"COURTENAY.-Inspected, October 16th, 1900. Classification good; order excellent; progress satisfactory; pupils are attentive and respectful. "COWICHAN. Inspected, February 5th, 1901. Classification good; progress satisfactory; order good. "CRAIGFLOWER.-Inspected, September 19th, 1900. pupils quiet and amenable to discipline; attention positive. "DENMAN ISLAND.-Inspected, October 9th, 1900. factory; pupils quiet and amenable to discipline. Progress satisfactory; order good; Classification good; progress satis "DEPARTURE BAY.-Inspected, September 6th, 1900. Work of the school satisfactory; order and discipline good; pupils quiet, attentive and respectful. "DUNCAN.-Inspected, August 21st, 1900. Classification good; order good; pupils quiet, attentive and respectful; progress satisfactory. “ELK LAKE.—Inspected, August 14th, 1900. Pupils properly classified; school in good standing. "ESQUIMALT.-Inspected, September 19th, 1900. Progress satisfactory; the class is too large for one teacher; the pupils are amenable to discipline, quiet and respectful. "EXTENSION (Div. I.).-Inspected, September 5th, 1900. School in good condition; progress satisfactory; order good. "EXTENSION (Div. II.).-Inspected, February 8th, 1901. Classification good; work elementary; reading commendable; progress, generally, satisfactory. "EXTENSION (Slope No. 1.).-Inspected, February 8th, 1901. Classification good; progress is being made; school lately opened. "GABRIOLA, SOUTH.-Inspected, February 7th, 1901. Classification good; progress fairly satisfactory; freequent change of teachers affects the standing of this school. "GALIANO.-Inspected, September 14th, 1900. Classification good; progress, since former visit, satisfactory "GALIANO, SOUTH.-Inspected, September 14th, 1900. The work of the school is satisfactory; reading in junior classes commendable. Classification good; progress fair, only; "GANGES.-Inspected, November 1st, 1900. order good; pupils are quiet and fairly attentive. "GOLDSTREAM.-Inspected, October 25th, 1900. satisfactory; order and discipline good. "GORDON HEAD.-Inspected, August 17th, 1900. "GRANTHAM.—Inspected, October 15th, 1900. satisfactory; pupils are quiet and fairly attentive. Classification good; progress fairly Classification good; progress fair. Order and discipline good; progress "HAREWOOD (Div. Î.).—Inspected, September 7th 1900. Pupils are backward in arithmetic, grammar and geography; the teacher should give more attention to these subjects; order good. "HAREWOOD (Div. II.).—Inspected, September 7th, 1900. gress satisfactory; pupils are quiet and attentive. Class in good standing; pro Classification good; progress "LADYSMITH (Div. I.).—Inspected, February 5th, 1901. satisfactory; order and discipline excellent; pupils quiet, attentive and respectful. "LADYSMITH (Div. II.).— Inspected, February 5th, 1901. Classification good; order and discipline good; progress satisfactory; pupils quiet and attentive. "LAKE.-Inspected, August 14th, 1900.--School in good standing; a marked improvement since former visit. “MALAHAT.—Inspected, August 20th, 1900. satisfactory; attention positive. "MAPLE BAY.--Inspected, August 22nd, 1900. and respectful; progress satisfactory. Order and discipline excellent; progress Order excellent; pupils quiet, attentive 1900. Order and discipline good; pro "MAYNE ISLAND.--Inspected, September 12th, gress satisfactory; pupils quiet, attentive and respectful. "METCHOSIN. Inspected, October 22nd, 1900. Classification good; progress fair; pupils are quiet and respectful. "MOUNTAIN.-Inspected, September 6th, 1900. Order good; attention fair; pupils respectful and amenable to discipline; progress satisfactory. "MT. SICKER.-Inspected, March 5th, 1901. At time of visit this school had been open only a few days; the pupils were properly classified and good work was being done. "NANAIMO BAY.-Inspected, August 31st, 1900. Progress satisfactory; pupils fairly orderly and attentive. "NANAIMO, NORTH.-Inspected, August 28th, 1900. Order good; progress satisfactory; pupils quiet, attentive and respectful. "NANAIMO, SOUTH.-Inspected, September 4th, 1900. Classification good; pupils fairly quiet, attentive and respectful; the school has improved since former visit. NANOOSE.-Inspected, October 3rd, 1900. School in fair standing; frequent change of teachers has hindered the advancement of the pupils. "NORTHFIELD (Div. I.).--Inspected, September 6th, 1900. satisfactory; pupils quiet and amenable to discipline. "NORTHFIELD (Div. II.).—-Inspected, September 6th, 1900. since former visit and is to-day in good standing. "NORTHFIELD (Div. III.).-Inspected, September 6th, 1900. progress quite satisfactory. Classification good; progress This class has improved Order good; attention fair; "OAK BAY.-Inspected, September 18th, 1900. The standing of this school is low, caused, I believe, by irregular attendance. "OTTER POINT.-Inspected, October 24th, 1900. factory; work elementary; attention on the part of the "OYSTER, NORTH. Inspected, August 29th, 1900. done; reading poor. Classification good; progress satispupils is good. Classification good; work not neatly "PARKSVILLE.—Inspected, October 2nd, 1900. Classification good; progress satisfactory; pupils of this school have made good progress in the study of botany by gathering, naming and mounting many of the wild flowers of the neighbourhood. 66 'PENDER ISLAND.-Inspected, September 13th, 1900. pupils quiet, attentive and neat in the execution of their work. 66 Average of work satisfactory; PROSPECT.-Inspected, August 13th, 1900. Classification good; the work satisfactory; pupils attentive, quiet and respectful. 66 PUNTLEDGE.-Inspected, October 15th, 1900. The classification of this school is now good; progress satisfactory; pupils seem attentive and quiet. "QUAMICHAN.-Inspected, August 21st, 1900. progress fair only. QUATSINO. Inspected, September 25th, 1900. Classification poor; attention negative; The school was not in session at time of visit, but from all I could learn the work was progressing quite favourably. "READ ISLAND, Inspected, February 15th, 1901. Classification good; progress fairly satisfactory. This school suffers from frequent change of teacher. "ROCKY POINT, Inspected, October 23rd, 1900. This school is, to-day, in good condition; progress satisfactory; pupils are quiet and attentive. "SAANICH, SOUTH.-Inspected, August 16th, 1900. Pupils neat, orderly and attentive; progress, senior class, satisfactory; in junior classes, excellent. "SAANICH, WEST.-Inspected, August 16th, 1900. Classification suitable; work of junior classes poor; attention negative. order. "SAHTLAM.-Inspected, August 23rd, 1900.-Satisfactory work shown; school in good "SHAWNIGAN.-Inspected, August 20th, 1900.--Order good; attention positive; progress satisfactory. "SIDNEY.-Inspected, August 15th, 1900. Order and discipline excellent; pupils industrious, quiet and respectful; progress satisfactory. "SOMENOS.-Inspected, August 23rd, 1900.-Satisfactory work shown; school in good order; pupils quiet, attentive and respectful. "SOOKE. Inspected, October 24th, 1900. Classification good; progress satisfactory; order and discipline are good; pupils are quiet and respectful. "SOUTHFIELD. Inspected, August 31st, 1900. Progress satisfactory; order good; pupils are quiet and attentive. "STRAWBERRY VALE.-Inspected, August 13th, 1900. factory; school in good condition. The work put forward was satis Classification good; order good; "TOLMIE (Div. I.).—Inspected, October 30th, 1900. progress satisfactory; pupils are quiet, fairly attentive and respectful. "TOLMIE (Div. II.).—Inspected, October 30th, 1900. Classification good; progress satis factory; pupils are orderly and attentive and amenable to discipline. "TOLMIE (Div. III.).—Inspected, October 30th, 1900. satisfactory; the pupils are orderly and fairly attentive. Classification good; progress "UNION.-Inspected October 11th and 12th, 1900. The general management, the order and discipline, the classification and the grading of this school are satisfactory; the progress made since former visit is satisfactory. "UNION BAY.-Inspected, October 10th, 1900. Progress is being made in this school; order fair; pupils fairly attentive; mechanical work fairly executed. "VALDEZ ISLAND.-Inspected, February 14th, 1901. Classification good; progress fairly satisfactory. This school suffers from frequent change of teacher. "VAN ANDA.-Inspected, February 21st, 1901. Classification good; progress satisfactory; order and discipline good; pupils fairly attentive. "VESUVIUS.—Inspected, November 1st, 1900. This school is in excellent standing; progress satisfactory; order, discipline and regularity commendable. "VESUVIUS, NORTH.-Inspected, November 2nd, 1900. Classification good; progress fair; the work, however, is improving; order good. "NANAIMO HIGH SCHOOL.-Inspected, March 1st, 1901. Classification good; the distribution of time among the various subjects and the division of duties among the teachers is satisfactory. "NANAIMO CENTRAL.-Inspected, February 26th and 27th, 1901. The present distribution of time among the various subjects, division of duties and ratio of pupils to teachers, is satisfactory. "NANAIMO MIDDLE WARD.-Inspected, February 28th, 1901. progressing satisfactorily. Work in this school is "NANAIMO NORTH WARD.-Inspected, February 27th, 1901. The work being done in this class is quite satisfactory. "NANAIMO SOUTH WARD.-Inspected, February 28th, 1901. gress are satisfactory. The classification and pro The distribution of time "VICTORIA HIGH SCHOOL.-Inspected, March 15th, 1901. among the various subjects, the division of duties, and the ratio of pupils to teachers are satisfactory; pupils orderly and fairly attentive. "VICTORIA BOYS' SCHOOL.-Inspected, March 14th, 1901. The classification is good; order and discipline in all classes satisfactory; attention in nearly all the divisions is positive; the progress of the school as a whole is commendable. "VICTORIA GIRLS' SCHOOL. --Inspected, March 13th and 14th, 1901. The order and discipline are excellent; the attention, in the majority of the classes, is positive; the progress is satisfactory. "VICTORIA, HILLSIDE AVENUE.-Inspected, March 8th, 1901. Order and discipline good; attention positive; progress satisfactory. 66 VICTORIA, KINGSTON STREET.-Inspected, March 11th, 1901. standing; progress since former visit is satisfactory. This school is in good VICTORIA, NORTH WARD.-Inspected, March 8th and 11th, 1901. Order and discipline good; progress since former visit satisfactory. "VICTORIA, ROCK BAY.-Inspected, March 8th, 1901. Progress satisfactory; order good. "VICTORIA, SOUTH PARK.-Inspected, March 11th and 12th, 1901. The work of this school, as a whole, is satisfactory; attention, generally, positive; classification excellent. "VICTORIA, SPRING RIDGE.-Inspected, March 12th, 1901. Order good; progress satisfactory; pupils industrious. "VICTORIA WEST.-Inspected March 7th, 1901. Classification, order and discipline good; I would recommend that more explanations of the work done by the pupils be exacted from them. "WELLINGTON.-Inspected, October 4th, 1900. The work of the school is satisfactory; order and classification good. "Physical Education. "I am pleased to be able to state that physical education is progressing satisfactorily in all the classes, under the guidance of Mr. Ian St. Clair.” "SYNOPSIS OF THE STANDING OF THE SCHOOLS VISITED BY ME IN INSPECTORATE No. 2. "ABBOTSFORD.-Inspected, November 15th, 1900. Classification good; work slow, little energy; pupils quiet and respectful. "ABERDEEN.-Inspected, November 19th, 1900. satisfactory; attention positive. Classification good; work shown very "ALDERGROVE.—-Inspected, November 21st, 1900. Classification good; school in good standing; work shown satisfactory. "ALDERGROVE, SOUTH.-Inspected, November 20th, 1900. Classification good; work shown satisfactory; mental activity noticeable; order good. "ANNIEDALE.—Inspected, November 12th, 1900. Classification good; good work being done; order and discipline good. "ATCHELITZ.-Inspected, November 27th, 1900. Classification regular; the work shown was satisfactory; pupils are quiet, industrious and respectful. "BARNET.-Inspected, March 28th, 1901. Classification regular; order good; work shown satisfactory. BURNABY.-Inspected, January 10th, 1901. work shown was satisfactory, especially drawing Classification regular; order good; Classification regular; order good; the "BURNABY WEST.-Inspected, January 10th, 1901. Classification regular; order good ; progress satisfactory. "BURTON.-Inspected, January 28th, 1901. shown satisfactory. Classification regular; order good; work "CAMP SLOUGH.-Inspected November 28th, 1900. satisfactory; order good. "CENTRE ROAD.-Inspected, January 17th, 1901. factory. Classification good; work shown Classification regular; work satis "CHEAM.-Inspected, November 29th, 1900. Work shown satisfactory; order good; pupils attentive and industrious. "CHILLIWACK (Div. I.).—Inspected November 30th, 1900. good; work shown satisfactory. “CHILLIWACK (Div. II.). -Inspected, November 30th, 1900. good; progress satisfactory. Classification regular; order Classification regular; order "CHILLIWACK (Div. III.).—Inspected, November 30th, 1900. order good; progress satisfactory. CHILLIWACK, SOUTH (Div. I.).—Inspected, November 29th, 1900. order good; progress satisfactory. "CHILLIWACK, SOUTH (Div. II.).-Inspected, November 29th, 1900. order good; progress satisfactory. Classification regular; Classification regular; Classification regular; "CHILLIWACK, EAST.-Inspected, November 29th, 1900. Classification regular; order and discipline poor; progress fair; pupils inattentive. "DOUGLAS Inspected, November 20th, 1900. Classification good; the work shown very satisfactory; attention positive; pupils quiet and respectful. "DUNACH.-Inspected, November 19th, 1900. Classification good; work of all kinds backward; attention negative. "DUNACH, SOUTH.-Inspected, November 15th, 1900. Classification good; work shown fair to good; pupils orderly, industrious and quiet. "ENGLISH.-Inspected, January 16th, 1901. Classification regular; order good; work shown satisfactory; pupils quiet, industrious and respectful. "FAIRFIELD. Inspected, November 28th, 1900. Classification regular; order good; work shown excellent; pupils quiet, industrious and respectful. "FERNDALE.--Inspected, December 11th, 1900. Classification good; work shown excellent; order and discipline good; pupils quiet, industrious and accurate. “GLENVALLEY.—Inspected, January 22nd, 1901. Classification regular; order good; work shown satisfactory; attention positive; pupils quiet and industrious. HAMMOND.-Inspected, January 22nd, 1901. Classification regular; order good; work shown satisfactory. Classification good; order good; progress "HANEY.-Inspected, December 12, 1900. satisfactory; pupils quiet and industrious. "HANEY, EAST.-Inspected, December 12th, 1900. Classification regular; order good; all work shown was poor, especially so in arithmetic. "HATZIC.--Inspected January 29th, 1901. Classification regular; order good; work shown satisfactory. "HOWE SOUND.-Inspected, March 29th, 1901. work shown satisfactory. Classification regular; order good; "HUNTINGDON.-Inspected, November 16th, 1900. The work of this school is backward; pupils are inattentive and careless; classification good. "JUBILEE.-Inspected, January 23rd, 1901. shown satisfactory. "LANGLEY.-Inspected, November 14th, 1900. good; work shown was satisfactory. Classification regular; order good; work Classification good; order and discipline "LANGLEY, EAST.-Inspected, November 14th, 1900. work shown fair to good. “LANGLEY PRAIRIE.-Inspected, November 22nd, 1900. satisfactory; pupils quiet, attentive and respectful. "LILLOOET, SOUTH.-Inspected, February 1st, 1901. work shown satisfactory. Classification fair; order good; Classification good; work shown Classification regular; order good; "LOCHIEL.-Inspected, January 21st, 1901. Classification regular; order good; work shown satisfactory. 66 LULU.-Inspected, January 16th, 1901. shown satisfactory; pupils quiet and industrious. Classification regular; order good; work "LUND.-Inspected, February 18th, 1901. Classification regular; order good; work shown satisfactory; pupils quiet, industrious and respectful. "MAPLE RIDGE, (DIV. I.)-Inspected, December 13th, 1900. Classification regular; order good; progress satisfactory; pupils quiet and industrious. "MAPLE RIDGE (DIV. II.)-Inspected, December 13th, 1900. Classification regular; order good; pupils quiet, industrious and respectful. "MATSQUI.-Inspected, January 24th, 1901. Classification regular; order good; work shown acceptable. 66 MISSION (DIV. I.) Inspected, December 10th, 1900. good; progress satisfactory; pupils, industrious. Classification regular; order "MISSION (DIV. II.)-Inspected, December 10th, 1900. Classification regular; order good; pupils quiet and industrious; progress satisfactory. "MT. LEHMAN.—Inspected, January 23rd, 1901. Classification regular; order good ; work put forward acceptable. "NICOMEN, NORTH.-Inspected, January 28th, 1901. Classification good; work shown acceptable; pupils industrious. "NORTH ARM.-Inspected, January 17th, 1901. Classification regular; order fair; work shown satisfactory. "OTTER.—Inspected, November 21st, 1901. Classification regular; work shown satisfactory, especially grammar and arithmetic; order good. "PORT KELLS.-Inspected, November 12th, 1900. Classification good; work shown satisfactory; pupils quiet, respectful and attentive. "PRAIRIE. Inspected, November 22nd, 1900. Classification regular; work shown satisfactory; mental activity very noticeable; order and discipline good. "ROSEDALE. Inspected, November 28th, 1900. Classification regular; work shown fair to good; order and discipline good. "SEA ISLAND (Div. I.).-Inspected, January 17th, 1901. shown was satisfactory. "SEA ISLAND (Div. II.).—Inspected, January 17th, 1901. shown satisfactory; pupils quiet and industrious. "SILVERDALE.-Inspected, November 10th, 1900. progress satisfactory. Classification regular; work Classification regular; work Classification regular; order good; |