Geometry: As in Hill's Lessons in Geometry, omitting chapters. VII, VIII and IX.

Book-keeping: (a) A general knowledge of business forms and their uses-receipts, orders, promissory notes, drafts, cheques, bills, accounts, invoices, deposit slips, P.O. money orders, postal notes, (b) Single entry-use of books; easy sets.

etc.

DRAWING.

Teacher's reference: The Manual for Prang's New Graded Course for Canadian Schools.

Drawing is to be taught as an added means of expression.

Pupils

are to draw in blank books after observing the type solids and objects.

Standard I.

Teach the following forms as wholes from type solids and objects:

Sphere and similar forms, natural and artificial, e.g.: Ball, marble, apple, tomato, cherry, lemon, etc.

Cylinder and similar forms, natural and artificial, e.g.: Pencil, bottle, spool, pint measure, cup, rope, ladder, mallet, etc.

Cube and similar forms, natural and artificial, e.g.: Box, chest, basket, inkstand, lump of sugar, etc.

Teach their parts-surfaces, faces, edges and corners and the relation of these parts. Compare them.

Illustrative sketching in connection with nature study.

Standards II and III.

The work of Standard I and the following:

The type solids bisected and studied as new wholes.

Hemisphere and similar forms, natural and artificial, e.g., half an apple, dish, bowl, cap, oil can, etc.

Half Cylinder and similar forms, natural and artificial, e.g., bandbox, coin, etc.

Half Cube, square prism, right-angled triangular prism and similar forms, natural and artificial, e.g., box, trunk, car, roof of a house, etc.

Teach their parts-surfaces, faces, edges and corners, and the relation of the parts. Compare them.

Teach geometric figures-triangle, square, and rectangle from the solid.

Draw objects based on these figures, e.g., pennant, envelope, door, cross, flag, etc.

Illustrative sketching in connection with nature study.

Standard IV.

The work of previous standards and forms derived from the type solids by variation.

Spheroid, ellipsoid, ovoid, and similar forms, natural and artificial, e.g., lemon, cucumber, watermelon, egg, hops, pear, strawberry,

vase, etc.

Cone, circular frustrum, and similar forms, natural and artificial, e.g., carrot, volcano, mountain peak, hour glass, wine glass, etc.

Pyramid, square frustrum and similar forms, natural and artificial, e.g., cupolas, pyramids of Egypt, basket, etc.

Draw from the solids, the geometric figures, circle, ellipse, and oval, and learn the terms circumference, diameter, radius, arc, centre, focus, axis. Draw objects based on these figures, e.g., target, circular window, hand mirror, eye glass, horse shoe, padlock, fan, spoon,

etc.

Illustrative sketching in connection with other studies.

Standard V.

Representation, construction, decoration as in Prang's New Graded Course in Drawing for Canadian Schools, Books I and II.

MUSIC (OPTIONAL).

Standards I and II.

Singing of rote songs, drill on the scale and intervals-Normal Music Course First Reader, Part I.

Standards III, IV and V.

Normal Music Course First Reader. Second Reader when First is mastered.

HYGIENE PHYSIOLOGY.

Teacher's reference: Ontario Manual of Hygiene or Ontario. Public School Physiology and Temperance.

For convenience in teaching these subjects the ungraded school may be divided into two sections, the first comprising the pupils in Standards I and II and the second those in Standards III, IV and V. Practical effect should be given to the instruction in this subject by attention to the physical condition and habits of the children; the ventilation, lighting, heating and cleaning of the school room; and the supervision by the teacher of the sports and gymnastic exercises of the pupils.

Topics: Lessons on cleanliness, proper clothing, pure air, good water, exercise, rest, avoidance of draughts, wholesome food, temperate habits, bathing, accidents, poison, disinfectants, digestion, circulation, respiration, care of the eye and ear.

STIMULANTS AND NARCOTICS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE USE OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO.

The great purpose is to build up in the mind a theory of self control and willingness to abstain from acts that may grow into dangerous habits. The moral and social effects should be made prominent and abstinence be inculcated from higher ends than such as concern only the body. Technicalities and persistent dwelling upon details of disease should be avoided. Special delicacy of treatment is needed in those unfortunate cases in which children find themselves between the safe teaching of the school and the counter practices and influences of the home. Refrain from assertions of what is uncertain or sincerely doubted by high authority, or likely to be repudiated by the pupil when he is mature enough to judge for himself, since the admitted and unquestioned facts about the more dangerous stimulants and narcotics, and alcoholic drinks in particular, furnish invincible reason why people in general should do without them and young people above all others.

Teach what a stimulant is, what a narcotic is, what each may cause; effects of alcohol on the digestive, circulatory, muscular and nervous system.

Teach that tobacco contains a poisonous substance called nicotine, that it frequently injures the throat, lungs, heart and other organs in adults, that it is far more harmful to young and growing persons than to adults, that it is particularly objectionable in the form of a cigarette, that children should avoid it in all its forms, and that, as a rule, the more sparingly grown people use it the better.

MANNERS AND MORALS.

Teacher's reference: White's School Management, pp. 218-294. Ungraded schools may be divided as in hygiene when direct instruction is given.

It is the duty of the teacher to see that the pupil practises those external forms of conduct which express a true sense of the proprieties of life and that politeness which denotes a genuine respect for the wants and wishes of others. It is his duty to turn the attention of the pupils to the moral quality of their acts and to lead them into a clear understanding and constant practice of every virtue. His own influence and example, the narration of suitable tales to awaken right feeling; the memorizing of gems embodying noble sentiments, and maxims and proverbs containing rules of duty, direct instruction, etc., are means to be employed.

Topics: Cleanliness and neatness, politeness, gentleness, kindness to others, kindness to animals, love, truthfulness, fidelity in duty, obedience, nobility, respect and reverence, gratitude and thankfulness, forgiveness, confession, honesty, honour, courage, humility, self respect, self control, prudence, good name, good manners, temperance, health, evil habits, bad language, evil speaking, industry, economy.

APPENDIX C.

PUBLIC SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATIONS, 1912.

GENERAL.

1. The annual Public School Leaving Examination shall be held upon such days between June 15th and 30th as may be fixed by the Minister of Education.

2. Teachers having candidates for examination shall make application to the department in the form prescribed. All applications must be forwarded before May 15th.

3. Candidates shall write at such schools as may from year to year be selected by the Minister. There is no examination fee.

4. The answer-papers of candidates shall not be examined until their teachers report to the department that in their judgment the candidates have completed and given due attention to the course prescribed in reading, and hygiene and temperance.

5. In order to pass a candidate is required to obtain 50 per cent. of the total number of marks, 50 per cent. on penmanship, 40 per cent. on the paper in composition, and 34 per cent. on every other paper.

6. Unsuccessful candidates shall be furnished with a statement of the subjects on which they failed.

COURSE OF STUDIES AND SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 1912.

In the following course certain subjects are obligatory and others optional. The obligatory subjects are those which all pupils in the standard are required to study whether prescribed for examination or not. The optional subjects are those whose study may, with the consent of his parents, be omitted by any pupil unless he intends to be a candidate for examination in which case he must complete the course prescribed in geometry and agriculture in addition to the obligatory subjects. Every candidate must write on all the subjects prescribed for examination.

Reading: A general knowledge of the subject-matter of all the prose selections in the New Canadian Reader, Book V. These selections except those prescribed for literature-are for independent supplementary reading rather than study. Practice in oral reading.

Literature: Intelligent comprehension of and familiarity with the following selections from the New Canadian Reader, Book V; with memorization of the finest passages.

Poetry: Dora, p. 13; The Irish Emigrant, p. 21; Rosabelle, p. 97; The Ancient Mariner, p. 75; King Robert of Sicily, p. 179; The Vision of Sir Launfal, p. 186; The Birds of Killingworth, p. 216; The Tomb of Arthur, p. 256; The Brook, p. 294; The Fairies, p. 313; Ode on the Death of Wellington, p. 329; Contentment, p. 344; The British Flag, p. 376; A Song of Canada, p. 380.

Prose: Rip Van Winkle, p. 47; Crusader and Saracen, p. 99; The Tragedies of Birds' Nests, p. 205; Sir Roger de Coverley, p. 261; Lord Clive, p. 314; Canada and the Empire, p. 363; Canada and the Empire, p. 366.

Composition: The structure of the sentence and paragraph; the abstract, paraphrase and theme; social and business letters. Candidates for examination will be required to write a short composition on some familiar subject which may be chosen from the course prescribed in reading.

Grammar: An intelligent comprehension of Goggin's New Elementary Grammar.

Orthoepy and Spelling: Careful attention to spelling in all written work; division of words into syllables and marking the accent; use of dictionary and diacritical marks; abbreviations and contractions; synonyms; meaning of common prefixes and suffixes; study of common Latin noun; adjective and verb forms; derivation and composition of words; analysis of meaning of English words derived from Latin on basis of significance of root, prefix and suffix forms. The Alberta Public School Speller.

Text book:

Arithmetic and Mensuration: A general review of the work prescribed for preceding grades including notation and numeration, weights and measures, compound rules and reduction, measures and multiples, vulgar and decimal fractions, square root, metric system, measurement of surfaces, contents of rooms, boxes, piles of wood and hay; business application of percentage, commission, interest, trade discount, insurance, partnerships, taxes and duties; miscellaneous problems; mensuration as contained in Chapter VII of Hill's Lesson in Geometry. All problems should, as far as possible, have due relation to the demands of modern commercial and business life. Clearness of reasoning and accuracy of statement in the solution of problems should be emphasized. Rapidity and accuracy of work should be aimed at. Exercises in mental arithmetic should be given. Text book in Arithmetic: Kirkland and Scott's Elementary Arithmetic, revised and enlarged edition.

Geometry: As in Hill's Lessons in Geometry, Chapters I, II, III and IV (omitting the theorems), with definitions of Chapters V and VI.

Book-Keeping: (a) A general knowledge of business forms and their uses-receipts, orders, promissory notes, drafts, cheques, bills, accounts, invoices, deposit slips, P.O. money orders, postal notes, etc.; (b) Single entry-use of books; easy sets. Text book: Black's Public School Book-keeping.