Description

Original daily hand-written attendance register for this small rural Ontario public school which was located near Merrickville, Ontario. Three of the pages are loose but present. Includes detailed guidelines re: Religious Instruction as well as Forms of Prayer. Inside front cover is printed a detailed provincial act entitled Act for the Protection of Insectivorous and Other Birds, presumably so teachers could instruct their young charges to not kill certain birds. Also included is a blank "Form of Engagement of a Public School Teacher". Surnames of students attending this school include Richardson, McKibbon, Jones, Martin, McTavish and McRitchie. The teacher was Miss Ruth Bates. This register was examined and signed (twice) by inspector R. Rose. A wonderful piece of history from Montague Township and a rare memento of the way Ontario's public education system used to operate. Book