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' y >^ Photographic ^Sciences_ LiOrporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 145G0 (716) 872-4503 CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions / Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiques ^ Technical and Bibliographic Notaa/Notaa tar.hniquaa at bibliographiquaa Th«e tothi Tha Inttituta haa aitamptad to obtain tha b^at original copy avaiiabia for filming. Faaturaa of thia copy which may ba bibliographically uniqua, which may altar any of tha imagaa in tha reproduction, or which may significantly chang* tha uaual maihod of filming, ara chackad balow. D D n D Coloured covara/ Couvartura da coulaur r~~] Covers damaged/ Couverture endommagie [ I Covers restored and/or laminated/ I I Couverture restaur^ at/ou pelliculAe f~n Cover title missing/ Le titre de couverture manque Coloured mapa/ Cartes giographiquaa en couieur □ Coloured ink (i.e. othur than blue or black)/ Encre de couieur (I.e. autre que bicje ou noire) I I Coloured platea and/or illuatrations/ D Planchea at/ou illuatratioaa en couieur Bound with other material/ Relii avac d'autrea documents Tight binding may cause shadows or distortion along interior margin/ La re liure sif rrie peut causer de I'ombre ou da la distorsion le long de la margs intiriaure Blank leaves added during restoration may appear within the text. Whenever possible, these have been omitted from filming/ II se peut que certaines pages blanches ajouties lors dune restauration apparaissent dans le texte. mais, lorsque cela 6tait possible, ces pages n'ont pas iti filmAes. Additional comments:/ Commentaires supplimentaires; L'lnstitut a microfilm* le meilleur exempiaira qu'il lui a tx4 possible de se procurer. Les details de cet axamplairn qui sont peut-Atre uniques du point de vue bibiiographique. qui peuvent modifier une image reproduite, ou qui pauvent exiger una modification dans la mithode normale de filmage sont indiquis ci-dessous. D D D D □ D D Coloured pages/ Pages de couieur Pages damaged/ Pages endcmmagAes Pages restored and/or laminr*ed/ Pages restauries et/ou peKiculies Pagea discoloured, stained or foxed/ Pages dicolor^es, tacheties ou piquSes Pages detached/ Pages ditach^es Showthrough/ Transparence Quality of print varies/ Quality intgalQ da I'impression Includes supplementary material/ Comprend du materiel supplimantaire Only edition available/ Seule Mition disponible Pages wholly or partially obscured by errata slips, tissues, etc., have been refilmed to ensure the best possible image/ Les pages totaiement ou partiellement obscurcies par un feuillet d'errata, une pelure, etc., ont iti filmies i nouvr^au da facon A obtenir la meilleure image possible. The! posiii of th( f|;mlr Origii begir tha If sion, other first I sion, or ilk Theli shall TirJU whici Maps differ entire begin right requii msth This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est film* au taux de rMuction indiqui ci-dessous. 10X 14X 18X 22X y 26X 30X 12X 16X 20X 24X 28X 32X Th« copy filmadl bmrm hat b««n r«produo«d thankt to th« ganarosity of: Tht Nova Scotia Lagtototiva Library L'axampiaira fllm4 f ut raproduit grAca A to g4nAroait4 da: Tha Nova Sootia Lagiilativa Library Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara tha baat quality posslbia conaidarinq tha condition and lagibility of tha original copy and in Itaaping with tha frming contract spacificationa. Laa imagaa auivantas ont At* raprodultaa avac la plus gr.nd aoin, compta tanu da ia condition at da la nattati da l'axampiaira filmA. at mn conformity avac laa conditions du contrat da filmaga. Original copiaa In printad papar covara ara fllmad baginning with tha front covar and anding on tha last paga with a printad or iliustratad impraa- sion, or tha back covar whan appropriata. AEI othar original copias ara filmad baginning on tha first paga with a printad or illuatrated impras- sion, and anding on tha last paga with a printad or iliustratad impraaaion. Laa axamplairaa originaux dont la couvartura 9n IMpiar ast imprimAa sont filmAs ^n commandant par la pramiar plat at •n tarminant aolt par ia darniAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'impraaaion ou d 'illustration, soit par la sacond plat, salon la caa. Tous laa autraa axamplairaa originaux sont filmte an commandant par la pramiAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'impraaaion ou d'illustration at an tarminant par la darniAra paga qui comporta una talla amprainta. Tha last racordad frama on each microficha shall contain tha symbol — ^ (meaning "CON- TINUED "). or tha symbol V (meaning "END"), whichever applies. Un des symbolaa suivants apparattra sur la darniAra image de cheque microfiche, selon le caa: ia aymbole ~»> signifie "A SUIVRE", le symbole V signifie "FIN". Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed baginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Lea cartas, planchaa, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre filmAs A des taux da reduction diffArents. Lorsque la document est trop grand pour Atra reproduit en un seul clichA. II est filmA A partir da Tangle supArleur gauche, de gauche A droita, at de haut en baa, an prenant la nombre d'imagaa nAcessaire. Lea diagrammaa suivants illuatrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 tolliit'iiiiili *HH ■' ^■" ll S , r' V i ( ■■^gFmm*"0mm** -- RHPOIIT * t pF THE ROYAL ACADIAN SCHOOL, INSTITUTED IN 1813. Incorporated in 1840. 39atron. HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUT. GOVERNOR. Hon. H. H. COGSWELL. Vfce JJresftfmt. Hon. HUGH BELL. CTreasurer. EDWARD BINNEY, Esq. .Secretary. J. C. HUME, M. D. HALIFAX, N. S. rRTNT-KD BY JAMES BOWES AND SON, 1851. ''%>- ■Sj* \ * ■1 ^ COMXITTEl. Hon. ENOS COLLINS. « J. W. JOHNSTON. « M. B. ALMON. « A. KEITH. THE MASTER OP THE ROLLS. Hon. THE SPEAKER OF ASSEMBLY. ROBERT HUME, M. D. Rev. JOHN MARTIN. " JOHN SCiJTT. M. G. BLACK, Eaq. J. S. MOR*RIS, Esq. EDWARD BINNEY, Esq. G. N. RUSSELL, Esq. J. W. NUTTING, Esq. H. PRYOR, Esq. J. c. humf; M. D. A. MacKINLAY, Esq. CHARLES TWINING, Esq. JOHN NAYLOP Esq. ROBERT NOBLE, Esq. G. P. MTCHELL, Esq. JAMES THOMPSON, Esq. JOHN METZLER, Esq. GEO. E. MORTON, Esq. EDW. BILLING, Esq. WM. MURDOCH, Esq. S. SELDEN, SuperintenderU. a '^ni mmm -Ifl jSijimmlim^'M \ U I THE ROYAL ACADIAN SCHOOL INSTITUTION. The Sub-Committee appointed at a General Meeting of SubBcribers to this Institution to draw up a short statement of its early history — its present condition — and its future pros- pects — with the view of having the same printed and circulated for the information of its patron, His ExceUency Sir John Harvey, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, &.c. &c. — the subscribers to its Funds — and the friends of Education generally — ^most respectfully BEPOBT. That The Royal Acadian Institution was founded in the ysar 1813 by the zealous and praiseworthy efforts of Mr. Walter Bromley, for many years its able and efficient Super- intendent, with the co-operation of dbout thirty philanthropic gentlemen of this city, (three of whom are yet living) for the purpose of affording a good English Education to children of all classes in the community, and of both sexes, on Scriptural principles, the Bible being read in the School daily, but free from peculiar denominational or sectarian character. The then Lieut- Governor, Sir John Cope Sherbrooke, became its first Patron, a ^d the scheme adopted for its support, in addition 1 •'■hmtm AwaJM ^^ ! toficliO()l-f(f»«t whoro pervious wore nhl« to pay fur the Ptluralifm of tli«ir children, Maa thnt of voluntary contribution by th^ members of the Coininittoo jind other bonovolent citizenn. The funds accruing from thonn houhm^s, and iiHsiHtunc'fl from the liC^jislatiire, ucre lielil at thn diHpoH;il of a ('oinniittct' appointed lo Huperintend the ulfairH of the lii-titutio", tlie members of which were required to 8ub.-!cnbe not less tlinn one Pound annually, and to report om.e ii year on itH i^rogresa and po.sition. The Institution thui commenced preceded in point of time, every other public School' for the j^ratuitous education of the poor, in Halifax, conducted on the LanoaHteran System, wan well sustained and met with mu h success under itd originator, Mr. Bromley, and his successors in offlc, tV "^anic principles adopted at its formation having b'»-'n ^' : ."* M^ managfe- nient up to the present perion 'i ir' n xi.irh the lu ■ar-t at a larjre School is now conducted was f> expense, from funds raised by suH 'f v ^•. .-d ' nart '^y n Grant from the Lej^islaturo, and i ln-;o d?' \- .''' incor^iia- tlon was obtained by which tlie prupeity of the School Society was invested in Trustees. Appropriate By-Laws were named and agreed to — and a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Committee appointed to superintend and conduct the affairs of the Institution, under wlnse manage- ment it still continues. This popular and uselul institution has furnished for nearly forty years, and conthiues to furnish a graduated and systematic coure of instruction, adapted to the capacity of the youngest children, while facilities are also affor(!ed for teaching to the fullest extent required, in Arith- metic, Geography, and other Branches, those more advanced in years. The Revenue heretofore received for the support of this School lias arisen from an Annual Legislative Grant, — from Subscriptions by memhers of the Committee, as n1 ready men- ) ■■''•' „ f s»»iSB-i«a'>i.. as i':i 'iimJim.M -«'-i3!i,..,i*Aa4jr4. .aai« v tionml, and Hurh Tuition FVeii 8f< roiild be rollocff * « n i r « ^ iij| ni "'■■in rtattlMiwi mt% mtm ■^ ^-^^Km^^^^"^^^ 6 twice in nnrh week the ScholnrH aro rfMjuired to write abutrucUi of tin* liOctureii tiiui given— it beinjf intended tliat v itii the excrciae of the nienicry the under«tundinj( and moral percef»- ?^ t % *, tionn should also be cnltivattsd and^iiipmved. (ieography i» tJiught by larffe Marw with ChanjborH' Tert Bably neceitaary to tiio Ruildinfi^, and provide new Hclicul ap|>aratu«, lUJ of which have been recommended mo ai* to eiiHure the contmuiincn of ilie Grant from flie Province in aid of the HnlnriHa of tlie TeacherH, — Your Committee recommend that an n|)|)cal bij forthwith made to the friendu of Education and tlie {(enerni public, for nich support aw will enable them to maintain in all itH intejjrity, this ^UMtitution — believinjf it at the eame time to be a duty incumbent upon every well-wisher of the riHinj^ generation to asnist them in the acquiHiti