, 1892-03-16
II. THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

II. THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
At the beginning of the year authorization
for one year was granted Mr.. S. A Smith to
keep a private boys school in Christiansted.
The authorization has since bren continued.
The temporary authorization granted Mrs.
Johnson in September 1890 to keep a private
school IN Christiansted has also been con-
tlnued. Mrs. Louisa F~arrelly was authorised in
Mafchto keep aprlvatp school in Christiansted.
and Miss Eliza Crosby, in Nay, to keep a phi
vate school in Frederiksted. Mr.. p. E, Paul.
teacher in Frederiksted's Free School (see under
The Public Schuols) was authorised to openi in
Frederiksted a higher school for boys, from the
LIST of August. In the month Of November
Mr.. Paul made an application to the Govern
ment for a grant in aid, under the conditions
LAID down in Chapter II. Of the School Ordi-
nance, and the School Board, after receiving
the Inspectors report concerning the condi-
ton Of the school, recommended that a grant Of
S4UOp per annum should be made to the school
subject to the conditions Dove referred TO. The
School is kept i'll a small, airy, room, which,
however, IS large enough for the present num-
Der OF pupils (22) The average attendance Of
the pupils from September to November
Cnclus va has been a SIN III fraction over 20,
aud the results Of on examination held by the
Inspector on the 18th Of November were very
promising. The school furniture and mate
rails were found to be sufficient, except in re-
gard to maps, a deficiency which Mr.. Paul has
promised, h woyer, to make good
1t viii be seen that autho2isation has been
granted during the year to open four new
schools, while. on the other hand, one school,
namely that Of Mr.. August Jensen in Frede-
riksted, has been closed.
The average attendance at the large Roman
Catholic School for boys and girls in Frede-
riksted has been for the boys 81 out Of So, or
1000, and for the girls SO out of 1876, or about
5000; for the whole school, therefore, $50
out Of 2l4, or over 5000. In 1890 the CORE
spending percentages were respectively "a, IS
and 68. The annual examination in the
month of March Showed that the children had
made fair progress but the number of pupils
is too great for one teacher, and better results
would probably have been shewn if he had
been afforded some assistance.
The results Of the examination in Mr.. James
Stewards private boys school, held in the
month Of May, were for the 3rd of tn 3 classes
presented about the same as the previous year.
O0G ~ wv ? NAAh @lAA CAdSoCb we're VEN DOOI.
The attendance Of the pupils was also very
unsatisfactory. Under these circumstances
the Board felt itself compelled to inform the
conductor of the school, that it would not be
able to recommend lie continuance of the
grant hitherto made to the school unless a CON
siderable improvement in these directions
should be found to have taken place within
the next following six months. The attend
ance, however, continued to be very u~nsatis-
factory, and at the end of October the Board
found that the school did not number roore
than 10 pupils. AS, according to s Is of the
School Ordinance, the grant is dependent upon
cha condition that the school numbers at least
90 pupils, the Board recommended that the
CONTRACT between the Superior Authority and
the Master of the School should be dis
solved, with 3 mouths notice. in accordance
with s 26 of the School Ordinance, and the 3.
months notice was afterwards given him by
the Government. The grant to the school.
which is dependent partly on the number Of
the pupils and partly on the results of the an
nual examination, amounted in 1891 to S704.30
lin 1890, to $3.50 81.
For further information concerning tho
private schools see the following tabular