The public school at Somerset remained part of the secular education system, although private Catholic schools and College were also available. The school at Somerset was of the common or elementary level until 1870; a grammar school had been approved for Somerset ,and three other school districts in ,in 1868, but it did not begin operation until .August, 1870. (23.) A grammar school provided instruction in mathematics, Greek, French and Latin, in addition to the basic subjects. (23) A description of the Somerset school in 1873 is as follows: The School house is a superior one; and one well adapted for a Grammar school. It is a two story building, well furnished with an apartment in the upper story that might serve for a class room. Attached to the building is a suitable outhouse and a spacious play¬ ground enclosed by neat rows of trees. The number of pupils in the higher branches at.the present is small, but this is due to the fact that some of the advanced scholars had not attended the current quarter; and some had gone to other institutions to complete their studies. (2j^) A more detailed picture of education at Somerset is avail¬ able from the year 1877; in that year the School Visitor's Report showed seventy school-age children in the district, and sixty-three enrolled at Somerset (thirty-four girls, and twenty-nine boys). (2jf) The school year consisted of 119 teaching days. The subjects taught were: spelling and reading (six separate divisions or grades); arithmetic (two levels, elementary and advanced); English grammar ("rudiment¬ ary" and "practical"); writing; book-keeping; algebra; geometry; English history; drawing; French; and Latin. Two teachers were employed: Donald McLeod , the master teacher; 5 5.