MULDREw] NATURE-STUDY IN CANADA 21 



with considerable extensions that have been thought desirable in 

 the various departments. 



Nature-study is now engaging the attention of educators at 

 home and abroad, both as essential to a general education and as 

 a preparation for intelligent agriculture. To equip Canadian 

 teachers with the necessary knowledge and skill for making 

 proper use of the simple materials furnished by nature is one of 

 the aims of the Macdonald Institute, and courses in nature-study 

 and school-gardening are ofifered to actual teachers as a prepara- 

 tion for this important branch of education. Such courses are of 

 two kinds, three months' courses and full-year courses. 



It was provided by the original agreement with Sir William C. 

 Macdonald that, for a period of three years, five rural teachers 

 from each of the older Provinces of the Dominion should be en- 

 titled to a three months' course in nature-study without payment 

 of fees. At the same time a fund, was provided from which such 

 teachers will receive during the first year (1904-05) 5 cents per 

 mile towards traveling expenses, and $25 to every approved 

 teacher who has taken a full course to the satisfaction of the 

 President and the Dean. It was expected that the Governments 

 of the various Provinces would supplement this assistance by 

 granting aid to worthy teachers wishing to take such a course. 

 The expectation has been fully realized by the recent action of the 

 various governments. In this way there have been offered for the 

 term beginning September 13, 1904, the following scholarships for 

 teachers of rural schools : Nova Scotia, 8 ; New Brunswick, 8 ; 

 Prince Edward Island, 5 ; Quebec, 5 ; Ontario, 14, making a total 

 of 40. Of this number about one-quarter will be ofifered to men 

 receiving $75 each, and about three-quarters to women receiving 

 $50 each, so that these teachers will receive from $75 to $100 each 

 in addition to the mileage allowance for travelling expenses. 

 Since there are no fees or other charges, except for board and 

 lodging this will allow a large number of teachers to take advan- 

 tage of this instruction without pecuniary cost to themselves. 

 The appointments to these scholarships will be made by a com- 

 mittee, acting with the Minister or Superintendent of Education 

 in each of the Provinces concerned. Inquiries for further infor- 

 mation, of applications for appointment, should be addressed to 

 the Departments of Education of the respective provinces men- 

 tioned above. 



