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Article First. — The present Boards of Examiners of Quebec, Montreal, Three Rivers and Sheibrooke shall retain the power to grant diplomas for Academies and Model and Elementary schools ; such diplomas to be valid within the following limits only : Those granted by the Catholic and Protestant Boards of Exam- iners of Quebec, within the counties or parts of counties in the judiciary districts of Three Rivers, Arthabaska, Quebec, Beauce, Alontmagny, Kamouraska, Rimouski, Chicoutimi, Sague- nay and Gaap^ ; those granted by the Catholic and Protestant Boards of Examiners of Montreal, within the counties or parts of counties in the judiciary districts of Three Rivers, Arthabaska, Richelieu, Joliette, Terrebonne, St. Hyacinthe, Iberville, Beau- barnois, St. Francis, Bedford, Montreal, and Ottawa ; those grant- ed by the Boards of Examiners of Three Rivers, within the counties or parts of counties in the judiciary districts of Three Rivers and Arthabaska; and those granted by the Board of Examiners of Shcrbrooke, within the counties or parts of counties of the judiciary districts of Bedford and St. Francis. ' Article Second. — The Boards of Examiners of Kamouraska, Stanstead, Gasp^ and Aylmer shall in future have power to grant diplomas for elementary schools only. The diplomas granted by the Board of Kamouraska shall be valid within the counties of Kamouraska, Rimouski and Temiscouata only ; those granted by the Board of Ga8p<5, within the counties of Gaspd and Bona- vonturo only ; IhoMo grnnlod Ity i\w Moitnl (»!' SIiiiihIoiuI, wiiliiii iho oouiitioH ami ynvin of oounlit'M ol" Jln» jmlioiiiry tliNlriotM of IttHllonl mill S(. I< niiu'iH only ; iitiil tl)UM(< ^nintoil ity (li«* Hoiinl of Ayliuoi", within i\w oo\ihIu>h orOtlnwii ini«l Ponliiio only. Artiolo Third Now HmirdH nl' Kxiimiiu'iM, imthoi-l/od to grwnt. tiUuiicutiu'y 8ohool diploiiiitN, nhiill l>o ('Htiiblinhod at Iho rollowiiiK phun».s : Ouo to moot, at Portajjo du I'ort, whoso diplomaH nhall ho valiti within tlio (•ounly ol' IN»ntiao only ; Ono to moot at Itiohmond, whoNo (UpIoniaN nhall ho vnli«l within tho (\)nntio.M or Uiohmoiui, Drnmmond and WoH'o, only ; Ono to ntoot at Sto. Mario unly ol' Uoauoo only ; Ono at (Mtiooutinii, whoHO diploinaM Hhall ho valid within tho l\>untio« oriMiioontinn, Charlovoix and Sauuonay, only; Ono at HiniotiHki, whow^ diplouuiH Hhall ho valid within tho CoujWy of UinioUHkl only ; Ono io moot at Now t\»rlinlo, whoHo diplonuiN hIuiII ho valid within tho (Vuintios of Honavontnro and (im\H^ only ; (>no to moot altornatoly at Watvrlo«», in tho (^^utlty of Sliofford, and r* Swootshurgh. in tho County of Miwiwiuoi (tho flfft moot- ing to ho hold at Swoot^hurdO, whoso diplonuiH Hhall bo valid within tho Countios of ShofVovd, Bronio and MiHsinn«oi only. This noard aliall bo divided into two .soctione*, ('atnolio and ProtA'atant. Tho above RuIm aiid Iloi>;u hit ions, pnssod by tho Oonnoil of Public Instruction of Lower Canada, at tho (juartorly mootin^M of the Council hold on tho 11 th Novombor, l«f»l, ai5d tho 11 Mi February, 1802, were apnn)ved by His Kxoollonoy tho Governor Ooneral in Council on tho ISth March, \H&2, and shall take •ffsot on aud atlor tho First day of July next. LOUIH GlARD, llooording Clork. Boles and Regulations for the Examination of Candi- dates for Teaohers* Certifloatos or Diplomas in Lower Canada. Article First.— i\Jl Boards of Examiners shall meet on tlio first Tuesday in tho months of February, May, August ond l>(uvember, in each year, and not at any other time ; except, how- ever, in case there should be no quorum, when tho members pre- - 5 — «iani, nr I ho Hunrolnry, tuny luljourti I ho tnoetiiiK to a iiiiio at lonni iHlt'oii tliiyN lutrr ; ntid uui'uw of n\u)\\ iitljiiuniiiunit nlinU bo givoii to oiMili iiioiiilHor bo iHKiiod tlioro, in ono of thoMo publinbod in tbo noaroMt (Kjality. Snob notij-o ninnf. bo ^ivcn !>y tbo pornon whoKo name Nt4indN flrHt in tho (><>nintiHHion. Ariiclo Mooond. — Knob oandidnto niUNi, ai Joant., fift4ion days beforo iho appoinlod tiino, ^ivo noiico to tho Hoorotary, of bin intention to proHont hiniHoli for oxaniination ; and tho naniuN of candidal>er, 1861, were approved by His Excellency the Governor General in Council on the 18th March 1862, and shall take effect on and after the First day of July next. Louis Giard, Recording Clerk. — 10 — SCHEDULE A. ^- FORM OF APPLICATION TO BE ADMITTED TO aN EXAMINATION. To the Secretary of the Board of Examiners of a Sir, This is to inform you that I a native of aged residing and belonging to the Religion, [or Church,] intend to present myself for examination before tlie Board of Examiners of at its session in the month of li: next, to obtain a diploma for To this application I annex a certificate of birth [or of age], and a testimonial of good morals and religious instruction ; and far- ther, I declare not to have undergone an examination by any Board of Examiners in Lower Canada to obtain a teacher's diploma, during the last six months. (Signature of the Candidate.) 1 1 i " 1 ' ■■• ! r. [■ — 11 SCHEDULE B. History of France, French Reading. 5rt a S" o » o o. (D M P 3, 3' O S m Date History of Engla'd English Reading. Geometry. French Dictation. •i ~ Astronomy. English Dictation. •-• s Chemistry. French Reading elucidated. s, Natural philo'phy English Reading elucidated. Natural History. Writing. Elements of agri- culture. cD • *n Time to which the can- didate has been put off for a new examination if ucsuccessful Algebra. 2. ' ^"' Mensuration. o s Name < or mil signed monia morals gious i Literary Composi- tion. Elements of lite- rature. >f the lister the I of and nstru* Universal History cure who testi- good reli- gion. — 12 — Form of Statistical synopsis to be transmitted annually to tiitt Superintendent. a u >< H H H a; o No. of diplomas for Elementary schools. 2nd cla8s. No. of diplomas for Elementary schools. 1st. class. No. of diplomas for Model schools. 2nd. class No. of diplomas for Model Rchools. Ist. class. No. of diplomas for Academies r 2nd class. No. of diplomas for Academies. 1st. class. No. of candidates examined. Number of days during which each session of the Board lasted. Date of each session of the Board. » a u •< H g n H H X •< en o ■J ■«! H O H No. of diplomas for Elementary schoolc. 2nd. class. No. of diplomas for Elementary schools. Ist. class. No. of diplomas for Model schools. 2nd. class. No. of diplomas for Model schools. 1st. class. No. of diplomas for Academies. 2nd. class. No. of diplomas for Academies 1st. class. i4 — 13 — FORM OF DIPLOMAS FOR ACADBMIE8. We hereby certify that a native of residing and belonging to^he Religion, [or Church,] having produced a testimonial of good morals and religious instruction signed by ^i = ;\ , and having in a very satisfactory manner undergone an examination in , and in a satisfactory manner in has received a diploma of the class, authorizing him to teach French and English [or one of the two as the case may he\ in all &e Academies and Schools in [describe here the territorial jurisdic- tion of the Board."] In witness whereof, by order of the members of the Board we have hereunto affixed our signatures and the seal of the daid Board, this day of in the year President. Seoteifffj, FORM OF DIPLOMAS FOR MODEL OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. ' *' , We hereby certify that a native of aged residing and belonging to the Religion, [or Church,] having produced a testimonial of good morals signed* by and having undergone an examination in a very satisfactory manner in , and in a satisfactory manner in has received a diploma of the class anthorizing him to teach French and English [or one of the two as the case may be] in all Model and Elementary Schools [or in Elementary Schools only as the ruse may he] in [describe here the territorial jurisdiction of the Board.] In witness whereof, by order of the Board we have hereunto affixed our hands and the seal of the said Board, this day of in the j«ar -i. ....>. / • r .: - - - President. Secretary. — 14 — E List of Diplomas granted by the Board of Examiners of during its session in k¥i& DIPLOMAS FOR ACADEMIES. ' ; FIRST CLASS. A. B. , a native of jeoxB, [^State of lehat Religion.'] *^''^'' %..... ^.. :.,.; SECOND CLASS. ."..,,.',.■ u C. D , a native of years, [^State of what religion.'] DIPLOMAS FOR MODEL SCHOOLS. .vs ,r :-:.. FIRST CLASS. ,.,,.,«.- A. B. native of gim.] E. F. (1) SECOND CLASS. C. D. a native of , aged years, \^State of lohat religion.] E. DIPLOMAS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. (widow of C. D. as the case may he,") a - aged yenra, [^State of what reli- FIRST CLASS. A. B. fie), a native of religion.] E. (married to C. D. , as the case may aged years, [^State of what SECOND CLASS. '. C. D. a native of years, {^State of what religion.] F. ,aged -';^1a'( i' SCHEDULE P. ; PROGRAMME NM. ENQLISII GRAMMAR. ,'? 1. What is Grammar ? 2. How many letters are contained in the English Alphabet ? (1) B F. shall signify that the diploma is for English and French. [The names are to be arranged by alphabetical order.] ' " ^"WTi i Wi ^ S i'ii I ' l 'iinrt' i Trt i l l- I P M mm — 15 — 3. What is a syllable? 4. How are the sounds of syllables represented ? 5. What is the series of letters called ? 6. How many sorts of letters are there ? 7. How many vowels are there ? 8. How many sorts of words are there ? If r-i i. I;"j)f , II. »*4* i'.r- k^s 9. What is an article ? 10. How many articles ? What are they? 11. In what sense is a noun taken without an article to limit it ? 12. Is a used before nouns in both numbers? .v /, .; . 13. How is the used ? 14. In what case is a used instead of an when the word fol- lowing begins with a vowel ? III. .-:...> ■.,--'..n.M,. .V A 1 f 15. What is a noun or substantive ? 16. What is a proper noun ? 17. What is a common noun ? .^ , 18. What is number ? 19. How many numbers have nouns ? ., 20. How is the plural of nouns generally formed ? 21. Are there any nouns used only in the singular ? 22. Are theye any which have but the plural? 23. Name some nouns which have no plural. 24. Name some nouns which have no singular. 25. How do nouns ending in s, o, x, ch, and sh form*the plu- ral? 26. How would you form the plurals of nouns ending in/or/«, and in ?/ preceded by a consonant ? 27. What is meant by gender ? 28. How many gendeis are there ? Name them. 29. How many cases have nouns ? 30. How is the possessive singular formed ? ' ' 31. How is the possessive plural formed? M' 32. What is an adjective ? .■ 33. How many degrees of comparison have adjectives ? ; \.-i ^ 16 — 34. How do you form the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives of one syllable ? 35. How do you form the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives of many syllables ? 36. Name some adjectives which form the comparative and Burperlative irregularly. ,.f ,■ ,ff . 37. Do all adjectives admit of comparison ? 38. When is the final consonant doubled before adding er and est? 39. When is the adjective placed after the noun ? VII. -hi: 40. What is a pronoun ? v 41. How many kinds of pronouns are there ? ' ' 42. What are the personal pronouns ? , ' 43. What are the three persons? ' r , 44. Decline the personal pronouns ? VIII. 45. What are the relative pronouns ? ' .'' .; 46. How are who, which, and that, applied ? 47. What are the adjective pronouns ? 48. Name some of the pussossive and demonstrative pronouns. 49. Name some of the indefinite pronouns. 50. When is that a relative pronoun ? 51. When is that a demonstrative pronoun ? ■ ': IX. - 52. WLat is a verb ? 53. How many kinds of verbs are there ? 54. What does a verb active express ? 55. What does a verb neuter express ? 56. What is a passive verb ? 57. How many persons have verbs ? 58. What is meant by the tenses of verbs ? 69. How many tenses have verbs ? Name them. 60. What is meant by mood ? 61. How many moods ? Name them. 62. How many tenses in the imperative ? 63. How is a passive verb formed ? 64. What is an auxiliary verb ? „.„ kl ..... — 17 — 65. What are t^e two principal auxiliary verbs ? 66. What is conjugation ? ! 67. Conjugate the verb to he. 68. Conjugate negatively the present and perfect indicative of the verb to hie. XII. 69. What is an irregular verb ? 70. How would you distinguish an irregular verb ? 71. Name some of the irregular verbs. 72. What is a defective verb ? XIII. 73. How can you find the nominative of a verb ? 74. What must a verb agree with in number and person ? 75. How would you form the third person singular of the pre- sent indicative of verbs ending in as, sh, ch, x, or of 76. How do verbs ending in y preceded by a consonant change before the terminations cs, est, eth, and ed ? 77. What does icill express in the first person ? XIV. 78. What is an adverb ? ' " ' 79. What is an adverb of manner ? 80. What are the adverbs of negation and affirmation ? 81. What are the adverbs of order ? 82. What are the adverbs of place ? 83. What are the adverbs of time ? 84. What are the adverbs of quantity ? XV. - 85. What is a preposition ? 86. Name the principal prepositions. 87. What case does a preposition require after it ? XVI. •'.-.-'--'• '^ • 88. What is a conjunction ? 89. What is an interjection ? < ' ' 90. Name some interjections. '. XVII. • '' r. .- ■ *•• ; 91. What are the signs used in punctuation ? 92. Where should the period be placed ? < 93. Where is the point of interrogation placed ? — 18 — 94. Where is the point of exclamation placed ? 95. Where is tha colon placed ? 96. Where is the semicolon placed ? 97. For what pui-pose is the comma used ? XVIII. 98. What are the signs used in orthography ? 99. For what purpose is the hyphen used ? 100. When is the dash used ? 101. What does the apostrophe denote 1 PROGRAMME N« 2. FRENCH QRAMMAR. •:• I. ■ ■ 1. How many letters are there in the French Alphabet ? 2. How many kinds of letters are there in the French AI> phabet ? 3. How many kinds of the letter A. 4. Give some words in which h is mute. 5. Give some words in which h is aspirated ? 6. What is the article in French ? 7. What is called the elided article ( the contracted ? , IL 1. How many genders are there in French ? 2. What purpose do these two genders serve ? 3. How many numbers are there in French ? 4. What is the plural formed from ? 5. How do nouns ending in s, x, z form the plural ? 6. How do nouns ending in au and eu form the plural ? 7. What is to be said about the plural of the words axeulf. del aud ceil? . j^ Hi. 1. What do you call an adjective which determines a noun? 2. What do you understand by a demonstrative adjective? Possessive adjective ? Numeral adjective ? Indefinite adjective ? 3. What do you call an adjective which denotes the quality of a noun ? 4. How many numbers have adjectives ? 5. Are adjectives declinable ? IV. 1. How many genders have adjectives ? — 19 — 2. What is the feminine formed from ? 3. How do you form the feminine of adjectives ending in el, et, en, on, ot, and cil f 4. How do you form the feminine of adjectives ending in eur and eitx 7 5. How do you form the feminine of adjectives ending in /f 6. What is the feminine of adjectives ending in e mute ? V. 1. How many d^ees of signification have adjectives ? 2. How many comparatives ? 3. How many superlatives ? 4. Are there adjectives whose comparatives of superiority are formed without the word j)?u« / 5. How do adjectives agree with substantives ? 6. How do they agree if related to two or more singular nouns ? 7. How do they agree with two nouns of different genders ? ...V, VI. ^'^ '' ■• ^^''^ '•"";:': - '', 1. How many personal pronouns are there? 2. What are the forms of the first personal pronoun ? 3. What are the forms of the second personal pronoun ? . 4. What are the forms of the third personal pronoun ? 5. What are called demonstrative pronouns ? possessive pro- nouns ? relative pronouns ? indefinite pronouns ? , 6. Give an example of each of these pronouns. VII. 1. How many leading tenses are there ? 2. What are the other tenses called ? , 3. What is the number of moods ? 4. How many tenses in the indicative mood ? 5. What are the tenses formed from the infinitive mood ? from the present participle ? from the past participle ? from the present indicative ? from the past indefinite ? 6. How many tenses in the conditional ? ' 7. How many tenses in the imperative ? 8. How many tenses in the subjunctive ? VIII. 1. What are the principal auxiliaries in French ? . < 2. How is the verb avoir an auxiliary ? 3. How many conjugations are there ? 4. How are the conjugations distinguished ? 5. What is a directly transitive or active verb ? \ ■m ' II — 20 — 6. What is an indirectly transitive or neuter verb ? 7. What is an intransitive or neuter verb? IX. 1. What is a reflective or pronominal verb ? 2. What is an impersonal verb ? 'S. How is the past participle of passive verbs written ? ,' 4. How do verbs agree with their subject ? 5. What is the rule for the participle when accompanied by the auxiliary avoir f 6. What is the rule for the past participle when accompanied by the auxiliary itrc ? 7. What is the rule applicable to the past participle of a re- flected verb ? 8. What is the rule for the past participle when a verb is applied impersonally ? 9. What is called a conjunctive form of speech ? X. VI' 1. For what purpose are dots of suspension used ? 2. What does the cedilla indicate ? 3. When is the acute accent used? 4. When is the grave accent used ? 5. When is the circumflex accent used ? /:«',( ,'i'|.( ' PROGRAMME N» 3. QEOGRAPHY. 1. What is geography ? r ! ^ • . ;: 2. What is the form of the earth ? 3. What are the cardinal points, and how are they placed on maps? 4. What is a sea, river, gulf, lake, spring, mouth of a river, confluent ? 5. What is an island, 2>eninsula, isthmus, cape, promontory^ mountain, volcano f II. 1. How is America bounded ? 2. Why is America called the New World ? 3. Name the six countries of North America, with their capi- tals. 4. Name the principal bays of North America. — 21 — 6. What are the chief rivers of North America, and in what seas do they fall ? III. 1. What are the principal peninsulas of America ? 2. Whnt are the principal affluents of the Mississippi / 3. Name the countries of South America, with their capitals. 4. What is the most extensive country in South America ? 5. Name the Great Antilles and their capitals ? IV. 1. What are the boundaries of Canada ? 2. Name the principal towns of Canada, and say on what river or lake each is situated. 3. What are the principal lakes of Canada ? 4. Name the principal affluents of the St. Lawrence. 6. What are the principal canals and railroads in Canada ? .:-m,,^ V. 1. How many districts is Lower Canada divided into ? 2. How is Upper Canada divided ? 3. What are the most important islands of Lower Canada ? 4. What are the staple exports of Lower Canada ? 6. Which is the oldest town in Lower Canada, and which the most populous ? 6. What is the population of Lower Canada ? and of Upper Canada? *^*^ VL , ■ \ 1. What are the boundaries of Europe ? -11 ' i 2. What are the three great divisions of Europe, and what countries do they contain ? 3. What is the most extensive country in Europe ? ^ 4. What great sea washes the western shores of Europe ? 5. What are the principal straits of Europe ? VII. 1. What are the chief towns of the British Isles ? 2. What are the principal rivers in the British Islands ? 3. What are the most important rivers and mountains of France? .,, ., 4. What are the principal towns of France ? i 6. What mountains divide Sweden from Norway? 1. What are the boundaries of Asia ? ~ 22 — 2. Name tho capitals of China, Japan and Siberia. 3. Name the principal towns of Hindostan. 4. Where is the Bay of Bengal situated ? 5. Name the principal mountains of Asia. IX. 1 . What are the boundaries of Africa ? 2. Name the principal rivers of Africa. 3. Where is Kgypt situated, and what is the name of its oa- pital? 4. What are the states of Barbary ? B. Which is tho largest island of Africa ? . X. 1. How is Oceania divided ? . 2. What are the principal islands of the Malay Archipelago ? 3. What are t|ie chief towns of Australia ? 4. How do you divide Polynesia ? 5. To what European Power does Australia belong ? PROGRAMME No 4. 8A0RED HISTORY. I. 1. Give an account of the creation of the World. 2. Relate the downfall of the first of mankind. 3. What befell the first-born children of Adam and Eve ? 4. What were the causes of the Deluge ? 5. Give an account of the Deluge to the time when Noah left the Ark. 6. How did Noah's children conduct themselves towards their father ? 7. For what purpose was the Tower of Babel commenced, and what resulted from that enterprise ? II. 8. What is said in Scripture about the calling of Abraham and his covenant with God ? 9. Give an account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. 10. How was the fidelity of Abraham tried by the Almighty ? 11. Who was the wife, and who were the children of Isaac ? 12. How did Esau's hatred of Jacob originate ? 13. Relate some details in the life of Jacob from the time of his flight until his return to his brother. — 23 — 14. Relate the history of Joseph. . IB. Relate the history of Job. 16. What befell the Hebrews in Egypt after the death of Jo- _" ? 17. Relate the history of Moses from his birth till he was sent by the Almighty to deliver his people. III. 18. How did Moses eompel Pharaoh to permit the Israelite! to depart from Egypt ? 19. How was the Passover ordained? 20. Give an account of th^ departure of the Israelites from Egypt? • 21. What were the most important miracles which the Al- mighty wrought in the wilderness for the Israelites ? 22. When and in what manner did God give laws to the Is- raelites ? 2'J. What tribe were the priests and sacri fleers chosen from ? 24. Why were the Isrnclitos condemned to wander 40 years in the wilderness ? 25. Give an account of the revolt of Korah, Dathan, and Abiron. 26. What was the brazen serpent ? 27. Relate the circumstances which attended the death of Moses. IV. 28. Wlio was appointed to succeed Moses as leader of the cho- sen people ? 29. What were the principal miracles which attended the en- trance of the Israelites into the Promised Land ? 30. How did Joshua divide the Promised Land ? 31. What was the condition of the Israelites after the death of Joshua ? 32. How did Gideon free the Israelites from their enemies ? 33. What imprudent vow did Jephthah make ? 34. Relate the history of Ruth. 3.5. Relate the leading circumstances of Samson's life. 30. Relate the leading circumstances in the life of the Prophet Samuel. % 37. How was royalty instituted among the Israelites 1 38. What was the behaviour of Saul on the throne, and why was he spurned by the Almighty ? li: — 24 — 39. Who was Goliath and how was he killed by David ? 40. Give an account of tlie principal actions of David when king of Israel. 41. How did Solomon distinguish himself when he became king of Israel ? 42. Give some details of the construction and consecration of the Temple of Jerusalem. 43. What was the conduct of Solomon towards the close of his reign? 44. What was the reign of Rehoboam, the successor of Solo- mon, remarkable for ? 45. What was the general character of the kings of Israel, and how was the kingdom destroyed i* 46. Relate 11.9 history of Tobias. 47. Who were the most noted kings of Judea and in what manner did they distinguished themselves ? 48. How did Judith save the people of Judea ? 49. How did the destruction of the Kingdom of Judea take place ? VI. 50. What was the fate of the Israelites after the destruction of the Kingdom of Judea ? 51. What were the principal circumstances in the life of Daniel before the fall of the Assyrian Kingdom ? 52. What was the end of the Babylonish captivity ? 53. In what manner did God make use of Esther to save the Jews who were left in Persia ? 54. Give an account of the circumstances attending the voyage of Alexander the Great to Jerusalem. 55. Under whose dominion did the Jews fall after the death of Alexander the Great ? VII. 56. Give an account of the martyrdom of the old man Eleazar and of the Machabees. 57. What was the end of Antioohus ? 58. Relate the chief exploits of Judas Machabojus. 59. What was the condition of Judea from the death of Judas till the accession of Herod ? 60. Who was Herod and how came he to be king of Judea? 61. What was the epoch predicted by the prophets for the ad- vent of the Messiah ? — 25 — PROGRAMME N» 5. HISTORY OP CANADA. \ ,... ■. I? .- 1. Give an account of the discovery of Canada. 2. What were the principal tribes inhabiting Canada ? 3. Give an account of the first attempts made to colonize Canada before the founding of Quebec in 1608. 4. Give an account of Champlain's expeditions against the Iroquois, and name the place discovered in these expeditions. 5. What was the company called the Cent AssocUs f What were its privileges and obligations ? 6. Give an account of the capture of Quebec by the Enelish in 1629. J B , n. 7. How long did the English remain masters of Canada after taking Quebec in 1629 ? 8. At what time were the Huron missions and the town of Three Rivers founded ? 9. At what time did Champlain die ? Give a sketch of his qualities. 10. When and by whom was Montreal founded ? 11. Relate the manner in which the Hurons were dispersed by the Iroquois. 12. Give an account of the gallant defence of DoUard against the Iroquois. III. 13. Who was the first bishop ol: Canada ? 14. What contest had Mgr. Laval with M. d'Avangour ? 15. In what year was the Sovereign Council established, and how was it composed ? 16. What remarkable events occurred in Canada durinjr the year 1665 ? 17. What Intendant contvU nted most to stimulate the pro- gress of the colony ? State th.; principal facts connected with his adiuinistration ? IV. 18. Give an account of the discovery of the Mississippi. 19. Give some account cf M. De Frontenac's administration. 20. Give some account ( f M. de la Barre's administration. 21. What success attended M. Denonville's expedition against the Iroquois ? 3' ' '1 ; l!:r! 'I:!' I! Ill I — 26 — 22. Give an accotint of the Lachine massacre. 23. What was the success of the three expeditions undertaken against New England to avenge the Laohine massacre ? 24. Give an account of the siege of Quebec by Phipps in 1690. 25. Relate the chief exploits of d'lberville. V. ^"^ ■'■ 26. When was the first great treaty of peace with the Iroquois concluded ? 27. What were the attempts made by the British colonies to invade Canada in the interval from 1690 to 1711, and what was their success ? 28. How far did Britain extend the boundaries of her colonies in 1713 ? 29. Give an account of the death of Junonville and the defeat of Washington. 30. Give an account of the battle of the Monongahela. - 31. Give an account of the defeat of Baron Dieskau. ' VI. 32. What were Montcalm's first exploits in Canada ? 33. What preparations did England make for the campaign of 1757? 34. What were the successes obtained by the French in 1757 ? 35. Describe the battle of Carillon. 36. How many men did Britain equip against Canada, and what was the plan of attack for 1757 ? 37. What was the number of men capable of bearing arms in Canada ? 38. What were the exploits of Wolfe previous to the battle of the Plains of Abraham ? 39. Give an account of the first battle of the Plains of Abra- ham. 40. What were the consequences of this battle ? 41. Descrbe the second battle of the Plains of Abraham, in 1760. 42. Relate the circumstances under which the surrender of Montreal took place. 43. Upon what terms was the capitulation signed ? VII. 44. At what period was the possession of Canada guaranteed to Britain ? 45. What were the principal stipulations of the capitulation of Quebec ? ^ ' — 27 — ' ■ 46. Upon what occasion was Canada invaded by the Ameri- cans ? 47. Give an account of the capture of Montreal and Three Rivers hy the Americans. 48. Give an account of the siege of Quebec by the Amerioans. VIII. 49. At what time did the first Legislative Council meet, and what were the most important laws passed ? 50. Give a sketch of the administration of Haldimand. 51. What were the principal provisions of the constitution granted to Canada in 1791 ? IX. 52. TV hat circumstances led to the war between Britain and the United States in 1812 ? 53. What was the result of the first milivary operations of 1812 ? 54. What part of Canada was the theatre of war in 1813? 55. What was the result of this campaign ? 56. Give an account of the defeat of the Americans at Char teauguay. 57. What were the consequencies of the victory of Chateauguay ? 58. What do you understand by the question of supplies? X. 59. When was the episcopal seat of Quebec erected into an archbishopric, and who was the first archbishop ? 60. At what time was the project of the Union of the Canadas first presented ? 61. What were the causes of agitation in Lower Canada from 1827 to 1837 ? 62. At what place did violence first break out in 1837 ? 63. What took place at Chambly, St. Denis, St. Charles, and St. Eustache ? 64. What events occurred during the same period in Upper Canada ? 65. At what time were the Canadas united ? 66. What are the principal provisions of the Union Act ? P R G E A M M E N» 6 ART OF TEACHING. I. 1 . What is education ? i 2. What is teachiug ? i ; |t — 28 — •rt 3. What natural talents should a teacher possess ? 4. What should the moral qualities of a teacher be ? 5. What is the end aimed at in teaching ? 6. Explain how education should be at once physical, intel- lectual and moral. 7. What is the true basis upon which to rest school discipline ? 8. In what manner can a teacher succeed in gaining a knowl- edge of his pupils' dispositions ? 9. What is the best way to teach children obedience ? S5* II. 10. What is the individual system of teaching ? 1 1. What is the m»M/tancoMs system of teaching ? 12. What is the mutual system of teaching ? 13. What is the mixed or simultaneous-mutual system of teaching? 14. What are the advantages of the simultaneous and simulta- neous-mutual systems over others ? 15. How can a teacher render his lessons attractive to children ? 16. Why is it necessaVy to arrange the matter taught systema- tically, even when it is of the most elementary character ? 17. Why must the teacher advance from the ktiawn to the un- known ? 18. In what manner should questions be put to children ? III. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. What is What is What is What is What is What is What is the best the best the best the best the best the best the best method method method method method method method to teach to teach to teach to teach to teach to teach to teach children children children children children children children the letters ? how to spell ? to read well ? how to write ? how to cipher? orthography ? geography ? IV. ■'1 i 26. What should be the aim of the teacher in distributing rewards and punishments ? 27. What faults deserve most to be punished ? 28. What is most deserving of reward ? 29. What is the duty of a teacher towards parents 7 30. What should be the bearing of teachers towards the civil and religious authorities ? 31 . What are the responsibilities of teachers towards the public ? :..|? 29 — ive SHEDULE G. -^ PROGKAMME N- 1. ENGLISH QEAMMAR. 1. What is the etimology of the word syntax 7 2. What is syntax ? ,^ ;. ii s i; 3. What is a sentence ? 4. What is a simple sentence ? 5. Wh,.,.,, ..,.„,.,,.-._ III. 1. What must the relative agree with ? 2. Where is the present participle placed when used as an adjective ? 3. Do neuter verbs admit of an objective ? 4. After what kind of verbs is the past participle used ? 5. Is it proper to place a clause of a sentence between the pos- sessive case and the word following ? 6. What do adverbs qualify ? 7. When are two negatives proper in the same sentence ? IV. 1. What case is governed by prepositions? ^ " 2. Name some conjunctions, or adverbs, which have corresnon- «ling conjunctions. , , ^ 3. When is an ellipsis proper ? 4. How is the definite article used before adverbs ? 6. How are the words much and mani/ applied ? ^ 30 — 1:1 1 14 1?! "i .it ,1, r 1 I ■ 'I I;) :l i'i :';:|, : ^ i:' N. Mr, m I' ill *■'; V. 1. How are conversant with and conversant in applied? 2. What is the difference between reduce under and reduce to f 3. What is the possessive of the pronoun which ? 4. When should h ither, thither and whither be used instead of here, there and where ? 5. When a noun stands before the present participle, in what case should it usually be ? VI. 1. Is it proper to use both a noun and pronound as a nominor tive to the same verb ? 2. Is it proper to use adjectives as adverbs, or adverbs as adjectives ? 3. When the relative is preceded by two antecedents of different persons, with which should it agree ? 4. Has the pronoun you always a plural verb when applied to single individuals? 5. When is who applied to inferior animals ? VII. 1. What is a defective verb ? Name the principal verbs of this class. 2. When should may and might be used instead of can and . could? 3. Where should the auxiliary generally be placed in a sen- tence? 4. What is the difference between into and in ? VIII. 1. What is the difference between so and such ? 2. What is the difference between taste of and taxtefor f 3. What is the difference between disappointed of and disap- pointed in ? 4 What do that and this refer to when two things are con- trasted. . .* ii». IX. 1. What is the difference between will and shall f 2. Is it proper to use from before hence, thence and whence f Give the exception. 2. Is the infinitive ever used as the nominative to a verb ? 4. Name some words and the appropriate prepositions by which 1 ay should be followed. 5. What is construction ? . -31 X. 1. What is prosody ? 2. What ib accent ? 3. What is quantity ? 4. What is emphasis ? 5. What is pause in prosody ? 6. What is tone in proso4y ? i - . P R G R A M M E No 2 . ! ' FBENOH GBAMMAB. I. 1. When are the following substantives masculine and when feminine— ai(fe, aigle, amour, couleur, couple, Mice, orgue fou- dre, and gens? 2. What is to be remarked with regard to nouns derived from other languages ? 3. When are proper nouns declinable and when undeclinable ? 4. What are collective nouns ? How many kinds ? 5. What are compound substantives ? II. . { ^ 1. How should you form the plural, 1st, when a noun is com- posed of two nouns ; 2ndly, when a noun is composed of two nouns joined by a preposition ; 3rdly, when a noun is composed of a noun joined to a verb, adverb, or a preposition ? 2. How should you write the plurals of the words coupe-gorge crive-coeur, por^-drapeau, and casse-cou ? And why should they be so written ? ^ 3. When are du, de, la, and des employed ? 4. When an adjective precedes a noun in what way is the article supplied ? Are there any exceptions to this rule ? 5. When does the complement of a collective noun (or of an adverb of quantity) require a preposition, and when an article? III. 1. When is the adjective related to moms and i;o«» singular ? 2. When does an adjective related to several nouns agree with the last only ? 3. What is to be remarked with regard to the adjectives un demi, except^, &c. ? ' 4. Give an example in which denii is written in the feminine plural. "h!i!. — 32 — m !ii .■V I'J'* l>v t hi s 'II r ■ M :■ "I ii I'll ISL 1; -tr 1. What are the numeral adjectives which sometimes take the sign of the plural ? 2. When is mime an adjective, and when an adverb ? 3. What rules is quelque subject to ? 4. When is tout an adjective and when an adverb ? V. 1. When are personal pronouns standing for the subject placed after the verb ? 2. Is the pronoun le declinable when it stands for a noun ? 3. Is the same pronoun varied when it represents an adjective or a verb ? 4. When qui is preceded by a preposition can it be applied to things ? VI. 1. In how many cases is chacun followed by son, sa, ses f . 2. In how many cases is it followed by leur, leurs ? 3. What is the difference between I'un Vautre and Vun tt Vautre ? 4. Are there cases in which on may be followed by an attribute feminine or plural ? Give an example. vii. 'V/;; 1. When the subjects are connected by ni in what number is the verb ? 2. Can a noun or pronoun be governed by several»verbs ? 3. Are there exceptions to this rule ? '' ■ 4. When is the present used instead of the past ? 5. Can a truth belonging to all time be expressed by the im- perfect ? VIIT. 1. After what kinds of verbs are the tenses of the subjunctive used? 2. When the first verb is in the present or future, in what tense of the subjunctive should the second verb be ? Give the exceptions. 3. When the first verb is in the imperfect in what tense of the subjunctive should the second verb be? 4. Give conjunctions which require the indicative, and con- junctions which require the subjunctive. -- 33 — IX. ^. .....;,,; , 1. Is the present participle ever declinable ? 2. IIow can you distinguish the present participle from the verbal adjective ? r r ^ 3. Are all active participles varied when preceded by the direct objective ? 4. In what manner do all passive participles agree ? 5. How do all neuter participles agree ? = 6. How do all pronominal participles agree ? 7. What is to be said about participles having the pronoun en ior their objective,— participles followed immediately by the infi- nitive,-and participles which have /' or the adverb »e« for their objective ? ~ -^ 1. When should the words avant, autour, and plus be used instead of auparavont, aientotir, and davantage? 2. In how many ways is jolittdt written ? 3. What is the diflFerence between avant and devant f . 4. What is the difference between gmnd and quant ? * '■ 5. Can loici and voild, be used indifferently ? 6. What is the difference between quoique and quoi que f 7. Name the signs of punctuation and explain their use. P R G R A M M E N" 3 . GEOGRAPHY. 1. What are the equator, meridians, tropics, and jooZar circles f 2. How many zones are there, and how are they called ? 3. What are degrees of latitude and longitu^le ? 4. What is the number of degrees contained between the poles ? 5. What distance from the poles are the polar circles ? 6. How can you find— 1st, the latitude and longitude of a place; and 2ndly, a place, the latitude and longitude of which is given ? 7. How can you find the difference of latitude, longitude, and time, between two places ? > o } II. 1. How many parts is the globe divided into ? 2. How many principal races of men are there ? 3. What are the principal religions V 3 — 34 — ''!**'«'>ij ■ .1' i| ■|li 4. How many open seas are there ? What are their names 7 5. What arc the seas formed by the Great Ocean ? 6. Name the four largest towns of the globe and their rei- peotive populations. 7. What is the approximate population of the globe ? III. 1. Point out the limits, extent and principal divisions of America. 2. What 3. What 4. What they fall ? 6. Point 6. What 7. What are the principal straits of America ? are the gulfs and principal bays of America ? are the principal rivers of America and where do out the principal lakes of America, are the principal mountain chains of America ? I are the most important islands of America ? ■It; " ■ ■ 1. How many countries is North America divided into ? 2. Give some particulars of the climate and productions of North America. 3. What are the boundaries and principal divisions of Canada ? 4. What are the most elevated points in Canada ? 5. Name the principal canals of Canada. 6. What are the rivers and most important islands of Canada ? 7. Give particulars of the productions and commerce of Canada. 1. What are the chief towns of Canada ? 2. What is the propulation of Upper Canada ? What of Lower Canada ? 3. Give the boundaries, the names of the capitals, and the population of New Brunswick, and of Nova Scotia. 4. Give the boundaries of the American Union. 5. What is the population of the American Union ? Give the names of the States, with their capitals. 6. What are the chief towns of the United States ? 7. Define the system of Government in the United States. 8. Give some particulars respecting the commerce of the United States. 9. What are the boundaries of Mexico ? — its capital ? — its population ? 10. Define the position of Bussian America, New Britain and Central America. — 36 — VI. ; .:: .• 1 . How is South America bounded 1 2. Name the chief states of South America. 3. How is Columbia divided ? 4. Name the chief countries of South America and their capitals. . 6. Where is Chili situated ? 6. Give particulars of the climate and productions of South America. 7. What is the more common form of government in South America ? • .■^-.../ - ... .-..• : VII. ■ ^ ._ : , :\/:-';''\ 1. What are the boundaries of Europe? 2. Name the chief islands and peninsulas of Europe. 3. What arc the inland seas of Europe ? 4. What are the principal rivers of Europe, and what countries do they drain ? 5. Point out the principal mountain ranges and their directions. 6. How are most of the states of Europe governed ? 7. Give the boundaries, capitals, and population of the states of Northern Europe. 8. Give the boundaries, capitals, and population of the states of Central Europe. 9. Give the boundaries, capitals, and population of the states of Southern Europe. VIII. 1. What are the British Isles ? ,. ' 2. Give some particulars of the manufactures and commerce of Great Britain. 3. Name the chief towns of the British Islands. 4. Describe the climate and productions of France. 5. What are the chief towns of France ? 6. What is the most mountainous country of Europe ? IX. 1. Give the boundaries and divisions of Asia. 2. Where are the principal volcanoes situated ? 3. What are the principal mountain ranges of Asia ? 4. Name the chief rivers of Asia. What countries do thev drain ? , ; .,„^_, :. ^ ^ ^ 5. Name the most populous empire of Asia, its boundaries and its capital. ' 6. Point out the British possessions in Asia. ' I, — 36 — X. 1. What aro the boundaries and divisions of Africa ? 2. Name the principal mountains. 3. What strait eoparates Europe from Africa ? 4. Where does the Nile empty itself? 5. What is the physical aspect of Africa ? XI 1. What is Oceania? 2. Give the principal divisions of Oceania. 3. Give some particulars of the climate and productions of Oceania. 4. What are the principal European possessions in Oceania ? 5. Name the chief towns of Australia. PROGRAMME N» 4. HISTORY OP ENGLAND. I. 1. By what people were the British Isles originally occupied? 2. Why did the Romans give the name of Albion to Britain ? 3. How long was Britain under the dominion of the Romans ? 4. What people ruled Britain immediately after the Romans ? 6. What country did the Anglo-Saxons originally come from ? II. 1. What were the kingdoms founded by the Saxons ? 2. What were the kingdoms founded by the Angles ? 3. What is called the Heptarchy ? 4. Who was the king that established his authority over the entire Heptarchy ? 5. Give a sketch of the reign of Alfred the Great. III. 1. Name some of the kings of the Saxon dynasty. 2. Where was the battle of Hastings fought and who was the victor ? 3. Give a sketch of the life of William the Conqueror. 4. Who were the Norman kings ? 5. How and when did William Rufus die ? 6. What were the results of the battle of Tinchebrai ? IV. 1. Name the principal Plantagenet kings, properly so called. w — 37 — 2. Who was Henry II ? 3. How did tho dispute between Henry II. and Thomu i Becket end ? 4. Give some particulars of tho life and exploits of Richard CoDur-de-Lion. 6. What was tho occasion of the quarrel between John and the Pope ? 1. What are the Statutes of the University of Oxford? 2. What is tho origin of the title of Prince op Wales given to the eldest son of the Sovereign ? 3. How and in what year did Edward II. die ? 4. Upon what did Edward III. rest his claim to the Crown of France ? 5. Where and by whom was John II., king of France, made prisoner ? VI. 1. What was the name of the Welsh chieftan who for a time successfully opposed Henry IV ? 2. In whose reign, and in what year, was the battle of Agin- court fought, and who were the victors ? 3. What were the terms of the treaty of Troyes ? 4. What contest is known as the War of the Roses ? What were the principal events of the war ? ^ --^^ - •■' ■ VII. ^ 1. Name the kings of the house of Tudor. ' " 2. What did Ireland become under Henry VII. ? 3. In what year did Henry VIII. ascend the throne ? 4. Relate the principal incidents of the reign of Henry VIII. 5. In what reign was Calais restored to France ? VIII. 1. By whom and in what reign was the Protestant faith esta- blished in Scotland ? 2. What treatment did Mary Stuart receive at the hands of Elizabeth ? 3. What was the Armada,— and what became of it ? 4. Why was Essex beheaded ? 5. In what year did the death of Elizabeth take place ? IX. 1. Name the kings of the dynasty of the Stuarts. % i, ^1 thr rH' W ''f — 38 — 2. What was James 1. before bis accession to the throne of England ? 3. How and in what year did Charles I. die ? 4. How did Cromwell treat the Irish ? 5. By whom was James XI. dethroned ? X. •1. In whose reign and in what year was the peace of Ryswick concluded ? 2. What general was entrusted with the conduct of the war under Queen Anne ? 3. In what year was the treaty of Utrecht sif^ied ? 4. What advantages were secured to Britain by this treaty ? 5. What was the most important event of the reign of Anne with regard to Scotland ? XI. 1. Name the British sovereigns of the house of Brunswick. 2. What was the conduct of George I. towards Ireland ? 3. Name the two statesmen who contended for power under George II. 4. In what reign was Canada ceded to Britain ? 5. Give a sketch of the American Eevolutionary War. XII. 1. Why was the Prince of Wales appointed Regent? 2. What were the terms of the peace of Amiens ? 3. In what struggle was Great Britain engaged against France during the reign of George III ? 4. Under what monarch, and in what year, was the battle of Navarino fought, and who were the victors ? 5. Under whose administration and in what year were the R. Catholics emancipated ? • 6. At what age and in what year did Queen Victoria ascend the throne ? 7. What principal wars have been waged by Great Britain du- ring Queen Victoria's reign ? What were the theatres of these wars? m 6. 4! PROGRAMME N« 5. HISTORY OF FBANCE. I. 1. Who were the first inhabitants of Gaul, and from what country did they come ? m — 39 — •WT 2. What was the religion of the Gauls ? 3. By whom were the Gauls subdued ? 4. Who were the first apostles of the Gauls ? 5. How many different tribes were there among the Gauls after the great invasions ? II, 1. By what Prince was the first dynasty founded ? 2. In what reign and year, and against whom, was the battle of ChSlons, on the Marne, fought ? 3. In what year did Clodwig or Clovis, ascend the throne 7 4. What were the most remarkable events in the reign of Clovis? 5. How did Clovis divide his kingdom ? III. 1. What was the fate of the children of Clodomir ? 2. In what manner did Clotaire J. punish Chramne, his eldest son? 3. What was the origin of the contest between Brunehild and Fredegonda ? 4. Who were called Mayors of the Palace ? 5. In what year was the battle of Testry fought, and wbat were its results ? IV. 1. Who was the first king of the Carlovingian line ? 2. In what year did Charlemagne begin his reign ? 3. Against what nations were the principal wars of Charlema- gne waged ? 4. By what Pope, and in what year, was Charlemagne crowned Emperor of the West ? 5. What is meant by Capitularies ? V. 1. During what reign did the Normans ascend the Loire and Seine the first time ? 2. Who were the defenders of Paris when that city was be- fieged by the Normans ? 3. What is meant by the feudal system? 4. When and in what year did the death of Charles the Sim- ple take place ? 6. Who was the last king of the Carlovingian dynasty ? VI. 1. What is known as the Truce of God ? f' I, h 1 — 40 — 2. Give an account of the first Crusade. 3. What were the conbequences of the repudiation of Elconor by Louis VII? ^ 4. Who were the Albigenses ? 5. What results had the battle of Bouviaes ? VII. 1. How was France ruled during the minority of St. Louis? 2. Against what English monarch did St. Louis wage war ? 3. Give an account of the crusades undertaken by St. Louis. 4. In what reign did the massacre known as the Sicilian Ves- pers take place ? 5. Who were the Templars, and to what punishment were they condemned ? VIII. 1. By virtue of what law did Philip VI. ascend the throne ? 2. When, and by whom, were ihe battles of Sluys and Cressy won ? 3. Where did the death of John the Good occur 1 4. When, and by whom, was the battle of Agincourt won ? 5. Give some account of Joan of Arc and of her career. IX 1. What was the Ligue da hienpuhlic ? 2. What monarch deserved the name of Father of the People ? 3. How and when did Henry IV. die ? 4. What was the Edict of Nantes ? 5. In what reign was Richelieu minister ? Give an account of his administration. 1. At what age, and in what year, did Louis XIV. ascend the throne ? 2. Who was prime minister during the Regency ? 3. What were the causes of the dissensions of the Fronde ? 4. In what year was the treaty of Nimeguen signed, and what conquests did it secure to France ? 5. What was the League of Augsburg, and on what occasioa was it formed ? 6. Give an account of the war of the Spanish succession. 7. Who was intrusted with the government after the death of Louis the Fourteenth ? 8. What authors have rendered this reign illustrious ? — 41 — XT. 1. What were the principal events of the Seven Years' Wai'? 2. Who was the successor of Louis XV ? 3. What part did France take in the American War of Inde- pendence ? 4. In what year were the States-General convoked ? 5. What were the most important acts passed by the Cou- Btituent Assembly ? 6. When and how did Louis XVI. die ? 7. What was the Reign of Terror ? 8. In what year and where was Napoleon Bonaparte born 1 XII. 1. What treaty was signed after the first Italian campaign ? 2. What remarkable battle terminated the second Italian cam- paign ? 3- What pope crowned Napoleon ? 4. What were the limits of the empire under Napoleon ? 5. In what year did the death of Napoleon take place ? ^ 6. Who were the two last kings of the elder branch of the aouse of Bourbon ? ^ 3 - x, i. 7. How was Louis-Philippe called to the throne, and m what manner was he deposed ? ,. • o 8. How many years did the second Republic continue ( 9. What success attended the wars undertaken by Louis-Na- poleon ? . , P R G R A M M E N» 6 . Universal history. I. Fabulous and uncertain ages. 1 . What is known about the history of the Egyptians from the foundation of their empire to the conquests of Sesostris ( 2. By whom was the Assyrian Empire founded ^ 3. How long did the Assyrian Empire continue and what was its extent? „ , » • w • ■» 4. What were the most noted cities of the Assyrian Empire 7 5. How was the Assyrian Empire destroyed ? 6. What kingdoms sprung out of the rums of the Assyrian 't!^ What is known of ♦he history of Greece before the siega of Troy ? ■'i, — 42 — Wi' if m.\ II. Historical times.— From 800 to 600 B. 0. 8. Give a sketch of the history of Egypt from the time of Sesostries to that of Necho. 9. What is the reign of Necho remarkable for ? 1 0. Under whom wore the empires of Babylon and Nineveh united ? 11. Relate the history of Nabuchadnezzar II. 12. Ilow did Balthazar perish ? 13. What were the four great republics of Greece, and by whom were they founded ? 14. What was the form of government of each of the Greek Republics ? 15. Who were the most cek j \ lawgivers of Greece ? 16. Give an account of the fouw . ig of Rome. III. From 600 to 400 B. 0. 17. By whom was the Persian Empire founded ? 18. What was the extent of the Persian Empire ? 19. What were the chief cities of the Persian Empire ? 20. How long did the Persian Empire last ? 21. What was the condition of Egypt under the Persians ? 22. Give an account of the expedition undertaken by Darius against the Greeks. 23. Give an account of Xerxes' expedition against the Greeks. 24. Who among the Greeks won imperishable laurels in the Persian war ? 26. What was the origin of the Peloponnesian war ? 26. What were the most important events of that war, and who fought with the greatest distinction ? 27. How would you characterize each reign of the Kings of Rome? 28. When and how was Rome formed into a republic ? 29. Give an outline of the history of Rome to tiie invasion of the Gauls. IV. From 400 to 200 B. 0. 30. Describe the retreat of the ten thousand Greek<>. 31. What relations existed between the Greek Republics after the Peloponnesian war ? 32. Who subjected Greece to his dominion ? 33. By what orator were the plans of Philip long thwarted ? — 43 34. By whom was the MaoedoDian Kingdom founded, and how long did it exist ? 35. What was the extent of that empire ? 36. What great victories did Alexander achieve ? 37. What faults is he reproached with ? 38. At what age did he die ? 39. What were the quarrels between Alexander's lieutenants ? 40. Name the principal kingdoms which succeeded to the Macedonian monarchy. 41. Give an account of the taking of Rome by the Gauls. 42. How long did the war against the Samnites last, and by what great events was it marked ? 43. How long did the first Punic war last, and by what great events was it marked ? V. From 200 B. C. to A. D. 44. What victories did Hannibal win over the Bomans at the commencement of the second Punic war ? 45. What success attended the Romans after the battle of Cannae, and how did the second war terminate ? 46. About what epoch may the Romans be considered to have made themselves complete masters of Italy ? 47. How did the Romans succeed in making themselves mas- ters of the known world ? 48. What were the causes of the third Punic war, and how did it end ? 49. Give a sketch of the history of Rome from the third Punic war to the first civil war. 50. What were the principal events of the first and second ci- vil wars, and by what results were they attended ? 51. Give some particulars of the life of Julius Caesar. 52. What were the events that brought about the downfall of the Roman Republic ? 53. By whom was the Roman Empire founded ? VI. From 1 to 400 A. D. 54. When did the Redeemer come into the world ? 55. What characterized the reigns Df the emperors during the first and second centuries ? 66. What persecutions distracted the Church ? 57. By what means did the emperors generally succeed to the throne? Wr Ill 11: — 44 — 58. What great event marks the history of the empire in the fourth century ? 59. Hnw long did the Roman Empire continue in existence ? 60. What two empires succeeded the old Empire of Rome ? 61. When and how was the Western Empire destroyed ? 62. What were the limits of the Eastern Empire, and how long did it last ? VII. Prom 400 to 500 A. D. 63. What is meant by the invasion of the barbarians, and at what time did it commonce ? 64. Of what tribes or nations did the barbarians principally consist, and what were their origins, physical traits and morals ? 65. Give an account of the invasion of the Goths, Visigoths, and Ostrogoths. 66. Give an account of the invasion of the Huns. 67. Give an account of the invasion of the Vandals, Sueves, and Burgundians. 68. Give an account of the invasion of the Saracens. 69. Who were the barbarians that invaded Gaul and founded the French monarchy ? 70. Who was the founder of the Merovingian dynasty ? From whom does it derive its name ? Who was the greatest warrior of this line? 71. What were the most remarkable events in the reign of Clovis ? VIII. m From 500 to 900 A. D. 72. What is meant by the Heptarchy, and how long did it last? 73. Who was the founder of the Carlovingian dynasty, and how long did it last ? Who was the hero of this line ? 74. Give a condensed account of the government of Charle- magne, and point out the peoples against whom he waged war. 75. What was the extent of the second Western Empire, and by what states was it succeeded ? 76. In what condition were learning and the sciences in the interval between the fifth and tenth centuries ? IX. From 900 to 1300 A. D. 77. Give an account of the invasion of the Danes and Normans. — 45 — m 78. Give a summary of the history of England from the end of the Heptarchy to the battle of Hastings. 79. Give a summary of the history of Germany to the end of the reign of Otho the Great. 80. What were the quarrels of the invesliturea, and by what events were they marked ? 81. What states began to appear in the North of Europe in the eleventh century ? 82. What did the feudal system consist in, and how long did it continue ? 83. Who were the most prominent princes of the Capetian line ? 84. What were the Crusades ? — Their cause and consequences ? 85. What was the number of Crusades ? Give some account of each. X. From 1300 to 1600 A. D. 86. What were the wars between France and England under the Valois ? What their causes, chief events and consequences ? 87. What great inventions and discoveries mark the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries ? 88. Give a synopsis of the history of the kingdom of Spain from its foundation to the middle of the fifteenth century. 89. To what condition were Italy and Germany brought by the quarrels about the right of investiture ? 90. Give an account of the religious contentions which agitated Europe from the Lutheran Reformation to the Reformation under Henry VIII. inclusive. 91. What were the leading events in the contest between Fran- cis I. and Charles V ? 92. What were the main incidents attending the religious wars in France, and by whom was peace restored ? 93. What families occupied the throne of England till the close of the reign of James II ? 94. How did royal authority struggle against the tide of Re- formation in England ? 95. What was the Thirty Years' War? What were its main incidents ? XI. From 1600 to 1800 A. D. 96. What was the condition of Europe, and what were the lim- its of the different states, in 1661 ? (Declin*^ of Spain, of Italy, and of the Empire. Dissensions in England. The power of Holland.) II t — 46 — 97. What was the extent of the French monarchy in 1668 ? 98. What wars had Louis XIV. to sustain against the rest of Europe from 1672 to 1713 ? 99. Is there anything remarkable in the history of Sweden from the final separation of Norway to the death of Charles XII ? 100. Who were the most distinguished sovereigns of Russia ? 101. What was the naval and colonial power of England in the eighteenth century ? 102. What were England's conquests and losses in America? 103. What brought about the French Revolution ? 104. What were the principal events of the French Revolution ? 105. How was order restored in France ? 106. Give a sketch of the reign of Napoleon I. PROGRAMME N" 7. COMPOSITION. 1. What is composition ? 2. Of what utility is the cultivation of belles-lettres ? 3. What is style ? 4. What is the first requisite in the art of writing ? 5. How many different properties belong to style ? II. 1. What constitutes the common properties of style, and how are these common properties called ? 2. What is clearness, and what causes tend to obscurity in the expression of thought ? 3. What is essential to purity of style? What are barbarisms and soh'cixms ? 4. What is propriety in style ? Can a synonyme, in the strict sense of the word, be said to exist ? 5. What is a concise style ? What is prolixity ? III. 1. What is a plain style? What is affectation f 2. Define taste. - What are its elements and characteristics ? 3. What is an elegant style ? 4. What is 2i florid style ? 5. What is harmony 1 IV. 1. What are the particular properties of style? im — 47 — 2. How many kinds of style can you distinguish ? 3. What is a timple style, and to what subjects is it most suited ? 4. What properties should a simple stylo possess ? V. 1. What is artlmness t Is an artless style ever feigned in the authors? „ , , . j. ^ - -^ ,• 2. In whose works have you found the most natural imitation of artlessness ? 3. What is ingenuity ? ,....- -^ 4. What is called the neat style, and to what subjects is it suited ? 5. What are the essential properties of the neat style ? VI. 1. What is sublimity of style, and to what class of composition is it suited ? . 2. What are the properties necessary to constitute a sublime style? VII. 1. How many kinds of the sublime do you distinguish ? 2. What is sublime imagery f 3. What difference is there between sublimity in the abstract and «M6/im?'/y o/« • b{ 60. What are the responsibilities of the teacher towards^^the public ? V PROGRAMME N" 13. AQRIOULTURB. ' '. " . . .-'■■'.■ ^ '' > '■> 1. What is Agriculture ? 2. What advantages does agriculture offer ? 3. What knowledge is necessary to become a good agricul- turist ? 4. Why is a knowledge of the different kinds of soil necessary ? 5. Point out the qualities of the different kinds of soil, and iha plants they are best adapted to produce. — 62 — II. 6. What are the most advantageous means of improving the soil? 7. What are the different fertilizers used to enrich the soil? 8. Why is it necessary to note the difference between fresh and old manure ? 9. What care should be taken to prevent the deterioration of manure ? 10. Of what utility ia piaster ? 11. What is rotation of crops, and what are the advantages secured by this syaiem ? 12. What is the best system o{ rotation of crops 9 13. What is the utility of drainage, and how can it be effected ? III. r 14. What are the principal varieties of seeds ? 15. Wliy is it necessary to select the seed carefully ? 16. What means are usually emplojod to clean grain ? 17. Name the principal agricultural implements ? 18. Of what importance are good implements to the agricul- turist ? 19. What are the principal agricultural labors? 20. Name the months in which each of these agricultural labors should be performed. 21. Point out the best method of ploughing. 22. Point out the advantages resulting from good ploughing. * 23. Point out the best manner of cultivating plants. IV. 24. 25. Name the most common weeds, and point out the bes* means to be employed for their destruction. Point out the necessity for the cultivation of grasses. What are the grasses generally sown in Canada ? Name the principal domestic animals. What should be th3 relative numbers of a farmer's live 26. 27. 28. stock? 29. 30. 31. butter 32. 33. eral? What is the object of the improvement of stock ? In what case may cross breeding be advantageous ? What precautions is it necessary to take in making good What are the fruits commonly cultivated in Canada ? What care is it necessary to bestow on fruit trees in gen- — 63 — PROGRAMME N» 14. , BOOK-KEEPING. I. 1. What is Bookkeeping ? 2. What is learned in bookkeeping? 3. How muny parts is it divided into ? 4. How many books are required in single entry ? II. 6. What is a Blotter? 6. How are transactions entered in the Blotter or Day Book ? 7. How should entries be worded ? 8. Where is the name, surname and place of residence of per- sons written ? Where are the dates, and amounts due and receiv- ed written ? 9. What is the Journal ? 10. Are entries made in the same form in the Journal as in the Blotter ? 11. Why is it necessary to simplify the entries of the Blotter when transferred to the Journal ? 12. Is it necessary to add up each page of the Blotter and Journal ? 13. When an account is transferred from the Blotter to the Journal, what are the means employed to indicate the folio from which it has been taken, and the folio to which it has been car- ried? 14. What is the Ledger ? 15. How do the entries in the Ledger differ from those in the Journal and Blotter ? i 16. Are the entries carried to the Ledger daily, weekly or monthly ? 17. On what side of the Ledger would you enter amounts due, and on what side would you enter amounts received ? 18. How could you find the folio of the Journal from which an account had been posted ? 19. How would you render a detailed account from the Books ? 20. What is an Index and why is it used? <. 21. What is a Bill Book? - ,. ,^ 22. Is it very useful to the merchant ? • 23. What is a Sales Book ? 24. What entries does it contain ? 25. Is an Invoice Book required, and what is its use ? i! — 64 — - 26. What is a Cash Book ? 27. What transactions are entered in the Cash Book ? 28. How can a merchant inquire into the state of his affairs f 29. What is an Inventory ? 30. What knowledge may be obtained with the assistance of an Inventory ? SCHEDULE H. PROliRAMME No 1. PHILOSOPHY. 1. Object of Philosophy ; its utility and importance. 2. Being ; matter and form ; cause and effect. II. Logic, 3. Ideas in general, and their origin. 4. Character and kinds of ideas. 5. Language and its origin. * 6. Judgment. 7. Different modes of reasoning. 8. Method in general ; analysis, synthesis. 9. Doctrine of syllogisms ; its rules and figures. 10. Proof; different kinds of proof - . 11. Consciousness. — Moral sens. 12. Evidence. 13. Testimony of men and monuments ; traditional and histor- ical testimony. III. Metaphysics. 1. Existence of God proved by the principal metaphysieal) argumeiits. 2. Existence of God proved by the principal physical axgOr- ments. « 3. Existence of God proved by the principal moral arguments^ 4. Eternal being of God ; definition and proof. 5. Simplicity of God ; definition and proof. • 6. Immensity of God ; definition and proof. 7. Independence of God ; definition and proof. 6. Immutability of God ; definition and proof. % T — C6 — 9. Knowledge of God ; definition and proof. 10. Power and freedom of Qod; definition and proof. 11. Providence of God ; definition and proof. 12. Evil; moral evil, phyaical eyil. IV. Morals. 1. Motives which prompt our actions. 2. Fundamental principles of morals. 8. Difference between moral good and evil. 4. Moral obligations. 6. Laws. 6. Beward? and penalties. 7. Moral sanction. 8. Destiny of man. 9. Proofs of the immortality of the soul. 10. Necessity of religion. 11. Necessity of internal, external and public worship. 12. Religion the basis of society. 13. Important duties which man owes to himself. 14. Active and passive duties to society. 16. Right of property and civil rights. 16. Origin of political organization. 17. Divers forms of political authority. » 18. Principles of sovereign power. 19. Duty to the State. if^ PROGRAMME No 2. .. NATURAL FHILOaOPHT. '",' *• ■ 1. Object of Natural ir'hilo^ophy ; its relation tp ohsmistry. 2. General properties of matter ; definitions. 3. Weight; its direction; laws affecting falling bodies. 4. The balance and its principle ; description ; conditions ne- cessary to its efficiency. ^ Principle of Archimedes; equilibrium of bodies, immersed «nd floating on the surface. 6. Principles which cause %uids to rise to their levels ; de- aeription ; Artesian wells. 5 — 66 !♦ i I UN ^.i 1 i'h II. 7. Density ; diflferent modes of increasing it. 8. Description of areometer and its use. 9. Capillary attraction ; endosmose ; ascent of the sap in trcos. III. 10. Experiments illustrating atmospheric pressure fcause. 11. Principle and description of pneumatic engine. J[ 12. Principle and use of the barometer ; conditions^ necessary to insure its efficiency. 13. Weight of atmospheric pressure in pounds. 14. Law of Mariotte ; description and manner of using the manometer. 15. Principle of the balloon ; liow to* produce an ascentional force. 16. Principle of the syphon and the pump. " 17. De&jription of the principal kinds of pumps. IV. 10. Sound ; its production and the manner in which it is com- municated. 19. Laws of the variation of the intensity of sound; principle of the reflection of sound ; echo and vibration. V. 20. Principle and use of the thermometer ; manner of con- struction and liquids employed. 21. Conditions necessary to ensure good 'qualities ; seals of the principal kinds of thermometers. 22. Manner of comparing the degrees of the scales of the Fahrenheit, Ildaumur and Centigrade. 23. Unequal expansion of dir;rent liquids; maximum density of water. 2-t. Conductors ; name the principal conductors In their order. 25. Point out the most advantageous means of securing warmth within habitations, according to the laws whicli influence conduc- tors of heat ; — utility of double- windows. VL 26. Radiation of heat ; examples. 27. Intensity of radiation ; — capacity for heat ; — name the bodies possessing the reatest power of radiating heat. 28. Reflection of h^at : -its relation to radiation. feU." ■^ 67 — 29< Application of the principles of radiation and reflection to heating and preservation of heat. 30. Fusion ; — refractory bodies ; — law of fusion. 31. Congelation; — law of congelation. 32. Account for the equality of temperature maintained during the fusion and solidification of bodies. 33i Expansion of water during the process of solidification ; — cause of the floating of ice in water. VII. 34. Ebullition and vaporization ; — causes which increase vapo- rization. 35. Phenomena of vaporization ; — cold produced by vaporiza- tion. 36. Freezing mixtures ; their use ; preparation and parts com- posing some of these mixtures. 37. Elastic force of vapor ; influence of temperature on this force. VIII. 38. Principle of the steam engine, and description of boilers for generating steam. 39. Principal parts of the steam engine and their functions. 40. Single and double acting steam engines ; — condensing en- gine ; — high and low pressure principles; — expansion engine. 41. Peculiar noise heard before ebullition takes place; — ^nature of ebullition ; — tension of vapor. 42. Influence of pressure on ebullition : — influence of matter held in solution;— distillation of liquids. 43. Principal sources of heat ; — means generally employed to produce artificial heat. 44. Necessary conditions to obtain a good draught in con- structing the flue of a chimney. 45. Different modes of heating buildings, and their relative advantages. IX. 46. Light; — shade; — penumbra. 47. Reflection of light and the laws which govern it. 48. Refraction ; — its laws ; — phenomena caused by refraction. 49. Cause of the mirage. X. 50. Lenses; — different kinds of lenses; — properties of the lenses more commonly used. At r m. - 68 - 51. White light ; names of colors of the spectrum and the order in which they occur. 52. Cause of color in bodies. 53. Microscope ; — principle of the compound microscope. 54. Prmciple of the astronomical telescope ; — terrestrial tele- scopes. 55. Myopy ; — presbyopy ; — glasses used to correct these de- fects. XI. 56. Magnetism;— natural magnets; artificial magnets. 57. Direction of the magnetic needle ; — cause ; — description of the mariner's compass and its use. 58. Electricity ;— principal means employed for producing it ; — ^bodies best adapted for producing it. 59. Influence of one electrified body upon another ; good and bad conductors ; — principal bodies which possess the property of conducting electricity. XII. 60. Attraqtion of points ; — ^lightning-rods and their proper construction. 61. Electrical machine and its proper construction. 62. Disguised electricity ; — principle of the Leyden Jar, and the effects it may be made to produce. 63. Cause of lightning and of the noise produced by thunder; — returning stroke. XIII. 64. Voltaic Pile ; — Grove and Bunsen's batteries. 65. Physical, chemical, calorific and luminous effects of electric currents. 66. Electro-plating in gold, silver and copper. 67. Electro-magnets and their principle. 68. Electric telegraph ; — description of Morse's Tel^aph. XIV. 69. Fogs ; —clouds ; naines of different formations of clouds and descriptions. 70. Dew ; — rime frost ; — snow ;— hoar-frost ; — sleet ; — hail. 71. Hygrometers ;— hair hygrometers ; — Daniel's hygrometer. 72. Oause of the rainbow. — 69 — PROGRAMME >'3. CHEMISTRY. I. 1. Definition of the science of chemistry ;— matter and the divers states in which it exists. 2. Cohesion ;— -affinity ;•— difference of these two properties. 3. Crystallization of bodies j—different processes of chrystalli- zation. 4.^ Difference between adhesion and chemical attraction, and modifying causes. 5. Elementary bodies ; their number ;— metalloids and metals, —principal substances of this class. 6. Principle of the nomenclature;— acids, bases, salts and neutral salt^. 7. Equivalents; examples. II. 8. Oxygen ; its preparation and its properties. 9. Combustion ; examples of slow and quick combustion. 10. Azote ; its preparation and its properties. 11. Air; its composition and its properties. 12. Hydrogen ; its preparation and its properties. 13. Water ; analysis and synthesis. III. 14. Carbon ; diamond; plumbago; coal lignites and peat. 15. Preparation of charcoal, bone-black and lamp-black. 16. Properties of carbon;— -its discoloring and disinfecting power. 17. Preparation of oxide of carbon and carbonic acid, and their properties. IV. 18. Formation of carbonic acid by animals ; its decomposition by plants. 19. Preparation of carbonetted hydrogen ; its properties. 20. Preparation and purification of gas used for illumination. 21. Flame, and its cause. V. 22. Nitrous acid ; its properties. 23. Ammonia ; its properties and its use. :# — 70 — 24. Propertiesof sulphur; mode of purifying sulphur. 25. Sulphuric acid ; its properties, use, and preparation. 26. Phosphorus ; its properties, use, and preparation. 27. Properties of arsenic ; its antidotes. 28. Chlorine ; its properties and preparation. 29. Decoloring and disinfecting properties of chlorine. '■ 30. Chlorohydric acid ; its properties, use and preparation. ■""' ' VI. , , :\'\ .:;.-' : '.; 31. Classification of metalloids. : 32. General properties of each class of metalloids. 33. Properties of iron ; — principal sorts of iron. 34. Smelting from the ore. 35. Preparation of cast-iron, steel and malleable iron. VII. ' • - 36. Tin ; its physical and chemical properties ; its use j — salts of tin. 37. Zinc ; its properties and use ; its salts. 38. Lead ; properties and use j its «'dts. 39. Mercury ; properties and use : its salts. VIII. 40. Properties of gold and silver. 41. Chemical principles of the Daguerreotype and photograph. 42. Preparation of potash and caustic soda ; — their properties. 43. Preparation of carbonate of potash and carbonate of soda ; — their use. 44. Preparation of biborate of soda ; — its properties and use. 45. Chlorid of sodium ; its preparation, properties, and use. IX. 46. Lime ; its preparation, properties, and use ; — hypochlorid of lime. . 47. Carbonate of lime ;•— difiFercnt varieties, and their use. 48. Sulphate of lime ; — its use. .•?■■•, .-"Sir ■■' 49. Properties of aluminum. 50. Alum ; its preparation and use ; — alumina. 51. Porcelain, and pottery; — their manufacture. 52. Glass ; its composition and manufacture. — 71 — ',/• XI. 53. Organic and inorganic bodies. 54. Starch ; — its preparation, properties and use. 55. Gluten; — manufacture of bread; — illustration. 56. Lignin; — preservation of wood. ' 57. Paper; — its manufacture. XII. 58. Fibrin ; — albumin, gelatine ; preparation and use. 59. Tanning. 60. Gums. 61. Properties of sugar ;— extraction of sugar from the cane and from beets. 62. Befining sugar. ' 63. Glucose. . ' -; --.- '.^ XIII. ' ■- ■■'''■-.■■"■ 64. Fermentation. 65. Alcohol ; — its properties and use. 66. Manufacture of cider and beer. 67. Ether ; its preparation and use. 68. Manufacture of vinegar. 69. Turpdntine ; its preparation and use ; — varnish. , . - 70. Caoitchouc; — vulcanized gum-elastic. 71. Manafacture of soap, stearine candles and tallow candles. 72. Dyefituffs; bleaching; mordants. ,, 73. Cotton printing. 74. Oxalic, tartaric and tannic acids. PROGRAMME N" 4. NATURAL HISTORY. - I. 1. Definition of Natural History. 2. Division of natural history into three kingdoms. 3. Characteristics of organized and unorganized forms. 4. Characteristics of animals and plants. 11. . * ■ Zoology. 5. Animals ; their organic tissue. 6. Brief description of digestive organs. — 72 — 7. Struotore and development of teeth. 8. Mastication ;— digestion : — absorption. 9. Blood ; its composition ; — arterial and Tenoua blood. 10. Heart; — arteries, veins. 11. Circulation of the blood. 12. System of circulation in di£ferent animals. 13. Bespiration; — respiratory apparatus of man. 14. Branchial and tracheal respiration. 15. Animal heat; — warm and cold blood. 16. Secretions. III. 17. Essential parts of the nervous system. 18. Sense of touch, taste, and of smell. 19. Organs of hearing and of sight. 20. Power of u ^tion. 21. Power of walking, flying, swimming, and of creeping. IV. 22. Classification of the animal kingdom. 23. Mammals ; their general structure. 24. Division into orders. 25. Principal orders of mammalia. 26. Structure of birds. 27. Migration of birds. 28. Principal orders of birds ; characteristic peculiarities of each order. 29. Eeptiles ; their general structure, and principal orders. 30. Fishes ; their general structure, and principal divisions. 31. Annulated animals. 32. General structure of insects. 33. General structure of the arachnida. 34. General structure of the crttstacea. < 35. General structure of the annelides. 36. General structure of the mollusca. 37. In what orde: •» would you place the monkey, rat, elephant^ woodpecker and adder ? 38. In what classes and orders would you place the cat, lob- ster, snipe, duck, and squirrel ? 39. In what classes and orders would you place the hare, horse, dog, bear and fox ? 40. In what classes and orders would you place the weasel, whale, crow, domestic cock, and the wolf? — 73 — 41. In >vhat classes and orders would you place the mackerel, goose, grasshoppei, and beaver ? 42. In what classes and orders would you place the owl, sheep, midge, and the ox ? 43. In what classes and orders wotild yon place the lion, snail, and polype 7 VI. Botany. 44. General structure of plants. 45. Stem and root; functions of roots. 46. Leaves; their divers forms. 47. Buds. 48. Circulation of s^. 49. Functions of leaves. 50. Influence of the respiration of plants on the atmosphere. VII. 51. Growth of stems and leaves. 52. Grafting. • 53. Flowers and their different parts. 54. Fruit and seed. . 55. Dissemination and germination of seed. VIII. 56. Natural and artificial classification of plants. 57. Acotyledons ; — principal families. 58. Monocotyledons ; — principal families. 59. Dicotyledons ; — principal families. IX. 60. In what families and classes would you place wheat, the mushroom, beech-tree, and onion ? 61. In what families and classes would you place the marigold, mint, and sorrel ? 62. In what families and classes would you place the sugar- cane, buck-wheat, and the potatoe ? 63. In what families and classes would you place the tobacco plant, dahlia, coffee-tree and carrot ? 64. In what families and classes would you place celery, the cabbage, pea, melon, and hemp ? 65. In what families and classes would you place the oak, poplar, walnut-tree, and the strawberry ? — 74 — Geology. 66. G^eology and its object. v ^ 67. General structure of the solid surface of the earth. 68. Degradation of rooks. 69. Sedimentary deposits and crystaline matter in rooks ;— mode of deposition. 70. Presence or absence of fossils of organic life. 71. Phenomena of geology. , . 72. Successive sedimentary deposits. /.i XL 73. Geological classification. . . * 74. Primary strata and subdivisions ; — principal rocks ; whether fossiliferous or not. 76. Transitary strata;— rocks and fossils. 76. Older secondary strata ; — carboniferous system ; its origin, order and principal fossils. 77. Bed sandstone systems ; — rocks and fossils. 78. Middle secondary strata ; — oolite system ; rocks and fossils. 79. Newer secondary, strata; — cretaceous system, rocks and fossils. 80. Tertiary strata;— its divisions. 81. First fresh-water formation \, — its rocks and fossils. 82. First marine formation ; — its rocks and fossils. 83. Second fresh-water formation ;— its rocks and fossils. 84. Second marine formation ; — its rocks and fossils. 85. Alluvial deposits ; erratic blocks. 86. Caverns and fossil bones. XII. 87. Formation of superficial crust or soil. 88. Unstratified rocks ;— their relation to sedimentary rocks. 89. Granite, and porphiry. 90. Extinct volcanoes ; their relation to those in activity.— Basalt; — lava. 91. Veins;— upheavals; — relative epochs of the upheaval of the principal chains of mountains. 92. Situations which the useful minerals usually occupy in the different strata. > — 75 — PROGEAMME N- 6. • ' ' • ALGEBRA. I- 1. The multiplication or division of an inequation by a posi- tive quantity results in an inequation in the same sense. 2. Application of this theorem. ,^ 3. Interpretation of negative quantities in problems. 4. Negative quantities may indicate the measures and places of magnitudes. 5. Cases of impossibility. II. 6. Quadratic equations ; pure quadratics ; affected quadratics- 7. Form in which the equation a2;'' + 5x + c = 0, may be ex- pressed. 8. Formula employed in solving the equation a;* +/>a5 + 9 = 0. 9. Rule drawn from the preceding formula for the solution of quadratic equations. III. 10. Arithmetical progression ; — increasing and decreasing ratio. 11. To find a general expression for any term of an arithmetical progression. 12. To find a general expression for the sum of all the terms of an arithmetical progression. , IV. 13. Geometrical progression ; — increasing and decreasing ratio. 14. To find an expression for the nth. term of a geometrical progression. 15. To find an expression for the sum of all the terms of a geometrical progression. 16. To find an expression for the sum of the terms of a de- creasing geometrical progression when the number of terms is in- finite. 17. Summation of series. 18. To find the scale of relation in a recurring series of the first order. 19. To find the sum of an infinite recurring series of the second order. ;- •'^ _ 76 — 20. Definition of logarithms. 21. Show that every number cannot be taken as the base of a logarithm. 22. Powers of logarithms. 23. System of logarithms most usually employed. 24. Characteristics ; — change produoed by multiplying or dividing with a power of 10. 25. Native characteristics. 26. Application of logarithms to a problem in compound in- terest. PROGRAMME N* 6. QIOMETRT AND TBIGONOMSTBY I. 1. Definition of an ellipse; — tracing the curve. 2. Axes, foci, and radius-vector of an ellipse. 3. Definition of a parabola ; — tracing the curve. 4. Axis, directrix and vertex of the diameter of a parabola. 5. Definition of a helicoid. II. 6. Plane and spherical trigonometry. 7. Expression of the magnitude of an angle. 8. Relation between spherical lines of the same angle. 9. Relation between the sines and cosines of the angles and sides of a spherical triangle. III. 10. Solution of rectangular triangles. 11. Solution of an oblique triangle, of whfch one side and two angles are given. 12. Solution of an oblique triangle, of which two sides and the included angles are given. 13. Solution of an oblique triangle of which the three sides are given. IV. 14. Surveying ; instruments required. 15. To find the distance from an accessible point to an inac- cessible object. 16. To find the distance between two inaccessible points. 17. To prolong a right line beyond an obstacle. 18. Talung levels ; mode of operation. — 77 — PROGRAMME N« 7. ASTEONOMY. I. •■;".- '' 1. Definition of astronomy. 2. Celestial sphere. — Axis of the sphere. — Poles. 8. Parallels. — Equator. — Meridians. 4. Vertical circle. — Zenith.^Nadir.— Horiaon. II. 5. Fixed stars ; their distance from the earth. 6. Rising and setting of the stars ; — Polar Star. 7. Stars of different magnitudes visible to the naked «ye. 8. Periodical, temporary and colored stars. 9. Double stars; Milky Way ; nebulae. 10. Cause for the disappearance of the stars during the day. 11. Circle of perpetual apparition and of perpetual ocoultation. 12. Classification of stars ; principal constellations. III. 13. Form of the earth, and phenomena which indicate it. 14. Apparent horizon. — Real horizon. 15. Axis of the earth. — Terrestrial Poles. — Meridian.— Equator. 16. Geographical longitudes. First meridian. 17. Determination of longitude and of latitude. 18. Parallel, obli(|ue and right spheres. 19. Rotatory motion of the earth ; principal facts whidh prove it. IV. 20. The sun's annual change of position. 21. Ecliptic ; its obliquity. 22. Equinoxes and soltices; change of the equinoxes. 23. Polar circles. — Colure. 24. Signs of the Zodiac. 25. Radius, size, mass and density of the sun. 26. Distance of the sun from the earth. 27. Spots in the sun ; --revolution of the sun on his axis. 28. Physical constitution of the sun. V. . 29. True solar day ; mean day ; — true solar time ; mean time. 30. Commencement of civil day and solar day. 31. Length of civil year. - 78 — 32. Calendar ; — Gre^rian Calendar. 33. Cause of inequality in the duration of day and r*ght. 34. Duration of day in arctic regions. 35. Seasons ; causo ; unequal length. VI. 36. Moon ; its light ; motion round the earth. 37. Lunar month ; lunar day. 38. Distance of the moon from the earth. 39. Radius and size of the moon. *'[ 40. Mass and density of the moon. 41. Phases of the moon. . > ' 42. Rotatory motion of the moon. 43. Mountams and valleys of the moon. 44. Atmosphere and climate of the moon. 45. Tides and their cause. VII. 46. Eclipses of the sun and moon ;— cause. * 47. DiflFerence in these eclipses. 48. Umbra and penumbra. 49. Conditions necessary to produce an eclipse. ' 50. Pa;:tial, total and annular eclipse.. VIII. 51. Planets; difference between planets and fixed stars. 62. Inferior and superior planets. 53. Names of the principal planets. 54. Universal principle of gravitation. 55. Particulars about Mercury. 56. Particulars about Venus. ..' . 57. Particulars about Mars. • , 58. Particulars about Jupiter. 59. Particulars about Saturn. 60. Particulars about Uranus. , ' 61. Particulars about Neptune. 62. Asteroids. 63. Comets. — Nucleus. — Envelope. — Tail. ' . — 79 — PROGRAMME N" 8. AORIOULTURE. I. 1. Object and utility of lessons in agriculture. 2. Conditions necessary to successful germination. 3. Names of the different kinds of soil. 4. Substances of which different soils are composed ; define those that impart valuable properties to the soil. 6. Influences of sub-soil on the quality of land ; — sloping land. II. 6. Modes of improving the soil. 7. Distribution of crops ; its principle. 8. Organic fertilizers ; principal fertilizers of this class. 9. Particulars about the relative properties of fertilizers, and methods of application to the soil. 10. Fermentation of manures; method of obtaining the best results. 11. Mineral fertilizers; — kinds of soils which derive benefit from the application of lime ; — utility of plaster. 12. Object to be kept in view in the improvement of stock, and the best methods to insure success. 13. Choice of breeding stock ; — care which should be bestowed on the sanitary condition of animals. III. 14. Care which should be taken in selecting a farm ; — what its size should be. 15. Buildings necessary to a farm ; — their arrangement. 16. Principal agricultural implements, and description of their essential parts. 17. Drainage; its utility; — best method to be employed. 18. What constitutes good ploughing; size and depth of the furrow, and size of the beds. 19. Best time for ploughing, and the reasons which should in- duce a farmer to avail himself of it ; — object of harrowing. 20. Rotation of crops ; — the most common system employed. 21. Fallow land; benefits to be derived from fallow, and the method usually employed. IV. 22. Care which should be taken in selecting seed, and the benefits to be derived from an occasional change. I " ,1 i — 80 — 23. Names of the plants most generally cultivated in Canads ; •—advantages of mowing before grasses have attained their full maturity. 24. Land most suited for the cultivation of wheat ; time of sowing. 26. CuitiN tion of rye and barley ; — land best adapted to these crops ; — ^practical culture of barley. 26. Cultivation of oats, and their use. 27. Cultivation of Indian corn, and its use. 23. SoU best adapted to the culture of peas ; mode of culture. 29. Cultivation of the potatoe , — soil best adapted. 30. Method ol cultivating carrots and turnips ; their use. 31. Method of sowing and mowing clover ; its use. 32. Particulars about the cultivation of hay ; its use. 33. Live stock necessary to the farmer, and its care. 34. Descript?.oa of a model dairy ; method of making butter. 35. Method of making cheese. r*5 THE END