Inspectors' Reports. - District No. 1, Geo. W. Mersereau, A. B.,.. A 71 A 75 Fredericton Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, A 175 School for the Blind, Halifax, A 182 Papers Read at County Institutes, A 183 A 105 A 115 A 123 A 125 A 127 A 129 A 130 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOLS OF NEW BRUNSWICK 1889. PART I-GENERAL REPORT. To His Honor the Honorable Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley, C. B., K. C. M. G., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of New Brunswick: MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOR, I have the honour to submit, as required by law, my Report on the operations of the Free School System for the year 1889. I trust that the comparative statements, and other details embodied in the Report, will show that there has been no diminution of interest or activity in the several aspects of the service. The inner work of the schools, as will be seen from the Inspectors' Reports, has been carried on with undiminished efficiency; but the numbers in attendance, though not differing from that of former years, cannot be regarded as satisfactory. It seems to me that the time has come when some provision should be made in behalf of compulsory attendance. I refer to this subject later on, and also to the necessity for better provision for secondary education. Summary of Statistics for the Year ending June 30th, 1889. The Statistical Tables of Part II embrace two Terms, viz.; The Term ended December 31st, 1888, and the Term ended June 30th, 1889. Tables IX and X show the disbursements of Provincial Grants and the apportionment of the County Fund to Trustees for the same period. Part III includes the report of the Principal of the Normal School for the session ended June, 1889, the reports of Inspectors, of Boards of Trustees. for cities and incorporated towns, for the year ended December, 1889, the reports of the President of the University, and of the Superintendents of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Fredericton, and of the Blind Asylum of Halifax. TABLE I.-NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, PUPILS, &C. Number of pupils in attendance during the year,.. 68,221 Other details will be found in the Table. TABLE II.-PROPORTION OF POPULATION AT SCHOOL, AGE AND SEX OF PUPILS, PERCENTAGE OF DAILY AND FULL-TERM ATTENDANCE. * The total enrolment of last year was through a clerical error given as 69.063 instead of 68.268. |