The full number of legal teaching days in the half school year ended January was 103; and in the half school year to 26 June is 102. School year 205 teaching days.

Summer Calendar, 1914.

Applications for University Graduate Exams. due.
Arbor Day.

April 20.

Fourth Quarter began.

May May June

23.

25.

1.

June 3.
June 18.
June

22.

June 25.
June

26.

June 29.
June
July

30.

1.

July 7.

July 8.

6.

Applications Cadet Instr. and Musketry due.
Anniversary King's Birthday (Holiday).
Normal College closes.

Provincial Examinations begin.

County Academy Entrance Exams. begin.
Last authorized teaching day of school year.
Annual meeting of school sections.
Applications Rural Science course due.
Dominion Day.

Summer School of Science at Charlottetown opens.
Rural Science Training school, Truro, begins.
Summer School of Science closes.

Rural Science Training School course ends.
24. First Quarter school term begins.

July

29.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

26.

Interprovincial Educational Convention opens at Technical College, Halifax. Interprovincial Educational Convention closes. 7. Labor Day (Holiday).

DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

(Appointed 8 May, 1913).

Kings-F. G. Curry, Horton Landing.

(Appointed 22 May, 1913)

Inverness South-Rev. J. A. McLellan, Malagawatch. (Appointed 16 June, 1913)

St. Mary C. W. Anderson, Sherbrooke.

Jas, R. MacDonald, Sherbrooke.
L. D. Densmore, M. D., Sherbrooke.
Wm. Cruickshanks, Sherbrooke.
C. W. Pye, Sherbrooke.

Jas. Hemlow, Jr., Liscombe.

Capt. Jas. McConnell, Port Hilford.
A. W. Reid, Port Hilford.

(Appointed 14 July, 1913)

Colchester South-J. Murle Fulton, Lower Onslow.
Wm. M. Ferguson, Truro.

(Appointed 13 January, 1914)

Lunenburg-C. R. DeLong, New Germany.
Robert Dawson, Bridgewater.

Richmond-Rev. Donald Fraser, St. Peter's.
Rev. Geo. A. Andrew, Arichat.
Rev. Jas. Fraser, Loch Lomond.
C. P. Le Lacheur, West Arichat.
E. L. Comeau, Arichat.

Cape Breton-Rev. John J. MacNeil, Dominion.

Rev. Moses Coady, Reserve Mines.

Rev. John MacIntosh, B. D., Sydney.

Rev. Geo. S. Gardiner, Dominion No. 6.
Rev. J. H. Hamilton, B. A., New Waterford.

(Appointed 26 March, 1914)

Guysboro Rev. A. H. Cormier, P. P., Larry's River.

Pictou East-William Murray, Union Centre.

Samuel McKay, Riverton.

Joseph Delaney, Island.
Asa J. Crockett, Hopewell.

Annapolis East-Dr. J. B. Hall, Lawrencetown.

DATES OF MEETINGS OF BOARDS OF DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Halifax East-Thursday, 14 May.
Halifax West-Wednesday, 17 June.
Halifax Rural-Wednesday, 20 May.
(a) Lunenburg-Wednesday, 6 May.
Chester Friday, 5 June.

Queens South-Wednesday, 13 May.
Queens North-Thursday, 7 May.
Barrington-Tuesday, 12 May.
Shelburne Friday, 15 May.
Yarmouth-Monday, 1 June.
Argyle Friday, 5 June.

Annapolis East-Tuesday, 28 April.
Annapolis West-Monday, 27 April.
Digby Saturday, 25 April.
Clare Tuesday, 21 April.

(b) Hants East-Wednesday, 20 May.
(c) Hants West-Thursday, 30 April.
(d) Kings-Tuesday, 12 May.

Cumberland-Tuesday, 26 May.
Parrsboro Thursday, 30 April.
Antigonish-Wednesday, 20 May.
Guysboro-Wednesday, 13 May.
St. Mary-Wednesday, 27 May.
Victoria Saturday, 6 June.
Inverness South-Thursday, 7 June.
Inverness North-Tuesday, 2 June.
Richmond Thursday, 2 July.
Pictou East-Monday, 11 May.
Pictou West-Friday, 8 May.
Cape Breton-Wednesday, 27 May.

(e) Colchester West--Friday, 1 May.
(f) Colchester South-Saturday, 2 May.
(g) Colchester North-Saturday, 9 May.

(a) Bridgewater; (b) Elmsdale; (c) Windsor; (d) Kent

ville; (e) Great Village; (f) Truro; (g) Tatamagouche.

SECTIONS PLACED ON THE SECOND SCHEDULE

(21 May, 1913).

Colchester West:-West Folly Mountain, No, 16.

(31 July, 1913).

Annapolis East:-Inglewood, No. 30.
Cumberland:-Lower Greenville, No. 87.

(13 January, 1914).

Pictou East:-Broadway, No. 54.
Annapolis West:-Lake May, No. 39.
Yarmouth: Brooklyn, No. 25.

(26 March, 1914)

Richmond:-Martinque, No. 6.

SECTIONS HAVING ANNUAL MEETING FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH.

(13 January, 1914).

Argyle: Argyle (Lower), No. 9.

Inverness South-West Mabou Harbor, No. 20, Queensville, No. 43.

ERRATA.

Journal of Education, October, 1913.

Page 64-Middle Musquodoboit-add to list received
Grade IX.

Una Hall Mosher (IX on X).

Guy Warren Vaughan Dickie (IX on X).

David Ray McMullen (IX on X).

Page 159-Cumberland.

Nichol, Leon L.-78-$45.42 should read Nichol, Leon L78-$34.08.

Page 161-Digby.

Add Jas. P. Doucet, R. S., $15.00.

Page 166-Halifax.

Ethel M. Hiltz $15.00 should read Ethel M. Hiltz, R. S., $15.00.

Page 179-Average date for the year 1912.

No. 13: Adder's Tongue Lily flowering 124-145 should read No. 13: Adder's Tongue Lily flowering 140-145.

The publication of the Journal of Education could not wait, as originally intended, for the close of the Legislature, and the Regulations usually passed immediately afterwards.

Freeport shall be the examination station instead of Westport No. 54, as specified on page 54 of this Journal, for the present year.

The "Ontario Readers" have been prescribed for the schools of Nova Scotia from the 1st day of August, 1915, when the contract for the present series expires. A Nova Scotian edition, with new cover and cuts will be issued at the same price by the Eaton Co. Ltd.

"Manners" is the name of the new book just recommended by the Minister of Education for Ontario for use in their school libraries. Its Contents include such subjects as "Introductions, Calls, Cards, Visiting, Notes of Invitations, Wedding Invitations, Dinners, Luncheons, Teas, Dances, Chaperonage, Ettiquette, Dress, Table Manners, Children's Manners, Schoolroom Etiquette, Forms of Address, etc.

It is published by McClelland, Goodchild and Stewart, Ltd., Toronto, at 25 cents, 5x 7 inches, board cover, 93 pages. It is now also recommended for the school libraries of Nova Scotia.