1240 Lorne Ave., Brandon, Man. Daly, Elton, Whitehead, Cornwallis, Glenwood, and W. J. Parr, B.A. Whitewater, Riverside, Morton, Turtle Mountain, Killarney. A. A. Herriot, and Roblin. Westbourne, Lansdowne, McCreary, and unorgan ized territory. J.E.S.Dunlop,B.A.North Cypress, North Norfolk, South Cypress, and 655 11th Street, 7 A. J. Hatcher, 8 9 Gladstone. 10 25 Morden. R. Goulet, B.A. St. Boniface. A. Willows, 29 Lenore Street, Winnipeg. G. R. Brunet, St. Boniface. Victoria. Strathcona, Argyle, South Norfolk, and Lorne. Louise and Pembina. Portage la Prairie, and Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie. Grey, Macdonald, Dufferin, Thompson, and Roland. Springfield, Tache, Ste. Anne. Rockwood and St. Andrews. St. Laurent, Woodlands, Rosser, Assiniboia, and Gilbert Plains and Dauphin. Bifrost, Kreuzburg, and unorganized territory. La Broquerie, Stuartburn, Sprague, Franklin, and unorganized territory. Stanley, Rhineland, and Montcalm. Morris, Ritchot, De Salaberry, and Hanover. Whitemouth, Brokenhead, St. Clements, and unorganized territory. Coldwell and unorganized territory. H.W.Watson, M.A.Ochre River, St. Rose, Mossy River, Lawrence, and In addition to the above, the Cities of Winnipeg and Brandon employ for their own schools the following Inspectors and Supervisors: Winnipeg: D. McIntyre, M.A., LL.D., Superintendent. Major D. M. Duncan, Asst. Superintendent (on active service). W. J. Warters, Director of Technical Instruction. E. Hewitt, Supervisor of Drawing. A. Baxter, Supervisor of Drawing. Col. T. H. Billman, Supervisor of Physical Training and Drill— (active service). Capt. Urquhart, Supervisor of Physical Training and Drill— (active service). A. Pullar, Supervisor of Music, Elementary Grades. J. Ptolemy R. Rodgers M. Macdougall Supervisors of Elementary Grades. F. Beer, Visiting Teacher. T. Burt, Supervisor of Cadet Band. M. Halliday, Supervisor of Sewing. M. Neilson, Assistant Supervisor of Sewing. Brandon: A. White, Superintendent. Industrial Training School F. W. McKinnon, Superintendent. Manitoba School for the Deaf Howard J. McDermid, M.D., Superintendent. Juvenile Court Hon. D. W. McKerchar, Judge. F. J. Billiarde, Superintendent. M. S. Stokes, Chief Probation Officer. D. S. Hamilton, Inspector of Foster Homes. L. B. Campbell, Officer in Charge of Newsboys. W. F. Burnham, Officer. Mrs. T. L. Angel, Stenographer. REPORT OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER. HON. R. S. THORNTON, M.B., C.M., LL.D., Minister of Education. Sir, During the year ended 30th June, 1917, the public elementary and secondary schools of the Province enrolled the names of 106,588 pupils, 19.4% of the whole population; 100,294, or 94.1% of these pupils were registered in the various grades of the elementary schools and 6,294, or 5.9% in the high schools, as follows: The fact that over twenty-five per cent. of the pupils enrolled are in Grade I is not to be taken to mean that so large a proportion enter the first grade of the schools each year as beginners. The number of pupils entering Grade I as beginners during the year was 15,532, or 142% of the entire enrolment. Grade I is a receiving grade. A large number enter late in the term and return next year as repeaters. Of the whole number enrolled on the registers of Grade I, no less than 11,438, or over 42%, had entered the grade during the previous year. The proportion of male and female teachers in our elementary and secondary schools is about the same as last year. About one in six of our teachers are men. The figure for 1917 is 17.5%. In the following is given the percentage of teachers holding permanent certificates of qualification: In last year's report considerable emphasis was laid upon the importance of maintaining and improving the personnel of |