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A. HASTINGS. Chairman of Committee. Adopted January 2nd, 1890. TORONTO; Chas. Roddy, Printer, 52 Adelaide St. East. 1890. y.- -f j-pf7 ../ «;■■■ On April 4th, 1889, Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Boden, moved. That a Special Committee be appointed to revise the Bules and By-Laws of the Board, said Commit- tee to consist of Messrs. H. A. E. Kent, Lee, Brown, ^oden, Somers, Baird, MoMurrich, Kerr, Howland^ and the mover, which was carried. On December 2nd, 1889, Mr. Hastings presented his Beport, which was received. On January 2nd, 1890, Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Henderson, moved, That the By-Laws submitted, with the Bules and Begulations, be adopted and signed by the Chairman, and that they be referred to the Chairman of the Board, Mr. H. A. E. Kent ; the Chairman of the Committee on Supplies, Mr. James Kerr ; and of the Chairman of the Special Committee on Bules and By-Laws, Mr. T. A. Hastings, as a Committee to take charge of the printing of the same, said By-Laws to come into force on the Second Wednesday in January, 1890, which was carried. «conded by ADDENDA. ed to revise Etid Commit- Lee, Brown, r, Howlandj gs presented seconded by he Rules and le Chairman, irman of the Irman of the r ; and of the on Rules and nittee to take d By-Laws to ,y in January, Clause XVIII, Page 46, should read as follows : — The schools shall open on thei, seventh day of January, and close on the first Friday in July. They shall re-open on the last Monday of August, and close on the twenty- second day of December. Every statutory, or a holiday proclaimed by the municipal authori- ties, to be a school holiday. Second paragraph of Section 1, Page 67, should read as follows : — Teachers shall receive one-tenth of their annual salaries on or about the first day of February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November, and Decem- ber, and at the close of the school term in December. Section 6, Page 69 : — The words, '• at the beginning of the year, or forthwith on their appointment," should be expunged. . 1 k / ■r-h V MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD FOR 1889. HERBERT A. E. KENT, Chairman. •V Ward of St. Lawrence : John Henderson. H. S. Howland, Jr. Ward of St. David : Jas, S. Williams. E. P. Rodbn. Ward of St. Thomas : Thos. R. Whitesides. Joseph OLiVBRr Ward of St. James : R. S. Baird. Walter S. Lee . * ^ v ;- ,; r Ward of St. John : F. SoMEBB. J. Kent. .Ward of St Andrew: S. WiLLGOCK. J. Kerb. Ward of St. George: Geo. MoMubbich. G. A. B. Bbown. Ward of St. Patrick : Hebbbbt a. E. Kent. W. W. Ogdbn, M.D. Ward of St. Paul : Geo. Vaib. T. A. Hastings. Ward of St. Stephen : G. DowNABD. A. K. Dekison. Ward of St. Matthew : John A. Buboebs, M.D. Elgin Bohoff, Ward of St. Mark : Wm. McSpaddbn. R. a. McCbaoebn. Ward of St. Alban : A. T. MiDDLETON. JaS. JoHNBTON. ;:5i^ CHAIRMEN OF [IB. Brown. DEN, M.D. STANDING COMMITTEES Finance f School Management^ . . Sites and Buildings, Printing and Supplies^ Night Schools, John Henderson Geo. McMurrigh F. SOMERS James Kerr H. S. Rowland, Jr. 38. ibon. 30H0FF, lOKBN. ton. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. Chairman^ Inspector 1 Secretary- Treasurer f Solicitor^ . . Supt. of Buildings^ **■ Herbert A. E. Kent , James L. Hughes . . W. 0. Wilkinson W. B. McMuRRiCH, M.A. C. H. Bishop Drill Instructor & Truant Offi^cer, Oapt. J:T. Thompson ■I wm . .) Chairmen of the Board <.ij^ Szom ©t^ganixai^oW' to 1889 ivtctu^ivc^. Joseph Workman, M.D 1850, 1851, 1852 J. G. Beard 1853 to 1864, inclusive Hon. John McMurrich 1865, 1866, 1867, 1870 John Baxter 1868, 1869 H. H. Wright, M.D 1871, 1872 e. goatsworth 1878 Walter S. Lee 1874, 1876 W. W. Ogdbn, M.D 1876, 1877 Geo. Wright, A.M., M.B 1878, 1879 Jambs Bain 1880, 1881 E. Galley 1882, 1883 F. Johnston 1884 E. P. Koden. . . : 1886 G. McMurrich 1886 C. A. B. Brown 1887 B. A. Ptne, M.D 1888 Herbert A. E. Kent 1889 Board B50, 1851, 1862 1864, inclusive B66, 1867, 1870 . . 1868, 1869 . 1871, 1872 1873 ..1874,1876 . . 1876, 1877 . . 1878, 1879 . . 1880, 1881 . . 1882, 1883 . . 1884 . . 1886 BRIEF HISTORY OF THE Toronto Public School Board. The Public School system whs introduced into Toronto in 1844. During the years 1844, 1845, 1846, and 1847 the city was sub-divided into separate school sections, the number of sections being at first twelve, and afterwards fifteen. Each section elected three Trustees to manage its own school affairs. Each section was independent of the others. In 1847 the law was changed, and a single Board elected for the whole city. This Board met for the first time on November 20th, 1847, and was consti- tuted as follows : W. H. Boulton, Mayor, Chairman ex-officio, Hon. J. Elmsley, F. W. Barron. W. Cawthra. . v* J. G. Bowes. Hon. John McMurrich. John Cameron. The members of the Board were nominated by the City Council. In 1850 the law was changed, and two members were elected from each Ward. > '•■" \ 'i A J i t 8 The first School Board elected in the city was con- stituted as follows : St. George's Ward— J. L. Eobinson and E. F. Whittemore. St. Lawrence Ward — J. G. Beard and W. Gooder- ham. St. Andrew's Ward— G. P. Eidout and A. Mc- Donald. St. Patrick's Ward — J. H. Hagarty and Jas. Price. St. Pavid's Ward — Joseph Workman, M.D., and A. A. Bidden, M.D. St. James' Ward — J. D. Bidout and D. Paterson. Dr. Workman was elected Chairman of the new Board, October 23rd, 1850. The first Public School buildings erected in the city were the Park Scheol, the Louisa Street School, and the (old) George Street School. They were opened in May, 1853. The registered attendance at the Schools was : In 1844 1,194 " 1850 1.260 " 1860 2,846 *• 1870 4,106 " 1880 8,997 " 1889 28,287 he city was con- BY-LAWS. I. PROCEEDINGS AT THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. 1. The Inaugural Meeting of the Board shairtake place at 1 p.m. on the third Wednesday in January, at which meeting the Secretary shall call the Board to order, and proceed to read the returns of the elections held. ^ 2. The Board shall immediately proceed to elect a Chairman. The vote upon the election of Chair- man shall be by ballot, without nominations. 3. Immediately following the election of Chairman, the Board shall adjourn for a short time, and the senior members present shall be a Special Com- mittee to meet at once for the purpose of striking the Standing Committees, which shall be constituted as follows: (1) Finance, the Chairmen of the School Man- agement, Sites and Buildings, and Printing and Supplies Committees, and three other members. ^ .^ •I- } %r 10 (2) School Management, one member from each ward. (3) Sites and Buildings, one member from each ward. (4) Printing and Supplies, five members. (5) Night Schools, six members. The Board resuming, the Committee shall present its report. Each Committee shall appoint its own Chairman. 4. The Chairman of the Board shall be ex-officio a member of all Committees. IL OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. The officers of the Board shall consist of a Chair- man, and the following salaried of&cials : an Inspec- tor, Secretary- Treasurer, Solicitor, Superintendent of Buildings, Drill Instructor and Truant Officer, who shall hold office during pleasure. III. * MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. 1. Begular meetings of the Board shall be held on the first, and third, Thursday of each month, com- mencing at 7.45 o'clock p.m., unless otherwise or- dered by special motion, or unless such Thursday member from imber from each I members, rs. tee shall present appoint its own lall be ex-officio a 3ARD. onsist of a Chair- 3ials : an Inspec Superintendent of aant Officer, who I 11 shall fall on a statutory or civic holiday, in which case the Board shall meet on the evening of the fol- lowing day at the same hour. 2. Unless there shall be a quorum present within one- quarter of an hour after the time appointed for the meeting of the Board, it shall stand adjourned until the next day of meeting ; and the Secretary shall take down the names of the members present at the expiration of such quarter-hour. 3. The Board shall not remain in session later than 11 o'clock p.m., unless it is otherwise deter- mined by a two-thirds' vote of the members present. 4. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairman on his own responsibility at any time, and it shall be his duty, or in his absence, the duty of the Secretary, to convene such special meetings whenever requested to do so by a written requisi- tion, signed by nine members of the Board. IV. OABD. I shall be held on* each month, com- es s otherwise or- s such Thursday RULES OF ORDER. 1. At the hour of meeting the Chairman shall take ^the Chair, and the members shall be called to )rder. 2. In case the Chairman shall not be in attend- A ./' ■r 12 ance, the Secretary shall call the meeting to order, until a Chairman shall he chosen, who shall preside until the arrival of the Chairman. 3. In the absence of the Chairman, one of the Trus- tees present shall be chosen to preside, and shall take the Chair and preside daring the absence of the Chairman, and at the meeting only at which he has been so chosen. 4. Immediately after the Chairman shall have taken his seat, the minutes of the preceding meeting shall be read by the Secretary, if required by any member present. 5. When the Chairman is called on to decide a point of order or practice, he shall state the rule applicable to the case, without argument or com'- ment, subject to an appeal to the Board, also with- out debate. 6. Upon a division of the Board, the names of those who vote for, and of those who vote against, the question, shall be entered upon the Minutes, not only in the cases required by law, but when any two members shall call for yeas and nays. ' 7. If the Chairman desire to leave the chair for the purpose of taking part in the debate, or for any other purpose, he shall call one of the members to fill his place until he resumes the chair. J neeting to order, who shall preside a, one of the Trus- ide, and shall take e ahsence of the y at which he has irman shall have preceding meeting f required by any j 3d on to decide a lall state the rule| irgument or corn- Board, also with- d, the names ofl [who vote against J the Minutes, not lut when any two] -ys. ' ave the chair fori ebate, or for any the members to| ihair. 13 • 8. Any member desiring to speak on any question whatsoever must rise in his place, ann standing un- covered, address himself to the Chairman. Th& latter, on hearing himself thus addressed, shall call to ^Vie member by name, and the member may then, but not before, proceed with his remarks. 9. When two or more members rise at the same time, the Chairman shall name the member who is first to speak. 10. No member while speaking shall be interrupted by another, except upon a point of order, or for the purpose of explanation. The member so interrupting shall confine himself strictly to the point of order, or the explanation. 11. Any member called to order from the chair shall sit down, but he may afterwards explain, and the Board, if appealed to, shall decide on the case, but without debate ; if there be no appeal, the decision of the Chairman shall be final. 12. No member shall speak more than once upon any question or motion, except the proposer, who shall be permitted to reply ; nor shall any member speak longer than a quarter of an hour on the same question without leave of the Board, except in ex- planation, and then he must not introduce new matter. '^ - . .-"v-:" -^-^ ;--Wr.v. ; .,>'C;^ 13. Any member of the Board may require that the ') i V 14 question under disoussion be read at any time of the debate, but not so as to interrupt a speaker. 14. Notice shall be given of all motions for intro- ducing new matter, other than matters of privilege and petitions, at a meeting previous to that at which it comes up for discussion, unless such notice be dis- pensed with by a two-thirds' vote of the members present. 15. Any matter, when once decided by the Board, shall not be re-introduced during the continuance of that year, unless by a two-thirds'vote of the mem- bers then present. 16. No matter shall be entertained and con- sidered by the Board until it has been referred to the Committee havnng proper cognizance of the €ame, and until such Committee has reportedthereon, unless by a two-thirds' vote of the members present. 17. A motion must be put in writing, and seconded, before it is stated by the Chairman, and then it shall be disposed of only by a vote of the Board, unless the mover, by permission of the Board, withdraw it. 18. Any member who has made a motion may withdraw the same with the leave of the Board, or it may be in like manner allowed to stand, such leave being granted without a negative vote. • 19. No member of the Board shall have more 15 ig, and seconded, md then it shall le Board, unless Lrd, withdraw it. lall have more than one vote on any question, whether in Committee of the Whole, or any other Committee, and in all [cases when a vote is taken on any motion and there is a tie, the motion shall be declared lost. 20. " l?he General Orders of the Day " shall be as follows: (1) Calling Roll and Noting Members Absent. (2) Beading the Minutes. (3) Beading Communications, Petitions, &c., to the Board. {4) Beports of Standing and Special Commit- tees, of the Inspector, and of the Drill Instructor and Truant Of&cer. (5) Enquiries. (6) Notices of Motion. - (7) Consideration of Beports. (8) Unfinished Business from Previous Meet- (9) Motions. (10) Miscellaneous Business. No variation in the foregoing order of business shall be permitted, unless by a two-thirds' vote of the Board, which shall be taken without debate. r } [id ^ J ! 1 1 ■ • w 21. When a question is under debate, no motioi shall be received, except — (1) To adjourn. (2) The previous question. (3) To lay on the table. (4) To postpone. (5) To conamit. . - (6) To amend. A motion to adjourn, for the previous question, or to lay on the table, shall be put without debate. 22. A motion for commitment, until it is decided, shall preclude all amendment of the main question. 23. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, but no second motion to the same effect shall be made until after some business shall intervene. 24. The previous question, until it is decided, shall preclude all amendment of the main question, and shall be put without debatet, in the following words : ** Shall this question be now put," and if this motion be resolved in the affirmative, the original question is to be put forthwith, without any amendment or debate. 25. All amendments shall be put in the reverse order in which they are moved, except- in filling up blanks, when the longest time and the largest sum shall lebate, no motion 17 }e put first ; and every amendment submitted shall }e in writing, and be decided upon, or with. ■drawn, before the main question is put to the vote. ■Only one amendment shall be allowed to an amend- Iment, and any amendment more than one must be |to the main question. 26. In all motions for the appointment of any Imember of the Board, or of any other person, to any loffice in the gift of the Board, the names of all can- Ididates shall be submitted before any vote is taken, laud the candidates shall be voted on separately in the order in which they are proposed. 27. When the question under consideration r;on- bains distinct propositions, the vote upon each pro- Iposition shali be taken separately, upon the request [of any member. 28. No member shall speak to the question, lafter it is finally put by the Chairman, nor shall any other motion be made until after the result is declared ; and the decision of the Chairman as to whether the question has been finally put, shall I be conclusive. 29. Whenever the Chairman is of opinion that a motion offered to the Board is contrary to the rules and privileges thereof, he shaii apprize the members immediately before putting the ques- tion thereon, and quote the rule or authority > 4 J 18 applicable to the case, without argument or com- ment. 80. A report from the Committee of the Whole may be amended by a majority of the Board, before its adoption, without going back into Committee of the Whole for that purpose. 31. Whenever the Chairman shall adjourn the Board for want of a quorum, the time of adjourn- ment and the names of the members then present shall be recorded in the minutes. 82. When the Board shall determine to go into Committee of the Whole, the Chairman shall name, in alphabetical order, the member who shall take the chair. : , ^. 83. Every member who shall introduce a petition or motion, upon any subject which may be referred to a Special Committee, shall be one of the Committee without being named by the Board, and be the Chairman thereof. Any member of the Board may be placed upon a Committee, notwithstanding the absence of such member at the time of his being named on such Committee. . .; . 84. All petitions or communications on any subject within the cognizance of a Standing Committee, fihall, on presentation, be referred by the Chairman, to the proper committee, without any motion ; but it 19 rgument or com- » ■ tee of the Whole the Board, before Qto Committee of ihall adjourn the time of adjourn- bers then present tail be competent for the Board, by a two-thirds' ^ote, to enter on immediate consideration thereof. 35. The rules of parliamentary practice shall gov- ern the Board in all oases to which they are applic- Lble, and in which they are not inconsistent with ihese rules. V. COMMITTEES. 1. The rules of the Board shall be observed in Com- littee of the Whole, except the rules respecting the reas and nays, and limiting the number of times of speaking ; and no motion for the previous question, )r for an adjournment, can be received ; but a mem- )er may at any time move that the Chairman leave the chair, or report progress, or ask leave to sit igain ; and all original motions shall be put in the )rder in which they are proposed, and shall not require to be seconded. 2. On motion in Committee to rise and report, the luestion shall be decided without debate. 3. Committees appointed to report on any subject referred to tliem by the Board, shall report a state- Iment of facts, and also their opinion thereon in writing ; and it shall be the duty of the Chairman, |or acting Chairman, to sign and present the report. 4. Committees shall have power, in cases of em- lergency, to expend an amount not exceeding fifty 20 dollars, no Committee shall enter into any contract or agreement involving the payment of money to an amount exceeding fifty dollars, without such contract or agreement having received the previous ratifica- tion of the Board, 5. No Committee shall exceed the appropriation made to such Committee for any purpose, nor shall it be lawful, without the approval of the Finance Committee and of the Hoard, for any Committee to expend money appropriated to any one purpose on any other work or service. 6. The Secretary shall hand over to the Chairmen of the respective Committees all documents referred to such Committees. 7. The Printed Eeports of all Standing Com- mittees shall contain the names of the members of such Committees present at the meetings at which said Reports were adopted ; and if at any time a meeting of any one of the said Committees shall be called, but at the time appointed a quorum is not present, the Chairman, or, in his absence, the Secre- tary, shall report the fact to the Board at its next meeting, giving the names of the members present. 8. A majority of the members appointed to compose any Standing or Special Committee, ex- clusive of any ex-officio member, shall be a quorum, competent to proceed to business. ■MM 21 9. Special meetings of auy StaudiugComraittee may [be called by its Chairman, whenever he shall con- sider it necessary to do so ; and it shall be the duty I of the Chairman, or in his absence it shall be the Iduty of the Secretary, to summon a special meeting of a Committee whenever requested in writing to do {so by a majority of the members composing it. 10. The business of the respective Standing and Special Committees shall be conducted under the fol- lowing regulations : (1) The Rules of the Board shall be observed in Committee so far as may be applicable. No motion shall require to be seconded ; no motion for the previous question shall be allowed ; nor shall the number of times of speaking on any question be limited. ^ (2) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting, and shall vote on all questions submitted, and in case of an equal division the question shall be decided in the negative. (3) The Chairman shall sign all such orders and documents as the Committee may legally order. (4) In the absence of the Chairman one of the other members shall be elected to preside, who shall discharge the duties of the Chairman for the meet- ing until the arrival of the Chairman. • "vt? 4- »Sr •X.-, 22 (5) The minuteB of all the transactions of every Committee shall be accurately entered in a book provided for that purpose, and at each meeting the minutes of the preceding meeting shall be sub- mitted for confirmation or amendment, and after they have received the approval of a majority of the members present, they shall be signed by the Chairman. (6) Each minute so recorded shall have attached to it a progressive number for reference, and an analytical index shall be kept for each minute book. (7) When a division takes place on any question, the votes of the members shall be recorded, if re- quired by one of the members. (8) No order or authority shall bo recognized as emanating from any Committee unless it is in writ- ing, and is signed by the Chairman, or acting Chair- man, or Secretary thereof, and refers to the minute of the Committee lender which it is issued. VI. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. 1. The Committee on Finance shall have the super- vision of all the fiscal concerns of the Board, and report the condition of the various funds. 23 2. It shall prepare a detailed statement of the estimates of money necessary to be raised by the City Council for the support of the schools, and report the same for the action of the Board not later than the first regular meeting in April. 3. It shall examine all accounts presented to the Board, and consider and report on all matters referred to it; but it shall audit no bills or accounts unless countersigned by the Chairman of the Committee having such bills or accounts m charge. 4. It shall see that the school property is properly I insured, and report the same to the Board. 5. It shall have the right to report against any con- ! tract, order, engagement, report, recommendation, nomination, claim, account, or proceeding involving the expenditure of money, in case the same (1) shall not comply with the Law, or with the By-Laws of the Board, or (2) shall exceed the appropriation made to the Committee reporting, or (3) shall exceed the ap- propriation to thespeciU work or service reported on, or (4) shall require the expenditure of money beyond the Estimates for the year for any work or service. In case any contract, order, engagement, report, re- commendation, nomination, claim, account, or pro- ceeding of any other Committee shall be objected to on any of the grounds aforesaid by the Finance A / ^1 f 24 Oommittee, and the same is appealed against by an}> member of the Board, the subject so appealed shal not be adopted or passed by the Board unless upon a two-thirds' vote of the Board being recorded in favor thereof. 6. It shall forbid the signing or delivery of anj) cheques, or of any security, or the payment of any money, if it shall think it expedient so to do, until the matter be further considered, or be referred to the Board. 7. In all cases where an expenditure of the funds of the Board is contemplated, and an instruc- tion is given to the Finance Committee by Resolu- tion of the Board not adopted by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Board then present and voting, to report or provide funds for any pur- pose, the Finance Committee shall be at liberty to disapprove of the proposed expenditure if deemed advisable, and thereafter the said expenditure shall only be incurred if approved by a two-thirds, majority of the members of the Board present and voting upon the matter. 8. It shall have the special supervision of the books of account,documents, and vouchers, and of all moneys, debentures, and securities, in the Treasurer's office, and shall also have the supervision of the Treasurer, and of all officers in his department under him, and 25 • ihall see that all duties and services which ought bo be performed by the Treasurer and the ofiQcera in his department are fully executed. 9. It shall advise the Treasurer, when called upon bo do so, in all matters pertaining to his office. 10. It shall regulate all matters connected with the receipt and payment of money, and order the [adoption of such regulations in connection therewith, as may be deemed necessary for the prevention of [any payment being made in contravention of the iBy-Laws, and generally manage the financial affairs )f the Board. 11. It shall cause to be furnished to the Board, not later than the second meeting of the Board in every [month, after the passage of the Estimates, a report |as per Schedule B. 12. The minutes of proceedings of all other Com- Imittees shall be furnished to the Finance Committee from time to time, if required by such Finance Com- mittee, and a summarized statement of all expendi- tures made, and estimated and ascertained liabilities incurred during the previous month, shall be fur- nished by such other Committee to such Finance I Committee up to the end of the last day of the month, and at most not later than the fifth day of every month thereafter, which may be in the form, or to the like effect, as in Schedule A. ■■-■^■»'j H /' I'ii 26 VII. COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. 1. The Committee on School Management shall have supervision of the examination of all applica- tions for situations as teachers, and it shall make nominations to fill all vacancies whenever they occur, suhject to the approval of the Board, and shall be divided into the following Sub-Committees, consisting of three members each : 1. Discipline, Health, and Physical De- velopment. 2. Programme of Study. 3. School Limits, Grading, and Transfers of Pupils. 4. Teachers' Transfers, Salaries, and re- engagement. 2. It shall have the power to suspend teachers for misconduct, and to make temporary appoint- ments in case of vacancies occurring ; but such action shall be reported to the Board for its approval at the next meeting. . 3. At the second regular meeting in February of each year, it shall prepare and present to the Board a report stat'ug the various localities in which additional school accommodation is required. &NAOKMBNT. 27 4, It shall visit the schools as often as praotic- lable, note the methods of discipline and instruction and the progress of the pupils, and report to the [Board the result of its visits, and shall submit [such Special Bules as it shall deem necessary to [secure the most effective instruction and discipline [in the schools, especially in reference to the arrange- ment of classes, the course of study, and the order and decorum of the pupils. ind Physical De- VIII. Dg, and Transfers Salaries, and re- COMMITTEE ON SITES AND BUILDINGS. 1. The Committee on Sites and Buildings shall lave the general supervision of the school buildings. jit shall, from time to time, report to the Board (upon the expediency of building, altering, repairing, )r improving any of the school buildings or grounds, ind shall make nominations for the position of [caretakers in the several schools, subject to the (approval of the Board ; and it shall be divided into the following Sub-Committees, consisting of four mem- Ibers each : — 1. Sites and New Buildings. 2. Warming and Ventilation. 3. Repairs and Alterations. vi ; I-- J 28 2. It shall have charge of all buildings during their erection, and, generally, shall study the most econo- mical as well as the most desirable changes that may be necessary for the comfort and welfare of all the schools under its jurisdiction. 3. It shall have charge of the wamring of the various schools in which steam or other modern meth- ods may he adopted. 4. It shall, at the first regular meeting in April, make a detailed report in writing of the character and extent of the repairs and improve, ments recommended to be made to the schools and premises during the current year. ';, IX. .;/ COMMITTEE ON PRINTING AND SUPPLIES. 1. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Print- ing and Supplies to report to the Board all matters that in its judgment ought to be printed, and to superintend all printing ordered by the Board. 2. It shall farther be the duty of the Committee I to purchase and keep all movablt? school furniture and apparatus, and provide all necessary supplies for| the schools. 3. It shall, at the close of each year, cause tcl be made a complete list of the movable prop-| 29 erty of the Board, with a detailed statement of its transactions for the year, giving the amount of purchases, the value of the stock on hand, and the cost per scholar of the same, with a statement of the aggregate cost of supplies as compared with the pre- vious year. 4. It shall report upon all books and stationery proposed to be used in the schools, and shall ad- vertise during the month of February for ten- ders for furnishing the schools with books and stationery for the year, but in all cases a written report must be made to the Board before any con- tract is entered into. X. SUPPLIES. COMMITTEE ON NIGHT SCHOOLS. 1. The Committee or Night Schools shall have a general supervision of the Night Schools, receive and consider all applications for situations as teachers, and make nominations to fill all vacancies when they occur, subject to the approval of the Board. 2. It shall have authority to transfer such teach- ers, suspend them, or make temporary appointments should vacancies occur, s'lch action requiring the ratification of the Board at its next ensuing meeting. 3. It shall visit the said schools as frequently as possible, informing itself as to the character of / \ il I ! 30 the discipline and system of instruction adopted, and the progress made by the pupils, and present a report to the Board of the result of their visits, submitting such regulations for the efficient management of the schools as may by it be deemed expedient, re- garding the arrangement of classes, the course of study, and the order and decorum of the pupils. XL MONEY APPROPRIATIONS, ACCOUNTS, EXPENDI- TURES, CONTRACTS AND IMPROVEMENTS. 1. All appropriations of money shall be submitted to a Committee of the Whole before being taken up in full Board. 2. No contract or expenditure shall be authorized or permitted in contemplation of a loan, whereby a debt is incurred requiring the approval of the Corpo- ration of the City of Toronto or of the ratepayers, until after the By-Law for such loan or debt has been duly passed and has been approved of by the Council or the ratepayers, according to law. 3. Every tender for work and supply of materials shall be accompanied at the time of its delivery to the Board, by a cheque marked good, or a cash deposit equal to five per cent, of the whole amount of the contract for which such tender shall be 31 made ; and every such cheque or cash deposit shall be forwarded to and remain in the custody of the Board until the contract for which such tender shall have been put in is awarded, when the cheque or deposits of the unsuccessful tenderers shall be re« turned to them, but the cheque or deposit of the suc- cessful tenderer shall remain on deposit until after the execution of the contract or bond, if any, re- quired for the work or material, as the case may be, to the satisfaction of the Board, and shall only be returned on receipt by the Board of the said contract and bond, duly executed. And in all cases when a tender has been accepted, and the party tendering fails to execute his contract and furnish the re- quisite bonds and sureties, the sum deposited shall be forfeited to the use of the Board. 4. All work and materials exceeding in value one hundred dollars, shall be done and provided by con- tract, and after tenders have been called for. 5. Prior to the introduction and passing of the Annual Estimates of Beceipts and Expenditure, all resolutions of the Board proposing to authorize the expenditure of money shall only be passed subject to a reference to the Finance Committee to estimate for the same ; and after the introduction and passing of the Estimates, such By-Laws or resolutions shall only be passed subject to a two-thirds' vote of the Board for such reference, in order that the said / H| ! 1 H 32 Committee may consider the means of providin^i funds for the same ; and in neither case shall any Committee, or officer of the Board, act upon any such By-Law or resolution until a report of the Finance Committee certifying the mode of providing funds has heen adopted in the Board. 6. No work or improvement shall be authorized by the Board, without either having an esti- mate of the probable cost thereof, or (in the ab- sence of an estimate) limiting an amount therefor : and no contract shall be "^ :itered into for such work or improvement at a larger sum, or involving a larger expenditure, than the amount so estimated or limited, and if such amount is found insufficient, the fact is to be reported to the Board before the work is commenced or contracted for. 7. When money is duly authorized to be expend- ed for any purpose, the amount to be expended is not to be credited to any Committee, but is to be credited to an account to be opened for the object for which the money is voted, and the amount shall be charged against the fund out of which the same is to be paid, so as to show how much of such fund is from time to time appropriated ; and the sums paid from time to time of the amount so voted shall be charged against the account which is to re- ceive the credit. 8. In case money appropriated to any particular 33 18 of providinji case shall any )t upon any such of the Finance providing funds 11 be authorized aviug an esti- or (in the ab- nouut therefor : for such work or involving a so estimated or insufficient, the before the work i to be expend - to be expended btee, but is to be , for the object id the amount ut of which the V much of such riated ; and the amount so voted t which is to re- any particular purpose exceeds the amount which such purpose is afterwards found to require, the surplus shall be carried to the credit of an account to be opened in the books for unappropriated money, or be carried to the general credit of 'the Board on resolution of the Board authorizing the same. XII. DUTIES OF THE INSPECTOR. 1. The Inspector shall attend all meetings of the Board, and the Standing Committees on School Management and Night Schools, and shall attend any other Committee to which he may be summoned. 2. He shall take charge of the government of the schools, and direct and control the business of teaching under the direction of the School Manage- ment Committee and the Board. 3. He shall visit the schools and administer their government in every practical detail, instituting and enforcing such regulations as may be necessary to their efficiency under the direction of the Committees on School Management and Night Schools. 4. He shall require from each Principal, and shall himself make, monthly returns to the Board of the attendance of teachers and pupils, and give the names of teachers^absent, the causes of such absence, and such other matters as should be recorded. ,.- A f J ; I 'S., 84 5. He shall, at the first meeting of the Committee each mouth, give a written statement of his labors during the previous month, with any facts relating to the progress of the schools, and such recommenda- tions for the improvement of the same as he may deem of interest to the Board, and shall also present to the Board at such meetings a tabular statement showing the attendance of each department during the preceding month. All such reports shall be in- corporated in the minutes of the Board. 6. He shall make an Annual Eeport and submit the same to the Board on or before the 31st day of January in each year, recording the position of the schools in regard to statistics, cost, system of teach- ing, examinations, and such other matters as may be usefully discussed and recorded. 7. He shall have power to call meetings of the teachers of the different grades for lectures and in- structions on their school work, by special mas- ters or others, in other than school hours, and shall keep a careful record of the attendance and punctuality of the teachers and the interest they manifest in these and the regular institute meetings. 8. He shall be accountable for the general good condition of the schools, and shall in every way practicable advise and stimulate the teachers in the 85 performance of their duties. If he should discover any neglect of duty or any remissness on the part of a teacher, he shall report it to the Committee ou School Management at the first meeting thereof. 9. He shall make himself familiar with the various systems of puhlic instruction, and the progress of education in other places, that he may he better prepared to devise appropriate means for the ad- vancement of the public schools of this city to the highest possible standard of efficiency and useful, ness, and for this purpose shall make arrangements for a regular exchange of reports between this and other School Boards, and shall cause all such reports to be properly classified and preserved in his office. 10. He shall meet the teachers at stated periods, in other than school hours, during the term time, for the purpose of instructing them in the theory and practice of teaching, and the best means of govern- ing their schools. 11. He shall send to parents or guardians notices of the suspension of their children, and shall report to the Board once a month the number of pupils suspended during the month, and the cause of such suspension. 12. His office shall be kept open each school day, and for the last two weeks of the summer vacation, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and he shall attend person- •i / I ] ill 36 ally at the office each day from 9 to 10 a.m.; on Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m.; and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 13. He shall keep a book in his office in which he shall enter, each day, the visits he proposes to make on the following day, giving the names of the schools he intends to visit, and the time such visits will be made. 14. He, shall, generally, give effect to the directions of the Board and Standing Committees, and assist them in promoting the established system of the schools to the most fruitful result of which it is capable, under the direction of the Board. XIIL DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER. 1. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board, and, if required, of the several Standing and Special Committees, and record the minutes of the proceedings of such meetings ; keep books of accounts showing the Income, Expenditure, and Liabilities of the Board, and the state of its ac- counts with the City Treasurer, and in conjunction with the Chairman of the Board, sign all orders upon the City Treasurer. [^SgST^ 10 a.m.; on aturday from 37 2. He shall notify each member of all meetings of the Board at least twenty-four hours previous to the time at which such meeting is to take place. 3 He shall conduct any correspondence which the Board may require not specially within the de- partment, or arising directly out of the duties of the Inspector or the Superintendent of Buildings. 4. He shall receive and classify, and place on files kept for that purpose, all letters and documents for the Board or Standing Committees, and submit the same ; take charge of all reports, correspondence, applications for office, accounts, and other docu- ments, and classify and file the same. 5. He shall make returns of all salaries ; make out all orders for payment, and keep full accounts of all expenditure. 6. He shall superintend the distribution of school supplies and requisites, under the direction of the Committee on Printing and Supplies. 7. He shall promulgate all orders of the Board and of the Committees, and generally act under the authority of the Board and its Chairman, and of the Committees and their Chairmen, respectively, and with the Inspector, and Superintendent of Buildings, so far as relates to the routine of their departments. 3. He shall cause copies of all reports to be deliv- { I /' t!l 38 ered to each member of the Board at least twenty- four hours prior to the meeting at which said reports are to be considered, provided always that this rule may be suspended in special cases by a two-thirds' vote of the members present. 9. He shall keep a book, in which all special orders of the Board and all reference to com- mittees, officers, or employees, shall be regu- larly noted, with date of entry and time when each is to be considered or reported back, as the case may be, and shall lay such book before the presiding officer at each session of the Board. 10. He shall see that every matter referred to any officer, or committee, is duly endorsed and promptly] placed in the proper hands for consideration, and for report also, if that is required. LI. He shall be the head of the Financial De- partment of the Board, and shall be the principal I officer and adviser of the Board, through the Finance! Committee, in all matters relating to the monetary] and financial operations of the Board. 12. He shall give security as required by law,! either by bond, with good and sufficient personal sureties, or by the covenant and undertaking of any good and sufficient company or association, duly incorporated for granting bonds of suretyship for parties holding positions of trust ; and the amountl 39 of said security, aud all other particulars regarding it, shall be subject to the approval of the Board. • 13. He shall keep, or cause to be kept, accord- I iug to the most approved system of book- keep- ing, such books cf account as may be necessary to show distinctly and continuously from day to day the receipts and disbursements, and all other reckon- jings of what nature or kind soever connected with |the monetary transactions of the Board. 14. He shall be the custodian of all titles and evi- lences of title, deeds, mortgages, leases, bonds, Lgreements, or other instruments relating to the )roperty and rentals of the Board, and shall only illow the same to be taken from his of&ce on the )rder of the Board, or of the Chairman, or on the re- luisition and receipt of the Solicitor, for use in any ^egal procedure, or on the order to produce of any jourt of law or equity. 15. He shall further be the custodian of all bonds md securities of fidelity given for the faithful dis- jharge of the duties of the officials and servants of [he Board, save his own, which shall be deposited n'th the Solicitor. 16. He shall be guided in the payments and dis- mrsements of his office by the By-laws, Kules, and Regulations of the Board with regard to the passing Lnd verification of accounts by the several Commit- >"j / •■• ll 40 tees, or by statutory or other authority, and by the appropriations made for their liquidation, advisii;ig with the Committee of Finance or the Board when such appropriations are exhausted. 17. He shall generally superintend the transactions of his department, and the officers of the same, and duly compare, check, and verify the entries of receipts and disbursements with the accounts and vouchers of the same, and with the books of the office. 18. The accounts and transactions of his depart- ment shall be subject to a monthly audit by the City Auditors, who shall also verify and attest the Annual Abstract and Eeport of Eeceipts and Expenditures. 19. He shall supply all information relative to the finances of the Board, and all other matters con nected with his office, when required. 20. He shall conform to all directions of the I Finance Committee consistent with law or the By-| laws of the Board. XIV. DUTIES OF THE SOLICITOR. 1 . The Solicitor shall attend all meetings of thel Board and of the Standing Committees, to which he| may be summoned. 41 2. He shall draft all such petitions or memorials as may be presented by the Board to the Lieutenant- Governor, or the Dominion or Provincial Legislatures and all Acts of Parliament which may be desired by the Board aforesaid ; shall give all the necessary notices of application for such Acts, and attend to the passage thereof through the said Legislatures and the various Committees thereof. 3. He shall prepare all building contracts and contracts for supplies, as hereinafter provided, and agreements between the Board and its officers, teachers, and caretakers. 4. He shall prepare all building contracts in I duplicate, when completed, depositing one with the Secretary-Treasurer and the other with the Superintendent of Buildings. Contracts for sup- i plies need not be in duplicate, and when completed [shall be lodged with the Secretary-Treasurer. 5. He shall give to the said Board and each of its (Committees, and to the Chairman of the Board, his advice or opinion on any question of law properly (submitted for that purpose to him ; and generally jhe shall give due and proper attention to all the [business appertaining to the Law Department of the loard, as may be required. 6. It shall be the duty of all Officers of the Board to furnish the Solicitor, upon request, with any doou- 5? .> J 42 ments, books, or papers in the custody or possession of such Officers, and to give to the said Solicitor such other aid and assistance as he may require in the performance of the duties of said office. XV. DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS. 1. The Superintendent of Buildings shall attend all meetings of the Board and of the Standing Com- mittee on Sites and Buildings, and shall attend any| other committee to which he may be called. 2. He shall make an annual report, and submit' the same to the Board on or before the 15th day of January in each year, recording the value of school buildings, sites, and furniture, noting the increase or depreciation in value as compared with the re- port of the previous year ; how each school is seated, and the condition of the seats and desks ; the systeml of heating and the amount of fuel consumed ; audi such other matters as may be usefully discussed and| recorded. 3. He shall have charge, under the Committee ofl Supplies, of all supplies required and furnished by[ the Board for the use of the caretakers in the performj ance of their duties, and keep a separate accounij thereof with each school. 43 4. He shall have, under the said Committee, the care of the furniture of the schools, %nd shall see thab all furniture supplied to the schools is strictly according to the contract under which it is pur- chased. 5. He shall report to the Committee on Sites and Buildings on or before the first day of April, in each year, as to the improvements and repairs which, in his opinion, should be undertaken by the Board during the year. 6. He shall furnish all the necessary plans and specifications, and working drawings with the proper tracings, estimates, etc., for all buildings of whatever kind to be erected by the Board, and also of all repairs when ordered by the Committee on Sites and Buildings, such plans to be the exclusive property of the Board. 7. He shall superintend all buildings in course of erection, and visit them as often as may be deemed advisable. He shall require of all contractors and mechanics employed in such buildings that all work and material shall conform strictly to contract. 8. He shall report to the Committee on Sit as and Buildings, at its meetings, the progress of such buildings in course of erection, and whether, in respect to character and time, they are being erected according to the terms of the contract.. J 44 He shall certify to all accounts for work done and or material furnished upon buildings in process of erection, or upon repairs made under his superin- tendence, and he shall be held personally responsible to the Board that all work and materials certified by him for payment aie such as the contracts require. 9. He shall superintend all repairs ordered by the Committee. 10. He shall have authority to order any small re- pairs requiring immediate attention, not involving an expenditure of more than ten dollars; such action to be reported at the first meeting thereafter to the Committee. 11. He shall, under the orders of the Committee, have charge of all the supplies and material for re- pairs, and superintend the distribution of the same, and shall keep a proper record thereof for each school, and of the use «made of the same, in books provided by Jhe Board for the purpose. 12. He shall, under the direction of the Com- mittee, have under his supervision and control all <2aretakers employed by the Board, and see that all buildings, grounds, and other property belong- ing to the Board, in charge of caretakers, are kept in a good and cleanly condition. He shall, further, be spe- <:ially attentive to the proper warming and ventilation of the schools, and see that the caretakers fulfil their 45 duties in all respects according to the By-Laws. He shall attend to repairs without delay in stoam-hnating apparatus, furnaces, stoves, and stove-pipes. He shall have authority, with the approval of the Chair- man of the Board, to suspend any caretaker who is neglecting his duty, and supply his place, tempor- arily, awaiting the action of the Committee. 13. He shall inspect all school buildings periodi- cally, and keep a record, in a book to be pro- vided for the purpose, of the condition thereof at the time of such visit. 14. He shall be required to be at his office from 2 to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. 15. He shall provide himself with a horse and conveyance, and shall keep and maintain the fiame at his own expense. 16. He shall, under the direction of the Committee on Sites and Buildings, have charge of all mechanics and laborers employed by the Board, and shall keep a record of their services. XVI. DUTIES OF THE DRILL INSTRUCTOR. 1. He shall give instruction in Drill to the pupila of the Public Schools under the direction of the Committee on School Management, and report quar- terly to the Board. > *-,* / 46 2. He shall attend all meetings of the Board, and perform suoh other duties as may be required of him. XVII. OFFICE HOULS. Official hours for the transaction of business in the various offices of the Board, with the exception of the Inspector, shall be from 9 o'clock a.m. to 4 o'clock p.m., except on Saturdays, when all the offices shall close at 1 o'clock p.m. " During the summer vacation the Secretary's office shall close to the public at one o'clock p.m. daily. The head official of any department may at any time, when press of public business demands it, in his discretion require the at jendance of the various officials in his department at such other hours as he may think necessary. XVIII. SCHOOL TERMS. The schools shall open on the seventh day of Jan- uary and close on the Thursday before Easter. They shall re-open on the last Monday of August and close on the twenty- second day of December. Every statutory, or a holiday proclaimed by the municipal authorities, to be a school holi.day m 47 XIX. AMENDMENTS. No amendment or addition to any of the foregoing By-laws shall be made, unlesa due notice, setting forth the proposed amendment or addition, shall have been given at a meeting previous to that at wh'oh the same comes up for discussion, and it shall require a two-thirds' vote to carry any amendment or addition, and all resolutions of the Board incon« sistent with the above By-laws are hereby repealed. XX. DUTIES OF CABETAKERS. 1. Every applicant for the position of caretaker of a school building must produce a certificate that each member of his family has been vaccinated, and must also furnish evidence satisfactory to the Committee on Sites and Buildings and to the Superintendent of school buildings, that the applicant has sufficient knowledge, is not over forty-five years of age, and is in every respect . qualified to properly manage the apparatus used in warming and ventilating the building ; and must also possess sufficient mechanical skill to provide, so far as prac- ticable, against damage to any portion of the school property arising from the use of the apparatus ; and no person shall be employed as Janitor without a 48 certificate of quali&oation from the Superintendent of Buildings, approved by the Committee on Sites and Buildings. 2. The sum to be paid monthly to each caretaker shall be one-thirteenth of his or her annual salary, the remaining thirteenth of his or her annual salary to be paid in the month of September in each year, provided that the Superintendent of Buildings shall certify to the Board that the buildings and premises in charge of such caretaker have been thoroughly cleaned during vacation. 8. If a caretaker be found in any wisa incompetent for the discharge of his duties, he shall be subject to immediate suspension by the Chairman of the Board and the Superintendent of Buildings. , , 4. The caretakers shall have the school rooms com- fortably heated by 8.30 a.m., during cold weather, or when directed by the Principal, and they shall see that an even temperature is maintained in all the schools heated by steam or furnaces, and that a suffi- cient supply of fuel is placed in each room for the day, where stoves are in use. 5. In inclement or cold weather they shall open the doors to pupils arriving after 8.30, and remain in charge of the school until the arrival of the Principal, keeping the pupils in rooms set apart for them, one for the boys and another for the girls. , . 49 6. They shall report to the Principals of the Schools at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and sign their names in a book kept for this purpose. 7. Resident caretakers and those in charge of fur- naces, shall not leave their respective schools during school hours without the consent of the Principal, unless excused by the Committee on Sites and Buildings. 8. The school, including rooms and passages, shall be swept every day after 4 p.m., and window-ledges, seats, desks, and other furniture in each school room shall be dusted every day before 8.30 a.m. The snow shall be shovelled from the school sheds, closets, steps, and necessary passages in the school rard, and from the sidewalks in and about the school premises. 9. They shall wash out the school closets every Saturday when the schools are in session, and when directed by the Principal. The closets shall be swept out once a day, and the school yards once a week. ' . ■ 10. They shall wash out ink-wells in each school room once a month, and replenish them once a week, or when necessary. * ' ' . . . ^ 11. They shall scrub out the school rooms and thoroughly wash the windows, woodwork, desks, and seats of the school at least three times during the I year, viz., during the Christmas, Easter, and Midsum- Jy Vi J / 60 mer holidays, and oil hardwood floors, and desks. In midsummer, the scrubbin^f must be done after the completion of the repairs, whitewashing, stove-cleaning, etc. They shall remove ink-stains with oxalic acid, when necessary. All walls and cor- nices shall be wiped down once a month. They shall generally keep the buildiug3, grounds, and heating apparatus in a neat and clean condition. 12. They will be required to take charge of the school at 4 p.m. sharp. The outside doors of the school shall be locked at 4 p m , and no pupil shall be allowed to re-enter any school room during that evening unless accompanied by the Gp.retaker. 13. Eesident caretakers shall do all the ordinary re- pairs in and about the schools, suoh as replacing broken panes of glass, fastening loose seats or desks, keeping window blinds and wall maps in order, etc. 14. They shall attend at the Secretary's ofGice for ordinary supplies on the last Saturday in each month, between the hours of 9 and 11 o'clock a.m. Supplies shall be furnished by the Secretary on a requisition being presented, signed by the Principal of the school. 15. They shall carry any messagss on school busi- ness, during school hours, when called upon for that purpose by the Principal. Those who have charge of schools heated with steam, or with furnaces, shall be he ordinary re- 51 \xempt from this regulation during such time as heat is required in their respective schools. 16. Caretakers shall at all times be under the direc- tion of the Superintendent of Buildings, but they shall, during the sessions of the schools, yield a ready obedience to the requests and directions of bhe Principals of the schools. 17. The present caretakers in the employ of the Board shall forthwith, on the adoption of these By-laws, md every caretaker hereafter appointed, shall, before mtering upon his duties, enter into a written agree > lent with the Board for the due discharge of his or ler duties, which said agreement shall be prepared )y the Solicitor, under the instructions of the Board. [" Eesident caretakers " shall be understood to Imean the caretakers of schools of 8 rooms or more.] ,-^ / }. 4) 4> ?Ph o «W "^ 43 ^ Q o © n ^ ©go o (A 4> « in 0) P) = c 14 0) S? 4) Ui 4) 0) MS i5 E 9- u 0) 4> 0) c *; •- E "• o « o Cli ce a: H « o -M • rH o p^ 'S o « $:; p pq P4 s CQ J HS^-43 -MfO.T^ 31 i| o § 5 Hft -^ '2'0 DD M 0) Q Ascer- ined a stimat abiiiti 1 ^H3 OS CO rHp5 08 B 00 0) cS o » 05 a H ^ O o OQ O H o g ^ OQ .7 ;- J yej wr gui cin L tifi sta poi i ing she pre REaULATIONS RELATING TO PUPILS. 1. Applications for admission should be made to the Principal before nine o'clock, a.m. 2. No child shall be admitted under five years of age, except to a Kindergarten class. 3. No child shall be admitted without a written certificate from his or her parent or guardian, stating that he or she has been vac- cinated. 4. No child of a Roman Catholic parent or guardian shall be admitted without a cer- tificate from the Assessment Commissioner, stating that the parent or guardian is a sup- porter of Public Schools. 5. Pupils who come to School without hav- ing their persons and apparel neat and clean, should be sent home by the Principal to receive proper attention, ^^ A i ■;f 56 6. From October to April, inclusive, pupils shall be allowed to enter their rooms at 8.45 a.m., and outside doors must not be shut against them after 8.30 a.m. in severe weather; caretakers shall take charge of them in rooms set apart. The same regulation applies to the other six months of the year during inclement weather. ' ! 7. When the weather is favorable the pupils shall lorm in line in the yard, at five minutes before the time for opening school. At 9 a.m., and at 1.30 p.m., the doors of the class-rooms shall be closed. The outside doors shall not be locked against pupils who may arrive late . . ? . . 8. Every pupil not in the School building at 9 a. m,, or at 1.30 p.m. shall be registered, ** late." Pupils must not be sent home for a note explaining lateness, at the time the late- ness occurs. - v; / 9. The daily exercises of each School shall commence, and close, with reading from the Bible, and prayer. The singing of appropriate selections is recommended in addition. m^mm. ve, pupils is at 8.45 be shut I weather; in rooms ies to the nclement '^ .1 ihe pupils 3 minutes . At 9 3 of the outside ipils who building gistered, )me for a the late- , ■ J. . . .'■ ' J '■ xO-J iOol shall Tom the propriate 57 Pupils whv> ha\ given safcislt^^Uon during the day in conduct, recitation, and study, may be dismissed at half-past three o'clock, except, however, not less than &ye of each class, who shall be kept till four o'clock each day, for instruction in subjects in which their educa- tion is especially deficient, owing to absence from school or other causes. 10. No pupil shall be allowed to leave before the hour appointed by the Board, except in case of sickness, or some pressing emergency ; and then the Principal's consent must first be obtained. 11. Pupils shall not be kept in at noon, nor at recess in fine weather, nor later than 4 o'clock in the afternoon. No child who brings lunch to school shall leave the school premises without permission, during noon recess. ^> 12. There shall be a Recess of fifteen min- utes in the morning session. On days con- sidered too inclement by the Principal, the pupils are not to be required to go out at re- 58 cess. The following rules apply to recesses on days when the pupils are not sent out. Pupils who wish to go out shall be allowed to do so. They shall be allowed to come in as soon as they wish to do so. Those who stay in shall not be allowed to leave their seats without permission from the teacher. They should march or exercise in some way under the guidance of the teacher. Talking in a low tone may be allowed during the recess, when pupils are not taking part in some general work under the direction of the teacher. Pupils must not be allowed to be disorderly during recess in the school-rooms or halls. 13. Pupils coming from homes where scarlet fever, measles, mumps, whooping cough, dip- theria, chicken-pox or small-pox exists, or has recently existed, shall not be permitted to enter school till a medical certificate has been pro- duced, stating that in entering there is no danger to others from contagion. 14. Pupils coming from homes where typhoidlor 1: 69 as soon as fever exists, shall be permitted to attend school only on the production of a medical certificate to the effect that the proper sanitary measures have been taken, and continue to be taken, and that there is no danger to others from con- tagion. 15. In addition to the daily inspection of the hands, face, boots, and clothing, the teachers shall make a more careful examination of the pupils once a week, to find out whether there are any eruptions on the hands^ wrists, necks, faces, or heads of the pupils. 16. Pupils who have contagious skin diseases shall at once be sent home by the Principal, and in cases of a doubtful character, they should be sent home for a few days until the nature of the eruption becomes clearly manifest. When a pupil is sent home on account of a contagious skin disease, he shall not be re-admitted with- out a medical certificate, stating that there is no danger of contagion. 17. Pupils who have been suspended for I misconduct, shall not receive medals, prizes^ or honor certificates. ■i:- 60 18. No pupil shall be allowed to be absent from School for the purpose of taking lessons elsewhere. 19. Half-yearly public examinations shall be held in every school, of which due notice shall be given, and to which all parents and the pub- lic generally shall be invited. Any pupil ab- senting himself from any examination held under the authority of the Board, without per- mission of the Principal shall not be re -admitted without an explanation satisfactory to the Principal. 20. No pupil shall be allowed to enter or re- main in any School out of his or her school - limit. In case of removal from one school- limit to another within any school year, parents shall have the privilege of allowing their chil- dren to remain to the end of the current term, in the school which they attended at the time of removal. 21. Pupils are required to be respectful and obedient to their teachers, and kind and obliging to each other ; to speak the truth on all occa- sions ; to refrain from indelicate or profane Ian- 61 guage ; from chewing or spitting in School, and from mocking or nick-naming their school- fellows or others ; to be respectful to all persons in authority ; to be attentive, quiet, and orderly in the school ; to promote, as far as possible, the comfort and improvement of others ; and, in short, to do unto others whatsoever they would that others should do unto them. All games likely to excite ill-feeling are strictly prohibited. 22. Any pupil who brings tobacco, lucifer matches, firearms, or fireworks, to School, or has them in his possession there, shall be immediately suspended. 23. Any property of the Schools that may be injured or destroyed by pupils, must be made good forthwith by their parents and guardians, under a penalty of the suspension of the delinquent pupils. 24. Any pupil found guilty of throwing stones or other dangerous missiles, while under school control, shall be suspended. 1 I'* 62 26. Pupils may be suspended for any of the following reasons : (1) Truancy, persisted in, (2) Absence for six half-days in four con- secutive weeks, without a reason satisfactory to the Principal, show- ing that the absence was caused by the sickness of the pupil, sickness in the family, or other urgent reason. (5) Lateness, if repeated after four notifi- cations have been sent to the parent or guardian in a session. (4) Leaving school without permission. (6) Determined opposition to authority. , (6) Repetition of any offence after notice. (7) Habitual neglect of duty. (8) The use of profane, obscene, or other improper language. (9) General bad conduct, and bad example, to the injury of the school. (10) Writing any obscene or improper words on the fences, out- buildings, or any part of the school premises. (11) Bad conduct on the way to or from school. 26. No pupil shall be suspended for a first offence of any kind, except under sub -sec. 5, Reg. 25. Parents or guardians shall be notified I;' IS r^.: :i 68 on the proper form concerning the misconduct of their children, before they are suspended. 27. Principals may re-admit pupils sus- pended for the first time for any offence speci- fied in Keg. 26. Pupils who have beer» pre- viously suspended shall be re-admitted *^y the Inspector only, and the number of suspensions in each School shall be reported monthly to the School Management Committee ly the Inspector. Suspended pupils shall be re-ad- mitted only on the personal application of the parent or guardian. 28. Any pupil adjudged so refr .ctory by the Board that his presence in school is considered injurious to the other pupils may be expelled from school. 29. No pupil who has been convicted of crime by the Police Magistrate, or in any Court, shall be admitted to any ordinary Pub- lic School. 30. Pupils will be allowed to attend one pic-nic of the Sunday-school to which they be- long, and to assist two days in moving, without 64 losing their claim to a certificate for the session in which such absence occurs. 31. A pupil will not lose the certificate by being absent in case of the death of a parent or of a member of the family. Jewish children are allowed to be absent four days in a year, on Jewish holidays, without losing their certi- ficates. Certificates of Honor and Medals shall be awarded, at the Christmas examination, to such pupils as have not been once absent or late, and whose conduct has been uniformly good. Pupils whose absence has been occa- sioned by their own sickness, of not more than three weeks' continuance in each session, cer- tified in writing by their parents or guardians ; or who have been kept out of school on ac- count of contagious diseases in their families, shall receive certificates. These certificates shall be of two grades, and named, respec- tively, 1st Honor and 2 ad Honor, and the Medals of two kinds —Bronze and Silver. The 2nd Honor certificates shall be awarded •^^l^^mm wm^m 65 to sach pupils as have conform 3d to the said rales for one year. The Isfc Honor certificates shall be awarded to such pupils as have conformed to the above con itions for two years. Bronze Medals shall be awarded to such pupils as have conformed to the above condi- tions for four years. Silver medals shall be awarded to such pupils as have conformed to the above conditions for eight years. 32. The foregoing regulations shall be read and, so far as necessary, explained to the pupils in each class on the first Monday in each month. r ' ..; ! te te m in ec o 01 t€ q ai si re ^■wp «MVHili iPiiif REGULATIONS RELATING TO TEACHERS. '^ 1. The appointment and remuneration of teachers are determined by the Board, and teachers are prohibited from receiving pay- ment from, or on account of, any pupils attend- ing the City Schools. The salaries of teachers shall be paid in ten equal instalments, at the close of January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November and December. 2. No person under the age of eighteen, or over forty, years shall be appointed as a teacher in any public school. 3. The tenure of office of all teachers shall be at the pleasure of the Board, and superior qualifications as to moral character, literary attainments, industry and practical skill in in- struction and management shall be specially regarded in their employment and continu- fj r I 68 ance. They shall have the right to resign only when four weeks', and, in the case of Principals, four months' notice of such inten- tion is given, and the Board reserves the right to suspend or dismiss any teacher for violation of rules, unfitness, or incompetence, at any time. 4. All teachers shall devote themselves ex- clusively to the duties of their schools during school hours, and shall use every available means for their improvement in the work of instruction and discipline. They shall attend such meetings as may be called by the Inspector for counsel and mutual improve- ment ; and for absence from, or tardiness at^ such meeting, shall suffer the same as herein provided for absence or tardiness in their daily work. 5. Teachers shall not be allowed to employ their time outside of school hours in any man- ner which will interfere with their efficiency or usefulness as teachers in the Public Schools. Each teacher in the employ of the Board shall, on or before the first day of December^ if re -appointed, enter into an agreement with the Board for one year, and teachers appointed during the currency of the year shall only be appointed for the balance of the year, to run from the date of their appointment, and such 69 resign bse of inten- right lation t any js ex- [uring dlable 3rk of ittend ^ the L)rove« SS Sbtj. lerein daily nploy man- cy 01* dIs. Board nber^ with inted ily be run such agreements shall be prepared by the Solicitor, under the instructions of the Board, and be signed by the teachers at the beginning of the year, or forthwith on their appointment. 6. The names of all teachers re -appointed by the Board, who have not given satisfaction during the preceding year, shall be placed on a probation list. The name of any teacher may be removed from the probation list at any time, after a period of six months, by a resolution of the Board, on recommendation of the Committee on School Management. Teachers whose names are placed on the pro- bation list shall not receive an increase of salary during the time their names continue on the list. Teachers in receipt of the maxi- mum salary shall receive the salary next be- low that which they would otherwise receive, if their names are placed on the probation list. 7. Teachers shall attend such meet- ings as may be called by the Inspector, not exceeding two half days each month outside of the regular school days, for counsel and mutual improvement. The teachers are required to practise such discipline in the Schools, as would be exercised by a kind and judicious parent ; and they shall avoid corporal punishment in all cases where ■j r' I \t| 70 w ' good order can be preserved by milder measures. They shall render such assistance in the care of pupils passing through the halls at the open- ing and closing of schools, and at recess, and in the care of pupils who remain at noon, as may be required by the Principal. It is par- ticularly enjoined upon all teachers, that they devote their time faithfully to a vigilant and watchful care over the conduct and habits of the pupils during the time for relaxation and play, before and aftor school, and during the recesses, both in the school buildings and oil the play-grounds. They shall make a daily record upon the class books and diaries of all items required therein, and shall make upon the last school day of each School Month, a monthly re- port to the Principal, in accordance with instructions in class books and upon Monthly Report blanks. All work upon Class Books, except the daily record, must be done outside of school hours. 8. Teachers shall be on duty in their own rooms not later than 8.45 a.m., and 1.20 p.m., and Principals not later than 8.40 a.m., and 1.20p.m., every school day. ' 9. Teachers shall enter the exact time of their arrival at School in a book kept lor that purpose, even though they may have been de- 71 .sures. 3 care open- s, and on, as s par- t they t and bits of in and ig the ;nd on upon juired school ly re- with )nthly 3ooks, utside their and 8.40 me of ' that m de- tained by parents making inquiries in reference to school matters. Any teacher who shall be late as often as three times in one month, shall be summoned to appear before the School Man- agement Committee to explain the cause of such lateness. Special teachers shall report to the Princi- pals on their arrival at the Schools. 10. If any teacher is absent on the re-open- ing day after vacation, the Principal shall refuse to allow such teacher to resume duty until officially authorized to do so. Principals shall themselves be subject to this regulation. 11. Every department shall be under the su- pervision of the Principal, and all assistants shall be subject to his or her direction in all matters pertaining to the said departments. It shall be the duty of the Principal to organize the school over which he or she presides in all its depart- ments ; to see that the teachers are prompt in their attendance, and that they perform faith- fully the duties assigned to them ; to examine every class under his or her charge at least once a month ; and seek to inspire the teachers under his or her direction with an ambition to excel in their profession. In case of the absence of the Principal the teacher next in rank shall act as Principal, unless the School Manage- ment Committee or Inspector direct otherwise. / r' I \ I / 72 12. The Principal shall make a monchiy re- port at the close of each month to the Inspector, a copy of which shall be retained on file at school, foi examination, of the number of children in the school under his or her care, the number admitted and withdrawn, the average attendance, and the number of cases of corporal punishment ; also the time lost by any teacher, and the number of times the school has been visited by each Trustee, the Inspector, and official visitors ; and such other items of information as may be required by the Com- mittee on School Management or the Inspector. The Principal of every school shall transmit to the Inspector, at the close of each week, a list of the children, if any, between the ages of 8 and 14 years, that such Principal shall have reason to believe have left the school for the purpose of engaging in any employment. Said Principal shall state the home and address of every child so reported, and shall state whether or not the child has received a certificate of attendance in accordance with law. 13. On or before the 24th day of December in each year, the Principal shall make to the Inspector an annual report, in which shall be stated the number of children on register at date of the previous annual report, the number of admissions and removals during the year, the ave [number lalso su( Iby the J Ithe req [annual 14. ^ 3chool } mppliej the beg: Bonsum m inve ipective istimat€ he nex lyith th( )y the I he rece )e satisf 15. A soncerni lable, b( ).m. on ).m. on 16. P Juperini aretake ime a 1 lay be i 73 ly re- ector, 1 file )er of care, , the ises of lyany ichool ector, ms of Com- ector. mitto a list 8 of 8 have )r the Said ess of lethev ate of 3mber the ill be ;er at mber year, he average attendance for the year, and the jnumber on the register at the date of the report, also such other information as may be required by the Inspector, to enable him to comply with the requirements of the Board in making his |annual report. 14. The Principals shall, at the close of each chool year, make to the Board a report of all applies, apparatus, and furniture on hand at he beginning of the year, the amount received, onsumed, or worn out during the year, and ,n inventory of what is on hand in their re pective schools at the close of the year, and an stimate of the probable amounts needed for he next succeeding year, all in accordance iyith the requirements of the forms prescribed )y the Board, and they shall not be entitled to he reception of their salaries until such report )e satisfactorily rendered. 15. Application to the Inspector by teachers oncerning school matters shall as far as practi- able, be made between the hours of 4 and 6 i.m. on Wednesdays and from 9 to 1 o'clock .m. on Saturdays, at his office. 16. Principals shall report monthly to the uperintendent of Buildings the absences of aretakers and transmit to him from time to ime a list of all repairs and supplies which lay be required from his department. 74 17. Teachers shall have the immediate care of their respective school rooms during school hours, and be held responsible for the preserva- tion of all furniture and apparatus thereto be- longing ; they shall annually, at the close of the year, give their Principals an inventory of all furniture and supplies therein, on blanks to be furnished by him. 18. The special teachers shall visit regularly and impartially the several departments in which they are expected to instruct ; and the teachers in those departments shall invariably be present to preserve order, to note the meth- ods of teaching, and to aid in such measures as will make the special instruction most valu- able to the scholars. ^ 19. One teacher, shall remain to take charge of the school premises during the dinner-hour in schools with eight rooms or less, and in schools with more than eight rooms two teach ers shall remain for this purpose. 20. Teachers shall attend to the physical education and comfort of the pupils under their care, make the ventilation and temperature of the school rooms an especial object of attention and shall endeavour to see that the tempera- ture of the rooms shall not fall below 60 no' rise above 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Teacher! 75 lie care school :eserva- :eto be- slose of itory of ianks to Bgularly ents in and the variably e meth- sures as st valu- } charge er-hour and in D teach- Dhysical er their ature of tention, empera- 60 noi ?eacher( shall have the temperature, as indicated by a thermometer, observed and recorded on the black-board, and in a book kept for that pur- pose, three times daily — 9 o'clock a.m., 11 o'clock a.m., and 2 o'clock p.m. This should be done by the pupils as far as practicable. 21. It shall be the duty of the Principal to dismiss any class if the temperature cannot be raised to 60® before ten o'clock. If the tem- perature is belov^ 50® pupils should not be allowed to remain seated at their desks, but should be exercised while waiting for the temperature to rise. 22. The school bell shall be rung precisely at fifteen minutes before the specified time for beginning school in the morning and afternoon. It should also bo rung at the commencement and close of the recesses, and at the times for closing the school exercises in the forenoon and afternoon. Teachers shall prevent, as far as pos- sible, the pupils from gathering on the school premises before the hours for opening the school rooms ; require the pupils to leave the premises immediately after the close of school; and, if the caretaker is not present and iii charge, see that the doors of the school-houses and other houses attached thereto are locked r IT"^ 76 and the windows shut and fastened every day after the close of school. 23. Teachers are required, both by precept and example, to instruct the pupils in good manners, and to pay strict attention to their morals, habits, and cleanliness. 24. The Principal will be held responsible for the preservation of the school-house furni- ture, apparatus, yards, and appurtenances, and for maintaining them in clean, neat, and proper condition. 25. A General Register shall be kept by each Principal. Monthly reports of the attendance, punctuality, conduct and class-standing of the pupils above the first book, shall be sent to the parents. No Reports shall be made up by the teachers during the regular school hours. 26. The teachers shall co-operate with the Inspector in conducting Examinations. 27. The teachers may dismiss, at half-past three o'clock, the pupils who have given satis- faction during the day in conduct, recitation, and study, except, however, not less than five pupils of each class, who shall be kept till four o'clock each day, for instruction in subjects in which their education is especially defective, owing to absence from school or other causes. r* '^■*'i'i f day ecepfc good their isible furni- ;, and )roper ' each iance, pf the po the )y the h the f-pasb satis - ation, n five 1 four cts in ictive, auses. 77 28. Corporal punishment must be applied only on the hands, and with the strap supplied by the Board. 29. Any methods of punishing, such as shaking, pulling the ear, slapping with the hand, striking with a pointer, or hitting without warning the pupil, are strictly for- bidden. 30. One or more slaps given for the same offence, to the same pupil, at the same time, constitutes a case of corporal punishment. 31. If the same pupil be whipped more than once in a month, each whipping must be report- ed as a case of ** corporal punishment." 82. If more than one pupil be whipped for the same offence, at the same time each whip- ping shall be reported specifically as a case of ** corporal punishment." 83. The strap shall be kept in the Principal's room, and sent for as required. 34. The pupil to be punished shall not be sent for the strap. 35. One book must be kept for recording the cases of punishment in each school. This book shall be kept in the Principal's room, and sent with the strap when a whipping is to be inflicted. ■I r . i fl 78 36. Corporal punishment shall not be in- flicted on any pupil who refuses to submit to it. The insubordinate pupil shall be sent home un- til he is willing to submit. 37. The Principal shall have the power to suspend pupils for a first offence, and he shall report monohly to the Inspector the number of suspensions made in his School, with the reasons for suspension. 38. No teacher shall be absent from the School in which he or she is employed, without permission from the Chairman of the Board and the Inspector, except in case of sickness, in which case the absence of such teacher shall be reported to the Inspector by the Principal. All cases of absence shall be reported to the Management Committee. Any teacher absent from School, except on account of sickness, duly certified, shall not be paid for the time of such absence, unless special circumstances shall lead the Board to decide otherwise. 39. It shall be the duty of Principals to re- port to the Inspector, and of Assistant Teachers to report to the Principal, the time when they expect to be able to return to their duties, in case they are absent. Any teacher neglecting to do so, and thereby causing the attendance of an Occasional Teacher, unnecessarily, shall m\,j 40. : lat 9 i duty Oj ^the Fi] taking School duties the Pri 41. : scriptic of sho^ Public Board books, sents (i school) Board, the puj 42. I pupils or auth conneci schools 43. 1 recitati 79 'the salary of the Occasional Teacher for one half-day more than she actually taught. 40. In case any teacher shall not be present at 9 a.m., or 1.30 p.m., it shall be the duty of the Principal (or in his absence, of the First Assistant,) to send for a substitute, taking the names from the list supplied to each School. Such substitute shall perform all the duties of the regular teacher, as directed by the Principal. 41. No collection shall be taken up, or sub- scription solicited, for any purpose ; or notice of shows, exhibitions or lectures given in any Public School, without the consent of the Board ; nor shall the teachers act as agents for books, or sell stationery, etc., or receive pre- sents (unless presented to them on leaving the school); nor award without permission of the Board, medals or other prizes of their own to the pupils under their charge. 42. No addresses shall be presented by the pupils to any teacher, or other school officers or authorities ; and no uses, other than those connected with the regular exercises of the schools, shall be made of the school-houses. 43. All pieces of music and selections for recitation intended for use at the half-yearly - M i •Si 80 examinations shall be first submitted to tb Principal. 44. Teachers are expected to refrain fron the discussion, in the schools, ol political ani ecclesiastical questions, and to remember tha the public schools are intended for the childrei of all, without regard to the party principles o any, in matters religious or political. 45. Fire Drills should be held at least twicf a month. They should not be held at regular times. There should be a special signal given with the bell, which should be given only for Fire Drill. Teachers should dismiss pupils at once, and always in the same way, on hearing the signal. Pupils should not wait to put on clothing. They should be urged to walk quickly, but they must keep in line and avoid crowding. Teachers and large pupils should be stationed at the foot of stairways and in other important positions, to raise any who may fall. They should be specially trained in reaching their positions with great promptness. The oh;^ct of the Fire Drills being to prevent a panic ii. case of a real fire, it is desirable, occas in th fire It -*; i'tove. Stove. Erection' Braead-Dowd. ; stove. 88;^'l88",)iSmead-Dovvd jral Play Ground. $17. CIO 00 10,0H7 01) B,7H0 00 7.C.50 00 .1 f,'20 00 1C,,:W0 00 .-), 00 i 7,500 Ot> H.0H7 00 10,100 m 8,000 00 8,04.5 0I> 2,310 00 10,v«'i' "0 300 00 12,105 00 20,000 00 so.tioo 00 1H.(H)0 00 '.t.dOO 0(» <.),00') 00 12,000 00 lO.SOO 00 iH,u)0 00 11} 800 00 IS. 100 -0 1-j 000 00 r.,joo 00 •2M,800 00 20,000 00 lO.HOO 00 1,400 tW l.-.,c.oo 00 •27,000 00 ICOOO 00 it;,H0O 00 HOO 00 (•,,400 00 1,300 00 33,500 00 *7«so 00 ; §--i'-'''*" ^" *;^" I, 2',MH7 00 Hi5 00 17.H'' "*' •''•'^ "" i 27 100 0» 300 00 10.':i II ^oc, 00 :^o.i(.o 00 ^ • f> IH.'.'-'il 00 1 155 00 ' "-JO.*^*'^ '"' 'ii 00 '^»"f**' '"' ' 24,«l-'> 00 .10 00 I ""^v^'io 00 •"' "" ' 1,1,400 00 "fiVoo i 1 •'■'''■'' *"* .025 00' 47,7-20 00 No. 24 2') 26 27 28 2<» •M ;u 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ■10 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 SCHOOL. 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Stove. 1 m db "1 2 10 3 18 2 8 3 9 3 12 1 2 3 12 2 8 2 10 2 4 2 8 2 18 2 14 2 6 2 4 2 10 2 12 2 12 3 18 2 8 3 12 2 18 2 8 3 4 i • • 448 No. of Sittiugs. 644 1081 246 590 " i'28 838 512 576 School clo 492 1024 7.S3 392 174 617 538 72t) 1050 ,544 «64 1124 558 •HIO a at t) 6 S3 3 96 77 sad and for (>0 62 ".a Sq. yds. 89 'si' 89 132 sale. 94 64 64 74 75 70 24,086 190 "ioo" 138 117 105 OQ a »50 00 40 00 70 00 120 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 70 00 276 $390 00 ( HOMES. ' • • • • George Street Corner 0errard and Seaton Streets. . . . Corner Doveroourt and St. Ann's Boads Corner* CljUege and Mission Avenues . . Mimico 2 1 2 2 1 8 100 62 185 96 54 498 $130 00 80 00 250 00 125 00 200 00 $785 00 1 4