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Our educational history breaks itself up into the same great periods into which the ireneral history of the Province is usually divided. We slu' , therefore, divide our educa- tional outline into four parts, as follows : I. The French Regime ; II. From the Comiuest to the Union ; III. From the Union to Confederation ; IV. From Confederation to the present time. I. EDUCATION UNDER THE FRENCH REGIME. 1615-1760. This is a very interesting period of the educational history of the Province, but it gives us very little that bears directly upon the present educational system. During this period there was no public system of schools, and no regular grant.s were made by the government for the purposes of education. And yet very important educational work was done during VIU MANIAL OF SCHOOL LAW. tliis period, and work of a most interesting character. This ■work was carrifcl on chietly by menihers of religious orders, who liad come out to New France to carry on missionary work among the native tribes of Indians. The live principal orders which estal)lishe(l themselves in this country, and carried on the work of education under the French regime, were th(i liecollets, the Jesuits, the Ursuline Nun.s, the Ladies of the Congregation, and the Sulpicians. The first of the.se, the Recollets, came out in the year 1615, and the last in 1057. Till! first three orders rnaih? Quel)ec their head- (juarters, and the last two selected Montreal. Each order gradually estaljlished braiich houses as the settlements extended, and their means and numbers permitted. The Ursuline Nuns and the Ladies of the Congregation devoted themselves to the education of girls, and the other orders provided education for l)oys. Thus Avas established the sys- tem of s(;parato education of the sexes, which forms so j^rominent a feature of the Roman ("atholic schools of the Province at present. In aid of their work these orders received, from time to time, grants of land from the French kings, and also benefactions from j)rivate individuals who were interested in the W(.)rk of religious education which these orders were carrying on in New France. The Recollets, who were the iirst teaching order to come out to New France, estal)lished themselves on the banks of a little river that flows into the vSt. I/uvrence at Queliec, and which they named St. Charles, after their benefactor. They soon formed branch houses at Three Rivers and Tadousac, and devoted themselves to the education of such Indian children as they were a])le to persuade to accept their instruction. Finding that they were not strong enough to carry on all the educational work in New France, they induced some members of the Jesuit order to join them, and for a time the one establishment at (^)uebec served for both orders, Li consequence of the cai)ture of Quebec in 1629 by the English, Ijoth orders were obliged to withdraw from the country. The Recollets did not return until 1670, but the Jesuits, vetuvued in 1632 inijuedi.utelv after tlse. restora- tion of the country to the French, and established a school racter. This Igious orders, II missionary {i.ve principal country, and cnch regime, e Nuns, the The first of and the last ; their head- Each order settlements nitted. Tlie ition devoted other orders shed the sys- ch forms so L'hools of the these orders u the French ividuals who cation which ?he Recollets, out to New i of a little Quebec, and actor. They nd Tadousac, such Indian accept their ig enough to France, they lin them, and rveil for both ebec in 1629 ithdraw from I til 1670, but iy t!i*' r^^storn' shed a school HISTORICAL INTUDDUCTK )X. IX in Quebec, which, under the name of the Jesuit College, con- tinued to be the leading institution of superior e^^^^^;^^^^" "/ the Province during the French regime. In connection with his institution may be mentioned the Petit Semmairede lebec, fouu'^ed in 1668 by Bishop Laval, for tlie higher e lucTtiou .i .ys. This institution served for many years asTpreparal v 'chool for the Jesuit College, and at the tim. of the con(iuest over one hundred boai^ers were in attend- ance This Petit Seminaire, or Classical College, along with 'the Grand Seminaire, or Divinity College, now form Laval University. In 1639 the Ursuline Nuns and Madame de la Peltrie established the Ursuline Convent at Quebec, with Mario de I'Incarnation as first Superior. This was the first uirls' school in Canada, and from its foundation down to the present time it has taken a most important part in the higher education of the won.en of the Province. A l-ranch was established at Three Rivers, whi.di has played an nnportant part in the history of that city. In 1836 when the first itlbrt was made to provide Normal Schools for the Province, the Ursuline institutions at Quebec and Three Kivers were requested to arrange for classes for the training of teachers in connection with their institutions, and in 18j7 when the three existing Normal Schools were first established the .,irls' department of th.e Laval Normal School was placed under the direction of the ladies of the Ursuline Convent at Ouebec, and this arrangement is still in force. In 1653 the Congregation of Notre Dame was founded lu Montreal, for the e.lucation of girls, by Marguerite Bourgeois, who cme out from France for the purpose. !»;««« l^^j;f^; like the Ursulines of Quebec, began their Nvork chiefly witli Indian .nrls. Tiieir work extended so rapidly that they were unable to meet it, and they were obliged in 1688 to organize a class in the art of teaching, in order to prepare teachers to TO out and carry on the work of teaching. This may be called the first Normal School work done in the I lovmce. Their work extended so rapidly that at the date of the con- nuest they had ten branch establishments in the more ininortant^centres of the province, all devoted to the educa- tion of girls. At the present time hundreds oi yuung womeii X MANUAL OV SCHOOL LAW. are being oducivled in tlieir numerous educational estahlish- inents, some of whicli, sucli as Villa-Maria, Montreal, and IJellevue, Quebec, take a high jjosition among institutions for the higher education of women. In 1657 the Sulpicians came out to Canada, and established an institution in Montreal for the education of boys. The Seminary of St. Sulpicewas founded, and afterwards became; the rallying point for educational work in and around Montreal. The Seminary of St. Sulpice received, soon after its foundation, the island of Montreal as an endowment, the revenues from which makt; the Seminary of St. Sulpice one of the wealthiest corporations on this continent. In 1670 the Recollets returned to the country, and resumed their educational work at (Quebec and Three Rivers. In addition to the educational work carried on directly by the members of these several orders of missionary teachers, the establishment of schools under lay teachers was en- couraged. These schools were assisted both V)y private benefactions from those interested in this work, and also by the religious orders themselves. Several instances might be cited in which noble laymen consecrated both time and large fortunes to the support of these early educational efforts. V>y these various means the educational work of the country was carried on during the French regime. Although this educa- tional work had many defects, and although there was no regular eilucational system in the Province, the religious orders and lay teachers worked faithfully during this period to make the educational record of the struggling colony of New France a creditable one. II. FROM THE CONQUEST TO THE UNION, 1760-1841. The educational history of this period presents many interesting features. We shall trace, tirst, the history of the educational work that was being carried on by the religious leaching urdt-rs at the time of the conquest ; seconcuy, the special and independent schools that were established ; nisT( >KU' AL INTRODrCTlON. XI nal estahlish- Jontreal, and g institutions n<\ establishetl if boys. The wards became, and around 'ed, soon after dowment, the t. Sulpice one t. country, and Three Kivers. on directly by nary teachers, ihers was en- li by })rivate k, and also by nces might be time any le country was Ljh this educa- there was no , the religious ng this period ling colony of 50-1841. presents many history of the y the religious L;st j scconuiv, 'c established ; and tlur.lly, tl.e efforts that were made to obtain " »y»t«n' °f d e on for tl,e Province that wonld ho acceptable to the Koman Catholic population and also to the Protestant ruhng niinoritv of the Province. i^r the hrst few years after the conquest all the rehgious teaching orders of the Province naturally experienced some lit ic dty in continuing their educational work under he ew 6 dn.e. P>ut tluf work of the Kecollets and of the eui was seriously in.paired by the change. Their sttes, upon the revenues of which they depended fo nu-rvim' on their educational work, were confiscated to the a ^^,^■md no new n.embers were allowed to join thei orders. Under these difficulties, and with their aimmished tZ the religious orders were con^pelled to cont.ne their operation, within narrower limits. In 1768 the classical course of the desuit College o Quebec was discontinued, an^d by he P,iitish troops. The last of the Jesuits m Canada, K. 1 .Jean Jolepll CazLt, died the 16th March, 1800. and the Crown then took i)ossession of the estates. . • , • The ReJollets continued their work with diminishing suc- ee^^s until 1796, when their establishment at t^iebec was d::^tr"ed by 1114. Individual members of the onler earned on the work of teaching in isolated schools until ^^a The College of Quebec continued to provide Uss^^^^^ training for an ever-increasing number of trench students. In Montreal the Seminary of St. Sulpice cont.nueuebec and Montreal. 2. Of the societies formed for the promotion of education, the C^>uebec Kdiu;ation Society, under the able ))residency of doseph F. PerrauU, carried on an im{)(jrtant work for many yeais in and around the city of (.j)uebec, A Ih-itish and Canadian School Society, formed i\\)nn the ])lan of the Kngli.sh Society, maintained important schools for many years in Montreal, and a similar society supjiorted a school in (^>uebec. These !sehi>ols, which are now under the contiol of the School Commissioners, are still in operation. In (.^>uebec and Mon- treal important schools were also maintained by the National and Free School Society. 3. ()f the Superior Schools established in rural sections under P)oanls of Management ajjpointed V)y residents interested in providing a good education for their children, the Acade- mies, chieily Protestant, established in the rural sections of the Province, were the most important. 1 >uring the closing Years of last centurv settlers from the New Kngland States estal/iished themselves in the pn';-cut Eastern Tiiwnships. They brought with them from their New England homes eo nrtr ' il MW H * **i e » W"S >»i wmi ' ti«H WW W yi H HISTOUICAL INTUODrCTION. xm n l)y religious st:ii)lishe(l, to iliitioii of tlie (>{ ediiciitioii. lishcd in con- lurclies of the (dial societies .'stiiV)lislie(l in or l>(»ar(l of n t!ie school ; schools, vith eongroga- liolic ])arislies as 17urrajerthier, from 1780 to 1791. He afterwards continued his work at Vercheres, where he died in 1824. During his tinu; he was the recipient of many favors from the (lovernors of the Province, and from othei' prominent men of the time. Of the English teachers at the beginning of the century Mr. Tuns well, the Rev. Mr. Jac.k.son, the Rev. Mr. Sprat, Mr. Farnham, the Re,v. Daniel Wilkie, and the Rev. Mr. Uurrage, occupied prominent l>ositions in the City of Quebec, and Mr. Huichings and Dr. Skakel in the City of Montreal. We now (,'ome to the consideration of the effi^rts that were made by the Government aiul the people to establish a ] ■■v. .-.ary„on i<,'hnnls, recognizing no religious distinctions in thf community ; an«l (8) that this Act wa.-r limited in its operations to the country distri.as, special grants 1 ing provi.led for schools in the cities and towns. Amen.iments, detining and elaborating the provisions of this Act, were introduced by t'le Legislature each year during tiie next live yiuus. School fees were imposed upon chil.lreu attending school. The number of school .listricts was iixed. School inspection was provided for in the appointment of nineteen school visitors, to act with the clergy an.l the m.;m- bers of each county. Certain con.litions are prescribed, upon which the .'rants were pai.l. The teacher was re(iuired to obtain a c^rtilicate of capacity from the clergymen, justice .•f the peace, and resi.lent member of the Legislature. Icn shillin-'s as prize money was granted to each .school, to be paid through the mc^mber of the county. Teachers who were able to teach both languages were granted £1 extra. The "radual tendency of all these amen.ling Acts was to • rive tin- absolute control of these schools to the county members <.f the Legislature, by making all grants for school purposes payable through tiiem, or upon their report Teachers, trustees, and i.arents came to feel that they could not run counter to the wishes of the mend)er of the county m anv respect, without forfeiting their school grant.s. ihi.s objectionable feature was so i.rominent in a lUll which pas.sed the Legislative Assembly in 183G, that it was rejected by the Le-islative Council, and in their report the Council state I'lat the Bill was reject<-d because of the dangerous powers which it proposed to ac.ord to the memljers of the L»-gisxa- tive A.ssemblv. A portion of this lUll, provi.lmg for the establishment of Normal SchooLs, was remtro. need as a separate measure, an.l became law, but owing to the troubles of the next few years it failed to pro.luce any satisfactory results. By the rejection of this Bill of 183G the country was again left without any .school system, except the Inibrique Schools and the Royal Institution, and in con-sequence of the troubles of the next few years no regular system was established, until after the union in 184 L will MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. Alth'm;^'li this school hiw of 1829-32 and the amundiiit,' Acts left iiiui'h to ))(! (lusiicd, over 1,500 (deiiK'ntary schools were ostuhlished \un\v.r its i»rovifiions in tho rural sections of th were interested in tho oncoun^'enient of education, su»;h a hi Meilleur and Mr. Josepli F. Perrault, to ejcercise a powerful uitiuenci^ for j^'ood up-m the educa- tional \rni'k of their counties. The ini[)ortant poiists connected with this form »tive period of our jchool law may bo suniinarised as foi )W8 : — 1. Tho system was a voluntary and temporary one. There was no tax iniposcil upon the property of the inhabitants for school purimses. If they wished for a school they were required to provide a suitable building, and to pay certuii; fees for the chiMren in attendance. 2. The teachers were paid directly by the Government. 3. There was no etHcient supervision of the schools. Tlierc was no Superintendent of Education, and no paid inspectors. The clergy and the member for the county exercised tlie chief control. 4. All grants were paid upon a certificate, of the local trustees and of the county member, chat the necessary ■ conditions had been fultilled. 4 III. VROM THE UNION TO CONFKUERATION, 1841-1867. I'.etween the rejection of the Bill of 1836 and the Union of the two Provinces in 1841, two important events occurred in connection with the history of education in the Province. In 1838 an elaborate report on the state of education in the Province was drawn up under the direction of Lord Durham, giving a detailed account of the history of educa- tion from the beginning of the century, and making some important recommendations. In 1841 an important series of letters., by T/harles Mondelet, conceriiing a public school syst' - ; : rfOVii^cc, was I tlio Jimondin',' iK'Htiiry scIiooIh ural .sections of powers which iP^'isliituro, wcr*; tiuii, it (Miuhlod couruj^'omont of ph F. Porrault, j»'>n the educa- •oiiits connected law may be iry one. There inhabitunt.s for lool tlK'V werfi to pay certain IJovernment, f the schools. I, and no paid [or the county ;e, of the local the necessary 841-18G7. and the Union events occurred n the Province, of education in ectiou of Lord story of educa- il making some larles Mondelet, Pfovii.cu, was HIl^TOHICAL INTHOI)l'CTIf)N. XIX published. Tlieso two discussion.s of the educational con- dition of the Province prcjjarctl the way for the Act of 1841. According to the provisions of this Act — (1.) A Common School Fund was establoL.-'d ; (2.) A Superintenden was provided \ r hose duty it was to distribut*^ grants, and to visit the .schools ; (3.) Too district or Mimicipal Council was authorized to levy school taxes for the building of school hou.-^es and the maintenance of school.-^ (t.) Five School Commissioners, elected by the peoph-, managed the .schools, examined liie teachers, and determined the cour.s(j of study and the t»fxt-books ; (5.) The religious minority might di.ssent and establish .schools of their own ; (G.) In the cities a P>oard of Examiners was j>rovided, divided into two sections, Roman Catholic and Protestant, who examined teachers, regulateil the course oi study, text- books, etc., and visited the city schools. This law of 1841 introduced the principle of compulsory taxation for the maintenance of schools; but as the jiowerof taxation was left in the hands of the district coui-<;il, whose members were appointed by the Government, thr mea.suro was stoutly resisted by the people, on the ground that they were left without control as to the amount of tax that should be imposed. Owing to this o])j)osition, tli strong efforts put forward by Dr. Meilleur, ihe lirstSuperin -ndent, to put the Act into operation, met with little success, and it was not until 1816, when the Act was modified .S(» as to place the power of taxation in the hands of the Commissioners elected by the people, that it could be generally enfi reed. And even then the prejudices aroused Ijy the Act of '841 were so strong, that opposition to the Act of 1846 was con- tinued in many parts of the Province. The school law adopted in 1846, and amended in 1 49, is substantially the same as the present school law of the Province. It has been modified in many of its details, i^nd some important additions have been made, but the general principles of the Act of 1846 still continue in our present law. This Act was based upon the then existing .sciiool iuW XX MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. of the State of New York, which had received favorable mention in the letters of Charles Mondelet, already referred to. This Act of 184G contains provisions concerning a school in each township or parish ; the election of School Com- missioners ', the duties of School Commissioners ; the levy and collection of school taxes ; the sui)port of a model school in each iMiuiicipality ; the establishment of dissentient schools ; special regulations for the cities of Quebec and Montreal ; a Board of Examiners for candidates for teachers' diplomas in Quebec and Montreal ; and a Superintendent to take charge of the working of the school law. Althougli Dr. Meilleur, the Superintendent, met with a good deal of opposition in his eilbrts to put the provisions of this law into operation throughout the Province, it gradually worked its way into favor, and in a short time nearly every section of the I'rovince had organized schools under its ))rovisions. As the law of 184G which we have been considering is identical in its general ])rinciples with our present educational system, a ri'ference to the more important amendments since introduced is all that is now required to complete this outline. Iv 1852, in accordance with provision made the previous year, twenty-four School Inspectors were appointed to examine ami report upon the schools of the Province. This numliitr has sinc(i been increased to thirty-six. In 1855 Dr. ^Meilleur, the first Superintendent of Schools in this Pro- vince, resigned after a service of thirteen years, and was succeeded by the Hon. P. J. (). Chauvcau, who held the position of Sui)erintendent until 18G7, and then continued ins work as Minister of Education until 1873. Shortly after the Hon. Mr. Chauveau came into office, he succeeded in carrying out many of the suggestions that had been frecpiently urged by Dr. ^leilleur. In 1856 provision was made for the establishment of Normal Schools, a Journal of I'lducation in French and English, and a Council nf Public Instruction, The three existing Normal Schools were opened in 1857. A Journal of Education in French and English was published 1 HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. XXI 2ceived favorable ondelct, already icerning a school of School Com- sioners ; the levy of a model school t of dissentient J of Quebec and lates for teachers' Superintendent to w. ilent, met with a lit the provisions the Province, it in a short time organized schools 3 which we have rinciples with our le more important > now required to lacle the previous re a])p<)inted to ; Province. This ,ix. In 1855 Dr. ools in this Pro- II years, and was m, who held the 1 then continued 73. inie into office, ho gestions that had establishment of 1 in French and m. ! opened in 1857. lish was published > ] I the same year, and a Council of Public Instruction, composed of fifteen members, held its first meeting in January, 1860. Up to this date the Superintendent had been alone in the management of the educational matters of the Province, By the appointment of the Council, fourteen men were associated with the Superintendent in the consideration of some of the more important educational business of the Department of Public Instruction, During this period a large number of independent institu- tions of superior education were established, and among them the three universities of the Province. We have already referred to the founding of the Grand Seminary of Quebec by Bishop Laval. In 1854 this institution was accorded university powers by Royal charter, under the name of Laval University. In 1811 provision was made by the bequest of the Hon. James McGill, for the establishment of McGill College, which was erected into a L^niversity by Royal charter in 1821, and re-organized by an amended charter 1852. It was from this last date that the important work of the University began, under the direction of the present Prin- cipal, Sir William Dawson, who has gradually raised the University to the proud position which it now occupies among the educational institutions of this continent. In 1843 an institution of superior education at Lennox- ville, in connection with the Church of England, was incorporated by the Legislature under the name of Bishop's College. In 1852 Bishop's College was erected into a University by Royal charter, and has since provided courses of instruction in Art., Divinity, Law, and Medicine, and granted degrees in the same. In connection with Bishop's College there is a large boarding school, conducted upon the plan of the English public schools, and residence is also provided in the College buildings for the students in Arts and Divinity. In 1855 St. Francis College, Richmond, was incorporated, and in 1860 Morrin College, Quebec, was founded. In addition to the foregoing Protestant institutions, the list of Roman Catholic classical colleges was increased by the XXll MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. establisluiKjnt of twelve additional institutions in different sections of the Province. One of these, St. Mary's College, Montreal, was established by the Jesuit Fathers, who Lad returned to Canada in 1842. The college, which was opened in 1848, \vas incori)orated by the Provincial Legislature in 1852. Such were the more important features of our educational system at the time of confederation. lY. FROM CONFKDERATION TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1867-1890. Since confederation a number of important amendments have been maile to our educational law, chiefly in the direction < f dividing our educational work into two sections, Roman Cutiiolic and Protestant, and of giving the I'rotes- tant section of the Council of Public Instruction complete control over Protestant schools. In 18G9 a law concerning education was passed by the new Legislature of Quebec, which contained several important provisions. These were adopted after numerous consultations between leading representatives of the Protestant minority and the Government of the day. Among other things it provided that the Council of Public Instruction should be composed of fourteen Roman Catholics and seven Protestants, and that these two sections should lie committees of the Council for the consideration of matters pertaining to schools of their own faith. These committees could not take any formal action, however, except through the Council. It also provided that grants for superior education should be divided between Roman Catholic and Protestant institutions, according to the Roman Catholic and Protestant population of the Province. The law of 1869 also extended the privileges of dissen- tients in several respects, and established the present system of the division of school taxes upon incorporated companies between the minority and the majority in a municipality in proportion to the number of children attending their respective schools. ions in different , Mary's College, 'athers, who I^ad rhich was opened al Legislature in f our educational IIISTOKICAL INTRODUCTION. XXUl *iE, 1867-1890. ant amendments , chiefly in the into two sections, iving the l^rotes- ruction complete as passed by the several important reus consultations otestant minority g other things it ■uctiou should be seven Protestants, )mmittees of the rtaining to schools )uld not take any the Council. It ication should be 3stant institutions, testant population vileges of dissen- he present system Derated companies a municipality in I attending their Very important changes were also made by this law of 1869 in the educational system of the cities of Quebec and Montreal. . Up to this time no regular school tax had been levied in these cities. The Act of 1846 provided that the City Treasurer was to pay over to the School Commissioners annually an amount equal to the Government grant ; but as the cities were better provided with educational facilities than the country districts, Montreal was to receive from the Government grant one-fourth, and Quebec two-thirds, of the amount to wliich they were entitled by population- Under the law of 1869 a regular school tax was imposed, and the revenues of the school boards of the two cities were so increased that they have been able to build up their present excellent svstem of city schools. in 1876\another important educational measure was passed by the Legislature. This Act provided (1) that the Roman Catholic Bishops of the Province should be ex-officio mem- bers of the Council of Public Instruction ; (2) that one-third of the Council should be Protestant; and (3) that each of the twt) committees of the Council should have the power of separate and independent action in reference to all matters which concern the educational work under their respective control. This was a most important provision. Under it eacli committoe appoints its own chairman and secretary, and conducts its business as an independent council. Upon the recommendation of the Roman Catholic or Protestant Com- mittee, as the case may be, Professors of Normal Schools, School Inspectors, members of the Boards of Examiners, and the Secretaries of the Department of Public Instruction, are appointed bv the Government. By placing the choice of these officers for Protestant institutions in the hands of the Protestant Committee, an important guarantee has been given that these appointments will be made in a manner acceptable to the Protestant minority. And although it is not stated in the law that one of the two Secretaries of the Department of Public luistruction shall be a Protestant, this is practically secured by the method of appointment. XXIV MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. In 1888 a number of amendments were made to tlie school law, chiefly referring to details, and in the same year the school laws were codified. Among the most important amendments were, first, the provision for establishing a Central Board of Examiners to replace the local boards, and second, the provision for the election of a member of the Protestant Committee by the Provincial Association of Protestant Teachers. In the same year tlie regulations tliat liad ])ec n adopted from time to time by the Committeea of the Council of Public Instruction were collected and revised. New regulations were introduced where necessary, so as to form a complete system of school regulations. These regulations are now published in pamphlet form, and form part of tlie School Code of the Province. This completes the historical sketcli of our school law, AVe have been compelled to omit many important and interesting details, but the events outlined will give the student an intelligent grasp of the successive stages by which the present educational status has been reached. nade to the scliool le same year the most important )r establishing a local boards, and I member of the i Association of • the regulations \' the Committees re collected and where necessary, hool regulations, inphlet form, and ce. our school law. y important and ;d will give the e stages by which hed. EEGULATIOKS OF THE PEOTESTANT COMMITTEE. SCHOOL REGULATIONS REVISED BY THE 'roteslaiit Coimriittee of tHe Council of PiiWic Insfrnctioii, And approved by Order in Council, 30th November, 1888. I. CONCERNING SCHOOL INSPECTORS. Exainination. 1. There shall be a Board of Examiners for the ex- inination of candidates for the position of inspector if Protestant schools, composed of three miMnbers, one if whom shall be the principal of the McOill Normal ISchool. The remaining two members shall be ap- |]M)iiitod by the Protestant Committee of the Council lot' Public Instruction. I S. The expenses of this Board of Examiners shall [be ])aid, })artly from the deposits of the candidates and )artly from the contingent expenses of the Depart- ment of Public Instruction. 3. The examiners shall prepare the q^' 3ti ns, con- [duct the examinations in writing, value the t. swers, land make a written report of the results to the Pro- amination. 4 REOUl.ATTONS OF THR PROTKSTANT COMMITTEE. 4 Candi'laU's fur the position of inspector of Pro t.stant schools .hall apj.ear before the Boanl of Lxani- iners, or before a sub-conirnitteo ot tlie 1 rotestant Comniitteo appointed for the purpose, at Quebec at | tlic time a])pointe(i by advertisement given by the Superintendent of Public Instruction 5 Each candidate shall forward to the Superin- - iendent of Public Instruction, at least six days before the time api)ointed for the examination, the tollowmg documents- (a) A written application for appointiiient stat- \ncr the ivlit, of schools : . {€) The duties of inspectors, school boards aad to. (MMITTEE. rispoctor of Pro- P)()anl of Exain- tlio Protestant e, at Quebec, at t given by the bo the Superin- nix 'Iftys before n, the following ppoiiitnient stat- i n«U It IS the duty of school inspectors:— ^ 1 To visit each school of their inspectorates twice n-ery year, giving two hours on an average, to the [nsnection of each school ; ^. • i ,„.^ ^ 2. To examine the pupils upon the authorize.l cour.co )f study, and to insi.fc upon the course bemg followed u' teaeher and pupils , , . / x . i 3 To transmit to the Superinten-lent (a) the names Df those teachers who are euunently -successtul in barrvin- out the course of study, an.l (6) the names ot Uieiiers' who. after warning, neglect the course ot btudv or teach without a proper time-table;, 4 ''To ascertain whether the regulations tor teachers uid" for pupils are observed, an (or trustees), municipality oks, les, -horized jour- e. by tho school ) to improve )ls ; to the Super- eir inspector- ent; 2, Good; rranging tho The classifi- PRIZE BOOKS. • cation shall bo ba,sod upon the foUowin- points, < eh ji which shall bf valued at ten murk- 1 The length and arrangemmt . ' " school 'ar. 2. The conditioa of schoolhuu closets iny the Central Board of kxauuners shall be of three -rades. viz. :-Lle,.u-n a y Vl'.lVl School and Aca.le.ny, an.l these are valid r my Trotestant school of the same gradein the lio- r'ni There shall be throe classes of elementary dip- Jlonasandtwo classes of model school and aea.en.y f !i,' loHKis. Third class elementary diplomas shall be rlil/ 'n^i^:: of ^iLtreal. Quebec, and Sherbrooke hhall i)e centres of examination for the t iree grades ot ' , ' mas ; and the followin^. places shall be centres of xamination for elementary and model school l.p- jl.,„,„ viz. :-Shawville. Aylmer, Laehute, Huntm-don. ISweetslmig, Waterloo, Stanstead. Uiehm.nd, Inverness. Three IJivers. New Carlisle and (ias]K' \ illacre. ^ I til The examination of candidates shall begin at the local centres on the first Tuesday in the month ot 1] 111 V each year. v lu^ 22 Each candidate shall notify the secretary oi the reiitrnl Board of Examiners, in accordance with i orm No. :i at least fifteen days before the date (>t the ex- amination, of his intention to present hnnselt tor exami- luation. 2:5. Each candidate shall deposit with the secretary [the Central Board before his examination,, /(/•.< a .f good moral character, according to the fojSn No. 1, signed by the mininter of the lof jcertiticute of lauthorized for 10 REGULATIONS OF THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. congregation to which he belongs, and by at least two school commissioners or trustees or school visitors ot the locality in which he has resided for the six months previous to his examination ; .second, an extract from a register of baptisms, or other sufficient proof, show- ing that he was at least eighteen years of age last birthday. U4. Each candidate for an elementary or model school diploma, sliall pay to the secretary of the Central Board the sum of two dollars, and each candidate for an academy diploma three dollars. These fees shall be used in paying the expenses of the Central Board of Examiners. The fees shall not be returned to a candidate who has failed to obtain a diploma, but at the next examination such candidate may again pre- sent himself without extra payment. The candidate or candidates taking the highest number of marks and a second class elementary diploma shall be exempt from fees. 35. Candidates shall be examined in each subject by printed examination papers. These examination papers shall be prepared by the Central Board. 20. The examination at the local centres shall be under the charge of deputy-examiners appointed by the Protestant Committee. *The school inspectors shall. Avhen required, act as deputy-examiners, and addi- tional deputy-examiners may be appointed by the committee at a charge not exceeding tive dollars per day. ii7. The examination papers shall be sent, under seal, to the different deputy-examiiitTS, to be opened by them on the days and hours fixed for examination, and in the })resence of the candidates. Each candidate shall write his answers on the paper provided for him, and no otlur paper sluill hv use i extract from t proof, show- ?s of age last iry or model of tlie Centrn.l candidate for lese fees shall Central Boar'^^!tX^X ""'V present theni- cate of Associate in Arts, ^'i''^', •,,,„ ,,o oxonM-t l^^lves to obtain diplomas^ as tea crs, ^ exninination. , ,. Examiners shall cause a 43. The Central ?°\™ ''^ ^ont in whicli the sec- re^ister of examinations to be kep ^^^,_,,. ,,^,„,, i r..tary shall enter the names .^^^^^j,,,, ^i,, jj,a,le opposite eax:h name the dj ^«; °J j ^^^ „anie ol the ol'diploma,. the f-^f ^ '^S,\£ „.oral cliaract,.^ minister signing th« =eu' superintendent of The secretary shall tran^m't '^ J 1 ^^^^^ ^^^ j te Public Instruction, w'tl >n th.rtj i ^^ ^^ ^ of examination, a «Pe™;' ;°^° ,,• ling the names of the results of the examination, tontan ^^^ ^^^^ cuulidates to whom ^'l 1°™^ J^ ^ ^«^,f ^ the prescribed ;:rs^r™orafr^?:%-s rvXfb; rpreTd^o-'-^'-'^-^ and the '"l-ttu receipt ot such report the Superintoide.^ .unique to ile secretary the required number 16 REGULATIONS OF XnR PROTESTANT COMMITTER. diplomas, each diploma bein^ sealed with the seal of the Department of Public Instruction. No diplonui shall be valid without said seal and the si^niatures of the president, or vice-president, and the secretary of th^' Central Board of Examiners. The diplomas shall br filled in antl mailed to the successful candidates by the secretary. ^ 44. Whenever it is evident, from the report to th<- Superintendent, or from the papers of tluj candidates submitt(.Ml to the Protestant Connnittee, in accordances with Reg. :]0, or for other reasons, that the Central Boartl of Examiners has not conducted any particular examination in accordance with the provisions of thr law and these Refrulations, the Protestant Committer of the Council of Public Instruction may declar(\ vMhcY, first, one or more diplomas (granted at said examination, or, second, the whole proceedinf'-s of said Central Board of Examiners at said meetino'. null and void, in which case the Board of Examincrrs and the candidates who received diplomas shall be iiotiried thereof by the Superintendent. 45. Upon representation made in writino; to the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public In- struction by the inspector of any district, that a teacher holding a diploma and teaching in a C(U'tain school within his inspectorate, is not in his judgment qualified for the due discharge of the duties of the office held by such teacher, the said teacher may be required by the Protestant Committee to present him- self, or herself, before the Board of Examiners and be re-examined in accordance with 19G5, R. S. Q. 46. The Board of Examiners shall forward to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the month of July each year, a detailed statement of the receipts and disbursements connected with each meetino- of the board held during the year. ° ^ VflTTER. th the seal of No diploma signatun.'s of cretary of the )mas sliall l>c lidates by tlie report, to the le candidates in accordance > the Central ny particular isions (.f the it Coniniittee may dt^clare, nted at said dings of said AU'y^, null and incrs and the i be notitied ritinnr to the f Public In- trict, that a in a ctu'tain lis ju'lgmont luties of the cher may be present him- nners and be S. Q. rward to the bhc montli of the receipts eeting of the BOARD OF EXAMINERS. 17 '>\[ i I 47 The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or iinv pcrs(m deleirate) in applyincr under any circumstances wliat- ever to other candidates, (c) in answering under any circumstances whatever applications t'r(»m other candi- dates, (d) in exposing written papers to tlie view oi: other candidates, (e) in endeavoring to ov(.'rlook tlie work of other candi(hites, shall be innnediately dis- missed from tlie examination. The plea of accident or forgetfulness shall not be received. G. Candidates shall write their answers on one side only of the paper, and shall use no other jiaper than that ])rovided for them. The use of blotting paper for ruu^dl drafts or for any writing wdiatevcr is strictly forbidden. 7. At the close of the examination all the |)aper furnished to a candidate must be returnL' /''« „XXmv Boa.*' of Exammcrs shall be secoud class academy '''^riUuates in Arts from any Bntjsh or Cana- ,liau University, ^vho have passed '" Latm and OreeK in the Degree' Examinations or who have taKn at least second class standmg '"Jlf^^^^tiYled lo receive intermediate exammat on, shall '^,^7'V~^r., j.^ve Hrst class academy ''ip'^^'^^P^^l'^^.^t the AH of also taken eUher (a^)^ the regular^cou^^^^^^^^^^ A^^^.^ 20 REOULATION'S OF TIIR PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. traiiiiiii;- institution outside the Province approvorl by the Protestant Coinniittee,) or (I)) a first class standing' in the special professional examination provi.led for such ^n-aduates \>y the McGill Normal School under Re*,^ 58. Such aforesaid (graduates as take only second class standinr^ in the special professional examination of the fore-oin^r .sub-section (b), shall be entitled to second class academy diplomas only. 55. Teachers taking academy diplomas in course from the McGill Normal Schoo , who take at leasfc second cla s standinnf in Latin aud Greek in the In- termediate Examination of the Universities shall be entitled to receive first class academy diplomas; other- wise their diplomas shall be second class. 50. Teachers who hold (a) ac^idemy diplomas granted before the first July, 188G, or (b) second class academy diplomas granted under these regulations, and who produce satisfactory proof to the Protestant Conniiittec that they have taught successfully for at least ten years, shall, when recommended by the com- mitte, be entitled to receive first class academy diplomas. '37. Any candidate who presents to the principal of the McGill Normal School, (a) the requisite certifi- cates of age and of good moral character according to Form No. 1, and v'^) satisfactory certificates that' he lias complied with either of the foregoing regulations, 54 or 50, shall be recommended by him to the°Superin- tendent of Public Instruction, for an academy diploma of the class to which he is entitled under these re^rula- tions. ° Professional examination for academy diplomas under Regulation 54. SH. 1. The examination of Bachelors of Arts and of .. ,jflMBiMMi i nitimn ii i ITTEE. approved l)y lass stiindiii;^ provided for Jchool under ) only second exaininatioa I entitled to as in course ake at least : in the In- dies shall be )mas; other- ly diplomas second class regulations, 3 Protestant sfully for at by the coni- 33 academy he principal lisite certifi- according to ites that he regulations, the Superin- my diploma ihese regula- / diplomas Arts and of ACAPF.MY PirLOMAS. 21 ^;;:: ; : Li'ui.rt- at wast one yo- --y ^^ - E„,. as these relV. '" /• - -U- - /-^^ ,f, ,tt„i,.,„,.„t •2. A kiiowleajrc o£ the •'•"" "• ' P ^ eKIiocted, of ,!■ school life, of tlie annu.v 1 >,'«';*':, *°":,^^t,., not oi th. teacher, the paronts, the P H'^^ ^ instinctive aunts, and the formation ot the habit oi olu'dience. ,.,^+^^0- knowledo^e ; how -t. Tl>e best methods of ""?'"•* 'S ^^^"^^1 , ebuss U, tix it in the n,eumry, l'"Y , ' ,^'^' ^.^.^.f, ct I suecess- in receiving kn.;wle.lp,-, i^'^}^' ^^'^,,a..'i^ of in- lul class rcciiatiou, togcUa;.. Ail.. -■- -- 1 I 23 REOUL.VTIONa OF THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. siniction in cnch important Itrancli of school work. 5. Mftluxls of usin«r hooks jirii^ht, and of investi- gating' truth ])y \vi'i;;l»in<( evidence and by using the senses as instruments of research. 6. The physical, mental and moral constitution of the child, and the demands that society will hereafter make upon him. To prepare for such an examination the candidate should carefully weigh his own experiences as a learner, should closely examine the metlKxls in vogue in a good school, and shouhl add to the impressions re- ceived from his general reading the results of studying the text-books on School Manaj'ement, and the School Methods, prescribed for the academy NO TH^ CASS.riCAT.ON OF SCHOOL. ''•'■iir'prou'laM'lnSutul o£ Supcior Education 1 are classiHcd as f''""";!- . „„,, incorporated CoU.-c9 1. Chartered Umve. s.Ucs an n ^ I ___^^j^ , ^ ^ |,ffiliat,.d there o«^ t:,^.;' illations to the Superu.- ;':,rt •;:: adlrout "he annua, report n.ade hy such ^"ttSnios and Hif Sch».s P-idin^^^^^^^^ tion in En^dish, J'";™'';Jj ^-.^i"; ,„atrieulati,m m ^t Model Schools P-* j— : r„ Sn ,Z^ 11=^3—. -^odcl school, and AciKiemies 24 REGULATIONS OF THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. ELE.MKNTARYfcciIOOLi SUBJECTS. ElADINQ. IJIITATION AND tJl'ELLINQ Wbitino ■ GRADE I. GRADE II. liooK I. Rook II. Tho meaning and .spelling of the words of the lesson, the sub- part of the work of each grade. S pecial attention to be given to pleasantness and b r i ght ness o f Writing tho words of the, Copying the reading les.ion on reading le.licaiion Table, Avoirdupois Weightf Long an(ljjiquid Me a.sureg. Language Lessons. (Completing sentences, i'orm- ing sentences containing par- ticular words. Writing out the subject matter of a story or of a reading lesson after it has been talked over. Me- morizing short selcctiona from the Reader. Correction of colloquial e rrors.) .Map of Canada. •ml Lessons on chief events in Old Testament History to the death of Mo.^es. Commit to memory the Ten Comuiand- nients. Bonn, Color, Size, Weight, Motion, Plants, Animals, Manu- Minerals of the Province, and their uses.) Readings and spect for others, Good Manners, Temperance and Kind- Class singing. .Class singing. Straight lines and their sim- Straight lines and curves and pier eoinbinalions on slates their simpler combinations from the blackboard. on slates from the black- board^ objects, familiar Names of objects in conversa- tion. Book I. Table Card, Slato^, Slate-pencil. Names of _ pli rases^ Book II. Table Card, Slate, Slate-pencil, Copy - book. Blank-book, Pen, Ink. I fTTTEE. COURSE OF STUDY. 25 ELE.M KNTARY fcciIOOLa. lADE II. iJoOK II. be lesson, the sub- ss and bright ness o f | D reading lesson on Dictation of sen- id detached words Lieader. Oral spell- ttcrs, Analysis of iVriting on slates, ing. thmetic, Four Sim- to short division MuiiiplicaiioQ roirdupois Weight, Liquiil Mi'MSures. AOE LK.SSt)NS. c soiifeiices, Form- ices containing par- Lird.«. Writing out ;t matter of a story ading lesson after u talked over. Me- short selectiona ioader. Correction ial e rrors.) Eida. s on chief events in ncnt History to the Moses. Commit to tic Ten Command- ?, Animals, Manu- es.) Readings and )ciunco and Kind' les and curves and pier combinations from the black- objects, familiar Table Card, Slate, ;il. Copy - book. »k, Pen, Ink. GRADE III. GRADE IV. Book IV. kect matter ofihe "sson. and comi^ittmg selectioTs^to^ memory, to form spelling- jopy wrilvng. Copy writing. Business Forms, Ele- ments of Single Entry Bookkeeping. VIental Aritlunetic, Review and Long ' IMvisMin. Simple examples in frac- tions and in compound numbers in ordinary use. Mental Arithmetic, Review, and sim- ple exmaples in Fraclions, l>coi- mals. Percentage, Interest and Men- suration. L.vxouAOK Lkssons. T>„,,:n„ „ni\ Analvsis of simple sen- M«o reading and committing t« ™';™;iPf,^ ,"e^, "studv of selections from (,ry interesting and simple selections [CT^^^^^i^^'^-^Leitor Writing, Dt- \\:^\£:i^^i;^^^^f^l^ -i^tfve Composition, meaning and allusions of the selec- tions, the meaning ot words, and the Parts of Speech. "M^Map of Eastern Hemisphere. 1 Drawing. Map JMap of Western Hemisphere. Drawing. ^ _ i^ry, French liule. I ^"""y- llactured Articles 1 short talks at le [Less to Animals. i-i^^^^j8:^±^^fA!:>tiJ^^s;^- iClIsT singing. Elements oi musical notation . . — ^ Drawing from flats. Reading, easy exorcises m transla- t ion. regular verbs . Book IV. Spelling Book, Geography Jrammar. History. Ant anotio* U_'-^"v"!: ...... ir V.V 2- Blank-book. Copy-book, Pen, Ink, Pencils. Slate. 26 REGULATIONS OP THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. MODEL 8CH00T. SUBJECTS. Reading Bpf.llinQ "Writing — Aritiimktic E.NOLl^ Geography. History Algebra Geometry. Fbknch... GRADE I. Book IV. 'Dictation, derivation and verbal distinctions^ ' Copy Writing. Business Forms and Bookkeeping Interest. -. piTF^i^^M^^SSS^ ofVcrections from the Reader, Letter Descriptive Composition. 7. mIm^ of ETstern Hemisphere, Map Drawing. Outline of Cimadian History. 8^!.lt^Js!;:;f o^^illJKnts of Old Testament Histor y. . each grad for each i "MeutaT viewV and Co Review ptudj Study Anal} _\Vriti North Dorn Chief Rev torj Exefcises in words and phrases . Latin (Optional). '^^^^^^'One half hour per week for each Grade. AS iTs^'a Manual for Primary Schools, or j puysioi-oy an Drawing With No. 2 Canadian Drawing Course. COURSE OF STUDY. 27 SCHOOLS al distinctions foi and Bookkeeping] ampli;3 in Vulgar i, rerccnlago and sentences, Study Br, Letter Writing, Map Drawing. ,8 of Old Testament for each grade. and Compound Kuies. Drawing. breach Grade. r Primary Schools, or j ving Course. Percentage and Commission.! Interest, and - general review. Letter Writing. ATtidi;^^ ana g^- J ;^ -',;;, ses'o f ^"^>«"*/|Ji'i'prc3 ImpandFut. Sc^ofRig'vVrbsoflltConiuga- tion-_ ThcDcclonsious.the Verb Sum and exercises. ?our"S3ugSto^tTranslation.- Dictation. ^j^Tf^onjugations. Written ex- ercises a..d review. Part I for Intermediate Schools With No. Course. 3, Canadian Drawing ; With ^^^ >^-o. 4, Canadian Drawinf ^8 REGULATIONS OP THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. ACADK SUBJECTS. GRADE I. Rkadino Book V. ajjd selections prom prescribed I'OKM. Spei,i-in(; Dictation, derivation and verbal distinction for Writing. Copy Writing, Business Forms and Book-keeping Arithmetic Percentage and its applications to Commission, Jirokoragc, Insurance, Interest and Profit ami Loss, with general review. Enoi.ish Grainmar and Anaiy-is, Regular Verbs of the four Conjuations. Translation, Dictation. Latin The four Conjugations, written exercises and Review. Greek PllYSKiLOGV AND IIyGIENE. Drawing Special Couksk (Instead of Latin and Greek). . . One half hour per week for each grade. As in Smith's Intermediate Course, with No. 4,' Canadian Drawing Cturse. COURSK OF STUDY. 29 MIES. GRADE n. GRADE III OM PRKSrRIBED il distinction for Iritish Isle;'. m exercises and FROM PRKSCBIBED POKM . _ i-'il'^ each grade. ___,. __— — ~" Book V. or VI and Book-keeping ■ ^.^^^ g^^de. Prospnt Worth, Discount, Equation of PaymentVrStocks. Partnership. SouarcTcnU Root. ^S^mple Men- suration. with_Kencral Rev'ew^ I GmniS^niTidAnalysis , bcott s Lady of the Lake, Compc.sition and Let- R7i fShTHiatoryT'^ W o r and Jitua rt /'■ lorf" Canadian lIistory,^«/7/W* /■' ( e- Rc\ncw New Testament Uis- fory i Roman History. Qreen^" i'ri- mcr. FractTons. Review- Review, Miscellaneous Exercises. GwSnTaf, Analysis and Composition. ^ Tl™ play of Shakespcaro appointed for the A. A. Examination, Scott 8 Lady of the Lake, Urook's Primer of English Li teraturej . . "General Geography. Iliatury . and -^^^E^^i^^ '^^S,^^^^^^'^^ tions . Books I, II andlll. Books I. and II. , .^ _. ten E.\crciscs,TranMation, i^icia f^^gts). Retranslation (LngUBU tion. into French). 1 -■-••>. I line.". Mi, with exercises. ' Drawing, No. 5, Canadian Drawing ^p««J{\^^\f '^'„d Model Drawing. Course. -7r-~jri'fr,;»f.n.Mnptrv as in Hamblin Smith, G^mriTo^OlLl^Al^a as Urade Tr.gonometry^as^.m ^^ ^^^ . ^^^^^ IlL; Botany or Chemistry. j PP^^'hetajstry.^ 30 flEGUrATIONS OF THE PROTESTANT COMXrTTET;. Academics and Model tSchools. 03. In order that an institution may bo recognized as an Academy it must fullil tlie following conditions: 1. It must be under the control of, and receive finan- cial support from, the school board of the municipality m which it is situated. 2. A suitaljjc school building, furnished with the necessary appliances, must be provided. 3. It must be organized in three departments, viz. : Elementary, Model School and Academy. 4. Three teachers must be employed, one of whom nnist hold an academy diploma. 5. The teachers must be engaged at fixed salaries by the school board. 6. The authorized course of study must be followed in each department. 7. The pupils must pass satisfactorily the annual written examination prescribed for such schools. 8. It must remain in session at least one hundred and eighty days during the year. 04. In order that au institution may be recognized as a Model School it must fulfil the conditions pre- scribed for Academies, except that it may be organ- ized in two departments, elementary and model, under two teachers, one of whom must hold, at least, a model school diplon . G5. It shall be competent, however, for the Pro- testant Committee to recommend a special grant to one school in a county, when the conditions requisite for a Model School or an Academy have not been ful- filled. OO. No institution is allowed to change the title under which it is known, so as to transfer it from on© grade of institution recognized by law to a higher sell ACADEMIES AND MODEL SOHOOLB. 31 ;d with the bments, viz. : ne of whom xed salaries be followed m„ae. without being proWously authorized to do so R,y the Protestant Cmnuuttcc. ^^,^,,,^1 >«7 Every VUi.U« ^^ZTrZt undergo an llepartnient ot * ^"P";'^^ ^j Q.^ae III. El.mienti.ry «auunat.oni t^^^e sub ct o ^^^^ acaden.y .le- P 'the Srade II. Model Sehoo C-- ^^,„„, j,, «.H. The school board ^''^ j^^^Xo^ ,« that there l:;t'otCrthe^Vorr::V study o. each de]^artment. , Schools, that receive no ««. Academies and Model ^^i ou the following year. Schools are required to 7©. Acadein.es and f ^'f ' ''.^.'^""i'truction, before ,eu,l to the IX-parttneat ot P"^J^/^f "HelM*^ cxer- the lirst ot July each y«"' ^P"™;"^;"^ and Mathe- cises in Writing Dra«.„fr Map Drawm„__^ ^^^ niatics, prepared "P" ."'^/S^n i^to consideration and these sp^"^".n'-'"%*r' „!„nt.r in the distribution of the grants. Insoection of Aoademks and MoM SchooU. 71 It is the duty of the Inspector of Superior n-f • inspect the ^"^^i^^^^^ ^f:tth1 itt^^ry!yl7orda? at least to the school, and tiiu cunoivR-.. — 32 REGULATIONS OF TIIE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. 3. To note the nuinber of pupils on the roll, and the nuniltcr present on the day of inspection ; 4. To ascertain how far the course of study ia being carried out in each school and what, if any, are the obstacles to this being done fully ; 5. To iiujuire into the work and the progress of the work in the several gi-ades ; ^ 6. To examine the time-table, and ascertain whether it IS judiciously framed or not; 7. To take notes of each teacher's method of con- ducting his classes, whether he enlists the interest and attention of his pupils, whether there arc indications of careful preparation for the work on his part or not ; 8. To note the afrong and weak points of each school ; 9. To give each teacher, privately, such judicious hints and suggestions in the conduct of liis school an may seem necessary in the circumstances; ^ 10. To fill up the bulletin furnished by the Super- intendent for (!ach school ; 11. To submit a general annual report upon the prescribed work of inspection at the September meet- ing of the Committee, along with the tabulated returns oi the results of tlie written examination, and to sub- mit an interim report upon the work of inspection at Giich ot the three remaining quarterly meetings of the Committee ; 12. To prepare the examination papers in accord- ance with the authorized course of study, that is fif- teen subjects in Academies and thirteen in Model Schools, and to submit tliem to the sub-committee on examinations, for revision and approval. Ta. The Ins})ector of Superior Schools shall, in the tabulated returns of tlie written examination, rcnnrt in regard to each school : — * "' ACADEMIES ANT) MODEL flCHOOLS. 33 ,. The .u,nbev oi^P-lf -.f-r'^.t^tbrp.^- Kvhich tho examination is hcUl, ana h •a!'nut:^forp~P--'e'l ior examination "'3" Thl^mmiWr of pupils not classed in any grade, "•rTLltw W^s'u^t have passed in each ,,.tletnhe:n,nJr?l,atU^^^^ I :,. Tlie intimation roquued in tic i<^ J i„ ^vhich the standing o * '^ P^ f t " anding of pva.les shall be given, »":' ''^l "^,7,\* Wch they Imve bS5^>^Xi%op?'^ tKnination papers. Writtm Examination of Academic and MoU Schools. 7S There shall be an annual written elimination otihe Protestant A-\-'-. » J^^\fe:ftX- .siiHultancously ">-^' '^^Xtestant Committee, exnmincrs appointed by t'>c ^' j ^j j j g^Vjooig, ?Gind!:'?a,^du'ieadei:i:l. shall be examined rlhl-suV Wets S their -Pt^t^ilTSe H- nr'Ki>ertrXr:::i^^^^^^^^^^^ ^f > - c; :'::.',!?< tertihtiestTthis eilfct from the Department '''■T«''Thl"tramration papers for the UnivW^ I 84 REGULATIONS OF THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. exainiiicd in tlu3 preliininary sultjccts, and in Group A. or (injiip B. of the optional subjects, as follows: OBLIGATORY. PnELIMI.VAIlY. 1. Reading 2. Writing 3. Dictation 4. Grnnmihr 5. Arithmetic 0. Geo^'riiphy (Ele niciitary) 7. Briti.di and Cana^ dian History , OPTIONAL. Guoup A. 1. Latin 2. Greek, or Hotfiny, or Chemistry 3. Geometry 4. Algebra 5. Drawing '>■ Engliah Literature. 7. History 8. French 9. Phv-iology anil Hygiene Gnonp B. 1. French. 2. Geometry. 3. Algebra. 4. Trigonometry or Drawing. 5. PJnglish Literature. 6. Jfistory. 7. Physiology and Hygiene. 8. Botany or CbemiB- try. T7. The examination of Grade III. Academies, shall be in accordance with the standanl pre.scril)ed in the antliorized course of study for that grade, and on pass- ing in the same, the pupils shall be recommended to the Universities for the title of Associates in Arts or for Junior Certiticate.s. 'TH. The examination shall be held the first week in June. 70. Pupils over eighteen years of age may receive the certiiicates of the Universities and the title of Associate in Arts, but they shall not be ranked with the other candidates. •HO. The examination papers, including those for the A. A. Examination, shall be distributed from the Department of Public Instruction by the inspector of superior schools, and the answers of the pupils shall be returned to the Department in accordance with in- structiona to deputy-examiners. ACADEMIES AND MODEL BOHOOlil. 85 The answers oj' * .''; ^J ^ t n™/ secr.Uvry of .U.o .hall be transm.ttea ."jV^Universiti.^s, fcv exaimna- tion and report tluiton w ' l-rotestiuit C"""'."'"'"^- , ot marks f..r oacl.su.- Hl. The max...."... """''*V°,io I. r,0; n. dnvle I. icct shall be a, - 'I'J"^, '-^^"i 'th ' oxa...i...Ui....s, i„.p. s 75; anamUraaeIlI.W"- i" , •„, a..y sub- shall not 1« ^^T'^'fobt u Jaflist oue-ihir.U,vu,l H3. The «'''»"'"'''"", rS consist of nine .lues- .pector of superior f'"" ^ ! ' -^ u.ree .n-oups, only t ons in eaeh /"''J^^^',^'^!;""^ fo be answere.l. one c.uestion from ''•'*, -™"l',*!jie.l for the Academy «t. Two pap;'rs shall be vi'-P='r«-J ^j li„j,Ush. ,j,,,,e.s I. and ] l„° V.f in Jcordance with the co..rB« Gcognvphy ''"'\";^'";/tionrthc teacher, the deputy- papers. u^ olnnhle for exaiu'.natiou a pupil isf be\t::nira^M-. at least, dur.n, the current scholastic year. Prl.asoe^ granted to ^ces^M P^P^ 85. Pupils who have passed X^^« twoSsot Associate h. Arts, l^^'^'l^^'^To passed in French, the aggregate marks '^^ \^';,°,r .^ainination, to entor shallbe eligible, without furthest y the Model School cUs,s of the Mc^j^ ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ and pupils who iiav= p-ss— I 3fl nrottr.\Tfovfl of tuf. puotemtant coMMiriEM. Sdiool slmll Ih. cli^nMeto enter the Elementary class 2, hipils who Imvti been oxuniined for the certifi- cate ot Associate in Arts, an.l who may present them selves n. Older to obtain diplomas as teachers, shall be exempted from the exau.ination in any siibjoct (ex- c.pt iMvnch, AI;r,.|,rH. Geometry, Latin and (jreek in whiorfl ;:^, ^''^"' •• ^^^- for Acad.my Diplomas) in AN Inch t ,. y have taken two-thirds of the marks in the Associate in Arts examinations. Greek^'A'r''f ' '" ^n" ''''''' '^'^^^ P^^^^^'^ ^" T.atin, Greek, A|.,^ebra and Geometry, may. without lurther exan.n, ,o., e t t,,, Faculties of Arts of tie > two Those u'l^r^ McGill College and Bishop's College' ent?: f K u^'^'l^'V" ^t-ebraand Geoinetry may versitv ^^ ^ Applie,! Science of McGillUnr. 4. the secretary of the Protestant Committee will on application, furnish successful pupils wi " klence ot their (juahhcations with reference to the Normal behool and Boards of Examiners ^^ormai ins'try or'!'"'"""" ^'^^^ "'^^'^^^^ *he following 1. The pupils shall be under the direct and careful 2. The examination questions shall be sent tn tVio nations .ilmll be held on the days and durhm tV,l i3op:r' '""^ °"'>'' ^^'"^" -■' «p-'i 'rr i!;: 3 liotore opening the envelopes for the tirst horn- aloucl the special instrnctions to pupils. 1,4' .'''•'■-^■"■"'■' ''*' *'" '^"''"■^ ■^''"" ^' '"i"eu UDon n»J page;> o. iooiseap paper, fastened together at the AOAUEMltS ANUMOUKLHCrtU0L8. 37 I , 'rut^ niinils shall 'i9« "<> oth* r top left l.a.;.l corners. ;!•;« M ''%,^ „,„ .,f i,lou;,n,' |;:;:r:i;;'u.,lu. t ...y wr>ti..« whatever, « str.ctly , I.T"ty->-'''»"'»f^f ".;;';;■ ,,,i,,ation. Any necessary i,„ the progv-s ot ay X .1 ^ ^^_^ ^j^^^,^^ ^ iii-tvuetioii >hcill oe n'^"-" . , .^uh ect, niter all U. At the hour '^Pl"'"'" ' '°; «^<^ .^Vicc pie.l.an.l ,„,„ks have been removed ^^ " "'^ ^j,,, ,,|iees, and U„. pupils have been SV>mthcii allot ,^^^^ ^^^ "'■"^■i''^"' T^trirh' 1 s "'brc^^^enrdand the e.ami- ,::,ion'papo- ^'-'f ■'';■; '",:-';?Sq-stion therein . 7. The -''f"""'^,''"'- >'''l'':',,iH ,,y the deputy-exaim- r.ttt::Sia;ion:;;^te^, shall l ..en as meaning or purport ot '!'-J-,<;»-^'" '^ „ ^he exami- ': ^'^ ''"^^'inifthe^x^;"^ io ofrt^ from the nation ''""■. ^H<- ^ ^^^ „iu,uion, nor after a pupil cumniepcement ot tlit exa . leavinj; the ,„s left tlie ^''"•""tpTthe 'sue o[? lie examination ...sa.nination ™°"\ *"'^'^ ,,*','," ,'! be perniittod to return ,„,pors in any sub|ect shall "' ^^ FJ\,,„, ;„ ,,«nd, ;„„.i„g the «--"'"";;*2 t me aUoS for each subject, 9. At the close of the t me a ^„n,,ted by the the answers ot the pupi s sna j ^^ envelope a.puty-examiners, placed '° 'he aPPfop .,.^„„,, provided for the jmrpose, and sealed in t j ^^ ^f the pupils, without bmiig lead by t _^^^ ^^^ ^,_^ a.paty-examiners. No P^^P^ "!'*'' 2^,, jt has been p«,ils for corrections or additions alter rece ived irom t;; .1 la 30 «iS(iULAT10X, OK TU^ ruuIESMNX COMMmiiE. CO, Ui,^, " he' ",; . * : ---!-i"f ion. the envelopes shall be cm-efulv'^tkel ?■■%';' ""^ »r''^™' «'''J«»'^. the ipspoctor of' tm.? •='■■''■!"'',''"'' '""vardeU t<^ Public I'nsi'lletion, qX" ''''"'^' ^'^P-'^-t of pupil oreby,.n„, declare that the examination with the spe a rellationr ''' ''1'"=^^ '" accordance nations, tCtXl^lZrZn:^^^- '°' T^ ^"''""- cxan,ination papers wlrnpenrdlrnd'lattr""'^ opes containing the answers were sealed nth '"'''" ence of the punils and nf f),o »• ^^''''ed in the pres- answers forwSl to the itnw '' ??"'"'='^- ^"^ t^^' Signature/ ^^P^iy-Bxaminerg. I Teacher, he envelopes eral subjects, urwarded to partment of ;ance of any 5tions. Any ination room from wJiich Ltion; (6) in ^er to otJier rcumstances d) in expos- jpiJs ; (e) in 'ther pupils, ixamination lent or for- aminers of ition at the the inspec- Kamination accordance uch exami- tie printed the envel- i the pres- , and that >een given, hemselves, ', teacher, uring the ACADEMIES AND MODEL SCnOOLS. 39 87 The following instructions shall be observed VVrll^e^yo.";; name (or number in case of Grade III Icalws), on the right hand upper corner of '"t 'Jvrite as plainly as you can. and use one side '"3' Loave rrrgin on the left hand side of the page. ^V?it^i:\^emar^n.tMng^bu^ '%"C'lstVnt\ccountask anv one to explain ^1^;;r^U^C^:fS-ts, fastened togeU^eran^ Civen to you for writing your answers, must be re- tm-ned No sheet is to be separated, torn out, 01 e- s oyed. Draw your pen throug. any wntmg not intended as an answer or part ot an answer. 6 Your answers must be written upon the paper provided The use of other paper, blottmg paper, the Ped examination paper, or slate^ for rough drafts ov any writing whatever, is strictly torbidden. 7 You must not communicate with any pupil or otlL person in the room, directly or -^-c^^^^^^^^^^ ino- the proo-ress of an examination. You must not a- fe or deceive assistance of any kind in answering the questions, either from pupils, memoranda or books, ilw^nfraction of this or the preceding rule will m- volve the loss of the whole exammation. "^,._No fees will be exacted for th^^^^^^^^^ Academies under the control of ti^e. 01^^^^^^^ prescribed ^;^;i\^t4tfo\'i"r:'c?ruficrs fees, VIZ.. *4.uu lor ^- ^■^y'^^ ^^ ^^^ nn;,7»ijitv Exainmers. must be paid lo me occrcuxij w» •-"^' - -• - 40 nEGULATIOXS OP THE PROTESTAST COMMITTEE. IV. CONCEUNrxo THE MCGILL NORMAL SCHOOL. SS. The McGiU Normal School in the city of Mont- real i.s ostabhshed chiefly for the purpose o^' trSt teachers for the Protestant popu^ati^on „n,l fo^ uT other rolipous denominations of the Province of Quebec other than the Roman Catholic. The studies m this school are carried on chieHy in Enrdish but French shall also be tau-ht. •^'W>'>t, out • ?'!' '^^? Corporation'of McGill University is asso- cated w,th the Superintendent of Public InstruS n the du^ct.on of the McGill Normal School unT ^hT'fr' °^ "'^^ P'-otcstant Committee, and 3 o ■ Hv nf u ''"PP"',!",'" '}r^'"- «°""nittee consistin ' of hve members called "The Nor.nal School Connnit' tee, which shall have the general supervision of the attiurs of the Normal School. . «0. It .shall be the duty of this Committee in con- junct,,,,. w,th the Superintendent of Public Instr,°tion the Co, reir°f p"IT' 1 ""^ ^'°''''^' Co,n,.,itte of n^n^^nf » "''■", l"^t''"<=«™. to watch over the o n vtu b, I f"^}' ^^ '"V'^'yise its expenditures, to make by-laws tor .ts govern,ncnt, to provide for al untorscen emergencies, and to employ f,-o,n year to year assistants in the xNormal and Model .Schools other tlmn the pnncipa and professors of the Normal Model Scto';:. '''" ""'^'^ '''' ''^'' '"'^'— "f "- The Staff of the McGM Nm-nal and Model Sc/woh. divfdedli'rttXse! Z^t-^'^ ■'"!' '^ sociate professora ThJse slL^be^ulld^r r dSitn MCGILL NORMAL SCHOOL. 41 of a principal, who, as -ach, will have particular clutieg to perform for which he will bear the responsibihty. Any one of the ordinary professors may be chosen to till\ho office. . T X i V, 2 Each ordinary professor may be required to teach several branches of study, and to devote the whole ot his time to the Normal School. 3 The associate professors shall teach one or more separate branches, and shall not be required to devoto th.' whole of their time to the school. ^ , ,, , llti Tliere shall be a Head Master of the Boys Model School, a Head Mistress of the Girls' Mo.lel School and a Head Mistress of the Primary School, and they shall be under the general direction of the prin- cipal of the Normal School. Annual Sessions of the Normal and Model Schools. U^ The Annual Sessions of the Normal and Model Sciiools shall begin on the first school day of Septem- ber of each year and end in the Normal School on the last school day of May, and in the Model Schoo on the last school day of June. Such holidays shall be kept as are prescribed by the Protestant Comnuttee ot the Council of Public Instruction, or by tho Normal School Committee. Cour83 of Sticdy. 94 The course of study in the Normal School shall eml)race in each grade the subjects of the Syllabus^ ot KKamination for the teachers of that grade, together with such additional subjects as may from time to *• -__ V h - i>" +V.O Mnrmnl SohfK^l Committee. The Model Schools shall conform as closely as possi- 12 REGUrATlONS OF THE PR0TE«5T.\NT COMMITTEE. ble to the authorized course of study for Elementary and Model Schools. Terms of Admission. 05. Any British suljjcct wlio produces a certificate of good moral character from the minister of the con- fjrepition to wliich he belongs, and evidence to show that he has completed the sixteenth year of his age, may be admitted to examination for entrance into the Elementary School Class, or, if he has completed his seventeenth year, to the entrance examinations of the Al()(l(d School Class. OG. Previous to admission to the Elementary School Class every pupil-teacher shall undergo an examination as to his sufficient knowledge of reading, writing, the rudiments of grannnar in his own language, geography, and arithmetic ; before admission to the Model School Class he must give proof of his knowledge of the sub- jects of the previous year. I'^xcept as stated below, the examination shall take place before the principal, or before such other person as ho may specially ap- point for the purpose. 07. All candidates who present certificates of hav- ing passed in Grade III. Model School Course, and all holders of elementary .school diplomas, shall be ex- empt from examination for admission to the Element- ary School Class. All cantlidates who have passed at the A. A. examinations, taking two-thirds of the ag- gregate marks, and who have passed in French, and all holders of model school diplomas, shall be exempt from examination for admission to the Model School Class. Holders of elementary school diplomas, desir- ing admission to the Model School Class, shall be ex- amined in Algebra, Geometry and French only. ^H. No candidate is admitted to the Normal School MCGILL NORMAL SCHOOL. 43 until the provisions of tho school laws respecting ad- mission have heen fulHUetl . »» Canrlidates shall be admitted to exammatioa for entrance only at the times regularly appointed by the principal of the school at the begnnung ot tho session. Candidates exempt from exaniination can only be admitted during the first week ot the session except that teachers who may be actually engaged in traohinir at the commencement of the session niay at 1 e sc^-etion of tho principal, be admitted up to but "t later than the close of the C instmas vacatur. No teacher-in-training so admitted later than the hi.t of October shall share in that part of the bursary fund which is distributed at Christmas. Conditions of continuance in the Normil School 100. Teachers-in-training guilty of drunkenness, of frequenting taverns, of entering disorderly houses or gambling houses, or keeping company with dis- orderly persons, or committing any act of immorality or insulxmlination, shall be expelled. 101. Each professor shall have the power ot ex- cludiiiir from his lectures any student who may be in- attentfve to his studies, or guilty of any minor infrac- tion of the regulations, until the matter can be report- ed to the principal. x ^. „ lOa All teachers-in-training must in order to con- tinue in the Normal School pass the Christmas semi- sessional examinations. • • i c n ^ v^.. 103 In exceptional cases the principal ot the INor- mal School may admit on trial to the classes persons 4hose qualifications may be insufiieient for en ranee Sueli persons may be excluded from the school by the principal whenever he may judge it best so to do , but 44 REGULATIONS OP THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. none shall be permitted to enter or to remain on trial aLer the semi-sossional examinations. Boarding Houses. 104. The tt;^chers-in-traininf^ sh&li s^lto tho pl'ice of tiicir rcsidenf^e ; and those who catmot reside with their parents will be perinittel to 'live in boarding houses, but in such only as shall be spcoiady approved of. No boarding houses having permission to board male teachers-in-trMining v^ui be permitted to receive female teachers-in-training as boarders, and vice versd. 2. They are on no account to oe absent from their lodgings after half-j-)ast nine o'cl )ck In tht; e\ening. *l r.hey will be ailoweent to all MCGIT-L NORMAL SCHOOL. Attendance on Relirfiom Instruction. 45 ,., lus "n^rruction, e^h student wiH be rcqmred to Ttt °nd public worship at his own church at lea,t once every Sunday. PriviUges of Teachers-in-training. lOT. All teachers-in-training are entitled to free '"'foS At the close of the semi-sessional exaunna- tions The sum of $400 from the bursary fund will bo V ded am^K the forty most successful pup.ls who nofresfdra't home wit'h VO^'^-^^l^ZyZ sum"J tlioii- attendance at the school Sim. arly the sum ot «sn() will be divided at the close ot the sessional ex unUnaT^ns The remainder ot the bursary fund wdl be Sd'an allowance.for travelling expenses a^^^^^^^^^^ Xeache,-s-in-training residing m the P^°\"'^^°' ^„"™^[ .t a distance of more than ninety ^ile^ ^om Monhtal i„ a proportion determined by the ^f^'f^f^'^'^^ll ,l,ove ninety miles, it being provided that > » '^llow „eo for travelling expenses shall exceed ten dollars 10» All teachers-in-trainii.g who pass t u- sen . .ess onal Examinations in the Normal School wi 1 00 tvZvt -f the total marks and who have not fallen below 50 p"er cent, in any one of the groups oi sub- 4r, REOUriATIONS OF THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. iccts, English, Matheinatics, French and Miscellaneous, nor in any one of the su))iocts required by the Sylla- bus of Examination prescribed for diplomas of tho grade to which they aspire, shall be entitled to con- tinue in their classes after Christmas. Except by the special permission of the prinripal, none others shall be entitled to this privilege, nor to a share in tho Christmas bursary. no. All teachers-in-training who attain the stand- ards defined above at the tinal examinations in the Normal Schools shall be entitled to diplomas of the grade of the class to which they belong, and, except with the concurrence of the principal of the school and the professor of each subject in which there has been failure, none others shall receive diplomas or share in the bursary fund. in. All holders of elementary school diplomas ob- tained by reaching the standards defined above shall be entited to admission to the Model School Class; none others, without the special permission of the principal. Such holders of elementary school di- plomas as have taken not less than 75 per cent, of the total marks nor less than 60 per cent, of those in any subject essential to the diploma according to the Syl- labus of Examination of the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction, shall be entitled to admission among the "selected students" mentioned in the following paragraph, but others may be so ad- mitted by the principal. Students for the Academy Diploma. 112. The Normal School shall bring up selected students at the end of the Model School year to the examinations for the entrance into the first year of the Faculty of Arts of the UMiversities. They may be ex- amined either at the examinations for the Associate in MCOILL NOUMAL SCHOOL. 47 of iUn

°^«/j ^*„,3„ „£ .tudy in the autumn, anai k_n n ^^^^^^^ o ^^^^^ .luUars per ^'^«;^"'"' J" ^'' 'j^e N„„„al School Commit- Uursaries may bo pa..l by t c Ivor tee out o£ any iund "■.^■a>'f^'<^, "Vor enu valont exam- 4. On passin- the "'te'■"'>'^'"i°■,°^X will be en- ination. o\ the Univors.t.es »u h ^^ "^^^^ titled to reee.ve academy -hpom^ ^^^^^.^^ „j ^^^ the regulations ot the l^ro'^«*'J , ,liploii.a.s. Council of P"\'l'<'/"^t™t.it", t" e adviee^,f the prin- 5. Such students may, ^'' ' * '''J'^t, ^ffiUated col- ^ 6. It shall be competent '« " « f^^« P ^,,^^ ,„ ir\sxq''trSSeSii-S:^ ;^:- ,;itt!' K»^ :^^^^^^^ "™'7^.f,f^^.^„rp tit to students who have taken acldemy d^Wsalabove to continue tor two ye... 48 RKGrr.vTroNS op tiik protrstant committkr. oncror at tl... Lnivei.ity, or to ivturn thereto after toachmcr lor a time, in or.ler to take tlie .le^^ree of Bnvh.hv nt Arts. I.ut t\u-y shall ho lieM houn.l tT, fulfil their enoMtrenieiits to touch, an!ie In. .antes the directors shall Nonnaf' 'T-'^^^Y^^ P-^ic-sors of the McOill iNoiinal lioo. and of the inspector of Pn stint superior schools. '^'"^'^ t Jl**" ^f^ ^ TT^ "'^"^ '' "^''^^^ for the main- tenauce ot fhe Instituus, the expenses incurred in of the McGill iNormal Suiool shall be defrayed hv th« iNoriuai Seliooi. "^ - ' — TEE. lorcto aft<^r '; < leg-roe of m.l to fullil uot bo cu- bcachors in unugomenfc lit of Pub- mi Normal onsible to of Public istitutes. pproval of year the <1 i^act^ for ollowed at Institutes up'.n such to tiiiio by taut Com- etors sliall le McGill Pro "stant the main- curred in jrofessors ed by the COMMISSIONEHS AND TRUSTEES. 49 CONCEUNING TUE DUTU:s uF SCHOOL COMMlbSIONEiiS AND TRUSTEES. School Groanda. 119. School sites shall, when possible, be in dry elevated positions, easily accessible, and provided wi h good water. . , . , 120. School sites shall, when po.sible, be isoliited and so situated that the surroundings will not inter- fere with the work of the school room nor with the morals of the pupils. 121. School sites shall be as far removed as possible from swamp, or cem< *"ry. 122. The school -lounds shall be properly levelled and drained, planted with shade trees and enclosed by a substantial fence. They shall, when possible not be less than a quarter of an acre in extent. A largur area shall be provided for large schools. 123. Separate closets or privies shall be provided for tlie sexes. A close fence, at least six feet in height, extending from the closets to the school building, shall separate the approaches to these closets. *24. Proper care shall be taken to secure cleanli- n 'n these closets and to prevent unpleasant and un- heaiuiv >dors. The approaches from the school liouse to the 'closets shall be so kept that the cl< s 'ts may be reached with comfort in all kinds of weather. SchoolhoiLses. 125. The schoolhouse shall, when possil ^ )e placed at least thirty feel irom the public highway. 12« When the number of children oi school age in a district exceeds seventy-five, the schoolhouse shaU P" 50 RFGULATIONS OP THE PROTEHTANT COMMITT'/.B, contain Ht least two rooms, wlien it exceeds one hun- dr('n behalf of the school board. He ^'^'l^'^^f'''^^^^^^ use the schoolhouse other than as directc^l b> thu , without their sanction. At the request ot the sd 1 board he must at onee deliver up the key ot the scIk.oI- house to the chairman. School Furniture ami Aj^paratas. 1»T A sufficient number of seats, provided with backs, and desks shall be provided for the accomino.Uv- tion of all the pupils ordinarily in attendance at the '""^'aS The seats and desks shall be so arranj,red that ., - -1:1., ,,>...r oif i\,n\nir tlu' teachcr. ^ot more than two pupils shall be allowed to sit at one desk. 52 REGULATIONS OF THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE!. iliU. llio height of tlie seats sliall be so givKhiatod that all pupils may be seated with their feet tiniily upon the floor. (To accommodate pupils of all ages the desks should be of three diil'erent sizes), 140. The seats and desks shall be fastened to the floor in rows with aisles at least eighteen inches in width between the rows ; passages, at least three feet wide, shall be left between the outside rows and the side and the rear walls of the room, and a space from three to five feet wide, between the teacher's platform and tlie front desks. 141. Each desk shall be so placed that its edge will be directly over the e-']; °^^^.'^;^'^ America, a map of Canada and a u.ap ot the Prov mce "74o'"'provision shall be n.ade by every school board for fwJe, i ureach schoolhouse daily a.ul tor scrub ,m^ he oo" at least once every two n.ontl.s, and tor ;!;:u!; , «res one hour before ^^^^^^^ '^^^ school when re(imsite, but it is not tne ova^ u to do this work. The &hool Year. 147 All schools shall he closed from the 1st July fo^lu 1-th Au.mst each year; but any school boar. 1 nav wit Ith, ln'l"-"val of the Superiuteudent. op.-n o le o more of ili schools during this per.od when the e iun.stanees of tl.c school render it neces ary. 14,H. The sehocds of a ----ipfHy shall o,,..neah ' :^luk,u i the ihool boanl of the/"U--lf ^■ lf*> IMio schools of each mnuicipaUty shal con tinue in session eacli tia>, cxi.i I'u i f,,,- thp UD of the roads. „ , ISO. The holidays for the Protestant Schools ot the Provuice shall be as follows: ^'^:; Saturday and Sunda,-. From 2.thn..e^ to 2n.l January inclusive . Co.xl V ii.iH> i i Birthday ; Donunion Day ; un.i suca u.i^ n ^. .ut l-ca- I 64 REGULATIONS OF THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. claimed by authority or granted by resolution of the school board of tlie municipality or by the Superin- tendent of Public Instruction. School Ilov/rs. Ifll. The school hours shall be from nine o'clock in the forenoon till four o'clock in the afternoon, unless the school board by resolution prescribes a shorter period. There shall be a recess of not less than ten min- utes each forenoon and afternoon, and a recess of one hour at least shall be allowed for recreation during the middle of the school day. Engagement of Teachers 152. Each school board shall engage its teachers for the time, at least, that the schools are to be in opera- tion during the school year, and not for any less period, except to replace a teacher retiring before the end of the school year. 15:5. Each school board shall appoint a day, and give due notice thereof, upon which they will meet and receive applications and engage teachers for all the schools of the municipality. 154. In the engagement of teachers the school board shall consider the special needs and circumstan- ces of the several schools under its control and shall allot the teachers among these schools so as best to promote the interests of the whole municipality 155. No school board shall require or permit any teacher under its control to " board around ' among the iidiabitants of the district I50. The teacher's engagements for Protestant sc.iools shall be inudc in accordance with Form xso 4 COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES. 65 >riii x\o ^ 157. Whenever the average attendance of ^n ele tnentary school exceeds fifty a second teacher =hall be ",„aged for that school by the school board. Religious Instradion. I5S Relicious Instruction shall be given in all cubUrscS but no person shall require any pup.l fna ypubUcschooltoS-^^^^^ or study i" "^ "-'" '"'y r iSus book or to join any exercise ot devotmn or "liiio'ol^etied to 'in wntn.g by his or her parent., "'i5»''Every Protestant school shall be opened each doyvvlth the reading of a portion ot the Holy bcrip- fnr.'s followed bv the Lonls Prayer. 1«0 I 1 ill -rad.'s of Protestant schools instruction .ha^W 'vfm Biblical History, and the Holy Scnp- t ressh-ri tor such purposes be used as a text-book, S^t no f ininaJionil tiching shall be given in such schools. Authm-lzed Text-Books and Foniu. 1«1 Each school board shall select from the author- ised VK;oks a list of text-books for use in the mv.nie.. mlit nanUngone book, or one graded set o Looks hfcad. subiect of the course ot study, and shall msi,t upo > ir use in the schools of the '"""'C'^f V ^^ the exclusion ot all others. A copy ot this li»t .,ha 1 plac n each school of the municipality (An ad- d'tiCl series of reading books may be selected tor ^"V«rsSZar^'s'-U provide and use the au- lliorized forms of teachers' c.ngag..ments,account-book. school journal and school visitors register m their uiUiiicipalities 56 REGULATIONS OF THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE. iSecretarij-treaaitrer's expenses, as provided by 2112, R. ^'. q. \i\*\. The secretary-treasurer shall bo provided by the sciiool coinini.ssioners or trustees with a suitable minute-book, account- books, and othci.' stationery re- quired for their work. KM. The school commissioners and trustees shall, it' possible, hold their meetings in the most central school of the municipality, and if they hold their meetings at any other place, they shall not pay rent theret'oi' witliout the permission of the Superintendent. IO»> When a secretary-treasurer travels upon liusi- ness of the school corporation he shall be paid his just travelling expenses , but any indemnit}' which may have been accorded him by a court of justice or by any legislative or nuinicipal i)()dy for the same journey shall be deducted from his ex})enses. 1C50, A secretary-treasurer shall only be considered to travel upon business of the corporation when he is specially autJKjrized to do so by a resolution aptetrict attention to the proper cleanliness of the schoolhouse and outbuildings, to make and en- force such rules as will ensure the keeping of the school grounds and outbuildings in a neat ami cleanly condi- tion, and to inspect these at least once eacii day ; 4. To see that no damage is done to the furniture, fences, outbuildings, or other school property, and to give notice in writing to the school board of any such danuiL^e and also of any necessary repairs ; DUTIE3 OF TEACnERS. 69 5 To see that the schoolhousc and outbuildings uro 'locked at all proper times, and when not locked to .,H' that they are under the charge of a teachei-, or ..t' a monitor for whose faithfulness the teacher shall l,c responsible, (or of a caretaker after school hours ;) 6. To classify the pupils strictly according to tho authorized course of study ; , , ^, i 7. To require each pupil to do thoroughly the work prescribed for one grade before promoting him to tho next hi'^her grade. Pupils who have fallen behind in the work of their grade shall be placed in the nexti lower grade ; . t • iu 8 To prepare and keep in a conspicuous place in the school room, for the guidance of teacher and pupils, a time-table showing the order of exercises for each class for each day in the week, and the time devoted to eacli exercise per day; 9 Not to require nor permit any pupil to use as a school text-book any book not included m the list ot lext-books prescribed for the use of pupils m the iiumicipality ; . 10 To open the scliool each morning with reading a ],()rtion of the Hoi; Scriptures, followed by the Lords Prayer ; , , ^ ^ l 11 To furnish the pupils with constant employment durincr school hours, and tu endt^avor by ju The school board may provide and lend to m- .rprent pupils, with due precautions for their proper pivservation. text-books and other school requisites. lout the written consent ot the choo board; but any pupil expelled from school who shall express to the teacher his re-ret ior his conduct is openly and explicitly a.s th case may r. iuir- 'uiy, with th • approval of the teacher iui7. Any books recommended as aids to teachers for private reference or study, shall not be used a3 text-books by the pupils. )R k to the for war* 1 itt'iulcnt ho price iry Ijook ^hall be ction by 1 be con- at eti'ect n, wiiich at tile Form No. 1. Farm of Certijicate of Moral Character. "This is to certify that I, the undersigned, have per- sonally known and had opportunity of obsorvmg t()r tlie ..'.*... ^^^^ V^^^ ' ^^^^^ aiiriiK^ all such time kin life and conduct have l)een without reproach ; and I atHrm that I belive him to be an upright, conscientious and strictly sober irian. (Thw certificate imist he signed by the Minister of the conqroqatwu to which the candidate hdmnjs and bt/ two school commissioners or trmtees or school visi- tors. ) Cj REGULATIONS OF THE PROTESTANT COMMITTED. Canada- Province of Qiiebec.^ Form No. 2. Protestant Board of Examiners for candidates for the position of School Inspef'tnr. We, the undersioTied Protestant examiners, appoint- ed by the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction according to law, certify that . . . . havinj^ fulfilled all the conditiouH prescril>ed by the school law and regulations, has passed the examinations prescribed for candidates for the position of school inspector, and is therefore eligible for appointment as school inspector. Given at Quebec 18 ... ^ f xaminers. Form No. a To the Secretary Protestant Central Board of Examiners, Quebec. Sir, I, the undersigned, residing at county of have the Iionor to inform you that I intend to pre- sent myself at for the examination for diploma in July next. I enclose herewith : — 1. A certiiicate that I was born at county of ill the month of 18 A tinea authorized form. cc ui liiorru e liiiracter accoruuiiX t u Al- _ tilU aminers position ippoint- uncil of at. . . . fulHlled law and escribed tor, and ispector. iminers. to pre- . for tlie diploma Form No. 4. <7 Canada, Province of Quebec.}^^^""^^^P^^^'y "' On the day of the month in tho year 18 , it is mutually a«rree(l and stipulatod between the school of the municipality of in the county of , represenU^l by their chairman under a resolution of the said passed on the day of IH , and ^ teacher holding a diploma for the Province of Quebec and residing at as follows :— The sai«l tcaclier hereby makes an engtxgement with the said school for term of year from the day of 18 to the day of IS (unless the diploma of the said teaeher be with- drawn, or anv other legal impediment arise) to teach the ' "school in disirict No. , according to the school law and regulations, every day dunng said term except on holivlays prescribed by the Regu- lations for Protestant Schools. The said agree to pay to tho said teacher the sum of for the said school year, payable in current money and not otherwise, and neither the secretary-treasurer nor any person shall alter this method of payment Done at the day and date first above men- tioned, and the parties have signed after hearing tho same read. Chairman of the School Teacher ACAJ ACAl App Alt AUT Bui. Bl.v Boa Boa Cen INDEX. Academy : — Conditiona 03 Special (>5 Cnanpe of name <)(> Entrance examination 07 Fees of OS SfXH'iinens of work 70 Insjjcction of. 69, 71 Examination of. 73-84 Academy Dipi-omas: — Form of diploma 52 From Central Board ')3 Conditions for Kradnatefl 54 For Normal Sdiool students '^o First Class... •')« By whom recommended 57 Examination for 34, 58, 59 ApPEAJ-S to PftOTEHTANT CoMMIl'lEE 192 AUTIIOUIZVTION OF TeXT-B(X)KH 10.3-197 AuTHoruzKD FOHMS 102 Bulletins ov Inspection ...9--n, 71—10 Blackuoaki) .- 144 BoAiiDiNO Around 155 Board of Examineiw :— tkjntral Board 17-51 For Inspectors 1-8 Central Board : — Powers of. 17 Grades of diplomas 18 Chisses of diplomas 19 L(K;al centres -0 Time of examinations 21, 39 Notice required 22 Certificatt? 23 Fees 24 Method of examination 26-31 ii. Subjecte of examination 32, 34 Standard retiuired 'M>-39 EjienintioiiH grunted 40 41 Records and rorK)rta 42, 43, 40, 47^ 49 Action annnllcd 44 Ke-exauiination 45 Examiners 48 Rules for candidates 50 butit'8 of secretary 51 Classification of Scnooijs GO, 01 CounsE Or" SirnY : — For three ^'rades of schools 62 In relation to ins|)ector8 9—2, 8, 13, lo In rt^lation to suixirior schools 03'-«. 71—*. 12, 74 Of Normal Sch(x»l 94 In relation to teachers 9—3, 175—6, 7, 13 In relation to pupils 9—2, 176 Diplomas : — Grades of. 18 (■lasses of 10 Sealed 43 Academy ,52 Cancelled 44^ 45 Deputy-Examinkrs fx)R Central Board : — Appointment 26 Remuneration 26 Duties 27-31, 50 Deputy- Ex AMiNtms fx)R Superior Stniooi^ : — Appointment 73 Duties SO Engagement OK Tbaciikus: — Lengtli of. 1,52 I>ay for 153 Form of 156 Educational Journai^ 175—23 FiiKs:— F'or examination of insjiectors 6 " " "teachers !!...24] 37 For su{)erior schools (]8 For university certificate 87 note For dep'.ity-oxaminers 26 For apj^eala 192—7 32, 34 :«-39 40 41 4f}, 47, 49 44 46 48 50 51 00, 01 62 -2. 3. 13. 10 71-4. 12. 74 ^94 17.')— 6, 7, 13 ,...9-2. 170 18 19 43 ,52 44,45 26 26 27-31, 50 73 80 1.52 153 150 175—23 6 24, 37 08 ...87 note >o 192-7 iii. „ i.no IIOLIDAYB 170 HeadTkaciier iNOTrriTEs:— Ijo Held annually ••••• .,- Miiuiiueinont of Ym ^\^ OrtificiiU^H ****' JJ7 K S. profesHors jjg Exijensea of "o—lfl Inaixictor's duty \' ». Tetuhere' duty - i'«>— ^ Inspbctxjr: — Exami nation ot Composition of board ~ * Exiwnsoa of board •• ^ Duties of board *• J Time of examination _ SubjectH of examinatio:: - ' Certificates n-Mpiired J DejMiHits retjuired Duties of c)— 1 (joncerning Schools 'irii'-ifi'f'g 9 Teachera 9—4.5,6,7.8^9 " Pupils c";:::^ 1^ *• Commissioners ][~\' " « Teachers' Meetings iCa'"4n 13 17 « Sup«^rintendeiit 9-9. 3, 11, iJ^w ** Secretary-Treasurer -^f"" " Prijse-Bookfl - ^^^^ iKSPExrron of Superior Schools :— Duties of. . , 1 • 71 To inspect model schools and academies 'J To prtipare questions 71—11 To report on inni)ection ■ '^ ^ To report on written examinations ^^r Maps Model School:— «I Conditions for ^^ Special cases ..^ Change of name _ Entrance examinations J!^ tees of |.y Application for insi^ection iy. Specimons of work 70 IiiHfMMtidn of 71 Examination of. 73-64 NOTIMAI. SciI4 Relij-'ioufl instruction lOo-ldO Privilefics of teadiora 107-111 Academy studenta 112 OuTBUii-niNOS 123, 124, 175-^. 5 PlUZK-IioOKS 10-16 POOU MUNICIPAUTIES 100-172 Pun LB : — Duties of 176 ClaHsillcation 175— «. 185 Wiirk of 175—7 Discii»line of 175-16. LS8-191 Conduct of. 175-18. 186 Contajjious Diseases 177 Text-Hooks for 178, 179 Keasons for absence 180 Cannot leave school 181 To be ])reHent at insjH^ction 182 Of adjoining district 184 Damages by 187 Duties of in examination 87 Privileges of. 85 Punishments 175—16 ReUGIOUS I.NSTRUCIION 158-160 School Boauds: — In relation to school grounds „ 119-124 " schoolhouses 125-136,146 " " " school furniture 137-146 " " " teachers' engagements 152-157 luXt-UOOKS ioi Authorized Forms „ 162 70 71 73-«4 fiS 89 90 91-92 93 94 -\m ....100-103 ir>4 ....lOo-HW ....107-111 112 'A, 17r)-3. .-i 10-16 ....109-172 176 175-6. 185 175-7 Ifi. lS.S-191 75-1*^. 186 177 ,...178, 179 180 181 182 184 187 87 85 175-16 ....158-160 8kCRCTARY-Trk\81RKR'8 E.XrEN8E8 lOn-lftS fck,if. i:'.6 Furniture 1;{7-146 Cleatiinji aiul fires 146, 17.)— 3 DunuiKos 135, 17.'>~». 187 To be loiked 136, 17.">-5 In charge of teuclier 13*i SPEC'OfKSH OK St-iiooi. Work : — KK'uientiiry School 9—9 !Sui)erior Schools 70 TKXT-r.'V)K8 :— Authorization of 193-197 Uniform Series of 175— •*• 161 Pupil-s provided with 178 May be lent to pupils 179 Te.\ciikrs:— Attendanre 174, 17.5—1 I'uties of 175 Head Teacher 173 Enga>;enieuts I.j2-157 Number of. 157 Time-Tabi.e 9-3. 4. 10, 71-«. 17.5-8 Temi'ERatirk; 12i), 17.5—2 IJsiKoRM Series OK Text-Books 101 Vestilation 9-10. 13o, 132, 17,5-2 Visitor's Keoister 9-4. 15, 145, 162, 175-a> ....119-124 ;5-136, 146 . ..137-145 ....152-157 161 162 RESUME OF THE SCHOOL LAW. 1 con Lie hav iiial otli- law ] fun Coi Ko] ma an( of an RESUME OF THE LAW OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 1882-3— The Department of Public Instruction consists of a superintendent, who is appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, two secretaries, who have, under the superintendent, the general control of matters connected with the department, and such other officers as are .[uired for the administration of the laws of public instruction. 1886— The superintendent, in the exercise of his functions, is bound tr. .omply with the directions of the Council of I»ublic Instruction, or with those of the Roman Catholic or Protestant committee, as the case mav be. . i 889-92 — It is the duty of the superintendent:— 1. To hohleiKiuiries into difficulties concerning schools and school-houses ; 2. To compile and publi.sh statistics ; 3. To submit to the government an annual statement of sums required for pul)lic instruction ; 4. To distribute grants to school boards ; 5. To prepare and distribute necessary blank I'.irms, and advice on the management of schools ; 78 MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. 6. To examine and control accounts of all persons receivinfj <,fMV('rnnicnt <,n'ants for schools. 7. — To niakt' an annual r«'])ort to tlie Le^aslature. 8. — To investigate disputes arising ))et\veen school commissioners and trustees and teachers, and to give a final decision. THE COUNCIL OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 1 893 — The Council of Public Instruction is com- posed (1) <»f the IJoman Catholic hishops of the Province, cr-officio (now ten in numVier) ; (2) of an equal number of lionian Catholic laymen ; and (.'>) of an equal number of Protestants. The last two classes are appointed by the Ticutcnanl-Coveriior in Council. I 895-9 — The superintendent is chairman of the council, and the two secretaries of the drpartment are joint secretaries of the council. The suj»erintendent provides a place of meeting for the council, calls special meetings of the same, and provides for its expenses. I9IO— It is the duty of the Council of Public Instructiiin to consider such educational matters as afl'ect the interests of both Koman Catholics and Protestants. 1 894 — The Council of Public Instructictn is divided into two committees, the one consisting of the Koman Catholic and the other of the Protestant members thereof. 1991 — Kaeh committee has its meetings separate, and it may ti.\ the perio(l and numl)er thereof. It establishes its ([uorum, settles the mode of pro- cedure ai its meetings, appoints a chairman and secretary, and revokes such appointments at plea.sure. 190IJ — The members of the Protestant committee may associate with themselves live th em \\ ;sociate witn ttiemselves nve persons to ass: 1 their labors, and the Provincial Association o f COUNCIL OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION*. 79 persons ture. n school to give a IS coni- *rovince, number number inted by 1 of the nent are itendent s special nses. '. Public tters as lies and 1 divided I Roman nembers leparate, of pro- an and iasure. inmittee assist ation of Protestant Teachers may appoint a sixth associate member. Sucli persons do not form part of the Council of Public Instruction, Init they have in tlie Protestant comn»' "^ee the same powers as the ordinary members of such iunittee. \<-ji 1 —-Every thinf,' within llic sc()pe of the functions of the Council of Public Instruction, whicli specially concerns the schools and jnihlic instruction ^n'nerally of Roman Catholics, is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic committee of sucli Council. In the .same manner, everythinic within the scope of such functions, which specially concerns the schools and jmblic instruction j^'cnerally of Protestants, is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Protestant committee. 19 1*2-4 I It is ilie d\ily of each committee: — 1. To make re«,ndations for school inspectors, normal schools, ])uMic schools, and l)oards of examiners; 2. To cancel diplomas of teachers piilty of bad conduct, innnorality, or intemperance ; 3. T<» recommend the dismissal of school inspectors found le ; but visitors arc entitled to visit only the schools of their own religious faith. I by the unienda- d school- reasurers 3iiers or le school nspector ars; years ; lian five wo com- ies each I to him ^Illations icipality 11, under all the any way SCHOOL VISITORS. 81 schools entitled faith. I 1954_Kach visitor is entitled: — To he present at examinations made by any board of examiners, and to ((uestion the candidates who otter themselves for examinatio.is, and to give his opinion. To have communication of the regulations and other documents relative to each sduxd and of all other information eoncerning it. , • • * 195 |_Tlie following persons are school visitors tor the whole Province : — . 1st. Members of the two committees of the Council of Public Instruction; , , n . * 2ndlv. Judges of the Supreme Court, of the Court ot Queen's Pench, and of the Superior Court, residing in the Province; , , ,. . -i . 3i,ny.— Members of the Federal Parliament resident in the Province ; » ,-. i 4thly. Members of the I^'gislature of Quebec ; 5thlv. The Secretaries of the Department of Public Instruction; , 6thly. The principals and professors ot normal schools. . . 1 r ii 2nd. The following persons are visitors only tor the municipalitv in which they reside :— 1st. lioman Catholic and Protestant clergymen; 2ndlv. Members of the Council of Arts and Manu- factures ; » , t> 3rdly. The Mavor and the Justices or the leace; 4thry. The colonels, lieutenant-colonels, majors and senior captains of the militia. ROAKDS OF EXAMINERS. 1955— Boards of examiners for the examination of i;,i..*jir. fo*- tp'»'^'}H^r'a' rdance w^ith the n'i:,,latiuMs of the committees of the Council of i'ublic Instruction. 1966 — Tlu; Li(Mitcnant-Govcrnor in Council, upon the recommendation of the Protestant committee, has constituted a ccutral board of examiners f(»r the exami- nation of candidates for teachers' diplomas. The central board aloue has the ri<,dit of i-ssuiui,' diplomas valid for the scIk.oIs under the control of the Protestant commit lee. 1907_T!ie central board of examiners is composed (•f live members and a s<,'cretary, api)ointed ])y the Lieutenant-CJovernor in C(»uncil, up(»n the recommenda- tion of the Protestant committee. I9(iti-~h is the duty of the central board:— 1. To ])rei)are the examination questions in the dillerent sid)jects presci'ibed ; 2. To submit the examination questions to the can- didiites at central localities; 3. To examine the answers <,nvcu by the candidates, and, after due deliberation, to .u'rant 'diplomas to the candidates deemeil worthy. 1969 — Tlie examinations under the central board are conducted in accordance with the regulations of the Protestant committee. 1959 — All persons desiring to act as teacliers under SCHOOL MUNICil'ALITIEH. 83 rteen in jrovernor littees of Tfranized 'Slant, in s as the :aiainer3 and to [•f>r( lance Council [■i\, upon ttee, lias B exami- is. The lil»lonias oit'stant Mil posed liy the imenda- this law shall, unless provided with a tliplonui from one f.f the normal schools of the Province, under^'o an .'xamination before one of the said l>oards of examiners and o]>tain a diploma. School commissioners an,w, l)v such board, and in default of any such teacher doing k), or in ca.se of failure of such teacher thereupon for any cause to obtain a new di;oloma, the dii)loma previously granted shall become nidi and void. in the he can- didates, to the 1 board s of the s under SCHOOL MUNICIPALITIES. I860— The term " school municii)ality " means any territory creeled into a municipality fui tlu; support of schcxds under the control of school commissioners or trustees. 197:j__Tlie Lieutenant-Governor in Council may erect new school municipalities and subdivide or change the Umits of old ones. School municipalities are under the control of live school connnissioners (or tliree trustees) elected i»y the ratepayers. 1891 —School connnissioners may, if necessary, 84 MANl'AL OF HCHOOL LAW, divide a school municipality into districts, and maintain one or two scliools in each district. 19S4 — In order to he erected into a school district, a section of territory must contain at least twenty children over live and under sixteen years of age. The commissioners or trustees may, however, allow one school district to contain a suialler number of children. 15381 — No school district shall exceed five miles in lenjfth or breadth. DLS.SENTIENT SCHOOLS. 1985 — If, in any munici]»ality, the re<,Milations and arran^'cments made l>y the .school conimi.ssioners for the manai^ement of any school are not agi'eeable to any number whatever of the pro]»rietors, occupants, tenants or rate])ayers })rofessinality, such ]iroj)rietors, occu])anls, tenants and rate- payers may si,L,qiify such dis.sent, in writin,u, to the chairman of the commissioners. 2. Such notice of di.s.sent, which may be in the form ajtiu'iided, is made; and sij^nied in triplicate: one copy is served upon the chairman of the school com- missioners, one copy is kept in the archives of the trustees, and one copy is .sent to the .'superintendent of public instruction. Notice of IMssenf. To the chairman of tlie .school connnissioners of the nuniicipality of , county of Sir, We, tlie undersi-Tued propvieturs, occupants, tenants and ratepayers of the nuniicipality of , county I maintom )\ district, \t twenty ver, allow lumber of i miles ill itions and ioiiers for l)le to any 8, tenants rent from ti nmniei- aiid rate- <', t(> the e in the cate : one lool com- es of the endent of rs of the i, tenants , county DISSENTIENT SCHOOLS. 85 of , professin<; tlie religion, have tlie honor, umU'r Arlicle 1985 of the Hevisetl Statutes of the Province of (.Jueht'c, to notify y(»u of our nitention of witlnlrawiiij,' from the control of the sch«»ol corpora- tion of which you are the cliairman. Given at tliis day of , 18 . (Sl(/n(tfiiirs of tfu diAsnitirnts.) 19H6— I)urin<,Mhe month following the service of the notice <.f dissent, the said persons elect three school trustees, in the manner prescribed by Article 1007 and following. During the eight days following their election or nomination, tlie trustees'must give notice thereof to the chairman of the scliool commissioners. I9y7__lt\ ill anv municipality, the minority which declared itself to be' dissentient increases and becomes the majoritv, the dissentients, in consequence thereof, have aright t<» organize themselves, that is to say, to elect live commissioners in the numth of July, in the manner prescribed by Article 1097 and following. On the other hand, the former majority, havmg become the minority, may declare itself to be dissentient, and mav elect three trustees for the management of its 4/ school atVairs. 1988— Dissentients are not liable for any taxes or school rates which may be imposerl by the school com- missioners, except for the taxes for the then current year, or for taxes for the building of any .scluK)l-house previously contracted for, or for the payment of debts previously incurred ; provided always, that such taxes are imposed within six months from the date of the receipt of the declaration of dissent. But in the case of newly -organized municipalities, if the declaration of dissent ije served upon the cnairujan of the school commissioners, within one month after the 86 MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW, organization of tlu- school corporation, the dissentients are not liable for any taxes iniposed by the school coniinissioncrs. 19S?> — The dissentients of a municipality may unite with an adj'oiFiin;^' nnmicipality of their own religious faith in sujtporting schools. 1990 — The minority in a whole township (or parish) may unite in sui)pt)rting a dissentient sch(X)l, situated at any j)oint in the townsliip. 1991 — If dissentients remain one year without schools, they may be replaced under the control of the scho(»| commissioners. 199fl — If there is no dissentient school in a nmnici- l>ality, anyone, Itclonging to the religious minority, having chihhcn of school age, may dissent and supj)ort a school in an adjoining municipality not more than three miles distaiit. 1 990 — Any person belonging to the religious minority may at any time become a dissentient, and any dissentient may, in like manner, declare his inten- tion of ceasing to be a dissentient, subject, however, in either case to the restrictions of Article 1988. The recei])t by the chairman of the commissioners and the trustees of the declaration made, in either of the above-mentioned cases, is sutUcient to place the j>ersons so making tlie said declaration under the control of the commissioners or trustees, as the case may be. 2080 — Trustees have the same powers and duties as school commissioners for the management of the schools under their control. 2081 — The trustees are a corporation for the pur- poses of their own dissentient schools, and are entitled to receive from the superintendent shares of the general school fund, bearing the same proportion to the whole sums allotted from time to time to such municipality as the number of children attending such dissentient EI.F/TION OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONEUS. 87 isenticnts 10 school nay unite religious or parish) ituated at without rol of the a munici- :y, having ; a school ree miles religious ieiit, and lis inten- wever, in lissioners either of )ifice the le control ay be, id duties it of the the pur- 5 entitled e general he whole licipality ssentient schools U-aiH to the entire nuniVwr of chiMrcn attending school in such municipality at the Hume time. 2082- -Trustees alone have the right of imposing and collecting the taxes upon the dissentii-nt inhalutants. ^ON3 Whenever the school trustci's in two adjoin- ing municipalilics are unable to supixnt a school in each inuui*'ipaliiy,it it, lawful for them to unite, and to establish and maintain, under their joint management, a school situated as near tiie limits of l)olh municipalities as possible, so as to 1x3 accessible to l)oth. In such case, the trustees jointly report their pro- ceedings to the Huperintendent, wlio remits the share of the ccmimon school grant to the secretary -treasurer, whose name lirst appears on the report. 2084— The trustees are entitled to a copy of the collection roll in force, of the list of children capable of attending school, and of all other documents in the hands of the school commissioners, or of the secretary- treasurer, connected with tiie management of di-ssentieut schools. ELECTION OF SCHOOL COM.MISSIONEFiS. 1997_0n the first juridicial Monday, or upon one of the following Mondays, in July in each year, a general meeting of all the proprietors of real estate paying taxes or monthly fees in each school munici- pality, called by the secretary-treasurer, and presided over by the chairman of the school board, is held for the election of school commissioners or trustees 2005 — No person can vote at such election unless he has paid all school contributions due by him. 2004— At such meeting the proprietors of real estate paying taxes or monthly fees, ([ualified to vote, eiecl live scnooi commissiunciS ur lUicc tiUoi^vcr, «■? the case may be, or the number of commissioners or 88 MANUAL OF SCHOOI, LAW. trustees roquirod to lill the vacaueie.s caused hy the •ausec retiring' (»f such of the commissioners or trustee out of ollice. H as go All persons so elected, except I'oman Catholic and Pri^^stant cler^'vmcn, are Itouud to accept the oflico to which iiicy f*avc hccn cKm led. 2003 — The election commences at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and closes at five o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, 2(M>2 — 52. No one can be ]»ropose(l for election unless, at tli " time, his name and surname, as well as the namiis and suniiimes of the voters who propose him, are ^ivcn. •S. If, durin;^ the first liour after the ojK'uin^' of the mectint^, as many candidates as there are school Lom- missioners or trustees to he elected, or fewer candidates than the required numltcr, have l»een propo-ed for election as school commissioners or trustees, the election is dcclariMl closed, an«l tin; j)residiiif4 otlicer ]»rocIaims the candidates projxiscd tor election d\dy elected. 4. One hour after the opening' of the nu'cting, if more candidates have Ijeen put in nomination than there are school commissioners to l)e elected, the presidinj.^ olficer, ujxin a re([uisition l»y live electors present, pn)- ceeds witliout delay to hold a poll, and to register the votes of the electors present. Nevertheless, if, amouj^f the candidates put in nomina- tion, tliere are any to wliom there is no opposition, the presiding,' otlicer j)roclaims such candidates elected, and the poll is held for the other candidates only. 5. In the absence of a demand from five electors present to the ett'ect that a poll be held, the presiding olticer proclaims school commissioners or trustees those candidates who have the majority of the electors present in their favor, after having erl ild'shcd such majority by countinof the electors who are n fa^nx of eacJi r*; aididate. t^^N KI,K«rinN OF SfHOOI. (oMMlSsmNKI! 89 [ hy the es 08 go olic and ortico to L'lm'k in ftcrnoon election I well as ose him, i^ of the >ol Lom- ii(h(lat< s •>ed for election loelainis (1. o'ting, if )n than residing •nt, pro- sier the riomina- ;ion, the ted, and electors residing es those present nrity by adidate. 1^0410 — Thf clcrgyiiH'n of all ndigious denominations ministiTint,' in thr school nmnicipaiity. and all vofrrs r»'sid«'nt in the scIhmiI municipidit \ . ar«' rli-^'iliif as < om- missionrrs or trustees. N'on-res*' uN, otluT than such (icp'vnKii. arc n ; tin j^'iltji J. Individual <>f liir disscntiml n;inorifv cannot h »'lt('l«'d or siTV «' .i> -f'hool connnissioncrs, or sotf ;it th«5 • Itrtion of s( It' 'ol ciinniii^^ioncrs ; and, in liki n. inner, ihc individuals of th»' inajoritv cannot Ih' ••!, . '\h\ or serve as sch a teacher of any school in his nmnicipaiity, nor can he In; a contractor for any work for any s« liodj c< r|)oration of wiiicli he is a mcndM-r. 24M>S — Xo school commissioner oi trustee can 1>.' re-cle( led. exee]>t with his own conscnl during the four years next after his going out of otlii .-. 20(M> — The chairman of any general meeting for the clc( tion of school commissioners (»f' trustees must, w ilhin eight ilays thcicaftcr. report the piiK-cedings (hereof to the superintendent, and trai^mil to him a list of the peisons electe(l thereat, undt >• a penally of live dollars. He must also, within th auie dell IV iKftify in writing the persons tdected of heir election. The conntnssioners (or trustees) meet, the Monday after receiving their notice, to elect a cfiairman. 20I0 — Incase of death, chan<'e ot d oiiliciie, or HI case of incapaci tv. di unng three consecutive uion ths. 1 'V reason of temporary ahsence, sickness, inlirmi; v, or other- wise, school commissioners or trustees are r»'placed hy election Jield within one month after such vacancvoccurs. 20ICi — For the numicipalities in which n » election of school commissionf»rs or trustees lias taKcn j»Ia<-e within the time prescrihed, the Lieutenant* Jovernor ndation of the su|K»ri lendent, may, npon ai» point the recommo commissioners or trustees. 90 MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. 2017 — The school romiuissioncrs and trustees, el«K'te(l at a pMicral mceliii;,', or ap]>oint('(l l)y the Lieiit('nant-(}ov(!nior, remain in olUce for tlm-c years ; except tliat after tlie lirst election or nomination of a hoard of connnissioners or trustees, two in the case of commissioners, and one in the CJise of trus- tees, determined hy lot, retire from otlice at the end of the first year, two of the remainin,^ commissioners, or one of the remainin,^ trustees, determined in the same manner, at the end of tlie second year, and the remain- in" commissioner or trustee, at tl»e end of the third year. The chairman is also liahle to go out of office if it be so determined hy lot. MEKTIN(iS OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONEKS. 2024 — The meetings of the commissionersor trustees are not pidiHc; hut the commissioners or trustees may admit such persons as may desire to Ijc present on business. 20*2!2 — The secretary-treasurer calls such meetings by order of tlie chairman. 202 3 — When re( [nested ])y two commissioners (or one trustee), the chairman is bound to call a meeting. Tiiese meetings are held in the numicii»ality, or, with the permission of the superintendent, in an atljoining municipality. MANACJEMENT OF SCHOOLS. 2026 1. It is the duty of school commissioners iind trustees t(» appoint and engage, by resolution and bv written contract, teachers duly (lualiiied to teach in the scliools under tlieir control. 202 7 The engagenuMit of a teacher must be for the term of a school year, except in special cases ipproved by the superintendent. mana(;ement of schools. 91 trustees, by the Be years ; iiiination in the of tnis- the end ionors, or llu', same ! remain- he third e if it be r trustees ;tees may esent on meetings oners (or meeting. , or, with adjoining aissi oners iitiun and ) teach in st be for :iui cases I860— In the school law the term "school year" means the twelve months from tlu; first of July of one year to, and inc hiding, the thirtieth of June of the following year, and the term month means a calendar month. 2028— The school commissioners or trustees must, if they do not wish to continue the engagement of any t(acher under their contnd during the year follownig, notify such teacher of tlieir intention, in writ mg, two months before the expiration of his or her engagement, in default of which, su( h teaclier shall be deemed to be re-engaged for ihe same school, and upon the same terms. . . This X)rovision shall not prevent the commissioners or trustees from cancelling the engagement of any teacher, fur the causes set forth in paragra])h two of Article 202G. 2029— All notices given collectively or simul- taneously to teachers bv commissioners or trustees, with the view of evading the provisions of tiie preceding article, and all agreements made with them for such purpost^ are null and of lU) etl'ect. 2030— Everv teacher who does not intend to con- tinue his or her engagemeni for the ft)llowing year must give notice to the school commissioners or trustees similar to that required by Article 2028. 2026— 2. It is the duty of school commissioners and trustees to cancel, after mature deliberation, at a meetin" called for the purpose, the engagements of teachei^ on account of incapacity, neglecting faithfully to perforin their duties, insubordination, misconduct, or immorality; , • i u 3. To proviile that the course of study authorized by one of the committees is followed in each school; 4. To recpiire that no other books be used in the • 1 ! - ii-_:_ ^^r'-l tl»'in tlwi«o nntVwirizt^d hv schools under liiuu cuiitrvi vntiii -^ — i -^ the committees ; I 92 MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. 5. To eslal.lisli <,'eiK'ral rules for the nianaL'oinfmt of their schools, and to eoinimmicate them in wrilin'^' to the tcMflicrs under their control; 6. To lix tlie time of tlie annual public examination, and to att«*nd the same : 7. To name two (.r more frf>m anion*,' themselves to visit each school under their control at least once in six months, and to report the state of the scliool, whether their regulations are stri( tly ol»served, the proj^^ress of the scholars, the character and capacity of the teachers, and every other matter relatin-,' to the management of the schools : 13. To hear and decide disputes arising between the parents or children and tlie teachers. 14. T(. dismiss from scIkm.I any i>ui)il whose conduct is immoral in word or deed. 207S Scliool commissioners and trustees shall cause their secretary-treasurers to take, l)etweeu the first day (•!' Sei)lemlK'r and ihe first day of October of every vear, a census of tlie chilality a girls' school distinct from that for boys, and such girls' school shall be con- sidered as a school district. 2(>77 If any religious conimiiiiity has already establislied an elementary school for girls, in any municipality, such community may place its school, from year to year, or as may l>e agreed upon, under the management Of the commissioners or trustees, and it SCHOOL TAXES. 93 inent of '\{'wroperty in the municipalitv, and are payable l)y the owner, occupant, or possessor of such property, and are, if not paid, a special charge thereon, l)earing hypothec, and not requirint,' registration. 2039— The superintend»'nt may allow school com- missioners or trustees to levy upon real estate, situate outside the limits of a town or village, but forming part of the .same school muiiici])ality as such tnwii or village, a tax of not less than one-half of that levied ui>on real estate comprised within tlu' limits of such town or villa^J'e. 2136— School taxes are imposed between the first day of July and the first day of September in each year, and must" be paid at any time on demand, provided public notice i)e given at least thirty days before enforcini; [)avment of the same. 2040— the secretary-tn^isurer of the school com- missioners or trustees must collect from the ratepayers in the municii)ality a sum sullicient to pay the salaries of the teachers, at tlie expiration of ea( h half year of their engagement. His half-yearly report t«t tin- 1 )e})art- ment of Public Instruction must .show that tins has been done. SUil , « 11:1 1>. if 1 ne MOVt'IiiilU-iiL j^iasi;. i-~. II 1 1(1 111 l>\ !•( tl le cone lit ion mentioned in the jirecedin It ArticU Pt on I 94 MANTAL OF SCHOOL I^W. 2042 — Rchool coiiiinissioiiers or trustees, and tlie secrctary-treasuiors, for any infraction of tlie provisions (•ontainod in the ]»rec('(lin^ Article 2040, incur for each ofl'ence a fine not exceeding twenty dollars. 2174 — The school commissioners and trustees may direct the i)ayment, out of the general or local school fund in their Iiands, of such contingent expenses as are not specially jtrovided for by this law. 2143— The school commissioners of any school municii»alily alone have the power of levying taxes on the lands and real estate of cor])( (rations and incor- porated comi)anies; hut they annually pay over to the trustees a portion of all tla? taxes levied l»y them on such cor])orations or com]»anies, in the same projuntion as the (lovernnicnt grant for the same year is divided between them and the said trustees. 2. The jiortion of taxes levied for the building of 8cho(»l-liouses and lor the ]>ayment of debts thus paid over to the trustees aforesaid, are .set a]>art by them for the building or the repairing of their t>wn school-houses. 2145 — Anv non-resident ](roi>rietor may declare in writing to the school commissioners and trustees nis intention of dividing his taxi'S between the schools of the majority and those of the minority. In that case, the school commissioners continue to levy and receive such taxes, and \niy over to the trustees such ])art and propoitinn tliereof as the said proprietor may direct. MONTHLY FEES. 20G8 — Over and above the taxes levied, the school commissioners and trustees fix the Tiiouthly fees to be paid to the .secretiny-ti-easurer for eight school months by the father or mother, tiitin-, curator or guardian for each child of age to attend school. uul the uvisi(»ns for each ees may 1 schfK)! !S as are scliool axes on 1 iiicor- r to the hem on i)])ortion divided Idiiig of lus paid lieni f«»r l-liouses. 'flare in >lees his hools of limie to trustees roprietor le school ics to he months •< 1 i o 1 1 f rir MONTHLY FP:E8. 95 Such fees are for the use of the school district in which thcv are collected. 2069— Such fees cannot exceed in any case forty cents per month, an diminished, in the discre- tion of the connuissioncrs or tnistct's, acconlino to the means of the ])ar('nts, a<,'«' of the ciiil.lren, and course of instruction, hut shall not he less than Hve cents per month. , Tlie commissioners or trustees may, nevcrthehvss. aslc higher montldv fees in model .schools and acadiMUies, and for the whole time the same are in active operation. 2070-— The monthly school fees are exacted for each child from seven to fourteen years of a,i,'e capahle of attendin*,^ sc!»ool : hut chiUlren from five to seven vears and from fourteen to sixteen years of a.i^'e residing' in anv school district, upon payment of the said monthly fees have a rij^'ht to attend the school thereof. ooTl—The moiilhlv school h'cs, fixed hy the com- missioners or trustees, are coll.'cled in the same manner and at the same time as school taxes. 2072— School commi-ssioners or trustees cannot exact monthly school fees: 1. From indi<,a'nl persons; 2 For insane, deaf or dumh children ; r^ For children who are unahle to attend school owin<; to serious and in-olou^'cd illness . 4. For chiMreu who are ahsent from the .school municipalilv foi the purpose of receivin- their educa- tion, or for'children in a colle«,'e or r)ther mcorp. .rated educational institution, or one receivin-,' a special ^nant fi'om the ]>uhlic funds, other than schools under the control <.f commissioners or trustees. 2073— The monthly fees payahle for children att(>ndimr a model sch(X)I, a .separate <,nrls' school, or a g,-.|,,!„l kcnt bv some relij.nfms community formmj^ a sciiooi district.'d.J not form part of the school fund ; hut 96 MAM'AL OF SCHOOL LAW. such iiKtiillily fri's, 1(1 llu; iininiint «'stiil»lish«Ml for the. (it her cljihlR'ii in llic iiiuiiicipalily, aw |iiiyal)li' directly to tli(! tcaclicr, and aic f(tr his or her use, unless a (lillcicnt a;^a-eenient has hccn made between the seh(;ol C'orjMiiatioii and the teacher. 2()7-l — Scliool coiuniissioners and trustees, in the senii-aninial ivporls which they are hound to transmit to ilic sujM'iintcndcnt, are rcijuircd to stiite tlie amount of monthly fees lixcd for each district, and the amount of sueli fees actually collected, either directly hy them or by the teacher. 2()75 — If the school commissioners or trustees fail to lix tiie amount of monthly fees to be jtaid for the children in each district, oi- to cause the same to Ikj collected, th(! su]»eiinlendent, with the aj»]troval of the Lieutenant-doveiiior in (ouncil, may refuse the school jUfrant for the year to the school municijiality, represented by such commissioners or tru.stees in default. is SCH00I.-H01'.SE.S. U()3I2--.">. It is the duty of school coniuiissioners (or trustees) to do whatever may be exj)edient with re^^itrd to buildin.Lr, repairinj/, ^^eejunj^' in order or renewin<^' all school-hou.ses, lands, fences and moveable ]»roperty held by them, or to hire tem])orarily or accept the _Lfratuitous use of Ikmiscs and other buildinermanently, or for a time only, mana<^a>rs to aid them in matters connected with the administration of the school-houses, the erec- tion and rejmir, warmiu',' and (deaning thereof, and with keei)iiig in good order the property, moveable and immoveable, belonging to the school. •><1 I <| If';, \... ■,..,..., ,,.,..,,,,..,., I... ... I ...11 ...i..:i.i ^Bir-xt^ — it SL m iiiH e.^.■-ai \ i!) j Julrii;;r.e, wiiiui, is;ouuvi, enlarge, rei>air or maintain one or more school-houses, SCHOOL HOUSES. 07 I for tli(! ' (lirecllv unless a he school s, in the transmit (' iinidunt e amount 1»}' them istees fail id for the me to he al of the he school presented uissioners lent with order or moveable or accept ^'s for the lly, or for L'onnected the erec- , and with 'ahle and .1 ...1 ..:i.i ti, nr.niml, ol-huuses, in anv district whatever, the school commissioners or trustJes mav,at all times, for this purpose, tax either the particular district or the whole mmny.xhiy , ac- conlin^' as one or the other plan lias already l)een adoiited in the municii)ality. If a h«.usc for a nu.del school 1h^ m .luestton, the district in which the said sch..ol is situated is first taxed for an amount equal to thai which it wou d have cost the district t<» erect an elementary school-ha ity, not bein<,' an incoiix. rated town or villa-^e municipality, to build "md maintain two or more sehool-houses m any school district. , 2053--No tax exceeding' the sum of three thousana dollars can be levied for the construction of a house tor an academv or moi»iii rai 98 MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. 20G4 — When a school di.strirt is divided ))V tlie creation of a new district or n«*vv uiuiiicijialit y, the ]>art on which ihe school-hoiise is situated retains the pro- perty thereof, and r«'funds to tlu' otlier an amount estal)- lished pro rata hy the vahiation of the real property which was taxed for its erection. 2. The same rules are followed when the relit^ious minority shall decdare themselves dissentient, unless an understanding,' to the contrary he come to with the minoritv, tiii' majority keei* the said school-house on jiayment of an amount determined as alM)ve. '.\. In eitlici' of the tw(t cases the school commission- ers or trustees of the municij)ality in which the said school-house is situated shall entrust three comjH'tent persons to make a valui 'ion of the said school-house, and of the land ujton which it is huilt, and such valua- ti(»n a))proved \\\ them shall he final. 4. If, after such valuation, the jx'rsons interested still do not a;;ree, there is an ai>j»eal to the superintendent, and the latter, after the said valuation and an authentic copy of the valuation roll of the jadjierty of all the j)arties interested have lieen placed in his hands, pro- nounces a final decision. "). In sucii cases the school commissioners or trustees shall, witiioul delay, a})})ortion hetween the proper persons the amount to he paid, collect the money as soon as ])ossiMe hy leu'al pri»cess as in the case of col- lection of taxes, and render accounts to the persons inteicsled. 2()65 — It is lawful for two or more school muni- cipalities to unite, hy mutual a^n'eement, in maintainin*^ a model .school or an ai-ademy, and in erecting a huihl- ing tlierefor. 2i)*l5 — No school coij)oration shall, without the p.ij'.ivoval of tlie f ,!eui euant -( lOveriHiV. uuon th.e recom- mendation of the superinlemlenl of puhlic instruction, I SECRETARY-TREASURERS. 99 hyiu.ilK.rato. aU.-nat.. sell ..r exclmn-e tluM>ioi»erty bdonging to it. or l>orrow money thereon for -school purix).ses. SECRETARY-TREASURERS. O087— Everv school corporation has an officer calTea the secrcfarv-treasurer,ai.i...hitea hy the school conunissioncrs ..r trustees, and he renuuns m otficc durin- the pleasure of the said coniniissioners oi ^"sOHS—Kverv secretary-treasurer is re.iuired before enterin- upon Id's duties as such, to give security to the scluM.l rouinussioners or trustees. . , , . ^,, 2095— Tlie secretary-treasurer is the keeper of all the iHK.ks, registers, plans, maps, archives and other documents and papers which are cither the Vp-^yj>^ the school corporation, or are im.duced. hied and piL- served in the otlice thereof. He cannot divest himself of the custody of such archives, except with the permission of the school cor- poration, or under the auth.,rity of a ^^^'^^f'^^;^. 2096— The secretarv-treasurer attends at all mctt- incrs of the school cori)oVation and draws up minutes ot all" the acts an.l procee.lin-s thereof, in a book kept tor that i)urpose, an.l called " minutes of pr.)ceedings. 2100— Tiie secretarv -treasurer collects an* has cliai-e of all moneys due' or p^ayable to the school cor- ^''2101 -He pays out of the funds of the school cor- poration, all sums of money due l)y it. whenever autho- rized to do so by such corporation. If the sum to be paid does )t exceed ten dollars, tlic authorization of the chairman is sutficieiit. 2102— Even in the absence of authorization from the school corporation, or from its ch;iiri;::iii, it i-^ -*is 100 MANUAL OF 8CHOOL LAW. duty t<» j)iiy, out of tin' funds of tlie corporation, any draft or cirdcr drawn ujton liini, or any sum deiuany any one nupowi'icil so to do l»y tin* jmtvisions of the scliodl law or rc^^ulations. 2I03 — No draft (»r order can, howt-vor, Ik* lej^'ally paid, unless the same shows sulliciently the nature of / the U8e to he maayers or other persons whomsoever, moneys received in ])aynient of school laxes oi' helon^'- in<' to the school coroorati P i<»n. 21 (>5 — The secretary-treasurer is hound to keep, in tlie form ])rescril)ed, ))of»ks of account, in which he enters, according' to date, each item of receipt and expenditure, mentioning therein tlie names of all per- sons who have jiaid money into his hands, or to whom lie has maile aiiv i»avment. 2100 — He must keep, u.nuui^'st the archives of the school corporatilans, slateuHMits, notices, letters, papers and (locunu-nts whatsoever, wiiicli are in his possession durinu tlie exercise of his office. 2108 — The secretary-treasurer's books of account i voiuhfis lor Ins expriidituie, together with all the an* registei's or documents in his archives, are o} )en for SECUKTAHY-TUKASl'UKUS. 101 by inspection ami «\iuuiimii.'n I. y even lui- ";" I""" • or llu'ir atlnM,».vs, uii (lit. ..Hire days «•'< ' I'-hed » y the scli.M.l f..ii.oralion, iH'tween tiie lioui nine m le moniiii^MUul four in llH' atn-ninon. ... ,, , Such iK-rsonu. either theniselven or hy their u to,- neys, may take all n.^tes. extracts or cepie-s which tliey ^''••I'lO—The scli.M.l eumniissii.ners or tnistees may at Tny time removi- the secretary-treasurer, antl upinMut luiotlier in his place. 2111— No teacher can l)e appuintetl seeretai)- ^f^i 12— Tlie remuueialion of li»e si-cretary-treiisiirer cannot exceed seven p.-r .ent. upon the moneys remved bv him as such for all the services consistent witTi the duties of hisotlice, vvhiehthe sehool eommissionera or trustees may rcjuire of him, except in .-ases specially provi.led for hv the sehool law and hy re^mlalions upon the matter made hy the superintendent. Nevertheless the school eommissiuners oi tiusteiH mav l>v resolution, with the authorization of the snpeVinlendeiit. ^rant a supplementary sum to the secretary-treasurer for the use of his olhce as well a3 for any other consideration thereby specified. •> 11 5— School commissioners and trustees appouit onror two auditors U> examine and audit the accounts kept hy their secretary-treasurer, ni uthce or out ot *^ Such auditors are hound, in the month of July in each year, and when the school corporation reciuires, to make an examination of and to report respectm- all accounts of the corporation and all accounts relating to any subject falling within their jurisdiction. 102 MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. I'AYMKNT AM) IHSTUIHUTION OF THE COMMON SCHOOL FUND. 2I7;| Tlu' Slims coiistitutini^' th«' (••.iiimon school funeen llHCll 1 I ' ll_Tlmt the ivj,Milations «.f \\w couunitU'eM. anl fund a smn of ei.rhtv dollars for the su].port of a model school it there is'^one in the municipality, in a.ldition to the share which such moilel school is entitled to receive from ^*^Vl 8 1 —The girls' school establishe*! under articles '^070 and 2077 is counted one schmd district, and the model school as another scho,)l district, without preju- dice nevertheless to the gi-ant of eighty dollars men- ti.mpil in the Diecediuii article. . The siiaie of the moneys to be allotted to the said Jiktii 't'l^M i 104 MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. •girls' school aiiaid over to the sui»erintendent to he ap]Mtrtioned, under the aulhority of the Lieutenanl-( Governor in Council, antl in accordance with the recommcndati(.n of the Protestant committee of the Council of I'uhlic Instruction, among the I'rotes- tant institutions of superior education, in a) law „r against fioeul '""•■^'>;; , f„,. ^,,^. al.ove-n.en- 22fiO In order to pioMiie loi u" "'l'"A'';i);iuetion or slo,n>a..e is n.a.le fron. the salary of Ineh eae er at the rate of two per cent, l...; annu n , "^ .V"a l;:: ,;,...,. ,..- .- ,.er cen.. is n.ade y,.arly on the *^* ' ' ' 1 1 f,,,,,i .,c \v»'ll as out 01 tiiat por- of the lonuMon sehool f'";',''.:'!::,';," "„,,,,,i,„,,i to the tioii <»f the supeiiur e( luaitiou fuiid, ai>}»n)p lOG MANUAL OF SCHOOL LAW. support of institutions inann,uM.'(l or tlirerled by oihcers of primary instruction; 4. An annual p-ant of one thousand dnllars is allowed l)y the Government of the Province. 2207 Till' superintendent retains lialf-yearly, out of the ••rant payalde to each municiiiality or normal school, '^or out of ihe salaries ]taid .lireetly by the (h'partmenl of puldic instruction, the sums necessary to ])ay the stop])aues out of the salary of eaeh otlicer of }»rimary instructi<»n : and the s(diool authorities are authori/ed to y the superintendent. 22SI The pension fund for otlicers of primary in- struction is ailministered l.y a comnnssi(.n composed of the superintendent of pui)lic instnut ion, as ]tresident, and of four d(de.ti:ates api>ointed as follows : -one, l.y the eonvenlion of Roman Catholic teachers in Montreal, one hv the ((invention of Roman Catholic teachers in (,,)iirlM"e, and two hy the l*rovincial A.ssociation of I'ro- testant Teachers. These delet^ates remain in ollice until they are re- placed by those who a]»iioiiUed them. 22N52 Tlie administrative commission deternunes all (piestions eonneete(l with the pension fund and pen- sioners, and its decision is iinal. The dele,i,^ates are not ])aid for their services, l)Ut their travelling "xpenses are paid out of the pension fund. MISCELLANEOUS TROVLSIONS. Puhlk Notices. IgOO— The ].ublication of a public notice for school purposes is made by jtosting up a copy of such notice at two ditVerent ])laces in the municipalny from lime lo time, indicated by resolution of the .school corporation. MKCELLANEOrS TBOVISIONS. 107 In M:nh of lucaliu.s in.licated by the ^^^^"f^^"' the „«u>id,«lily t .. ""<..r urns 1 e posted upo near tl,.. ,,rinri,,al .loor nt ^"<_ ' ^l^;. ^,, , .^solu- 1 WJf% Tlu' school coiiionilioii m-''} «^'^\'' / same I.aii

  • o,,ectvvb«,nu.t..^^^ rs\::;h;;r:til:rir:;u.:iew\Uases otherwise provided for. Uolidays in Schools. 1 • iw.i;,l'iv in f'verv school under 1 H78-Suturday is a ^^^'^^^^'^^ "' ' '^,,1,^., a re<,nila- the eonlrol of coniinissioners or '^^'^'^,^,,,,^, or tion to tl-..ntrary U. ad