IV. THE DEPOSITORY BRANCH

Shall be conducted, as heretofore, under the direction of the Deputy, subject to the control of the MINISTER OF EDUCATION, GENERAL REGULATIONS, RELATING TO INTERNAL ECONOMY. 1. The Deputy Minister shall be responsible to the MINISTER OF EDUCATION for the internal management and economy of the Education Office, Depository, Museum and Grounds around the Buildings, and for the due and faithful discharge of duty on the part of Officers, Clerks, Messengers, Gardeners, Engineers and all others employed, who shall be subject to his orders. He shall also have the supervision of the Ottawa Normal School, and of the Toronto Normal School, so far as this relates to the current expenditure and matters of routine and detail, not necessary to bring before the MINISTER. 2. THE OFFICE HOURS shall be :

(a). FOR THE SENIORS-from 9 a. m. until 4 p. m., including
lunch hour. Where the lunch hour is not taken, the hours
shall be from 9.30 a. m. to 4 p. m.

(b). FOR THE JUNIORS-the hours shall be from 8.50 a. m. to
5.30 p. m., including the lunch hour, or where the lunch hour
is not taken, from 8.50 a. m. to 4.30 p. m.
(c). FOR THE DEPOSITORY (as a business establishment) the hours
shall be from 9 a. m. to 5.30 p. m. (except during the busy
seasons). The "Juniors" shall be in their places at 8.50 a. m.
The regulations as to lunch hour, and as to "Seniors" shall
apply to the Depository, except that some responsible
officer and clerk shall always be left in charge during Deposi-
tory hours. It is understood that during a pressure of work
these hours may be lengthened, and that each officer and clerk
shall do his own work, as may be assigned to him.
days the hours for the Seniors shall be until one o'clock, and
for Juniors and those in the Depository until 2.30 p. m.
3. Any questions arising under these General Regulations shall
be decided by the Deputy Minister, who (for disobedience or
other cause) shall have power to suspend from position and
salary any Clerk, Messenger or Servant until the pleasure of

the MINISTER is known.

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4. In the absence of the Deputy Minister, his functions shall, for the time being, devolve on the Secretary.

NORMAL AND MODEL SCHOOLS.

1. The Principals of the Normal Schools shall be responsible to the MINISTER OF EDUCATION for the success and efficiency of the Normal and Model Schools under their charge.

4. SELECTION OF A SCHOOL SITE. MEMORANDUM of the Honourable the Minister of Education on the matter in dispute respecting the new site of the School-house of Union Section, No. 1, Charlotteville, and No. 7, Walsingham. 1. The substantial facts are not disputed, and the question depends upon proper legal conclusions from them.

2. The resolution of the special school meeting, held on the 24th December, 1875, was passed by the majority of the assessed freeholders and householders present, in conformity with the 24th section of the Act of 1874, cap. 28. There does not appear to be any valid grounds for contending that this was not a legal meeting. select the site in Walsingham, they acquiesced in the resolution of Although the Trustees were present, and moved an amendment to the meeting, which was to adopt the one in Charlotteville. There would appear to have been a difference of opinion between the Trustees and the majority of the meeting, but to give legal effect to this difference, under the 34th section of the Act, the Trustees should have called upon the meeting to appoint their arbitrator, while they nominated their own. The 34th section contemplates that, at any such meeting, the Trustees, or a majority, should be present, and that the arbitrators on both sides should be nominated, although, should the majority of the meeting appoint their's, the Trustees should immediately afterwards do likewise.

3. The resolution of the 24th December, 1875, would, therefore, have been the result of the special meeting convened by the Trustees, and binding upon them-as having been arrived at without any legal difference between them and the meeting, and their selection of the site must have been governed by this resolution.

4. The Trustees, alleging their ignorance of the law, convened another meeting on the 29th January, 1876, and it was competent for a majority at this meeting to agree, or not, to reconsider the the question. As I understand its action, the majority, recognising the difficulty which then clearly existed between them and the 2. The Masters, Teachers and all others employed in the Normal Trustees, appointed Mr. D. A. McColl as their arbitrator, and imand Model Schools, shall be directly responsible to their res-mediately thereafter the Trustees appointed Mr. Backhouse on pective Principals for the due and faithful discharge of their duties. Approved,

(Signed)

EDUCATION OFFICE,

Toronto, 28th Feb., 1876.

ADAM CROOKS,
Minister of Education.

3. SUPPLEMENTARY HALF-YEARLY RETURNS.

their part. I think in this there has been a compliance with the provisions of the 34th section, and that a legal board of arbitration now exists the County Inspector, or his substitute, being the third arbitrator. The arbitrators should meet and proceed to determine the matter in dispute, according to the 34th section. The effect of any award is also declared in and by that section.

5. But it is objected that the action of the Trustees, in proceeding to give effect to the selection of the Charlotteville site, precluded their convening the meeting of the 29th January, 1876. But, on several grounds, it is plain they were not concluded by anything of this nature. As Trustees bound to discharge a public

MEMORANDUM respecting Supplementary Half-Yearly Returns re- trust, they would be relieved on the ground of error and mistake, quired from Trustees of Public Schools.

I. This return is required in order that the duties imposed upon the Department, Trustees and others, by the 156th, 157th, 158th, 159th and 160th sections of the Public School Act of 1874, may be satisfactorily fulfilled.

II. Statement number one is necessary in order that it may be seen what children between the ages of seven and twelve have attended at the Public School of the particular section.

III. Statement number two is a necessary adjunct of this, so as to remove from the list of children, whose attendance is to be accounted for, such children in the section as attend elsewhere than at the Public School of the section.

IV. Section 157 expressly makes it the duty of the Trustees to ascertain the names, ages and residences of all children of school age in their section (distinguishing those between seven and twelve) who have not attended their school for four months of the year. This section necessarily requires that the return and statement three should be made to the Department.

V. The declaration required from the Trustees is incumbent upon them, if they have any intention of fulfilling the duties imposed upon them by the provisions of the Act referred to. Sub-section 2 of section 157 makes it their duty to notify personally, by letter or otherwise, the parents or guardians of the non-attending children, and in case of neglect on the part of such parents and guar

if Mr. Hutchinson had not agreed to have cancelled their purchase
valid, as not being the result of the joint consultation, at the same
from him, and the contract with him, though under seal, was in-
time, of the Trustees or a majority, at a legal meeting. At the
most, the contract, if valid, was entered into conditionally, with Mr.
seal would not prevent effect being given to the condition so as to
Hutchinson's concurrence, and the circumstance of its being under
enable the parties mutually to withdraw and to cancel the sealed
contract, even by word of mouth.
(Signed,)

Education Department,
Toronto, April 29th, 1876.

ADAM CROOKS,

Minister of Education.

5. COMPULSORY SALE OF A SCHOOL SITE.— CASE OF INDIAN RESERVES.

The question having been asked by a Rural School Board, whether a portion of an Indian Reserve could be taken for a school site under Section 35 of the Public School Act, the Minister directed a reply to be sent to the following effect:

"The Ontario Legislature has no jurisdiction over Indian Reserves, and no Provincial Act can therefore grant power to take such lands in invitum. The Reserves are administered by the De

partment of the Interior at Ottawa, in trust for the different bands tion for the commencement of the examinations of teachers for or tribes of Indians, under the provisions of an Act of the former the current year, for certificates of the first, second and third Province of Canada. Application to purchase should be made by class. the School Trustees to the Department at Ottawa.”

4. THIRD-CLASS TEACHERS' LENGTH OF SERVICE. 6. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY, COUNTY OF DUNDAS. A practice neither contemplated nor authorized by law has The Deputy Minister and W. R. Bigg, Esq., Public School sprung up in certain High Schools, to which the attention of Inspector No. 1, Leeds, were appointed by the Hon. the Minister Public School Inspectors is specially called. The regulations of Education, as a Commission of Inquiry into certain charges, provide that "a Teacher holding a third-class certificate may be respecting irregularities in the conduct of Examinations of eligible, in less than three years for examination for a secondTeachers, against the Rev. W. Fergusson, M.A., Inspector class certificate on the special recommendation of his County County Dundas, and W. A. Whitney, Esq., M.A., an Examiner Inspector." The intention of this regulation was that when an in that County. Of the investigation the Dundas County Herald

says:

Inspector in visiting Schools found that a Teacher in actual service, holding a third-class certificate was really an efficient "The Commission appointed by the Minister of Education, con- Teacher, and competent to govern a School well, such Teacher sisting of Dr. Hodgins, the Deputy Minister of Education, and W. might be permitted before the three years' probation had R. Bigg, Esq., Public School Inspector No. 1, Leeds, to investigate expired, to prepare himself for examination for a higher grade. the charges preferred by Mr. A. Loucks, Teacher, against Rev. W. It was also designed to meet the special cases of Teachers of Fergusson, M.A., Public School Inspector of the County of Dundas, some experience coming from other countries, to whom a three and W. A. Whitney, Esq., M.A., Examiner, met in the town hall, Morrisburgh, Tuesday forenoon. The Commissioners discharged years' probation as third-class teachers would be an unnecessary their unpleasant duty in a manner that won the respect and admira- hardship. In these two classes of cases alone were Inspectors tion of all concerned. The affability and courteousness of Dr. anthorized to exercise a wise discretion and to permit such Hodgins, his earnest endeavour to get at all the facts of the case, Teachers to compete for a higher rank in their profession in and at the same time eliminate extraneous matters, and to prevent Ontario, before the expiration of the three years' probation fixed personalities or the imputations of ill motives being imported into by the regulations.

the investigation, were very highly spoken of by all present. The

facts adduced were of an unexpected and unusual character that In some cases, however, which have come under the notice of the evidence clearly established the truth of what had been charged the Department, Inspectors have not acted on this view of the in these columns better than a year ago. It was conclusively shown that the third class arithmetic and algebra papers were opened before the proper time, and in the hands of some of the candidates, and the information thus obtained communicated to other candidates."

The evidence and proceedings in this case will be published in the Journal of Education.

II. Departmental Notices.

1. MIDSUMMER VACATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

case, but have allowed pupils of High Schools holding third-
class certificates to compete for second-class certificates, appar-
ently on account of what additional literary qualifications they
may have been able to acquire during a brief attendance at
mitted to act as monitors for a short time, &c.
such a High School. Sometimes such pupils have been per-

The rule to be observed in future in all these cases, must be that none but third-class teachers in actual service, of the required age, and who evince in their Schools special aptitude for teaching and government, shall be eligible for recommendation by Inspectors for second-class certificates, before the expiration of their three years' probation.

TO THE EDUCATION. DEPARTMENT.

In view of the examination of candidates for Teachers' certificates occurring this year on the 10th July, and following 5. REMITTANCES BY INSPECTORS AND TRUSTEES days, and for other considerations, the Hon. the Minister of Education has decided to authorize the closing of the Public Schools for vacation on Friday, 7th July, instead of on the 15th.

2. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTES AND HIGH SCHOOLS. The next Entrance Examinations will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 27th and 28th days of June, 1876.

Any Candidate who fails at the above-mentioned or at any subsequent Examination, to obtain one-third of the marks in any subject will not be considered by the High School Inspectors to have shown that "competent knowledge" of the subject which the law requires, notwithstanding his having gained 50% of the total. (See Regulations for the Admission of Pupils.)

Persons having to make remittances to the Education Department of Ontario, will please send the same, if to the amount of $50 or over, through an agency of the Bank of neighbourhood. The amount can be deposited at the agency Commerce, or the Bank of Montreal, if there be one in the to the credit of the Minister of Education, and the duplicate bank receipt enclosed with the letter of advice to the Education Department. Small amounts should be sent by P. O. Order. All money letters to the Department should be registered.

6. STATUTE LABOUR BY TEACHERS. Teachers frequently write to the Department, remonstrating In order to prevent any misunderstanding of the intention of against their being required to perform Statute Labour, or to the Regulations, Local Examiners are hereby reminded that the pay any equivalent for it. As the obligation arises under the object of the Examinations is to prevent unqualified Pupils from Assessment, and not under the School Law, the Department entering the High Schools, and that in fixing a minimum of has no jurisdiction in the matter, and cannot therefore interfifty per cent. of the total marks assigned, it is not expected that fere in it. the Local Boards will divest themselves of their judgment or of the power to exclude candidates who make a total failure in the fundamental subjects of Primary Education. Candidates should give notice at once of their intention to attend.

3. EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES AS PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.

Under the regulations for the examinations, Monday, the 10th day of July, has been appointed by the Minister of Educa

7. LISTS OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS. Application for lists of Teachers and Schools has frequently been made to the Education Department and to the Inspectors. The objects are sometimes good ones, although not always, for circulars of a pernicious character have now and then been circulated among the Teachers, many of whom are young men and women. The applications have therefore without exception been declined, as it would be difficult and undesirable to make exceptions in favour of some and not of others.

Q. May Mr. McMillan (Examiner) not have been aware that the extension was so long, or whether or not it was for three quarters of an hour? A.-He may, or may not have been.

Q.-Did Mr. Borthwick and yourself consult? A.-I do not think we did.

Q. You did not make the suggestion to him? A.-I think it was made by us all.

Q. Are you aware whether Mr. McMillan (Examiner) was there when the extension was granted? Do you think he knew of it? A.-I do not know.

Q. I understand you to mean that you did not deviate from the programme except in regard to the extension of time? A.-Except in one examination, but I do not know that it was for 1874, or 1875. Upon the particular occasion, I think they were two Boards meeting in the same building, and some of the candidates wanted to get away by the train. They therefore wanted to have one subject within an hour not set apart for it. Some teacher objected to that after the papers had been opened, and they were taken up again and the intended proceedings abandoned.

Q.-Did the Board agree to this? A.-We understood that it

Q.-Do you not remember that this took place in 1874-5? A.- I am. I do not know that it was in 1874.

Q.-You remember that in 1874 there was some deviation from the regular programme? A.-I remember there was one examination at which there was a deviation, but whether it was in 1874 or what particular year I do not remember.

By Mr. Gibb, Counsel for Mr. Borthwick :

Q.-How long have you been a School examiner ? A. For I was not positive at the time I was in the room, but I noticed the three or four years.