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being required to study Churiese.

ƒ

one Master devoted to the

Translation Work.

I

cannot recor

that one

mend

master (or two) be

appointed exclusively to beach translation. I have found from experience, that variety of work is better for the master and for his class . In England where there are Professors of distinct subjects, it is not usual for them to lecture for more than 3 or 4 hours daily. Such a

system adopted here would either curtail school hours,

require a considerable increase in the number of masters. I do

any

not think

axe

man carla

teach translation to various classes.

for the whole or even

morning,

without dropping

half the -

into

manne1a

and

losing

all that

freshness

a wearied perfunctory of teaching,

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freshness and

argover

which are

A. L

necessary to make a lesson success. The effect of giving

Professor of -

estra salary to a

Chiriese would very naturally be

that

Professor of English Litera.. another of

tire, another.

Mathematics etc, •

etc would claim a similar.

allowance for special duty; where- as these subjects of unstruction _ should, each and all, be considered part of

- general

al duties required. of each master, the Headmaster

Myster

the

as heretofore apponiting each, to the work, for which he appears

best qualifieds.

6. Expense of Churiese Teachers.

The present annual

expense $1080 is only $360 niexcess of the amount that for years

appeared in the Estimates under this heading; i. c. exactly

exactly in pro-

porsion to the increased number

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