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THE DAILY EXAMINER

EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.

EDITED BY INSPECTOR McCormac Education in King’s County During 1899.

Perhaps the greatest drawback to the cause of education in the Eastern Inspectorate during last year was irregularity of attendance, which irregularity was caused to a great de- gree by an epidemic of measles and grippe that visited many localities during the winter months, Nearly every school in the southern section of the county was closed for some weeks owing to the prevalence of these and other ills. I have found whole settlements stricken down with la grippe and as a consequence the schools very sparsely attended, the reads unbroken and travelling extremely difficult. In 1898 we had an increase of 2.21 per cent in attendance, but in 1899 the percentage of attendance shows a de- crease Of 2.57 per cent. However, the winter of the present year was a very favorable one for school attendance, and Il have no doubt that the attend- ance was more regular than it had been for many years. I would entreat teachers to urge upon both parents and pupils the supreme importance of regular and punctual attendance. Let us all rake an effort during the re- maining months of goo, and I think we can make the current year a record- breaker in regard to regularity of at- tendance.

In 1898 the schools of this county had an enro!lment of 5,224 pupils: last year we had 5,207. Yet, although the enroll.:ent shows a decrease of 17, there is a marked increase in the num- ber receiving instruction in the sub- jects of our curriculum. Arithmetic shows an increase of 63, Grammar of 36 History of 10; Geography of 26, Orthography of 7, Composition of 165, Temperance of 69,Latin of 9, Geomtry of 35, Botany of 46, and Agriculture of 6; Music shows a decrease of 3, Book-keeping of 9, Writing of a, Algebra of 10, and French of 2. These figures are veryencouraging asit will be noted that an increase has been made in the number studying the mest important branches, while it may be said the others hold their own. When it will be nuted that the province as a whole shows during 1899 a large de- crease in regard to the number study- ing several subjects when compared with 1899, the showing this county made last year

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should be especially gratifying to our teachers and ratepay- ers, In comparing the number!

of pupils ic the different branches of ; instruction throughout the Province } during 1899 with 1898, we find a de-j crease of 305 inthe number studying , writing, a decrease of 165 in Arithme } tic, a decrease of 230 in History, a de-' crease of 378 inGeography, a decrease; of 604 in Music, a decrease of 81 in} French, a decrease of 4 in Algebra, a decrease of 120 in Geometry, a_ de- crease of 44 in Botany and a decrease of 82 in Agriculture. The snbjects showing an increase are Geography 70, Orthography 260, Composition 84, Book-keeping 58, Drawing 366, Tem- perance 673 and Latin 108. Another pleasing feature of our progress during the last year is in the number ol pupils studying the 5th and 6th read- exs. In this county the number stud) - ing Books V. and VI. have increase: considerably last year, there being 63 more in the @th grade during 1899 than during 1898. The 5th grace had 65 more pupils in 1899 than in 1898. These figures show that our people are beginning to set more vaiue on educatien and permit their chiidren to remain in school for a longer time than they formerly did. Too many pupils have in the past been withdrawn from school.as soon as they reached the fourth grade. |

In 1898 King’s County paid $5¢r-- 00 as supplements to teachers’ salaries; last year we paid $670.00, being an in- crease of $79 over the previous year. It is pleasing to see an increase in this regard, however small that increase. There isnot a school district in the Eastern Inspectorate but can afford

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and should pay a supplement to its | teacher. It means very few cents out , of each ratepayer’s pocket yet the sum | total means a great amount to the

teachers. In no better way can the, ratepayers of a district show their ap-

preciation of a teacher’s service than | by voting him a supplement. Not | many years ago most of our school

districts voted decent supplements ; As the efficiency of our schools is in- | creasing why should not the school patrons encourage the teachers? In 1898 we _ employed 15 first class teachers, last year we employed 20; in 1898 we had 8&8 second class teachers last year go; in 1898 we had 46 of Third class, last year 40. It is pleas- ing to seean increase in the number of first and second class teachers | employed in our schools. The higher , the grade of a teacher’s scholarship, the better the quality of the teacher’s | work should be.

Much improvement has_been effect- ed in regard to the quality of the in- Struction given, “Quality” is becom ing the watchword of most schools, A few years ago the watchword was “Quantity.” Primary pupils are in most schools receiving the proper share of attention. The standing of no school wall be judged by the effi- ciency of the puptis in the advanced branches. A teacher who neglects the primary classes deserves very se- vere censuce even though he has classes that can “sock’ with Socrates, “rip” with Ewiipides and explain the connéction between a Greek reot and a cabbage root.

It is pleasing to note the great im- provment effected to school property during the last year. Four fine school houses have been erected. Souris has one of the very best school builcings in the province. Glenal- adale has now one of the best one: room school houses. In 1898 only 3 :chool lots wese fenced in, now <6 are fenced in. The people have shown themselves very generous in the matter of providing suitable furniture, maps, stoves, &c. Taking a glance over all departments of school work we aiust say that the ratepayers and: teachers of King’s County have in many respects brought educational matters during 1899 closer to the goal aimed at. Let us make a better showing during £goo.

EDUCATIONAL GROWTH OF P, E. L

No. No. Year of Schools of Pupils 1833 74 2,176 1837 51 1,649 1841 121 4,350 1547 125 5,000 1851 135 5.306 1856 268 11,000 SOL 302 1870 72 15,000 1874 403 18,233 1878 465 19,240] 1881 486 21,601 1887 437 22,462 z PILLS > sauea impurities frou the

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HISTORICAL EVENTS.

1821—National Schools opened.

1830—First Board of Education ap- pointed,

1836—Central Academy opened.

1836—First official Inspector Schools appointed.

1838—First Teachers’ Association formed.

1852—Free Education Act passed. on Dunstan’s College open- ed.

1856—Provincial opened,

1860—Prince of Wales College es- tablished.

1377—Public Schools Act passed.

1879—Prince of Wales College and Se Normai School amalgamat- ed.

1885—Arbor Day established for the Schools.

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‘887 —Provincial Teachers’ Asso: ciation founded. :896—Provincial Teachers’ Ass o-

ciation incorporated.

1900—New Prince of Wales College opened.

1900—-First Convention of Eastern. Teachers’ Association held.

COUNTRY SCHOOLS AND THEIR SUR. ROUNDINGS.,

We quote from an article in “Re- creation,” by Prof. D. Lange, of the St Paul High School. Parents would do well tu. ponder over it, fora similar impression might be made on a for-

tions of this province .—

‘I had agreed to make a wagon trip of 200 miles with a European acquaint- ance, on condition that he should in- terpret to me and comment upon everything he saw, before he asked me any questions aboutit. He agreed, and 1 promised myself considerable infor- mation, and not a little amusement from the trip.

‘On the evening of the third day he said: “Now, I givejit up! What are those little square, uninhabited shanties of which we have passed quite a few? “What do you think they are?” I re- plied. “At first,” he answered, “I thought they were township jails; but that can’t be because there are no traces of iron bars about them. The nearest thing tothem J have ever seen are ,poorhouses in small villages, but I have not seen a soul around them. You tell me that there are not more than ten lazy paupers inthe whole country,and that nearly every farmer is a wealthy man, and that you have no poor, landless,crowded peasantry.” “Be- fore I explain this to you, tell me why you thought they might be jails.” “Well,” he said, “you do some things here ina queer way. I thought you had them fixed up in that style to make the building and its surroundings harmonize with the inward desolation of the prison.”. “Oh,” I broke in, “Stup your nonsense. You know well enough they are schoolhouses.” “No, indeed,” he frotested, “I did not, and I would have been afraid to say so if Thad thought it. I have seen such fine school buildings in your cities that I never thought of school- houses.” After considerable argument and explanation, however, he seemed convinced and replied: “Do you practical people really believe that in such desolate shanties you can inspire

your teachers and children to admire and love the beautiful in art, literature and nature? There is no harmony, no nature, no art; nothing but the crudeness of neglect about them. Do you mean to say that your wealthy farmers and your wealthy state allow children to spend the most impression- able years of their lives in spots of such discordant desolation ? Really, if you have not fooled me, T can readily explain, why, with your miser- able mud roads and such country schools your population shows an abnormally strong drift towards the cities,” ?

HOME LESSONS,

The most appropriate subjects for home lessons are these which involve either: (1) Reproduction of some portion of fhe day’s work, as in geo- graphy, arithmetic, grammar, or com- position; or (2) preparation of the next day’s work,» like spelling, map draw- ing, memory work (recitation, geo- graphical facts, chronology in history, rules, tables, exceptions in grammar, etc. )

The time and methods of revision of home lessons will depend on the methods of instruction and the subjects taught; and probably, in some schools, upon the staff, also ; but it is assumed that all schools are staffed properly in these suggestions.

Spelling would be part of the dicta- tion lesson, The chief errors in arith- metic can be explained and corrected onthe blackboard. Parsimg and an- alysis can be corrected as in arith- metic, or, with a good teacher, in the

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August 22nd, 1900. J Station Fare Train Dep. ee Charlottetown 85c 6.50 a, m, Standard Time St. Dunstan’s 85c 655 “* ae Roy. Junction 85c 7.05 “ = York 850 7.15 ‘ Bedford we 728 * a Tracadie we TD © "i Mt, Stewart 709 Jan * nag St. Andrew’se 75¢ 7.55 “ ne Lot 40 60c 8.17 * ” Morell 60c 8.22 “ " St. Peter's Ye $43 “ 98 Five Houses 450 848 “ - Selktrk 35¢ 903 “ = Rollo Bay 35c 909 “* 28 Bear River 353 9.16 * _ New Zealand 25¢ 9.23 “ " Harmony ise O23 * ne Souris Arrive 950 * ” Georgetown 85c 6.50 * ? Brudenell Se 556 * - Cardigan 8c 6.05 * er Perth 85c 6.18 ** 48 S50 67g * ae St. Teresa wc 6h) * Sed Peakes we 635 * ” Pisquii 75¢ 6.48 sc “

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