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,-4-mm ?'m-?-&- "pan which to base future act- i(Jll. Prof. J. C. Matthews, an Is- lander-a P. W. C. Braduate- former teacher at Montague- graduate of Mt. Allison-Ph. D. from Teachers College of Colum- hi.t University and now on the staff of Fenn Teachers College. Cleveland was engaged to carry out a survey of the four city schools. This report has been

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used' freely in our appraisal of our present situation.

"Our problems are all by deficiencies in three areas:

"(ll The present school build- ings are grossly overcrowded.

"(2) The present school build- ings are structurally inadequate for a modern school program, and the equipment is in large part inadequate and outworn.

"((3) The present curriculum is too narrow and restricted to serve the needs of the school population. or the community; as a whole. -

created major

Accommodation

"(1) The Matthews report es- timates the reasonable capacity of the four city schools to total 1665. The maximum emergency capacity tolerable for only a short period of time is estimated to be 2300. The present enroll- ment is 2415. What this means is that this year we are unable to accept all the children seeking an education. There is one entire class at Prince Street that can- not be housed and to date we have been unable to secure ac- commodation for them anywhere else. At the moment. the teacher of this class is giving instruction to small groups of them in her own home.

"According to statistics this sit- uation is going to be much worse next year. and each succeeding year until about 1958 when the school population will level out to about 2800. This is due to the post-war rise in the birth rate. the first group of which is just now beginning to reach school age. Next year we estimate that accommodation for four classes will have to be found outside school property. This estimate does not take into account an ad- ditional group. who now drop out without completing public school

means of offering a broader cur- riculum.

"2. The four city schools were rated in the survey report ac- cording to a. formula in use for such purposes wherein a hypo- thetical perfect school receives a rating of 1000 points grading down to 400 points for 'one clust- fied poor. The four city schools rated 371-334-314 and 309.

"Thls low rating was due to the combination of many factors. Classroom equipment, notably desks and blackboards and maps were noted to be in such a con- dition that extensive replacements were recommended as an urgent necessity. The utilization of every inch of space from basement to top floor for classroom purposes has meant there is no provision for such essential services as a library-reading room. audio vis- ual aid room. science laboratory. room for music instruction, room for physical training etc. Office space for principals and espec- ially teachers' rooms were found to be so inadequate as to be al- most non e lstept.

"3. One 0 the most significant findings of the survey report was that dealing with the abnor- mally high incidence of Charlotte-

town children who leave school without even completing public school education. ' The records

show that during the past twenty years more than three-quarters of our Charlottetown boys and girls did not complete Junior Matri- culation. and more than two- thlrds did not even finish Grade X. With greater facilities for a

broadened curriculum to include some basic training in industrial arts. commerce and home mak-

ing, a far greater number of students will remain longer in school, and will leave better pre- pared not only to make a living.

but in knowing how to live. "This is an obligation to Char-' lotietown youth

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increase in next year's enroll- ment. '

"3. It is the opinion of this Board that permanent relief for the present situation can best be met by the withdrawal of grades 7, 8. 9, 10 from their present buildings, allowing the remaining six grades to expand into the space thus made available. The

Board further recommends that a program of renovation and modernization be instituted in the present schools.

"4. It is the opinion of this Board that there is an urgent need for parallel courses in in-

dustrial arts, home economics and commerce in addition to the aca- demic course, and that facilities for the provision of such instruc- tion up to the end of the elev- enth grade be provided.

High School Requirements

"5. After evaluation of all, infor- mation relevent to the matter under review, including the find- ings and recommendations of the survey report, this Board recom- mends that a comprehensive high school be erected.

"6. Therefore be it resolved that a delegation from this Board wait upon the Mayo? and City Council to acquaint them with the recommendations of ' this Board and to ask their consider- ation and action.

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"Whereas there has been in operation in Charlottetown for a very long period of time a school plan or system whereby two of our schools. attended principally by Protestant children. have been staffed with Protestant teachers, and two of our schools, attended principally by Catholic children. have been staffed with Catholic teachers.

"And whereas always worked

this smoothly.

system has satis-

Noi Time To Siartllorrying About

OTTAWA, Nov. 4-(CP)-Ex- ternsl Affairs Minister Pearson says the time to start worrying about the United Nations is if, and when, the violence of its debates softens to "meaningless courteslea."

In a. foreword to an official publication on "Canada And The United Nations, 1951-52" just is- sued. the man who now is chair- man of the U. N.'s General As- sembly. says:

"We should not be too distress- ed because its meetings are often acrimonious and contentious. At times the very violence of the disputes is evidence of the fact member states are deeply con- cerned about the effect produced by their arguments.

"There would be more cause factorily and efficiently, and without any discord. and it is

highly desirable that it be con- tinued and observed in the plan- ning of any additional school ac- commodation.

"Therefore be it resolved that. if a decision is made to provide comprehensive high school accom- modation for senior grades. In- cluding grades to be transferred from the existing schools, (or to provide any alternative additional accommodation) two such schools be provided, without duplication of technical or vocational equip-

ment, one for the upils from Prince Street and eat Kent Schools and one for the pupils

from Rochtord Square and Queen

Square Schools."

to worry about the U. N. if the debates ever degenerated into an elaborate exchange of meaning- less courtesles which avoided any realistic reference to outstanding issues and disputes. Then. indeed. figtility would have been reach- e '..

After seven years. says Mr. Pearson. the U. N. "is still a young organization, still largely

an experiment."

"But one thing has become in- creasingly evident . . . there is no doubt that the spirit of inter- dependence in the world is grow- lng." With the exception of the Com- munist blor, the different races were steadily reducing mutual barriers of ignorance and sus- picion which had so often led to war.

The hope for the future of the U. N. "has a deeper nd more solid foundation" than headlines about violent East-West disputes would indicate.

". . . because the U. N. mirror of the world. we not say it has failed because reflects an unhappy world."

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met. The survey report considers a major factor in this premature leaving to be the narrowness of the curriculum which is primar- ily designed to meet the demands of those planning to pursue the academic course leading on to P. W. C.. making no provision for those who, for whatever reason. cannot do so.

"Having seen what the present situation is. the questions must be asked: Is the situation as good as Charlottetown can afford? Are we getting all we can afford to pay for? Is the situation the in- evitable result of financial im- pecunlty of the citizens of Char- lotteiown? The Board of School, Trustees is of the opinion that the anlwer is No.. Charlottetown can afford much better. The an- swer is that insufficient monies have been asked for and granted. to prevent this situation reaching the point it has today--the point where it must be considered cai- amltous.

"in 1947 Charlottetown ranked first in average Income among the 10 Maritime communities in-

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"The cost to the City of Char- lottetown to provide each pupil with an education In 1950-51 was 357.37. Comparisons with other Maritime cities and towns place Charlottetown 6th in this respect. Moncton spent 3112.15 to rank highest. For the year 1950-51 the average per capita levy for all purposes including education. In Charlottetown was-324.39 ranking Charlottetown 11th of 11 cities in the Maritime: studied. Campbell- ton ranked first with 570.53. Fred- ericton had 358.91, Sydney had 550.52, Summerside 833.89. v

"The average per capita levy , for school purposes only in Char- lottetown in 1950-51 was 37.98- ranklng Charlottetown 10th of the 11. studied. Campbeilton rank- ed highest with 520.63.

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