LEARNING SIGNS OF SOUNDS. I. Reading. 14. Does the School-room contain one of M. Prinsen's letterboxes? 15. Has the Master or Mistress been instructed in the method of making the Children familiar with letters 1. By showing them the figure of a natural object having 2. By analyzing this word into its constituent sounds? 16. Are the children expert in the various modes of using the letterboxes to spell and read words? II. Singing. 17. On what method are the Children taught to sing? 18. Do they learn the signs of musical sounds to any extent ? KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL OBJECTS, &c. 22. Are the children exercised in examining and describing in very simple and familiar terms the properties of those Natural objects by which they are surrounded? 23. Is there a cabinet in the School stored with Natural objects which the children are likely soon to meet with in their rambles or visits to friends? .24. Is there a cabinet of domestic utensils or implements of industry, of a small size, the uses of which may be explained to the children? INSTRUCTION IN THE GALLERY. 25. Are they instructed in any other subjects in the Gallery? 26. If so, enumerate the Gallery Lessons. 27. How long is the usual Lesson in the Gallery? 28. Are the replies of the Children made intelligently, or mechanically and by rote? DISCIPLINE. 29. Are the Children clean in their persons and dress? 30 Are they orderly and decorous in their behaviour ? 31 Do they appear to have confidence in their Master and Mistress, and to regard them with affection? 32. Are any, and, if so, what Rewards and Punishments employed? On what principles, and with what results? 33. Is their attendance at School punctual and regular ? 34. Examine Register, and state whether it is kept on a good plan, neatly, and with care. Committee of Council on Education, Privy Council Office, Downing Street, 184. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the and to forward to you the requisite documents for conducting an application to the Lords of the Committee in aid of You will have the goodness to reply to the Questions, Form (A), complying in the first instance with the requisition contained in the 7th Question. My Lords direct me to say that if you have no plan for your school-buildings, and among the plans published in their volume of Minutes for 1839-40, there is none exactly suitable to your wants, they will instruct their architect to prepare, gratuitously, a pencil sketch for the approval of the promoters of the school. For this purpose he will require a ground-plan of the site, showing its dimensions, the roads, and the aspect which you wish to give the front of the school; together with the situation of any adjacent buildings, and a section of the ground, if not level. With this plan it will be necessary for you to furnish an account of the number of boys, girls, and infants to be accommodated; and to state whether a residence is to be built for the teachers; and if so, of how many rooms is it to consist: The fund at the disposal of the Committee of Council is awarded to those schools only the trustees and managers of which assume the obligation of establishing and maintaining daily schools. Their Lordships grant only a certain proportion of the money required to meet the whole expenditure on the school-premises, and the remainder must be raised by local and general contributions and by donations from charitable societies. Before their Lordships proceed to determine the amount of their grant, they require that the contributions promised from other sources be sufficient to afford a reasonable prospect that the promoters of the school will be enabled to carry into execution the plans submitted to this Committee, and to leave the school free from debt. I have the honour to be, Your obedient servant, 2. State the extent of the site, and how it is bounded. 3. Nature and height of the fence with which it is to be enclosed. 4. What is the tenure on which this site will be held? 5. How many trustees will be appointed? Give their names, professions, &c. 6. Will the legal estate be confided to one of the corporations created by the 7th section of the 4 & 5 Vic. c. 38, or by the 7 & 8 Vic. c. 57, sections 4 & 5. State to what persons the management of the school will be intrusted, and also by whom the religious instruction will be superintended? 7. Furnish (on a separate sheet of paper) a brief but precise statement (not a regular abstract, unless subsequently required) of the title of the present owner of the site prepared for the school-house. 8. Describe the means by which this site will be drained, stating the distance which collateral drains will have to run, and the nature of the main drain. 9. Are any vitriol-works, tanneries, size-manufactories, slaughterhouses, or other noxious trades situated near this site? 10. Is it in the neighbourhood of any undrained marsh, or swampy ground; any large uncovered drain, or large stagnant pool? 11. What is the nature of the superficial bed on which the foundation will rest? 14. The materials of which they are to be built. 15. Are they to be plastered internally? 16. State the height of the walls of each of the school-rooms, as well as the height of the ceiling from the floor. WINDOWS. 17. State their number. 18. Their sizes. 19. The material of the casements or window-frames. 20. The nature of the opening. ROOF. 21. State the size of the timbers and joists, and the nature of the wood used. 22. The nature of the covering. 23. State whether it is to be plastered internally, and in what manner. 24. Will gutters and spouts be provided, and if so, of what material? 25. Of what will it consist? FLOOR. 26. At what height above the internal ground will it be boarded? 27. Furnish a plan of the school-house immediately, if possible, and if not, state the dimensions of the school-room, and transmit the plan in a few days. N.B.-By school-house is meant not the schoolmaster's dwelling specifically, but the whole building erected for the school. VENTILATION. 28. State in what manner the school-room is to be ventilated and warmed. (See 8vo. Edition of the Minutes of the Committee of Coun cil for 1839-40.) 29. What extent of enclosed ground will be provided for the recreation of the children? 30. Who are the chief promoters of the school? State their names, professions, &c. 31. From what district is it expected that children will attend the school? Define the boundaries of that district. 32. What is its population? 33. State what charitable or other funds and endowments, for the education of the children of the poor, exist in this district. 34. Enumerate the schools for the children of the poor existing in this district, and the number of children each will accommodate. 35. State the grounds for representing this case as deserving of assistance. 36. State your reason for expecting the schools will be efficiently and permanently supported, state probable amount of annual subscriptions and donations. Of annual collections. Of annual produce of Endowment. Of school-fees. Of any other source of income. 37. What is the estimated cost of the erection? State separately the cost of the site-the school-house-the master's house-the boundary fence the amount of the legal expenses-and any other expenses. The answer to this question must be signed by the builder, or by the architect and builder, if your plans were not drawn in the Council Office. 38. What is the amount now raised by subscription to meet this expenditure? 39. How much do the promoters expect to raise by subscriptions and donations in addition to the above? 40. Have you applied to any society or other similar source for aid, and if so, what assistance has been granted or promised, or on what grounds has the application been refused? 41. Do you intend to apply to any society or other source for aid? 42. What will be the extent of the deficiency of the funds for the erection of the school-house, after you have collected all your subscriptions and donations, not including any grant from the Committee of Council? The above questions, and the replies to them, were read and signed at a meeting of the School Committee (or trustees) of the school, duly convened on this day of 184 at , |