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'Jt TOGETHER WITH THE #5 COMMENTS AND REGULATIONS OF TKE COUNCIL OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. ■•1 iJ c\ • * fl ::«£ / " ' J.-MM.^r^ -mdUU.' ' - ' \ ' / wuumtwm ■^''''--'**^ wwmamm THE LAW RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NOVA SCOTIA. Passed the 2nd day of May, 1865. TOGETHER WITH THE COMMENTS AND REUULATIONS OF THR COUNCIL OF PUBLIC INSTKUCTION. HALIFAX, N. S. PRINTED BY A. GRANT, QUEEN'S PRINTER. 1865. / »' T i I I »iil ^H,rti; .4 r O - - / IJ >(,r c I t^3 1. .\ l/ 1^ t^ I Halifax, June, 1805. The following Act ol Assembly, and Regulations of the C iUK.'il of Public Instruction, are published in ccn- foi*!nily with ihe 29th Chapter of 28 Victoria, Sections 6 a:.a 7. The Public School service is to be regulated and con- ducted, frorc and after the ISth day of October next, agreeably to said Act and Regulations. T. H. RAND, Superintendent of Education. mmm. An ti( 1. De 2. Co 3. Su 4. Pr e. (,'(1 6. C 28° Vktormo, Civp. :ii>. 1865. :t9. •w. 4'i. 12. ■Jf) •21. 'i'l. •2A. W H 28. 29. 3(1. 3i. :!2. .3.3. Shall .Pl-im ,.'.- •" -'-'- '•';■;, 1 Uous.« luulgrouml-. H.n- 1 »«>- lie .n^MtlnKH. Umform ^y^em of; M.u;atl..n. Ha!f-yon.ly rrtiirn- natiiri' of. V.-arly report. | l.,.,v„,ciul ,,iUlpuo.-.«.-.-tlnn... Jor.n,.p..rtof| Common Scho'il*. ,,,„ntiu.«r..dlM.lnaintonMHct.. ITovluda! U runt ^amount ral-o. by as-.w..n..nt-l.ow.lw.vnan.hM.l'll<'' ,,ocalmnount.ol.-rais,Mn.y-.a.scHp- tlou. Hcliool^ niurtl !)'• tw. 1 sum vot.Mlf.r school Uo..^'^.&c-.t;M lUiil collfiotod. ^ ,.,rporaU-P'-"l""l> '•'""""" "•■^•'"""" I a-iix^f^nient. AnnuuUchooJ uiwting-whHi hfld.- ■ t.U-oM.. amount to lxnusc.n.y«'c. UiglU^.votonniybor1mU.-ng...!, n.-- ■ cl..ration. l-.-.n.lty for W.e doOxrn- TnU.j.-l.ow..loct.a. Uow...retnv. v'nriuieiot!— '-low lillt'd. rr^SnUuonnn.tl.:.«fUUto...oct Iru-Aei's or UU vacunciCi*. I'enalty for ri-fii«ing to act. TUi*nmyco.oporat.>^^ithlnH.o „f institutions rowivinR sopa.ati May m'n»t'«-^^''''^'' »'"''''' *"'■'' '"""' nCCtiOUP. Trustees U. bo body .orporatp. I)utie.ofTrustro<-.s. To nnvl and «r- Z>i/c». To hold .school rvopprty. 'roUcorrontland. ^o ''-?'- ofSchoolUonHC.. Toprovulo.^ehool accommodation, as follow* ■ .r,„,tcos .ball r.pulato attond.nco of pupil!" in several Ufpartmeut8. SlfaUrogulat. attendance ..hont^onn. cilp<.rn.it..oparatoU..mrt.n..nU Trustros-forthcrdutio,,. Shall -mpoy Toache,-«. Ciivenotico of opomng of .^hooU. TofarniHhlVmnCIorkor dork of reaco with li^t of rat-.-ab (■ inhabitants of section. To prov.d.] ^or erection of School Houses, .o vi*it Bchook. May suspend or oxpe pupils. Health of school. May all .pocialuieetings. Annual report.- School returns. A return for each Department to be forwarded by a certain day. Keturn of Border Sec- tions. I'cnolty for falso return. •a. 35 30. 37, EH M«> MiKpendor 'l.n.lHHr.ach..n.. No- tiflcall.m of «nn-. «'ay tf -uch Tfoclief'*. ., . S.H.Tt.ta.yf..Vru.t..->hnllglvenci,d. SRhiry. .. ,, „ . Se.-r.l«ry-dutl.H of: '^'-I' '"" " " counU.,&c. KeepS.-l.oolUonn«in repair, f.- distribute Srhool l»ook». T„ Kupplv Teachers uith copies ot .School l'.^gi.tnrs. To krep re.'crd ot Mttl.s, &c. Po Kiv Teacher Inven- r„ry of .school rr..i.erty. To take charge Libra.) Hooks &.'■■ rruvinciaH.raMt. Helative ..mount to Teachers of ditlerent clas^^ ■*. I.ic-n- sed Assistants. ,„ receive portion of grant, Teacher „,„.t be licensed. Duly of Teachers^ Not to .■stftblish sr lools without ;,Kn.em>.ut^^ithTrustw.s. To touch ,.ii-.cUntly.&c. To call roll and keep register, &e. To oo-operate -.itli Vrii-tws To inculcate princplo*- ol Christian morality. To have special regard to health ami comfort of pu- pils. T.,luue special care of book.s, &c To reinnwrate Trustees for de- struction of Scho..l rroporty. To hold public esu-uinations. 1 ogive notice of School Meetirgs. To fu- nish).'ncralschoonnformati';n. To c<'rlify correctness of returns. I,-, Visitors of schools, w! I'.ounds of Sections-ho.v .leterminc-d in law. . ^ , 47. Kxemptlonsof Sep'-rintondent. Teuch- 48. (o'nunenc.ment of school jcar Act shall come into operation K.th Oil., 18(55 Distribution of moneys in November, im. I'roceediugs under .\ct of 1«04, ciulirmed. Cimnnan oflJoards— when elected. 49 City of Halifax r.nanngementofschooU City one Section: (o.nmissioners- how appointed, and powers thereof. Comuussir...rs to provide school ac- commodation. Comn.i.sioners may co-operate with Governors of Kstab- li.hed Schools. All rublic .Schools to be Free, f ity Assessor to perforin duties of (lerk of I'eace. Amount required beyond I'rovincial ^rant to be a.-ises.xed and collected on city rate roll Manner of raising money for School H.mses, liu.ds, j*c. fommis- sloners may select sites and borrow money for .school houses. Commis- sioners -nay issue debonture-s. l.tle to school property vested in Com- missioners. Chairman -how np Lointed. Secretary. I'upiU of one Ward entitled to privileges of any other. I w. Trustees and Commiesiouers may insuie I School Houses. I I .««0. rn. No- Lf Mich < llc/iid. tlic nc- IdiiHUK In il Itixikit. ri'i'crd of >r liivon- Td taUi; .iiimint ti) *. Lien- , Teacher ^ witliimt To icac\\ I ttiit) ki'i'i) ■nite .itli •liicli)lo,» of nvi' upociiil lorl of i>u- j (i( boolvi<, toi'K for il''- [lorty. To 1?. To givo 5s. To fu'- mnti'D. lo iins. cloti>rnuiii'tl lont. Tcacli- I year. Act ,uHiU>Ocl.. moneys in ydiugs uudpr Ciminiiau a. ent of scliooU \iniS!-ioiii'rs — iweri tlioreof. idf school ac- ijsioiiers may lors of Kstab- •ublic .Schools isor to perform aco. Amount iicial virant to ed on city rato ij)(» moiicy for jic. fommis- es and borrow isi"8. Comi.iii>- [■nturef. fitlo ii'btcd in ('Om- an— how np I'upiU of one ■ivilcges of «uiy luers way insure mv >. ^^XirronjM, Tftn. 21». Be it cnwctod by tlur Oovcnior, Council, ami AsscniUly. as 1. Tho followinjr tonus used in tin's act ".Imll mean fis herein defined : (I.) •• Section." Tliat ].ortio.i oi' tei-citory tho .-school or *;cliooIa of which niny be presided ovi'r by a Ijoard of Ti-ustcos. C"2.) " Bordei .section," A .section embracii:;^ portions of two or more districts. (8.) '-District." That portion of territory the f,ehooIs of which may lie iinde- tlie general supervision of a Roard of Commissioners, except where the context shall exclude such definitiDn. (4.) -'Rate-payer." Any resident of a section ratxl in respect of real or personal property in tho county rate-roll. 2. The members of the Kxceutive Council .'hall form a Council of Public Insiruction, five of wliom sh"^' be a quorum. V. Tho Covernor in Council shall have po- to appoint a Provincial Superintendent of Education, wiio shall also l)c secretary to the Council of Public Instruction. 4. The Governor in Council shall have power to appoint a Principal of tho Normal and Model Scliooi, , at a salary not exceeding twelve hundred dollars per annum, who shall ap- fjoint such asi^istants, witli the approval of the Coiun;il of Pub- lic Instruction, as may be found necessary. .5. Tlio Covernor in Council shall have power to appoint t'Qvon or more commissioners for eaeli district named in the annexed schedule A, wlio shall form a Board of School Com- missioners, of whom Pve .shall be a quorum. 0<'liiiltioii <>l' I'l'mw. CoHiioll of I'ub- lic Instruction, how fonnod. Suptit-iatcndeut of IMiication. I'rincipiil of NorniBl and JIoUi'l Schools; siUan-, &c. (ommissioiicw. CCUN'CIL OF PUBLIC IN.STRUCTIG.n. ij. The Council of Public Instruction shall have ).X)wer — (1.) To make regulations for the conduct of the Normal School, prescribe the conditions of admi.ssion and graduation cf pujtil teachers, and a])poiiit Provincial Examiners to exam- ine the same at the completion of each term, tor the purpose of awarding certificates to those found qualified ; said Provin- cial Examiners to receive three dollars each per diem while actually engaged in the work of examination, and necessr.ry travelling ..xpenses to and from Truro ; and also an Examiner for each district in the Province, who shai! --o Chairman of the Committee of District Examiners. (2.) To appoint, upon the recomme?>da?ion of the Super- intendent of Education, an inspector of sch(X)is for each oounty of the Province. (:'..) To prepare and publish regulations under which mo- neys may be dra^n and expended, and teachers classified. (4.) To fix the time of the semi annual meeting of each Board of School Commissioners, and call special meetings of any Board when deemed necessary% t.'ounci! of Pub- liclnstnictiou— jMivcrs of. Mornial School Chainnan of Oistrict tlxanii- ncrf. A()j)ointrflcut o Jnsjw'ctor.-'. K<'f,ulations for drawing mouuy, &c. Minting cf School Hoflrt. 28^ Victoria-:, Cap. 29. 1865 MaVe rulci to guidfl HeUool Boards. To rpgulato holidays. &c. To prcscTibo fexF-booki', &c. School registers To (Ictorniin* appeals from Commissioner J. to make regu- lations for Academies and Sup«rior Sciiools. To nriinigp for seiMjratc apavt- moivts. To provide ft\r pxigenoies aris- ing under thw act. To dra^Y grant for school libra ric3. (irant condi- tional. To draw public frant for dis- rict examiners &c. To draw araut for school |)0ok3. &c. ** (6t"a?Veguto.. tho time in s^siou UoUdaTs and YacaUous „r a\i public Eclwws. TOucurraico of the Sup«ii.teu- as they shaU deem P^'OP^^;^.^ .^^^^^ ^ot inconsisteiU with this J-St :;■ rreS^'to=Wi,o„ei. oec.....g undo. "%?3'f To draw from tl,o «eas«;y a -» j'JSlS-. ou d.e conditiou '''''' ""{,'3 (cousideration being gu-oi amount sought f™™,*^.^^" to b^ selected from a general to poor sections) ; tbo •'""''^ " jj a„d the libraries to be catalogue »"rt»'-«».l^';y e«,dato propa.-cd by tl,e Couuc, , managed under ™*™ '^^tn ""ctio^ of the Suijcrmtendent, and at all times to be open to ">SP^"'" , fm-egoing sum, or ? spectors, and Examined -.and^;" «« ^^ ^ ^i for rtie KeconditioJas f^ library Wks^ ,,„ ,,,„i,ui„« of f 14.-1 To draw from the ""asu'^J'' J" .i.e amount allowed the Superintondent, a sum suffie.e,U »« W*^ " s incurred rprovincial.and district exami.«^, a ^ ^^Xctions blank thoS'SLtricT!^— s lVg>- -'«-- "'^^--"" '" the Nomal SC..01. ^_^^ ^,_^ t^a-ry up™ JeJ'^^^^^^^^^^^^^ tli S^'pcvinteiident, the -- ^^^J^ 'eTs^h'scho.l books, cordhig to their population. ...■»«•■«««■ =r7'^"5 -rs ai^mattmi ?(55 ihool their tious nteii- Iwols, ases. public iion of make g, and and to jtor foi' ! differ- ,hcreon itli tins T under iing six- ibravies, I to the ig given general C3 to be Council, itendent, sum, or id for tlie us ou the lisition of it allowed 3 incurred ons, blank and, also, f those to mission to jquision of r hundred [\oA books, ^upcrinteu- — the same listricts, ac- 1865. 28° ViCT0Ri.i5, Cap, 29. SUPERINTENDENT. 7. The Superintendent of Education shall receive an an- nual salary of one thousand two hundred dollars, and four liundred dollars for travelling expenses and contingencies of office. The Superintendent's duties shall be as follows : (1.) To have, subject to the Council of Public Instruction, the general supervision and direction of the inspectors, the Normal School, County Academies, Superior and Common Schools. (2.) To enforce tlie provisions of this act and the regula- tions of the council. (3.) To promote the establishment and efficiency of county academies and superior schools. (4.) To hold public meeting's and institutes of teachers. (5.) To inquire and report respecdng the qualifications of teachers and the management of schools. (6.) To inspect, as often as possible, all the county acade- mies, and, when directed by the Council of Public Instruction, any school receiving provincial aid. (7.) To prepare printed instructions and blank forms for all purposes required by this act, and furnish them, together with copies of this act and the regulations of the Council, gra- tuitously, to the Inspectors, Boards of School Commissioners, Trustees, and Teachers. (8.) To distribtito annually, as provided by law, such school books, maps, apparatus, and educational reports as he, with the approval of the Council, may select. (y.) To issue, at such times as he may deem proper, with th3 sanction of the Council of Public Instmction, an Educa- tional Journal, a copy of the same to be forwarded to each licensed teacher, inspector, chairman of examiners, and com- missioners in the Province, and the necessary expense to be deducted from the gross provincial grant to county academies, superior and common schools. (10.) To maice annually, for the information r T the legis- lature, a report on the state of the academies and schools subject to his inspection and supervision, accompanied by full statistical tables and detailed accounts of the expenditure of tlie moneys appropriated by this act^ and offer such siiggestions on educational sul^ects as he may deem proper. COMMISSIONEaa. 8. Each-Board of Commissioners shall meet semi-annually commissionors on the day appviinted by the Council of Public Instruction, -'"'^"''es r. and ohall elect a chairman at the regular meeting in the a\itumn, whv^ shall call a special meeting when required by two members of the Board, or when directed by the Council KunrrintPiuIenf. Salary. Con- tiugencies; Duties of. To have super- vision of inspec- tors and schooie To enforce this act. To promoVs county acftde- nilcs, ftc. To hold meet- ings. To report quali- tications of teachers. To inspect county acade- mies and schools. To prepare in- .structions, blanks, &c. To di-itribute books, &c. To issue Educa- tional Journal. To makfl annual report. iil 6 28'' Victor i-K, Oip. '29. 1865. Si>oclal moot- l)i,i>iiit<'il. Jlcturvis— whi!" to be lodpert at iiispcrlor's (iflice. Coinniissiioiifj's to rpcoivr in- si.rctor's report .\ljpro\al or oisappvoviil to be ondor.-ril on return. Mor.ev— lii'w crrantod to itirr r.iiit tciH'licr-^. l'ro>inciiil pnnit and sum raiw'dljy coun- ty RSM'Ssmcnt— iiow Aivi("iet'.. ♦;ouiity fmid— how dVnwii ' o'"'Xh7oarTof Co„ums.io„ers »toll a|n>oiut iwo well cxa uiuiug and licencing persons --^-^^^, « teac\ 10 ^^^<>h Board of Commissioners bliall tis a aa>,\Nnic 1 !in.o rie-ist two dPys prior to the .cmi-annual meeting, on "^ I'l'" ' iS Boat J oi Oommis.ion.i-:. at its semi-annHal moet- i.^^;.jn:;c^|t,£i^;octo.s .0,.^ the scl.ools ol ll'^^'lfj'<''';'™,i'!,,„° thcv shall l>o marked '^''^"^Xi''l!^'^t:T^^\^Z'^<^ W- both the as approved b> tlic i.oaia, aim s ^^^ "'■'''TTi.T'ti U''r'S>;iicrsha?riithhold - ''""S.!a ho siuai w itc m!on the roluru their decision, w.th S ^™f liair'Vll' s:,:^ IX.: :i^nttrans»Uted to assessment for public schoos, > oqvu ^ i ^^^^ according to the average attendance " ^-^^'^ ^.^^^",^,^der the school Imlf year. T!>e chairman ^'f';^, ''^^^^./;i^i'^^^ti "^^.u the the provisions ol this act. =r7'^''5 Hi JM|| »t)0. jhair- >ector y pro , and other ase of ppoiiit 3 well mbevs )point- ose oi" which school? t office 1 luoet- itiou of iue the marked oth the ui^-e, as Id their )n, with imenda- thc pay- ^ho may )u for at j.itted to ni-aiuivi- i\ grant, commis- ten clol- ud print- the class ihall also iiin equal )r district ler y)Ui»il, >1 for the mdcr the o\vr\\ the T this act, y ol' Hali- :cd vindev 18d5 2S° Victoria.:, Cap. 29. 13. Each Board of Coinuiissioucrs sliall forward with the semi-annual returns, district exaaiiuors', and inspectors' ac- counts, a certificate si^^ned on belia>f of the Board by the cliairman, and also by the inspector, stating tliat to the best of their knowledge tlie accompanying distributions of provin- cial and county moneys have been made in accordance with tiie provisions of this act. 14. Each Board of Commie:sioners shall have nower, — (1.) To make such alterations in the existing boundaries of school sections, at any regular semi-annual meeting, as may from time to time be necessary, the inspector having been con- sulted as to the propriety of any alterations, and to fix the time when such alterations shall lake effect, whether at once, in six months, or in a year; and the Commioiuoners shall in all cases have due regard to the number of children, and to the ability of each section to support an oflicient school ; but they shall not divide towns and villages unless by the special direction of the Council of F>i1ilic Instruction. (2.) To declare, upon the inspector's report, or upon other reliable information, the school house, or houses or buildings used as sncli, unfit for school purposes, and shall forward such declaration to the trustees of tlio section, and the Board shall thereafter withhold all jirovincial aid from any such section, if measures are not adopted whereby a suitable' house or houses may be provided according to the ability of the section. (3.) To withliold the provincial grant from any section presenting a false return, and also to withhold the grant, in part or in whole, from any teacher who may be found negli- gent of duty, immoral, or who may otherwise fail to sustain the standijig indicated by his or her license, and the Board shall immediately report any sucii case, with a statement of the facts, to the .Superintendent. (4.) To settle any disputes arising between tlie trustees and teacher, respecting the teacher's salary or duty. (5.) To cancel the license of any teaclier under their cliarge, who may become guilty of drunkenness or other gross immorality, and to suspend at tlieir discretion the license of any teacher under their charge, ^or negligence of duty or in- capacity, and to notify the teacher of the same, and the trus- tees by -horn said toachev may be employed ; and the Board sliall immediately acquaint the Superintendent of any such case, and of the name, sex, and class of the teacher whose license shall have been cancelled or suspended. (6.) To appoint trustees, or a trustee for any section, in cases as hereinafter provided. 15. Any person may convey or devise real estate to the Commissioners for any district, and duly vest in the Commis- sioners and their successors in office the l(;gal estate therein, in trust, for the purpose of erecting and keeping in repair a school house or houses thereon ; and the Commissioners may Ci'ttiilcate.s of (li^lril)ution. I'oKort ufroiii iniisloners. 'I'o alt<>r Rcc- tiom. I jinitxtimi To ilco:4. 'l\) .iiM'lt^ ilis- pntus b'^twet-u tlluUMJa aiiii tenchOM. To cancel or f?ii-ipon(l toaoli- crs' lic('iii«'. Anil to i-oporl to s'.i|>('flriU>u- (ioiit. To iipjioiii*: truntiK^s ill ci'v- tain ca«oi. C^omniissionert may hold real o-st.iit(< ia UnHty f.f. ro act as cleik of school board sue and be sued in respect thereof, but sm'l liave no control over any school house or houses on such lands as against the ?mstee7of the school section, or the inhabitants, other than n.ay be expressed by the conveyance or devise. COMMITTEE OP DISTRICT EXAMINERS. 16 Each Committee of District Examiners shall meet in October and April in each year, for the examination of teach crs and' all be entitled to receive a sum, not to exceed two doliars a day each, for every day actually engaged in examma- t^^Xflonnt: to be aflproved by the Boai;d of Cmum^^^^ sioners, signed by the chairman and inspector, ai d foiwaided to the Superintendent. . 17. It shall be the duty of the District Examinees--- n ) To examine all applicants for license to teach, m accordance with the mode and qualifications P^.^^ribed by the Coiincil of Pul^llc Instruction, and to grant a license to those found qualified, satisfactory evidence of good moral chara^^^^^^^ having previously been received ; bu they may, n their dis- Sin, grant a license to any teaclier already holding one from Ihe Examiners in another district, without subjecting the innlicant to a formal examination. • .• „ applicant to ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ semi-annual examinations, certificates of character, ability, and scho arship to worthy nnniioants cipable of working at least the third class syllabus indicating in any such certificate the division of the syllabus worked bv the applicant, and to transmit to the Superinten- dent on or before the fii4t day of December and June in each year; a list of the same, with the name and residence of each applicant ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ Commissioners at the regu- lar meetings, Ld also to the Superintendent, the name, sex, and class of 'each person to whom a license shall have been granted. INSPECTORS. 18 Each Inspector shall receive semi-annually from the Commissioners five per cent, commission ou a sum equal to n.rS the annual nrovincial grant to the county or district, a dasum no "o exceed ten dollars, for stationery, postage, a d pri^^ng, and each Inspector shall receive from he ti-ea- surv o^ dollar and fiftv cents for each half yearly visit to each :7tle Chopin his county; the ^^^-nts for the sam^^^^^^^^^ anoroved by the Commissioners, and the orders to be signed byCh the^Chairman and Inspector. It shall be the duty of ''t'r^fZU clerk of each Board of School Com«^ crs within his county, and to draw, m November and May, the mrv'^^d 1865. control inst the or than meet m )f teach 3eed two ixamiua- Commis- )rwarcled teach, in 3d by the J to those character their dis- ding one jcting the ninations, ,0 worthy 5 syllabus il School, 3 syllabus uperiuten- ne in each ce of each b the regu- iiame, sex, have been ' from the ft equal to or district, 7, postage, tn the troa- isit to each same to be > be signed the duty of Jommission- r and May, I f iPi 18G5. 28° Victoria, Cap. 29. from the treasury, upon the order of the chairman, the provin- cial money, as provided by this act, and promptly deliver to licensed teachers personally, or upon their written orders, their provincial allowance and drafts upcn the county or dis- trict tre: urer. (2.) 'o give a bond to her Majesty, in double the sum granted to his county, for the faithful discharge of tlie duties of his office. (3.) To keep a correct record of the boundaries of each school section in his county, and furnish, from time to time, amended copies of the sarae to the several sections. (4.) To visit and inspect, half yearly, each school and county academy within his county, and report fully upon its condition to the Board of Commissioners for the district in which it is situate, in conformity with instructions received from the Superintenuent, and in case of failure to visit any school, to indicate the fact and the cause in his report. (5.) To furnish trustees and teachers such information as they may require respecting the operation of this act and the performance of their duties, and especially to assist teachers to improved methods of imparting instruction, classifying pupils, and conducting schools. (G.) To make special reports half yearly, as directed by the Superintendent, upon the relative efficiency internally and externally, of all Superior Schools in each district within his county, and forward such reports to the Superintendent simul- taneously with the returns of schools for each district respec- tively. (7.) To acquaint himself with, and to record the facts con- cerning the relative proportion of poor a.jd indigent children in the several sections and parts of sections of each district, the number of rate-payers resident in the part of each district included in border sections, and also of any itinerant teachers in poor or scattered sections. (8.) To havo the charge of all school books, maps, and apparatus forwarded by the Superintendent, as benefactions to each district within his county, and to apportion the same as far as possible in accordance with the number and relative wants of the sections in each district, including parts of border sections, and to report to the Commissioners, at the following semi-annual meeting, the apportionment made to each section. (9.) To appoint a convenient place in each district within his county where all school returns shall be lodged, and where trustees can procure the portion of sciiool books allotted to their section, and to give sufficient publicity to any such arrangement. (10.) To keep on hand and distribute as directed by the Superintendent all necessary blank forms and returns. (11.) To diffuse such information as shall promote the improvement of school houses and groands, and all appertain- ing thereto. 9 To draw the provincial grant and distribute It. ■ Shall give bonds. Slmll keep re- cord of scliool sections. iripectlon of schools. Shall aid teach- ers with neces- 8ary informa- tion, &c. Half-yearly re- ports on supe- rior schools. Statistics of poor sections and border sections. Have charge of books, maps, apparatus, &c. Shall appoint Slacc in each istrict for re- turns. Blai/K formB. School houses and grounds. 10 28° VicToiii/i:, Cap. 29. 186,5. ,1 ! I'lni'nt. I'lililic meetings Unif.irtn •■ystein of ediicatioii. Unlf-yearly retiirn — imtiire of. Yearly repnrt. I'rinincial pnint fiU' iMiin- tv acaflemic.'*. lluw .ii)i)lie(i. Vor supuriiir school-'. Amomit — whc'.i not drawn to aid poor .sec- Jions. For support i)f common schools. Comity ai-?ess- ment. " Lunenburg. (12.) To report annually to the Superintendent all fines received by him under tliis act. (13.) To promote the advancement of education by hold- ing public meetings as frequently as possible, and especially to encourage the establishment of schools in sections where n^ao exist. (14.) To aid the Superintendent in carrying out a uniform system of education, and generally in giving eifcct to this act, and the regulat'ons of the Council of Public Instruction. (15.) To transmit to the Superintendent on or before the first day of December and June in each year, a statement of the half-yearly distribution, and also by the first day of Decem- ber in each year, a general report of his lab )r3, noting the condition of the schools in his county, and the means of im- provement, stating the sections visited where schools did not exist, and the results of such visitations, and furnishing tlierc- with such statistical information as the Su{)erintendent may solicit. METHODS OF SUPPORT. 19. Tliere shall be granted annually the sum of sis thou- sand six hundred dollars towards the support of County Acade- mies, to bo constructed and located in accordance with the directions of the Couniiil of Public Instruction, said sum to be applied as specified in schedule B. ; the sum of seven thou- sand two hundred dollars for Superior Schools, to be constructed and located in accordance with the directions of the Council of Public Instruction, said sura to be provided in the proportion of four hundred dollars for each county in the Province, each school to receive at the rate of one hundred dollars ; one half the sum granted to County Academies and Superior Schools, to be drawn half-yearly ; and when iu any county the sum granted for County Academies or Superior Schools shall not be drawn, it shall be a])propriated at the option of the Commis- sioners to aid poor sections in providing suitable school houses in such county, or hi sustaining its Superior Schools, said ap- propriation to be made on the i-ecommcndation of the Superin- tendent of Education ; and the further sum of ninety thousand dollars shall be granted towards the support of common schools, as specified in schedule A. 20. The Clerk of the Peace in each county, except as hereinafter provided, iu relation to the county of Lunenl)urg and the city of Halifax, shall add to the sum annually voted and passed for general county purposes at the general sessions, a sum sufficient, after deducting costs of collection and probable loss, to yield an amount equal to two-thirds of that granted by the legislature to each county, as set forth in schedule A, toward the support of public schools within each county. The Clerk "of the Peace for that jmrtion of the county of Lunenburg, compri&aig the districts of Lunenburg and New for +',1 irv '"5 1865. 1865. 28° YicnoPLK, Cap. 20. 11 t all fines u by hold- pccially to rkere iiwiie a uniform to this act, !tion. before the itemcnt of of Decom- uoting the ans of im- Is did not liing tlierc- ident may f sis thou- nty Acade- 3 witli the lid sum to seven thou- ;onstructcd Council of proportion viuce, each 3 ; one half Schools, to r the sum (hall not be le Commls- lool houses )ls, said ap- iie Superin- y thousand Lon schools, except as Lunenl)urg ually voted .•al sessions, nd probable granted by chedule A, lunty. J county of g and New Dublin, shall add to the sum annually voted and assessed for the said portion of the said county of Lunenburg, a sum suffi- cient to yield two-thirds of amount contained in said schedule for the school districts of Lxmenburg and New Dublin. Tlie sum so added by the Clerk of the Peace to tiio amount levied on any county shall form and be a portion of the county rates, and shall, without any deduction for costs of collection, or otherwise, be distributed to each school by an equal sum per pupil, according to the average attendance for the school half year, and be paid to teachers personally, or upon their written order by the county treasurer, upon the order of the commis- sioners, signed by the chairman. Where counties are divided into districts, holding General Sessions of the Peace, the term " County" in this clauso shall, for the purposes contained in said clause, be held to include and apply to such districts as fully, as if such districts had been specifically mentioned therein. 21. Seventy-five thousand dollars of the sum granted for the support of common schools shall be drawn fi-om the^ trea- sury, and applied under this act, for the first half year of each school year, and the remaining fifteen thousand dollars of the provincial grant to common schools, together with sixty thou- sand dollars, raised by assessment, upon the several counties and districts, snail bo applied under this act for the second half of each school year. 22. Any amount retpiired for tlie support of a school or f^chools in any section over and alcove the sum provided by the province and'county, shall be raised by subscription and not by fees per pupil ; and such schools shall be free to all persons resident in the section five years of age and upwards, who may wish to attend school. 28. Any sum voted at the annual school meeting as neces- sary for the leasing, purchase, or erection of school houses, or for' the purchase or improvement of school grounds, and all interest on money borrowed by the section for the same, shall bn a charge on the section, and shall be levied on the real and personal property within the county of the residents of the sec- tion, according to the county rate-roll : and the trustees shall furnish to the secretary a list of the assessments under this clause, with instructions in writing thereon, sigricd by the trustees, authorizing and directing such secretary to collect from the persons therein named the amounts set opposite their names ; and the secretary shall demand the several amounts from the persons so assessed ; and in default of payment the same yhall be collected under and by virtue of the provisions of the chapter of the Revised Statutes, " Of County Assess- ments," and of any acts in amendment thereof ; and the trus- tees shall return such assessment to the general sessions, or a special sessions held for that purpose, where appeals shall be had and determined. UoV Collc'Cf<'ll and (ii'trictK. rruviiicial prant: amount niifod by a.lr- must bo frci>. Slim votod for school house*'. &c. to bf) oliiircrod on spc- tion.' How li'viod and coUecU'd. 12 28° ViciORi.E, Cap. 29. 186; o. < '(irporatfl prop- «'rty liable' to rrctloiml a»«rss- mTOt. 24. Real and personal property sitHato within a school sec- tion, and belonging to a corporation or company, shall be sub- ject to sectional assessment, and the rates shall be payable by the agent, to the extent of tlic funds in his hands, or under his control, at the time of the demand, as if assessed upon him personally, and be chargeable by the agent to the principal. THE ANNUAL MEETING. Ar.iii'al schodl mooting — when luid. Nolicp. M<.'''tinx--how organized. Kato-paypi-s to decide amount to be raised by f-ection. Higlit to vot« may be chal- letipod. Uoclaration. Penalty for false declara- tion. iiii 25. The annual school meeting for the election of trustees, or a trustee, shall be held in the fjchool house of the section, or if not commodious, or if its use cannot be obtained, or if there is none, in any other convenient building, on the thii'd Monday in October ; the meeting to be called by tlie trustees, or, where none exist, by the inspector, by notices posted in three piiblic localities within the section, five days previously, signed by the trustees or the inspector, as the case may be. 2(3. At the annual school meeting the majority of the rale payers of the section present shall elect from their own num- btr, or otherwise, a chairman to preside over the meeting and a secretary to record its proceedings ; and the cliairman shall decide all questions of order, and shall take the votes of rate- payers only, and shall give a casting vote in case of an equality of votes ; and the rate-payers shall, by a majority of those pi^sent, decide what amount shall l>e raised by the section to supplement the sums provided for public schools by the Pro- vince and county, and they shall also decide whether anj and what sum shall be raised for the purchase ov building of scliool houses, for the purchase or improvement of school grounds, or for gemral school purposes. 27. If any person offering to vote at an annual or other school meeting shall be challenged as unqualified, the chair- man presiding at such meeting shall require the person so oifering to make the following deckration : " I do declare and affirm that I am a rate-payer, and that I reside in this school section, and that I am legally qualified to vote at this meeting." And every person making such declaration shall be per- mitted to vote on all questions proposed at such meeting, but if any person shall refuse to make such declaration, his vote shall be rejected ; provided always, that every person who shall wilfully make a false declaration of his right to vote, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punishable by fine or imprisonment, at the discretion of the Court, or by a penalty of not less than five nor more than ten dollars, to be recovered by the trustees of the section, for its use, as a pri- vate debt, under Chapter 1 of the Revised Statutes. ^n, I860. school soc- lall be sub- payable by • under his 1 upon him incipal. of trusteed, ;he section, aincd, or if 1 the thix'd le trustees, > posted in previously, may be. of the ralo own nura- leeting and rmaii shall tes of rate- an equality ty of those e section to by the Pro- ler anj and ig of school grounds, or lal or other , the chair- ! person so , and that I qualified to lall be per- leeting, but on, his vote person who ;ht to vote, nishablo by irt, or by a oUars, to be ;se, as a pri- 1866. 28° A'iCTORLi-], Cap. 29. TRUSTfiES. 28. Each school section shall have a Board of throe trus- tees, and no section shall have more than one Board. 29. At the first annual mooting of any section, under this act, the majority of the rate-payers of the section present shall elect from their own number three trustees, and at the second and third annual meetings one of the trustees elected at the first mooting shall go out of ofiico by ballot, and at each an- nual meeting thereatter he who has served the longest shall retire from office, and each of the vacancies shall be filled by the election of a new trustee ; provided always, that he whose term of office has expired may be re-elected, with his own con- sent, his time of service to date from such re-election ; but it shall always be competent for existing trustees to complete the business of the closing school yoai*. 30. Where any section, at the time fixed for the annual meeting, fails to elect three trustees, or to fill the annual vacancy occurring in the trusteeship, or vacancies from other causes, the trustee or trustees shall be appointed , upon the written requisition of seven rate-payers in the section, by tbo Commis- sioners of Schools for the district in which the school house is situate, or in which a majority of the rate-payers of the section reside ; and whore any trustees or trustee have been elected, and refuse to act, or shall neglect the performance of duty for twenty days after such election, the Board oi Coramissioiiers shall, with or without a requisition, appoint trustees, or a trustee, in place of the persons or person so refusing to act ; and in case any person, appointed by the Board of Commis- sioners as a trustee, shall refuse or neglect to act as aforesaid, the Board of Commissioners shall make such further appoint- ments as may be necessary to fill any such vacancy ; and any Board of Trustees, thus secured, shall, as soon as practicable, convene a meeting of the rate-payers of the section as provided for the annual meeting, and such meeting shall transact all business, except the election of trustees, required of the annual meeting, and in the same manner, provided that arrangements be made for the support of the school or schools for at least five months, or, if the section be poor, at least three months in either half of the scliool year. 31. Any person elected, or appointed a trustee, not being a Commissioner of Schools, and refusing to act, or any trustee who, having accepted office, shall not perform the duties thereof, shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of twenty dollars, to be collected by any rate-payer in the section ; said sum to be payable to the Inspector, or his order, and applied by the Superintendent of Education to the objects specified in clause 7, (8.) 32. it shall be lawful for the trustees of any section, wherein are located acadamic institutions, other tlian county 13 Board of trus- top< in oaoh Ncctlon. TrustfH's— lio\T I'lPCtl'll. U'jw to retire. Vncancle*— liow lillod. rroccpdliiM wlipn iiicetin ■ fail to oU'( t trustees or till vacuncies. IViialty for re- fusing to act. Trustees may co-operate wit!i trustees of insti- 14 28° ViCTORi-i-:, Cap. 29. 1866. tilt ion* ri'iM iv- jjiiiiit-'. Miiy uilmit tu «clii)(il pniill" from oilii'i- rfr. tioiit. lYll'tCtM to 1»' .f,>iitii's of trii-;- T^ irictt iukI or((aiiizp. To tiolil sclicol projirrfy. I'o W'iiM' or rriit InmlH. To ll\ vilP.- of K'hool llolI>;(>S. Til provide i-chool accoiii- mndatiiiii, as follow?: ucadoniies. to co-operate with an equal nuinber of persons, <;hosen by tlic governing liodies of sueh iiistittitions, in ordor that the section may secure the educational advantages sup- plied by 8Uoh instimtions : sucli combined Board of Trustees to manage the school or schools, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of this act. 8:?. The trustees of any section may, in their discretion, admit to school privilegos, pupils from other sections ; and if the trustees shall deem it necosuary they may exact from such pupils a reasonable tuition fee. 34. The trustees of any section shall bo a body corporate for the prosecution and defence of all actions relating to the school or its afiiairs, and other necessary purj^ses, under the title of Tru-.tees of School, section No. , in the district for districts] of , and they shall have power, when authorized bv the school meeting, to borrow money for the purchase or 'improvement of grounds for school purposes, or for the purchase or building of school houses ; and all such amounts shall be paid by equal yearly instalments, not exceed- ing live, to bo assessed upon the section, and the money so borrowed shall be a charge upon the school section. 35. The duties of the Trustees shall be as follows :— (1.) To meet as soon after the annual election or appoint- ment of Trustees, or a Trustee, as pracoicable, and appoint one of themselves, or some other person, to be secretary to the Board of Trustees, and to provide him with a suitable blank- book, and instruct him to keep therein and carefully preserve a correct record of all the doings of the Board. (2.) To take possession of, and hold as a corporation, all the "school property of the section, or which may be purchased for or given to it for the use or support of common, superior, or academic schools ; but they shall not interfere with any private rights or the rights of any religious denomination. (3.) To lease or rent lands or buildings, if necessary, for school purposes, for a period of not less than live months, or, if the section be poor, not less than three moi ths. (4.) To determine the sites of school houses, subject to the sanction of the three nearest commissioners, residing out of the section. , „ « , * n (.") ) To provide school privileges, free of charge, for all persons resident in the section five years of age and upwards, who may wish to attend school, and, when authorized by the school meeting, improved school accommodations, such accom- modations to be provided as far as possible, in accordance with the following arran^ emcnts : — (a.) For any section having fifty pupils or under, a house with comfortable sittings for the same, with one teacher. Cb.} For any section having from fifty to eighty pupils, a house with comfortable sittings for the same, and a good class room with one teacher and an assistant. ==::z pAojRopi 1866. I i)orsons, s, ill order ita(j;cs sup- f TrusteoR lay bo, in (liscrotion, lis ; and if from such ' corporate ting to the under the he district ivor, when ley for tl. If any section having more than one department under one roof, or under separate roofs, the Trustees, by the aid of the teachers or otherwise, shall regulate from time to time the attendance of pupils in the several departments ace. -ding to their attainments. 37. If in any section the Council of Public Instruction sh.all permit separate departments under the same or separate roofs, for pupils of different sexes or different colors, the Trus- tees of the section shall, in this as in other cases, regulate attendance on the several departments, according to the attain- ments of the pupils. 38. It shfll further bo the duty of the Trustees : (1-.) To conti'act with and employ a licensed teacher or teachers for the section, and, where necessary, licensed [or unlicensed] assistants, for a period of not lose than five months, or, if the section be poor, not less than three months. (2.) To notify, as ihey may deem proper, the inhabitants of the section, of the opening or re-opering of the school or schools that pupils may present themselves for classification without delay. Tni>tPi'K .'•hall rogiilH'p iittoii- (liinc*! of pupils in scvcTRl dc- liurtiiicntu; Shall "Oftiilatu iiftcndann- wlion council pciniits Foita- rut- •hit' iiilmbiUintr) OfHlCtlOU. To provUlo for ert'ctiiin of (school hou«>n. To ^Isit schools. May rtiispoiid.or expt'l pupiN. Health of school . May call special met'tings. Annual report, School returns. A return for each depart- ment. To bp forwarded by a certain day. Return of bor- dor sections. (3.) To furnish, in case the aniuiul mooting shall have determined to raise money for the purchase or builduig of school houses, or for the purchase or improvement of sc^hool grounds hy assessment, the town clerk or the clerk of the peace for the county in vrhich the section or a f ortion of it may bo situate, a list of the inhabitants of the county resident in the section liable to be ta,xed, and the town clerk or the clerk of the peace shall affix the amount of property for which each is assessed according to tho county assessroent-voU for the year, and the town clerk or 'he clerk of the i cace, a.s tho case may be, shall be entitled 'o receive from the trustees a fco of twelve cents for every list so furnished. (4.) To provide oy assessment, as set forth in clause 28, for tho purchase of suital)le grounds, and tho purchase or erection of a house or houses, according to tho decision of the school meeting, to select the design of building most suitable, and let out the work, the amount requin^d being levied and collected in equal portions, from year to year, not exceeding five years, with any interest accruing, until the whole shall have been raised. (5.) Tc visit the school at least four times in each year, and to be present, when practicable, at the semi-annual exami- nations and the visitations of the inspector. ).) To suspend or oxoel any pupil from school who is per.nstently disobedient to the teacher, or addicted to any vice likely to injuriously affect the character of other pupils, until ther3 sl^all be iadicatioas of reform. ( , ) To adopt efficient measures for tho preservation of the health of ;lie school. (8.) To call a special meeting of the section, due notice being given by means of the school or otherwise, for the pur- pose" of filling any extraordinary vacancy occurring in the Board of Trustees, and for any other necessary purpose ; and at any such meeting a chairman and secretary shall be ap- pointed, as provideu for the annual meeting. (0.) To i)rcsent an annual report on the state of the ^-nhool or schools, and of tho doings of the Board, at the reguiur school meeting in October. (10.) To prepare < a Live prepared a true return of the state of tho school, according fo the form dr:AV\ up for that purpose by the Superintenc ... ; .d, ii there arc more than one depart- ment in tho section, a return for each, indicating the grade of each department, and to lodge the same, duly certified by the teacher or teachers at the district office of the Inspector, on or before the day fixed for tho siimc by the Commissioners lor the district; and, if tho section be a border section, the Trustees shall present a complete return to each Board of Commission- ers, under whose supervision a part of the section may lie, marking the same as a border section, and stating also in each return me number of rate-payers, resident within the portion HM 1865. liiill have uildin};^ of of s( liool rk of the tion of it ,y rosidoiit 3rk or the for which oil for the iH tho case es a fco of clause 28, irchaso or sion of the it suitable, levied and exceeding 'hole shall each year, ual exami- ool who is to any vice iipils, until Uion of tho duo notice or the pur- ing in the rpose ; and hall be ap- [ the school ihe reguiui" of the state liat purpose one depart- he grade of Lified by the lector, on or ners for the he Trustees ;)ommissiou- on may lie, also in each the portion ^^ 1865. 28° Victor [^:, Cap. 2f). 17 I of each district, embraced in tlio same ; and i^the trusteos of rmmuyfoi ar-ysootioii shall proson', u false return tho provincial grant '^'"*' "'*""' snail bo withhyl'' from the section over wlnoli they preside. 89. Trustees shall have power to suspend i their proceedings to the Snperinteudcnt, and tlie pay of any such teachci shall thereupon cease unless otherwise ordered by the IJoard of Commissioners upon the appeal of the teacher: but he or slie shall be paid vateably up to the time of his or her suspension or dismissal. I'tiy of met teachers. .SECRETARY TO THE TRUSTEES. 40. The Secretary tc the Trustees shall give a boad to i.l;- Majesty, with tivo sureties, in a sum at least equal to that to bo raised by the section during the year, for the faithful perfor- mance of tho duties of his office. 41. Tho Secretary shall bo entitled to receive five per cent, commissi ->u on all sums collected by hi a, or under his direc- tion, for ,he support of the sc'.'ool, or schools, including o..penditurc for rents, repairs, furniture, outhouses, fuel, maps, apparatus, and salaries, excepting in cases whe ? pay- ment shall be voluntarily made, when he shall make a deduc- tion to persons making such payment of two and a half per cent, from his commissions; and he shall be entitled to two and a half per cent, on ai! sums collected by him, or under his direction, for the purchase or erection of a new scliool house, or house., and for the purchase or improvement of school grounds. 42. The Secretary's duties, to be perform jd under the direction of a majority of the Trustees, either by tho Secretary in person, or under his direction, shall be as follows :— (1.) To keep the accounts, moneys, and records of the Board, and to collect and disburse all school moneys. (2.) To keep the school l.ouse or houses in good repair, and supply the same with comfortable furniture, outhouses, fuel, maps, and apparatus. (8.) To obtain from the district office of the Inspector the portion of school books alloied to the section, and to distribute them, as needed, to poor and indigent pupils, to keep an accu- rate record of all books so received, and the names of th ->se to whom the same have been distributed, with the sorts of books to each, and tc inform the Inspector from time to time of any surplus of books on hand, that the same may be appro- priated to poor sections ; the foregoing record to be 0T?ei. ^-^ at all times to the inhabitants of the section, the Inspector and the Superintendent. ' SocreUry U) trlMtpOM Dliall gl>>' biviid. Salary. Socrotarjr— duties of Keep tho ac- cuunta, &c. Keep school hou9«8 !n r<^R4r. To di.Htribute school bo.>k8. MURK 'm^mm-' '^li m'3-: 18 28° Victoria, Cap. 29. 1865. To Bupply teach- ers with coplfl* of school regis- ters. To kwp record of Map?, i»c. To give toiiehor inventory of school i)rop«.'rty. To take charee of library books, &c. (4^ To prtmptly supply to the Teacher, or Teachers, copies of the school register prescribed by the Council of Public Instruction, and carefully preserve the old registers. (5 ) To keep a faithful record of any maps or apparatus that may at any time be furnished to the section by the Superintendent or Inspector, and of the disposal of the same. (6 ) To present the Teacher with a copy of the uiveuiory of the school property under his or her charge, and renew the same from time to time. , , p xi *.• (7.) To take due care of the library books of the section, and see that the same are managed in conformity with the regulations of the Council, and generally transact any business of the Board, as directed by a majority of the Irustees. Provincial grajjt— relative amount to teachers of dif- fbreut cla»ws. Licensed assis- tants. To receive por- tion of grant, teacher must be licensed. Duty of teach- ers. Not to establish ochools without agre<>ment willi tmstees. To teach effi- ciently, &c. To call roll and keep retfister, &c. TEACHERS. 43 The Provincial Grant to Teachers shall be distributed throughout each district in such a manner that male and female teachers of the same class respectively, shall receive at the same rate ; male teachers of the second class, and temale teachers of the first class, shall recceive three-tourths of the amount paid to male teachers of the first class ; male teachers of the third class, and female teachers of the second class, one half the sum paid to male teachers of the first class ; and female teachers of the third class, one half of the amount criven to female teachers of the first class. Assistant teachers, ff provided with class-rooms, and employed at least four hours a day throughout the school half year, sliall receive two-thirds the allowance of the provincial grant, according to the class ot their Vicense. ,.„ i , • j 44 No person shall be deem 3d qualified to receive, under this act, any portion of the moneys granted toward the support of County Academies, Superior, or Common Schools, unless holding a license from the Examiners for the district in winch he '^r she may be employed, or in which the school house may be situate, or from the Provincial Examiners. It shall be the dutv of every such Teacher— , , . (1.) Not to attempt establishing a school in any section without first making an agreement with its Trustees. (2') To teach diligently and faithfully all the branches renuircd to b-. taught in the school, and to maintain proper order and discipline therein, according to ;..e engagements entered into with the Trustees and tlie provisions ot t)us act. C-S ) To call the roll morning and afternoon, and other- wise keep an accurate register in the manner prescribed by the Council of Public Instruction, on pain of lability to lor- feiture of the puVdic grants ; the register to be at all times open to the inspection of the Trustees, Visitors, Exammers, Commissioners, Inspectors, and Superintendent. ^ 1865. 'eachers, uncil of" sters. pparatus . by the he same, uveutory 3uew the } section, with the business es. istributod nale and receive at id female ths of the 5 teachers class, one lass ; and 3 amount ; teachers, 'our ho\irs two-thirds lie class of ive, luider lie support ols, unless t in wiiich liousn may liall bo the my section 3 branches tain proper igagements ■ t)(is act. and othcr- escribcd by lity to for- it all times Examiners, 1865. 28^ Victoria., Cap. 29. 19 (4 ) To render, when necessary, the Trustees all possible assistance in classifying Mic pupils of the section, according o to their attainments, and, ,vhen requested by the Trustees to mstitutc quarterly examinations, for the purpose of transfei- ring any pupils who may be prepared to .notlier department. 0^;) lo inculcate by precept and examnie a resoect for religion and the principles of Christian morality .--justice and a sacred regard to truth, love of country, loyalty h ma 'y and universal benevolence, sobriety, industry, and frugal ?' chastity and temperance, and all other virtues which a?e the ornaments of human society. (6.) To give assiduous attention to the cleanliness healtli and comfort of th. pupils, and to report to the Trus't es t e schoT"'' """^ ''^-f<'ctious or contagious disease in the (7.) To have a special care to the usage of scliool books and apparatus the neatness and order of the desks, and ?he cleanliness and ventilation of tlic school room. (S.) To remunerate the Trustees lor any destruction of school property by the pupils that is clearly chargeable to gross IlL teacher'' '''' ^"^ "'''''"'^ ^''''^''' discipline mi the part of (9.) To have, during or at the end of each half year, a public examination of t!ie school, of whicli notice shall be given to the parents and Trustees, and to school visito s resident in the section. vi.umb advertised by the Inspector or Trustees. (II.) To furnish the Trustees, Examines, Commissioners Inspector, and bupenntendent, any information that mav be in his or her power, respecting anything connected with the school, or affecting its interect or character. (12.) To sign a certiticato. attached to the half vearlv returns, truly stating that the school register has been faitl- ully and impartially kept, and that his or her scliool duties Imve been punctually discharged; and any teacher signing false certificate, shall have his or her license cancelled^? suspended, as the Ccimissioners may decide ,J".\ ^Y°"'^H ?^' ^^'P f^^!.^i^J=it'"-c, ministers of reliirion, and mngistratos shall be visitors of schools ; and each iiicun ben clergyman and minister of relio'ion shall be exempt from all taxes for the support of schools, to the same extent only as 1 eachers under this act. ^ 4(i The certificate of any Inspeetor shall be received in courts of law as evidence of the fiouiularies of school sections. 1 ■ /';c^7n'ef' ntcndent, Inspectors, Teachers of the Nor- mal and Mode Schools, and licensed Teachers, while employed as such, shall bo exempt from militia .hitv, statute labor, (ind from serving m any town ofhce. or on juries, and thev while ^0 employed, shall be exempt from poll-taxes, and shall not be To co-oporatG with trustees. To inculcate lirinciples of • Iiristiau mo» rality. To linvc swcial i-<'Rur(l to hoalth and comfort of pupils. To have special <-aro of books, &c. ' To romuiiprntp trii.stws for de- f'tructioii of .school property. To hold public o.xaniiuatioiis. To (Jive notice of school meet- To furniph gen- eral sclio" in- formation. !'■' certify '.('Ctiies3 ri'tunis. or- Visitor.i of schools. l'>niiiid< of .sec- tions— Ikiw d(v teniiiiicd inlaw K.xeniptions of siiiMTintendent, t(iach(a-.s, &c. ^igii.^-^ 2a 23° Victoria, Cap. 29. 1865. Comitioiicomout of school yonr. Act shall comi' into operation l«hC>cr.,18G5. Distribution of moneys in Nov. 1865. I'roc««dhigs under act of 1804 confirmed. (Mtairman of Boards— when elected. City of Halifax. llana.(?cnient of schools. City ore section Commissioners : liow appointed, and powers thereof (Commissioners to provide school accom- modation , CommissioiK-rs mnv co-operate with poverno of established schools. All public schools to be free. City as.vsior to per'foria dutie.* taxed for schools, or othci purposes, on real or personal pro- perty, rated under t>ro thousand dollars ; but they shall be liable for any exrcs.^ of that sum. 48. 1 he school year shall begin on the first of November ; and this act shall come into operation throughout the Province on the sixteenth day of Octol)er next ; but Trustees, then in office, shall compi le the business of the closing school year •, and the Insi)cetors, District Examiners, and Boards of Com- missioners, then in office, shall perform their respective duties till their successors are appointed ; and each Board of Com- missioners, at the meeting in November next, shall distribute the Common School grant, appropriated under the act of 18G-1, according to the provisions of said act, and of any amendments thereof, and shall make the arrangement required by clause ten for the returns for the half year ending thirtieth of Aprd,. eighteen hundred and sixty-six ; and all teachers holding licen- ses, granted under the act of eighteen hundred and sixty -four^ and of anv amendments thereof, shall be held qualified undei- this act, and suljrject to its provisions, aecoi ding to the terms of their certificates; and all engagements entered mto under the act of 18(>4, shall be binding under this act, and the first named, or, in case of inability to attend, the next in order, m the several commissions appointing Boards jf Commissioners under this act, shall serve as Chairman of the Boards till the reaulav meetings in tlie autumn of eighteen hundred and sixty- six. 49. Tlie schools in the City of Halifax shall be managed as follows : .-,,/-, <"!.) The city shall be one school section, and the tTOvernor in Council shall appoint a Board of Commissioners for the city, which shall consist of twelve members, two of which shall be resident in each ward ; and such Board shall be a corporate body, and may exercise all the powers given to trustees under this a^t, and perform all the duties imposed on trustees by the same. (2.) The Board of Commissioners under this clause sliall, after" their appointment, take all necessary steps to provide sufficient school accommodation, l>cfore the first day of Novem- ber next. _ ., • , ^ Qi.) The Board of Commissioners are authorized tc co- operate with tlie governing body of any city school, on such .rms as lo the Board shall ?cem right and proper, so that the benefits of such school may oe as general as circumstances will permit ; and in such cases' the Foard may make allowance to such schools out of the funds under their control as shall be deemed just and equitable. But no public funds shall be granted in support of any school unless the same be a free school. ^ , , .. -1 (4 ) The City Assessor shall perform the duties required by cievks of the Peace under -lause 20, and the sum so added ^*?-Vr "5- ■« ^^ ' '.«^ 1, i *=tj(, tfUfti^j tm%.> ~.J» i*"S»' f'J«¥**WW« . 1865.. ;rf;onal pro- sy shall b& November ; »e Province 3es, then in ;liool year ; ds of Com- ctive duties u'd of Com- II distribute ict of 18G-1, mendment;- ;d by clause th of April, •Lling licen- i sixty -Ibur^ lified uudei" :he terms of into under nd the first in order, iu mmissioners lards till the id and sixty- managed as [\e Governor for the city, ich shall be a corporate Listees under trustees by clause shall, 3 to provide ky of Novem- )rized tc co- ool, on sucli • , so that the nstances will allowance to >1 as shall be nds shall be lie be a free ties required um so added 18^5. 28° ViCTOKiJR, Cap. 20. 21 by e €ity Assessor under the provisions of that clause shall I • vied on and collected from the inhabitants of the city, and form and be annually a portion of the city rates, and shall be paid by the City Treasurer to teachers personally, or upon their written order upon the draft of the Commissioners, un- der the terms of ti.is act. (5.) The Board of Commissioners shall make an estimate of any sum that may i)e required for the yearly sui>port of tlie schools under their charge, to supplement the amount of the provincial grant and the amount levied as a general rate on the city, and they shall levy the sum required upon the rate- payers of the whole city, according to the city rate-roll for the year, to be furnished by the City Assessor, and shall make returns of such assessment to the City Council, to whom ap- peals therefrom shall be made ; and the Secretary to the Board of Commissioners, either iu person or by his agent, under a warrant signed by at least two Commissioners and the Chair- man or acting Chairman of the Board, shall collect the sums thus assessed; and, in default of payment, they shall be col- lected by warrant from the City Treasurer, as other city rates, and the sum so collected shall be apportioned by the Board of Commissioners to the i^everal wards, according to the re- ^iuiremeuts of each. (0. ) When the Board of Commissioners shall deem it ne- cessary to raise money for the purchase or improvement of lands for school purposes, or the purchase, leasing, or building of scliool houses, the same shall be assessed by an equal rate upon the iidiabitants of the whole city, according to the city rate-roll fur the year, to be furnished by the City Assessor ; the asscssmcjit to be levied by the Board of Commissioners: and collected and apportioned as provided for the yearly support of schools in the city. (J.) The Board of Comir.'siouers shall liave the power to select and purchase the sites for school houses, and they shall Jiave power to borrow money for the purchase or improvement of grounds for school purposes, or lor the building or pur- cliasing of school hour.es, and all such amounts siiall be a cliarge upon the section, and shall l)e paid by equal yearly instalments. (H.) To enable the Commissioners to borrow money, they may issue debentures in such form as they may decide upon, })ayable, within such period as shall be therein specified, by equal yearly instalments, whicli shall be sealed with the seal of the incorporated Board, and be signed by the Chairman and countersigned by the Secretary. (U.) The Board of Commissioners are hereby invested with the title of all public school property, real and porsoxial, with- in the city, with the exception of the Halifax Grammar School, iind may sell and dispose of the same, or any part thereof, and with the proceeds may purchase now school house sites and of clerk of peace. Amount rp- qiiirod beyond provincial jf rant to bo assoBsed and collected on city rate-roll. 5Iannerof rai«- in>» money for school house lands, &c. Commisi-ioiiers jnay select sites and borrow money for scliool houses. (Commissioners may issiio de- bentures. Title to school property vested in coraniission- ors. ft'x-f-'^ -7ir*-r ,'5*^1*'^ '^1?' tpmiV'' fei>'"'W«ea**«ft w ^ 28° Victoria, Cap. 29. 1865. Chairman — how appointed. Secretary. Pupils of onp Ward fiutitled to privileges of aiiy other. Trustees and commissionci's may insure school bouses. erect new school houses, in such places and at such times as shall be deemed most expedient. (10.) The Commissioner whose name shall stand first on the list of appointments shall bo Chairman of the Board, and in liis absence the next Commissioner on the list present shall' act as Chairman ; and the Commissioners shall appoint their own Secretary. (11.) Tlie provisions of this act, except as hereinbefore named, shall apply to the City of Halifax, but the pupils of one ward shall be entitled to school privileges in any other ward. 50. The Trustees in the several counties, and the Board of Commissioners in Halifax, are authorized to effect insiu'anc«js on school houses. SCHEDULE A. ANNUAL GRANTS TO COMMON SCHOOLS. [The Grants to the several Districts to be adjusted every Decennial Census, according lo p&[)ulation.] IHstrict District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District of Cape Breton . , $667.5 of Victoria 2623 of North Inverness 1797 of Sovth Inverness 3634 of Richmond 3429 of . itigonishe . . . 4045 of ( yshorovgh . . 2390 of aS .Mary 1131 of North rictou..S:S2 of South Fictou.AQQQ of Stirling 1360 of Colchester 4092 of Parrsborough . . 927 of Cumberland, of Halifax City of Ilalifa^c. West .4387: .6807: .3920 of Halifax Shore. \1^^^ Rural District of Halifax .,^121 9 District of East Hants 2113 District of West Hants 263() District of Kings 5095 District of Annapolis East, 2452: District of Annapolis Tfe8f,2l05 District of Dighy 2608 District of Clare 1404 District of Yarmouth 2492. District of Argyle 1710 District of Barrington . . . .1464 District of Shelbume 1438 District of South Queens. . 2006 District of North Queens . . 541 District of Lunenburg .... 2791 District of Nerv Dublin. . .1341 District of Chester 1208 5 SCHEDULE B. COUNTY academie:&. County of C'^pe Breton . . .$600, County of Annapolis $600 County of Victoria • '^ounty of Digby 600 County of Inverness GU\/ County of Shelbume 600 County of Richmond 600 1 County of Queens 600 Co'nty of Guysboro. .... .600j County ofLunenhirg 600 County of Cumberland 600 ' \m mimd nn*"' 1865. ;h times as lid first oil Board, and esent shall' point their arcinbefore 3 pupils of any other e Board of insvu"anc()& y Decenniat ifax,U219 is.... 2113 s....268(> 5095 We8t,21{)5 2608 .... 1404 2492. 1710 ft.... 1464 143a ?ew»..200(> '■ens . . 541 ^...2791 W...1341 1208 i6oa 600 6oa 600 600 COMMENTS AND REGULATIONS OF THE COUJS^CIL OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XL XII. XIII. XIV. XV. Of School Sections. Op School-Houses and Graded Schools, Op Apparatus and Text-Books. Op the Common School. Op Superior Schools. Op County Academies. Op the Provincial Normal School. Op Sclool Libraries. Op supporting Common, Superior, and Academic Schools. Op School Registration. Op Time in Session, Holidays, and Vacations. Op Trustees. Op Examiners. Op Inspectors. Op Commissioners. fmmmmxmmm nMpMiippffi m^-: 24 I. OF SCHOOL SECTIONS. 1. Tlie Act empowers the Boards of Commissioners, in connection witii the Inspectors, to make any necessary changes, at the regular semi-annual meetings, in tlie boundaries of sections ; but towns and villages cannot be divided except by the direction of the Council of Public Instruction. Care must be exercised by the Boards that changes do not injuriously affect school arrangements existing at the time of the action of the Boards. 2. The provisions of the Act touching the classification of pupils, the employing of assistant teachers, and the grading of schools, render it necessary to retain sections of good size. Except in densely peopled set- tlements, no section should be less than three miles in length, and in thinly peopled Settlements, not less than four miles. In times past a tendency has obtained in many parts of the Province to subdivide and multiply, unnecessai-ily, school sections. The cause of this is found in the intense desire of the many to have the school-house as near their own dwellings as possible. While the Council of Public Instruction acknowledges that this desire may proceed from legitimate and even laudable motives, it cannot be un- mindful of the many evils such a course has heretofoi'e entailed on the cause of Education in this Province. Experience has abundantly shown that small school sections are the parents of feeble and inefficient schools. The n^sources of the inhabitants are so subdivided as to render it impossible to establish sciiools of high order, build suitable school-houses, or support competent teachers, without incurring a burthen too heavy to be willingly borne. Such a course moreover frequently hampers the skilful teacher. His school is too small. The wholesome stimulus engendered by the presence and contact of many minds is wanting ; and the school, instead of being an arena fitted to produce intellectual vigor, is feeble, dwarfed, and compara- tively lifeless. There is also ample evidence showing that in school sections of good size, the attendance is not less regular than in those of smaller dimensions. In fact, it is the almost unvarying testimony of experienced teachers that children living farthe.-,t from the school-house are thr most regular and punctual in attendance. If, then, experience shows that among the advantages secured by having school sections of good size, ^s the increased ability of the section to pur- chase a good site for the school-house, to erect suitable buildings, to procure greater conveniences for instruction, to employ better o'lalified teachers, to have a full school by which emulation is begotten, — in short, to obtain a more powerful leverage over the whole matter of the education of our youth at a less expense to each individual ; it is highly desirable that our Province reap the benefit of this experience. 3. The law directs that a careful record of the boundarres of each sec- tion be kept by the Inspectors, and that Boards of Trustees be informed of any changes affecting their sections. 25 K tion witli mii-annual cannot be nsfruction. injuriously on of the pupils, the render it popled set- d in thinly Province to use of this se as near this desire lot be un- iled on the US are the inhabitants )ls of high ;rs, without cher. Hib e presence »f being an d compara- f good size, nsions. In (chers that ■egular and by having on to pur- to procure teachers, to to obtain a tion of our jle that our if each sec- informed of II. OF SCHOOL HOUSES AND GRADED SCHOOLS. 1. ''If there is any house in the district more pleasantly located, more comfortably s'tuated, better warmed, more inviting in its general appear- ance, and mon^ elevating in its influences than another, that house should be tlie school-house." — Cousin. Witli these sentiments the Council of Public Instruction fully sympathises. That every facility may be had by the people for the realization of these views, the Act provides that the school meeting may vote any sum necessary for school lands and buildings, the same to be levied by an equal rate upon the rate-payers resident in the section. The sum required may be spread over several years, not exceed- ing five, and collected in equal yearly instalments. 2. It is believed that in many sections the school-houses are not at all in keeping with the advanced condition of the section ; that in others they are tenantable only in summer ; and that in mr>re they are much too small for the number of children requiring accommodation. The Boards of School Commissioners are entrusted with the special supervision of the school- houses, and the Council relies on their manifesting much interest and zeal in this matter. In addition to personal effort, the Boards should direct the attention of the Inspectors to a careful examination of all school-houses within their respective bounds, and obtain through them specific reports respecting both their internal and external aspects. 3. In the erection of a school-house the two most important points to be utttwueu to are a suitable site, and the size and commodiousness of ths building. In reference to the site, care should be taken to see that it is in a situa- tion of readiest accessibility to the majority of the population of the sec- tion ; that it is located about fifty yards from the public highways ; that it is removed from the poisonous influences of stagnant pools, low-lying swampy grounds, avid from the clatter of the mill or factory, the noise of a railroad station or iavern ; that it h;is a dry, airy position (with a gentle slope and southern exposure if possible,) and commands as attractive and extensive a prospect as natural facilities will permit. The amount of land set apart for school purposes should not, in the lountry be less than half an aero;* in thickly peopled loealitities not less than a quarter ; and in towns, not less than one-eighth of an acre. The form of school grounds chould be rectangular, the length (extending north and south, if possible, and) bearing the ratio to the breadth of not les8 than 3 to 2. As to the t.Ize and commodiousness of the building, provision should be made for one-quarter of the population of the section ; and whatever that number may be, the school-house should be of such capacity as to furnish to each scholar at least 150 cubic feet of pure atmospheric air, or seven square feet of superficial area, with ceihng running from 13 to 16 feet in height. * The Council strongly recommends larger areas, so that there mr.y be ample room for play-grounds. 26 4. The American mode of arriinging the seats in schooi-houses is now almost unaniiiiou.-^ly admitted to bo the 'opst. (See plans.) By this plan tl»e teaehcr is enabled to have his vyo upon every pupil, and every pupil to have his eye upon the teacher. According to this method, and allowing for the length either or 8 feet for entrance hall, 4 to 5 feet for teacher's plattorm, 4 to ;> feet between the platform and the desks, and 2 feet G or 9 niches (according to the size of pupils) for each desk and seat to^rether; and allowing 2 feet for the aisles, from 3 feet 6 in. to 4 ieat, in graded schools for each desk, and at least 2 feet for divisions between rows of desks, the following dimensions will furnish accommodation for the number of scholars prefixed. Plans ) 24 Scholars, 2G X 21 clear, C feet hall, 3 rows of desks, ^ , ^30 " 29X21 " ^^'h\ 36 ^. 32 X 21 " No. 2,-46 « 35 X 20 " 8 ft. liall, with single desks at sides, and 3 rows of graded desks in centre, No. 3,-56 «' 40 X 27 dear, with class room. Adding 2 feet 9 inches to the length for every additional row of desks. V\ here the number of scholars amounts to upwards of fifty, there should be a class-room attached. Plans of school-houses have been issued by the Council of Public In- struction, and the r.-quirements of the Act are so explicit as to be a suffi- cient guide to Boards of Trustees. 5. As to the style of desk best adapted to school purposes, we greatly prefer the Dawson desk, and the American patent desk. Benches do not afford the necessary suppoit to the body, and, ps before intimated, are not adapted to an efficient organization of the school. They may, however, be used with advantage in class-rooms. The Dawson desk should be made quite open at the sides and underneath, so as to secure both a free circula- tion of {lir, ard ease of ingress aud egress to the pupil. It should be with- out a screen, or high board, in front, having the scat attached to the desk— the whole being placed on light iron shoes, and screwed firmly to the floor. ■^ The patent desk hajs the seats separate from each other and from the desk, while both seats and desk are supported by light iron castings screwed to the floor. Tliis desk has already been manufactured in this Province, and if Nova Scotian enterprise could devise some means by which so great a convenience could be furnished at a price within the ability of a large number of our schools, it would confer an inestimable blessing uix>n the cause of education. The desks and seats in every school should be graded, and no dQsk .should seat more than two pupils. 6. The law requires that the principle of the classification of pupils be applied as universally as circumstances will admit. Unless this is done the education furnished through our common schools must be very imper- fect. The grading of schools in the country is practicable in somewhat thickly populated sections only. In such it is p-rcticablc, and the schools will never yield their best fruits without it. If t'.ie value of a graded school was really appreciated, a near approximation to this result could often be MWI 27 -nouses is now By this plan every pnpil to nd allowinf^ for 'i't for teacher'rt 1 2 feet C or 9 seat together ; i'vQt, in graded it ween rows of for the number desks, desks at sides, row of desks, here should be of Public In- is to be a sufR- 5es, we greatly enches do not mated, are not ,% however, be hould be made a free circula- hould be with- to the desk — firmly to the p and from the stings screwed this Province, rt'hich so great lity of a large ising mwn the , and no d^sk 1 of pupils be lis is done the ! veiy imper- in somewhat nd the schools graded school jould often be had with very slight changes in existing arrangements as to school-houses. Whenever from 50 to 80 pupils can be brought together, seats should be provided for them in the same scliool-room, and a good class room should be attached. There should be a jirinciple teacher and one assistant, and the pupils should be divich'd into two griules and subdivided into classes. One of the teachers should remain in the school-room, while the other could ih-aw off classes inlo the smaller room. Whenever from 80 (o 100 pupils can conveniently meet at one house, there should be seats for all in the school-ioom, and two class-rooms .-^iiould be supplied, each with na assistant. The law. however, allows two depart- ments when they can be afforded. The advantages of such a j)lan are very great. The older children can lend tlieir i)rotection to the younger one ^ in going to and coming from school. The increasing nnniber of pupils can be accommodated l)y en- larging tiie old houses wiicnever thev are sufficiently good to warrant -'L- The Trustees are enabled to procure the services of' the best Teachers a.4 Principals, since tliey can better afford to pay good salaries. The assistants could, in many cases, be chosen from among the oldest and best qualified pupils : they might not be needed all the time, and would not expect large compensation. Under the direction of a competent Principal, they would do good work, and if chosen becaust^ they desired to become teachers, the system would be partially self-suppo- ting. In thickly settled rural sections, in villages, or in towns, the grading of schools can be made more perfect. The more dense the population, other things being equal, the more cheaply and efficiently can schools be carried on, — provided the schools are carefully graded. The law sanctions both the .separate and the union graded system. The separate system — i. e., when the departments are in different parts of the section--places th(; elementiiry schools at a less distance from the pupils, and avoids sudden dangers as from fright or fire. The union system — i. e., when all tlie de]jartments are under the same roof— '\^n be managed more cheaply, admits ('■ better gradation of pupils, and can be subjected to a much more coniiilete supervision. In well trained hands, as a working machine, union schools have a decided advantage over any other sytera. Some of the most prominent objects secured by graded schools, as pre- scribed by the law, are the following: They save Time and Labor. — In miscellaneous schools where the attain- ments of the pupils are very varied, ttie number of classes is large. In each branch of learning several classes are required, to instruct which re- quires far more time and labor than if the attainments of the pupils '.-ould allow tlie teacher to combine all the classes in a given branch ir.o one> Graded schools diminish the number of classes, and thus save time and labor. The^ diminish the Cost of Teaching. — If graded schools lessen the num- ber of classes, they likewise lessen the nimiber of teachers required to con- duct tJiem, and in this way diminish the cost of teaching. 27iei/ rendir Teaching more effective. — Both pupils and teachers always take less interest in small classes than in those which are larger. Ten or fiftej'n puj)ils will nii.ke greater , ogress in a class than two orthree. The pupils being nearly of tlie same attainments each feels the influence of his fellows, and thus all are «Hmulated to high efforts and noble emulation. 28 Advantage »^n he (aken, alno, of the tonchcr's special tastcrt or speoial tulents. Not, many teachers can teach ten or a dozen branches e{iually well. Yet the-mmend itself 29 (il. OF APPARATUS AND TEXT-BOOKS* 1. Th<> teacher cannot do good work without suitable apparatus, anv more than the mechanic without suitable tools. Tliis appaiati.,, should be provided out of the funds of the section, and not left to the random efforts of teachers or of private individuals. A comparatively small sum devoted yearly to tills obj.-ct, would, in a short time, equip tiie majority of schools througliout the F'ovince. 2. Tlie following articles should be coi.sldered indispensably neces- bovv :-" (1.) Eve-y con.'non school should have a clock, hand-bell, tliermometer. ball-frame, l)lackI)oards.* a large map of the Province (ami of the County if [)ossible), the heinisi.hcres (of large sizef), a terrestrial globe, dietionarv. ftnd gazetteer, (2.) Besides tlie above, an advaiice provided. (See published a coliol or Durnig fluid to iv thick paste, Take clean fresh-water simd, lime, puttv ci piaster (ratlier more plaster than puttv), and a small quantity of Hour of emerv; (nix tho ly, and add enough of the lampblack pa.ste to mak ■ the moriar Jot black. Lay this ur ' seooHd coat,' and polisli very smooth with the trowel. These "boards" will last as 1 As school-houses are beiiiR built or repaired, cheap and excellent blackboards can be made as follows;— I pen a "scratch coat" of plastering on siiwpil laths, lay on evenly, but without "smootluni;," a second coat, one sixth of wliich is ))laster of I'nris.— Take lampblack, and atter snlyectinf; it to asuHiciently -tronf? hent inan iron vessel to free it from oily matU'r, mix with alcohol or biirniK fluid to a thick paste, Take clean fresh-water siind, lime, putty, calcined ' 'lorough- upon the the biiildiiiK. Iliey should liot t»e often wiisiK'd.iyutcifuinVirwithVTambski'ii' rubber.''" '"'^ "'' (»r the followiiipr:— 4 pecks of white finish or white coatinj:, 4 pecks of bench or other line Hharp sand, 4 pecks of ground plaster, 4 jiounds of lampblack, and 4 jjallons of alcohol or strong whiskey 1 his quantity will make a mixture suliicient to cover twenty square yards of surface A littJe flour of emery will jireveiit the mixture fr(mi "setting" immediately, thus giving time to put it on the wall with iiecessniy care. If emery be not used, only a. small (luantity should be mixed at a time, f his black mixture takes the place of the usual white coating, and is put on in the same manner. After thi> black-surface is on the wall it must be carefully du opened anit rubbed, in order to lill uj) all the pores and make the surface hard and .s-»i.)«//i If wood is u.>«'d it must be well..seasoned pine or iioplar, of fine quality, and the blackboard"* must be well mad" and carefully painted. The following makes a good paint :— 10 oz imlverized pumico stone, oz, milveiized rotten-stone, 12 oz. lamidilack, a; one gallon of alcohol Mix with enough alcohol to make a thick paste, (irind the mixture verv thoroughly in a paint mill and then dissolve 14 oz. of shellac in the remainder of the alcohol. Stir the whole together and tho paint is ready for use. t .Small maps are of little u.se in the school-room. At a little clistaiicr^ the names of places are »lleigible aud the outlines of countries indistinat; consequently classes fall into great disorder in their attempts* tu decipher tliein. wmmm ■'^Wfc>"»^Wfe ■^i^^^^ tf '-m ^feg^^ «^»t-,» «Sfc-;aB*? m 30 The hipb soliool, iti ftddition io tho principal tliinp;s liiid »lov;n for common spHooIm, .slioiild li.avc a full set of uncicn; iimps, urid another of physicul T h; physioio'^icul fliij^'rains, both vefrctahic and animal; a cefwstiftl globe, hir4t(»rical charts ; ntlcqiiato apparatii-i for natural philosophy, . .ictniH- try, surveying and navi^ration. .']. TriiNtees should cncouraze teacliers, and they, in turn, their xeholars, to collect into a small museum the c riositicH of natural history to he foimd in the neighbourhood. Those objects will serve many purposes of illustra- tration, wliilo the employment will (piicken the powers of observation, stimulate enquiry, and awaken the minds of all to the wonders that sur- round them. The etibrts of teachers of academies should, when desirable, l)c aich'd by the funils o" the section, in order tliat a museum conlainin"; types <»f the jjenerul .'ojects of natural science may be j)rovided both for study and illustration. TEXT r.OOKS. 4. The matter of text-books is of even greater importance than that alrea'\ 7. Remakk. — This series ha^ been selected fror. Nelson & Son's Readers, and care has be(,'n taken to adapt it to our public schools. To bo ready this autumn. Irish National Series, .3rd, 4th, and i>th books. The Art of Teaching Reading (Iri.h Series). Bailey's Brief Treatise on School Elocution. Spelling Book. Spelling Book superseded. GkAMMAU and COMrOhilTION. *Kasy Lessons in ICnglish Grammar, t In course of ^Advanced English Granmiar, \ preparation. MorreU's Analysis. Reid';« Rudiments of Composition. Whately's Rhetoric. lArithmet, Ahjehrn— Remai Chamber Geometrj) Pi acticfU Navigatii G Maps — Hi t ti ■• Tlip Council pr'^fiTs, for tho prcwnt, not to rocommend aay ,,,iblishpd Grammar, tjiit to allow lociil imnit's their nwii cIkuw. * Tlio Cou;i Trust<'(». Ca f TlliJSO Hi: Tiiiclifrs as « 31 'n for common ;r of physical ; a celestial ophy, liicmiH* lliclr sdidlars, •y lo he found ics of ilhistra- f ohscrvation, iders thiit sur- icn desirable, im contuining ided butli fur ice than that prescril)C the special duties •books in the I ouch a(!hool his restriction I proper clas- ire can be no may require, books of the books, on's Readers, To bo ready EsoLirtn D1CT10NAIUE8. Worcester'*! — all sizes. Matukmatics. \ Arithmetic— ^inn Scoliii Klementary Arithmetic (in course of preparation) I Mulh..ilan(rs Nova Scotiu Arithmetic for Common Schools ,md Acadf^mies. Miilholland's Arithmetical Tables. Alyehrn — Chaml)en*'. ( Jreenlcaf's. Ukmaui:.— The Council has taken steps to seeurc the publication of t hambers Algebm m two parts. Part I. .'mbracing as far as Quadratics. Geometrtf — Chan liers' Euclid. I P\ actical Mathematics — Chambers'. I Navigation — Norie. IJowditch. Writino and Drawing. Staples' Progressive Penmanship, with Copy Books. Dyce's Outlines of Drawing. Oi tlines of Familiar Objects, by Art Masters in connection with th(! Department of Science and Art. Bartholemew's Series of Drawing Books for Schools. GkOGRAI'HY. Calkin's Geography and D-^lory of Nova Scotia. *Calkin's School Geography of the World (in course of preparation). j»/fljBS— Mackinlay's Map of Nova Scotia. Nelson's Wall Maps {blue sea). Nelson's Junior and Senior Atlases. Jf)hnston's Physi(!al Atlas. lytilcheH's vVncient Geography and Atlas. Johnston's School Classical Maps : •^rbis Veteribus Notus, Italia Antiqua, Gra^cia Antlcjua, Asia Minor Ant .qua, Orbis Komanus. History. Ilodgins' School History of the British North American Pro- vinces. Collier's Sciiool History of the British Empire. Charnbers' Ancient, Medianal, and Modcin Histories (in separate volumes) . '^ Smitii's Smaller History 01 itome. Smitii's Smaller History of Greece. tLiddell's History of Rome. tSmith's Larger History of Greece. (irammar, but (o •Tlio Coir.ic.il Ipav frustpos. Cum t TliLSo liiatorips arcs ti ri'acliorH as woi I Ipayos, f(,r tho iirpMnit tlio subjoct of a ppiicral Ciposrapl'iy to tlio discrptlon of pbpll's or r.ovpll'.s will bo fouinl to bp about tlip bp.st. aiscrpuon of orips aro too larRo lor ..rdinary class nsp; tlipv will bp fomirl offfmat value to rk,- of rpfiMviicp in connection witl. tho usp of tli« " smaller " liLstofios ms*wiv-i k; 32 School Singing Books. Aciulian Minstrel. Sohool Singing Book, for Elementary, Prepai-atory, and Higli Schools (in course of preparation). Natural Philosophy. Parker's Natural Philosophy. Tutc's " " Natural Sciknck. Chambers' Cliemistry (Revised edition). Varley'ti Rudimentary Treatise on Mineralogy. Dana's Mineralogy. How Plants Grow (Rudimentary Botany) — Gray's. Class-Book of Botany — Wood's (Revised edition). Gray's Text-Book of Botany (for Teacher's use). First Steps in Zoology. Parts I. and 11. — Patterson's. Tenney's Ti'xt-Book of Geology for Schools and Academies. Rejiark. — This work deals briefly with Chemi>try, Mineralogy. Botany, and Zoology, since it is necessary in geological investigations to refer to all these branches of Natural Science. The work is beautifuUv illustrated MrNTAL SCIICNCK. Haven's Mental Science. "NVhately's Logic. Wayland's Moral Philosophy. Economic Sciknci:. Dawson's Elements of Agricultural Chemistry. Johnston's Catechism of " Hithcock's Animal Physiology (including Aiiatorny). Wayland's Political Economy. Classics. Grammars — Edinburg Academ}- Latin Granmiar. " " Greek Grammar. Eton Latin Grammar. " (Treek Grammar. Bullion's Latin Grannnar. " Greek Grammar. Composition — Arnold's Latin Series. " Greek Series. Classical Authors — Harjjcr's Latin Texts. Greek Text.s Remark. — Harper's Texts have a beautiful letter-pros' are neatlv bound, and are sold at a low price. i " -^ S:%!Sin-t)llt ^r7^'\5 33 i-atory, and Higli ay's. '0- 0- terson'>«. i Academics. tiy, Minoralogy, I investigations to ork is beautifully I ''».V)- ir. )ro^- are noatlv IV. OF THE COMMON SCHOOL. 1. The Common School is the groundwork of onr pul.lio, education, and therefore has Ingh claims ,m our attention. Its design is to fosters du-eet the unfoldm. of the yow.hful mind, and to fit it for a ratilnar-a- nood and an enlightened citizenship. 1.1 its physical asix-ct it should have such a care for the body as the mflexdde aws of our being render imperative, in order that the bes^ cond^ :^!:i;XT':X^-''''''''^^^--' -ybehad,and had coll ^ In its intellectual aspect, it should set^k to make a well-informed and mtelbgont people. To secure the former, it must furnish the pS w h knowledge : and th.s it strives to accomplish by mea.. ■ of instruc ion To create the Inner ,t must exercise the powei of the p«pil's mM on the knowledge presented : and this is Education. In its moral asjx.ct, it should aim to make all physical and intellectual activity the product of just motives, to direct mint^il power into Cer ..hauncls, and to rnass the sum of the child's energies intS one fit anHb- >'tantial whole— c/jarac^m These processes, moreover, to be carried to their best issue, should be kept m {)lay simultaneously. ^ "^ 2 Three branches form the staple of Common School Instruction: the Alo heiMongue,* or Language, Arithmetic and Writing. The.s<3 are un v^i^ «a m then- ut, ty. Being instrnmentary branches, ^r tln^.se by means of which the pupd may unlock the treasure-house of all knowled-^e, thev must <^ver, and .justly, occupy the first place in the Common School." Wlmtever else It teaches, these nu^t he taught; and if it uoes not teach them elZ U^dy, ,t completely fails to discha.-ge its first duty to society and^to the These bran^hos,in the hands of the skilf«l teacher, can be made, not only o supply a certain amount of krmwiedge necessary for the tran act on of the general busmess of life, as well as funiish'the means of Surin. mere knowledge; but also themehes t^ become eminently tributaT to J»^t flevelopment and growth of the mental activities thereby cRlled into LANr,tJAGE, if properly taught, does more than furnish an inlet to the world s thought ; ,t gives a steadily pro^jressive mental dkcipUne. It s itself the production, the exact copy, of thought, at everv turn^xhibitin.^ niSc pies and obeying laws, so that in classifying its woi^ds, tracing tiem ^ ndcr .> its place next in rank tr. Language. n~ fnniisliing a ftor- feet disciplinary proces,^. A f'cv first i)rinciples run throngh the whole science ; a fevf elemeiitarv operations enfold all its mtles of procedure ; Avhilc the circumstances in which these rules are J^jplied. arc iniinitely various. Writing, viewed as ;\ part of the means adapted to aid in the study of language, is entitled to share in the educative importance of that branch. Viewed as a distinct art it has c(MisiderHble educative value. When the components of tlie character used are properly classitled, and the pnjjil led .orward step by step in a natural way, it, is well fitted to exercise, and therefore, strengthen, boih the imitative powers and the judgment. On the handling of these standard branches, more than upon all others, dcfjcnds the intellectual character of tUe school. To make them yield a powejful and comprehensive discij)line, implies, however, a rational mode of teaching them. Many children may and do gain a somewhat extensive knowledge of th.^se branches, and 3 ot fail to show evid(;t.ces of mental growth commensurate with the means cmplojeu. The reason is often obvious. The teacher has failed to so teach as to quicken and call forth the best energies of the pupil's mind. The means have been jnistaken for the end ; and hence thei'e is, on the jjart of the taug}\t, repose and indifference, instead of activity: and loathinu', instead of the keer.esl; I 3. In addition to the subjects named above, there should be faugla in every school a certain ammuit of general knowledge suited .a e.'U'ly years. This is commonly called "the science of conmion thing-;." These lessons may be drawn from any of the departments of real itnowledge : e.g. the animals of our own and other countries, the {)roducts of the soil, the' pro- f cesses of the m-ts, and the like. Subjects must be seh'cted from the visible f woi-ld Isecause, at certain stages of advancenvent, the real affords the only | means of drawing forth the pupil's sympathies with knowleilge. and of call- t ing iivto action his powers of observation and comparison, • f T; .1' uses, and the f ' control^ to be exercised over them ; the feelings to be cherished towards himself, his neighbor^ and his Gml ; the sanctions to virtuous conduct, both > in this lif(^ .*xnd in the next.' •* Geograjdiy .ind hl.-tory form the chief subjects of the latter: viz., tlmt necessary for the general well-lx-ing of the citizen. To iit the children o) this Trovince for the duties of citizenship, they should be well-instructed ii. the geogra))hy and history t)f Nova Scotia and the British North American Provinces, us well as of the United Stiites. Great 15ritain. and Ireland, A f P^oj/u>/^ 3fi rnislung a ftor* ugli tlie wliolc ! of proccduro ; I. are iniinitelv ill the study of of tliat linincli. 10. When till' 1 tlie pupil led [o exercise, ami mciit. upon all others, ! them yield a ational mode of what extensive, i.ces of mental •ea.'son is ofteu and call forth been jnistaken ;}it, repose and f the keer.es (; I be fuugla in W) early years.. Th.'^se kv-isons 'dge: e, "•. the .*oil, the pro- ■oni the visible fords the only ;e, and of call- [" the scholars, lessons must, ■iuppleinenfary jiersonal wel- nntry. )f health : the lorlanee of the the marks c •inions; soeiai u.-^es, and the is lied towards conduct, lioth -or: viz., that :ie children o.' l-instructed ii. irth American i Ireland^ A i luio wedge of other countne.. is ^•ery .lesirable; but an intimate knowled^^e of h... e IS well nigh indispensable. These subjects are rrener.dlv embodiS m . or work. Bot . are alike instinct,, of his natu\-e, whi,.h mus J^^J th irLT .heation; and it is difficult to decide whicli exerts the grea^, i^^,^^^^^^^ u.flucnce upon character. To meet this, provision slu,uld be mad f h' Tl ■ ,t"^'''.'^"":^l^'S^ ^lool, as w.dl as n the services of publie worshij ' ;eein to t^^ £ when we add to this consideration tliat it, bevond auythin-. ,! sc f irnisl e. an elevating recreation for the pupil, and in after vcars f^^r fl^e, • v seem.s indispensable. No school can so pie ^auHy ifm-m .1 ^^^ of. which it is capable, if i. ,ack. this jJTi£tz,z:::^ Drawing, as a branch of <'oinn.on school instruction, dvilfrn, - to educate the eye to the discrimination of form, and tlie baud to it" ^-prc^laeS " Beyond he many practical advantages conferred upon thos^'Z "iv'e attention to tins art, there is called forth and cha^te.:ed a taste fbr beauty of form _ It also exerts a direct and benef , ial influence on the study of in rnanslnp. Some conmjon sclioois in the Province have introduced OutUne o?™^.S ^peelSfhlc^r ^ ^"^^^"^•'^"' ^"^ ' '' '^^-■' ^'- ^' ^^ V. OF SUPERIOR SCHOOLS. 1 „I:. •^'•pi'- '"^"l'"::'"' '"*'-'''"«' '■* "^'^'i^f -i common Scliool of great excel- l<-uee. This excellence must be manifest, not only in the accura -y wh . whu 1 the memory .Iocs its work, but also in the ieadim- s w h whlh^ e inipils apprehend and ar,ly the principles involved in any branch otuiy of tie r ?" '^f "■''^•^"^ 'l"i''k'-'"i-.g of the varied n.enfal act "ties , of the scholars, fn.nn the younge.t to the oldest, which results from a correS mode of prc^entmg knowledge, rather than from knowled-n i self S .«ecure hese ends, the organization of the school nn.st be Vom lete a«3 order, obedience, and application to study, must rule throughouL ' ' L>. To foster such s.-hools. the Act provides $400 tor each county to be divided among not more than four schools. This sum shall be ..ivcn in ad d.tjon to he amount such schools shall be entitled to receive n"sZ"l^ Schoo. . both fron> the ordinary Provincial Grant, and from the Juiul nS^I tlnnviiig if lit. wi8hc.«,-/.'„,,/.-,». s.iu,iucwr> unci ii\ailnblc' jwwor in mery oue to loam 36 by county assessment. In case but one school in the county reaches the * Btanding of a Superior School, the Council reserves the right of determen- "faig the amount of its grant, 3. The Council of Public Instruction deems it wise and just to place this awa.d witliin the roach of as many sections as possible. The matter is therefore thrown open to competition. The following are the conditions ' on which any section may compete foi ilie grant : — (1.) The school must not be situate vithin the same section as a County or Denominational Academy : (2.) The school house must be of ample size for tht. section, and in good condition : (See Scliool Hotises.) (3.) Tae furniture must be o^ the most approved pattern, whether of home or foreign manufacture, and arranged in proper order: (See Furmtute.) (4.) The apparatus must be suitable and equal to the wants of the school : (See Apparatus.) (5.) The outuouses must be commodious and kept neat and clean. (6.) The Teacher may be either a male or female, but must hold a license of the first class — (7.) must deliver daily (or at least three times a week) tn the whole school an oral lesson* on the science of common-things. or some branch of natural science — (8.) must be able to use with effect the Arithmeticon or Ball-frame, and be well skilled in the various uses of the Black-board. (9.) The school must be in a state of complete organization, manaf^e- ment, and discipline. ° (10.) The daily average attendance of pupils for the whole term must be not less than thirty. 4. Any section prepared to compete for the Suponor Sch'^ol grant, must forward to the Inspector, through its Trustees, a written notification of the same, on or before the :20th day of November or May in each school term. 5. The Council indulges the hope that both Trustees and Teachers will show a spirit of noble emulation in competing for this grant. If those who iompete one season fail to obtain it, success may await them another ; while both people and Teacher will be largely befited by the trial. 6. In the decision the following tests will be rigidly applied : — (1.) Language. Reading, — Correct pronunciation, distinct utterancx'. proper pauses, fluency, just expression of the sentiment of the passage, and full knowledge of the subject-matter of the piece read. Spelling,— i\\fi reading lesson and dictation : the method pursued, and the accuracy of the exercise. Grammar, — Parsing, Analysis, and Composition of sentences, according to the grade of scholars : the plan adopted, and the thoroughness of the work. (2.) Mathematics. Arith7netic,—BaX\-ivm\e, ease and effect with which it is used. Tables, — accuracy of memory, and knowledge of origin and use. Mental Arithmetic, — accuracy, reasons for the rule, and quickness of work. Fundamental Rules, and Slate arithmetic generally, — Correctness, readiness of proof, explanation of processes, whether of contraction or others a« s -jj measu ' . (^.) form hand-\ .' write. t (4.) the us( a minii ne C 'i scholar Scotia, ■ the Ge outline: them. ', Rem t' taught i ' Countr ; lessons text-hoc leading the chie It mu rtUite of general * The 'pacher must prosorvo an outline, ;:.• skeleton, of thwe leseons, mid furciah tho Inppcctor an exanunation of the papers as he may desire r vi. . 1. T County, Institutio to these . sum of s Academi of the C( Schedule to each C 2. Tl drawn, ai n.) ] hundred i for schoo two large f'urni.'^hfd. [)arat()i'v I ^^ ^^ P'lotfttyR ■■■■^^mfm^ummimiitmim,^' ty reaches the it of" (letermen- I just to place '. The matter a the conditions ion as a County ist be of ample Bouses.) (3.) ber of home or ee Furniture.) B of the school : IS and kept neat It must hold a t three times a common-things, ! with eifect the 3US uses of the lation, manage- liole term must ""ol grant, must ificalion of the in each school I Teachers will If those who another ; while ied : — tinct utterance, le passage, and Spelling, — the iccuracy of the I of sentences, e thoroughness nd effect with edge of origin , and quickness , — Correctness, contraction or •ciah tho Infipcctor 37 measurements '" '''^'"^^''■^-^'^^^^•^ou of principles^o practS. W-writmg, neatness of cipJ^L:^^^ ^^^ ^i^^^ the^ti o?fh?rt7"'" ..;^"°^^^^'|y« «^" 't'^ essential principles founded upon Scodii ^IriZj: ^S: Gr:!rt-r'''^' general history of Nova Rkmauk. History is the compliment of Geography. Eacli is but Imlf -v lui iiiis cxeicise. A I'e leacher can present vvd sketchpo nffh« .tof^Tl^sSriX"'"'"?'''^'™'''''' '■'"S™"8 '-« "f •!- internal VI. OF COUNTY ACADEMIES. Countv'^'ln ^li.r.T"'*'"f ''■' establishment of an Academy in each v^ountj, m Inch there does not already exist an ndvanced educational Ins muion m the rece,)tion of a Provincial grant. The term of the ™ 1^7^";^^^:^ 'f^^r;:''''^''^ begranS:nnu:ilyr sum ot .IX tlioiK.and six hundcred dollars towards the supDort of Countv Schedule " Thi i ^"f '•»*''">»' «"<1 -^""1 to be applied as specified in dr^n,^:^;;:!;;;:;:.!:^^'^ bytheCoundl on which this grant ma^ be (I.) Every County Town (or other section) havin- not less than ana foT c'lriT'^-'-T T' '"^ '""•^' ^'""^ ^"« hundreddiiMr ; St ^g: tor .stiiool, .hall provide, by assessmen., a commodious school house wiTh n n ■« / f ''''^"^- ^*"'' «^ ^h^*^e apartments shall be called the P«. paratory School, and the ..ther the High School, or Academy? 38 (2.) Kvory County Town (or otlior pection) possessing two lunulri'd and uj)ward, c^hildron (;f ])roi)fr age for scliool, shall jirovido, hy assessment, a school Ik, s(! with three aj)artmcnts as seliool rooms, and two apartments as dass-rooms, with ollur befitting appurtenances. These apai'tnients shall be billed the Elementary, the Prei)aratory, and the High School, or Acade- my. (See plan.) (3.) Any County Town (or other section) possessing less than tlie rc- (piired number of children, may rec(>ive the grant by making such arrange- ments as shall be satisfactory to the Council. (4.) The furniture throughout must be of the most ai)proved pattern, whether home-made or imporied ; and the desks must be properly graded. (See Furniture.) (5.) The several school rooms mu-t be kept in good condition, and ade- quately supplied with suitable ajjparatus, as the wants of the school may require. (6.) A fixed amount of attainments shall be required of the pupils of each department, and an examination had in presence of all the Teachers, iKjfore a transferrence from one department to another can take place. (7.) The subjects taught in tlu; Elementary dei)arlment shall be those common to all initiatory or primary scliools ; in the Preparatory, those re- quired of Superior Schools, with the elements of Latin ; in the Iligli School, or Academy, Mathematics, Latin, (Jreek, and French, the elements of Na- tural Philosophy anil Natural Science, with the higher branches of an Eng- lish <"lucation. (d.) The Master of the Academy shall be Head Master of tlie whok establishment, and no one shall b(> eligible for such situation who is not thoroughly acquainted with the graded system of schools, and can give gatisflictory evidence that he is a\>i to teach. He must also be a sound English a-< well as Classical and Mathematical Scholar. (9.) The Teacher of the Elementary department may be either a male or female, thoiio-h the latter i.i prefei-able for the sake of the female sehol- ai-s. who may be in attendance. If the latter, she must possess a practical anupervision and direction. The Bye-Laws passed by the late Board of Directors, appertaining to tiie internal arrangements of tlie lusvitutions, remain in force. .'?. Before being enrolled a Student at the Normal School, every pupil- leaeher shall mnkc the following declaration, and subscribe his or her name thereto : — ^" I hereby declare that my object in attending the Provincial Norniijl School, is to (jualify myself for the business of teiiching ; and that my intention is to teach for a perix('ept ck'^sical) shall be furnished jiupil-teachers, tree of charge. 4. Candidates for admissron to the Normal School shall Uitend the regu- lar semi-annual examination, conducted by the District Examiners, and if they pass a satisfactory examination on the third-class syllabus,* they shall receive a certificate from the Inspector. This certificate shall give the holder admission to the Normal School, and upon presenting said certificate to the Superintendent, the holder sliall receive an allowance of five cents {/(T mile, towards travelling expenses. In the ca^^e of those who hold licen- ses given under the Act of 1864 or 18 ".5, it shall be sufficient to make ;!|)piication to the Inspector, who shall forward tlie requisite certificates to a[){)licaiits. No person shall be admitted to this Institution as a pupil-teach- f r Aithout the above-named certificate. Persons wishing to enrol as Candidates for High School or Academy cer- xificates must, in addition to a good knowledge of English, be thoroughly iiimiliar with the Laiin and Greek Grammais, and be able to parse with • If r.icaX »ni<.'st joD.s ai Win '?ii, eertiiicates, or licenses, to such pupil-teachers as may be found qualified to receive them. These licenses render it unnecessary for the liold;'rs of the same to secure u license from the District Examiners ; but these licenses may be cancelled or sus[>ended by the Boards of Sehool Commissiojiers foi" incapacity, neglect of duty, or immorality. (2.) Pupil-teachers who have never taught, shall be required to attend two sessions, before they can present themselves as candidates for the first- class di[)loma ; and not then, unless they have taken the second-class di})lo- ma, at the cla-e of the tii-st term. (3.) Pupil-teachers wivo have taught with a good degree of success for five months, and have passed a superior examination before the Di trict Examiner on the second or fii-st-class syllabus, as well as graduates of Col- leges, shall be entitled, at the end of the first term, to present themselves as candidates for the first-class diploma. (4.) Pupil-teaichei's who enrol as candidates for High School or Acade- my certificates must, whatever be their attainments on entering, attend two sessions before they can go before the Examiners to obtain their diplomas, provided that tliey do not already hold the first or set;on remuneration luis been provided by law. Pupil-teachers shall receive in- struction in th's, as in other branches, without clutrge. 7. As outline le<'tures attached to the Institution. Such students shall be admitted to this course . In Mrtthe • i Nova S otia tnonstmte any riiintj'f* to llie m, oertiiicates, receive them, tie to secure a - be cancelled pacity, neglect ired to attend rt for tlie first- tid-class diplo- of" success for e the Di trict luates of Coi- themselves as lool or Acade- iig, attend twa leir diplomas, • diploma froni Jed to become led system of iding to teach, I. The funds f, foi' t;kom na lall receive in- jmistry. Mine- nstitution, and able and Aui- le a!i8h(Kl by th* 42 IX. OF SUPPORTING COMMON, SUPERIOR, AND ACADEMIC SCHOOLS. 1. Tilt' Annual ScIkkiI Mt'etiiij^ of tlic Sci'tioii — to 'h' Ik Id on tin; Tiiiui) Monday in Oc tobkr — imist inakf provision for tin- sii|)jiort of the school, or schools, for the crisuin;]^ twelve nxmths, or for wlialcvcr period it miiy purpose to support the siuiic during that time.* Thk CrKNKRAL suproRT pi-ovidcd by law, independently of tiic section, for these public schools, is as follows ; Foil Common Schools. The Act provides ninety tliousand dollars Provincial aid. This sum is apportioned lo the several districts according to their population. (Hce Act, Schedule A.) The amount drawn by eacli district is distributed by the Board of Co-nmissionera to licensed teachers according to the :!lass of their licenses. Assistant teachers, if licensed, provided with class-rooms, and employed not less than four hours a roceeUii>f;s of the niectiiiff. 3. T« receive any report tlie Trustei'S may have to jiresent eoncernin<; the doingf ,>f the Hoard, and the wants of tlie fiction. 4. To secure the election of Trustees or a Trustee (as the case may he) for tlie ensuing year. 5. To provide " school acconimodalion," and, if money be voted to provide the same, to fix the amount and the jierioil within which it shall he cof. iected. tl. To determine the amount to he raised in the section, by subscription, towards the payment of a teacher, or teachers, 7. To transact smy other necessary business. XI. 2. 1 I X\w hour * upon a Trustee!- too long •6. E which til :; the preci " I '.^O Hi 43 »R, AND I' held on tln» siipjiort of the tevfT period it of the section, )usand doli{u\s ricls according irawii by eacli ensed teachers rs, if licenced, four lioiirs a iiclicr.'J. (Act, that drawn by eiiscd teachers treasurers) on 'od by pjeneral fund received ler license, but I sliown by the , reeeivinjr an I wortiiy tenchcr, and soon then- will be foinid no lack of the best talent of I he land in the teaching proli-ssion. 2. The liberal ^rant of ninety thousand dollars from the Province, and sixty thoMsand dollars fioin all the counties, beinj; secured as a general fund lovvard the supixn-t of 'J'eaehers, juid ihc purchase of lands, and the build- ing of scJKiol-houscs, bein^'[innidi(l I'ur by scclional assessment, every rublie School is declared to be fukk, i. e., it is open to every child, rich and jioor, i>t school 'ige, in th" .-eetioii. This is .i noble provision ; reeogni/ing as it does I he right of every child within our borders to a good common school educa- tion. Schools which are not yui-.K cannot jiarticipatc in the public moneys. X. OF SCHOOL REGISTRATION. 1. riie Act makes it the duty of the Council of Public Instruction to prescribe the form of School Registers for all Public School-j. of the Secre- taries of the Hoards of Trustees to promptly procun- copies of th(! pre- scribed Registers for Teachers, and of all Teachers to keep these Registers in tlie manner ])rescribed by thtj Council, on pain of liability to ibrfciturc of the pul)lic grants. 2. The Council has prescribed a form of School Registcn-, and caused the same to l)e i)ublished, s(j that Trustees wi." -ive no diffieulty in securing a faithful and j.ropei registration of the school imder their charge. The provision that the sum ;i .ually raised by county assessment shall be distributed according to the average number of j)iipils in attendance during the term, renders it absolutely necessary for t-ach Board of Trustees to see that the right of their school to i)articiiiate in tli" public moneys is not endangered by any neglect in this matter. the sums pro- t maintenance i« careful con- iiired nmst be necting having I then present ,'crelary of the n early day, to and poor, will ording to their petency for the ) be transnctpd by ;li(> jiroccotliitRS of rniiif; tlic doiiigy jf L"ps or a Tnistw (ns 111," iiiul, if irionoy iiicli it shall tic cof. ])ti()D, towards the XI. TIME IN SESSION, HOLIDAYS, AND VACATIONS. 1. The school year begins on the fii-st uf November, and embrace? two tertns. Each term must include a period of — In ordinnry sections, five months, at the ieast. In poor sections, tlu-ee months, at tlie l(?ast. But itenerant Teaciiers may fill out ••• term by teaching in more than one poor .sin-tion, for at least four months during one half year. 2, The hours of teaching shall not ^xceed six each day, exclusive of the hour allowed at noon ibr recreation. Trustees, howevei-, may determine u[)on a less number of hours. In lOlemcitary departments especially, ); Trustees should have a care that the children are not housed too much nor % too long. y. Every alternate Saturday shall be a holiday, and each Saturday on which the sciiool is in session, shall bo devoted to the review of the work of ^ the preceding fortnight. 44 ^ TriHtfi's may, if tli^y prcfi'r, allow t'vory SHtm-m-iU of Tnist«'«'8 may allow h half-lioliday oa Wednesdays and Satiirday.-i, if prcfcrr'd. The aiiiiiv<'i-Hary of tlu; QiKicn's birthday 8lmll bo a holiday in all thi- public schools of Njvu Sciilia. 4. There phall bo three vacations during liu! y«>ar, viz., eirrh* da^s at Christmas a week at Seed time, and a fortnigiit at Ilarve-it. Ay, the exact time v.' en tlie vacations at >eleetion. In case of vacancies caused by death or other extraordina.,^ circumstances, the Act provides for a special meet- ing to elect a new Trustee or Trustees. A sjjccial meeting may also be called for other necessary puri)oses. In the event of no annual meeting being ludd, or no election of Trustees being made, the Act provides for the ap- pointment of Trustees by the Board of Commissioners. 2. These Trustees represent the inhabitants of the section, and transact all school business in their name and on their behalf. The interests of Educa- tion cannot thrive in any section unless these ollicers efRciently diK-harge their duties. Formerly, Trustees justly complained that their work was in a great measure undefined. As a consefpience, it remained unperformed. Hence much of the past weakness and imperfection is remedied by enlarg- ing the powers of these officers, and defining more sp.'cifically their impor- tant duties. Sound jiidyment must be exercised by the various sections m choosing Jit men for this work — men of intelligence, of business habits, and of educatio7ial zeal. 3. The time intervening between the annual meeting and the first of November — the beginning of the school year — will enable the Trustees elect to make adecpiate preparations for the nev school term or year; while the business of the closing school year can be completed by those under whose charge the schools have been conducted during the season. == P-tOj(\tyf\ 4te-i iiifi.- lolidfvy, and the )n Wcdncsdiiys uhiy ill nil tlii' , cigh' dii^s lit Ax. till' vxw.i most desirable nt jeans, each t uccoininudatc II he subject to led of any part it of observing October, 1865), nal meetings in I) in 1805 goes <'r the first on vacancies must liave just gone -their term of lused by death I special meet- y also bo called meeting being les for the a\)- aiid transact all rests of EJuca- 'iitly dii^charge lir work was in 1 unperformed, lied by enlarg- ly their impor- otts sections m ess habits, and and the first of ' the Trustees or year ; while ly those under ison. 45 J. The .lutics of Trustees and their Secretary, are too speoifieally stated m th.. Act t<» require explanation. Upon them is devolved the duty of assessing, and upon .hr-.r Secretary, of collecting all moneys fbr scIuk houses or lands, when authorized by the sduM.l meeting. V,f-, „T"" '^'""'''"''•'"'' '^"'^''I'f'-f. i.^ «']ec'ted and engaged by the Trustees. All such engagem.M. s .hould be ma.le iu writing. Tho tVustees an. re- spons,I,lc to the r..aeher for his or h.r salary. The amount of salary rl ... people wil depend Ml ,, good degree upon the class of Teacher en ga-^ed. IJotli male and female Teai^h.-rs are divided into three .•las<' .. The ft,lh,w- mg .nay be considered a preUy .uvurate guide as to the .roporti. ' .vhid, lioiild obtain iHttweed fh(^ salaries of the several classes:— 1st eh^s ]Male Teachers 1 2nd 1st ard 2nd .'Ird Male Teachers ) P ale 1'eachers f Male Teac'hers \ Female Teachers ;, K;>!rd of Commissioner-. Any failuri> in this respect will sub- ject school oir .s to great inco.'ivenience. and may dei)rive tlie seclion of public mon. . If the section be a '' Boi-der Secfion," the law instructs the trustees to make returns to ench Bonrd of Commissioners with Avhich it is connected. Tlic fornn furnished will be minute, and every Board of Trustees is expected to use c\ ery exeilion to have them accurate- ly filled up. These return'^ must form the ground work of all our educational statistics. Heretofore these stati>tics have been unreliable ; but henceforth the register of the teacher will form the chief source wiienci' they nuist be drawn; and trustees must, during tlieir school visits, satisfy th<'mselves tiiat such register is being properly kept. The returns of the trnste(.'s being found reliable, we may know our condition in this department of the common weal, and be able to adopt such measures as shall best meet the exigencies of this branch of the puMic service. 11. To discharge tiie ioregoing duties with diligence and faithfulness, will require no small amount of labor. But when we call to mind the object in view, and tlie important intere.ts that hinge thereon, it cannot fail to be seen that such an object is anqily entitled to it, all. P»esides, pro- vision is made for the retiring of one of the members of this trusteeship annually. L who IT '^ Com appoin The bi 2, months wishin< thenise law m Each c order tl ♦ > r »). the,-.e I place I the yoti of tiie popular ai-e the i'ov licci Lan(;i with a di Spellin miners. Oramn '■>. To ha cations oi Hi..MAi(!; ;>s ill tht,' f Word. I Bovf love novelty. I K ^^ P-'osftvi eople mu-it look til tlie spirit of internal aspects jol four times in he semi-annual )• be liiul. This The eneourage- :ie taught would e school during li section, there 1, but through o an alarming teaehei's to sec in their reach, rid most regular ortion of public be able at least te of the school ind see that the )pointed for the ■espcct will sub- ive tlie seel ion lie law instructs missioners with lutc, and every them accurate- tional statistics, rth the i-egister be di'awn ; and at such register found reliable. )n weal, and be ■i of this brancli id faithfulness, 1 to mind the I, it cannot fail Besides, pro- his trusteeship 47 Xlli. OF EXAMINERS, whom^"t'm:;';;lt'b;:"m!s;rrji^r"^ ;;ppomts_ another member of this Commi e, , S^l \f t ^"f "^■*-" liie business of th.s Comnnttee i: clearly .set forth in the Act ™'"' wishing to be examiiuMl for adm ■ on^t ! v ?«'/" Z^'^^"''' ^'''^ ^^'' tlie.n.selves before the Exa.nin " ni theb- 1 ™" ^'''^'''' '""'^^ P''«^*^»' law makes no ].i.)vi-dJ^^r'"^'M ^^^ ••"■- «^ Syntax, cations of .imple sentences. ^^^ ^^'' con.siruction and various modifi- ^'^c n.iioS;,"";;;;' i::;r"'' " ■ ""'^^ ^'""^''^ " •• ■'•-" "- :/--v. .« ti.e ^.w/c^... Word. ' Claf-s. .Sub. (.'las.-i. ,- ... Boys Noun. Com. love I A'crb. -^ '-Transitive, ( Regular. I novelty.! Noun,' Com. Inflexions. | Syntax; | Rule of Syntax. \ Plu., 3rd PersJ ^Thc subject: 7^h^s~^"i;,.7 I C -^oni. Case. , ( position. , 1 must bo in the ' r Active Voice,' ( Agr.oswithr^" A ^;?i;„,st I Ind. Mood, .itssubiect.lagrc^^'ir'fi (. ' ^oys. i ) subject in nuin- j.. I I bcr and person."' Limit.3 the f "A noun or action ex-' pronoun used 1 pressed by to limit the ac- t ho verb ; ^ tion of a Trans. j j L love. , verb, must be I in the Obj. ' ' _ I I Case." "' 1 Pres. Tense. LPlu. ;Jid Pers. f Sing.ilrd Pers. ■j Neut. gend. ( Obj. Case. ; 48 AaiTHMKTic— To be thoroughly acquainted with the following:— (I.) The Arithmeticon or Ball-frame, and its use in illustrating the funda- mental rules. ^ (2.) All tho Arithraciieal Tables in me. in the North American Provinces, with their application to commercial Arithmetic. • (^O * ^•■J'hmetic to Reduction incluMve. with the principle involved in De- •jimal Notation and with the difrercnt methods of proof,— as laid down in the iirst and second parts of the Nova Scotia Arithmetic, Writing— * To write a specimen of the penmanship used in scttin/r conies of text hand anc. small hand, and to be able to jjive tolerable instruction in penmanship. Geography.— fi.) *To know well the Geo!?raphv of Nova Scotia. (2.) » lo answer jreneral questions concernins the lii"ies used on maps. (3.) * To answer leading questions concerning the great natural divisionsof the earth. History.— To be well acquainted with the History of Nova Scotia. * 1. To explain with some facility the subject matter of any common rcadins iesson. Female Candidates — Clasg 11. Languagk: llrading — To read a passage in prose, and another in verse with distinctness, {lucncy, and due attention to the punctuation. Spelling—To speU correctly any ordina y santence dictated by the Exami- ners. 2. To know and exemplify the proper use of capital letters. 3. To know and exemplify the proper use of the period in punctuation. Remark. — The passage dictated by the Examiners should be such as to bring out in a single Exercise the Candidate's knowledge on these points. Grammar— \.* To have a thorough knowledge of the classification and in- flexion of words 2. To analyze any simple sentence. 3.* To ijarso any ordinary sentence, and apply the Rules of Syntax. (8oe form of parsin.' under Class III.) - \ 1 1 "o un"*-!- Composition.— \.* To correct simple examples of the wrong use of words. 3.* To write plain prose on a given subject. Mathematics. — To have a thorough knowledge of the following:— Arithmetic— 1. The Ball-Frame and its use. 2. All the Arithmetical Tables used in the British Provinces, with their application to Ccmimercial Arithmeti.' ; also, those of England, (Tnited States, and France. 3.* The Rules and application of mental and slate Arithmetic as far as interest, as eon- taineil in the Nova Scotia Arithmetic; and to be able to illustrate all the Rules, by means of objects. Algebra.— *ThQ Fundamental Rules of Algebra. Writing.— *To write a firm, plain hand, both text and small : and to know well the principles of penmauship. Ge(v^jrai'IIY.— 1.* To be able to draw from memory an outline map of Nova Scotia, with the mountain ranges and chief riv. rs distinctlv marked 2.* To answer (piestions about the pliysical and political GcoT'raphy of the British North American Provinces, and any general questions concerriincr the Hemispheres. " 3.* To understand the use of the globe sufficiently to illu.strate thereby tho succession of day and nigli ;, and of the seasuiis. C^ 1.* 1 and for would qualiti — ^^=: t3AOtfiof\ -iK 49 IIlSTOUY- Britain. _.T„be familiar .itl, the hiat„.ic, of Nova Scotia and Great ... t.>, „e.„s -'i^sir ?"s"^Sufri;"«™i;:u^^^ ina good order and obedience, i. f j. „, ^o sceurc the _.„^,,.ldng t^- ,^;"^S^;i«^nd Arithmetic to be- 1* Foint out tht and for securi would adopt lu leiv^tuuj; -----: qualities of distinctness and fluency . uinncrs. Female Candidates— Class 1. or llbetorieal exercises. Examiners, ex- ^^ST;;rii::s"^« ff ^s;;:"-ctf?:itaf .0..C. »„„ .„» ..»- £,;- -l':lil ■'r;«d't l,a..,.ie, -..ap-;. ^^^^, ^^,^,„.„, the Examiner. ^. '"^ ^ ,A p^piam any ol ttie prmtiiia c- to paraphrase parts ot it. J- "P*"*^*'^' Into V-t.owlede//mg'.— Same ,is Cl'tss fl. ; and to exemplify the correct use of quota- tion points. Grammar.— 1* To show the elements of the English language, andgive the proportion of each. 2* To present, with reasons in full, the grammatical classification of the words of our language, n* To present examples of simple, complex, and compound sentences, and analyze any given sentence. 4.* To' parse in tabular form any sentence. IlKMAUK - -See Tabular Form, given in RcuKirk Fenuth; (Mi.uidc.ii'.-; -aa.s.s- ;;. 5. *To explain any of the following:— metre, quantity, accent, feet, ctrsural pause, and rhyme. 6. To scan with accuracy and ease any ordinary form of English verse. Rkmaiik.- An anqiiainlancc with tlvc gi.vtnm.ir oi" unv otln-r Lumruiige will In- con- sidered us cniiuncin;c tln'shuidiiiu'- Dl'L.'aiulidiiics. Composition.— \.^' To convert a piece of Poctrr, richlv florid, into prose severely chaste. 2.* To explain the nature and ' advantages of fi.nirativo language, and he well acquainted with the principal figures oi' speech." MATiiKMATica.— .In>/,wu7/,'.— The Uall-Frame and its use. 2.* To solve any account in Commercial Arithmetic. yl /(7e?>rfl.*— To work any example, to the end of quadratic e.piatious. Gcometr J/.*— To demonstrate any proposition in the first four books of Euclid. Practical Mathematics.*— To ho. well versed in right and oblique-angled rrigonometry, the Mensuration of Surfaces, and Laml .Survevin<', r« givon in Chambers' series, or an ecjuivalent. ' Navigation. — To have a good knowledge of Navifration. u WMNia JUIIIMWVrf u 51 . * Tn 1..1V.. a tolorablc knowlod;:e of the elements of Natural Philom.h'h* -^^^. ''f;^ 'S-h. >Jatural PhUosophy, r.pccally of Mtchanus. liooK-KEKP.NG.-To Understand Baok-k.cp.n o . ^^ ^^^ .f :r::::;:^::;n«;:- :: %' «■> «-■« ->«■* " '" °"; U„e.cf U„ive,sa, m.too.^_^ to teac. ...e l-«„g principle. «r Agri.u.tutal Chemistry. e i.--r,n iTid how pupils should , * To show what is n^eant by -ff«^,frrbr;;dUn"leloL adapted 3* To draw up a Tune-tabie lor u circumstance.. ^___^,. ^,^,^^^..„^ ,1,, ,uotmeut of timo to each Ukmakk.- 15y a tim.-;laolo i^ m. .uu Dvauch taught in the school. COUNTY ACADEMIES. Head Master. thnt uuiv be dictatetl ''>.>'"', skilled ■•! the me.diam.mot i.u„i'^ . /, ^* ^:i;-;5;.S"^ir5^a™-i; S.O.0P., a,.a A.«„o.. »„glc.-»try. , .„„,, „„,1 ,:„,„|,r6l,.;»«vo knowloJgc of r.„ri.Arnv.— 1- To pos«isi 'J "',' ,m„..;...,i ..nd I'o ileal. M^ri^vaphy ,--*Mathematu.d ^P 1-^ ^,_^. ^^^^ ^,, ,,, ,,,„,.. U.>M.u.:. nu. ..x.uni,v,Uion o. '-"";"'; ^^^, ,f A„eient Geography. 2. To have an accurate and extensive knowledge 62 History.— To know accurately the foUowin-^ ;-- pcnod "'"'"^'^ '' ^"""''^^' "'^^"'-y- ^"^ ^J^" '-^din. events under oaeh 2 * Grecian and lloman History. -v 3.* History of (Jreat Hrltain. " ' t„ ,,„. ., 4.* History of British North .\meriean Provinces \ T^^^f '''-'''' '"•'"^^'''' leading features of Animal and Vegetable J^"si^S,i^-iiSs;:;j^-^ £^^'^'r:7:;^^J^"^"' :^^°'-°"^'^'y ^''« I^^tl" and Greek G abl rammars, and be e .^ranslate and pa..eacc,.ratdy any of tli:: fLno;.:^^;^ 1. Aa<<«.— Cicsar— - DeBel o Ga CO, IJooks 1 TF tTt u Book I., and *Ars Boetica; Virsil-.EneidXoi; I II Tir • "°'^V?V''' Ciccro-two orations; Tacitu.s-^*.\gnco!a ' ^^'^^-Book I. ; 2. Greek. — Xenonhon — *Anabasiir Bnn!,-« r rr . ivr i •.- MIomer-Iliad, Boo'ks I. II. III. Eurf^^SeL^.A^c^^th °''^^ ''''^ ^- ' d. Jo answer questions in Latin and fJi-Pol- P,.^,',i " i. rectness and exp^edition anv of he j"roc^dL. , orS'of V^ '"fr? ^'''^ '^'''- Ilomer. ' '^"""S portions ot V irgil, Horace, and 4*. To translate English into Latin and Greek. 1*. Describe the steps necessary to secure tJio t1,r>r.„. i Graded School, and th^ berefits flowing therefrom ^' -gan.zat.on of a thi. toul^tSlr tiuX^ '"^"'■'^"'" ^'' ^"^-'"^'^ '^ "- -'-'^ of teaching in exciting to DlllECTiONS TO EXAMINEBS. ni3htheHuperint-:t;itlt;;!iji-r;;:e:;^x;;:t-'K-rj^^- 4> XIV. OF liiSPECTORS. 1, -each seeHng to operate according to its educational condition and exter-' V;^.^ IBO WW JUi1IMWV« 53 V well as the end of eaiioaUon "■'^■' -^ , ;r,;,,ted in order to detennme will Acquire to be practicaUylaimyn and aw^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ able to pent cSdenee whether a .ohool is ^- *^ ^^^ .^ i^ y " The .e oir.eer. requTC fo on any «l«^fect and .ug;^e.t the If ^ ' /^"^^^^f; ,, ,o .chool premises, school Thl fomihar with all matters ot ^^on oSc-^n .hort all that pertm.>. organization, (classification, ^nn^^P^^ «".,^;J:^™''Thev .houldhave, too, lull Zioih the Jxlernal and iiU^rnal "^ tl^^;^^^- ^^ ;,a at least three hours command of their time thal^lhey>W i„ everv school twice ^l^J'-'^S.; "^^^ Z, ,^- u.e time that mnst be devoted to occupy live or six nionth>, ire>p.xti the other dutie.ot tl-ihc. ,,,, mnst be inspected XV. OF COMrvl5S3iONER2. Comml,««.ic.;, ..mil n.n. Soar. U ; »'' ^ ./I', ,, „oxt i.. o.*r, .we to sovve l^^'^- .. 11, tl.n rouneil of Pnhlic Instruc- 2. ThelUlowin,arenietime.hxedby h a.mK^^^^^.^^^^^^ .^,1^, tion for the semi-annual meetmgs ot t- 1866 :— _ w.,Uf.vx City. Lunenburg, South 7^.. Tues^la, in Ma, ^n^^^^'^, Vit, Hants West, O3U S::: vS^;aNi;hm..d, ^^^-^^rtmi. we.. North queen. nree dayslaUr ^/-^J ^^^^J^ f^^;^.,.. East, Stirling, Parrsboro , Barrington, Argyle. Clai c 'J^" .^^^ .,,„,^,, Chester. South rietou, St. aiary s, ^^^^^^^j^^/^ ^i.^Hax East, New Dubbn. Second Tuesday in May and ^^^^^'"^^'^ Halifax Shore, three days later than Hahfax Last. 64 3. Eacli l\an\i\ is nMiuired to fix a day, which must hn at leant two days prior to the semi-annual meeting, on or before wliich the nsturnsof all piib- iie sehools within the; District shall he lodged at a place selected hy the Inspector. The returns of all deparlinents of the Cftniily Academies are ineluded for the information of the Commissionf;rs, since each department, s reported mav be known to be reliable. The Act gives the Com- miss»i withhold it from both. G The following will show the; g(;neral order of procedure, with moncyrt claiming the attention of the Boards, in May IBf.G. and (.nwards : (1.) Exclude all schools which are not FuEi:. (2) Sections a'« !e to build suitable school-houses, but neglecting to dt> so after being duly notified by the Board, may, in the discretion oi the Board, be excTuded participation in the public moneys. (3.) Exclude anv section presenting a false return. (4.) Exclude wliolly or partial!}. Teachers whom, on the Inspector.^ report, the Board may declare incompiitent. (5 ) Allow the Inspector fiv(! per cent, commission on a sum equal ta the half-vearlv Provincial grant to the District: and also, from the Provin- cial grant, a sum not exceeding S 10, for stationery, including postage and printing. ^ _^^^^ ^^^^ ,,umb'M- of licensed T.-achers, the number of licensed As=istants, Icndlv qualified, and the class of licrnsc held by each : « Teachers of 'the ^ame class respectively, shall receive at the same rate ;. male Teachers of the second class and fomale Teachers of the first cla,ss shall receive three-fourths of the amount i)aid to male Teachers of the first cla-ss ; male Teachers of the third class and female Teachers of the second class, one-half the sum paid to male Teachers of the first class ; and female Teachers of the third class one-half the amount given to female ieachers of the first class. Assistant Teachers, if provided with class-rooms, and employed at least fi.ur hours a day, shall receive two-thirds the allowamio of the Provincial grant, according to the class of their license." 7. Apportion the fund raised by County (or District) .assessment to the name Teachers, by mi equal sum per pupil, according to the avenn/e number in attendance for "the term. Care must be taken that the pupils m charge of Assistant Teachers are not reckoned twice, i he principal 1 eacher should report, in his or her retnrn. the Assistants employed, and no -:ei>arate returns should be received from Assistants. 8 The improvement in the matter of sduxd-houses will hereafler largely depcmd upon the CominissioiKTs. If houses are unfit for the pur- pose, of the section, no time should be lost in declaring tlu™ so ; and in forwarding such declaration to the parties interested, (hee School-IIotms.) The act i.rovidcs that all moneys undrawn by County Academies or Superior Schools, shall Ix' appropriated by the Boards, when duly notified by the Superintendent, to aid either poor sections ill providmg school-houses, or the .superior schools in the county, a.s the Commissioners may decide.