Excerpt from Report of the Minister of Education, Province of Ontario, for the Year 1938During the year 1938, the determined policy of the Department to close small schools with enrolment below eight, where the children might be admitted conveniently to neighbouring schools, was pursued effectively. In 1936, 26 Schools were Closed, in 1937 the number closed was 28, while in 1938 Some 37 schools were closed. Five schools were reopened in 1938 owing to increased numbers of pupils of school age resident in the school sections. A total of 96 schools remain closed.The primary reason for closing these schools is that the pupils benefit by attendance in classes where the numbers are larger and by association in their play-life with a greater number of their own age-group. The secondary reason for closing the schools is that the local ratepayers effect a saving of from $300 to $600 in school rates for each school closed. The Department of Education is also enabled to distribute the amount saved in grants to more needy schools. It is estimated that there are still approximately one hundred schools of low enrolment which might be closed to the advantage of the pupils and in the economic interests of the local areas concerned.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.