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THE WORLDS PAIR, OHIO AGO, 1893. 
 
 AN ACCOUNT 
 
 OF 
 
 THE SCHOOLS 
 
 CONTROLLED BY THE 
 
 P^OMANOTHOLIC BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS 
 
 OF THE CITY OF MONTREAL 
 
 (CANADA) 
 
 MONTREAL 
 1893 
 
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PRKFACE. 
 
 This pam^jhlet has been prepared at the request of the Honorable 
 the Superintendent of Education for the Province of Quebec, in 
 view of the World's Fair, at Chicago, 1893. 
 
 It contains a succinct account of the work of the Board of 
 Catholic School Commissioners, since its inception, in 1846, to the 
 present time. 
 
 Nevertheless, the greatest part of the documents prior to 1850, are 
 wanting — owing to a fire, which took place on the 17 th of February, 
 1850, as may be certified by the following entry, signed by Mr. W. 
 Dorion, Secretary-Treasurer, dated March ist 1850, and inserted 
 at the beginning of the new Minute Book, opened on the same 
 date : 
 
 " The undersigned, Secretary-Treasurer of the Catholic School Commis- 
 sioners of the City of Montreal, declares that, on the seventeenth day of 
 February last, the house in which he resided was destroyed by fire, and that 
 among the ol)jects therein destroyed, were the Minute Book of the Commissioners, 
 the account books of tlie Secretary-Treasurer, the receipts, letters, and other 
 documents belonging to the said Corporation." 
 
 i'lie following iico. uiit of ti.e organization of the Catholic Schools o» Montreal 
 shows : 
 
 i" A hierarchy in which each empIo}e is under the control of a chief to whom 
 he is directly responsible ; 
 
 2" That cncli employ^ enjoys jierfect liberty of action in his own spiicre, a 
 sphere determined by a special set of rules. 
 
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 1893. 
 
 Rev. Abb^ A. V. DUBUC, named by the Government. 
 F L. BEIQUE, advocate, named by the Government. 
 F. D. MONK, advocate, named by tlie Government 
 
 A. S. HAMELIN, ex-alderman, named by the Corporation 
 
 R. PRFFONTAINE, M.P.. alderman, named by the Corporation. 
 
 Secretary-Treasurer, U. E. ARCHAMBAULT. 
 Director General, U. E. ARCHAMBAULT. 
 Accountants, O. 1'. JACQUES and A. CHATIGNY. 
 
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NAMES OF THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS 
 OF MONTREAL SINCE 1846. (a) 
 
 Very R. v. A. F. Truteau, V. G., canon From 1846 tq 1848 
 
 Rev. Frs, A. M. de Charbonnel, P, S. S., later Bishop of 
 
 Toronto " 1846 to 1848 
 
 Alb. Furniss " 184610 1849 
 
 P. S. Letourneux .* *• 184610 1849 
 
 Pierre Beoubien, physician " 1846101849 
 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate, later Judge of the Superior Court.. *' 1846 to 1862 
 Rev. A Pinsonnault, later Bishop of Lon(Ion..From 1848 to 1850, 1851 to 1853 
 
 Rev. F. R. Mercier, canon From 184810 1849 
 
 Rev. J. H. Provost, P. S. S , pastor of Notre-Dame •• 1849 'o '864 
 
 A. M. Delisle " 1849 to 1852 
 
 W. C. F. Coffin " 1849 to 1851 
 
 Andr^ Ouimet, advocate From 1849 '" '851, 1852 to 1863 
 
 Rev. E. C Fabre, to-day Archbishop of 
 
 Montreal From 1850 to 1851, 1861 to 1865 
 
 G. d'Eschambault, physician From 1851 to 1856 
 
 P. Garnot, professor '* 1851 to 1861 
 
 Very Rev. H. Moreau, V. G. canon •• 1853 to 1861 
 
 J. F. Pelletier, advocate From 1853 t° '854, 1855 to 1857 
 
 Louis Giard, physician " 1854 to i860, 1861 to 1868 
 
 C. S. Cherrier, advocate From 1857 to 1859 
 
 G^d^on Ouimet, now Superintendent of Public Instruction.. •* 1859 to 1861 
 
 H Kavanagh, inspector of customs «» i860 to 1868 
 
 Edward Murphy, merchant, now sena- 
 tor From 1861 to 1865, 186910 1880, 188410 1887 
 
 Alfred Larocque Frdm 1862 to 1865 
 
 Rev. A. Giband, P. S. S " 1864 to 1866 
 
 Rev. P. L. Leblanc, canon «« 186510 1876 
 
 Louis Belanger, advocate, now Judge of the Superior Court. " 1865 to 1874 
 
 (a) From 184610 1869, the School Commissioners were appointed by the 
 Corporation of Montreal, to hold office two years ; since 1869, three are 
 appointed by the Government and three by the Corporation for a term of three 
 years. 
 
 The scholastic year begins on the first of July and ends on lh» 30th ot June. 
 
6 
 
 MKMnEUS OF THK CA'l IfOIJC COMMISSIONERS 
 
 P. S. Murphy, now member of the Council of Public 
 
 Instruction " 
 
 Rev. V. Kousselot, P. S. S,, pastor of Notre-Dame •' 
 
 E. H. Trudel, physician " 
 
 Frs. Cassidy, advocate " 
 
 Narcisse Valois, alderman " 
 
 S<Sv6re Rivard, advocate «' 
 
 J. A. Ouimet, advocate, now Minister of Public Works ♦• 
 
 Rev, E. Moreau, canon " 
 
 Jacques Grenier, alderman " 
 
 E. C. Monk, advocate " 
 
 Rev. P. C. Dufresne, canon '« 
 
 L. O. H^tu, notary •« 
 
 Very Rev. N. Z. Lorrain, V. G., now Bishop of Cytheiia.... •' 
 
 Very Rev. L. D. A. Mardchal, V. G , canon " 
 
 H. B. Rainville, alderman •• 
 
 F. D. Monk, advocate From 1883 to 1891, 
 
 Rev. A. L. Sentenne, P. S. S., pastor of Notrt-Dame From 
 
 R. Pr^fontaine, M. P., alderman " 
 
 A. S. Hamelin, ex-alderman " 
 
 J. H. Semple, merchant " 
 
 F, L. Beique, advocate " 
 
 Rev. A. P. Dubuc. former pastor of Sacred Heart Parish... " 
 
 1865 to 1884 
 
 1866 to 1886 
 1868 to 1869 
 
 1868 to 1869 
 
 1869 to 1870 
 
 1870 to 1878 
 1874 to 1879 
 1876 to 1880 
 
 1878 to 1887 
 
 1879 to 1883 
 
 1880 to 1881 
 
 1880 to 1883 
 
 1881 to 1882 
 1883 to 1892 
 1883 to 1886 
 1892 to 
 1886 to 
 
 1886 to 
 
 1887 to 
 1887 to 1892 
 
 1891 to 
 
 1892 to 
 
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BOARD OF THE CATHOUC SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF MOMTREAL 
 
 AS COMPOSED FROM 1846 TO 1 893. 
 
 Very Rev. A. F, Truteau, V. G. cnuon. 
 Kev. I'lS. A. M. de Charbonnel, P.S.S., 
 
 later Bishop of Toronto. 
 Albert Furniss. 
 P. L Letourneux. 
 Pierre Heaubien, physician. 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 
 1847-1848. 
 
 Kev. Frs. A. M, de Charbonnel, P.S.S. 
 
 Very Rev. A. 1'. 'Iruteau, V.G., canon. 
 
 P. L. Letourneux. 
 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 
 Albert Furniss. 
 
 Pierre Beaubien, physician. 
 
 1848-1840. 
 
 Rev. A. Pinsonnault, later Bishop of 
 
 London. 
 Rev. F. R. Mercier, canon. 
 P. L. Letourneux. 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 Albert Furniss. 
 Pierre Beaubien, physician. 
 
 1840-18S0. ' 
 
 Rev. A. Pinsonnault 
 
 Rev. J. H. Prevost, P. S. S., pastor of 
 
 Notre-Datne. 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 A. M. Delisle. 
 
 W. C. H. Coffin, prothonotary. 
 Andr6 Ouiniet, advocate. 
 
 1890-1891. 
 
 Rev. J. H. Provost, P. S. S. 
 Rev. E. C. Fabre, canon. 
 J. U. Beau(jry, advocate. 
 A. Ouimet, advocate. 
 W. C. H. Coffin, prothonotary. 
 A. M. Delisle, 
 
 1891-1892. 
 
 Rev. A. Pinsonnault. 
 
 Rev. J. H. Provost, P. S. S. 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 A. M. Delisle. 
 
 G. d'Eschambault, physician. 
 P. Garnot, professor. 
 
 1892-18S3. 
 
 Rev. A. Pinsonnault. 
 Rev. J. II. Provost, P. S. S. 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 A. Cuimet, advocate. 
 ! G. d'Eschambault, M. D. 
 P. Garnot, professor. 
 
 189»-1894. 
 
 Rev. J . H. Provost, P. S. S. 
 Rev. II. Moieau. canon. 
 J, U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 P. Garnot, professor. 
 G. d'Eschambault, physician. 
 J. F". Pelletier, advocate. 
 
 1894-1899. 
 
 Rev. J. H. Pr6vost, P. S. S. 
 I Rev. H. Moreau, canon. 
 J J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 I P. Garnot, professor. 
 I Louis Giard, physician. 
 ' G. d'Eschambault, physician. 
 
 I 1899-1896. 
 
 Rev. J. H. Provost, P. S. S. 
 Rev. H. Moreau, canon. 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 P. Garnot, professor. 
 Louis Giard, physician. 
 J. V. Pelletier, advocate. 
 
 1896-1897. 
 
 Rev. J. H. Provost, P. S. S. 
 Rev. H. Moreau, canon, j 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 P. Garnot, professor. 
 Louis Giard, pliyiician. 
 J. F. Pelletier, advocate. 
 
8 
 
 ROAIID OF THE CATHOLIC SCHOOI,8. 
 
 1^97-1 N9H. 
 
 RevJ. H. I'r^vost, P. S. S. 
 Rev. H. Moreau, canon. 
 J. U. Heaudry, advocate. 
 P. Garnot, professor. 
 Louis (jiard, jihysician. 
 C. S. Cherrier, advocate. 
 
 1858-1(999. 
 
 Rev. J. II. Provost, P. S. S. 
 Rev. H. J^oieau, canon. 
 J. U. Keaudry, advocate. 
 P. Garnot, professor. 
 Louis Giard, physician. 
 C S. Cherrier, advocate. 
 
 1MS»-18«0. 
 
 Rev. J. H. Provost, P. S. S. 
 Rev. H. Moreau, canon, 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 P <jarnot, professor. 
 Louis Giard, physician. 
 G6d6on Ouimet, advocate, 
 
 1860-1861. 
 
 Rev. J, H. Provost, P. S. S 
 
 Rev, H, Moreau, canon, 
 
 J. U. Beaudry, advocate. 
 
 P, Garnot, professor. 
 
 G^d^on Ouimet, advocate, 
 
 H. Kavanagh, inspector of customs, 
 
 1861-186S. 
 
 Rev, J, H. Prdvost, P. S. S. 
 
 Rev, E. C, Fabre, canon. 
 
 J. U, Beaudry, advocate. 
 
 IL Kavanagh, inspector of customs. 
 
 Louis Giard, physician. 
 
 Edward Murphy, merchant, 
 
 1863-186.3. 
 
 Rev. J, H. Pr6vost, P. S. S. 
 
 Rev. E. C. Fabre, canon. 
 
 Louis Giard, physician. 
 
 H. Kavanagh, inspector of customs. 
 
 Edward Murphy, merchant, 
 
 Alf, Larocque. 
 
 1863-1864. 
 
 Rev, J, H. Provost, P. S. S. 
 
 Rev. E. C. Fabre, canon, 
 
 Louis Giard, physician. 
 
 H. Kavanagh, inspector of customs. 
 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 
 Alf. Larocque. 
 
 1864-186S. 
 
 Kev. E. C. Fabre, canon. 
 
 Rev. A. (iiband, P. .S. S. 
 
 Louis Giard, physician. 
 
 H. Kavanagh, inspector of customs. 
 
 Alf. Larocque. 
 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 
 1865-1866. 
 
 Rev. P. L. I^blanc, canon. 
 
 Rev. A. Giband, P. S. S. 
 
 Louis Giard, physician. 
 
 H. Kavanajjh, inspector of customs. 
 
 Louis B^langer, advocate. 
 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 
 1866-1867. 
 
 Rev. P. L. Leblanc, canon. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S., pastor of 
 
 Notre-Dame. 
 Louis Giard, physician. 
 H. Kavanagh, inspector of customs. 
 Louis B^langer, advocate. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 
 1867-1868. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 
 Rev. P. L. Leblanc, canon. 
 
 Louis Giard, physician. 
 
 H. Kavanagh, inspector of customs. 
 
 Louis B6langer, advocate. 
 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 
 1868-1860. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 Rev. P. L. Leblanc, canon. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Louis B^langer, advocate. 
 E H. Trudel, physician 
 Francis Cassidy, advocate. 
 
 1860-1870. 
 
 Rev, V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 Rev. P. L. Leblanc, canon. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Louis B^langer, advocate. 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 Narcisse Valois, alderman. , 
 
 1870-1871. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 Rev. P. L. Leblanc, canon. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Louis B^langer, advocate. 
 
 t yriav^^i:^ 
 
UOAllD OF THE l'ATH()I,I(.' SCHOOLS. 
 
 9 
 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 .S^virt' Kivaid, advocate. 
 
 1871-1H72. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 Rev. P. L. Leblanc, canon 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Kdward Murphy, merchant. 
 Louis B^langer, advocate. 
 S^v^re Kivard, advocate. 
 
 ]N7ie-187». 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 Rev. P. I,. Leblanc, canon. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Edward Muiphy, merchant. 
 Louis U^langer, advocate. 
 .Sdvfcrt Rivard, advocate. 
 
 1873-1874. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, -P. .S. S. 
 Rev. P. L. Leblanc, canon. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Edward Murphy, merchant, 
 Louis B^langer, advocate. 
 S^v^re Rivard, advocate. 
 
 1874.18V*^. 
 
 Rev. V. Rous, .t, P. S. S. 
 Rev. P. L. Leblanc, canon. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 S6vire Rivard, advocate. 
 J. Aid. Ouimet, advocate. 
 
 1875-1870. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 Rev. P. L. Leblanc, canon. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 S^vire Rivard, advocate. 
 J. Aid. Ouimet, advocate. 
 
 1876-1877. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. H. 
 Rev. Edmond Moreau, canon. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 S6\kre Rivard, advocate. 
 J. Aid. Ouimet, advocate. 
 
 1877-1878. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 Rev. Edmond Mureau, canon. 
 
 P. S. Murphy, 
 Kdward Murphy, merchant. 
 S^v^re Rivard, advocate. 
 J. Aid. Ouimet, advocate. 
 
 18781879. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. .S. 
 Rev. Edmond Moreau, canon, 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 J. Aid. Ouimet, advocate. 
 Jacques Grenier, alderman, 
 
 1870-1880. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 Rev. Edmond Moreau, canon. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 Jacques Grenier, alderman. 
 E. C. Monk, advocate. 
 
 1880-1881. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. .S. 
 Rev. P. C". Dufresne, canon. 
 P. S. Muiphy. 
 Jacques (irenier, alderman. 
 E. 0. Monk advocate. 
 L. O. H^tu, notary. 
 
 1881-1883. 
 
 Rev V. Rousselot, P. S. S, 
 
 Very Rev. N. Z. Lorrain, V. G. 
 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 
 Jacques Grenier, alderman. 
 
 L. O. H^tu, notary. 
 
 E. C. .Monk, advocate. 
 
 1883-188». 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. .S. S. 
 Very Rev. N.Z. Lorrain, V.(i. 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 Jacques Grenier, alderman. 
 L. O. Hitu, notary. 
 
 E. C. Monk, advocate. 
 
 1883.1884. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 
 Very Rev. L. D. A. Marechal, V. G. 
 
 Jacques Grenier, alderman. 
 
 P. S. Murphy. 
 
 H. B. Rainville, advocate. 
 
 F. D. Monk, advocate. 
 
 
10 
 
 BOARD OF THE CATHOIJC SCHOOLS. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, P. S. S. 
 
 Very Rev. L. 1). A. Maieclial, V. G. 
 
 Jacques Greiiier, alileiuiaii. 
 
 H. B. Rainvillc, advocate. 
 
 ¥. D. Monk, ailvucate. 
 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 
 Rev. V. Rousselot, 1'. S. S. 
 
 Very Rev. L. D. A. Mareclial, V, G. 
 
 Jacques Greiiier, alderman. 
 
 H. U. Rainville, alderman. 
 
 ]•". 1). Monk, advocate. 
 
 Edward Murphy, merchant. 
 
 Rev. A. L. Sentenne, P. S. S. 
 Very Rev. L. D. A. Marechal, \'. G. 
 Jacques Gienier, alderman. 
 Edward Muri)hy. merchant. 
 1'". 1>. Monk, advocate. 
 Raymond Prefoniaine, advocate. 
 
 J8S7-1N88. 
 
 Rev. A. L. Senttnne, P. S. S. 
 
 Very Rev. L. D A. Marechal, V. G, 
 
 Raymond Prefoniaine, advocate. 
 
 E. D. Monk, advocate. 
 
 A. S. liamelin, alderman. 
 
 J, H. Semple, merchant. 
 
 1 888-] 88ft. 
 
 Rev. A. L. Sentenne. P. S. S. 
 Very Rev. L. D. A. Marechal, V. G. 
 E. D. Monk, advocate. 
 
 Raymtjnd Pr6fontaine, advocate. 
 A. S. Hamelin, alderman. 
 J. 11. Semple, merchant. 
 
 I88ft-f8tt0. 
 
 Kev. A. L. Sentenne, P. S. S. 
 Very Rev. L. 1). A. Marechal, V. G. 
 E. D. Monk, advocate. 
 Raymond Prefontaine, advocate. 
 A. S. Hamelin, alderman. 
 J. 11, Semple, merchant. 
 
 1800.1801. 
 
 Rev. A. L. .Sentenne. P. 8. S. 
 Very Rev. L. IX A. Marechal, V. G. 
 E. 1). Monk, advocate. 
 Raymond Prefontaine, advocate. 
 A. S. Hamelin, alderman. 
 J. H. Semple, merchant. 
 
 1801-1803. 
 
 Rev. A. 1 . Sentenne, P. S. S. 
 Very Rev. 1,. 1). A. Marechal, V. G. 
 Raymond Prefontaine, advocate. 
 A. S. Hamelin, alderman. 
 J. H. Semple, merchant. 
 
 E. L. Peique, advocate. 
 
 18O3-1803. 
 
 Rev. A. L, Sentenne, P. S. S. 
 
 Very Rev. L. D. A. Marechal, V. G., 
 
 deceased, replaced by Rev. Abbe A. 
 
 P. Dubuc. 
 A. S. Hamelin, ex-alderman. 
 Raymond Prefontaine, advocate. 
 
 F. L. Unique, advocate. 
 E D. Monk, advocate. 
 
AN ACCOUNT OF THE SCHOOLS 
 
 CONTBOLLF.n BY 
 
 THE BOARD OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS 
 
 OF TIIK <'ITY OF nOKTREAl.. 
 
 POPULATION OF MONTREAL. 
 
 The city of Montreal, founded on the eighteenth day of May, in the 
 year 1642, by Paul de Choniedey, sicur dc Maisonneuve, has be- 
 come the industrial and commercial nittropolis of Canada, and 
 one of the i)rincii)al business centres of America. Surrounded by 
 thriving villages, each destined to be absorbed by it, after a time, 
 it now comprises the city proper, to which have been annexed the 
 villages of Hochelaga, Saint-Jean-Ba])tiste, and Saint-Gabriel. * 
 
 The census of 1S91 gives the Catholic population as 162,984 
 souls, that of other denominations 53,660, a total of 216,644. 
 
 As this relates to the schools controlled by the Board of Catholic 
 School Commissionneis, it may be stated that the number of the 
 Catholic population of Hochelaga and Saint-Jean-Baptiste Wards, 
 annexed to the City for municipal matters but which remain inde- 
 ])endent for school purposes, must be deducted from the 162,984 ; 
 the Catholic pojuilation of these two wards being 22,531, there 
 remains a population of 140,453 s juls in the Catholic School Muni- 
 cipality of Montreal. 
 
 Among the Catholic primary Schools of Montreal, there are 
 thirty-five controlled by the Board of Commissioners, viz : 
 
 1 1 schools for boys. 
 14 schools for girls, 
 10 Mixed schools. 
 
 Six of these schools are directed by Principals, and ])rovided 
 with a staff of teachers ; five are conducted by the Christian Bro- 
 thers; fourteen by Siblers of different Congregations, and ten by 
 lady teachers, all having assistants. The teaching staff of these 35 
 schools numbers 325. — Here follows a desciiptive tabular state- 
 ment : — 
 
 * The other towns and villages which will probably be annexed in the near 
 future, lire : Saint-Louis of Mile-End, Maisonneuve, C6te Saint-Louis, C6te 
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 OTHER CHTHOLIC INSTITUTIONS. 
 
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 Besides the schools under the control of the Catholic Commissi 
 oners of Montreal, there are many other independent institutions, 
 both for Elementary and higher education. The most important of 
 these are directed by Religious Orders. Here is a list of them : — 
 
 Other Catholic Institutions oI' Montreai,. 
 
 Laval University : Faculty of Theology (See Grand Seminary of 
 Saint-Sulpice) 
 
 Faculty of Law 
 
 Faculty of Medicine 
 
 Seminary of Saint-Sulpice : Grand Seminary 
 
 Seminary of Philosophy 
 
 College of Montreal. (Little Seminary) 
 
 Rev. FF. Jfuits: St. Mary's College 
 
 Jacques-Cartier Normal School 
 
 Jacques-Cartier Model School 
 
 School of Arts and Manufactures 
 
 Christian Brothers Schools : Mont Saint-Louis 
 
 The Bishop's Academy 
 
 Saini- Lawrence School 
 
 Saint- Patrick's School 
 
 Sailit-James' School 
 
 Clerics of Saint-Viateur : Academy of Saint-John the Baptist 
 
 Congregation of the Holy Cross : Hochelaga Commercial College.... 
 
 Brothers of Charity : Reform School 
 
 Marist Brothers : Mastership of Saint-Peler 
 
 lirothers of S.iint-Gabriel : Industrial Orphanage 
 
 Congregation of Notre-Dame : Mont Sainte Marie (Boarding School) 
 
 Saint-Denis Academy 
 
 Saint-Anloine Academy 
 
 Saint-Leon Academy 
 
 Saint-Urbain Academy 
 
 Saint-Patrick's School 
 
 Saint- Lawrence School 
 
 Saint-Antoine School 
 
 Bonsecours School 
 
 Sainte- Agn^s School 
 
 Grey Nuns: Nazareth Asylum School 
 
 Bethlehem Asylum School 
 
 Saint-Joseph's Asylum School 
 
 Sisters of Providence : Model School .-. 
 
 Kindergarten, Saint-Denis Street 
 
 Kindergarten, Fullum Street, Boarding 
 
 School „ 
 
 Asylum School, Visitation Street 
 
 Asylum School, Fullum Street 
 
 Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.>„„ „.. 
 
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 SCHOOT^ AND THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Other Catholic Institutions ov Montreal. — Continued. 
 
 SCHOOLS. 
 
 Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and of Mary : Hochelaga Boarding 
 
 School 
 
 Marie- Rose Academy, 
 
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 School, Cor. Cherrier <&* St-Hubert Str. 
 
 Hochelaga School „ 
 
 School of Saint-Gregory Thaumaturgus,, 
 
 Religiouii of ihe Good Shepherd : Reform and Industrial School 
 
 Academy cf Saint-Lx>uis of Gonzague 
 
 Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus : Sacred Heart Academy, 
 
 Sainte-Catherine Str 
 
 Marianites Sisters : Saint Ignatius Academy (St. James' Parish)... 
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 THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 The Board of the Catholic School Commissioners of the city of 
 Montreal is a body corporate ; therefore it has a right to possess 
 property of any kind whatsoever, all real estate or personal pro- 
 perty, monies or revenues, for educational purposes, and to use it 
 according to the intentions of the donors; but it cannot dispossess 
 itself of any part of its property without the express authorization 
 of the Lieutenant-Governor, on recommendation of the Superin- 
 tendent of Public Instruction. 
 
 No Commissioner can be renamed (suth), during the four years 
 immediately following the expiration of his term of office, without 
 his own consent. 
 
 No person legally named a Commissioner can refuse to act as 
 such, under pain of a fine of from five to ten dollars, for each refusal. 
 
 Clergymen of any religious denomination, ministering in the 
 Scholastic Municipality, and every elector residing therein are 
 eligible as School Commissioners, although they may not have the 
 property qualification, but no non-resident other than a minister of 
 religion can be elected tr the office. 
 
 No person can be a School Commissioner and teacher in the 
 same munipality. 
 
 The School Commissioners shall assemble the first Monday after 
 their nomination, or after the notification of their election for the 
 purpose of electii](g a president and Secretary-Treasurer. 
 
 The president of the Board convenes the CommissiQuers by a 
 

 
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 240 
 
 FINANCE AND SCHOOL COMMITTEES. 
 
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 s by a 
 
 written invitation signed by the Secretary in the name of the 
 president. 
 
 Two Commissioners may, by writing, request the President to 
 convoke a meeting of the Board. 
 
 The meeting of the Board of Commissioners, in Montreal, are 
 public, only since July 1892. 
 
 In the meeting, all business is decided by a plurality of votes, 
 the president voting only in case of a tie. Other provisions of the 
 law which apply to Montreal, may be foi'nd at the end of this 
 pamphlet 
 
 The Board of Commissioners has divided its work among three 
 Committees, as follows : — 
 
 FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
 
 The duties of the Finance Committee are : — 
 
 1*^* To inspect and control the accounts of the Board, as well as 
 that of the schools ; 
 
 2^ To be assured of a just distribution of the school-tax between 
 Catholics and Protestants ; 
 
 3^ To watch over the receipts of all monies, accruing from anv 
 source whatsoever and to suggest how such sums may be used ; 
 
 4''' To prepare, at a proper time, the annual financial statement, 
 after having received from the school committee the part relating 
 to the schools under the control of the Board and to the schools 
 receiving grants. 
 
 SCHOOL COMMITTEE. 
 
 The duties of the School Committee are : — 
 
 i^ To present for the approval of the Board the appointment of 
 teachers and other employes, to suggest the salary to be paid each 
 one, and to make a report on every increase demanded. 
 
 No request for em|)loyment nor increase of salary can be taken 
 into consideration by the comiiiitlee, unless the l)irector-(ieneral 
 has given his opinion, alter having consulted the principal in 
 charge over the party making the demand : the same rule shall be 
 observed in requests for grants or increase of grants ; 
 
 2*^ To see that the curriculum of studies, and all rules relating to 
 the teaching faculty and other employes, shall be carried out ; 
 
 3*-' To hear all complaints on the part of professors and other 
 employes, and also those which may be made against them ; 
 
 4^' To direct the purchase of all works destined for the school 
 library, as well as the books to be given in prizes ; 
 
 5*" To see that all conditions, relating to established prizes and 
 to extraordinary prizes that may be offered to pupils or teachers, 
 arc properly executed ; 
 
16 
 
 COMMITTEE ON WORKS AND SCHOOL HOUSES. 
 
 6** To prepare, every year, that part of the financial statement 
 concerning the schools under their control and the subsidized 
 schools also. 
 
 COMMITTEE ON WORKS. 
 
 The duties of the Committee on works are : — 
 
 1° To select the grounds, to superintend the preparation of the 
 plans and specifications of school buildings, to solicit tenders for 
 the work of construction or repairs and also for the provision of 
 fuel ; 
 
 2** To select furniture and class requisites, after having taken the 
 advice of the Director General ; 
 
 3° To see that subsidized schools be properly situated, as to 
 space, cleanliness, furniture and all articles used in class ; 
 
 4" To observe closely that the laws and rules affecting hygiene 
 and the public health be strictly addered to ; 
 
 5° To see that the grounds and buildings are kept in perfect 
 order ; 
 
 6" Not to consider any account for repairs or other work done 
 to a school, unless the same be duly certified by the Principal of 
 said school. 
 
 THE GONSTRUCnON OF SCHOOL-HOUSES. 
 
 The first duty of the Commissioners is to provide the municipality 
 with school houses, situated as much as possible, in the centre of 
 the locality inhabited by the rate-payers, who are to send their 
 children to school. 
 
 If after having chosen a vacant lot, upon which to build a school- 
 house, the Commissioners cannot agree with the proprietor as to the 
 value of the land, or if the proprietor refuse to sell, within eight 
 days after the Commissioners shall have made a demand on him in 
 writing the question is decided by arbitrators, named, one by the 
 Commissioners one, by the proprietor, and a third, by one of the 
 Judges of the Superior Court of the district. The decision of the 
 arbitrators is final. 
 
 The Commissioners cannot take possession of a property owned 
 by a vestry board, church, religious or scholastic body, corporation 
 or an association established for religious or scholastic purposes. 
 
 In relation to school-houses, the Commissioners should do all 
 that is necessary, in building repairing, keeping in order and rene- 
 wing all scholl-houses, grounds, fences and moveables of which they 
 may be possessed; they should also rent for a time or accept gra- 
 tuitously the use of houses or other buildings for school purposes. 
 
 All school-houses must be built according to plans approved of 
 
DEBENTURES. 
 
 17 
 
 and furnished by the Superintendent, and according to the rules 
 laid d<nvn by the Catholic Committee of the Council of Public In- 
 struction. Sanctioned by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the 
 17th of July, 1888. 
 
 According to these rules the extent of the ground and buildings 
 should be in proportion to the school population, which is reckoned 
 at 20 per cent, of the number of the rate-payers, who are to send 
 their children to the school. 
 
 The size of the classrooms should be calculated to allow 15 
 square feet of floor surface for each pupil. The ceiling should not 
 be less than 10 feet high. The regulations then determine how the 
 school-house should be ventilated and heated, how the cloak rooms, 
 lavatories, privies, etc., should be constructed. 
 
 One of the duties of the Commissioners is to appoint perma- 
 nently or temporarily managers, to assist them in managing, buil- 
 ding, repairing, heating and cleaning the school-houses, in keeping 
 the furniture in good order and in looking after the school pro- 
 perty generally. 
 
 DEBENTURES. 
 
 By different acts of the Legislature of the Province of Quebec, 
 the Catholic Commissioners of the City of Montreal have been 
 authorized to issue debentures to the amount of five hundred thou- 
 sand dollars, for the purchase of grounds and the construction of 
 school-houses. 
 
 Ihe following table shows the different issues of these debentures, 
 and the dates fixed for their redemption. 
 
 Debf-ntures issued by the Board of Cathouc School Commissioners 
 
 OF Montreal. 
 
 
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THE SEORETART-TRE&SURER. 
 
 
 The secretary treasurer is named at the meetirg held on the first 
 Monday after the Commissioners have received official notification 
 of their nomination. He may be dismissed or superseded at any 
 time. 
 
 'J'he secretary-treasurer is obliged by law to transmit to the 
 Superintendent of Education, on the first day of January and on 
 the first day of July of each year, a statement of the receipts and 
 disbursements of the Board. 
 
 In addition to the above report, he must, before the first of 
 November of each year, pre])are the statement of receipts and dis- 
 bursements which the Board is obliged to send to the Superinten- 
 dent of Education. — This report must be published in at least one 
 French and one English newspaper of the city. 
 
 In addition to the duties imposed on him by law, the secretary- 
 treasurer is obliged to deposit to the credit of the Board's account 
 in a bank approved of. or chosen by them, all receipts from what- 
 ever source. No amount can be withdrawn from the said account, 
 except by a check signed by the secretary-treasurer and counter- 
 signed by the President and accountant of said Board. 
 
 No payment, whatever, can be made by the secretary-treasurer 
 without a resolution adopted by the majority of the Board at a 
 regular meeting, or, in urgent cases, without a written authorization 
 signed by at least three Commissioners. 
 
 Instead of the securiiy required bylaw, the secretary-treasurer 
 is obliged to have his integrity guaranteed by a guarantee company 
 to the extent of five thousand dollars. The premium is puid by the 
 Board. 
 
 The following is a tabular statement of receipts and expenses 
 • for the scholastic year 1891-92. 
 
GENERAL KXPENSEa AND RE0EIPT8. 
 
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 GENERAL EXPENSES AND RECEIPTS. 
 
 General Expenses and Receipts from the ist of July, 1891, to the 
 
 30th June, 1892. 
 
 RECEIPTS. 
 
 Cash. Balance on hand 1st July, 1891 
 
 From the City of Montreal : 
 
 Balance of School-tax for 1891 
 
 On account of tax for 1892 ..,."!!!..'.".!.. 
 
 Tax of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews] 1891... 
 
 From the Government : 
 
 Superior Education Fund 
 
 Common School Funds *." 
 
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 69,62a 59 
 
 38.333 85 
 2,256 80 
 
 Less amount retained for Teachers' Pension Fund 
 
 Monthly Fees : 
 
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 Registration Fees m schools under control of the 
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 House Rent ' 
 
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 Sale of Properties, on Jacques-Cartier " and 
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 15,212 38 
 978 47 
 
 11,024 02 
 19,206 27 
 
 $ cts. 
 
 3,209 12 
 
 110,213 24 
 
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 30,230 29 
 
 1,714 16 
 880 02 
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 EXPENSES. 
 
 
 
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 Repairs of Schools and Grounds, (Embankments). 
 
 School Furniture 
 
 Interest on Debentures and Mortgages, (Notes). 
 Sinking Fund for redemption of Debentures 
 
 $ cts. 
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 6,643 82 
 
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 118,389 23 
 
 1,415 24 
 30.013 59 
 7.231 78 
 6,323 58 
 1,805 44 
 
 47 46 
 
 26,556 46 
 
 6,245 66 
 
 1,069 73 
 
 1,510 44 
 
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 8,750 00 
 11,140 07 
 
 
 
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 Improvement of Helmont School 
 
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 Rousselot Estate, cost of properties on Jacques- 
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BALANCE HIIEET OF THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS. 
 
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 THE DIRECTOR GENERAL. 
 
 The duties of the Director General are : 
 
 i" To study attentively the i)ublic school system, to keep abreast 
 of the times in all that concerns school matters, in order to be able 
 to suggest the best means for the advancement of the schools ; 
 
 2'^ To visit each school, as often as his other duties will permit, 
 so as to acquire a personal knowledge of all the schools, and thus 
 be able to suggest whatever reforms may be necessary in their 
 management; to make known to the teachers the latest and most 
 improved methods in all that pertains to school matters and, for 
 this object, to convene from time Jo time meetings of principals 
 and teachers ; 
 
 3" To remove teachers from one school to another, when he 
 considers such removal indispensable for the greater good of the 
 teacher or of the school; the reasons for such removal must be 
 subn^itted to the Commissioners at their following meeting ; 
 
 4** To settle all difficulties or misunderstandings which may arise 
 between principals and teachers, between any employ^ and his 
 superior or his equal ; for offjnces foreseen or unforeseen by the 
 rules of the Commissioners: the Director General may repri- 
 mand or suspend an employe from his functions, for a time suffi- 
 ciently long to allow of his decision being submitted to the Board ; 
 an employ^ has the right of appeal to the Board from any decision 
 of the Director General ; 
 
 S'* To receive and report, according to his judgment, on all 
 demands iitade to him in writing for repairs to buildings or furni- 
 ture, for the purchase of fuel, etc. 
 
 6** To enter into communication, whenever he Is requested to do 
 so, with the architects and contractors of school buildings, and to 
 give them all the information in his possession ; to suggest the 
 plans which he judges most advantageous for the health and con- 
 venience of teachers and pupils, keeping at the same time within 
 the bounds prescribed by a wise economy ; to have an understand- 
 ing with the Commissioners so as to insure uniformity in the plans 
 and economy in the expenditure ; 
 
 7" To be present at the meetings of the Board; he may on the 
 invitation of the President or of a member, express his opinion on 
 any subject under discussion ; 
 
 8** To report annually to the Board, giving an account of the 
 schools visited and of his other duties ; to add, with respect to the 
 condition of the schools, with respect to their increasing usefulness 
 and prosperity, such remarks or suggestions as may to him seem 
 opportune ; to give the number of teachers employed and such 
 Other statistics as may be deemed necessary for the information 
 
GENKIIAI, STATISTICS. 
 
 23 
 
 of the Board ; these statistics should contain, at the least, the 
 information which the Commissioners are required, by law, to 
 furnish in their report ; 
 
 9" To keep a register in which he inscribes the name, age, and 
 address of all i)ersons desiring jjositions as teachers, and to add 
 thereto, for the information of the IJoard, such other information as 
 he may deem fit ; 
 
 10** To perform any other duties that may be imposed on liim 
 by the Board. 
 
 The Director (leneral holds the same relative position to the 
 School-Board as the Su])crintendent of Education does to the 
 Government. Consecpiently, with the excei)tion of the secretary- 
 treasurer, whose duties are determined by law, all other employes, 
 whatever be their position, are subject to the Director Cleneral, 
 who should see that the said employes perform their respective 
 duties. 
 
 The following table gives a summary of the statistics which 
 accompany the Director General's annual report to the Board of 
 School Commissioners, r the year 1891 to 1892. Here are the 
 principal figures : 
 
 General Statistics. 
 
 Annual Averages. 
 
 Girls. 
 
 a 
 
 .0 
 E 
 
 'Registered | 6,932 
 
 Monthly attendants ' 5,596 
 
 Daily attendants ' 5,299 
 
 Absentees , 438 
 
 Of monthly attendants to the num-i 
 
 ber registered 80,72 
 
 Of daily attendants to the number 
 
 of monthly attendants 94,69 
 
 Of absentees to the number of daily 
 attendants 
 
 8,26 
 
 Boys. 
 
 7,506 
 6,301 
 
 5,550 
 610 
 
 83,94 
 88,08 
 10,99 
 
 Total. 
 
 14.438 
 
 11,897 
 
 10,849 
 
 1,048 
 
 82,41 
 
 91,20 
 
 8,80 
 
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 THE PRINCIPALS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
 
 HONTHLT FEES. 
 
 Number of pupils admitted free 2797 equal to 23.51% 
 
 Number of paying pupils 9100 equal to 76,49% 
 
 Total. 
 
 1 1897 
 
 Amount of receipts from pupils' fees $30,230.29 
 
 Which makes — per each paying pupil 3,32 
 
 And annual average for each pupil (counting all) 2,54 
 
 Number of male teachers employed 132 
 
 Number of female teachers employed 193 
 
 Total number of male and female teachers 325 
 
 Total number of deaths among the pupils during the year 19 
 
 THE PRINCIPALS ADVISORT COHHITTEE. 
 
 The principals, under the presidency of the Director General, 
 form an advisory committee, whose object is to deliberate on the 
 course of studies, the selection of text books, the purchase of books 
 for prizes ; on the rules concerning teachers and scholars, and in 
 general on all that regards the successful administration of the 
 schools. This committee has also to define the form cf registers, 
 bulletin books, blanks, charts of all kinds used in the schools and 
 to be assured of their uniformity. The resolutions of this committee 
 become obligatory only after they have received the sanction of 
 the Board of school commissioners. 
 
 TEE AGCOUNl'ANT. 
 
 It is the duty of this official : i*' to be present in his office every 
 day (Sundays and Holidays excepted), from 7.30 a. m. to 12 a. m., 
 and from i p. m, to 5 p. m. ; to be present during the meetings of 
 the Board, and at other times when so required ; 
 
 2" To keep the books of the Board and of the Commercial Aca- 
 demy in perfect order, not allowing the work to fall behind ; 
 
 3^ To audit the books of the different schools controlled by the 
 Board ; for this purpose he is obliged to go and examine their 
 books at least twice a year ; 
 
 4° To have his books audited, once every month, by an account- 
 ant selected by the Board ; to inscribe his monthly balance sheet 
 in a register kept for this purpose ; 
 
 5° To do the correspondence and any other writing which he 
 may be asked to do for the Board, by the secretary-treasurer or the 
 Director General. 
 
THE MANAGER, THel TEACHER AND SALARY, 
 
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 THE MANAGER. 
 
 It is the duty of the manager to aid the school commissioners in 
 matters connected with the administration of the school-houses, 
 with the erection and repair, warming and cleaning thereof, and 
 with keeping in good order the property, moveable and immoveable, 
 belonging to the school. C. S. P. Q. art. 2032, s. 4. 
 
 THE TEACHER. 
 
 To be a teacher it is necessary, according to law, to be the bear- 
 er of a certificate obtained from a Normal School or from a Board 
 of Examiners. 
 
 There are three grades of certificates : The elementary School, 
 the model School and the Academic. The first gives the right to 
 teach in an elementary school ; the second, in a model school ; the 
 third, in an academy. 
 
 It is the duty of the Commissioners to engage qualified teachers 
 for the schools under their control, and to dismiss them for inca- 
 pacity, negligence, insubordination, bad conduct or immorality. 
 
 Notice of dismissal must be given at least two months before the 
 expiration of a teacher's engagement ; if not so given, the teacher 
 is considered re-engaged for another year. 
 
 A teacher, desiring to sever his connection with the Board of 
 School Commissioners, is also obliged to give warning thereof, at 
 least two months before the expiration ot his engagement. 
 
 There are two classes of schools under the charge of the Board 
 of Roman Catholic School Commissioners of the city of Montreal : 
 
 i*^ Those of which the moveable and immoveable property 
 belong to the Board and are kept in order by it ; 
 
 2® The schools, the moveable and immoveable property of which 
 is not in possession of the Board. 
 
 The greater number of the schools in the second class are under 
 the direction of the Religious orders of both sexes, and maintained 
 by a poll-tax in the form .^i a grant or a fixed salary paiJ to those 
 engaged in teaching. In both case.-, the director or direntress collects 
 the Monthly Fees, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of 
 repairs, light, fuel, &c. (See Sca/e of Grants.) 
 
 SCALE OF SALARY FOR PROrCIPALS AND TEACHERS. 
 
 The scale is divided into three classes, as follows : 
 
 PRINCIPALS. 
 
 Third Class $800 to $1000 
 
 Second Class 1050 to i2cx) 
 
 First Class 1250 to 1500 
 
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 26 SCALE OF GRANTS. 
 
 TEACHERS. 
 
 Third Class $400 to $600 
 
 Second Class 625 to 800 
 
 First Class 825 to loco 
 
 An annnal increase of fifty dollars to Principals, and twenty- 
 five dollars to Teachers, until the maximum is reached, is accor- 
 ded by the Board when the state of the finances and merit of the 
 official permit it. 
 
 No increase shall be granted without a favorable report from the 
 Director General, if it regards a principal ; from the prin- 
 cipal and director general, if it regards a teacher, and from the 
 j)rincipal alone when it concerns the care-taker or any employe 
 whatsoever 
 
 The class and increase of a principal's salary depend on his 
 efficient service, .his intercourse with the school and religious autho- 
 rities and also with the parents, teachers and pupils ; the number 
 of scholars to direct, respect for the rules, the successful adminis- 
 tration of the schools. &c. 
 
 The teacher's classification and increase rest on the merits of his 
 success in imparting knowledge ; the efforts he puts forth to conti- 
 nually instruct ; the grade of his diploma ; the subject which he 
 teaches and which he can teach ; his faithful observation of the 
 rules, and, in short, his ability tc have both pupils and parents 
 appreciate the efficiency of the school. 
 
 In certain cases, the annual increase of a class may be stopped 
 and even discontinued, but the salary cannot be diminished. 
 
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 SCALE OF GRANTS. 
 
 Whereas it is the duty of the School Commissioners to place at 
 the disposal of the rate-payers a sufficient number of Schools for 
 the wants of the municipality ; 
 
 Whereas the Board of Roman Catholic School Commissioners 
 of the City of Montreal has not and will not for a long while have 
 a revenue to permit the construction of the necessary number of 
 schools to meet the wants of the Catholic population of Montreal ; 
 
 Wheras the said Board, since its inception, with the view of 
 providing for these pressing wants, has accorded grants to several 
 schools kept by well qualified religious and lay teachers, in order 
 to assist them in maintaining schools in different parts of the City ; 
 
 Whereas the new regulations adopted by the Catholic Com- 
 mittee of the Council rf Public Instruction and by the Provincial 
 Board of Health, concerning these schools, exact very desirable 
 hygienic and pedagogic conditions, which fail to exist in several of 
 the schools receiving a subsidy from the Board of Catholic School 
 Commissioners of Montnial, 
 
SCALE OF GRANTS. 
 
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 And with a view of conforming, as far as possible, to the letter 
 and spirit of these new regulations, the Catholic School Board of 
 Montreal decree as follows : 
 
 To obtain a grant from the School Board, 
 
 i^ The Director or directress of the School must produce a cer- 
 tificate from the inspector or from the City physician asserting : 
 
 a. That the house to be used as a School is in such a sanitary 
 condition as to render it conformable to articles 49, 50 and 51 of 
 the regulations by the Committee of the Provincial Board of Health ; 
 
 d. The number of Scholars thaieach room, used for class purpo- 
 ses, can contain : 
 
 2^ That the Director General state, in a report, if articles 93, 97, 
 99, 102, 107, 108, 109, 111. 112, 114 and 116 of the regulations by 
 the Catholic Committee of the Council of Public Instruction can be 
 carried out in a suitable manner. 
 
 These two reports being favorable and the locality selected ans- 
 wering the need of the po])ulation, the School Board shall decide if 
 the state of its finances will permit it to fake such school under its 
 control, which will then receive an annual grant in proportion to 
 the number of pupils attending it, provided that the number in any 
 class does not exceed that fixed by the Board of Health. 
 
 The School Board reserves the right to consider that, if the aver- 
 age attendance, from the first of September to the 31st of January, 
 is not high enough, the grant may be diminished or even suppres- 
 sed the following year. 
 
 The annual grant is fixed as follows : 
 
 For schools kept and directed by male teachers, six dollars for 
 each pupil ; 
 
 For Schools kept and directed by lady teachers, three dollars for 
 each pupil. 
 
 Here is the scale of salaries in schools directed by the Christian 
 Brothers : 
 
 Brothers, Directors $55° 
 
 Brothers, Professors 250 
 
 Besides, a certain sum for accommodation is accorded the pro- 
 ])iietors of these schools, to aid them in maintaining these institu- 
 tions in a perfect state of order and repair : this a:i^.ount is fixed at 
 $2.0G per i)upil, on the average attendance. 
 
 This grant or these salaries are payable every month, that is 
 one twelfth of the sum accorded. 
 
 The Directors and Direcircssess of these subsidized schools 
 engage and pay their assistants, who, if they are lay teachers, 
 siiould be selected from liie number holding diplomas. 
 
 The Board does not in ■ <iy way hold itself responsible for rent or 
 damages which may be caused to the property occupied as a school. 
 
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 PRINCIPALS. 
 
 In all schools receiving grants the curriculum of studies autho- 
 rized by the Catholic Committee of the Council of Public Instruc- 
 tion and by the Board of Catholic Commissioners of Montreal, 
 must be adhered to, conformable to the rules adopted by the said 
 Commissioners and the afore--aid committee. 
 
 The use of books selected by the School Board shall be obliga- 
 tory only in Schools directed by lay teachers. 
 
 PRINCIPALS. 
 
 It is the duty of the Principal of each school : 
 
 I** To exact a strict observation of the rules from the teachers, 
 pupils and care-taker placed under his control ; 
 
 2" To see that the course of studies, as approved of by the Board, 
 is followed, and to grade the pupils so that the progress of each 
 may be satisfactory ; 
 
 3** To allow no books to be used except those approved of by 
 the Board ; 
 
 4° To acquire a personal knowledge of the progress of the pupils, 
 by close attention to the teaching of his subordinates, by giving as 
 often as he judges necessary, but at least once a month, a composi- 
 tion, and by inscribing the result on a register kept for this purpose ; 
 
 5^* To see that good order is maintained in all the classes ; (the 
 right to inflict corporal i)unishment belongs to ihe Principal 
 alone) ; 
 
 6" To keep in good order all the registers adopted by the mana- 
 gement for recording : 1° statistics ; 2° the work of the pupils ; 
 3" receipts and disbursements, and to furnish such reports as maybe 
 asked for by the Board or the Director General ; 
 
 7*^ To make a complete inventory, every year, of all that belongs 
 to the school, in a special register, which must be preserved in the 
 archives for the information of all parties interested ; 
 
 8" To be present at school on dass days from 7 J a. m. till noon 
 and from i p. m. till 5 p. m. ; 
 
 9° Not to take up any subscription whatsoever, nor to permit 
 professors or pupils to do so without the permission of the Board ; 
 the only exceptions to this rule are in favor of the works of the 
 Holy Childhood and for the Propagation of the Faith. 
 
 It is equally the duty of the Principals not to receive any gifts 
 acquired by means of subscriptions levied on the pupils, and to see 
 that this rule is strictly observed by all the professors under their 
 charge. 
 
 The Principal alone is responsible to the parents for the instruc- 
 tion given and for the manner in which each teacher maintains 
 discipline in his class. ^ 
 
 The Principal is authorized to sell to the pupils the books and 
 
TEACHERS. 
 
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 Stationery which they may need, at prices determined upon by the 
 Board. 
 
 When through iUness or any other cause approved of by the 
 Commi.isioners, the Principal is prevented from exercising the du- 
 ties of his office, he can appoint one of the professors to replace 
 him for the time being. 
 
 TEACHERS. 
 
 , Teachers shall conform to the instructions of the Principal in all 
 that relates to teaching and discipline. 
 
 They shall arrive punctually at the hour and post mentioned in 
 their time-tables, 
 
 Teachej shall follow the programme of studies They shall nei- 
 t r introduce new books, nor deviate from the method and classi- 
 hjation laid down in those actually in use. 
 
 Each teacher shall : 
 
 i" Keep a class-journal, in which to inscribe each day the work 
 to be given to the class ; 
 
 2° Keep a register in which to enter the marks deserved by each 
 pupil ; 
 
 T,^ And up these marks and read the results to the pupils on the 
 first Monday of each month ; 
 
 4*^ At the end of each quarter, sum up the marks and enter the 
 totals in the bulletin-book, if necessary; 
 
 5" Keep a list of the absentees from his class ; 
 
 6° Furnish the Principal, whenever required, with the totals of 
 the marks merited by each pupil for conduct and success in the 
 different branches taught. 
 
 Each teacher is obliged to maintain good order in his cla-os; he 
 is responsible for the school-furniture, also for the books and ar- 
 ticles intrusted to him. 
 
 It is the right and duty of each teacher to prevent and repress 
 disorder of all kinds, whether by pupils of his own or of other 
 classes. 
 
 The Principal alone has the right to inflict corporal punishment. 
 The teacher is forbidden to do so or even to touch a pupil. If a 
 pupil resist the authority of the teacher, the Principal should imme- 
 diately be called in. 
 
 Teachers shall abstain from offensive remarks or allusions with 
 respect to ihe school authorities, their fellow teachers, the pupils or 
 their parents ; in a word, they shall abstain from anything tending 
 to injure the school. 
 
 Teachers are forbidden : 
 
 i** To take any public action in political or municipal affairs; 
 
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 TPUCHERS, RULES, ETC. 
 
 they should confine themselves to voting for the candidate of their 
 choice ; 
 
 2° To become or remain members of societies organized for po- 
 litical or municipal purposes; 
 
 3" To take an active part in industry, commerce or in business 
 inconsistent with their profession. 
 
 When a teacher is prevented from being at his post in class, on 
 the play ground or elsewhere, he shall notify the Principal in ad- 
 vance, if possible. 
 
 When a teacher is named to act in lieu of another, he shall pro- 
 cure the time-table and follow the instructions therein contained. < 
 
 Teachers are required to attend all meetings convened by the 
 Principal or by the Director General. 
 
 There is a retention of one-sixtieth of a teacher's monthly salary 
 for each half day's absence ; but the cause and motive of this absen- 
 ce is considered by the Board at the end of the year, when, if 
 found justifiable, the amount retained shall be remitted. 
 
 When the Principal is prevented from fulfilling his duties, either 
 by sickness or any other legitimate cause, he names a teacher as 
 his substitute. The teacher so named exercises, during his tenure 
 of office, all the authority of a Principal. 
 
 i 
 
 RULES TO BE FOLLOWED BT TEACHERS IN THEIR MANAGEMENT 
 
 OF PUPILS. 
 
 Teachers responsible for sutveillaiue during recess, shall; 
 
 i^ See that the pupils follow the rules laid down for their gui- 
 dance ; 
 
 2° At the first signal anncurcirg the close of recess, make the 
 pupils form in ranks, each class by itself; 
 
 3" At the last signal, take their places at the head of their res- 
 pective pupils, to lead ihem into class. 
 
 In class the teacher shall : 
 
 i** Proportion the lessons and tasks to the average capacity of 
 the pupils, giving the preference to short but well learned lessons ; 
 
 2" Give clear explanations, and assure himself by means of ques- 
 tions that they are well understood, especially by those whose know- 
 ledge of the language employed is defective; 
 
 3" Abstain from intimidating the pupils, either by voice or ges- 
 ture, endeavouring rather to inspire them with confidence and to 
 encourage their efforts ; 
 
 i" Never allow the pupils to remain alone, either in i;lass, study, 
 . :•£ "reation ; 
 
 ^ <Q\. leave the class-room before the last signal has been given ; 
 
 .. ; Never keep pupils in class during rficess ; 
 
TEACHEUS, RULES, ETC. 
 
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 7 
 8° 
 
 " Never allow pupils to go out to drink during class ; 
 
 Send any pupil, who finds it absolutely necessary to leave class 
 
 through indisposition, to the Principal for permission, unless such 
 permission shall have been obtained before the beginning of class ; 
 never allow two to go out at the same time ; 
 
 9° Prevent pupils from soiling the floor by spitting, throwing 
 paper, etc. ; 
 
 10^ Before class, see that the pupils are neat and clean ; after 
 class, ascertain whether the desks have been either soiled or dama- 
 ged ; 
 
 II*' Ventilate the class-room during recess j never open the win- 
 dows during class, when the out-door temperature is below 6o^ 
 Farenheit. 
 
 When responsible for surveillance, the teacher shall abstain from 
 reading, writing, correcting exercises, etc. 
 
 When it is necessary to punish, the teacher may :" 
 
 i" Reprimand privately ; 
 
 2" Keep in ; deprive of recess ; 
 
 3° Give a certain number of lines to learn, not less than two nor 
 more than twenty, according to the abilities of the pupil and the 
 gravity of the offence ; 
 
 4" Reprimand publicly ; 
 
 5^ Condemn the pupil to remain standing, in class or in study, 
 not more than half an hour, and not on the seats or desks ; 
 
 6^ Send the pupil to the Principal. 
 
 Every day after the four o'clock recess, the teacher shall hear 
 the lessons of such pupils as have been kept in, and the lines of 
 those who have been punished for bad conduct. 
 
 Teachers should accustom their pupils to calmness and modera- 
 tion, by being calm and moderate themselves. They should give 
 them an example of justice, by never punishing a pupil unless posi- 
 tively certain of his guilt. 
 
 They should endeavor to make the pupils feel that, at school, they 
 are under a paternal government ; they should treat each pupil ac- 
 cording to his disposition and character, which for this purpose they 
 should study. 
 
 Reprimands and punishments should be proportioned to the na- 
 ture of the offence, and to the general conduct of the offender. Tea- 
 chers should strive to lead their pupils on by exciting emulation 
 and a desire for rewards, rather than by the perpetual fear of 
 punishment. 
 
 At the end of the months of January and June, a strict examina- 
 tion of the branches studied during each previous half year, takes 
 place in the presence and under the superintendence of the Principal. 
 
 The Principal alone has the right of promoting pupils to a higher 
 class. 
 
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 RUI-E8 FOR PUPILS. 
 
 RULES FOR PUPILS. 
 
 On the pupil's name being registered for the first time, he must 
 produce : 
 
 1° A certificate of good conduct, and if he comes from another 
 school controlled by the Board of Commissioners, the certificate 
 must state that there are not any arrears of school fees against him ; 
 
 2" Certificates attesting that he has complied with the rules of 
 the Health Board with respect to vaccination, and to any contagious 
 diseases which may happen to be prevalent. 
 
 When coming to school or returning home, screaming, running, 
 quarrelling, or throwing anything must be carefully avoided. 
 
 Pupils must enter the school grounds on arriving, and return 
 directly home on leaving school. 
 
 The doors are opened at 7.30 a.m. for the Intermediate and Com- 
 mercial Courses : at 8.30 a.m. for the Primary ; in the afternoon, at 
 one o'clock for all the courses. 
 
 The morning class begins at 8.50 a.m. and again at 1.30 p.m. 
 
 Twice a day, the pupils of the Intermediate and Commercial 
 Courses are assembled in the study-hall to prepare iheir work. The 
 hours are from 8 a.m. to 8.40 a.m. and from 4.10 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
 Exemption from study is granted by the Principal only. * 
 
 These two hours are specially set apart for written work. Les- 
 sons are studied at home ; this requires that pupils should bring 
 their books home with them, every day. 
 
 Pupils arriving late shall be kept in from noon till 12.30 p. m. 
 
 Before and after class and study, prayer is said, at which pupils 
 must assist with respect. 
 
 Pupils must be provided with all that is necessary for their 
 classes. They shall retain the places assigned them by their Teachers, 
 and occupy them at once, on entering the class-room. 
 
 During class and study, pupils will observe perfect silence, and, 
 on no account, leave their seats without permissson. They will obey 
 their teachers without murmuring. 
 
 At the close of study or of class, each one shall place his effects 
 in proper order, and leave nothing on the desks. 
 
 A pupil absent from school shall, on his return, bring a note 
 from his parents or their substitutes, staling the cai:se of his absence. 
 If the absence can be foreseen, the Principal should be informed 
 ot it. 
 
 Leave to be absent can be obtained only from the principal. To 
 obtain such leave a written request from the parents, stating the 
 cause, must be presented. 
 
 *The necessity of teaching two langunges, French ami Krglisli, with the same 
 care, so that pupils may speak and write thtm, is ll.e reason why two extra 
 hours a day are devoted to study at school. 
 
RULES FOR PUPII^. 
 
 33 
 
 Any pupil unable to account for his absence, will be punished for 
 the first offence. If the offence be repeated so frequently as to pre- 
 vent the offender from making any progress in his studies, he shall 
 be expelled. 
 
 The offences punished with expulsion are : 
 
 i" Immorality in words, in deeds or in writing j 
 
 2** Insubordination ; refusing to obey teachers or principal ; 
 
 3^ Fighting, at school or elsewhere ; 
 
 4** Conviction in any criminal court; 
 
 5" Being frequently absent from school without a valid cause ; 
 
 6^ Non-attendance without justification at the annual retreat, reli- 
 gious instruction, examination, the distribution of prizes, public 
 entertainments and abstaining from going out in a body. Such 
 absence is to be justified by the pupil producing a doctor's cer- 
 tificate, or by his parents personally aflftrming that he was ill. 
 
 Pupils shall come to school neatly and decently attired, with face 
 and hands quite clean. Tidiness must be observed about their 
 seats and personal effects. In order to preserve books and desks 
 from accidents, each pupil must provide himself with a piece of 
 baize and spread it on his desk, during class and study. 
 
 As pupils are not allowed to go out during class, they should 
 take their precautions at the beginning of recess. Pupils who are 
 not well, and who may be obliged to ask leave to go out during 
 class, must notify the teacher of the fact before class begins. Going 
 out during class is only permitted in case of sickness. 
 
 Pupils are never allowed to leave class to drink. 
 
 The games which are prohibited are gambling and any other 
 games likely to cause disorder. It is also forbidden to throw any- 
 thing and to leave the play ground without permission. 
 
 Pupils are forbidden to take up subscriptions with a view of 
 presenting a gift to the principal, professors or other official without 
 permission of the Board. 
 
 Intercourse between the big and little boys is strictly forbidden. 
 
 At the first sound of the bell announcing the close of recess, all 
 playing shall instantly cease ; each pupil shall take his proper 
 rank and enter in silence. 
 
 Religious Instruction will be given once a week. Every Catholic 
 pupil, judged competent by his teachers, is obliged to prepare, 
 by writing, a r^sunii of the instruction given. Oral explanations, 
 as well as a knowledge of the text of the catechism, are obli- 
 gatory for every one. 
 
 It is to be borne in mind that the knowledge of Religion is the 
 first and most necessary of all ; consequently, more attention is 
 given to this subject than to any other. 
 
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 RULES FOK PUPILS. 
 
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 'I'he conduct of the pupils should be polite, moral and christian- 
 like. 
 
 All acts contrary to temperance or good morals, as also neglect 
 of religious duties, are grave infractions of the rules of the school. 
 
 A Spiritual Director hears the confessions of the pujjils. All 
 pupils who have made their first communion are obliged to go to 
 confession every month. Any neglect to comply with this rule will 
 be noted by the Principal. 
 
 Pupils, when passing before their teachers or meeting them in 
 the streets, sliall salute them They muBt evince their good-breeding 
 by refraining from touching anything not belonging to them. In 
 their intercourse with their teachers, as well as with their school- 
 mates, they will scrupulously observe perfect decorum, carefully 
 avoiding the slightest infringement of the rules of politeness and 
 Ifo/i ton. Consequently, all rough and coarse manners, " nick 
 names," low and vulgar language, swearing and actions which, 
 though they be not strictly immoral, are nevertheless clear indi- 
 cations of low education, should be carefully avoided. 
 
 Cursing, swearing, slandering and calumnies are strictly forbid- 
 den and shall be punished with severity. 
 
 All i)upils arriving late for study or for class, not having their 
 work done to the entire satisfaction of their teachers, and those 
 having lines to learn as a punishment for bad conduct, shall be 
 kept in from noon till 12.30. p.m., every day. 
 
 At the end of each quarter, a bulletin is sent to the parents of 
 ]ju])iis attending the Catholic Commercial Academy. On this 
 bulletin are inscribed the number of marks merited by the pupil 
 for conduct, application to study, and success in the different 
 branches of knowledge taught. 
 
 At the end of each month, teachers and pupils assemble in 
 the large school hall, where the Principal reads the number of 
 conduct and instruction marks deserved by each pupil for the 
 month just finished. He afterwards distributes certificates of good 
 conduct, of i)unctuality and of application to study, and medals 
 to the most deserving i)upils. 'I'lie Commissioners, the Parish 
 Priest, the Spiritual Director of the School - and the Director 
 General, are invited to be i)resent. 
 
 In order to encourage good conduct and ai)plication to study, the 
 teacher sums up the total marks merited by each pupil during the 
 month, so as to determine his standing ; the result of this sum- 
 ming up is read before the whole class, in ])rescnce of the Principal, 
 on the first Monday of tne following month. 
 
 Every Friday, there is a rehearsal of the lessons of the week, and, 
 every month, over and above a written composition on each subject 
 taught, there is ageneral r<='cai)itulation of the lessons of the month. 
 
RULEH FOR PUPILS. — PR1ZE8. 
 
 36 
 
 Pupils are strictly forhidden to make known to their parents or 
 to any one else, the punishment inflicted upon any of their com- 
 panions at school. 
 
 Any object bought, sold or exch-inged by the pupils is, as well 
 as the purchase money, liable to be confiscated for the benefit of the 
 library. Should the object be of considerable value, it will be 
 returned to the parents. 
 
 Any one breaking or injuring school furniture or any other 
 object, will be held responsible for the damage done. 
 
 The use of tobacco in any shape, at school or in the streets, is 
 strictly forbidden. The use of chewing gum is also forbidden-. 
 
 Parents withdrawing their children from school, will notify the 
 Principal of the fact, otherwise the tuition fee will continue to be 
 charged to them. 
 
 As it is impossible to mention in a set of rules all that pupils 
 should do, or should avoid, each one shall conform his behaviour to 
 the following general rule of conduct: *' Avoid doing anything, 
 in the streets or at school, that v/ould be unbecoming a well-bred 
 child and Christian." 
 
 PRIZES. 
 
 Rules for competitors. 
 
 Pupils on entering are obliged to pay a registration fee. The 
 prizes are bought with the money thus obtained and are offered 
 for competition according to the following rules : 
 
 To each class of less than 20 pupils at the time of distribution, 
 one prize and two honorable mentions are allowed ; to a class of 
 20 pupils or more, two prizes and four honorable mentions; 
 
 To any Primary course pupil who has merited two honorable 
 mentions, a prize is awaided; 
 
 To any Intermediate course pupil who has merited three hono- 
 rable mentions, a prize is awarded ; 
 
 To any Commercial course pupil who has merited four hono- 
 rable mentions, a prize is awarded. 
 
 A prize of assiduity is given to any pupil who has not been 
 absent once during the course of the year ; an honorable mention 
 of assiduity, to any pupil who has not been absent more than three 
 days during the course of the year ; 
 
 A prize of application and good conduct is awarded to pupils 
 whose application to study has been constant and whose conduct 
 has been exemplary. 
 
 A special prize of application and good conduct is awarded to 
 any pupil who has not had one single bad note during the whole 
 scholastic year. 
 
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 v4 
 
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 36 
 
 THE CARE-TAKER.— PREVENTION OF DISEASES. 
 
 
 To compete tor the prizes, a pupil must have : i° Regularly 
 attciidoti school during at least one half scholastic year ; 2" under- 
 gone iiic January and June examinations ; 3'' obained at least one- 
 half the number of marks allowed for conduct and application ; 
 4** obained, for lessons and exercises, for monthly competitions 
 and for January and June examinations, at least three-fourths of 
 the marks allowed. 
 
 To be entitled to compete for an honorable mention, a pupil 
 must have obtained one-half the number of marks allowed. 
 
 By enforcing these conditions, the management of the schools 
 hopes to obtain a double result : to prevent lazy but talented pupils 
 from being rewarded, and to recompense pupils whose labor has 
 been unremitting. 
 
 THE CABE-TAKER. 
 
 The care-laker of each scool is under the control of the Principal, 
 and shall : 
 
 1° Give all his time to the care of the building, furniture and 
 school grounds ; he shall not absent himself without the permission 
 of the principal ; 
 
 2" In winter, enter the fuel necessary for heating the dwelling 
 of the Principal, go his messages when his residence is on the 
 school grounds, light the school fires at the proper time, clear the 
 snow off the roofs, sidewalks, and off such parts of the school 
 grounds as may be indicated by the Principal ; 
 
 3'' In summer, look after the fences, trees, flowerbeds and play- 
 ground ; 
 
 4" In all seasons, sweep, dust and wash the classes (or get the 
 same done at his own expense) ; in a word, keep the school and 
 the out-buildings in a state of perfect order and cleanliness, to the 
 satisfaction of the Principal and Commissioners ; 
 
 5" Do, besides, anything else that the Principal may require of 
 him in the interest of the school. 
 
 N . B. — If the above mentioned duties prove too onerous for 
 the care-taker, it will be the duty of the Pnndpal to notify the 
 Commissioners of the fact. 
 
 RULES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEAg£f> IN THE SCHOOLS. 
 
 The Montreal Board of Catholic School Commissioners has, 
 with respect to the schools under its control, resolved : 
 
 i" Not to admit any child who has not been vaccinated ; 
 
 2° Not to admit any pupil coming from a house in which meas> 
 les, scarlet fever, small-pox, diphtheria or any other contagious 
 disease is to be found. To admit a pupil coming from a house such 
 
CLASH-DAYS ANH HOIJIUVS. 
 
 37 
 
 as is above mentioned, only when he shall have proved by a doctor's 
 certificate that the danger no longer exists, and that the dwelling 
 has been disinfected ; 
 
 3** The rules of the City Board of Health, the by-laws and 
 regulations of the Provincial Hoard of Health shall be followed to 
 the letter. 
 
 CLASS-DATS AND HOUDATS. 
 
 Yearly re-opening of the classes, — Every year, classes re- 
 open on the Monday nearest to the ist of September. 
 
 Holidays on which the classes are closed : — 
 
 i" Sundays, Holy-days of obligation and Saturdays ; 
 
 2° From Dec. 24th, to January 6th inclusive. When the 6th falls 
 on a Thursday or a Friday, the holiday is prolonged to the follo- 
 wing Monday j (a) 
 
 3" From Holy Wednesday at 3 p. m., to Faster Monday at 
 9 a. m. ; 
 
 4" March 17th, Saint Patrick's day, the national feast of Ireland ; 
 
 5** May 24th, the birthday of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria ; 
 
 6° June 24th, Saint-Jean-Baptiste's day, the national feast of the 
 French Canadians. 
 
 Classes close within the last six working days of June ; the date 
 is determined by the Board. 
 
 {a) As an offset to Christmas Holidays, the following holidays are suppressed : 
 Ash Wednesday, Kaster Monday,Arbor Day and All .Souls-Day (2nd November). 
 
pii mwmmmmmmmmmmmm 
 
 ■{,, 
 
 COURSE OF STUDIES. 
 
 FOLLOWED IN THE SCHOOLS CONTROLLED BV THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL COMMIS- 
 SIONERS OF THE CITY OF MONTREAL. 
 
 PRIMART COURSE. 
 
 PREPARATORY CLASS. 
 
 MORAL AND RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Prayers and catechism taught orally; Sacred History orally, with 
 the aid of charts. 
 
 GOOD MANNERS. 
 
 Respect for parents, teachers and superiors in general • cleanli- 
 ness. 
 
 THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Reading charts, primer, letters, spelling, beginning to read, giving 
 the meaning and translation of easy words taken from the text book. 
 
 PUNCTUATION. 
 
 Naming the punctuation mark > when spelling in the book. 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Use of reading charts, letters, spelling, reading, giving the mean- 
 ing and translation of words taken from the lesson. — First Reader, 
 
 . h 
 
COURSE OF STUDIES.- PREPARATORY CLASS AND FIRST YEAR. 89 
 
 PUNCTUATION. 
 
 Naming the punctuation marks when spelling in the book. 
 
 WRITING. 
 
 On slatej and, as soon as pupils are sufficiently advanced, on 
 paper. (Copy-Books used A and B,) Payson, Dunton and Scrib- 
 ner's short course. 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 Arithmetic— The first ten figures by means of objects. The four 
 simple rules on the ten figures, oral and written, by means of con- 
 crete numbers. 
 
 DRAWING. 
 
 On slates. Right lines and their simplest combinations. 
 
 COMMON NOTIONS. 
 
 Object lessons.— First ideas of geometrical figures; principal 
 colors with the aid of charts. Hygiene. Vocal music. Gymnastics. 
 
 FIRST YEAR. 
 
 MORAL AND RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Prayers continued from the p r^cejing class. The letter of the 
 catechism begun. Sacred Hisl ^ry v lully. 
 
 GOOD ".BANNERS, 
 
 Respect due to parents, to teachers and superiors in gei..^.„'. , 
 the manner of obeying them aiid anticipating their desires. Clean- 
 liness. 
 
 FRENCH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Spelling and reading, giving the meaning of wotd5 selected from 
 the text- book and translating words in common '<se. 
 
40 
 
 COURSE OF STUDIES. — SECOND YEAR. 
 
 m 
 
 PUNCTUATION. 
 
 Naming the punctuation signs when spelling in the book. 
 Premier Livre. 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Spelling and reading, giving the meaning of words selected from 
 the text-book, and translating words in common use. First and 
 second Reader. 
 
 PUNCTUATION. 
 
 Naming the punctuation marks when spelling in the book. 
 
 WRITING. 
 
 Copy- Books N"" i and 2, Payson, Dunton and Scribner's short 
 course. Copy a few lines of the actual lesson into a special copy- 
 book. 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 , Arithmetic. Count, read and write numbers up to 1000. Perform 
 the four operations, oral and written, with concrete numbers, the 
 result of which shall not exceed 1000. Multiplication table. 
 
 DRAWING. 
 
 Continued from the preceding class. 
 
 ORDINARY NOTIONS. 
 
 Reviewed and continued from the preceding class. Hygiene. 
 Vocal music. Gymnastics. 
 
 SECOND YEAR. 
 
 MORAL AND RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Prayers reviewed and continued. Letter of the catechism conti- 
 nued. Sacred History orally. 
 
COURSE OF STUDIES.— SECOND YEAR. 
 
 41 
 
 I 
 
 i 
 I 
 
 GOOD MANNERS. 
 
 Kindness and politeness towards our neighbor. Truthfulness. 
 Cleanliness. Examples, incidents and anecdotes. 
 
 FRENCH LANGUAGE, 
 
 Reading. Spelling and reading continued, giving the meaning 
 
 '.iJ translation of words selected from the lesson. Copy a part of 
 
 the lesson. Give an oral synopsis of the lesson. Deuxieme Livre. 
 
 GRAMMAR. 
 
 ?u?t notions orally, as far as the adjective. Orthography and 
 pr.T,ctical exercises in combining words, begun. 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Reading. Spelling and reading continued, giving the meaning 
 and translation of words taken from the text-book. Copy a part 
 of the lesson. Second Reader. 
 
 GRAMMAR. 
 
 The first notions orally, as far as the adjective. Dictations and 
 practical exercises in combining words, begun. 
 
 WRITING. 
 
 Copy-Bocr;s T«>^ 2 and 3, Payson, Dunton and Scribner's short 
 course. LViiy e>rcise books. 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 Authmetic. Nurpe ration. Reading and writing numbers up to 
 100,000. Roman numerals as far as one hundred, (C). The four 
 simple rules. Application of these rules by means of practical and 
 Cf.sy examples. Accounts. Invoices. 
 
 MENTAL ARITHMETIC. 
 
 Exen-isef* on the four simple rules. Tables of national currency, 
 feet and iur.he«, mor ths, days, hours and minutes. Multiplication 
 and dl'-i.,'; i; tat '♦" as far as 12 times 12. 
 
muBs^ssmsm 
 
 42 
 
 COUR!»E OF STUDIES. — THIRD YEAR. 
 
 GEOGRAPHY. 
 
 Application with maps of territory known to the pupils, drawn 
 on lilackboard : the school and its surroundings, the parish and 
 neighboring localities, &c. 
 
 DRAWING. 
 
 Continued from preceding classes. Straight and curved lines and 
 their simplest combinations. Copying models begun. 
 
 COMMON NOTIONS, 
 
 Object lessons continued Hygiene. Vocal music continued. 
 Gymnastics. 
 
 THIRD YEAR. 
 
 MORAL AND KELTGIOUS INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Catechism continued. Sacred history. Study of the book. 
 
 GOOD MANNERS. , 
 
 Sentiments of justice, impartiality, generosity, magnanimity. 
 The whole illustrated by striking examples taken from history. 
 
 FRENCH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Reading with pro])er intonation, spelling and explaining words 
 and sentences. Give a synopsis of lesson. — Troisieine Livre. 
 
 GRAMMAR. 
 
 Elements, as far as regular verbs inclusive. Dictations continued. 
 Application of rules by practical exercises, in combining words, 
 continued. Analysis corresi)onding with progress in grammar. 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Reading. --Giving i)roper intonation, and also synopsis of lesson. 
 Spelling and defining. Third Reader. 
 
COURSE OF STUDIKS. — THIRD YEAR. 
 
 43 
 
 GRAMMAR. 
 
 Elements as far as regular verbs inclusive. Dictation, trans- 
 lation and composition of short sentences, (irammalical analysis 
 begun. 
 
 WRITING. 
 
 Copy Books, Nos. 4 and 5, Payson, Dunton and Scribner's short 
 series. Daily exercise books. 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 Arithmetic — Numeration and reading of numbers completed. 
 Roman figures reviewed and completed. Review of thefoar simple 
 rules. Practical problems, accounts, invoices. Fmctions begun. 
 
 MENTAL ARITHMETIC. 
 
 To correspond with written arithmetic. Review of the multi- 
 plication and division tables. Tables of weights and measures 
 most commonly used. 
 
 GEOGRAPHY. 
 
 Preliminary Remarks. The Province of Quebec. The other 
 provinces of the Dominion of Canada, studied particularly from 
 maps. 
 
 DRAWING. 
 
 Copying from models continued. 
 
 COMMON NOTIONS. 
 
 Review of matter seen in jneceding classes. Object lessons 
 continued. Hygiene. Vocal music. Gymnastics. 
 
1 
 
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 44 
 
 COURSE OF STUDIES. — FOURTH YEAR. 
 
 INTERMEDIATE GOORSE. 
 
 FOURTH YEAR. 
 
 MORAL AND RKLIOIOUS INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Catechism continued. 
 
 • GOOD MANNERS. 
 
 Review of preceding years. Table etiquette. Politeness in 
 conversation. 
 
 FK). OH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Reading continued. Give proper intonation. Synopsis of the 
 lesson. Pauses indicated bj ■inc. jUuon and by the sense. Quafn'emf 
 Livre. 
 
 Memory exercises. Recitation of easy pieces. Latin reading. 
 
 GRAMMAR. 
 
 Elements reviewed and ended, syntax begun. Dictation, practical 
 exercises in combining words, continued. Grammatical analysis. 
 
 LETTER WRITING. 
 
 Letters, accounts and descriptions of a very simple nature. 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Reading. — Expressive reading with proper intonation. Give 
 a resume of lesson. Spelling, defining and translating words and 
 sentences taken from the lesson. 
 
 GRAMMAR. 
 
 Review of preceding y(.ar. Elements completed. Dictation, 
 translation, exercices and versions, practical exercises continued. 
 
COURSE OF STUDIES. — FOURTH YEAR. 
 
 45 
 
 LETTER WRITING. 
 
 First principles. Letters and narrations of a very easy kind. 
 
 WRITING. 
 
 Copy-books with models, Nos. 4 and 5, Payspn, Dunton and 
 Scribner's higher course. Luily exercise books. 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 Arithmetic. — Review of the preceding year. Fractions com- 
 pleted, reduction, compound numbers. Practical problems. 
 
 MENTAL ARITHMETIC. 
 
 Tables of weights and measures completed. Problems on same 
 as written arithmetic. 
 
 KEEPING OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 Receipts and expenses of a house, bills, invoices, receipts, notes. 
 
 GEOGRAPHY. 
 
 I 
 
 Recapitulation of the preceding year, Canada specially described. 
 The other countries of America. 'J'he continents, oceans, the 
 whole studied from the text-book used. 
 
 CARTOGRAPHY. 
 
 First attempts at map-drawing. 
 
 HISTORY. 
 
 History of Canada. Principal personages and events. 
 
 DRAWING. 
 
 Copying from models. 
 
 ORDINARY NOTIONS. 
 
 Object lessons continued. Hygiene. Vocal Music. Gymnastics. 
 
46 
 
 COURSE OF STUDIES. — FIFTH YEAR. 
 
 FIFTH YEAR. 
 
 MORAL AND RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Catechism continued. 
 
 GOOD MANNERS. 
 
 Review of the preceding year. What should be imitated and 
 what avoided, in society. 
 
 FRENCH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Expressive reading, an account of lesson read. Memory exer- 
 cises. Recitation of select pieces. Latin reading. CinqiiUme Livre. 
 
 GRAMMAR. 
 
 Elements reviewed, syntax ended. Dictation aud exercises in 
 connection with the above. Practical exercises in combining words 
 into sentences and grammatical analysis, continued. General prin- 
 ciples of logical analysis. 
 
 LETTER WRITING. 
 
 Friendship and business letters. Letters of narration and des- 
 cription. 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE. ' 
 
 Expressive reading. Synopsis of what is read. Memory exercises. 
 Fourth Reader. Spelling words taken from the reading-book. 
 
 GRAMMAR. * 
 
 Review of the preceding year. Syntax. Dictations, translations, 
 exercises and versions. Practical exercises in combining words into 
 statements and grammatical analysis, continued. 
 
 EPISTOLARY ART. 
 
 Friendship and business letters. Letters of narration and des- 
 cription. 
 
COURSE OF STUDIES. — FIFTH YEAK. 
 
 WRITING. 
 
 Copy-books with head-lines, Nos. 5 and 6, Payson, Dunton 
 and Scribner's higher course. Daily exercise book. 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 Arithmetic. Review of the preceding year and as far as discount 
 inclusive. Miscellaneous [)rob!ems. 
 
 MENTAL ARITHMETIC. 
 
 On tne same parts as written arithmetic. 
 
 MENSURATION. 
 
 i 
 
 First notions by means of practical problems. 
 
 . ' BOOK-KEEPING. 
 
 Single entry. First notions of double entry. The difference 
 between single and double entry, explained. 
 
 GEOGRAPHY. 
 
 Review of the preceding year: Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceanica. 
 
 CARTOGRAPHY. 
 
 Continued from last year. 
 
 HISTORY. 
 
 History of Canada, with particulars of French and English rule. 
 Love of country. Danger of emigration. 
 
 DRAWING. 
 
 In accordance with the method adopted. 
 
 COMMON NOTIONS. 
 
 Oral lessons and written descriptions of commerce, industry, &c. 
 Hygiene. 
 
 Vocal Music. Gymnastics. 
 
48 
 
 COURSE OF STUDIES. — SIXTH YEAR. 
 
 COMMERCIAL COURSE. 
 
 SIXTH YEAR. 
 
 MORAL AND RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Catechism continued. 
 
 GOOD MANNERS. ' , 
 
 Habits of order and economy. 
 
 FRENCH LANGUAGK. .] i i, ■ 
 
 Expressive reading. Give a /ww;;/^ of what has been read. Me- 
 mory exercises. Recitation of select pieces. 
 
 GRAMMAR. 
 
 Syntax reviewed. Dictations and exercises in connection with 
 grammar. Grammatical and logical analysis. 
 
 LITERATURE. {'j 
 
 Elementary principles. Letters, narrations and descriptions. 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Expressive reading continued. Synopsis of what is read. Memory 
 exercises. Recitation of choice pieces. 
 
 GRAMMAR. 
 
 Review of the preceding year. Grammatical and logical analysis. 
 Dictations, translations, exercises and versions. 
 
 LITERATURE. 
 
 Elementary principles. Business and other letters, narrations and 
 descriptions. 
 
COURHE OF STUDIED. — SIXTH YEAR. — CEKTIFICATEf*. 
 
 4i> 
 
 WRITING. 
 
 Copy-books v/ith models, N'"* 6 and 7 I'ayson, Diinlon and Scrib- 
 ncr's higher course. Daily exercise books. 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 Review of die preceding year and as fai as cube root inclusive. 
 Miscellaneous problems. 
 
 MENTAL ARITHMETIC. 
 
 In accordance with written arithmetic. 
 
 / • MENSURATION. ,, ' 
 
 Mensuration of surfaces. 
 
 BOOK-KEEPING. 
 
 Double entry. . \ 
 
 GKOGRAPHY. 
 
 General review. Cartography continued and use of globes. 
 
 HISTORY. 
 
 History of Canada. (Jeneral review' with developments. Rights 
 and duties of citizens. Love of country. Dangers of emigration. 
 
 ' ' DRAWING. 
 
 Continued from preceding years. 
 
 COMMON NOTIONS. 
 
 Continued from preceding years. Exercises on technical terms 
 used in commerce and industry. Hygiene. Gymnastics. 
 
 V CERTIFICATES. 
 
 At the end of the three courses, primary, intermediate and com- 
 mercial, the pupils shall pass a final examination and a certificate 
 shall be granted those who have preserved at least 50 per cent, on 
 each subject matter of the above courses ; each certificate shall 
 
50 
 
 CKKTIFICATKH. — .SCHOOL REQIIHITKH. 
 
 mention the manner in which the pupil passed the examination in 
 French, in English or in both languages. 
 
 With credit, if he has retained a general average of 50/^ 
 With distinction " " 6o7o 
 
 With great distinction " " 757,, 
 
 With the greatest distinction " " 90°/^ 
 
 For this purpose, the following regulations have been adopted : 
 
 1'' A committee shall be named to prepare questions on the 
 different subjects upon which the iJiipils of the different schools 
 shall be examined ; 
 
 2* The same questions shall be given to all the pupils of corres- 
 ponding classes in the different schools ; 
 
 3*^ The teachers of the classes whose pupils are to pass an exa- 
 mination, shall be authorized by the Principals to attend at the school 
 indicated to them, in order to give and superintend the different 
 compositions, collect them and, after having sealed them in pre- 
 sence of the Principal of the school to which they may have been 
 delegated, shall deliver them at the office of the Director General ; 
 
 /;" 7nis special examination shall be held every year in the be- 
 ginning of the month of June, so that the compositions may be cor- 
 rected before the annual distribution of prizes ; 
 
 5*^ All the comi)ositions given on any one matter should be cor- 
 rected by the person who shall have charge of this work ; 
 
 6" 'J'he details of these regulations shall be arranged bv the 
 Princijjals assembled together. 
 
 List OI'Ari'ROVKDTKXT-BOOKS AND CLASS EKQIMSITES IN USE IN THE SCHOOLS 
 
 OF THE Catholic Commissioners ok Montreal. 
 
 FRENCH TEXT-BOOKS. 
 
 PRICE. 
 
 I. — Le cat^chisme des provinces ecclesiabliques dc C^)u6bec, Montreal 
 
 et Ottawa $0 10 
 
 2.— Premier livre de lecture, par les Fr^res des ^coles chv^tiennes o lo 
 
 3. — Premier livre, s^rie Montpetit o 12 
 
 4. — Deuxi^me " " o 20 
 
 5. — Troisi^me " " 025 
 
 6. — (^uatri^me " " „ o 40 
 
 7. — Cinqui^me " " o 50 
 
 8. — Nouveau Traits des devoirs du chretitn eiivers Dieu o 20 
 
 9. — Fables de La Fontaine o 20 
 
 10. — Office de la sainte Vierge (lecture latine) o 25 
 
 II. — Abr6g6 de la Gram maire frangaise, par Robert o 15 
 
 12. — Ex6rciccs orthographiques en rapport, par Robert „ o 25 
 
SCHOOL UEQimiTEH. 
 
 51 
 
 13, — Granunaire fmiK^aise curuplttt-, |>ar Robert o 30 
 
 14, — Exeiciccs en rapport avec li yrammaire fran^aisn complite, par 
 
 Robert O 30 
 
 15, — Cours lie >tyle et de composition, par Robert, pe annde o 35 
 
 16. — '• " " •* am* ann<e o 35 
 
 17. — Histoire sainte, par Rossifjnon 15 
 
 18. — Ilistoire (ill Canada pour les enfants, par Miles o 25 
 
 19. — Al)rdg6 de I'histoire de I' ranee, par Rossijjnon o 20 
 
 20. — " '' d'Ant;leterre, par iJrioux o 35 
 
 21. — Noiivelle tj^ojjraphie intennediaire, par les I'rires des ^coles chr6- 
 
 liennes 045 
 
 22. — Dictionnaire classique, par 1 h. HtMiard o 75 
 
 23. — iJictionnaire de I.arousse iliustrL-, avec 4000 articles conccrnant le 
 
 Canada i cxj 
 
 24. -l,ois et formes C(jmmercialcs o 60 
 
 25. — Chansoiinier des ^coles o 25 
 
 ENGLISH BOOKS. 
 
 26. — The catechism of the Ecclesiastical provinces of Quebec, Montreal 
 
 and Ottawa , o 10 
 
 27. — Hutler'b catechism for the province of Quebec 005 
 
 28, — Dominion Catholic 1st Reader, 1st part o 07 
 
 29,— " " 1st " 2nd *< o 10 
 
 30. — " '' 2nd " '« o 30 
 
 31. — " '* 3rd '• 040 
 
 32.— " '• 4th " o 50 
 
 33— " , " 5t'i " 07s 
 
 34, — Lennie s English Grammar, improved , o 30 
 
 35. — Swinton's Language Lessons o 25 
 
 36. — Swinton's School Composition , o 45 
 
 37. — Nouveau cours de langue anglaise, selon la m^thode d'OUendorff.... o 40 
 
 38. — Dictionnaire anglais-fran9aiset fran^ais-anglais o 75 and I 00 
 
 39. — Collin's Pocket Dictionary o 15 
 
 40. — Elementary Arithmetic by Kirkland 6^ Scott, cditiuna franraise et 
 
 anglaiso o 25 
 
 41. — Commercial Arithmetic, by the Christian Brothers o 70 
 
 42. — A New Catechism of Sacred History, by Mrs Sadlier o 15 
 
 43, — Child's History of.Canada, by Miles o 30 
 
 44. — History of the United States, by Mrs Sadlier , o 35 
 
 45.— New Intermediate Geography, by the Christian Brothers o 45 
 
 46, — Williams &" Rogers, I'irst Lessons in Book-keeping o 75 
 
 47. — Williams (Sr» Rogers, New Comjjlete Book-keeping 2 00' 
 
 CLASS REQUISITES. 
 
 48.— Slate N** 3, 6 xg.... • o o 
 
 49.— " "5. 7>^xii o oi 
 
 50— " *« 6, 9 X 12 010 
 
 51. — Payson, Dunton <Sr* Scribner's Penmanship, higher course o 10 
 
 52. — •' •* " •' short course 008 
 
 53. — Blank books for daily exercises o 15 
 
 54. — Na»'onal Method of drawing, by E. Temple, 24 sheets, each sheet., o 03 
 
 i 
 
H 
 
 52 
 
 NUMBEU OF HOURS ALLOTTED TO EACH SUBJECT. 
 
 55.— Blotting book o 15 
 
 56. — Piece green baize o 35 
 
 57. — Patent cover and blotter for copy-books, large or small o 02 
 
 58. — Blanks for book-keeping, each o 20 
 
 59. — Blank-books " 4 in the series 040 
 
 60. — Scribblers, 200 pages o 05 
 
 61. — Paper, per quire o 15 and o 20 
 
 62. — Pens er' |icn-holders o ol and o 05 
 
 63. — L.eail and slate pencils o 01 and o 05 
 
 TABLE 
 
 TAi!(;iir IN riiK stiiooi.s ( ontroi.i.kd 
 
 MISSlOiNKRS ()!• MoN IRKAI,, I893. 
 
 liV 
 
 ID r.ACri SUIS.IF.CT 
 
 1 UK C'a riiui.ic Hciiooi. Com- 
 
 SUBJELTS TAUGHT. 
 
 Religious instruction 
 
 Froncli roadint; and spelling 
 
 " Ki'amnriar 
 
 " dictation 
 
 " correspondence and comp. . . 
 
 " literature 
 
 " analysis and parsing 
 
 Engli.-h reading and spelling 
 
 " grammar and parsing 
 
 " translation, (Frcn. into Eng. 
 
 " dictation 
 
 " correspondence and comp. . . 
 
 Kacrcd lllstoiy 
 
 History of Canada 
 
 " of Franco 
 
 < Jpograiihy and cartography 
 
 Mental arltlimetlc 
 
 Written " 
 
 Mensuration • 
 
 Book-I{ceping 
 
 Industrial drawing 
 
 Princriplf's of vocal music 
 
 Penmanship 
 
 Oral lessf)nK 
 
 Recess 
 
 Hygiene 
 
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 THE GATHOUG COMMERCIAL ACADEMY. 
 
 Not to remain behind in the general march of i)rogress, it was 
 necessary for the Catholic population of Montreal to have a high 
 class Commercial and Industrial School. The Commissioners 
 provided for this want in a very complete manner, by the founda- 
 tion of the institution known as the Plateau, in which, as its name 
 implies, pupils are prepared to hll positions in every branch of 
 commercial life. 
 
 The Commercial Academy, founded in 1853, on Cote street, was 
 transferred to the Plateau, in 1871. The building, well exposed to 
 air and light, is admirably situated on a plateau perfectly isolated, 
 between Sainle- Catherine, Saint-Urbain, and Ontario streets. This 
 plateau rises 25 feet above the level of Sainte-Catherine street, on 
 which the principal entrance is to be found, and from which a 
 wide, well-shaded avenue gently slopes to the Academy. 
 
 The principal building, running parallel to Sainte-Catherine 
 street and comprising a basement and three stories, is 165 feet long 
 by 45 wide ; the architecture is the Semi-Gothic of the i6th century, 
 with projecting central pavilions on both facades and other pavil- 
 ions at the two extremities. Over the central pavilion there is a 
 large dial which can be seen from a great distance towards Sainte- 
 Catherine street ; above the ^lain door, is to be seen the escut- 
 cheon of the academy with the academic motto : Suaviter et for- 
 titer (gently and firmly). We give further on, an exterior view or 
 full view of the facade of the building. The play ground is 
 on the Ontario street side. The house which stands out from the 
 building on the left, is the dwelling of the Director General, Mr. 
 U.-E. Archambault, who directs the schools under the control of 
 the Roman Catholic Board of School Commissioners of the city 
 of Montreal. Mr. F.-X.-P. Demers is the Principal of the aca- 
 demy. 
 
 The plans speak for themselves : with respect to the interior, it is 
 sufficient to state that nothing has been neglected to prouiote the 
 health, comfort and happiness of teachers and pupils. It is heated 
 with hot water and ventilated by means of sliding sashes. 
 'I'he windows of the central pavilion as well as the gothic windows 
 of the last story are of stained glass ; the vestibule, parlor and prin- 
 cipal library are paved with "Minton" mosaic ; lavatorijes in marble 
 are i)laced indifferent parts of the buildir.g. An efficient water 
 service, throughout the edifice and the water closets, assures fresh- 
 ness and atmospherical purity, and mauitains cleanliness among 
 the pupils and in the whole building. 
 
 The class-rooms are in the basement and on the first and the 
 second stories ; one -half of the second story, arranged in amphithe- 
 
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 64 
 
 THE CATHOIJC COMMERCIAL ACADEMY. 
 
 atre, forms a large study-hall ; the third story comprises two 
 large halls ; the one 88 feet by 37, is used as a chapel ; the other 
 is the Academic Hall used for meetings. The ceiling (of the Hall), 
 which is clmply the roof of the building, has been arranged in such 
 a maj-'iier as to do credit to the ingenuity and taste of the architect. 
 
 Ga the first story are found the reception rooms, the Director 
 General, the Principal and Accountant's offices, the Board-Room, 
 the library and the museums. 
 
 The library of the Academy contains nearly 7000 volumes, and 
 over 2000 pamphlets, chosen with very great care ; it contains 
 some works of great price and even some rare volumes; the use 
 of the library is free to all teaching employes of the Board ; a cer- 
 tain number of volumes, forming a special library, is provide^ ^t 
 the use of pupils, who may borrow books, every week. 
 
 A large number of young men, employes or heads of houses in 
 Montreal and in other parts of Canada, have been educated in this 
 academy. The diploma, awarded to pupils who attend the course 
 of studies with success, is becoming more appreciated from year 
 to year ; this is a new motive to stimulate the pupils to renewed 
 exertions. 
 
 The instruction given from the istto the 6th year inclusive, is 
 in accordance with the course of studies adopted for all schools 
 controlled by the Board. * We now give the special programme for 
 the 7th and the 8th years. 
 
 See from p. 38 to p. 49. 
 
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COMMERCIAL ACADEMY.— 7"' YEAR. 
 
 55 
 
 SPECIAI- CLA.SSES OF THE 
 
 CATHOLIC COMMERCUL ACADEMY OF MONTREAL, 
 
 LITERATURE CLASS. 
 
 SEVENTH YEAR. 
 
 MORAL AND RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Catechism. A written synopsis of religious instruction. 
 
 FRENCH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Expressive reading, elocution, declamation. . ' 
 
 Grammar reviewed by means of exercises and dictations 
 Literature continued from preceding year, completed. Literary 
 analysis. Letters, narrations, descriptions. 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Expressive reading, elocution, declamation of select pieces. Dic- 
 tations, (exercises and versions). i . j t u^ 
 
 Literature continued from preceding year and completed. Lite- 
 rary analysis. Letters, narrations, descriptions. 
 
 WRITING. 
 
 Copy-books with models. Daily exercise books. 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 Arithmetic. General review of preceding years. Metric system. 
 
 MENTAL ARITHMETIC. 
 
 The same as written arithmetic. 
 
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 56 
 
 COMMERCIAL ACADEMY. — 8"' YEAR. 
 
 MENSURATION. 
 
 Review of surfaces. Mensuration of solids begun. 
 
 BOOK-KEEPING. 
 
 Double entry. 
 
 ALGEBRA. 
 
 Preliminary rules. The four simple rules. Fractions. Equations 
 of the first degree. 
 
 HISTORY. 
 
 History of France. Study of the Constitution of Canada. 
 
 DRAWING. 
 
 Regular course of drawing, according to the adopted method. 
 
 BUSINESS GLiSS. 
 
 EIGHTH YEAR. 
 
 MORAL AND RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Catechism. Synopsis in writing of religious instruction. 
 
 FRENCH LANGUAGE. 
 
 General review of grammar by means of exercises and dicta- 
 tions. Commercial correspondence. 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 General review of the preceding year. Dictations, translations, 
 Commercial correspondence. 
 
 PENMANSHIP. 
 
 In all its parts. Daily exercise books. 
 
COMMERCIAL ACADKMY.— 8 '' YEAR. — REMARKS. 
 
 57 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 The entire commercial arithmetic. Metric system , 
 
 MENTAL ARITHMETIC. 
 
 The same as written arithmetic. 
 
 MENSURATION. 
 
 Surfaces and solids reviewed and completed. 
 
 V BOOK-KEEPING 
 
 In all its parts. 
 
 ALGEBRA. 
 
 Review of the preceding year, as far as equations of the second 
 degree inclusive. 
 
 GEOGRAPHY. 
 
 ^Universal commercial geography. 
 
 HISTORY. 
 
 History of England. History of the United States. 
 
 COMMERCIAL LAW. 
 
 Sales, contracts, notes. 
 
 SOCIAL ECONOMY. 
 
 Production, distribution and end of wealth. 
 
 NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND CHEMISTRY. 
 
 First Notions. 
 
 REMARKS. 
 
 The study of telegraphy, stenography, and type-writing is 
 optional to the pupils of the intermediate and commercial courses. 
 
 Vocal music, hygiene and gymnastics also form a i^art of the 
 instruction given in these classes. 
 
 A special class for drawing is open to the pupils of the three 
 
58 HOURS ALLOTTED TO EACH SUBJECT AT THE ACADKMY. 
 
 courses, who intend following the course of studies in the Poly- 
 technic School or becoming engravers, &c. Instruction in this 
 class consists of artistic drawing, in all its parts, linear drawing, &c. 
 The " Edward Murphy " and "Benjamin Comte" prizes are, as 
 heretefore, reservedfor the pu])ilsofthe final class, (Business class). 
 
 Table of the -j ime allotted per week to each subject in the special 
 classes of the catholic rommerciai, academy. 
 
 SUBJECTS TAUGHT. 
 
 Religious Instruction. 
 French elocution 
 
 " literature , 
 
 " orthography.. 
 
 •' composition... 
 English elocution 
 
 " literature 
 
 •' orthography.. 
 
 •• exercises 
 
 " versions 
 
 " composition 
 
 Commercial geography , 
 
 Commercial Law 
 
 Constitution of Canada 
 
 History of England 
 
 " '« France ., 
 
 " " the United States... 
 Commercial correspondence... 
 
 Social economy 
 
 Mental arithmetic 
 
 Written " 
 
 Mensuration 
 
 Algebra., 
 
 Book-keeping 
 
 Penmanship 
 
 Notions of natural philosophy, 
 
 " " chemistry 
 
 Hygiene , 
 
 Drawing..... 
 
 Gymnastics , 
 
 Total. 
 
 
 AVERAGE 
 HOURS. 
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 1 oo 
 
 2 OO 
 I OO 
 I OO 
 
 I 30 
 I 30 
 
 I 00 
 I 00 
 1 00 
 
 I 30 
 
 I 00 
 I 00 
 
 40 
 
 3 20 
 
 2 00 
 
 1 00 
 
 2 00 
 
 I 30 
 
 30 
 I 00 
 
 SO 
 
 28 20 
 
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 AVERAGE 
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 I 00 
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 30 
 I 00 
 
 I 00 
 I 00 
 
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 I 00 
 I 00 
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COMMEllCIAL DIPLOMAS. 
 
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 COMMERCIAL DIPLOMAS. 
 
 The Commercial Academy ])repares youths for all the depart- 
 ments of commerce and industry ; it forms clerks for the whole- 
 sale and retail trades ; book-keepers for shops, offices, manufactures, 
 work-shops, rail-road and navigation companies, banks, customs, 
 etc., and business men for trade in general. 
 
 The large number of French-Canadian and English speaking 
 pupils who attend the classes makes of it an excellent institution 
 for acquiring a practical knowledge 01 the French and English 
 languages. The teaching of these languages is intrusted to most 
 competent teachers. Pronunciation, accent, intonation and com- 
 mercial correspondence, both French and English, are taught 
 with more than ordinary care. In order to cultivate the pupils' 
 memory, they have to learn and recite selections in prose and 
 verse. 
 
 By means of numerous oral lessons, the teachers endeavor to 
 impart to their pupils as much knowledge as possible, particularly 
 on the following subjects : Religion, History, Geography, Com- 
 merce and Business, the Natural Sciences, rules of Good Beha- 
 viour, Hygiene, etc. 
 
 Religious Instruction : this course, a weekly one, obligatory for 
 all catholic pupils, is given by a priest of the seminary of Saint- 
 Sulpice. Drawing and singing, taught in all the classes, are subjects 
 of still greater attention in the commercial course. 
 
 Diplomas are granted to pupils who pass with credit an exami- 
 nation on the obligatory subjects of the Commercial Course. 
 
 A second grade diploma is granted to every pupil of the seventh 
 yeur, who retains an average of 75 per cent, of the notes attain- 
 able at the examinations in January and at the end of the year. 
 
 A first grade diploma is granted to every pupil of the eighth 
 year, who retains an average of 80 per cent, of the notes attainable 
 at the examinations in January and at the end of the year. 
 
 On each diploma, mention is made of the manner in which the 
 bearer passed the examination ; the expressions used to qualify the 
 examinations are : 
 
 With credit, 
 
 With distinction, » 
 
 With great distinction. 
 
 With the greatest distinction. 
 
 Pupils who attend but a part of the commercial course, or who, 
 jit the examination, fail to obtain a sufficient number of marks to 
 entitle them to a diploma, are granted a certificate stating that they 
 have attended the school. 
 
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 Diplomas awaudkd. — school fkes. 
 
 The number of diplomas awarded, up to this date, are in the fol- 
 lowing proi)ortions : 
 
 In 1874 5 
 
 In i87s " 
 
 In 1876 17 
 
 In 1877 16 
 
 In 1878 13 
 
 In 1879 5 
 
 In 1880 6 
 
 In 1881 5 
 
 In 1882.. 9 
 
 In 1883 9 
 
 In 1884 12 
 
 In 1885 8 
 
 In 1886 5 
 
 In 1887 9 
 
 In 1888 6 
 
 In 1889 7 
 
 In 1890 7 
 
 In 1891 6 
 
 In 1892 6 
 
 162 
 
 The relatively small number of diplomas granted is proof of the 
 difficulty of the examinations ; the consequence of this is that the 
 graduates of the academy are sought for by the best commercial 
 houses. 
 
 The academy does not undertake to find positions for its gradua- 
 tes ; nevertheless, it considers it a pleasing duty to lend its influence 
 to such pupils as show themselves worthy of it and to second 
 their efforts by every means in its power. The relations of the Com- 
 missioners with the principal business houses of Montreal, and the 
 cordial assistance of the friends of the academy, make this duty 
 an easy one. 
 
 FEES. 
 
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 Registration Fee. — On entering the academy, each pupil pays 
 a fee of two dollars, valid for the time during which his name remains 
 on the register of the academy. With the sums thus obtained the 
 prizes are bought. 
 
 School Fees. — Each pupil has to pay his fees quarterly and in 
 advance. They are as follows : — 
 
 Primary course, $10 
 Intermediate course. $20 
 Commercial course, $30 
 
 A reduction of 10 per cent, is made on the school fees, if they 
 are paid within the first fifteen days of Hie quarter. 
 
 A reduction of 20 per cent is made, when the total fees for the 
 year are paid on the pupils' entering the academy. 
 
 When more than two pupils from the same family attend the aca- 
 demy, the youngest is admitted gratuitously. 
 
MEDALS AND PRIZES. 
 
 01 
 
 I)il)loma and examination Ice : five dollars. 
 N. B. All indebtedness to the Board must be paid before a 
 pupil is admitted to examination. 
 
 MEDAT,S AND PRIZES. 
 
 Among the efforts made to encourage this Institution, special 
 mention must be made of the endowments for medals, money 
 prizes and prizes. 
 
 The Edward Harphy Prizes. 
 
 In 1873, the Honorable Senator Edward Murjihy, Knight of the 
 Religious and Military C)rder of the Holy Sepulchre, former 
 school commissioner, etc., gave the Catholic School Connnissioncrs 
 of Montreal an endowment, the int<;rest of which amounting to 
 ninety dollars, shall be annually employed in providing the under-* 
 mentioned prizes to be awarded to the most deserving pupils : 
 
 1" Open for competition to Business Class pupils : a silver 
 medal and fifty dollars ; 
 
 2*^ Open for comi)etion to the Literature Class ; subject : English 
 language. This prize consists of a bronze medal and fifteen 
 dollars ; 
 
 3° 'jpenfor comi>etition to the Literature Class; subject : Erench 
 language. This prize consists of a bronze medal and fifteen 
 dollars. 
 
 The Peter S. Mnrphy Prize. 
 
 In 1874, P. S. Murphy, Esquire, Member of the Council of Public 
 Instruction, officier (Vacademie, former school commissioner, etc., 
 etc., founded,"in favor of the Commercial Academy, the five under- 
 mentioned prizes : 
 
 i"» Open to sixth year pupils ; subject : Arithmetic. This prize 
 consists of a bronze medal and fifteen dollars ; 
 
 2" Open to sixth year pupils ; subject : Penmanship. This prize 
 consists of a bronze^ medal and fifteen dollars, for English and 
 French penmanship ; 
 
 3*^ Open to fifth year pupils ; subject : Penmanship. This prize, 
 a work valued at three dollars, is awarded to the pupil who is first 
 for French and English penmanship; 
 
 4" Open to fourth year pujiils ; subject : English penmanship. 
 This prize, a book worth two dollars, is awarded to the pupil who 
 is first for English penmanship ; 
 
 5" Open to the third year pupils ; subject: English penmanship. 
 This prize, a book worth one dollar, is awarded to the pupil who 
 has made the most progress in English penmanship. 
 
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 MEDALS AND PRIZES. 
 
 The Comte Prize. 
 
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 M. Benjamin Comte, founded a prize of $30. It is awarded to the 
 pupil of the Commercial Course, who has most distinguished him- 
 self by his good conduct, constant application to study, and success 
 during the year. Since 1873, this prize has been regularly award<.*d 
 in accordance with the intentions of the donor. Lvery year of his 
 lifetime, M. Benjamin Comte gave an additional sum of $20 dollars 
 to be added to the interest of the endowment; this increased the 
 prize to $s,o dollars. His worthy heir and nephew, M. Joseph 
 Comte, has not been less generous, and, up to the present time, 
 the Comte prize has been 50 dollars. 
 
 To the generous benefactors just mentioned, the academy is 
 proud to add the following names : 
 
 The prize of the governor-general of Canada, founded in 1880, 
 , by the Marquis of Lome, continued by the Marquis of Lansdowne 
 and Lord Stanley of Preston, consists of a silver medal awarded 
 to the pupil who stands first in the Literature Class ; 
 
 The lieutenant-governor's prize, founded in 1890, by the Hono- 
 rable Auguste-R^al Angers, lieutenant-governor of the province 
 of Quebec, consisting of a bronze medal awarded to the best pupil 
 in the sixth year. 
 
 The Superintendent of Education. In 1880, the Honorable 
 Gideon Ouimct, Superintendent of Education, presented a gold 
 cross to be awarded annually to the best pupil of the sixth year. 
 
 The seminary of Saint-Suipice. Since i860, the seminary of 
 Saint-Sulpice has annually offered some fifty valuable volumes, which 
 are awarded to the pupils who have most distinguished themselves 
 in the course of religious instruction. 
 
 Besides the different endowments just mentioned, several 
 money prizes were given at different times to encourage the pupils 
 of the academy ; these were : 
 
 The Amable Jodoin prizes: fifty dollars, awarded in 1873, 1874, 
 1875 and 1876 ; 
 
 The mayor of Montreal prize : fifty dollars, awarded by : Mr, C- 
 J. Coursol, in 1873; Dr. Barnard, in 1874, $50, and Dr. Hingston, 
 in 1876, " Chambers Cyclopaedia." 
 
 Mr. F. D. Monk, advocate and school commissioner, awarded 
 Bradley's Large Atlas to the best pupil in map-drawing, in 1890. 
 
 Mr. Joseph Haynes, architect and professor of the Polytechnic 
 School, has, for the last two years, accorded five valuable volumes to 
 pupils of the fifth year. 
 
MEDALH AND PRIZES. 
 
 63 
 
 To compete for established and special prizes, each pupil should : 
 
 I** Have attended class regularly at least one half of the school 
 term ; 
 
 2° Should merit the note Excellent as to conduct and application ; 
 
 3" Should have successfully passed the examinations in January 
 and at the end of the year ; 
 
 4" Should have retainedat least 90 per cent, of the notes attainable 
 in all competitive subjects, if there is question of the large prizes 
 founded in favor of the Business Class, and, for all other [)rizes, at 
 least 85 per cent, of the notes attainable during the year, in all sub- 
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MONTCALM SCHOOL. — SCHOOL FEES. 
 
 69 
 
 TBG MONTCALM SCHOOL, 
 
 Craig street No. 184. 
 
 The present Principal, Mr. A.-D. Lacroix, is a former pupil of 
 Chambly College ; he began to teach at Sainte-Marie Academy, when 
 it was o|)ened ; he is now assisted by 8 teachers. 
 
 The foundation of this school, formerly known under the name 
 o{ Academic SaintcMaric, dates back to the year i860 ; it occupies 
 the second school building constructed by the Catholic Board ; 
 but the Commercial Academy having been rebuilt in 1870, the 
 Montcalm building is now the oldest belonging to the Board. 
 
 There is a recreation hall in the basement. The first story con- 
 tains two class-rooms and the Principal's office ; the 2nd and the 3rd 
 contain three class-rooms each. The equipment and school furni- 
 ture are of the best description. 
 
 Montcalm school district is comprised within the limits of two 
 parishes, Sainte-Brigide and Saini-Mary of Good Counsel, whose 
 respective pastors are, cx-ofjficio, spiritual directors of the school, 
 and, as such, they visit it alternately or appoint curates to fill the 
 position. 
 
 Montcalm school is situated at the corner of Craig. Visitation 
 and Beaudry streets. The first of these streets being a manufactur- 
 ing centre, there is considerable bustle and noise, which is a cause 
 of great distraction to the pupils, particularly in summer. For this 
 reason, the School Board has decided to rebuild this school on the 
 grounds obtained from the Devins' estate, situated at the corner of 
 Saint-Hubert, Mignonne and Saint-Christophe streets. The new 
 building shall assume much more extensive proportions, in order to 
 me-.;t ihc manifold wants of this pop^'lous ; cighbourhood. 
 
 The present Montcalm school building is of brick, three stories 
 high with a frontispiece on Craig street ; a i)lay ground is attached 
 to it. 
 
 FEES. 
 
 Registration Fee : On entering :he Academy, each pupil pays 
 a fee of one dollar, valid for the time during which his name 
 
 remains on the roll of the school, 
 fees are used to buy prize-books. 
 
 The proceeds of registration 
 
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 70 
 
 MOKTCALM SCHOOI-. — SCHOOL FEES. 
 
 School Fees. — The school fees are payable monthly in advance. 
 A reduction of lo per cent, is made on the school fees, if paid 
 within the first ten days of the month. 
 
 Primary course, 50 cents ; 
 
 Intermediate course, i.oo ; 
 
 Commercial course, $2.00. 
 
 A reduction of 20 i^ercent. is made, when the total fees are paid 
 on the pupil's entrance. 
 
 When more than two pupils from the same family attend the 
 school, the youngest is admitted gratuitously. 
 
 Pupils whose parents live beyond the city bmits, maybe admitted 
 to the school, when there is room for them ; such pupils pay double 
 fees, unless their parents pay the '* Montreal School- Tax." 
 
CHAMPLAIN SCHOOL. 
 
 7i 
 
 GHAHPLAIN SCHOOL, 
 
 FULLUM STREET No. 164. 
 
 This school was built in i87o and rebuilt in 1890, to meet the 
 wants of a population that redoubled in the last ten years. 
 
 It is under the direction of Mr. H-(), Dore, Principal, assisted 
 by 14 teachers. 
 
 Religious instruction is given by one of the priests of the parish, 
 with a zeal and devotion which prove to the pupils that the science 
 of religion is the most important of all sciences. 
 
 This school has but few pupils over 13 years of age. This is due 
 to its situation in the centre of great industrial establishments : — 
 there is a brick-yard, one glass, two tobacco and one cotton fac- 
 tory, which employ a great number of children who have attained 
 the age of 14 years. 
 
 The school contains 13 class-rooms, 2 in the basement, 5 on the 
 first story and 6 on the second. 
 
 Besides the divisions occupitl as class-rooms, there are, in the 
 basement, two other ajuirtments, one used as a water-closet, the 
 other as a recreation hall : on the first story, are the Principal's 
 office, comprising three apartments, and a large and well-lighted 
 vestibule; on the second story, there is a room for the convenience 
 of the teachers. There is no division on the third story ; it forms an 
 academic hall with a seating capacity for eight hundred persons. 
 It contains a thoroughly equipped stage, and, convenient to it, a 
 gallery or balcony for the musicians. This bal(H)ny also serves to 
 conceal a stair-case leading from the first story. In the three stories 
 and basement, there are twenty apartmet.'. -, all well aired and lighted. 
 
 ChaiTiplain school occupies a central jjosition on a wide street 
 (Fullum), at a short distance from the church of Saint-Vincent de 
 Paul, and remote from the confusion of business centres. 'l"he front 
 view, from the upper story, is grand ; it takes in the whole city, and 
 a magnificent panorama is [)resenled to the eye. 
 
 This building construct! d of grey stone embossed, is situated 
 nearly half an acre from the street ; access to it may be attained 
 through the middle of a fiovver-garden or beautiful lawn covered 
 with trees. These trees, as well as those whi«h ornament both sides 
 of the edifice, are maples and elms, (the former tree is emblematic 
 of the French Canadian race). 
 
 Behind the school (to the west) is a spacious quadrilateral play- 
 ground, and, to one side, a covered yard to sheltei the pupils in 
 Stormy weather, as well as to protect them from the ardent rays of 
 the sun. 
 
 For the interior apartments, see illustrations of Belmont and 
 Olier schools, pp. 75, 76, 77 and 78. 
 
 For admission fees, see Sarsfield school, p. 79. 
 
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BELMONT SCHOOL. 
 
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 Principal : P. L. O'Donoi'ghuc, a former |)iipil of the Jacques- 
 Cartier Normal school ; he is assisted hy ten teachers. 
 
 This school was founded in 1878 ; it is situated in the western 
 part of the city, in the midst of a mixed population ; it offers 
 numerous advantages to English pnpils who wish to acquire a 
 practical knowledge of French, as well as to the French pupils who 
 desire to learn ijiglish. 
 
 On pp. 74, 75, 76 77 and 78, will be found a view and plans of 
 each story, whi< h will answer for both this and the Olier school : 
 the dimensions and divisions are a like, excepting as light difference 
 in the entrance and roof. 
 
 The grounds are spacious and surrounded l)y a beautiful fence ; 
 they are ])lanted with shade trees and embellished with flower beds. 
 I'hese extensive yards and gardens admit light and air so necessary 
 to the health of ])upils and teachers. The semi-gothic style of the 
 buildings presents an aspect both graceful and imposing, which 
 harmonizes well with our Canadian climate ; those are two oi ihe 
 finest school buildings in the city. Each school is capable of receiving 
 500 pupils. 
 
 As seen by the plans, the basement contains a large recreation 
 hall, the care-taker's apartments and the pupils' water-closets ; on 
 the first floor are five classes, the Princii)ars ofiice and a parlor ; 
 the second a'so contains five classes and the teachers" room ; the 
 third is used as an assembly hall for school eniertainments. 
 
 The instruction is in accordance with the general course of 
 studies adoi)ted by the Cotivnissioncrs for all schools under their 
 control. Religious insiructioo is gi^fen by a priest of the parish. 
 
 ADMISSION FEES. 
 
 The terms arc the same as th^se of Montcalm School. (See 
 |)p. 69 and 70,) 
 
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 Ul 
 
 /S 
 
 !.-«■ 
 
 
 
BF.I.MONI ami Oi.IKR s(!K)ril'~. 
 
 N" I l''r(jiu entmnce. 
 
 2 Recreation hall. 
 
 3 Yard entrance. 
 
 A. to J. Care-taker's apartments. 
 I. Furnace. 
 
Belmont andOi.ikr schools. 
 
 First siory. 
 
 N"», 4, 5, 13, 14, 15. Classes. 
 
 6 Private staircase. 
 
 7 School-hall. 
 
 8 Principal's office. 
 
 9 Main stairs. 
 
 10 Corridor. 
 
 1 1 Vestibule. 
 
 12 Principal entrance. 
 
 
Belmont and Olikr schools, 
 
 Second story. 
 
 N" l6, 17, 19, 23, 25. Classes. 
 18 Private staircase. 
 
 20 Main stairs. 
 
 21 Corridor. 
 
 22 Teachers' room. 
 
 24 Stairs leading to the school-hall. 
 
Bklmont and Oi.ikr schools. 
 
 Third STORY. 
 
 N"» 26 Entrance by private staircase. 
 27, 28, 29. Stage. 
 
 30 Staircase. 
 
 31 School-hall. 
 
 32 Pavilion, 
 
 33 School-hall entrance by main stairs. 
 
 i.Uf 
 
OIJKK AND HAHSKIKM) SCHOOLS. 
 
 79 
 
 I 
 
 33 
 
 OLIER SCHOOL, 
 
 216 ROV STREET. 
 
 Priinipal : I,- A. Primcau. ;i foriniT pupil of the Jacques-Cartier 
 Normal school , he is assisted by ten tea<.heis. 
 
 This school, formerly the Saint- Denis Academy, has been under 
 thedirection of Mr. I'rimeau since its foundation, in 1H75. In 1H7.S, 
 it was moved into its present quarters, in the upper part of Saint- 
 Louis ward, on a square formed by Roy, Drolet, Sanguinet streets 
 and I'ine Avenue. 
 
 Kf)r exterior view, plans of each story, &.C., see Belmont school, 
 Pi'- 74, 75, 7^'. 77 ''I'l^l 7«- 
 
 KOR CONDl'I'lONS OF ADMISSION, 
 See Montcalm school, pp. 69 and 70. 
 
 SARSFIELD SCHOOL, 
 
 97, GKANIt TRUNK STREET, POINT SAINT-CHARLKS. 
 
 The Sarsfield School is directed by Mr. J. T. Anderson, assisted 
 by 9 Teachers. 
 
 This school w;is built in 1870, on exactly the same plan, as seen 
 by the engraving; it is in the golhic style ot architecture and pre- 
 sents a very allraciive exterior. It is built of limestone with cut 
 facings. 
 
 Close by, there are a large ])lay-groiind and beautiful Hower- 
 garden ornamented with maple and other shade trees, the whole 
 disposed so as to produce a beneficial intluence on the minds of the 
 jjupils. 
 
 Kach class is amply provided with the latest and most appro- 
 ved schobl furniture and apparatus. Nothing calculated to insure 
 the rapid ndvancement of the pupils has been neglected. 
 
 Besides the ordinary course of studies, which is the same as in 
 all the other schools under the control of the School Board, reli- 
 gious instruction is imparted to the English and French jnipils in 
 their respective tongues, by two priests of the parish, who devote 
 an hour each week to this i)urpose : the success of the school is, in 
 a great degree, due to their zeal and excellent spiritual direction. 
 
 A large number of valuable and numerous jjrizes is annually 
 awarded the pupils of this school. A certain number of these prizes 
 
80 SARSFIELD SCHOOL.— SCHOOL FEES. 
 
 is due to the generosity of the Rev. Pastors of Saint-Gabriel and 
 Samt-Charles, to the Honorable Senator Murphy and several other 
 citizens ot the locality, all gentlemen of high social position and 
 well known for their generous efforts in behalf of Canadian youth. 
 
 CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION. 
 
 Registration fee : One dollar, payable on entering and valid as 
 long as the pupil's name remains on the roll of the school. 
 
 'I he school fees, payable monthly in advance, arc as follows • 
 Primary course $021; 
 
 or $2,00 for the whole year payable on entering; 
 Intermediate course ' $0 co 
 
 or $4,00 for the whole year payable on entering • 
 Commercial course. $r,oo per month, 
 
 or :j5«,oo for the whole year payable on entering. 
 
 When more than Wo pui.ils"of the same family'attend the same 
 school, the youngest is admitted free. 
 
 Pupils residing outside the city limits may be admitted to the 
 school, when there is room. Unless their parents pay taves for 
 the maintenance of the city schools, those piipli.; piy double fct:s 
 
82 
 
 PLESSIS SCHOOL. 
 
 > ' 
 
 PLESSIS SCHOOL, 
 
 DlRECTKU BY THK CHRISTIAN BROTHERS, 
 383 Pj.essis STRKFT. 
 
 Plossis school was founded in 1878 l)y the Hoard of Catholic 
 (Commissioners, and intrusted to the charge of the Kcv. ]kothers 
 of the Christian Schools. 
 
 This institution, situated on Plessis street, in the (Quebec suburb, 
 between Ontario and Sherbrooke streets, occupies a spacious en- 
 closure planted with trees: from a sanitary i)oint of view, it is an 
 v.\celleni location. The building is in the same style and con- 
 structed of the same material ar, the other editic es erected by 
 the Hoard of Catholic Conmiissioners, views of \\ hich are given 
 in the preceding pages. The basemen; and the three stories of 
 Plessis school contain all ordinary serviceable apartments, vi/ : 
 accommodation for the Brothers, parlors, recreation hall, (lass- 
 rooms, a hall for the community, water closets, iVc. J'he Brothers 
 use their own text-books, and impart instruction, according to 
 their proper method, with an incontestable degree of success. 
 
 l^astyear, an annex of 60 by 93 feet, three stories high and contain- 
 ing 12 class-rooms, was built in order to meet the wants of liic 
 locality whose population is always increa.iing. The teaching faculty 
 of this school is now composed of 18 professors. 
 
Mfeniiii'iiii:A::^i'''i' 
 
 IH 
 
84 SAINT-GABRIEL AND SAINT-ALPJIONSE SCHOOLS, ETC. 
 
 SAUIT-OABRIEL SCHOOL, 
 
 DIKKCTKU UY TIIK CHRISTIAN HROTHKKS, 
 ;)50 (.'kNIRK STRKKr. 
 
 This school has become the property of tlic IJoard by ihe annex- 
 ation of Saint (labriel ward to the city of Montreal for school pur- 
 poses. It is built of brick, ;ind has undergone much improvement; 
 it was enlarged so as to contain more class rooms and alto to afford 
 acconimo lation for the brothers. 
 
 All thi lass-ro<jnis are huge, well-lighted and wt 11-aired. 
 
 It is heated by hot water, by means of an excellent apparatus. 
 
 Saint Gabriel school contains on the first flat : a i arlor, a dining- 
 room, a kitchen, a pantry, a class-room, the water rlosets, the fur- 
 nace and coal-bin ; 
 
 On the first story, are : the office of the IJrother Director, a hall 
 for the community, a cha|)el and 2 class-rooms ; 
 
 On the second story, are: the dormitory, the water (:lo>.eis, 
 wash-stands and two class-rooms ; 
 
 On the third story, there are : 4 classrooms, and a bed-room. 
 
 ^ 8AINT-ALPH0N8E SCHOOL, 
 
 120 CONWAV STRKKI. 
 
 This school was built in iSyo, in order to meet ihe wants of a 
 locality that is separated from the city by the Lachine canal and 
 the Grand Trunk Rai.way. It contains two halls for girls and one lor 
 boys, who generally attend this school until they have attained the 
 age at which they make their first communion. 
 
 This institution is under the direction of the Ladies of the 
 Congregation of Notre-Dame, who reside in the building. The* lass 
 for boys is confided to a lady lay teacher engaged and directed 
 by the Sisters. 
 
 Samt-Alphonse school is a two story brick building, heated l)y 
 hot water : the apparatus, as well as all the modern improvenients 
 it contains, is of a sujjerior (piality. The groiind floor contains two 
 class-rooms and the water-closets ; the second stcry. a class-room, 
 apartments for the Sisters and a chapel. 
 
 OTHER SCHOOLS CONTROLLED BY THE COMMISSIONERS, 
 
 ANIi HIKKi IF.I) l!Y IIIK ClIRISIIW liUorHKRS. 
 
 There arc thrci' other schools diiected by the Hrothers ami under 
 control of the Board of Catholic Conjaiissioucri: of the city uf 
 
CONGREGATION OF N.-D. SCHOOLS; BLIND AND ORPHANS. 85 
 
 Montreal, which receive grants. These are : Sainte-Brigide, Saint- 
 Joseph and Saintc-Anne. These three institutions are very import- 
 ant, as may l)e seen by the Tahhof inscription, attendance, Sec. 
 on page 12. 
 
 Saintr-Brigide school has been under control of the Catholic 
 Board of Commissioners of the city of Montreal since 1878 ; the 
 other two schools, since 1S82. 
 
 The first of these three schools is situated at No. 103 Dorchester 
 street, Saint-Josei)h school, at No. 141, Saint-Martin street, and 
 Sai'"iie-Annc school, at the corner of Young and Ottawa streets (1). 
 
 SCHOOLS OF THE LADIES OF THE GONGREOATION OF NOTRE-DAME. 
 
 The following schools, directed by tlie Ladies of this order, 
 are also under tiie ct)ntroi of the Catholic Hoard of Commissioners, 
 from which they receive a subsidy, vu : 
 
 Bourgeoys Academy, 360 Plessis street ; 
 
 Notre-Dame centre school, 40 Saint-Jean-Baptiste street ; 
 
 Notre-Dame des Anges school, 15 Mullins street ; 
 
 Sainte-Callierine sc;hool, 754 Sainte-Caiherine street ; 
 
 Visitation school, Visitation and Craig streets ; 
 
 Saint-Joseph school, 2351 Notre-Dame street ; 
 
 Sainte-Anne school, 102 McCord street ; 
 
 Saint-Louis school. 633 Cadieux sti;/?et ; 
 
 Notre-Dame of (jood Counsel school, 168 Craig street ; 
 
 Saint-Alphonse school, (see page 84) 120 Conway street ; 
 
 Saint-Charles school,. 740 Wellington street; 
 
 Saint-John the Evangelist school, 337 Centre street (2). 
 
 SCHOOLS FOR THE BLINO AHD FOR THE ORFHANS. 
 
 Amonjj: the schools receiving grants from the Cailujlic Board of 
 Commissioners, thereare two worthy of special meiitidii, on account 
 of the mission they fulfil. One is the Institi tion for Blind Y<h"th 
 (boys and girls), directed by the Grey Nuns and situated at No. 
 2009 Sainte-Catherine street, the other is the Saint AlkxisCjkpha- 
 NAOK for girls only, under the direction of the Sisters of Providence, 
 situated at the corner of Saint-Denii and Mi;;nonne streets. 
 
 (i) ihese schools are the property of the parish in which they are situated. 
 
 (2) For further informations reg.inlinfj these schools, se«* '/'nM' alrendy men- 
 tioned, paye 12. .Ml these sciiooh are tiie projxirly of the Sisters oftiie Congrega- 
 tion of Notre-Dame. 
 
86 
 
 SCHOOLS BY LA1)V TEACHERS. 
 
 The pupils of the first of these two institutions are boarders ad- 
 mitted free. They are cared for and instructed by six Sisters. 
 
 All ihe pupils of the Saint-Alexis Orjthanage are also boarders 
 and admitted free: they are under the direction of 3 Sisters. 
 
 The object of this institution is to give the pupils a practical 
 knowledge of house-keeping, and, to attain this result,the hours arc 
 divided between study and manual occupation. 
 
 SUBSIDIZED SCHOOLS DIRECTED BT LADIES ; LADT TEACHERS. 
 
 The ten schools receiving a subsidy from the Board of Catholic 
 Commissioners of the city of Montreal and directed by lady 
 teachers (laics) have all, with one exception , taken part in the 
 World's Fair, at Chicago. 
 
 MADAME MARCHAND'S SCHOOL. 
 
 The most important of these schools is that of Madame Mar- 
 chand, established at No, 92 Saint-Hubert street. The pupils there 
 receive every degree of primary instruction, and young ladies are 
 qualified to receive diplomas of different grades : elementary, model 
 and academic. Drawing, painting, music, needle-work and knitting 
 are taught with success. 
 
 MISS IDA LABELLE'S SCHOOL. 
 
 T^'s school, situated at No. 174 Amherst street, takes equal 
 rank with that of Madame Marchand in the imi)ortance of the 
 matters taught as well as by the system of teaching. Calisthenics 
 are taught with success at this school. 
 
 The following are the names of the seven other schools from 
 which samples of school-work have been sent to the World's Fair, at 
 Chicago : 
 
 Miss A. L. Cionin's school, 1428 Notre-Dame street; 
 
 Miss Ph. Thibodeau's school, 682 Cadieux street ; 
 
 Miss Eldo. Thibodeau's school, 199 Chatham street ; 
 
 Miss Josephine Dorval's school, 165 Sainte-Elisabeth street ; 
 
 Madame K Desormeaux's school, 1270 Ontario street ; 
 
 Miss M. McKay's school, 58 German street ; 
 
 Miss Elise des Rivi(!;re's School, 220 Saint -Christophe street. 
 
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.SCHOOLS AT THE WORLDS FAIR, CHICAGO. 
 
 87 
 
 THK SCHOOLS OF THK BOAIID AT THK WORLD'S FAIIJ, 
 
 CMICAGSO. 
 
 SCHOOLS UNDER THK CONTROL OF THF. BOARD OF 
 
 CaTHOLU- CoMMISSIONKRS of THK CITV 
 
 OF MONTREAL, CANADA. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 \^ An album ( ontaining the i)lu>togiaphs and plans of nine 
 schools, the property of the above-mentioned Board; 
 
 2<' " An account of the schools under control of the Board of 
 Roman Catholic Commissioners of the city of Montreal (Canada)." 
 
 This account contains the officials statistics ; the curriculum of 
 studies ; the regulations regarding the officials of the Board, the 
 Principal? and teachers, as well as the pupils of these schools ; the 
 school law relating particularly to the city of Montreal ; the peda- 
 gogic organization of the schools placed under the control of the 
 Catholic School Board of Mo, itreal, (S:c. 
 
 GATHOUG COMMERCIAL ACADEMY OF MONTREAL. 
 
 PLATEAU AVENUE, No. 1999 SAINTE-CATHERINE STREET. 
 
 F.-X.-P. Demers, Principal, assisted by 13 teachers.— Number 
 of pupils, 408. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 21 Class journals kept by the teachers and corresponding with 
 
 the pupils' daily exercises. 
 196 Daily exercise books : ist year, 12 ; 2nd year, 18; 3d year, 
 
 30 j 4th year, 12 ; 5th year, 43 ; 6th year, 22 ; 7th year, 
 
 40 ; 8th year, 19. 
 98 Copy-books: ist year, 14; 2nd year, 20; 3d year; n ; 6th 
 
 year, 14; 7th year, 10 ; 8th year, 29. 
 151 Book-keeping (copies) ; 7th year, 57 ; 8th year, 94. 
 48 Samples of drawing : 4th year, 5 ; 5th year, 8 ; 6th year, 15 ; 
 
 7th year, 13 ; 8th year, 7. 
 72 Samples of drawing (the head), in 1 album. 
 56 Samples of ornamental and style drawing (i album). 
 29 Samples of landscapes drawing (i album.) 
 13 Geographical maps, all from the 6th year. 
 21 Volumes of Palmares, from 1871 to 1892. 
 
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88 
 
 SCHOOLS AT THE WORLDS FAIR, CHICAGO. 
 
 I' ;l 
 
 MONTCALM SCHOOL, 
 
 N" 184 CRAIG STREET. 
 
 A.-D. Liicioix, Prin(:ii)al. assisted by 8 teachers. — Number of 
 pupils, 479. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 7 Class journals kept by the leacjiers and corresponding with 
 the jnipils' daily exercises. 
 33 Daily exercise books : 3d year, 6 ; 4th year, 11 ; 5th year, 11 ; 
 
 6th year, 5. 
 24 Copy-books : 3d year, i ; 4th year, 5 ; 5th year, 1 7 ; 6th year, i . 
 r8 Book-keeping (copies) ; 5th year, 11 ; 6th year, 7. 
 88 Drawing -books : 4th year. 20 ; 5th year, 50 ; 6th year, 18. 
 5 Geographical maps : 5th year, 3 ; 6th year, 2. 
 
 '75 
 
 CHAHPLAIN SCHOOL, 
 
 N** 164 FULLUM STREET. 
 
 H.-O. Dor6, Principal, assisted by 14 teachers. — Number of 
 pupils, 695. . I 
 
 ' Objects exhibited : ^ 
 
 II Class journals kept by the teachers and corresponding with 
 the pu])ils' books of daily exercises. 
 190 Daily exercise books : ist year, 9; 2nd year, 36 ; 3d year, 55; 
 
 4th year, 43 j 5th year, 30 ; 6th year, 17. 
 107 Copy-books : ist year, it; 3d year, 24 ; 4th year, 27 ; 5th 
 
 year, 30 ; 6th year, 15. 
 231 Sheets of drawing, Temple's method. 
 89 Sheets of drawing. 
 
 16 Book-keeping (copies), all from the 6th year. 
 i7 Geographical maps. 
 
 661 
 
 
SCHOOLS AT THE WoRLP's FAIR, CHICAGO. 
 
 89 
 
 SATISFIELD SCHOOL, 
 
 N** 97 GRAND TRUNK STREET. 
 
 J. T. Anderson, Principal, assisted by 9 teachers. — Number of 
 pupils, 563. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 9 Class journals kejjt by the teachers and corresi)onding with 
 
 the pupils' daily exercise books. 
 189 Daily exercise books : ist year, 15 ; 2nd year, 37 ; 3d year, 56; 
 
 4th year, 23 ; 5th year. 29 ; 6th year, 29. 
 199 Copy-books : ist year, 28; 2nd year, 31 ; 3d year, 52; 4th 
 year, 34 ; 5th year, 27 ; 6th year, 27. ■ 
 
 397 
 
 BELMONT SCHOOL, 
 
 N'' 245 GUY STREET. 
 
 P. L. O'Donoughue, Principal, assisted by 10 Teachers. — Num- 
 ber of pupils, 431. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 7 Class journals kept by the teachers and corresponding with 
 the pupils' daily exercise books. 
 80 Daily exercise books : 3d year, 32 ; 4th year, 8 ; 5th year, 18 ; 
 
 6th year, 22. 
 31 Copy-books (penmanship) : 3d year, 19 ; 4th year, 4; 5ih 
 
 year, 3 ; 6th year, 5. 
 
 118 
 
 OLIER SCHOOL, 
 
 N" 216 RoV STREET. 
 
 L.-A. Primeau. Princii)al, assisted by 10 teachers. — Number of 
 
 Pupils, 559- 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 4 Class journals kept by the leathers and corresponding with the 
 
 pupils' daily exercise books. 
 21 Daily exercise books : ist \ e;ir, r ; 2nd year, 6 ; 3rd year. 3 ; 
 
 4th year, 2 ; 5th year, 6 ; 6th year, 3. 
 9 Copy-books (penmanship) : 4th year, 6 ; 5th year, r ; 6ih 
 
 year, 2. 
 3 Drawing sheets: ist year, i ; 3rd year, 2. 
 7 Other sheets of drawing. 
 
 44 
 
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90 
 
 SCHOOLS AT THE WORI.D's FAIR, (UIICAGO. 
 
 
 MADAME MARCHiND'S SOHOOL, 
 
 N" 62 Saint-Hubert street 
 Directress : Madame M.-L. Marchand. — Number of pupils, 316. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 7 Class journals kept by the assistant teachers and corres- 
 ponding with the ])iipils' daily exercise books. 
 97 Daily exercise books : ist year, 6; 2nd year, 9; 3rd year, 11 ; 
 
 4th year, 18 ; 5th year, 13; 6th year, 16; 7th year, 24. 
 
 1X2 Copy-books (penmanship) : 1st year, 11 ; 2nd year, 11 ; 3rd 
 
 year, 16 ; 4th year, 21 ; 5th year, i? ; 6th year, 17; 7th 
 
 year, 24. 
 
 19 Book-kee])ing (copies) : 5th year, i ;6th year, 5; 7th year, 13. 
 
 289 Sheets of drawing : ist year, 41 ; 3rd year, 98 ; 4th year, 79 ; 
 
 •5th year, 71. 
 122 Sketches (i album), all from the 6th year. 
 51 Sketchings and drawings (i album), all from the 7th year. 
 44 Geographical maps : 6th year, 20; 7th year, 24, 
 74 Samples of sewing and knitting : 6th year, 34; 7th year, 40. 
 
 MISS LABELLE'S SCHOOL, 
 
 N'' 174 Amherst street. 
 Directress: Miss Ida Labelle. — Number of pupils, 258. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 14 Daily exercise books : 2nd year, 2 ; 3rd year, 3 ; 4th year, 3 ; 
 
 5th year, i ; 6th year, 3. 
 27 Sheets of drawing. 
 
 9 Cartoons (drawing) : 1st year, 4 ; 2nd year, 5. 
 19 Samples of drawing, (1 album). 
 
 I Geographical map, South America. 
 34 Samples of sewing, knitting, embroidery, &c., (i album). 
 
 104 
 
 MISS CRONDf'S SCHOOL, 
 
 ' N" 1428 Notre- Dame street. 
 Directress : Miss A. L. Cronin. — Number of pupils, 108. 
 
StMIOOLH AT TIIK WORUD's FAIU, IIIICAOO. 
 
 91 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 I Class journal kept by an assistant and corrcspoiuling with the 
 daily exercise books of the pupils. 
 
 5 Daily exercise books, all from the 5th year. 
 3 Sets of book-keeping, all from the 5th year. 
 
 3 Hooks of drawing : ist year, i j 2nd year, 2. 
 
 7 Sheets of drawing : 3rd year, 2 ; 4th year, 3; 5th year, 2. 
 
 6 Samples of knitting, all from the 5th year. 
 
 4 Knitting patterns : 2nd year, 1 ; 3rd year, i ; 4th year, i ; 5th 
 
 — year, 1. 
 
 29 
 
 MISS PH. THIBODEAU'S SCHOOL, 
 
 N" 682 Cadieux street. 
 Directress : Miss Phelonise Thibodeau. 
 
 Objects exhibited : . 
 
 3 Class journals kept by the assistants and corresponding with 
 
 the pupils' daily exercise books. 
 21 Daily exerci.se books: 2nd year, 2 , 3rd year, 4; 4th year, 7 ; 
 
 5th year, 8. 
 33 Cojjy-books (penmanship): 2nd year, 10; 3rd year, 8 ; 4th 
 
 — year, 9 ; 5th year, 6. 
 
 59 
 
 MISS ELEO. THIBODEAU'S SCHOOL, 
 
 N" 199 Chatham street. 
 Directress : Miss El«6onore Thibodeau. — Numl)er of pupils, 189. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 19 Daily exercise books : 2nd year, 3 ; 3rd year, 5 ; 4th year, 11. 
 13 Samples of sewing and knitting, (i album) ; 3rd year. 6 ; 4th 
 
 — year, 7. 
 
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 > MISS J. DORVAL'S SCHOOL, 
 
 - N" 165 Saintk-Elisabeth street. 
 
 Directress : Miss Josephine Dorval. — Number of pupils, 93. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 2 Class journals kej)! by the assistants and corresponding with 
 
 the pupils' daily exercise books. 
 5 Daily exercise books : 4th year, 2 ; 5th year, 3, 
 
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 SCHOOLS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO. 
 
 MADAME DESORMEAUX'S SCHOOL, 
 
 N° 1270 Ontario street. 
 Directress : Madame E. Desormaux. — Number of pupils,204. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 7 Class journals kept by the assistants and corresponding with 
 the pupils' daily exercise books. 
 
 35 Daily exercise books : ist year, 4 ; 2nd year, 3 ; 3rd year, 9 ; 
 
 4th year, 19. 
 
 36 Copy-books: ist year, 1 : 2nd year, 13 ; 3rd year, 11 ; 4th 
 
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 35 Sheets of drawing: ist year, 11 ; 2nd year, 6; 3rd year, 7 ; 
 
 4th year, 11. 
 
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 MISS McKAT'S SCHOOL, 
 
 N° 58 German street. 
 Directress : Miss M. McKay.— Number of pupils, 109. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 6 Daily exercise books : ist year, i ; 3rd year, i ; 4th year, 4. 
 19 Copy-books (penmanship) : ist year, i ; 2nd year, 2 ; 3rd year, 
 
 8 ; 4U1 year, 7 ; 5th year, i. 
 23 Samples of knitting (i album) : 4th year, 10 ; 5th year, 13. 
 
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 MISS DES RIVIERES' SCHOOL, 
 
 N^ 220 Saint-Christophe street. 
 Directress: Miss Elisa des Rivieres. — Number of pupils, 58. 
 
 Objects exhibited : 
 
 5 Daily exercise books: ist year, i ; 2nd year, i ; 3rd year, i ; 
 
 5th year, 2. 
 19 Copy-books (penmanship): ist year, 11; and year, 2; 3rd 
 
 year, 6. 
 3 Samples of knitting. 
 
 27 
 
SCHOOL LAWS 
 
 RELATING TO THP: 
 
 CITY OF MONTREAL. 
 
 DECLARATORY PROVISIONS. 
 
 § I The School Comviissioncrs of Montreal and their employes are 
 subject to the same obligations as the school commissioners 
 and employ^ of other school municipalities. 
 
 1. In the city ofMontreal, the provisions of this act, with regard 
 to the estabUshment of common schools in each municipality shall 
 have effect and be applied, except in so far as it is otherwise herein 
 provided ; and all persons ai)pointed or called upon to carry this 
 act into effect, shall have the same powers as the corresponding 
 functionaries in the municipalities by whatever name they may be 
 designated, and shall be subject to the same obligations and pen- 
 alties. C. S. L. C, ch. 15. s. 128. 
 
 § z. —The city of Montreal shall be considered as one municipality. 
 
 2. For all the purposes relative to the dictribution and apportion- 
 ment of school moneys, and for all other purposes of this act, where 
 it is not repugnant to the other provisions thereof, the city of 
 Montreal shall be considered as one municipality, and it shall not 
 be necessary to divide it into school districts, but each school esta- 
 blished by the said Commissioners and put under their control by 
 virtue of and in accordance with this act, shall be considered as a 
 school district, and may be attended by children from any part of 
 the city. C S. L. C, ch. 15, s. 129. 
 
 § 3. — T'he Commissioners' intercourse with the Superintendent. 
 
 3. The School Commissioners for the city of Montreal shall, in 
 their intercourse with the Superintendent of Education, be guided 
 by the same rules and regulations as other school commissioners. 
 C. S. L. C, ch. 15, s. 134. 
 
94 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 § 4. — The Boards of School Commissioners of the city of Mont- 
 real are corporate bodies. 
 
 4. The Roman Catholic and Protestant Boards of School Com- 
 missioners of the city of Montreal have always been and now are 
 bodies politic and corporate, and as such have ahvays enjoyed and 
 now enjoy all the rights and privileges of corporations, under the 
 respective names of " The Roman Catholic Board of School Com- 
 missioners of the city of Montreal," and '• The Protestant Board of 
 School Commissioners of the city of Montreal," as the case may be. 
 34, v., ch. 12, s. 10. 
 
 § 5. — The meetings of the Commissioners are public. 
 
 4a. The meetings of the Roman Catholic and Protestant Board 
 of School Commissioners of the city of Montreal are public, not- 
 withstanding any provision to the contrary of the laws respecting 
 public instruction. 55-56 V., ch. 61, s. 3. 
 
 § 6. — The Commissioners may hold property to any amount. 
 
 5. The said School Commissioners of the city of Montreal shall 
 have a right to hold real estate to any amount, notwithstanding any 
 provisions of any law to the contrary. 32 V., ch. 16, s. 37. 
 
 II 
 
 SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS AND SECRETARY-TREASURERS. 
 § I. — Appointment of School Commissioners since 1869. 
 
 6. The term of office of the ^chool Commissioners of the Roman 
 Catholic and Protestant Boards rf School Commissioners of the 
 city of Montreal shall expire on the first of July next, (1869), and 
 previous to the said day, the lieutenant governor in council, on ihe 
 recommendation of the Minister of pul)lic instruction, shall appoint, 
 for each of the said Boards, three commissioners to form part of tiie 
 same, and the Corporation of the city of Montreal shall also appoint, 
 for each of the said Board*, three commissioners to form part 
 of the same ; and ihe said commissioners then appointed shall 
 come into ofiice on the first day of July next (1869); provided that 
 if twenty days previous to the said day, the said Corporation shall 
 have failed to signify in writing to the Minister of public instruc- 
 tion any of the appointments it is required to make, the same shall 
 be made by the lieutenant governor in council, in the manner above 
 provided for. 32 V., ch. t6, s. 17. 
 
 7. In case any of the appointments to be made by the 
 lieutenant governor in council shall not have been made pre- 
 vious to the day above named, they shall be made with the 
 
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 least possible delay thereafter, and the school commissioners 
 thus appointed shall come into office immediately after their appoint- 
 ment. 32 v., ch. i6, s. 18. 
 
 8. On the first day of July of each subsequent year, in each 
 Board, one of the school commissioners appointed by the 
 Corporation, and one of those appointed by the lieutenant gover- 
 nor in council, shall go out of office and shall be replaced according 
 to the mode of their appointment, and all the above provisions 
 shall apply ^ and for the lirst and second years, the last named 
 in the lists of appointments published in the Quebec Official 
 Gazette^ shall go out of office lirst, and, thenceforward, the 
 two oldest, according to the dates of their appointment, shall go 
 out first, so that after the two first years from the passing of this 
 act, each shall serve during three years. 32 V., ch. 16, s. 19. 
 
 9. ANiy vacancy in the said Boards by death, absence from the 
 province or otherwise, shall be filled according to the manner in 
 which the original appointment shall have been made, and the 
 school commi-ssioners who shall fill such vacancies, shall remain in 
 office only during the unexpired term of office of their jjredecessors; 
 and whenever a school commissioner shall have heen appointed by 
 the lieutenant governor in council, by reason of the Corporation 
 having neglected to make the appointment, he shall, for the pur- 
 poses of this and of the foregoing section, be deemed to have been 
 appointed by the Corporation. 32 V., ch. 16, s. 20. 
 
 § 2. — Secretary- J'r ens urcrs and the statements they must render 
 
 to the Superintendent. 
 
 10. The said Roman Cotholic School Commissioners and the 
 said Protestant School Commissioners of the city of Montreal may, 
 hereafter, fix and determine the salary of their secretary-treasurer, 
 notwithstanding any provision to the contrary ; and they may also 
 appoint a secretary and a treasurer sejjarately and fix and determine 
 their salary. 32. V., ch. 16, s. 06, as amended by 34 V.,ch. 12, s. 5, 
 and by 39 V., ch. 16, s. 2. 
 
 11. Sections sixty-one and sixty-two of the fifteenth chapter of 
 the Consolidated Statutes for Lower C. anada shall not, in future, apply 
 to the secretary-treasurers of the School Commissioners of the said 
 city, and the said secretary- treasurers shall send semi-annual re- 
 
 ' turns, on the first of January and on the first of July, to the Minis- 
 ter of public instruction, or the Superintendent of Education, 
 as the case may be, of all the receipts and expenses of the said 
 Boards j they shall act, under the Commissioners, as managers and 
 visitors of schools, shall superintend the construction of all school 
 houses built by the said Boards, take steps to supply the schools 
 with proper furniture and apparatus, and render any service that 
 may be required from them. 32 V., ch, i6, s. 36. 
 
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 12. The said Roman Catholic and Protestant School Commis- 
 sioners,in addition to the semi annaul return they are bound to make 
 to the Minister of public instruction, shall make a yearly report of 
 all their receipts and expenses, which said educational, statistical 
 and financial report shall be addressed to the Minister of public 
 instruction for such fiscal year (ending on the first of July), on or 
 before the first of November then next, and published in the next 
 forthcoming number of the ^'Journal dc Plnstrnction Publique " 
 and oi' ihc "' /our/m/ 0/ Ei/ucaf ion " and also, at the cost of the 
 said resi)ective Hoards, in at least one French and one English 
 newspai)er published in the city of Montreal. 36 V., ch. ^^^ s. 3. . 
 
 Ill 
 
 REVENUE FOR THE SUPPORT OF THF SCHOOLS OF THE 
 CirV OF MONTREAL. 
 
 § I. — T/te Government grant. 
 
 13. The annual grant to be paid for the support of schools in 
 the city of Montreal, under the twenty -fourth, eighty-eighth and 
 eighty ninth sections of the fifteenth chapter o^ the Consolidated 
 Statutes for Lower Canada, shall be in the proportion of the popu- 
 lations of the said city, and shall be apportioned by the Minister 
 of public instruction, or the Superintendent of Education for the 
 time being, between the Roman Catholi<: and Protestant Boards 
 of vSchool Commissioners, according to the relative proportions of 
 the Roman Catholic and Protestant populations in the said city, 
 according to the then last census. 32 V., ch. 16, s. 22. 
 
 § 2, — The iity school tax. 
 
 14. The Corporation of the said city of Montreal shall pay, for 
 the support of the schools, a sum equal to one fourth of a cent in 
 the dollar, on the total value of the real estate taxable for the pur- 
 poses of the said schools in the said city, and the s*imi coming to 
 each of the Roman Catholic and Protestant Boards of School Com- 
 missioners, under the following provisions, shall be paid by the 
 said Corporation to the secretary-treasurers of the said Boards, 
 irrespective of the collection of the tax hereinafter provided for, in 
 two equal semi-annual payments, on the first of January and on 
 the first of July of each year, and shall be recoverable by the said 
 Boards before any court of competent civil jurisdiction with inter- 
 est and costs. 32 v., ch. 16, s. 23, as amended by 34 V.,ch. 12, ss. 1, 
 II and 12, by 35 V., ch. 12, ss. i 2,1, 4, and 5, by 36 V.,ch. 33, s. r, 
 and by 55-56 V., ch. 61, s. i. 
 
 15. The Corporation of the city of Montreal shall levy annu- 
 ally, by assessment on real estate, in the said eity, a tax sufticient 
 
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 to cover the amount payable by it for the support of schools 
 under the above provisions, and the said tax shall be laid, and 
 collected and recovered at the same time and in the same manner 
 provided for the other city taxes oti real estate. 32 V., ch.i6, s. 24. 
 
 16. Sections tive, six, seven and eight of the act twenty- fourth 
 Victoria, chapter sixty-seven, which regulates the manner in which 
 the council of the said city of Montreal shall make each year the 
 appropriations for the municipal expenditure of the said city, shall 
 not apply to the special tax which the said Corporation is authori- 
 zed to levy for the support of the said schools. 34 V., ch. 12. s. 2. 
 
 § 3. — Properties exempt from the tax, 
 
 17. Property belonging to religious, charitable or educational 
 institutions and corporations, and occupied by the said institutions 
 or corporations for the objects for which they were respectively 
 established and not held by ihem solely for the purpose of deri- 
 ving an income therefrom, shall be exempted frcmi the said " City 
 School Tax." 32 V., ch. 16. s. 25. 
 
 § 4. — The tax is payable by the proprietors of real estate. 
 
 18. The said " City School tax" shall be payable by the propri- 
 etors of real estate to rhe exclusion of the tenant, and the tenant 
 shall not be bound to reimburse the same to the proprietor, except 
 in the case of special agreement to that effect, and the said tax 
 shall not be deemed to be included in any lease to be made after 
 the passing of this act under the name of " Municipal or City, or 
 Corporation Taxes," or the \vords " all taxes, " but shall be men- 
 tioned as the "City School tax. " The usufructuary or the occupant 
 under an emphyteutic lease shall be deemed to be the proprietor for 
 the purposes of this act, as also the occupant in case where the 
 profirietor shall be unknown. 32 V., ch, 16, s. 26. 
 
 § 5. — The Corporation shall cause to 't made a statement of the 
 real estate^ which shall be divided into four distinct panels. 
 
 19. The Corporation of the city of Montreal shall forthwith 
 cause to be made, and shall hereafter cause to be made every year 
 at the same time as the assessmei t and in the same manner, a 
 statement of the real estate in the said city. The assessors, in the 
 said city, for the purposes of this act, shall be in equal number, 
 Roman Catholics and Protestants, a Reman Catholic and a Pro- 
 testant acting for each ward, and the necessary appointments for 
 that object are hereby authorized. 32. V., ch. 16, s. 27. 
 
 20. 'Fhe said statement shall bear against each lot or property 
 the estimated value o,f the same, the name of the proprietor and 
 the amount of the city school tax to be levie^ on the same for the 
 
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 year, but the latter head of information may be left out for the first 
 year, if more convenient, 32 V., ch. 16, s. 28. 
 
 21. The said statement shall bedivided into four distinct panels: 
 
 1 Panel number one shall consist of the real estate belong- 
 ing exclusively to Roman Catholic proprietors ] 
 
 2 Panel number two shall consist of the real estate belong- 
 ing exclusively to Protestants ; 
 
 3 Panel number three sliall consist of the real estate belonging 
 to cor])orations or incorporated companies and subject to taxation 
 under this act, or to persons not belonging to the Roman Catholic 
 or Protestant faith, or whose religious faith shall not have been 
 ascertained, or belonging ])artly or jointly to persons belonging 
 some to the Roman Catholic and others to the Protestant religion, 
 or to persons who shall have declared in writing their desire of 
 having their property inscribed on said panel, or to firms and com- 
 mercial partnershijjs who shall not have declared through their 
 agent, or one of their members, their desire of being placed on the 
 first or on the second panel ; 
 
 4 Panel number four shall consist of the real estate exempted 
 from taxation ; 
 
 5 Properties possessed for purposes of revenue by religious, 
 charitable or educational institutions or cori)orations, shall be in- 
 scribed upon list number one or list number two, according to the 
 religious denomination to which such institutions or corporations 
 shall belong or in accordance with the declarations made by each 
 of them lO that effect, and if the religious denomination is not 
 apparent, and if no such declaration has been made, they shall be 
 placed upon list nmnber three. 32 V., ch. 16, s. 29. 
 
 § 6 — The panels may be examined and rectified. 
 
 22. The said statement so soon as completed shall be placed in 
 the office of the city treasurer, and notice thereof shall forthwith 
 be given in at least two newspapers published in the French lan- 
 guage, and two published in the English language in the said city, 
 and during thirty days after the publication of the first of the said 
 notices, the said panels shall be opened for inspection. 32 V., ch. 
 16, s. 30. 
 
 23. During the thirty days, it shall be lawful for either Board of 
 School Commissioners or for any person or corporation, whose 
 name shall have been enteredwrong'y or omitted on any of the said 
 panels, or who shall find that the name of any other person or cor- 
 poration has been entered wrongly or omitted in any of the said 
 panels, to file any complaint they may have to make with the city 
 treasurer, who shall accordingly alter and revise the said panels, if 
 necessary, and, within three days, it shall be lawful to appeal from 
 his decision to the recorder. 32 V., ch, 16, s. 31. 
 
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 24. After the expiration of the said delays, the said panels shall be 
 acted upon for the purposes of this act for the then current year, 
 but may be further corrected as hereinafter provided. And all ac- 
 counts for the said tax sent and delivered to the rate-payers and 
 the receipts given to the same shall bear conspicuously on their 
 face the words " panel numbtr one, Roman Catholic school tax," 
 " panel number two, Protestant sthccl tax," or '' panel number 
 three, neutral school tax" as the case may be. according to the 
 panel on which the property shall have been inscribed. It shall 
 be lawful for each Beard of School Commissioners or for any per- 
 son or corporation, after the expiiation of the said thirty days, but 
 at least thirty days before the second payment to be made by the 
 Corporation after the making of the said panels, to biing any com- 
 plaint they may have in relation to the said panels before the 
 treasurer after giving three days not ice thereof to the Board of 
 School Commissioners, whose share of the sum may be diminished 
 by reason of si.ch complaint, with a right of appeal within three 
 days to the recorder, ar.d, according to the decision of the trea- 
 surer or recorder, the panel or panels shall be amended, and, on 
 the forthcoming payments, the error shall be rectified for both 
 payments. 
 
 After the second payment, it shall be lawful for the Corporation, 
 if they see fit, to deciare by resolution that the statement and 
 panels as amended shall be in force for three years from the date 
 of the said panels, and in such case no other statement and panels 
 shall be made while such statement and panels are in force. 32 
 v., ch. 16, s 32. 
 
 § 7. — Hoiv the proceeds of the tax shall he divided. 
 
 25. The sum to be paid by the Corporations semi-annually, for the 
 support of the schools, shall be apportioned as follows : 
 
 1 A sum proportionate to the value of the property inscribed 
 on panel number three, shall be divided between the Roman Ca- 
 tholic and Protestant Boards in the relative ratio of the Roman 
 Catholic and Protestant populations in the said city, according to 
 the then last census ; 
 
 2 The remainder of the said amount shall be divided between 
 the Roman Catholic and Protestant Boards in the relative ratio of 
 the value of the property inscribed on panel number one and 
 on panel number two respectively. 32 V., ch. 16, s. 33. 
 
 § 8 — The Jeu<s may have their property inscribed on panel number 
 
 one or panel number two. 
 
 26. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in sec- 
 tion twenty-nine of the act thirty-second Victoria, chapter sixteen, 
 any person belonging to ihe Jewish persuasion, and owning real 
 
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 estate in the city of Montrea). shall be entitled, upon his delivering 
 to the city treasurer a request in writing to that effect, to have his 
 real proj.erty inscribed, at his option, upon either of the panels 
 number one or number two, mentioned in the said section, 34 V., 
 ch. 12, s. 9. 
 
 § 9 — 21ie Corporation may pay an aiiditional amount. 
 
 27. I'he Corporation cf the city of Montreal may pay out of its 
 funds an additional sum ecjual to that which it is iuilhorized to pay 
 to the Boards of School Commissioners, and ahoan additional sum 
 of thirty ptr cent, to make good any unforeseen or contingent ex- 
 penditure. C. S. \.. C, ch. 15, s. 132. 
 
 § 10. — Monthly fees. 
 
 28. It shall be lawful for the said Boards (jf School Commission- 
 ers to require from the parents or tutors cf the children attending 
 their schools (except in case of such of them as shall be exempted 
 hy reason of their poverty) the payment of a monthly fee not ex- 
 ceeding twenty-five cents for the elementary schools, fifty cents for 
 the model schools and four dollars for the academies, according to 
 the rules and regulations which shall be made by them from time 
 to time with the approval of the Minister of public instruction ; and 
 they shall mention in their semi-annual report the number of chil- 
 dren educated free of charu;e and the numl)er paying each rate of 
 fees, and the said monthly fees shall be recoverable from the said 
 parents or tutors in the recorder's court or any other tribunal 
 of competent jurisdiction, but no suit shall be instituted for the same 
 for more than a year in arrear, nor more than a year after they 
 shall have become due. 32 V., ch. 16, s. 34. 
 
 IV 
 
 POWER OF ISSUING DEBENTURES TO ACQUIRE REAL ESTATE 
 AND CONSTRUCT SCHOOL HOUSES. 
 
 § I — The School Commissioners are authorized to issue debentures 
 to the amount 0/ one hundred thousand dollars. 
 
 29. The School Commissioners of the said city, during the 
 next twenty years, shall have the power of laying aside annually a 
 portion of their revenues not exceeding one fourth, for the purchase 
 of lots and for the construction of school houses, without any limi- 
 tation as to the amount to be spent on each school house, any law 
 to the contrary notwithstanding. And it shall be lawful for the said 
 Boards, with the approval of the lieutenant governor in council, to 
 raise loans for the said purposes and to transfer as security for such 
 loans a part of their annual claims on the Corporation for the follow- 
 
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 ing years, subject to the above limitation ; and the said Jioards 
 may, with the approbation aforesaid, raise mon„'y in ailvanc;e for the 
 said purposes, Ijy issuing debentures of not less than (jne hundred 
 dollars each, redeemable in not more th.m twenty years, and for an 
 amount run exceeding in the whole, for any one of the said ISoards, 
 the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, and in such case the 
 portion of their revenue set aside annually as aforesaid or so much 
 thereof as they may determine, shall be applied to the f(jrming of 
 a sinking fund for the rcdemi)lion of such debentures. 32 \'., ch.'iO, 
 s. 35- 
 
 § 2 — The School Commissioners sha// notify the city treasurer of the 
 bonds they shall issue, and he the said treasurer shall be 
 bound to acknoivled^i^c them and to retain the sum necessary to 
 pay the interest and the sinkin^t:; fund. 
 
 30. Whenever the School Commissioners of the city of Montreal 
 shall have determined to lay aside any portion of their reve- 
 nues for the jHirchase of land or the construction of one or more 
 school houses, and shall have obtained the approval of the lieu- 
 tenant governor in council for the purpose, as ])i'ovided in sec- 
 tion thirty-five of the statutes of the province of Quebec, thirty- 
 second Victoria, chapter sixteen, the said School Commissioners 
 shall notify the city treasurer thereof, and of the amount so deter- 
 mined to be set aside, and may thereuj)on issue their bonds for 
 such loan, in such sums, payable at such times, and l)earing 
 such rate of interest as to them shall seem advisable, and to the 
 extent that such loan is authorized. 7,2^ V., ch. 25, s. i. 
 
 31. It shall be the duty of the city treasurer, on the presentation 
 to him of the said bonds to acknowledge signification thereof, 
 and he shall thereafter, from year to year, retain, on behalf 
 of the Corporation, sufticient of the revenues levied for school 
 purposes, which would become i)ayable to such School Commis- 
 sioners, to create a sinking fund for the redemption of the said 
 bonds when they mature, out of which the holders shal be entitled 
 to be paid by the Corporation. 33 V., ch. 25, s. 2. 
 
 § 3 — The city treasurer shall allow six per cent interest on all 
 sums retained for the sinking fund. 
 
 32. On the amounts so retained, the city treasurer shall allow 
 the said School Commissioners interest at six i)er cent, per 
 annum, which shall be capitalized annually, for the time the funds 
 shall remain in the custody of the Corporation, and shall pay the 
 revenues or accounts so retained, with the accrued interest ihereon, 
 in redemption of the bonds as they fall due, accounting to the 
 School Commissioners for any reman»ing surplus or requiring of 
 them payment in case of deficiency. 33 V., ch. 25, s. 3. 
 
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 § ^ — The signature of the city treasurer shall be evidence of the 
 
 legality of the bonds. 
 
 33. The signature of the city treasurer, acknowledging significa- 
 tion of the bunds resjjeciivcly, shall be evidence in favor of the 
 holders thereof, that such bonds have been duly authorized, and 
 will be provided for by such sinking fund. 33 V., ch. 25, s. 4. 
 
 § 5 — Special terms may be agreed upon to regulate the sinking fund. 
 
 34. Any agreement not conforming to the foregoing provi- 
 sions, may be made between the Corporation and the School Com- 
 missioners to regulate the said sinking fund, and the manner in 
 which it may be made up and retained by die Corporation ; but, if 
 no sued agreement is made, the said provisions shall apply; and, 
 in any case, the signature of the city treasurer, acknowledging 
 signification of the bonds respectively, shall be evidence in favor 
 of the holders thereof that such bonds have been duly authorized, 
 and will be provided for out of the sinking fund. 33 V.,ch. 25, s. 5. 
 
 § 6 — The School Commissioners are authorized to set aside, an- 
 nually., the sum of eight thousand dollars to pay the interest 
 and sinking fund of the bonds they may issue in virtue of the 
 act 32 Vict. ch. 16, s. 35. 
 
 35. The said Roman Catholic and Protestant School Commission- 
 ers of the said city of Montreal, notwithstanding any provision 
 to the contray contained in the thirty-fifth section of the act 
 thirty-second Victoria, chapter sixteen, may respectively set aside 
 a portion of their revenues, not exceeding eight thousand dollars 
 per annum, (including therein any* i)ro|)ortion which they may have 
 already set aside for such object,) for the purpose of acquiring real 
 estate and constructing school houses in the said city ; and all 
 debentures which the said commissioners may hereafter issue to 
 borrow any sum of money for the purchase of real estate and the 
 construction of school houses in the said city, may be made 
 redeemable in the twenty years next after the date of their issue, 
 and not afterwards ; and the said thirty-fifth section of the said 
 chapter sixteen of the said statutes is hereby in consequence 
 amended. 34 V., ch. 12, s. 3. 
 
 § 7 — Debentures may be secured by privilege and hypothec on 
 
 real estate. 
 
 36. It shall be lawful for the said Commissioners to declare in 
 and by the said bons or debentures which they shall hereafter 
 issue, that the same are secured by privilege and hypothec on all 
 the real estate then their jKoperty, and in the case in which such 
 declaration shall have been made, the said bons or debentures 
 
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 shall be secured both us resprcis principal .ind interest on all the 
 real estale'then the property ot" the said C'omniissioners, without 
 the formality of registration in the registration office, hi tides 2084 
 and 2130 of the civil ( ode to the contrary notwithstanding. 34 \'., 
 ch. 12, s. 4. 
 
 § 8 — Authorization to .wt aside an additional sum of ci^ht 
 thousand dollars for the emission of new bonds. 
 
 37. The Roman Catholic and Prf)testant School Commissioners 
 of the city of Montreal, notwithstanding any provision to the 
 contrary contained in thirty-fifth section of the a( I thirty-second 
 Victoria, chajjter sixteen, and in addition to the am(<unt which 
 they are authorized to set aside by section three of the act 
 thirty-fourth Victoria, chapter twelve, may respectively set aside 
 a portion of their revenues not exceeding the . her sum of eight 
 thousand dollars per annum for the purpose of ac(^ ring real estate 
 and constructing school houses, in the said city, and all debentu- 
 res which the said Commissioners may here.''.er i.sue to 'mi row 
 money in virtue of this act, .''>r the purch....e of real "b^ate and 
 the ' ,). tuction of school houses in the said city may be made 
 redeemable in the twenty yeais next after th' d.'Hj of their issue 
 aid not afterwards; and the saia thirty-fi'th ; ( ction of the act 
 thirty second Victoria, chapter sixteen, and the sair! third section 
 of the act thirty-fourth Victoria, chapter twelve, are hereby conse- 
 quently amended. 36 V., ch, 33, s. 2. 
 
 § 9 — The School Commissioners may lay aside twenty-five thou- 
 sand dollars for the emission of debentures. 
 
 38. The Roman Catholic School Commissioners aiid the Pro- 
 testant School Commissioners of the city of Montreal, notwith- 
 standing any provision to the contrary contained in the 
 thirty-fifth section of the act thirty-two Victoria, chapter 
 sixteen, including therein the amounts which they are authorized 
 to lay aside by the third section of the act thirty-fourth Victoria, 
 chapter twelve, and of the second section of the act thirty-sixth 
 Victoria, chapter thirty-three, may respectively lay aside a portion 
 of these revenues not exceeding the sum of twenty-five thousand 
 dollars per annum, to acquire real estate and to construct school 
 houses in the said city. 
 
 And all the debentures which the said Commissioners may here- 
 after issue, for the purpose of borrowing any sum of money for the 
 purchase of land and the construction of school houses, in the said 
 city, may be made redeemable within a period not to exceed thirty 
 years next after the date of their iiisue, and not afterward, and the 
 said thirty-fifth section of the said chapter sixteen, of the act thirty- 
 second Victoria, and the third section of the act thirty-four Victo- 
 
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 ria, chapter twelve, and the second section of the act thirty-sixth 
 Victoria, chapter thirty-three, are in consequence hereby amended 
 39 v., ch. i6, s. I. 
 
 § 10 — T/ie Roman Catholic School Commissioners are authorized 
 to issue bonds to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars. 
 
 39. It shall be and is lawful for the said Board of Roman Catho- 
 lic School Commissioners of the city of Montreal, and the said Board 
 is hereby authorized to effect a loan of one hundred thousand dol- 
 lars, at a rate of interest not exceeding six per cent, per annum,and 
 to issue bonds or debentures to the amount of the said sum, and to 
 employ the proceeds of the sale of such bonds or debentures, in 
 relieving some of the properties under their control from the mort- 
 gages thereon, and for other purposes in connection with the schools 
 and the expenses of the said Board ; and, in addition to the amounts 
 which the said Board is authorized to set apart, by the various acts 
 relating to the said subject, and now in force, the said Board may 
 set apart a portion of its revenues not exceeding the further sum of 
 eight thousand dollars per annum, to carry out the objects above 
 mentioned and indicated in the present act. 42-43 V., ch. 14, s. i. 
 
 40. All debentures which the said Commission may hereafter 
 issue, in order to borrow moneys, in virtue of the present 
 act, for the purposes herein set forth, may be made redeem- 
 able in thirty years from the date of their issue, and not 
 later, and the said Board is authorized to transfer a portion of 
 its claims against the Corporation of the city of Montreal, as secu- 
 rity for the repayment of the loans which it may effect, and of the 
 payment of the debentures which it is authorized to issue under the 
 present act. 42-43 V., ch. 14, s. 2. 
 
 41. The said bonds or debentures shall be signed by the chair- 
 man and secretary-treasurer of the said Board of Roman Catholic 
 School Commissioners of the said city of Montreal, and shall be 
 approved by the lieutenant governor in council ; provided that 
 each coupon shall not be for a less amount than five hundred dol- 
 lars, nor for a larger amount than one thousand dollars. 42-43 V., 
 ch. 14, s. 3. 
 
 42. The Board of Roman Catholic School Commissioners of the 
 city of Montreal, and the Board of Protestant School Commis- 
 sioners of the city of Montreal, are hereby, severally and separately, 
 authorized to issue debentures or bonds for the purpose of raising 
 money to build schools under the control of the said Boards, and 
 acquire land for school sites, as well as to pay off any mortgages 
 upon their immoveable property to the extent of five hundred 
 thousand dollars for each Board. 
 
 43. The said debentures or bonds shall be issued in sums of one 
 hundred, five hundred or one thousand dollars each ; no issue shall 
 
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 be of less than twenty five thousand dollars in bonds of equal denom- 
 ination ; the said issue to be redeemable, as herein provided, 
 in fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five or forty years, and 
 the said bebentures or bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceed- 
 ing five per cent. i)er annum, payable annually or semi-annually. 
 
 44. The payment of the interest and capital of the said deben- 
 tures or bonds shall be provided out of the income of the said 
 Boards, derived from the school tax in the city of Montreal : 
 
 (a) Whenever the Board will have decided upon an issue of 
 debentures or bonds, the said Board will give a notice in writing 
 to the treasurer of the city of Montreal, specifying the date and 
 the amount of issue decided upon, the denomination of the bonds, 
 the rate of interest and the date of the redemption of the said 
 debentures or bonds. 
 
 {b) The bonds or debentures issued conformably to the said 
 notice and signed by the president or chairman and treasurer of 
 the Board, shall be presented to the treasurer of the city of Mont- 
 real, whose duty it shall be to sign the said bonds, provided they 
 do not exceed the issue authorized by the present act. 
 
 {c) Such signature, by the treasurer of the city of Montreal, shall 
 be an acknowledgement that the said bonds or debentures have 
 been served upon him and that the payment of interest and capital 
 of the said bonds shall be provided for by the said treasurer out 
 of the school tax, which the said treasurer is bound to pay yearly 
 for the said Boards after collection of the same by the Corporation 
 of the city of Montreal according to law, and the said signature of 
 the said treasurer shall be sufficient proof, to third parties, that 
 the said bonds or debentures have been issued conformably to the 
 present act, and are not in excess of the power to issue, authorized 
 by the present act. 
 
 {d) It shall be the duty of the treasurer of the city of Montreal, 
 out of the yearly proceeds of the shool tax in the city of Montreal, 
 to retain in his hands a sufficient sum to pay all interest which 
 shall become due and payable, in each and every year, upon the 
 said bonds or debentuies, and. furthermore, to retain, in addition, 
 a sufficient sum to form a sinking fund to provide for the repay- 
 ment of the capital of the said debentures or bonds at their matu- 
 rity; and the bearers of the said bonds or debentures shall have 
 the right (O claim from the Corporation of the city of Montreal 
 payment at maturity of the said bonds or debentures in capital 
 and interest. 
 
 {e) Upon the amounts thus retained in his hands, the said trea- 
 surer shall allow the Board entitled to the same, the rate of interest 
 which the particular issue of bonds may bear, which interest shall 
 be c L[)itali/ed yearly whilst the said bonds or debentures shall re- 
 main outstanding and unpaid ; and the said treasurer shall, out of 
 
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 the amount so by him retained, pay the interest upon the said 
 bonds or debentures, as the same become due, and out of the 
 amount retained by him for a sinking fund and the interest accrued 
 upon the said sinking fund, he shall redeem the said bonds as the 
 same become due, and he shall render an account to the said 
 Board, and shall pay over to ihem any amounts remaining in his 
 hands to their credit upon any separate issue of bonds, or shall be 
 entitled to claim from them any deficit, should such deficit exist. 
 
 (/) The Corporation of the city of Montreal and the said Board 
 may mutually agree upon some different system as to the creation 
 and maintenance of a sinking fund for the redemption of the said 
 debentures or bonds, as well as the investment of the same; but, 
 in the absence of such special agreement, the foregoing disposi- 
 tions shall api)ly and, under any circumstances, the signature of 
 the treasurer of the city of Montreal, acknowledging, as aforesaid, 
 the service upon him of the said, bonds or debentures, will be suf- 
 ficient proof, in favor of the bearers of the said bonds or debentures, 
 that the issue of the same has been duly authorized according to 
 law and that their redemption shall be provided for out of the said 
 sinking fund. 
 
 45, Nothing in this act shall be construed as giving the said 
 Board power to issue and keep outstanding more than the said 
 sum of five hundred thousand dollars of bonds or debentures ; and, 
 in consequence, the debentures issued under the authority of the 
 statutes 32 Victoria, chapter 16, 33 Victoria, chapter 25, 34 Victo- 
 ria, chapter 12, 36 Victoria, chapter 33, 39 Victoria, chapter 16, 
 42-43 Victoria, chapter 14, by either of the said Boards, and still 
 unredeemed, are to be taken into account when the said Boards 
 exercise the said powers hereby conferred to issue debentures or 
 bonds to the extent of the said sum of five hundred thousand dol- 
 lars ; nor shall this act be interpreted as authorizing either Board 
 to issue five hundred thousand dollars of debentures in addition to 
 those already issued and still unredeemed at the time of the com- 
 ing into force of this act ; but only as conferring upon the said 
 Boards the power to issue, from time to time, as the necessity for 
 which the said issues are authorized occur, and to keep outstand- 
 ing the said sum of five hundred thousand dollars in bonds or 
 debentures in the manner aforesaid, inclusive of those bonds which 
 have been, from time to time, issued under the above mentioned 
 statutes, and which shall still be unredeemed at the time of the 
 coming into force of this act. 
 
 Nevertheless, the debentures issued by the Board of Protestant 
 School Commissioners of the city of Montreal, to the amount of 
 fifty five thousand dollars and signed by the treasurer of the city 
 of Montreal, bearing date the first day of January, eighteen hun- 
 dred and pinety, redeemable in thirty years, are hereby declared 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 107 
 
 legal, valid and binding, as though the said debentures had been 
 issued under the authority and provisions of the present act. 
 
 46. Any enactment contained in the said statutes 32 Victoria, 
 chajiter 16, 33 Victoria, chapter 25, 34 Victoria, chapter 12, 
 36 Victoria, chapter 33, 39 Victoria, chapter i6, 42-43 Victoria, 
 chapter 14, which does not agree with the provisions of the i)re- 
 sent act, is hereby repealed; but anything done under the autho- 
 rity of the said statutes shall, nevertheless, remain legal and bind- 
 ing, and any bonds or debentures issued under the authority of the 
 said statutes shall have full force and binding effect, and shall be 
 redeemed as in the said statutes provided. 
 
 47. Wherever the word "Board" is used in the present act, the 
 said word shall be construed as meaning the Roman Catholic 
 Board of School Commissioners of the city of Montreal, and the 
 Protestant Board of School Commissioners of the city of Montreal, 
 and wherever the word '' treasurer " is used alone, the same shall 
 be construed as meaning the treasurer of the Corporation of the 
 city of Montreal, and wherever the word " bond" or " debenture " 
 is used, the same shall be construed as meaning the bonds or 
 debentures which the said Boards are or have been empowered to 
 issue. 54 v., ch. 53, ss. i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7. 
 

SCHOOL LAWS: 
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 DECLARATORY PROVISIONS. 
 
 SECTIONS 
 
 § L — The School Commissioners of the city of Montreal and the'r employ- 
 es are subject to the same obligations as the School Commission- 
 ers and employes c:f other school municipalities i 
 
 § 2. — The city of %f ontreal shall be considered as one municipality 2 
 
 § 3. — The Commissioners' intercourse with the Superintendent 3 
 
 § 4. — The Boards of School Commissioners of the city of Montreal ire cor- 
 porate bodies 4 
 
 § 5. —The meetings of the Commissioners shall be public 4(z 
 
 § 6. — The Commissioners may hold property to any amount 5 
 
 II 
 
 SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS AND SECRETARY-TREASURERS. 
 
 § I. — Appointement of School Commissioners since 1869 6-g 
 
 § 2. — Secretary-treasurers and the statements they are bound to render to 
 
 the Superintendent 10-12 
 
 Til 
 
 TEVENUE for the SUPPORT of the SCHOOLS of the CITY of MONTREAL. 
 
 § I. — The Government grant 13 
 
 § 2. — The city school lax 14-16 
 
 § 3. — Pioperties exempted from the tax 17 
 
 §4.— The tax is payable by Ihe proprietors of renl estate 18 
 
 § 5, — The Corporation shall cause to be made a statement of the real estate, 
 
 which shall be divided into four distinct panels 19-21 
 
 § 6. — The panels may be examined and rectified 22-24 
 
 §7. — How the proceeds of the tax shall be divided 25 
 
 § 8. — The Jews may have their property inscribed on panel number one or 
 
 panel number two 26 
 
 § 9. — The Corporation may pay an additional amount 27 
 
 §10. — Monthly fees „ 28 
 
no 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS : — TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 IV 
 
 POWER OF ISSUING DEBENTURES. 
 
 § I. — The School Commissioners are authorized to issue debentures to the 
 
 amount of one hundred thousand dollars 29 
 
 § 2. — The School Commissioners shall notify the city treasurer of the bonds 
 they shall issue, and he, the said treasurer, shall be bound to ack- 
 nowledge them and to retain the sum necessary to pay the interest 
 and the sinking fund 30-3' 
 
 §3.- -The city treasurer shall allow six per cent, on all sums retained for 
 
 the sinking fund 32 
 
 § 4. — The signature of the city treasurer shall be evidence of the legality of 
 
 the bonds 33 
 
 § ^; — Special terms may be agreed upon to regulate the sinking fund 34 
 
 § 6. — The School Commissioners are authorized to set aside, annually, the 
 sum of eight thousand dollars, to pay the interest and sinking 
 fund of the bonds they may issue in virtue of the act 3a Vict., 
 ch. 16, s, 35 35 
 
 § 7. — The debentures may be secured by privilege and hypothec on real et- 
 
 tate 36 
 
 § 8. — Authorization to set aside an additional sum of eight thousand dollars 
 
 for the emission of new debentures 37 
 
 §9. — The School Commissioners may lay aside twenty- five thousand dol- 
 lars for th^ emission of debentures 38 
 
 § ID. — The Roman Catholic School Commissioners are authorized to issue 
 
 debentures to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars 39-4' 
 
 § II. — Law authorizing the Boards of School Commissioners of the city of 
 
 Montreal to issue debentures 42-47 
 
CONTENTS OF GENERAL INDEX. 
 
 PAGES 
 
 Preface 3 
 
 Members of the Board of Commissioners, 1893 4 
 
 Names of the Commissioners since 1846 . 5 
 
 Board as composed from 1846101893 7 
 
 An account of the schools, etc ii 
 
 Tabular statement sliewing number of pupils, etc 12 
 
 Other Catholic Institutions of Montreal 13 
 
 ITie Board of Commissioners I4 
 
 Finance and school committees , 15 
 
 Committee 011 works and school houses 16 
 
 Debentures authorized and issued 17 
 
 The secretary-treasurer 18 
 
 General expenses and receipts: Receipts 19 
 
 General expenses and receipts: Expenses 20 
 
 Balance sheet to the 30th June 1892 21 
 
 The Director General 22 
 
 General Statistics 23 
 
 The Principals' Advisory Committee, etc 24 
 
 The manager, the teacher and salary 25 
 
 Scale of grants 26 
 
 Principals tk 28 
 
 Teachers 29 
 
 Teachers, rules, etc 30 
 
 Rules for pupils , 32 
 
 Prizes. — Rules for competitors... 35 
 
 The care-taker. — Prevention of diseases 36 
 
 Class-days and holidays .^ , 3 
 
 Course of studies. — Preparatory class 3 
 
 First year 39 
 
 Second year 40 
 
 Third year 42 
 
 Fourth year 44 
 
 Fifth year 46 
 
 Sixth year 48 
 
 Certificates 49 
 
 School requisites 50 
 
 Number of hours allotted to each subject 52 
 
 The Catholic Commercial Academy 5? 
 
 7th year 55 
 
 8th year 56 
 
 Remarks 57 
 
 Hours allotted to each subject at the Academy 58 
 
 Commercial diplomas 59 
 
 Diplomas awarded 60 
 
 School fees 60 
 
 Medals and prizes 61 
 
 The Edward Murphy and Peter S. Murphy prizes 61 
 
 The Comte prize and other prizes 62 
 
112 
 
 GENERAL CONTENTS INDEX. 
 
 View of the Catholic Commercial Academy 64 
 
 • Basement 65 
 
 First stiiry 66 
 
 Second story 67 
 
 'Iliird story 68 
 
 Montcalm school and school fees 69 
 
 Champlatn school ' 71 
 
 View of the same ',2 
 
 Belmont school 73 
 
 View of HelmoDt and Olitr schools 74 
 
 Basement 75 
 
 First story 76 
 
 Second story 77 
 
 Third story '. ... 78 
 
 Olier and Sarsfield schools 79 
 
 Conditions of admission at Sarsfield school 80 
 
 View of the same 81 
 
 Plessis school 82 
 
 View of the same .. 83 
 
 Saint-Gabriel and Saint-Alphonse schools 84 
 
 Congregation of Notrc-Dame schools 85 
 
 Schools for the Blind and the Orphans 85 
 
 Schools kept by lady teachers 86 
 
 SCHOOLS AT THE WORLD'S VAIK, CHICAGO. 
 
 Schools under the control of. the Board 87 
 
 Commercial Academy of Montreal 87 
 
 Montcalm school 88 
 
 Champlain school 88 
 
 Sarsfield school 89 
 
 Belmont school 89 
 
 Olier school 89 
 
 Madame Marchand's school 90 
 
 Miss Labelle's school 90 
 
 Miss Cronin's school 90 
 
 Miss Ph. Tliibodeau's school 91 
 
 Miss EI60. Thibodeau's school 91 
 
 Miss J. Dorval's school 91 
 
 Madame Desormeaux's school 92 
 
 Miss McKay's school 92 
 
 Miss des Rivieres' sch.ool 92 
 
 School l-aws of the city of Montreal 93 
 
 School Laws : Table of contents „ 109 
 
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