Rapport Annuel Du Ministre de L'Education, Province Du Nouveau-Brunswick (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. 1918 Excerpt: ...ten are poor districts. In Nos. 3, 12 and 16, school was open during the first term. The school in No. 2, Kingscroft, had not opened in February when I visited the district, but was opened later. The school in No. 14 was also closed during the first part of the winter term. In No. 8, Red Bank, the school house was burned early in the year. The school was accommodated temporarily in a hall. A new house has been erected and was occupied during the second term. Unfortunately the trustees neglected to secure the necessary approval of the site. The Superior School at Chipman has had a capable staff of teachers. A new department should be opened here in the near future as the primary department is much overcrowded. JOHNSTON.--There are seventeen districts in this Parish, in fifteen of which school was in operation during some part of the year. The school house in No. 1 should be enlarged. No. 2 is a weak district, which maintains school only part of the year. It might be better to have the school closed and the pupils conveyed to other schools. In No. 3 the trustees failed to secure a teacher at the beginning of the winter term and the school remained closed until spring. In No. 4 there is a satisfactory school. No. 5 has a large school, which suffers from change of teachers. Additional ground has been purchased, which will greatly improve the premises. No. 6 and No. 8, although having a very low valuation, have maintained schools throughout the year. In the latter the rate is over 3 per cent. No. 7, though a poor district, has one of the best schools in the Parish. Miss Maude S. Beach was the teacher. In No. 10 the school was closed during the first term. In some districts the making of a few repairs is considered sufficient justification for closing the school ...