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St. Patrick's Hall (for boys) 240 pupils The Convent (girls) 150 ” St. Joseph‘s (girls) 135 " Wesleyan Academy (both sexes)about lhO " Bog School (both sexes) 8O " and Seven other small private ‘ ' schools (both sexes) 108 " amounting in all to . ' - 853 pupils

. The buildings, the spacious and airy schoolrooms, the furniture, and the apparatus at each of the five larger of these establishments were exceptionally superior, and might well serve as_models of conven—

ience and comfort.....

From this it appears that the total number of children attending school in Charlottetown is about 1525, but I am certain from my own observation and_enquiries through the city that there are scores of young children who never enter a schoolroom at all, and are growing up in ignorance."

Mr. McPhail goes on to recommend the erection in Charlottetown' of at least three commodious school buildings, completely equipped and furnished, having three departments in each, together with a graded system of schools and compulsory attendance for at least half time, as an absolute necessity.

In his December, 1873, Report Mr. McPhail has this to say about

the Government supported schools in the city:

”Number of pupils enrolled 630 Number of boys enrolled 356 Number of girls enrolled 274 Number present at Examination #21 Number present on an average 383

. The decrease the past two years in the number enrolled at the "City Schools” is 42. Instead of progressing they are retrograding, , with a few honorable exceptions. The schoolroom accommodation is '. no better than it was years ago. Were details to be given they would be a'mere repetition of my report presented to your Board in April, 1871, Without any improvement to note, except in the rooms in King's Square, occupied by Miss Lawson and Miss Scantlebury, one above and

the other below stairs. They are comparatively comfortable.

Schools in Temperance Hall and DesBrisay's Lane should be closed immediately, unless decent outside conveniences be provided at once.