■^,\v^ 

 it>r> 



,Ci.')7 

 C.Si") 



\'.I8 

 Uit 



:i.i7S 



[aiicliester 



yecaic- 



•2:\ 

 ;; 



■20 



ON THE TEACUINd OF SCIENCE IN EEEMENTAUY SCHOOLS. 28.> 



llistoviciil ami f^onpfrnjtliical readers are jjroviilid in every department, 

 luul even tlu)n<j;li tlio subjeet l)0 tiot. taken for tlit; Ooverinnenl, cxaniina- 

 lion, tlie elilldren are always ([ucstioned on tlie nnitter of tin* icadinjj 

 books by the 15oaril'.s Inspector. 



II. Speeilic subjects (seientitic). 



Suljcct 



M'^vhr.x . . . 1 



Kiii'liil iiml Mi'iisur.ation/ 



Mi'cliiuii(:s 



Aniiuiil I'liysiolciu'y 



liotiiiiy 



l>niiu'stic Hconoiiiy 



llcp.Utllllllt^ 



ISK-J 



ll!<«4 



JIatlicmatics 



lliivs (iills li(i\> ! (iirls 



Totals 



10 



/I i:i 

 1 



10 

 10 



III Science teaching nnder the Scienco and Art Dopai'tniont is given 



ns I'ollows : — 



fcsulijl'lt 



Miillii'iiiatics . . 



riiysiology 



Clicmistry 



Simnd, Liftht, iuid Heat 



M;iviu'tisiu 



Totals 



The Brii,ditou School Board had the followlnsj^ iinmbor of children 

 studying the speeitic subjects during the cpiartcr ending March 25, 188-1:— 



Altfebrii. 



Kiulid ;ind ^lensuration 

 Animal I'liysinldtry 

 Miiiiiietisiii and Klcctiicity 

 Domestic Economy 



As to class subjects, tlie ten boys' departments all take up geography 

 as the second, ilio number of chiklrcii under instrnction being 2,879; 

 while only one girls' department, -with 111* cliildrcn, takes geography for 

 the Government examination, though it is taught in most of tlic others. 



