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W/ ' Trustees, Superin- farnfsh to mbodying^ o been in ' been in ents, and ■and such object, as 'endent*8 ck upon same I^^' irpose of ient and r no To THK Chairman and Members op the Board OF School Trustees. Gentlemen, — In uccordance with the Resolution moved at your last meeting by Mr. Tully, and adopted by the Board, I beg to submit the following Report upon that portion of the Chief Superintendent's Special Report on the Separate School Provisions of the School Law of Upper Canada, recently published (May, 1858), in which that official di- rectly charges Toronto with having " ignored the Notmal Schoolj though established within its limits j'* and further asserts, in unqualified terms, that " not a Normal School teacher has been placed in charge of one of the Common Schools of the city ; and only two or three employed in subordi- nate positionsy" — thereupon founding the sarcasm that if our City Schools have not, as yet, accom- plished all that was hoped for from their estab- lishment, the want of success is to bo attributed to our having, as asserted, " ignored the Normal School" — and further, making an invidious compa- rison between Hamilton and Toronto, as regards their respective common school operations — prais- ing Hamilton as " an illustration of the Provincial Normal and Model School System," at the expense of Toronto, whose school system is vilified and censured as being " old," and behind-hand, except only as regards " school houses and school furni- ture." Had these assertions been put forward in a cene- ral manner and in an ordinary Report, they might have been looked upon, at the worst, as acciden- tal mistakes, which it would have been quite enough to have merely set right. But when misstate- ments, such as these, against the common schools of Toronto have been deliberately advanced, as it would really seem, to subserve the purposes of a particular Institution or System, for which so much 13 claimed and indeed exacted-and have further been embodied in a Special Report, which has been printed and circulated by thousands at the public expense, and by authority of Parliament- it becomes necessary to enter at some length upoa the duty of replying to and refuting them-lal- though in doing so I shall limit my remarks, as much as possible, to facts and ^figures which will, iiowever, speak for themselves. The Common School System came first into actual operation in Toronto in 1844, when the city was divided into school sections, and the schools were maintained (exclusive of the Gov- ernment grant and an equal amount of city assessment,) by a rate-bill levied on the parent, of children attending the schools-each section (of which at first there were 12 and afterwards 15) having Its own local trustees (3 in number), who appointed the teacher, and controlled all school mat ers, withm their own respective sections. Ibis mode of carrying on tho school affairs of this city continued in force until July, 1847 at Which time the law was amended, by placing the' whole control prjd -o ,. ' r - - ^ *!, 1 \'l '"a^mgumcuc of tne sciiools in I the hands of a Board of Trustees, appointed by the city corporation. ^ ■Hit 5 in a goQC- ey might ' acciden- ce enough misstate' n schools Jcd, as it )ses of a so much further lich has Is at the iment — th upoii em — al- arks, as ch will, at into len the id the 3 Gov- f city )arent3 section ■da 15) ), who. school lirs of 47, at ig the ols in )d by At the close of 1850 another change was made in the School Law^ by the I'd and 14 Victoria, chap. 48, and the elective principle was made an element in School affairs — each ward in the city was, under the, again, amended law, entitled to return two (2) Local Trustees to represent its School interests at the Board, which was now invested with corporate powers and greatly en- larged authority. The Elective Board initiated its proceedings in October, 1850, but did not exercise any direct control over the Schools until the new year, 1851— and the elective system still remains in force. As the Normal and Model Schools did not exist during the early period of School Sections and Local Trustees, I shall pass on to the period when, in July, 1847, the responsibility of the City School System was in charge of the Board nominated by the Corporation ; the establishment of a Provincial Normal and Model School, and the formation of a City Board, having been cotemporaneous. During said period, namely from July, 1847, to December, 31, 1850, the then Board of School Trustees appointed, upon mij official Report, which in a great measure was based upon the recommen- dation of the Normal School authorities, the fol- lowing persons, the same being Normal School Teachers, and holding Normal School certificates, to the charge of a school in the different sections, namely : Mr. David Clyde, Mr. Robert McLelland, Mr. Robert Robinson, Mr. David George, Mr. A. McKinnon, and Mr. James Carruthers, — who formed six (6) out of the nine (9) new appoint- ments, of that grade, made during this period ; while seven or eight Teachers, who had been 6 previously employed during the School Section period, were continued in oflRco by the Board. Proceeding onwards from January, 1851, when the duties and powers ot the Elective Board came into practical eflfect, wo find that the system of School Sertions was abandoned, and the principle of centralization adopted, shortly after the Board was organized — the three new Central School Houses first erected came into practical operation early in 1853 ; the principle was soon after- wards further extended ; and the three others since erected were opened in 1855. These new School arrangements naturally re- quired many additional Teachers ; and during the period the Elective Board has had the management of the City Schools, viz., from January, 1851, say to December, 1857, a period of seven years, thirty-six {BQ), and not " two or three," Normal School Teachers have been appointed to situations in the City Schools ; and I submit a return of the names of the Normal School Teachers, recognized as such by that Institution, who have been so ap- pointed — and the position those teachers occupied. 1st. Male department — Head Masters " in charge'* two, viz: Mr. J. W. Shaw, firstly to the Park School, and afterwards to Victoria Street School ; and Mr. J. Carruthers, George Street School. N.B. — Messrs. Brooke and Hunter attended the Normal School part of a session, viz., when the City Schools were closed, 1848-49 — six months in each year — but they cannot properly be taken as Normal School Teachers, and are therefore not designated as such in this return. Assistant Masters, 3 — viz. : Mr. Robt. Mc- ! Causliind, Mr. Thos. Baxter, and Mr. Wm. Ilackct. Junior Assistants, 8— viz : Miss M. J. Kcown, Miss A. Richards, Miss J. Robinson, Miss E. Ken- nedy, Miss L. Piper, Miss Jane Mowatt, Miss A. Foggin, and Miss A. Shennick. Recapitulation— Male Department— Head Mas- ters "in charge,'' 2; Assistant Masters, 3; Junior Assistant (Females), 8— total, 13. 2nd Female Department— Head Misti esses " in cJiarge," !j—\\x.: Mrs. Corbett, Phoebe Street and Louisa Street Schools; Miss F. Rethell, George Street School ; Miss A. McLean, the Park School; Miss S. B. Quinn, Louisa Street School, and Miss Borthwick, Victoria Street School. N. B.— Miss Smytho, of the George Street School, attended the Normal School for two ses- sions, but, from some unexplained cause, her certi- ficate did not reach her. Senior Assistants, acting as, Head Mistresses, 2 viz: Miss E. Robinson, John Street School, and Miss F. Gordon, her successor. Senior Assistants, (where a Head Mistress is in charge), 2— viz: Miss M. ll>ig, George Street School, and Miss M. A. Ktn/iedy, Louisa Street School. Junior Assistants, 9— viz : Miss Emma Arnold, Miss Emily Clark, Miss Josephine Clark, Miss E. Hoig, Miss E. Campbell, Miss M. Wilkes, Miss M. L. Williams, Mi^s Higgins, and Miss Bowes. Recapitulation. — Head Mistresses " in charge", 5 ; Senior Assistants acting as Head Mistresses in charge, 2 : Senior Assistants, 2 ; Junior Assist- ants, 9 ; total, 18. Occasional or Monitor Teachers, (in either de- § partmcnt), 5~viz ; Miss McLollnn, Miss A. M Holmes, Miss S. Bethcll, Miss J. Stcacoy, and Miss C. M. Churchill. ^ Summary.— Normal School Teachers appointed to the City Schools, viz. : 1H47 ,to Doc. I8o0, 6 males ; Jan., 1851, to Dec, lSo7, 13 male depart- nient, 18 female department; and 5 occasional and monitor ; total, 42. In addition to the foregoing, who have been actually employed, I may mention that Mr. W. J. Kelly, of the Normal School, was appointed Head Master "mc?Aarr/f," of the Park School, as succes- sor to Mr. Urown, although ho did not think pro- per to enter upon the duties ; and Miss Coote and M.S3 Whiddccombe, both Normal School Teachers, were appointed Senior Assistants, acting as Head Mistresses ; but being at the timo^ otherwise on- gaged, they could not avail of the appointment. And further, in addition to the foregoing, I may also mention that the following six (tJ) Teachers have received appointments during the present year, 1858, and are now on the regular staff of the schools, viz.: Mrs. Lawdor, Head Mistress "m charge," Phoebe Street School ; Miss S. Hamilton, Miss J. Armstrong, Miss M. A. Churchill, Miss Agnew, Monitor Teachers, and Miss C. Ryan, Tem^ovary— evert/ one of whom is a Normal School Teacher. The whole number of new appointments made by the elective Board during the period of 7 years it has existed, has been 64, of whom 36 have been Normal School teachers, and of these, instead of ''not one;' as asserted by Dr. Ryerson. there have been l head-masters in, c^ar^'^ of a central school (not taking Mr. Kelly's appointment into 1 9^ ' account) ; 5 head-miatrcssos in charge of tlio fe- male department; 2 senior assistantH, acting as head-mistresses ; 5 assistant teachers (3 male and 2 female), and not less than twenty-two (somewhat more than the '' two or three" of Dr. Ilycrson) have been appointed to tho "subordinate position" of junior assistants and monitor teachers. From the time the Normal School was first established in 1847, up to December 31st, 1857, the whole number of now appointments has been 73, and of those 42 were Normal School teachers —exclusive of Messrs. Kelly, Coate and Whitte- comb. Of the 48 teachers who held office in the course of 1857, twenty-three were Normal School teach- ers, twenty-five (25) held county board certificates, and of these 6 were trained as teachers in Public Normal Schools in Britain. And of tho staff of teachers employed in the city schools at the present time, namely, altoge- ther 36, there are 18 Normal School teachers and 18 others, of whom, as before mentioned, 6 were trained as teachers in Normal Schools at home. Having thus disposed, I trust satisfactorily, of the specific charge put forward by Dr. Ryerson— that not one Normal School teacher had been placed "«» charffe of a city school;' and only 'Hwo or three employed in subordinate positions; ' and having placed plain figures, for the general accuracy of which I am responsible, in contrast with gratuitous assertions, I will submit a few brief observations upon the more general and sweeping accusation that the school authorities of Toronto have "ignored tho Normal School, al- though established within its limits"— and I can 10 ««rm, without th^^^iiWirof cih.radiotioi^ h. d„„„g the whole of »yS„pe„-nte„de„.,h^ extendmg over a period ofM years, all rewonv Wo deference has been paid to the opinion and' reeommendation of the Normal Sehool Tnthorities 1 can speak of my own knowledge with regard to many appointments to the eity sehools.^whieh were made wholly upon their reeommendat on and If 7 '» ''■"■'"' "■- opinion had mueh nZ from'./rtlTo"?'.'''' 'r" "PPo-'-n-t^ -ado trom 47 to 50, I have aheady stated, were in a ^eat measure, based upon the recomm'endrt ^ "of the head-master of the Normal School. Mr, Corbe tt, the first female teacher employed und"; the clecfve board i„ 1851, and subsequently Ln n » ^''"'•'.''-^'^et school-was appointed Tss Quin?"r\"™ '""''''' "commendation, school ;.""•""■«"" "^ «'"> I-onisa-street school, owed her appointment to Mr. Robertson's recommendafon. Mr. Spotton, "in charge of the V.ctona-street school, was indebted to Mr Orm,ston s recommendation. And when the Com^ m.ttee on Appo,ntments had under consideration the selection of a successor to Mr. H. Brown as head-master "in charge" of the Park school, so anx- kLT-. 7 '" '"""" " goo-* Poacher, that It was decided to accept whomsoever Mr. Kobert- on and Rev. Mr. Ormiston (of theNormal School)" shouW „commend.-Mr. Kelly was so recom mended and appointed accordingly, although Z- lae vjTjiieo Oi die situation. and I may add, even a prudent undertaking in an 11 individual like myself, holding „o higher position than that of Local Superintendent, to enter the lists against one so powerful as the Chief Super- intendent. I have, on more occasions than one been exposed to much unmerited obloquy because' I ivas suspected of being adverse to the preten- sions of Normal School Teachers; and I have Normal School irfluence, or rather I should say, ts domination, has worked harm to my persona interests, and has led to results which "a m„r discreet course on my part might h- ■, prevented. Believing, however, that honesty oi purpose, and l; "* ;^ T^f P™^™' •>■""«■»-'' '» i-"™ been Zlf'\ ^""f """ '^'""^ '" ""y ««"> from the duty of openly and plainly expressing my official opinion, (when called upon to do so) with regard to School Teachers-based as I have ihZ endeavored it should be, upon the characte^r the attainments, the experience, and consequently he ments of an applicant, altogether irrespective Normal, h T/''\™' '^"■="^''' « «'■'«'« a Normal School teacher or not. I have no preiu- dices, as such, against Normal School Teache s; butl have always resisted their claim to be recog- nized and treated as having preferential righfs over her Teachers. I am the last man i.^'the wo Id to ,g„ore the legitimate claims of the Nor- ma School ; but, at the same time, I have no hesi ation in stating, that most of the Teachers School was ,n existence, were, to say the ka.,t, quite as acserving of public confidence, as the main il „f those whom the Normal School has sent^h.'' ^'hile, as regards the staff ofTeache« now » of 12 late years employed in our Schools, I could name several whom the Normal School, with all its appliances, could not surpass or perhaps equal. In a discusaion of this kind, when I find myself placed in direct antagonism to the Chief Superin- tendent, Avith regard to^ assertions embodied in an official report, laid before Parliament, and sent forth broadcast through the length and breadth of the Province, I have thought it advisable not to rest the case altogether upon my own statements accurate as I deem ^thom to be, or my own facts, stubborn as I may think them. I therefore directed the attention of Dr. Workman (for many years Chairman of this Board), and of Mr. Lesslie (for many years a member of it) to the Special Report in question ; and I submit herewith their statement of facts, as corroborating what I have advanced. _ Toronto, 9th August, 1858, Dear Sir, With reference to the passage in the Report of the Chief Superintendent of Education, at page 50, to which you have drawn my attention, and in which it is stated that the Board of Trustees for Toronto " has thought proper to ignore the Normal School, «fcc:r &c." I beg leave, in compliance with your request, to state that during the period in which I had the honour of serving as a member of the Board, com* prising several years prior to 1854, no application for the situation of teacher was unfavourably con- sidered, because, of being supported by Norma! School testimonials; on the contrary the Board regarded Nor- mal School training as a very important adjunct in the qualification of teachers, though certainly not as sub* ' stitutive for that solid and well matured educalioh' .8 could name ith all its 3 equal. Bnd myself if Superin- odied in an and sent ■d breadth able not to statements own facts, re directed lanj years lesslie (for ial Report statement ivanced. T, 1858. port of the age 50, to in which it ronto " has 3hool, &C.i" IT request, I had the lard, com" pplication rably con- nal School irded Nor- inct in the ot as sub- education which is attained in institutions of a different order, and of merited celebrity, in both the old and new world. I have aUvays held the opinion that the Board acted wisely in seeking the highest possible qualifi- cation for the services of the City Common Schools; and I am convinced that if in any case applicants, presenting Normal School certificates, were unsuc- cessful, the simple reason was, that their fortunate competitors presented still more reliable proofs of competency. I have the honour to be Faithfully yours, J. Workman, M.D. G. A. Barber, Esq., Sec. B. of C. S., Toronto. .- ^ „ Toronto, 4tii August, 1868. My Dear Sir, In the special Report of the Chief Superintendent of Education, submitted to the Provincial Legislature and Government, on the 20th April last, I find allu- sions made to the School policy and system of Toronto, which have no foundation in fact, and which, if a fair specimen of the general accuracy of such Reports must tend to shake all confidence in them. In page 50 of that Report I find the following language:— "Toronto has thought proper to ignore the Normal School though established within its limits, and not a Normal School Teacher has been placed in charge of one of the Common Schools of the Cityand only two or the employed in subordinate positions." The object intended to be subserved by the above statement seems to have been to exalt Hamilton at the expense of Toronto, because the former, the u Report alleges, " furnishes an illustration of the Pro- vincial jyormal and Model School system," while the latter, it affirms, affords only an illustration of f the old system, expept in the character and furniture of the School-houses." This statement also, seems to have been made to meet the objections of a certain writer against the whole School system, " on account of the state (and expensiveness) of the Common Schools of the city of Toronto." Now, while willing to concede to the Normal and Model School System all the excellence it may reasonably claim, I cannot suppose that any system will be exalted in the estimation of the community by invidious comparisons, and misrepresentations entirely at variance with facts. The Public Schools of Toronto have had to contend against many antagonistic influences which have retarded their progres&and efficiency from the earliest period of their existence, but more particularly since the adoption of the free principle ; but, I emphatically deny that they have, in any degree, failed in their beneficient design from the causes alleged in the special Report of the Chief Superintendent. The question of fact, is, whether "Toronto has ignored the Normal Shool," and " has not placed a Normal School Teacher in charge of one of the Public Schools of the City, and has only employed two or three in subordinate positions?" Having for many years taken an active part in the Board of Public School Trustees, in this City, and occupied the place of Chairman o^ the Committee on appointments to office during the whole period, I believe of my coii-' n«xidn with the City Schools, I give my unhesitating testimony, that, in no instance within my knowledge or fesoHection, was any tci»::-«jr who applied for office rejected on the ground of his or her being a ^SfHftkSchoolSjtudeat* on having only a Normal of the Pro- m," while straiion of i furniture ilso, seems >f a certain on account Common ormal and e it may ny system ommunity sentations to contend lich have \ie earliest arly since phatically I in their ed in the nt. ronto has t placed a he Public 3d two or for many >f Public the place tments tp my coii- lesitating lowledge jiieU for being a Normal 'J? 15 « School Certificate. Indeed, so far from this bcin? the case, both the Lo