The report on this was read as follows ;

“ All the pupil teachers in the board’s service presented themselves ; and for examination they were grouped thus : Preparing for fourth year examination— Males, 7 ; females, 3 ; total, 10. Third year—Males, 2 ; females, 11; total, 13. Second year—Males, 2; females, 6 ; .total, 8. First year—Males, 4 ; females, 2 ; total, 6. Grand totals Males, 15; females, 22.
“In addition to these, twenty candi dates not yet holding appointments, took part in the examination, but as one of the candidates for the first year absented hiinst if from most of the work, the num ber was reduced to nineteen. The fol lowing is their classification :—Preparing for third year examination—Males, 1; females, 0; total, 1. Second year— Males, 0; females, 1; total, 1. First year—Males, 5 ; females, 12 ; total, 17. Grand totals—Males, 6 ; females, 13. “Of the thirty-seven pupil teachers only four failed, two being of the fourth year, one of the third, and one of the first. Of the nineteen candidates seven were unsuccessful, the failures being con fined to those trying the first year exa mination.
