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Note t. — The objects of the course are to train pupils in cor- 

 rect observation and deduction ; to give, in connection with the 

 instruction in Geography, a fair knowledge of the world around 

 them to those who will remain at school only a year or so ; and to 

 lay the foundation for the more detailed study of each subject in 

 the case of those who will continue the work. The spirit of the 

 Nature Study of the lower form should be retained, but the teacher 

 should introduce a more systematic treatinent of the subject with 

 organization ot the material in Botany and Zoology as will lead to 

 simple classification. The course should be correlated with Geo- 

 graphy, Drawing and Composition. 



Note 2 — Under each of the sub-heads in Appendix B, full 

 details are given of the courses. The order ot the topic, however, 

 is merely a suggested one. In Botany and Zoology, the extent 

 and the character of the details of each topic are left to the princi- 

 pal and the teacher, and should be determined by the accessibility 

 of the material and other local considerations The course in these 

 subjects should be practical throughout. Each pupil should 

 possess a good lens and be taught how to use it. Approved 

 methods of collecting and preserving botanical specimens and of 

 keeping live animals suitable for study should be systematically 

 followed. An herbarium and a museum of local specimens should 

 be provided where practicable. The pupils should be encouraged 

 to provide specimens from the locality. Much of the pra tical 

 work, especially the observations, will necessarily be done out of 

 doors by the pupils alone, under the direction of the teacher, or by 

 the pupils, conducted by the teacher. The course in Physics shall 

 be experimental as far as possible, and the pupils should be en- 

 couraged to work at home and to prepare simple apparatus. The 

 amount of the apparatus required is at the discretion of the Public 

 School Inspector. 



Note 3. — Books for reference and for supplementary reading 

 should be provided in the school library. Systematic written des- 

 criptions and drawing should be required throughout the course, 

 and the exercises should be dated and presented for comparison 

 and inspection, the work being systematically supervised by the 

 teacher. In none of the science subjects shall notes be dictated 

 by the teacher, 



