Report of the Inspector Volume 43 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...and only gradually shew themselves. Analogous difficulties in the management of poultry farms will occur to anyone who has experience of them. The question whether a scheme of reconstruction should be embarked upon or the school removed to a new site will no doubt engage the serious consideration of the committee. Inmates and Staff. Nature and Condition of Premises and Character of Surroundings. A separate class-room has been established for the junior boys. The beds have been fitted with spring mattresses on which straw mattresses are laid. Now desks, made in the joiners' shop, have boen fitted up in the class-rooms. The boys themselves, under the supervision of the officers, have built a large timber shed. The plans for this wore drawn in the school and mastered by the advanced boys. A double wood-chopping machine has been erected so as to economise manual laliour in tho wood-chopping department. An emergency room and a lavatory have been added to tho infirmary, and a number of modern appliances have been provided. fc), Miss St. George's--eonl. SiiiL'ins;--a very fair beginning in sol-fa, in 2 groups. Mental arithmetic, good in VI., IIL, and 1.; very fair in other classes. Geography, good generally. Recitation, good in junior; very fair in senior classes. History readers had been in intelligent use. Elementary grammar is taken. A good course of object lessons had been given to the juniors. General development of i n t e 11 i g e n ce, good. Industrial Training. (13.) (14.) Provision for Physical Training and Recreation. (15J dard reached is good. I In thin regard the school has made marked advance, and is now without doubt one of the very best in the country. The workshops have always had a reputation, but never has their proper function as an educational...