o _ities .al;@,._,_n,, _, 5.2¢.” ,_ 1, _ - -.. ..._ _f___ , 'l HE GUARDIAN CHARLOTTETOWN, P E 1. DECEMBER 1 1899 ' "~ ,,";'~» i’ ` 1.3? f"` - am". -., .,» nm... »-ss.-...-a--.--._ ,»_-._ __ .`,,. - _ _J _f _-____-_-; ;;~-1# ~~- " ,;_¢_ _ i¢g..¢,e~._-»a`_&&@ -. / _Ja ,.,f,__V, ,Av '__ , Y - » ~ _ J it ` BY INSPBCTOR 0. J. b\¢C0lMAC. ‘lswfoundland is a part oi British t Agence; but it is not included in the Dominion of Canada. It lt. about twice 1 ‘ gqlirge as Nova Scotia, having an gen et~i2,000 square miles.. It is tri- .ngular in shape,hut the coast line is bsplyindenied with many bays and hrcors. The surface is billy and the nilis not well adapted for agricul- nre There are many lakes, rivers and prshss. The climate is cold and mere. Theeouutryis rich in misse- uls sspemlly copper, iron, coal and hdhntthepeoplo ve mainly bythe Actwas passed.it hnd 60 schools in Tne principal yvnsiedes ol operation. Thissocletystill exists and gcaught are cod, herrng, lobsterltoday has 21 schools employing 24 ,iv salinon. The population is esti- ‘teachers and having an attendance oti mud at 202.000 and are chiely the ovnr2000pnp\ . mdaats or the settlers who fame, In 1882 a representative government to 75.000. The Newfoundland School Society was founded through the efiorts of Mr. Simuel Codner, Devonshire trader. Its headquarters was in Lon- don Eagland. Tae Home Government gave grints of land for school purposes, free passages from England on ships open te teachers, and pecuniary assist- ance towards the erection ct school- houses and the payment of teachers’ salaries. In 1824, the Society opened it hut school, and at the end of eight- esuyears, when the First Education Britain. The orifinnl' raoepiwasgrmnedto Newfoundland and in lccstmes or Bad ndians has'18l6 the tlssnihl its hrst - ' J WM ksxtmctbr many yearn. This s¢.lade pre- dpversinentisthesainn as ia the nlirthedivtsicucfthslslandiiito kdian provinces, consisting of alnine ethieatiounl districts asdtheap- 0'ovI‘n:r appointed by the Crown, nn pointing of, a Board of Education of f%iveCouneil of seven mombesn, twelve persons for' oooh district to slqishtive Coua~ii ot titteen mem-'spend the appropriations. Ont of the 1 and n Legislative Assembly ot graht of £2100. £600 were pnidfin & » .;` \‘/ ;r " ` _` _ ill 1 'gil But it seems to be our duty to give you all the information we can about our great Cloth- ' (Qi 'if lf~l` ffl: ' THIRD,-We give you! money back if you want it. , .- ff l \ ill l \‘ ,I i \ :\\\ Sb A 11 ‘ J i. 1/$6 C" - ' _ ' " :I i . #tix members, elected by thnlequlpropordonsiotheliewtoundlanc N; I _ _ ' _, _ ' Y E __ _ ~ *U i 1 1; _ Wg A Y Y Y _ Y ' ' & m _4 1 -` ' 4 \‘ - sg .~\_f,.i.,\, ._ s4;i._ *f - EDUCATION IN NEWFOUNDLAND. ~ ' ing Department. li I Q l .__ "1 \ \ . e . _ , n J) fn J L `\/ \`, 1 IE Never in the history ofthe Cothiug tiade was better value offered the people of Charlottetown than is now offered. by Prowse Bros. The Wonderful Cheap Men. FIRST- -,We want to impress this on your minds that we keep the best Ready-to-Wear Clothing made in Canada. N-1 SECOND-We know good Clothing when we see it. FOURTH, -Every garment that leaves our store is fully gauarauteed. FIFTH,-We buy Clothing in large quantities, therefore buy cheaper than smell dealers. 6 1 SIX'I`Hf-You can be s :ie that the Clothin we sell #is not in any way. ~= fl" il ;_f`_;()ur clerks are th utliful and Straight Norward and know their business. SEVENTH.-You are sife when you trade at,_Prowse Bros. because you can besnre ofget- ing the best goods. the best value,»the trcatmgtit. 1 ` i si J-»»--. tw ooo i- ui- s-ii-»i=»-1-~y-¢,g__w;; V 3 . C ' A UL-'.| “5°_°‘“°l""‘ m'°°°~ £750 ‘°*""° Granttor'l'oPendon Schetn_s ll00tl),nodm' C. ortier.of ini ",§ 1 <-yi » . . - V ngthelrstquartorotthscmtury trntuiugof teachers and£400 torthe _,_ ~ i ~ 8 'l°i»°r°|s\i°=\ iwrvsllfl *MI 25-00°. *“P'°°°°_°‘°°‘*°°1'- 'W' 1°' °°°- 'mai sis4.oss.is. my 'misss t»»is,n_-i|»n.'ra»y ...ti--i - , _ . *M04 "U1 1875 “sl 01° i»f°°°\¢ 11°-\ 'riiii aiitisaiviaettaiiioiigtae aio- at ta' ssiegrsptitag- -visions - ' - A “W °’ °‘|°°\d°° °*“° _hw f°"°° md arent rslilgions denominations aecordiiie a suit of seven with _ N oi in d”"."’ 'ill :I yamansitssilesrtandaloneinl of ’ pbefesc In thousands of such cases ll be " WSU lsnnotttocl`\ld` S0 ` I W ébf"l'lo!New- toning is pussy dissnlssimai I ‘Three A' C inspectors mappoimed iiiiav siisfeasatoriiie t _ eiziig- \land. __ g and RomongC_nthclie;| k"°mi§:»ag ‘hs di den ations are ` ' L e Prmut Inspectors year a itil; 13 sland is divided into dts'rict¢. A Board of Education for each district is appointed bythe Governor in Council. The resident Cleruyinan is always a member of the board. It is the duty of these boards to manage and expend all t monies appropriated for educational pur- poses in its respective districts and l publish yearly audited accounts of£ come and expenditure to the people’s superintendent. The salary of each superintendent is $1620. He has to psy his own travelling expenses, omce nent. etc, out of this amount. _ l The superintendent is ex oflicio Chairman of the Board of Examiners appointed to grant certfiosteo of quali- hontion to teachers. There are no Nor- nial seheelsin the Ialand,so the teadiors recsiv their training at the various col- leges. Each male teacher m training is allowed 'oy Government 8100 pg; aouosn. and each teinals teacher ner annum towards dsfrsying thdr Examination are ol E..O152.76 ,lourth 0 .i,.. 1311?' F. ii =§. Church of England 051.732 93 Methodist 89 468 79 Roman Citholic 54.08504 Presbyterian 1,07 8.54 Congregatienslist ' 57 9.39 R formed Epincopalians 860.81 Salvation Army and others 1.584.69 Council of Higher Education 4.000 00 Pensions to Betired'1'esebors 700.00 Pension Scheme ` 500.00 Total 0154 086.19 There are 628 schools and colleges, with an attendance of 84.531 pupils. ture to the extent of $9,565.29. Lest ‘t ~ ‘i'l<"~';‘ year the Brat Convention of the teachers 333'" UU# nt tin coioiiy im isis it st. Joiiivi Pf°P°1'°‘!¢l~0l»s\l Dnsitsrs- I1 no one was permitted to build a when an act was passed _increasing the Pupil in 323,31 V1 pp’ Q36() psf embraced the following sub-| Tlx lisdses who are gating our idling house on the Island without gran: so £7500 and creating two Ceo- I-1,, na “gh “Mug lnmiut gui. esta: (1) Science as a factor in Fducs-_sseqnos ern delighted with them. UI pg” Pa), ,£00 P" yu;-_ Th, ,cami tion; (2) Technical Education; (8) In- elegance of workmanship and annul- ig* the Society for the Propagation of the given to the boards to administer the OM. .ohgou ig ’154_0g9_1g mi 550;( The outcome ol the Uneven- A nw; . ' '|11 mg” ‘ ' Gospel in Foreign Ports. This Society whole of their respective grants. This 70° gr N” hrm.“unP°whu”__. tion was the establishment of n °Now- npqblg xg? present canhengroyt had Qiutrol cf education until the estab- method did not prove very satisfostory | Gam 5°, m,m,mu-’ lolhdlsnd T0l°l\ll'l' 189°'-\|il`»l°'|~” » ithe apron fair on the 148| Dec. There lishi& the Newfoundland School and in 1858 the Island was divided into sebum _ '~|0g_351_1pu ° - G, J, HcCc§§ac_ ~ y 'in .lm bg . ,ea md PM han. _.5 dunisty in 1823. lt is said that the S 728 districtsand local boards appointee Gr,” 1" An',_¢¢¢|” ¢g . ~ ’ St. George’s,P. E. I., Nov. 22, ’99. 1 c,“|,_ N4* I G. opQt£375 annmlly h its schools. to spend the appropriation. Tnchmt snug. |5397,” " I pal the teachers’ salaries, usually £380 was is this year voted tor the es- Gnu go, hmm; -pgnut, 5_¢m_g4 £15 to £30 each. supplied the neheol hblishment of nine commercial schools .i .. 1n,P.¢p,. Q.” ""1 1 whhoohsnodappurstus and estah-iiulecslcentres _ hdgnnk I ' 1 gr i’ wiiuatess rstnciuirnr. ‘CA NADIAN » ` iresstiivsatiss nes-_;_iii¢ neat -Wirral 1 lieth] uisdoa lsuseshl teeth °i\!~l FOBIEVEBYBODI IN Another sept was made when tho aig- illtisfreiiii- is pspiiiieoii - iiiascn closet. me omega. is ' 3, “"7 | , .. . - __' H , ' .$15 ii., ,iq in 'tow .J 1' l 'H-.4 -fi walls Alandmmmitnhlcwith `| ` t llitnitable Resources.” A t“°’”°°° ' ‘ f = nals was cenvepd through three lse- proot vaults and an ordinary telegraph switchboard in which 80 wires were G°'°"'m°°t F‘°°= G"°‘ M 160 0"" to haha Fido Settlers. §’,°:,_"°°‘°°,___u‘,'§_ ‘°" “’°‘“ *° "°“’ "‘"‘ roi steps. owiipnvs raiiipiiisti, Ncreiisitindtiig to na itat t\iiil'1"""'P°“‘“°' 3'1"- ‘**-- Wf*'°'° I switchboard contained live wires. A- J- HEATH vaults and through this board. A th'r-1 test wis msd! in .which t"e send-ng instrument was placed inside ofow- of the steel vaults and both So the cost per pupil to Government is about 84.80, and the percentage t f the entire population attending school is about seventeen. There is no com- pulsory atteudauce law. The total amount ot school foes collected in 1897 was 824,122.19, sud the people volun- tariy contributed 813.6836; so the total amount paid towards education by the people was 887,190.85 about 18c. per head or less than a quarter ei .minutes af er they have reached their doons were closed and the combination lock turned. The signals were then transmitted clearly from the inside of the vault to an adjoining room. The professor claims that his invention is mat5ri 1 lly dilerent from that of lar- coni’a, _and that in-ti-utnents can be con- structed to be carried on horseback and _bo ready for operation within a few destination. ' the current passed through all of the `l D- P- A-. C- P- B. St. John. N. ‘B. Vov. 22 d&w L-L-_ __ _.___ -f_. ____ -- _ms--3-__5 ltt Bandits tiulhgtlll Will y Sit Flglilhg. Eyglsst llslllsg_`ll_sl_llti llstsnst- ‘We have s large reeerveo! eeleryl for winter keeping, which we walt to send ont. and the now well known medicinal properties of this king of \ qetables ,hould induce evefv fant- what the Goverment Grant amounts to IIB KBELBYGIB. gy w 1., ...U . quam, f°,.',,,iM"._ yearly. ‘gloss wlmingaohocuredntltihomdes-nvtng' Cderyp bard’ ‘2 0° The number ot teaoher‘n employed. I 0|o=’_ ‘_ for bm. w oo is 759. 68 percent otwhieh number are iamalns. The Council of lligher iE,dl$ntionisapBourd connistinget28` -' 8 _ ' will mssnbmaestabliahed ferwthepnrpoes ---o--- erywitheachordérands pto efposnotbgssnudlenrnlngasdad- ' ‘ collep expenses. held at stated_ periods andeortiinnteo 'There are three palm d slidvlil-:L'n. sas nr. p The "adnage ,salaries paid mls senchws oltheirstgrsde areC. ME- esatss. nsslieszt. s_ssi,ss o .N°baohl'l E smfos. itstsotilit.'=1l ' Oi0!,00;teadsotldt&'d » 018.96. Hethe&lM7 °°' "`°°‘E`u&=s.v ; of F' si* ll; 7 , 1 2 »iJ . holding examination and gg diplomas, prizes at itch _ 5 .v‘ ini oil! ;_§;ll¢oi vnndng the iotmnsts _odhighl edncbs- SWF ,Q > 6owr,L Wonrnr., Wm, , ncnmam.,‘avn€an1>nn ` .s is 6 s- 'Q50 ip: t -, 8 fi itll.-si. ‘iidihiil as " 5 gl .fit li §§ iii lil s .li~»§f_lsé tits. its ii .4 f\ as-. Jessi.; " ' ` at 'J' GAY &’ iso'-‘gl Weeeudourplanofk ` all provinces. Wehaveolsou ofdryheepingenionsat the lowprwm. i ~ g . fs, m our_ ....."f.‘.~.s~"’3 one-ysputiinisi, Ghsrlssssssva..P. B. I. i Fine New Rings, Gold Brooches, 1 Ladies' an l Gents’ Chains, Silverware, Ladies’ Gold Watchl, Gents’ Watches, l 1°* '°?'S'f‘~ Jan ‘_ Minsk .\ lilies id ¢ W .£1-»'5., ll¢W.__.. D. LCIGWOITI O @-