SEVENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1943-44 BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OP EDUCATION PRINTED BY AUTHORITY OP THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1945. To His Honour W. C. Woodward, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: I beg respectfully to present the Seventy-third Annual Eeport of the Public Schools of the Province. H. G. T. PERRY, Minister of Education. February, 1945. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 1943-44. Minister of Education: The Honourable H. G. T. PERRY. Deputy Minister and Superintendent of Education: Assistant Superintendent of Education: S. J. Willis, B.A., LL.D. D. L. MacLaurin, B.A., Ph.D. Chief Inspector of Schools: H. B. King, M.A., Ph.D. Inspectors of High Schools : Vancouver. A. Sullivan, B.A., Victoria. J. B. DeLong, B.A. Inspectors of Elementary, Superior, Junior High, and High Schools: J. E. Brown, M.A., Penticton. P. G. Calvekt, Vancouver. T. G. Carter, M.C. (in Active Service). E. G. Daniels, B.A., New Westminster. J. P. K. English, M.A., B.Paed., Trail. C. J. Frederickson, B.A., Cranbrook. W. G. Gamble, B.A., Victoria. G. H. Gower, M.A., Courtenay. P. A. Jewett, B.A., Nelson. V. Z. Manning, B.A., Vancouver. A. S. Matheson, B.A., Kelowna. A. P. Matthews, M.A., Kamloops. H. McArthur, B.A., Kamloops. H. H. Mackenzie, B.A., Vancouver. F. A. McLellan, M.A., B.Paed., Pouce Coupe. W. A. Plenderleith, M.A., D.Paed., F.R.S.A., F.C.P., A.M.R.S.T., Nanaimo. T. F. Robson, Prince George. H. D. Stafford, B.A., Prince George. B. Thorsteinsson, B.A., Prince Rupert. A. S. Towell, M.A., Abbotsford. A.. Turnbull, B.A., M.C, Revelstoke. Municipal Inspectors of Schools: H. L. Campbell, B.A., M.Ed., Victoria. C. G. Brown, M.A., Burnaby. R. S. Shields, B.A., New Westminster. John Gough, M.A., Saanich. W. Gray, M.A., North Vancouver. K. B. Woodward, B.A., B.Paed., Surrey. A. R. Lord, B.A., Principal. T. R. Hall, B.A., Vice-Principal. W. P. Weston, A.R.C.A., F.R.S.A. H. B. MacLean. A. E. C. Martin, B.Sc. Ewing, B.A., D.Paed. Boyes, M.A. J. M. F. C. STAFFS OF THE NORMAL SCHOOLS. Vancouver : Ernest Lee, B.A., B.Sc. in P.E. Miss L. G. Bollert, B.A. Miss M. McManus, B.Mus., M.A. Miss Margaret Maynard, B.A. Model School: Miss Z. M. Manning. Miss M. Macdonald, B.A., A.T.C.M. Victoria: V. L. Denton, B.A., D.C.L., Principal. Mrs. N. E. Murphy, B.Sc. (on leave of H. O. English, B.A., B.S.A., Vice-Principal. absence). Miss H. R. Anderson, M.A., Ph.D. Mrs. Barbara Smith, B.Sc. F. T. C. Wickett, A.R.C.O. Mrs. Ethel Reese-Burns. SPECIAL OFFICIALS. Registrar: T. W. Hall. Officer in Charge of Industrial Education: F. T. Fairey, B.A. Inspector of Technical Classes: H. A^ Jones. Director of Home Economics: Miss J. L. McLenaghen, B.Sc. Assistant Inspector in Home Economics: Miss B. Rogers, B.Sc. Officer in Charge of High Correspondence School: Miss E. E. Lucas, B.A., D. es L. Officer in Charge of Elementary Correspondence School: Miss Anna B. Miller. Organizer of School and Community Drama: L. Bullock-Webster, A.R.C.M., F.T.C.L., M.R.S.T. Officer in Charge of Text-book Branch: P. G. Barr. Chief Clerk: R. D. SMITH. Principal, School for the Deaf and the Blind: C. E. MacDonald, LL.B., B.S. in Ed., LL.D. Director, Recreational and Physical Education: Ian Eisenhardt (in Active Service). Director, School Radio Broadcasts: K. P. Caple, M.S.A. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. Report of the Superintendent of Education 7 Report of the Chief Inspector of Schools 82 Report on Normal Schools— Vancouver 39 Victoria 40 Report of the Director of the Summer School of Education 42 Report of the Officer in Charge of Industrial Education 51 Report of the Assistant Inspector of Home Economics 59 Report of the Superintendent of Schools, Vancouver 61 Report of Municipal Inspectors— Victoria 80 New Westminster 86 North Vancouver (City and District) and West Vancouver 88 Burnaby_ 89 Saanich 91 Surrey 93 Report of the Principal, School for the Deaf and the Blind 96 Reports of Officers in Charge of Correspondence Schools— High School and Vocational Courses 98 Elementary School Courses 105 Report of the Officer in Charge of the Text-book Branch 107 Report on Work of Adult Education 110 Report of the Executive of Recreational and Physical Education 124 Report of the Organizer of School and Community Drama 129 Report of the Secretary, Local Committee, Strathcona Trust 132 Report of Commission on " Education of Soldiers' Dependent Children Act" 135 Statistical Returns— High Schools (Cities) 138 High Schools (District Municipalities) 152 High Schools (Rural Districts) 157 Superior Schools (District Municipalities) 163 Superior Schools (Rural Districts) 164 Junior High Schools (Cities) I69 Junior High Schools (District Municipalities) 179 Junior High Schools (Rural Districts) 183 Elementary Schools (Cities) ______ jgg Elementary Schools (District Municipalities) 218 Elementary Schools (Rural Districts) 237 Elementary Schools (Community Districts) 256 Summary of Enrolment in the Schools of each City 258 Summary of Enrolment in the Schools of each District Municipality 261 Enrolment (Recapitulation) 265 Names of Schools, Number of Teachers, etc., in each of the Electoral Districts 266 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, 1943-44. Education Office, Victoria, B.C., February, 1945. To the Honourable H. G. T. Perry, Minister of Education. Sir,—I beg to submit herewith the Seventy-third Annual Report of the Public Schools of British Columbia for the school-year ended June 30th, 1944.. ENROLMENT. The enrolment in the schools of the Province increased during the year from 115,447 to 119,043 and the average daily attendance increased from 93,473 to 102,999. The percentage of regular attendance was 86.52. The number of pupils enrolled in the various classes of schools is shown hereunder:— Schools. High schools. Superior schools Junior high schools.. Elementary schools- Totals, 1943-44.. Totals, 1942^.3.. Cities. 13.B61 10,844 41,350* 65,755 64,668 District Municipalities. 3,732 3,816 20,147t 26,867 Rural Districts. 2,030 2,749 1,338 18,117 24,234 23,386 Community Districts. 420 19,323 3,688 15,998 80,034 119,043 115,447 * These figures include an enrolment of 46 in the Provincial Model School (Vancouver). t These figures include an enrolment of 87 in the Provincial Government School for the Deaf and the Blind (Burnaby). Students. In addition to the numbers given above, there were enrolled in the- High Correspondence School classes, regular students (exclusive of the 1,812 officially registered in high, superior, or elementary schools) Elementary Correspondence School classes, regular students Classes formed under section 13 (g) of the " Public Schools Act" Adult education— Classes under the Dominion-Provincial Youth Training and War Emergency Training Programmes 14,612 Vocational classes (Provincial Government) not supported by Dominion grants Night-schools _ 1,451 1,584 23 91 4,520 729 227 Vancouver School of Art Vancouver School of Navigation High Correspondence School (adults only) 1,432 Elementary Correspondence School (adults only) 179 Recreational and Physical Education classes 14,503 Carried forward 36,293 36,293 B 8 PUBLIC SCHOOLS REPORT, 1943-44. Brought forward Summer School of Education (1943 Session) Normal School, Vancouver Normal School, Victoria Victoria College 36,293 697 149 72 194 University of British Columbia 2,569 Total 43,032 DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY GRADES AND SEX. Grade. Boys. Girls. Total. 7,395 6,370 6,055 5,939 5,747 5,862 5,927 5,259 4,309 3,065 2,056 1,764 323 6,505 5,738 5,676 5,466 5,381 5,662 5,816 5,410 4,849 3,779 2,512 1,945 233 13,900 12,108 Grade III. 11,731 Grade IV. _~ 11,405 Grade V _. _~ _ 11,128 Grade VI. 11,524 Grade VII ... _ _ 11,743 Grade VIII. 10,669 Grade IX- _ 9,158 Grade X 6,844 Grade XI 4,568 Grade XII. „. . _ . ... 3,709 556 Totals _ 60,071 58,972 119,043 DISTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS AND PUPILS ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS. The number of teachers employed in the different classes of schools, the number of pupils enrolled in each class of school, and also the average number of pupils per teacher are shown in the following table:— Schools. £H z£ ^ o> B S 111 ■» s d r-, 5 > fl £ ■>, CJ t. S ft 5 rt Do .1 _ - _! a"0 S-" « >^ t. <!«!0 High schools (cities) High schools (district municipalities) High schools (rural districts) Superior schools (district municipalities) Superior schools (rural districts) Junior high schools (cities) Junior high schools (district municipalities).. Junior high schools (rural districts) Elementary schools (cities) * Elementary schools (district municipalities) t Elementary schools (rural districts) Community schools Totals ... 454 137 105 23 107 328 106 45 1,179 558 799 18 124 57 21 4 23 7 63 4 578 194 126 23 111 351- 113 45 1,242 562 799 18 13,561 3,732 2,030 939 2,749 10,844 3,816 1,338 41,350 20,147 18,117 420 11.39 3.14 1.71 0.79 2.30 9.11 3.21 1.12 34.74 16.92 15.22 0.35 30 27 19 41 26 33 36 30 35 36 23 23 3,859 303 4,162 119,043 100.
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