The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-08 00:00:00

MISTRESSES.

At the close of each of these years, if the pupil
teachers have received a certificate of good character
and of satisfactory progress, the master or mistress by
whom they hare been instructed and trained shall be
paid the sum of 51. for one, of 91. for two, of 121. for
three pupil teachers, and 31. per annum more for every
additional apprentice ; and on the like conditions, 21. 10s.
for one stipendiary monitor, 41. for two, 61. for three,
11. 10s. in addition, in each year, for every additional
stipendiary monitor.
In addition to the foregoing subjects of instruction, if
the pupil teachers be skilfully trained by the master in
the culture of a garden, or in some mechanical arts suit-
able to a school of industry, or the female pupil teachers
be instructed by the mistress in cutting out clothes, and
in cooking, baking, or washing, as well as in the more
usual arts of sewing and knitting, and the inspector
certify that the pupil teachers are thereby in a satisfac-
tory course of training for the management of a school
of industry ; the master or mistress will receive an ad-
ditional gratuity, proportioned to the degree of skill
and care displayed.
In consideration of the foregoing gratuity, and of the
assistance obtained from the pupil teachers and stipen-
diary monitors in the instruction and management of
the school, the master will give them instruction in the
prescribed subjects, during one hour and a half at least,
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Exhibitions on behalf of successful pupil teacher to Nor-

mal Schools—Employment of certain of them in the
public service—Grants in aid of expenses of Normal
Schools, and of the salaries of masters and mistresses

educated therein.
The Committee of Council on Education had under
their consideration their Lordship's minutes as to the ap-
prenticeship of pupil teachers in elementary schools.
It appeared further expedient to their Lordships, that
the Lord President should authorise one or more of her
Majesty's inspectors, together with the principal of a
Normal school under inspection, to submit to his Lord-
ship from among the pupil teachers who had successfully
terminated their apprenticeship, a certain number of
those who, upon competition in a public examination, to
be annually held by such inspectors and principal in each
inspector's district, might be found more proficient in
their studies and skilful in the art of teaching, and con-
cerning whose character and zeal for the office of
teachers the inspector of the district could give the
most favourable report.
That the Committee of Council on Education, on com-
parison of the testimonials and examination papers of
these apprentices, should award, for as many as he might
think fit, an exhibition of 201. or 25/. to one of the Nor-
mal Schools under the inspection of her Majesty's in-
spectors.
That the pupil teachers to whom such exhibitions
should be awarded should be thenceforth denominated
" Queen's scholars."
That the exhibition should bo liable to be withdrawn,
if the principal of the training school should be dissatis-
fied with the conduct, attainments, or skill of the
" Queen's scholar."
Their Lordships were also of opinion that it might be
useful to offer further incentives to exertion and good
conduct among the pupil teachers, by opening to such of
them as might not display the highest qualifications for
the office of schoolmaster, but whose conduct and attain-
ments were satisfactory, an opportunity of obtaining em-
ployment in the public service under such regulations as
may be hereafter adopted.
Their Lordships hope that the grant of an exhibition
of 20/. or 251. to the most proficient pupil teachers, to
enable them to enter a Normal School, may diminish the
difficulty experienced by the trustees and managers of
such institutions of maintaining them in efficiency. In
order still further to reduce the burden of such estab-
lishments, their Lordships will award to every Normal
School subject to inspection a grant for every student
trained therein, concerning whose character and conduct
the principal shall give a favourable report, and con-
cerning whose attainments, skill in teaching, and
general aptitude for the vocation of a schoolmaster,
it shall appear to the Lord President, at the close of
each of three years of training, from the report of
one or more of her Majesty's inspectors, and from
the examination papers, that a certain standard of
merit has been attained. Such grants shall be 20/.
at the close of the first year, 251. at the close of the
second, and 301. at the close of the third year's course of
instruction. This standard of acquirement shall not be
so ordered as to interfere with the studies pursued in any
Normal School, but shall be adapted to those studies, so,
however, as to apply impartially to all such Normal
Schools an equal incentive to exertion, by requiring
efficiency in a sufficient number of the studies pursued
in them.

Their Lordships will further grant, in aid of the salary
of every schoolmaster appointed to a school under their
inspection, and who has had one year's training in a
-Normal School under their inspection, 15/. or 201. per
annum; and in aid of the salary of every such school-
master who has had two years of such training, 20/. or
251. per annum; and of every such schoolmaster who has
had three years of such training, 251. or 301. per annum;
provided he has upon examination obtained the proper
certificate of merit in each year, on the following con-
ditions:—

1. That the trustees and managers of the school pro-
vide the master with a house, rent free, and a further
salary equal at least to twice the amount of this grant.
3. That the trustees and managers annually certify
that his character, conduct, and attention to his duties
are satisfactory.
3. That the inspector report that his school is efficient
in its organisation, discipline, and instruction.
On the same conditions their Lordships will grant in
aid of the salaries of schoolmistresses appointed to
schools under their inspection, who obtain similar certi-
ficates in a normal school, two-thirds of the sums to be
awarded to schoolmasters for each year's certificate of
merit.

RETIRING PENSIONS TO SCHOOLMASTERS AND MIS-
TRESSES FOR LONG AND EFFICIENT SERVICES.

That a retiring pension may be granted by the Com-
mittee of Council to any schoolmaster or schoolmistress
who shall be rendered incapable by age or infirmity of
continuing to teach a school efficiently.
Provided that no such r.ension shall be granted to any
schoolmaster or schoolmistress who shall not have con-
ducted a normal or elementary school for 15 years, during
seven at least of which such school shall have been un-
der inspection.
That in all cases of application for pensions, a report
shall be required from the inspector and from the trus-
tees and managers of the schools, as to the character
and conduct of the applicants, and the manner in which
the education of the pupils under their charge has been
carried on.

The amount of the pension shall be determined ac-
cording to such report, but shall in no case exceed two-
thirds of the average amount of the salary and emolu-
ments annually received by the applicant during the
period that the school has been under inspection.
A minute of the grant of every such pension, and of
the grounds on which it has been awarded, shall be pub-
lished in their Lordships' minutes.
GRANTS IN AID OF DAY-SCHOOLS OF INDUSTRY.

Then. Lordships had under their consideration reports
published in their minutes on schools of industry.
Besolwed—That when the managers of schools apply
for aid to enable them to hire a field-garden for the in-
struction of the scholars ; or to erect workshops in
which handicrafts may be taught ; or to provide a
school-washhouse or kitchen for the instructions of girls
in domestic economy ; their Lordships will be disposed,
on the following conditions, to grant assistance towards
the promotion of these objects :