Re-drawing the Map

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Re-drawing the Map
H.B. MacLean, principal of George Jay school in Victoria, developed the "MacLean Method" of writing used in British Columbia schools. Mike Scott Photograph, RBCM img4857	Gradually, as the cost of education rose, the government was forced to share both costs and control with local authorities. This was not practical for small rural districts (by 1944 there were 650 school "districts"). The government "assisted" schools with 10(?) or more students by paying the teacher's salary. Buildings and other facilities varied widely.
During the Depression, some school districts were successful with "consolidation" and in April 1946, districts were amalgamated as geography, economics or political units into 80 municipal and 20 rural districts.