SIR,

EDUCATION OFFICE,

Fredericton, N. B., March 1st, 1889.

I have the honour to present to His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor the Annual Report on the Public Schools of the Province, for the year ended December 31st, 1888.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

WM. CROCKET.

To the Hon. DAVID MCLELLAN,

Provincial Secretery.

CONTENTS.

PART I.-GENERAL REPORT.

Introductory

A Summary View of the Schools for the Year ended June 30, 1888..

Number of Sehools, Teachers, etc..

Proportion of Population at School, Age and Sex of Pupils, Percentage of

Attendance.....

Percentage of Attendance for time Schools were in session.

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ix

X

X

X

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Percentage of Attendance for full Term time.....

Average Attendance of Pupils in Cities and Towns.

xii

xiv

Enrolment of Pupils from 1872 to June, 1888....

XV

Number of Pupils receiving Instruction in the several subjects of the Course,

xvi

PART II.--STATISTICAL TABLES.

Table I. Public Schools-Year ending June 30, 1888.

Attendance, Part I...

do. Part II..

Pupils in different branches, Part I...... A 6 to A

do.

Part II.... A 10 to A 13

Teachers employed, Part I....

Part II.

PAGE.

Table

V. Public Schools-Service of 1st Class Teachers, Part I..

A 16

Report of the Principal of the Provincial Normal School.....

APPENDIX B.

Inspectors' Reports.-District No. 1, Geo. W. Mersereau, A. B......

3

7

Reports of Boards of School Trustees.-I. Fredericton ...

37

Report of President of the University....

Fredericton Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb..

School for the Blind, Halifax...

...126

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.135