V^ '■"■■CtI, i^„- iD /Ci ^'*^fL y\-«MN^v»-i-'«tn. fyf^ l^ ^f^^^^^o^^Ani^ J4i 1,^ a4 1^- >0^-^t^eo. :tj :; «i ^^ o „ V* - y- - w'^ i^-^ :*: r HISTORICAL SKETCH ui" Tiiii: SAINT JOHN GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Tlie yeiir 1884 witiK'ssod an importi'.nt cliange in one of tlio oldest ])ublic institutions of St. Jolm. For eighty years thn Griinimav School had bi^ou uiulov the control of a body corporate, knoAvn as the President and J)irectors of the Public Grammar School in the (Jity of St. John. The School Act of 1872, which provided for free public schools in all ])artsof the Province, while it made the school free did not remove the control of the Grammar .School to tlie St. John IJoard of School Trustees, the Directors retaining until last year a joint control with the Trustees of Pub- lic Schools. At the last session of the Legislature of Xew Uruna- Avick several imjiortant cliaiiges were made in the then existing -school laws of the province. IJy one section of the amended act the President and Directors of the Grammar School were instructed to hand over all property held in trust by them for the benefit of the schools to the Trustees of Public Schools for the City of St. John. This transfer was made on Xovember 1, 1884, and was the last official act of the President and Directors of the I'ublic Grammar School of the (Jity of St. John, for, by a previous reso- Intion, they had decliney an act of Assem- bly i)asHeJ March T), l.SOr», less than a quarter of a contury after the van;,'uar(l of Loyalists reachcid the shores of the then County of Sunhury, iu the I'rovince of Nova Scotia, the 8t. John fJrani- niar School was established. This act was intituled "An Act for encouraging and extending literature in the provinci'," but it sim- ply established the St. John (Jrammar Scliool, jdacing it under the control of a Uoard of Directors, of which the rector of Trinity was always to be the J 'resident, the Ma\'ur and IJecorder of the Citj^ being e.c officio members of the I'oard. Ik-sides these three there were six additional Directors. The names mentioned iu the act were: Kov. Mattliew IJyles, D. D., Hector of Trinity ; Wm. Campb(dl, Mayor, and Ward Chipman, iJecorder, of St. John ; Hon. (leorge Leonard, Jonathan Bliss, "William Pagan, Johu ]lobinson, John Black and Thomas Wetmore. I'uwers were given the Board to elect successors, and they had the privilege besides of admitting eight free scholars into the school. They were granted the sum of .£100 annuallv for the ordinary expenses of the school, and £100 additional for the purpose of erecting a suitable school building. The act made the Directors accountable to the Legisla- ture for the proper management of theii' trust, and stated that when the ar nual income of the Board should reach the sum of £600 the punual grant of .£100 should cease. Such is a brief recital of tlie powers vested by the Legislature in the President and Directors of the (Jrammar Scliool. It wi\s a very lirief docu- ment, but the institution Avhich it established has a long history and has probably fitted more men for the battle of life than any other educational institution in the province. Thousands of young men and boys have left its friendly i>ortals to commence their career in business or professional life. But instead of Aveak- ening Avith age the Granular School grows stronger as the year.s roll around, and now Avhen the people of the country are educated at the expense of the property of the country its influence is greater, more widespread and general than at any previous time jn its history. Men who look to the St. John Grammar School 'as their Alma Matt^' are to be found not alone in St. John, but in every country under the sun. Some are merchants, others law- yers, doctors, mechanics, and in every walk of life. Wherever they go they all cherish pleasant recollections of the time spent in the queer old building which for seventy years stood on the coiner of Germain and Horsfield streets. - ,, ? • THE SCHOC -. ORGANIZED. I\^o time was lost by the Directors in organizing the School after the necessary legislation had been secured. The first meeting was held on March 19, 1805, at which the full Board was present. Ward Chipman, jr., was elected clerk, and Mayor Campbell in- formed the Board that the Common Council had granted £100 SAINT JOHN liUAMM.Vlt S'lKKH . 9 to\v.ifisof the (Iramniar School at an annual lental of AO shillings for each lot. There afjpears to have been cousi(h'r>d)le opposition to this proposal, as the coiiiinuuication states that eight of those jtresent voted that tin; lots he leased as proposed, while six voted against it. Tin s])roposal was not accepted by the i'oard of directors, another aud more liberal oiler having been made by Thomas Ilorstield, one of the largest land- owners in the city at that time. Mr. Wetmore, who submittetl Mr. Horstitld's proj^osai, also handed in a plan of the lot on Cermain street >vliich he offered to convey to the Directors. Messrs. Leonard, Ifolnuson and Chiptnau were appointed a committee " to contract with Mr. Horsheld for the imrchase of said lot, unless tl y shall lind upon in<[uiry that a more convenient lot on the same street can be procured upon better terms." ^les-srs. Leonard and Wetuiore were also appointed a committ(^e to solicit donations ' towards the building fund of the school, and on April 18 this committee report(>ro]H'rty ownetl by Mr. Howfii'ld. This tleed bears date April 20, 1H05. At tho same meeting of the IJoartl at which the juoporty was se his duties to coiiinu'iice .Inuc 1, IHOO. No fftult was fountl witii Mf. .lenuison. Imt, iiccorcliuf,' to tlie otHciiil records of the Diroctois., "the groat iiiipovtnuce of inovidiug a preceptor who may at the siiuu time he employed a>( an assistant to the rector of Tiiuity Church, has l)eeu the only inducemont to adopt th ' present measure." Mr. Ironsith'. however, never tilled either position, eh irgi's of a serious nature being preferred against hin^ at Windsor, \. S.. where he was residing,', and which he was asked by the Hoard to nffiite but failed so to do. On May '20, 1800, the Directors entered into another engiigeuii nt with Mr. Jennison on the same terms as before, the Hoard refusing one of his conditions, viz., that " he would expect every scholar, or liis servant, to swee]» thti .school every morning in their turn." Tin: I'irtsr fiikk hi iioi.Aii. At this mcteting Peter Jt»'nes Howry Wiis admitted as the first free scholar. The fatlu-r of this boy, who hail been a master mari- ner, was dead. Tiie .school was continued under the direetion of INIr. -Fennison during the year, I lev. Jlogor Viets being appointed prece|)tor anil assi.staut to the rector of Trinity on November 2."), 180G, taking charge of the school Juno 24, 1807. The JJoard made up their accounts from the coJumeucoment to fFunuary 22, 1807. when a deficit of ,t'20.') li>s. Txl. was rei>drte(l, and a petition sent to the legislature asking for an additional grant to relieve the I5oard from its indebtetlness. The Legislature of 1807 granted .£100 addition- al to the school for this purpose, 8; on after Mr. Victs' appoint- ment as ])reeeptor he dismissed the school in order that he might observe one of the fast ilays of the ( Miurch of Kngland. This action wa.s discussed at a meeting of the ]>oanl held on July 3, 1807, and five fast days which should be observed by the .school in each year specitied. Tliis action on the ]>art of tlie lioard was protested against by Hew J)r. Hyles, who entered his protest in the clerk's minutes, which entry, at its next jiieeting on October 14, the Board ordered to be expunged. The school appe irs to have had a liard struggle for life in its. early days, as, on duly 3, lt'08, it was reported " that £100 were due Mr, Ilorsfield, and £50 in other debts besides," and that " there was no fence around the lot." The Legislature was again appealed to and a grant of £170 given to i>ay the debts of the Directors. Mr. HorsfitdJ was i>aid the amount due him, and in lieu thereof gave an absolute deed of the property to the Direct- ors, This conveyance is dated August 1st, 1808, and is in the form of a Perpetual Leasti. THE nULES AXD REGULATION'S. for the government of the school, although similar rules had been i> lllSTMIircAl, SKKTlil (»l TIIK iicteil tijion froJii its oiyaui/iition. wisrc lirst rcpuiti^d to ihv l>oiuil A]n'\\ lilt, IHl'i. They iT(niin'. m. to ') j), m. In Miuch, April, Scpti iuIh'I- luul OctoVuT from !» ii. m. to I'J noon, unil from 2 p. ni. to ;> p. m. In NoviMiibur, DuoHmlHir, .lauuiiry and Fi^hriiary frum !»..'{0 a. m. to 1 p. m., and froni '2 p. m. to 4 ]>. m. Anollier rHipiirt'ineut was, that tilt! Hcliool slioidd l»e opiMuid every morning' with prayer and the r(*adinj» of a idiapter in tluf l]il)le, the pii]»ilM Iteing retpiired "to read fluently. " lietween 1812 and 181 1 the nuinagement of the ^(diool does not a]>poar to have heen very satisfactory. Kev. Dr. Ityles had fjrown very old, and was unable to fully attend to his duties as rector of Trinity, which thnnv the greater part of his juistoral tluties on Mr. V^icts, who, at a mei'ting of the J5oard hehl oil .Iji unary 4, 1814, Ava.s reported to be, besides J^rincipal of the (iiiimniar School, *' practically rector of Trinity, and also chaplain of the garri.-on," and he was informed that " if a material change did not take place in the scliool, another preceptor M-uuld be ]»rovided." The fundi* again were behind hand, there being a deficit of l!>s. Ud.. while the building needed repairs and more salary was retpiiied for the j)receptor. In response to the nioinorial of tlu! I'oard. a grant of .£50 was made by the Legislature. The letter to the ]»rinci)tal had the desired effect, as, at the ne.xt meeting, April 14, 1814, the Directors ex])res8ed their satisfaction Avith the exertions of the preceptor and the proticiency shown V)y the, juipils. On August- 17, of the same year, it was decid'gislature was then giving j£14() annually to the school, which was not sutticient, and the IJoard asked the »'orpora- tion of the city for an annual grant, and on December 22, the Council acceded to this retjuest and granted £2^ annually to the school. The 8t. John Society Library, which had occupied one of the rooms in the school building, was charged a rental of /-5, annually. , V' i>; ":W-. UIPKICUMV IX GETFIXG A TEAOIIEK. v Mr. Twining having declined the oiler of the lioard, ami as there appeared to be no person in St. -lohn immediately available for a ; preceptor, Mr. C V. Hazeu, who was about making a trip to the United States, was commissioueil to secure a suitable per.<«on. Apparently forgetful of this commission, the IJoard engaged Mr Brenmer as master of the school, but before he had taken charge Mr. Jonathan Wainwright, who had been engaged by Mr. Hazen, arrived in St. John on January 9, 1815. The day after Mr. Wain- wright's arrival the Board held a meeting. Mr. Bremner very NAIXT JOHN (i«AM.MAIl SOIIOOL. 7 j^enorouHly vofignotl Y.U claim, l)Ut the lionnl flt'clined this r(',si},'na- tion and paid Mr. Wuinwii.'^jht JBir»i) fur the trouble he hiul beon j)ut to, CHtiiMishing Mr. Droiiiner us jirttiieiitor of tho scluiul. At the tiino of his appoiutnieut, Mr. Ih'eiiiQer held tho oltico of ('oronerof tlie City iiud County of St. John, but tiiis olHce aj)- ))arently er and October, and fixed iil)on Octobei 1st as the commencement of the curriculum for the year. A class in Hebrew was also established, and owing to the great range of subjects taught during the day, it was decided that for the future the matheniatical cl.iss should be taken u]) at some hour in the evening. .Sucha well tilled school day as this would scarcely meet with favor by the advanced educationists of the present day. The school continued to flourish under tlie principalship of Mr. l^ittersou, and its advantages having gone abroad in the province, numerous apjdications were received from parents in other parts of New Ihuuswick for the admission of their sons into the school. The chief difficulty in the Avay was the lack of suit- able boarding places for the boys. The resolution of the lioard to erect a dwelling for the preceptor had not been carried out, and on December 27, 1819, the Hoard, by another resolution, decided to erect a dwelling house largo enough to allow the preceptor to take in boarder.s, and pcititioned the General Assembly for a grant to '■ enable tbeni to carry out so desirable an object." There is no record of an additional grant, and as the Clerk, on April 6, 1820, was ordered to invest .£'250 on hand, it would seem that the reso- lution M'as never carried out. For four years everything went on harmoniously, the board holding the regular semi-annual examina- tions and reporting themselves as highly satisfied with the precep- tor and the progress made by the scholars. A correspondent of a city newspaper did not find everything as satisfactory as the Hoard thought it was, and wrote a rather severe criticism of the nianage- mcmt of the school, which was printed in the Cltij Gazette, a newspaper published by William Durant. At the next meeting of the Board, held on April 10, 1824, the following minute was recorded : " The Board having observed that in the Citij Gazette, published by William Durant, there is an insertion containing remarks on the visitation of the public Grammar School on Monday last, wliich were not authorized by any order of this Board, or anything which was said by the President or Directors who held the exam- ination ; and considering it highly improper that any statement of this kind should appear in the public prints without the order or approval of this Board, it is therefore ordered that the clerk be desired to call upon Mr. Durant for the name of the person who furnished him with the above remarks, and also to deliver to each of the printers in this city a copy of this order." S.VINT Jl>H\ GIIAMMAU SCHOOF.. !> There wa^i some ciuse for remark, as tlie minutes set out that two of tlie classes were reading Virgil before tliey iimlerstood their grammar, and several boys were put back in their studies. The following year an improvement was reported, two teachers having then teen employed for some lime. In the two succeeding year* there was a notable increase in the attendance at the school, and on June 1 *, 1827, it wu!> decided by the Hoard that the whole morning should be devoted to the study of the classics, the assist- ant teacher to take up the English studies iji the afternoon. The junior classes were also to be forwarded as soon as they had at- tained the necessary excellence in their studies. At a subsequent meeting of the Board, held on November 19th, it was decided to reduce the tuition fee lo j£o ]M?r annum if Dr. I'att'^rson did not object. The reason i'or asking Dr. Patterson was that he got a l)ortion of the tuition fees, and the IJoard a short time before had, by resolution, appropriated ,£'100 from the provincial grant to help j>ay the assistant teacher. J)r, Patterson ^^ave his concurrence in this reduction on April 21, 1828, at the s\me time re: the building had cost .£158 14s. 4d. ; the size of the building hav- ing been nearly doubled by the alteration. Even this enlargement provedinsufficient as, on July 12, 1838, a committee was appointed to consider the advisalnlity of erecting a new building. This reso- lution came to nothing, the committee reporting some time subse- quently that the erection of a new school building Avas not at the time feasible. On December 3, 1838, the tuition fee AViis in- creased to £(j a year, £1 of which was to go to the Directors, the- 10 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE remainder to go to the preceptor. At this meeting a communica- tion was ie;id from Moses H. Perley, on be\r>lf of the Mechanics* Institute, who were desirous of leasing a ot 50 feet front on Horsfield street. It was resolved to lease sujh a lot, 80 feet deep, at an annual rental of j£30 a year. This offer was accepted by the directors of thp Institute, but before the lease w.is ma^e out another lot (the present site) was obtained on better terras. The arrangement respecting t'.iition fees continued until December 15, 184-'^, after which Mr. J^attorson was allowed to retain the Avhole of the tuition fees. The finances were reported to be in a flourishing condition, .£159 lis. 6d. being due by the corporation, besides some outstanding rents. In November, 1847. the IJoard established a library for the boys, and appropriated £10 for that purpose. The report of the clerk, Mr. John FI. Gray, on March 29, 1855, showed the following to be the receipts and expenditures for the jear ending on that date : £ s. d. From the province, 7 years, £150 a year 1,050 Rentals and interest 432 9 •Cash paid 13 Balance on hand '.. 99 7 8 : : £1,582 9 8 • Paid. £ s. d. Dr. Patterson 917 Assistant master 210 Prizes 13 15 9 Insurance 21 17 9 Printing 9 Drawing leases 2 10 Ptepairs 154 1 9^ Printing and prize book 10 1 7 .'■ f * ,, . , £1,329 15 4^ ]]alance on hand 252 14 3^ Against this balance there were due to Dr. Patterson £243. That boys were no better at that time than they are in the pres- •ent day is proven by the minutes of a meeting held in May IQ, 1855, Avhen a complaint was made that the boys had been abusing ])eople in the adjacent yards, and the master was authorized to close the gate after school hours. The morning hours, from 7 a. m. to 8 a. m., were dispensed with, the school being kept till 12.30 p. m. instead of closing at noon, as formerly. This arrangement .SAINT JOHN (iUAMMAIl SCHOOL. 11 Avas continued until Januar}^, 1857, when it was decided to alter the .salaries as follows: Principal, 1' 290 ; cla&sical master, j£250 ; English master, £150. The income at this time, estimated on a basis of 75 ijupils, was ,£770 ; tho rents from property owned by the IJoard being £(ji) and the Provincial gmntj£150, both of which formed part of the total. T!ie di.scii)line of the school was fir from what it should have been. I)r, Patterson, after 40 years of service, was growing old and the boys, while they gave their attention to their studies, did not keep such order as was necessary in so ex- cellent a scholistic establishment as the Grammar School had grown to be, and it Avas ihouglit best Iw the Board that the head master should teach the more studious boys in some other building than the (Jraniumr School. The lloard accordingly, on Febru- ary 2i), 1857. passed a resolution allowing Dr. Patterson £300 a 3'ear jjrovided he would teach tiie boys at his own house, A sub- ;Scription was also taken u]) for the school, £'2C)0 being promised by different citizens, and on March 17, Messrs. E. iUanchardand John March were engaged as teachers for the classical and English de- partments respectively. This arrangement worked veiy satifactorily, the attendance at the school on December 7, 1857, being reported as 83, Dr. Patterson having 17, Mr. JUanchard 39, and Mr. !March 27. However, the tuition fees were not paid uj) promptly, and on January 15, 1858, the IJoanl decided that, owing to the difficulty of raising money, the teachers' salaries should be reduced for the next year, i)rovided sufficient money was not received to pay the full amount. This decision was not satisfactory to the teachers, and they resigned. A month lat,tu" another .scheme was submitted, the tuition fees and gi-ant to be divided as follows : Dr. Patterson £300 ; Messi-s. Hutchison and Manning, who were appointed the succes- sors of Messrs. lUanchard and iSlaich, £-100, to be divided as they might agree upon; any receipts above £400 were to go to the Jioard. In the following dune it Avas decided to increase the •clerk's salary from £10 to £35, as, under the new arrangement, he had to collect the tuition fees. Extensive repairs, which cost £100, Avere made to the building during the summer, and the old ,bell* which had Vieen used for the school was disposed of for £11(. It Aveighed 320 lbs. The new arrangement a]>pear8 to have Avorked very well, for in December 0, 1858, the clerk reported that the whole numljer of pupils AViis 91, 58 of whom Avere studyr ing cliwsics and 33 English. Of these 54 were paying £8, and 30 "^ JS6. The remaining seven Avere free scholai'S. It Avas decided to appoint one of the more advanced pupils as a tutor, he to receive .£15 per annum. The three brothers of the young man selected •The old bell above referred to was hung in a belfry which stood in the •centre of the roof. The rope by which it was rung came through the ceiling into the head master's room. The opening and closing of the school was an- nounced by this bell for a great many years. 12 . HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THK were froe scholars in tlie school. The custom of members of Ihtr Board acting as examiners, which had l)een followed up to this*- time, was departed from and never returned to afterwards. Kev. William Armstrong, Messrs. C W. Weldon, W. P. Dole and Dr. Sinclair were the first persons chosen lo act as examiners. Their report on the. condition and progress of the school was very flat- tering, and it was ordered to be published. In the following year the Whit-Monday and Whit-Tuesday holidays were cut olf, and the iirst Suturday of each month made a school holiday. It would appear frou» this that school had pre- viously been taught on Saturdays. From 1859 to the present time the progress of llie school lia.» been most satisfactory. Events have transjnred which, for the time, causeil a cloud to rest upon the school, but the iSoard, when possible, remedied the defects, and as the years passed by the school made rapid and material progress. On Januarys, 1860 the school bad done so well that ,£100 bonus was divided betwee a the three- teacliers. The only elfoct the civil Mar in the Ignited States had on the school was that the boys were taught drill, Major T. W, Peters being their instructor, the Hoard having accepted on March 4. 1862, his otter to drill the boys and provide them with Avooden rifles free of charge. In 1863, the lioard found it necessary, because of the increased expenses of the school, to reduce Dr. Patterson's salary to £200, he to provide a separate room for his pupils. .Justice Parker, the following year, presented the J5oard with j£/>0, the interest of which Avas to be annually expended in the purchase of a medal, which was to be called the Albert medal and was to be awarded as the lioard should determine. This donation was made on Decem- ber 5, 1864, and the l>oard decided to add ^12 annually to the in- terest, Avhich was to be expended in the purchase of books to- accompany the medal. The volunteer fire department having been disbanded a committee was appointed to report on the practicability of altering 2so. 5 engine house, a brick structure, which adjoined the school building, into a school house. It was found that this idea was not feasible and the question of a new building was re- commenced and earnestly discussed during the following year. So* strong was the feeling in favor of a new building in a more central location that on January 25, 1866, a connnittee was appointed to- select a site. The citizens also took the matter up, and a public meeting was held of which Mr. Lauchlan Donaldson was the chair- man, and a resolution favoring taxation on the citizens generally passed. The result of this meeting was reported to the lioard on March 13, though they di«l not consider the resolution favorably,, but decided, instead, on making extensive repairs on the old build- ing which, it was estimated, would cost ^1,650. At a subsequent meeting, held on August 22, the matter was again discussed when it was decided to borrow 82,000 for the purpose of improving the SAIXr JOHX GRAMMAR SCHOOL. IS building. At this meeting a memorial was also framed to go to- the Common Council, asking that body to restore the grant for tho Corporation medal, which had not been given for some years, the annual i)ayment for it having ceased in 1843. This memorial wa* euccessful, the medal being restored, iind in the following year it was won by Clarence Treadwell. The first Tarker medalist wa* W. 8 McFarlane. Yery little of importance occurred until 1870. when Dr. Coster was appointed classical master and ^[r. E. ^fanning was re-ap- pointod second master. Dv. Patterson was still living but had giving up all control of the school. The Uoard, however, con- tinued to pay him ^400 from the ( Jovernment grant, which, in the following year, they reduced to .^300. In November, 1871, the total attendance at the school was reported to be 114 boys, 52 of whom paid ,^8 ; U, -$7, and 53, $G pev ipiarter. A communica- tion was read at the same nujeting of the I'oard fioiu the Trustees^ of the public schools asking on what terms the JSoard would co- operate with them in the management of the school. On Decem- ber 29, the next meeting iield after this communication, the I>ireo- tors of the Grammar School notified the Trustees that they would rent their building for -f 240 a year under the condition that J)r. aits of the Pro- vince, it is only natural that the agitation for a larger and better lioinc for tiie Granunar School should be reconinienccd. The site, too, was far from the centre of ihe city and it was felt that there should be a new building in a more central locality. A 'jouiniittee was consequently appointed October 27, 1S7I, to look for a suitable site. The business depression, which is not yet over, was just then beginning to be felt in 8t. John and no one was surjtriscd when, on June 8, 187o, this committee ie])orted that no suitable vacant site could be found, and recomuiended that th' school be continued whore it was. Il was a fortunate resolution as otherwise the pro- perty would hav(! gone in the general destruction three years later. When Mr. Manning, who had held the position of second master of the school since I8,')i^, tendered his resignation on tlune 21, 1876, the Hoard decided tliat the school shouhl be conducted on the departmental system n'< much as possible. Previous to this date the boys in the classical room were heard their English lessons in the English room, and rlci- rcr.sa, excepting those studying only the elementary principles of classical languages, who were in- structed by the second m.aster. THE OLD BUII-DING SWKI'T AWAV. The fire of June 20, 1877, destroyed the old school building and all the other property owned by the Board, excepting the records of its proceedings. This property was insured for ^3.200 and had against it two mortgages, one for $1,800 and another of $400. The annual income from rents at the time of the tire was $721, the larger part of this amount being derived from the old engine house property. From the 20th until August 13th the school remained closed ; on the latter date the departments were- re-opened in St. Clary's school room, which bad been leased by the ]ioard at a rental of $300 a year. The school was continued in this building until the completion of the Madras School build- ing on Duke street in the following May, the Board having leased for $350 a year sufficient accommodation for two departments from* the Madras School Board. The school quickly outgrew its quar- ters, and in September a committee from the Board of Directors was appointed to consider the erection of a new school building. No definite action was taken on this matter. At the session of the Legislature in 1882, a bill was introduced which affected, in some measure, the rights of the Board, the members of which petitioned against the proposed legislation, and in consequence of this the bill before the Legislature was with- drawn. A library, which had been organized by the debating club of the school, which had received several grants of books, was also given grants in 1882 and 1883. The only other important event occurring in the last mentioned year was the removal of the «AIXT JOHN GRAMMAR SCHOOL. 15» school to its present quarters in Odd Fellows' Hall, which were leased from the Odd Fellows' Hall Company at the annual vental of $400. It Avas on .Marcli 2G, 1884, that the firs^ intimation of tho ap- jtroaching dissolution of tho JJoard was had. On that date a committee, consisting of iJev. Canon r»rigstoc!;e, INIr, H. \V. Frith and Mr. I. Allan Jack were appointed to confer with the city and county rei)resentatives respecting the proposed legislation by the Provincial (lovernnient, and its probable eH'ect on the 8t. John Grammar Scliool. The amendment to the Soliool Law, which is now knoAvn as 47 Vic. Cap. 12, became law at the Session uf 1884. Under the Act the Board of Directors were instructed to transfer all property held in trust for the scliool b^ themto the Trustees of public schools. When the Act took definite form the matter was the subject of some corres])ondeii('e between the two IJoards, and at the solicitation of the Trustees the Board of Directors continued to manage the school as formerly until No\rend)er 1, 1884, when they transferred all their property'' to the ])Oard of School Trustees. At this last meeting, lield on October 29 last, they passed the following resolutiuns, Avliicli was their bxst official act : — W/icrt'cift, By the Act of Assembly, 47 Vic, cap. 12, passed April 1st, 1884, and recorded on the minutes of the last meeting of this board, all property in Avhatever form existing or whereso- ever situated, belonging to the President and Directors of the Public Grammar School in the (Jity of St. John, was vested in the Board or School Trustees of the City of St. John ; and Wficreati, By resolution of tlie said lloard abov(^ written, the said Board of School Trustees has authorized it.^ Secretary to re- ceive a transfer of the said property ; therefore Rcsohc.d, That in compliance Avith the said act aiid the said resolution, the Clerk of this Board be authorizcnl 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 of School Trustees, consisting maiuly of the articles and things fol- lowing, that is to say : — 1 . All the ^sks, stools, benches and other school furniture apparatus and appliances contained in the several school rooms i» Odd Fellows' Hall, occupied by the Grammar School. 2. Water supply debenture, No. G 1142, of the City of St. John, for £125, dated January 23rd, 1877, and payable May 1st,. 1915. Next coupon due 1st November next. 3. Any sum of money which the said clerk shall have in hand at the credit of this board on making iip his final statement there- with to November let next. 4. Al?o the following leases and counterparts of leases held bj^ this board, viz : \ IG iriSTOKIC'AL SKETCH OF THE (1). A lease from the New llniuswick Odd Fellows' Hull Com- pany to this board dated the Slat day of .lanuavy, 1884 ; (2) The counterpart of a lease from this board to Jtev, Win. Mitcliell of lot on Hoisfield street, now occupied by H. H. Mc- Lean, Esq., barrister, dated 1st Septomber, 1877 ; (3) The counterpart of a lease fjom this board to I'lliza A. Clinp- nian, now Mrs. F. Gregory, of a lot atljoiuing said mentioned lot, '1'> William Illack, l.SJS Lauchlan Donaldson, l-*^-!!' .lohn M. W'ilmot, ISI^-J Henjamin L. Peters, 1S.'54 William II. Street, 1S;{.") John Kobertsou, lx;5fi R. F. Flazen, 1837 John K. I'artelow, 1S47 II. D. Wilmot, 134!) Henry Chubb IH^U Tnomas Harding liSol William O. Smith, ! 1853 James Olive, 1854 Thomas McAvity, 1859 Isaac Woodward, 18G3 Aaron Alward, 1800 Thomas M. Eeed, 1870 A. Chipman Smith, 1874 S. Z. Earle, 1877 Charles R. Ray, 1879 Simeon Jones, 1881 J. McG. Grant, 1884 RECORDERS. Ward Chipman, 1805 Thomas Wetmore, 1809 William Botsford, 1810 Ward Chipman, Jr., 1815 Edward J. Jarvis, 1822 Robert Parker, 1824 William B. Kinnear, 1830 Robert F. Hazen, 1835 William B. Kinnear, 1836 Robert L. Hazen, 1846 W. H. Tuck, 1874 ELECTED MEMBERS. YEAR ELECTED. YEARS SERVED. Judge Ward Chipman 1809 19 William Black, 1809 24 William Hazen, Jr., 1812 4 Hon. Attorney General C. J. Peters, ... 1816 14 Dr. Adino Paddock, 1816 ,_.„ JL 18 IIISTOIIICAL SKETCH OF THE Year Elected. Yearn Serred. J )r. Tlioniiis Paddock 1816 22 Ilcuiv Wrij,'ht, 1819 11 Kev. l)v. HurnH, 1819 U Hon. Ward (niipman 1824 37 Hon. Xcvillo Parker 1828 11 Hon. K'ohort Parker, 1830 41 LVv. lU.b.Ml Wilson, 1833 12 Wiliian; Wright, 1838 27 ]{. F. Hazeu, 1840 16 Hon. Hugh Johnston, 1840 10 IJev. A. Halk'tt 1845 5 Rev. Dr. Donald, 1850 21 Hon. J. H. Gray 1850 21 liev. Alexander Stewart, 1852 4 Dr. William Livingstone 1859 20 Kev. Canon Scovil, 1856 23 H.W. Frith 1865 19 John lioyd, 1865 19 IJ. Lester Peters, 1871 13 Hon. Dr. William Elder 1879 8 Dr. F. E. Barker, 1879 f^ Dr. L Allen Jack, 1883 1 Kev. Dr. Macrae 1883 1 CLERKS, ETC. Ward Chipman, Jr 1805 4 Ward Chipman, Jr 1809 11 Robert Parker, Jr., 1820 8 John M. Robinson, 1828 4 William Wright, 1822 14 Hon. John H. Gray, 1846 10 H. W. Frith, 1850 ' TEACHERS OF THE SCHOOL. Principal. Aanitifant William Jennison 1805 Rev. Roger Victs, 1807 J. C. F. Ikeraner, 1815 l>r. James Patterson, 1819 Archibald Gray, 181s ^■ William Cogswell, '• William EAving,. Mr. McGivern. E. Blanchard, 1857 J.March, 1857 Dr. Hutchison, 1858 E. Manning, 185S A. G. Malcoimson, " * P. R. McMonagle, ■^^ HAINT .HMIN (iUAMMAK H01H)<»I.. »^ Pn'iir!i>uf. Asxlxtunt. Uv. Coster, 1^