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and not more than five or six, at the outside, whose present state can be pronounced unsatisfactory. Throughout my Report great, possibly undue, prominence has been given to the teacher, for it should not be forgotten that the teacher is only one, though by far the most important of the several factors required to make a good school. The powers of Local Committees, for example, for good or for evil, are very great, while the influence of parents, whether exerted in favor of or against a teacher, is almost irresistible. But to enumerate, and give their precise weight to the various local causes that affect the welfare of our schools would extend this Report to an intolerable length, and it will perhaps be sufficient to explain, once for all, that the accompanying tables of educational statistics, and the necessarily brief remarks on the more striking characteristics of each school are merely a rough and ready means of showing results in a simple and intelligible form.
I have the honor to be Sir,
Your obedient servant,
W. C. HODGSON,
Inspector of Schools.
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- W. C. Hodgson, Inspector of Schools