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53 GEO. III., CAP. 107; 3 GEO. IV., CAP. 79;
48 & 49 VIC ., CAP. 78, SCHEME No. 34.
EDUCATION (IRELAND),
19 1 7.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
COMMISSIO NE RS OF EDUCATIO N
IN
IRELAND.
FOR THE YEAR
1917.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS .
P,\QE
Ra:(>ORT OIl' T H E COl\li\1IS~lON ~RS
Ulster Royal School .E ndowments
Schools, Numbers, Etll.ciency, Premi ses, " QualiHctl :::ichools,"
The Local BOfl1'(l~
Other EndowmentsPrC!Ston.
Carysfol't
Leamy
Viscount Limerick 's EndowUl.ent, Dundalk
Banks Endowment, Eyrecourt ...
Diocesan School Funds and Danagher EndowmCllt
Anne Hall Endowment
Limerick Diocesan Scbool
Estate Management, '".
Rentals
Arrears
Arl'EI"mCESAppendix A.-Accounts
Appendix B.- Report of In spectil;m
Appendix C.-Names and Attendance Rolls of Commissioners and Standing Committee
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1-:5
2-3
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3-4
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ANNUAL
REPORT
OF THE
COMMISSIONERS
OF
FOR
EDUCATION
THE
IN
IRELAND
YEAR
19 17.
TO HIS EXCELLENCY IVOR CHURCHILL, BARON WIMBORNE,
LORD LIEU'l.'ENANT- GENERAL AND GENERAL GOVERNOR OF IRELAND.
MAY 11' PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY,
We the Commissioners of Education in Ireland beg to submit the following
General Report of our proceedings during the year 1917.
Two changes have occurred in the constitution of the Commission owing to the Commissioners
resignation of Most Reverend D octor VV 3olsh, Archbishop of Dublin, who repre- D.Dd ~tc.fi(liDg
sented the Cavan Rom.a.n Catholic Board of Education, and Right Hon. W. J. M. Committee.
Starkie, LITT.D., Resident Commissioner of National Educa.tion, one of the Com-
missioners appointed by the Lord Licutenant. Both had served for a lengthened
period, having joined t he Board on its re-constitutiou in 1891, both had been members
of our Standing Committee, and we have placed on record our apprecia.tion of their
valua.ble assistance, and our regret at the loss of their services. Alfred J . Smith, Esquire,
F.R.C.S.I. , has been elected in the room of Most Reverend Doctor Walsh, and
James MacMahon, Esquire, Secretary to the Post Office in Ireland, has been appOInted in succession to Right H on. Doctor Starkie.
The names of the Commissioners and of t he members of the Standing Committee are given on page 13.
Five Board Meetings and thirteen Standing Committee Meetings were held during the
year, t.he attendances at which are also given on pa.ge 13. In connection with the
Standing Committee it should be noted that sixteen meetings were summoned,
and that three meetings failed for want of a quorum. This we attribute in some
mea.sure to the less convenient f:,jtuation of our present offices, as compared with
t~ose formerly occupied in t he more central position of Grafton Street.
-.- At the Board Meeting of January 24, 1917, we elected Right Reverend P. J.
Byrne, P .P ., V.G., to be our Chairman, and Sir James H . Stronge, Bart., D.L.,
to be our Vice-Chairman for the year.
On pp. 6~9 we give Summaries of our Accounts which have been certified as Accounts
correct by the Auditor of the Local Government Board.
Our tota.l income, including the balanc.e brought forward from. the previous Inoom6. and
year, was £7,717 138. 8d., and our expenditure £5,789 38. 9d., leavmg a balance Expcnditure.
of £1,928 98. lid. available for the current year. Aa compored wIth the prevlOus
year, income proper shows an increase of £65 3s. Od., a.nd expenditure a. decrease of
£829 68. 7d. The increase is the result of a largor refund in respect of Income Tax,
A
~nd
the dem'e",se is explaine(l by the fact th at towan\s. thc close of 1916 payment.
on nccollut a monntinO" to £-100, we1'O made for CdU cfI,tJO IUt.l purposes, which in the
ordinary C0111'8e should ha.ve been included in t he following year's disbursements,
The cost of ret.i red masters' ltnnuitics, ,,-hich in 1916 was reduced froUl
£34·6 68. lOd. t,o £255 138. 4d., shows ", ,t.iIl fmthel' rednction i" 1917 to £205 l a... 4d.
Annuitants.
The following Tables gi yc a. sUlllmary o:f income and expendit.ure :-
Jnc.ome.
I
:-; rt ('n',III.
1
Il"b'l(·~.~,
I,
. .l:tn ll"rl· I, 1111 •. .
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1
J! CII l!!.
.£
8.
Ul st er Royal School . 2,029
.
,:
8.
d.
2,t 80 1i
8
1:14 18
13
.£
d.
4 II
£
Tota l
I
d.
d.
128 -l
;j
!!82 15 10 1,j,321 2 10
3
. 1 0 8 0 202 7 8
£
8.
d.
I~ndow mel\t ' .
U lstel' Royal School
"Building Funds,"
etc.
,
Other Endowments
ToW.
11
:C
IS.
!
l ,.lll_IS
115 0 S 1_.J;jQ
2, 104 3
.,, 1_2_10______
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_ _!l_ _ ,,_
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... , 2,239 19 11 3,727 14 2 I 25"- 6 4 1,4% 13 3 !7,i17 13
l;j
;j
I
d.
2
8
I
E :rpenditure.
,
I,
l'XI'F.1U>!TI:!I~-11l! ;.
I
.A <:C{) VNT.
m~_trLllul\QI\ I
p{l."1n(l"~ of
} tl:ll~d
Rentl!, Rllu!S.
1111\; ot her
fOT
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outgoLugs.
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l\" lnllc,'~,
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8.
d.. I
Uls ter R oyal .School
Endowments.
Ulster Royal School
" B uilding Funds,"
481
Other Endowments
279 12 7
etc .
7 2
-
I,
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...
760 19 9
.£
8.
205 1:1
d.
£
4 3,267
0
£
1,3G7
0
I
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2
Total •
£
4 5,321
s. d.
2 10
I
-
122
-
1,433
205 13 4 4,822
1
s. ,I. I,
,!
8 10
,
I
I 10 . 481
10
202 7 8
79 18 10
,
8 : 1,028
8
9 2,194
,
3 2
9 II 17 ,717 13 8
Capital.-·Our capital account has undergone some changes during the year:(a) by the conversion of £4,534 18. !Id. War Loan 4" per cent. Stock inlo
£4,772 138. 5d. War Loan 5 per cenl. Stock ; (b) by the pUl'chase of £127 6, . 7d.
of the latter Stock; and (0) by the release by the Irish Land Commission of a sum
of £244 Mature Guaranteed Land Stock, previously held as Guarantee Deposlt..
Thjs has been transferred to the Commissioners' account in the Bank of Ireland,
bringing the total of such Stock t o £39,572 ISs. 4d. .
ULSTER ROYAL SCHOOL El\T))m¥MENTS.
.,
General.- We b elieve, that on the whole, the Schools sharing in these endow'
ments continue to be effiCiently conducted. The number of " Selected" Schools 18
now eleven- the same as last year-but it should be noted that the girls' depart·
tnent, opened at Enniskillen, in September, 1916, by t he Fermanagh Protestant
Board, is practically in the position of 'an additional school save that it is under
the same management and control as Enniskillen Royal School (Portora). .The
returns dealing with the Schools, their rolls, educational results, and the condition
of th e school 'premises are, speaking gen~rally, of a . satisfactory character. One
3
School, h?wev~r, fa~J.ed. to qualify,uuder the Scheme, the number of passes at the
IntCl'medlat? E~a.l;)1Hatl?nS not bClllg up to the required standard. For particulars
on these POluts "e would refe~ to the report of our Secretal"U" who ~s L '1
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t' I
t
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OIC
Llen
enal,l s nspec or, Vlslte the various Schools in September, 1917.
Thir-;
report wlil be found on Pl'. 10-12.
.
J!'Ol',a n~'v ven~nl'o, the gjrls' department at Eunisltillcl1 has done well. After
one year s eXlste~lce l,t had ~~ roll of 46, and out of 14 available candidates 11 were presented for exa,ll1matIOll., of whom 6 passed.
lVll1nbel'~'1 . -rl'he ~otal nll~ber of pupils on the rolls for the year 1916-17 wa::;
75~, as compared wIth 714 In the previous year.
The latter number showed flo
ga,m o~ 28 on the returns for 1914-15, and these agaJ.n were better by 39 than those
o! 1913-14_ In other worct., durmg the three yeo,rs 1914-17 the n umber of cllilchell
attcndmg the selected "~chools " shows the substantial increase of 112.
The l111'111bo1' of pupils presented for t.he Intermedia.te Examinations in 1917
was 410 ant of a possible 4·54, or 90·2 per cellt. of the Intermedio,te RolL This
is slightly better thrm the 90 per cent. of the previous yea!:, and constitutes a record
in the history of the" Selected" Schools.
E.ffidency.~Tested by the Intermediat€'l Examinations, the efficiency of the
Schools, te..kcn as a wllDie, is creditable.
Out of 4 10 presented for examinat·ion
291 were sllCcesRful, tha.t is, the percentage of Passes is 70· 9, as against a. general
percentage for the whole country of 60 · 1.
In 1916 the percentage of Passes was
60 for our special Schools and 57·6 for Irish Intermediate Schools generally. The
higheJ;. percentage of paf~ses from the selected schools thus shown is all the more
meritorious in view of the fact that a higher percentage of the total number of
pupils on t he Intermediate Roll was presented for exanIination than in previous years.
School Prernises.- The condition of the various School buildings may be described
as satisfactory.
A considerable amount has been expended au. the Ulster Royal
School bui.ldings which is clue to their being a long time in existence and requiring"
a large outlay for IllP.. intenance. The Schools under t he Roman Catholio Bop. rd..;;;
on the other lIand, are of comparatively reoent date, and their up-keep necessitates
but slight outlay.
Qualified Be/wols.-We are satisfied t hat ten of the eleven schools selected by the
Local Boards of Education qualified under the Scheme, and. we accepted a9 evidence
of this qualification the certificate of the Lord Lieutenant's Inspector given on
p. 12.
In the case of t he eleventh School, believing that it gave promise of
qualifying during the coming year, we exercised the ·discretion vested in us, and
clispensed with the condition which it failed to fulfil during t he year 1916-17.
Local Boards.- In 8,ccordance with .Section 48 of the Scheme we received
reports from the various Local Boards of. Educ&tion as to their proceedings during
the School year 1916-17. These reports are genera,lly of. a, satisfactory chara~ter,
but we note (I) that the attendance of some of t he l",y members at Board meetmgs
leaves much to be desired, and (2) that there was considerable delay III havrng some·
of the accounts audited.
OTHER ENDOW1\,IENTS.
Presti:Jn ·Endrnument.-The gross income of this c;,dowment w~,. £98a as. 4d.
as compared \vith £903 178. 4d. for the previous year, . the causes of the mcrea.e_
being extre dividends as the result of investment iIi War Loan Stock and a larger
collection of interest in ·lieu of rent.. · _..vter pa.yment of th~ nec.essarJ~ outgomgs, th~
following allocations were made to ·tbe Governing Bodies of the three S$hools
named :-.- King's Rospitel, Oxmantowll, £184 18s. 4d.; Preston School, Navan,
£399 88. 9d. ; ' and Preston' School, Abbeyleix, £295 17.8. 6a.
. ·Preston School, · Nava,n :~The "Scb:ool roll Sh()\~S. a subs~ntial illc~~ase; 3~·
taking the place of 15.
The average attendance ",'as ao, and of 4 p~esellted for
the Intermediate Examinations 2 passed. The Lord L,eutenant s Inspector
A2
4
reports :-" The Preston School, Navan, continues t o carryon good educational
work. The pupils are systematically and carefnlly taught. Upon my visits tc the
School I h ave found t hem diligently and st udiously engaged in their work. "
Prellton School, Abbeyleix.- T he returns show a roll of 15-the same as last
year-of whom 4 were boarders. Of 4 pupils in the junior grade class, 3 were
presented for examination and 2 passed. The report of t he Lord Lieutenant's
Inspector on t he general condition of the School is satisfactory, but the paucity
of pupils is still a. weak point.
Owing to stress of war conditions the financial
position is not improving as rapidly as h ad been anticipated. For t he wa nt of candidates this i8 the t hu'd successive year in which the Scholarship nttached to this
School has not been awarded.
vestment as opportunity arises .
The llloney is a.ccumulating in our ha.lld":i for in-
Cm"ysjort E ndoui7nenl. - The Schools sll&I'illg in this endowment arc Sheeana.,
Ballina.tone, Aughrim. Ballyoreen, and l\Iucldagh Nat ionel 8chools, Ute two first
named being under Protestant, fmd t he rem&illing three under Roman Catholic
mana.gement.
A sum of £ 127 w&s divided equaLly between the two denominations.
The reports of the Na.tional BOBrd Inspectcrs may be describe,l as good with regard
to four of t he schools, and as f air with regard to the fifth.
No change has taken
place Ul the unsuitability of t he Mucld agh premises.
The Leamy EndO'lcment, Lirnerick.- During the year we UL'it.ributed between
the Leamy LocBl Boards of Education 2. sum of £139 18. 9r!. On the day of inspection the roll of the H igh School under Protestant management, was 16, and that of
the N ational Sohool, under Roma.n Catholic management, was 490.
The High
School has suffered through t he absence of the H eadmistJ:e~s on 'val" work, artd the
roll has heen reduced by 10.
Suhject tc this limit etion, the Lord Lieut.enant's
Inspector reports that both Schools contulUe t o be con,luct ed sBtisfactorily . .
The Visconnt L imerick E ndoument, Du.ndalk.-Two Schools established t heir
claim to share in this Endowment, na mely :- -St. Mary's College, DlUldalk, for
20 pupils, and the Educational Inst itut ion, Dundalk, for 22 pupils.
We divided
the sum of £53 08. Cd. between t hem Ul proportion t o t hese n umbers . .
Banks Endou;menl. EyreC01trt.- The Trustees mentioned in the Scheme again
Stlbll\itted a plan for the application of the endowment during t,he year 1917, and
in accorda.nce therewith a sum of £16 4s. 2d. was devoted tc the teaching of Shirt making, Knitting, &c., and to providing prizes for attendance, diligence, and improvement in the several standa.rds, in a. School a.t Eyrecourt under .the management of
Very Rev. Dean Aldridge.
The repOl·t on the work done is satisfa.ctory.
The Diocesan S chools and B arw.gher R,oyal School EndcnlNnents.- In ,,"ccordance
with the pla.n adopte,l some years ago we paid the following sums for the ben efit of
pupils attending Intermediate Schools in the districts n amed :- £12 Dioceses of
Leighlin and Ossory ; £26 Dioceses of Meath and Ardagh; £28, Dioceses of Tuam,
Killala and Achonry; and £40, King's County. We also distributed a sum of
£107 as grants towards t he better eqn ipment of eight Secondary Schools in the
King's County.
.
Lattane School, Anne Hall E ndowment.- T he portion of the income of this
~ndowment applicable to Lattcne School continues to be paid to the Man ager,by whom
m accordance with our inst ructions, it is to he devoted to t he reduct ion of the debt
incurred in enlargement and repairs. The portion of the premises used as a National
School is in good condition, but the teacher's residence and the school used for
technical instruction need att ention. Any further expenditure, however, must be
postponed' m Vl~w of the debt ahove referred to.
O,ving tc t he illness of the
Lord Lieutenant s Inspectcr, his report has n ot yet. been received . .
Limerick Diocesan School Endowment.- No expenditure was incurred' during
the year, and. on December 31, 1917, t he property in our possession in addition to
the School buildings, consISted of £138 5s. 2d. War Loan 5 per cent. Stock, £84 12s. 6d.
War Loan 3t per cent. Stock, £3 10 128 6d Railway Stock, and £13 2s. 2d. cash, the
Income for 1;he year being £41 Is. 2d.
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ESTATE
MANAGEMENT.
On pp. 8-9 we giye Summaries of our Rentals for the year 1915-16, together
with our Agent!;' Acconnts for the corresponding period.
Renlals.-As compared with last year, the gross rental all the present occasion
shows an increase of £4 1+8. 6d., the figm'cs being £1,849 168. lId. Ilmv, a.s acrainst
£1,845 28. 5d. in 1916.
Carysfort remains unchanged.
Tyrone Rental Proper is
increased by £.~ 108. Oil. owing to ncw Spent Bog lettings, and the Tyrone Bog
Rental is increltsed by
6d.
"8.
A?TC((,?,s.- -The general cOlulition of the arrears compares favo urably with that
of last year, the total outstanding having decreased from £1,502 168. lId. to
£1,435 78. 4d.
Taking t he estat·es separately, Ca.rysfort shows no arrears, a full
year's rent pl'lIs previously existing arrears, which amounted to £29 78. lId., having
been collected dming the year.
On the Tyrone estate the reduction in arrears
amounts to £38 18. 8d., that is £26 128. 3d. on the Rental P roper and £11 98. 5d.
on thc Bog Rental. '~Ve have to point out., however, that in 11 ca.ses on the Rental
Propel' (the rent., of which amount to £37 38. Od.) absolutely no rent was
collected, and on the Bog Rental, out of 290 lettings, no rent was collected ill
48 cases.
Thi!:) failure is aitoget.her opposed to instructions repeatedly issued to
the Agent, who, being asked for an explanation, replied to the following effect :That with regard to the 11 cases on the Rental Propel', 5 (whose rents amount to
£14 118. 9d.) had paid since the returns were furnished, 2 had promised payment
at an early date, and that proceedings would be taken to enforce payment in
the remaining cases ; that with regard to the Bog Renta.l, promises of payment
had been made, that some payments had since been received, and that he e2t..-pected
further receipts in a short time.
W e feel bound to state th a.t in 0Ui' opinion the returns dealing with the Bog
Rentflrl and the above explana.tion regarding t hese returns are unsatisfactory.
We hope for better results on t he collection for t he present year.
All which we have the honour to submit to Your Excellency as our Report in
the premises.
Sealed with our Common Seal at a Meeting held this 11th
•
day of April, 19/8, and forwarded fo r submission to
Your Excellency on the "Same date.
Prosent when the Seal was a.ffixed :-
J. DENHAM OSBORNE, Chairman.
+ ROBERT BROWNE.
+ PATRJCK M'KENNA,
ARTH UR WEBB,
LOUIS C. PURSER,
J . C. MAcGli\fLEY,
STAJ\lJSLAUS MURPHY,
Secretary.
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OommissWn.e1·S.
[ SEAL.
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6
THE COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION IN IRELAND .
APPENDIX A.-
RECETPTS AND
1 (a).-THE ULSTER ROYAL
CHARGE.
DR.
I
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,,
- - -.-
Cl'CJit
B,l iunces,
,
N'lllLH; 01 E ndowml.'llt
D ec. :Jl,
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£
...
Armagh R ornl School
Cavan Royal School
...
... ,
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123 10
.. .
Rapho? Royal School
...
E nniskillen Royal School
...
Dungannon Royal School
...
I
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...
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T OTAL
a 'I
160
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R.:c r;:fI'TS.
Dehit
BuJnnces.
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£
d.
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, ,.
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4 [ 1,01 7 I:!
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7
;
315 13
0
-
6
£
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0
' I
153 J5 II
"
0
239
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!)oa
50 14 II
1,092
5 JO
J8 13
;
l ,on
13
,
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,
5
4,339
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0
-
7i7 10
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0
7!
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1.65 1
78
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0
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2,180 17 , 8
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RECEIPTS.
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1 1,483
430
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7
d.
II
9 1l ~
19 3
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1,215 12
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1,832
a, 321
2 10
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1
1 .(b.)-THE ULSTER LOCAL
DR.
CHARGE .
i
Na me of LocnIl3om\!
I
Armagh P I'otest&nt
...
Armagh R oman CathoHc
Cavan PI'otestnnt
...
I -
Donegal Rom'au Catholic
...
...
._.
FCl'mnnagl , Pl'ot est an!.
...
Cavan R oman Catholic
Donegal P rotest nut.
...
Fcr mllnngh Ronum Catholic ...
Tyrone Protestant
...
Tyron" R ~mon Catholic
'l'O:i'AL,
...
Dis h'ilmti\'c
S hare of
Endowment .
,. d.
£
.. . I
...
...
- 20 0 10
-
...
-
...
...
56
8
2 .
Dividends,
·&e., on
B uilding
li'lmda, &e.
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,. d.
0
0
-
120 JO
0
-
120 10
0
100
0
-
100 0 0
-
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0
0
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0
303 10
:?U IS
I,
D ebit
I
Balances,
UllO.
£
•
RECEIPTS.
Cl'edit
I llnlances,
DE'c. 31 ,
sa
0
303 10 0
-
11
••
;
0
i
704 10
0
-
0
134. 18
I
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Totol
Receipts.
d.
,
5
£
,.
d.
-
405
0
0
-
405
0
0
-
120 10
1
21 5
4
8 10
III
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100
0
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1 0
303 Il
0
2
354 14
0
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704 10
-
70.
1 3,424
6
3
-
704 10
0
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£
d
Il
I
o ~ 3,267
Ot hel'
Receip ts.
0
4 17
22 10
Total
D ec . 31,
1917.
,.
U.
I J5 10
0
£
,
8.
d.
520 10 0
405 0 0
0
-
2
-
244 14
120 10 0
25 1
,
18
0
130 10 0
100 0 0
4
0
32 1 J5
0
381 12 S
U
-
10
0
-
704 10 0
8
0
158 15
704 10 0
2 3,1l39 11 8
7
19 17 .-conlin~te(lo'
APP E NDIX A.-ACQOUNTS FOR
ACCOUNTS.
EXPENDITURE,
1917.
SCHOOL ENDOWMENTS.
DISCHARGE.
CR.
EXPENDITURE.
Dtllit
~1alltlg:{\nlf"n ' ,
On E st ato
. Dee. 31,
1916
1
Agency
d.
I.
Cl'odi ~
,---- .. _--
BalAllee~,
I : -
Ch8r~.
Rents,
Taxes,
und other
&.0.
l'aymcn! S.
£
..
U.
£
09
I
I
"
19
5
3
,
10
8
13
"
70
8
29
1
208
"
22
,
-
4
183 11
BOARDS
..
d.
2
Retired
Bahmces,
Dec. 31,
191 7.
Altl ount
Dist rilmted
bet....een
Loclll
1'01',\1.
EXl't:.sDI·
.
1'oT... r..
Nf\lIle of Emlowmcne.
T IJRE.
Boards.
?li8.l!tef>l'
l ,.
Annuities.
1
,,
I
0
810
0
0
OG 13
4
241
0
0
8
1,016
d.
£
o 10
46 7
..
d.
6
£
,. d.
3i 1.483
;
'"
340
9
I i, Armagh Royal School.
312 16
0
12ij 13
200 0 0
23·'
13
8
0
607
0
0
681
0
7
'"
22 0 0 ' ,40D
0
0
1,7(19
123
0
1/ 1,832 14
1,367
2
4
22 0 0
4 10
, ,.
d.
0
[Ii)
-
II
,•
. d.
30
297 15
0
I
I
&c.
205 13
,
'1
;
0:3.:l 11 IOj 1,2 15
8 11
._---3,267
0
o 13.0.'
0
6
"'1.321
"I1 Cavull
10
3
Raphoo Royal School.
"
ai
Enn~kiIlen
,
,
, wi
Total.
,
OF · EDUCATION.
CR.
OREDITS.
Debi t
£ •. fl.
1I~
10 0
-"-
17 Ii) 0
I
,
1;,8 0 2
Royal School
01: DWlgo.nnou Royd School.
DISCHARGE.
Hallnces,
Dec. 31,
19 16.
ROYIi I School.
-I
Cl'6d it
Income of
Net. A.mount o [ t
R !;:nt.. &'c.,
Building Funds.
Share
due by
Locd Boarda.
&:::0., paid.
of Endowment' j
£
8
d.
23 1
0
0
1:
1\.
72
63
"- •
0
,
0
50
I
0
I 10
I
-
-
-
,
0
I""
I
, 10
Tol",l
C'redits.
d.
£
8.
d.
£
..
<L
T otal
£
Nllme of Locnl Hoan!.
,.
U.
114
0
0
406
0 0
520 10
0
Armngh P rotetitant.
406
0
0
40.5
0
0
40'
0
0
AI'mllgh Roman Catho.
120 10
0
120 10
0
120 10
0
Cava n Proteshlilt.
0
24,4
"
130
0
10
0
DOI\egal 1'1·otc.• f.u.n t·
48
i
1\
120 10
0
0 0
-
3')')
6
£
d.
Balances,
December 31.
1!)17.
8 10
100 0
0
275 14
0
303 10 0
704 10
704 10
~. 950
192 16
0
I
18
0
\ c.vru, Rom.., C.""lio.
111
8 10
100
0
0
100
0
0
Ixmcgal R omun Catholic
304
0
0
321 15
0
Ferml\llagh PI'(>t.csoont.
381 12
8
Ferlt\anngh Ronllut Cntholic.
70< 10
0
T yrone Protestnn t.
704 10
0
Tyrone R oman Co.tholic.
S,Oli!) I I
8
363 I I 10
0
70' 10
0
704 10 0
12 10
"
3,401
6
28
010
0
8
79 18 10
I
TOTu.,
8
THE COMllllSSIONERS OF EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
APPENDIX A.RECEIPTS AND
2.- 0THER ROYAL SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE
ENDOWMENTS
CHARGE .
DR.
,
!
RECEIPTS.
Credit
Blilances,
D ec. 3 1,
19 16.
Rj.ME O ~· ENDOWloU:NT.
I
~. - .--
Oth~r
I
,
£
"
B anagher Itayal School
...
4'
Carydort. R(lYRI School
...
65 15 10
Ath lone Prh'ate SchQol...
... I
I 16 11
... I
7
I
Banks Endowment,
Ey~urt
Leamy Endowment , Limerick
...
Preston Endowment (Ooneeo.l)
...
PI'eSlon School, Navon
..
...
...
Lcighlin IIond Ossory Dioce8lUl School
Fund.
...
oI
,
18 10
'1 !
~
7
"
01
7
,
' I
,i
6
i
456
9
. 1
134
6 12 10
170
7
•
5
IS 11
2
8
8'<! 10
1
206 10
9
1 11
3 13
9
,
•
d.
-
,i
-
I
-
I,
'"
236
I
••
£
...
T)zrone
Tyrone Bog
Ca.rysfon
~
~.
".
...
T OTALf',
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
.. .
1,347
257
9
as
12 3
741
2 0
-
\
132 9 0
10 12
7
143
1
7
9S 19
9
o1
22
0
0
-
"
5!! 10
3
-
5 10
-
46 16
S 10
0
1 6
6
,
1
-
23 11
6
• •
-
10 I,
0
2
0
,
10
25 17
8
18
1,411 18
1
11
0
2 12
01
108 13
1
72 18 8
105 14- 9
7
-
20
•
41
1
2
-
lO!!
30 17
0
811,737
0
I
189 14
12 14
19
110
\
7
• •
I
2S
13
,I
-
52
2, 194-
3
125 1.
20
1
711
1,502 16 11
..
d.
1,592 18
2
2,940
8
1
,
6
25'
,
7
143 13 11
124 l4
3
15'
2
2
104
2
2
1,9 17
6
6
132
1,849 16 11
3,31:52 13 10
I
I
1,619 10
6
,
19 16.
£
..
2
1916.
1
d.
£
7 3
Arrears,
..
£
,
,
,
-
Collected,
1916.
TotRl.
I
II ,
0
1916.
911
6
2
Rent.,
d.
•
7U
-
Arrears,
191 5.
11
32 10
3.-SUMMARY RENTAL FOR . YEAR TO SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER,
RENTALS,
1916.
E iIT.~Tl!:.
9
15 10
'j
!
d.
9
!
N "-liE air"
•.
£
1
-
•
23 15
t
,.
5 11
0
0
3
25 4
18 16
210 15
•
,,
,
0
3
£
1 13
"" • " •
2. 0
0
2
d.
Total.
11
-
..
10 19
•.
2
726
-
I
1 0
,j
...
...
.[
i
2 '
21 11
TURIll, &e., D iocesan SehooIFund ...
TOTALS,
,
4
'3
Mcath and Ardagh Diocesan Schoo]
F und.
-
£
18 18
20
,
d.
0
I -
51
..
£
0
17.
5
50 12
Endowment,
Limerick D iocesan School Fmld
'"
4
, •
12
d.
5 11
-
0 !
- 0 13
Preatol), Queen's County, E ndow.
ment.
Viscount Limerick
Dundalk.
,
I
Preston Sohola1"8hip
4 12
•.
,,
33
4
-
12 16 11
Leamy protostant B oard of
Education.
'"
130 14
6 11
9
£
d.
-
0 I O!
50
,.
£
To !.al
Receipts.
Receipts.
D ividend,.
Rents.
I
Debit I
Balances, ,
Dec. 31 ,
19 li. I
····-1- - I
d.
5
•.
£
d.
1,320 17
8
9
8
7
4
114
1,435
9
APPENDIX A.- ACCOUNTS FOR
L9 L'-confinned.
ACCOUNTS.
EXPENDITURE-(continued).
AND THE
DIOCESAN SCHOOL FUNDS.
DISCIIAR GE
CR .
I
EXPENDITURE.
Debit
Balnnoee,
Dee. :n,
1916.
Rents,
&,.
,,
.,.
0 .. Estate,
Other E x-
•
d.
-
2
1
1
-
•
0
5
-
-
, ..
d.
35
7
7
0
o 10
40
0
0
0
9
1
1 10
0
7
6
2
I
-
0 0
Hit
9
29
J 27
0 0
166 17 0
69
,
10 10
'" •
2
21
117 IS 10
158
21
,
11
,
11
2 11
"
22 17 II
13
74'
110 17
3
110 17
-
-
218
0
89 15
-
-
"31 14
,
-
-
-
-
9~
0
I
31
2
13
2
I
"
0
6 ,
53
0
1
3
"
0
0
26
I
-
0
0
5
12
0 0
12
0
-
-
t"
6
0
-
-
-
0
I
3
28 0
16'
0
,
I
110 12
2 ,
I
_- !.-SUMMARY
N&.ME OJ' ESTJ..!!.B: .
--""'no
...
CaryBfort
...
TOT4c"
...
7
0
,
10
,
,
9
Nil
,
D
£
..
236
,,
CarysforL Royal SChOOl,
10
Athlone Privat e School.
7 "
32 10
36 12
1,763
4
•
741
2
· 189
"
•
,
72 18
,
2
105 l<l
9
20 1< 11
46 16
,
7
20
2
2
1 0~
7
3
"
160
2
2
1,923
6
,
P,-ealoTl, Quoon'a CuIUllr, EUllo\\,.
ment.
Preston
Soho]att;hip.
Villcount Li mericl~ Endowment ,
Dundalk.
l Ieat h ~d Ardngh
School J.<~ UlU:l
Diocesan
Lei,blin ami Ossory Diocesan
chaol Fund.
3
,
6 1 TURin, kc., lJiocel!ll u Sehool Fund
3
• I
T~.u.!l.
-I
t I nvested.
MAY,
1916,
I
34'
19
2
2
"
1
2,062 10
3
160
or
Boord
8 . 2 / L.imeliCk Diocesan School Fund .
D 2,194
..
8
Protestant
o ! Preston Endowrnl':nt (Genera:).
I
I
01 Proston &hool, NaYlln,
41
£
1, 002
Leamy
Ed uen.tion.
.00
TO
MAY,
Lodged;
1910·1 7.
1916-17.
d.
3
1
5
..
Lea.my Endowment, L imerick.
10' 13
6 10
I Bunks Endowment, E yrceourt
9
I
28
£
I
School.
, !
251
Outgoings,
d.
11 Danllghcr Royal
0
ACCOUNTS,
,. d -
,
16
:, ,
I
d.
'I
52 12
Total.
!
183
"•
OF AGENTS'
1916-17.
139
0
• l nelud m.g £3 1 I as. 4d.
R8ceipte,
139
0 '
7
I 10 1 1.712
1916.
-
,
I
,
!
"
'"
mVe8oou.
1,433
Balance,
~l ~
0
..
£
~ Ali": OF Esuow~II:::'"T.
I
78 16
3 /
I " , 0 1 13
I
I 3 1
0
, "
1
d.
-
I
", 21
0
-
0
Total.
• '1
,
3
I
•
-
d.
10 10
679 12
-
I
, ..
147
•
1
•.
•
I
£
-
3
Dec. :ll.
Hlli.
Total Elo:'
penditure.
d.
3
18
"
Educational.
, ,
-
-
..
£
,
-
Credit
Blllances,
penditur8.
£
d.
II
d.
,
,
O. ,
£
..
1917.
Balance,
1917.
d.
..
£
103
1,450
D 0
100
0 10
Nil
1,559
o 10
103
B
d.
,
9
,
9
10
THE
COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
APPENDIX B.
INSPECTION. 1916-1917.
REPORT
With regard to t he
for the YEAR 1916-HH7 of i he SCHOOLS selected by the
Local Boards of Educat·ion to share in the
INSPECTlON
ULSTER ROYAL SCHO OL ENDOWMENT S.
As Inspector appointed by Bis E.J:cellcncy the J..ord Lieutenallt for the school year 1916--191 7, I
made my In.spection of these Schools in September, 1917. 'fhe number of such schools on the present
occasion is eleven-the :>ame as last year-althollgh the FeImnnagh Protestant Board h:we opened a
d epartment Cor gi rls which, except that it is under the sn.me manageqlcnt and control as P ortora,
might bo r egar ded no;; a. separate school.
The 8\lbjoincd T able shows the accommodntion of the eleven Schools and the numbers ou their
Rolls resp~c tively :Nfl . of PllpLIa on Roll , HlHI·17.
~cl'<JOlo CIlD
!WCOnlmOlLl.te
~".
f "","
""k" "".
1\(l1U.len \ P n"
llpila.
\
Tot,.,1.
, .----1. Royal School, Axm.gh
2. St. Patrick's College, Armagh
3 . Royal School, Cava.n
4. St. Pa.trick's College, Cavan ...
5. Royal School, Rophoe
.
6 . St. Eunan's Seminary, Letterkenny
, {Royal School, Enniskillen (Partors.)
f.
Royal School, Enniskillen (Girls)
R. St. Maca.rtcn's Seminary, Monaghan
9. St. Michael's College, Enniskillen
10. Royal School, Dungannon
11. St. Po.tric.k's Academy, Dungannon
Totals ...
100
60
4{)
90
40
80
100
7
100
60
100
16
40
50
100
20
50
48
20
60
14{)
130
,--677 - 764
200
76
80
140
140
100
160
55
120
60
200
130
- -
1,441
I
f!o,'\fI]crI!.
.~-r;rn-:: \
Dny P upils.
To t.~
Mnlo
1Female-.
27
7
30
28
9
15
17
42
31
II
78
15
62
58
69
38
53
106
31
77
75
46
47
34
1;!4
59
12
7
41
5
46
1
34
41
34
25
33
34
227
127
16
- - --- - - - - - 384
21
.--.--.--
I
759
The success of the Schools, as measured by the results obtained in the recent Intertpeilia.te
Examinations, is set forth in the following Table : -
.
Per·
Number
.
S.l.~ I:
Nfl. of P upils
OP SCIIOOL
on Intermediate
School R oU.
¥~~~~~1~f:
E J:IIUlhmUona.
Number
\\"ho pa.il('d
Inter-
InedlMe
--_._--_._-_._- .~I~~I~·
1. R oyal School, Armagh
... ...
44
39
30
-2 St. P atrick's College, Armagh
.. .
20
20
17
3. Royal School, Cavan
...
...
23
7
15
8
·1
4 . St. Patriok's College, Ca.van ...
...
70
55
46
5. Royal School, Rapboe
...
. ..
16
9
4
4
6. St. Euna u's SeJl)inary, Letterkenny ...
71
68
54
27
7 {Royal School, E nniskillen (Portora) ...
22
14
. . Royal School, Enniskillen (Girls) .. .
14
II
6
8. St . Macaroon's Seminary, Monaghan ...
42
42
30
9. St. 1tfiohn.eJ's College, Enniskillen
...
26
26
18
10. Royal School, Dungannon
. ..
...
54
30
16
23
---
-.-~
. 11. St. Patrick's Academy, Dungannon .. .
..
Genom! Result
...
...
ccn tnjle
of
rass~ to
47
17
464
343
28
12
67
255
St.:lwol
Roil.
-
-- -- -- --
.• Those numbers are, of course, ouly appro:uroa.tc.
36
64·
of
PIIUttOU'J
numt-.er
-"'
for e:u·
IIllnaUo.ll
~
I 85·
68· 1
85 ·
34·7
65· 7
25·
76·
51·8
42 ·8
71·4
69·2
II 62·9
18 63 ·8
._- -
1".r·
ccnl .. ~e
34 ·7
83·6
30·7
79·4
63 ·6
64·5
71 · 4
69·2
73 ·9
66·6
-
11
. Schoo.Z Roll8.-T~e total number of pupils on the rolls for the year just closed "is 759, as compared
wlt.h 714 In th~ P:CVlOUS. yc~r. 'This represents a. gain of 45 and indica.tes t hat a. 8ubsl;anLialIy Jarger
num~er of p ~plls Iii shaI1llg In, the a.d.v~ta~es of the endowments, which i~, of course, aU to the good.
The ~ncrease 18 all the more sattsfa:ctory m VlCW of the fact tha.t 1915- ] (3 showed a. gain of 28, and 1914-15
a. gam of ~9. In other words durmg tho three yoars 1914-17 t.be-rolls hrwe risen from 647 to 759, which
menns an lUcrea.se. of more than 17 per cent. The larger numbers on tho present occasion are alt-ogether
due to the establishment of the new Girl's Departmont in connectiou with Enniskillen Royal School.
I t has a roll of.46, and the ?ther schools taMn together show a reduction of 1 compared with the previous
y~a~. ~et gam, 45. Dunng 1916--17 boarders have increased by 12 and day pupils by 33; while if we
dIstmgulsh between the sexes, boys are more nU ltlerous by 6, and girls by 39.
The most important va:io.~ions in individual school rolls are increases in R oya.l School, Dungannon
(10), and Royal School, Enruskillen, boys (9); ·and decreases in St. Macaroon's Seminary, Monaghan (21),
and St. Patrick's Academy, D ungannon (11 ).
Tho number on the Intermediate Rolls, that is those available for the Intermediate Examinations.
woos 454 as against 455 last year WhCll the total of the rolls WI'L<; 45 less. This means that in some of the
schools. at least, pUTJils are entering at an .earlier age, which is much to be d(Jsired. Of the 454 pofl9ible
candidates, 410 were presented for examina.tion, t ha.t is nO·3 per cent. whioh is the highest in my experience as Inspector of t hese schools. Four of the schools presented a,bsolutely every pupil on their
respect.ive Intermediate Rolls, but in other schoolR the numoor submittfld to examinflotion was not so
cxhaustive. It is but frur to add, however , that t herc has been a marked improvement in this rCf~pect
during recent years.
Ed11cational Efficiency.- Tested by t.he restJlts of the recent Jntermedia.te Examina.tions, thc schools,
ta.ken ns a whole, ha.ve dono well. Thc succc-'1sful candidates num ber 29l out of 410 presented for examination, t hat is t he percentage of passes is 70 ·9. This compares vory favoura.bly with t he percentage
of 60 last year, and all the mote so, seeing that, as stated a.bove, t\ huger propori'ion of possible candidates
wna submitted to the test. The general results for the country as a. whole a.rc also higher this year, and.
ILt e represented by " percentage of 60· 1 as compared with 57·6 i.n 1916. It will be noted that t he improvement in the general results is not so marked as that obta,ining in the eleven schools under review.
Accordingly, the speoiaJ schools with which we are dealing not only continue to maintain a. higher per
centage of passes, but on the present occasion their superiority in this respect is represented by t~
percentage of 10 ·8 as compa,red wit h ·one of 2 ·4 last year. Taking t he soxcs separately in our particulo.r
IIchools, the boys have done much better than the girls-the percentage of passes being 74·3 and 53·7
respectively- while in the general resUlts for the whole of Ireland, the superiority of the boys is measured
by 0. email percentage of 3·2. Indeed, in two of our schools the failure of the girls is rather remarkable-in one case out of 8 presented only 1 passed, Oond in the other, out of 4 presented, none passed.
The fine percentages SCO l-ed by the following schools is worthy of mention :-St. Pa.trick's, Arma.gl:i,
85 per cent.; St. Patrick 's, Cavan, 83 per cent.; St. Eunan's, Let.terkenny, 79 per cent; Oond RoyaJ.
School, Armagh, 76 per cent. In tho case of t he first-named the curriculum wa.s a. na·rrow one, bllt in
aJ1 t he others the 8ubjects.t.a.ken were rna·ny, and the individual failures few. Thc Royal Schools of
Cavan lLnd Raphoe show poor results, mainly through the failure of their girls entrants.
A close ana-lysis of the results obta.ined by the various schools indicateA t hat English and Ma.thematlcs
- fatal1aat year- ha.ve recovored t heir position, and that la.nguages werc responsible for t hc majority
of the failures in t he Junior Grade. My own experience goes to show :-(1) That almost gcneral dissatisfact,ion was expressed with the character of the Arithmetic Paper set in the Junior Grade; (2) That
the important subj ect of P arsing seems now to receive little a.ttention in the Preparato ry Schools. I
was told tha.t " who" was a preposition, Oond .. quickly" was stated to be olmost anything but an adverb I
(3) That in only one schOOl WII.~ the result of the written test in Experimental Science unsatisfactory ;
.(4) That II. tendeJ1cy is appa.rent in aome of the schools to relegate French to a subordinate positio~­
but Ulotic time being gi\'en to the teaching of t he subject, and few pupils being presented fo r exaIDlna.tion in it,
--
B uilding8, Equipment, etc.-The buildings may now be described as being in good condition; and the
same may be said of the equipment, it we except some deslts and blaokboards previously referred to. The
new department for girls COJUlected with Enniskillen RoyaJ School is very well housed, good rooms, and
suita.ble equipment, but a poor play ground.
In connection with the premises the following points were noted :S t. Patrick's CoUege, Armaglt..- Damp spot in large dormitory,
Royal School, Cat'an.-Flushing of outdoor W .C, is defective.
Royal School, Raphoe.-Flooring of dining-room needs attention.
Rhyal School, Enni8kiUen.-Th ere a.ro sigIl8 of da.mpness in the stu·dy-hall, the pa...sage leading
thereto, and the sta.irca.se of sanatorium.
St. M ichael'8 Oollege, EnniskiUen.- The playground presents Il very unkept a.ppea.rance,
Royal School, Dunuannon.-The entrance hall requires doing up, its present oondition being not at
all in keeping with the rest of the premises.
8t. P atnck'8 .Academy, .uungannon.-The outdoor sanitary arrangements are not well kept.
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Health, etc.- In the earl y Spring one of t he schools suffered greatly from n. visitation of Influenza,
which was followed by an outbreak of Chicken Pox. Wi t h this exception t·he schools had a clean bill of
health, during the year. In some of the schools sufficient attention sca.rcely seems to be paid to yentilation- uotably in tbe st udy-halls a.nd dormitories. The important subject of drill receives the attention
it deserve!! in six sohools, in two it is temporarily suspended owing to the difficulty of securing inst.ructors
under exiHting conditions, in t wo others it finds no place on the time table. and in t he eleventh provision
is a.bollt being made for its introduction. My am bition is to be able to report t hat all the Schools gin~
adequate ti me to this essential item.
Free Places.- All the schools provided free education for at loost h ....o pupim, a.lt.hough in one CMe
it does not appear that that fact was advertised us required by section 69 of t.he scheme. In some cases
tbe p roportion of candidates to places wa.s four to onc, while in others there wns no competition , the
number of candida.tes being only equal to the n umber of places offered. T he sco ring was higher than usuaL
and in one case reached 76 per cent.
Local BOC:l.1'c18.-The various Boards Illwe cliMChl\.rgcd efficiently their uuties under t he Scheme. I t
is noted, however, (I ) that the attendance of lay me n at meetings of two of the Boards leaves much to be
desired ; and (2) that the accounts (or anyone year should be submitted (or a udit EARLY in the suecee,l·
ing year, n.ud the accounts fo r t he clIITent year should be writtcn up to date.
Obituary.-I t is with t he deepest regl'Ot I have to n~po rt the death, under most tragiJ:: ci rcumstances,
of Mr. R. Burgess, H eadmast er of Enniskillen Royal Sohool. 1\11'. Burgess's reign was all too brief.
H e became Headmnster in the Summcr Term of 1915, and in his short period of office his splendid energy
gave ample 11romise that Portura would soon rega.in it8lc~ll g place among I rish Boa.rding Schools.
Schedule I., QuaZ·ifted School$.- I a.m satisfied tha.t ten of the eleven schools selected by the Local
Board.<J have fulfilled all the necessary oonditions, and I beg to report the complia.nce of each of the
schools (subject to the exception mentioned hereunder) with the requirements of thc Scheme, in respect
of t·he school year ended August 1, 1917.
The exception is Raphoe Royal School 'which scored only fou:r passes at the recent Intermediate
Examina.tions; the minimum number r equired by the Scheme being five.
French, and History and
GeOgraphy, showell weakness, but t here was no wholesale break-down in anyone subject, a nd I attribute
t he present failure t o the rather low st.andard of intelligence prevailing in the school. Havin~ g0116
carefully through the various classes, I ho.ve formed the opinion that at least seven pupils o.rc likely
to pass next yea.r, a.nd under the circumstances I would respectfully suggest tho.t the Commissioners should
exercise the discretion vested in them under the Scheme and dispense with t he condit ion which Raphoe
R~yal School has failed to fulfi l during t he past year.
T he matters which call for attention, and to whieh I have alluded a.bove, will be made t he subject
1)f fuller reference in my dtl~iled report to His Excellency, t he T.J)rd Lieutenant..
STANISLAUS MURPHY.
I nspector.
Or.!<:ber 5, 1917.
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APPENDIX C.
COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
I.
CONSTITUTION AND ATTENDANCES, 1917.
DA.TE OF )1EETmG.
COM..MISSlONER.
II Jan.
24.
Most Rev, Dr. Bl'ownc, Bishop of G'loyne
Rev. J. W. R. ClLlllPbcU,
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Most Rev, Dr. Donnelly, Bishop of Canes.
W. A. Goiighel', Esq.,
l.ITl'.O., F.'I'.C.D., M.A ..
M.A.
W. J. O'Reilly, Esq.,
D.L., R.M.
R(lv. J. Denham Osborne,
M.A.,
Lollis Cla.nde Pursol', Esq"
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tRight Hon. W. J. 1\1. Starkic , M.A.,
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Ilia Honor Judge Walker Craig,
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§ Doctor Alfred Smith
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His I;onor Judge Andrew Todd,
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Sir J'nmes H. Stronge, Ral't.,
Rev. Canon Webb,
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II.
STANDING COMWTTEE, 1917.
Meetings held- l3.
Meetings summoned-16.
Attendances.
Attendances.
:aIonsignor Byrne
3
Dr. Osborne
13
Sir James Strange
1
D r. Pnrsf!!'
12
Judgo Craig
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Mr. Robert,
Dr. D onnelly
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Dr. Starkie
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Canon McGin1ey
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I n<4?e Todd
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• Appointed December 11 , 191'1.
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Resigued October 8, 1917.
§ Elected Jan.uary 22, 1917.
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No, 10567.
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D UB LI N CASTLE ,
13th A 1'1'il, 1918.
SIR.
T have to acknowledge the receipt of you r let ter of the 11th illStant, forwarding.
for submission to His Excellency the Lord J"ieulenant, the AlUlUnl Report of the
Commissioner.s of Education in Ireland fo r the year 1017.
I am,
SIR,
Your obedient Servant,
E, O'FARRELL
The Secretary
to the Commissioners of Education in Ireland,
14 and 15 Castle Street,
Dublin .
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( lllS~7 ). 10784.
3,20. 30, ' .'
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800,
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