PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. 13 2. ORTHOGRAPHY AND ORTHOEPY.-The pronunciation, the syllabication, and the spelling from dictation, of passages from any English author, and the spelling of all non-technical English words. 2. ENGLISH GRAMMAR.-Etymology and Syntax; exercises. 4. COMPOSITION.-The framing of sentences and paragraphs; familiar and business letters; paraphrasing; synonyms; correction of errors; themes based on the prose literature prescribed for this Form. 5. LITERATURE.—The critical reading of such works as may be prescribed by the Education Department from time to time. 6. HISTORY.-The leading events of Canadian and English History. 7. GEOGRAPHY.-Political, physical and mathematical Geography. Map Geography generally; Canada and the British Empire more particularly. 8. ARITHMETIC AND MENSURATION.-Arithmetic in theory and practice; areas of rectilinear figures, and volumes of right parallelopipeds and prisms; the circle, sphere, cylinder, and cone; Mental Arithmetic. 9. ALGEBRA.-Elementary rules: factoring; greatest common measure; least common multiple; fractions; simple equations of one, two, and three unknown quantities; simple problems. 10. EUCLID. Book I., with easy problems. 19. WRITING.-Neatness, legibility. 20. BOOK-KEEPING.-Single and double entry; commercial forms; general business transactions. 21. DRAWING.-Freehand; practical Geometry; perspective; industrial designs. OPTIONS. The options between Nos. 15, or 17, or 18, and group 12 and 14, are as follows, viz. :— 15. LATIN. The Elementary Latin Book, grammar, composition, and the texts prescribed from time to time by the Education Department. 17. FRENCH.-The Elementary French Book, grammar, composition, and the texts prescribed from time to time by the Education Department. 18. GERMAN. The Elementary German Book, grammar, composition, and the texts prescribed from time to time by the Education Department. 12. PHYSICS.-The elements of Physics, as treated in Huxley's Introductory Science Primer and Balfour Stewart's Science Primer. 14. BOTANY.-The elements of structural Botany. Outlines of classification; examination and classification of common plants belonging to the following natural orders-Ranunculaceae, Cruciferæ, Mulvacea, Leguminosa, Rosacea, Sapindaceæ, Umbelliferæ, Compositæ, Labiata, Coniferæ, Araceae, Liliaceæ, Triliacea, Iradaceæ, Gramineæ ; the characters and general properties of these orders. Second Class.-Candidates for a Second-class Non-Professional Teachers' Certificate are examined in the following subjects as prescribed for Form II. of the High School Course of Study, excepting Ancient History and Geography, viz. :-Nos. 1-10, 13, 21, with an option between 15, or 17, or 18, group 12 and 14, and group 19, 20, and 23. Candidates who do not take the commercial option for Second-class, shall pass the Third-class Non-Professional Examina tion in Nos. 19 and 20. 1. READING.-Course for Form I. continued. 2. ORTHOGRAPHY AND ORTHOEPY.-Course for Form I. continued. 3. ENGLISH GRAMMAR.-Course for Form I. continued. (As prescribed for the Pass Matriculation Examination of the University of Toronto.) 4. COMPOSITION.-Course for Form I. continued. 14 EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF ONTARIO. 5. LITERATURE.-The critical study of the texts prescribed from time to time for the Pass Matriculation Examination of the University of Toronto. 6. ENGLISH HISTORY (including Colonial History).—From William III. to George III. inclusive. Roman history from the commencement of the Second Punic War to the death of Augustus. Greek history from the Persian to the Peloponnesian Wars, both inclusive (University Pass). 7. GEOGRAPHY. Modern North America and Europe. Greece, Italy and Asia Minor. Ancient : 8. ARITHMETIC.-Course for Form I. continued (University Pass). 10. GEOMETRY.-Euclid, Books I., II., III.; easy deductions (University Pass). 13. CHEMISTRY.-Reynolds' Experimental Chemistry (chaps. I. to XVI. inclusive). 21. DRAWING.-Course for Form I. continued. OPTIONS. The options between Nos. 15, or 17, or 18, groups 12 and 14, and groups 19, 20 and 23, are as follows, viz.: 15. LATIN.-Examination subjects as prescribed, from time to time, for Pass Matriculation into the University of Toronto. 17. FRENCH.-Examination subjects as prescribed, from time to time, for Pass Matriculation into the University of Toronto. 18. GERMAN.-Examination subjects as prescribed, from time to time, for Pass Matriculation into the University of Toronto. 12. PHYSICS.-Definitions of velocity, acceleration, mass, momentum, force, moment, couple, energy, work, centre of inertia, statement of Newton's Laws of Motion, composition and resolution of forces, condition for equilibrium of forces in one plane, definition of a fluid, fluid pressure at a point, transmission of fluid pressure, resultant fluid pressure, specific gravity, Boyle's Law, the barometer, air-pump, water-pump, siphon (University Pass). 14. BOTANY.-Course in Form I. continued. 19. WRITING.-Course for Form I. continued. 20. BOOK-KEEPING AND COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS. -Course for Form I. continued. 23. Precis-writing and Indexing. Local Examinations.-The Non-Professional Examinations for Teachers' Certificates of the Second and Third Classes, and the Entrance to High School" Examinations, may, with the sanction of the Minister, be held at other centres than the High Schools. First Class.-Candidates for a First-class Non-Professional Certificate, Grade C, are examined in the following subjects, as prescribed for Form III. of the High School Course, viz.:-Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 of Form III., and also 12 of Form II. At the examination in Botany, candidates are expected to describe and classify a submitted specimen of a Canadian flowering plant. Only such candidates as pass the Second-class Non-Professional Examination are eligible to write for First "C," but both examinations may be taken the same year. 3. ENGLISH GRAMMAR.-Course in Form II. continued. 4. COMPOSITION.-Course in Form II. continued. 5. LITERATURE.-The critical study of the texts prescribed, from time to time, for Honor Matriculation into the University, Toronto. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. 15 6. HISTORY.-English history under the Houses of Tudor and Stuart. (Honor Matriculation, University.) 7. GEOGRAPHY.-The British Empire, including the Colonies. (Honor Matriculation, University.) 9. ALGEBRA. To the end of Binomial Theorem. (Honor Matriculation, University.) 10. GEOMETRY.-Euclid, Books I. to IV. inclusive, Book VI., and definition of Book V. (Honor Matriculation, University.) 11. TRIGONOMETRY. (Honor Matriculation, University). The solution of Triangles. 13. CHEMISTRY.-Reynolds' Experimental Chemistry, chaps. I. to XXVI. inclusive. (The University Matriculation Examination.) 14. BOTANY.-The structure and classification of Canadian flowering plants. (The University Matriculation Examination.) NOTE.-For No. 12 of Form II. see preceding page. Non-Professional Examinations for First-class Certificates, 'Grade A or B, are limited as follows: : DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH. COMPOSITION.-History and Etymology of the English Language, Rhetorical Forms, Prosody. Books of Reference-Earle's Philology of the English Tongue, Abbot and Seeley's English for English People, Bain's Composition and Rhetoric, or Hill's Rhetoric, Marsh's English Language and Literature, Lectures VI. to XI. inclusive. LITERATURE: 1. History of English Literature, from Chaucer to the end of the reign of James I. Books of Reference-Craik's History of the English Literature and Language, or Arnold's Literature, English Edition; Marsh's English Language and Literature, Lectures VI. to XI. inclusive. 2. Specified works of standard authors, as prescribed from time to time by the Department. HISTORY: Greece. The Persian to the Peloponnesian War inclusive, Cox's History of Greece (unabridged). Rome. From the beginning of the Second Punic War to the death of Julius Cæsar, Mommsen's History of Rome. England.-The Tudor and Stuart Periods, as presented in Green's Short History of the English People, Macaulay's History of England (or Franck Bright's History of England, Second Volume), and Hallam's Constitutional History. Canada.-Parkman's Old Regime in Canada and Wolfe and Montcalm. GEOGRAPHY.-So much Ancient Geography as is necessary for the proper understanding of the portions of the Histories of Greece and Rome prescribed. DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS. ALGEBRA.-Symmetry, Binomial Theorem, Multinomial Theorem, Exponential and Logarithmic Series, Interest and Annuities, Indeterminate Coefficients, Partial Fractions, Series (Convergency and Divergency, Reversion, Summation), Inequalities, Determinants as far as in Gross, Reduction and Resolution of Equations of first four Degrees and of Binomial Equations, Relations between Roots and Coefficients of Equations, Indeterminate Equations, Problems. ANALYTICAL PLANE GEOMETRY.-The Point (including Transformation of Co-ordinates), the Right Line, the Circle, the Parabola, the Ellipse, the Hyperbola, the General Equation of the Second Degree, Abridged Notation. 16 EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF ONTARIO. TRIGONOMETRY.-Trigonometrical Equations, Solution of Triangles, Measurement of Heights and Distances; Inscribed, Circumscribed and Escribed Circles of a Triangle; Quadrilaterals, Description of Vernier and Theodolite, Trigonometrical and Logarithmic Tables, Demoivre's Theorem. STATICS. Equilibrium of Forces acting in one plane; Parallelogram of Forces, Parallel Forces, Moments, Couples, Centre of Gravity, Virtual Work, Machines, Friction, Experimental Verifications. DYNAMICS.-Measurement of Velocities and of Acceleration, Laws of Motion, Energy, Momentum, Uniform and Uniformly Accelerated Motion, Falling Bodies, Moments of Inertia, Uniform Circular Motion, Projectiles in Vacuo, Collisions, Simple Pendulum, Experimental Verifications. ELEMENTARY GEOMETRICAL OPTICS.-Reflection and Refraction of Light at Plane and Spherical Surfaces, including Prisms and Lenses (aberration not considered); the Eye; Construction and Use of the more simple Instruments. Candidates for a Departmental Certificate, Grade A or B, taking the Departmental Examinations, are not eligible to write for this grade until they have first passed the Non-Professional Examination required for Grade C, but nothing herein contained shall prevent a candidate from writing at both examinations the same year. A candidate for Grade A or B is allowed an option between English and Mathematics. 7. Teachers' Certificates. Classes of Certificates.-The conditions under which Public School Teachers' Certificates may be granted are prescribed by the Department. The certificates issued are-First-class, Grades A, B and C; Second-class and Third-class. First and Second-class Certificates are valid throughout the Province, and are held during good behaviour, while the Third-class are limited to a period of three years. The holder, however, may, on passing the Departmental Examination, obtain a renewal of the same for three years, subject to attendance at a County Model School. There can be no renewal without re-examination. In an emergency the Minister of Education has power to extend the duration of a certificate. Third Class-Conditions.-The conditions upon which County Boards of Examiners can grant Third-class Certificates are: that (1) the candidates must furnish satisfactory proof of good moral character; (2) must be of the age of eighteen years, if males, and seventeen years, if females; (3) must have passed the prescribed non-professional examinations; and (4) must subsequently have attended for one term at the County Model School, and have obtained from its Principal, and the County Board of Examiners a certificate of qualification, after having passed the professional examination. Second Class-All candidates for Second-class Certificates are obliged to attend one of the Provincial Normal Schools, so as to prepare for the professional examination. These Certificates are granted upon certain conditions only: (1) that the candidate must have passed the non-professional examination in literature and science; (2) must have taught successfully PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. 17 for at least one year in a Public School in the Province; and (3) must have attended, for one session, a Provincial Normal School, and have obtained from the Principal of such school and from the Examiners appointed by the Minister of Education a certificate of his fitness to teach on a Second-class Certificate. In addition to the examination above referred to, the candidates are examined in the following subjects, which constitute the professional examination for that class: Principles and Theory of Education; School Organization; Discipline and Government; English Literature and Language; Mental Arithmetic; Reading and Elocution; Practical Chemistry; Hygiene; Physics; Practical Botany; Zoology; Music and Drawing; Drill (males only) and Calisthenics; Methods of Teaching and Practical Teaching in the Model School. First Class.-First-class Certificates are granted only upon the following conditions: that the candidate (1) must be the holder of a First-class Non-Professional Certificate; (2) must have passed the professional examination for a Second-class Certificate; and (3) must have attended a Training Institute for one session, and passed the prescribed examination thereat. Should any teacher with requisites 1 and 2 have taught for two years in a Public or a High School, he need not attend the Institute, but must pass the examination. 8. Religious Instruction in the Schools of Ontario. 1. Every Public and High School shall be opened with the Lord's Prayer, and closed with the reading of the Scriptures and the Lord's Prayer, or the prayer sanctioned by the Department of Education. 2. The portions of Scripture used shall be taken from selections authorized for that purpose by the Department of Education, and shall be read without comment or explanation. 3. Where a teacher claims to have conscientious scruples against opening and closing the school as herein provided, he shall notify the Trustees to that effect in writing. 4. No pupil shall be required to take part in the exercises above referred to against the wish of his parent or guardian, expressed in writing to the master of the school. 5. When required by the Trustees, the Ten Commandments shall be repeated at least once a week. 6. The Trustees shall place a copy of the authorized Readings in each department of the Public and High Schools under their jurisdiction, within one year from the date hereof. 7. The clergy of any denomination, or their authorized representatives, shall have the right to give religious instruction to the pupils of their own Church in each school-house at least once a week, after the hour of closing of the school in the afternoon; and if the clergy of more than one denomination apply to give religious instruction in the same school-house, the School Board or Trustees shall decide on what day of the week the school-house shall be at |