TABLE XVII. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31ST, 1888. Statement of Chief Superintendent's Provincial Drafts to Teachers, and of County Fund Drafts to Trustees. References.-Warrants Nos. 135, 136, 137, 420... $69,424 25 TABLE XVIII.—SUMMARY of the Provincial Grants for the SchOOL SERVICE FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31ST, 1888. Allowance paid Inspector Oakes by order of the Board of Educa- Travelling allowance : .... .... Chief Superintendent of Education for 1888, .... .... 5005 00 1222 80 7200 00 600 00 200 00 10 00 490 78 .... School Libraries, 400 00 74 35 QUESTIONS SET TO CANDIDATESF OR THE SEVERAL CLASSES OF LICENSE AT THE EXAMINATION IN JUNE, 1888. [GR. SCH. & I.] GRAMMAR SCHOOL CLASS. SCHOOL SYSTEM. Time, 45 min. 1. (1) State the principles which regulate the assessing and levying of moneys voted by the school meeting; (2) the cases in which exemption may be granted from polltax or school rates. 2. Describe the provision whereby Trustees may secure the means necessary to provide school privileges in the event of the school meeting refusing to vote any money or a sufficient amount. 3. What is the nature of the Teacher's contract with Trustees? What steps are necessary to make the contract terminable? 4. (1) What principle regulates the number of Superior Schools in a County? (2) Under what circumstances may an additional Superior School be established. 5. What is the Teacher's duty with respect to the following: Grading of the pupils. public examinations, School Returns, discipline of the pupils, appearance of contagious diseases, opening of the school-room for the reception of pupils? [GR. SCH.] TEACHING AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Time, 1 hr. 30 min. 1. Distinguish a concrete from an abstract idea. Explain why immature minds deal with concrete ideas more readily than abstract, and show what provision should be made in a school course to meet this law of child nature. 2. What elements constitute an “act of attention"? Discuss the best methods for securing a good habit of attention. 3. Contrast the educational methods which immediately followed the Renaissance with those in use during the Middle Ages. 4. What are the principles of Rousseau's Émile? Make a brief criticism on these princi ples. 5. Name several recognized maxims of Method, and illustrate their application in thə teaching of two of the following subjects: First steps of Reading, Number, Color, Geometry, Geography, Grammar. 6. State and discuss the several kinds of rewards and punishments that are usually employed during school life. [GR. SCHOOL.] GREEK AND ROMAN HISTORY. Time, 1 hour.. 1. Give a brief account of the Trojan War. What was the Condition of Greek society at that time, as revealed in the Homeric poems ? 2. Explain the part taken by the following persons in the development of Grecian history: Solon, Pericles, Alcibiades, Epaminondas. 3. What causes led to the following battles, and what were their results: Marathon, Platea, Salamis, Thermopyla? 4. Give some account of the career of Pericles. Who was his chief rival? What was the nature of his influence upon the history of Greece? 5. Describe some of the steps by which Athens gained and lost the supremacy of Greece. 6. Give a brief account of one of the following events: Siege of Syracuse, Peace of Nicias, Surrender of Athens, Retreat of the Ten Thousand. [GR. SCHOOL.] GENERAL CHEMISTRY. 1. Illustrate a chemical as contrasted with a physical change. Time, 1 hour. 2. What is a chemical element? How many elements are there? Which is most abundant? What causes lead to their combination. 3. What is the nature of combustion? What elements are combustible? What circumstances affect (1) the organization, and (2) the continuance of combustion? 4. According to what laws do chemical combinations occur? Illustrate in the case of the compounds of Oxygen and Nitrogen. 5. What are the distinctive properties of Ammonia, Saltpetre, Nitric Acid, Soda, Alum? From what source is each obtained? 6. What chemical agents are chiefly used in bleaching, dyeing, disinfecting, Photography?" Explain their used in each case. 7. What is the chemical nature of the following: Cream of Tartar, Borax, German Silver, Brass, White Lead, Alcohol, Soap, Dynamite? [GR. SCHOOL.] ANIMAL AND PHYSIOLOGY. Time, 1 hour. 1. What simple rules should govern the taking of food as to time, quality, and quantity? 2. Explain the changes effected in food by the processes of cooking and mastication. 3. What are some possible sources of indigestion; of nervous debility; of consumption? 4. Upon what agencies does the circulation of the Blood depend? How is it affected by muscular exercise? by mental overwork? 5. Describe the nature and position of the following organs: Salivary Glands, Pylorus Lacteals, Kidneys, Trachea, Diaphragm. 6. How would you exhibit practically the difference between air before and after its passage through the lungs? 7. How and from what sources do Plants get their nourishment? Into what several products is it chiefly converted? [GR. SCH. & I.] ENGLISH LITERATURE. Shakespeare's Julius Cæsar. Time, 1 hour. 1. Whom do you consider the hero or heroes of the Play of Julius Cæsar? Give your reasons. 2. Give a brief account of the scene between Brutus and Cassius which took place in Brutus' tent. 3. By whom and on what occasion were the following words used:— (1) But yesterday the word of Cæsar might Have stood against the world. (2) Beware the ides of March. (3) When beggars die there are no comets seen. 4. Explain and comment upon the following words and phrases: Gamesome, knave, nice, fond. I have o'ershot myself. Wherein my letters *** were slighted off. Bay not me. Save only he. Ides. Lupercal. 5. Quote Cæsar's reply to Calpurnia when she said-The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes-or, the speech of Anthony when all the citizens exclaimed-The will! the will! we will hear Cæsar's will. 6. Give briefly the "Argument" of the Play. Grammar School Candidates will omit Question 5 of the foregoing and take the following instead :— Show (1) that our English vocabulary contains the following elements: Celtic, Danish, Latin, and Norman. (2) Account for the introduction of such words. CANDIDATE'S No. Number of missp. words, I, II, III. FREE-HAND DRAWING. Both the written answers and the drawings are to be given on this paper. Time, 1 hour. |