo. L. McGibbon, S. L. T. McKnight, Wra. Pringle, Albert
H. Reud, John B. Stevenson, Horace C. Wetmore, Alva B. White, Lydia A. Barker,
Martha A. Bird, Nina O. Bloodsworth, Ellen Bowlen, Sarah M. Brennan, Flora B.
Campbell, Jeannette A. Chestnut, Minnie M. Clark, Lottie E. Cliff, Amanda M.
Clynick, Maiy F. Cody, M. May Copp, Alexandra P. Comben, Sarah S. Connacher,
Mary L. Daley, Annie Dayton, Susie E. Dewar, Mary J. Doherty, Clara A D'Orsay,
Mary Doyle, Annie H. Eady, Carrie S. Everett, Isabel R. Everett, Ernestine L. Farris,
Mabel Flewelling, Achsah G. Gallagher. Annie A. Gray, Henriette M. Green, Mary £.
Hogan, Eva Hutchinson, Bessie Hutchison, Lizzie B. Hughes, Carrie E. E. Jewett,
Pauline W. Livingstone, Laura A. Ludgate, Belle Lynds, Mary A. Maxwell, Mary K,
McCann, Kate J. McJunkin, Mary B. Miles, Annie Miller, Mary E. Spiers Nicholson,
Laura H. Peakes, Emma M. Pearson, Frances M. Peters, Esther Pollock, Fannie
Prescott, Sarah E. Reeves, Marion B. Risteen, Annie S. Robinson, Susanna C. B.
Salmon, Mary Smith, Lillian M. Staples, Carrie B. Sullivan, Mabel Vradenburg,
Genevieve Wetmore, Marion Wetmore, Eva B. Wheeler, Victoria J. Wilkinson,
Third Class. — Wm. Jas. Mahony, Kate A. Carleton, Minnie Cowan, Katie A.
Doak, Minnie Holte, Ada L. McGibbon, Alice Rowan, Louisa H. Thompson, Fannie
E. Wheeler, Jas. W. Duffy, Solomon S. Hopper, Robt. A. J. Stout, Jas. R Toland,
Adeline Arsenault, Lydia Jane Bailey, Rebecca J. Baird, Maggie Barclay, Jennie 0.
Bai-nes, Mattie Bell, Martha G. Bidden, Elizabeth Buckley, Ellen E. Curren, Alice B.
Donald, Clara J. W. Fowler, Eva E. Fox, Mary T. Garity, Annie V. Graves, Rosina
Oray, Sarah Gray, Annie P. Hach^, Edith A. Horsman, Phoebe E. Hoyt, Mary W.
Johnston, Caroline A Kean, Annie M. Kelly, Bessie M. Kitts, Nettie M. Leighton,
Annetta J. Lenentine, Florn Lever, Minnie Lint, Annie S. Lucy, Victoria McNaim,
Lillie M. Mercer, Edith M. Mott, Ellen Murphy, Henrietta M. Murray, Kate O.
Osborne, Rhode M. Patterson, Frances L. Risteen, Melanie Richard, Minnie L. Sewell,
Susie M. Snider, Hannah Smythe, Annie S. Tompkins, Alice M. Thompson, Mary S.
Turner, Florence L. XJnderhiU, Elizabeth Wetmore.
Juney 1886.
First Class. — Geo. A. Inch, A. B., Edgar M. Brundage, Nelson W. Brown,
Sherman W. Burgess, Heber J. Burgess, John Farley, D. S. Flewelling, Wm. T. Kerr,
Ed. L. O'Brien, Mary A. Burpee, Minnie M. Clark, Lottie E. Cliff, Ada M. Everett,
Miriam J. McLeod, Marion B. Risteen, Clara J. Shea, Helen K. Mulherrin, Mary E,
Walsh, Phebe K. Vanwart, Lottie L. Barlow, Ida L. Rutherford, Clara R. Fullerton.
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Second Class. — Jas. "W. Campbell, Omiand L. CharltoOi Jerome G. Dawson^
Wellington L. Dawson, Alonzo D. Jonah, W. Daniel Keith, Robert B. Kniglit,
Malcolm C. McDonald, Marmaduke E. McDonald, Wm* L. McDiarmid Stephen L.
Peacock, Chas. H. Perry, Kichard S. Starkey, John J. Symea, Rolx^rt B. Wallnce,,
Mary M. Anderson, Annie B. Arnold, Martha O. Biden, Nettie Brown, Hannah E
Bunnell, Elizabeth C. Cameron, Mary L. Christie, Emma Condon, Margt, Covert,
Laura M. Coy, Annie F. Crewdson, Sarah E. Dajfgett, Ke^ia E. Davis, Ida R.
Dobson, Alice M. Drake, Helena Duffy, Laura J, Duffy, Matilda F. J, Fillmore,
Julia A. Fitzgerald, Helen E. Fothcringham, Clara J. W. Fowlttr, Maggie J. Fowler^
Selina W. Fowler, Sarah J. Gray, A. Maud Grierson, Daniel A. GuDter, Helen A^
Hachey, Maggie M. Hai'old, Lottie M. Hayter, Fannie A. Hazen, Mary A. Hcnry^
Jennie K. Hughes, Edith E. Hume, Mabel C. Hunter^ Alice J. Irving, Edith L«
Johnston, Sophia M. Lamount, Ella E. Laskey, Minnie Tosit, ^Vfaggie Linton, Sarah T.
Lockhart, Maiy E. MacKinnon, Catharine McLaggau, Kathleen J. McLean, Lydia
McMillan, Mary McNair, Alice M. McNeill, Lavinia IVIeNntt, Lillie M» Mercer, Alice
M. Miles, Alice Monteith, Henrietta M. Murray, Lucy C. Murray, Lottie A. Kichoh
M. Grace Owens, Ella S. Patten, Fannie R. S. Palmer, Rhoda M. Patterson, Jessie
Purdy, Elwilda A. Raymond, Carrie S. Ray worth, Euby Hice, Maude A. Kutherfordt
Sai-ah E. Sherwood,. S. May Smiley, Adela F. Smith, Amy A. Starkey, Lizzie Sutton^
Idella M. Stickney, Minnie F. Taylor, Alice M. Thompson, Beasle G, Tliompaon,
Bora M. Thompson, E. Maud Thompson, Mary S. Turner, Elizabeth Warman, Berde
White, Victoria C. Wright, Blanche M. Henderson, Katie McMillan, Frank W,
Ricbaixlson, "William B. Delong, Clara M. Clark, dtVux L. Fisher.
Third Class. — Chas. McQ. Avard, Dug. W. Keith, Hamuel B, Orehard, Hamilton
B. Price, Edward A. Reily, Wm. J. Riley, Georgia M. M. Belyea, Alice M. Blacks
Addie Calder, Bessie Carter, Evangeline M Carter, Alice E. Cvirrie, Isabella B. Fleiger,
Amelia A. FuUerton, Mary J. Hawkes, Annabell Hoyt, Ella E. Keith, Eliza E. Kil-
lam, Julia B. Rowan, Sadie S. Sherwood, S. Maud Towt-r, Minnie H. Turner, Puri'©
M. Belliveau, Jean P. Bondreau, Basil J. Johnson, Thos, A. Leonard, Alphonsus L.
Morris, John MuUrooney, Herbert B. Stoeves, Michael D. SSweeuey, Harvey A. T*
Walton, Louise Bondreau, Rose Bourgeois, Celinie Boujgne, Elizabeth E. Bourgnev
M. May Brown, Florence E. Carman, Jessie Col well, Nellie E. Cripps, Agnea M.
Dempsey, Cecilia EL Dixon, Eliza A. Dobson, Katie E, Donovan, Georgia E, Ford-
dred, Janet M. Hunter, Maggie Y. Jordan, Martha C. Lackie, Annie J. Hartio, Bessie
E. Leonard, J. Maud Lewis, Rachel M. Long, Mary McNaiightoii, Amanda E. Mc-
Williams, Annie L. Parks, Ella S. Pickard, Cora E. Robinson, Edith C. Saunders,
Henrietta M. Sheck, Alice M. Smith, Janie M. Smith, Lottie M. Wooden, Sadie A,
Wanamake, Susan O'Mahoney, Aylesford Allen, Emmeline M. Enslow, Gertrude M*
McAlary, Maud A. McFarlane.
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STUDEXT-TEACHEHS ALLaWAKCEB*
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TABLE XVI.--PUBLIC SCHOOI,S,
Travelling Expenses paid to Stiuient'Teachers attending the Nm^TnaZ Schoi}l
during the Term ended December, 7884-
(Allowance of Mileage, 3 cents a iiitlep.)
No.
Student-Teachers' Names.
County.
Amodht.
1
Alice A. Ogden,
Westmoreland,
911 70
2
Aylesford Allen,
u
12 00
3
John M. Barry,
t*
13 80
4
Leverett A Belyea,
QuecnX
5 40
5
John H. Belyea,
WcstiHurlDaiid,
10 44
0
J. R. H. Byron,
Charlolte,
9 12
7
Joseph C. Cameron,
Kent,
• U 40
8
James W. Duffy,
Albert,
10 20
9
F. W. Ferris,
Queen's,
5 40
10
C. F. Gorhara,
King's,
G 00
11
S. S. Hopper,
Albert,
0 90
12
W. J. Mahoney.
Westmoreland,
13 80
13
James Mclntyre,
Ilestigoiiche,
20 52
14
Wm.Pringle,
York,
1 32
15
A. H. Reud,
ti
i!0
16
John B. Stevenson,
Victoria,
7 08
17
R. A. Stout,
Gloucester,
IG 80
18
James R. Toland,
Kings,
5 70
19
Horace C. Wetmore,
It
4 80
20
Alva B. White,
York,
9G
21
Mattie A. Bird,
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Nina 0. Bloodsworth,
Victoria,
5 .52
23
Elizabeth Buckley,
Kent,
13 20
24
Flora B. Campbell,
RGstifTOUche,
20 G4
25
Alexandra Comben,
Queen's,
2 70
26
Ellen E. Curren,
N orth H inberl and,
13 SO
27
Susan E. Dewar,
RestijTouche,
20 -12
28
Alice B. Donald,
Yorii,
2.i
29
Mary Doyle,
West more la ml,
13 50
^0
Carrie S. Everett,
York,
>4
31
Eva E. Fox,
York,
2 40
52
Achsah G. Gallagher,
Albert,
10 50
53
Mary G. Garity,
Carletou,
6 12
54
Annie V. Graves,
Albert,
8 70
55
Annie A. Gray,
Queen'3,
3 GO
56
Henrietta M. Green,
HI. John,
4 14
57
M. E. Hogan,
E{
4 14
38
Bessie Hutchinson,
Charlotte, ,
5 70
39
Carline A. Kean,
Ucstifj[Oudie,
20 04
40
Annie M. Kelly,
Northumberland,
13 SO
41
Pauline W. Livingstone,
St. John,
Carried forwai'il,
4 14
S355 57
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TABTiFi XVI.— CoNTiNUKD.
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Student-Teachers* Names.
County.
Amoisi.
Brought forward,
$355 57
42
Bello Lynds,
Albert,
10 50
43
M. Gertrude McAlary,
King's,
5 4G
44
Maud A. McFarlane,
Westmoreland,
10 80
45
Kate J. McJunken,
St. John,
4 14
46
Victoria McNair,
Kent,
12 00
47
M. Annie Miller,
Carleton,
C 00
48
K. A. Osborne,
Albert,
9 90
49
Sarah E. Reeves,
Northumberland,
14 IG
50
M. L. Sewell,
Sunbury,
30
51
Mary A. Smith,
King's,
G 42
52
Hannah Smyth,
Gloucester,
16 80
53
Genevieve Wetmore,
King's,
4 80
54
Marion Wetmore.
((
4 80
55
Adeline Araenault,
Kent,
13 32
56
Rebecca J. Baird,
Sunbury,
6 00
57
Maggie M. Barclay,
Lydia A. Barker,
Restigouche,
19 80
58
Carleton,
5 40
59
Jennie C. Barnes,
Victoria,
G 12
60
Mattie L. Bell,
Carleton,
s 4 20 .
61
S. M. Brennan,
Westmoreland,
13 20
62
S. S. Connacher,
Restigouche,
19 20
63
Annie H. Eady,
Gloucester,
18 00
64
Ernestine L. Ferris,
Queen's,
3 00
65
Mabel Flewellincr,
King's,
G 72
66
Elizabeth Frenctte,
Gloucester,
18 00
67
Elizabeth E. Gaunce,
King's,
7 44
68
Rosina Gray,
Northumberland,
13 80
69
Annie P. Hachej^
Gloucester,
17 10
70
Annie J. Hartin,
York,
3 00
71
Eva Hutchinson,
Carleton,
5 70
72
Phoebe E. Hoyt,
Sunbuiy,
2 22
73
Edith A. Harman,
Westmoreland,
10 80
74
Carrie E. E. Jewett,
York,
72
75
Mary W. Johnston,
Carleton,
5 10
76
Bessie M. Kitts,
King's,
8 40
77
Nettie M. Leighton,
Northumberland,
14 34
78
Annetta J. Lenentine,
York,
2 88
79
Flora Lever,
Charlotte,
6 36
80
Annie S. Lucy,
York,
48
81
Laura A. Ludgate,
M. A. Maxwell,
Charlotte,
5 40
82
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5 40
83
Ada L. McGibbon^
York,
30
84
Katie McMillan,
Eestigouche,
19 20
85
Edith M. Mott,
Queen's,
Ca/rried forward,
3 60
$726 85
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8TUDENT-TEACHKRS' ALLOWANCES.
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No.
Studknt-Teachers' Names.
COUXTV.
Amopnt.
Brought fonuard,
S726 85
86
Ellen, Murphy,
Northumberland,
14 IG
87
Fannie, Prescott,
York,
1 G8
88
Melanie Richard,
Kent.
13 44
89
Annie S. Robinson,
Queen's,
2 10
1)0
Alice Rowan,
St. John,
4 14
91
Susie C. B. Salmon,
Queen's,
5 40
92
Carrie B. Sullivan,
Charlotte,
9 12
93
Susie M. Snider, '
King's,
6 42
94
Annie S. Tompkins,
Carleton,
4 98
95
Florence L. Underhill,
Northumberland,
5 22
9G
Justine Yantour,
Kent,
Warrant No. 1,112,
13 44
JjiiSOO 95
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DRAFTS TO TEACHERS AXD TRUSTEES.
1885.
TABLE XVII. PUBLIC SCHOOLS : Year ended December 31st, 1885.
Statement of Chief Superintendent's Provinclll Drafts to Teachers,
AND OF County Fund Drafts to Trustees.
(Summarized in Tables IX. and X.)
MEMORANDUM.
Provincial
Drafts
TO Teachers.
CouNTT Fund
Drattb
TO Trustees.
For Term of 8 months ended June 30, 1885.
References— Warrants Nos. 428, 1036, 1222,
Amount County Fund for S-months' Term
ended June 30th, 1885,
893,805 64
303,005 38
Total,
$93,805 64
$03,005 38
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TABLE XVIII. Summary of the Provincla.l Grants for the School B£rvics
FOR the Year ended 318T December, 1885.
Schools (see Table IX. for details) : —
CJommon, ! $83,838 84
Superior, 7,029 U
Grammar, — 2,937 36
?93,805 64
Normal School : —
Salaries (Table XIII.). 4,617 17
Geo. A. Inch, A. B., special service, 3^ months, 350 00
Travelling Allowance to Student-Teachers, paid in 1885 (see Table XVI,), 806 95
Salary of 6 Inspectors, 7,200 00
Examination of Candidates for Teachers' License, including Examiners aad
Deputies, June, 1885, i69 06
Travelling Allowance^: —
Chief Superintendent Education for 1885, 400 00
Extra Clerical Service, 474 13
For Printing, Stationery, Letter Books, Blanks, Job Printing, Binding,
Raters, School Drafts, Ac, 017 G9
J. W. Lester, addressing and mailing 2,748 Manuals, 36 00
B.P. Wetmore, Roe & Bros.' Atlas for Office, 10 00
H. D. Creed, Cyclostyle for Normal School, 13 66
American Express, 13 70
Sundries — Cartage, Ac., 1 95
School District Libraries, 63 75
Salaries : —
Chief Superintendent, $1,600 00
Assistant " 1,200 00
Clerk . « 700 00
3,500 00
Janitor, Mrs. J. C. O'Brien, for year, to Oct. 31, 1885, 60 00
8112,340 54
Education Office, )
January, 1886. /
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QUESTIONS
Set to Candidates for thr different Classes of License at the
Examination in June, 1S85,
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.— Professional Papers.
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. Thae, 1 hour.
1. Detail (1) the mode of support provided by the Schools Act, and (2) the principles
r^ulating the apportionment of school funds derived from d liferent sources.
2. Specify the duties of Trustees with respect to (1) school accommodation, (2) sc^hool
property, (3) assessment and collection of rates, (4) school reports, (5) teachers.
3. What is meant by the Grand total daya^ attendancBj and Grand i^tal dayi atU^id-
ance as rectified / State how each may be found.
4. State the provisions whereby general or special school meetings may be callt,*d.
5. Detail the steps which trustees may take to secure the necessary means for main-
taining a school when the annual meeting fails to make tlio proper provision.
TEACHING AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Tiine, 3 fionu,
1. (1) Classify the mental faculties; (2) Give their order of development ; (3) Specify
the peculiar function of each ; (4) State how you would proWde for the develop-
ment and gix)wth of each.
2. Give directions to a primary teacher as to the best mode of teaching (1) **The
Krst Steps of Reading" ; (2) Lessons in Form.
3. Give an outline of a Course of Lessons in Industrial Drawing for Primary
Schools (embracing the first four grades), or a Course of Physics for Advanced
Schools. Show briefly the bearing of either of these aubjecta on the industries
of a country.
4. State the principles that underlie the construction of Time Tables. Gi\ e iJistruc-
tions for drawing up a Time Table for one week for a primary department,
naming the subjects to be taught and the time to be allotted to e4ich tlaily.
5. Describe two i*ecognized methods of school organization, and state which of tlie
two you prefer. Give your reasons.
6. What educational authors have you read 1 Give tlie leading principlira of tho
author with whom you are best acquainted.
7. Pestalozzi's theory and practice were often at vai-iance* Give instances^
N. B. — () Questions will be considered a full paper.
CLASS L
I. [1] SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Time, 1 hour ^£3 mhi,
1. What is meant by synthesis before analysis ? Is the principle equallj^pplicalJe
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to pupils of all grades ? In what respect is it applicable in reading ? arithmetic ?
geography? history?
2. State in detail the means you would employ to secure (1) correct spelling, and (2)
correct oral expression.
3. " The school can operate upon the education of a pupil only to a limited extent."
Discuss this statement.
4. Give a brief description of the Kindergarten system.
5. What is meant by Scliool Hygiene ? Specify the several subjects embraced under
this head and show what provision you would make for observing or teaching
them.
6. Classify the mental faculties and show how you would provide for the develop-
ment and growth of two of them.
7. Point out several of the advantages of Time Tables, and state the principles upon
which they should be constructed.
N. B.~6 Questions will be considered a full paper.
L, II., III. [2] SCHOOL SYSTEM. Time, 45 min,
1. When is the. annual meeting held? What notifications must be given, and by
whom ? Who calls the meeting to order ? Who are entitled to vote at the
meeting 1 If the annual meeting is not called at the proper time, what provi-
sion is made whereby school privileges may be secured.
2. What is meant by district assessment ? by County fund ? Name the principles
upon which the County fund is apportioned.
3. Name some of the most important apparatus proscribed by the Board of Education
for use in the Public Schools.
4. What are the duties of teachers in regard to the following : School-house and
premises — Time Tables — School returns — Public examinations — Grading of the
pupils ?
5. What is the nature of the report which the trustees are required to present at the
annual school meeting ?
6. When does the school year begin and end ? When the school terms 1 Within
what time after the close of a school term should school returns be forwarded to
the Education Office ?
7. What is meant by the grand total number of days f How is it found ? How may
the correctness of the number be tested ?
N. B. — 5 of the above Questions will be considered a full paper for candidates for Class IIL
and 6 for candidates for Class IL
I. [3] ARITHMETIC. Time, 1 lumr 30 min.
Exhibit tlie Work.
1. Express f of V of f + 5 x|-5-f -^'^ of 31| as a vulgar fraction in its simplest
form.
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2. Express *^ — as a decimal fraction correctly to three significant
figures.
3. Keduce ^'^0^0'^^^^^^ to its simplest form.
0-461538 X 0-83
4. A reduction of 20 per cent, in the price of beef would enable a purchaser to ob-
tain 6 lbs. more for every $2.40 exi>ended. What is the reduced price per lb. 1
5. Give the rule for finding the amount of a given sum of money for any time at
compound interest, and demonstrate the truth of the rule. Find the compound
interest on $316 for 20 years at 6 per cent.
€. At what rate per cent, must any sura of money be on simple interest to quadruple
itself in 33^ years 1 Solve the question, and give the formula for the solution
of such questions.
7. Mr. A owns 200 shares in a Canada life assurance company. The par value is
$100 a share, the stock at a premium of 5^ per cent. If I purchase it through
a broker who charges me ^ per cent, for the transaction, how much do my 200
shares cost me 1
8. Give the measures of length, capacity and weight in the metric system. What are
the English equivalents of a metre, a litre, and a kilogram ?
I. [4] GEOGRAPHY. Time, 1 liour 30 min.
1. Indicate by means of a rough map (on the paper on which your answers are
written) the relative positions of Manitoba and the Districts of Keewatin,
Athabasca, Alberto, Saskatchewan, and Assiniboia. Trace on the map the
courses of the North and South Saskatchewan, and indicate the scene of the
present rebellion.
2. Describe the coarse of the Jordan, the Kishon, the Orontes. Give the situation
of the following towns, with brief remarks on each : Jerusalem, JafiTa, Tyre and
Sidon, Bethlehem, Acre, Gaza.
3. How is Afghanistan bounded 1 Describe its surface and principal physical fea-
tures. Say something of its chief towns and their importance.
4. Name the British possessions in Africa, with the principal exports of each.
5. How would you find from the globe (1) the sun's declination at any place on a
given day? (2) the sun's altitude at noon ?
6. Prove or illustrate the truth of the following statement in your text -book:
" Presence or absence of forests, cultivation and drainage of land, affect the
climate of a place."
L, n., IIL [5] CANADIAN HISTORY. Time, 1 hour.
1. Explain the relations of the following personages to the discovery or early settle-
ment of America : Eric Baude, Columbus, Cabot, Yerazzani, and Cartier.
2. State the chief events in the life of Champlain.
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3. When and by whom were the following places founded : Port Boyal, Quebec,
Halifax and Montreal ?
4. Show your general familiarity with any tioo of the following events : Aroostook
War, Papineau's Rebellion, Ashburton Treaty, Surrender of Comwallis, Usur-
pation of Kiel, Expulsion of the Acadians.
5. Give an account of the events occurring about the Niagara frontier during the
war of 1812.
7. Explain the following terms : United Empire Loyalist, Alabama Claims, Protec-
tive Tariff, Confederation, British North America Act, Quebec Scheme.
I. [6] GENERAL HISTORY. Time, 1 Jiow,
1. What was the distinguishing characteristic of ancient Egyptian civilization!
Illustrate by reference to the state of society, religion, art, and learning in
ancient Egypt.
2. Contrast the real with the legendary b^[innings of Rome.
3. Explain briefly the origin and results of the following wars in Roman history :
Samnite War, Third Punic War.
4. Give a short account of one of the following events in Roman history : Struggles
of the Gracchi ; rivalry of Manus and Sulla ; the crossing of the Rubicon ;
assassination of Ceesar.
5. Between whom and with what result were the following battles fought : Pharsalia,
Cannse, Thermopylee, Salamis?
6. What different estimates have been made of the character of Henry YIH. of
England?
L [7] COMPOSITION. Time, 1 hour.
1. What are the elements of an historical theme? Write a short theme on — **The
Battle of Bannockbum," or "The Battle of Waterloo."
2. What are the great causes of obscurity in a sentence ? Give an example of each,
and show how you would remove the obscurity.
3. Define accurately giving an example of each: Synecdoche, epigram, hyperbole, irony,
4. Upon what two things does melody in prose depend ? Name and discuss the
principles which you consider worthy of attention in this subject.
5. Express in your own words the meaning of the following passage : —
** Sheath your dagger ;
Be angry when you will, it shall have scope ;
Do what you will, dishonour shall be humour,
O CassiuB, you are yoked with a lamb
That carries anger as the flint bears fire ;
Who, much enforced, shews a hasty spark.
And straight is cold again."
I. [8] ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND ANALYSIS. Time, 1 hour.
1. Give (in one form) the general and particular analysis of the following : —
** Grant that, and then is death a h&^fit :
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So are we CsBMur's f rienda, that have abridged
His time oi fearing death. Stoo{», Romans, stoop
And let ns bathe our hands in Ctesar's blood
Up to the elbows, and bennear our swords :
Then toalk we forth, even to the market-place ;
And waving our red weapon o*er our heads
Lei*8 all cry, Peace^ Freedom, and Liberty ! "
2. Parse the words printed in italics in the above passage.
3. Distinguish between the forms of. inflexion in regular and irregular verbs; and
give what reason you can for the difference.
4. Define the terms voice, mood, Tense as applied to verbs. What is meant by the
gerund t Give examples of its use.
5. The relative may sometimes be omitted; state when, and give two examples of
such usage. Distinguish between the usage of who and tluU.
6. Some call tlie an article, some an adjective. What do you call it 1 Give your
reasons. When is ^ an adverb 1 Give examples.
I. [9] ENGLISH LITERATURE. Time, 1 hour.
Sluikeapeare's Julius Ccesar.
1. Write a short analysis of M^rk Anthony's speech.
2. By whom and on what occasion were the following words used : —
fa) His coward lips did from their colour fly.
fb) But I am constant as the northern star.
(c) The deep of night is crept upon our talk.
fdj I have a man*s mind, but a woman's might.
(e) Good words are better than bad strokes.
3. Continue each of the above quotations.
4. Explain and comment upon the following words and phrases : Abject arts and
imitations ; you were best ; it shall advantage ; drizzled blood ; palter ; under-
ling; replication; held Epicurus strong.
5. ** He plucked me ope his doublet." " Shall Rome stand under one man's awe 1 *'
Explain the construction of the words in italics. Give any other instances that
you can of such constructions.
6. Who is the hero of this play ! De.scribe in a few words his character.
L, n., III. [10] INDUSTRIAL DRAWING. Time, 1 hour.
No
i^Both the written answers and the drawings are to be given on this paper.
The drawings should be at least 4 inches in breadth.
The Examiner will expect bold and firm lines, and that the lines, both straight and
curved, shall be fairly smooth and evek.
1. Distinguish between the ellipse and the oval.
2. What is a geometrical representation of an object?
3. Explain symmetry, repetition, alternation.
4. State in words how to draw mechanically a regular hexagon, an ellipse. ^
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Instruments must not he used in the following,
6. Draw a form illustrating the application of reversed curves.
7. Draw one of the following : A water bottle, a Greek vase, or examples of Greek
mouldings.
I. [11] USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. Time, 1 hour.
1. What is the general chemical nature of the following substances : Coal, plaster,
chalk, hard water, steam, saltpetre, ozone 1
2. Illustrate by a figure or diagram the structure of the heart in relation to the cir-
culation of the blood.
3. Name the position and structure of the lungs, Whai^ changes in the blood occur
during i-espiration, and what consequences result therefrom ?
4. What are the chief agencies involved in the formation of soils) What conditions
determine fertility or sterility 1 What is the part played by manures 1
5. Give a summary of what is meant by the circulation of matter.
6. What is the effect of alcohol on muscular power ? Give some proofs of its action
in this respect.
[12] NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. Time, 1 hour.
1. What is meant by the moment of a force about a point, and how is it measured?
2. State clearly the conditions that three forces must fulfil in order that they may
produce equilibrium.
3. Two like parallel forces of 15 and 20 lbs. act at the ends of a rod five feet long ;
at what point must the rod be suspended in order to balance.
4. Weights of 7, 8 and 9 S)s. are placed at the angular points of an equilateral tri-
angle whose side is 16 inches ; find the position of their centre of gravity.
5. A body is thrown vertically downwards with a velocity of 10 feet per second. It
reaches the ground in 12 seconds ; what space has it described and what was its
final velocity?
6. In what time will a heavy ball roll down an inclined plane whose length is 80
feet and height 10 feet 1
7. Prove that in uniformly accelerated motion the spaces described from rest in each
successive second are as the odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, &c.
N. K — Six qnestionB will be considered a fall paper.
[13] BOOK-KEEPING. Time, 45 min.
1. What is taught by the art of book-keeping?
2. What is an account? a receipt? a note of hand? an indorser?
3. For what purpose is the day-book used ? Name the other books in double entry
book-keeping and the object of each ?
4. Give the form in which each of the books used is kept, and make two or more
entries in each.
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5. Journalize and then post into a ledger under all the proper headings the follow-
ing transactions : —
July Ut Caah in hand, $500.
Goods on hand, $700.
2nd. Bought of John Price, 6^ chests (200 Ihs.) of tea, at 45 cts.
3xd. Sold John Hamm 10 hbls. flour, at $6.25.
20th. Paid John Price on account, $55.
I. [14] (Males.) ALGEBRA. Time, 1 Iiaur 30 min..
1. Find the sum of
L__, I , and L_.
(a^b/a-e) (b-aXb^cJ (c-aXc-b)
2. Solve jg-l a;-2 a;-4 g-5
3. A can do half as much "work as B, B can do half as much as 0, and together thejr
can complete a piece of work in 24 days. In what time could each complete
the work 1
4. abcabc^abc
- + - + - = 3, - + =1, = 0.
X y z X y z ^ x y z
Find Xj y, and z,
5. Two digits which form a number change places on the addition of 9, and the sum
of the original number and the number formed by the digits reversed is 33..
Find the digits.
6. Solve 3(a;-l) 2(g-f2)
X- 1
7. Solve x^-^ Jx^+% = 21.
a Sum to infinity the series, 1, -^^ ^, y^, •
9. Multiply a-i + a-i + 1 by a-i - 1.
L [15] GEOMETRY. Time, 1 hour 80 min.
Female Candidates,
1. If one side of a triangle be greater than a second, the angle opposite the first
must be greater than that opposite the second.
2. If a aide of any triangle be produced the exterior angle is equal to the two interior
and opposite angles, and the three interior angles of every triangle are together
equal to two right angles.
3. If a parallelogram and a triangle be upon the same base and between the same
parallels, the parallelogram is double of the triangle.
4. If a straight line be divided into any two parts, the square on the whole line is
equal to the squares on the two parts together with twice the rectangle contained
by the parts.
5. Equal chords in a circle are equally distant from the centre ; and conversely, those-
which are equally distant from the centre, are equal to one another.
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Candidates are not required to work the following, but credit will be given for the
work if correctly done : —
In right angled triangles the rectilinear figure described upon the side opposite to
the right angle is equal to the similar and similarly described figures upon the
sides containing the right angle.
I. [15] GEOMETRY. Time, 1 hawr 30 min,
Male CandidcUee.
1. The angles in the segment of a circle are equal to one another.
2. If from any point without a circle a secant and a tangent be drawn, the rectangle
contained by the secant and its external segment is equal to the square on the
tangent. *
3. Describe an isosceles triangle having each of the angles at the base double of the
third angle.
4. Shew from the preceding how to divide a right angle into five equal parts.
•5. The sides about the equal angles of triangles, which are equiangular to one another,
are proportionals, and those which are opposite to the equal angles are homolog-
ous sides.
6. In right angled triangles the rectilinear figure described upon the side opposite to
the right angle is equal to the similar and similarly described figures upon the
sides containing the right angle.
I. [16] PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS. Time, 1 hour.
Female Candidates toill receive credit /or work correctly done,
1. Prove the rule ;Eor. finding the area of a triangle in terms of the three sides.
2. What is the area of a triangle whose sides are 125, 173 and 216 feet?
Z, What is the convex surface of a cylinder whose altitude is 23 feet and the diameter
of its base 3 feet?
4. Shew how to find the distance between two objects both of which are accessible
but separated from each other by an impassable bamer.
5. What is the rule for finding the solidity of a sphere %
6. How would you explain to beginners what is meant by the sine of an angle?
7; How many globes of 6 inches diameter can be made from a globe of 36 inches
diameter?
CLASS II.
II. [1] SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Time, 1 how 30 min.
1. What is meant by "The training of the senses?" Give some illustrations of the
mode you propose to adopt in order to secure for your pupils such training.
^. What importance do you attach to the teaching of Geography ? Why ? Justify
your answer by briefly illustrating your mode of teaching the subject in any of
the Standards.
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3. State what means you propose to adopt in order to secure (1) distinct utterance
had fluency in reading (2) correctness in spelling (3) legibility in writing, and (4)
skill in arithmetic.
4. What principles should govern the construction of a time-table 1 Make a sample
time-table for a miscellaneous school for one week. Make also a working-
programme for one day in one subject — say reading.
5. What means do you propose to adopt in order to secui*e as far as possible (1)
r^^larity and punctuality on the part of your pupils, and (2) an intei-est in
your school on the part of parents and trustees ?
II. (2) SCHOOL SYSTEM. Time, 4^5 mhu
(Same as under class L)
II. [3] ARITHMETIC. Time, 1 hour SO wwn*
1. What is meant by the principle of Analysis in Arithmetic? Apply the principle
to the following question : —
K 7 cwt. of sugar cost $28.14, what will 9^ cwt. cost?
2. Add together the fractions ji, |i, |f t, ^, f*.
3. Divide 00169, -169 each by -013.
4. At what rate per cent, per annum will $922.00 give $53.78J in 1 year and 2
months )
5. How many men can complete a trench of 468 yards in 8 days, if 24 men can dig
81 yards in 6 days?
6. Find by practice the price of 384 acres, 1 rood, 14 perches, at 18.55 per acre.
7. What sum must be insured at 2^ per cent on property worth $15,000,00, m that
the owner may be secured against all loss (premium included) ?
8. Draw on your paper a square inch, a square decimetre, and a square centimetre ais
nearly as you can judge without instruments ; giving reasons for the .size of the
last two.
II. [4] GEOGRAPHY. Time, 1 hour 80 min^
1. Name the different countries of Europe, giving the capital of each country and
brief remarks on each capital.
2. What oountiies in Europe, Asia and Africa are washed by the Mediterranean 1
3. State briefly what yon know of one of the following countries : — Afghanistan \ The
Soudan ; The North-west Territory.
4. What is meant by climate? Specify the conditions which affect the climate of a
place.
5. Define the terms latitude and longitude, and give the latitude and longitude of
Fredericton. The longitude of a certain place is 66® 38' — compare its time with
that of a place whose longitude is 75^. How can you find longitude from (I) a
map, (2) the globe?
6. Draw from memory a map of Ontario, repi*esenting on. the map lakes Huron, Erie,
and Ontario, also the positions of Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, and Baraia* j
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II. [5] CANADIAN HISTORY. Time, 1 hmr.
(Same as under daas I.)
II. [6] BRITISH HISTORY. Time, 1 liowr.
1. When and under what circmmstances were the following battles fought : — Agin-
court, Bannockbum, Blenheim, Crecy, Trafalgar 1
2. In what way are the following names especially connected with English Histoiy : —
Thomas A, Becket, Anne Boleyn, Boadicea, Robert Bruce, Sir Walter Raleigh,
Joan of Arc, Geoffrey, Chaucer, General Wolfe.
3. State briefly the chief events in the reign of Henry V., or give a brief descriptioii
of the character of James I.
4. Explain briefly the following terms and events : — Doomesday-book, Magna Charta,
Bareliones Parliament, the War of the Spanish Succession, the Peninsular War,
Habeas Corpus Act, the Star Chamber.
6. What were some of the bad and what were some of the good features in the Reign
of Charles II.
6. In whose reigns did the following countries finally come under the sovereignty of
Great Britain : — Scotland, Wales, India, Nova Scotia, Canada.
II. [7] COMPOSITION. Time, 1 hm.
1. What rules must be observed in transposing speeches from the direct to the
indirect form. Transpose the following : —
" Such were the principles upon which I acted, such would have been my principles still
The events which have lately changed the face of Europe, have only confirmed my views
of what public duty requires. These events are fall of important lessons, both to the
governors and the governed.''
2. Form a complex sentence of the following : —
a^. Both combined form an element destructive to fire, (subs.)
la'. Hydrogen is highly inflammable, (adv. conoess.)
2a'. Oxygen is a supporter of combnstioD, (adv. concess.)
A. It is one of the most marvellous facts in the natural world.
3. Define a paragraph. Name and discuss the three qualities which are essential to
proper construction of a paragraph.
4. Explain clearly what is meant by : Kedundancy, Tautology, Circumlocution. Give
examples.
5. Write a short letter to a friend upon : the results of an examination, or the quali-
fications of a teacher. (Attend to the mechanical arrangement of the letter.)
II. [8] GRAMMAR AND ANALYSIS. Time, 1 hour,
1. Mention three ways of indicating diflference of gender in nouns, and write down
four examples of each way.
2. Write the possessive singular and plural, of : mouse, deer, attorney, chief, ox,
3. Compare : dry, divine, decent, lonely, well, much. Also form adverbs from : hasty,
free, inhospitable, gay. ^ j
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4. Give (under one form) the general and particular analysis of the following
sentence: —
" To thine ownaelf be trae ;
And it most follow, as the night the day,
Thon canst not then be ^Ise to any man."
5. Parse the last two lines of the foregoing sentence.
6. Write down the past tense and past participle of: clothe, read, sit, dig, dive,
tre^, get, crow.
II. [9] ENGLISH LITERATURE. Time, 1 lumr.
1. Name the poems from which the following quotations are made : —
(a) Thus Fate has solved her prophecy.
(h) Man's life's a book of history.
(cJAb vanishes the mist of night before the star of day !
(d ) Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore,
And coming events CMt their shadows before.
(t) Still as the breeze, but dreadfol as the storm.
^. Give the names of the authors of the above quotations. State also the names of
of their principal works.
3. Write out one stanza of Byron's " Waterloo."
4. Give the meaning or reference of the italicized words or phrases in the following: —
(a) No eoMtr ronnd our altar beams.
(h) Proud CwmbtrUmd prances, ineuUing the slain.
(c) On Prague's proud arch the fires qf Ruin glow.
(d) The curfew tolls the knell of parting day.
(e) Ot like the invincible Roch itself that braves,
Age after age, ike hoetile elemenU,
0. Give the derivation of insulting^ inmncihle, curfew, IiostUe,
6. Distinguish a simile from a metaphor. Quote from Reader V. two examples of
each.
n. [10] INDUSTRIAL DRAWING. Timeyl hour.
(Same as under class L)
II. [11] USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. Time, 1 hmir.
1. Carbonic add is generally present in the air. Whence does it come? How may
it be detected ? What useful purpose does it serve )
2. What is the general nature of wood f Into what is it convei*ted by burning 1
3. Distinguish the heat producing from the flesh forming constituents of food, and
state the sources from which each is derived.
4. Explain the rektion of Respiration to bodily activity.
5. Name the chief economic minerals of New Brunswick^ and state where they are
respectiyely found.
6. Give some illustrations of the mode in which alcohol produces disease.
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IL [12] PHYSICS. ; Time^lhmr,
1, What 18 meant by n. i»luniV]itie ? Mention some of its uses. If a weight be freely-
suspended from a pointy why will it remain at rest in only one position !
Why ai-e the rails on a mil way track not laid close, end to end?
Bescnbe the thermometer and its uses. Explain the graduation marks on one.
Give several familiar facts to show that sound is caused by the vibratory motion
of a Boimdiiig hotly.
5. In drawing a pail of water from a well why does it become heavier as it is raised
out of the water 1
0. Give three examples of Levers of the 1st kind; three of Levers of the 2nd kind
7. Explain the action of the pendulum, and show that a short pendulum vibrates
iHOns quickly than a long one.
BOOK-KEEPING.
Timey 45 min.
U. [13]
1. Name the books nsed in J;^ ingle Entry Book-keeping, and state the purpose for
which each is used.
2. In which of the l.>ooks ought you to find whether a person owes you or you owe
hinij and uoder what hoad'^
3. On Jan. 1st, 1885, sold to John Rye 7 bbls. flour at $5.75, for which he paid on
acct. ?30. On Jan. lOthj sold John Rye 20 lbs. tea at 45 cts., 6 bbls. of apples
at $3. 25^ and 20 tt^s. of sugar at 9 cts., and received from him 2 tons of hay at
$12 and 6 bbls, of } iota toes at 75 cts. Show how to enter the above in proper
from in a Day -Book, and in' the Ledger.
4. Give an example of au order for goods on H. Jones, Halifax.
II. [14]
ALGEBRA.
Males IL, Females L
Time, 1 howr SO min.
1 . Find the numerical valn^ of
8a^ + 36^ 4c2jf6ft« _c«jK^
««+&*■*" c2-6« e^ '
when a=l,&=2, e^ 3, t/ = 4, « = 5.
% Divide a^ + A^ + c'* - Znle by a -H 6 + c.
3, Find the lea,st common multiple of a:* -h 5a; -H 10, x^ - 19a; - 30, x^ - I5x - 50.
4. Find the value of
1 + 3a; 1 - 3a;
1 - 3a; 1 + 3a;
5, Find the value of
a^* +2.v.'-i/- 4-7/* x^-oey + y^ x^-y^
' ' ■ X X •
x'-jr x^+y^ x^y
6, Solve
5J--3 9 -a; 5a; 19, ..
,. _ -_ — +— (a;-4).
7 3 2^6^ ^
7, Divide the number 48 into two parts, such that the excess of one part over 20
may l>e three times the excess of 20 over the other part.
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8. At what time l^tween 2 and 3 o^clock are the hour and minute hands exactly
together 1
9. a: + 3y+2a = ll, 2a; + y + 3«=14, 3a; + 2y + 2=ll. Find x, y, and «.
Female candidates for Class I. will receive credit for correct solutions of the
following : —
(1) Sum to infinity the series, 1, ^V> tot* TxnnF»
(2) Multiply o-J + a-J + 1, by a-J - 1.
N. B. — Nofl. (1) and (2) are not to be worked by male candidates.
n. [15] GEOMETRY. Time, 1 Iiour 30 min.
1. If from the ends of the side of a triangle, there be drawn two straight lines to a
point within the triangle ; these will be together less than the other sides of the
triangle, but will contain a greater angle.
2. If a straight line, falling upon two other straight lines make the alternate angles
equal to one anoth^, these two straight lines must be pai*allel.
3. If a straight line be divided into two equal and also into two unequal parts, the
squares on the two jinequal parts are together double of the square on half the
line and of the square on the line between the points of section.
4. To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by
the whole and one of the i)arts shall be equal to the square on the other part.
5. Prove that the sum of the squares on any two sides of a triangle is equal to twice
the sum of the squares on half the base and on the line joining the vertical
angle with the middle point of the base.
III. [1] SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Time, 1 hour SO miru
1. Give in detail your mode of dealing with the "First Steps of Reading."
2. Describe your mode of teaching si)elling.
3. Some teachers require their pupils to commit to memory the tables of weights and
measures, from the text-book. Criticise this mode and briefly describe the plan
you propose to adopt.
4. State the genreal principles which should guide you in teaching Arithmetic, and
illustrate by describing the mode you propose to employ in teaching reduction.
5. What principles should guide you in drawing up a time-table for your school 1
In a misceUaneous school name the amount of time per week you would set
apart for (1) reading (2) arithmetic (3) writing (4) industrial drawing (5) useful
knowledge lessons.
6. What means do you propose to adopt in oi-der to secure as far as possible regw-
larity and punctiuiliiy of attendance on the part of your pupils)
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CLASS III.
III. [2] SCHOOL SYSTEM. Twu, 45 min.
(Same as under CLass I. )
in. [I] , ARITHMETIC. Time, 1 hour SO nUn,
(ExJiihit Hie work.)
\, An estate of 1977 acres, 3 rods, is divided into farms containing on an average 98
acres, 3 roods and 20 poles each ; required the number of farms in the estate.
2. During the months of January, Febiniary and March 1884, a family buys for daily
use 2 quarts and 1 pint of milk at 6 cents a quart ; what does the milk bill
amount to ?
3. What are the rules by which you find the Greatest Common Measure and the
Least Common Multiple of three numbers ? Find both the G. C. M. and the
L C. M. of 300, 525, and 225.
4. In 416 metises how many decametres? How many decimetres? How many
centimetres ? How many millimetres ?
5. Express ^(6 J + 2f - 3) as a decimal.
6. Divide -196 and 196- each by -014.
7. If the wages of 8 men for 4 days are $19.50, what will be the wages of 12 men
for 2 days.
8. What is meant by the principle of analysis in arithmetic ? Apply the principle
to the following question : —
If one yard of cloth cost $4.40, what will ^oIb, yard cost ?
III. [4] GEOGRAPHY. Time, 1 hour SO min.
1. Name the countries of Europe, bordering on the Mediterranean and give the
capital of each.
2. Where are the Liffey, the Mei-sey, the Clyde, the Tiber and the Neva ? Into
what sea or waters does each river flow and in what direction ?
3. Name the principal places you would pass in journeying from Frederieton to
Ottawa.
4. What are the following and where situated : — The Saguenay, Falls of Niagara,
Sarnia, Lake of the Thousand Isles, Regina, Battleford ? Name one or more
important facts connected with each.
5. What is latitude, hngitvde, a meridian f How can you tell from a map whether
latitude is north or south ?
6. Draw on the paper given you for the purpose an outline map of New Brunswick
and insert the chief rivers and towns. »vi.
IIL [5] CANADIAN HISTORY. Time, 1 lumr,
(Same as mider Class I.)
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ni. [6] ENGLISH HISTORY, Time, 1 lumr.
1. Name the chief events in the reign of Edward I.
2. State what you know of any two of the following historical characters : Cardinal
Wolsey, Lord Nelson, William the Conqueror, Alfred the Great, Qneen Eliza-
beth, Duke of Wellington.
3. Explain the following events : Bestoration of the Stuarts, South Sea Bubble,
Spanish Armada, Crimean War.
4. State the chief incidents in the reign of Eichai*d I.
5. The Commonwealth : Its origin 1 duration ? chief events %
6. What is meant by the follovdng : Parliament ? Privy Council ? Cabinet % Petition
of Eights)
IIL [7] COMPOSITION. Time, 1 }u>ur.
L Make 9ueh corrections cu you think necessary in Hie following eentencee : He who
they seek has departed. Lest there be no solace left 'twixt thou and I. He
fell in the river and was took out There's not many mistakes in them sen-
tences. He acts like his father acts. John set down and told his brother to
let it lay. He has went for a walk and has never returned. The news are
veiy startling to^y. I intend to educate my pupils in grammar and instruct
them how to speak it correct.
3. Put the following passage into prose order of construction : —
The how was bent, the arrow went
Ai by an angel guided ;
In pieces two beneath the tree,
The apple fell divided.
3. (1) Write a letter to your uncle, giving him an account of a story or narrative
you have lately read.
(2) Write a letter, making an application <for a school which is vacant. (Use
fictitious names).
IIL [8] GRAMMAR AND ANALYSIS. Time, 1 hmr.
1. Write a sentence of four words, containing a noun, an adjective, a verb and an
adverb.
2. Name three ways of forming the plurals of nouns and give an example of each
way.
3. Give the past tense and past participle of break, drink, burst, work, drown.
(Give your answer in perpendicular columns.)
4. Write in full the past indicative active, and the pluperfect indicative passive of the
verb to strike,
5. Inflect, f. e, give the oases singular and plural of he, wlto, which.
6. Give the g^ftral analysis of " Yet know thy fate was near, had I hut missed my
atm..
7. Give the detailed analysis of the above sentence. (The general and detailed
analysis may be put under one form if the candidate so prefer.)
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HL [9] ENGLISH LITERATURE. Time, I hour, j
1. Name the poems from whicli the following quotations are made, also the
authors : — i
(1) Blue were her eyes as the fairy flax.
Her eheeka like the dawn of day.
(2) I have breathed on the South, and the chestnnt flowers
By thoneands, have barst from the forest bowers,
(3) Her timbers yefc are sound,
And she may float again.
(4) Down sank the bell with a gurgling sound.
The bubbles roito and burst around.
(5) He ranged his soldiers for the fight.
Accoutred thus, in open sight of either host. j
(6) Then shook the hills with thunder riven.
Then rushed the steed to battle driven.
2. Point out any figures of speech that occur in the quotations above,
3. Quote from Reader lY. any stanza of four lines with alternate rhymes.
4. Give the meaning or references of the words italicized in the following quota-
tions : —
. (1) High in his stirrups stood <h6lt»^.
(2) Fair was his seat in hnightly seUe,
(3) The caUnder right glad to find
His friend in merry pin,
(4) And melts in ambient air away.
(5) The pale ereecmt waned — ^the host
Of Omnyn saw the battle lost.
(6) The pearl is formed of aJtemate layers of membrane and carbonate qf Ume in the same way
as the lustrous internal coating of the shell.
IIL [10] INDUSTRIAL DRAWING. Time, 1 hour.
(Same as under class I.)
IIL [11] USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. Time, 1 hour.
1. Explain tlie sources of the following useful vegetable products: Linen, cotton,
cork, india-rubber, mahogany.
2. Name the chief trees found in New Bninswick which are of economic value,
stating their chief uses. ^ •
3. What are the more obvious characteristics of the following common raiiierals :
Quartz, marble, mica, antimony ore ? . For what are they respectively used %
4. Name some of the bad effects of ill-ventilated school-rooms upon the human
system.
5. Name some of the bad efiTects of intoxicating liquors upon the human system.
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APPENDICES.
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APPENDIX A.
Report of the Principal of the Normal School for the
Session Ended May, 1885.
William Crocket, Esq., A. M.,
Chief Superintendent of Education,
Fredericton.
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Sir : I have the honor to transmit, for the information of the Educatioi\ Depart-
ment, my Keport on the Provincial Normal School for the year 1884-5.
NORMAL DEPARTMENT.
Ui Term.
No. of Students
Male.
Female.
Both Sexes,
1
24
142
166
ao
2nd Term.
No. of Students (Senior Division), . .
" " (Junior Division), . .
Total number for year,
1—1
0
4
35
12
162
ir,
197
3
39
174
213
63
316
379
The above total inclades the ttadents of the French Department.
The different Counties of the Province were represented in the above enrolment
as follows, viz. : —
Albert,
Carleton,
Charlotte,
Gloucester,
Kent,
King's,
Madawaska,
Northumberland,
Queen's,
Kestigouche, ....
Saint John,
Sunbury,
Victoria,
Westmoreland, . .
York,
1st Term.
6
9
10
7
8
17
'8
9
7
12
5
9
55
2nd Term.
TotAl
6
12
20
29
18
28
9
16
13
21
24
41
i4
22
15
24
1
8
14
2«
7
12
3
7
23
32
46
101
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REPORT OF NORMAL SCHOOL.
1885.
By Beligious Denominations the students enrolled were classified as below :>
Baptist,
Church of England, . . .
Congregational,
Free Christian Baptist,
Methodist,
Presbyterian,
Roman Catholic,
Other Denominations, .
Total,
Ist Term.
2nd Term.
Total.
25
38
63
26
25
61
1
1
2
20
23
43
31
47
78
31
35
66
32
40
72
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4
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4
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379
In explanation of the unprecedently large number of students enrolled during the
year, it is proper to remark that the Board of Education was pleased to order that the
Annual Session should be divided into two terms — the first beginning. on the first
Wednesday in August and closing on the Friday preceding the week in which Christ-
mas falls ; the second beginning on January 3rd and ending on the last Friday in May.
At the beginning of the second term the Senior Class was admitted, consisting of
students who had been in attendance a full term previously.
The professional standing of the student-teachers was reported at the close of the
session as follows: —
•
Superior.
Good.
Fair.
Not Glassed.
1st Term,
2nd Term,
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11
12
138
184
17
17
Of those not classified, a few left the school on account of illness, some wer&
advised that their scholarship ^as not sufficient to warrant their being presented for
license, and others remained in attendance on the express condition that they would
not expect to be presented.
The school suffered a great loss during the second term in the death, after a brief
illness, of Mr. M. F. Tupper, of the Junior Division. He was a most estimable young
ifiStn, and his early death was sincerely mourned by all who knew. him. His exemp-
lary conduct as a student, together with his high character generally, had endeared him
both to his teachers and his fellow- students.
Miss M. E. Gregory, whose long and faithful service to the cause of education as
an instructor in the Normal School, is too well-known throughout the Province to need
any commendation, found herself compelled, through failing heaUh, to resign her posi-
tion in January, 1884. Few teachers have so long and so honorable a record as hers^
and lived so closely to a high ideal of a teacher's duties and responsibilities. The high
regard in which her services were held was appropriately expressed by her associate*
teachers and by the students at the close of the exercises of the term.
The usual course of instruction was substantially followed during the year.
The instruction in the Theory and Practice of School Management and in the
English Language and Literature was, as usual, under my own personal direction
during the year.
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Mr. H. C. Creed, A. M., taught Mathematics and Natural Science, Induetnal
Drawing, Mathematical Geography, and Writing.
Mifls M. Alice Clark, instructor in Beading, YocaL and Physical Culture, under-
took the teaching of Domestic Economy and Hygiene after Miss Gregory's resignation,,
and Mr. Geo. A. Inch, A. B., was temporarily appointed on the staff for the balance of
the year. Mr. Inch rendered valuable help to the school.
The instruction in Music was under the efficient supervision of E. Cadwallader,.
A. B., as heretofore.
A French Department was established a,t the beginning of the second term, by
order of the Board of Education, and Mr. A. Belli veau, late of the French Preparatory
Department, placed in charge. The students of the French Department receive the
same advantages for professional instruction as the English-speaking students in addi-
tion to .the course of study in their own department. The number of students enrolled
during the first term was. 13, 4 of whom were males.*
I take pleasure in acknowledging the care for the comfort and convenience of the
students of the Normal Depai*tment and the pupils of the Model Department which the
Government of this Province have displayed in grading and neatly enclosing the play-
grounds attached to the Normal School, and in beautifying in various ways the front
of the grounds during the year.
The medals annually granted by His Excellency the Governor-General were
awarded, in the Senior Division, to Edgar M. Brundage, of Eing's County, and to
Edward L. O'Brien, of Gloucester County, in the Junior Divisifn, respectively, for
"Highest Professional Standing." In the Model Depai-tment, Miss Lottie Gough was
the successful competitor.
His Honor Lieutenant-Governor Wilmot, who has always taken a deep interest in
the Normal School and in education generally, and several members of the Board of
Education were present at the public closing exercises of the school in May last.^
On a previous occasion the honorcible the Board of Education honored the school
by a visit and spent some hours in witnessing its work in the different class rooms.
Their presence and their words of encouragement were most highly appreciated by the
student-teachers.
The conduct of the student-teachers during the whole year was most commendable.
MODEL DEPARTMENT.
This Department includes a complete series of grades, from I. to VIII., divided
into four schools of two grades each.
The enrolment for the year was about 200 pupils.
The Principal, Mr. John F. Bogers, has proved a capable and energetic teacher.
Miss Eusebia A. Minard and Miss Jennie Lyle, trhose names had been long and
honorably connected with the Model Schools, resigned their positions during the year —
the fonner,{whose reputation extended beyond the limits of the Province, to take
chaise of a department of the schools in Haverhill, Mass. ; the latter to assume the
management of one of the St. Stephen schools.
Their places were supplied by the appointment of Miss Clara I. Shea and Miss
Annie M. Harvey, both of whom have given much promise of success in the short time
which has elapsed since their appointment.
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The first department of this school remains, and I trust will long continue to
remain, under the admirable management of Miss Helen J. McLeod.
All the departments of the Model School have sustained during the year, with
most commendable patience and cheerfulness, the somewhat heavy strain which the
observation and practice of so large a number of student-teachers involves.
I beg to acknowledge the receipt from the Hon. R. D. Wilmot, Lieut-Governor,
through his secretary, of a copy of " Report of Progress," with accompanying maps.
In conclusion, I desire to place on record my grateful acknowledgment of the very
cordial relations which have subsisted between the teachers and students of the Normal
School during the year.' Very little friction was felt, and though the very great
number of students enrolled necessitated a considerable addition to the burdens of the
work, all bore their share of these burdens cheerfully, and, as far as time permitted, I
believe the students profitted very fully by the advantages which the institution affords.
I may be permitted to express the hope that the Board of Education will be pleased
to extend the opportunities now afforded for acquiring professional instruction by return-
ing to the annual session of one term as soon as, in their wisdom, the supply of teacheis
has overtaken the demand.
I have the honor to be.
Your obedient servapt,
ELDON MULLIN, PHndpcd.
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APPENDIX B.
Inspectors' Reports,
IN8PBCTOBAL DISTRICT No. 1.— G^eo. W. Mersereau, A. B., Inspector,
NefwoaBtle, N. B:
THIS DISTRICT EMBRACES THE COUNTIES OF NORTHUVBERLAND, OLOUCEOTER AND RESTiaOCCHE,
AND THE PARISHES OF STANLEY AND ST. XARVSp IN THE COUNTY OF YORK.
In presenting my annual report on the state of the schools in Inspectoral District
No. 1, for the year 1885, 1 beg leave to call your attention to the fact that this is a
very extensive district, and that on account of the distance between schools in some
flections and the peculiar geographical configuration of the country in others, much
time is necessarily lost in travelling that might otherwise be devoted to the actual work
of inspection.
An examination of my notes for the year shows that there were in operation in
this inspectorate, during some portion of the year, 254 schools and departments, besides
49 districts in which there were no schools during the year for various reasons, and 15
districts not yet organized. Many of the districts are too extensive to allow the pupils
living at the extremes to attend school, and will need their boundaries revised ; in some
cases making two districts out of one, and in others three districts out of two.
The school furniture and appliances throughout this inspectorate are not such as
are required by the regulations. I am pleased to be able to report, however, that there
is a movement among School Boards in the direction of increased school accommodation
snd better furniture and appliances. Many districts have dujring the year provided
their schools with improved double desks with folding seats, and many others made
provision for the same at the annual meeting in October. A large number of districts,
not able financially to obtain a full supply at once, have, on my suggestion, agreed to
famish a few desks each year till the supply becomes sufficient for the accommodation
of all the pupils.
NEW SCHOOL-HOUSES.
The Trustees of Bathurst Town have just completed a very handsome and com-
modious building for the accommodation of the several depaHments of their Grammar
School It is two stories in height, has four large school-rooms, besides halls, cloak-
rooms, etc., and supplies a long-felt want. Miss Helen Meahan, for many years teacher
of the Advanced Department of this school, resigned her position at the end of the
year for a well-earned and much-needed rest, and her place has been filled by Miss
Laura Meahan.
The Trustees of Eaviere des Caches, in the Parish of Alnwick, deserve credit for
the puUic spirit and enterprise they hav^ manifested in the erection of one of the best
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j^&dj for occapandy by the firet of August next. I sincerely Lope that the Board of
Education may be able to assist these trustees by a liberal grant aid of their build-
ing fund.
SUPERIOR SCHOOLS.
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There are seven Superior Schools in my inspectoral division, and it gratifies me
beyond measure to be able to report that, while all are doing good work, some are
doing work of a very superior character.
The Superior School at Marysville, under the principalship of Mr. W. T. Day,
still maintains its high chaiucter for efficiency.
The Superior School at Derby, under Mr. J. J. Clark, was, on the first of August,,
organized into two departments. The building of the railroad has, however, operated
very strongly against its success. First, by decreasing thd attendance in both depart-
ments, but more especially in the principal's department ; and, secondly, by making it
necessary to remove the school to a new site (the railroad running over the former
one) ; and the annoyance and confusion consequent on such a change seriously impaired
the efficiency of the school work. So much had the attendance fallen off that at my
last visit I seriously considered the advisability of recommending a change to one
department again, but finally considered it better under the exce{ftional circumstances
before mentioned to delay my recommendation for another term, "and then be governed
by the state of the school.
Mr. W. J. Fowler, M. A., left the Superior Scho9l in District No. 7, Newcastle,
on the last of April, after an acceptable service of a year and a half, to take a course
of study in Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, and was succeeded on the first of
May by Philip Cox, B. A., ex-Inspector of Schools. Principal Cox has manifested the
same earnestness, ability and zeal in his conduct of these schools that characterized his
work as an inspector. £very pupil in the schools, down to the lowest standards, seems
to feel his influence. The teachers under him are stimulated and encouraged by his
example no less than by his precept, and all the departments of all the scftiools seem to
have imbibed a higher aspiration and obtained a nobler aim in life. The schools in
this district have never been in such a prosperous condition as at present, and yet much
remains to be achieved before Principal Cox's high ideals will be realized. The trustees
of this district are fearless in the discharge of every duty.
The Tracadie Superior School is in charge of Miss Mary McDonald and is doing
very efficient work, when the educational backwardness of the majority of the districts
whence the greater supply of pupils comes is taken into account. The accommodation
is not entirely satisfactory; but this defect will, I hope, be remedied when the opposing
factions in the districts have decided on a basis of agreement.
Bathurst Village Superior School has for principal Mr. Donald Mcintosh. There,
was a mistake made by the trustees in the building of their school-house in not
providing for a sufficient number of departments, and another mistake was made
in their manner of dividing the lower flat into two school-rooms. The principal's
work is hampered by the presence in his department of pupils under the prescribed
standard.
In August a Superior School was opened in Petit Bocher, under Mr. Jerome
Boudreau, who had been for some months on a visit to our great North-west for rest
and recreation, after a continuous school service of nearly twenty years. The trustees
intend to make some necessary changes and improvements in the school and its equip*
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ment is&xt sammer. This is the only purely Acadian Superior School yet established
within this inspectorate, and I am particularly anxious for its success.
The Superior School at Campbellton is still in charge of Mr. F. M. McLeod, B. A.,
who is deservedly popular among all classes in the community, and who is, not without
reason, proud of the school over which he presides.
The Trustees of No. 10, Caraquet, have at last decided to build a new school-house.
INSTITUTES.
Neither Restigouche nor Gloucester County Teachera' Institute held a meeting
•during the year. There are only 33 teachers in Restigouche County, and about 75 in
Gloucester County. Could noc some arrangement be made to unite the two institutes,
and have them hold their meetings alternately in Bathurst and Dalhousie 1
Northumberland County Teachers' Institute met in Newcastle in October.
LOCAL LICENSES.
It is gratifying to be able to report that the supply of teachers for English schools
equals the demand, and that during the term just closed not one local license was issued
to an English district in my inspectorate. There is still difficulty experienced in ob-
taining teachers for the Acadian schools, but the supply of trained teachers is happily
increasing, and will, it is hoped, be ere long equal to the demand.
There is evidence everywhere in my district of the excellent character of the work
done in our Provincial Normal School ; but I am afraid that some of our teachers de-
pend too much on what the Normal School has done for them.
For further information I beg leave to refer you to my monthly and special reports
transmitted during the year.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
GEO. W. MERSEREAU, Inspector.
To Wm. Cbockit, Esq., M. A.,
Chief Superintendent Education,
Fredericton,
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INSPECTORAL DISTRICT No, 2.-V. A. Landry. Inspector, Shediao, N. B.
Wm. Cbocket, Esq., A. M., )
Chief Superintendent Education. /
Sib : It again becomes my duty to present this my sixth annual report of the
condition and progress of the schools in my inspectorate, which now comprises the
Counties of Kent, Madawaska and Victoria; the Panshes of Shediac, Dorchester and
Botsford, in the County of Westmort^land ; also Wicklow, Kent and Aberdeen, in the
County of Carleton.
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1885.
The present report embraces the work done during a period of fourteen months—
from Nov. 1st, 1884, to December 31st, 1885. This is owing to the change made last
year in the school terms.
I made 352 visits during the fourteen months; 275 schools were then in operation,
leaving 77 which were not working at time of visitation, but a number of the latter
were opened shortly after.
There are in my territory 342 school districts, 316 of which are organized. There
are 339 schools, 296 of which were in operation during the year.
The following table gives the number of districts and schools in each parish : —
Parishes.
Richibucto,
Wellington,
Dundas,
St. Mary's,
Weldford,
St. Louis,
Carleton,
Acadiaville,
Harcourt,
Shediac,
Dorchester,
Botsford,
St. Fi-ancois,
St. Hilaire,
Madawaska,
St. Jacques,
St. Basil,
St. Ann,
•St. Leonard,
Grand Falls,
Drummond,
Andover,
Perth,
Gordon,
Lome,
Kent,
Wicklow, ; . . .
Aberdeen,
Totals, 28
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4^
12
15
18
16
26
13
6
4
6
21
26
5
9
6
4
4
7
6
14
11
13
8
14
7
4
16
15
10
316
17
18
18
17
26
13
7
4
7
25
29
6
9
6
5
4
8
6
14
12
13
8
14
7
4
17
15
10
339
3
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
3
1
26
12
16
18
16
26
13
8
4
7
21
26
5
12
8
5
5
9
7
17
12
13
9
14
8
7
17
15
12
342
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ill
17
16
17
15
26
11
6
3
4
25
29
5
4
5
5
4
6
4
8
10
7
7
12
7
4
16
15
8
296
17
16
15
14
24
10
6
3
4
25
25
6
3
5
5
4
6
4
8
6
3
5
9
3
1
13
13
4
256
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
40
11
O
8
3
1
1
4
3
9
3
6
1
2
1
3
1
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Ten new school-houses are being built, and four have been completed during the
year. Although I am pleased to report some improvement in the school buildings,
there arc yet 39 houses in my inspectoral district which are unfinished, some being
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mere shells, quite unsuitablo for service in winter. There are 120 schoolrooms sup-
plied with inferior furniture, most of it old style ; 150 have good furniture, and 44
saperior. Eighteen departments are without a wall map of any description, and more
than half are supplied with a map of the Maritime Provinces only. Five districts have
been organized during the year, and I have convened 26 meetings in the interest of
education, wherever such were deemed most necessary.
MADAWASKA COUKTT.
As will be seen by reference to the foregoing table, there are 63 school districts in
this county, 50 of which are organized ; two have graded schools of two departments
each ; making a total of 52 departments. Of these, 36 have been in operation during
the year, leaving 16 without schoola
The school-houses in this county, for the most part, present a very fair appearance
at first sight, but when examined I find them to be very unsubstantially built, of un-
seasoned lumber, and the work very carelessly executed.
JSt, Francois, — In this parish four only out of nine districts have maintained
schools during the past year. These are Nos. 12, 3, and 4, where schools were in oper-
ation both terms, and Na 10, which had no school this term, owing to the inferior
rented-room which was used for the purpose. I advised the trustees of the latter to
discontinue the school until the new building, then being made ready, should be fit for
occapancy. I have examined the building referred to and find that the aid received
from the Government has been well expended. Nos. 12, 3f, and 4 have for the last few
years maintained fairly efficient schools. There has been no school in operation in Dis-
trict No. 2 -for the last three or four years, through neglect on the part of the ti-ustees.
Neither the poverty of the inhabitants nor the want of a suitable school-house — which
is commodious, well-equipped, and built in modem sf^le — can be urged in excuse for
failure in providing proper school advantages for this, one of the principal districts in
the parish. The trustees were so indifferent as to n^lect to convene the annual meet-
ing for some years past. I issued the necessary notices, and made a second visit in the
same month in order to be present to see that the meeting was properly conducted and
to demand of the trustees an account of their stewardship. Through misuianagement,
ihey have allowed the district to be sued by the teacher for services rendered a few
years since. It seems that the trustees thought they were not responsible for any con-
tract with the teacher which was made by their predeoessora They learned better ;
bat the lesson was at the expense of the district. Provision was made at the meeting
referred to for the support of a school to be opened at the beginning of the coming
term.
My attention was directed by Father Martin to the necessity of forming a district
and starting a school at an early date in a comparatively new colony, which I may call
BouchardviUe, from the number of families there bearing that name. I visited the
place, accompanied by the rev. gentleman, and was suiprised to find more than forty
families within a radius of three miles, and upwards of 60 children able to attend
school. The people in this section, although very poor, are anxious to secure educational
advantages for their children. I phall, in the coui*se of a few days, forwaixl to the
Board of Education the required bounds.
St, HUaire, — There have been schools in operation in five districts in this parish
during the year, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7. These schools have been well maintained, and
I was pleased with the harmony and zeal in school afiairs manifested in these districts.
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Miss Edith Collin and Miss Denise Nadeau deserve honorable mention for the intelli-
gent manner in which they conduct their schools. On the day of visitation I observed
the walls of the school^room partly covered with maps neatly and correctly executed by
the pupils. The children showed also considerable proficiency in arithmetic, grammar^
-and reading.
The school-house in No. 7, although spacious, is very poorly built, and needs re-
pedrs to make it habitable in winter. The school in No. 8, closed last winter, was
opened in May, and is now working satisfactorily, although considerable apathy with
reference to education, had hitherto prevailed in this community.
Madawaaha. — This parish has four organized districts, which have supported
schools during the year. In Edmundston, District No. 1, there is a school of two
departments, and the building, which is new, is one of the finest in my district, reflect-
ing credit upon this small but thriving town. There are two large rooms on the lower
flat and space above for two more, in case another department should be wanted to
accommodate the rapidly increasing population. Of Mr. John Caldwell, principal of
the school, I can justly speak in the highest terms. He is enthusiastic in his work,
^progressive in his methods, and particularly excels in discipline, ruling his pupils by
love, not by fear. Miss Amanda E. Sarlabourse, who conducts the primary department,
is also well qualified for her position, and I tnist her services will long be retained in
this school. District No. 2 has a good school, with fair attendance, but it is nearly
five miles distant from the school-house in No. 1, which necessitates the establishment
^f another district, the country here being thickly settled. There is yet no school-
house in No. 4, a rented room being used, which is entirely inadequate. At my recom-
mendation a meeting was called, at which I was present, and it was decided that a
school building should be erected and completed for use next summer.
SU Jacques, — This parish has the same number of districts as the preceding, and
each supports a school. Two commodious and substantial buildings have been erected
during the past summer in Nos. 1 and 4, and are now in use. The trustees and rate-
payers have shown zeal and promptitude in acting upon any suggestions ; those in No.
4 especially, who, although poor, have retained for some time the services of a superior
teacher, whose labors should be highly appreciated. It evinces a spirit of self-denial
jind benevolence for a man of scholarly attainments to forego many privileges and com-
forts and take a position in an isolated section in order to engage in pioneer work.
St. Basil. — ^There are seven organized districts in this parish, of which five have
schools. In Nos. 1 and 7 there has been no school for the last two years, though there
is a commodious school-house in the former district, but through indiflerence the child-
ren have ' been deprived of school advantages. I held a meeting there, and strongly
urged the speedy opening of the school. In number 7 there is also an apology for a
school-house, but quite unsuitable for use in winter. The school in District No. 3,
is graded, with two departments, with suitable rooms and appliances. Sister Trudelle
possesses in a high degi*ee the qualities necessary for a successful teacher of the young.
The primary department is also well conducted. This institution and the school in
Edmundston render valuable assistance to those preparing for the profession of teaching ;
4ind I am glad to see that many are availing themselves of these advantages.
St, Ann. — The schools in Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 have not been closed for some years,
and I found their work quite satisfactory, considering the many disadvantages in the
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lack of proper school equipments. The pupils in Nos, -S and 3 showed considerable im-
provement in reading, while those in No. 4 excelled in writing and arithmetic.
iSi. Leonard — This parish contains 14 school districts — the largest number of any
ia the County — eight of these supporting schools. I was much pleased with those in
Nos. 4, 7, and 8. In District No. 7, Miss M. A. E. Hammond, teacher, the pupils
showed considerable proficiency in drawing and writing ; and in District No. 8 I waa
gratified at the quality of instruction given by Madam Anna Oorbin, who deserves
great credit for her noble efforts in building up the school in that isolated and poor
section. She has been successful in gaining the affections of her pupils and the co-
operation of the parents. Her work has not been confined to the school-room ; her
influence for good has been ^It throughout the entire community.
In the spring the school-house in No. 13 was destroyed by fire, but a new one will
soon be built.
VICTORIA COUNTY. \
There are 63 school districts in this County, 57 of which a^e organized and 48
have schools. That in No. 7 is graded, with two departments. Th^ table at the be-
ginning of my report gives the number of districts and schools in eacK parish. All in
this County were visited by me during th^ term just expired. I oannpt say that all
these schools are very prosperous. This is due largely to the lack of interest on the
part of trustees and ratepayers. The attendance, too, in the majority of these districts
is very small, which is partly owing to their sparsely settled population, particularly in
the new settlements. I am pleased, however, to state that I found the teachers, with
very few exceptions, faithful in their work, which is highly praiseworthy. Many of
the school-rooms are well furnished with modern seats and desks, but deficient in suit-
able apparatus. The graded school in Grand Falls occupies a building which is ^n
ornament to this promising town. It is under the management of Miss Mary A. TruSV
well and Miss Grace A. Barnes, the latter of whom has charge of the primary depart-
ment Both are doing excellent work. More blackboard sihrface, however, is required
in this school, which deficiency the trustees promised to remedy. The primary depart-
ment in the Grammar School building, Andover, District No. 3, is taught by Miss
Gertie B. Henderson. The tone of the school is veiy healthy, but the building is not
what one would expect to find in a shire-town. Educational progress in No. 2, Perth,
has been for several years greatly retarded by want of harmony and co-operation, par-
ticularly among the trustees. I had much difficulty in getting affairs righted ; but am
glad to say that now everything seems to be progressing favorably. A fine new school
building was commenced in October last and will be ready for use next term.^
District No. 14, Perth Centre, has secured the services of Miss Helena Roiuse, who
is doing good work. Districts Nos. 11 and 12, in Upper and Lower Kincardine have
made an excellent selection in engaging Miss Maggie F. McLeod and Miss Mary^^c-
Kenzie, the latter having taught in the same dibtrict for five terms. ^^,
CARLETON COUNTY. ^'
The three northern parishes only of this County are included in my inspectorate,
viz., Kent, Wicklow and Aberdeen, comprising 41 districts, with 39 schools in opera-
tion. The school in District No. 1, Bristol, is graded, with two departments, under
1>. W. Boss, holding a first-class license, who took charge in November last, with Miss
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E. A. Raymond, teacher of the primary department. It is the intention of tlie trustees
to make application to have this ranked as a Superior School.
With the exception of a few districts in Alierdeen, where disunion prevails, I have
much pleasure in stating that the schools are in a flourishing condition, the trustees
being anxious to secure first-class instructors. All speak in the highest terms of their
late inspector, W. G. Gaunce, for the interest he took in the schools.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY.
The parishes of Shediac and Dorchester, with the French schools in Botsford, are
tinder my supervision, making a total of 52 districts, with 59 departments in operation.
There was a change during the year in the staff of teachers employed in the
Shediac Grammar School by the resignations of Mr. F. X.^jeger, Miss Mary Williams,
and Miss Edith Darling, who were succeeded by Miss Elizabeth Doiron, Miss Mabel
Morrison, and Miss Alice Adams of Newcastle.
A new school-house, to replace the one burned last year in District 12, Shediac, is
now finished, and is a credit to the district.
Since the building of the school-house, the strife and contention which, as you are
aware, long existed in District No. 6, Upper Aboujagan, and so greatly retarded the
progress of education in that neighborhood, has at last apparently ceased ; and the
advantage of having one good s<;hool instead of two inferior ones, I trust, is now ap|)ar-
ent to all.
In the Parishes of Dorchester and Botsford there were during the year 31 depart-
ments open, and with few exceptions the work done is very satisfactory. The town of
Dorchester has a graded school of four departments — three being in the same building
and the fouHh a mile distant at the upper end of the town. Excellent work is done in
all. The piincipal is Mr. F. M. Cowperthwaite, A. B.
A school-house, much needed, was commenced a year since in District No. 21 »
Botsford, and is now nearly completed. It is of sufficient dimensions to meet the
requirements of the district.
THE COUNTY OF KENT
has maintained 115 schools throughout the year, with the exception of six, which were
open one teim only, as, in their case, the exceedingly small attendance rendered it in-
advisable to attempt schools during the winter season. The new school-houses in No.
3, Kouchibouguac, and No. 14, Dundas, were completed last summer and teachers
engaged. District 12, St. Louis, was organized in the summer^ and I trust steps will
soon be taken for the erection of a school-building.
There are four Superior Schools in this County — Kingston, Bass Eiver, Weldford
Station, and Buctouche ; and I can speak most favorably of the work done in all.
The reputation of the Buctouche Convent School, as a model school, is too well
established to necessitate any enconiums from me. I must congratulate the inhabitants
of District No. 3, Dundas, upon retaining so long the services of Mr. Louis L. Leger,
who is an enthusiast in his profession, and has gained the affections of his pupils and
the confidence of their parents.
I r^ret to report the sudden death of Miss Sophie F. Mundle, who was teaching
in District No. 16, Weldford, which occurred near the dose of last term.
The length of this report, together with my state of health, whioh for the last few
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weeks has not been afc^all good, prevents me from giving further particulars of the con-
dition of schools in Kent ; but I can safely report that, as far as my hurried visits
enabled me to judge, the schools of this county have been as well maintained as during
the previous year.
I am, sir, ,
Your obedient servant,
V. A. LANDRY, District 2.
INSPECTORAL DISTBIOT, No. 3.— Geo. Smith, A. B., Inspector, Elcrin,
Albert County.
I have the honor to forward my Annual Eeport of the Schools embraced in In-
spectoral District No. 3 for the year ended 31st December, 1885. While there has
been no very marked change in the condition of the schools during the year, still there
has been no falling off in any way, particularly in those districts where schools have
been known as efficient and prosperous schools.
Two new^ districts have been established during the year — Drury's Cove, No. 16,
Sussex, and Mountain Koad, No. 28, Moncton. In the former a new school-house has
been completed, and school will be opened the first of the year.
The ratepayers of Shepody Koad, No. 2, Hammond, a district heretofore unorgan-
ized, held a meeting early in the summer. At thil meeting a Board of Trustees was
elected and money voted to build a new school-house. The new house is completed and
school will be opened the first of the year.
In Baie Verte, District No. 2, Parish of Westmoreland, referred to in my last
report as being in need of better school accommodation, a new school-house has been
built
In a few districts, owing to disputes and differences among the ratepayers, the
schools are not in so good a condition as they might be ; and this leads me to speak of
some changes that, in my opinion, could be made to the advantage, both educationally
and financially, of all concerned.
In Lewisville District, No. 10, Moncton, the school accommodation is not at all
sufficient for the requirements of the district, and a new school-house will have to be
built at an early date. Charters District, No. 4, Moncton, adjoining Lewisville, has
been for some time, and, I am sorry to say, still is, in a very unsettled state. The only
way to settle the trouble existing in this district is to divide the district at the Marsh
and annex the western part to Lewisville district. This will accomplish two objects :
first, it will strengthen and enlarge Lewisville, and second, it will settle the difficulties
existing in District No. 4 in the only iwssible way they can be settled. And a further
change could, in my opinion, be made for the educational advantage of this section by
annexiug Mill District, No. 9, to Lewisville. The district then foimed would be strong
financially, and the new school-house could he so located that few, if any, pupils would
have to tmvel over two miles ; while the principal part of the pupils would be within
easy reach of the school. A graded school of two or three departments could then be
established and maintained at less cost than it now takes to keep the three schools in
•peration, to say nothing of the superior educational advantages which such a school
*would afford.
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There are changes which could be made in other parts of my district which/would
improve the educational condition of the distiicts in which the changes might be made.
Without going into detail I may mention Nos. 3, 4 and 15, Hillsboro. The school-
houses in these districts are placed very close together, and as I have already said, I
believe some changes could be made to the advantage of all concerned.
The tendency seems to be in many sections to form small weak districts, ilnd then
to keep the schools in operation only a part of the time. This course is pursued by
some for the sole purpose of saving a few dollars, without taking into consideration the
value of the educational privileges that they deprive themselves of by such a course.
In a few settlements that are isolated small districts are a necessity ; but in many cases
districts have been formed and applications are still being made for new districts which,,
when established, do not afford any better school accommodation, and in some cases not
so good as was provided before such districts were established. Large, populous
and wealthy districts should be sought after, even if a few children have to travel a
little over two miles to reach the school ; for children had better be within two miles of
a good school kept constantly in operation than within half a mile or less of a school
kept in operation only a part of the time.
Of the work done in most of the schools visited by me during the year I can
only speak in the highest terms. In the Superior and Graded Schools, particularly I .
found that the very best work was being done, and that the schools were maintaining
their reputation for good and efficient work. In a few of the Ungraded Schools how-
ever, matters were not so satisfactory. Irregularity of attendance seems to be one
great source of annoyance to teachers, and if some remedy for this evil could be provided
I am sure that the chief obstacle in the way of the advancement of pupils and the elevat-
ing of the schools to that state of efficiency which is so desirable and which can be
attained by every teacher would be removed.
While irregularity of attendance is the principal cause of discouragement to the
teacher, still in a few instances, at least, the unsatisfactory state of the school is due to
the want of tact and teaching ability, and sometimes to a lack of interest on the part of
the teacher. I find that some teachers fail in the matter of classifying their schoolsr
particularly in reading. These teachers imagine that because a pupil can read a little
better than his class-mate he must be put ahead, and thus form a separate reading class.
In this way classes in reading are multiplied almost cui infinitum ; and in trying to
hear all these classes a certain number of times daily the teacher spends an undue pro-
portion of the time with the reading ; and in order to get through with all the reading
classes in a given time the teacher b generally obliged to hurry too much, and conse-
quently reading is not thoroughly taught. In one school, with almost twenty pupils
present, I found nine reading classes, as follows : two in the Fifth Header, one in the
Fourth Reader, two in the Third Header, one in the Second Header, two in the Royal
Reader, and one in the Primer ; and the only reason given for such a classification was
that the teacher did not know what else could be done. This, of course, is an extreme
case ; but it is quite a common thing to find six and seven reading classes in schools
where the pupils are not reading in advance of the Fourth Reader. In too many cases
teachers think they must do something to please the people ; and they thus sacrifice
their own judgment, and the best interests of the school, rather than withstand a little
fault-finding on the part of unwise parents and trustees, who sometimes unnecessarily
interfere with the management of the school.
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In some cases, and in fact in too many cases, I found the inefficiency of the school
due to the &ct that pupils had been put over the work too rapidly, and there had not
been that drill and review which are so necessary to ensure accuracy and thoroughness
in every subject taught. Short lessons well learned, and every-day review and drill,
should be the aim of every teacher.
In a few cases I found suqh articles as a pointer and eraser for the blackboard had
not been provided, and in one case the nearest approach to a pointer to be found in the
school-room was a penholder. In another case a piece of paper had to be used as an
eraser for the blackboard. These are apparently small matters to refer to, but, in my
opinion, the teacher who will not take the trouble to see that these necessary articles
are provided, is not doing his whole duty ; and these teachers need not be surprised if
they receive a reprimand from the Chief Superintendent.
A want of interest in school matters on the part of the trustees and community
generally, frequently militates against the efficiency of the school. Teachers need the
sympathy and moral support of the community, and if this is withheld, even though no
fault is found with the teacher, it has a depressing and discouraging effect upon him.
In almost any other concern in life more interest is manifested than in educational
concerns. Let there be a report circulated that the country is in danger from an inva-
sion, and every community is at once stirred to its very depths. Or let there be a case
at law to be tried, no matter how trivial, and people will flock to the court of justice,
and spend perhaps days in the most unprofitable manner. Or let there be an election
and people will assemble (and rightly too) from all sections. But let it be announced
that there will be an examination of the public school, and the teacher may possibly
secure the attendance of the resident Clergyman (if there be one), the Secretary to the
Board of Trustees, and perhaps one or two others.
If, however, on annual meeting day, there is a prospect of cutting down the
teacher's salary, or in any way lessening the taxes of each ratepayer, even if it is only
to the amount of a few cents ; or if there should be a prospect of preventing the
trustees from appropriating a small amount for prizes; or if, in shoi-t, there is any move
to defeat the great object aimed at by free schools the community will turn out en
masse ; for it is a deplorable fact that many ratepayers never attend an Annual School
Meeting except for the purpose of recording their votes against the best interests of the
school.
Kow, while I refer in this way to some of the evils and discouragements, the
friends of education have to contend with, I do not wish to be understood as implying
that in educational matters we are retrograding. On the contrary, there is much to
enooui^age those interested in the education of the youth of our country.
The improved school accommodation ; the better facilities for imparting instruc-
tion ; and the higher appreciation of the efforts of good and faithful teachers, may be
mentioned as some of the things which should encourage all true friends of education.
It is also pleasing to notice that the necessity for a practical and business educa-
tion is being very genei-ally recognized ; and it is still more pleasing to know that the
schools are in so many cases furnishing this education.
I have the honor to be.
Your obedient servant,
GEO. SMITH, Inspector of Schools.
To Wm. Crockct, Eaq., M. A, ) r^ i
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INSPECTORAL DISTRICT, No. 4.— D. P. Wetmore, Inspector, Clifton,
ElinfiT's County.
I have the honor to submit herewith my report for the two terms ended December
31, 1885.
The increased size of the Inspectoral District with the regulation requiring the
schools to be visited twice in each year, made the time that an Inspector could take in
each school necessaiily short, so that the knowledge of the schools is also necessarily
somewhat limited. I was not able to get over the whole of the district in either of the
terms ; I had hoped to do so in the eight-months' term, but unhappily on account of
illness I had to lose about two months in that term, and in the other six months I
found myself unable to compasis it.
In the last term, just closed, there being only'about four and a half months clear
of the holidays, I was also unable to compass the whole work ; but I endeavored to
miss no schools that had been missed in the previous term.
There are about 295 school districts in Inspectoral District No. 4, and six extra
departments, in all 301 ; and of these not more than seven-eighths were visited in the
first term, and not more than three-fourths in the second term. An inspector's duties
are so multifarious — ^for instance, settling disputes in districts, deciding on school-house
sites, inquiring into appeals against meetings and trustees' actions, compelling trustees
to provide school itccommodation and to put schools in operation, inquiring into pro-
posed changes in boundaries and reporting to the Education Office on the same, keeping
on file the boundary of each district and being prepared to give a certified copy of the
same when required in law suits, etc., answering the numerous correspondents, and re-
porting to the Education Office, occasionally, monthly, and yearly — that quite a large
portion of time must necessarily be taken from the direct visitation of schools.
The schools generally seem to be in pretty good working order ; but in the part of
the district that was previously under my cliarge 1 cannot say that any advancement
has been made, and in the other part of course I was unacquainted with the standing
of the schools, and am unable to say whether they have made advancement or not.
The financial depression in the country stands more in the way of educational
advancement at present than perhaps any other cause. Money is so scarce that it is
difficult to get districts to provide suitable school accommodation. Lower salaries are
also paid ; and this, in connection with the reduction in the provincial allowance, has
caused the loss to the profession of many of the higher class of teachers. With a greater
degree of prosperity in the country we would see a proportionate improvement in school
matters, and it is to be hoped that the " good time coming " will not much longer be
delayed.
I have not much to report in the way of new school-houses or improvements in
grounds. Of course there have been a few houses built and some improvements made,
but the stringency of the times has prevented much being done. In some places where
new buildings ought to be erected, and where the people are well able to do it, parsi-
mony has prevented. Upper Jemseg is one of these.
I have still the same complaint to make about ventilation that I had in previous
years, and that is, summer ventilation is generally very poorly provided for, and wintfer
ventilation scarcely at all. This arises in part from apathy among the people on the
subject and in part from trustees not knowing how to arrange for winter ventilation
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even when they are willing to do so. The plan formerly suggested by the Board of
Education has not been found to work well where tried, and was so expensive that it
is now very generally ignored.
It is a pity that some simple system of winter ventilation could not be devised,
either in connection with a stove cast with double walls or in some other simple way.
Whoever devises such a system, that will prove inexpensive and can readily be adopted
by trustees, will deserve the gratitude of his country.
Although a great majority of school-houses are provided with outhouses, there is
still too large a number without any, and some of these in the midst of populous
flettlement& In many of those that are provided with outhouses the trustees and
teachers have allowed the buildings to get out of repair and in a disgraceful condition
— doors off hinges, boards off the sides, etc. To have school-houses without these neces-
sary adjuncts, or to have them in such a dilapidated condition, especially where the
schools are large, is simply disgraceful ; and I cannot excuse some teachera from their
share of the blame. [See Reg. 9 (3), and Beg. 22 (10).] At my visits, if these build-
ings were lacking or were found out of order, I invariably called the attention of the
trustees to the matter and recommended that necessary additions be made.
There is a fair supply of school furniture throughout the district in roost of the
school-houses, but there is a strong minority yet in which long benches without backs
and desks facing the wall are in use. Furniture of the description of that lately manu-
factured by Mr. Sutherland, at Fredericton, is very much needed in many places. The
price is moderate and the seating could be called iirst-class.
Somewhat was done during the year to increase the supply of apparatus, especially
in regard to maps ; but still much remains to be done. Blackboard surface especially
is not what it ought to be. Many boards of trustees do not seem to realize that much
of it is necessary, and I am sorry to say that there are some teachers who by their
actions in the use they give the blackboards justify the trustees in their conduct. More
and better maps are very much needed in the schools, as well as globes in the more
advanced ones, and in some cases wall cards and ball frames are still lacking.
At my visits I recommended the introduction of what I thought absolutely neces-
sary and suggested that it would be well to make other additions, sometimes success-
fully and sometimes not. Some schools are models in respect of apparatus and deserve
especial mention, but this could not well be done without faking invidious distinctions.
The supply of teachers, thanks to the shortened terms at the Noimal School, now
seems to be quite up to the demand, so that I have not found it necessary to give any
local licenses for the last year, except for persons to act as class-room assistants in large
schools. I am glad that the authority to grant local licenses has been taken from the
Inspectors and lodged in the hands of the Chief Superintejident, as I think it will pre-
vent the issue of such licenses except when it is absolutely necessary to issue, and at
che same time I hope it will save the Inspectors from a great deal of importunity.
Teachers complain as much of the irregularity of attendance this year as usual.
This ia a chronic evil very difficult to remove, but since the change in the law doing
away with the payment of teachers by results it does not in any way affect the salaries.
If a simple and inexpensive plan of compulsory attendance could be devised I would
be prepared to support it, but unless great care were exercised in devising such a plan
it would be apt to irritate instead of doing good. Would it not be well foi^ those who
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have such plans to publish them in detail before attempting to get them adopted, that
ratepayers could see how they would be affected.
SCHOOL WORK.
There is much good work done in this district, much that is indifferent, and some
that is very poor.
The subject of reading seems generally to be pretty well handled, but of course
there are exceptions. Writing as a rule receives proper jattention, advanced work
especially is good, and I am surprised sometimes at the excellence attained under
unfavorable circumstances. The work in the 1st and 2nd standards (printing and print
script), however, does not in all' cases seem to receive the attention it ought to receive,
although thcn^ are many notable exceptions to this.
The subject of grammar seems to be a sore one. There does not appear to be as
good results from the time expended in teaching it as there should be. Sometimes I
think part of this may be owing to the text-book not being altogether suitable ; but
perhaps I am mistaken, and that it is owing to lack of suitable instruction on the part
of the teacher. At all events, in most cases it is not started properly in standard 3 —
I mean the oral work as required by the Course of Instruction.
The other subjects of the course seem to be faiily well treated throughout, and on
the whole I think the advanced work is better than last year.
Teachers claim that the poor and indifferent work is largely owing to the irregular
attendance, and I dare say they are right ; at all events, I am of the opinion that a very
large majority of the teachers of this districc are doing their work faithfully and
efficiently,
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
D. P. WETMORE, Inspector.
To Wm. Crocket, A. M., \
Chief Suptirintendent of Education, v
Fredericton. )
INSPECTORAL DISTRICT, No. 5.
[The Inspector of this district, which embraces the Counties of St. John and Char-
lotte, has not forwarded an annual report.]
INSPECTORAL DISTRICT, No. 6, or GRAMMAR SCHOOL INSPEC-
TORATE.—J. B. Oakes, A, M., Inspector, St. Stephen.
To William Crocket, Esq., A. M., )
Chief Supt. Education.
Sir : — This past year having been my first in a new inspectorate, and having in-
sufficient data for a comparison of its educational progress with that of former years, I
shall content myself with a comparatively brief report.
I have to acknowledge my inability to make all the inspections prescribed in my
Inspectoral District, which I find requires 442 annual visitations to schools and dis-
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tricts. During the 14 moutlis ended Dec. 3l8t, I was able to make all the visits except
35, and these I hope to make during this month. Though sometimes weary and physi-
callj indisposed, I have continued to labor and travel nearly the whole time, and often
when the weather and roads were unfit, but although traversing a district with whose
people I had not previously been acquainted, I was received everywhere with kindness
and respect. I was also gratified to observe many evidences of educational life and
interest in our school system. This interest was manifested in many ways : in visita-
tion by trustees and others to the schools during inspection ; in a ready compliance with
recommendations of improved appliances ; in the repair of existing school-houses, and
in the erection of new ones; also in the anxiety of some teachers, and the willingness
of all to talk over matters pertaining to the welfare of the school, with a view of im-
proving their methods of teaching, manageuient and discipline.
Among the school- houses repaired are those of Gordonsville, Lower Brighton,
Mount Delight, Centreville, Avondale, Dow Settlement, Back Lane and Canterbury
Station. In the two last named districts the repairs were quite extensive and impoi-tant.
New school-houses have been erected in Forest City, No. 14, parish of North
Lake; Upper Northampton, No. 5, parish of Northampton; Havelock, No. 11, parish
of Brighton ; Digby, No. 17, parish of Wilmot. The Forest City school-house is a well
built, commodious structure, 44x26 feet, with a class-room, and built at a cost of $1421.
This district has been recently sanctioned as one of the Superior School Districts of York
County, and a school has jiist been opened under the management of Mr. N. W. Brown.
Cousidei-able interest has been awakened during the past year in the improvement
of school premises, especially by the planting of shade and ornamental trees. At St.
Stephen a very successful Arbor Day was celebrated last May by setting out on the
§chool grounds about 200 trees, and planting a cedar hedge. Nearly 1000 people, in-
cluding the pupils of the public schools, were on the grounds to assist in the tree plant-
ing, and to listen to an appropriate and interesting programme, prepared under the
(lii-ection of. the teachers, for the occasion. Several other districts, including Moore's
Mills, Lakeville and Leonardville, pursued a somewhat similar course with correspond-
ing results. It is exceedingly desirable that such efforts as these be encouraged. Many
districts are already contemplating a tree-planting day next spring; and. should the
Board of Education act on the resolution of the last Educational Institute, recommend-
ing the proclamation of an Arbor Day for such schools throughout the Province as may
celebrate it in ])lanting trees on their premises, I am confident that the result would
justify such a course. Many districts, if they received proper and timely notice of the
movement, would enthusiastically fall into line, and in a few years, the movement re-
ceiving official endorsation, and one district being inspired by the example of another,
our school grounds, so bare and so uninviting throughout the entire Province, would be
rendered attractive, and sources of pride and pleasure to all the people.
As you have observed from time to time by my monthly reports several of the
schools were closed during portions of the year, especially during the second term. So
far as I have been able to learn, the number of these vacant schools has been growing
less during the past two months. The supply of teachers throughout my district has of
late seemed to be equal to the demand if not in excess of it. During the months of
July and August I received about 50 applications from teachera for schools and only 5
applications from trustees for teachers. »
On my observation has also been forced the fact of the rapidly increasing number
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of young and inexperienced teachers in charge of the schools and a corresponding
decrease of male teachers. It is of great moment that every encouragement be given
to male teachers. Upon this class the county must chiefly depend for what is implied
in the term — ** A Teaching Profession." No person can properly be recognised as a
member of any profession till he knows something of it, both in theory and practice,
and in the nature of the case only a limited number of females can be expected to
remain long enough in the work of teaching to attain unto any considerable degree of
professional excel lenbe, moreover the larger number of the future teachers will be
chiefly the product of the country schools, and it is among these that there should be
distributed as many teachers as possible of scholarship, ability and experience.
The Training and Afanagernent throughout my Inspectorate have been, in the
main, about as usual. The teachers generally have been faithful and earnest in the
discharge of their duties. Many of the young teachers, upon taking charge of schools
for the flrst time, have displayed much tact, earnestness and power, while others seemed
unabled to command and interest the school. Study and experience will always be
found essential to the best teaching. Many teachers seemed to have fallen into the
mistake of supposing that when the ranking system departed it carried away with it
their obligation to adhera to the course of instruction, this was especially noticable in the
lack of Industrial Drawing and the prescribed Oral Instruction in many schools. I>
of course, urged the importance of fidelity in these matters. I found occasion in many
schools to call special attention to the necessity of neater and more accurate manual
work and of better spelling. Aiithmetic has been generally well taught especially
throughout Carleton County.
Superior Scliools under the amended regulations have been in operation in Moncton
and St. Stephen ; Harvey Station and Eel River, York County. Jacksonville, Florence-
ville, Lakeville and Hartland in Carleton County. In all these schools teachers of ability
and experience have been doing excellent work. The number enrolled in each of these
schools, the average attendance, as well as the number of pupils in the different grades of
instruction, with other particulars, have been detailed in my monthly reports. These
schools are important centres of instruction, and it is desii-able that as many advanced
pupils as possible in the adjacent districts, those pupils especially who intend to become
teachers, should avail themselves of the privileges these schools are intended to confer.
The schools of Frederictan and the Incorporated Towns were inspected in March and
April, except those of Moncton, which were inspected in June. The condition of the
schools in these important places has been set forth in reports already in your posses-
sion. The following tabular statement will serve as a means by which these towns may
be compared, each one with the others, in respect of certain features pertaining to their
schools and teachers : —
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1st. Of tlie Schools: — That Fredericton had made the most regular attendance and
Milltown the least ; that the St. Stephen pupils made the best attendance at the Annual
Inspection, while in Moncton the number present was below the average attendance for
the term ; that the Fredericton and St. Stephen schools have been graded more system-
atically in past years than the others, as shown by the gradation of numbers in each
standard, and that Fredericton had the largest proportion of pupils in the advanced
grades, due, no doubt, to the attendance at the collegiate school of so many from the
outside districts, while St. Stephen was the only town to present students in
Standard XII.
I might here add that both in Moncton and Woodstock there was room for better
discipline, and in several departments in both these towns there was room for much
better teaching.
2nd. Of the teacliers employed : — that of St. Stephen had the largest proportion of
male teachers, while Woodstock and Milltown had the least ; that St. Stephen had the
largest proportion of high class teachers, while Moncton made the poorest showing in
this particular.
I had hoped to have a conference with the Moncton teachers and members of the
Board of Trustees upon certain features in the organization and management of their
schools, but want of time, and for prudential reasons, I deemed it sufficient to talk over
certain matters with the principal, in the hope that observed defects in departments
named would be remedied, and that at my next visit I might have an intervfew, if
necessary, under more favorable circumstances.
At an interview with the Woodstock teachers called together by the Chainnan of
the Town Board, L. P. Fisher Esq., who was present, a change in the plan of grading^
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was discussed, and I believe the suggestionB then made have been, or are about being
-carried into efiect. Mr. Fisher takes a warm interest in the schools of this town and
by his frequent and encouraging visits to them affords. a worthy example for chairmen
■of other school boards.
During the year I inspected the 20 Grammar JSchools and Departments of the
province, excepting those of Gloucester, Sunbury and Queen's. , I had hoped to be able
to reach the latter two at the time of my visit to the St John Departments, but was
prevented by the ice which had formed over the St. John River. When I arrived at
Bathurst I found that Mr. Maher, the grammar school teacher, had left for Fredericton,
having explained the necessity of his absence in a letter which I had failed to receive.
I presume it is unnecessary to go into any details concerning these schools, having
furnished to the Education Department all the necessaiy information concerning them.
As tributary to the univerdty and furnishing almost the only means in the province
outside of St. Stephen, Moncton and Newcastle for secondary education, these schoob
sustain important relations in the educational system of the province, and though some
of them, such as those of Victoria, King's, Queen's and Albert, are, in consequence of
their location in mere villages, not doing much advanced work, £t is, nevertheless,
desirable for many reasons that they be well maintained. It is also necessary that
teachers and Inspectors seek by personal advice to induce clever pupils to attend these
.grammar schools from different sections of the county. It is of moment that they be
held by the people not as village or district schools but as county institutions and be
patronised accordingly.
I was a little surprised to find so small a number in these schools looking toward
the University. Commercial pursuits peem to have the chief attraction for the best
pupils. I did not, however, fail in every instance to set forth the advantages our
University affords, seeking in this way to direct the ambition of the pupils for higher
<julture within her walls. The teachers of these grammar schools are good earnest men
and women and efficient teachers, and though some of them were laboring under some-
what discouraging conditions they seemed anxious to advance their pupils.
Teadiera^ Institutes were held during the year at Woodstock and Fredericton, the
latter I was unable to attend. The Woodstock Institute was attended by over 60 of
the Carleton County teachers who manifested an excellent spirit, and many of them
Joined heartDy in the discussions of the programme. The Chief Superintendent of
Education was in attendance and, besides addressing the teachers at the opening and
rendering valuable assistance at the other ^sions, delivered a lecture on education at
the public meeting on Thursday evening.
In closing this report I have to acknowledge valuable assistance rendered by my
predecessors in Carleton and York Counties.
I remain.
Your obedient servant,
J. B. OAKES.
Inspector for District No, 6,
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REPORTS OF BOARDS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
H OlOrZ" O]?' S-AJEHiTT JOHElSr.
Fourteenth Annual Report of the Board of School Trus-
tees OF Saint John, 1885.
Board of School Trustees of St. John, appointed by the Lieutenant
Governor in Council:
1871-2. — ^Wm. H. A. Keans, Esq., Chairman; John Boyd, Esq., Charles A.
Everett, Esq.
1873. — ^Wm. H. A. Keans, Esq., Chairman (resigned), Chas. A. Everett, Esq., Chairman;
John Boyd, Esq., Chas. H. Fairweather, Esq.
1874. — Chas. A. Everett, Esq., Chairman; John Boyd, Esq., Chas. H. Fairweather, Esq.
1875. — ^Chas. A. Everett, Esq., Chairman (resigned), John Boyd, Esq., Chairman; Chas.
H. Fairweather, Esq., Reuben G. Lunt, Esq.
1876. — John Boyd, Esq., Chairman; Charles H. Fairweather, Esq., Beuben G.
Lunt, Esq.
1877. — John Boyd, Esq., Chairman; Charles H. Fairweather, Esq., Reuben G.
Lunt, Esq.
1878. — John Boyd, Esq., Chairman; Charles H. Fairweather, Esq., James H..
Moran, Esq.
1879. — John Boyd, Esq., Chairman; Charles H. Fairweather, Esq., James H.
Moran, Esq. (deceased.)
1880. — Hon. John Boyd, Chairman ; Chas. H. Fairweather, Esq., Silas Alward, Esq.
1881.— Hon. John Boyd, Chairman ; Chas. H. Fairweather, Esq., Silas Alward, Esq.
1882.— Hon. John Boyd, Chairman; C. H. Fairweather, Esq., S. Alward, Esq., D. C. L.
1883.— Hon. John Boyd, Chairman; C. H. Fairweather, Esq., S. Alward, Esq., D. C. L.
1884.— Hon. John Boyd, Chairman; C. H. Fairweather, Esq., S. Alward, Esq., D. C, L.
1885.— Hon. John Boyd, Chairman; C. H. Fairweather, Esq., S. Alward, Esq., D. C. H
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Board of School Trustees of Saint John, appointed by the Common
Council of the City of Saint John :
1871-2. — ^Alex. Lockhart, Esq., A. Chipman Smith, Esq., Thos. Furlong, Esq. (resigned),
John V. Ellis, Esq., Zebedee Ring, Esq.
1873.— Alex. Lockhart, Esq., A. Chipman Smith, Esq., John V. Ellis, Esq., Zebedee
Bing, Esq.
1874. — Alex. Lockhart, Esq., A. Chipman Smith, Esq., John Y. Ellis, Esq., Zebedee
Ring, Esq.
1875. — Alex. Lockhart, Esq., A. Chipman Smith, Esq., John Y. Ellis, Esq., Zebedee
Ring, Esq.
1876. — Alex. Lockhart, Esq., A. Chipman Smith, Esq. (resigned), John Y. Ellis, Esq.,
Zebedee Ring, Esq., Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq.
1877. — Alex. Lockhart, Esq., John Y. Ellis, Esq., Zebedee Ring, Esq., Edwin J.
Wetmore, Esq.
1878. — Alex. Lockhart, Esq., John Y. Ellis, Esq., Zebedee Ring, Esq. (deceased),
Edwin J, Wetmore, Esq., Boyle Travers, Esq., M. D.
1879.— Alex. Lockhart, Esq., John Y. Ellis, Esq., Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., Boyle
Ti-avei-s, Esq., M. D.
1880.— Alex. Lockhart, Esq., John Y. Ellis, Esq., Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., Boyle
Travers, Esq., M. D.
1881.— Alex. Lockhart, Esq., John Y. Ellis, Esq., Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., Boyle
Travers, Esq., M. D.
1882.— Alex. Lockhart, Esq., John Y. Ellis, Esq., Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., Boyle
Travers, Esq., M. D.
1883.— Alex. Lockhart, Esq., John Y. EUis, Esq., Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., Boyle
Travers, Esq., M. D.
1884.— John Y. Ellis, Esq., Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., Boyle Travers, Esq., M. D.,
H. J. Thome, Esq,
1885.— John Y. Ellis, Esq., M. P. P., Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., Boyle Travers, Esq.,
M. D., H. J. Thome, Esq.,
Order of Retirement from the Board, pursuant to an Act of Assembly
relating to tho Constitution of Boards of School Trusteets :
Boyle Travers, Esq., M. D., November 1st, 1886.
Henry J. Thome, Esq., November 1st, 1887.
John Y. Ellis, Esq., M. P. P., November 1st, 1888.
Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., November 1st., 1889.
JOHN MARCH,
Secretary of School Board, and Superintendent of Public Schools.
(i^ Office, 85 Gennain Sti-eet, Saint John.
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STANDING COMMITTEES.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
John Y. Ellis, Esq., M. P. P., Chairman ; Chas. H. Fairweather, Esq., Hon. John Boyd.
ACCOUNTS.
Chas. H. Fairweather, Esq., Chairman ; Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., Silas Alward Esq.,
D. C. L., Henry J. Thome, Esq.
REAL ESTATE AND BUILDINGS.
Henry J. Thorne, Esq., Chairman ; John V. Ellis, Esq., M. P. P., Edwin J^ Wetmore,
Esq., Silas Alward, Esq., D. C. L., Boyle Travers, Esq., M. D.
TEACHERS AND SALARIES.
Hon. John Boyd, Chairman ; John V. Ellis, Esq., M. P. P., Clias. H. Fairweather, Esq.,
Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., Boyle Travers, Esq., M. D.
CONTINGENCIES.
Edwin J. Wetmore, Esq., Chairman ; Boyle Travers, Esq., M. D., Henry J. Thome, Esq.
To His Honor Sir Leonard Tilley, C. B., K. C. M. G.,
Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New Brunswick :
The Honorable the Board of Education ; William Crocket, Esq., M. A.,
Chief Superintendent of Education :
His Worship the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Saint John :
Gentlemen : — i
We have much pleasure in placing before you, our Fourteenth Annual Report,
showing the operations of our board during the past year in the cdnduct of the public
schools of this city.
Our Secretary and Superintendent has entered into the details of this work,
more fully than in the past. This, we deemed necessary, owing to the discussions had
ui various quarters.
We trust that we have been able to show, that we have administei'ed the affairs
of this trust, economically and judiciously, while the standard of work done has not
heen lowered, or educational results lessened. We present some comparative statisticSy
which may be useful in this connection, and ask for all your kindly consideration.
We have the honor to be.
Yours very respectfully,
Signed, JOHN BOYD, Chairman.
C. H. FAIRWEATHER,
JOHN V. ELLIS,
E. J. WETMORE,
SILAS ALWARD,
BOYLE TRAVERS, M. D.,
H. J. THORNE.
<)fflee of ifiA Board <xf Sdiool Trustees, \
St. Jokuy y. A, Jan. 15th, 1886. ]
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28 TRUSTEES* REPORTS — SAINT JOHN. 1885^
KBPORT OF THE SECRETARY AND SUPERINTENDENT.
To the Board of Scliool Trustees of Saint John :-r-
Gentlemen : —
I beg respectfully to lay before you my Fourteenth Annual Report upon the
Public Schools of the City of Saint John, covering the Winter and Summer Terms,
from November 1st, 1884, to December 31st, 1885, a period of fourteen months. This
extension of the school year was rendered necessary by recent legislation, by which
the school year was made to open on January 1st and close on December 31st.
This was accomplished under the regulation of the Board of Educatian which
directed that, for the present year, the winter term should open November Ist, 1884,
and close June 30th, 1885 ; a period of eight months, instead of six, aa heretofore.
I have prepared full Statistical and Financial Tables to accompany this report, but
in order to make it self-contained and the results more readily available, I present the
chief facts in the following condensed form, showing the number and character of
schools ; period of operation ; number, age and sex of pupils enrolled ; lost days, and
cost per pupil.
The results for both winter and summer terms are compared with the correspond-
ing term of the previous year.
WINTER TERM.
Opened November Ist, 1884 ; closed June SOth, 1885.
Number of days schools were in operation, 152
Increase over same term last year, 46
Number of Departments, " ^ 89
Increase over same term last year„ 8
DIVIDED AS follows:
Grammar, 5
Grammar and Advanced, 1
Advanced, , 23
Advanced and Primary, 11
Primary, 49
Number of pupils enrolled on School Registers, 4,873
Increase over same term last year, • 1,122
Number of boys, 2,510
Increase over same term last year, 586
Number of girls 2,363
Increase over same term last year, 536
Number under 15 years of age, 4,511
Increase over same term last year, 1,104
Number over 15 years of age, , 362
Increase over same term last year, 18
Number of pupils when reduced by TraiLsfers, 4,399
Increase over same term last year, 658
Grand total days' attendance, ." 427,726|
Increase over same term last year, 120,816
Number of pupils present daily on an average, 3,045
Increase over same term last year, ^ I 336
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Percentage of enrolled pupils daily present for full term 69.22
Percentage of decrease from same term last year, consequent on the
term being lengthened two months, 3.21
Percentage of pupils daily present while belonging, 77.19
Percentage of decrease on same term last year, 2.79
Peroeutage of pupils daily present every month, ••«••.. 95.85
Percentage of Increase over same term last year, • 7.66
Percentage of Pupils daily present every week, 88.95
Percentage of increase same term last year, • 8.86
Xumber of Pupils reported new to the schools, 661
Increase over same term last year, ••••••• 406
Number of days reported lost by Pupils while belonging, 126,394^
Increase over same term last year, •..••.• 49,563
Reported causes of absence : —
Sickness, " 44,808t
Bad weather; 15,44U
Other sufficient cause, • 63,215
Without cause, 2,929^
Increase over same term last year : —
Sickness,.. , 18,092^
Bad weather, 8,388J
Other sufficient cause, ,,, 22,650
Without .qause, 432
Number of Pupils enrolled in the several standards of instruction : —
Standard 1,. 1,127
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3, 680
4, 798
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6, 269
7, 274
8, 224
9, 115
10, 68
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SUMMER TERM
Opened July 1st, 1885, closed December 31st, 1885. Number of days schools*
were in operation, • * . . . 92
Decrease on same term last year, 7
Number of Departments (same as coiTesponding term last year), , 85
DIVIDED AS follows:
(Iramniar, 5
Ommmar and Advanced, 1
. Advanced,., ." 22
Advanced and Primary, 13
Primary, 44
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Number of Pupils enrolled on school register, 4,212
Decrease on same tena last year, 94
Number of bojs, • 2,145
Decrease on same term last year, « 15
Number of Girls^ 2,067
Decrease on same term last year, 79
Number under 15 years of age, 3,905
Decrease on same term last year^ 26
Number over 15 jears of age, • 307
Decrease on same term last year, 5
Number of Pupils when reduced by transfers, 4,206
Decrease on same terra last year, 37
Grand total days' attendance, 276,808
Decrease on same term last year, ll,428i
Number of pupils daily present on an average, , 3,101
Decrease on same term l^t year, 1 33-
Percentage of pupils daily preseAt for full term, » .73.66
Decrease on same tbtm last year, 30
Percentage of l)ti{)ilb daily present while belonging, 80.67
Percentage of decrease same term last year, 20
Percentage of pupils daily present every month, 97.52 .
Percentage of increase over same term last year,. 12.51
Percentage ^ pupils jdaily present every week, . • . » » 87.54
Percentage ^. increase over same term last year^. 7.59
Number of pupils reported new to the schools, 1,088
Increase on same term last year, 336
Number days reported lost by pupils while belonging, 62,98U
Decrease on same term last year, 7,544
Eeported causes of absence: —
Sickness, 22,158
Bad weather, 4,856^
Other sufiSlcient causes, 34,256^
Without cause, 1,710^
Increase on same term last year: — Sickness, 1,082|
" " " " Bad weather, 3,096}
Decrease " " " Other sufficient causes, 11,035
" " " Without cause, 688
Number of pupils enrolled in the several standards of instruction : —
Standard 1, 806
2, 736
3, 598
4, 608
5, 469
6, 336
7, ,., 243
8, 208
9, 100
10, 60
11, 39
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SCHOOL YEAR.
Number of days in the school year, 244
Increase on last year, 29
Total number of pupils enrolled during school year, 6,487
Average number of days each pupil belonged 163
Decrease on last year, 25
Average number of days each pupil attended, 1 29
Decrease on last year, 22
Total cost for lands, buildings, re^mirs and furnishing $20,403 33
Cost per pupil on capital account, : 3,718 00
Total cobt for oixlinary service, not including interest on debentures and loan, 55,146 61
Cost per pupil, 1 10 05
Total cost for ordinary service, including interest, 67,615 32
Cost per pupil (ordinary), 12.323 00
Entire expenditure, 88,018 65
Cost per pupil (extraordinary), 16.041 00
In the last item is included the expenditures for all purposes, including the outlay
for new school buildings. The cost per pupil was $396 less than the previous year.
LANDS AND BUILDINGS.
The work of completing the Centennial School Building fronting 9n Brussels Street^
iras vigorously pushed forward early in the year, so that it might be brought into use in
time for the Board to give up possession of buildings, under rental in the northem section
of the city by the 1st of May. It was finally decided that the building should be ready
to receive furniture daring the Easter holidays, and arrangements were perfected for
tiansferriog the pupils on Wednesday, April 8th. Meanwhile it was found necessaay
to have all the furniture in the old schools renovated and made suitable in every way
for the new promises. The contract for this work was given to Messrs. W. H. Haley
<S: Sons, who, under the personal direction and supervision of the chairman of the build-
ing committee and the secretary, satisfactorily completed the ropairs, removal and setting
up of seven or eight hundred desks and chairs, without materially interfering with the
work of the schools. Five hundred hardwood chairs, from the factory of Messrs. J. &
J. B. Howe wero placed in the exhibition hall. On the morning of the 8th of April
the pupils of the Waterloo Street, boys' school, 2 departments ; Brussels Street, boys^
school, 3 departments; Waterloo Street, girls' school, 3 departments; Peters Street,
girls' school, 2 departments; and Mechanics' Institute, boys' school, 4 departments,
assembled at their old quarters and marohed to the hall of the new building, where they
were received by the trustees vtkd a large number of citizens. After singing, addresBea
and other pleasing exercises, the pupils wero taken in hand by the superintendent,
reK^lftssified and distributed to the respective school-rooms under teachers proviously
designated.
At the same time the building known as the Benevolent Hall, on Waterloo Street,
was occBpied by two depaltments of advanced boys.
During the summer and autumn the work of grading the grounds in the mar of
the OeBtennial School, of laying down pipes for carrying off the surfiace water, of erect-
ing suitable ont^ildings for the Waterloo Street sehool, of cutting a roadway throv^
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The over-crowded condition of the primary departments of the Victoria School in
the early spring rendered it necessaiy to provide other accommodation and the Board
accordingly rented for a time the brick building adjoining the school lot on Duke Sti-eet,
known as the Disciples* Church, to which building sufficient pupils were removed to
make two departments. Later on this property was placed on the market and was
purchased by the Board from the trustees of the church for two thousand dollars.
The premises consist of two lots of land, 40 feet frontage and extending back 100
feet, upon which is a brick building on stone foundation, 40 feet wide, 60 feet long and
18 feet wall, with high, sloping, slate roof. A comparartively small outlay is needed
to make the two departments in this building exceedingly comfortable. At present
the floor space is undivided and the furniture consists of pine planks on iron standards
for desks, and wooden benches.
During the midsummer holidays the water-closets in the annex of the Albeit
building, which had, for some years, been in bad condition were entirely re-modelled.
The old and delapidated flush closets were removed, a brick and cement latoine, extend-
ing across the whole of the annex, was built in the cellar, and its walls carried up to the
ground floor. The saturated floors were taken up and burned, new ones laid down, and
neat pine partitions erected as screens. On the boys* side a urinal was also prorided.
These much needed improvements have proved highly satisfactory during the months
which have elapsed since they wero made.
The asphalt* sidewalk around the Victoria School w^as thoroughly repaired during
the summer, the city Coi-poration bearing half the expense.
Nothing was done during the year to improve the water-closets of the St Malachi
building, on the comer of Leinster and Sydney Streets, to which attention was called in
my last report, and the sanitary condition of which has been the subject of a report from
the Grand Jury of the County. Located, as they aro, in close proximity to the doors
and windows of the schools, and being unprovided with any means of keeping the vaults
well flushed with water, they prosent, after six or seven years* use, an unsightly appear-
ance, and may well be regarded as inimical to the health of the four hundred children
gathered in the schools. If a brick vault wero built in the basement and kept filled
with water during use, as is now provided in all our other schools where large numbers
of children are gathered, and a commodious and well lighted stairway were carried down
to it, much inconvenience would be removed and threatened danger averted.
The condition of the rented buildings on Queen and Sheffield Stueets has not
improved since my last report. On the contrary, they aro becoming less suitable for
school purposes as time passes. The Mission Building is exposed to constant depreda-
tions, and it is impossible to keep it in a creditable state of repair. The Young Men's
Christian Association, to whom it belongs, is not able to make the needed repaii-s to
keep it in good habitable condition, and tlift Board of School Trustees would not be
"warranted in expending money upon it. Not loiig since one of the windows was
entirely demolished, frame and all, an entrance effected by drunken persons, and all the
blackboards, etc., thrown out into the adjacent yard. The shutters are fi*equently toni
off or broken, and the doors and door steps covei^ with filth. In such a building only
the rudest attempts can be made to provide school furniture and apparatus, and thus,
the children who are compelled to use the poor accommodation provided, are deprived of
the ameliorating conditions which their lot in life demands should be at their disposal in
neat, clean, comfortable and well furnished schools. Both the schools here referred to
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have but a small registered attendance, although there are plenty of children in the
neighborhood who do not attend any other school. From careful inquiries which I have
made and experience of other localities, I am firmly of the opinion that a commodious
but inexpensive school-house of four departments, if erected upon the Weldon lot, on
the coi-ner of Saint James and Wenthworth Streets, would be speedily filled, especially
if the pupils in the two buildings named were removed into it as a nucleus.
As already intimated a number of rented buildings were given up on May 1st,
thereby greatly reducing the outlay for this seriice. These were : Waterloo Street boys*
school, rented from the Hatheway estate, at $150 ; Brussels Street school, rented from
the Trustees of the Exmouth Street Methodist Church, at }J250 ; Peters Street school,
rented from Mrs. Z. Esty, |180 ; Carleton Street schools, rented from the Directors of the
Mechanics' Institute, at $315. All the property belonging to the board in these build-
ings was removed to the Centennial and Waterloo Street schools, owned by the board,
and were utilized without incurring the large expense which would otherwise have been
requisite, for new furniture, apparatus, etc.
The Board at present owns the following buildings, together with the site on which
they stand : —
Victoria — Brick on stone foundations, 3 story, basement, and Mansard roof, 15
school-rooms, exhibition haU, furnace-room, two play-rooms, and janitor's apartments.
Albert — Frame building on stone foundations, 2 story, basement, and Mansard
roof, 10 school-rooms, exhibition hall, furnace-room, 2 play-rooms, annex for water-
closet, and suite of janitor's apartments.
Waterloo Street — Wooden frame building, 1| stories front, 2 J stories rear; 2 large
school-rooms, 3 large store-rooms, caretaker's apartments, and annex for water-closets.
Centennial — Brick on stone foundations, 2 story, basement and Mansard roof
10 school-rooms, superintendent's room, exhibition hall, furnace-room, workshop, 2 play-
rooms, and suite of janitor's apartments.
Duke Street — Brick on stone foundations, one story, slated roof. Also, the WeU
don lot (so called), upon which there is no building.
The following buildings and rooms are under rental : — In Saint Vincent's Con-
vent, 3 rooms ; in Odd Fellows' Hall, 3 rooms ; in Leinster Street Church building, 8
rooms and basement; in Saint Malachi's Hall, 9 rooms and exhibition hall; in Mrs.
Ansley's building. King Square, 2 rooms ; Charlotte Street School, 4 rooms ; in Saint
Joseph's School building, 7 rooms, basement and exhibition hall ; in Saint Phillip's
Church, I room; in Sheffield Street Mission .House, 1 room; in Masonic Hall, Carleton,
3 rooms and out-buildings; in Saint Patrick's Hall, 5 rooms and out-buildings.
The school-room on Partridge Island is gi-anted free by the Dominion authorities
during pleasure, but is entirely unfit for school purposes, and if a school is to be main-
tained upon the Island, a small building with suitable appliances for carrying on the
prescribed work, ought to be erected during the next year.
TEACHERS.
Our regular staff of Teachers for the year included 15 males of the First Class,
4 males of the Second Class, 31 females of the First Class, 34 females of the Second
Class, 7 females of the Third Class, and 2 female assistants of the First Class, and 1
female assistant of the Second Class — making a total of 94.
Two male teachers of the Second Class, 1 female of the First Class, and 2 females
of the Second Class were employed as reserves for short periods during the yeai\
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One male teacher of the First Class, 2 females of the First Class, 4 females of the
Second Class, and 2 females of the Third Class left the service daring, or at the close
of the school year. These were Mr. William S. Carter, A. B«, of the Grammar
School, who retired upon accepting the ]iosition of Provincial Inspector of Schools for
St. John and Charlotte counties ; Miss Abigail A. Williams, married and left the Prov-
ince ; Miss Winnifred P. Hayes, removed to Winni]ieg, Manitoba ; Miss Annie
McKay, nianied ; Miss Mary A. Tobin, removed to Brooklyn, New York ; Miss Flor-
ence L. D'Orsay, ordered to England for her health ; Miss Isabella Churchill (Sister
Genevieve), removed to Fredericton; and Miss Henrietta McGrath (Sister Gertrude),
removed to the Industrial School, Silver Falls. Mias Williams had been in the service
of the Board from the inauguration of Free Schools, and in the several positions she
T^-as called to fill, always proved herself to be faithful, painstaking, and thoroughly
imbued with the teaching spirit. Her powers of discipline were of a high order.
Firmness, gentleness and cheerfulness, combined with a fine moral sense, and rare
capacity for guiding those placed under her care, to make her both popular and success-
ful. Miss Hayes also spent many years in the schools of the city, and deservedly held
a high place in the esteem of those who were acquainted with her work, for her well-
developed methods for advancing the pupils in her charge. Of Mr. Carter, it is only
necessary to say that he was a worthy successor to the excellent men who had preceded
him in the Grammar School of this City ; that the foundations he laid for the higher
work of the college and university were solid and true ; and that in every respect he
discharged his duties so as to win the esteem of his pupils, the respect of parents and
guardians, and the commendations of the directorate of the Grammar School and the
Board of Trustees.
The other teachers mentioned above, though placed in less prominent positions and
employed for shorter periods, carry witb them to their new spheres of Ufe and labor the
best wishes of all who knew them, as conscientious, painstaking educators of the young.
As a body the teachers have performed the duties assigned them in a satisfactory
manner, as was practically demonstrated by the results of the annual examination of
the pupils in June last, and to which further testimony ia borne by the Provincial
Inspector. There are, however, a few, as I have stated in former reports, who ars
deficient in certain important respects, and with these allowances have to be made, on
account of insufficient training, poor physical health, or lack of that equality of temper
which bears without apparent effort the severe strain inseparable from the duties of a
teacher, to whose charge a large number of children is confided.
SUPERVISION.
In addition to the facts and statements which I am able to give from a close per-
sonal acquaintance with the internal work of the schools, I also present the following
extracts from the reports of the principals sent in at the close of the year. These give
in certain respects, a more minute account of the condition of the departments, than the
more limited advantages of die superintendent, in his visitations, is cai)able of affording.
They will be found to be in geneiul accord, however, with the views expressed in
other portions of this report.
CENTENNIAL SCHOOL.
There are 10 departments in this building taught by the following teachers, Henry-
Town, lillie Herrington, Belle Tliompson, Lizzie J. Thomas, Lizzie S. Read, Annie M*
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H^a, Clara D'Orsay, Elizabeth Estey, Isabel Humphrey and Lillie McKay ; with Hattie
B. Howard as assistant. The building was opened for school purposes at the close of
the Easter vacation in April last. For a day or two little else was attempted than to
secure the good order necessary to the safety of so many pupils assembled in such a
laige building, but immediately the immense advantage of light, space and good ventil-
ation was felt over the small, closely crowded and ill ventilated rooms we had recently
left As our new building was not hilly provided with maps and blackboards till
shortly before midsummer vacation, the work of the pupils was not so progressive as it
would have been could these have been supplied at once. So far, we have found the
heating apparatus quite sufficient but no real test can be applied until we experience
oar coldest winter weather. We have an admirable system of ventilation. Indeed,
I should- say the ventilation was almost perfect, were it not that the i-ooms and halls
are sometimes pervaded with odours emanating from the janitor's kitchen. The sanitary
arrangements are ample and thorough, notwithstanding a report was circulated dui-ing
the summer that the drainage was very defective. This report, together M*ith the fact
that a few children attending three of the schools were absent on account of diphtheria,
and that three of the children died, gave rise to considerable alarm among parents hav-
ing children attending these schools. A visit to the building during school hours and
a close inspection of the arrangements, satisfied all who came that there was nothing in
the ventilation or sewerage of the place to give rise to or aggravate any disease. Except
in the schools taught by Miss Thomas, Miss Thompson and Miss Estey, in each of which
a child died of diphtheria, and in Miss D'Orsay's, in which one died of inflammation, the
general health of the schools in the building has been good, although some of the pupils
in the other rooms have been compelled to absent themselves from school owing to the
sickness of other members of the famUies to which they belong, or known to exist in
their immediate vicinity. In every case where a child was detained from school on
account of sickness of a contagious character a medical certificate was required before
that child was re-admitted.
The monthly meetings of the teachers have been held regularly and at each some
interesting professional topic, relating to teaching, or to the order and discipline of the
schools has been discussed.
HENRY TOWN, PHneipal.
Xarihem Divinan and Waterloo Street School, — At the commencement of the
school year, Nov. Ist, 1884, this division included four departments of boys in Mechan-
ics' Institute and two departments of girls in Peters Street schools. The 6th and 5th
grades were conducted by myself, whilst the lower grades were in charge of the follow-
ing teachers, viz.: Mrs. F. L. Dieuaide, 4 and 3; Miss L. D'Orsay, 3 and 2; 'Miss
Lillie McKay, 2 and 1, boys; Miss E. Estey, 4 and 3 ; and Miss Isabel Humphrey^
2 and 1, girls.
At the completion of the Centennial School, April 6th, 1885, all these teachers,
with the exception of Mrs. Dieuaide, were removed thither. The latter teacher and
the principal were located in the Waterloo Street schools with grades 6 and 5, the lower
grade being reinforced by pupils from Mr. Henry Town's department. Mrs. Dieuaide
took chai^ge of the lower chiss of grade 4, leaving the upper part of that grade with
gzade 6, under my care. In my room, at the midsummer examinations, the two grades
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were promoted to a higher standard, and some 12 of Mre. Dieuaide's pupils, who had
completed the course for grade 5, were advanced to grade 6, making, with those who
have entered since the beginning of this term, in my department 55 pupils, and in Mrs.
Dieuaide's department 26 pupils; a total of 81. Of these there were in grade 7, 11 ;
in grade 6, 44 ; in grade 5, 26.
Duiing the summer term these grades have been conducted partly on the depart"
mental system, Mrs. Dieuaide taking charge of those subjects relating to language, such
as reading, spelling, grammar, and composition ; those relating to methematics, such as
arithmetic, algeV>ra, geometry, and geography, being taken by me. The I'esults have
been satisfactory and show the ad visibility of the course adopted.
Grades 6 and 5 are well advanced in their studies, and Grade 7 is fairlj
abreast of the work, though from absence and late entrance in the term, not so well
prepared as the former.
Taking into consideratipn the limited time at our command during the term, the
progress made may be taken as a fair idea of what may be expected from them at the
close of the next term, June 30th, 1886.
For the summer term just ended, in my room the average number present was 42
and the percentage of attendance 77 ; in Mrs. Dieuaide's room the average was 21, and
percentage 83. Care has been taken by the teachers to inquire into all cases of absence,
bpth by visiting the parents, and requiring a satisfactory excuse from the pupils on
their return to school. There is a fair 8j>int of emulation among the pupils, not only as
to the matter of grading, but in the understanding of the subjects under consideration.
In the general health of the schools there has been no serious cause of complaint,
the prevailing disease having been " mumps," and some isolated cases of diphtheria and
scarlet fever, from the former of which one of my pupils died, a little before the mid-
summer vacation ; but in all other cases of disease the attacks have been very light and
of no serious character.
What objections might have been advanced in the summer months in regard to
the sanitary condition of our building have been obviated by the improvements recently
made in the outbuildings.
Reserve or assistant teachers have not been required to any great extent in the
school under my charge. In February last, when my lather died, Mr. Stanley Olive
supplied ray place for a brief period. My thanks are due the board for their kindness
and thoughtful consideration at that time.
W. C. SIMPSON, PHncipal
Leinster Street Sclio^l, — As usual, during the i)ast year the attendance in this
buUding has been large and quite regular, except for some weeks after the summer
hqlidays.
I have visited each department as often as I had opportunity to hear the teachers
at work, and twice during the year I have examined each school carefully, and though
there are defects — in some more than in others — I am pleased to be able to state that
genei-ally there has been improvement both in the quality and the quantity of the work
done during the term.
The deportment of the pupils has, with few exceptions, been excellent.
The health of the pupils has been remarkably good. There have been five or six
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cases of dipbiheTia and several of scarlet fever, but I understand all Lave recovered.
Latelj quite It number have remained at home on account of vaccination.
The schools are fairly well provided with apparatus and each room has a number
of specim^is for object teaching.
We have received no new furniture during the year, but what we have is in good
condition considering the time it has been in use. The window blinds in some oi the
rooms require repairing.
Owing to the pressure in the lower grades some pupils who did not pass the grading
examination were advanced to my ix>om. Many of them ar6 backward in the work of
the grade, but by attention to their studies I am sure they will do themselves honor
when the next examination takes place.
Teachers' meetings have been held nearly every month, and at each of these some
subject of practical importance was discussed, or some subject in natural science studied,
in order that each might teach it more efficiently.
There are eight departments in the building and eight gi*ades as follows : —
TiucBEB. Gr. I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
Total.
Mia Hea,
3Iias Henderson,
Miss Everett,. . .
Miss Salter, ....
Miss D'Orsay, . .
Miss Nugent,...
Mr. Thompson, .
Mr. Chisholm, . .
72
49
47
48
25
18
47.
25
27
11
32
72
49
47
48
43
47
52
43
72
49
47
73
65
25
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D. P. CHISHOLM, Principal.
SaifU Malacfii Scluxls, — ^There wei-e nine departments in this building during the
year. The progress made in some of these was very satisfactory, while a few were not
managed so successfully. I examined all the schools immediately preceding the grading
examinations held in June, when the pupils had been in charge of their respective
teachers more than a school year, and consequently should be in satisfactory condition.
I spent the greater portion of a day in each department and examined the pupils upon,
essential subjects of the course sufficiently to make a correct estimate of the work per-
formed. Several of the departments did not then meet my expectations, nor did the
actual number of pupils promoted at the grading examination about two weeks later.
AUeTkdunee. — In this important matter I am glad to be able to report a general
improvement, but I regret to report that there are still a few truant-players in the
piimary grades. This evil is generally assuaged by "home visitation," yet there are
cases where the co-opei'ation, of both. parents and teacher faU to e£Fect a remedy.
The furniture and apparatus are in very good .condition.
JAMES BARRY, Principal
Charlotte Street and King Square SchooU — Grades 1 and 2: — In Miss A ^.
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Green's department 112 pupils were enrolled during tl\e year, 65 in the Winter tenn,
of whom 32 were in Grade 1 and 33 in Grade 2. During the Siunmer tetm 47 pupUs
were enrolled — 29 in Grade 1 and 18*in Grade 2.
Grades 2, 3 and 4 — In Miss M. A. Kobertson's department 81 papih were en-
rolled—25 in Grade 4, 48 in Grade 3, and 11 in Grade 2.
Mr. E. H. Frost, who has charge of the department of Grades 4, 5 and 6, ELing
Square, had 93 pupils enrolled — 15 in Grade 6, 53 in Grade 5, and 25 in Grade 4.
Mr. William J. Wilson, Grades 7 and 6, had 81 pupils enrolled — 43 ciuring the winter
term and 38 during the summer term.
In my own department, Grades 8 and 7, 78 pupils were enrolled — 24 in the 8th
Grade, 12 in 7th Grade, and 17 in the 8th Grade, and 25 in the 7th Grade, in the
winter and summer terms respectively.
The work in the several departments is in a very satisfactory condition. The
liealth of the children in the lowar grades has not been as good as formerly, owing to
the prevalence in the city of whooping cough, scarlatina and vaccinia.
The school furniture is in a fair state of preservation, and the rooms are well sup-
plied with maps and other appliances for teaching.
I cannot conclude this report without expressing my regret at the loss of Mr,
Wilson, whose promotion to the position of third master in the Grammar School leaves
a vacancy which, I trust, will be filled by one who will prove a worthy successor.
From my long acquaintance and association with Mr. Wilson as a teacher, I believe
him to have few equals in this city today.
THOMAS STOTHART, Principal
Saint Joseph' 8 Scliool, — ^There are in this building seven departments. The fol-
lowing shows the grades taught and the number in each grade : —
Winter Term— Grade V. 32; IV. 55; VII. 60; II. 97; I. 126.
Summer Term— V. 29; IV. 49; III. 79; II. 137; I. 83.
The work during the year has been practical, and the schools are now in a satis-
factory condition. The health of the pupils has been good, two or three cases of diph-
theria being the only serious sickness. No deaths occurred.
The rooms are well furnished with shitable chairs and desks, all in good repair,
and sufficient to accommodate the hundred and eighty pupils. The several departments
■are provided with ball frames, wall cards, blackboards, a ten*estrial globe, and Prang^s
Natural History Series.
TERESA O'BRIEN, PriimpaL
VICTORIA SCHOOL.
No. of Departments, 17
No. of Grades, 11
No. of pupils in each grade : —
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. TX. X. XL
Si 88 68 64 112 119 89 * 83 44 28 12
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Reserve Teachers. — One has been employed during the year in taking the duty of
absent teachers, and at other times assisting Miss Bartlett in the work of Grade 8, and '
Miss Thompson in Grade 3.
HeaUh. — The health of the departments has been on the whole very satisfactory.
There have been a few cases of diphtheria, scarlet fever, etc., as in other years, and in
•every case a Physician's Certificate testified to the safety of allowing pupils thus exposed
to disease to return to school.
Latterly, in all the schools, the attendance has fallen ofif somewhat from results of
Tsccination and colds.
Furniture and Apparatus. — In apparatus already provided a good many maps and
blackboards, as might be expected, shew the wear and tear of school-life, otherwise it is
in perfect order.
In the Primary Schools large and valuable additions have been made during the
year by the teachers to the general apparatus in the matter of specimens of principal
minerals, different metals, difierent kinds of wood with and without back, common
•<^emical products, specimens of grains and articles of food and household use.
Something more is still required in the way of more abundant and varied means
for the correct teaching, at the outset, of Form and Industrial Drawing, and which may
be provided during the ye€w.
Cluiracter of Work, — In looking at the character of the work accomplished, I prefer
to regard it in what I think a truer light than that of results of examinations, which,
€0 far as children are concerned, test little else than the memorized knowledge ; and a
judgment based solely on an ordinary examination is deceptive, for the narrower the
teaching up to a certain point, the better the examination. A truer test lies in the
kind and degree of influence exerted by the teacher over those in her charge, her
methods of teaching, and her appearance with her- class at work, able to atouse her
school to an excited interest in work, all at^^entive, and more ready to be heard than to
hear.
This sort of influence and teaching I feel sure our teachers strive after, and think
the work accomplished is of a really higher chamcter year by year«
Discipline, — ^This is a subject which has ever been to me second to none other in
its effect upon the future life of these young girls. Trifling points of discipline, which
in themselves are of the very smallest consequence, are of importance in their effect
upon the formation of character, and the seeds of future character are sown so early in
life that the future of the adult depends largely upon the school days of the child ; and
the best of teachers are apt to be short-sighted and forgetful as to the moral importance
of these apparently trifling points of discipline. I hope I may yet be able to report
that we have attained all that we desire in this matter, or have leanied somewhat of
" doing right for right's sake."
M. M. CARR, Principal
St Philip's School, — I beg leave to state that 38 pupils have been enrolled, consist-
ing of the following grades, viz : — 10 pupils of Gi;ade I. 7 of Grade II. 8 of Grade III.
7 of Grade IV. 6 of Grade V. a total of 38. The number of pupils at the close of the
present term was 35. Some slight sickness, such as sore thi*oat, coughs and sore arms^
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the result of vaccination, has prevailed during the past term but nothing of a serious
character.
The school is well supplied with modem desks, maps and other requirements, and
the attendance has been all that could be expected in the absence of a clause in the law
to compel children to attend school.
J. T. RICHARDSON, Teadter,
Briiiain Street School, — The Brittain Street School consists of one department,
mixed, and of the following grades : — Grade I. 9 ; Grade II. 4 ] Grade III. 7 ; Grade
IV. 2 ; Grade Y. 2 ; Grade VI. 3 ; Grade VII. 1.
More work has been accomplished in the matter of oral instruction than is required
in the several grades, but it seemed necessaiy to the teacher. For example, those pupils
in Grade VI. were as little acquainted with ^brm as those in Grade II. Minerals, plants
and animals might be said to have been nearly neglected. This did not arise from any
neglect on the part of the former teacher, but that the school has been for so short a
time a public one.
However, at present, the several grades are fully up to the condition required.
As to the health of the department — no better healtli could be exjiected, as may
be attested by the fact, that but three days and a half have been lost on account of
sickness during the past terai. Every pupil, with one exception, has been vaccinated.
Furniture, — There are eighteen double desks and all in good condition.
JULIA CAIRNS, Teacher,
Sheffield Street School, — There is but one department. Boys only have been com.
ing, the girls having been removed by their parents some time ago.
The attendance during the Winter term was as follows: Gmdes IV. 10; Grade
III. 3 ; Grade II. 9 ; Grade I. 16 ; making enrolmentv38.
For Summer Term— Giude V. 1; Grade IV, 6; Grade III. 5; Grade 11. 6;
Grade I. 15. Total 33.
The work accomplished has been fair considering the condition of things. Three
were advanced to Gi-ade V. on 30th of June. One death occurred during the year.
The teacher has tried by visitation to secure a better attendance, but so many of
the pupils have little or no parental care that great difficulty is experienced in keeping
them at school.
The building is in poor condition — clapboards off and shutters poorly fastened, or
not at all.
ANDREW NESBITT, Teacjier,
ALBERT SCHOOL.
I have examined each department twice during the year, besides occasionally visit-
ing to see the teachers at work. There is a decided improvement in the whole school,
as compared with its condition a year ago.
The attendance has greatly increased of late, there being on the register at present
live hundred and sixteen names, giving an average of over 51 pupils to each teacher.
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There are ten departments in the building, comprising eight grades, distributed as
foUows :
Teachers.
Bertha Brittain, . . . .
A.B.L. Allen, ....
Anna S. Langin, . . .
Eva O. Stewart,
Enoch Thompson, . .
Lydia J. FuUerton,.
John McKinnon, . . .
Clara E. Burridge, . .
Sarah E. Whipple, . .
•John Montgomery, . .
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The work has been |>erformed in a satisfactory manner.
The general deportment of pupils has been excellent.
The change in the arrangements or the water-closets has l^een a great improve-
ment.
No new furniture has been received during the period referred to. What we have
is in good condition, considering the years it has l^een in use. The window blinds are
very much worn.
The teachers are fairly supplied with apparatus. In addition to what the Board
has fiimished, each room is supplied with a set of forms for model di*awing, and also a
^small stock of specimens, for use in object teaching.
The general health of the school has been remarkably good, until lately, when vac-
cination has considerably i^uced the attendance.
In grades 7 and 8 the dejmrtmental system has been in opei-ation for the past year
with very good results, the teaching being more effective than fonnerly.
Fourteen teachers' meetings have been held, at each of which some subject of im-
mediate importance to the school was discussed, such as mattei^ of government, disci-
pline, methods of teaching, etc. Among the last mentioned, writing and drawing had
special attention.
JOHN MONTGO^ilERY, Fnncipal.
Mason HaU ScJvooL — For the Winter Term there wei-e thive do4)artments in this
i)ailding, viz. : Grades 1 and 2, Miss Bertha Lane, teacher, .')2 j^iipils ; Grades 2 and 3
MissM. A. Nannery, 32 pupils; Grade 4, in my charge, 27 pupils. A total of 111
for the building. Duiing this term the attendance was very good, the al»enteeism
resulting from the prevalence of measles and whooping cough.
At the close of the Winter Term Miss Lane resigned, and for the Summer Term
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there were only two departments, with an enxY)liiient of 88 pupils. Sore arms from
vaccination has caused some loss of time during late months, but apart from this the
attendance has been fair.
The famiture and apparatus is in good condition, but the rooms need painting
and renovating in other respects so as to make them more light and cheerfuL
G. E. ARMSTRONG, Principal
Saint Patrick's Schools, — This building contains five dei>artments — ^three of girls
and two of boys.
Miss Burchill, teacher of Grades 1 and 2, girls, had for the past term 41 pupils
enrolled, 12 of Grade 1 and 29 of Grade 2.
Miss H. M. Kirk, Grades 3 and 4, girls, had 40 pupils registered, 18 of Grade 3,
and 22 of Grade 4.
Miss M'. Nealis, Grades 5, 6, 7, girls, had enrolled 27--Teach grade containing 9
pupils.
Grades 1, 2, 3*, boys. This department is in charge of Miss Mary E. Ring, and
contained last term 70 pupils— 23 of Grade 1, 24 of Grade 2, and 23 of Grade 3.
Grades 4, 5 and 6, boys. The number enrolled in this department, (my own) is
33—16 of Gi-ade 4 ; 8 of Grade 5, and § of Grade 6.
During the past year the subjects of instruction in the different grades have been
well mastered, and the progress of the pupils has been noticeable at the Grading
Examinations. The number of pupils promoted has been over 95 per cent of the
number examined, which shows that the work of the teachera has been faithfully
performed.
The study of geography is carried on orally, and by text-book. Each pupil is
required to draw upon his slate or paper the maps on which he is exercised.
Much attention is given to reading, writing and spelling ; the latter being taught
both oi*ally and by written exercises. Whole sentences are dictated to the pupils from
the Reader, and they are required to spell the words in the order in which they occur.
Every lesson in composition is also considered a lesson in spelling, and, with that intent
the written exercises are carefully examined and corrected.
In English Grammar every stage is accompanied with practical exercises. In
arithmetic, review work is practised especially of the fundamental rules.
British and Canadian History receive due attention. The leading facts in Natural
Science are taught in the form of object lessons, the children being required to classify
objects as they are presented to them.
Health of the ScJtooL — During the Summer term many of the children were vacci-
nated and this, added to the prevalance of whooping cough, caused the attendance to
fall of. At present the health of the pupils is good.
T. O'RIELLY, PrindpaL
Partridge Island School — In this flpchool there are four grades : in Grade VIII. 2 ;
in Grade YII. 3 ; in Grade V. 2 ; in Grade II. 1. In some subjects tihe pupils are
beyond the work of the grade, while in others they are very backwainl. l^hey are
generally deficient in arithmetic.
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There is accommodation for nine pupils. All the furniture is in good condition.
There are no out-buildings of any sort
JENNIE E. PUDDINGTON, Teacher.
ATTENDANCE.
In view of all that has been stated in former reports under this heading, I deem it
only necessary to place on record the following facts, leaving the deductions to be made
from them to those who are primai-ily interested in them, and to whom I have from time
to time fully presented them.
The schoolable age of children in the City of St. John, as laid down in the Common
Schools Act is from five to fifteen years. How the census enrolment compares witk
the school registers for the past term is exhibited in the following table : —
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Three pupils were over 20 yeans of age makinsr the total registered number 4,212.
The standing of the pupils was as follows : —
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248
206
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89
9
4,212
These figures show that during the summer term 65 per cent, of the pupils enrolled
were in the primary school grades ; 30 per cent, in the advanced school grades ; and 5
per cent, in the grammar school grades. The statistics for the previous winter term
show 69 per cent of the total enrolment in the primary grades, 27 per cent, in the^
advanced grades, and 4 per cent, in the grammar school grades.
The total number of pupils attending school during the year, as reported in the-
teachers' sworn returns, was 5,487. They belonged to the several departments for a
gross period of 893,910 J days, and they attended school for a gross period of 704,534i
(lays. These figures show that the 5,487 pupils named belonged to the schools on an
average 163 days, that they attended school on an average 129 days each, and that they
made 79 per cent, of the full time for which they belonged. The school year consisted
of 244 days. Each of these 5, 4 8 7. pupils therefore only belonged to the schools for
about 67 per cent, of the school year ; and they actually attended school for about 53
]>er cent, of the school year. This curtailment of the school year from 244 days to 163
days — the average time for which each pupil belonged — arose from various causes.
First. — ^Many pupils did not enter school until a more or less advanced period in
tlie winter term.
Second — ^Over a thousand pupils did not enter school until the Summer term, and
many of these not until weeks and even months had passed.
Third — Nearly 1,300 pupils left school during or at the close of the "Winter term.
This number includes all who died, removed from the city, left school on account of
prolonged illness, or to go to work, or passed out of the schools upon completing the full
course. (^ \
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Foui'th — Many pupils left school for all the causes named, except the last, at
various periods of the Suminer term.
Notwithstanding these drawbacks to a full attendance at school, and others to
which I have adverted in previous reports, the fact stands prominently forth that 5,487
children received the advi^ntages of 163 days instruction during the school year ended
31st December, 1885.
During the Winter term the enrolled pupils lost an aggregate of 126,394^ school
days, and in the Summer term an aggregate of 62,981^ days, making a total of 189,376
lost days for the school year of 244 days. These days were lost by the 5,487 pupils
•enrolled during tlie period they belonged, and are iiTespective of the reduced days
referred to above.
The percentage of pupils daily present on an average in all the schools was for the
Winter Term 69.22; for the Summer Term, 73.33, and for the year, 72.95. This
calculation is made upon the date furnished by the Board of Education, w^hich regards
^ pupil once enrolled as belonging for the full term, notwithstanding the fact that
many j)upils enter and leave school at broken periods of a' term. Indeed, a pupil who
dies, or removes to another school district or foreign country during the first month of
the term, is still counted in the divisor at the end of the term, and the percentage
thei*eby cut down unfavorably and unjustly. In this regard a change of method in
making up the return seems to be required. A more equitable plan, it appears to me,
would be to have the basis of a monthly percentage substituted for that of a full tenii.
The returns for St. John upon this shorter period of rectification, shows the percentage
of pupils who belonged for the respective months, who were daily present on an aver-
age to have been for the Winter Term 95.85 ; for the Summer Term, 97.52 ; and for
the year, 96.68. In the summary given in an earlier part of this report will be found
the percentage of pupils daily present while belonging, and also the i)ercentage present
every week.
Grading, — The annual grading of pupils took place at the close of the Winter
Term, June 30th, 1885. The schools had been examined by the Provincial Inspector
earlier in the term, and the grading had to be based upon special examination. For
this purpose I prepared a set of Examination Papers for every grade, based upon the
x^quirements of the prescribed course of study for each standaixl, and conipHsecl sixty-
five papeii}, each containing from five to ten questions. Tlie test applied was a seyere
-one, but on making up the marks I found that 2,018 pupils had made an average ou
all subjects of seventy-five per cent, and over, whilst nearly a thousand nioi-e had aver-
aged over fifty per cent.
Transfer certificates were made out and disfiributed, and the re-organization was
accomplished on the first day of school after the midsummer holidays. Of the 2,018
pupils who made the highest aveitige of marks, that is 27 per cent, and over, 396 were
found in Grade I. 347 in Grade II. 221 in Grade III. 328 in Grade IV 284 in Grade
V. 128 in Grade VI. 148 in Grade VII. 94 in Grade VIII. 42 in Grade IX. 26 m
Grade X. and 4 in Grade XI. The advancement of these pupils caused the depart-
ments to be so unequal in numbers that I found it necessary to send forvvar'l about 400
other pupils, whose marks had reached 60 per cent, and upwards, with instructions to
the teacher to give them special attentiou in those subjects u])on which they had shown
weakness. This was very generally done with the gratifying result that, in most of the
schools, the pupils wei'e speedily classified and the new year's work was entered upon
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with vigor. In some cases, however, it was necessary to combine two or more grades
in one department, whereby the progress of the pupils was somewhat retarded. In
numerous instances during the later months of the summer term, I examined and ad-
vanced those pupils who have showed fitness for higher work, and the new term gives
promise of better classification than ever before.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
At tlie opening of the school year, November 1st 1884, the St. John Grammar
School came under the sole control and management of the Board of School Ti-ustees
of St. John, and since that time has been conducted in accordance with the laV and
regulations by virtue of which the change was brought about. The following report
of the head master, Mr. W. M. McLean, A. B., is a brief statement of what has been
accomplished during the school year : —
By the passage of the " Act relating to Grammar Schools,'' on the Ist of November
1884, the Girl's High School in the Victoria Building became part of the Grammar
School, which from that time has consisted of a boys' and girls' department.
Baif^ Departmtnl, — No change has taken place in this department since my last
report. The work in the several grades, with but few exceptions, has been very satis-
factory, as is shown by the report of the grading examinations.
The attendance for the year has been very good, showing that the pupils have
taken an interest in their studies. There have been a few cases of sickneBS, but these,
with one or two exceptions, were of a light character. The general vaccination of the
citi^us, by order of the Boaid of HealUi interfered in a slight d^ree with the attend-
ance towaitls the close of the year.
The annual examination and visitation of this department was held in June last
in the presence of a large number of the jmrents and friends of the pupils. The exer-
cises consisted of the examination of classes in Cicero, Virgil, Homer, Geometry,
Algebra, History and Chemistry, in all of which the pupils acquitted themselves welL
At the close the following prizes were presented ; —
Corporation Gold Medal, A. O. Macrae.
Parker Silver Medal, Oscar Watson.
Lansdowne Bronze Medal, Ghas. J. MiUigan.
2nd Classical Priae, P. Barbour.
2nd Mathematical Prize, R. Aitken.
2nd English Prize,. . : George W, Flemming.
Classical Prize, Gmde X *.H. Cross.
Mathematical Prize, Grade X J. W. Fisher.
English Prize, Grade X E. Johnson.
Classical Prize, Grade IX H. CcAalan.
Mathematical Prize, Grade IX C. Mitchell.
English Prize, Grade IX R. Saunders.
The following pupils having passed a satisfactory examination in the requirements
of Grade XI. wei*© granted certificates to that effect : A. O. Macrae, F. Barbour, T, M.
Dienaide, C. J. Milligan, G. W. Flemming, Oscar Watson, Robert Aitken, J. King
Kelly, and 8. Skinner.
Seven pupils from the school passed their matriculation examination at the Uni-
vewity of New Brunswick, and are at present pursuing their studies in that iMjitutio
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GirW Department. — ^This department consists of three schools two of whidi are
located in the Victoria Building and one in the Saint Vinoent*8 Convent, Cliff street
Of the former, Grades X. and XI. are under the charge of Mrs. J. F. Carr, assisted
by Miss Maude Narrawaj, and Grade IX. under the charge of Miss J. P. Bobertsoa.
The latter, Grade IX. is under the charge of Miss Mary Shortland.
The result of the grading examination will show that the work in all these schools
has been highly satisfactory. Nothing else could be expected from the well earned
reputation of the teachers.
I visited these schools several times during the year and was greatly pleased with
the work I saw done. They are pursuing the same curriculum as that prescribed for
the boys' department.
The attendance for the year has been very good, although vaccination interfered a
little with it toward the close.
On the last school day in June an examination of the schools in the work of the
term was conducted by the teachers in the presence of quite a number of visitors. I
was unable to be present as I was engaged in the boys' department.
In the competition for the Lansdowne Silver Medal after a searching examination,
two young ladies Miss Rainnie and Miss Mowat were ties, and the decision was left U>
the Board.
Miss H. Walker, of Grade X. won the prize presented by a friend of the school
In Miss Robertson's room Misses H. Hannington and M. Chesley were presented
-with prizes for proficiency in the general work of the school.
In December, Mr. J. B. Oakes, A. M., Grammar School Inspector, spent several
days in the school, and expressed himself highly pleased with the result of the inspection.
W. M. McLEAN, A. B.,
Head Master,
FINANCIAL.
On November 1st, 1884, the books as audited showed a balance in favor of capital
or debenture account of $18,955.76. During the year debentures were issued to the
amount of $5,941, bringing the . total issue up to $200,000, the limit granted by the
warrant of [the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. The issue of 1885 realized $6,064.82,
which brought the fund in hand up to $25,020.82. The expenditure for buildings,
furniture and repairs amounted to $20,403.33 ; leaving a balance on hand on December
31st, 1885, of $4,617.25.
At the opening of the year the balance on hand on income account was $2,072.19.
The receipts were: from assessements, $51,256.11 ; from county school fund, $9,409.38;
from provincial grants, etc., $978.25, and from r,ent and interest, $533.77; making
with the balance on hand a total of $64,249.70. The total expenditure on this fund
was $67,615.32 ; leaving a deficit of $3,365.62 on December 31st This amount was
temporarily borrowed from the balance of capital fund, to be replaoed on receipt of the
next payment on assessment account
The total amount of assessments in default by the City is $74,657.42. The grow-
ing increase in this default haa been clearly set before the Common Council year by
year by the auditor, whom they have appointed to audit the books and accounis of the
Board of School Trustees ; and special appeals have been made by the board from time
to time that some action be taken by the council to overcome or lessen the difficulties
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vbieh must inevitably ensue therefrom. Conferences between the Council or its com-
mittees and the Trustees have also been held on several occasions, but up to the present time
nothing has been done to place the Trustees in possession of the full amount of their annual
warrant, although the sum called for has averaged by many thousands of dollars less
than the limit fixed by law. The result, which was clear to all who chose to look into
the matter, is to leave the Trustees, at the commencement of a new school year, exactly
in the same position, so far as funds in hand are concerned, as they were at the inaug-
uration of the Free Schools system, namely, with an empty treasury ; and it will be
necessary for them to make such temporary loans as will tide them over until they can
receive from thf> Common Council a sufficient sum to carry on this important service
without such aid.
The position in which the Board is placed by this condition of affairs, though
unpleasant and distressing from every point of view, is by no means new to those con-
versant with educational afiairs in other cities. Indeed, it would appear that such a
crisis comes at least once in the history of most Civic School Boards, and not until the
people come to idealize the great worth to the community as a whole of such a system
of public education as has been established among us, will the cause of such difficulties
be removed.
At a time like the present, it is natural that those interested in the manner in
which public funds are expended, by official bodies, should raise the question of economy
in the administration of the moneys placed in their hands. This question is one that
should at all times receive a ready answer by a clear setting forth of the financial
operations of such bodies. And although the Board of School Trustees have yearly
given to the public through the Common Council's Auditors, the press, and its annual
reports a full and explicit statement both of its estimates in detail, and its expenditures
by service, it may not be amiss to set the matter in array in such a form as will be
understood by all, and to compare the expenditure for schools in St. John with that in
other cities, where a common school system prevails.
The number of enrolled pupils in the City of St. John during the school year
1884-5, a period of fourteen months, was 5,487. During this period the cost per pupil
on capital acoount, that is for lands and buildings, furnishing and repairs, was $3.72.
This charge, however, is not borne by the citizens as a yearly tax, but the fund for the
services named is derived from debentures, the intei-est upon which only is chargeable
in the yearly acoount. In most cities in the United States this charge ia assumed by
the corporation, which provides for it outside of the school account. Here, although
the lands, buildings and property are in the name of the School Board, they belong in
&ct, to the Corporation, and are held as a City A.sset.
During the school year of fourteen months the cost per pupil for interest was $2.27.
The cost per pupil for the current school service, for the same^period was as follows : — *
Teachers' salaries and superintendence $6.67 ; rent of buildings and insurance on
adiool property $0.92 ; care of school buildings $0.59; fuel, water and light $1.06;
maintenance, including school Supplies and expenses of wear and tear $0.41 ; material
for indigent pupils and incidentals $0.01 ; office, including rent, stationery, advertising,
hooks, printed forms, printing annual report, secretary and clei*k $0.39. .
These make .up a total cost per pupil of $10.05 for the year and one sixth, which
formed the school year.
Now, compare those figures with those of other cities and note the facts.
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The City of Portland, Maine, had a schoolable population between the ages of 5
and 21 years of 10,728. The average number belonging was 4,831, whilst the full
enrolment for the year was 6,967. This latter number included many double entries,
that is, of pupils whose names are enrolled a second time after absence from school.
But take that as the basis, and the cost ))er pupil was $1 1.64, while based on the num-
ber belonging, as is the case in St. John, the cost per scholar was $17.34. The expendi-
ture for tuition and incidentals was $81,078.12, and upon school buildings $14,649.40,
which latter amount is not included in the calculation, as it does not properly belong to
the regular service of education, but is rather a city improvement. Asa factor in com-
parison, however, the cost of this service may be placed at $3.03 per pupil belonging.
Unlike the case of Saint John the full amount of $14,649.40 was actually paid over
out of the city assessments, and, from a tax paying point of view, brings the cost up to
$13.74 per pupil for twelve months as against $12.32 in Saint John for fourteen months.
The average number of pupils to a teacher was 33. In Saint John it was over 50.
The City of Bangor had upon its school-roll last year 2,993 pupils. The cost of
administering school affairs was $39,161. The cost per pupil was $13.08 for twelve
months, as against $12.32 in Saint John for fourteen months.
The City of Concord, New Hampshire, had enrolled in its schools 1,797 pupils.
The expenditure for schools was $25,606.78. The cost t)er pupil was $14.24 for twelve
months as against $12.32 in Saint John for fourteen months.
The City of Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1 883 (I have failed to put my hand oa
a report for 1884), had an enrolment in schools of 10,014 pupils. They expended on
ordinary account $179,488.91, or an avei*age cost per pupil of $17.92, whilst the city
paid for school-houses out of the common funds $47,964.67. The cost per pupil for full
school expenditure was $22.71 for twelve months as against $12.32 in Saint John for
fourteen months.
But it may be thought that the comparison ought to be made with some city of
the Dominion, rather than with any in the United States. Toronto is usually held up
as a model in regard to this matter of great results and little cost in'educational affairs.
There can be no question but that the utmost economy is practised by the Toronto
School Board in the exerdse of its monetary trust, an example of which is found in the
fact that in its over-crowded primary schools a division is made into two dasses, the
senior being required to attend school fVom 9 to 11.30 a. m., and the junior division
from 1.30 to 4 o'clock ; and, even with such an arrangement^ the records of the School
Board show that the schools are crowded beyond the number allowed by the School
Law.
In the Toronto schools the report of registration is a monthly one, and they Lave
just ten months school in the year. The average monthly attendance for 1884 was
12,952 pupils. The cost of administration set off in the same form in which our
accounts are kept was as follows :
Lands and Buildings, $37,225 92
Repairs, 10,065 42
Furnishings, 2,724 13
$50,015 47
This is equivalent to our capital account.
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Teachers and Superintendence, ^112,226 79
Care of School Building, 6,932 94
Insurance on School Property, .• 776 91
Oftice 6,561 SO
Water and Fuel, 11,988 13
Maintenance, 4,720 44
This is eqiuvalent to our income account $142,206 51
The total expenditure ^vas $192,221.98.
The accounts show no charge for interest, nor is there any evidence that a deben-
ture fund exists. Indeed, it is clearly shown that a direct assessment is made for
building purposes. Still, by way of comparison, let the accounts stand in tlie form I
have given. Accept also the full monthly registration as the division, and the cost per
pupil will be seen to be, for what we call capital account, $3.86 ; and for income ac-
count, $10.98 for twelve months, as against $10.05 in St. John for fourteen months.
There is another point of view from which the expenditure for education may be
considered, namely, the amounts paid to teachers, caretakers, rents, etc. In St. John,
for the past year of fourteen months, the amount paid for teaching and supeiintendence
was 836,617. Reducing this to the basis of 12 months we have $30,514.17. The
number of teachers, assistants, and superintendents was 93, which gives an average
salary to each of $328.11. The average number 6t pupils to a regular teacher was 50.
In the cities before cited the figures are : —
Concord, average salary, $514.65 ; No. pupils to teacher, 50.
Bangor, " " 317.04; " **. " 34.
Worcester, ** " 528.04 ; '* " " 36.
Toronto, " " 436.68; " « " 50.
It is evident that in comparison with the salaries paid in other places, and the
amount of work demanded of teachei*s, the sums paid for the service in St. John can-
not be regarded as excessive.
The average rental i>aid for school-rooms, including outbuildings, halls for the
^thering together of scholars, etc., was at the rate of $71.07 per room for the period of
fourteen months, or less than $60 a year.
The average amount paid to caretakers was less than 1 6 cents a day per room^
l)eing $38.78 for the fourteen months of 244 school days, that is to say, less than 14
cents a day per room — $32.32 per room for the ordinary year.
What 18 true of these ser\-ices is also true of the rest, every reasonable effort being
pat forth to prevent unnecessary outlay or a wasteful expenditure of money.
In conclusion, I present the following table, showing the estimated income, receipts
from all sources, and full expenditures, year by year, from 1872 to the present time :
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For further particulars in i-egard to financial affairs, I refer to the Auditors' Ke-
port, and the statements accompanying it.
Respectfully submitted, J. MARCH, Secretary and SuperitUendent.
St. John, K B., January, 1886. ^
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II. Gxirsr ojp i^ORTii-AJsriD, isr. b.
Bocurd of School Trustees.
EDWIN FISHER, Esquire, Chairman.
John Tapley, Esquire, Richard Farmer, Esquire,
Thos. E. Mileldoe, Esquire James Wilson, Esquire,
Thos. MoElroy, Esquire, Michael Coll, Esquire,
W. KiLPATRiOK, Secretary. F. H. Hayes, Supenntendent.
The Board of School Trustees of the City of Portland, respectfully submit their
Annual Report of the Public Schools under their control, for the year 1885.
On the 1st of October, 1884, the term of office of Thomas McElroy, Esq., as
Tnistee, expired. The City Council being duly notified thereof, Mr. McElroy wa&
reappointed by that body.
During the past year, there were several changes on our staff of teachers.
On November 31st, Mr. James Crawford severed his connection with this board
as teacher in the Bently Building, No. 3., and Mr. Edwin R. Machum was appointed
to the vacancy.
Mr. M. J. McEenna, was appointed to take charge of the school in St. Peter's
Hall Building, taught by Mr. B. B. Smyth.
Mr. Frank Owens, was placed in charge of the school lately taught by Mi*. J. R.
McGoskey.
At the beginning of the autumn term, 1885, Miss Jennie Rowan resigned her
position as fourth teacher in the Indiantown Building, No. 1, and Miss Ellen Lawlor,
likewise, resigned charge of the 2nd department of the girFs school, in the St. Peter's
Hall Building. Miss Hattie M. Green and Miss Susan O'Mahony were appointed to
the positions thus vacated.
Necessary repairs in the school-rooms and premises were made, under the direction
of committees of the board, during the summer vacation. '
Owing to the increased attendance at the Sandy Point School, No. 9, it was
found needful to enlarge the building, during the past summer.
The sickness, diphtheria, that prevailed during the summer of 1884, continued
until late in the autumn of that year, and, in consequence, the Bently School was closed
in November. Many of the pupils in the Indiantown and Peel Street buildings were
absent from school for several weeks, for the same reason.
During 1885, there was no epidemic, and the health of the pupils was generally
very good ; but, towards the close of the year, a large proportion of the pupils were not
in their places in school, on account of the enforcement of the oi-der of the Board of
Health, respecting vaccination.
From the accompanying table No. 5, it will be seen that the average attendance
for the autumn term is the highest ever attained in the public schools of our city. The
enrolled number of pupils compares favorably with that of other years. The schools
are in an eminently satisfactory condition, and the teachers, as ever, are anxious to make
ihem still more efficient.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORT OP SUPERINTENDENT, FRANK H. HATES, ESQ.
" The Board of School Trustees, its officers, the teachers in the public sohools and
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all who feel interested in the education of the children of our city, can congratulate
themselves when they review the attendance of the pupils at our schools during the
year ended December 31st, 1885.
''The average daily attendance for the autumn term reached 1,763, a number
nearly one hundred higher than that of any other year in the history of the Portland
Schools.
'' I am of opinion that the devotion of the teachers to their work has been largely
instrumental in bringing about this noted increase in the regularity of attendance. I
also believe that the parents of the pupils take a more intelligent view of the school
regulations than they did in other years. Trivial excuses for absence or tardiness are
of less frequent occurrence than heretofore.
*' When we enumerate the causes of absence flK>m school, such as sickness, rough
weather, want of proper clothing, etc., we should be fairly well pleased with the results
of attendance for the past year as shown in the appended tables, Nos. 3, and 4.
" During the year there were fewer changes on our staff of teachers than
usual.
" At the begining of the present term, all the teachers of the preceding temi,
went on with theii* work.
" Year by year, as the teachers become moi-e familiar with the course of Instruction
and its requirements, better work seems to be the outcome. The instructors now
approach their work with greater assurance and confidence. Special attention, in the
primary and intermediate schools, is given to reading, spelling, arithmetic and manual
work, while the oral subjects do not occupy so much of the time as was givon to them
during the £rst years of the operation of this course. And to my mind this is just what
should be the case in a commercial community such as ours. The pupils who attend
our schools do not, as a rule, secure more than four or five years' instruction. How
necessary is it then that they should secure an education that will best fit them for
life's battle 1
'' As a rule, the work perfoi-med in printing and print script is gratifying to all
concerned.
*' In the middle and higher grades, drawing and map-drawing cannot be surpassed,
nor, I think, rivalled, in former years.
*' Whilst, as was said before, a shorter time is allowed for instruction in the oral
subjects, the work is executed in such a way that the children aie taught to think
instead of merely acquiring the bare -fact itself.
'' On the whole, I can conscientiously affirm that in the cases of some teachers,
whose work in the past was not good, a considerable degree of improvement now
prevails.
" Without unduly praising our teachers, I can say that they are animated with a
desire to further the intellectual, moral and physical welfare of the children under their
charge, during the most susceptible period in their lives.
** During the year, two of our teachers holding licenses of the 2nd class, worked
for and obtained licenses of the 1st class. The teachers referred to were Miss P. Van-
wart and Miss Lottie Barlow.
" Perhaps it is unnecessary for me to repeat what I said last year in reference to
the change in the school terms. My experience has confirmed me in the ideas I held a
year ago in opposition to the change. Some of the difficulties in connection with thb
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matter are the following : — The removal of pupils in the middle of the terms ; the clos-
ing the schools to Grade I. pupils for nearly one-half of the time they can attend
school ; and last, hut not least, the financial troubles arising from this change. It rests
with the Board whether they will memorialize the Eoaixl of Education in regard to the
matter.
" The grading examinations were begun on April 8th and closed at the end of
the term. For a summary of these examinations I would refer you to statements Nos.
6 and 7 appended to this repoi-t. The first of these tables shows the number of pupils
presented and passed in each building. The second table exhibits the number presented
and passed in each grade in the city for tne year 1884 and 1885.
"A glance at the latter table will convince you that the work of 1885 compares
&vorably with that for the preceding year. The questions for the examinations were
prepared with the same care bestowed upon the questions used in 1884.
" In my contemplation of the yeai'^s work I can observe much that might and
should be accomplished that is yet undone. However, when we compare our present
status with that of a half-dozen years since, I cannot refrain from saying that we have
much with which to feel encouraged."
Annexed hereto please find tabular statements, 1 to 9 inclusive, showing the state
of our schools, amounts i^eceived and amounts exi)ended for the support and*mainte.
nance of the public schools under the management and control of this Board.
All of which ia respectfully submitted.
WM. KILPATRICK, Secretary.
Office of School Trustees of the City of 1
Portland, Jan. 14, 1886. )
Statement No. 1.
Shewijig State of Scliooia in the City of Portland at Itt May, 1885,
Class of Teachers.
No
.of
j No. of Pupils
on register.
No. of
I.
II.
III.
Teachers.
Average
Schools.
Boys, 1199
OirU, 1204
Attendance.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
• •
8
7
1
20
••
4
9
31
2403
1611
Under 5 years, 1 ; 5 to 15, 2324 ; over 15 yearw, 78 ; total, 2403.
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TRUSTEES REPORTS — PORTJLAND.
1885.
Statement No. 2.
Shewing State of Scliools in the City of Portland at Slat December j 1886,
Class of Teachers.
No. of
Na of Papils
on Blister.
No. of
I.
II.
III.
Teachere.
Average
Schools.
Boys, 1197
Girls, 1221
Attendance.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M. F.
M.
F.
1 8
9
1
18.
4
9
31
2418
1763
Under 5 years, 1 ; 5 to 15, 2391 ; over 15 years, 26 ; total, 2418.
Statement No. 3.— Winter Term, 188o,
No. of
School
Buildings.
No.
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
Grades.
6 and 7
1
7,8
2
1
5
3,4
1
5, 6
3,4
2
1
1
H
4
2
1
3
2
1
6,7
4
7,8
5
5
mix. grades
Class.
L
I.
I.
II.
n.
IL
I.
II,
II.
II.
I.
II.
IL
I.
I-
I.
IL
IL
I.
L
IL
III.
U.
nL
U.
L
III.
I.
I.
L
IL
n.
IL
n.
nL
IL
IL
IL
L
IL
Teachers* Names.
G. W. Dill,
Grace Murphy,
Annie Sanhurn
Jessie Sutherland, ....
Jennie Kowan,
Hannah White,
J. A. Macintire,
A. J. Laskey,
Maggie Gray,
Maggie Long,
E. K. Machum
Phebe Vanwart,
Agnes M'Cormick, . . . .
H. Y. Corey
Kate A. Kerr,
A. £. Livingstone, . . . .
Lillie Baxter,
John Brooks
W. J. McKenna,
Frank Owens,
Sarah Smyth,
Ella Kerr,
Joanna Carney
Ellen Lawlor,
Alice McCarron,
Sarah BurchiU
Ellen 0*Grady,
J. W. Hickson,
Sarah Taylor,
Bertie McLeod,
S. A. Armstrong,
Annie [ddles,
Ada McDonald
Etta Barlow
Eliza Wetherall,
Annie Ward,
Mary Gunn,
Lottie Barlow,
G. R. Devitt,
Marg'tWood
No. on
Register.
51
41
67
55
dO
73
46
50
58
76
37
47
67
74
73
55
45
81
68
105
69
79
73
40
55
48
49
53
55
50
67
83
63
51
68
46
77
26
Average
Attendjuaoe
during term.
34.4
27.7
41.4
40.7
38.3
46.4
27.7
30.5
39.3
41.0
21.0
27.5
36.4
31.5
46.7
49.2
40.4
34.0
31.5
55.4
45.3
56.1
49.4
49.2
31.0
24.4
36.0
29.7
33.4
39.0
41.7
33.7
38.6
53.6
48.3
33.6
40.1
22.8
50.1
14.0
Percentage
of
Attendance.
67.5
67.6
61.8
74.0
61.0
63.6
60.2
61.0
67.8
54.0
56.6
58.7
54.3
59.5
67.7
66.5
55.3
61.6
70.0
68.4
66.6
53.4
71.6
62.3
42.4
61.1
65.4
61.0
6S.2
73.2
75.8
67.3
57.5
64.5
75.5
66.0
59.0
49.7
65.0
53.0
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Statement No. ^.Summer Term, 1885,
No. of
School
Buildings.
Grades.
Class.
Teachers* Names.
No. on
Register.
Average
Attendance
during tenn.
Percentage
of
Attendance.
No.
8
8
9
10
11
6 and 7
6 " 6
4 " 6
3 " 4
2
1
8,9
5,6
3
1
5
3
2
1
1
5,6
2
1
3
2
1
6,7
4
8,9
6
5
' 2
•10
4
• 3
1
' 7
' 4
' 2
• 6
• 4
• 3
' 2
' 2
' 7
4
' 3
' 2
' 4
• 3
' 2
' 8
' 6
•10
• 7
' 6
6
4
3
2
1
4
2
mix. grades
I.
I.
IL
IL
I.
IL
I.
IL
n.
IL
I.
L
IL
L
L
L
IL
n.
L
L
IL
ra.
n.
in.
n.
L
ra.
I.
L
L
IIL
IL
IL
n..
L
II.
IL
IL
L
n.
G.W. DUl,
Grace Mnrphv, .......
Jessie Sntherland, • . . .
HattieM. Green,
Annie Sanbum,. . ^ • . . ,
Hannah White,
J. A. Mdnttre, ,
I A. J. Laskey,
Maggie Gray, ,
Maggie Long,
E. ¥i. Machum,
Phebe Vanwart,
Agnes M^Connick, . . . ,
H. Y. Corey
Kate A. Kerr,
A. E. Livingstone,
lillie Baxter,
John Brooks, ,
J. M. McKenna,
Frank Owens, ,
Sarah Smyth, ,
Ella Kerr.
Joanna Camey, ,
Susan O^Mahony, . . . . ,
Alice McCarron,
Sarah Burchill,
Ellen O'Grady,
J. W. Hickson,
Sarah Taylor,
Bertie McLeod, ,
£. WetheraU,
S. A. Armstrong, . • • • ,
Annie Iddles,
Ada McDonald, ,
Etta Barlow,
Annie Ward,
Mary Gunn, ,
Lottie Barlow, •...•..
G. R. Devitt,
Maig'tWood,
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54
50
64
56
74
51
50
71
65
46
61
62
56
67
52
71
55
56
66
68
108
63
72
101
54
62
35
59
57
51
70
65
70
70
47
58
39
64
26
38.8
41.7
36.4
48.6
43.0
56.4
39.8
38.6
51.8
47.3
30.9
46.6
42.4
43.0
50.8
39.5
48.0
39.6
43.8
50.7
52.8
72.7
46.2
57.0
60.6
37.0
40.6
23.5
44.2
45.0
37.5
52.8
49.6
49.5
51.5
34.0
45.1
26.7
44.2
14.3
74.6
77.3
72.0
76.0
76.9
76.3
78.0
73.3
73.0
72.7
87.1
76.4
68.4
77.0
75.8
76.0
67.6
72.0
78.2
76.8
77.6
67.3
73.3
79.0
60.0
68.8
65.5
67.0
75.0
78.0
73.5
75.3
76.6
70.0
73.6
72.2
77.8
68.6
69.0
54.8
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trustees' reports — PORTLAND.
1885.
statement No. 6.
Gontaining a Comparative Table of tlie Attendance m tke Pvhlic Schools in Hie City of
Portland, N. B., from January, 1872, to December Slat, 1885.
Tftfftl
Average
Penwntage
No. of
Av'rageNo.
Year.
Term.
XvlvHl
dftily
of
teachers
ofpapilsto
1 illl 1^1 ACU.
attendance.
attendance.
employed.
each teacher
1872..
{ Winter,
( Summer, ....
1607
• 946
60
22
72
1802
1020
57
30
60
1873..
i Winter, ....
( Summer, ....
1741
1026
60
30
58
1817
1065
60
31
55
1874..
j Winter,
Summer, ....
1776
1053
60
30
59
1742
1045
60
32
54
1875..
Winter, ....
Summer,....
1851
1095
60
32.
58
1938
1151
60
33
59
1876..
Winter, ....
Summer,
1915
1229
64
34
56
2048
1279
62
32
64
1877..
/ Winter,
[ Summer, ....
2141
2657
1363
1547
64
58
36
41
59
65
1878..
1 Winter,
I Summer, ....
2461 ;
1507
61
41
60
2648 .
1681
63
41
64
1879..
1 Winter, ....
( Summer, ....
2583
1666
64
41
63
2512
1645
65
41
01
1880..
1 Winter,
( Summer,
2201
1504
68
41
54
2331
1521
65
40
58
1881.;
{ Winter,
( Summer,
2117
1447
68
41
52
2209
1500
68
40
55
1882..
1 Winter,
( Summer, ....
2005
1389
68
40
60
2248
1571
70
39
58
1883..
{ Winter, . . • .
( Summer, ....
2126
1537
72
39
54
2342
1550
66
40
59
1884..
1 Winter,
( Summer, ....
2280
1606
70
40
57
2426
1688
70
40
60
1885..
1 Winter, ....
( Summer, ....
2403
1611
67
40
60
2418
1763
73
40
60
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statement Na 6.
Containing an Eaiiibit of the ReatUta in Grading in eaeh School Building in Uie City
of Portland for Hie year 1885.
Name and No. of Building.
ools
mg.
^•9
00
is
CM S
*i1
^11
■ 6
266
225
4
161
134
3
91
79
5
211
163
9
432
273
8
349
312
2
93
78
3
76
60
40
1679
1324
to
c
8 S-to
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Indiantown Building, No. 1,
Peel Street * " *< 2
Bentley " " 3
^ladras *' '-4, ;
St. Peter's Hall and Convent B's, Nos. 5 and 6,
Winter Street Building, No. 7,
Marsh Bridge " ** 8,
Sandy Point, Millidgeville and African Build-
ings, Nos. 9, 1(X and 11,
Totals,
86.5
83.25
88.
76.4
63.
90.25
84.
74. 6G
79.
Statement No. 7.
Containing an ExJiihit of tlie Different Grades Taught, and the Kumher of Pupils
Pretented arid Passed in each grade in City of Portland for years 1884 ^^^ 1885,
1884.
1885.
Presented.
Passed.
Presented.
Passed.
Grade I
184
147
185
155
II.,
437
306
432
307
III.,..-
319
274
347
304
IV.
271
220
252
191
V
153
120
197
168
VI
164
101
115
88
" VII.
46
38
100
62
" VIII
22
22
35
34
IX.,
2
2
16
15
Totals,
1598
1230
1679
1324
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Statement No. 8.
AvioutUs Received from Ist Noven^eVy 1884^ to Slst December^ 1885.
On account of Local Assessment, $18,250 00
County School Fund, Summer Tenn, 1884, 2,072 36
Winter " 1884...... 2,6^103
Amount of Superior Grant 247 28
" from the " Queen " Insurance Co., 10 2S
Balance on hand, 1st November, 1884, 975 87
Total, $24,216 70
Statement No. 9.
Amouivt Expended from Ist November. 188 4^ to Slat December ^ 1885,
Teachers' Salaries, including Superintendent, • • • $15,015 0S>
Janitors* Salaries, 1,003 35
Fuel for Schools, 1,131 02
Rents of Buildings and School Lots, 1,237 20
Furniture for Schools, Ohalk, etc., etc., 114 97
Repairs on Stoves and Buildings, 560 11
Insurance on Buildings and Furniture, 369 %
Incidental Expense, 58 15
Office Expense and Secretary's Salaiy, 796 80
Interest on Debentures, 2,907 75
Expense on Drury Cove School, • . . . • 74 98
Total, $23,269 38
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III. OIT-ST 0:P I^REIDEIilOTOlSr-
Board of Sohool Trustees.
Hon. a. F. RANDOLPH, Chairman.
J. L. Inches, Esquire, P. McPeake, Esquire,
A. A. Sterling, Esquire, John J. Weddall, Esquire,
G. E. Coulthard, Esquire, M. D. Wesley Yan wart, Esquire,
Chas. a. Sampson, Secretaiy.
The Board of School Trustees of the City of Fredericton, beg herewith to submit
their Fourteenth Annual Bepoit, upon the schools under their control.
While i-eviewing the work of the schools for the year just closed, w^e are pleased
to be able to report an entire absence of friction, and that the general discipline mani-
fested throughoui^ all our schools is very satisfactory to the Board. This condition of
affairs has been maintained in face of many obstacles calculated to produce a directly
opposite result. For weeks during the past summer most of the depai-tments in our
schools presented a decidedly discouraging appearance by the absence, in some cases, of
tliree-fourths of the enrolled pupils on account of sickness, chiefly diphtheria. The
disease not only seized pupils, but some of the teachers were alike afflicted. Diphtheria
having broken out in the family of the janitor of York Street School in November, we
were obliged to close the school, with its three hundred children, for two weeks.
Notwithstanding circumstances of this character, and the fact that several changes have
occurred on our teaching staff, we are gratified at the present efficient condition of our
schools.
In the Collegiate and High School the attendance of pupils the past term has been
considerably larger than that for some time past, one hundred and eighty-one pupils
bdng enrolled. The subjects taught are embraced in Standards IX. X. XI. and XII.
The previoujs term, when the attendance was a third less, the staff comprised, Geo. B.
Pickard, A. M., head master, H. Y. £. Bridges, A. M., and Miss L. J. Gregory. After
the summer vacation the examiner was asked to make a special report on the exisiting
organization and management of the school. This he did in an exhaustive paper giving
the fullest details of the prosecution of the work in the several classes. He found that
aboat 70 per cent, of the pupils were studying the classics, and, as the 1st class com-
prised half of the school, it was in some subjects divided into two sections, and, then,
making it difficult for the teacher to keep the track of individual as well as general
progress and proficiency. He says, ** the same remarks apply to the instruction of this
class in the classical subjects with equal force, and the difficulty of adequately instruct-
ing in these subjects is further complicated by the fact that a part of it, the English
papils, have during three hours each week while the classical majority is being taught,
no direct instruction provided for them, but employ themselves in studying some one of
the branches in their course, in the same room, and under the general supervision of
the principal
"In the case of the 2nd class, whose work in different subjects I witnessed, tho
same difficulty does not occur to the same extent so far as numbers are concerned, but
this is offset by the fact that during six hours a week, the English pupils of this clasa
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and Greek of the clasdical section. The samo is time of the 3rd class, the English pnpils
of which are un])rovided with direct instruction for six hours per week for the same
reason. The 4th class are nearly all classical pupils, so that little total loss of direct
teaching occurs to the English pupils, though each of these pupils is not instructed for
six hours i)er week."
In view of this unsatisfactory division of work the boai^d in October last appointed
an additional teacher, Mr. E. M. S. Fenety, in the hope that the Board of Education would
recognize the necessity for such action. In November the Board of Education was
pleased to make an additional provision to Keg. 36, respecting grammar schools, whei-eby
we were empowered to appoint an assistant teacher in this important school, since which
time the work has been carried forward in a much more satisfactory manner than
before.
Last year we reported that Mr. J. H. Hoyt, Principal of York Street School, was
laid aside by illness and that his duties were being temporarily performed by Mr. F. E
Olifi*. A few months subsequently* Mr. Hoyt died, thus depriving the profession of a
most conscientious and painstaking teacher. Mr. Cliff continued in charge of the school
until the close of the term in June last, when he resigned. In July Mr. G. A. Inch, a
gentleman of extended experience in the profession, was apjK>inted Principal of the
school and assumed his duties after the sum mar vacation. On account of impaired
health Miss Atherton, teacher of the 3rd department, is still absent on leave. Her
department is being satisfactorily conducted by Miss Porter. The other teachers in this
school are Misses A. K. Meagher, E. L. Thome, L. Pickard, and J. Harvey, and they
continue to discharge their duties with their accustomed enei-gy and success.
In the Model School excellent work is being done in all the departments, and its
high standard of discipline and efficiency is well maintained under the direction of Mr.
Bogei-s, head master, and his associate teachers. The withdrawal from the staff of Miss
Minard and Miss Lyle, after long and successful service, was much regretted, bat their
successors. Miss C. I. Shea and Miss Harvey, seem particularly well adapted to the
work of their i^espective departments. Miss MacLeod is very successful in the man-
agement of the Primary department, and the work carried on there is as full of interest
as ever.
Under the principalship of Mr. Jer. Meagher the work in Regent Street Sdiool
has been of a satisfactory diaracter. At the close of the winter term Miss Walsh i^e-
signed her charge of the second department, owing to impaired health. Her successor,
Miss Bourg^is, gives every indication of devotion and love for her work. The third
department is still in charge of Miss McKenna, and her pupils are making admirable
progress. Miss Duffy's wide experience and energy brings success in the management
of the 1st department, composed of four standards.
It is with much gratification we are able to report the completion of the new Char-
lotte Street School building. For several years, as previously intimated, our school
accommodation was far from being satisfactoiy, and much inconvenience to teachers
and pupils was the result. The new structui*e is an imposing looking building of bnck
with Dorchester stone trimmings ; is two stories high, with a tower projecting above
the main entrance. The foundation walls are of nibble stone, and in the basement,
which extends the full size of the building, ample accommodation is afforded for storage,
and three large wrought iron furnaces are located here. The slopes of the roof are
slated, and the guttei's are of duck. The eaves are ' trimmed with a heavy cornice of
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galvanized iron. There are three large class-rooms, with convenient cloak-rooms, on
each fhit, and on the ground floor are two broad hall-ways, extending from front to
i^r and side to side. The main entrance, which fronts on Charlotte street, is reached
bj four granite steps, and in the rear are two doors leading 'to the playgrounds, which
are divided by a high board fence, one side being for the exclusive use of the girls, the
other for the boys. Water-closets are connected with either side of the building, and
many conveniences provided not always available in a rented building. Two broad
staircases, with landings midway, connect the first and second flats of the building.
The windows in the several i-ooms are double hung, and particular attention has been
given to ventilation — large air shafts are attached to the chimney in each it)om, with a
register near the floor and another just below the ceiling. The building is heated by
three furnaces, from which hot air is conducted to the several rooms. The total cost
of the building and grounds will be between fourteen and fifteen thousand dollars.
TMs school was opened for the first time after the summer vacation, and we found
ample accommodation for the present in four rooms, in which the work of Standards I.
to YIIL is taught. The principal is Mr. H. B. Kilbum ; his associate teachers are Miss
Ross, formerly in charge of Church Hall School, Miss A. T. Moore, and Miss Ida Mc-
Adam. With this experienced staff of teachers and with the very superior surround-
ing, we expect this school to take a high place among those under our supervision. Ill
health has caused the temporary retirement of Miss McAdam, for the winter. Her
department in the meantime is being satisfactorily conducted by Miss O. Cameron.
A change has taken place in the management of Brunswick Street School, Miss
Mahoney having resigned her position at the close of the summer term. Miss H. Law-
lor is now in charge of this interesting school, and is conducting the room in a satis-
factory manner.
The school at Morrison's Mill has been subjected to many drawbacks during the
year ; the most serious interference with the attendance of the pupils being caused by
the destruction by fire of the mill there. Many of the parents having lost their occu-
pation thereby removed from the locality. Miss Vandine is still in chai^ of the
school, and is devoted to her work.
The schools at Doak Settlement and Wisely, are in charge of Miss Alice Dufly,
and Miss E. E. Ross, respectively, and at both very satisfactory work is done.
We take pleasure in making some extracts firom the annual report of the examiner
to this Board. After referring to the intellectual condition, and generally satisfactory
state of all the city schools, Mr. Mullin says : —
" The care which the Board of Trustees has always exercised in the selection of its
teachers, has resulted in securing a staff thoroughly competent for the work assigned to
them, and full of energy and patience to carry forward the important duty committed
to their charge.
'* While several changes have been made in the personnel of the staff during the
year but little loss of time or efficiency has arisen from them.
"The most important event in this year's progress was, in my judgment, the open-
ing of the new building on Charlotte Street, and I take this opportunity of congratu-
lating the Board and the citizens of Fredericten on this permanent addition to th^
school property. A more commodious, convenient, and comfortable school building I
have never seen in the province. The halls aro large and well arranged, the stairs
broad and easy, the school-rooms airy and cheei*ful, the heating and ventilation admiiv
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able, and the blackboard surface ample in amount and good in quality. The building
is in all respects a credit to the city, and a high testimonial to the public spirit of the
citizens and especially to the wisdom and prudence of the Board of Trustees.
*^ Both the teachers and pupils of this school, who hud been occupying temporary
quarters for some time past, must have felt a great joy in being permanently transferred
to the new building, and have been encouraged to make a fresh departure in their new
and congenial surroundings.
<' During the year the Board has added to its staff Mr. George A. Inch, A. B., and
Mr. Hiram Kilbum, A. B. Both are teachers of experience. The former was placed
in charge of York Street School, the ktter of the Charlotte Street, as principals.
" The Model School sustained a loss during the year in the resignations of Miss
Ensebia A. Minard and Miss Jennie Lyle. Both these ladies had enjoyed for a long
time the fullest confidence of the Board and of the community, and their i-eputation as
teachers is too well known to need any commendation. It was not e^y to supply their
places. Miss Clara I. Shea was appointed to take Miss Minard's school, and Miss
Annie M. Harvey, who had earned a high reputation in the St. Stephen Schools,
succeeded Miss Lyle. Both the newly appointed teachers have given already much
promise in the short time the schools have been under their care.
" The High School was very largely attended during the year, and the Board of
Trustees found it necessary to add to the staff of the school in order to enable it to deal
with the large number of pupils. Mr. E. M. S. Fenety, A. B., was appointed and the
work of the school has since progressed with much less friction.
" The Regent Street and Brunswick Street Schools have been maintained with
their usual efficiency during the year. The latter is the lai^gest school of its class in
the city.
" The schools in the suburbs of the city, at Morrison's Mill, at Doak Settlement,
and at Wisely have been in successfid operation durirg the year.
^' The public examinations at the close of the year were well attended, and while
no attempt at mere display was made in them, any intelligent observer must have been
satisfied with the evidence of real and substantial results which they showed. An
interesting feature of these examinations was a review of the pupils of the Chariotte
Street School by Sergeant-Major McKenzie in the extension motions and marching.
This officer has voluntarily and gratuitously instructed the pupils of all the city schools
during a part of the year, and has supplemented in a most admriable way, the physical
education of the pupils, for which the regulai* school routine can only partially provide.
He has won the gratitude and esteem of teachers and pupils by his courtesy and skill in
this self-imposed task."
In concluding his excellent report the examiner says he is well satisfied with the
real progress in all essential respects, which the past year has witnessed. He thinks-
the schools are well stafied and generally well provided with all the essential aids to
successful teaching, and a cheerful and earnest tone pervades them throughout.
The Inspector in his Aimual report to the board refers in detail to the character of
the work performed in the several departments of our schools, which, on the whole,
appears to have been satisfactory. Speaking in general terms he says, — "I beg to state
that in my judgment fairly satisfactoiy work is being done in York Street School The
pupils and teachers were in excellent spirit, were hartily engaged in their work, and
fieemed ambitious to excel in it. The ventilation of the school-building seemed to be
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Imperfect &tid lacking tbirt Bwectnesi^ and fresh nc>s9 wliich pt]|)i]B at work shonld be pei>
mitted to breathe. The chief difficulty io tlit^ mntter of ventilation lies in the t^mbined
problem of heating the external air and preserving its jjttrity at the same time. In our
climate, dnriug seven or eight months in the year, this difficulty will ever meet us. To
take in air at the average winter temperature of 28^*, raise it to 68*, and discharge it
again without unpleasant currents is a pi"ooess which cannot be accomplished withont
considerable expense. It is, however, better, whei"e the health of six teachera and over
three hundred pupils is concerned, to admit the necessity and the expense, and make the
necessary provision,
'* The schools in the Church Hall were, as a whole, performing their work in an
eltiiLient manner.
** The apint and discipline of the Regent Street Schools were good. The teachers
seemed earnest and industrious in the discharge of their duties, and the pupils were very
orderly and i*espectfu]. In most resj»ecta the progress being made in these schools waa
aalisfoeiory.
*^ In the Collegiate and High School I spent three days and was much pleased, not
only with the general good order and good fettling displayed by the pupils, but also ^vith
the thoroughness of the instniction in nearly every subject which came under review."
At his inspection last spring 67*j pupils were pi^sented for examination,
Early last summer Capt. Thos. McKeniie, who occupies the position of Sergt.-
Major in the Infantry School Coqw, very generously voluntei^ed his services as Drill
Instructor in military tactics to the childreri in all our schools, A half hour every
week was given to each ei^iool, and the military bearing of the veteran instructor, hi«
gentleness, patience, and perseverance, resulted in very great benefit to the discipline
aad physique of the pupils, boys and girls. The Capt. was obliged to suspend operations
for the winter owing to lack of suitable drill accommodation.
We observed the 18th of November as atL arbor day in connection with the new
Charlotte Street School About fifty trees, chiefly maples and elms, were planted gt
convenient distances apart ai-onnd the borders of the property. The children partici-
pated in the work, and we endeavoi'ed to make them look upon the trees as their own
property-
Agr^able to intimatioti contained in your circular of 26th Dect mber last, in refer-
ence to assisting ui tlie preparation of an educational exhibit, to be forwarded to the
Colonial and Indian Exhibition, we requested the teachers to co-operate in the move-'
meat ; and we hope to forward from Fredericton some plain apecimena of manual work,
and, possibly, souke photographs of our school buildings.
During the summer vacation some general repaii:s were made upon the diflferent
school buildings, and the interior of the High School was thoroughly painted and color-
washed, and new blackboard surface prepared. Some addition was also made to the
furnishing in several of the schools.
The number of teachers on our staff during the year, including the High School
lod Model School was :~Winter Term, 24: ; Summer Term, 25, and one assistant.
The number of permits issued to applicants for admission into the schoobfrom 1st
November, 1884, to 31st December, 1SS5, was four hundred and twenty-five.
By referring to tabular statement A, which accompanies this report, it will be
seen that the receipts from all sources (not including sales of debentures) for the y^r
«ttdcd 31st October last, amounted to $10,1)68. 10, to which is added t5j749,9I, balance
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carried from previous year, making a total of $16,718.31. Buring the same period the
expenditures amounted to $21,346.18, of vhich sum $8,956.73 was placed to credit of
permanent account
Tabular statement B gives the names and salaries of teaohers, number of pupils ia
each department, per cent, of attendance, eta
All of which is respectfully submitted.
CHAS. A. SAMFBON, Secretary.
Fredericton, January, 1886.
Tabular Statement A.
General Account Receipts and Expenditures /ram let November^ 1884, ^ ^^^
October, 1885.
On what Aooonnt.
Amount.
Amount.
On what Account.
Amount.
Amount
Permanent Account —
York Street School,...
Charlotte Street School,
Furniture k fumiahing,
$ 66 70
8,770 07
110 96
$8,956 73
12,389 45
By balance in the People's
Bank, iBt Nov., 188^..
City taxes from treasurer.
Tuition f eea,
110,600 00
157 00
12174
50 00
39 6ri
4,075 24
$5,749 91
Superior aUowaaoe grant,
Rent,
Annual Expenditure —
City auditors,
$ 2000
2 76
503 33
26 50
14 92
43 85
495 25
1,413 00
163 37
215 80
16000
700 00
7,662 67
878 00
Refund insurance,
Debenture^, ., ;..
Indigent pnpih,
Overdrawn, • • • •_• • • • •. • •
15,043 64
Tnanntn/*A
I-
Offioeu
$20,798 55
Printtnir
552 63
Fuel • . • • • •
IttteMst,
School contingent,
•TteTMun.
$21,346 18
Secretary,
Teachers, ...•••••••••.
Janitors,
$21,34618
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Tabular Statement 6*
Shming N^arnes and Salaries of Teachers, Xm^^^r of Pupils tVi each Department^ and
Ferceniage AtU^idancij from Ut Novtmiher^ lSS4t ^ 30tJi June, 188o,
\
School.
1
Name of Teacher.
1
Annual
salary from
trustees.
No. Boys.
No. Girls.
Total
pupils.
Percentage
attendance
for term,
CoUewi'te
and High
( Geo. R. Parkin,
3400
36
36
76.01
. H. V. B. Bridges,
6G5
29
, «
29
70.09
. L. J. Gregory,
500
_ ^
62
62
63.12
'P. E. Cliif,
550 i
23
32
55
71.03
Alice K. Meagher,
230
2G
34
60
67.57
York
Ella L. Thome,
230
31
23
54
68.0
Street
Maggie B. Porter,
230
42
29
71
61.0
Louise Pickard,
230
3U
24
60
C3.0
[^ Janio Harvey,
220
35
24
59
71.0
Church
Hall
i' Frances J. Rosa,
340
30
28
58
72.0
-J Annie J. Moore,
230
20
17
37
64 . S(J
( Ida McAdam,
220
19
21
40
(JS.O
( J. F. Rogers,
600
15
33
48
82.02
Model
)E. A.Minard,
) Jennie Lyle,
^H. J, Macleod,
250
160
15
26
34
25
49
51
84.07
84.0
I 160
23
28
51
78.41
{ Jer. Meagher,
600
32
32
' 70.07
Regent
J E. McKenna,
230
32
32
! 70.96
Street
1 M. E. Walsh,
220
38
38
81.73
(S.G. Daffy,
230
60
^
60
7S.51
Bronsw'k
Street
J S. O'Mahoney,
:■ Alice M.yandine
-{ Effie E. Ross,
200
j 20
36
56
6C.80
Morrison
Mill
230
3G
27
63
55.73
Wiseley
220
17
10
27
66.60
Doak
Settlem't
JAlIicea.Duffy,
200
9
12
21
64.02
580
569
1149
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TabulM Statement B.— Continukd.
SItswi7ig N'ameA mtd Salsifies of TeacJiers, Number of Pupils in each Departmenty and
Percmtage AUendancey from Isi July, 1885, to SUt DecemheTy 1885,
ScliooL
Name of Teacher.
Annual
salary from
trustees.
No. Boys.
No. Girls.
1
Total
pupils.
Pcrcentago
attendance
for teriTi.
(Geo, R Parkin.
) a Y. B. Bridges,
$400
50
• •
50
71.48
Collcgi'te
(]65
43
, ,
43
80.01
and High
1 L. J. Gregory,
(E,M.S.Fenety,ai5't
500
, ,
88
88
71.51
GOO
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• •
• •
. .
fa A, Inch,
GOO
15
24
49
66.09
Alice K. Meagher,
250
29
21
50
66.28
York
J Ella L. Thorne,
250
23
18
41
64.08
Street
'^ Maggie B. Porter,
250
26
19
45
58.0
Louise Pickard,
250
30
28
58
63.0
l^Janie Harvey,
225
32
25
57
65.0
(J. F, Rogers,*
J Clara J. Shea,
GOO
13
37
50
76.. 39
Model
250
16
24
40
78.75
i Annio M. Harvey,
\ Helen J. Macleod,
160
22
29
51
80.02
IGO
27
21
48
77.05
C Jer. Meaf^fher,
1 Ellen MeKenna,
GOO
31
, ,
31
81.0
Eegent
250
, ,
38
38
79.55
Street
i Frances Bourgeois
225
, ,
43
43
86.13
250
57
^ ,
57
67.65
i K B. Kilburn.
GOO
23
29
52
61.08
Charlotte 1 Frances J. Ros.%,
2.50
19
23
42
07.0
Street 1^ Annie J. Moore,
! \ Ida McAdam,
250
24
21
45
70.44
- 225
33
27
60
68.0
^'™sti|«^'»I'»'».
200
25
45
70
77.20
Morrison
Mill
j- Alice M.Vandine
^ Effie E. Ross,
250
29
21
50
57.93
Wiseley
225
11
6
17
89.70
Doak
Settlem't
1 Alice G. Duffy,
225
9
9
18
69.04
587
596
1193
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rv. ST. STE3I»^SISr.
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Board of School TrustaeB.
Hon. JAMES G. STEVENS, Chairman,
W. H. Todd, Esquire, M. D., K Marks, Esquire,
J. D. Chapman, Esquire, Hugh Cullinen, Esquire,
George M. Porter, Esquire, Wu, H, Clark, Esquire,
L. A, Mills, Secretary,
To WILLL4M Cbockst, Esq., {
Chief Supt. Education. S
The Board of School Trustees of the Town of St, Stephen herewith respectfully
submit their Annual Report of the Schools under their super vision for the st^hool yemr
ended the 31st Dec., 1885.
The following changes have taken place in the perw&nnel of the Board during the
past year : — William T. Black, Esq., M. D., having removed from the place, William
H. Clark, Esq., was apix>inted by the Town Council to fill the vacancy. The term of
office of Nehemiah Marks, Esq., having expired the Slst Oct, 1865^ he was re-
appointed.
The following changes have occurred in the staff of teachers ; — The resignation of
Miss A M. Haney, at the end of the winter term, was accepted and Miss Jennie Lyl&
was appointed to the school thus vacated. W. F. Ganong having also resigned, H, D.
McManus was engaged in his place.
Daring the past year a Superior School has been established, and, under Uie abla
and efficient management of P. G. McFarlane, Esq., is doing good work.
The attendance of the schools during the latter part of the term was matujiiilly
affected by the diphtheria and whooping cough, which were prevalent at that time, but^
1 am happy to say, has entirely passed away.
The schools generally are in a very satisfactory condition ; the teachers seem anxi-
ous to increase their efficiency.
Respectfully submitted,
L, A. MILLS, SecreUtry,
St. Stephen, Jan. 10, 1886.
Beceipts and Expenditures of the Board of School Truaiem o/SL Steplmifm- the fouriemi
months ending 31st Dec., 1886,
1884. Receipts.
Oct. 31— To Balance on hand ,..,,., S910 45
1885.
Jan. 6 — ^To Superior Allowance , . , . 41 84
" 6 " Town Treasurer 200 00
'• 6 " County Fund 457 47
July 15 " Town Treasurer. , „ . 3000 00
Oct. .10 " " " 1000 00
" 13 " County Fund. 556 61
Bee. 5 " Town Treasurer , 500 00
$G665 37
Dea 22 — To cheque to Miss Jennie Lyle not yet paid by St, Stephen Bank, 28 33
" 31— To balance St. Stephen Bank 408 24
$7101 J3
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EXPENDITORES.
TeacheiV Salaries $4224 93
Coupons . , , , 1329 00
^Repairs 155 54
Contingencies.. 390 12
Insurance 162 50
Fud 450 56
Cara of Towns 367 23
Intei-eat on over draft St Stephen Bank 22 05
17101 93
Anionnt assessed for Town Schools, 1885 $6000 00
Received of that ftinoimt 4500 00
1600 00
County Fund say : 457 47
$1957 47
January 1, 1886, L. A. MILLS, Secretary.
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TRUSTBEft REPOBTS — MILLTOWX.
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"ST- rccy^^nsr ob^ larxLLTO^wTsr.
Board of School TmsteeB.
CHARLES F.
Stepoek Karmon%
W. W. Graham,
E. H. BALKA^tf,
TODD, Chaibmaw,
T. W. Butler,
Ja^es Fipee,
The Board of School Ttusteee of MiJltown hei-eby sttbmit to the Chief Suinvrinten-
dent of Education the following Annual Report of proceedingEi fks requit'ed by law.
The ntimber of Free Non-sectariau " Common Schools " has been six. The same
Ixas been taught by licensed taachers, and conducted accortUng to the directions of the law
and the regulations of the Board of Education. The school buildings have been kept in
good repair and properly insured.
There is no debt against the board.
The teachers and achook may be claaf ed as follows : —
No,
Department.
Standards.
Teachers.
Xo.
Boys.
I Ko.
Gills.
Total.
High,,,-..-.
Imter.
Sec Primary^.
PriHiarv,
Do./ -.-.
Do., .,_.
7, 8 and d
5 and G
4 and 5
2 and 3
2 and 3
1
1.
John Lawson, , « .
E, L. McAlliafcer, ,
C. M. Caswell . . .
Annie Gillmor, „
T. S. Kirk,
F. M- Murdoch, . ,
12
22
4n
33
160
22
ii
27
23
22
ur
34
43
61
62
41
66
307
receipts of board for tke school vhar closing dec. 31st, 1885.
From Town Treasurer, ,$2,184 37
" County School Fund (summer), , , 242 31
" *' " " (winter), , 323 12
12,749 80
EXPENDITURES FOR SAME TIME,
* Teachers' Salaries , , , * ,
Insurance ,
Care of Booms and Janitor,
Fuel,. ,
Interest, . , ,
Secretaty's Salary, - . ^
Contingent^ , «.^.
92,111
02
111
50
279
14
61
25
4
60
50
00
108 49
*3,725 90
Amount of Assessment by Town Council was ?2jlOO
Bespectfully submitted,
E. H. EALKAM, Secretartj,
MiLtTOWN, Jan. 12th, 1886,
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1885.
"V"I IS^OODSTOOBH
Board of School Trustees.
LEWIS P. FISHER, Esq., Chairman.
David Munro, Esq., J. T. Allan, Esq.,
R K. Jones, Esq., J. McCormac, Esq.,
S. Smith, Esq., M. D., J. E. Drysdale, Esq.,
A. B. CoNNELL, Secretary.
The Board of School Trustees for the Town of Woodstock, in submitting their an-
nual statement beg leave to report that the schools under their care are in a satisfactory
condition, both as regards the proficiency of the pupils and the discipline maintained by
the teachers.
The several schools were arranged as follows :
No.
School.
Names of Teachers.
Number of
Total
Boys.
Girla.
Pupil*.
31
' 27
58
21
20
41
16
25
41
21
23
44
26
48
74
26
23
49
24
24
48
24
32
56
23
33
56
32
26
58
27
37
64
11
19
30
282
337
619
Standards
Taught.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Primary
Secondary
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it
Intermediate
(4
Advanced-... .,
Grammar ,
Minnie Carman . .
Ella Smith
Clara Donnelly . .
Annie M. Hoyt . .
Belle Price
Ada Everett
Elizabeth Cupples
Elizabeth Price . .
Sarah Sharpe ....
Seleca Faulkner..
W. T. Kerr
R, Landells
6,
1
1
land 2
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
3 and 4
4 and 5
5
6 and 7
7 and 8
Grammar
The following is a statement of the receipts and expenditures for the year just
closed:
Amount Received.
Balance in hands of Treasurer, Nov. 1st, 1884 $1004 76
Received from Town Assessment 3900 00
" " County School Fund (Summer term) 395 81
" " *' " " (Winter term) 559 05
" " Superior School Allowance for year ended Oct. 31st, 1884. ... 68 48
*< " Sale of Debentures. '. 500 00
$6428 10
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Expended.
Paid Teachers' Salaries Winter 1884-5 _ , , , SS1416 31
" " Summer 1885 1129 00
" Interest on Debentures , , , 633 75
" Fuel and Cutting 363 12
" Insurance j. , 75 00
" Secretary's Salary 100 00
" On account erection Broadway building .' 1065 00
" Furnaces for « " 485 00
" Contingencies 275 61
" Rent 50 00
" Furniture , 460 00
• ' *605il 00
Respectfully submitted,
A. B. CONNEIX, SeereUmj,
Dec. 31st, 1886.
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tft' TRt'STEES' REPORTS — MONCTON. 188.5.
-^TJLX^ •ro"^?sr3sr odbt' DSdionsroTOisr.
Board of School Trustees.
.lAMES M< ALLISTER, EsQUiRB, Chairman.
JoiDf L. Harris, Ee^uire, H. A. Whitney, Esquire,
Ed%s'ard McSweenv, Es^uife, W. J. Robinson, Esquire,
John McKenzie, Elsquii-e, L. M. Bourque, Esquire.
Wm. B. Knight, Secretary.
Tlie Board of School Trustees of the Town of Moncton herewith respectfully snl>-
mit tlieir Annual Report of tlie schools under their supervision for the school year
ending the 31st day of Dect?uib<?r 1885.
By order of the Board of Education the Summer Term was extended to 8 months
in order that the fKshool year might end the 31st of December instead of the 31st of
October as formerly, hence this report will cover a period of 14 months, from the 1st of
November 18S4 to 31st of December 1885.
During the year a few unavoidable changes have taken place in the staff of
teachers. Miss Fowler, who Jiad been engaged the first of the year, had unavoidably
to resign and her place was tilled by Miss Trenholm, and Miss Brown, owing to ill-
health, was .coTupelled to i^tire from her duties at the end of the year.
On account of the several schools, especially in the primary departments, being
overcrowded, the Boai^d provided increased accommodation, by raising the school-house
on Wei don Street thereby adding an additional room, which, no doubt, will meet all
present requirements.
The school buildings have during the year been put in thorough repair, and par.
tioular attention has been paid to the sanitary department.
The usual termiimtion examinations passed satisfactorily in every respect and it
was particularly gratifying to tind a deeper interest in the schools manifested by the
jmrents of the children as Bho^\^l by an increase in their attendance at these exercises.
During the last term the schools were visited by the Chief Superintendant of
Education, who expi^ssed lumself well pleased with the efficiency of the different
depaitments and the state of the schools generally. Owing to the want of sufficient
school accommodation J especially in the outlying districts of the town, some of the
teachers were apportioned thi-ee grades. The Chief Superintendent recommended that
this, if poB^ble, should be obviated and not more than two grades taught in eaeh
department* The iuci^asixl accommodation we now have will enable us to carry out
this suggestion.
In reviewing generally the school Work of the past year the i^esult has been most
satiafactory to the School Board, no unpleasantness has occurred between teachers and
Hcholara requiiiog their intervention. The schools have providentially been free from
any sickness of a serious natui-e. The teachers have evinced interest and efficiency in
their duties, i-esulting in marked progress in the different depai-tments on the part of
the pupda, and general harmony and good feeling has existed.
Herewith annexed you will find statements 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, inclusive, showing the
state of the schools and the financial report for the year ending 31st December, 1885.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
Moncton, K. B., 31st Dec, 1885. WM. B. KNIGHT, Swretary.
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Statement No. 1.
Shewing State of SchooU at June 30t/i, 1885.
No. of
Schools.
Class of Teachers.
No. of
Tr>flpTiprR
No. of Pupils
on Begister.
Avei"ago
Attendance.
I.
II.
III.
Boys, 519
Girls, 497
1016
M.
F.
M,
F.
M-
F.
M.
F.
16
2
2
1
9
• •
2
3
13
650
Statement No. 2.
S/iewing State of Schools at December Slat, 1885,
No. of
Schools.
Class of Teachers.
No. of
TAfl/*ViprR
Na of Pupils
on Begister.
Average
Attendance.
I.
n.
III.
Boys, 481
Girls, 477
958
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
16
2
1
1
9
• .
3
3
13
703
St»^bement No. a
Shewing Namee and Salaries qf Teachere, No. of FupUa in each Department^ Average
Attendance from 1st November, 1884, to 30th June, 1885.
SehooL
Central, No. 1,
■■■»
W C( 1
■■■>
U *€ 1
■■■>
« 1
u u 1
a 2,
« 2,
" 3,
« 3,
Hams Avenue,
«<
Lntes Street,
«
Highfleld Street,
Bridge Street,
Grades.-
1
1,2
1,2
4
1,2
1,2
Name of Teachers.
8and9S.G.-Wilbur,
7J:G. McCurdy,
D. M. Trites.
Oatharine
Agnea McSweeney, .,
Mary J. Murray,
Eunice Brown,
sISusieFord,
L. Stevens,
Anastasia DeVere, . . .
Lottie O'Neill,
Maria B. Bourque,
Agnes Lockhart,
Mrs. M. Simpson,
Mary Jonah,
3 Larenia Fawcett, • • •
Pupils
AvYge
attend-
Salary.
on
R'gist'r
ance.
$650
51
34.34
580
53
32.56
580
48
34.50
245
56
44.05
170
59
40.0
J70
51
40.0
220
63
40.05
170
75
50.0
170
61
42.27
170
64
37.90
170
68
43.33
170
60
33.40
170
67
50.34
220
67
41.0
170
81
43.39
170
82
45.27
1006
IP* cent,
attend-
ance.
67.0
01.0
72.0
79.0
69.0
77.0
64.0
66.0
69.32
69.21
63.50
55.66
75.27
€1.0
53.56
70.50
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1885.
Statement No. 4;
Shewing Names and Salaries of Teachers, No. of Pupils in eoicJi, Department, Average
Attendance from Isl July, 1885, to 31st December, 1885.
School.
Central, No.
Grades.
« » 2,
" " 2
" " 3
" a
Harris Avenue,
Lutes Street,
u
Highfield Street,
Bridge Street,
1
2.3
2
1
1.2
1,2
4
1.2
1.2
iand9
7
6
5
4
3
6
2
4
3
2
3
3
5
3
3
Name of Teachers.
Salary,
S. C.Wilbur,
J. G. McCurdy,
D. M. Trites,
Catharine Hennessey,
Caroline Trenbolm, . .
Mary J. Murray,
Agnes McSweeney,. . .
Susie Ford
Anastasia DeYere, . . .
Ella L. Stevens,
Lottie O'Neill,
Maria Bourque
Agnes Lockbart,
Mrs. M. Simpson
Mary Jonah
Larunia Fawcett, ....
Pupils
on
R'gist'r
$650
580
580
245
170
170
170
170
170
170
170
170
170
220
170
170
AvVl
attend
ance.
geV
cent
attend-
ance.
53
51
59
58
67
57
62
61
61
60
62
58
61
64
64
60
958
36.58
35.79
45.53
45.0
51.12
41.0
45.0
52.0
40.86
45.40
44.71
40.02
51.52
49.0
44.41
44.72
69.0
70.0
77.0
78.0
76.0
71.0
72.0
86.0
6C.9S
75.66
72.02
74.16
84.85
76.0
63.14
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Statement No. 6.
Sfteioing tlie Receipts and Expenditure for Scltools for the Tear ending Dee. 31st, 1885.
Receipts — 14 months.
1884.
Nov. 1. To balance on hand 9 212 6i>
4. " Received from Town Treasurer, S 200 00
" 11. " " " " 1500 00
1885.
Jan. 7. " Proceeds County Fund Draft, 690 94
" 15. « " $1500 Debentures sold, 1569 70
" 19. " " Superior School Allowance, 60 87
" 23. " Received from Town Treasurer, . 200 00
May 3. " " " " 100 00
Aug. 8, " " " " for balance
due in 1884 416 40
" 14. " Received from Town Treasurer, 2786 87
" 28. " " " -. " 1000 00
Sept 13. " Proceeds County Fund Draft 1037 16
Oct 19. •' Received frbm Town Treasurer, 800 00
Nov. 9. " " " " 400 00
" 10. " Received for Pump, 5 00
Dec. 19. " Received from Town Treasurer, 800 00
11566 94-
« Proceeds Loans from Banks, 2569 04
^ JM4348 67
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Expenditure — 14? months.
1884-85.
Ordinary Expenses :—
Salaries (Teachers and Secretary), JGIGO 77
Janitors' Expenses, 377 40
Fuel, 402 13
General Repairs, 467 SI)
Coupons, Interest and Insurance, 1302 7G
? 8809 45
Construction and Special Repairs : —
Construction New School-houses, $1400 91
Fencing and Grading, 208 20
School Furniture, ISO 02
— - 1804 79'
Bills Payable, S200 00
Balance on hand, Dec. 31st, 534 43
514348 or
Note. — Owing to the Summer Term having been extended to eight niontlia, Uy order of
the Board of Education, so as to have the School Year end the 31st Deeefubtir, instend of tho
3l8t of October, this statement shows an expenditore of fourteen months, ending 31st December^
1885.
Wm. B. knight, Sta-eiary,
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APPENDIX D.
Reports of the University, of the Deaf and Dumb Institution
AT Frederic TON, of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at
Halifax, and the Blind Asylum at Halifax.
Eixtract ftom the Beport of the President of the University.— Thomas
Harrison, A. M., LL.D.
"On the 17th of November, Mr. \V. F. Stockley, B. A., and Senior Moderator
of Trituty College, Dublin, was appointed to the chair of English and French, and Mr.
{*?. W- Dycle, a clistm^iished graduate of Queen's College, Kingston, was made Professor
q£ Natural and Moml Philosophy and Political Economy. To abolii^ the chair of
Philosophy would l^e a direct step towards bringing the University down to the level
of a high school, Tlit^ new Professors have entered upon their duties and are fully
realizing tlie high exjiectations based upon their College testimonials.
'^ A freuhiiian cla&s of .thirty-one in actual attendance is a hopeful sign in the progress
of the Univeraity, and renders the duty of maintaining order in the halls and lecture
roonjB all thts more hnpet-ative.
" A new and convenient lecture room has been opened for the accommodation of the
different classes."
The Univeimty is indebted to Lieut. -Col. Maunsell for the formation of a Coll^
diill corps. A couimittoe has been appointed to revise the coui'se of instruction in the
University.
The Collegiate School continlies to be managed under the joint superintendence
of the Senate of the University and the Board of School Trustees of Fredericton.
PROFESSORS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK.
Tliomas Harrison^ M. A., LL.D., Professor of Mathematics.
L. W, Bailey, M. A., Ph. D., Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science.
H. S. Bridges, M. A., Professor of Classical Literature.
W. F. Stockley, B, A., Professor of English and French Language and Literatures.
S. W. Dyde, M. A., Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy and Political
Economy.
J. D- HAZEN, B, A., Registrar and Treasurer.
Fredericton Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb— Principal's
Beport.
Having been requested by Mr. Crocket, Chief Superintendent of Education, to
prepaid a report of the above Institution, I gladly take this opportunity of doing so,
with the hoj^« that its publication in the pages of the next Educational Report will be
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the means of spreading informaticn respecting the InEdtution thn)Ugliout the Province
and cfreating genered interest in onr work.
In ^rriting a report for this purpose, I feel that I cannot do better than give a abort
histozy of the Institution^ detailing the reasons which led to its establishment, the
objects which are wubeerved bj such an institution in t}ie educational requirements of
the Province and the measure of success which has been vouchsafed to its operatians
Ouring the three years of its ejcistence.
The Institution was opened on the Ist of Septembefj 1882^ and the following
among other considerations led to its entabHahment*
STATISTICS.
A«!ording to the census of 1871, the ]^K>pulation of Kew BmnBwick was 285,5^4,
and its dealt ai^d dumb population 306. In 1881 it^a general population was 321,000,
and calculating one deaf mute for 533 of its population which, obtained in 1871, its deaf
mute population at that time would be 344.* In the ten years between 1871 and 1881
the Province added 35,000 to her general population, and 37 to the number of her
deaf muti^.
[If Kew Brunswick ia increaaing her population at the rate which she obtained during
the last decade it follows that her present population (1886) would 1)6 338,500, and the
number of her deaf and dumb 362,]
This rapid increase in the deaf and dumb ]x>pulation of oiir Province made
increased provision necessary to overtake the edueatioa of these afllicted people, unless
Kew Bninswick was willing to leave the resiwnsibility of their education to a neigh-
boring Province, where but few ooidd obtain the privilege owing to the disinclination of
parents to send their little ones 300 miles away to scfiooL That she was not indifferent
to their welfare was evidenced by the encouragement met with in the various sections of
the Province where the question was ventilated. The establishing of a home school for
the deaf mutes of New Brunswick was felt and acknowledged in all quarters to be a
step in the right direction^ and one that should be supported by all who took an interest
iti their welfare. A tangible proof of this encouragement lay in the collections made in
various portions of the Province for this purpose, in the promisefl made by numerous
friends of the movement to seek out the deaf mute children of their respective localities
and get them forwarded to Fred eric ton for education^ and in the number of children
who wero waiting to take advantage of its ojiening
0P£3riNG OF THE INSTITUTION,
After some diflicuUy a suitable site and building wei-e obtained for our purpose '
and the Institution was located at the residence of Senator Botaford on Hawthorne Hill.
Slk ^upOs immediately presented themselves for admission, which number was
afterwards increased to eighteen.
It was a gi-eat satisfaction to us to have met with a location so beautiful and so
admirably adapted in every particular to our wants and purposes, No finer site could
ha^e been found in the Maritime Provinces, The ample facilities which it afforded for
fr«sh air exercise were most conducive to the health and liappiness of our pupils. The
building waa exceedingly convenient and all who paid us the honor of a visit testified
to the arrangements made for the chiUlren's comfort. The pupils themselves appre*
mted its advantages and tlieir noisy shouts when at play indicated thorough enjoy-
' The Cemwf for ISSl fgivei 401 dj&af tnnfew for th^ PtovUk*— W. a
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raetit. Bevoral well kiiown gentlemen of the city kiodly consented to act as directoni
An appeal was issued for funtls and we quietly settled down to work,
INSTITUTION DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Ourprcmpects appeared exccodingly bright; but after a few months of eteady endeavor
to iiicreaee tlie usefulness of the Ii;atitution and to bind friends to its iuteresta^ vre tnet
with a serious ntid unexpected discouragement in the loss of the Institution by fire.
This occurred on March '25th, 1883, and necessitated our removal to our present
abode J a few minutes walk fi-om Hawthorne Hill, and which was fortunately unoocupted
at the time, ^one of our furniture was burned, what was lost was taken tLW&y during
the confaaion incidental to such a calamity. School was resumed the following week*
t;OVERNMENT GRANT.
The parents of our pupils Iiav© paid what they could towai^is the board expense
of tlieir children, but most of them being poor tlaey have been unable to do much morfi
than find clothes for them. We have relied principally on Government aid and volnn-
tary contributions to sustain the work. Steps were taken by tlie committee to lay the
claims of the Institution berore the Government and ¥1 500 was voted for this pui'po^e.
PURCHASE OF SITE,
As Senator Botsford offered the estate at Hawthorne Hill, tho site of the late
Institution, eonsiflting of 117 acres, for the very reasonable sum of iJlOOO, it was decidt^d
to devote $500 of tlie amount granted by the Government for two years to secure thU
eligible site. The purchase was comple'ted last year. It is now vested in the hands of
Q subcommittee who desire to erect a suitable building for the work aa soon as funds
are available,
OUB FREfiBNT LOCATION,
While the building we at present occupy is not adapted for the aoeommodation of
a large number of pupils' its situation is a very pleasant and healthy one. Its sanitary
condition is excellent* A fine spring of pure water rises in tlie woods above the Insii-
tution supplies us with this necessary of life in abundance. With pure air, good
fiuljstantial food, cleiin beds^ well ventilated rooms and plenty of out door exercise, then*
is little cause to fear sickness and when it does come their systems are prepared for i
and robust enough to shake off in a few days, wbat would with children less favomblv
fiituated probably become of serious import,
ATTENDANCE AND VACATION,
The average attendnnce of pupils has been from 14 to 18, The attendance for tlie
past year has been 1 7, rep i-esen ting the following counties, York, Carleton, St Jolrn.
ICing^a, Albert, Charlotte and the neighboring state of Maine, We ha-ve ntimeroiis
application,^ for admission and tlie attendance might easily be doubled liad we the
accommodation and funds to warrant such extension.
It was considered advisable to have but one school session, extending ivom the 1st
of Septetaber to the 1st of July^ every child being required to spend the remaining two
months vacation at liome.
We have a short holiday at Giristmas which is spent at the Institution* Our
Christmas tree is usually most liberal ly decorated with presents through tlie kindness of
friends in Fre<!ericton and St, John. Every amusement is provided that they can
appreciate and the time is passed as pleasantly as possible.
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ADDITIONAL TEACHER*
Mr. Ernest Power came out from England in December, ISS^j to devote Mmself
to the work. He continues ia cLftrge of the second class, and iilla the position with
uredit to himself and benefit to hia pupils.
THEIR CLAIM TO AJf EDUCATION.
Ample provision has very wisely been made by our Legislature for the education
of every hearing and speak iug child throughout the Province, Our Kormftl »ScLool
prepares hundreds of young men and women year by year to eairy on the work. So
thorough and hberal is this provision that free educational facilities are placed within
the reot^h of allj irrespective of class, creed or condition- And while we rejoice that so
much ia done in this direction wo cannot but wonder that a portion of the young in-
habitants of our pL^vince who need education far more than heaiing und speaking
children, who are^ in fact, completely helpless without it, dependent on those around
them for the supply of all their needs, and who, by judicious training, make good, in-
dustrious, and res]'K)nsible membei^ of societyj are left in a great measure to obtain
their education by the charity of the benevolent.
By all means spread education throughout the length and breadth of the land. It
is an elevating process which must do good aud i-etuni a hundred fold to the country
adopting it. Let every one be taught that can be taught, and benefits by teaching
make the privilege univerBalj and draw not the line at these *' children of silence,"
and saying, becauitie they cannot speak nor hear, neither shall they understand. Ex*
tend to them this inestimable blessing, which is the birthright of their more fortunate
brethren ; make them sharers in this gi-eat privilege; and let their darkness be dispelled
hy the rays of beneficent light.
A NEW BUILDING NECESaAHY.
Great satisfaction has been expressed by the numerous friends of the Institution at
the results attained in the past, but it ia felt that if the Institution were placed on a
government basia, its expenditure defrayed by goveramont funds, that a salutary impetus
would l>e given to the work which would enable us to reach all the deaf mute children
of the Province,
The Institution is Catholic in its aims and usefulness. Its promoters having faith
in its future, have cheerfully applied themselves to secure it success as a labor of love.
If self -aggrandisement had been their motive this eould have easily been obtained in
the furtherance of other movements at a much 1<^J3 expenditure of time and energy.
Under these circumstances we have a right to ask that sufficient funds be placed at
our disposal to enable the work to be carried on so as to obtain the best ijossible results.
As I have stated elsewhere, a beautiful site has been socui-ed, and what we now
need is the sum oE ?5,000 or ^6,000 for th© erection of a building suliiciently commodi-
ous to accommodate hfty or sixty pupilfi,
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
I would here thankfully acknowledge the aid received from our Legislature since
the opening of the Institution in 1872, and while the amoimt received froni all sources
during that period has been smaller than we anticipated, we have kept the work going
with the hope that brighter days would come and that a new and striking advance
would place the Institution on an equality with all similar organizations receiving
Government support.
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DEAP AXD DUMB INSTITUTION — FJlEDEttlCTOK.
1885.
Our thanks are also due to numerous friends vho have contributed to the success
of the Institution in various ways, hy subscribing to its funde, and by donations of
Bchool appliances, provisions, medicinew, books, i>eriodical3, etc.
Dr, Brown merits our sincere acknowledgnientg for his valuable professional ser-
vices continually rendered since the establishing of the InstitutioiK
With one exception, w^e have had no case of serious illness among the pupils, ThL*
little boy referi-ed to contracted jaundice pi*evious to his adnussion, which on the third
ttttackj despite the utmost care and attention, i exulted in his death in February 1884,
Hia bright and winning ways had endeared him to every one in the house and bis lo6S
was deeply felt, aflecting every member of our little circle. Loving care and attention
were exerted in vain and he gradually sank to i^st With this single exception pronipfc
niedical advice has been our safeguai-d. Upon the first approach of sickness Dr. Brown
baa cheerfully placed his services at our disposal, and liis skillful treatment has happily
been effectual m restoring all to tlie ruddy hue of health.
This brief i-eview, while revealing our experience of the shade m well as the suji-
shine of life, inevitable to human existence, still affords gi^unds for satisfaction at the
measure of success which has attended tiie efforts put forth for the welfare of these
" children of silence.'*
The Jvltowi'iig id a list qf tlie pupils attending tite InatUutiGn witJi tli^ir ng^ mnd tfa
locality to which the helo7ig.
Na|
Name,
Ag£.
Besidekce.
1
i Ernest Edwin Prince,
U
Saint John, St. John Go.
3
Fi^d^k J. T. Boal,
13
Sussex, King^s Co.
S
Murray McMackin^
H
Havelock, **
4
Ernest W. Hageimaii,
17
Woodstock, Carleton Co.
0
John H, Bryden,
U
£C U
d
Mary TJphani,
19
Uphani, King's Co.
T.
Isedore Ricker,
17
Turtle Creek, Albert Co-
8
Avondale Smitb,
16
Albert Mhies,
0
EUinor Logan,
9
Portland, St. John Co.
10
Ullie Wheli>ley,
15
St, John,
11
Florence Milton,
16
Turtle Creek, Albert Co.
12
Edward M, Wheary,
13
Keswick, York Co,
19
John Frankl yn Eeilley,
7
St Stephen, Charlotte Co.
J4
Alfi-ed Tlowe Shaw,
8
Middle ^inionds, Carleton Co.
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Elizabeth McLaughlin,
10
Yanceboro, Mttine.
15
Mary Jane Esty,
11
Jackaontown, Carleton Co.
17
George Allan Miller,
19
Lower Canterbury, York Co,
Balance Sheet 1885.
Keceipts.
By Government Grant, , * - $1,500 00
'* Collectors and Subacriptons, , 1,050 83
" Paymenta by Parents, 133 25
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1865, DKAJ" ASB UUMfi INSTITDTiON — FK£I>EElGT02i\ 81
EXPEKDITURB.
To Household Exi^enseg, , , » $1,143 SS
" Furniture and Repaira, _ 262 24
^' Dry Goods, Clotbing, 4c.,. , . , 234 29
*' Kent and Insurance * - , - * . 103 34
" Sakry and Wages 306 78
" Fuel, . , , , 56 20
" Printing Keport, &c., , . _. - . 35 15
" Furdiase of Sit€, *•.
" Interest on Bond, ^,, _ , 542 50
$2,683 08
ALBERT FRED'K WOODBRIDGE,
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Halifax^ Nova Sootia.
January 19 th, 1886.
William Crocket^ Eaq.^
Frovinoe of New BroiiBWick.
Bear Sir,^Io compliance with your request I beg to Bubmit the following report
of this InBtitution for the information of the New Brunswick Board of Education :
ATTENDAlfCa
The number of pupils in attendance at the Institution during the year 1885 was
seveuty-fotir— 40 boys and 34 girla ; of these 45 were from Nova Scotia, 17 from New
Brunsw^lck, 6 from Prince Edward laland, and 6 from Newfoundland In addition to
the regular pupils, there has been an attendance of 14 at a Sunday Evening Class, held
far the benefit of extra deaf mutea not now connected with the Institution as pupils,
nicking the total number of deaf mutes under our care or sU[>eryiBioo for the year 1885
JDst eigbty-eight,
NEW BRUySWICK PUPILS,
The following are the names and residences of the seventeen New Brunswick deaf
mutes (1 1 boys and 6 girls) w^ho have been attending the school within the year 1885 ;
James Ganey - Carleton, St John County,
Elderkin Allen ..,»<,« Bhemogue, WcgtmQrelaud.
Maggie Ttiylor*. . . . , - , , ** "
Fred. W- Trever , , Baie Verte, '*
John B, Trenboim Port Elgin,
Xiillian Trenboim. *' "
Fhemie Trenboim ^ p , , . • , , *' "
Russell English* « , , . .Woodstock, Carleton Co,
Robert McEgan*, * • . , .^ .Pioneer, "
Melbourne D'Orsay Memramoook, Westmoreland,
Edward McDonald ..•* . Chatham, Northumberland.
Maurice S. Blake* , , , Carry ville, Albert Ca
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Atinie Crozier. .^ , PetersvUle, Queen's Co.
Annie Mai-sii Ba^ Riverj Kent Co.
Annie Y aughan Portland, *St. John Co.
SunintT Jones St. John City, '*
Charles Thumith '*
Of the above fourteen are at present under instruction in this Institution^ three
marked* having left at the close of the term in July last.
AMOU.\T RKCKIVED FOR SUPVORT.
Onl^ five out of the seventeen Now Brunswick pujiils m attendance here during
1865 paid anything at all for board or edncation. From these five, payments raiigiisjj
from $12 to 180 for the year were received, the whole amounting only to §162, or little
more than $10 a head. Indudiug thtj grant of S500 from the New Brunswick Crov-
ernmentj the sum received for the support of New Brunswick pupils in this Institution
during the year bag been but ?41.37i per capita, being little more tlian one-fourtli of
their actual cost. For tlie sjimc proportion of Nova Scotia pupils the Govemmiint of
this Pravince pays §2^040, or at the rate of $1 20 per liead per annum
CLAIMS OF THE HALIFAX INSTITUTION,
This extraordinary difference between the number and cost of New Brunswick
pupihi attending the Halifax Institution, and the compensation ret-eived for tboir si j im-
port, bas been going on for the luat four years, and now amounts to some five or ids
thousand dollars. The facts of the case have been presented again and again to the
New Brunswick Government and Legislatui-e, but without securing the recognition of
our just claims. For a fuller statement of these claims 1 beg to reter to the enclosed
copy of memorial from the directors of the Halifax Institution, submitted to the New
Brunswick Legislatui^ laat year, and w^ottld \enture to expi-ess the hope that your
Boai-d of Education will look cai^^fully into this matter, and use their influence to have
it ]jlaced on a more etjui table footing, so that the New Brunswick dt^f mutes may no
longer Ijecome a cliarge on the bene vol ence of another province.
It ought also to be stated that while we welcome New Brunswick deaf niuteg to
an equal sliare in tlve benefits of this Institution (and have done so for over a quarter
of a century), we do not canvass for pupils in New Brunswick, nor seek, directly or
indirectly, to attract them to our schooL They come unsolicited and of their own
accord.
IMPROVEMENTS OF THE YEAH,
During the past year we have exjHjnded over $1500 on a new wing to the build*
ing, and other improvements conducive to the increased comfort and efficiency of the
establishment, and it shall be specially noted thai, not only do the New Brunswick
pupils share in the benefit of these improvements, but also that most of the expendi-
ture would have been unnecessaiy but for their presence in the Institution. This fact
lends increased force to the claims of the Hlalrfax Institution to a juster measure of
support from New Brunswick, while at the same time it lessens the necessity (if such
there be) for a separate institution in your province,
EQUIPMENT AND STAFF-
With a record of nearly thirty years supcesaful work the Halifax Institution was
never in a bettor position than at present, fp^*.t^rying on eMciently the education of
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tbe de^f and dumb. Having a staff of five teflcliers, adequate educational means and
appliances, and es|)erieuced domestic management, every reasonable facility and guar-
an left is provided for the physical, intellecttial, and moral training of '* the children of
Eilenc© " entrusted to its care.
INCOMK AND EXrKNDITl'Ui:.
Not having access at the preaent moment to tho Tre>as\i rev's books, I ain unable to
state the income and expenditure for the i^»ast year, but it will shortly be published in
the Annual lleport of tlie Directors, a copy of which is sent to every member of the
Xew Brunswick Legislature, I may mention, however, that the avernge income and
txjtenditure for some years past has been about eight thousand dollars,
AJl which iH respectfully gubmitted,
J. SCOrr HTJTTON,
PrindpfiL
School for the Blind, Halifax, N. S,— C, F. Fmser, Snperintondent,
There are at present six pupjia from the Province of New Bmnfiwick attending
the aliove Institution ; Maggie Duke, Richibucto ; Agnes A^ alley, Chatham : Isaljel
fcstaten, Foreston ; \Vm. Collins, St, John; Jos, Cook^ ' Portland ; Clifford Williston,
Ncwcajstip- At the dose of the last school session Charles Colo of Fredericton, gradu-
jLted as a piano-forte tuner.
The main object of the Institution is to bo educate and train young blind persons
in tho Maritime Provinces slu will enable them to be self-supporting after they shall
have completed their tenn at the school. Twenty-six pupils are now in attendance.
Parents of blind children residing in this Province Bhould communicate with the
Su[>erintendent, 0, P. Frazer, who will give them full infonnation as to the terms ujwn
i^^hieh pupils from New Brunswick ai^e admitted.
HaUfiix School for tkt Blind j in accoUTit mith E. D, Mey^iell^ TreaBurer^
Db,
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1885,
Doc, 12.
To Balance due Bank Nova Scotia, 8 29r> 50
" Piiid house expenses, i nolo ding salaries to Steward,
Matron, and Servants, 2,772 39
" Paid Salaries to Superintendent and Teachers,. . , , . 1 ,280 00
" Repairs and Alterations of Building, , , 543 63
'* Grounds , , 11 00
" Printing, Stationary and Postage, - 81 24
" Instruction in Singing and Mumcnl InatrumentSj . , 79 SO
" Prizes, - , 18 00
" Sundries, lOt 08
** Halifax Banking ComiMiny, on dei>osit, 100 00
*' Materials for manufacture in workshop, *..,...., 65 86
" Baknce, * 1 05
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Dec. 12. By Interest and Dividends, ....,....-..., $1,432 53
'' Manufactures sold, 135 72
" Donations, 257 31
" Grant— P. E. Island Government, % 200 00
" " New Brunswick Government —
balance '84, 120 00
" New Brunswick, *85, 720 00
« Nova Scotia— Countvand Gov't, 2,246 00
3,286 00
" Legacy late Jas. Thomson, , 100 00
" Proceeds of Concert, per E. A. <& E. E 68 Of
85,279 55
To unpaid bills, -■ 102 4*3
[E. k O. E.]
Examined and found correct, E. D. MEYNELL,
GEO. THOMSON, ) . ,., Trmmrer,
GEO. MITCHELL, p^^*^^«-
Halifax, 12th Dec. 1885.
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On page xxxviii., second line, for " comer " read cover ; on seventh line
same page for "Blackie's Sound Bodies and how to keep them so," read, ^Zaifcie's
Sound Bodies for our Boys and Oirls. On page A 30, twelfth line of Table,
under head — Salary from the Trustees per Term — for "$125 *' read 9176,
FREDERICTON:
1887.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOLS
OF
NEW BRUNSWICK,
1886.
BY THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
FREDERICTON:
1887.
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EDUCATION OFFICE,
FredericUm, N. B., Marck 3rd, 1887.
Sir,—
I have the honour to present to His Honor the Lieatenant-Govemor, the
Annual Report on the Public Schools of the Province, for the year ended
December 31st, 1887.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
WM. CROCKET.
To the Hon. David McLellan,
Provincial Secretary.
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CONTENTS.
PART L-GBNBRAL REPORT.
PAGE.
Introductoiy ^ ix
A Sommarj Tlew of the Schools for the year ended June dOth, 1886 x
Number of School Teachers, etc x
Proportion of Population at School, Age and Sex of Pupils, Percentage of
Attendance T x
Pupils in the different Branches of Instruction xiii
Teachers and Assistants employed xiv
Period of Service of Teachers xv
Time in Session of the Schools xv
Examinations, Visits, Prizes xv
Average Salaries of Teachers xvi
Disbursements of Provincial Grants to Teachers • • xvii
Apportionment of County Fiand to Trustees xvii
Superior Schools • . • xviii
Grammar Schools xix
Provincial Normal School xix
Examinations of Teachers. i xxiv
Number of Schools, Teachers and Pupils for the First Term ended 30th June, 1 886 xxv
Attendance of Pupils at the Schools from 1868 to June, 1886 xxvi
School-house Grants to Poor Districts xxvii
Aid to Popr Districts xxviii
The Cities and Incorporated Towns xxxii
Average Attendance of Pupils in Cities and Towns xxxiii
Teachers' Institutes « xxxiii
Educational Institute of New Brunswick xxxiv
Text Books xxxvii
Educational Exhibit xxxviii
Inspectors' Reports ., xli
PART n."-STATISTIOAL TABLES.
Table L— Public Schools— Year ending 30th June, 1886 A 3
Attendance, Part I A 4
do. Part II A 5
Pupils in different branches, Part I A 6 to A 9
do. Part n A 10 to A 13
Teachers employed, Part I A14
do. Part II A15
Service of 1st Glass Teachers, Part L A 16
do. Part II A 17
Service of 2nd Class Teachers . ^. ^... A 18
Time in Session A 19
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Table VII. — Public Schools — Visits, Examinations, Prizes A 20
Table VIII. — do. Average Salaries of Teachers A 21
Table IX. — do. Disbaraemeht of Grants to Teachers .... A 22
Table X. — do. Apportionment of County Fund, Part I . A 23
do. do. do. Part II A 24
Table ' XI.— do. Superior Schools, Part I A 25 to A 26
do. ■ * da do. Part II A 27 to A 28
Table XII.— do. Grammar Schools, Part I A 29
do.' do. do. Part II A 30
Table XilL— do. Provincial Normal School A 31
Table Xt V. — do. Teachers examinations A 32
do. Issue of School Licenses A 33 to A 35
Table XV.— do. Libraries A 36
Table XVt.— do. Student-Teachers* Allowances A 37 to A 44
Table XVII.— do. * * Drafts to teachers and Trustees. A 45
Table XVIII. — do. Summary of Provincial Grants A 46
do. Examination Questions for License .... A 47 to A 63
PART III.-APPBNDIOBB.
Appendix A.
Iteport of f he Prmcipal of the Provincial Normal School 3
Appendix B.
Inspector's Reports. — District No. 1, Geo. W. Mersereau, A. B 9
- do. ■■ ' ■ do. 2, Jerome Boudreaa 12
• do. do. 3, George Smith, A. M 16
do, do. 4, D. P. Wetmore 18
do. do. 5, W. 8. Carter, A. M 20
do. . do. 6, L B. Oakes, A.M...... 25
Appendix C.
Eeports of Boards of School Trustees. — I. Fredericton 31
do. ^ IL Portland 38
do. Ill Moncton 49
•do. IV. Woodstock 53
* do; V. St. Stephen 55
do. VL Milltown 57
do. VIL St John 58
Appendix D.
B^port of President of the University 75
Fredericton Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb 76
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Halifax 81
School for the Blinds Halifax 83
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GENERAL REPORT.
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ANNUAL REPORT
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PART I -GENERAL REPORT.
To His Honor The Honorable Sir Samuel Leonard TiOey, C. B., K. C, M. 0.,
LietUenant'Govemai* of the Province of New Brunswick :
May it please Your Honor, —
I have the honour to submit the Fifteenth Annual Report of the Free School
System of the Province. During the year a gratifying degree of progress has
been made in several important respects — increased average attendance, greater
<X)nformity to the course of instruction, and a larger attendance of pupils in
advance of Standard IV. The number of schools, however, and the total enrol-
ment of pupils vtrere less than during the preceding year, but a comparison in
these respects cannot fairly be made as the year previously reported embraced
a period of fourteen months. But there are other reasons for this decrease in
numbers besides the shorter period. A considerable number of schools in the
Acadian districts of Gloucester County as well as a few in like districts in several
•other counties were closed from the want of fairly suitable persons to teach
them. It is true that persons could have been got as formerly to keep
the school, but the Inspectors having in view the instruction of the children
declined to recommend the employment of those whose services they knew
would be of no value. In several other counties not containing any Acadian
districts there were also a larger number of schools closed than during the pre-
ceding year. Inspector Wetmore in referring to this subject in his report says :
'* This (falling off in some districts) in most instances arises from the depression
in business, some districts finding it so hard to collect taxes, that at the annual
meeting no supplies were voted and attempts were made to close the schools for
a term or two."
Progress as respects the erection and repair of school-houses and the fur-
nishing of teaching appliances though less marked than in some former years
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CHIEF superintendent's REPORT. 1886.
A Summary View of the Schools for the Year endixifir June 30th, 1886.
The Statistical Tables of Part II. embrace two terms, viz., the. term ended
December 31st, 1885, and the term ended June 30th, 1886. Tables IX and X
show the disbursements of Provincial Grants and the apportionment of the
County Fund to Trustees for the same time.
Part III Includes the reports of the Principal of the Normal School for the
session ended May 1886, of Inspectors, of Boards of Trustees of cities and in-
corporated towns, of the President of the University, and of the Superintend-
ents of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Fredeiicton and at Halifax, and of
the Blind Asylum at Halifax, for the year ended December Slst, 1886.
Table I. — ^Number of Schools, Teachers, Pupils, &c.
Second Term, 1883. — The number of Schools was 1,441 ; the number of
Teachers, 1,509 ; the number of Pupils, 52,758.
First Term, 1886, — The number of Schools was 1,515 ; the number of
Teachei-s, 1,590 ; the number of Pupils in attendance, 61,802.
The number of Districts having Schools in operation in the Second Term,
that were without Schools in the First Term, was 89 ; and the number having
Schools in the First Term, that were without Schools in the Second Term, was
156.
The total number of different pupils in attendance at the schools within
the year was 68,367.
Table II. — Proportion of Population at School, Age and Sex of Pupils,
Percentage of Daily and Full-Term Attendance.
Second Term, 1885. — The proportion of the population of the Province
enrolled at the public schools this term, according to the census of 1881, was I
in 6.09. It will be seen that the attendance exceeded this percentage in the
following counties : Carleton, Charlotte, Kent, King s, Northumberland, Resti-
gouche, Westmorland and York. It was highest in Westmorland (5.56);
next in York (5.64). It was lowest in Madawaska (7.87), and next Gloucester
(7.78).
Three hundred and twelve were under 5 years of age ; 49,923 between 5
and 15 years, and 2,518 over 15 years.
There were 26,991 boys and 25,762 girls.
Grand total days' attendance, made by the pupils enrolled, was 2,892,342^.
The average monthly percentage of pupils daily present during the term
was 85.24. The following exhibits this percentage during the Summer Term
since 1874 :—
Summer Term.
1874 72.1
1875 72.88
1876 70,52
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1877 , 73.05
1878 72.88
1879 78.54
1880 78.17
1881 73.22
1882 72.44
1883 78.45
1884 81.72
1885 85.24
The percentage of pupils daily present on an average daring the period
the several schools were open was 59.23. St. John made the highest percentage
(70.81); Bestigouche second (60.90), and Queens the lowest (52.98). The fol-
lowing shows the percentage for the Province during the Summer Term since
1873 :—
SuHHER Term.
1873 52.23
1874 63.56
1875 52.95
1876 53.34
1877 54.93
1878 55.08
1879 55.81
1880 56.13
1881 55.85
i882 56.25
1883 59.66
1884. 58.47
1885 59.23
The attendance of pupils in all the schools in operation for a longer or
shorter period of the year was equal to attendance during every prescribed
teaching day in the term of 54.63 per cent. This percentage measures both
the regularity of attendance and that of the time the schools were open. The
highest percentage was made by St John County (69.1 3, Restigouche second
(55.06), while Queens stood the lowest (46.66). The following are the percent-
ages since 1873 : —
Summer Term.
1873 45.62
1874 47.29
1875 47,19
1876 48.84
1877 49.83
1878 51.76
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1879 53.09
1880 52.96
1881 52.20
1882 52.56
1883 55.10
1884 54.60
1885 54.63
First Term, 1886, — The proportion of the population at School this term
was 1 in 5.20 (census of 1881). This percentage was exceeded in Carleton,
Charlotte, Kings, Queens, Westmorland and Yof k. It was highest in Carle-
ton (4.13), lowest in Madawaska (6.67).
Of the pupils 383 were under 5 years of age ; between 5 and 15 years
o6,595, and 4,824 were over 15 years.
There were 32,884 boys and 28,918 girls.
Grand total days' attendance made by the pupils enrolled was 3,966,207*
The average monthly percentage of pupils daily present during the term
was for the whole Province 86.55. The following are the perc^entages for this
term since 1874 : —
Winter Term.
1874 74.49
1875 ' 74.84
1876 : 75.56
1877 74.27
1878 75.53
1879 75.28
1880 76.12
1881 76.12
1882 75.92
1883 78.03
1884 76.34
1885 68.46*
1886 - 86.55
The percentages of pupils daily present on an average during the period
the several schools were in session, was, for the Province 56.03. The highest
percentages were in St. John County 66.53, Charlotte 58.31, and Restigouche
59.44, while the lowest were in Sunbury 49.55, Queens 50.85, and Gloucester
50.99. The following are the percentages for the Province, during the Winter
Term, since 1874:—
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Winter Tebh.
1874 67.06
1875 65.66 '*
1876 57.61
1877 54.95
1878 58.04
1879 57.49
1880 .59.02
1881 \.. .58.94
1882 .t 58.63
1883 62.79
1884 59.68
1885 53.35
1886 '. 56.03
The attendance of the pupils enrolled in all the Public Schools of the
Province, both full-term or part-term schools, was equal to an attendance dur-
ing every prescribed teaching day in the term of 51.65 per cent. The County
of Saint John stood the highetit 65.69, Charlotte second 61.98, and Northumber-
land third 51.71. The lowest were Madawaska 44.92, Sunbury 46.09, and
Victoria 46.37. The following are the percentages for the whole Province
during the Winter Terms, since 1874 : —
WiNTEK TKBU.
1874 48.13
1875 48.02
1876 49.70
1877 49.08
1878 52.93
1879 53.68
1880 56.06
1881 54.89
1882 53.88
1883 58.71
1884 56,16
1885 47.47
1886 51.65
Table ILL — ^Pupils ik the Different Branches of Instruction.
The numbers in this table include all pupils within the Eight Standards
of the Course of Instruction, whether attending Grammar, Superior or Common
Schools.
Second Term, 1886. — The number of pupils who received instruction in
the different subjects of the course was as follows : — Oral Lessons on Health —
indttding Temperance Lessons — 33,693 — increase 2,837; Physical Exercises,
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32,241 — increase 2,511 ; Oral Lessons on Morals, 35,385 — increase 2,090 ; Sew-
ing (optional) 2,352 — increase 676; Knitting (optional) 1,458 — ^increase 567;
Eeatiing, Spelling and Recitation, including the Eight Standards, 49,867 ; Com-
position, 44,043 ; Grammar aiid Analysis — including only Sjiandards V., VL,
VII., VIIL of the Graded Course, and Standards III. and IV. of the Ungraded
Course — 18,790; History, 15,447; Form, embracing only Standards Land II.,
19,966 ; Industrial Drawing, embnuung the Standards from III. to VIIL in-
clusive, 22,906; Print-script, embracing the first four Standards, 37,036; Writ-
ing, from Standards III. to VIIL inclusive, 27,047 ; Singing, first three Stand-
ards, by Rote, 17,980 ; from Standards IV. to VIIL inclusive. Singing may be
by Rote or by Note — ^by Rote, 8,503 ; by Note, 425 ; Number and Arithmetic
— (Number is confined to the first three Standards pf the Gra4ed Course, and
to the first two of the Ungraded Course) — 49,400 ; Book-keeping (optional),
1,159; Geometry, 1,879 ; Mensuration, 316; Algebra, 2,138; Geography, 41,007 »
.Useful Knowledge Lessons, embracing instruction in Minerals, Plant Life and
Animal Life, 40,549 ; Color, 23,466 ; Familiar Objects, 25,640 ; Physics— Stand-
ards V. to VIIL inclusive— 4,830 ; Physiology, 648; Latin (optional), 703;
French (optional), 223. Further details will be found in tlie tables.
First Term, 1886. — The number of pupils who received inatruction in the
differeat subjects of the course was as follows :— tOral Lessons on Health — in-
eluding Temperance Lessons — 39,452 — increase, 70 ; Physical Exercises, 38,825
— ^increase 1,346; Oral Lessons on Morals. 42,361 — increase 1.202; Sewing
(optional), 2,223 ; Knitting (optional), 1,323 ; Reading, Spelling and Recitation,
including the Eight Standards, 58,895 ; Composition, 52,265 : Grammar and
Analysis, including only Standards V., VL, VIL, VIIL of the Graded Course,
and Standards IJL and IV.of the Ungraded Course, 24,016; History, 19,166;
Form, embracing only Standards I. and II., 22,243 ; Industrial Drawing, em-
bracing the Standards from HI. to VIIL inclusive, 28,272 ; Print-script, em-
bracing the first four Standards,44,938 ; Writing, from Stanc^nds III. to VHI.
inclusive, 33,219; Singing, first three Standards by Rote, 20,329; from Stand-
ards IV. to VJIL inclusive. Singing may be by Rote or by Note — ^by Rote,
10,183; by Npte, 513; Number and Arithmetic (Number is oonfinod to the
first three Stand^s of the Graded Course and to the first tyro qf the Ungraded
Course)— 56,684; Book-keeping (optional), 2,496; Geometry, 2^ Mensura-
tion, 1024; Algebra, 2,752; Geography, 49,826; Useful Eno^fledge Lessons,
embracing instruction in Minerals, Plant Life and Animal Life, 48,280; Color,
,610; Familiar Objects, 29,810; Physics, Standards V. to VIET, inclusive,
6,523; Physiology, 875; Latin (optional), 741; French (optional). MS. Fur-
ther (le|i!ails wiU be f oupd in the table?.
Table IV.— Number and Class of Teachers and Assistants ehployep
IN THE Schools.
Second Term, 1885, — There were 1,509 teaohers and aanstanta: ett|
dttiiiig this term. Of these^ 41& were men, and IfUQI^ vomda Of ikt lAnsi^
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number, 1,368 were trained— increase 70, and 113 untrained — decrease 151.
There were 2 male assistants and 24 female assistants.
The number of teachers of each class was as follows: — Grammar School,
males 14; First Glass, males 121; females 125; Second Class, males 153;
females 562 ; Third Class, males 123 ; females 385.
First Term, 1886.— During this term there were 1,590 teachers and assis-
tants employed. Of these 438 were men, and 1,152 were women, 1,467 were
trained and 87 untrained. There were 7 male assistants and 29 females.
The classes of the teachers were as follows: — G^rammar School Class 14;
First Class, male 117 ; female, 125 ; Second Class, male 174 ; female 599 ; Third
Cl&ss, male 126; female 399.
Table V.— Period qp Sebvice of TEXCHEna
Second Term, 1886.— Ot the 1,481 teachers in charge of schools this term,
the following; facts are reported in respect of 1,459 : — 924 continued to teach in
the same districts in which they taught in the previous term ; 348 removed to
other districts; and 185 taught for the first time; 676 of the number had been
employed not less than three years in teaching ; 24 did not report their period
ef service.
First Term, 1886.— Ot the 1,554 teachers in charge of schools this term,
1,543 are reported in respect of service as follows : — 993 continued to teach in
the same schools as during the previous term ; 388 took charge of oiher schools ;
and 162 taught for the first time; 11 teachers di<d not report their period of
service. Additional facts in reference to the service of teachers will be found
on reference to the Table.
Table VI. — Time in Session of the Schools.
Second Term, 1886.— There were 101 teaching days in this term. 190
schools were in session less than eighty days ; 503 eighty but less than one
hundred days; 182 one hundred days; and 566 the full term of one hundred
and one days. The average number of teaching days the schools were in session
throughout the whole Province was 92.52.
First Term, 1886.— The number of tjeaching days in this tenn was 126 ;
141 schools were in session less than eighty of these days ; ^6 eighty but less
than one hundred days ; 685 one hundred days or upwards, but not full time >
and 627 the full term of ope hundred and twepty-^iz day& The average num-
ber of teaphiiq; days the schools in the Province wefe open this term was 115.7.
The maximum number of lawful teacjiing days for the year was 227. The
average time the schools were open, ezc|iu9ive of holidays, vacations, and Sun-
days was 20&22.
Table VII. — School ExAMiNAtiOKs, Visits, Prizes.
Sepond. Tefm^ 1^86^^T\^ ^uaihftp of jiebiQplcf reppiiipg semi-aana^pQUig
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1886-
The number of school visits reported was, by trustees and secretaries 4,691;
by inspectors 767 ; by members of Parliament 43 : by clergymen 326 ; by
teachers 1,172; by other visitors 10,961.
The number of school prizes reported was 209, valued at $127.82.
First Term, 1886. — Public examinations were reported by 1,155 schools;
360 schools did not report any examination.
The visitations for the term were as follows : — By trustees and secretaries
5,413; by inspectors 1.053; by members of Parliament 71; by clergymen
1,040; by teachers 1,429; by other visitors 16,425,
Three hundred and sixty-two School Prizes were reported, valued at
$340.64.
Table VIII. — ^Average Salaries of Teachers.
The average rate of Teachers' Salaries per annum, from all sources, com-
piled from the returns of the First Term of 1886, which give the local salary
for the year, was as given below.
Male Teachers of the First Class, average $523.72. This does not include
the Principals of the Grammar Schools (see Table XII.) The lowest averages
were in Sunbury and Queens, and the highest in St. John and Restigouche.
Female Teachers of the First Class average $334.58. The lowest averages
were in Kent and Albert, and the highest in St. John and Westmorland.
Male Teachers of the Second Class average $313.74. The lowest averages
were in Queens and Victoria, and the highest in St. John and Northumberland.
Female Teachers of the Second Class average $227.06. The lowest averages
were in Sunbury and Kent and the highest in St. John and Charlotte.
Male Teachers of the Third Class average $231.08. The lowest averages
were in Kings and Kent and the highest in Charlotte and St. John.
Female Teachers of the Third Class average $186.87. The lowest averages
were in Madawaska and Sunbury and the highest in St. John and Charlotte.
The following table shows the average salaries for the Province since 1882
— the salaries for the years 1880 and 1881 were not reported :-^ :
Class!
Class II.
M.
Class III.
M.
Class I.
F.
Class II.
F.
Class IIL
F.
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
$508 00
519 00
532 13
511 80
523 72
$315 00
322,11
334*25
313 97
313 74
8235 00
238 10
248 13
226 32
231 08
$338 73
339 50
339 96
333 43
334 58 1
$230 27
239 28
262 85
236 18
227 06
$185 71
195 90
198 35
182 58
186 87
The salaries as given for the first three years in the foregoing table exhibit
the average salaries under the ranking system, but as these were calculated, 1w
was stated in the Annual Report for 1884, on the basis of full time and first
rank for all teachers, they were evidently in excess of the amount of salazy
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actually received. The salaries as set down for the years 1885 and 1886
approximate pretty closely to the actual salary. The table also shows
that during the past year there has been an increase in the salaries of
teachers of Classes I and III and a slight decrease in the case of the teachers of
Class II. Sunbniy and Queens are the only counties in which a first-class
teacher receives less than $400 a year. The average salary of Grammar School
Teachers for the year was 8782.50, the lowest being in Queens and Sunbury.
The total amount of salaries, including local and provincial, paid to teachers
during the year was as follows : —
Teachers of Common Schools $335,094 41
Teachers of Grammar Schools 9,968 98
$345,063 39
Thus making the rate per pupil the very moderate sum of $5.04 per annum.
The rate per pupil for the same service in Ontario is $7.97 and in Nova
Scotia $5.67. A sn^all increase in the rates of N. B. would not, I think, press
unduly upon the ratepayers.
Table IX. — Disbttrsements of Provincial Gjjants to Teachers.
Second Tei*m, 1886. — The payments of provincial grants to teachers
employed during this term amounted to $64,883.55. This sum includes ordin-
ary grants $57,482.75 ; grants to Superior Schools $5,209.42 ; and to Grammar
Schools $2,191.38.
The amount given above as ordinary grants includes the special grants to
teachers in poor districts, viz., $3,437.73.
First Te^^m, 1886, — The payments of provincial grants to teachers employed
during this term amounted to $67,610.10. This sum includes ordinary grants
$59 648,60; grants to Superior Schools $5,736.40; and to Grammar Schools
$2,225.10.
The amount given above as ordinary grants includes the special grants to
teachers in poor districts, viz., $3,614.04.
For the Fear.— Total of provincial grants $132,493.65. Total amount of
special aid $7,051.77.
Table X.— Apportionment op the County Fund to School Trustees.
For the apportionment of this fund the law provides as follows : — " There
shall be allowed to the trustees of each district, in respect of each qualified
teacher, exclusive of a^istants by them employed, the sum of thirty dollars
per year, and the balance of such amount shall be apportioned to the trustees
according to the average number of pupils in attendance at each school as com-
pared with the whole average of pupils attending the schools of the county and
the length of time in operation." The law further provides that '* the fixed
sum to be paid out of the County School Fund in respect of each teacher,
to schools returned as poor schools, shall be forty dollars," and that an amount
not exceeding one-third more per pupil than the allowance to other districts
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sharing such funds may be allowed, by the Chief Superintendent, in respect of
attendance made by pupils.
Second Tei^m, 1886, — ^The amount of the County Fund apportioned this
tenn to Boards of Trustees was $47,281.37.
S21,126.72 of the fund were apportioned to the Boards of Trustees in
respect of the services of teachers (according to the length of these services
within the prescribed term.)
The balance of the Fund, $26,154.65, was apportioned to the several
Boards of Trustees in each County in proportion to the average attendance of
pupils and the length of time the schools were open.
Of the fund $2,650.39 were apportioned as extra aid to Boards of Trustees
in poor districts.
First Temi, 1886. — The amount of the Countj" Fund apportioned this
term to Boards of Trustees was $47,225.75.
$21,945.93 of the fund were apportioned to the Boards of Trustees in
aespect of the services of teachers (according to the length of these services
within the prescribed terms.)
The balance of the fund, $25,279.82, was apportioned to the several boards
of trustees in each county in proportion to the average attendance of pupib
and the length of time the schools were open.
Of the fund $2,670.13 were apportioned as extra aid to Boards of Trustees
in poor districts.
Other details will be found in the tables.
Each Board of Trustees may readily determine its share of the County
Fund, since the table shows the rate per pupil. This rate multiplied by the
average number of pupils attending the school will give the amount appor-
tioned on account of pupils. If the school has been open full time there should
be an additional amount of $15 per term for services of teacher, and in "poor
districts " $20. For each teaching day the school has been closed during the
term, there will be deducted from that amount the proportion which the num-
ber of teaching days lost bears to the full term.
Table XI. — Superior Schools.
Table XI, gives the details as to the disbursements of the amount given in
Table IX.— $1,094.82.
During the term ended December 31st, 1885, there were 43 Superior
Schools in operation, and during the following term, 47 — two less than the
number allowed by law on the basis of population. As will be seen from the
reports of the Inspectors these schools are in an efficient condition, and fairly
accomplishing the object for which they were established— to provide the first
steps of secondary education. Some of them, such as the schools at St Stephen
and at Newcastle, which have a regularly graded system, and which possess
facilities tor an extended course of instruction, are doing the work of secondary
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The Superior School at Moncton has lately been placed on a similar foot-
ing, and will henceforth be enabled to confer upon a large number of its pupils
the advantages arising from a pioperly graded course.
The Superior School in the City of Portland is, according to the grading
report of the Superintendent, doing excellent work within the limits assigned
to it by the Board of Trustees. The proximity of this school to the Grammar
School of St. John, which is free to all pupils within the county who are quali-
fied to enter, renders a complete course of secondary education for Portland
le&s necessary than elsewhere, and has probably influenced the Board in their
action.
The districts to which authority was granted during the year to establish
Superior Schools seem to possess ample facilities for ensuring work of a very
satisfactory character. At Port Elgin, where a commodious and substantial
School-house has been erected, and at Moore's Mills, which possesses a most
suitable building with all necessary equipments, Superior Schools are now in
successful operation.
Table XII. — Grammar Schools.
Table XII gives the details of the Provincial disbursements of $4,410.48 to
Grammar Schools ; shows also the local salaries given by trustees, and the num-
ber of pupils at each school in advance of Standard YIII. From an examination
of the table as respects the number of advanced pupils it will be seen that out-
side the cities of St. John and Fredericton no school provides a complete course
of secondary instruction. These schools have a well organized teaching stafiT
and are in other respects prepared to hold out inducements to pupils to take an
advanced course. I have no doubt that if two or three other schools similarily
equipped were established throughout the Province in eligible and populous
centres it would greatly tend to stimulate secondary education and elevate at
the same time the entire school service. I believe that if the Legislature had
seen its way to make some such provision as I proposed in the annual report
for 1883, the state of our secondary education would to-day be much more
satisfactory. With respect to our primarj'' education it is admitted by aU
who are conversant with school systems that we compare favorably with our
neighbours, but in the matter of secondary education we are behind and will I
fear continue to be so under the provision at present made for it. In this con-
nection I beg to^ invite attention to that part of Inspector Cakes' report which
relates to Grammar Schools.
Table XIII. — The Provincial Normal School.
The annual session commenced on the first Wednesday in August 1885
and closed on the last Friday in May 188G. The session consisted of two terms
—the first term ending at Christmas. During the first term 182 student-
teachers were in attendance, 17 of whom belonged to the French department.
Daring the second term there were in attendance 205, of whom 11 belonged to
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the French department. Further details will be found in the table and in the
report of the Principal.
The Principal and Faculty of Instructors have been diligent and faithful
in the discharge of their duties and I am happy to be able to bear testimony to
the satisfactory character of the work and the judicious management of the
Institution.
Owing to the scarcity of teachers for some years previous to 1884 and the
necessity of employing in consequence untrained persons to take charge of
schools, the Board of Education, as was stated in the l&st Annual Keport*
deemed it advisable to grant to the student-teachers the option of being exam-
ined for license of Class III or II, after one term's attendance, if the Faculty
of Instructors deemed them suiBciently qualified to be presented. Nearly all
the students elected to be examined and the supply of teachers has now become
in excess of the demand, with the prospect of a permanently sufEcient supply*
even with a smaller attendance at the Normal School.
The object which the Board had in view having thus been accomplished,
the option. named above has been withdrawn and a full session's attendance made
imperative. After the close of the current term in May next, the annual session
will begin on the first teaching day in September, and continue till the Friday
preceding the second Tuesday in June. Holders of Provincial licensee, and
graduates in Arts may take the full session or enter on the first teaching day in
Januar3\
In consequence of the scarcity of Acadian teachers the Board has deemed
it necessary to continue the two terms for the French Department. The first
term will open on the first Monday in August and close at Christmas, and the
second on the first teaching day in January and close on the last Friday in
May. It is to be hoped that due advantage will be taken of the privileges
thus extended to Acadian districts, and that the granting of local licenses for
such districts will.very soon be unnecessary. If the Acadian schools are to be
elevated they must have better qualified teachers than many of them have
heretofore had.
In view of the changes specified above the following course of instruction
is proposed tot the Normal School after the close of the current term : —
TEACHING AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT,
JUNIOK DIVISION.— THEORY.
Education. — The nature of the teacher's work and the qualifications re-
quired for its accomplishment, development of the moral, intellectual and
ph3rsical natures.
Method. — Natural basis of method, application of natural principles to
•elementary instruction.
Discipline. — Its basis in the character of the teacher, the cultuve of the
emotions and in the strengthening of the will.
Habit, — Attention and obedience, how secured; theoiy of rewards and
punishments.
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Organization. — Its bearing on education, school premises, classification,,
construction of time table and working programmes, general principles of clasa
management, school system of New Brunswick. (Obsei*vation of methods and
management in model departments ; written exercises on topics included above.)
PBAcncE,
Spedal practice in Normal Department ; regular practice in Model Depart-
ment; observation and criticism on practice of fellow students; practical
management of classas in Graded and Ungraded Schools.
The academic instruction given in the Normal School is designed to review
and extend the. scholarship of student-teachers, and to illustrate and emphasize
methods of teaching.
LANGUAGE.
Grammar and Analysis. — Review of the principal topics of prescribed
text, exercises in analysis and parsing. »
Composition, — Correct use of words, letter writing and paraphrasing,,
synthesis of sentences, principles of construction.
English Literature. — Critical examination of specimens in readers with
exercises thereon.
BEADING AND VOCAL CULTURE.
Reading and Recitation. — Regular practice, instruction in general physical
culture, production of tone, articulation, elementary sounds, emphasis, inflection,
dictation exercises, attention given to spelling in all written work.
BfATHEMATICS.
Geometry. — Geometrical conceptions and definitions Euclid (Hamblin
Smith's) Books I and II.
Algebra. — Algebric notation, simple rules, application of formulas. Factor-
ing, simple equations.
Mathematical Geography, — Form and size of the earth, cardinal points ;
greater and lesser circles latitude and longitude problems on the globe, phe-
nomena and causes of day and night and of the seasons.
Arithmetic. — Mental review of elementary text, vulgar and decimal frac-
tions, ratio and proportion, commercial arithmetic, applications of the unitary
method, the metric system.
Book-keeping. — Principles and practice of single entry, mercantile forms.
GEOGRAPHY.
General geography of one continent, particular geography of one or more
countries, outline maps.
HISTORY.
Canadian. — General outlines, one or more periods in detail, Constitution
of the Dominion, lessons on civil government.
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British. — General outlines, one or more periods in detail, Constitution of
Great Britain,
NATURAL HISTORY AND NATURAL SCIENCE.
Physical geography, chemistry of common things, elementary physics, first
principles of agriculture, principal forest trees of New Brunswick; outline
classification of animals ; principal economic minerals of New Brunswick ; les-
sons on physiolo^ and hygiene, with special reference to the effects of alcholic
xind narcotic stimulants on the human system.
INDUSTRIAL DRAWING.
Free-hand drawing of simple forms, elementary geometrical drawing,
exercises in model and object drawing, drawing from a scale.
WRITING.
Blackboard printing, and exercises in writing.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
Plain sewing, knitting and darning, household management.
MUSIC.
Rote singing, rules of singing deduced from practice, elementary theory,
management of classes.
SENIOR DIVISION.
THEORY.
General review of the work of the Junior Course.
Elementary Psychology in its relation, (1st.) to method as a means of se-
curing the development of the mental faculties ; (2nd.) to the building up of
character through the culture of the emotional nature and the power of will;
general principles of physical training; general management of schools and
direction of assistants.
History of Education. — Outline of educational progress down to the pres-
ent century, with critical examination of the principles and practice of promi-
nent educational reformers ; history of educational progress in New Brunswick;
essays on professional subjects ; observation in Model Department.
PRACTICE.
Special practice in Normal Department ; teaching and criticism on prac-
tice of fellow students in Model Department; management of Graded and
Ungraded Schools in Model Department.
LANGUAGE.
Grammar and Analysis. — Continuation of junior course.
Composition. — Analysis of style, figures of speech and construction, versi-
fication, prose essays.
English Literature. — Historic sketch of the English language, critical
examinations of specimens in Reader No. YI, one classic and Its author.
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Latin, — Instruction given (if required) to students of this division who
have mastered the first Latin book.
READING AND VOCAL CCJLTUHE.
Regular practice in reading and recitation, physical and vocal culture,
modes of remedying defective speech, principles of expression in reading.
MATHEMATICS.
Geometry. — Euclid (Hamblin Smith's) books III, IV and VI as far as
practicable.
Algebra. — Todhunter's smaller text beginning with simultaneous equations
of the first degree.
Natural PkUosopky, — ^Dynamics and statics.
Mathematical Geography, — Systems of circles, use of globes.
Arithmetic. — Mental, review of elementary arithmetic, discount, equation
of payments, partnership, profit and loss, exchange, square and cube roots with
application, the metric system.
Book-keepiTig. — ^Principles of double entry with practical exercises, mer-
cantile forms.
GEOGRAPHY.
Review of general geography, particular geography of British Colonies,
topographical and commercial, outline maps.
HISTORY.
Outlines of World's History, review of Canadian History.
NATURAL HISTORY AND NATURAL SCIENCE.
Elementary Chemistry and Physics continued ; Physical Geography con-
tinued; First Principles of Agriculture, Characteristics and Classification of
Minerals, Plants and Animals ; Physiology and Hygiene continued.
INDUSTRIAL DRAWING.
Freehand and Geometrical Drawing continued ; Elementary projection.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
Review and Continuation of the Junior Course.
^ MUSIC.
Rote Singing, Theory, Sight Reading, Analysis*
French Department.
Teaching and School Management as specified in the Junior Course; the in-
struction to be given by the Principal.
LANGUAGE.
Grammar and Analysis. — The sentence and its elements, classification of
words, inflection, syntax, complex and compound sentences, practical exercises
in parsing and analysis at each lesson, if possible. ^ ^
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Composition. — Formal answers to questions (oral and written) on lessons
in readers, and complete stories formed of such answers, correct, use of words,
paraphrasing prescribed passages, letter writing.
English Literature. — Examination of specimens in Reader IV,
READING.
Reading and Recitation. — Special attention to articulation, pronunciation,
emphasis and modulation.
SPELLING AND DICTATION EXERCISES.
Arithmetic. — Mental, the prescribed elementary text-book.
GEOGRAPHY.
Topographical Geography. — General geography of North America and
Europe. Particular geography of New Brunswick, with outline maps. Elements
of mathematical and physical geography.
HISTORY.
Outlines of British and Canadian, with special reference to one or more
periods in each.
INDUSTRIAL DRAWING.
First and second series of cards ; geometrical drawing.
NATURAL HISTORY AND NATURAI. SCIENCE.
Principal forest trees of New Brunswick and their uses ; principal minerals
of New Brunswick, their localities and uses. Useful' knowledge as contained
in Readers to No. lY. Oral lessons on conditions of health.
FRENCH.
Reading, grammar, translation, composition.
Table XIV. — Examination of Teachers.
These examinations are conducted by the Chief Superintendent in con-
formity with, published regulations of the Board of Education. The papers
were estimated the past year by W. Brydone Jack, D. C. L.; Thomas Harrison,
LL.D.; L. W. Bailey, Ph. D.; Prof. H. S. Bridges, A. M.; George W. Mersereau,
A. B., and James Vroom. The papers submitted to candidates for the several
classes of license at the June examination are appended to this report. The
following is a summary of the examination : —
The number admitted to examination was 479, 420 of whom received
license of some class.
Three hundred and ninety -five of the candidates were admitted to exami-
nation as being classified Student-teachers of the Provincial Normal School ;
76 were teachers seeking an advanced class (or Provincial license) ; 8 were
graduates in Arts.
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Of the 420 Teachers who received Provincial licenses 4 obtained the
Grammar School class, 19 males the firat class, 39 males the second class, 41
males the third class, 29 females the first class, 137 females the second" class,
151 females the third dass.
Ezaminations were held at Fredericton, St John and Chatham.
The Board of Education, under date Nov. 2nd, 1886, superseded the pro-
visions of Reg. 3, 1 (8) by the following order : —
Graduates in Arts of a Chartered College or University shall, after December
1886, be required to undergo examination in the Syllabus prescribed for the class of
license for which they severally apply, and shall, unless they have received professional
classification at the Normal School, or produce a certificate from the Inspector that
thej have taught and conducted a school in an efficient and satisfactory manner for a
period of al least two years, be required, in addition to their written examination, to
give practical illustrations of their knowledge of Method before the Principal of the
Normal School and one of the Professors of the University, who shall make to the
Chief Superintendent a joint or several report of the estimate formed by them of the
same.
Tables XV, XVI, XVII and XVIII.
Details will be found in these tables respectinj^ school libraries procured
during the year, and the travelling allowance paid to student-teachers attend-
ing the Provincial Normal School; together with a statement of the Chief
Superintendent's di-afts to teachers and Boards of Trustees and a summary of
Provincial expenditure for school service to December 31st, 1886.
Number of SohGols, Teachers, Assistants, and Pupils, for the First Term
ended 30th June, 1886.
Albert County. — The number of schools was 60 ; teachers and assistants, 61 ; pupils^
2,245 ; number of pupils at school during the year, 2,568.
Carlstok County. — ^The number of schools was 139 ; teachers and assistants, 145 ;.
pupils, 5,656 ; number of pupils at school during the year, 6,053.
Gharlottb County. — The number of schools was 133; teachers and assistants, 140;.
papils, 5,335 ; number of pupils at school during the year, 5,696.
Glougbsteb County. — The number of schools was 72 ; teachers and assistants, 73 ;
pupils, 3,383 ; number of pupils at school during the year, 3,723.
Kent County. — ^The number of schools was 101 ; teachers and assistants, 102 ; pupiJs,
4,053 ; number of pupils at school during the year, 4,864.
Kings County. — ^The number of schools was 161 ; teachers and assistants, 169 ; pupils,.
5,026 ; number of pupils at school during the year, 6,201.
Madawaska County. — The number of schools was 34 ; teachers, 34 ; pupils, 1,300 ;
number of pupils at school during the year, 1,481.
NoRTHuuBERLANn CouNTY. — The number of schools was 113; teachers and assistants, 118;
pupils, 4,832; number of pupils at school diuring the year, 5,299.
Queens County. — ^The number of schools was 91 ; teachers and assistants, 91 ; pupils>
2,946 ; number of pupils at school during the year, 3,266.
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"Restigouche County. — The number of Schools was, 29 ; Teachers and Assistants 31
Pupils 1,233 j number of Pupils at School during the year 1,495.
Saint John County. — The number of Schools was 178 ; Teachers and Assistants 194
Pupils 8,630 ; number of Pupils at School during the year 9,439.
SuNBURY County. — ^The number of Schools was 41 ; Teachers and Assistants 42
pupils 1,239 ; number of Pupils at School during the year 1,391.
"Victoria County. — The number of Schools was 37 ; Teachers and Assistants 38
Pupils r,171 ; number of Pupils at School during the year 1,374.
Westmorland County. — ^The number of Schools was 159 ; Teachers and Assistants
171 ; Pupils 7,665 ; number of Pupils at School during the year 8,521.
York County. — The number of Schools was 167 ; Teachers and Assistants 181 ; Pupils
6,488 ; number of Pupils at School during the year 6,996.
New Brunswick. — The number of Public Schools was 1,515 ; Teachers and Assistants
1,590 ; Pupils 61,802 ; number of Pupils at school during the year 68,367.
The proportion of the population of the Province (Census of 1881) attending the
Public Schools during the Term ended June 30th, 1886, was 1 in 520.
AUendanee of Pupils ft*oiii 1868 to Jane, 1886.
Wejter.
SCMMKR.
During Ybab,
186S
28,226
31,98$
Not reported.
18«J9
80,432
33.327
<f
1870
31,487
34,336
<t
1871
32,673
33,981
<i
1872
28,756
39,837
tt
1873
40.405
42,611 ..:...
(«
1874
44,781
45,561
<(
1875
46,080
48,340
62,340
1876
47,870
52,020
64,689
1877
51,588
54,472
67,803
1878
62,763
65.378
68,780
1879
53,743
56,693
71,764
1880
50.308
62,742
66.698
1881
49,550
61.901
66,631
1882
48.805
62.667
63,793
1883
50.662
64,691
66,775
1884
63,609
67,087
68.928
Flterr TERM.
SECOKD TERM.
1885
63.001
62,763
72,967
1886
61,802
68,367
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Sohool-House Grants to Poor Districts.
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Daring the year closed Dec. 31st, 1886, the sum of $1,387.00 was paid to
the Boards of Trustees of Poor Districts in aid of School Houses as follows : —
ALBERT COUNTY.
Parish of Elgin, No. 18, 830 $30 00
Harvey, No. 10, $15 ; No. 15, Mt. Gideon, $15 30 00
$60 00
Carleton County.
Parish of Aherdeen, No. 7, $30 ^. $30 00
: $30 00
Charlotte County.
Parish of St George, No. 9, $60 i $60 00
Pennfield, No. 1, $30 30 00
St. David's, No. 6, $30 (^-ar. 1308) 30 00
: — $120 00
Gloucester County.
Parish of New Bandon, No. 1, $40 $40 00
Bathurst, No. 8, $20 20 00
$60 00
Kent County.
Parish of Carleton, No. 8, $8 $8 00
Kingston, No. 9, $25 25 00
Dundas, No. 6^, $7 ; No. 14, $15 ; No. llj, $10 32 00
St. Mary's, No. 3, $8 j No. 7, $11 ; No. 16, $8 27 00
$92 00
Kings County.
Parish of Golden Grove and Simonds, No. 19, $60 $60 CO
Waterford, No. 9, $25 25 00
Rothesay, No, 4, $25 25 00
Hammond, No. 2, $25 25 00
. Westfield, No. 10, $25 ; No. 12, $25 50 00
Kingston, No. 9, $25 • 25 00
$180 00
Northumberland County.
Parish of Glenelg, No. 4, $25 $25 00
Ahiwiek, No. 4, $25 ; No. 14, $25 50 00
$75 00
Queens County.
Parish of Wickham and Johnston, No. 11 $40 00
Waterborough, No. 7, $25 25 00
— $65 00
County of St. John.
Parish of Musquash, No. 8, $70 $70 00
Golden Grove, Simonds and Rothesay, $60 60 00
Willow Grove and Simonds, $70 7P 00
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SuKBURY County.
Parish of Burton, No. 10, $30 $30 00
$30 00
Victoria County.
Parish of Perth, No. 6, $50; No. 13, $50 $100 00
$100 00
Westmorland County.
Parish of Salisbury, No. 21, $30 $30 00
Moncton, No. 21, $20 20 00
Sackville, No. 3, $25 ; No. 18, $26 60 00
$100 00
York County.
Parishes of Bright and Southampton, No. 11, $60 $50 00
Bright, No. 7, $35 35 00
Canterbury, No. lOJ, $50 50 00
Manners-Sutton, No. 11, $40 40 00
Douglas. No. 11, $30 30 00
Southampton, Alma, No. 8, $30, 30 00
Chessey, No. 12, Kingsclear, draft still held for approval 40 00 •
$275 00
$1,387 00
Aid to Poor Districts.
The following provision is made in aid of poor districts : —
Each Inspector shall, as directed by the Board of Edacation, determine and
report to the Chief Superintendent what school districts under his supervision
may be entitled during the ensuing year to special aid as poor districts, and
the chief superintendent may allow to the schools in such districts such amount,
not exceeding one-third more on the classification of the teachers of schools,
from the Provincial Treasury, and one-third more per pupil from the County
School Fund, than the allowance to other school districts sharing such funds, as
in his discretion may seem proper, taking into consideration the position and
circumstances of such district The fixed sum to be paid out of the County
School Fund in respect of each teacher, to schools returned as poor schools,
shall be forty dollars.
The following districts will, in accordance with the foregoing provision be
recognized as poor districts for the year ending December 31st, 1887 :
Albert County.
Parish of Alma—Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 7
Coverdale— Nos. 6, 9, 12, 16 - 4
Elgin— Nos. 1, 4, 5, 7, 16, 17, 18 7
Harvey— Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, (and Hopewell) 13 7
Hopewell— Nos. 4, 9 2
HUlsboro— Nos. 8, 9, 11, 13, 15 ; 5
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Garleton County.
Parish of Aberdeen— Nob. 8, 9, 10, 11, 13. 5
Brighton— Nos. 6, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 8
Kent— Nob. 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19 10
Northampton— Nos. 6, 8 2
Richmond— Nos. 11 A, 17 2
Peel— Nos. 5, and (Egypt, Peel, and Kent) 2
Wilmot^Nos. 14, 15, 17 3
Wicklow— Nos. 3, 4, 8 3
Woodstock— No. 11 1
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Charlotte County.
Parish of Clarendon — ^No. 2 1
Dumbarton — Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 4
Grand Manan— Nos. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 5
Lepreaux — Nos. 1,4, 5 3
St, David— Nos. 4 J (and St. James) 7, '. 2
St. George— Nos. 3*^, 7, 8, SJ, 9, 10 11, 12 8
St James^Nos. 4, 5, 7 J (and St. Stephen) 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19 9
St. Patrick— Nos. 3, 4, 9, 10 4
St. Stephen— Nos. 4^ , 6 2
West Isles— Nos. 1, 6J, 8 3
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Gloucester County.
Parish of Bathnrst^Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17 8
Beresford— Nos. 7, 7J, 8, 8^, 9, 11, 12, 13, 13J, 14 10
Caraquet— Nos. 2 J, 3, 6, 9, 9^ 6
Inkennan— Nos. 1, 1 J, 4, 5, 8, 10 6
New Bandon— Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4^, 5, 7, 10 7
Isidore— Nos. 7, 7J 2
Sanmarez — No. 4 1
Shippegan— Nos. 1|, 2, 3J, 4, 4^, 6J, 7, 8, 8J, 9, 9J, 10, 10| 13
—52
Kent County.
Parish of Acadiaville — Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 4
Carleton— Nos. 2, 6, 8 3
Dundaa— Nos. 5, 5J, 10, 14 4
Harconrt— Nos. 2, 6, 7 3
Richibncto— Nos. 3, 9 A, 9, 11 4
St Lonia— Nos. 1, 6, 9, 10, 11, 5
St Mary's— Nos. 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1 1 , 16, 17 8
Weldfoni— Nos. 4, 7, 11, 13, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 9
Wellington— Nos. 7J, 12 2
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KiNGS County.
Parish of Cardwell— Nos. 2, 4, 5, 10 4
Hammond — Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7 4
Havelock— Nos. 6, 11 2
Kara— No. 4, 6 2
Kingston— Nos. 8, 9, 14, 15 4
Norton— Nos. 10, 11 2
Rothesay— No. 1 1
Springfield— Nos. 4, 13, 14, 17 4
Studholm— Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 26 5
Sussex— Nos. 8, 12, 14, 15, 16 5
TJpham— Nos. 2, 25 (and St. Martins) : 2
Waterford— Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 7
Westfield— Nos. 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12 7
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Madawaska County.
Parish of St. Ann— Nos. 5, 6, 7 3
St. Basil— Nos. 5, 6, 8, 9 4
St. Francis— Nos. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 9
St. Hilaire— Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8 4
St. Leonard— Nos. 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 9
St. Jacques — Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5
Madawaska — Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 4
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Northumberland County.
Parish of Aln^Hck^Nos. 1, 9, 11, 12, 14 5
Blackville— Nos. 8, 8J, 9, 10 4
Blissfield— Nos. 1, 1|, 2, 2i, 3 5
Glenelg— Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8,*" 8 1, 9, 10 8
Hardwick— Nos. 3, 5i, G " 3
Ludlow— Nos. 1, IJ, 2, 4, 5 5
Nelson— Nos. «, 6J 2
Newcastle— Nos. 2i, 4 2
Northesk— Nos.' 1, 3, llj 3
Eogereville— Nos. 1, lOi, U, 12, 13, 14, 15 7
Southesk— Nos. 7, 7 J, 8 . . i 3 ^
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Queens County.
Parish of Brunswick — Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 5
Cambridge — No. 7 1
Canning— Nos. 3, 4 2
Chipman— Nos. 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 10
Gagetown — No. 1 \
Hampstead— Nos. 3, 10 2
Johnston— Nos. 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17 8
PeteravUle— Nos. 2, 13, 16, 18, 19 5
Waterboro— Nos. 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 5
Wickham— Nos. 8, 10, 11 3
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Kestioouche County.
Parish of Addington— Nos. 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 5
Colbom©— .No. 4 1
Dalhousi^— Nob, IJ (and Colbome) 5, 9, 12 4
Durham— Nos. 5, 9, 10 3
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St. John County.
Parish of St John — Partridge Island 1
Lancaster — Nos. 4, 1 2 2
Musquash— Nos. 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17 6
St. Martins— pros. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 30 13
Simonds— Nos. 3,6, 11, 15, 17, 20, (Bdr. D.) 21, 22 8
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SuNBURY County.
Parish of Blissville— Nos. 1, 5^ 6, 7 4
Burton— Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 9
. Gladstone— Nos. 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 18 (and St. George) 6
Lincoln — No. 6 , . . .• 1
Maugerville — No. 4 1
Northfield— Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 7
Shdfield— Nos. 3, 6, 7 3
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Victoria County.
Parish of Andover— Nos. 6, 7, 8 3
Drammond— Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 9
Gordon— Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7 4
Grand Falls— Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 7
Lome— Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 6
Perth— Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 9
—38.
Westmorland County.
Parishof Botsford— Nos. 1, 4, 20 3
Dorchester— Nos. 7, 9, 26, 27 4
Moncton— Nos. 8, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 11
SackvUle— Nos. 1,3,4, 15, 17, 18.,. 6
SftliBbury— Nos. 4,5,9, 10, 14, 15, (Border) 22 7
Shediao— Nos. 1, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22 7
Westmorland— No. 11 1
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York County.
Parish of Bright— Nos. 6J, 7 J, 11 3
Canterbury— Nob. 10, lOJ, 12, 13, 20, 22 6
Douglas— Nos. 9, 12, 14, 16, 18 5
Dumfries— Nos. 8, 9 \ 2
Kingsclear— Nos. 7, 8, 9, 12 4
Manners^utton— Nos. 9, 10, 11 3
New Maryland— Nos. 1 A, 3, 4 3
Northlake— Nos. 13J, 17, 18, 19J 4
Prince William— Nos. 6, 8, 11 3
St. Maiys— Nos. 9, 10, 11, 14 4
Southampton— Nob. 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 ' 8
Stanley— Nos, IJ, 2,4,7,8, 10, 13,14. 15,16..... 10
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Total number district-s on Poor List 585
Numbers of the above districts have not heretofore participated in the
special aid allowance but from their small taxable valuation and their com-
paratively small number of polls it was deemed advisable to add them to the
list. As the object of the special aid allowance is to enable poor districts to
secure the services of well qualified teachers, the Board of Education has been
pleased to order that districts which employ local licensed teachers shall not
participate in this allowance.
The Oities and Incorporated Towns.
The Boards of School Trustees in these large districts consist of seven
inembers each, instead of three as in other school districts of the Province.
The chairman and two other members are appointed by the Govemor-in-Coun-
-cil, and the City or Town Council appoints four members, one of whom, in both
-cases, retires annually from office, but is eligible for reappointment. Each
board appoints a secretary, and two of them, St. John, and Portland, employ, in
addition, each a local superintendent
The amount of the annual district assessment is, within the limitations of
the Statute, determined by the Board of School Trustees, and notification of
the aggregate is lodged with the City or Town Council. This amount is levied
•si the same time and in the same manner as other city or town rates. The
Council annually appoints two auditors to audit the accounts of the Board of
Trustees.
The following are the districts organized in accordance with the above
provisions : — The City of St. John, the City of Fredericton, the City of Port-
land, and the Towns of St. Stephen, Milltown, Woodstock, and Moncton.
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Reports from each of these will be found in Appendix C, to which I respect-
fully invite attention especially to the fuller reports from the cities.
Half-yearly Percentagfi of Enrolled Pupils daily present on an average in the Cities and
Incorporated Toivns:
Saint
W.
John.
Predo
ricton.
Portlwid.
W. s.
St. Stephen.
Mint
rown.
Woodstock.
Moncton.
S.
W.
1870, . .
59.or>
57.88 62.90
G0.0
57.17
56.4.">
1871...
58.85
59.57|03.21
57.87
60.28
55.98
\V.
S.
W.
S.
\V. S.
1872,..
•
78.28' •
62.49
•
Wi.60
«
64.98
*
74.15
• 56.26
1873,..
5S.04
61.()4 62.42
60.45
58.93
58.90
69.48
65.19
71.90
74.65
58.6(5 57.22
1874, . .
70.69
66.67 62.58
63.55
59.34
60.04
67.38
69.35
66.21
71.38
60.05 61.86
1873, . .
66.18
66.19'65.19
64.00
58.70
59.47
69.91
73.13
69.74
71.42
69.65 66.13
1S7G, . .
69.33
67.1372.89
64.35
64.25
62 50
74.95
76.03
69.08
66.78
63.04 57.22
1877, . .
66.77
66.82 71.23
71.15
63.60
58.16
78.98
72.40
62.89
66.33
59.73 57.04
W. S.
1878, . .
61.25
66.86
72.05
70.00
63.48
61.:^]
79.00
78.91
66.84
71.63
62.14 61.64
61.13 62.18
1879,..
f;4.97
67.7G
78.33
75.86
64.49
65.49
80.30
78.92
68.53
73.76
65.68 60.65
61.99 59.43
1880,..
72.63
68.20
76.93
69.45
68.34
65.25
78.55
78.10
71.57
76.59
71.65 64.14
67.31 65.;^0
1881,..
71.83
70.96
72.63
71.46
68.38
67.89
81.64
78.97
73.27
66.31
64.22 . 59.49
72.04 69.9(5
1882,..
73.29
72.48
78.86
68.64
69.28
69.91
78.45
73.31
69.38
68.2762.87 64.58
67.40 68.78
188.%..
75.51
70.30
77.53
71.78
72.29
1)6.18
78.60
75.63
72.98
68.58
67.20 66.91
70.24 66.76
1884,..
72.43
73.86
74.22
71.93
70.45
69.56
79.41
79.39
71.75
68.46
66.23 68.35
66.74 68.13
18S5,..
69.22
73.74
70.66
71.43
67.04
72.89
78.15
75.99
61.58
63.62
62 79 67.96
66.07 73.78
188G...
69.90
77.70
73.13
77.84
69.04
75.75
79.12
78.21
62.00
71.16
63.00 65.23
78.02 71.00
Teachers' Institutes.
Teachers' Institutes wore held during the year in Albert, Oarloton, Char-
lotte, Gloucester, Kent, Kings, Northumberland, Queens, Restigoucho, St. John,
Westmorland and York. No Institute has as yet been held in Madawa.ska or
Victoria, but it is in contemplation to organize one during the present year to
serve for both counties.
The attendance at the several Institutes was larger than in any former
year, and the work, which was of a \e\j interesting and profitable character,
was much more largely participated in than on previous occasions.
Specimens of manual work were exhibited from many of the schools, con-
sisting of print-script, writing, maps, industrial drawing. Specimens also of
minerals and i>lants, as used for illustrative purposes in the schools, were ex-
hibited at some of the Institutes.
The public meetings held in connection with the Institutes were well
attended and were, in many instances, addre&sed by prominent residents,
Further details will be found in the Reports of the Inspectors,
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Ikiuoational Institute.
The last meeting of the Educational Institute was one of the largest and
most interesting which has yet been held. The following is the report of the
Secretary, Mr. H. C. Creed, A. M : —
The ninth regular meeting of the Educational Institute of New Brunswick was
held in the Centennial School Building, St. John, on the 28th, 29th and 30th of June,
1886, — the Chief Superintendent presiding.
There were two sessions on the first dsy, three on the second, and three on the
third.
Two hundred and eighteen (218) contributing members were enrolled, in addition
to whom there were present six members ex -officio and honorary members, making 226
in all.
Mr. H. C. Creed; M. A., was re-elected to the office of Secretary, and Mr. W. C-
Simpson, of St John, was re-elected Assistant Secretary.
The annual report of the Executive Committee included a summary of the receipts
aud expenditures for the year, as follows : —
receipts.
Members' fees— Meeting of 1885 $186 00
Interest on $50 in Dominion Savings Bank 1 83
$187 83
expenditures.
Balance due Secretary-Treasurer, June 29th, 1885 $44 96
Travelling expenses of Executive Committee, 1 882-6 28 00
Assistant Secretary 5 00
Janitor of Centen ial Building 4 00
Salary of Secretary and Secretary-Treasurer to Executive Committee, 50 00
Postage, Stationery, etc., $3.66, printing $9.50 13 16
$145 12
Balance in hand, June 28th, 1886 42 71
$187 83
The report covered copies of the orders of the Board of Edacation with
regard to the matters contained in the resolutions adopted by the Educational
Institute in 1885 and duly communicated to the Boai*d. These orders were as
follows : —
1. Ordered, that resolution I, relative to the privileges of membersliip, be approved.
2, Ordered, that resolution II, so far as it relates to the Executive Committee deteniiin-
ing whether the Institute shall meet annually or biennially, be approved.
S. Oi'dered, that the consideration of other resolutions be deferred.
In accordance with a recommendation of the Executive Committee con-
tained in the same report, the Institute conferred honorary membership upon
Theodore H. Band, D. C. L., formerly Chief Superintendent of Educationi now
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Friacipal of Woodstock College, Ontario, and upon W, Brydone Jack, 1>» C, L,,
late President of the University of New Brunswick*
The Instituti^, in the course of the meeting, was favored with Uie following
p&pers and addi^ases^ viz,:—
1. Paper by Mr. Ingram B, Oakes, A- M., Inspector of Schools for the 6th Dis-
trict, oil '' iiiecondary Education in this Province — its Importance, ite Pi^eaent Condition
and its Needs."
2. Address by Mi\ John Iawboh, of Mill town, Charlotte Co,, on " The Tonic Solfn
System of Teivching to Hing/' with practical illugtrationB.
0. P^per by Mr. W. G» Gaiinoe, A, B., lato Insf sector of Schools, on "The Teach-
ing of Temperance in the Public Bchools " (read by Mr. W, T Kerr, in the abeence of
the vriiber),
4. Address by Mr, Montague Chamberlain^ of 8t. John, on the subject of Birds,
with special reference to the work of " The Audubon Society for the Protection of
Birds.^'
5. Address by Mr. *S- C. Wilbur, A. B„ of Moncton, on the iinestion, " How can
grtfater pennanence in the Teaching Profession be secured 1 "
6. Address by Mr. F. H. Ilay*^, fcsuperinteudent of the Public Schools of Port-
land, N. B., on the question, '* How may our Hystem of School Kegistration be im-
praved 1 "
UiscugMions followed nearly all of these addresses and papers, one of the
best sustained being that upon Secondary Education, in the codrse of which
the Institute was briefly addi^essed by Dr. Inch, Preaident of Mt» Allison Col-
lege, SaekTille.
Resolutions weiB adopted by the Institute as follows, viz.: —
1. Resolution in favor of presenting a memorial to the Boaid of Education, pray-
ing for a return to the former aiTangcmcnt of Public School Terms, and reiterating Uio
resiOlution jjaased in 1885 witli i-eference to the same subject Moved by Mr. F. H.
Hayes^ seconded by Mr. Jas. Bariy*
A committee of three was appointed to prepare a inetnonal in accordance
with this resolution.
2. Resolution approving ol the general principles of Mr. Oakes' paper ou Second-
ly Education, and commending the matter to the consideration of the Legislature and
the Board of Education. Moved by Mr. 8. C. Wilbur, on Ijehalf of a committee ap-
pointed to draft such a resolution.
5. Resolution re-affirming that adopted in 1885 relative to an '* Arbor Day;' and
Bgain asking the attention of the Board of Education to the inatter. Moved by Mr.
H. C. Creed ; seconded by Mr, G. U, Hay, Ph. B.
4. Resolution eommflnding to all teachers in the Province the New Brunswick
^ounitLi of Edttcation, and authoriising the payment of $25 from the funds Of the Insti-
tute to the editors of the Jounud^ for the printing of certain of the papers i-ead before
the body. Moved by Mr. Wilbur, seconded by Mr. J. G* A, Belyea.
5. Resolution of thanks to the trustees of the *' Owens Art InBtitution " for their
invitation to the members of the Institute to visit their collection of paintings, and to
tlie New Brunswick Natutal History Society for a similar invitation to vhjit their roomip.
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6. Kesolutions of thanks to the several gentlemen who addressed the Institute
and I'ead papei*s ; to the Boatxl of School Trustees of St. John, for the free use of the
Centennial School Building ; to Mr. T. H. Hall for his valued services in organizing
and conducting the choir which furnished superior music at the evening sessions ; and
to the railway and steamboat companies for the customary reduction of fares.
During a pai*t of the sessions a section of the Institute, composed of Teach-
ens of Grammar Schools and Superior Schools, was engaged in considering
Courses of Instruction 'for such schools. Subsequent action relative thei^to
was delegated to the Executive Committee.
The first evening session was devoted chiefly to platform speeches from
gentlemen not immediately connected with the teaching profession, among
whom wei^ Hon. Judge King, D. C. L., Hon. Senator Boyd, J, V. Ellis, Esq.,
M. P. P., Rev. J. E. Hoppei, D. D., A. A. Stockton, D. C. L., M. P. P., I. Allen
Jack, D. C. L., Rev. D. Macrae, D. D., and W. Brydone Jack, D. C. L.
On the conclusion of the business of the Institute, on the third evening,
the members and their friends enjoyed a jpleasant cojiveraazione, the arrange-
ments for which had been made by a committee of the Teachers in St. John
and Portland.
The Executive Committee for the year 188G-7 is constituted as follows:—
Members Ex-Officio.
The Chief Supt. of Education (Chairman). . .William Crocket, A. M.
The President of the University Thomas Harrison, LL.D,
The Principal of the Normal School Eldon MuUin, A. M.
Inspector — George W. Mersereau, A. B Newcastle.
Jerome Boudreau
George Smith, A. B Moncton.
David P. Wetmore Clifton.
William S. Carter, A. M St. John.
Ingram B. Oakes, A. M St Stephen.
Members Elected June 30, 1886.
Frank H. Hayes, Portland.
PhiUp Cox, A B Newcastle.
Samuel C. Wilbur, A. B. , Moncton.
Hedley V. B. Bridges, AM... Fredericton.
George U. Hay, Ph. B St John.
John Montgomery Carleton.
James M. Palmer, A B Chatham.
William M. McLean, A. B.. St John.
George A. Inch, A B., Sc. B Fredericton.
James Barry St John.
Herbert C. Creed, A. M., Secretary-Treasurer. , Fredericton.
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The followiog is a summary of the attendance at this meeting of the
Institute : —
Teachera enroiied,{ ^*^^j- ; ;; ; ;:;;;;;;;:;;; :;;;;;;;;.; ; ; :i3;
Other school officers enrolled 2
Members ex-ojjicio 4 7
llonoraiy memhei*s 2
Total 22G
Many teachers and others attended the sessions who were not enrolled as
members.
NUMBEll FROM EACH COUNTY.
Albert 4
Carleton G
Charlotte LI
Gloucester 1
Kent 3
Kings 3C
Ma<lawaska 0
Northumberland 7
Queens 12
Rcstigoucho 1
St. John 116
Sunbury 0
Victoria 0
Westmorland 7
York ; . 16
224
Text Books.
The Board of Education has lately prescribed Jf. S. HaWs Ele^mentary
Arithraetic in place of MullhoUand's, and the Meam^s, McMillan' a Sei^lea of
Copy Books in place of Payson, Dunton and Scribner's. The Arithmetic, be-
sides affording a knowledge of the elementary rules with their practical appli-
cation, supplies a long felt necessity by providing for instruction in business
forms, and in the computation of areas of plane surfaces. These subjects
have usually been reserved for an advanced text-book, and as a consequence a
very large proportion of our pupils leave school without any knowledge of
them, and are thus at a disadvantage when they enter upon the pursuits of
life. McMillan' a Series of Copy Booka is based upon principles similar to those
which govern methods in other branches of elementary instruction, though
XXXviii CHIET SUPERINTENDENT'S BEPOET. 1886.
they have not as yet, so far as I know, been applied to Writing. These are set
forth on the comer of each book together with useful directions. The series is
designed to teach a bolder, firmer and more legible hand than what obtains at
present, and will prove, I feel assured, of great service in this department of
school work.
Exercises Orthoobaphiques — a compendium to the Grammar used in
Acadian schools — has also been prescribed. The Boaixi has also added to the
List of Texts for Teachei*s the following i—Blackie's Sound Bodies and How to
Keep thein so ; FitcJis Lectures on Teojching; Payne's Science and Art of Edu-
cation; Brovming's EducaJbional Theories; Conipayne's History of Pedagogy,*
by W. H. Payne, and for Grammar School Teachers in addition to the preced-
ing, SvUy's Outlines of Psychology, with special reference to the Theory of
Education.
A Fourth French Reader has for some time been under the consideration
of the Board and will shortly, it is expected, be prescribed. There is in prepa-
ration a manual designed to cover the Natural Science part of the Counse of
Instruction. It will shortly be ready to submit to the Board for approval.
This part of the course is, as will be seen from several of the Inspectors' re-
ports, the pai-t which has been most neglected in many schools. This arises
chiefly from imperfect knowledge of the subject on the part of many teachei-s,
and from the want of definite sources of information, except at a cost which
teachers cannot well afford. If this part of the courae of instruction is to be
generally observed it is absolutely necessary that teachers have ready access to
reliable sources of information, and if the work under pi-eparation be found
adapted to our needs, it will supply a want that has been long felt, and give an
impetus to the practical part of school work.
Bduoational Bzhibit.
During the year our school system and the character of our work have
been somewhat prominently brought before the world through the Colonial and
Indian Exhibition held in London, and it is gratifying to know that in both
respects we have compared favorably with our neighbors.
The exhibit consisted of: 1. Specimens of "manual work" embracing
print-script, writing, map-drawing, industrial drawing, sewing and knitting, as
practised in the several standards. 2. School furniture and apparatus consisting
of desks and seats adapted to the respective grades, teachers' desk, maps, a copy
of each prescribed text-book, Prang's Natural History Series, specimens of our
weights and measures and of our Provincial woods and minerals as nsjbd for
* BMdingaabBdition, by C. W. Banl«eii, Synowe, N. Y.
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illustmtive purpofles. 3. Photographs of school-buHdiDga both exterior and
interior. 4. Aids to the interpretation of the system — consisting of copi&s of
the School Manual of the prescribed course of instruction, with tabular synopsis
of the same. School Reports and an historic sketch of the oducational progress
of the Province.
The print^Rcript and written exercises consisted of specimens of composi-
tion, of forms of analysis and parsing, of business fortna, of solutions of ques-
tions in Arithmetic, Algebra or Geometry, of translations froin Latin, Greek or
French. The map drawing included representations of the school-room, por-
tions of the city, town or district, and other primar}* steps that lea<l to correct
conceptions of a map. The specimens of industrial drnwing commenced at
Standard III. — the two lower grades are taught Foirni, but were not asked for
specimens of it — and proceeded consecutively to Standard XI, Physiological
and botanical charts, the work of the pupils of the Victoria High School, were
sent in in addition to their regular contribution. The Kpecimens of sewing and
knitting embraced work in all stages.
Afl the object of the exhibit was not to display specialti&s or the perform-
ances of exceptional pupils but to allow ourselves to he judged by a faithful
transcript of our daily work so far as that can afford a test, teachers were not
called upon to make any special preparation therefor but were merely invited
to forward from each Grade under their charge specimens of such exercises as
regularly engaged the attention of their classes. I was much gratified at the
general and hearty response to this invitation and with the character of the
work forwarded. The schools in the cities and most of the towns and villages
and in a lai^ number of ruitd districts very speedily contributed their exhibit.
The very short time in which this was done made it clear that our schools are
not working by fits and starts but are day by day diligently and faithfully
seeking to carry out the work intinisted to them.
Before shipping the collection for London, the Oovemment deemed it
advisable that an exhibit should be held in St. John in order that teachers
might have an opportunity of comparing their work, and the geneial public of
judging of the nature and character of the instruction given in their schools.
The exhibit was accordingly held and was attended by large numbers. Much good
resulted. Teachers and pupils wei-e encouraged and stimulated by witnessing
the satisfaction with which their work was viewed. The prejudices which
many entertained against the schools in consequence of the impracticable kind
of instruction which they imagined was given in them» were removed and foes
to the system seemed to become its friends. They had evidences before them
from nearly all parts of the Province that much of the school work was just of
such a chai-acter as they desired to see, but which tliey failed to see before
because they did not go to see. No feature of our system was brought out more
prominently at this exhibit than the general character of our school training.
The manual work gave evidence that it was only the fami in which were
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embodied head-work and general intelligence; that the course at school is
sufficiently practical provided it receives a practical direction but in subordina-
tion to the general aim and the proper function of the school. It was evident
that we had, partially at least, fairly met any reasonable demands for results of
a more practical character than what it was believed by many our schools were
giving, while we retain intact the general principles upon which education
should proceed. It is useless to give heed to the talk about teaching trades in
school; it cannot be done, and any attempt whatever to sacrifice the general
training for any special aim will inevitably bring disaster on the cause of
education. If the talk should lead to the establishment of a technical school
which our youths could enter when they have completed their general training
then the talk shall not have been in vain but shall have helped to supply what,
I regret to say, has been too long a missing link with us. The duty of the
Common School, however — a duty which the exhibit has shown it is fairly
performing — ^is to prepare the youth of the country to enter upon their life's
work with a quickened intelligence and a sympathy with honest labor.
I am under obligation to Mr. March, the Superintendent of the St. John
Schools, for much valuable assistance during the exhibit in St. John.
The Exhibit in its section at the Colonial Exhibition in London was over-
shadowed by Educational exhibits from other provinces and elsewhere in the
extent of their splendid apparatus and equipments ; but I am informed by the
Government Agent, Mr. Ira Cornwall, and by Mr. Mullin, Principal of the
Normal School, who also was appointed by the Gtovernment to visit the Exhi-
bition during his vacation, that no exhibit attracted so much attention on
account of its real worth as an exhibit of actual school work, and of the prac-
tical and superior character of the instruction which could have produced it.
Mr. March, who was the Government's honorary delegate to the Exhibition,
sends a report (which, however, I have no authority to publish), which con-
firms the representations of these gentlemen. The various notices which ap-
peared in the Educational Journals, and in the public prints of England, all
spoke in high terms of the character of our exhibit and of our educational
system as seen through it. One of the most valuable notices — perhaps the
most valuable, from the high standing of the writer as an educationist and
scientist, William Lant Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter was appointed at an educa-
tional conference, held in London, to make a report upon the condition of edu-
cation in the Colonies, and of course had no other object in view than to
present the result of his observations. The following is a short extract from
his report as it relates to New Brunswick : —
" It is somewhat remarkable that a small colony, mainly agricultui-al, should jkk-
sess otie of the most perfect systems of instruction in primary schools with which 1 am
acquniiite<l. As early as 1802 the Provincial Government and Legislature recognized
the fact that to make provision for the people's education was one of the duties of tlic
state. Frop) the small beginning then piade there has been developed by slow degrees
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the 'present school system of New Brunswick, one of the most perfect in piinciple, at
least, to be found in any state or country. There is a progressive course of instruction
for all schools in which the subjects appear to have been selected, arranged and appor-
tioned, with a due regard to sound educational principles. It is arranged in two equal
divisions — literatute and science. Between the bottom of the primary and the top of
the high schools there are eleven standards ; and yet even in Standard I., id primary
schools, plant and animal life, minerals and geography are among the subjects dealt
with, as well as familiar lessons on the conditions of health. Elementary physics
makes its first appearance at Standard Y. Out of a total population, including adults
of 321,000, one-eighth, or 40,000 children, had lessons in hygiene, one-sixth in geogra-
phy, and one-sixth in useful knowledge of plants, animals and minerals in the public
schools in 1885. * ♦ ♦ * ♦ The Normal School, for training teachers, was
begun in 1847, and the' spirit which now animates it may be judged from the .following
maxim enforced there : ' The development of the faculties is of more importance than
the acquisition of knowledge.' "
The Exhibit has been returned and has been placed by order of the Gov-
ernment in one of the committee rooms on the second story of the Parliament-
ary Buildings, where it will permanently remain and be open for inspection at
suital^le times.
I regret that the Exhibit has been returned in a very much damaged and
incomplete condition. The damage has been repaired as far as it was possible
but it was not possible to replace many of the missing articles, especially the
pupils' manual work.
Inspectors* Reports.
I would respectfully invite attention to these reports. They contain much
valuable information on the state, of the schools and the educational condition
of school districts, and their careful perusal will repay all who are in any way
interested in school work. It would be impossible for the head of the depart-
ment to administer the system without the aid and hearty co-operation of
these officers. To give the necessary information to the department, to deal
effectively with the complications that often arise especially in small districts,
to stimulate unwilling districts to maintain schools, to revise the boundarias of
districts and organize new ones, to inspect the schools and advise with teachers
and trustees, and all this over a large extent of territory necessitates continuous
absence from home, and in consequence a heavy expense is thereby incurred,
an expense which their salaries cannot well afford without compromising their
positions if they have others depending upon them. I beg to repeat what I
stated last year, that I am fully convinced that the interests of the service
would be promoted by giving these officers adequate remuneration^ ^
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I hope your Honor will find from the perusal of this report gratifying
evidences of improvement in many features of our system and you may rest
assured that the Department and its officers will spare no efforts to give to all
within our borders the benefit of the system and to make it fully worthy of
the encomiums which have been passed upon it.
I have the honour to be
Your Honor's most obedient servant.
WM. CROCKET,
Chief 8upt, of Educatwn .
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Dixon, A. B., Harrison Oross, A. B., Bertha A. Brittain, Emma D. Gunteiv S.
Whitfield Hartt, Lizzie S. Bead.
Second Class. — Thoa A. McCkrrigle, A.B., Annie H. Alexander, Fi^l A. Butler,
James Boyle, Eliza J. Cluston, Albert W. Clark, Minnie Cowan, Alice B. Donald,
EmOy Estey, Minnie B. Nicholson, Jessie B. Lottimer, Sarah McKinntn, Mary A,
McL. Fowlie, Neida E. Purdy, Fanny E. Wheeler, Wm. J. Virtue, Albert J, Beck-
with, Chas. H. Camwath, Willet S. Connors, Edgar M. Copp, Royul W. Ferguson,
Alex. H. Goodwin, James Irving, Jr., Chas. H. Milton, Scott £. Moi-dll, Frank A.
Sharpe, Allen W. Strong, Lydia £. Alexander, Selina Bilodeau, Jeame E. BtBhop,
Emma !L Bradshaw, Janet Buie, Laura J. Bray, Sarah A. CammoB, Florence E.
Carman, B. Annie M. Carroll, Evangeline M. Carter, Minnie A. Copp, Mary T. Crabb,
Edith E. Crawford, Clara C. Curry, Sarah A. Dean, Janet A. Dickson, Antiie Doak,
Annie T. Douglas, Mary Ann Elkin, Ethel Fairweather, Lydia O* Fairweather, Sarah
A. Fowler, Susan I. Gaskin, Marinda N. Gray, Mary Etta Hartt^ Salira E. Houghton,
Elizabeth Hopkins, Grace Y. Hopkins, Nellie F. Jordan, Ada Kincaid, EJla J. Hirk-
patrick, Marie S. Landry, Minnie Love, Phoebe H. Lovely, Lizzie Manzer^ Sarah J.
McDonald, Ella J. McKay, Minnie McKay, Bessie McLeod, Maggie K, McLeod, Mary
McLeod, Cynthia B. McMaokin, Anna K. Millar, Annie Moore, Mary A. Muir, Alice
Munroe, Mabel Murray, Susan M. Nicholson, Aggie E. Ogilvie, Harion V» Overton,
Minnie J. Porter, Anna W. Power, Carlotta A. Bead, Domitilcle Richard, Emeline
Hoss, Edith E. Sherwood, Ida M. Smith, Annie L. .Squires, Alma L. Stennick, Edith
Thompson, Ella M. Yeazey, Maud S. Warman, Annie H. Watson, Annina WhiCe-
iiouse, Clara E. Williams.
Third Class. — Maud E. Coughey, Nellie F. Evans, Jennie V, fling, Egbert
A. Crawford, Milton E. Harrington, Chas. M. McLean, Eugene H. Thenault, Kate
Appleby, Aggie O. Belyea, Ella W. Boone, Freddie M. Dunphy, B. Mabel Mc-
Laughlan, Alma, K. McLean, Maggie A. Monahan, Dorothy McC'uHy, Cbas. A»
Amos, James T. Brown, Sarah M. Arnold, Alice E. Avard, Floreticti M. Barbonr,
Mary E. Berry, Nora K. Berry, Mary J. Boone, Kate A. Cameron, Kate H. Cbi7sta1t
Ida A. Clarke, Ella J. Connell, Sarah Currie, Emma K Dorcus, Mary J, W, Elliott, Ella
E. Elliott, Mary M. Er8kine,Mary Gooldrup, Hannah McK. Green, Mary J. Hayden, Ella
B. Hayes, Janie Herbison, Katie A. Kane, Carrie E. Kelly, Alice M. A. Li[>5ett, Lizzie E.
Mazerolle, Mary A. Mazerolle Annie A« Logue^ Myrtle McEachem, Mary T. McMatiuBt
Clara M. Murray, Annie A. Nason,Mai7 L. Nason, Gertie Peters, R* Jennie^iee, Amnle
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It. KogerSj Annie Hyan, Geoi'giaiina Tays, Lina A. Underliillj Mary A. Watera, Augustii
Conimeau^ Cyril O. Dupuis, Peter P. Frenette^ Theodoi'© Langia, Alplionae LeBIani:
Pierre F, Richard, Sophie Albert^ Agnes Cyr, Mary J, Fronette, Fliilomene Fi^net,
Mary P. Gotlin, Marie Jaillet^ Mary A, J>andry, Mary, L, LeBlanc, Alfred S- Esty,
Luoelia A, CuiTie, Annie E, McAnespy, Annie M. McLean^ Katie Murphy.
JuTie, 1886,
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E, W. Karraway, A. B.
FiRBT CLASa.^Edward J, Brodericlc, A. B., T. A. McGarrigle, Alex. W< ilacr -^
A- E., Annie Atlama, Ida H. Adams, N'ellie T. Blair, Clam E, Biidges, Albcn ^
Clark/Stainslaus Doucet, Helena A* Duffy, Beatrice K Duke, Ethel M. Eftalji^ii*
Mary Fawcett, Phoebe T. Ford, Mabel C. Hunter, Ada Kincaid, Minni" !: . ,^
Marshall E. Mott, Fred. W. Murray, Maggie F. McLeod, Maggie H. i[c€loi..w-^'
Isabel S. M^Jntoslij Marion V, Overton, Harrie E. Palmer, Arnasji Plummwr, W./V
L. Kandall, Chas. P. St&evea, Annie L. Richardson, Alice M- Bobinson, Samh Sf .^T"
EessiQ G» Thompson^ Jphii B. Young, Hattie S. Weldon, Alice M. M, Wilkiason, T:
Barlow, Herbert G. Burgess, Fred. Goodwin, Kate L. Hopkins, Ennna L. Tiirner
Skcond Class* — ^Kato Appleby, Margaret S. Co3c, Adeline Areeneau, Chsa. 5f "^'
Avard, Addle Oalder, Louise F. Chasej Cecelia K. Dixon, Lucretia Eatabrooks, ^X^^'
B. Meraereau, Ada L. McGibbon, Agnes McCann^ Cora E. Robinson, Anne m
Wilson, Harvey A. T* Walton, John P. Adams, Daniel B. Bailey, George H. ^'
Belyea, Judson A. Cleveland, Frank A. Good, Horton B. Hetherington, Luth*..
Hetherington, Arthur C* M. lawson, Harry M. Machum, Edwin T. MeKnigi^i.
Edgar L. Morrison, Wm. R. Reud, John C. Robertson, Fred. J. Steeves, D*nil E-
Tabor, Samuel C Weston, Bessie L. Barker, Nina M, Benson, Mary M. HreJi-''-
Iiiiui-a L, Burpee, Bertie E. Chase, Ida B. Day, Armina E, DeBow, Marie E. 1
DeBow, Maggie A. Devereaux, Annie A. Dy kenian, Elizabeth E. Gaunce, Barh*>^ ^
Goody ne, Maiy E, Grant, Amy D. Hendry, Dmailla Hodgins, Alberta A. KnoIJ'
Sarah E. Ladds, Ada E. Marvin, Annie Montgomery, Ella Murphy, Mabel 8. Munr
Bessie 0*Keefe, Hattie A, Pinkerton, Annie D. Powers, Lucy A. Robinson, Mabt^l ^'
Seelye, Ella F. Spinney, Annie A. Titus, Eliza D, TumbuU, Minnie B. Wh*eler, Jaai
T, Young, Katie A, Carleton, Emily V. Corbett, Sinclair H. Davis, Eveline EusIvt^.
Alice Fair weather, Martha C. Lockie, William J. Mahoney, Herbert S, SteeTea^ Annir
V. Graves, Maggie Barden, Bessie Carter, Ellen G. McLaughlin, Alice McGoire^ Annir
Cassidy, Annie McGirr, Bridget Cosgrove.
Third Class. — Nellie D. Allen ^ Eliza J. Allison, Ida M. Dorcus, Frances J.
McGinn, Bessie Taylor, Ella A. Smith, Wm. J. Babington, Mason R. Benn, Charles
Campbell, Oliver J. McAuley, Samuel J. McConneU, John Montgomery, Robert S.
Orchard, Howard W. Snider, Freeman W. Tabor, Eliza M. Burnett, Nettie M.
Crowley, Annie Draper, M. Ella Duff, Phcebe I. Emaok, Alva F. G. Fowler, Maiy K
Griffiths, Lottie M. Lockhart, Rebeoca Long, Maggie L. Magill, Ma^^e I. Menzie,
>88ie MooerSi Lizzie Robinson, Rose A. Shortill, Maud B. SkiUen, Annie Spnigae,
ra B Thompson, Harry W. Bevmdge, Prank O. Brun, Arthur W. Hickwn,
> H. Keith, Hedley Marr, Lemuel S. McLeod, John A. McNeil, Frank Milton,
1866. ISSUE OF SCHOOL LICEK8BS. . A 3&
Wtn, H. Tirgie, Annie S. Babington, Yiolet Barker, Maggie J. Barnes, Annie DeV.
Bolton, Elizabeth Bondreau, PhiJomene Boudreau, Jennie Carter, Eliza A. Clancy,
Ella B. Clark, Katie J. Colpittd, Mary L. Fisher, Elizabeth Frenette, Claire Girouard,
Sara Girouard, Marie J. Godin, Eveline A. Grannan, Minnie Harquail, Ada H. Hastay^
Helen B. Hetherington, Sarah C. Keene, Josephine K Magill, Mabel J, Mann, Ella
M. Me Alary, Agnes McAnespy, Maggie McKee, Laura M. Monnson, Marie L.
Kichard, Hannah P. Secord, F. May Stark, Minnie L. Sullivan, Cas^e Thompeonr
Maggie E. Walker, Maud S. Wheeler, Agnes M. White,' Caroline Young, Etta E^
Harding, L. Ada Lambert, Ida A. Erb, Cath. Murray, Pierre H. Legere, Frank E.
Churchill, George H. Laskey, James P. Nowlan, Susan L. Tingley, Mary J. Arseoault,
Annie C. Brophy, Kate S. Branch, Emelienne LeBlanc, Kobina 24'Qble, Kanette
Belliveau.
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TABLE XVL— PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Tt^aveUvng Expenaea paid to Stud4nit-Tea€lierB cUiending tlie Nm^mal School
during ttie Tcnn ended June, ISSS.
(Allowance of Mileage, 3 cents a mile.)
No.
Name.
COUNTT.
AUOUKT.
1
2
Edear Brundage,
N. W. Brown,
Kings,
York.
?0 00
2 70
3
Heber J, Burgess,
Kings,
G 42
4
Ed. L. O'Brien,
Ulouceftter,
10 80
5
Mary A. Burpee,
Carleton,
4 50
a
Ada M. Everett,
((
4 20
7
Clara h Shea,
u
3 90
b
Clai-a A. D'Oreay,
St. John,
4 08
0 ;
Chas. McQ. Avard,
Westmorland,
13 SO
10 1
Fred. A, Butler,
i(
13 SO
11 1
JamfesW. Campbell,
Kings,
5 ;i4
12
0. L. Charlton,
ii
r. 94
13
Jerome Dawson,
Albert, 1
9 60
14
Wellington Dawson,
D. W. Keith,
(( 1
9 «0
15
Kings,
9 00
IG
R. B, White,
Qneeas,
5 40
17
Malcolm McDonald,
Id
3 m
18
Marmadnke McDonald,
it
4 «9
19
W. L. McDiarmid,
Kings,
.5 04
20
L. B. Orchard,
Queens,
5 40
21
Stephen L. Peacock,
Westmorland,
14 hi
22
Chas. H. Perry,
Kings,
9 00
23
Hamilton Price,
*t 1
9 00
24
Ed. A. Riley,
Westmorland,
13 80
25
Wm. J. Riley,
u
13 SO
26
R. S. Starkey,
Queens,
.-> 70
27
Robert Wallace,
f^
3 1)0
2ft
Mary M, Anderson,
St. John,
4 OK
20
Annie B. Arnold,
York.
1 50
30
Martha G. Biden,
H
18
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TABLB XVI.— CoNTnojED.
No.
Name.
County.
Amount.
Brought forward,
$216 57
31
Alice M. Black,
Charlotte,
6 24
32
Kate S. Branch,
Gloucester,
16 80
33
Nettie Brown,
Charlotte,
5 40
34
Hannah E. Bunnell,
Kings,
7 32
55
Addie Calder,
Charlotte,
9 12
56
Caroline E. Cameron,
Northumberland,
14 10
57
Bessie Carter,
(1
13 80
58
Mary L. Christie,
York,
96
59
. Eliza J. Cluston,
Northumberland,
14 34
40
Emma Condon,
Westmorland,
9 42
41
Maggie H. Covert,
Charlotte,
10 80
42
Annie Crewdson,
York,
1 38
43
Alice E. Curry,
f«
48
44
Sarah E. Daggett,
Charlotte,
10 80
45
Kezia E. Davis,
Queens,
3 60
46
Ida R. Dobson,
Kent.
12 60
47
Alice M. Drake,
St John,
4 08
48
Helena Duffy,
Sunbury,
42
49
Laura J. Duffy,
Albert,
10 20
50
Matilda Fillmore,
i(
12 12
^1
Isabella B. Fleiger,
Northumberland,
13 80
52
Helen E. Fotheringham, .
If
13 80
53
Clara J. N. Fowler,
Westmorland,
9 42
54
Maggie J. Fowler,
Sunbury,
600
55
Selina U. Fowler,
Kings,
5 40
56
Amelia Fullerton,
((
5 70
57
Sarah J. Gray,
St. John,
408
58
Damie A Gunter,
Queens,
640
59
Helen A. Hachey,
Gloucester,
16 80
•60
Maggie M. Harold,
Carleton,
5 10
■61
Fannie A. Hazen,
Kings,
5 46
62
Mary A. Henry,
Westmorland,
8 64
•63
Jennie R. Hughes,
Charlotte,
5 70
^4
Edith E. H^me,
Carleton,
5 10
-65
Alice J. Irving,
Charlotte,
4 86
66
Ellen E. Keith,
Westmorland,
8 64
67
Eliza E. Kilburn, ■
York.
72
■68
Sophie M. Lamont,
Ellen E. Laskey,
Northumberland,
14 40
69
St. John,
408
70
Maggie Lintjon,
Charlotte,
6 54
71
Sarah J. Lockhart,
Kings,
900
72
73
Cath. A. McLaggan,
Kathleen J. McLean,
York,
Northumberland,
1 20
13 80
74
Lydia McMillan,
Charlotte,
Forward,
6 54
$560 73
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TABIjB XVX— COKTINCM*.
Na
Name. '
CODNTT.
Amoumt.
Brought forward.
$560 73
75
Mary McNair,
Resiigouche,
18 66
76
Alice M. McNeU, '
Charlotte,
; 9 12
77
LaviniaMcNutt,
York,
90
78
Liilie M. Mercer, .
Kings,
St. John,
5 70
79
Alice M. Miles.
4 08
SO
Alice Monteith,
Carleton,
3 90
81
Cath. Murray,
Westmorland,
9 42
82
Lucy C. Murray,
Queens,
7 32
83
Minnie Murphy,
Charlotte,
7 20
84
Lottie A Nichol,
Westmorland,
9 00
85
Grace M. Owens,
Carleton,
5 10
86
Ella S. Fallen,
Northumberland,
13 80
87
Fannie R. S, Palmer,
Queens,
2 10
88
Bhoda M. Patterson,
Sunbury,
42
89
Jessie Purdie,
St. John,
4 08
90
Elwilda Raymond,
Carleton.
4 50
91
Carrie Rayworth,
Westmorland,
14 10
92
Ruby Rice,
Northumberland,
14 10
93
Jennie V. Ring,
Carleton,
3 90
94
Sadie L. Sherwood,
ti
4 08
95
Sarah E. Sherwood,
Kings,
7 20
96
S. May Smiley,
4#
6 42
97
Adela F. Smith,
r «
5 70
98
Amy A. Starkey,
Queens,
5 70
99
Lizzie Sutton, '
Kent,
13 26
100
Idella M. Stickney,
Carleton,
4 20
101
Minnie F, Taylor,
Sunbury,
1 50
102
Dom M. Thompson,
Chflrlotte,
4 86
103
Maty S. Turner,
Carleton,
4 98
104
Minnie H. Turner,
Charlotte,
6 54
105
Vict. C. Wright,
Pierre M. BelliTeau,
Northumberland,
13 SO
106
Weatmorland,
10 56
107
Jean P. Boudreau,
Gloucester,
18 00
108
Alfred S. Estey,
York,
72
109
Baaile J. Johnson,
Kent,
13 50
110
Tho;. A. Leonard,
Queens,
3 60
111
John Mullrooney,
Kent,
12 00
112
Jaddua H. Robichaud,
IX
10 98
113
Herbert V. Sleeves,
Albert,
8 70
114
M. D. Sweeney,
Westmorland,
13 80
115
Harvey A. T. Walton,
«(
14 10
110
Mary J. Arseneau,
Gloucester,
SO 64
117
Domitilde Babinault,
Kent,
14 40
118
Louise Boudreau,
Gloucester,
Forward,
18 00
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TABLE XVI. — CoMTnnmj,
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' Name.
COUMTT.
AXOUKT.
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Marie E. Boudreau,
Westmorland,
10 44
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Rose Bourgeois,
it
9 72
121
Celina Bourque,
' Kent,
IS 00
122
Elizabeth E. Bourfjue,
Westraorlaad,
9 72
123
Marinda M. Brown,
Charlotte,
9 IS
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Marie Cormier,
Kent,
10 50
125
Nellie E. Cripps,
Northumberland,
13 80
126
Agnea M. Dempsey,
Gloucester.
17 10
127
Celia K. Dixon,
Kent.
12 00
128
Eliza A. Dobson,
Westmoreland,
13 80
129
Oeorginna Forddred,
Kent, ,
13 26
130
Melissa J. Fowler,
Sunbury,
6 00
131
Janet M. Hunter,
Carleton.
6 12
132
Maggie Y. Jordan,
Martha C. Lackie,
Cbariotte,
6 36
133
Kings,
5 70
134
Kose Hache,
Gloucester,
19 32
135
Bessie E. Leonard,
Cbariotte,
9 12
13C
Rachel M. Long,
Kings,
7 20
137
Emelienne LeBlanc,
Kent,
13 20
138
Mar^' McNaughton,
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14 70
139
Katie Murphy.
Charlotte,
7 20
140
Annie L. Farkij,
Carleton,
5 10
1*1
C. Estella Robinson,
Queens,
4 20
1*2
Henrietta M. Sheck,
Kings,
6 42
1*3
Alice M. Smith,
Westmorland,
12 00
1**
Ella SmiUi,
Carleton,
3 90
1*5
Janie M. Smith,
Kent,
13 26
1*C
Lottie M. Wooden,
Sunbury,
1 20
147
Sadie A. Wanamake.
Kings,
York.
600
148 i
Amanda Clynick, Dec, '84,
2 70
149
Maud E. Coughey,
Laura A. Feakes, "
Victoria,
5 70
150
Charlotte,
5 40
151
Alice M. Adams, "
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Northumberland,
Govt War. No. 149,
13 80
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Term ended December, 1885.
No.
Name.
COUNTT.
Amoust.
1
Albert J. Beckwitb, >
Westmorland,
$8 28
2 .
F. C. Brown.
York,
2 70
3
Charles H. Oamwath,
Albert,
10 20
4
W. Spurgeon Connors,
Queens,
4 20>
5
E. A. Crawford,
Kings,
5 46
6
R W. Feixuson,
Alex. H. Goodwin,
Queens,
2 10-
7
Westmorland,
13 20-
.8
M. K HarriiM^n,
Jas. Irving, Jr.,
Chas. M. McLean,
St. John,
3 90-
9
Kent,
13 26
10
Queens,
3 60
11
Cbas. H. Milton,
Westmorland,'
13 50
12
a E. Morrill,
Queens,
7 50
13
F. A. Sharpe,
Kings,
5 88^
14
A. W. Strong,
Eueene H. Tlioriault,
Lydia £. Alexander,
Westmorland,
10 20
15
«
10 50
16
Sunbury,
1 38
17
Flora L. Barteau,
Charlotte,
!» 12
18
A^e 0. Belyea,
Selina M. Bilodeau,
Kings,
5 82-
19
Kent,
10 50
20
Jessie K Bishop,
Albert,
10 50
21
Emma E. Bradsbaw,
St John,
5 40
22
Janet Bnie,
Northumberland,
14 16
23
Laura J. Bray,
Albert,
10 80
231
Sarah A. Cameron,
Northumberland,
14 40
24
B. Annie M. Carroll,
<f
14 40
25
M. Agnes Copp,
Mary T. Crabb,
Westmorland,
14 10
26
Carleton,
6 12
27
Edith K Crawford,
Kings,
6 54
28
Sarah A Dean,
Charlotte,
G 36
29
Janet A. Dickson,
Northumberland,
13 80
30
Annie Y. Douglas,
Kings,
York,
6 42
31
Freddie M. Dunphy,
no
32
Mary A. Elkin,
Northumberland,
13 80
33
Ethel Fairweather,
Kings,
5 4G
34
Lydia 0. Fairweather,
u
6 42
35
Sarah A. Fowler,
u
8 40
36
Emily F. Frecker,
Kent,
13 32
37
Marinda A. Gray,
Kings,
Sunbury,
f) 00
38
Mary E. Hartt,
1 38
39
Sabra E. Houghton,
York,
4 80
40
Lizzie Hopkins,
Grace V. Hovey,
St. John,
3 90
41
■ Carleton,
3 90
42
Nellie F. Gordon,
«
3 90
?339 48
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TABLB XVL— OormruMD.
No.
Name.
County.
Ahount.
Brought fonvarcl,
9339 48
43
Ella J. Kirkpatiick.
St, John,
6 00
ii
Marie S. Landry,
Westmorland*
10 38
45
Minnia Love,
Charlotte,
3 40
4G
Phoebe H. Lovely,
Victoria,
5 70
47
Lizzie Manzer,
tt
6 00
48
Sarah J. McDougall,
Kent,
12 00
49
Ella J. McKay,
Westmorland,
9 42
SO
Minnie McKay,
Restigouche,
20 52
SI
B, Mabel McLaucblau,
Charlotte,
5 70
32
Alma K. McLean,
Sunbury,
30
53
Bessie McLeod,
Charlotte,
7 20
5*
Maggie E. McLeod,
Northumberland,
12 00
35
Cynthia B. McMackin,
Kings,
9 00
■iC
Annie K. Miller,
It
11 40
37
Maggie A. Monahan,
Charlotte,
6 60
58
Mary AMuir,
Queens,
5 40
^i)
Alice Muiiroe,
it
4 20
HJO
Mabel Murray,
York,
54
CI
Geoi*gina Nesbitfc,
«
2 70
^2
Susan M. Nicholson,
u
60
<i3
Robina Noble,
Northu mberlftnd,
14 70
<H
Aggie E, Ogilvie,
Kings,
6 60
03
Minnie J.Porter,
Sunbuiy, ,
€ 00
M
Annie W- Power,
St. John,
5 40
67
Carlotta A. Read,
Albert,
10 50
68
DomitilJe Richard,
Northumberland,
12 66
fiO
Emeline Ross,
Gloucester,
16 80
70
Edith K Sherwood,
Kings,
York.
3 70
n
Ida M. Smith,
60
72
Annie L. Squiers,
Carleton,
4 68
73
Maggie A Steeves,
Albert,
9 90
74
Alma L. Stennick,
Sunbury,
90
73
Edith Thompson,
Charlotte,
5 70
76
Susan L. Tingley,
Westmorland,'
14 10
77
Ella M. Veazey^
Charlotte,
5 70
78
Maud S. Warman,
Kent,
13 2il
79
Annie H, Watson,
Charlotte,
5 70
80
Armina Whitehouse,
Carleton,
4 80
81
Clara E. Williams,
St. John,
3 90
82
Dorothay McCuUy,
Kings,
7 80
83
Chas. A Amos,
Westmorland,
14 10
S*
James T. Brown,
Queens,
5 70
83
Samh M, Ariioldj
York,
23
S6
Alice E, Avard,
Westmorland, •
Fotvxtrd,
13 80
„
$669 85
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TABLB XVL— CoNTiDuiri,
No.
Name.
CouJiTy.
Amount.
Bwught forward,
$069 85
87
Florence M. Barboar,
Albert,
12 12
88
Nora K. Berry,
(C '
9 18
89
Mary J. Boone,
Carleton,
0 10
90
Katie A. Cameron,
Northumberland,
14 10
91
Katie H. Chrystal,
Kent,
13 26
92
Ida A. Clark,
Charlotte,
5 40
93
Ella J. Connell,
St John,
3 90
94
Sarah Currie,
York,
1 50
95
Mary M. Davidson,
Sunbury,
2 10
96
Ella E. Elliott,
Northumberland,
14 16
97
Mary M. Erskine,
Charlotte,
C 54
98
Carrie M. Fei^uson,
Sunbury,
2 10
99
Mary Goldrup,
Hannah McK. QrnAn,
Albert,
10 20
100
Carleton,
6 54
101
Janie Herbison,
Charlotte,
6 54
102
Kate A. Kane,
Gloucester,
16 80
103
Lizzie E. Mazerolle,
Kent.
14 40
104
Mary A. Mazerolle,
York,
60
105
Annie A. Logue,
Sunbury,
90
106
Loretta Manning,
Kings,
7 38
107
. Myrtle McEachem,
Northumberland,
14 34
108
Mary T. McManus,
We8tmorlan<l,
10 38
109
Clara M. Murray,
t<
14 10
110
Annie A. Nason,
Sunbury,
1 38
111
Gertie Peters,
Carleton,
5 10
112
R. Jennie Price,
«
3 90
113
Annie L. Rogers,
w
3 90
114
Annie Ryan,
Westmorlani],
9 60
115
Georgina Tays,
Kings,
5 46
116
Lena A. Underhill,
Carleton,
3 72
117
Mary L. Waters,
St John,
4 .50
118
Augustine Commeau,
Gloucester,
18 00
119
Cyril 0. Dnpuis,
WestmorlaoLl,
10 38
120
Peter P. Frenette,
Gloucester,
18 00
121
122
Theo. Lan^s,
Alphonse LeBlanc,
Westmorland,
18 00
10 38
123
Pierre F. Richard,
Kent,
13 32
124
Sophie Albert,
Madawaska,
10 38
125
A^es Cjrr,
' Kent,
14 40
126
Mary J. Frenette,
Gloucester,
18 00
127
Philomene Frenette,
Restigouche,
18 90
128
Mary P. Godin,
Gloucester,
IS 00
129
Marie Jaillet,
Kent,
12 00
130
Mary A. Landry,
Gloucester,
Fonoard,
IS 60
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No.
Name.
COUMTY.
Amou>t.
Brought forward.
$10»7 41
131
Mary L. LeBIauc,
Westmorland,
10 SO
132
M. Olive Rice,
Madawaska,
0 60
133
Bomine Voutour,
Kent,
14 40
13*
Augustine F. Hache,
Glouoeater, >
10 20
135
Minnie Sullivan,
Kent.
13 98
136
John J. Symes, June,'85,
York,
72
137
Helena JCMulhemn, "'
Carleton,
4 14
138
Minnie A. Cowan, Dec. '84,
tt
4 OS
139
Edith E. Sftundei-s, June, '85,
Charlotte,
C 24
140
A, Maud Qrieraon, "
Kent,
14 10
14]
Elizabeth Warman,
*i
12 00
142
Annie M. McLean,
Queens,
5 58
143
Frankie L. Dykernan, "
a
2 40
144
Julia A. Fitzgerald,
Mary E, McKinnon, "
Northumberland,
13 80
145
St John,
3 7S
1*C
Kate Donovan, "
u '
4 2C
147
Lucretia A. Cunie,
York,
1 80
14«
Alonzo D.Jonah, "
Albert,
9 90
149
Amanda McWilliam, "
Westmorland,
9 42
150
T.L.T.M'Knight,do. & Dee.'84
Kings,
7 14
151
Mary J. Hawkea, June,'85,
York,
00
152
Nettie E, Tweedie,
Kings,
5 82
133
Marian J. McLeod, "
it
4 80
154
AnnabeJl Hoyt,
Albert,
4 08
155
Annie F. Sutton, June,'8C,
Kent.
13 32
156
Stanislaus Doucett, "
Oloucester,
18 00
157
Elizabeth Boudreau, "
u
18 00
158
Fhllomene Boudreau, "
u
Gov't War, No. 1134.
18 00
•1347 67
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TABLE XVII. PUBLIC BCHOOLS : Yeah ended Decembee 3Ut, 18S6,
• Statement of Chief Superintendent's Provincial Draffs to Teachers,
asb of couktv fltnd drafts to trustees.
(Sutuuiamed in Tables IX ami X.)
MEMORANDUM-
Fm' Term elided Decej^iber Sat, 188u,
References.— Warrants Noq. 146, 147, 148, 841 »,
Amount County Fund for Term enJed December
:nst, 1885, ,,..--,,. , . • * .
For Tenn ended June 30th, 1SS6.
Heference^,— Warrants Nos. 1131, 1132, 1133,1326,
Amount County Fund for Term ended June 30th,
1880 ...,,,
Total
provincial
Drafts
TO TSACHEHS.
County Fund
Drafts
to Trustees.
S(j4,883 55
SG7,G10 10
S47,281 37
47,225 75
8132,493 05 »94,507 12
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TABLE XVin. Summary op the Provincial Grants for the School Service
FOR the Year ended December 31sTy 1886.
Schools (see Table IX for details) : —
Common $117,131 35
Superior 10,945 82
Orammar. 4,416 48
-2 $132,493 C.>
Normal School : —
Salaries (Table XIII) 4,980 00
TraveFg allowance to Student-Teachers pd. in 1886, (see Table XVI) 2,589 10
Salary of sis Inspectors 7,200 00
Examination of Candidates for Teachers' License, including Exam-
iners and Deputies, pec. '85, and June, '80 680 92
Travelling allowance: —
Chief Superintendent Education for 1886 400 00
Extra clerical service 357 50
For Printing, Stationery, Letter Books, Blanks, Job Printing, Bind-
ing, Registers, School Drafts, Annual Report for 1885, in-
cluding Nortoal School Stationery, &c 1,098 67
Expenditure in connection with Colonial Exhibition 461 51
Canada Publishing Co. — Maps and Models 1115
Morgan's Annual Register 2 50
American Express. , 36 25
Rent of Chatham Hall for exam, purposes 9 00
Travelling expenses of Inspectors to Fredericton at call of Chief
Superintendent, August 7, 1886 40 40
Sundries 6 11
Salaries : —
Chief Superintendent $1,600 00
Assistant 1,200 00
Clerk. 700 00
3,500 00
Janitor, Mrs, O'Brien, year ended Dec. 31, 1886 60 00
$153,925 7C
Education 0£ice, January, 1887.
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QUESTIONS
Set to Candidates for jhe different Classes of Teachers*
License at the Examination in June^ iSS6,
OEAMMAR SCHOOL.— Prof eeeional Papers.
[1] TEACHIIS^O AND SCHOOL MAI^AGEMENT. Thtie, 2 hoitrs.
1. Define Education and fnstmctioti, and point out the relation of the one to the other.
2. Define Method as applied to teaching, and illuairate your principles of Method in
the teaching of two of the following subjects : — FonUf Grammar, Geom^tnjt Fh^al
SCep9 of Reading\
3. Specify and characterize the faulte of temper which induce in children a habit of
indifference, and point out appixipriate means by which the teacher may do much
to remove this defect of character where it e^iists^ and prevent its acquisitiou
where it does not exist*
4* (1) Jy^n^ perceptiou, cmiceptimi^ attmvdfm, {automatic ftnd volitional)| and state in
respect of each the condition of its strength, {2) How raay volitional attention
be developed and strengthened.
5. Name six Educational Refonnei^s, the countries to which they respectively belonged,
and the times in which they lived. Give the leading features of the method
advocated or practised by two of them,
6. Define Discipline, and specify some of the means wpon which you rely for itb pro-
motion in your school. Justify the means you enumerate,
7, Specify the physiological i-easons requiring the careful regulation of the school-room
in respect of (1) temperatiirej (2) cleanliness, and (3) ventilation, »
8, Name the leading points to be considered in the arrangement of a Time-Table, and
show why each is essential
[2] SCHOOL SYSTEM. Time, SO mwi*
L State the principles which regulate the apportionment of the County Fund t&
Trustees, and show on what respect it tends to secure school privileges in a Dis-
trict.
2, Give the substance of the amendments to the Schools Act in 1884.
3, State the nature and extent of the Teacher's duty and authority over his sdtolara
onteide the school^ixrom, /^-^ j
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4. Btate (1) Jiow the gmud total daja' attendance made by the enrolled pupils may lie
found. (2) How the number of teaching dnya may l*e found in any Temu (3)
Under what conditions a Teacher imder contra«^t with Trustees may kwfully ter-
minate it (4) Under what oonditiona an AssistantTeacher may be employed.
CLASS L
I. [1] TEACHING AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Tlnw, ^^«m
1, Define Metjiod, and fipocify several of the principle n]>on which it is baaed.
3, Describe your method in teaching Cohr, Nt^mber, and state' the principles involred.
Z* State and iLIusti^ate the ditferenoe betw'een dedii4itiv€ and indiiciivc methods of
teaching.
4. (1) Be«cribe the teaching of a lesson in Hiitory you may have witn^sedL (2) Make
a criticism thereon, (In your criticism note the manner and language of the
Teacher as well as the method employed ; also the prolmble effect of such a lessoa
upon the pupils as respects (1) knowledge ; (2) mental discipline).
Ji< Discuss good discipline under the following headings ; (1) Cliai-acteinBtics ; (2) results ;
(3) motives to be cultivated i (4) habits to be formed.
^* What is meant by school organization ] Describe a properly organized school.
I Jt IL [2] SCHOOL SYSTEM. 1%^, 30 mut.
L What is the nature of the Teacher's contract with Trustees ? How may it be law-
fully terminated i
3, Detail the mode of support provided by the Schools Act,
X What is the Teacher^s duty with i-espect to (1) Time-Tables ? (2) Roll calH (3) School
Ketunis 1 (4) Having the school -room ready for the reception of pupils t (5) The
physical welfare of the pupils ? (6) The Public School proijevty under his charge!
4. Who has power to anspend or expel a pupil from School, and under what cincuni-
atanees?
4. How do you iind (I) The aveiuge daily attendance of the enrolled pupils for a Term !
(2) The i>ercentage of attendance?
^, When IS the annual School Meeting held t What notice should be given of the
fleeting 1 What is the duty of Trustees with respect to the Minutes of Uie
Meeting ?
t [S] BOOK-KEEPING, Ttnie, 45 min.
1^ In what respects do^ the Ledger in Double Entry Book keeping differ from that iu
Single Entiy I
^. Give the Kules for Journalizing. What ia meant by TjioI Balance i and how m it
made ? ^ I
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3. J^chn White sold to Kobert Black on account —
On June 2. 17 yds. cloth at $1.25 ; 2 pairs Blankets at $4.70 ; Great coat at $12.
" 6. Buffalo robe, $18.00 ; 16 Rolls paper at 22 eta.; 30 yds. Carpet at
$1.15.
" 7. In payment for the al>ove R. Black gave his Note of Hand payable
in 3 months.
« 9. J. White sold R. Black's Note of Hand to People's Bank, Fredericton,
Discount 8 per cent.
Oive (1) the form of the Note of Hand for the amount due, and (2) enter the whole
transaction as it should appear in the Books of J. White.
T, II, III. [4] INDUSTRIAL DRAWING. Time, 1 hour.
No..
Both the anawers and the drawings are to be made on this paper.
The drawings should be at least 4 inches in breadth.
3L. (1) Define a compound and an abstmct curve, and give an example of each. Make
an application of the Ogee Curve.
2. Illnstrate symmetrical arrangement about the centre of a square, using the ivy,.
maple or oak leaf
3. Give examples of the following: — (a) Horizontal repetition, (h) The Greek Fret»
(c) Interlacing.
4. Draw a line 4 inches in length ; bisect it, and from the point of bisection erect a
perpendicular.
N. B. — Instnxroents must not be employed in working any of the above questions, except
for the 4th one. If yon have not instruments at hand, describe in words how the 4th
question should be worked.
I, II k III. [5] CANADIAN HISTORY. Time^ 1 lumr.
1. Give the opening and closing dates of each of the three periods into which Canadian
History is usually divided. (2) Name the leading features of one of these Periods.
2. Write a brief account of the Destruction of Poi-t Royal, or of the First Capture of
Quebea
3. Briefly describe one of the following events : Aroostook War, Papineau's Rebellion,
Ashbnrton Treaty, SuiTender of CornwallLs, Expulsion of the Canadians.
4. By whom and under what circumstances were the following places founded : —
Quebec, Halifax, Saint John, Fredericton, Louisburg.
b. Explain the following terms: Legislature, Parliament, Executive Council, Privy
Council^ Confederation, Responsible Government, British North America Act.
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I. [6] GENERAL HISTORY. Time, 1 hour.
1. From what several centres is civilization supposed to have sprung, and through, what
Nations has its progress been successively canned on ?
2. Give a brief account of the Peloponnesian War under t}ie, following heads : — Cante,
Chief Events, Principal Leaders, Results.
3. What were the boundaries of the Roman Empire in tbe time of Augustus t What
three civilizations did it include ? What was the condition of Rome at this time f
For what is the Augustan age especially remarkable i
4. What was the object of the Cmsadesl What were their effects on (1) Comm«x»»
(2) Feudalism, (3) Chivalry, (4) Intellectual Development 1
5. Explain briefly the signification or application of the following terms: — Hegim,
Trial by Ordeal, Hanseatic League, Pragmatic Sanction, Alchemy, Balance of
Power, The Reign of Terror.
L [7] USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. Titne, 1 lumr.
1. Descnbe the position and structui*e of the lungs. What changes occur in the blood
during respiration, and what consequences result therefrom /
2. State briefly the constituents of wheat flour, and show how you would proooeed to
demonstrate their presence.
3. Give a summaiy of what is meant by the circulation of matter.
4. What are the chief agencies involved in the formation of soils % What conditions
determine fertility or sterility % What is the ^mrt played by manures %
5. (1) Describe a mode of preparing oxygen; (2) Contrast the properties of this
gas with those of -nitrogen.
L [8] COMPOSITION. Time, 1 l^our.
1. Deflne perepicuity, energy, and grace as respects style.
2. Form sentences to illustrate the shades of mcahing between each pair of the fol-
lowing synonymes: — EdtuxUe and inetmct; proiul and vain; crime and viee^
graceful and elegant ; inconeiatent and incongrivotis,
3. Quote from ''The Merchant of Venice" examples of the following figures of
Speech : — Simile, metonymy, hyperbole, epigram,
4. (1) In what measure is " The Merchant of Venice" written? (2) Scan the fol-
lowing lines : —
'* This is no answer, thoa unfeeling man,
To excuse the current of thy cruelty."
^. Express in a paraphrase not exceeding twelve lines, the following thought :—
How many cowards, whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who, inward searched have livers white as milk,
And these assume but valour's excrement,
To render them redoubted !
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I. [9] ENGLISH GRAMMAR. Tvme, 1 hour.
1. Give the general and particular analysis of the following passage : —
" In teims of choice I ftm not solely led
^ By nice direction of « maiden's eyes ;
Besides the lottery of my destiny
Bars me the right of voluntary choosing :
Bat, if my father ?iad not scatUed me,
And hedg'd me hy his wit to yield myself
His wife who wins me hy that means I told you,
Yourself, uncrowned prince, then stood as/air
* As any comer I have looked on yet
For my affection.'* *
2. Parse the words in italics in the foregoing passage.
3. Parse each word of the following sentence : — ^^ But me no buts." What part of
• speech is the word hut in the fifth line of the passage above 1 Name other parts
of speech which the word but may be, and give examples.
4. Name the inflectional parts of speech and state the infections to which they are sub-
ject. Give all the inflectional forms of I, lion, boy, go.
5. Distinguish between gerundB and participles, and give examples.
I. [10] ENGLISH LITERATURE. Time, 1 hour.
Merclumt of Venice.
1 . Name some of the dominant passions whose workings the poet depicts in this play,
' and quote to illustrate your answer.
2. Quote Bassiano's soliloquy on outward shows.
3. Contrast the character of Portia and Jessica.
4. By whom and on what occasions were the following lines uttered %
(a) I am Sir Oracle,
And when I ope my lips let no dog bftrk.
(h) Stay the very riping of the time.
(c) Thou gandy gold,
Hard food for Midas, I will none of thee.
(d) I never did repent for doing good,
Nor shall not now.
(e) I pray you give me leave to go from hence ;
I am not well.
o. (a) Quote from the play several instances of Shakespeare's use (1) of the double
negative ; (2) of nouns as verbs.
6. Comment upon the following words and phrases: — Beshrtw mCy insculped upon,
sooth, trot/i, witJuU, meUiinks.
7. Point out several instances of peculiar grammatical construction in the play.
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I. [11] ARITHMETIC. Time, 1 hour SO mm.
Answers must contain the whole operation,
1. Give the fonniila for finding the amount of a sum of money at Compound Interest^
and show by what processes you would lead your pupils to determine the formula.
2. What are the two methods employed in finding the discount of a sum of money ^
Which method is adopted in practice % Is it right or wrong in principle 1 Give
reasons for your answer. Apply both methods to the solution of the following
question : — Find the discount of $460 for 4 months at 7 per cent, per annum.
3. What is meant by equation of payments) Give the usual rule for finding the
equated time for any number of payments, and show whether it is founded upon
strictly correct principles. Find the equated time for paying off a debt of
$1,265.18 if ^ is payable at present, and \ every three months until all is paid.
4. If a fraction in its lowest terms is converted into a decimal, when will one or otho:
of the following results occur : — (1) A finite decimal, (2) a mixed circulating deci-
mal, (3) a pure circulating decimal ? Demonstrate your statement.
5. How can any number of mean proportionals be found between two given numbers I
Find three mean proportionals between 1 and 2.
6. If a merchant commence business with a capital of $12,000, and each year, after
paying all expenses, increase the capital of the former by a fifth part of itself, how
much will he be worth at the end of 30 yeai*s ?
7. The metre contains 39.37079 English inches ; find the value of an inch, a foot and a
mile in terms of the metre.
8. Explain briefly the Metric System of Weights and Measures, and point out some of
its advantages.
Satisfactory anBwen to any seven of the foregoing questions will be marked as a fall paper.
I. [12] GEOGKAPHY. Time, 1 hour, SO minutes.
1. Briefly describe the motions of the Earth.
2. State how to find (1) the duration of evening twilight at Saint John on the 2nd of
June, and (2) the altitude of the sun at noon of the same day at Fredericton.
3. In what directions and on whit waters would a ship sail in going from Dantzic to
Hong-Kong, and what would her cargo probably consist of both in going and re-
turning ?
4. Compare each Province of the Dominion with New Brunswick as respects (I) area
(2) population, regarding New Brunswick as 1 in both cases.
5. Name the British possessions in Asia, and describe their respective geographical
positions.
6. Where are the following places, and for what are they noted 1 Tarsus, Bethlehem,
Mandalay, Tokio, Quito, Navarino, Metz, Gibraltar, Prague.
7. Draw on the paper furnished you an outline map of Africa, indicating and naming
the chief mountains and livers ; also locate the four largest towns.
N. B. — ^The examiner wiU aUow 70 marks as the fall value for the first six questions, and
30 marks for the 7th question. ^^ .
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I. [13] PHT9ICS. Time, 1 Jiour.
1. Enumerate the points of differenoe and resemblance between /?6977ianen^ and electro-
magnets, and some of the uses to which they have respectively been applied.
2 (1) How is sound propagated from the sounding body to the ear ? What .makes
the difference between aerite and grave sounds 1
3^ (1) Describe the process by which the sense of sight informs us of the existence of
external objects. (2) Whence do non-luminous bodies derive the light by which
they become visible 1 (3) Explain the process by which rwrirluminoiLS bodies
appear to be of various colours.
4. Compare the respective velocities of 8ound and liglU, and mention a simple fact
which shows the difference.
I. [14] GEOMETRY. Time, 1 hour SO mvn.
1. Equal chords in a circle are equally distant from the centre ; and conversely those
which are equally distant from the centre, are equal to one another.
2. If two cords in a circle cut one another, the rectangle contained by the segments
of one of them, is equal to the rectangle contained by the segments of the other.
3. Describe an isosceles triangle, having each of the angles at the base double of the
third angle.
4. The sides about the equal angles of triangles, which are equiangular to one another,
are proportionals ; and those which are opposite to the equal angles, are homolog-
ous sides.
5. If four straight lines be proportionals, the rectangle contained by the extremes is
equal to the rectangle contained by the means.
6. Equiangular parallelograms have to one another the ratio which is compounded
of the ratios of their sides.
N. B. — Female Candidates for Class I. will receive credit for any work correctly done in
the last four of the above Questions.
I. [15] ALGEBRA. Tivu, 1 Jiowr SO min.
Exhibit tilt work,
1. From a;* + pa; + (7 = 0, find «.
2. From the value of as in the preceding equation, deduce several important inferences
which will hold for any quadratic equation.
a:-l 5 2
3. Solve = .
4. Solve
rc+l 6 7(a;~l)
ar+ ^(12a2-a;) a+1
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6. A certain rectangle contains 300 square feet ; a second rectangle is 8 feet shorter
and 10 feet broader, and also contains 300 square feet ; find the length and breadth
of the first rectangle.
7. Multiply x* +«* + 1 hy x-^ -x-^ + 1.
8. The sum of three terms in Geometrical Progression is 63, and the difference of the
first and third terms is 45 ; find the terms.
N. B. — Female Candidates will receive credit for any work correctly done.
I. [16] NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. Time 1 hour.
1. A ship moves forward 30 feet while a ball is falling from the mast to the deck, a
distance of 80 feet ; how far did the ball move \
2. A horizontal force of 12 fi) is resolved into two components, one of which is a verti-
cal force of 25 lb ; what is the magnitude and direction of the other component t
3. State clearly the conditions of equilibrium of three forces acting upon a body.
4. Describe each of the so-called Mechanical Powers, and state the conditions of equil-
ibrium for each.
5. Weights of 2, 4, 6 and 8 fiis. are hung at equal distances along a rod 40 inches long.
At what point must the rod be suspended so as to remain horizontal 1
6; Where would be the centre of gravity of weights?, 9, 11 and 13 ftw. placed con-
secutively at the corners of a square whose side is .40 inches )
7. A body is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of 360 ft. per second ; hovr
far will it ascend in 10 seconds 1 How far before it will return to the ground?
L [17] PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS. TVm*, 1 hmtr.
Female Candidates wUl receive credit Jbr work correctly done.
1. How many acres are contained in a field of the form of a regular octagon, whose side
is 5 chains ?
2. How many square inches of gold-leaf will gild a globe. 1 foot in diameter? .
3. Find the number of square yards in a quadrilateral, whose diagonals are 420 and
325 feet respectively, and the contained angle 30°.
4. State how to find the height of an object standing on an inclined plane.
5. Trace the value of the sine and co-sine through the four quadi-ants.
CLASS n.
n. [11 TEACHING AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Time, 2 Inmrs.
1. Distinguish between teaching and tedhig ; instruction and educaiimi ; nature and
cJiaracter.
2. (1) What are the qualities of good reading? (4) Show how such qualities may be
secured.
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3. (1) What is meant by the observing powers'? (2) Name Beveral subjects special ly
suited for the cultivation of such powers. (3) Illustrate by means of Notes for a
Liesson on one of the subjects you have specified in (2) how tJie observing powers,
may be cultivated.
4. (1) Name the qualities you would seek to impart in A.rithmetic, (2) State in what
'way you would seek to secure them.
5« (1) Name the fundamental principles of classification. (2) Name oilier consldem-
tions which should be taken into account in classifying pupils,
6. (1) Name the subjects of instruction which you consider the most important in our
ordinary schools. (2) What proportion of School time would you set apart for
teaching those subjects ? (3) Show in tabular form your weekly allottment of ticne
for each subject prescribed to be taught in ungraded Schools^
II. [3] BOOK-KEEPING. Time, 4S mm.
1. On Jan. 13th 1886, James White sold to Robert Black 8 bari^ls flonr at $6.75, 20
lb tea at 45 cts., 50 9) sugar at 12 cts., and 10 gallons molasaes at 45 cte.
On the 17th James White bought from Robert Black 4 barrels potatoeB at $1.20, 5
barrels apples at $2.75, and 22 cwt. of hay at $12 per ton, and gave his note of
hand (give the amount) payable in 3 months for the balance. Yon ai-e to enttr
the above transactions in proper foini, in the Day-book and Ledger kept by Jauica
White and also in Day-book and Ledger ke'pt by Rol>ert Black,
2. Explain the following tonus : — Account Current, Assets, Cheque, Commission, Drafts
Discount, Voucher, Inventory.
IL [6] BRITISH HISTORY. 5\W, 1 h&vn
1. Name the Plantagenet Sovereigns and mention the leading features of the Period.
2. Briefly describe the chaiucter of Henry VII.
3. Explain the following terms or events in connection with British History ; — Hpi>
tarchy, Dane-geld, The Saxon Chronicle, Magna Charta, Spanish Armada, Thorough ^
Wars of the Roses, Indian Mutiny.
4. When and under what circumstances were the following battles fought: — Crecy^
Bannockbum, Dunbar, Blenheim, Flodden ?
5. Name the chief events during the i-eign of Queen Victoria,
6. In what way were the following names specially connected with British Histon^ :^-
William Wallace, Cardinal Wolsey, Oliver Cromwell, Bacon, Robert Waiiwle,
Duke of Wellington 1
IL [7] USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. Time, 1 hour,
1. What are the chief constituents of the atmosphere ? Contrast their pi-operties,
and state how each may be separately obtained.
2. Given jars containing separately the following gases : — Hydrogen^ Oxygen, Car
bonate Acid. What resemblances and what differences would they present I
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5. l^aniQ some of the more useful varieties of woody Jibre, with the soaroes from which
they are obtained.
4. Name the principal Artificial Manures, and explain briefly their action as fertilizers.
•5. Describe briefly the actual eSect of alcohol on (1) the heart, and (2) the musdes.
ir. [8] COMPOSITION. Time,liu>ur.
1. Put the following stanza into prose form, making such changes both in the con-
struction and in the words as may be necessary to bring out clearly the idea : —
Then rose the choral hymn of praise,
And tramp and timbrel answered keen ;
And Zion*8 daagbters ponred their lays.
With priest's and warrior's voice between.
2. Define substUtUion, expansion^ contraction, ejilargementf and give an example of
each.
•
■3. (1) Name the general principles to be observed in the oonstmction of paragraphs.
(2) Expand the following sentence into an Historical Paragraph : — Joan of Arc
entered Orleans, drove the English from the walls, defeated them in several battles,
and restored to the French King the provinces he had lost.
4. Express the following proposition by a paraphrase (1) in its simplest form, (2) in
its expanded form : — '' Thrice is lie armed that JiaUi his quarrel just '^
II. [9] ENGLISH GKAMMAR. Time, I hour.
1. Give the general and particular analysis of the following passage : —
** If you art not the heiress born,
And /," said he, *• the lawful heir,
We two will wed to-morrow mom^
And you shall sUU be Lady Clare."
H. Parse the words in italics in the foreging passage.
•3. Illustrate from the foregoing passage the distinction between shall and wilL Give
other examples of this distinction.
4. What is meant by case, passive voice, gender, mood, a complex serUenee,
5. Form abstract nouns of the following adjectives : — Brief, poor, dear, servile, secret^
lumirums.
6. Give the past tense and past participle of the following verbs : — Drink, steal, lay,
drown, wed, speed.
II. [10] ENGLISH LITERATURE. Time, 1 hour.
deader V.
1. Write from memory two consecutive stanzas of the poem "Lady Clare."
2. Quote from Reader instances of the use of (1) an with the same meaning as if; (2)
but as a negative relative, that is, for who — not; (3) Methinks; (4) Wed.
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3. (1) Name the authors of the f6llowing quotations :
(2) The poems from which the quotations are made :
(a) " Carting weak words amid a host of thoughts anned to repel them."
fbj '*The fature, like the gathering night was ominouH and dark."
(cj "What Ipvely viaions yield their place to oold material laws."
fd) ** Is there no hand on high to shield the hrave ?"
fe) **Still on it oreepe.
Each little moment at another'a heels."
4. Give any important fifccts in oonnection with the authors you have named.
5. Give the reference or make notes uix>n the iUUieised words or phrases in the follow-
ing lines : —
(1) Nor ever shall the Muse* 8 eye.
(2) Theme of primeval prophecy.
(3) He had sa/e-amduct for his hand.
(4) / trwo (key did not part in «oom.
(5) Let the dead PaM hury its dead,
6. (1) Give the derivation of piritneval, omhtous visions; (2) Name other derivations
from the same root.
II. [11] ARITHMETIC. Time, 1 Iwur 30 min.
ExJdhit Hie work,
1. 23 is what per cent of 92 1 (2) 15 is what per cent, of 80 1 (3) Whet per cent.
of $18 is 2 cents ! (4) What per cent, of £1 is Is. 1
2. Find by Practice the price of 313 acres, 3 roods, 25 rods, at £2 15 6 per acre.
3. If 57 men can build a wail 426 yards in length, 10 feet in height, in 46 days by
working ten hours a day, how many men would be reqoii*ed to build a wall 700
yards in length, S feet in height, in 36 days when they work 8 hours per day.
4. From the formula I =: P r t, find the value of P, r, and t respectively, and frame
and solve a pi-actical example to illustrate the use of each of the resulting for-
mulits.
5. A sum of $400 was deposited on a child's fifth birthday to remain at compound
interest, at 5 x>er cent, per annum, till his twenty-first birth day, what would the
sum then amount to ?
6. (1) Divide -002316 by 142-137. (2) Show how you would explain the reason for
the Bule of Division of Decimals.
7. How many liti-es of wheat can be put into a vessel that is 2 metres long, 1*3 metres
wide, and 1*5 metres high 1
'8. Explain how anv number may be multiplied by 11 by annexing a cipher to it and
then adding the number.
N. B. — 7 Qnestions make a full paper.
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11. [12] GEOGRAPHY. Time, 1 hour SO tnin.
1. Define climate, and state the conditions which affect it at any place.
2. State how (1) to rectify the globe for the latitude of a place ; (2) To find Uie de-
clination of the sun and the place to which he is vetrical at noon on any given
day.
3. In what directions and on what waters would a vessel sail in going from St. Peters-
burgh to Calcutta ?
4. Name the British Possessions in America, with their chief Exports.
5. Describe briefly the physical features of the Dominion of Canada.
6. Where are the following places, and for what are they noted : — Odessa, Singapore,
Riga, Brussels, Dundee, Rugby, Havannah.
7. Draw on the paper furnished you an outline Map of the Pi*ovince of Ontario, with
the chief rivers and towns indicated and named.
N. B. — The Examiner will allow 70 marks as the full value of the first six qneatioiia, and
30 marks for the seventh question.
II. [13] PHYSICS. Time, 1 Ju>ur.
1. What is meant by the specific gravity of a body % What bodies will float in water ?
Should a person fall accidentally into deep water how should he act in order to dim-
inish the danger of his sinking ?
2. From what substances and how could you develop electricity and show its power of
attraction 1
3. Describe some simple experiments which show the dowmoard and upward pressure
of the air.
4. Upon what properties of liquids does the action of the Hydraulic Press depend t
5. Explain the construction and principle of action of the Suction Pump, and the fact
that by such a Pump water can be raised as high as 30 feet while mercury cannot
be raised as many as 30 inches.
Ile<ui this papei' aver be/ore commencing tlte work,
I. F. & II. M. [14] GEOMETRY. Time, I hour SO wi«.
1. Define the terms migle, circle, parallelogram, postulate, axiom, problem, theoretii,
corollary,
2. Prove that any two sides of a triangle are together greater than the third side.
3: Draw a iftraight line through a given point, parallel to a given straight line.
4. Show that the sum of the interior angles of any rectilineal figure together with
four right angles, is equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.
5. Prove that the opposite sides and angles of a parallelogram are equal to one an-
other, and that the diagonal bisects it.
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6. Divide a straif^ht line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole
and one of the parts shall be equal to the square of the other part.
FemcXe Candidatea/or Class L mil omit the 1st and 4^i of tfie precedirig questions,
and work tlte foUowvng instead :
a. Equal chords in a circle are equally distant from the centre ; and conversely, those
which are equally distant from the centre, are equal to one another.
h» Inscribe a square in a given circle.
N. B.^Female Gandidatee after working this paper, are at liberty to take the paper set
to Male Candidates for Claes I., and will reoeive credit for any work correctly
done in the last three questions.
I & IT. [15] ALGEBRA. Time, 1 hour 30 min,.
For Female Candidates, Class I, and Male Candidates, Class II,
1. (1) Define the terms yJic^or, coefficient, power exponent.
(2) Find the numerical value of if a ia 1, d = 2, c = 3, c^= 4, « = 0.
a«~2a6 + 6«+a*
2. (1) State the Rule for Subtraction. (2) Show the reason for the Rule by operating
upon an example.
3. (1) Give the Rule for finding the square^ of the sum or of the difference of two num-
bers. (2) Find the square of a + 6 + c, and of rf-c+/-^.
4. Show how you can readily ascertain whether a^ t- y* is divisible hj x-vy and by a; - ^..
5. From the following equations, find the value of x : —
a; + 4 05-4 3a5-l
(1) =+2
3 6 15
aj+1
(2) + x(x-2) = (x-iy
7
(3) J{9x + i)+ J{9x-1) = 3.
6. The sum of two numbers is 44, and their ratio is that of 5 to 6 ; required the numbera.
7. Divide a line of 60 inches into three such parts that the second may be double of the^
first, and the third triple the same.
K. B. — ^When Female Candidates have worked this Paper, they will be at liberty to work
the Paper set to Male Canididates for Class I, and will receive credit for any work
correotly done.
GLASS ni.
III. [1] TEACHING AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Time, 2 hours.
1. Describe your method of teaching the First Steps of Reading.
2. Show how you would develop ideas (1) of Number, (2) of Fractions.
3. Name the means you would employ with a view of securing correct language on the^
part of your pupils.
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4. Describe the means you would adopt to make your pupils good penmen.
5. State in what way you propose to deal with pupils who come with unprepared lessons.
6. (1) How much time would you set apart per day for each of the following subjects : —
Heading, Writing, Arithmetic ? (2) Kame three other subjects and state the time
per day you would devote to each.
III. [2] SCHOOL SYSTEM. Time, 90 mm.
1. Name the three sources cf support for Schools.
2. What is the duty of Teachers with respect to (1) Time Tables? (2) Temperatoi^ of
the School-room ) (3) Ventilation ? (4) Public Examinations ? (^) School Eetams 9
3. When is the annual School Meeting held ? Who can vote at such meetings 1 At
what hour must all School Meetings be held %
4. When do the School Terms begin and end ?
5. What is the provision in aid of (1) School libraries? (2) Poor Districts?
III. [6] BRITISH HISTORY. Time, 1 hour.
1. Name the leading events in English History during the Roman Period.
2. (1) What Elings were most successsful in resisting the Danes % (2) Give a brief
account of the stmggle.
^. (1) What is meant by Magna Charta? (2) What causes led to its being drawn up ?
(3) What steps were taken to compel the King to sign it ?
4. (1) What is meant by the Commonwealth? (2) How long did it last ? (3) Name
the chief events during this period,
5. (1) Name the Sovereigns of the House of Brunswick. (2) What have been the
leading features daring this period ? (3) Give a brief account of the reign of (me
of these Sovereigns.
III. [7] USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. Time, 1 &>iir.
1. What are the different kinds of Cotton, Linen, Wool and Silk? Name the chief
seats of their manufacture.
2. Describe the following metals, and state the uses of each : — Lead, Tin, Zinc, Mer-
cury.
3. From what sources or materials are the following common things derived : — Ink,
Paper, India Rubber, Parchment^ Glass, Steel ?
4. State what you know about Cork, Sponge, Coral ?
^. Show why attention to the ventilation of School-rooms is necessary. j
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III. [8] COMPOSITION. TimelJiow.
1. Correct where necessary the foUowiDg :
He is not older than me. He went in the woods and was lost. He bought
the book at Black's, the publisher. It had not ought to be. He is not
yet here ; he ought to. He does not speak good. He is the same boy
who I saw at the concert, I think. I am well posted in the rules of
Grammar.
2. Put the following passage into prose form :
And new a gallant tomb they raise.
With costly scolptares decked ;
And marbles, storied with his praise.
Poor Gelert's bones protect.
3. Form a complex sentence having the woixl animals as the subject of the principal
clause.
4. Write a letter to the Secretary of a Board of School Trustees in answer to an ad-
vertisement for a Teacher.
(Do not put your owa name to the letter).
III. [9] ENGLISH GRAMMAR Time, 1 }u>ur.
1. Give the general and particular analysis of the following sentence : —
I am aorriff friend, that my vessel ia aXteady choseti, and that I cannot therefore sail
with the 9on of the man who served my father.
2. Pafse the words in italice in the foregoing sentence.
3. In how many ways may adjectives be compared 1 Give examples.
4. Give the third person singular of each tense of the Indictive Mood of the verb go*^
5. Define the following : — Transitive verb, abstract notcn, adverb, conjunction, and
give an example of each.
6. Give the past tense and past participle of the following verbs : — Fly, make, sew,
write, sit, stand.
in. [10] ENGLISH LITERATURE. Time, 1 Iwur^
1. From what authors are the following quotations made : —
(a) <* Yet beaatifal and bright he stood
As bom to role the storm."
(h) ** He careth not for the winter wild
Kor those desert 'regions chill."
(c) *' Delightful visitant ! with thee
I haU the time of flowers."
fdj ** So stooping down as needs he must
Who cannot sit upright."
(ej " There was joy in the ship as she furrowed the foam.
For fond hearts within her were dreaming of home."
2. Quote two stanzas from *' The Loss of the Royal George." ^ I
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3. Put the thought in the following stanza into words of your own : —
" What time the daisy decks the green
Thy certain voice we hear.
Hast thou a star to guide thy path
Or mark the rolling year ?*'
4. Explain the following italicised words and phrases : —
(1) " Thou flieMt the vocal vale.*'
(2) " The white sails swelling to the breeze
Are mirrored in those sammer seas.'*
(3) " And melts in ambient air away."
(4) " Buchler and baldric richly dight."
(5) '* Kight on DeBoune the whiles he passed."
III. [11] ARITHMETIC. Time, 1 Iww 30 »««.
Exhibit tJie work,
1. The selling price of a property was $6,324^ ; the gain was $139f ; what was the
cost price ?
2. How many times will a wheel 15^ feet in circumference turn in running one milel
3. Bought apples at the rate of 5 for 7 cents ; how much did I pay for 4 dozen !
4. Reduc^ 1 acre, 2 yards, to feet, and prove the correctness of your answer by revers-
ing the process.
5. Reduce -525 and 1*125 to vulgar fractions ; multiply them together in that form and
reduce the result to ^lecimals. Prove by multiplying the decimals as they stand.
-6. show that A <^^ ( i + ^1 ) is equal to J of 20f divided by lOf .
7. If 16 men can build a wall 50 yards long in 12 days, in what time could 8 men build
a wall I of that length 1
8. In 3654 metres, how many decameters) How many hectometres 1 How many
centimetres ? How many decimetres ?
^. A bankrupt is allowed to cancel all his debt by paying 40 cents on the dollar ; what
did he owe to a person to whom he paid 81500 )
K, B. — 8 Questions make a full paper.
III. [12] GEOGRAPHY. * Time, 1 Aotir $0 ndn.
1. Explain the following terras : — Latitude, longitude, peninsula, isUimus, cUmate,
2. Name the countries of Europe that border on the Mediterranean^ and the capital of
each of these countries ?
3. Mame the chief seats of the hardware manufacture in England, of the linen manu-
facture in Ireland^ and the chief seat of the iron steamship building in Scotland.
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4. Where are the following towns, and for what are they noted : — Paris, Dresden, St.
Petersburgh, Amsterdam, Berlin, Edinburgh, Londonderry, Washington, New
Orleans 1
0. Describe (1) the River St Lawrence; (2) the St. John Rivei'.
6. Describe (1) the surface; (2) the climate of New Bnmswiek.
7. Draw on the paper furnished you an outline map of New 13iunswickj indicating and
naming the chief rivers and towns.
X. 6.— The Examiner wiU allow 70 marks as the full viJue for the firit six Queitlon^f aiid
30 marks for the seventh Question.
FOR FRENCH CANDIDATES.
1. Translate into French the following passage : —
" The merchant, after riding some miles, alighted to rest liiuiBelf under a trc^ ; and
taking the bag of money in his hand, laid it down by his side. But ott
remounting he forgot it. The dog observing this, ran to fetch the ba^ ; but
it was too heavy, and it could not drag it along."
2. Translate the following into English : —
"TJune autre fois, elle craigtiait que les miseralilea a^vec lea<|uele elle loiigeait
aUaient I'assissiner, pour Fargent ^'ils croyaient qu'elle possedait. Ce ne fut
que lorsxu'ils virent qu'elle n'ovait que quelques luonnaies en cuivro dans sa
boui*se, qu'ils la laisserent partir saine et aauve.
3. (1) Parse the i^aZt^ec? woi'ds above ; (2) Give the principal parts, also the Future
Indicative of each of the italicised verbs above ; (3) What is the Rule for foiTning
the plural of nouns (a) ending in rU, (h) ending in «it, eu^ou, (c) ending in ai, ail ?
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APPENDICES.
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APPENDIX A.
Report of the Principal of the Normal School for the session
^ ENDED May, 1886.
W1LLI.AM Crocket, Esq.^ A^ M.,
Chief Superintendent of Education j
Fredericton.
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SiE : I have the honor to submit, for the information of the Education Departs
nientj my Annual Report on the Provincial Xoniial and Model School for the year
1 685-6,
KOBMAL T>EPAETMENT.
The year lias been marked by a very largo enrolment of students, the largest in
the histoiy of the Normal School, as the following table shows : —
♦ Ka of Students Enrolled.
Male,
Female-
Both.
Ist TenHj (ended Dec,, '85) _
28
10
46
155
33
126
183
■^
2nd Term, (ended May, '86) _ . .
CO
Senior Division .... ^ ^ ..........«.,* .
33
0
Junior DiTiaion , » ,
Total number for year ..,«.,,,,.,.
\n
:C
84 .
304
388
k
* Indnding the Stndenta of the French Deportment.
ITie following table givoa a ooiapamtive statement of the number and aex of the
«tu dents enrolled tor the years 1884-5, and 1885-6,
Yean
Male.
Femala
Both.
1884^ ,.
03
*S4
516
304
379
1885 6. -
-^88
Total for Ijoth * !
147
G20
767
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1886.
In 1884r-5 the male students were 17 per cent, of the total enrolment ; in 1885—6
they were 22 per cent. In view of the disparity between the number of male and
female teachers in the service, this- ^t, as far as it goes is, gratifying.
In the following table the students enrolled for the last year are classified accord-
ing to the counties and religious denominations.
First Term.
Counties.
*j
Church
•of
England.
$
F.O.
Baptist.
1
1.
i
O
Total
for
CJo'y.
Albert
7
1
• •
3
2
1
3
1
2
3
9
Carleton
14
Charlotte
2
4
..
2
3
, ,
i
13
Gloucester
• .
1
, ,
, ,
2
7
10
Kent
1
5
1
4
5
1
2
2
2
12
17
Kings
19
Madawaska.. ..
• •
4
4
Northumberland
, ,
i
, ,
, ,
8
3
12
Queens
6
. .
1
1
• •
..
7
Bestigouche.. ..
. ,
. .
1
1
St. John
2
1
1
3
3
1
11
Sunbury
• •
• •
5
2
1
1
9
Victoria
1
• •
1
• •
Westmorland...
4
• .
, .
5
5
7
19
York
4
6
8
• •
e
1
6
5
35
Other than N. B.
Total for each
Denomination.
1
32
21
1
23
27
33
42
1
183
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Second Term.
Counties.
•t
"6
6 ^
II
t
1
1^
ti
g
ll
Total
for
Coy.
Albert
Oarleton
Charlotte
Gloncester
Kent
Kings.
Madawaska ....
Northnmberland
Queens
Bestigouche ....
St. John
Sunbnry
Victoria.
Westmorland. . .
York
Other than KB.
Total for each
Denomination.
2
4
3
*i
4
7
1
3
1
3
1
6
2
2
"i
7
'2
2
10
1
3
'4
1
1
4
7
2
3
2
2
io
2
1
4
11
8
*i
2
'2
1
1
2
11
5
19
9
14
10
36
1
10
17
4
15
6
6
8
43
2
36
28
18
34
42
42
205
The 388 students above referred to were admitted to enrolment as follows, viz.:-^
On examination 124
As holders of Departmental Certificates 160
" " Inspector's " 35
" " Degrees in Arts 6
" " Provincial licenses 36
By reason of previous attendance. 27
Total 388
The ^ professional standing " of the students was reported at the dose of the terms
as follows, viz.: —
Superior.
Good.
Fair.
Not Classified.
First Term
• •
6
31
159
146
18
Second Term
18
Of the students not classified, a few left the school on account of illness, some were
advised that further attendance would not be profitable for them, and others elected to
remain in attendance a second term on the understanding that they were not to be pre-
sented for examination.
Miss Priscilla Allison, of Northumberland County, died after a short illness during
the second term. Her fellow students, by whom she was highly esteemed, manifested
their sense of her loss, and their sympathy for her friends, in an appropriate^ay.
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1886.
The Board of Education ^as pleased to appoint Mr. Edward L. O'Brien to fill
the vacancy on the staff, caused hj the resignation of Miss M. E. Gregoiy. The
pensoriTiel of the staff of instructors at present and the allotment of subjects is giren
below : —
NORMAL DEPARTMENT.
lNaTRUC?rORS.
SUBJECTS.
The Principal
H. 0. Creed, A M
M. Alice Clark
Edward Cadwallader, A. B
Edward L. O'Brien
( Theoiy and Practice of Teaching and School Man>
< agement.
( English Language and Literature.
{Mathematics and Natural Science.
Mathematical Ceography and Industrial Drawing.
( Reading, Vocal and Physical Culture.
( Physiology and Hygiene, Domestic Economy.
Theory and Practice of Vocal Music.
{History and Geograpjhy.
Arithmetic and Book-keeping.
FRENCH DEPARTMENT.
Instructor.
subjects.
Alphie Belli veau
All those of the Junior Division except the profes-
sional instruction.
The French department has been fairly well attended during the past year. The
students of this department have the same facilities for professional instruction which
are extended to the students of the English department. Supplementary instruction
in Industrial Drawing, and in Reading, Physical and Vocal Culture was also provided
for them during a part of the year. The number of students enrolled in this depart-
ment during the year is as follows : —
Males.
Females.
BotL
First Term .!.•..
7
6
12
5
19
Second Term
11
Total for the year
13
17
30
The medals annually granted by His Excellency the GoTemor General for " Highest
Professional Standing" were awarded to Miss Bessie Narraway, A. B., of St. John, and
Miss Mabel V. Seelye, of St. George, Charlotte County, in the Senior and Junior
divisions, respectively. They were presented to the successful oompetiiors by Sir
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Leonard Tilley on behalf of His Excellency. The usual opening and closing exercises
of the session and terms were honored by the presence of His Honor the lieutenant-
Govemor, Members of the Board of Education, the resident clergymen of all denomina-
tions and a large number of visitors. Much interest was manifested in the work of t)i&
Normal School in all its departments on these occasions. His Honor the Lieutenant-
Governor, whose connection with the development of our educational system prior to
the introduction of Free Schools entitles him to speak from knowledge of our educational
history, addressed the students, expressing his appreciation of the im|)ortance of tlie
work to be committed to them, and giving them sound advice as to their conduct in the
discharge of their duty.
It is very gratifying to me to be able to report that the conduct and deportment of
the student-teachers, so far as I had opportunities of observing it during the year, was.
most satisfactory. They were punctual in the discharge of their duties to the Normal
School, to the churches to which they severally belonged, and I have every reason to
believe that their general behaviour was such as to win for them the esteem of the
community in which they were temporarily placed while pursuing their professional
studies.
It is a matter for great satisfaction that the Normal School is annually attended
by students endowed in so large a measure with character, ability and aptitude for
teaching.
MODEL DEPARTMENT.
This depai-tment of the Normal School has maintained its high reputation fully
during the year. It is well equipped, and its teachers are competent and thoroughly
earnest in their work. Miss Clara I. Shea resigned her position as teacher of the third
department, and the Board of Education was pleased to appoint Miss Frances J. Boss
of the Charlotte Street School, Fredericton, to the vacancy thus occasioned. During
the year in which Miss Shea had charge, she proved herself an earnest and faithful
teacher.
The school was staffed during the year as below :
Teacher.
Dep't.
Grades.
Pupils.
J. F. Roger8,Head Master
4th
3rd
2nd
Ist
VII and VIII
V and VI
III and IV
I and II
About 50
Clara I. Shea w
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Annie M. Harvey
«
Helen J. McLeod
C(
Very cordial relations were maintained between the student-teachers and the
teachers and pupils of the Model School. The teachers manifested at all times hearty
sympathy with the student-teachers, and were always ready to give them practical help
and direction in the way of illustrative lessons for their benefit, and to afford them the
fullest opportunities for profiting by their observation and practice. This cordiality ^£
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foeling very luaterially reduced the strain to vrhich the Model School was neoessarily
subjected in the practice of so large a number of students.
The Govemor-Generars Medal for "Highest School Standing" was awarded to
Mary Perkins of Grade VII, and was presented to the successful competitor on the
occasion of the public examinations by the Hon. A. F. Randolph, Chairman of the
Board of School Trustees.
In conclusion, I desire to express ray satisfaction at the general results of the past
year's work. The Instructoi-s associated with me in the Normal Department have been
indefatigable in the performance of their duties, and our students have gone out from
lis animated, as I believe, with a sincere determination to do their duty as teachers.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
ELDON MULLIN, Principal
Fredericton, January 1887,
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Inspectors* Reports.
INSPECTORAL DISTRICT No, 1.— Geo*«d W. Mesereau, A. B., Inspector,
Newcastle.
THIS DISTRICT EMBRACES THE COUNTIES OF RESTIGOUCHE, GLOUCESTER AND
NORTHUMBERLAND.
"WiLLLAM Crocket, Esq., M. A., \
Chief Superintendent of Education, y
Fredericton. j
,SiR : — I have the honor to present herewith my annual report on the condition of
the schools in Inspectoral District No. 1, for the year ending December 3l8t, 1886.
It is a souix;e of satisfaction to me to be able to report that the forward movement
among school districts in respect to improved furniture and better appliances, noticed
in my report ol last year, has in no way disappointed my expectations. The old idea
" what was good enough for me is good enough foi* my children " — a relic of the log
sch4X)l'luya8e period of our educational history — is rapidly giving way to more liberal
opinions and more exalted views of duty to the rising generation. In many districts
trustees and ratepayers have come to the conclusion that, other things being equal, the
condition of greatest mental activity is that of greatest bodily comfort and that it pays
to have good maps, comfortable desks and seats and bright cheerful school-rooms.
It is to be hoped that this movement will not stop at the interior of the school, but
vrill extend to the school grounds. And here I take the liberty of suggesting that the
Boai'd of Education take into consideration the propriety of proclaiming an " Arbor
Day " for all the schools of the Province. If children and parents can be induced to
plant trees in the school grounds, they will soon create in the district, a public opinion
in favor of protecting the same by having the grounds properly enclosed.
SUPERIOR SCHOOLS.
The Superior Schools in this Inspectorate are still doing satisfactory work and
some of them, such as Newcastle and Campbellton, work of a very sui3erior character.
The Petit Rocher Superior School has been discontinued since summer vacation.
No Acadian could be procured by the Trustees to succeed Mr. Jerome Boudreau, pro-
moted to the Inspectorship of Inspectoral District No. 2.
In June, Miss Mary McDonald resigned her position as Principal of the Traccuiie
Superior S«jhool after conducting it successfully for nearly two years. She was suc-
ceeded by Miss Helena Duffy, who also resigned at the end of the term, much against
the wish of the Trustees and Ratepayers. The Trustees have since engaged* Mr^ J ^
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Mcintosh, who for several years taught with marked success the advanced department
of the Bichibucto Grammar School. I consider the trustees fortunate in having secured
the services of a teacher o£ such experience and undoubted ability.
F. M. McLeod, Esq., B. A., for several years principal of the Superior School,
Campbellton, resigned his position at the end of the year to pursue his studies in the
Halifax Law School. His withdrawal from the profession is a great loss. It was his
energy, sterling worth and many admirable qualities of mind and heart that brought
the Campbellton Schools to their present high state of efficiency.
IMPROVEMENTS.
It would occupy too much space to mention all the improvements that have been
made in this Inspectorate during the ycEir. To indicate a few of the most noticeable
must suffice.
The Trustees of Escuminac District No. 1 Hardwicke, have supplied their school
with 30 new double desks and seats, a teacher's desk and seat, maps, etc., necessitating
an extra expenditure of about $100. The Trustees of Bed Bank No. 9 South Esk>
have made extensive improvements. They have turned their school-house end to the
road, built an addition, provided a much needed class-room, improved and enclosed the
grounds, built new outhouses where they are screened from observation, and supplied
new furniture. Much credit is due the Directors especially the energetic secretary J.
D. McKay, Esq. No. 6 Blackville has been improved "by new school-house floor, full
set of desks and seats, maps, etc. These improvements are, for the most part, due to
the energy of the teacher, Mr. Otto Hildebrand. He remained in the district three out
of his four weeks of vacation to oversee and help on th^ work, an example to those
teachers who begrudge every moment of service not specified in the '* bond." In Black
Brook, No. 3, Chatham, under the able administration of Trustee Dealy, the debt has
been cleared off, new desks and new cylinder stoves provided, and school-rooms enlai^.
Other districts that deserve special mention in this respect are Nos. 6, 7, and
8 Alnwick, Na 1 Derby, No. 10 North Esk, No. 6 Glenelg, and No. 2J Blissfield.
NEW SCHOOL-HOUSES.
The trustees of River Charlo, No. 2 Colbome, have completed a very fine school
building, which is in every way a credit to the district
In No. 10 Caraquet, a very populous district, there has been erected during the
last year a fine two-story school-house, one flat of which is finished and a teacher and
class-room assistant employed therein.
NEW SCHOOLS.
Schools were opened for the first time in Pleasant Ridge, No. 13, RogersviUe;
Petit Lameque, No. 7, Shippegan ; Little River, No. 8J, Shippegan ; Tilley Road, No.
7 J, St. Isadore; and Becketville, No. IJ, Durham.
NEW DISTRICVS.
New Districts were erected as follows: — St. Simons, No. IJ, Shippegan; and
Collet Settlement, No. 1. RogersviUe.
The following Districts, formerly erected, were organized during the year : — Hope-
well, No. 9, Durham ; Goose Lake, No. 9 J, Shippegan, (Miscou Island), and The Road,
No. 14, Alnwick.
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Wliile most Boards of Trustees are alive to the importance of securing good prin-
cipals for their schools, and gdod teachera for their advanced departm'ents, there is still
a want of appreciation of the fact that the best teacher should have charge of the primary
grades. They evidently fail to understand that it is as impossible for pupils, poorly
taught in the first part of their course, to achieve a perfect intellectual development in
the higher grades, as for a bent and stunted shoot to become a perfectly uniform tree
efven under the most favorable conditions. It is the experience of many of our princi-
pals, and teachers of higher grades, that much time is lost in taking the pupils back
over their primary work, and in teaching them to observe, to compare, to analyze, to
note correlative facts, in short, to endeavor to supplement in a few weeks or months the-
neglect of years ; but the evil effects of early mismanagement can never be wholly
eradicated.
INSTITUTES.
Successful institute m^tings were held during the year by the Bestigouche, North-
umberland and Gloucester County Institutes. Bestigouche County Institute met in Dal-
housie, in June, but I was, unfortunately, not able to be present. From reports
however, I am led to believe that it was very successfully conducted by Messrs. F. M.
McLeod, B, A., of Campbellton, and 0. H. Cowperthwaite, B. A., of Dalhousie Gram-^
mar School
The Northumberland County Institute was more largely attended than ever before- •
— ^about 80 teachers being present. The teachers appeared anxious for improvement
and willing to assist by taking part in discussions, etc. Several valuable pa]>ers were
read, important discussions had and interesting addresses delivered. The teachers were
cheered and encouraged by the presence of the Chief Superintendent and the late Dr.
Jack, ex-President of U. N. B., who took part in the proceedings.
The meeting of Gloucester County Institute, at Bathurst, was also well attended
and the proceedings interesting and profitable. The Chief Superintendent was pi*esent
at this institute also, and gave valuable assistance in sustaining the interest.
Public meetings were held in connection with the last two mentioned institutes,
at which addresses were delivered by the Chief Superintendent and others.
A new departure, and one calculated to result in the greatest amount of good to
the profession, was taken by the institutes of Northumberland and Gloucester Counties.
I refer to the unanimous adoption by both these societies of a standard educational
work, viz.: — "Joseph Payne's Lectures on the Science and Art of Teaching"; to be
read by the teachers during the year and thoroughly discussed at the next meetings of
the institutes. The members of other professions are compelled to keep pace with the
best thought that relates to their work, or fall hopelessly behind. This applies with
greater force to the teaching profession than to any other. May the action of these
two institutes be the dawning of a movement that will mightily increase the usefulness-
of every member of the profession, and make us all more fully sensible of the weighty
responsibilities that rest upon us in preparing the rising genei-ation for the various
duties of citizenship.
That section of the law which requires residents of a Parish to pay school rates on
all the property they own in the Parish to the school fund of the district in which they
reside, bears heavily on aU the outlying districts and is absolutely ruinous to some. I
have in my mind now several districts that have been forced to close school because of
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the operation o£ this section. Some of their ratepayers, through the natural gravitation
of population to business centres, have moved into more populous districts in the same
Parish. They continue to draw a great part of their support from the districts in which
they formerly lived, but they pay nothing towards the support of the school. There
are other districcs that have kept their schools open only by having their districts
enlarged from time to time. And still others from independent districts have degener-
ated so that now they can support school only by receiving special aid as " poor
districts." As these cases ai*e increasing in number, I hope that this matter will ere
long be satisfactorily provided for. It seems to me to be a true principle that the
property of the district should contribute to the education of the children of the district,
as a natural deduction from the more comprehensive principle upon which our school
law is founded, that the property of the country should educate the children of the
■country.
In concluding this report, I wish to say that my year's work has clearly demon-
4strated to me that our school system is continually growing in favor with the masses
and that our schools are constantly increasing in efficiency.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
GEO. W. MERSEREAU,
Inspector Irup, Dist. No. 1.
INSPECTORAL DISTRICT No. 2.— Jerome Boudreau, Inspector, Bicfai-
bucto, N. B.
THIS DISTRICT COMPRISES THE COUNTIES OP KENT, VICTOBIA AND MADAWASKA AND THE
PARISHES OF ABERDEEN, KENT AND WICKLOW IN OARLETON COUNTY.
William CROCKEf, Esq., A. M.,
Chief Superintendent of Education,
Fredeiicton.
Sir: — I have the honor to submit to you the Annual Report of Inspectoral
District No. 2, for the term ending December 3l8t, 1886.
The territory assigned me embraces the Counties of Madawaska, Victoria and
Kent ; also the Parishes of Aberdeen, Kent and Wicklow in Carleton County.
This being my first term as an Inspector, I cannot furnish you with as full and
ample details as I could give after a longer experience ; I will therefore limit this report
to actual facts as noted in the course of my visits.
Visiting this Inspectorate for the first time, I must say that I was well pleased
with the cordiality and kindness extended to me by the people with whom I came in
contact, as well as with the desire evinced by the trustees generally to carry out my
recommendations. Yet, I regret to say, that last month, I had to report to you a
-certain Board cf Trustees and request that their county school draft be withheld until
my recommendations were carried out.
I have during the term with but few exceptions, visited all the schools and school
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districts of my inspectorate. Reference to my notes shows that there are 257 schools,,
including 13 extra departments. The want of trained teachers to give instruction in.
both French and English, in Madawaska and Kent, is much felt, and in order that the-
schools in these counties might be kept in operation, I have had to recommend a large
number of applicants for local licenses ; but I am sorry to find that many of these have
failed to fulfil the conditions on which these licenses are granted, that is, " to attend
the Normal School at the expiration of the term."
I foand in some districts' that trustees sought the services of untrained teachers in
pr^erence to trained ones, because of the lower salary asked for, and in pursuance of
your advice, I had a notice published in the French papers, " That no application for
Local Licenses will be granted if the services of a trained teacher are available."
SCHOOL BUILDINGS, ETC.
Li the County of Madawaska the school buildings are, for the most part, fair.
Few may be classed good ; but a large minority are inferior, though they might be con-
sidered as fair in external appearance. The graded school in Edmundston, the advanced
department of which is efficiently conducted by Mr. J. Caldwell, is a spacious building^
with two commodious departments. The Convent at St. Basil is also graded, the
advanced department is doing good work under the management of Sister Trudel. It
is sufficiently large to admit of an attendance of at least one hundred pupils. Both of
these schools are well furnished with good sittings and desks, and well supplied with all
other necessary appliances. In Middle St. Frances No. 1, school was taught in a room
of a private dwelling. On the strong representation by the tnistees of their intention
to have a new school-house built within the year, I inspected it, with a clear under-
standing nevertheless that it would not be tolerated after this term. The school in. St.
Ann, No. 7, was condemned as being inadequate for the number of pupils attending it,
and also on account of its dilapidated state. The trustees promised to begin the
erection of a new one in the £&11.
Three new school buildings were in the course of erection : Despr^, Bouchard ville
and Poitras ; the school-house of the last district was burnt down* a few years ago^
supposed to have been by the hand of an incendiary.
The County of Victoria is fairly equipped in school buildings, yet much remains to-
be done towards furnishing many of them with necessary appliances. The Superior
School at Grand Falls is a very fine building, having few superiors in the Province ; it
has two large and commodious departments, with folding seats and patent desks ; it
certainly reflects credit on the little town in the centre of which it is built. Miss M.
Tmsswell has charge of the advanced department. She seems to spare herself no pains
for the advancement of her classes. The Grammar School at Andover is also graded
and has two departments ; the Advanced Department is very ably conducted by Mr^
J. G. Day, B. A. The Primary Department needed improvement, my recommenda-
tions in that respect have been duly attended to. The schools at Portage No. 4, Call*
fomia Nos. 8 and 10 and Banger Settlement No. 9, were closed. I have the assurances
of the trustees of some of those districts that they wiM be in operation next term.
The school buildings in Kincardine and Kintore are in good repair, and tho
<^lasses are under efficient teachers, which is much to the credit of the thriving new
colony. The school-house in Arthurette on the Tobique Eiver is an old building and
out of repair. The trustees expressed their intention of building a new one within
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short time, they are particularly interested in doing so as the present one is not in the
•centre of the district.
Two new districts have heen established in New Denmark: Outlet Creek
No. 13 and Foley Brook No. 12. Both have new school-houses which are ready
to be opened at the beginning of next term. The trustees in both districts have secnred
the services of trained teachers — ^a course I need not comment upon. Another new
school was opened in West Tilley this term. The inside of the school-house is not yet quite
completed, but the trustees were taking measures to have it done for the winter.
In that part of Carleton County, within my inspectorate, all the distriots whicji are
organized had schools in operation, except four : SummerviUe, in Wicklow; Beaufort
and West Glassville, in Kent; and Demerchant, No. 14, Aberdeen. The school at
River Des Chutes, which has been temporarily closed for repairs, was reopened in October
last. The Superior School at Bristol had but one department in operation this term,
under the management of Mr. D. W. Ross, and a class-room assistant Very good
work is being done here ; but the school-room would need some repairs, which I have
reason to expect to find attended to on my future visit. Many of the school buildings *
in Aberdeen are poor ; but if I can judge fix>m the good disposition of ratepayers and
trustees, I may say confidently that there will be much improvement to report at the
expiration of next year.
The schools of these parishes are conducted by very efficient teachers, some doing
excellent work. In Beaufort some difficulties exist in reference to the school lot. The
trustees claim the building while the land is in the ownership of a private individual
I hope matters will be settled satisfactory to both parties ere my next visit.
Every parish in Kent County has its complement of schools, in as far as it is
settled ; a majority of them are good substantial buildings. The Grammar School in
Richibucto has four departments, all well equipped with necessary appliances. It may
be ranked among the best in the Province. The premises are excellent, and I now
express the desire that its zealous trustees will do something towards ornamenting it in
the course of next year. The classes of the Advanced Department Irom the VllI to
XI Grade displayed much ability and self-reliance, through all the different exercises,
much to the credit of their earnest and painstaking teacher, J. S. Harrison, B. A
There are, besides the Grammar School just mentioned, four Superior Schools in this
County— Buctouche, Bass River, Weldford and Kingston. The school-house at Bass
River >s sufficiently large for actual attendance and has a good class-room. That in
Kingston has two departments with all requisite appliances. A class-room assiatant is
needed in the Superior School at Buctouche ; a suitable class-room should therefore be
provided, the necessity of which I have represented to the Board of Trustees. I also
called the attention of the trustees of Weldford to certain necessary repairs to the inside
of their school, which I believe will duly be attended to. The convent at Buctouche
has four departments, all of which are fine rooms with all necessary requirements. The
advanced department is doing very good work under Sister Margaret Nealea. A new
school-house is much needed at Kent Junction, that now existing, besides being at the
extremity of the district, is tooKX)ld to have school in it in the winter. I hope the
trustees will carry out their intention of building a new one. A dwelling house has
been converted into a school in Harcourt No. 5. It would be desirable that trustees
should erect a new building that would be more convenient.
The outhouses through my Inspectorate are, for the most part, good. Boards*of
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Trustees seem to be fully awakened to their importance. Of those which might be
classified as poor, there are not many, and i feel satisfied that they will be repaired
before my next visit. General apparatus is deficient in a very large number of schools,
especially in those taught by untrained teachers. Its importance is not, I am sorry to
say, sufliciently well understood. I hope that my intimations to both teachers and
trustees on this subject will bring about the df sired result
School premises, generally, need much improvement. A good number is certainly
well attended to, well fenced and even ornamented with fine trees ; but there is still a
large number of districts where trustees, I regret to say, are very indifferent in this
respect Time will certainly bring a desired change.
The attendance was, generally, small, at the time I visited the schools of the upper
counties. This may partly be explained by the fact that I happened to be there in
harvest time, when the larger children are kept at home ; but, I regret to say, that in
too many cases, it emanates, either from the indifference of parents, or the want of har-
mony between the teachers and the boards of trustees. It is to be hoped that such a
- state of things will cease to exist, as education progresses. A very general feeling
here prevails in favor of compulsory education as the complement of the present school
law.
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION.
Beading, especially in some country schools, is generally much in advance of the
grade. Chemistry and drawing do not receive all the attention that their importance
demands. In many cases the teacher is not to be blamed for this deficiency. They
Are oftentimes hampered in the display of their better abilities by the interference of
boards of trustees, who seem to misapprehend the utility of these subjects. Grammar
and Physical Geography are not, with few exceptions, up to the standard. More atten-
tion should also be given to composition in primary giudes, and narrative composition
from the readers. These deficiencies, though found in some of the schools of trained
teachers, are very common in those of untrained teachers.
Though my inexperience as Inspector of this District, prevents me from comparing
its present educational progress with former years, yet I can express myself as pleased
with the general standing of its schools. Still it grieves me to have to say that there is
yet a large portion of this territory where, in French speaking Districts, untrained
teachers are employed, which is evidently a great drawback to the advancement of
education in these localities. I hope that before long there will be a sufficient supply
of trained Acadian teachers.
In concluding this report I beg leave to express to you, sir, my best thanks for the
very essential service you rendered me by accompanying me at the outset of my career
through the greater part of Victoria and Madawaska, and your kindly advice at all
times.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
JEROME BOUDREATJ.
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INSPECTORAL DISTRICT No. 3.— George Smith, A. M., Inspector,
Monoton, N. B.
THIS DISTRICT COMPRISES THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORLAND AND ALBERT AND THE PARISHES
OF HAVELOCK AND CARDWELL IN KINGS COUNTY.
Sir, — I have the honor to forward my annual report of the schools and districts
embraced in Inspectoral District No. 3, for the year ended 3 let December, 1886.
This Inspectoral District now embraces the Counties of Westmorland and Albert
and the parishes of Havelock and Cardwell in Kings County.
During the term just closed there were in operation 245 schools and departments
distributed as follows : in Westmorland County 161 ; in Albert County 63 ; and iii
Kings County 21.
In Port Elgin, District No. 1, Parish of Westmorland, referred to in my report of
last year as requiring additional school accommodation, a new school-house of two
departments has been completed, and school was opened in both departments at the
beginning of January.
Some much needed repairs have been made on the school-house in district No. 4,
Coverdale. In District No. 2, Coverdale, a new school -house is much needed.
In the village of Lewisville, referred to in my report of last year, no steps have yet
been taken to provide better school accommodation. It will only be a short trn&e before
the present school-house will have to be condemned as unfit for the requirements of the
district. In a few other districts better school accommodation is required, and I hope
to be able to persuade the ratepayers to provide what is required without resorting to
any extreme measures.
The supply of maps, black-boards and general apparatus is, upon the whole, Jaxr ;
in some cases good, and in some cases very poor. I hope to see improvement in this
direction where improvement is necessary.
One new district, Bannister Road, No. 15, Coverdale, was formed in May last
Application, was made for the formation of a new district in the Parish of Botsford, in
what is known as the Timber River Settlement. A few settlers here have, for a number
of years, occupied the anomalous position of belonging to no district. For want of more
complete information I was* obliged to let the application stand over until I can again
visit the settlement.
In the districts under my supervision good-will and harmony seem to prevail gen-
erally. In one case, however, there has been much discord ; and notwithstanding that my
efforts to promote peace have been supplemented by the Chief Superintendent and
others interested in the welfare of the children, discord still reigns. I refer to Rosevale
School, District No. 13, Hillsborough. The turmoil has lasted so long and the feeling
is so bitter that a few of the ratepayers who are anxious for peace think seriously of
asking the Board of Education to allow the district to become absorbed by the two ad-
joining districts. Few, if any, children would by this step be deprived of school
privileges.
In this inspectoral district there are eleven Superior Schools and two Grammar
Schools, distributed as follows : —
Six Superior Schools and one Grammar School in Westmorland County ; four*^
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Superior Schools and one Grammar School in Albert County, and one Superior School
(in Havelock) in Kings County.
The Superior Schools of Westmorland County are located at Petitcodiac, Salis-
bury, Moncton, Dorchester, Sackville No. 11 and "Westmorland No, —
The Superior Schools of Albert County, are located in Alma No. 5, Hopewell Hill,
HiUsboro', and Elgin Comer ; and in Kings County at Havelock Comer.
The Grammar School of Westmorland County is at Shediac in charge of J. G. A.
Belyea, Esq., B. A. The Grammar School of Albert County is at Harvey Comer, ia
charge of N. Duffy, Esq., B. A. Ail ot these schools have maintained their reputation
for efficiency during the year just closed.
A large amount of the work done in the schools of my Inspectoral District is of a
very high character, particularly the advanced work.
Heading, as a general thing, is very well taught. Slate work in grade I and II
receives more attention than formerly, and the quality of the work is better. I have
again, however, to complain of want of thoroughness in many of the subjects of the
lower grades. This arises from the practice of giving too long lessons and not reviewing
often enough.
In a few cases I found teachers in the school-room who expressed, without the
least re6ei*ve, their dislike for the work of teaching. This, I think, should not be.
When a teacher has a positive dislike for the work of teaching he cannot do justice to
the pupils, tKe parents, nor to himself. If teachere would map out for themselves a
course of study and diligently and faithfully pursue that course much of the dislike and
enuui that some of them experience would be got rid of, and a healthier tone would
pervade their work, and better work would be done in their schools.
A good mental outfit is the first great prerequisite of the successful teacher ; and
no teacher should contintie teaching from year to year without daily adding to stock of
information. I find many teachers who take no educational journal and not even &
weekly newspaper.
** As is the teacher so is the school " contains so much of truth that no conscienti-
ous teacher can go on teaching without improving his mind and adding to his stock of
information.
Teachers' Institutes were held during the year at Sackville and at Hopewell Cape.
A large number of teachers attended the Institute at Sackville, and the discussions were
carried on with a great deal of enthusiasm. The Chief Supeiintendent of Educa-
ation was in attendance and besides rendering valuable assistance in the discussions
during the sessions delivered an address on education at the public meeting on Thurs-
day evening. The interest in the Institute was very much enhanced by papers read by
Professors Burwash and A. D. Smith of Mount Allison University. Though the aUen-
dance at the Albert County Institute was quite small the most lively interest waa
manifested by the teachers throughout all the sessions.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
GEORGE SMITH,
Inspector of Sdiooh for Inspectoral IHstrict No. 3.
To Wm. Cbockbtt, Esq., M. A,
Chi«f Snpt. of Education,
Fredericton. \ r^ i
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INSPBOTORAL DISTRICT No 4.~D. P. Wetmore, InapMtor, Clifton,
Elings County, N. B.
THIS DISTRICT EMBRACES THE COUNTIES OF QUEENS AND SUNBURY, AND THE COUNTT OP
SINGS EXCEPT THE PARISHES OF HAVELOCK, CARDWELL, WBSTFIELD AND GREENWICH.
Sir, — I have the honor herewith to forward my report for the year ended December
31st, 1886.
The schools generally may be said to be holding their own pretty well, although I
cannot say that there is much material advancement Arithmetic seemed to be better
handled this year, and there was a noticeable improvement in print script and writing
for the junior classes. Of course there is a general advancement in schools and school
accommodation in many places, but to balance this there is falling off in others. This,
in most instances, arises from the depression in business, some districts finding it so
hard to collect taxes, that at the annual meeting no supplies were voted and attempts
were made to close the schools for a term or two. As a consequence of this I have had
more petitions from ratepayers lately than usual, asking that trustees be compelled to
put schools in operation. In some of these cases the lack of school privileges arose
from the indifference of the ratepayers, who have neglected to attend the annual
meeting and vote the necessary supplies. Salaries were lower this year than ever, yet
this does not seem to discourage teachers as they are still very plentiful.
SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Very few new school-houses have been built in my district during the year just
passed. Some repairs and improvements have been made on old school-houses but not
nearly the amount that should have been made. It is but fair to state that the majoiity
of the houses are quite good and that many more with a little repair might be made so.
The question of winter ventilation remains just as it was, no proper provision
being made for it, almost without exception. It is a pity that some inexpensive way
cannot be devised that could be adopted by the country schools. Pupils and teachers
both suffer now on cold days from breathing a vitiated atmosphere, and as a result
many constitutions are weakened. Summer ventilation is in some cases fairly provided
for, but in others the arrangements are liable to give colds from strong drafts.
I am glad to be able to report that the wealthy district of Upper Jemseg is at last
building a new school>house. This was very much needed there as the one at present
in use is altogether inadequate to the wants of the pupils who attend. This should be
one of the Superior Schools of the county, but under the cramped accommodations for
pupils it has been far from it.
V SCHOOL GROUNDS, ETC.
I wish I could report that school grounds have generally been improved but I
cannot. These remain about the same with a few notable exceptions. The rule is,
unimproved, unfenced and rough grounds and in some cases nothing but the highway.
The question of expense interferes with this as with all other improvements in these
times of financial depression, but there does not seem to be a good ground for it in this,
as many very material improvements could be made with but little expense, such as
leveUing grounds, plimting shade and ornamental trees, etc.
Should the Board of Education see fit to appoint a day as an Arbor Day, say some-
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where between the 10th and 20th of May, for such schools as see fit to take advantage
of it to improve their grounds and to plant shade and ornamental trees thereon in desir-
able places, I am satisfied it would be generally acceptable. It should be so arranged
that the day would only be given to those districts who improved their grounds where
improvement was necessary, either on that day or another, and who, of course, made
use of the holiday for planting trees. Teachers who were alive to the subject would
have a suitable programme of exercises arranged to take, say an hour or so on that
day, with perhaps suitable recitations from the pupils of the school, and an address from
some one on the desirability of improving and ornamenting school grounds or some
kindred subj^t
I am sorry to have to report that some school grounds are yet unprovided with
outhouses and that in many other cases the tinistees and teachers have allowed these
very necessary buildings to get out of repair and in a very disgraceful condition. This
is a matter that receives too little attention. Teachers, when their attention is called
to their duty in the matter, generally tell me that the outbuildings were out of repair
when they took charge. The establishment of an Arbor Day would certainly have the
efiect of putting these buildings in a state of repair at least once a year, for both trustees
and teachers would be ashamed to have the neighbourhood see the wretched and foul
shanties in use in some places.
I am glad that the Board of Education has decided to withdraw the county draft
where trustees will not comply with the recommendations of inspectors for necessary
school accommodation, &c. The mere fact of there being such a regulation will have
great weight with trustees, so that I hope there will be little occasion for inspectors to
act on it.
SUPEBIOR SCHOOLS.
There were eight Superior Schools in operation in my district distributed as follows :
At Apohaqi, Hampton Station, Springfield Comer and Clifton, in Kings County, at
Chipman No. 5, Johnston No. 4, Lower Jemseg, in Queens County, and at Central
Maugerville, in Sunbury County.
That at Apohaqui, taught by Mr. Pearson, I have not yet visited, it having been
but lately added to my district, and so am unable to report concerning it ; but the
others have all been doing good work, the chief difficulty with them seeming to be that,
on the avei*age, they were hardly patronized sufficiently by other districts to give the
benefits they were intended to confer.
Mr. T. E. Whelj^ey, I believe, still continues in charge at Hampton Station, but
Mr. T. S. Chapman has resigned his position at Springfield Corner, and Mr. Raymond
has been appointed in his place. Mr. Wm. Thurrott, I understand, still continues at
Central Maugerville, but Mr. Gavin Hamilton, who taught at No. 5, Chipman,
resigned his position some time l>efore the close of the term, and now Mr. Fleming has
chai^. The districts at Clifton, Lower Jemseg and No. 4, Johnston have abandoned
the claim to the Superior School grant and have employed, or expect to employ, second-
class teachers, on the ground that the expenses of keeping up a Superior School was too
great for the means of the districts and occasioned too high a tax. In the case of
Clifton and No. 4, Johnston, there seemed to be some ground for the opinion, as the
taxes were between one and two per cant, on the valuation of the district ; but I cannot
say the same for Lower Jemseg.
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I am sorry that these schools have been given up, as advanced schools are certainly
much needed in the different vicinities, and it will be difficult, if not impossible, to
replace them.
There are three Grammar Schools in the district, one at Sussex, one at Gagetown,
and one at Sheffield, but they have only been in my charge for the last term and have
not been visited yet.
The supply of apparatus is hardly as good throughout the district, on an average, as
last year : very little new has been added and, of course, what is in use is deteriorating
from wear and tear. Many blackboard surfaces, especially, need renovating, particularly
those that are on plaster.
The evil of irregular attendance still continues and, no doubt, will continue, to some
extent as long as schools are taught. It seems as if it were even greater this year ihxD.
ever, but this may be only in appearance, for since the terms have been changed winter
and summer pupils register in both terms while many only attend in one. This makes
the percentage of attendance on the enrolment appear less than it used to be, but, as
stated before, it may be only in appearance. However, the evil of irregular attendance
still continues preventing efficient work in the schools.
I have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
D. P. WETMORE,
Inspector for No. 4-
To Wm. Ceockbtt, a. M. )
•Chief Supt. of Education, \
Fredericton. )
INSPECTORAL DISTRICT, No. 6.~W- S. Carter, A. M., St. John, N. B.
THIS DISTRICT EMBRACES THE COUNTIES OF ST. JOHN AND CHARLOTTE AND THE PARISHEa
OF WESTFIELD AND GREENWICH IN KINGS COUNTY.
William Crocket, Esq. A. M., )
Chief Superintendent of Education, j
Sir, — ^The past ye«^r having been my first as an Inspector, I cannot compare the
educational progress of my district during that time with that of other years but will
content myself by reporting its present condition.
Having been &vored with excellent health and fine weather for the most pait^ I
have been enabled to compass the whole of my territory requiring visitation, each term.
Though a stranger to nearly every district in Charlotte and St. John Counties at
the time of my appointment, I have invariably been received with kindness and
courtesy. While the trustees do not always take that degree of interest in school
matters which is desirable, they in the greater number of cases listened attentively to
any recommendations I have had occasion to make and cheerfully complied with them.
There were a very few Boards . of Trustees whom I regret to report did not heed the
recommendatioDS which I made. I forwarded a list of these to you in my last monthly
report with a recommendation that the drafts for their county fund should not be sent
them until the improvements had been made. ^^ , .
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Much indifTerence is manifested on the part of the ratepayers in regard to attending
the annual school meeting and I have had to send notices to a large number of districts
which havo failed to hold meetings altogether. I regret to notice a tendency on the
part of some School Boards in hiring their teachers, to take, advantage of the summer
holidays falling at the beginning of the term and pay them for only five months. One
or two cases have also come to my notice of tiiistees dismissing a teacher giving entire
satisfaction, to avoid paying for the month's holidays, but such meanness is very rare I
am glad to say.
The majority of teachers employed in this district, I believe, are laboring with the
best results. 8ome are laboring with indifferent success, and a few may be classed as
poor. I have to deplore the constant desire for change evinced by many ; I will not
say of our best teachers. In one parish in Charlotte County containing seven schools no
teacher who had been in charge during the first term remained at mjr second visit This is
greatly to the detriment of the school service. Teachers are not always to blame for
this state of affairs. Some districts change their teachers, it would almost seem, just for
the sake of a change.
Male teachers are very scarce in this district and seem to be decreasing in number
This is to be regretted for many reasons. While I would not for one moment desire
to underrate the excellent class of work being done by our female teachers as a body,
yet there are departments of it which would be more acceptably performed by male
teachers. They are, moreover, more permanent members of the profession, could the
inducements be made sufficient for them to adopt it as such.
Nearly all the organized school districts have had schools in operation during some
portipn of the year. Several schools did not open until some time after the beginning
of the summer term. The supply of teachers has been rather greater than the demand
during the year. The indications for the coming year are a good demand for teachers
with an upward tendency in salaries. The scarcity together with the low price of fish
during the early part of the summer caused depression on some of the islands. In
consequence of this, pressure ^as brought to bear on the trustees of North Head, Grand
Manan, to close the schools, but the Board sensibly declined to consider the proposition,
reasonHy arguing that when employment wajs scarce there were the more children to
attend school. The school at this place consists of four departments under the efficient
principalship of Mr. S. W. Irons. The school at Woodward's Cove reduced its depart,
ments to one but has since returned to the graded system. Whitehead Island, I undex^
stand, closed its schools altogether during the second term. On Campobello all the
schools were maintained throughout the year. It is to be regretted that the trustees at
Leonardsville, Deer Island, thought it necessary to close their schools during the second
term, by which action nearly one hundred children were debarred from school privileges
during that time. A Superior School has been established during the year at Le Tete.
It is under the management of Mr. J. H. Burgess. I hope before long that the school
at Moore's Mills will be in a position to receive the Superior grant* This school is
very efficiently conducted by Mr. G. M. Johnson.
St John County has not yet its full number of Superior Schools but I hope before
long to see one or two more established there.
A Superior School is now in operation at Moore's Millfl. — ^W. C.
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SCHOOL BUILDINGS, ETC. — CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
This county is fairly well equipped as £ar a3 school buildings are concerned,
especially the western parishes, where the admii*able example of St. Stephen has been
followed. In the eastern parishes much remains to be done in this respect. It is to
be hoped that St George will soon set the example by erecting a commodious house,
which is so much needed there. This village is the most desirable location for a Superior
School in the eastern section of the county, but under the existing conditions I was
compelled to recommend that the gi*ant be given Le Tete, where very good school
accommodations have been provided.
New school-houses have been erected during the year at Roix, St. Patrick and
Trout Brook, Pennfield. New houses are very much needed at Back Bay, St. George,
and Anderson, St. James. I have hope that during the next year this great want will
be supplied in both districts. A considerable amount of repairing has been done to
several school-houses, among which may be mentioned Le Tete, Whittier's Ridge, Upper
Bayside, Lawrence Station and Mayfield. I cannot pass over without mention the
excellent buildings and appointments of Oak Bay and Moore's Mills. Not only are the
bouses in these districts supplied with everything requisite inside, but great attention
has been given outside to fencing and omamention of grounds. Nowhere in Charlotte
County have the people availed themselves of the advantages afforded by the Free
School System to a greater extent than on the Islands. The school buildings and their
appointments are excellent. Many of their schools are graded, and no pains are spared
to secure the best teaching talent and render the schools generally efficient. I am glad
to be able to report that Deep Cove District, Grand Manan, has been organized and
will soon have a school in operation. The greater number of districts in this county
are supplied with good out-buildings, though in some very little care is taken to keep
them in order, and a few districts, I regret to report, are yet unprovided with any at
all. I may say in regard to the latter, that I generally find the trustees willing to do
all they can to provide these accommodations, and I hope soon to be able to report
every district supplied.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS, ETC. — ST. JOHN COUNTY.
With the exceptions of the schools in the immediate vicinity of the cities of St.
John and Portland, I may say that the school buildings in this county are very poor.
Much, however, has been done in this way during the year, and I believe a great deal
will be done during the next year, to remedy this state of affairs. New buildings have
been put up at Chance Harbor, Gardiner's Creek, Coldbrook, and Willow Grove, and
new houses are being erected at Golden Grove and Dipper Harbor. They will soon be
ready for occupation. I hope in my next report to be able to say that something has
been done in this way at Hanford Brook, Fairfield, Bayne's Comer, Spruce Lake, Red
Head, Garnet and Prince of Wales. Some of these districts have already made
arrangements to build. Repairs have been put upon the school-houses at Musquash,
Silver Falls, Sutton and Bayne*s Comer. At the beginning of the year fully one-half
of the school districts in this county were totally unprovided with outhouses, and of
those districts provided with them many were unfit for use. Some of these districts
have had them erected during the year, but much remains to be done. In the matter
of school apparatus, there was, and still is, a great deficiency, but many improvements
have been made too in this respect, though I am sorry to say a few districts have not
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heeded my recommendations at all. Very little attention has been given in this county
to the improvement of school premises. The houses at Milford, Green Head and Sand
Pointy Carleton, are unsurpassed for comfort and convenience.
CITY OF ST. JOHN.
Very little need be said concerning the schools in this city. The teachers there
are all laboring earnestly, and, with few exceptions, successfully, in the discharge of
their duties. The school buildings, with a minor exception or two, are admirably
appointed for comfort and convenience, but I cannot say ther same regarding the pre-
mises of all of them. In the case of some of them there are scarcely any but the street,
while of others they are much too cramped. The Centennial building is a notable
exception to this. Nearly two-thirds of an acre of ground is attached to this buildings
and that portion of it in the front has been tastefully laid off in flower-beds and
grass-plots. At this stage it would be impossible to provide each school building in St.
John with a playground, but the necessity for a public one, for boya especially, is be-
coming more and more apparent. The trustees have during the year pui*chased the
church adjoining the Victoria School and have converted it into Primary Departments
for girls, which was much needed and for which it is well adapted. The Grammar
School (boys) has been newly seated with very comfortable desks, which seem to be
duly appreciated by the boys. A few changes have taken place on the staff of teachei^
employed during the year, among which may be mentioned the retirement of Miss S.
E. Whipple, of the Albert building, Carleton. She has been a faithful worker for many
years, and her services are duly appreciated by the St. John School Board.
• CITY OP PORTLAND.
The teachers in Portland are doing excellent work but in the matter of school
buildings this city is at a disadvantage compared with St. John. During the year,
however, n)uch repairing has bean done, especially to the Madras building, but much
remains to be done. Portland greatly needs one or two new school buildings. As in St,
John several of the houses are unprovided with sufficient school grounds. The trustees
have adopted the four hour attendance plan for the pnmary grades (I and II) which
cannot fail, I think to prove satisfactory, especially as some of these schools were over-
crowded. Very few changes have taken place on the teaching staff during the year-
Miss McOormack retired after a long period of service and was succeeded by Miss
Barlow who in turn was succeeded by Miss Morrell.
COURSE OP INSTRUCTION.
A gi'eat deal of misapprehension is evinced by some teachers with respect to the
prescribed course of instruction. They seem to have the impression that since the
ranking system has been done away with, that they are no longer required to carry the
course out in its entirety, and take up only such portions of it as expediency or conveni.
ence prompts. Some Boards of Trustees display a disposition to interfere with the
teacher in carrying out the course fully, evidently with the idea that they are empowered
to block out a course to suit themselves. Reading, writing and arithmetic are generally
well taught, though in the country districts, the pupils are too often in advance of their
grade in reading. In some schools the spelling of the pupils is not up to the standard.
This is largely owing to dictation exercises not receiving sufficient attention. Grammar
and geography are generally intelligently dealt with. Canadian history does not in
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every case receive that attention which its importance depaands. Industrial drawing
receives a iair amount of attention.
Minerals, Plant and Animal Life are the subjects whidi are neglected more than
any others. The teaching of these subjects should present no difficulties and occupy
very little time. The prescribed reading books are admirably adapted for giving this
class of instruction even if it is only taken u]) in connection therewith. Some object
that this pari; of the course of instiniction is not practical. Surely it is important that
pupils should know the chief minerals of the pro\'ince, their locality and uses ; and it
is equally so that they should have some knowledge of the various domestic and wild
animals of their own and other countries with their structural peculiarities. Should
they not also know something of the value and uses of the different kinds of wood
produced in their own and other countries in these days when forestry is becoming such
an important subject ? How many pupils in onr public schools can name and distingvish
our different woods? Very few, I venture to say, unless they have received special
instruction on the subject.
More attention should be given to review, particularly in the graded schools. The
teachers too oftett content themselves with taking up that portion of the subjects peculiar
to their own grade without taking the trouble to review the work of the previous ones.
The grading as a general rule is carefully attended to. In the city of St. John, the
pressure of numbers from the lower grades causes pupils frequently to be advanced to
higher ones without having made the required grading marks. The evil effects of this
are apparent, and I believe are fully realized by the city superintendent. I hope that
measures will soon be taken to remedy this defect.
Very successful and profitable county institutes were held by the teachers of St.
John and Charlotte Counties during the year. The former was held in St. John and
the latter in St. Andrews. As the sessions of both institutes were held on the same
days, I regret that I was not able to be present at St. Andrews.
The schools of St. Stephen and Milltown which were included in my Inspectorate
in July, having been visited during the first term by Inspector Oak^, it has not been
necessary for me to visit them as yet.
I cannot conclude tHis report without expressing my obligation to you, sir, for your
kindly advice and assistance at all times, and to Inspector Oakes for much valuable
information concerning Charlotte County.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
W. S. CARTER.
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INSPECTORAL DISTRICT NO. 6.— L B. Oakee, A. M., Inspector, Wood-
Btook, N. B.
• THIS DISTRICT COMPRISES THE COUITTY OP YORK, AND THE COUNTY OF CARLKTON WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE PARISHES OF ABERDEEN, KENT, AND WICKLOW.
William Crocket, Esq., A. M., )
Chief Sapt of Education. J
Sir, — I have the honor to submit the following report for the year just closed : —
A review of the year's work though not as satisfactory in certain particulars as one
could desire, is not without many encouraging features. So far as I have been able to
ascertain, a less proportion of the schools than usual have been closed, due, no doubt, in
part, to the ample supply of teachers. About twenty schools were closed during one
term and only about five or six were closed during the entire year. There was in
addition to the above a number of unorganized districts, also several districts whose
school-houses had been burned, where schools were impossible.
As was the case in 1885, I found, during August and September, a con'siderable
numbei* of schools closed which were re-opened in October and November.
During the year new school-houses were completed in the following districts, viz. :
Bird Settlement, No. 9 Parish of Douglas.
New Zealand, " 7 " Bright
TaxesRiver, ." 10 " Stanley.
N. East Newburg, " 6 .* " Northampton.
Prince Wm. Station," 11 " Prince William.
California, " lOJ • " Canterbury.
Green Mountain, " 16 " North Lake.
The first four will probably be occupied for the first time daring this term. The
last three have contained flourishing schools since August 1st. The new school-house
at Green Mountain, costing $1,200, is large well proportioned and neatly finished and
furnished. The school ground at considei-able cost was levelled and beautified and the
school was in chai^ of a well-paid teacher of ability. This illustrates wliat a country
district with* the moderate property valuation of $1,300 can dp when the people are
inspired by proper motives.
In Porter .district No. 11, Parish of Woodstock, and Emia No. 12, Parish of
Kingsclear, school-houses, begun some years ago, remain, for want of help, unfinished
and unoccupied by the needy children of those districts. I hope the Board of Educa.
tion may be pleased to assist those districts soon. North East Newburg, though
financially weak, has borrowed money to complete its school-house and is anxiously
hoping for a grant.
In addition to the expenditures for new school-houses there has been the usual
outlay for repairs, new desks and seats, maps and other necessary appliances. Many
districts, however, delay, to the detriment of their schools, providing what the inspector
recommends.
During the year school-houses were burned in :
Keswick No. 3 Parish of Bright.
Waterville "17 " Southampton.
Henderson " 8 " Brighton,
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The people of Keswick have nobly resolved to rebuild notwithstanding the heavy
district debt. This is a large and important community, and it is to be hoped that the
Superior School now established there in the old school-house may be well maintained
in the new. Henderson will also rebuild this terra. Upper Southhampton also
intends to rebuild their house burned some years ago.
The school-houses of Acton No. 1, Central Harvey No. 4, and Tweedside No. 6,
all in the parish of Manners-Sutton, were condemned, during the year, as unfit for use.
At the last annual school meeting provision was made in all these districts for new
school-houses during this year.
It is probable that a new school-house will also be built in South Becaguimic, and
this new district will need assistance.
Centre ville has also voted to replace its old school-building by a new one of two
departments. These improvements of the past year and these plans and purposes for
the future on the part of so many districts indicate an awakened interest in educatioa
and a determination that their children shall share, to the fullest extent possible, in the
advantages offered by our school system.
I referred, in my last i-eport, to an interest awakened in the improvement of school
premises by the planting of shade and ornamental trees, and reported several districts,
especially St. Stephen, where Arbor Days were celebrated during 1885. That interest,
I am pleased to state, has grown during 1886, and many teachers and schools last spriog
became, for the first time, enthusiastic in their efforts to improve the appearance aod
comfort of their school premises. Several school grounds were ploughed, levelled,
harrowed and sown with grass seed, others were fenced, others were cleared of rocks,
and 1,600 trees, principally rock maple and elm, were set out on 44 different school
grounds, chiefly in Carleton County and Western York. St Stephen, Moncton^
Richibucto, and other distant places, also engaged in successful tree planting. I trust
this movement will be encouraged by the Board of Education, in appointing a schools^
Arbor Day to be observed next May throughout the province.
During the year two school districts, viz., Nos. 9 and 14, Brighton, were united,
and one of the school-houses has been moved to the centre and repaired. This formerly
existed as one district, but was some years ago divided, only to become dissatisfied with
two weak sections and two poor schools. Districts Nos. 5 and 13, on opposite sides of
the Becaguimic, and supporting at intervals two weak schools,^ would also profit by a
union and by a school established at the bridge connecting the two districts. It is far
better to have a school large enough to ensure emulation, -and continuously maintained
under a teacher of ability, than to have two weak schools operated only about two-
thirds of the time at nearly double the cost, and under inferior teachers, even though
two or throe remote families have to go two miles or more to school.
Superior Schools have been in operation in Moncton • and St. Stephen ; at Harvey
Station, Forest City, Eel River, Marysville, Nashwaaksis and Keswick Ridge, in York
County; also at Hartland, Florenceville, Jacksonville, Centreville and Lakeville, in
Carleton County. The Superior Schools at Eel River and Lakeville terminated June
30th. I have not yet visited those at Marysville and Nashwaaksis. The others were
in successful operation, and, with the exception of the Hartland school, they all remain
in charge of their last year's teachers. These schools afford excellent opportunities for
preparation to those looking toward the Normal School.
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The schools of Fredericton and the incorporated towns were inspected in March
and April, except those of Moncton, which were visited in June. These graded schools
are among the best in the province, both in regularity of attendance, systematic grading
and in the ability and zeal of the teachers. The following tabular statement will serve
as a means of comparing these towns with each other in respect of certain features per-
taining to their schools : —
Towns.
I'
<
I
-s
a
t.
I"
Fredericton .
Moncton. . . .
Woodstock.
St. Stephen.
Milltown.. . .
Totals, 1886.
Totals, 1885.
Increase.
I^eorease.
1085
991
598
438
305
718
446
351
216
76i
72
77
80
71
838
720
478
371
200
144
108
107
74
87
163
226
93
48
37
141 144 104 62
lfj2! 106, 1781108
SS 94i 771 51
T2\ 51 57l 39
42l 44 31, 30
104
34
31
34
23
74 71
37 6
27 IG
SO 19
3417
3499
2569
2513
2607
2222
520
532
567
587
600
614
4304471310226
4:14 r5»r^2r>2 226
82
51
385 5
12 201141
17G115
lYSlie
84 68
97 34
fl3 27
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An examination of the above table and a comparison of it with a similar one last
year shows the following .• —
1st. St. Stephen made the most regular attendance and Milltown, as in 1885, made
the leafit, while the total average attendance for the five towns was 51 greater than in
the year preceding.
2nd. St. Stephen and Woodstock pupils attended the inspectoral examinations
most largely, and the total attendance at inspection was 385 greater than in the pre-
ceding year, notwithstanding the total enrolment was 85 leas.
3rd. Fredericton grading was most regular. Woodstock schools are graded with
more regularity than formerly. Moncton shows badly in the 2nd and 7 th Standards
though quite r^ular in the others ; while St. Stephen exhibits a very small 2nd Standard
class as compared with the first Standard.
4th. The enrolment in every town except Moncton was considerably smaller than
it was in 1885, due no doubt to the enrolment extending over only six months as com-
pared with an eight months' term in the preceding year.
The following table relates to the number of departments and the sex and class of
the teachers : —
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1886.
Towns.
3$
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^ 1
O
•goj
-8
I
I
i
5
I
Fredericton..
Moncton . . ^ .
Woodstock . .
St. Stephen.
Milltown . . . .
25
17
12
9
6
7
3
2
2
1
19
14
10
7
5
19
3
4
7
1
3
11
5
1
4
Total, 1886.
Total, 1885.
69
67
15
16
55
51
34
31
24
27
Increase.
Decrease.
1
3
It will be observed that there has been an increase of two departments. Frederic-
ton, Moncton and Woodstock each added one, Milltown retained its number, whOe St
Stephen closed a department hj distributing its pupils among the other schools.
Fredericton and St Stephen still lead in the proportion of high-class teachers, and
I may add, this lead corresponds with the salaries they pay A compared with the sti-
pends in the other towns. The schools' of Fredericton, taken as a whole, are well'
•organized, well governed and well taught and the teachers are actuated by an excellent
spirit.
At Moncton there was an evident improvement in several departments and all the
teachers seemed ambitious to excel There was also a more general desire to co-operate
tis a staff in perfecting the organization and methods of teaching and discipline.
At the close of the examination I had the pleasure of meeting all the teachers of
the town and discussing with them several matters pertaining to the schools. Such as
grading, uniformity of discipline and management, teachers' meetings, needed appliances,
readjustment of desks, etc., etc. The interest shown by the teachers in these matters
and the friendly disposition manifested promised well for the Moncton schools under
the able principolship of Mr. Wibur.
I also had a conference with the leading members of the Town Board and the
Secretary, Mr. Knight, urging them to lift the High School at once above the Sth
standard and to uphold and assist the principal in a better system of grading.
The Woodstock schools are in certain particulars improving, especially in the
matter of grading. The Advanced Department, under Mr. Kerr, is, however, yet
burdened with three grades ; but it is probable that this defect will not long continue.
TThe teachers are energetic and faithful in the discharge of their duties. The St
Stephen and Milltown schools were being maintained in Uieir usual efficiency.
GRAMMAB SCHOOLS.
The following tabular statement from statistics taken in April and June last, will
«erve to show the grade and amount of instruction being communicated in these 14
Orammar Schools. We have in these Grammar Schools as follows : —
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Orahmaii School.
No.
enrolled.
No. below
Standaid
vin.
No. ftboTe
Standmd
vin.
Standatd
IX.
Standatd
X.
Standard
XI.
St. John
202
147
35
41
36
27
27
59
42
40
40
44
32
42
25
34
15
23
44
33
29
33
35
29
38
202
147
35
16
2
12
4
15
9
11
7
9
3
4
93
71
16
13
2
9
4
15
9
4
4
6
3
4
60
49
18
3
3
7
3
3
48
Fredericton
27
Woodstock
1
Si'v Andrews ,..,». ^
Andover
ShefBeld
Gagetown
Sussex
Harvey (Albert Co.)
Rhediftc
Richibucto
CHiathftm
Bathurst
Dalbousie
Total
814
338
476
253
146
76
We thus see that St. John and Fredericton enrolled 349 with naught below Stand-
ard Vni ; 349 above Standard Vni ; Standard IX, 164 ; Standard X, 109 ; Standard
XI,. 75. Remaining twelve Grammar Schools enrolled 465, with 338 below Standard
VIII ; 127 above Standard VIII ; Standard IX, 89 ; Standard X, 38 ; Standard XI, 1.
It thus appears that the 12 town and village Grammar Schools have an average of
not quite 12 high-grade pupils each, while the two city Grammar Schools have an
average of 175 high-grade pupils each, and an average of 35 to each of their 10 teachers.
The internal work of the schools throughout my Inspectorate has been, in the
main, satisfsctory. Many teachers pursue their calling with a tact and devotion
worthy of all praise. There will always be found some schools deficient, and this is to
be expected ; but, my aim has been to encourage all while giving hints and suggestions
to some. In arithmetic, geography and writing resillts have been the most satisfactory.
I find British history generally imperfectly understood, due, in most cases, to the
inability or neglect of the teacher to explain and amplify what is only outlined in the
text book.
The Teachers' Institute at Woodstock was well attended and unusually interesting
and profitable. Dr. Hall, of the Nova Scotia Normal School, was in attendance, and
rendered valuable service.*
In closing this report, I am reminded that during the year two of our most suc-
cessful teachers severed their connection with the fraternity, to enter upon missionary
labor in Africa. I refer to Miss Louise Hartley and Mrs. A. B. Boyer, formerly Miss
Shea of the Model School. These ladies will be long held in grateful remembrance by
those whom they have taught as also by their fellow teachers.
Another loss to the profession was sustained in the sad and somewhat sudden
death of the late James G. McCurdy of Moncton. Mr. McOurdy's long service in that
town, his success in teaching and in moulding the character of those committed to him,
his singular purity of life and his uniform urbanity ever gave him a high place in th&
affection of his pupils and the general esteem of the community.
Very respectfully submitted,
I. B. OAKES, Inspector of Schools.
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HEPORTS OF BOARDS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
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Board of Sohool Trostees.
Hon. a. F. Randolph, Chairman.
J. L. Inches, Esquire, P. MoPeake. Esquire,
A. A. Stirling, Esquire, John J. Weddall, Esquire,
G. E. CouLTHARD, Esquire, M. D., Wesley Vanwart, Esquire,
Chas. a. Sampson, Secretary.
The Board of School Trustees of the City of Predericton, respectfully submit here-
^th their fifteenth annual report, upon the schools under their control
We are gratified to report that the work of the year just closed has been of an
encouraging and satisfactory character. Unlike the previous year, there was an absence
of sickness among the jiupils to any serious extent, but this fact did not overcome the
irregularity of attendance so painfully manifest in a few departments. From our obser-
vation, and from the experience of the teachers we naturally conclude that the work of
the class-room would be much more congenial and the progress of the pupils ten-fold
more satisfactory, were some regulation approaching compulsory attendance adopted.
Since the occupation of the new and commodious building on Charlotte street in
1885 we have had at our disposal ample accommodation for all the children residing in
that section of the city, and they are provided with well ventilated and well furnished
class-rooms. Such is not, however, the condition of all our buildings. The sanitary
arrangements of our largest building, the York street school, are far from what we could
wish, and its imperfect ventilation has frequently engaged the serious cgpsideration of
the Board. The expense connected with the erection of a new building two years ago,
has caused us to weigh well our financial position, but the responsibility placed upon
XLS for the care of the health of more than three hundred children in that building will
not warrant much longer delay in improving the accommodation at present existing.
On more than one occasion the Inspector felt it to be his duty to refer to this matter.
In his last report, he says : —
" The ventilation, or rather lack of ventilation, of the York street building is still
a very serious defect, endangering the health both of the teachers and pupils. The
same remarks concerning the need of attention to this matter, made in my last year's
report, are applicable now. Could your Board see their way toward the erection of a
new building to replace this one, it would be well to take early steps toward such an
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Satisfactory work is being done in the Collegiate and High School where 145 pupils
are enrolled. As you are aware the subjects taught in this school are embraced in
standards IX, X, XI and XII. The permanent staff of teachers consists of Geo. B.
Parkin, A. M., H. V. Bridges, A. M., and Miss L. J. Gregory, and F. B. Meagher,
A. M., assistant. *In our last report we referred to the ap(>bintment of Mr. K'M. S.
Fenety, A. B., as assistant teacher. This estimable young gentleman, who gave pro-
mise of doing efficient work, had only fairly commenced the duties of the present year
when he was laid aside by illness, and in a few short days he succumbed to the disease.
The work begun by him was ably carried forward by Mr. B. C. Foster, A. B., to the
close of the winter term. In August last Mr. F. B. Meagher, A. M., was appointed
assistant teacher and has since been rendering effective aid to the staff. The tender
years of many of the pupils in this school has prompted the examiner to suggest a more
rigid adherence to the requirements of applicants for promotion in future. In his
report the Inspector remarks :
"This important school is doing excellent work in all its departments, Mr.
Parkin imparting the superior classical instruction for which he is distinguished ; Miss
Gregory being equally proficient in her department. But while such good instruction
is being given in the Collegiate School, it is very evident that many have entered it inade-
quately prepared, especially in mathematics. This results chiefly, no doubt, from a too
rapid grading in the lower departments. ♦ * ♦ The parent is often too anxious for
the promotion of his children in grade, regardless of their present attainments or the
future consequences, and the grading examiner is, doubtless, at times under a pressure
from this source. It would seem desirable that the examiner exercise special care in
promotion to standards II and III, also to standards YII and YIII, in which the pupil
is introduced to the abstract subjects of Algebra and Geometery. I may state that I
have conversed with the grading examiner on this matter and believe our views agree,
and if, in the future, he should stand to the conditions of promotion a little moie
firmly, your Board would, no doubt, sustain him in such a course."
Mr. Geo. A. Inch continues to discharge the duties of Principal of York street
school, and the work of the various departments under his supervision is being satis-
factorily prosecuted. The teaching staff here has been subjected to considerable change
during the year, and much as we deplore a break in the conduct of any of the depart-
ments, such changes are unavoidable. After a number of years of close application to
her work Miss Louise Pickard, in June last, was granted leave of absence for one year,
and her department was placed in charge of Miss E. E. Ross, of Wiseley School
Owing to the small number of pupils in attendance at the latter school, it was closed.
The children living in that vicinity are consequently obliged to travel to the school at
Morrison's Mill. At the beginning of the summer term. Miss Porter, of the third
department, was transferred to Charlotte street school, and Miss Alice Yandine was
transfeiTed from Morrison's Mill school to this department. The other teachers of
York street school are Misses Alice K. Meagher, Ella S. Thorne, and Janie Harvey
and all are well maintaining their previous record as enei^tic and efficient teachers.
In all the departments of the Model School the usual good work is being accom-
plished while the discipline, apparently natural, is very noticeable. The resignation of
Miss Clara I. Shea, who has gone to India as a missionary, was much regretted, but
iier place is ably and efficiently filled by Miss F. I. Boss, who was transferred from
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CSiarlotte street School. The other members of the staff are the same as last year, viz. :
Mr. J. F. Rogers^ head master, Miss Harvey and Miss H. J. MacLeod.
The several departments in Regent street School continue in a satisfactory condi-
tion. The teaching staff is the same as last year, viz. : Mr. J. Meagher, principal, Miss
McKenna, Miss Bourgeois and Miss Duiiy. Some re-adjustment was made in the
primary classes at the beginning of the summer term, from which doubtless better work
'W'ill result with less strain upon the teachers. •
We can also report excellent progress in the various departments in Charlotte
street School. The superior accommodation afforded in this new building is alike most
beneficial to teachers and scholars. Miss McAdam, who was relieved from duty last
winter on account of ill-health, resumed her. work in April, and has since been doing
good service. Owing to the transfer of Miss Boss Uy the Model School, her department
is being carried along with very gratifying success by Miss Porter, who was transferred
from York street School. The other members of the staff are the same as last year
Mr. H. B. Kilbum, principal, and Miss A. T. Moore. The pupils of this school are
not only favored with good teaohers, but with convenient and commodious class-rooms
and cloak-rooms.
In referrii)g to this school the Inspector says : —
" The trustees and the city are to be congratulated upon the completion of the
Charlotte street school buUding, so well located on such spacious graunds, so well
planned and finished and furnished. The teachers and pupils of this building wilb
-doubtless, be able to do more and better work than was possible under the former con-
ations, and do it witli greater comfort and less strain of physical powers. The planting
of trees upon this school ground cannot fail to be a great source of beauty and pleasure
in future years." ,
During the past year the Brunswick street school was again subjected to several
ishanges in management. At the close of the winter term Miss Lawlor resigned her
position as teacher, and was succeeded by Miss McGin, who, through failing health,
was unable to discharge her duties more than one week at the beginning of the summer
term. After a few days' delay Miss Collins was appointed her successor., and with
much devotion discharged her duties until the close of the tenn, when she resigned.
Beginning with the present year Miss E. G. McLaughlin assumed charge of this inter-
esting primary department.
At the beginning of the summer term Miss Yandine, teacher of Morrison's Mill
school, was transferred to the third department, York street school, and Miss Lottie E.
Cliff was appointed in charge of the school thus rendered vacant.
As previously stated the Wiseley School is closed for the present. The school at
Doak Settlement is still in charge of Miss Alice G. Duffy, and although the number in
attendance is small, satisfactory work is being done.
Prom the excellent general report of the examiner upon the condition of our
schools during ihe year, we make the following extracts : —
*' The internal condition of the schools is generally satisfactory. Sound methods
of teaching and a judicious administration of discipline prevail. The principals of the
different schools are thoroughly competent and earnest, and they are admirably seconded
by their associate tea^^hers, so that while the attendance has been large, the work of the
year has pr(^;ressed very amoothly and successfully.
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" The annual grading examinations were lield in Jnne last, and its results were of
a very satisfactory character. The tone of the schools is excellent, and though there
has been nowhere any straining after effect, much real and solid progress has been made.
" An interesting feature of the year's work was the preparation of the exhibit of
school work for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. Though necessarily limited in
range to the manual exercises of the various departments, the showing was very credit-
able, and, as*I happen to Jcnow from seeing it in its place in the provincial educational
exhibit at South Kensington, it elicited very favorable comment from those qualified
to judge of its merits.
" The High School has been largely attended during the year not only by the
pupils who come up regularly from the Advanced Departments of the city schools and
similar schools in its vicinity, but l)y a considerable number from various parts of the
Province. As at present oi^ganized, it is in a good position to maintain its place at the
head of the city schools, and as a feeder to the University. The lamented death of
E. M. S. Fenety, whose appointment was noticed in my last report, caused a vacancy
which was temporarily filled by the appointment of B. 0. Foster, A. B.
" The York street school has done excellent work under somewhat unfavorable
conditions ; the Model School, the Charlotte street, Begent street, and Brunswick street
schools, have fully maintained the high standard of efficiency which I had the pleasure
to report last year, and the schools in the outlying districts have been well conducted.
'< The progress of the schools during the year was steady rather than ostentatious.
The staff of teachers is thoroughly acquainted with their duties, and deservedly enjoys
the confidence of the Board and of the community. The respect in which they are held
by both greatly enhances their influence for good.
" Public interest in the work of the schools continues to be manifested by large
attendances at the public examinations,, and while no very striking feature can be
pointed, out in the year's progress, there remains much ground for satisfaction in the
fact that so important a work as the education of the children of the city has been carried
on so well and so harmoniously. This fact is the best evidence of real progress, and I
trust that the same unity of purpose and harmony of feeling and action will long con-
tinue to characterize the mutual relations of the School Board, fhe teachers, and the
community generally."
During the year we caused general repairs to be made upon the buildings and
grounds under our supervision, but no very extended work was undertaken. Addi-
tional apparatus and furniture, on a limited scale, has been placed in some of the
departments.
As you are aware we forwarded several books of specimens of manual work from
our schools to the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. At the same time we sent several
photographic views of the interior and exterior of the new Charlotte street School
building.
The number of teachera on our staff during the year, including the High School
and Model School, was : Winter Term, 25 ; Summer Term, 24 ; and one assistant.
The number of permits issued to applicants for admission into the schools for the
year 1886 was three hundred and eighty-six.
By reference to tabular statement A, which accompanies this report, it will be
seen that the receipts from all sources, for the year ended Slst October last, amounted
to $12,700.75, to which is added balance from last year $291.22, making a total of
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$12,991.97. The expenditure amounted to $13,961.31, of which sum $239.53 was
placed, to credit of permanent account.
Tabular statement B gives the names of teachers, age, sex, and number of pupils
for term ended June last.
Tabular statement C gives the names and salanes of teachers, number of pupils in
each department, per cent, of attendance, etc., for term ended 31st December last.
All o£ which is respectfully submitted,
CHAS. A. SAMPSON, Setyreiary.
Fredericton, Jarmary 1887.
Tabular Statement A.
General Accmmi Receipts cmd Expenditures from let November y 1885, to Slst
October, 1886.
OnwhatAooount. Amount, Amount.
Permanent Account —
Charlotte St. School.
Annnal Exjpenditnre —
City Anoitors.
Rent
Insunuioe
Office
Printing
Pael
Eepain
Incugent Pupils
Intttrast
ContingenoieB ,
Examiner ,
Secretary ,
Teachers ,
Janxtora
110 00
437 07
73 00
3 70
20 00
443 09
126 11
11 70
1,902 00
220 61
160 00
700 00
8,641 50
973 00
$239 53
13,721 78
By bal. in People's Bank,
let November, 1885...
Cit^ taxes from treasurer,
Taitionfees
R«nt ;
Cbaraeto building aoct. .
Balance
113,961 3ll
On wliat Account. Amount. Amount.
12,500 00
LiO 76
50 00
239 53
729 81
1291 22
13,670 01>
113,961 31
CHAS. A. SAMPSON, Secretary.
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Tabular Statement B.
^Shotving ScIumIs, Names of Teticlieray age, sex, and number of Pupils for Winter Term
ending June, 1886.
School.
Name of Teacher.
Pupils
5 to 15
years.
Over
15 years.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
OoUeei'te
and High
r Geo. R Parkin,
-JH.V.B. Bridges,
6
7
34
33
40
40
• •
40
40
( L. J. Gregory, •
34
35
69
69
'Geo. A. Inch,
40
4
13
31
44
Alice K. Meagher,
45
4
30
19
49
York
^ Ella L. Thome,
43
26
17
43
Street
Maggie B. Porter,
41
20
21
41
Louise Pickard,
55
29
26
55
^ Janie Harvey,
56
32
24
56
r J. F. Rogers,
43
11
34
45
Model
3 Clara I. Shea,
37
14
23
37
) Annie M. Harvey,
51
22
29
51
(.H. J.Macleod,
45
24
21
45
( Jer. Meagher,
31
31
, ,
31
Eegent
3 E. McKenna,
30
• •
37
37
Street
j F. Bourgeois,
43
^ ,
43
43
,
(.S. G.Duffy,
57
57
, ,
67
( Hiram B.Kilbum,
46
"*
27
23
50
Charlotte
J Frances I. Ross,
41
1
20
22
42
Street,
"j Annie J. Moore,
52
•
28
24
52
(. Ida McAdam,
58
33
25
58
Brunsw'k
Street
y Ellen Lawlor,
60
22
44
66
Morrison
Mill
J- Alice MVandine
40
1
27
14
41
Wiseley
Effie E. Ross,
19
2
13
8
21
Doak
Settlem't
} Alice G.Duffy.
14
2
9
7
16
1006
123
568
561
1129
CHAS. A. SAMPSON, Secretary.
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. Taboiar Statement C.
Sliewing Names and Saiariea qf Teachers, Number of Pupils in each Department, ami
Percentage Attendance, /ram 1st July, 1886, to 31st Decemfiber, 1886.
School.
Name of Teacher.
Annual
salary from
trustees.
No. Boys.
No. Girls.
Total
pupils.
Percentage
attendance
for term.
r Geo. R Parkin,
$400
42,
42
72.0.5
CoU^'te
and High
^ H. V. B. Bridges,
665
42
, ,
42
83.04
1 L. J. Gregory,
(F.B.Meagher,ass't
^G. A. Indi,
500
• •
01
61
69.22
600
^ ^
, ,
600
ie
38
54
76.04
Alice K. Meagher,
250
30
28
58
76.08
York
1 Ella L. Thome,
250
28
15
43
69.
Street
] Alice M. Vaodine,
250
26
27
53
69. CO
Effie E. Ross,
250
28
24
53
74.
^ Janie Harvey,
225
24
29
53'
75.
C J. F. Rocers.
3 Frances 1. Ross,
600
11
35
46
88.
Model
250
21
24
45
88.02
^ Annie M. Harvey,
160
18
32
50
91.04
\ Helen J. Macleod,
160
24
23
47
83.8:;
^ Jer. Meagher,
600
43
, ,
43
77.
Regent
3 Ellen McKenna,
250
, ,
38
38
83.7J>
Street
1 FraneesBoat*geois
225
45
45
85.40
( S. G. Duffy,
250
54
, ,
54
75.
r H. B. Kilbum,
600
18
25
43
78.
Charlotte
) M. B. Porter,
250
24
18
42
80.21
Street
J Annie T. Moore,
250
28 •
23
51
75.01
UdaMcAdam,
225
32
28
60
82.
Brubsvir'k
Street
M. A. Collins,
225
19
41
60
81.80
Morrison
Mill
1 Lottie^ Cliff,
250
29
20
49
53.81
Doak
Settlem't
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^^8 trustees' REPOBTS — PORTLAND. 1886.
II, Gxnrsr ojp 3POKa?T»ATTr),
Board of School Truateee,
Edwik Fisher, Esquire, Chairman,
John Tapley, Esquire, Richard Farmer, Esquire,
Thos. E. Milledgb, Efiquii*e, James Wilson, Esquire,
Thos. McElroy, &quire, Michael Coll, Esquire.
W. KiLPATRicK, Secretary, Frank H. Hayes, Superintendent.
Totlie Chief SuperiiUendent of Education: —
Sir, — ^The Board of School Trustees of the City of Portland, herewith respectfully
submit their annual report of the schools under their supenriBion, for the school year
ending December 31 st^* 1886.
On the 3l8t December, 1885, the tet*m of office of Edwin Fisher, Esq., having
expired, he was re-appointed Chairman of this Board.
During the past year there were several changes on the staff of teachers.
On February 5th, J. A. Mclntyre was compelled, on account of illness, to resign
the principalsliip of the Peel street schools, and G. R. Devitt was removed from the
^lilledgeville school to fill this vacancy. Miss A. J. Laskey resigned the second position
in the Peel street school October 1st, and was succeeded by Miss A. E. Livingstone, who
was removed from the third department of the Madras School.
Miss Agnes McCormic^ resigned as third teacher in the Bently building on Ist
July and Miss L. L. Barlow was i*emoved from the Sandy Point school to this place.
Miss E. M. Aitkin was appointed to succeed Miss Livingstone in the Madras school
Miss Joanna Carney resigned charge of the third department of the St. Petei^s
girls' school. On the 1st July Miss Ellen Lawlor, a former employee of this Botird
was appointed in her stead.
Miss Annie Morrell was appointed to the Sandy Point school to succeed Miss
Barlow at the commencement of the autumn term.
On February 7th Mr. M. D. Brown succeeded Mr. G. B. Devitt in the chaige of
the Millidgeville school.
In August it was found necessary to open a new school in St. Peter's Hall for
hoys. Miss Maggie Delaney was placed in charge of this school.
At the beginning of the autumn term the Board vacated the two school-rooms in
the Marsh Bridge building and amalgamated these schools with those in the Winter
street building. The twc rooms in the upper flat of the latter building, which had been
closed for some years, were consequently re-opened. There are, thus, ten schools in
the Winter street building.
Necessary repairs in the school-room and premises were made under the direction
of Committees of the Board during the year.
In the year just closed no epidemic has prevailed to any extent.
The schools, both in regard to increased regularity of attendance and proficiency of
the pupils, are in an eminently satisfactory condition, as will be seen from the aooom-
panying tables, Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive, and the following extracts taken from our
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Superintendent, Mr. F, H. Hayes', able and comprehensive report of all our schools for
the year just closed.
Extracts from report of Superintendent, Frank H. Hayes :
** We can glance at the records of no previous year, and perceive such evidences of
material progress and substantial improvement as has characterized the year just
closed."
" The regular attendance of th.e pupils surpasses that of any previous year, while
.the general proficiency displayed, was of the most gratifying character/'
"A glance at table No. 6 will show you that the average daily attendance for the
spring term was 1630 and for the autumn term 1800, or for the year 1715.''
" For the first term the average percentage was 69, and for the second 76 or for
the year 72.5."
** These are the highest iigures that can be shown in connection with any year."
" We have made a departure in publishing the tables of monthly percentages."
*'For the spring term, the average monthly per cent for the city was 79.3 and for
the autumn term 83."
'^Some very much needed repairs were made in connection with the dijQferent
school buildings and premises."
'^ Cei*tainly the greatebt improvement during the year has been made in the Madi*as
building. These rooms were hardly fitted for occupation as school-rooms previous to
the summer holidays."
'* The Corporation of St Luke's Church very generously repaired this building in
August last at a considerable cost"
'' New sills were placed under the building, new floors laid in the occupied rooms
and halls, doors were repaired, new windows added where they were needed, wainscot-
ing placed around the moms an4 hall% etc."
*^ The Board at its own expense oiled the wainscotting and whitewashed the walls
of the rooms, etc."
** This building is now in good condition, containing one of the most comfortable
Set of rooms occupied by our schools."
*^ In June last the Assembly Hall of the Winter street building was furnished
with 370 chair's. These with the settees provide sufficient accommodation for the six
hundred children of this building."
'' During the present winter, the schools occupied by pupils of grades one and two
are in session but four hours daily."
** There are now in the employ of the Board forty-one regular teachers and one
assistant teacher."
" The forty-one schools under your direction can be classified as follows :
23 Primary schools.
2 Primary and Advanced Schools.
1 1 Advanced Schools.
2 Advanced and High Schools.
3 Mixed Schools."
" Our schools are in an even better state than they were last year."
" The examinations for grading began on April 13th, and were continued without
pause until the close of the term in June."
" Not only was the number of pupils presented for grading larger than ever before,
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but the peix^entage of pupils passed was also very much greater. Ihe tables numbered
7 and 8 will show you the number of pupils presented and passed in each grade for
the year and will give a comparative statement of the grading returns for the years
1884, 1886 and 1886."
" According to table No. 7 you are told that 1725 pupils presented themselves for
examination, and 1509 pupils of that number passed the required test, or 87.47 per
cent, passed the examinations. This is indeed a most healthy showing, being about ten
per cent, in advance of any previous year."
" I am satisfied that I can affirm, without fear of successful contradiction, that in no
system of schools in our Province, are the pupils as thoroughly graded as in our city
schools."
" In February, when Mr. Maclntyre severed his connection with the Peel street
school, the Superior School was removed from that school to the department in Winter
street under the charge of Mr. J. W. Hickson."
''In January of 1886, our pupils were asked to prepare specimens of Manual
Work, to be forwarded to the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, London. But a short
time was allowed in which to prepare."
" One thing can be said respecting our exhibit : It was the direct result of school
instruction alone, and was entirely performed by the pupils themselves."
" You gentlemen, and our citizens generally, must have been much gratified with
the exhibit shown by our schools, unsurpassed by none and equalled by but few. If
you remember, the printing and print script exercises were particularly excellent."
''There is oue matter in which I have been working to bring about an improve-
ment in our schools, and that is in the direction of lessening the number of grades in
each school."
" Twenty of our schools are now teaching but one grade. I regret to say that there
are still four schools in whidi three grades are taught. The want of teaching power in
these schools is something to be deplored, but which as yet we cannot control"
" I believe that our schools will compare favorably with those in any portion of
the province. It is true that we do not attempt to make a great show, but believe in
giving each child a thorough education as far as we go."
" As a body, our teachers are men and women who are loyal to their work, and
imbued with a spirit that is exercising an influence upon the youth of our city, that
will bear fruit in succeeding generations."
" They are such a class of ladies and gentlemen as should be protected, encouraged
and thus stimulated in their arduous work."
Annexed hereto, please find tabular statements, Nos. 1 to 10 inclusive, showing
state of our schools, amounts received and amounts expended for the support and
maintenance of the public schools under the control and management of this Board.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
W. KILPATRICK.
Office o/ScIiool Board, City qf Portland, )
January ISthy 1887, j
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Statement No. 1.
Shewing State of Sc1u>oU in the City of Portland for the Spring Tenn, 1886.
Class of Teachers.
No
.of
No. of Pupils
on Blister.
Naof
L
n.
III.
Teachers.
Average
SchoolB.
Boys, 1177
Girk, 1187
Attendance.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
40
8
9
1
18
• •
4
9
31
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Statement No. 2,
Showing State qfScItools in the City of Portland for Hie Autumh Term 1886,
No. of
Schools.
Class of Teachers.
No. of
Na of Pupils
on Register.
Average
Attendance.
L
II.
III.
Boys, 1162
Girls, 1217
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
»
41
8
10
1
16
••
6
9
32
2379
1800
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TBUSTBB8 REPORTS — PORTLAND.
1886.
Statement No. Q.-Sprwiff Term, 1886.
No. of
School
Buildings.
Grades.
I Class.
Teachers' Names.
No. pupils
enrolled.
Average
Attendjmce
during term.
Pereentsge
of
Attendance.
No.
8
8
9
10
II
6 and 7
5 " 6
4
3
2
1
8
2
1
5,6
2.3
1
5
3
2
1
1
5, tf
2
1
3
2
1
6,7
4
8,9
1
' 5
' 4
• 3
' 2
' 9
4
' 3
• 2
' 7
' 4
' 2
' 6
' 4
' 3
' 2
2
' 7
4
3
' 2
' 4
3
2
8
6
10
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
4
2
mix. grades
I.
I.
n.
n.
I.
II.
L
n.
n.
IL
L
I.
IL
I.
I.
I.
n.
IL
L
L
IL
in.
n.
HL
IL
L
ra.
L
L
L
HL
n.
n.
n.
IL
IL
IL
L
L
in.
n.
O. W. Dill,
Qraoe Murphv,
Jessie Sutherland, . . . .
Hattie M. Green
Annie Sanborn,
Hannah White,
George R. Devitt
A. J. Laskey,
Maggie R. Gray,
Mu^gie J. Long,
E. K. Machum,
Phebe Vanwart,
' gnes M*Ck>rmick,
.Y.Corey.
Kate A. Kerr,
A. E. Livingstone, . . . .
Lillie E. Baxter,
John Brooks,
M. J. McKenna,
J. Frank Owens,
Sarah Smyth,
EllaSt. 0. KeiT
Joanna Carney,
Sasan O'Mahoney
Alicia McCarron,
Sarah Burchill,
Ellen O'Grady,
J. W. Hickson,
Sarah Taylor
Bertie A. McLeod, ....
Eliza C. Wetherall....
S. A. Armstrong,
Amy Iddles,
Ada Macdonald,
Etta Barlow,
M, Anna Ward,
Mary G. Gunn,
Lottie L. Barlow,
Maloom D. Brown. . . •
Adella Staples, C.ILA.
|Margar«t Wood
51
51
46
67
58
80
38
60
66
68
41
68
60
62
60
60
72
62
58
100
67
65
93
45
55
29
44
59
55
67
67
70
74
48
48
47
76
29
38.5
39.5
35.
51.4
44.9
58.5
26.
40.4
47.8
47.2
28.4
47.7
40.7
37.
43.7
41.9
44.1
41.2
39.
49.6
47.4
60.2
41.7
40.9
47.9
27.9
34.4
17.8
36.
40.1
40.4
48.7
47.7
49.7
50.9
33. .
32.9
30.3
45.2
16.
75.4
77.5
76.1
76.7
77.4
73.1
68.5
80.8
72.4
69.4
67.6
77.
67.8
71.
72.8
69.8
61.3
66.4
67.7
71.8
69.
60.2
73.1
62.9
51.5
62.
62.6
61.
79.5
67.
73.5
72.8
71.
70.
68.7
69.
68.3
64.4
59.4
55.2
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Statement No. ^.—Auttmn Term, 1S86.
No. of
School
Buildings.
Grades.
No. 1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
11
5,6
3
2
1
6,7
4
3
3
2
6.7
8,9
Class.
7 and 8
6
5
4
2 " 3
1
8 " 9
3
2 I
1
• 7
4
2
5
' 4
3
' 2
1
' 8
5
'' 4
' 4
' 3
2
1
1
' 8
5
■10
7
6
6
' 5
4
3
1 " 2
1
mix. grades
I.
I.
IT.
n.
I.
IL
I.
L
n.
II.
I.
I.
I.
L
L
I.
II.
n.
L
I.
II.
in.
m.
in.
n.
m.
I.
m.
L
I.
in.
L
IL
IL
IL
IL
n.
IL
IL
L
IIL
n.
No. on
Register.'
Average
Percentage
TeAhers* Names.
Attendance
of
during term.
G.W. Dill,
37
28.6
77.2
Grace Mnrphy,
Jessie K. Satherland, .
.fi5
40.5
73.6
68
55.2
81.1
Hattie M. Green,
76
62.3
82.0
Annie Sanbnrn,
63
51.0
81.0
Hannah White,
45
38.8
85.1
G. R. Devitt,
36
31.2
86.8
A. E. livinsstone, ....
Maggie R. Gray,
61
48.0
78.8
49
40.1
81.9
MMKie J* Long,
67
52.0
77.5-
E. K. Machum,
42
30.2
70.2
Phebe Vanwart,
51
39.7
77.9
Lottie L. Barlow,
08
48.6
71.4
H. Y. Ck>rey,
58
45.0
77.6
Kate A. Kerr,
79
60.5
76.6
Eleanor M. Aitken, . . .
66
52.0
78.7
lillie E. Baxter,
72
52.0
. 72.0
John Brooks,
54
44.4
82.2
M. J. McKenna,
38
28.1
74.0
J. Frank Ow^ns
66
48.6
73.6
Sarah Smyth,
50
38.5
77.8
Ellen Lawlor,
75
58.0
77.0
Maggie R. Delaney,ii. .
71
47.9
66.5
Susan O'Mahony,
67
44.0
65.5
Alicia McCarron,
75
43.5
58.0
Ella St. 0. Kerr,
75
47.7
68.5
Sarah Burchill
47
37.3
79.3
EUen 0*Grady,
51
37.2
73.0
J. W. Hickson,
49
38.2
79.5
Bertie A. McLeod, ....
39
.SO.O
76.6
Eliza 0. Wethendl,. . .
61
52.0
85.3
Sarah Ta^or,
M. Anna Ward,
50
40.9
81.7
63
44.5
70.6
Sarah A. Armstrong,. .
57
48.1
84.4
Amy Iddles,
67
49.6
74.0
Ada Macdonald,
55
43.7
79.4
Mary G. Gnnn,
76
65.7
74.3
Etta Barlow,
72
45
60.0
34.8
83.4
Annie Morrell,
77.3
Malcolm D. Brown,. . .
60
87.4
62.3
Adftlla Staples, C.R. A.
Margaret Wood,
24
14.0
58.0
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1886.
Statement No. 5.
Monthly Percentage o/ Attendance — Sprviig Term,
Teacher's Names.
Jan.
Feb.
Maroh.
April.
May.
June.
Avenge
Georffo W. Dill
91
88
86
85
86
80
80
86
86
73
82
83
76
88
82
84
76
78
79
77
72
84
80
76
77
66
66
77
86
82
83
81
84
76
76
73
70
81
81
66
88
82
77
86
86
77
76
86
84
80
84
81
80
83
88
70
73
81
88
81
79
80
78
92
82
69
74
78
85
77
79
83
81
80
«0
69
60
80
80
81
85
85
83
88
79
84
80
88
83
80
83
85
80
82
82
81
75
80
75
73
73
79
• 77
83
79
73
70
74
82
84
88
83
81
80
80
73
84
70
78
62
79
77
73
84
85
83
80
87
82
78
83
81
79
74
74
76
70
74
79
84
79
78
82
66
78
71
81
82
74
79
79
81
78
83
81
81
80
79
79
65
75
78
72
80
81
88
73
82
77
81
84
86
86
80
73
76
71
68
81
67
76
80
82
89
75
•65
79
71
75
78
81
87
79
84
79
83
87
56
75
63
71
64
79
89
90
91
80
88
84
86
86
86
82
83
60
79
79
65
86
80
76
^t
1 1
78
80
81
80
94
81
• 87
85
86
89
84
90
80
92
83
79
54
81.5
Grace Murphy
79.
Jessie K. Sutherland
78.3
Hattie M. Green
85.3
Annie Sanbum
84.5
Hannah White
83.8
Cksor^e R. Devitt
78.
Amelia J. Laskev
86.2
Maffflfie R. Grav • . .
82.6
Maggie J. Long
79.6
lildwin R. Machum
83.6
Phebe Van wart
83.6
Acfues lif cCormick
80.5
Hebron Y. Corey
81.6
Kate A. Kerr
76.5
Agnes E. Livingstone
Lillie E. Baxter
77.6
74.
John Bixx)ks
Michael J. McKenna
74.3
81.3
Sarah Burchill
77.3
Ellen O'Grjidv '
76.3
J. Frank Owens .•«.•.....•••
80.8
Joanna Carnev
79.3
Susan O'Mahonev. ...........
80.6
Sarah Smith ,
78.5
Alicia McOarron
70.8
Ella St. C. Kerr
75.
John W, Hickson
79.3
Sarah Tavlor
80.5
Bertie A. McLeod.
81.1
Eliza C. Wetherall
82.5
S^aTo,]i A. Amistronff
83.5
Amv Iddles
82.
Ada Maodonald
81.1
Etta Barlow
80.8
M. Anna Ward
76.5
Marv G. Gunn
78.8
Lottie L. Barlow
74.8
Malcom D. Brown
78.6
Mai'iraret Wood
65.1
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statement No. 5.— Continued, r
Montldy Percentage of Attendance — Autumn Term.
Teachers' Names.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov,
Dea
Avei"age.
George W. Dill
88
87
87
88
91
76
94
84
85
77
83
86
76
88
80
87
78
80
90
, 88
89
86
. 89
84
78
70
65
81
80
81
83
86
85
90
82
85
81
85
80
86
72
82
78
84
8S
86
89
88
84
88
82
77
88
80
83
84
84
85
89
85
88
80
85
85
83
82
91
71
83
83
82
80
84
88
91
89
79
81
90
90
80
68
81
83
86
87
88
85
92
80
88
78
80
80
85
86
85
85
83
88
85
92
85
80
80
84
77
95
77
83
83
77
86
80
81
87
88
82
85
87
88
80
71
80
86
86
91
87
87
92
86
85
85
86
85
79
84
85
84
82
88
86
86
82
86
83
71
77
66
77
86
91
86
88
81
82
87
78
87
79
91
83
72
70
•
78
71
83
94
86
84
92
82
89
85
84
81
70
86
91
89
70
82
87
84
77
90
84
78
83
68
70
65
89
83
79
78
82
86
87
87
86
89
76
76
57
81.8
Grace Murphy
81.
Jessie K. Sutherland
85.2
Hattie M. Green
89.8
Annie Sanhum
87.6
HariTifth WhUft
84.
<Jeorge R. Devitt
91.6
Agnes E. Livingstone
83.2
Marine R. Gray
87.
Maipfide J. Lone:
81.4
Edwin R. Machuni
82.
Phebe Van wart
84.
Lottie L. Barlow
78.
Hebron Y. Corey
85.4
Kate A. Kerr
Eleanor M. Aitken
85.
85.8
Lillie E. Baxter
79.8
John Brooks
85.4
Michsiel J. McKenna.
86.6
Sarah Burchili
87.6
Ellen O'Grady
82.6
Frank Owens
85.4
Sarah Smyth
84.2
Ellen Lawlor
80.
Maggie R. Delaney
79.4
iSusan O'Mahoney
78.
Alicia McCarron
72.
Ella St. C. Kerr
79.8
John W. Hickson
85.2
Bertie A. McLeod
81.8
Eliza C. Wetherall
83.2
Sarah Taylor
81.8
M. Anna Ward
83.6
Sarah A. Armstrong.
88.2
Amy Iddles
84.8
Ada Macdonald
84
Mary G. Gunn
82.4
Etta Barlow
88.4
Annie Morell*
83 4
Malconi D. Brown
78 4
Mar£:aret Wood
67.6
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TRUSTEES REPORTS — PORTLAND.
1886.
Statement No. 6.
CorUaining a Comparative Table of the attendance in the Public Scliooh in the City of
PariUvnd from January, 1S72 to December Slet, 1886,
Total No.
Average
Pei-oentage
No. of
Aver'geNa
of Plipils
to each
Teacher.
Year.
Tenn.
of Pupils
Daily
of
Teachers
•
Enrolled.
Attendance.
Attendance.
Employed.
1872..
r Winter
\ Snmmer
1607
1802
' 946
; 1020
60
57
22
30
72
60
1873..
r Winter. .
( Summer
1741
102G
60
30
58
1817
1065
60
31
55
1874..
f Winter
( Summer
1776
1053
60
30
59
1742
1045
60
32
54
1875..
(Winter
I Summer
1851
1095
60
32
58
1938
1151
60
33
59
1876..
1 Winter
1 Summer
1915
1229
64
34
56
2048
1279
62
32
64
1877..
f Winter
) Summer
2141
1363
64
36
59
2657
1547
68
41
6^
1878..
(Winter
( Summer.
2461
1507
61
41
6fr
2648
1681
63
41
64
1879..
(Winter
1 Summer.
2583
1666
64
41
6a
2512
1645
65
41
61
1880..
(Winter
\ Summer
2201
1504
68
41 ■
54
2331
1521
65
40
58
1881 . .
(Winter
\ Snmmer.
2117
1447
68
41
52
2209
1500
68
40
55
1882..
f Winter
Snmmer.
2005
1389
68
40
56
2248
1571
70
39
58
1883..
(Winter
2126
1537
72
39
54
) Summer
2342
1550
66
40
59
1884..
(Winter
2280
1606
70
40
57
Summer.
2426
1688
70
40
60
1885..
(Winter
( Summer.
2403
1611
67
40
60
2418
1<63
73
40
60
1886..
(Winter
( Snmmer.
2364
1631
69
40
59
2379
1800
76
41
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Statement No. 7.
Containing an exhibit of the results in Grading in each School Building in the City of
PoHUmd far Hie year 1886.
Name and No. of Building.
Indiantown Building. No. 1
Peel St. " ' " 2
Bentley " " 3
Madras " " 4
St. Peter's Hall " 6
St Peter's Convent " 6
WinterSt Building, " 7
Marsh Bridge " " 8 s
Sandy Point, MiUidgeville and African Buildings,
Nos. 9, 10 and 11
§ &c
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5zi l.dJ
fzilo
6
286
281
4
170
161
3
121
112
5
186
167
7
365
289
2
77
67
8
365
321
2
80
60
3
86
61
40
1725
1509
98.59
94.7
92.55
84.4
79.2
87.
90.4
76.
71.
87.47
Statement No. 8.
Containing on exhibit of Hie number of Pupils presented and passed in each Grade in
the City ofPoHlandfor the years 1884, 1885 and 1886.
1884.
1886.
1886.
%
Presented
Passed.
Presented
Passed.
Presented
Passed.
Grade L
184
437
319
271
153
164
46
22
2
147
306
274
220
120
101
38
22
2
186
423
347
252
197
115
100
35
16
156
307
304
191
168
88
62
34
15
•
247
278
302
331
179
134
97
41
13
3
205
IL
" III
301
270
" IV
303
« V i
173
« VI
117
•' VII
88
« vni
" IX
36
13
" X
3
1698
1230
1679
1324
1725
1509
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1886.
Statement No. G,
Showing the number of Pupils EnroUed in the different Grades in Pvhlic S^haoU of the
City ofForOand/or ike year 1886.
No. of Grade.
Spring Temi.
Autumn Term.
Grade I
493
501
356
404
251
156
123
63
18
3
436
« II
423
Ill
340
" IV
351
V
329
VI
186
* VII
105
" VIII
90
" IX
14
X
12
Statement No. 10.
Receipts and Expenditures for Schools from January 1st, to December 31st, 1886
RECEIPTS.
Received from City Fund on account of School Tax $15,500 00
County School Fund 4,192 74
" Over-drawn from Maritime Bank 220 89
" Other sources 7 41
Balance on hand January 1st, 1886 943 68
Total .' $20,864 72
EXPENDITURE.
Paid fuel for schools $459 58
" attendance 957 56
" furniture. 367 25
" repairs 524 28
'• rents 1,282 20
" insurance 345 66
" incidental expenses 65 65
" salaries 13,086 03
" Drury Cove School 63 85
" Interest on debentui-es 2,757 53
*** Office expenses and secretary's salaiy 950 92
Total $20,864 73
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III- TO"^?sr3sr OB^ -jMLOisTCDrroi^T.
Boeurd of School Trustees.
Wm. J. Robinson, Esquire, Chairman.
John L. Harris, Eaquii-e, John McKbnzie Esquire,
H. A. Whitney, Esquire, L. M. Bourque, Esquire,
Edward McSweenet, Esquire, J as. H. Marks, Esquire,
Wm. B. Knight, Secretary.
To Uie Chief Superintendent of Education: —
Sir, — The Board of School Trustees of the Town of Moncton herewith respectfully
9^ubmit the annual report of the schools under their supervision for the year ending the
31st day of Decembei-, 1886.
During the past year some important changes have taken place in the personnel of
the Board. Our much respected and esteemed chairmain Jas. McAllister, Esq., who
had been an energetic member of the Board from its first organization, having resigned
at the close of the last year, Mr. Wm. J. Robinson, Esq., w^ appointed by the
Grovemment to fill his place, and John H. Marks, Esq., was appointed by the Town
Council to the position vacated by W. J. Robinson, Esq. Also, the term of ofiice of
Jm M. Bourque, Esq., having expired on the 31st December, 1885, he was re-appointed
by the Town Council.
The following changes have occurred in the staff of teachers : Miss Susie M. Ford
having resigned at the close of the summer term. Miss Emma Condon was engaged in
her stead. Mr. Jesse CoUicutt having also resigned. Miss Maud Allen was appointed
to the school thus vacated.
We have also the painful duty to report the death of Mr. Jas. D. McCurdy, who
for over thirty years had been a popular and efficient teacher in our town. He was, at
the time of his death, in charge of one of the advanced departments of our graded
schools, and was highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him. He died at
Newcastle, N. B., of typhoid fever, in October last after a short illness. His depart-
ment was temporarily filled by Mr. J. E. Pollard until the close of the term.
The school-room accommodation having been increased, the Board was enabled to
carry out the recommendations of the Chief Superintendent and Inspector, in reference
to grading, viz. : not to have more than two grades tAught in each department. This
arrangement was effectually accomplished and found to work in a more satisfactory
manner than formerly.
The usual terminal examinations passed off veiy creditably to all concerned showing
a marked improvement in every department
During the year the school buildings, where required, have been put in thorough
repair, and repainted inside and outside, and every care taken to perfect the sanitary
condition of the schools.
A step was also taken in the right direction in order to beautify and improve the
school grounds, an Arbor Day (the 24th of May) having been set apart for that purpose.
The teachers and scholars all took a deep interest in this work, which resulted in the
planting of isome 200 trees in the Central school grounds. This custom ought to be
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1886.
encouraged and recommended by the Educational Department, and a day set apart for
this especial purpose throughout the province.
In reviewing generally the school work of the post year, the results have been
most gratifying to the School Board.
The schools have, providentially, been almost free from any sickness of a serious
nature, and no unpleasantness has occurred requiring the intervention of the Board.
The teachers have evinced their usual interest and efficiency in their duties, result-
ing in marked progress in the different departments on the part of the pupils, and
general harmony and good feeling has existed.
Herewith annexed you will find statements Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, inclusive, show-
ing the state of the schools, and the financial report for the year ending the 31st
December, 1886.
In referring to the financial statement No. 5 a marked improvement in the result
will be found over that of last year, showing as it does a balance on hand of $1,232.84.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
WM. B. KNIGHT, Secretary.
Momton, N. B„ December Slat, 1886.
Statement No. 1.
Showmg State of Schools at June 30th, 1886.
No. of
Schools.
Claas of Teachers.
No. of
Ton pVi PI'S
No. of Pupils
on Blister.
Arerage
Attendance.
I.
II.
III.
Boys, 537
Girls, 458
M.
P.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
17
2
1
2
9
••
3
4
13
985
737
Statement No. 2.
Shoioing State of Schools at December Slat, 1886.
No. of
Schools.
Class of Teachei-s.
No. of
No. of Papils
onB^lister.
Average
Attendance.
I.
II.
III.
BoTS, 534
Giris, 388
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
17
2
1
1
11
2
2
3
U
922
667
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Statement No. 3.
Showing Names and Salaries of Teachers^ No. of Pupils in each Department, Average
Attendance from 1st Jantiary to SOtJi June^ 1886.
Central, No. 1,
•■■f
« f< 1
" 1.
a 2,
" 2,
" 3,
« 3
Harris Avenue,
«
liUtes Street,
it
Weldon Street,
«
Bridge Street,
8 and 9
S. C.Wilbur.,
3
2
4
1
4
4
1
1
4
1
1,2
4
1,2
7J. G. McCurdy...... ..
6D. M. Tntes
5 Catherine Hennessey.
4 Mary J. Murray
3 Lottie O'Neill
5 Agnes MeSweeney .. . .
2S.M.Ford
5 Ella L. Stevens
5 Anastasia De Vere . . . .
2Ella McKay
2 Maria £. Bourque
5 M. P. Simpson
2 A. M. Lockhart
Maiy Jonah . . .
Jesse Collicutt.
L. Faweett
Pupils
AvYge
Salary.
on
attend-
R'giat'r
ance.
$650
48
34.
580
46
32J
580
57
42A
245
59
44.
170
56
42.
170
61
49.45
220
54
39.
170
61
52.
170
59
48.21
170
61
41.94
170
70
47.14
170
45
30.33
220
57
40.
170
64
54.73
170
73
48.27
170
53
34.74
170
65
51.61
V cent,
attend-
ance.
70.
74A
74.57
75.
81.
72.22
85.
81.74
68.71
67.35
67.40
70.
85.51
66.12
65.44
79.56
Statement No. 4.
Sliowing Ifamet and Sakuie* of Teachers, If umber of Pupils in eac/i Department, and
Average Attendance /irom 1st July to Slst December, 1886.
SchooL
Central, No. 1,
« « 1
•■■J
« 1
u it 1
■■■,
« (( 1
■■•I
cc « -I
« 2,'
« 2,
« 3,
" 3,
Harris Avenae,
C(
Lates Street,
Weldon Street,
«
Bridge Street,
9&
6 «
7 "
5 "
3 "
3 "
4 «
4 "
5 "
li"
1 «
1,2 «
4 «
1 «
1 "
8 "
1,2 "
10
7
8
6
4
4
5
5
6
2
2
I^anie of Teachers.
S.C. Wilbur
D. M. Trites.
J. G. McCurdy
C. Hennessy
M. J. Murray
Lottie O'Neill
Ella L. Stevens
A. F. DeVere
Agnes MeSweeney.,
A. M. Lockhart
Ella J. McKay
M. B. Bourque.
5jM. P. Simpson
2'L. Faweett
2';Mary Jonah
4|E.M. Allen
3iEmma Condon
Pupils
Av'r'ge
Salary.
on
attend-
R'gisfr
ance.
S650
29
22.
580
54
43^
580
56
39Jt
245
49
38.0.S
170
55
40.40
170
53
37t^
170
50
38.32
170
56
39.57
220
55
.37.62
170
67
54.88
170
71
46.
170
36
25.18
220
61
44.
170
60
44.22
170
56
34.69
170
56
39.85
170
58
41.59
P. cent,
attend-
ance.
76.
81|i
71?J
78i
73. 4&
m
76.6*
70.66
67.
81.91
65.
G9.94
72.
73.10
61.94^
71.1(>
71.71
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Statement No. 5.
Sliowing (Jie Receipts and Expenditure on SchooU for tfie year ending Slst December ^ ISSG,
RECEIPTS.
1886.
Jan. 1. To balance on band $534 43
Feb. 25. '* Proceeds County Fund Draft $812 24
Mar. 15. " Received from Town Treasurer 100 00
Apl. 1." « " 655 80
July 2. " Proceeds $500 Debentures sold 532 06
" 24. " Received from TowTi Treasurer 125 04
Aug. 10. " " " " " 100 00
** 21. *' " " " *• 3,500 00
Sept. 21. " Proceeds County Fund Di-aft 806 89
Oct. 1. " Received from Town Treasurer 1,130 84
Dec. 11. " " " " ** 829 04
8,591 \)l
" Proceeds loans from banks 2,358 82
$11,485 16
1886. EXPEXDITUBKS.
Ordinary Repairs —
Salaries of Teachers and Secretary ' $4,463 86
Janitor's expenses 315 00
Fuel 697 30
Water and Sewerage 93 12
General Repairs and Expense acct 498 93
Coupons, interest and insurance 1,092 98
$7,161 29
Construction and Special Repairs —
Construction new woodshed 55 42
Fencing, grading and sidewalks 120 58
Painting and repairing school buildings 347 32
School furniture 167 71
691 03
Bills payable 2,400 00
Balance on hand Dec. 3lBt 1,232 84
$11,485 16
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TRU8TBM BBPOfiTS — WOODSTOCK.
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X-V. a70"^^IT OIF -^^OOIDSTOOKl
Report of the Board of School Trustees of the Town of Woodstock to Chief Superintendent.
Board of School Trustees.
Lewis P. Fisher,
E. K. Jones, Esquire,
G. W. FisHEB, Esquire,
S. SMrrH, Esquire, M. D.,
Chairman.
J. T. Allen, Enquire,
J. McGoRHAO, Esquire,
J. E. Drysdale, Esquire.
A. B. CoNNELL, Secretary.
The Board of School Trustees herewith submit their annual statement of the
schools under their care, which are in a satisfactory and prosperous condition. The
teachers are zealous and efficient, and owing to their industry and earnestness good pro-
gress has been made.
The following' is a statement of the aiTangement of the different schools : —
No.
School.
Teacher.
No.
Boys.
No.
Girls.
TotaL
Standards
Taught
1
Primftry.
Minnie Carman. ,
29
21
16
19
31
23
23
30
31
27
27
8
28
34
24
18
41
24
25
47
30
36
31
29
57
55
40
37
72
47
48
77
61
63
58
37
1
2
K
l(
Secondary
u
Intermediate
Advanced
Grammar
Ella Smith
1
3
Clara Donnelly
1 and 2
4
Annie Hoyt
1 " 2
5
Bella Price
2 « 3
6
Grace Hobey
3 « 4
7
8
Elizabeth Cupples - . .
Elizabeth Price
3 " 4
4 " 6
9
Ada Everiett.
5
10
Lena Faulkner.
6 « 7
11
12
W. T. Kerr
R. TAild^lK
6, 7 " 8
285
367
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The following is a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the board for the
past year :
receipts.
Balance in Treasurer's hands January Ist, 1886 $264 41
Received from Town Treasurer 3,500 00
" County Fund 486 68
" " " 37182
$4,622 91
EXPENDITURE.
Teachers' Salaries— Winter Term $1,129 00
" Summer Term 1,129 00
Interest on Debentures 561 00
Insurance , 115 00
Secretary 1 00 00
Fuel and cutting 472 66
Janitor Broadway School 140 00
" College 69 37
Repairs on buildings 94 53
Incidentals ^ 171 04
Amount in Treasurer's hands. 641 31
$4,622 91
Respectfully submitted,
A. B. CONNELL,
Secretoiry.
December SlH, 1886.
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Board of School Trustees.
Hon. James G. Stevens, Chairman^
W. H. TooD, Esquire, M. D., N. MareSj Esqiiirej
T. D. Chapman, Esquire, Hugh Cullinen, Esquire^
George M. Porter, Esquire, Wm. K. Clark, Enquire,
L. A. Mills, Secretary,
To Wm. Crocket, Esq., )
Chief Supt. of Education, j
Sir, — The Board of School Trustees of the Town of St. Stephen herewith res}kecifitl]y
submit their annual report of the schools under their supervimon for the school year
ended the 3l8t December, 1886.
During the year a few changes have taken place in the staff of teachers. Miaa L.
A. Veazey having resigned, her place was filled by Miss Dibblee and Mr. J. B. Young
appointed to the school vacated by Miss Dibblee.
Owing to the want of sufficient school accommodation one of the Primary Schools
(Miss Lye's) was apportioned three grades, but, upon the recommendation of the Chief
Superintendent, the schools have been so arranged that not more thim two grades are
now taught in each department
During the summer vacation one of our school buildings narrowly escap^^d destruc-
tion, fire having been diecovered in the cellar it was extinguished before doing any
serious damage.
The Committees of the Board during the holidays visited the different school
buildings and by their directions the rooms and pi*emises were thoroughly cleat\ed, the
walls kalsomined and such repairs as they considered necessary were done*
The High School was very largely attended during the year and the Board of
Trustees found it necessary to engage an assistant in order to enable it to deal with the
large number of pupils. Miss Annie Watson was appointed and the school is now giving
good satis&u^tion.
All the schools are in a very satisfactory condition.
Respectfully submitted,
L. A. HILLS,
Secretary/*
St. Stephen, January 11th, 1887.
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Beceipts and expenditures of the Board of School Trustees of St. Stephen for the
year ending 31st December, 1886.
RECEIPTS.
1886.
Jan. 19, To amount from Town Treasurer $300 00
Feb. 28,
Mar. 15,
Apl. 1,
May 1,
July 27,
Aug.
Oct. 13,
County Fund 467 58
Town Treasurer. 300 00
600 00
300 00
4500 00
L. T. Whitlock for damages to Cove
School House 200 00
amount from County Fund 365
$7032 78
Cr.
1886.
Jan. 1, By balance due St. Stephen Bank J408 24
'^ Check to Miss Lyle in last year's account and not paid
by Bank until this year 28 32
" Amount paid teachers salaries .^144 38
for coupons 1302 00
" repairs 274 65
" contingencies 305 22
" insurance 50 00
" care of rooms 320 18
" fuel 332 11
" for Arbor Fund 50 00
" interest on over draft 17 84
Dec. 31, Balance on hand 739 84
" due from Town of St. Stephen f 1500 00
Amount County Fund, say 365 30
$1865 30
$7032 7S
Jammry Ut, 1S87,
L. A. MILLS,
SBcrttary,
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VI. TOTTsnr OB' :M:iXiXiTO"^^3sr-
Board of School Trustees.
Stephen Harmek, James Piper,
HuQH McAdam, W. S. Robinson,
John W. Vase, E. H. Balkam.
To Wm. Crocket, Esq., )
Chief Supt of Educatioiu J
Sir, — ^The Free Schools of Milltown consist of six departments as follows, viz.: — One-
High School, one Intermediate, two second Primaiy and two Primary, under the care
and tuition of one male and five female teachers.
The I'eoeipts for school year have been : —
Feb. 14, Draft for County School Fund $260 87
Sept. 8, " " " 224 39
Amount from Town Treasurer 1808 42
82293 68.
BXPENDITUBES.
For teachers' salaries $1807 75
" fuel 30 94
" careofrooms 241 57
" paid expense account including repairs 195 52
Paid balance due January last year 40 09
Balance due from Secretary 3 79
$2293 6»
Town appropriations for 1886 $2,000.
The Trustees and aU interested in education have to regret as hei*etofore the
irregularity of attendance more especially on the part of the older pupils.
The town is fairly provided with school accommodation and the school-houses are
in good repair.
There is no school debt.
KespectfuUy submitted,
H. McADAM,
Chairman^ pro tern.
E. S. BALKAM,
Secretary,
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^snu oxnrr ojet st. jOHiisr.
JOHIf MARCH, A. M., Secretary.
To t/ie Chief Superintendent of Education: —
Herewith we submit the report of our Secretary and Superintieiident of the dty
schools, for the year 1886, which, with the accompanying financial and tabulated state-
ments, form the fifteenth annual report of this Board.
We are your obedient servants.
John Botd, Chairman.'
C. H. Fairweathbr,
S. Alward,
J. v. Ellis,
E. J. WsncoRE,
B. Travbrs, M. D.,
H. J. Thorne,
St John, N. B., Janua/ry, 1887.
Trustees.
REPORT OP THE SBCRBTARY AND SUPERINTENDENT.
To tJie Board of ScIuhjI Trustees of St John :—
Gentlemen, — My fifteenth annual report upon the Public Schools of the city of
'St. John covers the two school terms of the year from January Ist to December Slst^
1886.
As usual, I summarize the leading facts contained in the full statistical and finninciftl
tables which form the major portion of the report, in order that they may be more
readily understood, and compared with similar particulars of the results of educational
work in other cities. This summary will be found to include the length of school
terms and year j the number and character of departments ; period of operation ; num-
ber, age and sex of pupils enrolled ; days lost by pupils while belonging ; total expendi-
ture on debenture and assessment accounts; cost per pupil for each service; and a
comparison of items with those of the corresponding term of the previous year.
The St. John County Teachers' Institute, and the Provincial Institute, were held
•during the last days of the first term, and the departments taught by teachers who
attended these gatherings closed on June 23rd, while those of non-attending' teachers
were carried on until June 30th, making a term of 117 aud 123 days respectively.
FIRST term.
Jan. Ist, 1886, to June SOth, 1886 ; Schools opened Jan. 4ih, dosed Jxme 23rd, 30th.
Kumber of days schools were in operation 117, 123
Decrease on same term last year (Nov. 1st, 1884, to June 30th, 1885) 35, 35
Number of departments 84
Decrease on same term last year. , 5
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DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS.
Grammar 5
Grammar and Advanced 1
Advanced 24
IncreaHe 1
Advanced and Primary 12
Increase 1
Primary 42
Decrease 7
Number of pupils enrolled on School Registers 4,223
Decrease on same term last year 650
Number of Boys 2,172
Decrease on same term last year 338
Number of girls 2,051
Decrease on same term last year 312
Number under 15 years of age 3,984
Decrease on same term last year 527
Number over 15 years of age , 239
Decrease on same term last year 123
Number of pupils when reduced by transfers 4,213
Decrease on same term last year 186
•Orand total days' attendance 340,447J
Decrease on same term last year ' 87,279
Number of pupils present daily on an average , 2,949
Decrease on same teim last year 96
Percentage of enrolled pupils daily present for full term 70.00
Percentage of increase on same term last year 78
Percentage of pupils daily present while belonging 80.94
Increase over same term last year 3.75
Percentage of pupils daOy present every month 85.15
Decrease on same term last year 10.70
Number of pupils reported new to the schools 362
Decrease on same term last year 299
Number of days reported lost by pupils while belonging 80,212J
Decrease on same term last year 46,182
Keporied causes of absence :
Sickness *. 30,405
Bad weather 6,199
Other sufficient causes 41,450^
Without cause \ 2,158
Decrease on same term last year :
Sickness 14,403J
Bad weather 9,242 J
Other sufficient causes 21,764^
Without cause 771J
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Number of pupils enrolled ia.the several Standards of instruction :
Standard I 875
'« II 690
" * III 655
" IV 647
V 485
" VI 335
« VII 229
" VIII 223
« IX 83
X 60
'* XI 41
SECOND TERM.
Jidi/ lat, 1886, to Dee. Slat, 1880; Sdiools opened Aug. IGUi, closed Dee. 17th.
Number of dajs schools were in operation 89*
Decrease on same term last year. 3
Number of departments 84
Decrease on same term last year 1
DIVIDED AS follows:
Grammar 5
Grammar and Advanced 1
Advanced ^ 25
Advanced and Primary 9
Primary 44
Number of pupils enrolled on School Registers 4,154
Decrease on same term last year 58
Number of boys 2,127
Decrease on same term last year 18
Number of girls 2,027
Decrease on same term last year 40*
Number under 15 years of age 3,796
Decrease on same term last year 109
Number over 15 years of age 358
Increase on same term last year 51
Number of pupils when reduced by transfers 4,151
Decrease on same term last year ^ 55
Grand total days attendance by all the pupils 279,548
Increase on same term last year 2,740
Number of pupils daily present on average , 3,225
Increase on same terra last year , 124
Percentage of pupils daily present for full term 77.70
Increase on same term last year 4.04
Percentage of pupils daily present while belonging 85.06
Increase on same term last year 4.39
Pei'centage of pupils daily present every month 86.00
on same term last year 1 1.52
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Number of pupils reported new to the schools 708
Decrease on same term last year 380
Number of days reported lost while belonging 47,913
Decrease on same term last year \ . . . 15,068^
Iteported causes of absence :
Sickness U,022J
Bad weather 2,636J
Other sufficient causes 29,793^
Without cause 1>4^0J
Decrease on same term last year :
Sickness 8,135J
Bad weather 2,220
Other sufficient causes 4,463
Without cause 250
Number of pupils enrolled in the several Standards of instruction :
Standaixl I 736
II 639
" III , 634
IV 566
" V 487
VI : 348
" VII 284
" VIII 217
" IX 118
X 62
XI 56
" XII 7
SCHOOL YEAR.
Number of days in the school year 206
Decrease on last year (two months longer) 38
Total number of pupils enrolled during the year 4,921
Average number of days each pupil belonged 152
Decrease on last year (2 months longer) 11
Average number of days each pupil attended 126
Decrease on last year (two months longer) ; 3
Percentage of pupils daily present on an average 73.83
Increase on last year. 2.39
Total expenditure for lands, buildings and furnishing $2,028 84
Cost per pupil on capital luxrount 41
Total expenditure for ordinary service, not including interest on deben-
tures and loans. 46,071 62
Cost per pupU, (ordinary) 9 35
Total expenditure for ordinary service, income account 58,612 39
Cost per pupil 11 91
Entire expenditure 60,641 23
Cost per pupil for all purposes 12 31
KoTB. — The basis upon which the monthly percentages are made up has been changed since
last year, hence the difference between the figures of this year and last. ^^ ^ ^
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LANDS AND BUILDINGS.
During the year the delienture account was drawn on to the extent of about
$1,600, for the payment of bills incurred in grading the grounds of the Centennial
School building, and in making some necessary repairs to the Victoria and other school
buildings, as well as placing a new stairway to the basement of the Centennial building,
so as to afford more ready access for the boys before the opening of the schools and
during the time allotted to I'ecesses. The outside woodwork of the Victoria School
requires to be painted, but the committee thought it best to leave this work until next
year. When this is done, and the fence around the Centennial is erected, the buildings
owned by the board will be in a satisfactory condition for some years to come.
Depradations, upon the building on Sheffield street have continued from time to*
time during the year, the latest outrage being the unroofing of the outbuilding and
turning it upside down. I I'espectfuUy repeat my recommendation to abandon this
building as soon as a commodious but inexpensive structure can be erected upon the lot
owned by the board on the comer of St. James and Wentworth streets. The accommo-
dation for primary pupils in that part of the city is altogether insufficient, and as a
result crowds of children who ought to be in schoorare found at all times playing about
the streets of that locality. A building of four departments would accommodate the
two schools now held in rented pi'eniises, and leave i-oom for over a hundred new pupils
to be brought in.
The school sites and buildings owned by the board are as follows :
Victoria — Brick on stone foundations, 3 stories, mansard roof, basement with
furnace room, latrines, play-rooms, and janitor's apartments, fifteen school-rooms, and
exhibition hall. ♦
Albert — Frame on stona. foundations, two stories, mansard roof, basement with
furnace-room, two play rooms, and janitor's apartments, ten school-rooms, exhibition-
hall and annex for water-closets.
Waterloo Street — Fmme building (old), 1^ stories front, 2 stories rear, 2 school-
rooms, 2 large store-rooms for old furniture, janitor's apartments and annex for water-
closets.*
Ce7itennial — Brick on stone foundations, 2 stories, mansard roof, basement with
furnace-room, work-shop, 2 play-rooms ^dth latrines, 10 school-rooms, exhibition hall
and class-room.
• Duke Street — (Used and known as the Victoria annex) brick on stone foundations^
1 story, slated roof, partitioned for two departments.
Weldon Lot (so called) — Site awaiting a much needed building for pupils resident in
the south-eastern part of the city.
The following buildings are under rental :— In St. Vincent's Convent, 3 rooms ; in
Odd Fellows' Hall, 3 rooms and basement with latrines ; Leinster street church build
ing, 9 rooms, hall and basement vnth latrines ; in St. Malachi's Hall, 9 rooms and
exhibition hall ; Mrs. Ansley's building, King Square, 2 rooms and basement with W.
C; in Charlotte sti^eet school, 4 rooms, and outbuildings ; in St. Joseph's School haild-
ing, 7 rooms, exhibition hall, and basement with latrines ; in St Philip's church I
room I Sheffield street Mission House, 1 room ; in Mason Hall, Oarleton, 3 rooms and
outbuildings and lot adjoining for play ground ; in St. Patrick's Hall, 5 rooms and
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A room is also granted the board free of rent in the Protestant Orphan Asylum
Building on Brittain Street, and also one in a government building on Partridge Island,,
during the pleasure of the Dominion Government. The latter is very unfit for school
purposes, and I would again suggest the propriety of erecting a small building in its
stead, if the Island school is to be permanently sustained.
Most of the school-rooms are well fitted up with convenient desks and seats, but
there are a few which need something better than the temporary arrangements which
have been made for the accommodation of the childi^n. This is particularly the case
in the Victoria annex, a room in Saint Joseph's school and the Shefiield street building.
The blinds in the Victoria, Saint Malachi's, Leinster street, and Charlotte street
schools need to be renewed, after their nine year's service.
New desks were provided for the main room of the boys' Grammar School, which
look well and are both comfortable and convenient. They are of a new pattern designed
and manufactured by Messrs. A. J. Lordly «k Son^
All the departments are well supplied with blackboard and other apparatus, many
of them with globes. Here and there a larger supply of modern maps would doubtless
be beneficial, and in some cases those on hand need to be replaced by new ones. On
the whole, however, care has been taken to supply whatever was found to be absolutely
needful, and in these matters our schools will compare favorably with those of other
cities.
TEACHERS.
The staff of teachers for the year included 15 males of Class I, and 7 of Class II,
total 22 ; 31 females of Class I, 30 of Class II, and 4 of Class III, total 65. Assist-
ants— 2 females of Class I, 1 of Class II, and 2 of Class III ; total 5. B^serve teachers
called in to fill occasional gaps : 1 male of Glass II, and 3 females of Class II, total 4.
Of these 96 teachers, 12 left the service of the board during or at the close of the
year, viz., Miss S. E. Whipple, Class 1, married ; Miss A. R. Green, Class I, married ;.
Miss B. £. Kean, Class II, married ; Miss I. L. Rutherford, Class I, married ; Miss M.
E. Ring, Class III, married ; Miss M. Anderson, Class I, illness ; Miss M. Nealis
(Sister M. Leguoii), Class II, retired; Miss M. J. Rodgers (Sister Benedict), Class III,
trouble with eyes; Miss E. McLaughlin (Sister Redemptor), Class II, Miss M. A.
Collins (Sister Christina), Class II, and Miss A McGin (Sister Clementine), Class III,
removed, and Mr. A. McVey, Class II, (temporarily employed), retired. Miss "Whipple
had been in the service of the board from the commencement of the present Common
School System, and was only absent from her work one day during that period — the
day on which her father was buried. Sisters Leguori and Benedict had also been in.
continuous service since the spring of 1877, and Miss Green for a number of years
taught the boys of the first and second grades in the Charlotte Street School. It is a.
pleasure as well as a duty to give public testimony to the faithful and excellent work
performed by these teachers in the interests of public education, and the best wishes of
the board and its officers, of their fellow-teachers, and of all who know of their devotion
to the duties assigned them, will follow them into their new spheres of life and labor.
The working staff for the whole year consisted of 84 teachers in full charge of
departments, and 6 assistants.
' The character and result of the teacher's work cannot be set forth by an array of
figuireSy seeing that it includes many things which no present examination t^t can
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reach ; but, so far as it goes, the exaniinations which have been held indicate a good
degree of success in the impartation of knowledge upon the subjects prescribed in the
course of instruction, as will be seen from the giving returns hereafter to be referred to.
That the moral element in the development of the pupils' power has not been lack-
ing is ajjparent in the general good discipline maintained, the character of the opening
exercises in most of the schools, and in the nature of the public exhibitions which have
been given.
SUPERVISION.
With the exception of a few days before the close of the first school term, and
after the opening of the second, I visited more or less of the schools almost every day
on which they were in session, and have kept myself thoroughly informed of the me-
thods employed and the progress made in all departments of the service. Althongh
the system of closely graded schools at present in vogue, and the custom of retaining
teachers in one department for many years, where the same subjects and sections of
•subjects are taught over and over from year to year, have a natural tendency toward
the production of a tame and uninteresting routine, yet I am pleased to be able to state
that most, if not all of the teachers, take pains to prepare their daily lessons before-
hand, and to introduce such variety into their modes of presenting the facts and piin-
ciples of the subjects taught that little room is found for fault-finding in this r^ard.
Whatever tendency in this direction exists would, I believe, be greatly leisened -w^re
the schools more frequently visited by the parents, guardians and friends of the child-
ren, whose presence would stimulate the teachers to be always putting forth their .best
efforts, and encourage them and their pupils in the work of imparting and receiving
instruction.
Fears have been expressed that the present system is lacking in the power nec3S-
sary to prepare the children for the practical affairs of life. Yet it is within the com-
pass of my observation that failure in this connection cannot be charged upon the -work
performed in the schools of this city. Of course there are teachers who have special
aptitudes in this direction, the results of whose efforts are more marked than those of
others. But upon almost all the subjects taught the teachers generally indicate iheir
appreciation of the necessity of giving a pi*actical turn to each progressive stage of theii-
daily \^ork. The subjects, however, are so numerous, and the time allotted to secure
an acquaintance with portions of the course embraced within a given standard, so bri^,
that few find opportunity for that constant and thorough review of the whole ground
travereed by the pupil in preceding standard, which is absolutely necessary to secure
the highest efficiency. When the course of instruction comes to be revised by the
Board of Education — and I trust that the day is not far distant when this desirable
work will be performed-^it may be found possible to remove this difficulty by a
're-allotment of time and subjects, so as to enable teachers to devote about seventy per
cent, of time to review and drill and thirty per cent to advancement This would
secure the needed thoroughness all along the line and remove any cause for dissatisfac-
tion which may now exist
The work of supervision has extended beyond the lines of instruction given to the
pupils, and has embraced inquiry into the causes of complaint arising from the moral
-character and actions of the pupils towards each other in the school, on the playground
4md in the street, and planning appropriate adjustments and arrangements by which
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ihe largest amount of freedom from their recurrrence maj be secured. In only a few
of the cases of this character which have occurred during the past year have unsatisfac-
tory results been attained.
Nor have the buildings, fittings, furniture, apparatus and appliances been over-
looked, but, on the contrary, every working day of the whole year has had its share of
small repairs and replacements to be looked after and attended to in the several
departments referred to, consequent upon the wear and tear to which they are continu-
ally subjected by the three or four thousand ''activities" daily operating upon them.
By constant watchfulness and a ready application of the old adage, anent — the '* stitch
in tin^e," the general condition of almost all kinds of school property may be said to be
satisfactory.
ATTENDANCE.
A comparison of the census returns of 1881 of the children between the ages of
five and twenty years with the registered number of pupils in the public schools during
the past year shows the following results : —
AesflL
6
e
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
lb
16
17
18
19
Totals.
Census 1881
668
114
127
661
817
296
668
411
428
570
470
465
481
485
446
620
481
489
480
414
428
621
488
486
474
406
404
672
279
279
681
187
186
680
110
94
688
47
64
688
16
16
615
6
4
8702
4281
" •• Second Term
4149
One pupil was registered during the first term 20 years of age, making the full
roistered number 4,232.
Four pupils were registered during the second perm 20. years of age, and one pupil
21 years of age, making the full Registered number 4,154.
The schoolable age of children in the City of St. John, as laid down in the Common
Schools Act, is from five to twenty years of age. Practically, as will be seen from the
above figures, it is J^rom six to fifteen years inclusive ; less than seven-tenths of one per
cent, for the first term, and a little over seven-tenths of one per cent, for the second
term of all the registered pupils being under and over those limits. Half the decade
has passed, and the number of resident children within the legal schoolable age has
doubtless considerably increased, yet the returns show that less than half the number
Imported in 1881 as residents, were in attendance at the public schools during either of
the school terms of 1886, into which the year was divided. Allowing the largest
margin for children attending private schools, and for those who are weak and incapable,
it yet appears that many hundreds of children were not permitted to i*eceive the educa-
tional advantages which arc so liberally provided. I have so frequently referr^ to this
unfortunate, state of affairs in the community, that I need only state the facts as they
present themsjelves, to show the increasing necessity that the school authorities should
be invested with some power by which a better state of things can be reached.
The standing of the pupils for the two school terms was as follows : —
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III.
IV.
v.
VL
VIL
VII.
IX.
*X
XL
XIL
TOTAjLB.
nt^ Tnsi.
876
736
690
6S0
066
084
547
500
485
487
8S5
848
220
284
22S
217
88
118
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41
60
7
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4,164
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The percentage of enrolled pupils in the seveiul departments was as follows : —
Primary.
Advanced.
Grammar.
First Term
65.5
62
30.1
32.4
4.4
4Second Term
5.8
The total number of pupils attending scliool during the year, as reported in the
sworn returns of the teachers, was 4,925. The period for which they belonged to the
several departments was sufficient to make a gross total of 748,121 days, if they had
made a perfect attendance or 152 days for each pupil. The actual gross attendance was
619,995^ days, 126 days for each pupil, making nearly 83 per cent of the whole period
for which the pupils severally belonged — a gain of 4 per cent, over the figures of last
year. As the school year consists of 206 school days, each of 4,925 pupils enrolled,
belonged for 73.74 per cent, of the full school year. This was a gain of 6.74 per cent
for the period of belonging upon that of last year. The |>eroentage of the school year
for which the gross number of pupils attended was over 61. A gain of over 8 per cent
on that of last year.
The shortening of the actual school year from 206 to 152 days— the average time
for which each pupil belonged — arose (a) from the fact that many pupils did not eut^
the schools until a more or less advanced period in each of the terms ; (h) from the
cutting short of the attendance of those who died, left the city, went to work, and
completed the course of instruction, as well as those ,who were taken from school on
account of prolonged illness, or other causes. When it is taken into account that all
the schools are open for the entrance of all pupils above the first standard at any period
of a school term, and that so many leave school for the causes named in the midst of
term work, the above showing may be regarded as generally satisfactory. I have insti-
tuted the most careful inquiry into the causes referred to, and by the help of the
teachers am able to present them in the following table : —
Registered
Pupils.
Died.
Left city.
Went
to work.
€k>mplete
course.
Kept at
home.
Prolonged
sioknesB.
First Term
Second Term....
4223
4154
10
5
165
95
154
96
15
• •
57
174
9
83
15
260
250
16
231
92
The facts brought .to light in this table are suggestive in many ways, especially in
the testimony it affords of the sanitary condition of the school buildings as shown by
the general good health of the pupils ; but the point I wish to make here is that 323
pupils were taken out of the schools and kept at home by their parents or guardians.
Of this number the removal of 92 was due to prolonged illness, whilst 231 were removed
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-without any assigned cause. As, however, over 75 per cent, of these were removed
during the second term, as the peiiod of cold weather was approaching, it is probable
that the need of proper clothing in many cases, and a fear of exposing very young per-
sons to the inclement weather, combined with the increased demand for assistance in
the conduct of home affairs during the winter season, were the chief causes of removal.
If these conclusions are correct, it is clear that 863 pupils were absent from school on
Justifiable grounds for a sufficient period to account for a large portion of the non-
attendance which goes to make up thediffei^ence in the actual school year of 206 days,
and the belonging period of 152 days.
After making this allowance, however, thei*e is a difference between the gross days
of belonging and those of attendance of 128,125^ days, equal to a loss of over 26 days
for every one of the 4,925 pupils registered in all the schools. Of this large amount of
lost time 35 per cent, is credited to sickness, and 7 per cent, to bad weather. For 55
per cent, excuses were sent stating that absence was from sufficient causes other than
sickness or bad weather, and for 3 per cent, no excuse whatever was offered.
Although it would yet appear that there is too much absence from school from
causes which are too trifling to deserve the title of ** sufficient," there is much cause for
congratulation in the improvement to be noted in this year's returns over those of
former years — the monthly average of lost time being 21 per cent, less for 1886 than
for 1885. A corresponding improvement for 1887 would leave little to be desired in
this very important matter.
It is a further source of pleasuro for me to be able to report an improvement in the
punctuality of the pupils equal to that observable in their regularity of attendance.
Here and there registers are to be found with numerous cross heads to the mark of
" present," indicating that the evil of tardiness is not yet entirely removed, but their
i*apidly decreasing numbers show a general appreciation on the part of teachers, pupils
and guardians of the advantages to be gained by the habit of punctuality.
GRADING.
The annual grading examinations took place toward the end of the Firat School
Term, June 1886. It was conducted by the teachers on special question papers which
I prepared for theii- use, covering all the salient features of the subjects embraced in
the prescribed coui-se of instruction. Values in parts* of a hundred were placed upon
correct answers to all the questions given, to facilitate the work of making up the re-
turns. The I'esults were gathered and entered in grading sheets, all the pupils enrolled
on the school registers being accounted for. The character of the questions l)eiug taken
into account I decided to promote all pupib who had made over 65 per cent, of marks
upon the papers submitted. Upon this basis the following nuntber of pupils were
advanced to the next higher standard : —
Standards 1. 2. 3. 4, 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11— Total
Pupils 4C7, 405, 387, 326, 270, 234, 115, 91, 44, 20, 12—2,311
The total number of pupils examined was 3,815, over 60 per cent, of whom were
found worthy of advancement.
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Number of departments in which none passed 3
" « « less than 10 passed 4
" " " over 10 and under 20 passed 14
" " " " 20 and under 30 " 27
" " " « 30 and under 40 " 20
" " •' 40 and under 50 " IS
" " " " 60 passed. 3
Total 84
The wprk of re-organization called for much time and attention, as the unequal
numbers advanced caused some departments to be very much overcrowded while others
were left without pupils. To overcome the difficulties which presented themselves I
found it necessary to transfer 460 other pupils from one department to another, and
thus give a fair average number — the capacity of the rooms being taken into account —
to each teacher. This was accomplished within a few days after re-opening the schools
for the Second Term in August. Subsequently, a number of pupils who fell but little
short of the requisite marks to secure advancement at the grading examination, \ivere
sent forward as they gave evidence of marked progress in their studies.
FINANCIAL.
The year opened with a balance in hand of $1,251.63 in favor of Capital Account,
and a deficit on Income Account of $3,365.62. The latter amount had been borrowed
from the Capital Account and makes the true balance $4,675.25. Instead of being
able to refund this loan at once the first day of the new year saw the remaining cash
balance taken to pay the interest which fell due on that day, and the Board Vas com-
peted to enter into arrangements with the Bank of New Brunswick for such advances
as might be required from time to time until the amounts accruing from County Fond
and installments of assessments should come into the treasury. For these advances the
Board agreed to pay interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum.
In making up the estimates careful consideration wad given to every item, with
a view of reducing the amount of warrant to the lowest figure consistent with the
requirements of the service. A reduction from the figures of 1885 was effected of
$810.68 upon the items of teacher's salaries, rent and insurance, office and loan, but it
was found to be necessary to add $25.32 to the amount needed for interest, $200 for
water, fuel and light, and $1,078.77 for temporary repairs and apparatus. This was an
actual increase on the gross amount of $493.41, but it was hoped the receipts from
County School Fund would make up the difference, and it was resolved to make the
warrant $55,000 as in 1885. The estimated receipts and expenditures were placed at
$63,000. The actual receipts amounted to $61,554.15. The expenditures including
refund to Capital Account of the sum borrowed to make up the deficit of 1885 amounted
to $61,961.21 ; leaving a deficit of $407.06, which was again borrowed from Capital
Account and numerous unpaid bills at the close of school year.
I present in tabular form the exact financial condition of the Board at the close of
each month.
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Balance from last year ,
January :
February
March
April
May
June
July
August. . .•
September
October
November ,
December
Receipts.
$1,261 63
(a) 5,418 81
(6)4,070 39
125 00
(a) 4,1 15 00
39 76
(a) 43,540 79
(6)3,981 21
280 00
Expenditures.
$5,335 67
5,281 27
3,667 24
3,494 78
4,959 00
6,390 42
6,936
4,864
463
6,382
5,374 66
7,601 09
Surplus.
$10,896 79
9,502 44
2,181 35
Deficit.
$4,084 04
3,946 50
3,443 36
6,938 13
11,772 13
14,047 55
20,944 72
25,799 55
26,262 84
The amounts I have marked (a) are chiefly assessments; those marked (h) are
chiefly Ck>unty School Fund ; the rest are rentals from lands and interest on Water
Debentures held for the Parker Medal Fund.
On January 1st, 1887, interest on debentures falls due to between five and six
thousand dollars. So it is evident that the first act of the Board for the new year is
again to arrange for a loan to carry on the trust assigned them.
The limit to which the Board is empowered to issue debentures for the purchase
of school lands, the erection and furnishing of buildings, and the permanent repair of
school buildings — $200,000 — was reached in 1886, so that no new debentures were
issued last year. The balance of $4,617.25 in favor of capital account, on hand Jan.
1st, 1886, was reduced by the expenditure of $2,038.84, for buildings, furniture and
repairs to $2,688.41 on December 31st, 1886.
The total indebtedness on this account is $^00,000, which matures from time to time
iks follows : —
In the year 1897 debentures fall due to the amount of $30,750.
" " 4,800.
" " 8,000.
" " 60,900.
" " 69,609.
" " 8,600.
11,600.
5,941.
The total amount realized on this account is $239,062.66, and the total expendi-
tures $236,464.25, leaving a balance of $2,588.41, as before stated.
The income account showed a deficit on January 1st, of $3,366.62. This amount
was temporarily* borrowed from capital account, and was refunded as soon as the assess-
ments for the current year came in. The i^eceipts for this fund were, from city assess-
ments, $53,029,65; county school funds, $7,974.80; rents and interest, $566 60;
making a total of $61,554.16. The expenditures were refunded to capital account,
$3,365.62 ; teacher's salaries, $31,202.67 ; interest on debentures and loans, $12,540.77 ;
rents and insurance, $6,327,54; care of buildings, $2,713.01 ; fuel, water and light,
^2,900.14; office, including secretary's salary, clerk hire, rent, books and stationery,
printing school forms, and printing the annual report, $2,043.49 ; maintenance, includ-
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ing wear and tear of furniture, temporary repairs to buildings, Mrorkman's wages, and
all incidental expenses, $1,872.52 ; and books for indigent pupils, $12.25; making a
total of $61,978.01. This shows a deficit of $407.06, which was again temporarily
borrowed from capital account, leaving the actual cash balance $2,181.35.
The total amount of school assessments on the city in default on December 31st,
was $76,644.57. Of this amount $41,330.29 is default on assessmente previous to
1880. The remainder, $35,314.28, is distributed as follows : 1880, $41,379.36 ; 1881,
$5,610.67; 1882, $660.96 ; 1883, $1,867.59; 1884, $3,380.06; 1885, $6,189.79 ; 1886,
$13,209.15. Of the sum in default previous to 1880 there is little prospect of obtain-
ing more than a moiety, and of that in default since, a large percentage will probably
be lost. The statement I have given of the monthly receipts and expenditures, show-
ing as it does that the scattered amounts received from assessments and county school
fund from the October payment of one year to that of the next, is barely sufficient to
meet the ordinary expenditure of the three first months of the year, demonstrates the
urgency of the needs of the board, and the practical necessity of having a balance of at
least $30,000 on hand at the opening of each school year, or available as needed in its
early months. ' It is very clear that no reduction in the estimates can be looked for
until some practical assurance is had that the amount called for will be collected and
paid over ; whilst it further refutes the idea held by some that the amount called for by
the board is in excess of its current reqtiirements.
I submit the full tabular statement of estimates, receipts and expenditures for
ordinary service, showing what the financial position of the board has been at the end
of each year.
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W. C. T. U. PRIZE ESSAYS.
About the middle of the second term a communication was received from the
secretary of the Women's Chtistian Temperance Union offering money prizes for the
best four essays upon '* Alcohol, its Effects upon the Human Brain and System," open
to the boys and girls of the Grammar School department. Ten dollars for the best and
tive dollars for the second best, for boys and girls respectively.
The offer was thankfully acccepted and announced to the pupils. Early in Decem-
ber twenty essays were handed in — fourteen by girls and six by boys — varying in length
from 1,200 to 7,500 words each. All possessed sufficient merit to secure honoralile
mention, and some, in the words of the examiner's report, were treated with consider-
able analytical skill, displayed much research, contained a great many facts in a con-
densed form, backed by the opinions of many eminent writers, and showed a good
faculty for compilation.
The winners of the ten dollar prizes were Margaret M. Bi'ady and Walter H.
Tinieman. The winners of the five dollar prizes were Elizabeth McNaughton and
William G. McFarlane.
Extracts were i*ead to a large audience gathered in the hall of the Yictoria School
on the last school day of the year, and the results were sufficiently gratifying to cause
friends to present book prizes to those whose essays were reported as possessing high
merit. These were awarded to : —
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Arthur M. Hamilton J. Y. EUis, Esq., M. P. P.
Emma Mclnnis Rev, G. M. Armstrong.
Emma Bumdge F. Macfai*land, Esq., M. D.
Emma L. Stewart Rev. J. E. Hopper, D. D.
Minnie Evans H. J. Thome, Esq.
Annetta L. Sulis Bev. J. A. Gordon.
Mary H. W^alker John McMillan, Esq.
Alice M. Wilson Geo. R. Smith, Esq.
Alice Walker Geo. R. Smith, Esq.
Kate Stewart Geo. R. Smith, Esq.
Willa Peters J. March, Esq.
Bertha J. Barbour Rev. J. A. Gordon.
The manual work was very creditable and out of the forty-five thousand and odd
words of which the series was composed there were only twenty-five errors in i^>elling
and most of these were evidently errors in copying.
SCHOOL EXHIBIT.
Early in the year I received a telegram from Sir Charles Tupper, High Commis-
sioner for the Dominion of Canada at London, asking me to meet him on his arrival in
St. John, in regard to getting up an educational exhibit from the schools of this city,
for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition to open in London in the month of May. Oa
meeting Sir Charles Tupper, he expressed his strong desire that the educational systems
of Canada should be brought prominently before the world in the exhibition about to
be held, and informed me that on his way to 'Bt. John he had seen Hon. Mr. Blair,
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Attorney-General of New Bmnswick, who had promised whatever aid it was in the
power of the Govemment to render to so worthy an undertaking. I expressed my per-
sonal interest in the matter and assured him that the Board of School Trustees of St.
John would gladly assist the Board of Education by secuiing specimens of the manual
work of the pupils and in providing photographs of the school buildings and pupils to
the extent of their ability.
Shortly after the Chief Superintendent of Education sent out circulars urging the
matter upon the Board of Trustees, and the work of gathering up materials was at
once commenced. Many thousand specimens of the school work of the children were
gathered and placed in my hands. These I collated and arranged according to grades,
and put up in such forms as could be readily handled without destruction or deteriora-
tion. The same work was going on in various parts of the province, and on Friday
and Saturday, March 12th and 13th, the whole of the materials gathered were arranged
and open for exhibition in the brick building adjoining the Yictoria School, on Duke
street, in this city, Friday being made a holiday in all schools whose teachers attended
the Exhibition. The morning and afternoon of Friday were given up to Teachers and
School Officers exclusively. Pupils were admitted on Saturday morning, and the gen-
eral public on the evenings of both days, on the payment of a small fee. This display
was a most gratifying one to all who attended it, and did more than anything else
could, perhaps, to give the public an accurate idea of what is actually being done in the
public schools of the land. Besides the manual work, which included print, script and
printing, writing, free-hand drawing, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mapping, illustra-
tions of mechanical science, physiological charts, architectural drawings, sewing and knit-
ting, etc., the exhibit contained specimens of school furniture, blackboards, erasers,
minerals and woods of the province, weights and measures, solids, a full set of text-
books, and framed photographs of school buildings and pupils in school, the whole
forming a unique and attractive display.
The whole exhibit was afterwards packed in six large cases and foi-warded to the
exhibition at London, where it drew the attention of many thousands of persons and
won from the highest educational authoiities words of commendation.
I should add that every school in the City of St. John was represented, and that
many of the schools sent work from every pupil. I would suggest that on its return,
the portion belonging to St. John, be permanently placed in one of the large school-
buildings, and kept as a souvenir of the first educational exhibit attempted by us.
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APPENDIX D.
Reports of the University of New Brunswick, of the Deaf and Dumb:
Institution at Fredericton and at Halifax— and School Record
AND Financial Statement of the Blind Asylum, Haufax,
— IN Compliance with the Order of the Board op
Education, under date May 25th, 1885.
To Bis Honor th^ Honorable Sir S. L. TiUey, C. B., X C. M. G., Lieutenant-Governor
of tJie Province of New Brunswick :
May it Please Youb Honor.
In conformity ^ith the requirements of the Act establishing the University of
New Brunswick I have the honor to submit the following report for the year 1886 : —
At the close of the last academic year a committee, appointed by the Senate, after
careful debberation, rrported in favor of the admission of women to the University on
the same terms as men. Arrangements have been made with the stewardess by which
ladies attending the lectures may have the use of a waiting-room properly warmed and
furnished. One lady student has been in actual attendance since the beginning of the^
present academic year, and what was formerly looked upon as a radical innovation is
now treated as a matter of course.
Ten young ladies have matriculated during the past year on good answering in all
the subjects required.
The lengthening of the time of the undergraduate course by one year will not pre-
vent students, who are well prepared, from grading in thi-ee years. They may enter
at once upon the second year by passing an examination called the Senior Matriculation
Examination. All the best colleges in the Dominion have a four years' course, and
without it the degrees of this University would suffer by comparison.
The Faculty have felt the necessity of making room for optional studies and a
more extended honor course. These could only be introduced by making the term of
study four years instead of three.
For particulars with regard to the course of study for undergraduates I beg to
refer your Honor to the University Calendar which accompianies this report. There
has been a gratifying increase in the number of matriculants and students attending the
institution during the past year.
The College School is still under the joint control of the Senate of the University
and the Board of School Trustees of Fredericton.
The College Lectures were suspended for two days in consequence of the lamented
death of Br. W. Brydon Jack, so long and intimately connected with the life and
progress of the University as Professor and President.
The staff of Professors remains the same as in my last report. I beg respectfully
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to suggest that the usefulness of the Univendty might be greatly increajsed by the
-establishment of a Chair of Practical and Experimental Science.
I have the honor to be,
Your Honor's most obedient servant,
THOMAS HARRISON,
FresidenL
Fredericton Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb.
DIRECTORS :
HON. CHIEi' JUSTICE ALLEN, Chairman,
Mr. E. C. Freeze, Rev. Mr. Dobson,
Mr. H. C. Creed, Mr. G. T. Whelplet,
Rev. J. McLeod, Mr. W. Anderson,
Mr. J. W. Spurden, Mr. J. G. McNally.
Mr. Geo. A. Perlbt, Rev. G. Goodridob Roberts,
Treaflurer. Secretary.
To Wm. Crocket, Esq., )
Chief Supt. of Education. J
Dear Sir, — In accordance with your request I herewith enclose an extract from
the fourth annual report of the Fredericton Institution for the education of the deaf
and dumb which has been approved and adopted by the general committee of manage-
ment. I have much pleasure in stating that the work of the past year has been fairly
successful. Satisfactory progress has been made by the pupils under our charge, the
domestic affairs of the household have been administered with increased efficiency and
economy, and the general health of our officers and pupils has been exceedingly good.
While diphtheria prevailed to such an alarming extent in the city and suburbs
during the early part of the year, we fortunately escaped the visitation of that dread
disease, thanks to the healthy location of the institution, the cleanliness of its external
.arrangements ^nd the pure invigorating breezes of Hawthorn Hill.
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ATTENDANCE.
The following has been the attendance :-
No.
Naue.
Agb.
Eesidenoe.
1
Ernest W. Hagerman,
17
Woodsock.
2
Geo. Allan Miller,
19
Lower Canterbury.
3
Ernest Edwin Prince,
14
St. John.
4
Fred. J. T, Boel,
14
Sussex.
5
Edward M. Wheary,
14
Keswick.
6
John Franklin Reilley,
8
St. Stephen.
7
Alfred Bowe Shaw,
9
Middle Simonds.
8
Frederick Coy,
13
Fredericton.
9
Robert Haines,
13
Keswick.
10
John Herbert Bryden,
12
Woodstock.
11
Francis Lonis Coates,
8
St John.
12
Isedore Richer,
17
Turtle Creek.
13
Avondale Smith,
16
Albert Mines.
14
Florence Milton,
16
Turtle Creek.
15
Ellinor Logan,
9
St. John.
16
Mary TJpham,
19
Kings County.
17
Elizabeth McLanghlin,
10
Yanoeboro.
18
Lillie Whelpley,
15
St. John.
19
Mary Jane Estey,
11
Jacksoutown.
20
Mary Hailey,
6
Charlotte County.
Our number, might easily be increased had we the necessary accommodation for
their reception. It is considered advisable, however, from sanitary reasons, to limit the
number of .pupils to what the house can fairly accommodate, each pupil being provided
with a separate bed as far as the space at our disposal will allow.
A WOBD TO PARENTS.
Appended to this report will be found a balance sheet showing the receipts and
school expenditure. It will be noticed from one item among the receipts that the total
amount received from the parents of our pupils for the past year only amounted to $141,
and while it is perhaps difficult for some to do more than clothe their children comfort-
ably, it should be remembered that if they were at home something more would have
to be done. The institution not only provides instruction but board, lodging, washing,
lesson books, stationery and incessant daily care in addition to the best medical attention.
Thoughtful parents who value the training and advantages which th6 institution
confers upon their loved little ones should cheerfully endeavour to sustain its operations
as far as it lies in their power.
increased subscriptions.
It is pleasant to report an increase in our general subscription list from $1050 in
our last report to $1437.88. This is a step in the right direction and is exceedingly
gratifying from the fact that the unmanly attempts which were made by a worthless
and nnprindjded fellow to injure the reputation of the institution and thus destroy its.
usefulness last summer, have proved entirely abortive.
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No stronger or more coavincing testimony need He adduced as to the coniideiice in
which the institution is he]d throughout these Provinces. Seven hundred copies of our
last Annual Report were sent through New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Maine,
Montreal and Quebec, to test the injury which his venomous and shameless assertions
might have caused to our reputation.
The answer is most complete. Instead of there being a falling off on our subscrip-
tion list, as might have been the case, there has been a general increase in the receipts
from Charlottetown, Montreal, Quebec, Bangor, Augusta, Waterville, Portland and
other cities of. Maine, and Campbellton and Dalhousie have sent in their quota for the
first time this year. This fact is conclusive, and so far from the confidence which has
hitherto been felt in the work being impaired by the unpleasant ordeal through which
we have passed, our hands have been strengthened by the expression of sympathy and
good will which have greeted us on all sides ; and at no period of the institution's his-
tory has it stood higher in the estimation of the public than it does at the present day.
EDUCATIONAL.
Our general plan of work has been similar to that of last year. We have endea-
vored to lay a good ground-work in the use of language by getting our pupils to correct
their own lessons, to ask questions of their teachers at full length and to prohibit signs as
much as possible when carrying on a conversation with each other.
More interest has been taken in reading and we have been able to place a number
of useful illustrated books in their sitting-room with newspapers fdr the advanced pupils.
All children need occupation and amusement especially is this the case with those
whose minds are to some extent dormant and require developing.
Friends who have simple illustrated books suited to the capacity of the little ones
jnight he]p us considerably in this direction.
IMPROVEMENTS.
We have secured the services of an industrious and reliable man to look after the
•cattle and farm. Much of the work which previously fell to the boys has been under
taken by him.
IMPRESSIONS OF THE DEAF AND DUMB.
Soknetimes erroneous ideas prevail regarding the class for whom such institutions
as ours are provided.
The deaf are not, as regards desires, passions, disposition, eta, very different from
those who can hear. Self-willed, uneducated deaf mutes often give way to fits of
passion but this usually pix>ceeds from the lack of education, which acts as a strong
^restraining influence upon those who are habitually addicted to these bursts of temper.
In cases, however, where a child has been petted for years and given overything
he cried for by his loving but too indulgent parents, it must be admitted that a large
amount of education will be required to eradicate that feeling of self which predominates
at times and makes itself so painfully visible when thwarted.
These unpleasant instances proceeding from the mistaken kindness of parents to
their children in infancy have caused many to look upon the deaf and dumb as a class
of people who put no restraint upon themselves, are exceedingly violent, become mad at
times and say the mbst insulting things at a moment's notice. This may be the rioason
why intelligent and otherwise kindly disposed people apply an epithet when speaking
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-of the deaf, which links them with " the dumb brutes," and perpetuates in the minds of
all who have the degrading appellation a poor and unjust estimate of a class of our
fellow creatures who are more sinned against than sinning. In one of our cities not far
from Fredericton, you may hear the expression applied almost daily to a pei-son unfor-
tunate in his birth, unfortunate in his education, and unfortunate in his choice of a
business, " there goes the dummy."
It may be a thoughtless act and not meant unkindly, but the effect is not only to
detract from their own self respect and self reliance but to lower them in the eyes of
those who would be willing otherwise to give them employment.
It is pleasant to observe on the other hand the vast influence of education in re-
claiming thousands from a life of degradation which ignorance entails, and enabling
them to fill worthily honorable positions in the society of their fellow men. We have
deaf mute clerks, engravers, compositors, agents, artists, teachers, barristers, and even
ordained ministers of religion. In the rank and file are numbered shoemakers, carpen-
ters, printers, painters, saddlers, liatters, tailors, moulders, blacksmiths, bookbinders,
agricultural laborers, etc. A lower grade, perhaps, but earning an honest livelihood by
the sweat of their brow, and doing their duty nobly in that state of life to which they
have been called.
Is it not then a fact that the deaf and dumb are not different beings from the rest
of mankind. Their lack of hearing undoubtedly cripples them, but they have an acute
sense of sight and observation and are good physiognomists. Hence originated the
language of signs by the Abbe del Ap^e, now in almost univei-sal use to a greater or
less extent in all centres of education for their benefit.
Upwards of sixty institutions have ^een established on this continent alone, which*
accommodate about 8,000 children, and it is a noteworthy fact that 26,000 deaf mutes
have received instruction therein during the past seventy years.
While thousands of busy hands and busy minds are endeavoring to niise them in
the social scale ridicule would fall harmless, were it remembered that their condition is
anything but a bed of roses when endowed with all that science and education can do
and that neither the sign language, lip reading nor any other system can restore the
blessed faculty' of hearing and place them on an equality with their fortunate brethren.
GOVERNMENT AID.
In appealing for increased aid from the Legislature of our Province I would call
attention to the following facts regarding that class of humanity for whdra we are
laboring and the institution which has been established for their benefit : —
The Fredericton institution for the education of the deaf and dumb is not a sani-
iarium for the relief of deafness nor an asylum for the retreat ot aged and infirm deaf
mutes. Its character is distinctively and exclusively educational and has been estab-
lished to secure an education for those children whom deafness precludes from partici-
pating in the advantages of the ordinary schools which are so liberally provided for
the training of hearing and speaking children throughout the length and breadth of our
Province.
The course of study comprises the common branches taught by trained teachers by
methods which for years have been successfully used by similar schools in the Old
Oountry and on this continent
The sign language, which is the natural language of all deaf mutes, is^sed as Ji
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means of instruction and may be discarded afterwards. The deaf, however, cling to it
long after their education is completed on account of its convenience, it being the
medium by which thought can be most readily interchanged. It is invaluable as a
stimulus of the dormant faculties, gives free and unlimited power in the expression of
ideas and is such a ready me^ns of conveying information, of joining in social inter-
course and in the discussion of the burning questions of the hour, that as long as the
deaf exist, it will remain a substitute for vocal speech and a monument to its inventor.
While this is the case, however, we would desire to keep abreast of the times.
The deaf mute. world has been excited during the past few years over the "Oral
method of educating the deaf." It is not, as some suppose, " a new departure," but is
in fact the oldest of the two methods, being known as the German system.
The advocates of this system claim that it enables the deaf and dumb to use and
understand speech, restores them to the society of their friends, improves their health
and enables them to participate in the religious instruction at public places of worship.
If these claims could be fully substantiated, and all our deaf mutes taught to speak
and understand the speech of others, the system would be hailed with joy and be a
source of congratulation to every teacher throughout the land.
The fact is that while a few selected pupils would undoubtedly benefit by this
method of teaching, and could be brought forward by its exponents as striking instances
of its success, the great mass of the deaf and dumb would remain in far greater ignor-
ance by its general adoption.
By the medium of signs the minority who show any aptitude for it should have
the chance given them of acquiring speech. I would, therefore, ask for an increased
grant, that the services ot an additional trained teacher may be secured to take charge
of those pupils who may derive benefit from a course of articulation and lip reading.
I would ako respectfully remind the members of our Legislature of the need exist-
ing for the erection of a building more adapted to the purposes of our institution than
our present premises. The space at our disposal will not admit of our taking in many
pupils. It would also be most desirable to supplement the general educational work of
the institute by an industrial department, where technical instruction could be given
in some trades, such as printing, carpentiy or shoemaking. Even a limited acquaint-
ance with these trades would make it very much easier for our pupils to secure employ-
ment when they leave school. It is quite possible that a shoemaker's shop would also
be self-Bupporting.
The foundations of the old building remain intact, the location is unsurpassed, and
the expenditure of a few thousand dollars would provide a building which would meet
the requirements of the province for some years to come.. The adoption of this sugges-
tion could scarcely meet with opposition, and at the same time would confer a most
invaluable boon upon all our children of silence.
ALBERT FRED'K WOODBRIDGE,
SuperintendenL
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Balance Sheet-lSSe,
EECEIFXa.
By Government GrEnt Jl,500 00
** Collections, Sub&criptionaj etc , , 1,4C7 88
" Payments by PareuU. HI 00
^$3,076 88
Expenditure.
To Household Expenses , f 1,01 6 13
•* Salary and Wages 1,023 B5
" Travelling Expenses and Commi^ion 334 66
" Furniture and Repairs. ,....»,.. _ 214 .^2
" Dry Goods. Clothing, etc, . , , 175 28
" Feed for Cattlo, etc, . 147 47
** Printing Reports, etc . . , 66 42
" Insurance on Buildings and Furniture 52 00
" Fuel 28 00
?3,057 83
Balance on band, . , . * , , 21 05
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Institution Ibr the Deaf and Dumb, Halifkz, Nova Sootia,
January 17 th, 1887.
William Crocket, Esq.,
Chief Supt. of Education,
ProviiiCf* of New Brunswick.
I
Dear Sir : — In compliance with your request I bey to submit the following report
of this Institution for the jMist year : —
During the year 1 88G there weifi sevpnty-eiglrt pupil a in attendance, 43 boys and
35 girls; of these 48 belong*3d to Nova Scotia, 16 to^ New Erunfiwick, 8 to Prince
Edward Island, and 6 to Newfoundland.
NEW BRUrCSWTCK PCPILS.
The names and residences of the aixtaen New Brunswick pupils (11 boyg and 5
girls) are as follows :^
Charles W. Thuinith , , . , _ ... St* John City.
Sumner L. Jones , . , . St, John City.
James Ganey , . , Carleton, St. J ohn, N. B.
John B. Trenliolm . , . Port Elgin, Westmorland Ob-
Maurice S. Blake .Curry ville, Albert Co,
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Elderkin Allen Shemogue, Westmorland Co.
Melbourne D'Orsay Memmmcook, Westmorland Co.
Eddie McDonald Chatham, Northumberland Co.
Fred. W. Treen Bale Verte, Westmorland Co.
Annie E. Crozier Petersville, Queens Co.
Annie Vaughan Portland, St. John Co.
Phemie Trenholm Port Elgin, Westmorland Co.
Lillian Trenholm Port Elgin, Westmorland Co.
Annie Marsh Bass River, Kent Co.
CoUingwood Winton Jacquet River, Restigouche Co.
Henry Robinson Hillsboix), Albert Co.
Of the above, thirteen are at present under instruction in the institution.
AMOUNT RECEIVED FOE SUPPOaT.
Five out of the sixteen New Brunswick pupils for 1886 paid an average of $19 for
board and education, while the rest paid nothing at all. Including the grant of $500
from the New Brunswick Government the whole amount received for the support of
New Brunswick pupils in this institution during the year, was only $595, or an average
of $37.1 8 J per head, being barely one-fourth of their actual cost. For the same number
of Nova Scotia pupils we received from this province the sum of $1,920, or at the rat-e
of $120 for each, the amount provided by law for the education of our own deaf mutes.
In my report to you last year I called attention to this unsatisftacory state of matters,
pointing out che large indebtedness of New Brunswick to the Halifax Institution for
arrears extending over many years, and I regret to say that no improvement has since
taken place.
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.
The income for the year 1886 from all sources was $9,801.13, and the expenditure
$11,290.52, showing a balance to debit of nearly $1,500, a deficit solely due to extensive
alterations and additions to the premises during the year. Much of this expenditure
might have been avoided, but for the presence of New Brunswick pupils in the institu-
tion, and no deficiency would have occurred had New Brunswick been mindful of her
obligations to an institution which has for thirty years endeavored to serve her deaf
mutes, and that too at no little pecuniary sacrifice.
Respectfully submitted,
J. SCOTT HurroN, M. A.,
PrincipaL
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HaJi&z School for the Blind.
SCHOOL RECORD.
Niimbet of school days in the tenii, 240. Possible number of marks to be obtained
in the Literary or Musical department, or for deportment, 1 ,000,
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HAH £8 OF PUPILS,
Senior Division.
Minnie Corbin, Chester, N. S
Maggie Duke, Richibncto^ N, B
Mary El wood, Halifax, N. S
Maggie Newcoinbfl, Shoal Bay, N. 8 , , , .
Isabel Staten, Foreston, N. B ,
James Bntler, Earrington, N. 8
Willie Collins, St John, N. B ,
Martin Fletcher, DeBert, N, S _ ,
Stephen Harivel, Stellarton, N. S. .
Murdoch Morrison, Btellarton^ N. 8 , » . . .
John Rafuse, Chestf^r, ^- S
Ainsle Shaw^ Muaquotlol>oit, K. 8
George Teakston, Halifax, N, S
Montague Warren, Montague Biidg©, P. E, I
Junior Diviswfk
Bertha Hall, Lawreucetown, N, 8, .
Agnea Valley, Chatham, N. B
Ph<ebe Armstrong, Hanta Co.* N. S,
Alice Gammon, Tor Bay, X. S . , , . ,
Harriet Smith, Walton, N, 8_
John Dunn, Cumberland Co , . . . . . .
John Hawbok, Marie Jofteph, N. S.
Clifford Wiliiston, Newcastle, N, B,
Attendance.
1
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737
^ 240
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240
864
240
808
238
851
240
868
240
856
150
523
150
495
240
832
238
854
240
1000
216
854
240
841
240
879
240
872
240
644
177
637
238
677
240
790
240
797
239
819
811
9U
894
890
913
873
919
541
497
615
813
957
867
786
640
611
566
211
780
800
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a R FItASER,
SnperintefidmL
Pupils Entered and Prizes Awarded During Year,
PUFILS ENTERED DL'E1>^Q THE Y£AR-
Frederick Horton, Mnsquodohoit, K". 8.
ADULT WOKKItfEX.
Thomas Growell, Horton Landing, Kings Co.j H. S-
Thomas McGuire, City of Ha^lifax.
E. Corbett, Mus^uodoboit, N. S.
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A, 8luiw, MuEquodoboit, N. S.
John HawlKiH, Maria Joseph, Guysboro' Co>, N. S.
Marg&ret Duke, Kichibucbo, N« B.
PRIZES.
LITEBARY DEPARTSIENT.
Senior Dh^iswn.
1h Prts*— Atislip Shaw, Miisquodoboit, N^. S*
^iid Prize ^^^'ti\^^ Butler^ Barringtou, N. S,
Junior Divi^ioTu
Itt i'W^j?— Bertha Hall, Lawrencetowu, Annapolis Co,, 2f- S-
^nd Prize — Agnes Vftlley, Ohaihatn, K* B.
UUSICAL DEPARTHEHT.
Isi Prize — Margnret Duke, Richibucto^ N, E.
£}id /Ws«— Slontague ^Varren, Montague Bridge, P* E* I*
BOVa WORK DEPARTMENT.
Divided Prize — John Rafuae, Cheater, N. S., and Frederick Horton, Muaquodoboit, K,S*
JIali/ax] School for the Blind in account with E. D, MtyneU, Treasurer,
Dr.
1886.
Dec. IL To paid house expenses, including sakries to Steward,
Matron and Servants J2,722 02
*' Salaries to Su|)ermtendent and Teachers . * 1.300 00
*' Repairs to Building , 441 97
*' Grounds. ., 27 2:^
" Printing, Stationary and Postage 56 91
'' Instruction in Singing and Musical Instmmenta . . , 214 2^
'» Prisje^ ........ 16 00
** Sundries 123 93
** Materials for manufacture in workshop. ...,,,,... lii^S 28
'* Boaixl of »dult iJupilfi 282 50
■" Halifax Banking Co. and Bank Nova Scotia, on
teinpcn-ary dei>ot>it , 752 18
-** Inveateii on niortgnge 2^000 00
'* Balance ,. 32 22
$8,1 a9 22
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1885,
Dec. 12. By Balance - . _ $1 05
1886.
Dec. 11. " Interest and Dividends , 1,51(> 96
" Manufactures sold . , 86 97
** Donations,...,. , ,. 297 85
" Grants— P. E. IsknJ Government 8^00 00
" " Ne«' Dnmawick Government, . . 720 00
" " Nova Scotia — Counties and Gov-
ernment 2,592 00
3,512 CO
** Legacies— late H. Hesslein $100 00
'* " " J. B. Smith 100 00
" '* A, 8hiels a52 18
" " ** Ja5.J. Merkel 50 00
802 18
" Deposits in sundry Imnks, withdrawn for permanent
investment 1 ,D48 84
** Cash overdi*ftwn to pay bills, and refunded . , , , 3 07
*^ Balance as [>er bank book . , > . $'32 2%
Examined and found correct.
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[E. & O. EL]
E. D. MEYNELL,
GEO. THOMSON,
GEO, MITCHELL,
Auditors.
'To actual expenditures of school for 1886 S5,375 12
" Items belonging to Investment Account 2,752 18
** Balance carried forward 32 22
Total.
$S,153 5±
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By Balance from year 1885 , 91 f>5
** Giants, Interests, Dividends, Donationa and Sales ri,il7 4;j
" Items belonging to Investment Account. ... ,..,., 2,741 02
Total.
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