Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board Managers, and Superintendent, 1900
It was felt by your Board that it was most important that the education of blind children should commence at the earliest possible age and that an effort should be made to secure amendments to the Acts relating to the Blind in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The Governments of these Provinces were memorialized with the result that in 1895 the Legislature of Nova Scotia amended the Act relating to the education of the Blind, so as to admit children between the ages of six and ten years, and the Legislature of New Brunswick passed a similar Act in the following year. These wide and liberal amendments materially increased the number of pupils in attendance from these Provinces. The Colony of Newfoundland and the Island of Prince Edward have made annual provision for the education of a limited number of pupils, and have from time to time increased the number so as to meet the applications of those seeking admission to the School. This brief outline shows what has been accomplished during the past thirty years towards securing free education for the Blind of the Maritime Provinces and New foundland. The fact that in 1871 there were only six pupils in atten dance, and that in 1900 there are 117, proves that the parents as well as the Blind themselves thoroughly appreciate and are glad to take advantage of the educational privileges which are now placed Within their reach.
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