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was taken in the next year by Mr. Arthur E. Shuttleworth, an Ontario man, graduate of the Agricultural College. Mr. Donald Montgomery was removed by death on May 14, 1890, and was succeeded in oﬂice by Mr. John A. Nicholson. He in turn was suc- ceeded on November Ist of the following year by Mr. D. J. McLeod of the College staff. The inspectors had vacated their of- ﬁce on September 30, 1891, and their posi- tions were ﬁlled by Mr. Alex. Campbell for the western inspectorate and by Mr. D. F. Murphy for the eastern. Mr. Joseph 0. Arsenault was appointed in the year 1892 to inspect the Acadi-an schools, and Mr. John Balderston was made a fourth inspector on August 7, 1893, the duties of which posi- tion he performed until September 30, 1895. The death of Mr. Murphy vacated his po- sition on October 31, 1897. He was suc- ceeded on January 1, 1898, by Mr. G. J. McCormack. Mr. Arsenault in 1901 re— signed his position, and was succeeded by Mr. Joseph Blanchard. Mr. Wallace D. McIntyre was inspector for Prince county from July 1, 1899, until his death in Feb- ruary, 1905. Mr. Allan Matthews now ﬁlls that position. Mr. Campbell retired from the inspectorate on July 15, 1905, and was suc- ceeded by Mr. Charles Kielly, the present inspector for Queens county.

In the College the position left vacant by the withdrawal of Mr. Shuttleworth was taken on August 1, 1891, by Mr. George Harcourt. Mr. George E. Robinson suc- ceeded to Mr. McLeod on November 1, 1891, when the latter became Superintend- ent of Education. By reason of the large attendance at Prince of Wales College in the session of 1892 Mr. Frederick West was appointed as a ﬁfth instructor. He was suc-

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ceeded in the following year by Mr. S. N. Robertson. Mr. H. H. Shaw succeeded Mr. Robinson in the same year. On the re-or- ganization of the work of the institution by reason of the removal of Agriculture from the list of subjects of the curriculum, Mr. Harcourt withdrew on July 31, 1894. Mr. E. E. Jordan became fourth instructor on October 10, 1895. ,

The old building that had done duty for the Central Academy and for the Prince of Wales College had long been considered in- adequate. The large increase in the num- ber of students in the early nineties necessi— tated provision for increased accommoda- tion. In the year 1898 the contract was let for the erection of a new building large and well ventilated. In February, 1900. it was occupied for class work, and has proved well adapted for its purpose.

On February 28, 1901, Dr. D. J. Mc- Leod resigned his position as Superinten- dent of Education and withdrew from educa- tional work in which he had spent his early lifetime. He was succeeded by Dr. Alex- ander Anderson who had been connected with the College almost from the time of its reorganization and had been identiﬁed with its growth and development from the days of its infancy up to the time of its full grown maturity when its sons and daughters were to be found in all parts of the world, bearing grateful testimony to his long and faithful service. In the following year Dr. John Caven. another veteran member of the Staﬂ’, retired after twenty-two years of active service. Mr. Cyrus J. McMillan and Mr. J. A. McDonald, both young men of promise, were then appointed as instructors.

The criticism has been made that our school work is too far removed from the