REPORT. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     T0 the Board of Education for the Island of Prince Edward: 
     
    
   
   
    
     GENTLEMEN ; 
     
    
   
   
    
     In presenting you with my Report for the last 
     
     quarter, I have but little to add to the statistical 
     
     details Contained in the. accompanying schedule. 
     
    

    
     The breaking up of the roads Compelled me to 
     
     suspend my operations in the month of April last, 
     
     before I had visited all the Schools comprised in my 
     
     division of the Island, tor the second time,—-I have 
     
     recently examined nearly all [then omitted, which 
     
     together with 'I‘wenty-tWo others previoust visited 
     
     but not reported, make a total of Forty-three since 
     
     my last report. 
     
    

    
     It Would be very desirable to prepare an extended 
     
     list of books to be used in the Schools ; and if any 
     
     plan Could be devised lbr supplying them readily 
     
     and at reduced rates, it would, I think be attended 
     
     with advantage. I recommend the two SeQIIels t0 
     
     the seCond book in the Irish National Series, and 
     
     Chamlmrs’s History of the British Empire, to be 
     
     added to the present list. 
     
    

    
     A map of the Island should be placed in every 
     
     school-house ; I have in most cases where this defi- 
     
     ciency existed, left a request to the 'I'rustees to pro- 
     
     cure ono. The keeping of a regular Trustees’ 
     
     book should be insisted on. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Illave placed before the Board two applications 
     
     from the several districts of “ Union” and “South 
     
     Kildare,” for a junction of the two, so as to give 
     
     them a (Tentral school-house at Alberton. I think 
     
     this may be effected with great benefit to the larger 
     
     portion ofthe inhabitants, and—with some slight alter- 
     
     ations in the boundaries of the. adjoining districts—— 
     
     without material inconvenience to any one. 
     
    
   
   
    
     lst July, 1864. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Since the date ofmy last quarterly Report, I have 
     
     made One hundred and six visits to district schools, 
     
     but in some few cases I have thought it advisable 
     
     (when I Could conveniently do so,) to repeat a visit, 
     
     where the absence of the Teacher had preV‘ented 
     
     an examination of" the scholars ; thus the number of 
     
     schools is not adequately represented by the num- 
     
     ber of visits. The schedule to be annexrd hereto 
     
     will give full statistics. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Referring to my Report of June last, I have 
     
     again to draw the attention of the Board to the ex- 
     
     pediency of publishing an enlarged list of books for 
     
     use in the district schools; which, however, might 
     
     be permissive, not obligatory on the Teachers and 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Trustees ; that is to say, no books Should be used 
     
     not included in the list, but a choice should be 
     
     allowed among those authorized by the Board. The 
     
     books to be used for reading and spelling might be 
     
     confined to one. set or Series for the sake of unifor- 
     
     mity in the schools, and also to secure a cheaper 
     
     rate of supply; but I suggest that a wider range 
     
     might be safely allowed in the other branches of 
     
     education, for instance, in history, geography and 
     
     arithmetic. In June last I mentioned the two 
     
     sequels to the SeCond book of the Irish National 
     
     series (which have been advantageously introduced 
     
     into some schools,) and Chalnbers’s history of the 
     
     British Empire. I also recommend for consider.- 
     
     ation \Vhite‘s history of England, Pinnock’s and 
     
     Simpson’s Abridgements of Goldsmith’s, and also a 
     
     history of England published by the society for pro-.- 
     
     moting Christian Knowledge, Chambers’s Educa- 
     
     tional Series including his Introduction to Mathe- 
     
     matics and Geographical Primer, Constable’s 
     
     Educational Series, and Early Lessons, No. 9, 
     
     published by Nelson 8:. Co., Edinburgh Some 
     
     Latin Grammar should also be introduced, perhaps 
     
     Bullion’s, and Rudiments ot'the Latin Language 
     
     for the use ot'the Edinburgh Academy, Latin Delec- 
     
     tus, Caesar’s Commentaries, or some. other Latin 
     
     author. The arithmetical works would, I suppose, 
     
     be a matter of indifference. 
     
    

    
     I have in many instances insisted on a Map of 
     
     Prince Edward Island, and Sutherland’s Island 
     
     Geography being provided by the Trustees. On 
     
     my next circuit Iwill make a more per-emptory 
     
     requisition to this effect, and. report those schools in 
     
     which it is not complied with. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Union of two Districts, with a view to the 
     
     establishment of a Superior or Grammar School, 
     
     has in obedience to the minute of the Board of the 
     
     29th August, received my attention. I have no 
     
     doubt that this may be done, in some localities with 
     
     great advantage, but at present the case of Alber- 
     
     ton, involving the amalgamation of the South Kil- 
     
     dare and the Union Schools, (Lot 4,) is the only one 
     
     I can recommend. Although there may be some 
     
     individual inconveniences occasioned by this union, 
     
     yet on the whole, I think it will be generally bene- 
     
     ficial to the neighbourhood.- 
     
    

    
     l have, before, alluded to the advantage, in many 
     
     cases, of remodelling the School Districts. I am 
     
     aware that this would be attended with considerable 
     
     difficulty, but it Would also have many advantages, 
     
     and should not, I think, be lost sight of.