Child's Character" was read by Miss Devereaux, and one on "History" by Miss Blake.

A school flag, which had been offered by the Institute to the school making the best exhibit in Manual Work, was awarded by the committee to the Tide Head School, as the exhibit from that school had been the best for three successive years. The flag was accordingly presented by the President of the Institute to Miss M. A. McPherson, the Teacher of Tide Head School.

The surplus funds of the Institute were voted to be used in buying a dictionary for competition in Manual Work, the school getting it for threesuccessive years to keep it.

The Restigouche Institute is under special obligations to the Rev. T. Nicholson, a veteran educationist, for the interest he manifests in the teachers and their work; and for his untiring efforts to make their meetings both interesting and profitable.

SAINT JOHN.

The St. John County Teachers' Institute opened in the Assembly Room of the Centennial School, December 20th, 1894. The first session was taken up with enrolment and an address by President Montgomery. About 170 teachers enrolled. At the morning session, also, a talk on the teaching of Latin was given by Mr. W. M. McLean. The discussion which followed was participated in by Messrs. G. U. Hay, E. A. McKay, and Misses Orr and Murphy. After recess for dinner a very carefully written paper on Canadian History was read by Mr. Henry Town. The paper was discussed by Messrs. Hay, O'Reilly, McKinnon, Parlee, Barry and Miss Murphy.

The Institute resumed business at 9 a. m. on Friday morning. A lesson on Arithmetic for Grades VII. and VIII. was given to a class of pupils by Mr. Jas. Barry, who supplemented his lesson by remarks. The lesson was discussed by Messrs. Town, McKinnon, McLean, O'Rielly and Mrs. Dieuaide. After five minutes recess an excellent lesson on Grammar was given by Mr. W. H. Parlee. At the afternoon session a paper on Penmanship was read by Mr. John Montgomery. The paper was discussed by Messrs. Harrington, Superintendent March, W. H. Parlee and Inspector Carter.

The election of officers resulted as follows: Jos. Harrington, President; V. L. Alward, Vice-President; W. D. Brown, Secretary-Treasurer. Misses Iva Yerxa and Elizabeth Beattie, members of Executive.

VICTORIA.

The fifth annual meeting of the Victoria County Teachers' Institute was held at Arthurette on Thursday and Friday, October 18th and 19th. Owing to the steady rainfall for some days previous, the roads were in very bad condition, and the attendance was not so large as it would have been under

more favorable circumstances. The first session opened with Inspector F. B. Meagher in the chair. He explained the objects of the Institute, and the meeting then proceeded to the electien of officers.

Papers on the following subjects were read: "Temperance Teaching in Schools," by C. H. Elliott, B. A.; "Geography," by Thomas Rogers; "The Teaching of History as a Means of Inculcating Loyalty," by J. B. Stevenson; Composition," by Miss Fletcher. A general discussion followed each paper. Other matters of interest were also considered arithmetic, changes in the course of instruction and in the school law, etc.

On Thursday evening a public meeting was held, in which matters of common interest to people and teachers were discussed by the Inspector and others. Songs and recitations added life and variety. The Institute will meet next year at Andover.

WESTMORLAND.

The seventeenth annual meeting was held in the Assembly Hall of the Victoria School, Moncton, on October 4th and 5th, the President, S. W. Irons, in the chair. One hundred and twenty-one teachers enrolled.

Papers were read at the several sessions as follows:

Geometry, by W. M. McDonald.

The Relation of the Schools to Spoken and Written English, by Prof. W. M. Tweedie, M. A.

The Temperance Text Books, by Miss A. J. Moore.

Canadian History, by Miss E. Murphy.

The papers were discussed by Messrs. Lund, Wilbur, Oulton, and by the Misses Fawcett and Bleakney.

Mr. James M. Palmer, M. A., of Mount Allison Academy, also addressed the Institute.

On Thursday evening a largely' attended public meeting was held in the Assembly Hall and excellent addresses delivered by H. A. Powell, M. P. P., the Rev. Mr. Brown and the Rev. Mr. Weeks. Prof. Watts' Orchestra furnished excellent music between the addresses.

On Friday afternoon the Institute organized in three divisions: Advanced, presided over by Mr. F. A. Dixon; subject discussed, Methods of Teaching Writing. The discussion was opened by Mr. Wilbur and carried on by Messrs. O'Blenes, Oulton, Dixon, McDonald, Irons. The Intermediate Division, presided over by Miss Mary Fawcett, discussed Teaching of Composition, Friday Afternoon Exercises, How to Deal with Tardiness. Among those who spoke were Misses Fawcett, Bailey, Adams, Goodwin, Colpitts, Copp, Fleetwood and Ellmore, and Messrs. McFarlane, Wells, Alward, Anderson, and Wilson. The Primary Division was presided over by C. R. Palmer,

Esq., Secretary Board of Trustees, Moncton. The following topics were discussed Child Mind and How it Should be Trained, Sight Reading - How Taught, Sounds of Letters, Kindergarten in the Primary Grades, Vertical Writing, Language.

The officers elected for the ensuing year were: President, Geo. J. Oulton; Vice-President, A. O'Blenes: Secretary-Treasurer, S. W. Irons. Additional members of the Executive, C. E. Lund, Annie J. Moore.

YORK.

The York County Teachers' Institute opened in Principal Rogers department of the Model School, Thursday, December 20th, President B. C. Foster in the chair. The enrolment was 106. After the financial statement had been read by Miss E. L. Thorne, the President gave an address. The " question box" was then taken up and caused some discussion. At the afternoon session, after routine, the subject of Composition was introduced by Miss Thorne, followed by papers by J. F. Rogers, Misses Everett, Hunter and Vandine. Geo. A. Inch, Miss Nicholson and the President took part in the discussion. Inspector Bridges gave a very interesting account of the School Libraries in York County. There are about twenty at present and most of them procured by the exertions of teachers. Mr. Schriver and Principal Mullin addressed the Institute on this subject.

The first business on Friday morning after routine was the "question box." Inspector Bridges, Mr. Foster and Mr. Owens dealt with questions. Mr. John Brittain then gave a lesson on The Nature Lessons of the New Course. Dr. Cox gave an address on The General Structure of Birds and Fish as Adapted to their Habits of Life. Dr. Bailey and Messrs. Palmer and Bridges took part in the discussion.

On Friday afternoon, after routine business, Mr. H. H. Hagerman, Principal of the Charlotte Street School, read an excellent paper on Drawing. The following officers were elected: John Brittain, President; Miss Mabel Hunter, Vice-President; Miss E. L. Thorne, Secretary-Treasurer.

The following table shows that the attendance at the County Institute is annually increasing, and that since 1890 the attendance has increased about 25 per cent.

Year.

TABLE OF ATTENDANCE AT COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTITUTES SINCE 1881.

The Summer School of Science is a voluntary organization, inter-provincial in its character, holding its annual sessions at various centres in the three Maritime Provinces. Each of the Provinces interested contributes a small sum annually to its maintenance. The following is the Report of the Secretary:

SIR: I beg leave to submit the following report of the eighth annual session of the Summer School of Science for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, held at Charlottetown, P. E. I., July 4-19, 1894.

There were 93 students enrolled, the greater number of whom were teachers-49 from Prince Edward Island, 25 from New Brunswick, 18 from Nova Scotia, and 1 from the United States.

Eight hours each day were devoted to lectures and laboratory work conducted by specialists in the subjects undertaken by them, and by the acknowledged leading educationists of the Maritime Provinces in their several departments.

Opportunities for excursions to places of scientific interest are fewer in Prince Edward Island than in the neighboring Provinces. The excursions undertaken by the

school were consequently not so successful as in former years.

A noticeable feature of the school was the large attendance of students at all the lectures.

The following were the subjects taught: Astronomy, Botany, Chemistry, Civics, Elocution, English Literature, Geology, Kindergarten, Music, Mineralogy, Pedagogics, Physics, Physiology, Psychology and Zoology.

"Round Table Talks" were conducted by the school, and were partaken in by the citizens of Charlottetown, as well as the members of the school..

At the close of the school, certificates were awarded to those who passed examinations in the courses followed.

For the first time patrons of the schools were appointed as follows: From New Brunswick, Sir S. L. Tilley; from Nova Scotia, General Montgomery Moore; from Prince Edward Island, Hon. T. Heath Haviland.

The Summer School of Science is now an established educational agency, and is yearly increasing in usefulness. The management is gradually enlarging the scope of the work undertaken and modifying it to suit the changing educational conditions of the time.

The next session of the school will be held in Amherst, N. S., from the 3rd to the 18th of July, 1895.

The following is a list of officers and instructors for 1895:

OFFICERS.

PRESIDENT:

PROF. W. W. ANDREWS, M. A., Mount Allison University, Sackville, N. B.

VICE-PRESIDENTS:

PRINCIPAL A. CAMERON, County Academy, Yarmouth, N. S.

PROF. BRITTAIN, Provincial Normal School, Fredericton, N. B.
EWEN STEWART, Esq., Supervisor of Schools, Charlottetown, P. E. I.

SECRETARY-TREASURER:

PRINCIPAL J. D. SEAMAN, Prince Street School, Charlottetown, P. E. I.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

J. K. DORSEY, M. D.,

PRIN. G. J. OULTON, B. A.,

MRS. PATTERSON,
INSPECTOR CRAIG,

THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY-TREASURER.