1. Good; four groups of parallel desks, 2. Moderate; a large grant was made in 1848, but it is nearly
exhausted. 3. The school is conducted in six classes by master and four pupil-teachers; the teaching power
is efficient, and appears to be fairly distributed. 4. Very good. 5. The progress in elementary subjects is
generally satisfactory; arithmetic is not well taught. 6. A respectable and efficient teacher. 7. The school
is improved, and, in most respects, deserves favourable notice.
1. The desks are good and sufficient, but the arrangement may be improved. 2. The supply of books should
be increased. 3. The school is conducted by mistress and two pupil-teachers. 4. Good. 5. The progress in
elementary subjects is very satisfactory. 6. Mrs. Reid keeps the school in good order, and is likely to teach
efficiently. 7. This school was very unfortunately circumstanced during some years; there has been
frequent change of teachers; at present it is in a promising condition.
1. There is a group of parallel desks; the arrangements are peculiar, and not very convenient, but are approved
by the managers, and can scarcely be altered. 2. Good supply. 3. The school is conducted in two rooms
with folding-doors, by mistress, three pupil-teachers, and occasional monitors. 4. Apparently very good.
5. The progress in elementary subjects is satisfactory; girls, nine years old, who have been in school two
years, write well from dictation, read the third Irish book with ease, and have some general information.
The elder girls are well educated. 6. She is a very intelligent well-informed person.
1. There is a classroom with parallel desks. 2. Fair supply. 3. There are sufficient teachers, a mistress and
four apprentices. 4. Very good. 5. The progress in reading, and most elementary subjects, is satisfactory;
arithmetic is very imperfect, and the spelling might be improved. 6. She has done her duty faithfully and
efficiently during many years. 7. The attendance at present is much lower than usual, owing to the pre-
valence of small-pox and measles in the neighbourhood.
1. There is one group of parallel desks, five deep, not a convenient arrangement, but worked well by the
master. 2. Good supply. 3. At present the school is conducted by a master and four pupil-teachers, but
three of these will be candidates for Queen's scholarships. There are, unfortunately, at present, no boys
in the school old enough and sufficiently qualified to replace them. 4. Excellent. 5. Good. 6. He is a
careful, diligent, and efficient teacher. 7. The late master neglected his duty to the school; at present it
is rapidly improving in every respect.
The boys school is in a rudimental state; the room is remarkably handsome, well-lighted, and commodious.
The present master is certificated, and two candidates are now under training for apprenticeship. The
mistress of the girls school was absent at the time of my visit, but her place is efficiently supplied by a
young person from Westminster. There is every reason to hope that these schools will be completely
organized and so conducted as to become models for the adjoining district; they have been erected, and
partly endowed, by the family of the late T. Wethered, Esq., as a memorial.
The schoolroom is not well lighted; the arrangement of desks and forms is on the old system, and may be
much improved; the master appears to have done his duty with steadiness and considerable success. I have
recommended him to attend the next examination for a certificate.
1. Same as last year. 2. Abundant supply. 3. The school is conducted in six classes, by master and five pupilteachers; occasionally a monitor is employed in the sixth class. 4. Good. 5. Elementary subjects are well taught; reading improved since last year. 6. At present the school is under a temporary master. Mr. Frost, the former master, discharged his duties most faithfully and efficiently.