and Constitutional History, Physical Geography, Arithmetic and Mensuration, Euclid, and any three of the following: Latin, French, German, Physical Science, Chemistry, Algebra.

Standard VIII.

1. READING: These books are prescribed for supplementary reading rather than for intensive study:

Tennyson's Idylls of the King (Macmillan's Pocket American and English Classics); Carlyle's Essay on Burns (Cassell's National Library No. 35); Macaulay's Warren Hastings (Cassell's National Library No. 381); Shakespeare's As You Like It (Cassell's National Library No. 391).

2. COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC: Writing and criticism of essays based on subjects selected from the course prescribed in Reading. Investigation of rhetorical principles.

Text: Genung's Practical Rhetoric.

3. ENGLISH LITERATURE: (Two papers.) A careful study of the works prescribed. Committing to memory and recitation of choice passages.

(a) Prescribed

Poetical Literature: Shakespeare's Hamlet (Cassell's National Library No. 18); Milton's Paradise Lost, Book I (Macmillan's Pocket American and English Classics); the following selections from Tennyson: Ode to Memory, The Dying Swan, The Lotus Eaters, Ulysses, You Ask Me Why, Of Old Sat Freedom, Love Thou Thy Land, the six interlude songs from the Princess, The Brook, The Ode on the Duke of Wellington, Charge of the Light Brigade.

Text: Selections from Tennyson. (Morang & Co.)

(b) Prescribed Prose Literature: Southey's Life of Nelson. (Cassell's National Library No. 30.)

4. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND HISTORY OF LITERATURE. Texts: Lounsbury's English Language, Part I. revised edition. (Henry Holt & Co.); Halleck's History of English Literature. (American Book Co.)

5. HISTORY. Texts: Green's Short History of the English People, Section 3, Chapter 3; Section 4, Chapter 4; Section 4, Chapter 5; Section 4, Chapter 6; Chapters 8, 9, 10. Myer's Medieval and Modern History, Part II. (Ginn & Co.) Bagehot's English Constitution. (Appleton & Co.)

6. ALGEBRA. Text: C. Smith's Elementary Algebra.

7. EUCLID: Definitions and Books I, II, III, IV; definitions of Book V; Propositions 1,2, 3, A, 4, 33 of Book VI; deductions. Text: Todhunter and Loney's Euclid.

8. TRIGONOMETRY. Text: Murray's Plane Trigonometry and Tables. (Longinans & Co.)

9. PHYSICAL SCIENCE. Text: High School Physical Science, Part II, revised edition. (Copp, Clark Co.)

10. CHEMISTRY. Text: High School Chemistry, revised edition. (Copp, Clark Co.)

11. LATIN:

(1) Horace, Odes III, omitting 7, 9, 10, 12, 15, 20, 26, Cicero, In Catilinan 1, and Pro Archia.

(2) Grammar: Bennet: With special reference to Parts 1-4 Composition: Bradley: Arnold's Latin Prose Composition.

(3) Botsford: History of Rome. (Morang & Co., Toronto.).

12. FRENCH:

(1) Grammar and Composition. Dictation and sight translation. High School French Grammar. A study of the irregular verbs, and pages 233-336 inclusive, with associated exercises.

(2) An examination on prescribed texts: Augier: Le Gendre de M. Poirier. (Heath & Co.) Lamartine: Graziella.

13: GERMAN:

(1) Grammar and Composition: Dictation and sight translation. High School German Grammar.

(2) An examination on prescribed texts.

Bibliothekar.

Moser: Der

(American Book Co.) Hillern: Hoher

als die Kirche. (Holt & Co.)

The obligatory subjects for Standard VIII are as follows: Reading, Literature, Composition and Rhetoric, English Language and History of Literature, History, Trigonometry, Chemistry.

The optional subjects are: Algebra, Geometry, Physical Science, Latin, French, German.

The examination subjects for a Standard VIII diploma are: Literature (two papers), Composition and Rhetoric, English Language and History of Literature, History, Trigonometry, Physical Science, and any three of the following: Algebra, Geometry, Chemistry, Latin, French, German.

NORMAL SCHOOL COURSE.

1. Before being granted a card of admission to a Normal School every applicant for training shall hold or be entitled to a Standard VI, VII or VIII diploma.

2. No card of admission shall be granted until the applicant has submitted to the department a certificate of moral character signed by a clergyman or some other responsible person.

3. Applicants for admission shall submit certificates to show teat in the case of females they are over sixteen years of age and in the case of males over eighteen.

4. Any person who holds a card of admission and fails to be present on the opening day of the session shall forfeit his right to attend.

5. Teachers-in-training for first and second class certificates shall during the third week of the session pass an examination on the book or books prescribed:

1907. First class, Spencer's "Education."

Second class, Quick's "Educational Reformers."

Third Class.

1. PEDAGOGY: Lectures on such general principles as underlie the art of teaching; application of these principles to teaching and govern

ment.

2. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT: School organisation, discipline, school tactics, classification of pupils, promotions, types of schools. Text: White's School Management.

3. SCHOOL LAWS AND REGULATIONS: Such portions of The School Ordinances and Regulations of the Department of Education. as apply especially to teachers and pupils. Books: The School Ordinances; Regulations of the Department.

4. SCHOOL HYGIENE: Topics relating to School Work.

5. METHODS: Lectures on the presentation of each subject on the Course of Studies prescribed for public schools. Text: Tilley's Methods in Teaching.

6. PRACTICE TEACHING: Observation; planning of lessons; teaching under supervision.

7. MUSIC AND DRAWING: Theoretical and practical instruction.

8. PENMANSHIP: Theoretical and practical instruction.

Second Class.

1. PSYCHOLOGY: Its relation to pedagogy; conditions, processes and laws of mental development; its value to the teacher in the art of education. Text: Gordy's New Psychology.

2. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT: Function of the school; school organisation; discipline; school incentives; programmes; examinations, etc. Text: White's School Management.

3. SCHOOL LAW: Such portions of The School Ordinances and Regulations of the Department of Education as apply especially to teachers and pupils. Books: The School Ordinances; Regulations of the Department of Education.

4. METHODS: Lectures on the presentation of each subject on the Course of Studies. Text: Tilley's Methods in Teaching.

5. PRACTICE TEACHING: Observation; planning of lessons; teaching under supervision.

6. SCHOOL HYGIENE: Lectures on personal and school hygiene; physical exercises; adaptation of exercises.

7. MUSIC AND DRAWING: Theoretical and Practical Instruction. Texts: Prang's New Graded Course in Drawing for Canadian Schools. Normal School Course, First Reader.

8. PENMANSHIP: Theoretical and Practical Instruction.

9. MANUAL TRAINING: Practical Instruction in Modelling and Constructive Work, including Blackboard Drawing.

First Class.

1. PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION. Texts: Horne's Philosophy of Education; Butler's Meaning of Education; Spencer's Education.

2. HISTORY OF EDUCATION: Leading systems of education; eminent educators.

Text: Painter's History of Education.

3. PSYCHOLOGY: Scope of psychology; its relation to pedagogy; growth of consciousness as represented by attention, sensation, perception, association, imagination, memory, etc., discussion of fundamental pedagogic principles and their psychologic bases.

Text: Halleck's Psychology and Psychic Culture.

4. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT: Function of the school; school organisation; discipline; incentives; course of study; examinations. Text: Landon's Teaching and Class Management.

5. SCHOOL LAW: A general knowledge of The School Ordinances. and Regulations of the Department of Education.

6. LECTURES on the presentation of teaching each subject on the Course of Studies from Standards I to VIII.

7. PRACTICE TEACHING: Observation; planning of lessons; teaching under supervision.

8. SCHOOL HYGIENE AND SANITATION: A course of lectures on such topics as apply to school work.

9. MUSIC AND DRAWING: Theoretical and practical instruction. 10. MANUAL TRAINING: Practical instruction.

REFERENCE BOOKS FOR NORMAL SCHOOLS.

Boone's Science of Education; Dexter and Garlick's Psychology in the School Room; Fitch's Lectures on Teaching; Smith's Elementary Mathematics; Kemp's History of Education; Monroe's Text Book in the History of Education; Smith's Systematic Methodology; Chubb's The Teaching of English; Dearness' How to Teach the Nature Study Course; Augsburg's Drawing Books I, II, III; Prang's Text Books of Art Education; Emery's How to Enjoy Pictures; Lucy Crane's Art and Formation of Tastes; Julia M. Dewey's Lessons on Morals, Lessons in Manners; Normal Music Course (Silver, Burdette & Co.); King Edward Music Reader; Eleanor Smith's Music Series; Bancroft's School Gymnastics; Shaw's School Hygiene, New Century Series of Anatomy; Physiology and Hygiene, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5; Jackson's Theory and Practice of Handwriting; Harbutt's Plastic Methods for Plastic Minds; Worst's Construction Work; Larson's Working Drawings of Models in Sloyd; Johnston's Progressive Lessons in Neddlework; White's How to Make Baskets; Todd's Hand Loom Weaving.

GENERAL REGULATIONS.

1. The Professional Examination for Teachers' Certificates shall be held at the close of each session of the Normal School upon such dates as may be decided by the Commissioner of Education.

2. In order to pass a candidate is required to obtain 35 per cent. on each subject, 40 per cent. on practice teaching and 50 per cent. of the total number of marks.

3. Before any student in attendance at the Normal School will be granted an interim certificate the department must first be in possession of a satisfactory report from the principal of the school on his (or her) attendance, conduct, attitude towards work during the session and ability to teach.

4. Teachers in training shall be required to pursue such studies and pass such examinations and tests in teaching as may from time to time be prescribed by the Commissioner of Education.