The following Teachers severed their connection with the city staff during the year 1891: Miss Sutherland had been in the employ of the Board for many years and had ever shown herself to be a painstaking and successful teacher. Miss White, Miss Mary V. Hea, Miss O'Sullivan and Miss Robertson were four of the very best primary teachers who were ever in the service of the Board, and their withdrawal has been a severe loss. Miss Murphy (Sister M. Celestine), after less than one year's service, died at the beginning of the second term. Mr. Sweeney resigned to engage in the practice of Law, while Mr. Wilson, a most thorough and conscientious teacher, has obtained a position in the Canadian Geological Survey. Miss Lizzie Lawlor (Sister M. Ignatius), after a long period of service, and Miss Helena Bailey (Sister M. Justine) of later date, both died during the second term, much regretted. Miss Frances McLeod (Sister M. Angela), in the service of the Board since 1877, Miss Puddington and Miss Ada Armstrong, were compelled, in consequence of impaired health, to retire from active service. Their recovery and return will be hailed with satisfaction. TRANSFER OF TEACHERS. During the year, the Board has followed the course adopted some time ago, in the transfer of a number of teachers. The following changes were made during the year: TEACHERS. School to which Transferred. School from which Transferred. APPOINTMENTS OF TEACHERS. Three Twenty-one teachers were appointed during the year to the regular staff. others, Miss V. McKenna, Miss Emma Colwell, and Miss H. M. Clark are in charge. of schools belonging to teachers who are absent on leave. 1 Of the twenty-one teachers appointed, sixteen possessed more or less experience in teaching. We are pleased to report that several of our teachers worked for and obtained licenses of a higher class, and that a much larger number will apply for advanced licenses during the coming year. During the earlier portion of the First Term there was considerable illness in the schools. The health of the pupils for the remainder of the year was excellent and we are able to chronicle a higher attendance than for any period heretofore. Two new buildings have been erected during the year. One, the Douglas Building, on Douglas Avenue, contains five school rooms and was opened on the 1st of May. To this school the pupils from the Bentley Building were removed. The other building was a second annex to the Victoria School, and contains four very comfortable and cheerful school rooms, to be occupied by the pupils of Standards II to IV in the Victoria School. On the 15th October, the two schools in the Waterloo Street Building were closed, and the pupils were distributed in the Leinster Street, Charlotte Street, and Winter Street Schools. PARTICULARS OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. The following table furnishes a list of the teachers, showing classes of license, standards taught, number of pupils enrolled, average daily attendance, and percentage of attendance, for the First and Second Terms of the year 1891 :— |