V 1 .^^ w IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) %^ 1.0 1.1 1.25 ■tt l&i |22 Z Uo 12.0 IJi& Photographic ScMices Corporalion 33 WIST MAIN STRUT WUSTIR,N.Y. MSIO (716) •73-4503 t CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHIVi/ICIVIH Collection de m Canadian Institute for Historical Microraproductions / Inttitut Canadian da microraproductions historiquaa Tachnicai and Biblioflraphic Notaa/Notaa taehniquaa at bibliographiquaa Tha Inatituta haa attamptad to obtain tha baat original copy availabia for filming. Faaturaa of thia copy which may ba bibliographically uniqua, which may altar any of tha imagaa in tha raproduction, or which may aignificantiy changa tha uauai mathod of filming, ara chackad balow. EColourad covara/ Couvartura da coulaur r~~] Covara damagad/ Couvartura andommagAa □ Covara raatorad and/or laminatad/ Couvartura raataurto at/ou pailiculAa □ Covar titia miaaing/ La titra da couvartura manqua pn Colourad mapa/ D D n n Cartaa giographiquas wn coulaur Colourad ink (i.a. othar than blua or black)/ Encra da coulaur (i.a. autra qua blaua ou noira) I — I Colourad plataa and/or illuatrationa/ D Planchaa at/ou illuatrationa tn coulaur Bound with othar matarial/ Rali4 avac d'autraa documanta Tight binding may cauaa ahadowa or diatortion along intarior margin/ La 'aliura aarr*a paut cauaar da I'ombra ou da la diatoraion la long da la marga intiriaura Blank laavaa addad during raatoration may appaar within tha taxt. Whanavar poaaibia, thaaa hava baan omittad from filming/ II aa paut qua cartainaa pagaa blanchaa ajoutiaa lora d'una r<«ttauration apparaiaaant dana la taxta. mala, loraqua cala Atait poaaibia, caa pagaa n'ont paa «ti filmtea. Additional commanta:/ Commantairaa aupplimantalraa.- L'Inatitut a microfilmi la maillaur axamplaira qu'il lui a AtA poaaibia da aa procurar. Laa ditaila da cat axamplaira qui aont paut-Atra uniquaa du point da vua bibliographiqua. qui pauvant modifiar una imaga raproduita, ou qui pauvant axigar una modification dana la m^thoda normala da filmaga aont indiquto ci-daaaoua. r~1 Colourad pagaa/ D Pagaa da coulaur Pagaa damagad/ Pagaa andommagtea Pagaa raatorad and/oi Pagaa raatauriaa at/ou paliiculAaa Pagaa diacoiourad. atainad or foxa< Pagaa dteoloriaa, tachatAaa ou piquiaa Pagaa datachad/ Pagaa ditachtea Showthroughy Tranaparanca Quality of prir Quaiiti inAgala da I'impraaaion Includaa aupplamantary matarii Comprand du material auppMmantaira Only adition availabia/ Saula idition diaponibia r~| Pagaa damagad/ n~| Pagaa raatorad and/or laminatad/ rri Pagaa diacoiourad. atainad or foxad/ rn Pagaa datachad/ rri Showthrough/ pn Quality of print variaa/ |~n Includaa aupplamantary matarial/ r~n Only adition availabia/ ^ 1 t Pagaa wholly or partially obacurad by arrata alipa, tiaauaa. ate, hava baan rafilmad to anaura tha baat poaaibia Imaga/ Laa pagaa totalamant ou partiallamant obacurciaa par un fauillat d'arrata. una palura. ate. ont At A filmiaa i nouvaau da fapon A obtanir la maillaura imaga poaaibia. Thia itam ia fiimad at tha raduction ratio chackad balow/ Ca document aat film* au taux da reduction indiqu* ci-daaaoua. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X 30X y 12X 16X 20X 24X 28X' 32X ■ilt du difiar iina lags Ttw copy filmad h«r« hM bean niproduoMl thank* to tha ganaroaity of: D.B.Wtldon Library Univtrsity of Western Ontario (Regional Hiitory Room) Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara tha baat quality poaalbia conaldaring tha condition and laglbillty of tha original copy and in kaaplng with tha filming contract spaeif icadona. L'axamplaira fllm4 fut raprodult grica i la gAnArosit* da: D. B. WaMon Library University of Western Ontario (RegkHMl History Room) Laa imagaa auivantaa ont 4t* raproduitaa avac la plua grand aoin. compta tanu da la condition at da la nattatA da l'axamplaira film*, at 90 conformity avac laa conditions du contrat da fiimaga. Original copiaa in printad papar covars ara filmad baginning with tha front oovar and anding on tha laat paga with a printad or illuatratad impraa- •ion, or tha back oovar whan appropriata. All othar original copiaa ara filmad tiaginning on tha first paga with a printad or illuatratad Impraa- sion, snd snding on tha laat paga with a printad or illuatratad impraaaion. TIm laat racordad frama on aaeh microficha shall contain tha symbol —» (moaning "CON- TINUED"), or tha symbol y (moaning "END"), whichavar appliaa. Laa axamplalraa origlnaux dont la couvorturo on papiar aat ImprimAa sont filmis sn commandant par la pramiar plat at an tarminant soit par la damlAra paga qui comporta una smprainta dtmpraaalon ou d'illustration, soit par la sacond plat, salon la eas. Tous los autras oxamplairas origlnaux sont filmis an eommon^ant par la pramMra paga qui comporta uno omprainta dimprassion ou d'illustration at sn tarminant par la darnlAra paga qui comporta una talla amprainta. Un daa symboios suivants apparaitra sur la damlAra imaga da chaqua microficho. solon la caa: la symbola -^> signifia "A SUIVRE". la symbolo ▼ signifia "FIN". Mapa, plataa. charts, ate., may Im filmad at diffarant raduction ratios. Tlioaa too larga to bo antiraly included in ona axpoaura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand comar. laft to right and top to bottom, aa many framaa aa raquirad. Tha following (flagrama iliuatrata tha mathod: l.aa cartaa. planchas, tablaaux, stc, pouvont Atra film4a A daa taux da reduction diffironts. Lorsqua la document ost trop grsnd pour itre raproduit an un saul eiich*, il sst film* k partir da I'angia supAriaur gaucha, da gaucfia i droito, at da haut it bas, an pranant la nombro d'imagas nAcassaira. Las diagrammas suivants illustrant la mAthoda. rata elure. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 REPORT 6F the public SCHOOL INSPECTOR WEST MIDDLESEX. 79 the Warden and Municipal Council of the County of Middlesex Gentlemen, — The last time I had the honor of reporting the status of .the schools in West Middlesex, it was •deemed advisable, considering I had held office only a few months, to deal in generalities which, if made public, would scarcely irritate the sensibilities even of those localities prominent in niy mind when penning ihe report The County Council honOri^ me with - a vote c f thaiiks, ; consigned the re- port, I f^mcy to the pigeon holes of obscurity ; no person ^It its influence .and, consequently, as a stimulant, it proved worthless in reprobating what was deficient, or applauding what was^ excellent. The Chairman of the Ed- ucation Committee and myself have several times recently discussed the advisability of approaching more closely a detailed report, if not of par- ticular schools, at least of townships. Of course, the risk pf getting contrary to public opinion had to be consider- ed— and you wdl understand its potent influence ori theactions of most men — at the same time» justice demands that meritorious efforts should receive re- cognition, while abuses are often with- out correction or mitigation, because they are not fully recognized by those having power to control them. We are accustomed tb ■ hear our school system boasted as producing mairvellous results, compared with some other countries its pre-eminence scarcely admits of doubt, yet, close investigation will reveal the unplea- jsant fact; Uiat after thirty years' ex- perience puir children are not so pro- ficient in the three R^^. reading, writing and arithmetic as we. would have our- selves believe, lliis defection need not be attributed to the system any more than indifferent performance on a good musical instrument need be attributed to the instrument. Our system is sufficient to the end required, but laxity in its administration pro- duces discord and prevents thpse benefits possible from its excellencies. In many sections, trustees feel jus- tified in securing teachers at the lowest poanbte salaries, they say, *^they are golod eadugh for our sphools/' conse- quently the children's interests are sacrificed, time lost that can never be recalled, apathy and disgust generated, all for the sake of an economy justly denominated *♦ penny wise and pound placed largely under the management of mere boys and girls not having sufficient ballast to acquit themselves intelligently in an ordinary conversa- foolish." It may be urged since such tioji, ,QC Jhe dexeHopnienit of the teachers 4i^Si™ ccrtlficaies, -an- in- 'fateuhies^ bif chirciiren^ they were entire- justice would be perpetfft^cPwfereSliVK^^'-*--''---'--^ — ' »--'' *»* *-^ not to find employment, besides, the possession of such documents proves. if it prove anything, their qualifica tion for teaching. Experience will amply oatitfy the most sceptical that men of ability will not spend their time withoi^ an approaeh: to adequate remuneration, if teaching do not com- pensate,' ^ey cm find avenues to other professions atnd thus be lost so far asthe Public Schools are concerned Those having special aptitude for sdioolworkr readily find: edgagement^at fiiir aalar- iesy and were it not for dread of com- petition from inferiof widrktn^, many having leal native ab^ would [b£ attracted to a pirofession dflTering tiich a vast £s!d for m^iUInestf, ^ in: other watkii of life, o in this, plenty of space near the iiuAinnit, biit, near the founda^n aiarge ariea is occupied and little or no probability of a moderate livelihood. Before the year 1877, it was possible by means of a money bag, or a dog- ^d perseverance to secure sufficient data to pas$ muster for a third class certificate, in a short time the country became flooded with this graie of teachers, as expected die l^est type of work was perfioiincd and our scbooli \y igmirstat, not even had they control over their own tempers, hence the broils in some schools became ^0 fierce and fttiquent that thie basis of our school system was in danger of becoming la wretk. In 1877, ptofts- siotidl traiiiiAg 'was ihtrodttced which prdipo^^, iii ^mje nieilsute, to remove one of the' ^tk cldiaids by pr^vehting thodft from SecuiHhg certificates who iesthibit no^ ipe<:iai Sympathy for the ' tbkher*^ #6rk • a\t^4yWt hkve sub- stamial tciason fdi*' belieiving such kgidatsto l&tmt ttbn« t6d ^bii. This year addidodil stil^ts are added for exaiinii^tiicnij leuid #ith care on till; pafi oif the Cdunty Examiners, it will thMily be ]inp*bsti}bl6 to - secure a teathi^r who will frustntte every at- tempt t<^ extt^ct anything like respect- able' resutti fit>m our admirable school system. Oft iny visits to many sec- tions, I undertook tb set forth the advantages' flowing from the payment of liberal salaries. In reply, the argument confronted me, "we were taught in such a mamrier, why cannot our childnetl learn as well as we?" A fanner worth eight or ten thoiisand dollars will gretttlyi^dfisider this con- tention conclu8iv!evunty Board Ceii^q&pts^ thirty- teight, are provincial aiid sixty-seyen hblil^ '^e loirest grade permissible by )law. It may iee^i strange tKat such a and Grammar. We| entertain the be- lief this fairly tests the mental capacity of H cat^didate, and exdudes many advehturers who desire entrance to a profession for which neither nature nor' art designed them. The effect of this st^p makes itself manifest on those coining up for examination, besides, it would b« reprehensible to omit stating those passing last year are giving sat- ufactioh hitherto unknown in the his- toty of third class beginners. The teachers, meet twice a year in* the town of Strathroy for the discus- sion of questions tending ^Q promote fine, rich agritultural district shoiild the welfare of the schools. About 90 employ so -few provinda! tieacjiers, [ out of 1 10 were present after the first stranger still'it m&y seeih that in '76 itHetiB 'Were only; excluding StrathWy not under tny* inspection, seventeen holding this gtade. By no means wotild it be true to say these siity- seven were all d6ing inferior work, in fact, some of them are. ornaments to . their (blaSs tmd quite equiva!l^nt in zeal . and ability id vtiiy good second class teachers. I ri^ret that a few of the higher grade exhibit but slight traces vof being imbiied With the proper sjpirit for the School-rooih, thereifore the' iiv' (etuncli i^pp^arS inevitable that some- thing beyond certificate is required to prove fitness for triaihing children. .An attempt is being made to raise the . attainments of third class teachers in thfs divisidn higher than the legal mihihium, our Board exacts 60' per meeting, and it was. a noticeable feature, those absent were the ones who most heeded the influence such gatherings are designed to have. The discussions were very creditable and must exert both on teachers and 8 h -ols a decidedly beneficial influ- enu . The Board of Trustees tor the town generously placed; 9.. large room in one of the schools at our disposal ; also gave their teachers the. privilege of meeting with us. Wei expect be- fore the current year closes to form the nucleus of a Ubra^i towards which the Minister of ^p^uq^tion forwarded k check for $50 ; if this Council grant Us an additional $^0, we can then secure $200 worth of professional leading matter. This cannc: fail to aid materially in strengthening the ef- tcent. on the aggregate of Arithmetic fective force of our teachers. The salaries paid, are in many in- stances too low, In some, they ^re more than equal to the return, even this should scarcely be^ considered a calamity. When an inferior teacher is receiving $450 per annum and iiis certificate expires, it is not difficult to persuade the trustees to pay the same or a little more to one holding a second class certificate, whereas, had they been paying a salary in accord- ance with the work of the teachei:, the task of rising to a higher figure might have provien too much for ordinary persuasive powers. The classification of the pupils,gener- ally speaking, admits of considerable inipr^vement. The pressure of parents to have them reading in advanced books has counterpoised the judgment of many teachers, so it is not exceptional to find a pupil in the fourth class whose attainments Would not place hiin higher than the second. Parents judge of progress by promotion oh the basis of reading, teachers take ad- vantage of this, and the attendant train of evils assuredly follow. Re- cognizing the urgent necessity for re- formation and desiring to avoid in- spectoral action, the teachers sub- scribed to defray the expenses of having prepared a full iset of promotion qiiestions. These wferfe mailed to all the schools about the beginning of M^y, during the cuiirent year an amount of attention will be given to this department which cannot fail to re- { fleet a wholesome influence. A teacher leaving a school weU classified finds himself among combustible material if he attempt to do what he knows ii right on taking charge of another ^ school defective in this particular. If all were well arranged, friction at the commencement would be avoided, and ^ a current in favor, not against the teacher would be secured. What would a person havmg an elementary knowledge of our school system thjnk of fourth and fifth classes not being, able to find the price of three bushels of strawberries at 10 ceiits per quart? Yet, such is the case; in other subjects , their attainments were fully equal to their knowledge of arithmetic. In- credibly as it may ^ppear, this question hais been giyen many times, and my . private notes would show the vast num- ber who failed to solve it. I am not prepared to say the teachers and pupils of such schools did not labor vigorously, but it is possible to work faithfully and accomplish almost noth- ing. Unless some degree of tact and , skill mark the operations of school life, we are apt to discover the dim arid hazy views given of many subjects serve only to create a distaste for study, and convince those inclined , that way that our school system is an ignoble failure. On the other, side, many cheering truths could be presented. I do not fail in prodaim- ing them when merited, while reti- cence, to a large extent, marks my condsct wUi retpeet to thote who ore time-seivent or want capacity to elevate a school Throughout the diviiion, inany changes of' teachers took pUU:e during^ or at the dose of 1877, these are regarded as detrimental to the pro* gress of the schools, inch a statement should be accepted with considerable caution. Certainly a change from good to had is any things but de»rablei but the opposite freqiiently occurs and should be duly credited. Were all our schools under efliicient teachers, changes would have some deteriorat- ing effect, were th^ under inferior teachers, the cliange for better or worse would hardly be perceptible. Since they are not uiwler either condi- tions, the changes have a varied ef-; feet, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. A desire for variety leads both trustees and teachers to seek different associations,' hence we may reasonably presume the time,is far in the future when the same teachers will occupy the same schools for any great length of time. The working of the system should be so similar that, generally speakipg, any teacher would be at home in any school. With good classification and time-tables, this would not be impos- sible, but highly probable. A few dollars ^additional will attract a teacher from one end of the province to the other, the interests, at staks are suffi- cient, or ought to be, to induce us to socure aMHty of the highest available order, if we cannot 4nd it in oar own county. Native talent diMrvefl pre- • ferecce when snperior, when not, it should Und its way where the com- parative standing is not measured by such an ideal as a district Kke Middle^ sex should have erected. Befbre clos- ing this section, I may remaTk,through- out my entire bfficial cotmecdon with the schools, I have everywhere beefi' treated with more kindneiss and conP^ sideration, than my inception to office would lead me to anticipate! During two years, not a harsh word has pass-^^ ed between myself and a teacher, frc-' quently other methods were suggest-' ed and if difS^rence of opflifett; exist-^^ ed, the question ^as di^ciisii^ in a calm spirit, imd of 'course, ifie one with the weakef argument sutcumbedf.' The grants payable half-yeafh^ have riot any great effect in securing a lar- ger attendance. When the county was young and money scarce, iu is barely possible th^ did much towards inviting attention towards the financial aspect of the schools. But, With rapidly increasing wealth, little if any value cai^ be placed on them as an attractive elei>f^ ment, hence it is problematical if they J, ,^ were withdrawn, whether the attend|{^ j ance would be sensibly dimioishiQd^' Possibly a better scheme would be t0)T/ make them larger and distribute in proportion to the work done,, in ai^d^ir. around the school room. By this method, those indiffeieat to pr'^^eis >wouki/AOPi^ b^MlMT; aUn|idaled.«nd •evtarp leaioiitMNildiMaMiaaiMill}! ii* cefiM^n;- wliM; ill '!WM> /reiAIy doing. iP«i^igiaiy,therA «r«ttM notlbe nwar obiiMplfii u> i and evory toAcliW; would th«iiiyi|iid(iwle iwblidy hia ifpmatipi^:iiliiH<;H.<» ¥WJ* \0:^fy C4yil:,afid! q>ntrMH$|ipA V Itj w fapy with jif RPWJ^ .«WW|t. ^; Ii^pectoc twioi^ft jeaTi tagive i^ie^it or di^ecjKt f(irprp|re»f.(i«f ptiw"rif«,. , jT^ i»p»t es^ wafn to one qC hif f«fv;M»tf looks cairieirully.to t|ie ynijtf^C w^tperfpnn- e4, il^e Mipfi , principle of |l^pcrvi«on pjeryading our :pu|xli9 ^chooli is as de^ sira^e a^ it would jlPiie jpvofiUibJie, Pay- fx^l^t ^y rc^plts bas sufficient .merit, to inxite criticisiQ. and ffom ,what it is said to havQ dpni^ ^(or tbie I^igh SpHbo^, ^bere is fpround foi^ tx^Ueving the e^ct^oijof) of Ui|e.principie to solve the'|*ijl?Ji^ 'Sj^^Q^i, i^iep if^igbt at n Icait rectiire a fair tiiaL Xm the maiteff of sdioM hotoket, trustees are awakened to a sense of providing good ones,' they ai« anxious to have School grounds and sohool buildh)gii,iJnore*MtMietive than public opinion will idRietiii^ let ihem. Dur- ing the last eighteen months, thirteen jie%^'li6ttBe» have been, or are in pro- cess ^oftfection. By the close of ^HKMher yitaf, not« Mg building can be fouUd bl the -^Divisidn^ so that my entire attentiok eiitt be devoted to the intemai ecomomy of the schools. Many sdio#l sites aie yet lesa than the required minimum, but trustees are rapidly feeling the necessity of comi^ng with the tegulatidns, and I am glad to say, in no case baa com- pulsion been cxercisedi tn explanation was sufficient, and almost invariably met a wining and hearty:y^ponse. If they could: as easily be .made appre- ciate the value of aiilefficienr teacher, it would be pleasant to bear testimony I to the excellence of our schools. I II . TT. ■ TftlMJliP^lJ J * ." ' I .. .'.'.H¥ ' , Ad«fci»4e;;> ^\^:l ; Lobo MdcaUei;' M«|a ; ni/ii ^ ! , jif (li'iij . - iH '• ! • ! »:.■ ^^mfwf^^'B^ X :) v^'i|;.^ 7 8 i'\ 3 8 I '■'■4 >irO;i ■ 2 i ll 1 11 ' ■ i ' I t 3 5 .4 4 6 '4 a S 4*7 ■ 466... 4ta 366 336 ; 350 Art i>:i $500 450 487 575 509 500 $66 480 «oo $325 300 3P0 400 375 :j6o . 370 330 ■^60 From 'the foregoing table, it miy b? I seen the highest salary is paid by the 7 ': towMhlp of Lobo, to the Mme muni- cipiiiity belofigs, the. doubtful compli- ment of redH^ipgji^f pfQ|vi|icialt«Achert at the rate of one annually. Qf the 1 10 (teac^rsy 47 aie PrejibytMhuis, 33 MethoiB- ciplet.,. The »Maneft of My teachers rangQfcom $375 to $40p per annum. I find in.niany sec|ion»; the trustees regaidiP> provincial lady much prefer- able to a ihird' class. )g«nt)i9man» yet, theyiare.not willing to pay.the kdy as much as the lower, grddod gemlemaa In conclusion, permit me .t '» t'jj iJ'jUliJ.ii . . - . 1 , • > . *' . liii' '.* I. ' ' R[BK»dftr dP tH£ PUBLlCTSGHOOl^JNSPC^TrOR . EA$TMlD&L88EQfiI)':'. ■ 10 o »o Tff the Wttrdm and Members of the Municijpal Corporation of the County of Middlesex ; . Gentlemen, — I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report on the Public Schools of the Eastern In- spectoral Division of this County, for the year ending 31st December 1877. The statistical information given in the following tables is chiefly derived from the returns made by the officers of the different schools. They near- ly all give evidence of as much pro^ gress as could reiisonably be expected to be made against «Uch drawbacks, as irregularity of attendance, frequent changing of teachers, iand the lack of profiessional training, or natural apti- tbde on the part of' so many of those '#ho t^u:h, each of which hindrances i dwelt on at eonsiderable ten|g[th in the bluit two itpoir^ to your Council. Tlte tiablt of average attendance the 8 shows a gradual imp^ovenoent QBroljwd. Bi^dulph 933 Delaware 496 DordhestevN. ijaa hooiion 2565 Nissoun W. 936 Westniinster 1795 Lucitn 305 I^ondiKi £. 960 Petersville 330 i p8fMiitag«of mvvt' l«rft 1879 1877 43 4^ 49J4 46 4« 45?^ 38 39 40>i 44^ - 46 45 SO SO S^K 44 46 48J4 53 50 58 36 40 49}^ 44 48 46 The operation of the compulsory at- lendapce clauses of the Sthoul Law i ■ ■ ■ has helped to effect this improvement. In many of the school sections these clauses were carried out with the re- sult, I am informed by both teachers and trustees, that children who had never attended befiwerwenTsient to school on account of the message de- liviertd by tUc oeiisualiJKe^; i>thdrs iot the same reason attendildclittiKie jre|gu- larly than they had done before. I find there are many parents and trustees who do not clearly under- stsind their duties and responsibilities in this matter. It would prove a sim- ple and effective p^n to have the sec- tions of the h^vr a^d General Regula- tions relatingto compulsory attendance printed on slips pf paper, one of which nuightbe left by the census taker at the house ot every pi^rent and guardian^ Another cause, which has contributed perhaps even mpre t;p increase Ihe, avctag^ attendan(;e^ is, that thet;each- crs ai^d pul^lic are becpming , more keenly alive tp the fact, that the large* ness pf the percentage pf attendance is so pften a fair criteribn ol the ex. cellenee and eflSdency of the teacher. I have seen a teacher mpve frptn school to school, and have found every school he taught regularly and well at- tended ; others Again always have a small attendance comitared with the number on the register. In the lattex case one often hears a parent say: " I don't know why it is, but I cannbt get my children to go to that teacher," in the formeryou will hear: " We cannot ksep the children at home.'* I have visited a scho6l vihete all the pupils. were present except two, but on the average I find about half of those pre- sent whose names are on the register. It lu.S'-tp^be considered that large scholars who attend during the winter 00 o **i^ mo ««■?»• a oopooooiii-i S OOOOOOOQO a va Mtoi>«^eo ^O «*> o ON " »« "^ mt^vo « ^^^r^N m « MOO 1^ O 00 O >n !>. t^ «^ N ^ Jjjso t-» m Tt t « H g-C.S c -3 O M moo _ -> 2 S2 •Thtttotalamount expended in 1 87 7^ being $556^93! /len. than iii 18^6.1 .ii)iwl fiiBt OffioUUK visiied' it, Jinl«..9vec Leaving fltfiit'lihe omountt paid for? btttiding^i' thefjfioiti'jpMx. {sniegiMered, pupil%ould ticDmdimed for: Biddulph td:$4u40 ftLbndon, 7$5iii3 ) .Westmin-i ster. $4^9!; >aAd Lci»ntfoi^ '£B«it,$4 o 6 b Oft 00 »n wi m to 111 put I tn ^ in tn^O m m to o N NO 00 ^.r-^it '> T/)ndon East and Lucan paid their Head Masters $600, cacli. three years ago, tare Mr. Alex-'uMc^ > Lilian,. No^Si Biddulph, Missi Kate SproaiV'No. (k^'Biddnlph,7Mn.'j4 A. ^ Lynam, No. a, Westminatcr, Mist Flora ; > McGpl^ uNft a«, Westiiiiniter^i and. Messrsi W.iD. .Eckerf'ansb. A4 Stofck^ Loodon rEast ' : 'TlvB:€ounty( cotnpeti-/. tioa exadiunatidn^ hdd last Dteember , ■. attested the excettent^UKMrk done by. at least t^Ke of these teachers^ .!:>4i/^{: the estaiilishm^ of Model SRchOols ' wti^ a Very impoirtaiit ^t^^ii iHi dte jpfi^c- ' tical training dft^diers. ASsomu^iih 6f ; your thiie* Iras' taken npi tit the Council mlietlngTiii^t Decemvir in a thot^ugh^conkid^HoA of thie ibietho^ of co^du^fing'the • Cbihit^ NWdel ' Seiiobls I Witt t4ke ttii&i oiily tfo i^K^e^t' ' ^ th^^the Priftci)p«liii(fu^stants thert- ' of keep a i^^er of themarks assign- ed^6 each'iwaic'her in training for ekcli of the fbllpwing jpbints : for order, att^ntion,^ interest/ manner, and pro- ' gress oif't)l(^ class While teaching his ' trial lessbhs ; for t>repara^ion, fluibncy , manner, energy, accuracy, watchful- ness, thoroughness, and correctness of pronunciation ; mode of receiving an- swers, correction of errors, p»»wer of ij^iig explanation, general manage- l^ciielltj, and general value of the lesson ; grammatical accuracy of language used while conducting recitations. 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