SPALLUMCHEEN. Teacher, Miss Mary Babcock. Salary, $60 per month. Inspected, February 19th, 1896; present, 9 boys, 9 girls; total, 18. Enrolled during the year, 12 boys, 15 girls; total, 27. Average monthly attendance, 23. Average actual daily attendance, 20.23. Expenditure, $760. This school was closed on February 29th, 1896, on account of inability to maintain the average daily attendance required by Statute. SQUAMISH. Teacher, Miss May I. Magee, until June 30th, 1896; present teacher, Miss Grace A. McIntosh, B.A. Teacher, Richard L. Laffère, B.A., until February 29th, 1896; present teacher, Miss Jennie Sweeney. Salary, $50 per month. Inspected, September 18th, 1895; present, 8 boys, 5 girls; total, 13. May 4th, 1896; present, 4 boys, 11 girls; total, 15. Enrolled during the year, 20 boys, 19 girls; total, 39. Average monthly attendance, 19. Average actual daily attendance, 12.81. Expenditure, $640. The percentage of average actual daily attendance is very low in comparison with the number of pupils enrolled during the year. STRAWBERRY VALE. Teacher, James H. Monk. Salary, $55 per month. Inspected, January 10th, 1896; present, 10 boys, 10 girls; total, 20. Enrolled during the year, 24 boys, 23 girls; total 47. Average monthly attendance, 29. Average actual daily attendance, 23.02. SUMAS. Teacher, Malcolm McLeod. Salary, $50 per month. Inspected, September 3rd, 1895; present, 7 boys, 7 girls; total, 14. April 13th, 1896; present, 9 boys, 4 girls; total, 13. Enrolled during the year, 15 boys, 11 girls; total, 26. Average monthly attendance, 19. Average actual daily attendance, 15.09. Expenditure, $640. At central examination held in Chilliwhack school-house on April 16th and 17th, 1896, Miss Rachel C. McLeod and Master Stephen A. Chadsey, pupils of this school, obtained the percentage required for admission to a High School. A new school-house was erected in this district during the past year. SUMAS, SOUTH. Teacher, D. E. Stevenson. Salary, $50 per month. Inspected, September 3rd, 1895; present, 6 boys, 7 girls; total, 13. April 13th, 1896; present, 11 boys, 5 girls; total, 16. Enrolled during the year, 16 boys, 8 girls; total, 24. Average monthly attendance, 17. Average actual daily attendance, 13.87. Expenditure, $640. SURREY CENTRE. Teacher, Henri W. Laffère. Salary, $50 per month. Examined, August 30th and 31st, 1895; present, 8 boys, 8 girls; total, 16. Inspected, April 8th, 1896; present, 8 boys, 5 girls; total, 13. Enrolled during the year, 19 boys, 15 girls; total, 34. Average monthly attendance, 21. Average actual daily attendance, 15.37. Expenditure, $640. At examination held August 29th and 31st, 1895, Miss Margaret Boxall and Master Norman Brown, pupils of this school, passed the standard required for admission to a High School. A larger average actual daily attendance was to be expected from an enrolment of 34 pupils. THREE FORKS. Teacher, Marcus McDowell. Salary, $50 per month. No inspection. Enrolled during the year, 7 boys, 13 girls; total, 20. Average monthly attendance, 11. Average actual daily attendance, 9.46. Expenditure, $560.96 This assisted school was opened in August, 1895. At present there are 15 pupils enrolled. The average actual daily attendance is certainly low in comparison with the total number of pupils enrolled. Monitor, Miss Eva I. Miller. Salary, $40 per month. Inspected, October 18th, 1895; present, 36 boys, 36 girls; total, 72. March 6th, 1896; present, 41 boys, 36 girls; total, 77. Enrolled during the year, 54 boys, 50 girls; total, 104. Average actual daily attendance, 70.65. Expenditure, $1,760. TRAIL. Teacher, Miss Hattie B. Howe, until June 30th, 1896; present teacher, Donald J. Dewar. Salary, $60 per month. The school in this newly-created district was opened in January, 1896. Owing to the largely increased attendance, it was found necessary to grant the addition of a monitor for this school in September, 1896. The average daily attendance now being maintained is nearly 70. That the average actual daily attendance during the past school-year, is very low when compared with the whole number of pupils enrolled, is accounted for by the very rapid growth of the place, and by the fact that the school was in operation but six months in the school year. TRENANT. Teacher, Alexander Gilchrist. Salary, $60 per month. Inspected, August 28th, 1895; present, 11 boys, 13 girls; total, 24. Enrolled during the year, 22 boys, 19 girls; total, 41. Average monthly attendance, 37. Average actual daily attendance, 23.68. Expenditure, $760. Teacher, Martin J. Ravey. Salary, $50 per month. Inspected, January 30th, 1896; present, 17 boys, 16 girls; total, 33. Average monthly attendance, 34. Average actual daily attendance, 30.11. Expenditure, $451.30. The school in this newly-created district was opened in October, 1895. At present there are 48 pupils enrolled, and the average daily attendance thus far maintained is about 30. VANCOUVER, SOUTH. Teacher, Albert E. Phoenix. Salary, $50 per month. Inspected, September 20th, 1895; present, 14 boys, 17 girls; total, 31. January 30th, 1896; present, 21 boys, 12 girls; total, 33. Enrolled during the year, 29 boys, 23 girls; total, 52. Average monthly attendance, 36. Average actual daily attendance, 25.39. Expenditure, $640. VESUVIUS. Teacher, Raffles A. R. Purdy. Salary, $50 per month. Inspected, February 12th, 1896; present, 17 boys, 4 girls; total, 21. Enrolled during the year, 27 boys, 12 girls; total, 39. Average monthly attendance, 24. Average actual daily attendance, 17.91. Expenditure, $640. The percentage of average actual daily attendance maintained during the past school-year is low. VESUVIUS, NORTH. Teacher, Miss Katie Furness. Salary, $50 per month. Inspected, February 12th, 1896; present, 9 boys, 11 girls; total, 20. Enrolled during the year, 13 boys, 15 girls; total, 28. Average monthly attendance, 25. Average actual daily attendance, 20.37. Expenditure, $625.10. WADDINGTON. Teacher, Miss Edith M. Macfarlane, until December 31st, 1895. Salary, $50 per month. No inspection. Enrolled during the year, 3 boys, 4 girls; total, 7. Average monthly attendance, 7. Average actual daily attendance, 6.04. Expenditure, $97.18. A school was opened at this point in November, 1895, and was closed in December, 1895, owing to want of sufficient pupils to warrant the keeping of the school open. WANETA. Teacher, Donald J. Dewar, until January 31st, 1896; Miss Mabel Bunting, until June 30th, 1896; present teacher, Miss Isabella Reith. Salary, $60 per month. No inspection. Enrolled during the year, 11 boys, 8 girls; total, 19. Average monthly attendance, 16. Average actual daily attendance, 11.56. Expenditure, $706.53. |