A Survey of Education

 IN

THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN

CANADA
A REPORT

to the


GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF.SASKATCHEWAN
by

Harold W. Foght, .Ph.D.

Specialist in Rural School Practice. Bureau of Education. Washington. D.C.

 REGINA
J. W. REID. KING'S PRINTER
1918





  Table of Contents:
 
INTRODUCTORY 5
I.Saskatchewan, the Land and People 9
II.Fundamental Educational Needs as Indicated by the Character and Resources of the Province18
III.The Present Educational System21
IV.School Organisation and Administration26
V.School Inspection and Professional Supervision 33
VI.School Population: Enrollment and Attendance 40
VII.Organisation and Adaptability of the Rural Schools 52
VIII.Consolidation of Rural Schools65
IX.Rural High Schools and Continuation Schools for Adults . 72
X.City, Town and Village Schools 77
XI.High Schools and Collegiate Institutes 88
XII.The Teaching Staff. 104
XIII.The Normal Schools 117
XIV.Vocational Education 131
XV.Separate Schools 140
XVI.Schools in Non-English Communities 145
XVII. The Examination System 155
XVIII.School Hygiene and Health Inspection 159
XIX.School Support: What the Province Pays for Education 164
  Summary of Recommendations  
  Appendix.