^ ^^^^0. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) // {/ 4^0 % 4^ 1.0 M 1.25 22 W US u Ui liii;&IJ4 ^ -% '/ y^ PhotograjJiic Sciences CorDoration 23 WIST MAIN STRtn WftS1llt,N.Y. )4SI0 (716) 172.4903 4^ <«^ *«, ^r\V CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHIVI/ICIVIH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historicai l\Aicroreproductions / Inatitut Canadian de microreproductions historiques O y Taohnioal and BIblioflraphio Notaa/Notaa taohnlquaa at biblioaraphiquaa Tha Inatltuta haa attamptad to obtain tha baat original copy availabia for filming. Faaturaa of this copy which may ba bibliographically uniqua. which may altar any of tha imagaa in tha raproduction, or which may aignificantly changa tha uaual mathod of filming, ara chackad balow. D D D D D D Coiourad covara/ Couvartura da coulaur n~| Covara damagad/ Couvartura andommag^a Covara raatoiad and/or iaminatad/ Couvartura raataur^a at/ou paliicuiAa I I Covar titia miaaing/ titrt da couvartura manqua lourad mapa/ Cartaa gAographiquaa an coulaur r~~1 Coiourad mapa/ □ Coiourad ink (i.a. othar than blua or black)/ Encra da coulaur (I.a. autra qua blaiia ou noira) I I Coiourad f.'ataa and/or illustrationa/ Pianchaa at/ou illuatrationa an coulaur Bound with othar matarlal/ Rail* avac d'autraa documanta Tight binding may cauaa ahadowa or diatortion along intarlor margin/ La r« liura aorr^a paut cauaar da I'ombra ou da la diatortion la long da la marga IntAriaura Blank iaavaa addad during raatoration may appaar within tha taxt. Whanavar poaaibia, thaaa hava baan omittad from filming/ II aa paut qua eartainaa pagaa blanchaa ajoutiaa iora d'una raatauration apparalaaant dana la taxta, mala, loraqua cala Atait poaaibia, caa pagaa n'ont paa it* fllmtea. Additional commanta:/ Commantairaa aupplAmantairaa: Tl to L'Inatitut a mIorofllmA la malllaur axampiaira qu'il lui a it* poaaibia da aa procurar. Laa ditaiia da cat axampiaira qui aont paut-itra uniquaa du point da vua bibliographiqua, qui pauvant modiflar una Imaga raproduita, ou qui pauvant axigar una modification dana la mithoda normala da filmaga aont indiquAa cl-daaaoua. □ Coiourad pagaa/ Pagaa da coulaur D D D D n n Pagaa damafjad/ Pagaa andommagiaa Pagaa raatorad and/or Iaminatad/ Pagaa raatauriaa at/ou paliicuiiaa Tl P< o1 fil O b4 t»i ai o\ fil ai oi Pagaa diacolourad, atainad or foxad/ Pagaa dAooloriaa, tachatiaa ou piqui piquAaa Pagaa Pagaa datachad/ Pagaa dAtachiaa Showthrough/ Tranaparanca Quality of print varlaa/ Qualit* inigala da I'impraaalon Includoa aupplamantary matarlal/ Comprand du matirial aupplAmantaira Only adition availabia/ Saula Mition diaponibia Pagaa wholly or partially obacurad by arrata allpa, tiaauaa, ate, hava baan rafilmad to anaura tha baat poaaibia imaga/ Laa (Mgaa totalamant ou partiallamant obacurclaa par un fauillat d'arrata, una palure, ate, ont At* fllmiaa k nouvaau da fapon k obtanir la maillaura Imaga poaaibia. Tl al Tl w M dl ai b( rli ri a\ Thh itam ia filmad at tha raductlon satio chackad balow/ Ca documant aat filmi au taux da reduction IndiquA cl-daaaoua. 10X 14X 18X 22X y 26X 30X 12X 16X »X 24X 28X 32X •ilt du idifUr una nag* Th« copy fllmad h«rt nm b««n r«produo«d thank* to th* o*n*ro*ltv of: Dougl** Ubr*ry Qu**n'* Unlv*r*ltv TYt* lm*o** *pp*«rlnfl h*r* ar* th* b**t quality po**lbl* oon*ld*rlng th* condition *nd l*fllblllty off th* origins! copy and In li**ping with th* filming oontroot •p*olfflo*tlon*. L'*K*mplalr* fllm4 f ut r*produit grlc* A la g4nAro*ltA da: Douola* Library Quaan's Univartity Laa Imaga* aulvantaa ont itA raprodultas avac la olua grand toln. oompta tanu da la condition at da la nattatA da I'axamplaira film*, at 9n conformity avac laa condition* du contrat da fllmag*. Original copiaa in printad papar oavar* ara fllmad baglnning with tha ffront oovar and anding on tha laat paga with a printad or llluatratad impraa- •ion, or tha back covar whan appropriata. All othar original copiaa ara fllmad baglnning on th* firat p*g* with ■ prlnt*d or lllu*tratad Impraa- aion. and anding on tha laat paga with a printad or llluatratad impraaaion. Laa axamplairaa origlnaux dont la couvartura an paplar aat ImprimAa aont fiimAa an commandant par la pramlar plat at •!% tcrmlnant soit par la darnlAra paga qui comporta una ampralnta d'impraaalon ou d'lliuatratlon, aoit par la aacond plat, aalon la caa. Toua laa autraa axamplairaa origlnaux aont filmAa uu comman9ant par la pramiira paga qui comporta una ampralnta f1'lmpr**aion ou d'liluutration at an tarmlnant par la darniira paga qui comporta una talla ampralnta. Tha laat racordad frama on aach microflcha ahall contain tha aymbol ^»> (moaning "CON- TINUiD"), or tha aymbol Y (moaning "END"), whichavar appliaa. Un da* aymbolaa auivanta apparattra aur la darnlAra imaga da chaqua microflcha. aalon la caa: la aymbola — »* algnifia "A 8UIVRE". la aymbola ▼ •Ignifia "FIN". Mapa, plataa, charta, ate, may br ffllmad at diffarant raduction ratloa. Thoa* too larga to ba antlraly Includad In ona axpoaura ara ffllmad baglnning In tha uppar lafft hand cornar, lafft to right and top to bottom, aa many fframaa aa raquirad. Tha ffollowing diagrama illuatrata tha mathod: Laa cartaa, planchaa, tablaaux, ate. pauvant Atra ffiim^a i daa taux da reduction difffiranta. Loraqua la documant aat trop grand pour Atra raproduit an un aaul ciichA, il aat f limA A partir da I'angla aupAriaur gaucha. da gaucha A droita, at da haut an baa, an pranant la nombra d'imagaa nicaaaaira. iuaa diagrammaa auivanta llluatrant la mAthoda. rrata o laiure, lA □ 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 /::: z(>o5 STATKMENT ON HRHAM" OF McCillJ, UNIVERSITY respb:cting the relations ok general and professional education in the province of quebec, in connection with the protestant educational SYSTEM. L With reference to the examinations l>rcparatory to pro- fessional study, the attention of those interested in general and j)rofessional education is invited to the following facts : — 1. The Protestant population possesses, under Legislative sanction and under the control of the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction and of the Department of Education, a comi)lete course of study, extending from the Ele- mentary Schools to the Un'versities. In this course, definite and rigorous examinations are conducted in every grade by the best examiners the Province can afford, and it is believed that this system provides an education equal to that exacted in any country for entrance into the study of the learned professions. The Certificates and Degrees based on this course of study and its examinations are now accepted for the above purpose in the other Provinces of the Dominion, and also in the medical and law schools of Great Britain and Ireland. 2. It is held that the Councils of the several professions should content themselves with fixing the stage in the general education provided under the educational law, which may be necessary for entrance into professional study, and should allow the attainment of this to be ascertained by examiners under the two i ommittees (Roman Catholic and Protestant) of the Council of Public In- struction. Should the professional bodies desire any amendment • ■>■. 2 in the course of study, this can best be attained by application to the educational authorities charged by the law of the rrovincc with this duty. 3. The action of the I'rofessional (JoiuiciJs, in instituting' sepa- rate e.\ann"nati()ns, is injurious to education, by exacting require- ments not always in accordance with each other, nor with the systems of education in the Province. Such action conseeiuently tends to the frittering away of llie time and energies of teachers and pupils, to incom[)lete courses of study, to the substitution of "cram" for actual education, and to many failures in the exami- nations. 4. S|)ecial injustice is inllicted on the Protestant popul.ilion, when only one preliminary examination exists, ;ind this based princii)ally on the educational methods of the majority, which are in many respects dissimilar fnmi those of the Protestant schools, even when the names designating the subjects are the same This is aggravated by a scale of marking attaching great com- parative value to subjects such as " ])hilosoi)hy," as taught in the system of the majority, and to which Protestant educators do not attach so much imjjortance as a i)art of i)rej)aratory education. 5. Whatever o])inions may be entertained a:; to the relative values of the Roman Catholic and Protestant systems of educa- tion as existing in this Province, it is certain that both are recog- nized by law, and that in the Confederation Act guarantees were given to the minority that its system would not be interfered with or rendered invalid for ])ractical purposes. It is believed also that the Protestant system has i^roved itself at least equal to the other, even under the present disadvantages, 6. The Degree of Bachelor of Arts, .as granted by the Protes- tant Universities, after courses of study and consecutive exami- nations extending over three or four years beyond the Academy or High School standard, implies the highest kind of preparation attainable in this Dominign or elsewhere. This degree is ac- cordingly accepted for entrance into the highest professional schools of the Mother Country and of the other Provinces, and the fact that it is not acce])ted in this Province is a reproach to " " H our country, a (lis|):irai,'cim.ni of our rnlvcrsitits und a {^icat dihcouragciucnt to the higher education. For the above reasons it is 1' .d by the Protestant Conunittec of the Council of Public Iiislructioh and by the Protestant Uni- versities: — (i.) That the Degree of Dach^'lor of Arts shouhl be accepted as evidence of (juahrKution to ciiicr on the study of any profes- sion. {J.) That for those nol possessin;; thi^ (k'i,'ree then- should be one pubhc lOxaniinii.g Jhard, acting under the educational authorities oi the i'rovince, and providing for entrance into the study of all the professions. (3.) That this Board should be dividi'd into two sections for Protestant and Roman Catholic candidates respectively. (4 ) Thai the adion of the Professional Councils in reference to general education sl-.ouid be limited to indicating to the exa- miners the extent of tlie examination recpiired for entrance into the .several jjrofessions, and to securing certificates of the same from the examiners. The above i)rovisions are substantially those of the ilon. Mr. I^ynch's Bill, now before the Legislature, and it is hojjed that the Professional Councils will concur with the Universities and the educational authorities in favouring this measure, the effect of which it is believed will be to secure a much higher standard of preparatory education than that now attained. II. IV/'/A reference to the Examinations for Licence to Practice^ it is held by the Universities : — I. That their Courses of Study should be respected and should not be interfered with by the Professional Councils, except in case of any grave abuses , since it is not the Councils but the Universities that are recognized by Royal Charters and Legisla- tive enactments as leaching bodies. /SiO^S2»Z 3. That tlif privileges with relfrence to admission ""fgrachia^cn to practice heretofore enjoyed by the Protestant Universitici cannot constitutionally be withdrawn by any action of the Pro vincial Legislature ; and that it is not in the interest of profes- sional ediualion that these privileges shoiilil be relin([ui^he(l ii) favour of . I Central i'rofessional I'^ainining Jioard distini t Imni the Universities. 3. That the action of the Professif)nal Councils with reference to the Professional l-'aculties would be most l)enefi(:ial if liinilnl to such reasonable oversight, through the Provincial (If)vcrnnuiit or by Assessors or otherwise, as might be agreed on ; and which, while respecting the chartered rights and guaranteed privileges of the Universities, should satisfy the I'rofessional Couni;il,-> as to the surticiency and |)ro.\imate e<|uality of the courses of study pursued and examinations recpiired. May loth, 1887. ai>pi-:ni)i.\ The following documents arc submitted as confirmatory of t above statements and claims : — ic (i.) Resolutions 0/ the Protestant Committee of the Co unci/ of Public Instruction, {March 30, 1887.) 1. That the attention of the Clovernment l)e formally called to the serious disadvantages from which tlje Protestant pojjulation of this Proviiicj ari- now sulTering, through the operation of the Bar Act of last session, which in many of its clauses infringes on their rights and privileges, 2. That a demand be made for the abrogation of the object ional)le clauses of the said act. 3. That in order to guard against a recurrence of the evil complained of, the Legislature be requested to make provision for the appointment o{ two Examinating Boards for the examination of Candidates seeking to enter on the study of all or any of the professions. 4. That one of such Examining Boards be Roman Catholic, tiie other r PralNtRnt, rtinl ttiut dcli llonnl Iw n|i|icinji takiin for yruntcd that due cnre wouM alwayn he shown in in^titutiny suih impiiry, 7. That no imvileye he yranted to any University not shared hy the other* now existing in this I'roviuce, or which may lend to the .Usadvantaije of nny one of Kuch InstitutionM. (a ) Sfatemcnt concerning; t/ic relation 0/ Protestant Superior Schools to the J'ro/essions ami Professional Examina- tions, prepared hy the Secretary of the Protestant Com- mittee, March, 1S87 The Ix'yislatiire of the I'rovince has provided two separate sysiems of su- |)crior education to meet the retiuirements of our mixed population, which it mnintains by lar^re annual subsiches. Under legislative sanction the I'rotestant t onimittef has ])ut into o|)era- tion a complete Course of Study, whicli leads by rejjular steps from the lowest class in the Primary School through the I'rotestant Superior Scho/Ay," which forntM i\ prominent feature in Komnn Cathohc Su^nrriur Sch(»uU, it entirely unkiutwn a* a itchDol Rubjvct amon^ PrulentantK. SttcHii, The order in which the »evern) NuhjcctK of the cotinic nro pro- •ented to the tttudent ih quite dillcrciit in the two courneH. Klcnicntnry nisitheniutit h, which •onii'ii in at a very early ntnyc in I'ro- tentnnt Schuolit, in puntponcd to a much later point in Koinnn i aih>dic InKti- tutioni, 7'kird, — There in a nmrkeil diilcrcncc in (lie twocourtk-s n» to the relative importance attached to the dilTerent HuhjoctH, nn indicatey the markH ^ivcn (or the several sulijects anerior Scliouls which (;ive |)romin cncc to the last five subjects and omit " Philosophy " It it evident from these rcfereiici'S, which could be multiplied, that tlic action of the Council of the bar and all similar action, is a serious interference with our Protestant Sujx'Hor Schools, Umler the circumstances it seems only right and reasonable to demand, on the part of these instituiions, that these difl'iculties lie removed, either first l)y providing two separate examinations based upon the Courses of Study foll»)Med in the Roman Catliol e and I'ro- testant Institutions respectively, or, second, by having ime examination so far as the Courses of Study are in common, and allowing options when the two courses diverge. (3.) Extracts from the Ref^ort of a Committee on Recent Re}:;n- iiUions respecting Professional Examinations^ presented to the Corporation of Mcirill University, January ^.-jth, 1887, ^'^^ adopted by that body. The points which apjiear to your Committee most important in relation to the interests of the University, and of the higher I'rotestant Schools, are the following : — I. That it is just and expedient that in the case of Protestant candidates for examination for entrance into professional studies, the Courses of Study prescribed by the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction, I for the hi|;lic-v|{rev ilioulil Ik; icco|>ni/cil an iiualif^in;; to tfutvr on pro- fi**«ionnl ktutl) witliotit fiirtlicr examination In nil other ci-untrict |)o»M«iiiiini; UniverMtlrft IIiIh {irivilc^e it |>ivfn, ami it Im ohvimmly ox|K'ili('nl, aw imlticin^ caniliilatCR to ptiniuc n thorouijh |irr<|)aratiiry nliu itiun, ft ii aNo otilmiillfil in thi» connection that the ( otiriM? of Suitly in Artw in the I'mli'Mant Inivcroi- licM in in every rfs|M:ct nilc<|uatt?, and in ei|iial to that (;ivcn in otlici' cmintrirH, iiml to which Hiich |)rivi!('(;cH an* theix* {{ranti* tt'Mtnnt Universitit'N have n.ri^ht to claim, (l,) 'I'liat tlicii* Royal I harlcrN xhall \k rf»|H'ctri|, as ^ivini^ thi'n\ lh«' rii^ltt to tlotcrminf tho CourHi'S of Stiiily ailf- •jiint*' lor prurt-iMim.il ai \mII .is olhir lU-ijrecs. (j,) Ihat iine»t tilted ti secure the rij;hts of Protestant edu- cation with reference to professional study, whether in Law or Medicine or in other professtons. Your Committee would faithcr ask the attention ol the (\irporation to llie proposals of tlie Medical ('ouncil, intended to be sul)milted to tlie Ix'j{is- lati.re as it-, next meeting, to withdraw the present ri^;hts of Medical (iraduates to registration, a»'J would recommend that the privileges of the University, under Ih'- Act of Conlcilcration, be specially urged in relation to this matter.