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SSS # 4  Annual Reports of the Local Superintendent-

Archives of Ontario records of the Department of Education Series RG 2-17

Transcribed by AM Benson

 

1863 – First appears on report

Amount paid for purchase of school site and building during the year $618.96, plus $23.75 on repairs, $14 on maps and $2 on prizes.

School Brick Freehold value $946 built in year.

 

1866 Amount paid for purchase of school site and building during the year $106.82 + $3.60 for prize books

          School house value listed as $1200.

 

1867  $200 paid for purchase of school site and building during the year + $7 for prize books.

         School house value listed as $1,000.

 

1868   $67.50 paid for purchase of school site and building during the year + $6.38 for prize books

         School house value listed as $900.

 

                                                     1863                        1864                        1865                         1866              

No of Schools in operation

1

1

1

1

# of free or partly free schools

Partly free

Partly free

Partly free

Partly

Total School  Moneys received

$890.71

$275.54

$351.80

$296.16

Total paid teachers

$132

$262.52

$261

$146

Annual salary of teacher

$168

$240

$240

$78 Fem W board

Paid for repairs /rent

$23.75

 

-

-

Local superintendents salary

$71 $4 x 17 + $3

$68  $4 x 17

$68

$68

Children aged 5-16 in limits

-

76

75

77

# other aged students

7

3

-

-

# of pupils of all ages on roll

76

79

68

77

# of  non paying pupils

12 non res

1 non res

8 non res 7 indigent

-

Boys

46

45

33

48

Girls

30

34

13

29

# pupils in 1st reading class

-

14

8

16

# pupils in 2nd reading class

23

18

19

17

# pupils in 3rd reading class

12

20

24

13

# pupils in 4th reading class

9

13

12

16

# pupils in 5th or highest class

7

11

12

15

# pupils in arithmetic

15

26

40

58

# pupils in grammar

10

15

24

12

# pupils in geography

6

5

16

20

# pupils in history

-

7

8

10

# pupils in writing

26

40

53

4

# pupils in bookkeeping

 

-

4

25

# in other studies

 

-

-

3 Mensuation, 1Algebra

Bible or testament used

opened with prayer

Prayer

Prayer

prayer

# visits by superintendent

2

2

2

2

# of visits by others

75

13

28

78

# public exams during year

2  1 prize

3  no prize

3    1 prize

4  1 prize

Libraries

 

-

-

-

# of large maps hung up

1 Can, 1 Con, 3 oth

8

8

8

Blackboards used

1

1

1

1

# months school open

-

12

12

11 mos 12 days

Teacher Male or females

Male RC

Male RC

Male RC

Female RC religious order

Teachers changed

2

-

 

 

Teacher name

James McGuire

James McGuire

Daniel Higgins

Mary Jane Johnston

Type of teacher certificate

2nd class

2nd class

1st class

1st class

Report signed by

George Malone

Local Superintendent

George Malone

Local Superintendent

George Malone

Local Superintendent

George Malone

Local Superintendent

 

 

 

                                                     1867                        1868                      1869                         1870              

No of Schools in operation

1

1

1

1

# of free or partly free schools

Partly free

Partly

Partly free

Partly free

Total School  Moneys received

$449.60

$312.04

$229.65

$237.80

Total paid teachers

$168

$163

$176

$192

Annual salary of teacher

$168

$192 Fem w/o board

$192

$192

Paid for repairs /rent

 

-

 

 

Local superintendents salary

$60  $4 x 15

$60

$60

$60

Children aged 5-16 in limits

106

114

75

82

# other aged students

-

-

12

-

# of pupils of all ages on roll

106

114

87

82

# of  non paying pupils

-

-

5 indigent

4 indigent

Boys

57

71

53

48

Girls

49

43

34

34

# pupils in 1st reading class

10

15

9

National readers

# pupils in 2nd reading class

15

18

22

Not used

# pupils in 3rd reading class

25

12

19

-

# pupils in 4th reading class

12

10

12

-

# pupils in 5th or highest class

21

7

25

-

# pupils in arithmetic

70

55

67

70

# pupils in grammar

35

22

37

22

# pupils in geography

50

40

37

44

# pupils in history

40

13

28 Can  25 oth

6

# pupils in writing

25

35

71

50

# pupils in bookkeeping

60

3

-

10

# in other studies

4 mensuration, 10 Elements of philosophy

2 mensuration

5 Algebra

-

8 needlework

Bible or testament used

Opened with prayer

prayer

Prayer

prayer

# visits by superintendent

2

2

2

2

# of visits by others

38

21

23

60

# public exams during year

4         1 prize

2    1 prize

2 

4  1 prize

Libraries

-

-

-

-

# of volumes in library

-

-

-

-

# of large maps hung up

8

10

10

10

Blackboards used

1

1

1

1

# months school open

12

12

11

12

Teacher Male or females

Fem RC

Fem RC

Fem RC

Fem RC

Teacher name

Mary J Johnson

Mary Jane Johnson

Isabella Strong

Isabella Strong

Type of teacher certificate

1s class

1st class

1st class

1st class

Report signed by

George Malone

Local superintendent

George Malone

Local superintendent

George Malone

Local superintendent

George Malone

Local superintendent

 




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