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PBEFATORY NOTE.

ThR following narrative has been prepared for publication at the snwes-
tion of Contributors and Friends of the Memorial to the late venerated
Dr. Forrester.

As an enterprise of public interest, the first example of a Provincial
Testimonial in recognition of important Educational services ren<lered to the

$ntMt

Pfllsliel nnJer tie direction of tlie Mefflorial CoMittee.

HALIFAX, N. S.:
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PREFATORY NOTE.

Thr following narrative has been prepared for publication at the sugges-
tion of Contributors and Friends of the Memorial to the late venerated
Dr. Forrester.

As an enterprise of public interest, the first example of a Provincial
Testimonial in recognition of important Educational services rendered to the
country, it was deemed worthy of a more permanent record tlian could be
afforded by the comparatively ephemeral notices of the newspaper press.

It was also considered proper to remove any misapprehensions that might
«xist, in any quarter, as to the merits of the unhappy controversy, .created
last summer, by the pretensions of certain partiei-^^some intlifferent, some
hostile, to the undertaking— --claiming a right to interfere with the Memorial
Committee and control their work.

For this purpose all the material facts and documents of the case —
Ihe major part oftohich, the organs of the Local Government, while professing
to publish the official correspotidence between the Memorial Co-nmittee and
the Government, thmght proper to snpptess^^wcQ now, for the first time, given
to the public in these pages.

Had the Committee been desirous, they would have had no difficulty in
finding a place for the missing correspondence in the columns of the opposi-
tion press. They were resolved, however, rather to incur the risk of niisre^
presentation, than, for a single moment, allow the sacred memory of the dead
to be prostituted to the purposes of political partizanship.

Tiie suggestion of printing the whole matter in pamphlet form seemed the
most satisfactory way of accomplishing the two objects above mentionedk
TLis would have been done in August last, immediately after the Convention
of the E.lucational Association, but the difficulty of obtaining a meeting of
the Committee during the vacation delayed action until recently.

The matter is now fully before the Public, in whose judgment the
Committee confidently leave the issue.

Halifax, N. S., October, 1872.

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History of t&e Forrester HeoioriaL

In the Journal of Education for June, 1869, there appeared the
following article from the pen of T. H. Rand, Esq^ M. A., then Super-
intendent of Education for Nova Scotia, containing the first suggestion
of the idea of a Monument to the memory of the late Dr. Forrester :— »

A
A MEMORIAL STONE.

The labours by which the late Dr. Forrester became most widely
Identified with the public interests of his adopted land, were rcnderfd in
connection with our Common Schools. The Teachers of Nova Scotia cannot
repay the laborious dischai^ge of duties undertaken by him in their lH>,half,
but we trust they will claim the privilege of marking their esteem and }rr«ti-
tude for the great services which he rendered not only to the cause of popular
education, but especially to the teaching profession throughout the lengtli and
breadth of Nova Scotia. By his instructions at Truro, by his labours on the
platform, by his pen as editor of the Journal of Education and Ar/rieullure,
and as author of the Teacher's Text Book, all the members of the profession
have been largely benefited.

It seems to us that no more fitting public testimonial could be provided
than the erection of a memorial stone in the Cemetery at Triiro. Wt^ thiitk
that it is only necessary to suggest this to the teachers of Nova Scotia, in
order to secure a suitable memorial. We are sure that each Inspector will
be pleased to receive the subscriptions of the Teachers in his county. A
dollar from each Teacher in the Province would, we think, be suflicient. The
yalue of such a memorial would be greatly enhanced if all the Teachers
contributed something towards it, however small the amount.

We would suggest that those teachers who desire to contribute to this
object, should hand their subscriptions to the Inspector as early as possible, in
order that when the Educational Association meets at Christmas, the total
amount may be known, and measures at once adopted to secure the erection
of the memorial. A list of the subscribers will be duly publi&hed in the
JournaL

In November, 1869, the following Address was published and
circulated.
To THE Tkachers 07 Nova Scotia :

Fellow- fMhourers, — 1 have already suggested through the columns of the
Journal of Education, the desirableness of the Teachers of this Province
•xprei<sing in a permanent and public way, the respect so justly due from us
•11, to the memory of the late Dh. FouRKSTEn.

I would propose the erection of suitable Monument in the Cemetery
at Truro. If the amount contributed shall be more than is deemed necessary
for this purpose, 1 would propose to expend the balance in procuring a fine
Portrait of Dr. Forrester, to be placed in the Provincial Normal School.

In order that every Teacher may have the opportunity of giving some-
thing towards a suitable Memorial, 1 have re<)u»-'sted the Inspectors in the
ieveral Counties to receive and forward contributions. A dollar from each
Heacher would raise a sum sufficient for the purpose contemplated.

If you desire to give to this object, plea.se hand your contribution to the
Inspector to-day. The contributions from each County will be acknow-
ledged through the Journal of Education.

I shall request the Educational Association of Nova Scotia to appoint a
Committee to take charge of the Funds, and expend them for the purposes

lor which they were given.

Sincerely yours,
Halifax, Nov. 13th, 1869. T. H. Rand.

At the Convention of the Educational Association of Nova Scotia,
held at Halifax, December 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th, 1869, the official
report published in the Journal of Education for February, 1870,
■tates : —

" J. Parsons, A. B., Secretary of the Executive Committee, read a com-
munication from T. H. Rand, Esq., M. A., relative to the erection ot a
Monument to the late Rev. Dr. Forrester. Tlie letter was favorably received,
and a Committee, consisting of the President, Messrs. Bayne, McNaughton,
Hollies, Condon and Sterns, was appointed to consider the subject of the
tommunication, and requested to report before the close of the Convention."

On the last day of the Convention, Mr. McNaughton, from the
Committee on the proposed monument to Dr. Forrester, reported as
follows : —

♦' Whereas, in the all-wise Providence of Almighty God our dearly-
beloved and venerated father, Dr. Forrester, has been removed from his high
and honourable sphere of labour on earth :

" And Whereas, from his abundant and highly successful labors in the
cause of Education and Free Schools, his honoured name richly deserves to
be perpetuated, not only in the memories and tenderest affections of Teachers
and Educationists generally, but also by some enduring public memorial,

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lumns of the
bis Province
due from u»

le Cemetery
ed necessary
luring a fine
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to appoint a
the purposes

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^ova Scotia,
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rection ot a
»ly received,
cNaughton,
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ionvention."

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deserves to
of Teachers
memorial,

which will aflord tangible evidence of the high appreciation and profound
regard of his pupils and friends :

" And Whereasy T. II. Rand, Esq., M. A.,* Superintendent of Education,
has already by circular called the attention of Teachers throughout the Pro-
Tince to the desirability of the speedy accomplishment of this praiveworthj
undertaking: v

" Therefort Resolved , That this Association heartily approvps *^f **'3
method recommended by the Superintendent in behalf of Teachers and other
friends : and further recommends the appointment of a Standing Committee
of five, with power to add to their numbers, to devise ways and means for
raising the Amount necessary for the erection of a memorial which they, in
conjunction with the Superintendent of Education and Principal of the
Normal School, shall deem wortny the late deceased and much-lamented
Principal of the Normal and Model Schools."

Brief addresses were made by several members of the Convention in
relation to the matter. Mr. Calkin proposed the erection of a statue ot the
deceased upon the Normal School grounds as the most fitting memorial thejr
could make. It would no doubt require a considerable outlay of means, but
a sufficient amount for the purpose might, ho thought, be raised.

Mr. Hollies objected to the measure on the ground of its being altogether
beyond the means of the Teachers of the Province. He thought that no suit-
able statue or monument could be erected by them, and suggested as an
appropriate memorial a large and handsome portrait o( the Doctor, to be
placed in the Normal School. He thought this within their means, and better
calculated than a monument to preserve the memory of the deceased.

The report was sustained, and the following appointed as a committee,
with power to add to their numbers : J. Hollies, of Dartmouth, Messrs. J.
Scott liutton and J. F. L. Parsons, of Halifax, Mr. Alfred D. Smith, of
Yarmouth, S. McNaughtoi., of Guyslyoro', and J. H. Rhindress, of Sydney
Mines ; Mr. Parsons to be Convener and J. Hollies Treasurer.

An address " To the Friends of Education" was prepared and
published in almost every newspaper of the Province, and three thou-
sand copies struck off on sheets for distribution by the friends of the
movement. The address contained, in addition to the resolution
adopted by the Convention, the further arrangements of the Committee,
as follows : —

The Committee afler careful consideration has determined upon the
erection of a Monument in the grounds of the Provincial Normal School.

* The mover of the resolution affirms that T. H. Rand's name was mentioned ia
the original resolution, and must hare been omitted in copying the resolution into the
book of Minutes. The omission is, however, immaterial — the close connection of the
last paragraph of the preamble with the first paragraph of tlie Resolution clearly iden-
tifj'ing Mr. Kand as the person referred to.

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The monument will have two bases of Nova Scotia Granite upon which
will be placed a base, die, cap, and obeliKk of polislicd Peterhead Granite ;
the wliole to bo about eighteen feet in height, and to cost twelve hundred
dollars.

A considerable number of teachers have already forwarded donations to
this object; and the Committee would now rcfpectfuUy solicit contributions
from Teachers and all others who sympathise with this effort to commemorate
the educational labours of the late Dr. Forrester.

Subscriptions will be received and forwarded to the Treasurer by

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D. M. Sterns, -
J. F. L. Parsons, -

E. n Owen, -

E. Miller,
Kev. C. Duff, -
Rev. W. H. Richan,
A. D. Smith, -
Calvin Raymond,
Charles E. Gilliland,
Alexander Ross, -
Caleb Phinney,
William Eaton, -
A. McN. Patterson, -
Rev. D. M. Welton
Samuel Winston,

J. B. Calkin,
H. C. Upham, -

F. W. George, -
J. T. MelHsh, -
Herbert A. Bayne,
Angus Mclsaac,
Samuel McNaughton,
John Y. Gunn, -
Thon)as McLean, -
Alexander Munro, -
John Rhindress, -
Remi Benoit, -

Halifax City.

Halifax County.

Lunenburg.

Bridgewater.

Liverpool.

Sliolbnrne.

Yarmouth.

Digby.

Bear River.

Annapolis.

Paradise.

Kentville.

Lower Horton.

Windsor.

Selma.

Truro.

Great Village.

Amherst.

Pictou.
Antigonish.
Guysboro'.
Inverness Co. ,•
3addeck.

Sydney Mines.
Richmond Co.

The Committee has also determined to place a life-size Portrait of Dr.
Forrester in the Hall of the Provincial Normal School, provided sufficient
funds shall be placed at their disposal for this purpose. It is proposed to
procure this portrait from the contributions of the pupils of the Public Schools.
The Conmiittee would hereby respectfully solicit Teaciiers throughout the
Province to afford their pupils an opportunity during the present terra of
contributing to this object. One cent from each pupil would enable the
Committee to procure an elegant portrait. Funds for the Portrait may be
forwarded by Teachers to the gentlemen named above.

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The Committee earnestly commend the foregoing objects to Teachers and
the fri«'nds of Kducation throughout this Province and respectfully solicit a
prompt and generous response.

By order of the Committee, '

/ I' „ , j S. McNaughton, Chairuan.

. ■ ^ J. F. L. Parsons, Secretary.

John Hollies, Treasurer.

This was published and distributed in June, 1870, and in December
following, at the meeting of the Convention at Pictou, no special state-
ment of funds could be made, as none of the counties had been heard
from. The Committee had some doubts about being able to collect
the amount mentioned in the circular — $1,200: and, through the
Secretary, requested advice from the Association as to the kind of
monument most appropriate and desirable for a smaller amount —
say six hundred dollars. The Committee submitted plans of monu-
ments in Marble, Freestone and Nova Scotia Granite, and desired
an expression of opinion ; but while individual members favored the
meeting with their preferences, it was agreed by the Convention that
the material, size, style, &c., &c., of the Monument had from the first
been placed in the hands of the Forrester Memorial Committee, and
that, as a body, the Association could not interfere or direct in the
matter. No vote was taken. Only the following minute of the Com-
mittee's Report appears on the Record-book of the Educational Asso-
ciation : —

Prince Street Hall, Pictou, Dec. 2d(h, 7 P. M.

•' Mr. Parsons gave in the Report and Financial Statement from the
Committee on Forrester Memorial. He also submitted plans of the Memorial,
with estimated ccst. The Secretary and Inspector McDonald spoke briefly
on the subject. On motion, the Report was received and adopted."

A year after the appeal had been _ sent out, the following circular
letter was addressed to each of the gentlemen named above : —

[copy.]

Halifax, July 1st, 1871.

Dear Sir, — Will you please furnish a statement of the amount of money
collected by you for the Dr. Forrester Memorial Fund ; also, the amount for
Portrait ? Will you also please inform me what the prospect is for further
contributions from Teachers and friends in your County? The moneys
collected are credited in the Journal of Education.

Please report before the middle of this month, as it is desirable to present
a definite statement to the Convention of the Educational Association.

Yours truly,

J. Parsons, Secretary F. M. C.

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Up to the 18th July, eleven replies had been received, informing
the Committee that an aggregate of between four and five hundred
dollars could be counted on, though part of that was still to be collected.

The Secretary prepared a digest of reports received from nine
counties, and mailed it on the 18th July to S. McNaughton, Annapolis,
where the Association was holding its Convention. That letter never
came into Mr. McNaughton^s possession, and accordingly he was able
only to make a partial statement from information received in
previous letters. No action was taken by the Association at that
Convention.

Subsequently additional information was received from six other
counties ; and, on November 9th, 1871, the Forrester Memorial Com-
mittee met for final decision in respect of the material, size, and style of
the Monument.

After a careful comparison of estimates, the Committee concluded
that they might calculate on six hundred dollars, from all sources ;
and they resolved that, as it was impossible to raise the twelve hundred
dollars contemplated in the the first appeal, they should procure,
subject to the approval of absent members, a Monument of Nova
Scotia Granite, — an Obelisk, as large as possible for the money — to
contain two or four tablets of polished Peterhead Granite, according
as additional funds should be forthcoming.

After the most careful deliberation, the Committee decided upon
the monument described as follows: —

" An Obelisk of fine-cut Grey Granite, rising from a rustic granite
foundation, surmounted by three Bases — the top one having the name
Forrester raised on the front — a square Die, in which are inserted lour
panels of polished Red Peterhead Granite, three bearing inscriptions, and the
fourth containing a Portrait of the Doctor, covered with plate-glass and
hermetically sealed, — a moulded Cap, forming the base of a square Shaft
which surmounts the whole. The Obelisk to u^ 10 feet 6 inches in height;
the Cap, 9 inches deep ; the Die, 4 feet 3 inches in height, by 3 feet 6 inches
square, and three Bases each a foot in depth. The entire altitude from the
apex to the ground being 21 feet." ,

J. B. Calkin, Esq., M. A., having the premises in charge,
was requested to procure from Government permission to erect the
Monument on the grounds of the Normal College at Truro.

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Normal School, Truro, February nih, 1872.

Hon. W. B. Vail, Provincial Secretary :

Dear Sir, — I write on behalf of the Forrester Memorial Committee, to
request permission from the Government of Nova Scotia to erect, on the

d, informing
five hundred
be collected.
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nmittee, to
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grounds in front of the Normal School Buildings, a monument to the memory
of the late Dr. Forrester. The propwed monument is to be of Nova Stotia
Granite, with suitable inscriptions, and will be erected by Teachers and
others.

An early reply will oblige yours very obediently,

(Signed) J. B. Calkin.

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Provincial Secretary's Office, Halifax, 27/A Feb., 1872.

Sir, — I am instructed to inform you that the Government have no objec-
tion to the erection of the Monument to the memory of the late Rev. Dr.
Forrester on the Normal School grounds.

Your obedient servant,
(Signed) H. CroS9Rill, Dy. Secretary.

J. E. Calkin, Esq., Truro.

On receipt of the foregoing, the Committee prepared and, on the
9th of May, published a statement embracing a short history of the
inception and progress of the movement, and announced Thursday,
the 25th of July, 1872, as the time for the public inauguration of the
Monument. This day was selected in order to suit the convenience of
members of the Educational Association, who would be assembled in
annual Oonvention during the same week in Halifax. Subsequently
the Committee were compelled to change the day of inauguration from
the 25th, to Tuesday, the 23rd, in consequence of ihe " Managing Com-
mittee," in their programme for the Convention in Halifax, having
covered the 25th with the proceedings of the Assocdation, well knowing
that the Memorial Committee had previously announced that day for
the inaugural ceremonies at Truro.

This gratuitous act of obstruction was a fitting sequel to the

unexpected and unwarrantable interference exhibited in the following

..orrespondence : —

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Truro, 3fay 16<A, 18'. 2.
J. Parsons, Esq. :

Dear Sir, — I have this day received a communication from the Hon. W.
B. Vail, Provincial Secretary, v;ith a copy of a memorial to the Council of
Public Instruction from the Managing Committee of Teachers' Association,
copies of which documents 1 enclose niarked A and B.

In my reply to Mr. Vail, I stated that no stejw should be taken to place
the monument on the Normal School grounds without further instructions
from him. I am yours very truly,

J. B. Calkin.

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Provincial Skcretary's Office, Halifax, 15//) May,\9,l%

Sir. — Kclorring to the letter of the Deputy Si-eretary, umliT date of the
27th Ft'hruary last, I have it in command to transmit a copv of a memorial
from th«! Miuiagiii;:^- Committee of the Teaehers' Assoeiation, anl retjuest that
no furtluT aetion be taken with a view to placinrr tlie monument to tlie late
Dr. Fornster on tlie Normal School grounds until the terms ot'tlie resolution
passed by the Teachers' Association, on the 30th December, 1809, are fnlfiUed,
more pin ienhvrly that part of tlie Resolnlioii which re(piires that the Monu-
ment shall lie approved by the Superintendent of Education and the Principal
of the Noniial School. When the terms of the resolution have been ccmiplied
with, sho'iM the Managing Committee still be «iesirous of erecting the Monu-
ment on the Normal School grounds, tlie Government will, on being notified,
appoint a person to confer with the Committee and agree upon the site.

I am your obedient servant,

(Signed) W. B. Vail.

J B. CALKis,'Es<i., Principal of Normal School, Truro.

[b. copy.]

Halifax, N. S., May llth, 1872.
To the lion, the Members of the Council of Public Jyi.^tructiim :

Gf.ntlkmkn, — We, the undei-signed, beg leave to call your attention fo
a comnuiiiicatlon in the Morning Chronicle of the 9th inst., signed by Messrs.
WcNangliion and Parsons.

Although we are the Managing Committee of the Teachers' .Association,
yet we do not assume authority to control the action of the Special Commit-
tee appointed to secure funds for a Memorial to the late Dr. Forrester. We,
however, beg leave to state that this Conunittee, in the aiTangeraenta
announced, has exceeded the power delegated to it by the Association.

Tiiey were " to devise ways and means tor raising the anioun : necessary
for the erection of a Memorial which they, in conjunction with the Superinten-
dent of Education an<l the Princip.al of the Normal School, shall deem worthy
of the late deceased and much lamented Principal of the Normal School."

Arrangements for the inaugural ceremonies were reserved for the action
of the Association ; and as the Association will meet in July next in Halifax,
we deem it expedient that all such arrangements should await the decision
of the ersuing Convention. We would therelbre humbly request the exercise
of your power to suspend all proceedings till the Association s-hall receive the
report of tlie Committee and take aetion thereon. We simply claim for the
Association the right to control the action of the Committee in all proceed-
ii^ relating to the inauguration of the monument proposed.

... : We have, &c., Charlf.s Major,

J. H. Maclaughlin,
Jas. H. Smith,
-' •'>'» ^1 •'. Georgk Ross,

Gkouge Rennels,

m'ltd

t>ecj

Mel

had)

mac

gont

the

towi

Hin

Managing
Commilte,

.1%. 1872.

\vr (l;ite of the
of a tiK'inorial
'I rccjuest that
Mit to the late
tlie resolution
K are fulfilled,
lat )lie Monu-
I the Principal
been complied
n<i the Monu-
K'injr notified,
the site.

'- B. Vail.

lUh, 1872.

attention to
^d by Messrs.

Association,
'ial Comraitr
rester. We,
iTangeraents
iation.

necessary

Superinten-

ei'in worthy

K'liool."

r tlie action

in Halifax,

le decision

the exercise

receive the

aim for the

11 procced-

Managing
Commilte.

Immodiately upon tlie receipt of these letters the Memorial Com-
Biittee held a mooting aiul were unanimous in the opinion that they had
been invested with plenary powers for procuring funds, securing the
Memorial, arranging for its public inauguration; and also, that they
tad not erred in continuing to consult Mr. Rand after his removal from
jkhe ollicciof Siiperintcndent of Elucation, as his appointment had been
made on personal^ not cjjicuil grounds. ,

The Committee authorized the Secretary to write to the following
gontlomun, pro-in'nont Elucationists, who took an active part in
the appointment of the Forrester Memorial Committee : — J. B. Calkin^
M. A., Principal of Normal College, Truro ; A. McN. Patterson, M. A.,
Xower IL.rtoji; Rjv. T. A. Iliggins, M. A., Wolfville ; F. W. George,
M. A., Amlieist; II. A. Bayne, M. A., Pictou ; C. S. Phinny, Lawrence-
town ; E. 1). Alillar, M. A., Bridgewater ; Rev. Dr. Robertson, Wilmot;
Hinkle Con(h)n, Yjiraiouth.

The f)l lowing questions were in substance put to each, and their
opinions solicited. '

1. — Wiiat knowledge have you respecting the appointment of the
Forrester Memorial Committee ? Was the Committee ta act with T.
H. Rand, uud J. B. Calkin, Esqrs., personally, as interested friends of
Dr. Forresier and the movement, or was the appointment of these two
gentlemcii ijr (ificio, to apply to the incumbents of their respective
cffices ?

2. — Hal the Committee plenary powers, not only to add to
their nu a > m-, but to procure funds, *o choose a monument, and iu
conjunct: )i \v*Lh the above named, to determine the time, place, and
manner <»f erection ?

All hui, I he last named gentleman sent replies, extracts from which
are appea U ! to the Memorandum subsequently sent to lion. W. B.
Vail, Prov.icial Secretary, in reply to his letter and accompanying peti-
tion forwar led to Mr. Calkin, May 15th, 1872.

The ) anal tteo, thus unanimously sustained by all the prominent
members <>1 the Educational Asssociation, who took any part in
promotiii:L; the Memorial project, embodied their views in the Memoran-
dum referred to in reply to the petition, and sought an interview with
ibe Government.

Tlie S oretary of the Forrester Memoriul Committee by authority
acconiiii^i V Ociiiod upuii lliu IIou. PiOvIiicIal Secretary, aud prcscutcd
this lettiM :

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av ir}

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[copy.]

Halifax, 10/A June, 1872.

Hon. W. B. Vail, Provincial Secretary of Nooa Seoiia.

Sir, — I have been autlioriz?.d by the Forrester Memorial Committee to
request the favor of an audience with the Government respecting a petition
of the Managing Committee of the " Teachers' Association," and your letter
to J. B. Calkin, Esq., of 1 5th May, 1872. The Committee is desirous of
presenting a memorandum, an<l of making e.tplanatiops regarding their
appointment, their duties, and their work. The Committee named Saturday
next, the 15th inst , in the hopetliaL Mr. Calkin could also be present.

Hoping you will grant us the favor on that day, or as soon as possible,
I remain, Hon. Sir, yours obediently,

J. pARSoyi, Secretary F. M. C.

Mr. Parsons took the opportunity of explaining that, not one of
those now opposing the Forrester Memorial Committee was a member
of the Association at the time of their appointment, and that neither
Mr. Hunt nor any of the others attempting to dictate, and to stop the
work, had ever contributed one cent to the Memorial fund. Also that
only FOUR individuals out of klkvkn officers and committee, could be
induced to sign the petition — the last named (Mr. George Rennels)
not being a member of the Committee nor even of the Association ; and
that one of the four, when solicited, almost two years previously,
for a donation, had the good taste to insult the memory of the
dead, by writing three ciphers opposite his name in the subscription
list of Halifiix City.

When Mr. Vail began to appreciate the false position into which he
had been drawn, by granting, without affording any opportunities for re-
ply, the petition to stop the Forrester Memorial Committee, he disclaim*
ed all knowledge and part in the matter, said it was a person^.l affair
entirely between two Committees, and the Government did not care to
interfere. As the Government had already interfered on ex parte
statements, it was urged that a co>-f«'rence of all the parties with the
Council might be the means of amicable adjustment, or at least afford
the members of Government an opportunity to hear both sides.

Several days after, the following answer was received to the request
for an interview.

Provincial Secretary's Office, Halifax, K. S., 13/A June, 1872.

Sir, — -I am instructed to acknowledge the receipt of your communication
of the 10th inst, and to inform \ou that, !>ince the receipt thereof, and the
personal interview had with you on the same day, the Hon. the Provincial
Secretary consulted his colleajjues in the Government, who agreed with him

thai
mit

TeJ
totl
NoJ
Tea

mmm

T\wa$m

June, 1872.

Committee to
ting a petition
nd your letter
is defsirous of
gardiiicT their
med Saturday
ireseiit.
IS possible,

y F. M. C.

not one of
as a menaber
that neither

to stop the
. Also that
tee, could be
;e Rennels)
elation ; and

previously,
)ry of the
subscription

to which he
nities for re«
le disclaim-
son.l affair
not care to
•n ex parte
js with the
east afford
des.
the request

ne, 1872.

munication

3f', and the

Provincial

I with him

that no material good could result by acceding to the request of the Com-
mittee.

The Government, at the solicitation of the Managing Committee of the
Teachers* Association, requested the Committee of the Forrester Monument
to take no further action with a view to placing the said Monument on the
Normal School grounds, until tiie terms of the resolution passed by the
Teachers* Association, on the 30th December, 1869, are fulfilled.

When the above terms are complied with, as stated in the letter of the
Provincial Secretary of the 15th May last, addressed to the Principal of the
Normal School, the Government will be happy to name a person to meet the
Committee and select the site.

Your obedient servant,

^ H. Crosskill, Deputy Secretary.

J. Parsons, Esq., Sec'y F. M. C.

The Committee then mailed to the Hon. W. B. Vail, Provincial
Secretary, the following Memorandum and Appendix.

MEMORANDUM OF THE FORRESTER MEMORIAL

COMMITTEE.

The Committee of the Forrester Memorial having had under considera-
tion, the petition of the " Managing Committee of the Teachers Association,''
to the Council of Public Instruction, dated Halifax, May 11th, 1872, and the
letter of the Hon. Provincial Secretary, in relation thereto, of date 15th May»
1872, transmitted by J. B. Calkin, Esq., in his note to the Secretary of the
Memorial Committee, dated, Truro, May Ibth, 1872, beg to offer the fol-
lowing reply :

1. — That this Committee do not acknowledge the right of the Managing
Connnittee to dictate to them the course they are to pursue, or to control their
action in carrying out the work entrusted to them by the Educational Associa*
tion of Nova Scotia. They decline to be bound by any interpretation of the
terms of their connnission, or the limits of their powers, inconsistent with their
knowledge of the spirit and intentions of the Association in the appointment
of the Committee, as well as with all the facts of the case.

2. — That this Committee was appointed with authority to carry out the
enterprise to a successful issue, including full power to determine the size,
style, material, cost, and site of the proposed monument, together with the
time and manner of inauguration ; and tiiat they are, moreover, personally
. responsible to the contractor for the cost of the Memorial. With this under-
* standing it was at first hoped the monument would be finished and dedicated
before the Convention of 1870, at which it was anticipated the Committee
would be able to report. the completion of their task. This hope was not reali-
zed, but the Committee have at last, the near prospect of the desired con-
summation. Having ascertained from the Secretary of the Managing Com-
mittee, the probable date of the next Convention, they fixed the day for the

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Inauguration so as to suit the convenience of the Association, and uirord to ail
interested an opportunity of assisting on the occnsion.

3. — They beg to deny that " arrangements for tlie inaugural ceremonies
were reserved for the action of the Association." — So far from there being any
Such reservation expressed or understood, the Committee were again and
again reminded that the matter was entiriiiy in iheir hands, and that the
Association, as a bo<ly, could not attend to details which properly belonged
to this Committee to deal with.

4. — This Committee has acted up to the letter and spirit of their commis-
sion. They hare neither exceeded their powers nor violated the conditions
of their appointment. The Resolution of the Association, pxssed Dec. 30th,
1869, must be interpreted by the intentions of its framers and supporters at
the time, and by the subsequent action of the Association.

The Chairman of this committee was the author of that resolution, and is
therefore entitled to speak as to its scope and meaning. We have his
authority, supported by the testimony of prominent members of the Conven-
tion of 186S, who took part in the dtdiberations on this subject, for the state-
ment, tliat ^ Superintendent of Education, and Principal of the Normal
School were not, as is alleged, nominated ex-officio members of the Committee.
The appointments were personal not official.

Messrs. Rand and Calkin were selected as prominent educationists and
intimate friends of Dr. Forrester, to co-operate with the Committee in securing
a memorial "worthy of the man." This view is confirmed by the significant
fact that for two years and a half the difficulty now raised was never heard
of, nor did the Association, either at the Pictou or Annapolis Convention,
take any steps to rectify what, if the allegation in question be correct, wa«
certainly an important mistake as to the constitution and powers of its committee.
On the contrary, the Pictou Convention of 18 70, declined inteifering in the
business of the Memorial, throwing the responsibility ot its management upon
this committee, as already adverted to. , i .

At the same time, the Committee recognize the propriety of the official
Head of the Education Department being connected with the project of a
memorial to adistinguishctl predecessor.

5. — -The Normal School Grounds are, of course, under the control of the
Provincial Government. The Committee gratefully appreciated the courtesy
of the Government in granting permission to place the proposed monument
on the scene of the Doctor's labours, and they cannot but regret the withdrawal
of that permission on ex parte statements, accepted without investigation.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

'•"' * On behalf of the Forrester Memorial Committee. '''^ '"' ' "" '*'^'

ilf.'ll i'lil HkW '. •

^f^f,r, ' ' (Signed.) Samuel MacNaughton, Chairman,

J. pAUdUAb, Stcitiuig.
Halifax, June ISrt, 1872. i^.^j^.j .^^^j ^,,.,„l,„

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17
APPENDIX

dONTAIXING STATEMENTS OF PUOMIKEXT EDUCATIOXISTS, MEMUEUS OV

a ceremonies ^.^^^ association, present when the fouuester memorial

lere beinir any *

. » ^ COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED.

re aj^ain and '■}

and that the ' J- ^- Calkiu, M. A., Principal of Normal College and Fast Presi

erly belonged dent of the Educational Association, stutes : —

" Tlie iuipression on my mind respecting the monument has been that
their comrais- the whole matter originated witli Mr. Rand, and that in consequence of his
he conditions personal interest manifested in various ways, and substantially by the promise
d Dec. 50th, ni a large contribution towards the object, he was appointed by the Associa-
supporters at tion as a suitable person to aid the Committee. I fully believe it was the
interest he showed in the matter, and not his official position, that led to his
lution and is Connection with the Committee.

iVe have his ' " ^ ^'^^ "O* aware it was the duty of the Committee to report to the
the Conven- Association, bi.t thought the whole matter was in its hands."
for the state- , A. McN. Patterson, M. A., President of Educational Association,
fthe Normal ^rites : —

■ " I think your views of the powers invested in your Committee are perfectly

<(Drrect. At the same time, you deserve great praise for what you have
lationists and accomplished, considering the want of general interest in the matter."
t in curing ^i j^^^ rp^ ^^ Higgins. M. A., Ex-President, says : —
he significant ^ . .

never heard '- " ^^^ ^^ °^^ part, it certainly never would have occurred to me that
Convention ^® Committee was in any sense going beyond its powers in carrying on the
correct was '""^^ ^^ completion. ... So far as my memory serves, there was nothing
Ifiid, or even implied, which can be construed into any reservation of right
Vjpon the part of the Association to place the monument when secured ; nor
<to,n I conceive where the present Managing Committee of Association could
nave secured information to that effect.

' " With reference to Mr. Rand's position in the Committee, the 3rd
•whereas' shows plainly that he, as an individual, was intended, and no one
at that time thought of any one else, or ever expected the probability of any
one else taking his place in the matter."

F. "W. George, M. A., late Secretary of Association, replies as
follows : —

" I have no doubt that Mr. Rand is the gentleman intended by Superin-

t;endent of Education. If my memory serves me properly, it was I who

ggested that the Superintendent of Education and Principal of Normal

hool should be associated with the Committee : and of course Mr. Rand and

r. Calkin were the persons thus associated.

" My impression is that the Committee did report fully at the Pictou
eeting, and were authorized to adopt what plans or other measures thej
ight judge best.""

ts committee,
'ering in the
;ement upon

' the official
project of a

/) '...

ontrol of the
le courtesy
monument
withdrawal
ration.

It 'u-;} < ;

iirmanf

H. A. Bayne, M. A., of Pictoii, writes :—

" I do not think that the ' Memoriiil Committee' hare exceeded the
powers intrusted to them in any partienhir. I do not know what action was
taken last summer at Annapolis. By the proceedinjp of the Association in
Pictou, I think that the matter was intrusted entirely to the Committee. I
believe tliat hy" Superintendent of Education" nothinj; else was contemplated
but that Mr. Rand, the originator of (he movement and the warm pei>onal
friend of the Doctor, should lake the leading part."

C. S. Phinney, Esq., V. P. of the Educational Association, states:—

" Whilst my recollection of particulars concerning the Committee is not
very distinct, my impression with regard to the general scope and tendency
of the resolution and functions of Committee is strong, and is this :- —

" The Memorial Committee had full powers to arrange and conduct to
final issue, reporting to Convention as the work progressed. I never con
sidered that the Managing CommitLee of the Convention ha<l anything more
to do with the matter than any individual member of Convention ; and I can
scarcely conceive how any person not contributing to the object (whatever
his position) could think of having anything to do with arrangements.

" With regard to Mr. Rand, my conviction is that, for various reasons, he
is the proper person to consult and to take the lead. He was the personal
friend and co-worker of the Doctor; wa^ Superintendent of Etlucation when
arrangements were made for obtaining the memorial, and was foremost in
(projecting and contributing means for it. These are my recollections and
tyiews of the subject, as I have carefully con-iidered them."

* E. D. Miller, B. A., has written from Edinburgh : — •

" The design of a memorial stone was fii-st suggested by Mr. Rand, I
tbink, in the EducationalJournal] it was afterwards brought by him directly
before tiie Teachers in an address to the Institute. When the Committee
"WAS appointed, in connection with Mr. McNaughton's motion, to carry out
the |)roject, Mr. Rand would have been placed at the head of it, had he been
a mem er of the Institute ; but from his ofHcial position, he thought it best
not to l)ecome a member of the Institute, and therefore to secure his co-opera-
tion in spite of his office, the clause was inserted requiring his approval."

* Rev. Dr. Robertson, Honorary Member, and present when the
Memorial Committee was appointed, writes : —

*' My own impression at the time was that the whole project arose from a
spontaneous feeling of respect and admiration for the memory of one who
succeeded, through much labor and self-devotedness to his work, in establish-
ing a Free School System in this Province. Mr. Rand, it is true, originated

he
he

pui

Ri:"«

^ Mt

* I'he opinions of th« last two geatlemea came to baud too late to be scat iu with
(he othors. • . ^

xcceded tlic
it action was
Lssociation in
}ininittee. I
loutoni plated
urin pei>onal

n, states:—

iiittee is not
nd tendency
this:--

conduct to
never con
^•tiling more
I ; and I can
t (whatever
ents.

I reasons, he
:he personal
L'ation when
foremost in
ectiona and

r. Rand, I
im directly
Committee
carry out
ad he been
ight it best
8 co-opera-
■oval."

when the

■ose tV(»in a
of one wIjo
1 establish-
orij;inated

sat ill with

lie sclu'nic, and helped in {giving it a practical form. But I understood that
he dill 8o as a friend, not as an ufficial of Government.

" Tilt" powers of the Committee, I certainly understood to be plenary and
complete (()!• currying out the Ki'soliitioii to its (inal conclusion. In fact, the
power of adding to tlieii number at their own discnttion seemed to imply
this."

Tho Committee at the same time mailed the subjoined letter to
Rov. A. S. Hunt, to which he sent u<» reply and which he hu.s since
publicly chanictorized as " too in.sultiiig to merit an answer."

[copy]

IIamkax, /«nc, ISrA, 1872

Ri:v. A. S. Ma.VT, M. a., Saperintewlenl uf Education:

Dkau Stu, — [ beg to inform you that I communicated to tho Forrester
Memorial Committee, your views, as stated to me in a recent interview, re-
spectin;^ the riglit of tho Superinten<l»?:it ol E iucation ex-officio to be con-
sulted by tlie Committee before tiird action is taken for the erection and
inauguration of the monument to the l.i(<' Dr. Forrester.

In reply, the Committee desire me to say that they arc unable to concur
in this interpretation of tiie Resolution of the E<lucatioiial Association for the
fallowing reasons : —

1. — Because it is inconsistent wit.i the spirit and intentions of the framers
and sujiporters of the Resolution, as expn'SS'.«l in the Association at the time of
the appointment of the Committee. Fn» ti their own personal knowledge of
tliis tact and of all thecircuuistanees of cie c;u»e, the Committee have always
acted on the principle that the noiiiiiiat.<>ii of Mr. Rand was made on personal^
not. o[/ici(tl grounds. He was Helectt-tl ;ilong with Mr. Calkin, not as the
S.ipLTinteadeiib of E. Iucation, but a> t piominent Educationist, a personal
friend <>/ Dr. Forrester, and the 'jriyin t or of (he project, to co-operate with
tlie Coininittee in securing " a iiit-m m-. ti vnrihy of the man." The ap|)oint-
niiMit being personal, not oiRctal. lie coiiiiiiued to hold the same relation to
the Committee after he cea-<eii to be .*» ipi-niitendent of Education, as before.
I'iie Coiuiiiittee, accordingly, have ii •( t.ie power now to exclude him from
iheir deliberations

2. — Because this new interpret it <.i i< at variance with written testimony
'n liie Committee's possession from leai n_ members of the Association ol 1869,
iiiid otiiers identiKed witli the A."i!<«x-iat ..n from its fitot inception, who spoke
and voted on tho resolution — coiitiriiuii, {J4«* soundness of the view entertained
by ilie Committee on this point.

3.— Because for two years aii<l - iif, including two Conventions of the
.\.-.so i.ilion. at whicli the matter o> I • . tiMrial was brought up, no excep-
tion Wits taken by any memlier oi tu is.-ui:iatinn to the constitution or pro-
ci'rjiii-c of the Committee, nor aiiyiii.ti., I^iv to ';orrect the alleged erroneout

mmmi

interpretation of the commission under which they were acting. TIjo Com-
niitteo regard this as conclusive evidence that the change proposed was never
contcmplat jd by the Association.

At the same time, the Connnittee recognize the propriety of the official
Head of the Education Department being connected with the project of a
Memorial to a distinguished predecessor, and had they been aware of your
personal interest in the matter, would gladly have availed theinselveB of your
countenance and aid.

I am tlwrefore instructed by the Committee, hereby, to invite the favor
of your co-operation in their future proceedings.

I am, yours obediently,

J. Pausons, Secretary F. M. C.

The Committee then waitetl nearly four weeks, giving the Govern-
ment ample opportunity to make the amende honorable, by quietly with-
drawing their veto on the erection of the Monument on the Normal
School Grounds, leaving the issue between the two Committees to the
decision of the Educational Convention, the only competent authority
in the case.

The Committee were disappointed in their reasonable expectations
of an amicable settlement of the difficulty. They felt however, bound
n honour to complete the work in accordance with the original arrange-
ments. This was due to the Public, the Educational Association, and
the Contractor, who was pressing the Committee to fix the site so that
he might have the foundation completed and the monument erected before
the time publicly announced for the inauguration. Permission was sought
and obtained from the Supervisors of Public property in Truro, to
erect the Monument in the centre of the Square just in front of the
County Court House, and some eight feet from the Elm Tree planted
in commemoration of the visit of H. R. II. the Prince of Wales, in

In view of the unfriendly attitude assumed by Mr. Hunt towards
the enterprise, and the manner in which he had treated the Committee's
invitation to co-operate, they believe they would have been justified in
declining all further communication with him on the subject. They
preferred, however, to go to the utmost verge which courtesy might seem
to require, and, accordingly, in arranging for the inaugural ceremonies,
resolved to extend to Mr. Hunt's official position the last act of respect
that was in their power to render, by requesting him to offer the
Dedicatory Prayer on the occasion, as will be seen from the following
letter of the Secretary sent to Mr. Hunt by order of the Committee.

mmmmmm

. Tlic Com-
sed was never

of the ofllcial
J project of a
ware of your
selves of your

ite the favor

F. M. a

the Govern-
quietly with-
the Normal
aittees to the
snt authority

expectations

wever, bound

[iual arrauge-

iociation, and

Q site so that

rected before

)n was sought

in Truro, to

front of the

Tree planted

of "Wales, in

lunt towards
Committee's
n justified in
bject. They
Y might seem
1 ceremonies,
ict of respect
to offer the
;he following
ommittee.

Halifax, I8th July, 1872.

Dear Sir, — 1 am dircctetl by the Forrester Memorial Committee to invito
yoiir presence and aid in the Inauf^uration of the Monument in Truro, on
Tuesday, 23rd inst., I)e<:;innin<:; at half-past 1, v. M.

The Committee would like you to offer the dedicatory prayer, and also

to miike some remarks on the occasion.

Awaiting a reply.

I remain, yours obediently,

J. Pahsons, Se&y., F. M. C.

To this letter Mr. Hunt sent the foUow'ug reply : —

Education Office, Halifax, /u/y 22rK/., 1872.
J. Parsons, Esq., —

Dear Sir, — Your note of the 18th inst., was received this morning. It
was mailed on the 20th.

In the purchase of this monument about to be erected, the Committee of
which you are a member acted, I think, in violation of ♦Ueir instructions from
the Teachers' Association.

Jt should have been the aim of the Monument Committee to keep this
work altogether free from party strife. I have to regret that you have not
done so, and, therefore, must decline taking any part in the ceremonies of to-
morrow, or in any way identifying myself with what is evidently an infraction
of the Resolution of the Teachers' Association.

Yours truly, A. S. Hunt.

At this stage the Rev. A. S. Hunt so far forgot official propriety
and his sacred profession as a Minister of the Gospel, as to publish
in the columns of the Morning Chronicle a violent attack on the
Forrester Memorial Committee, marked by misrepresentation and
personal abuse, for the purpose of damaging their cause in public
estimation. He also exerted his private influence to the utmost
to thwart the Committee in their plans, and prevent the erection
of the Monument on the site selectf^d. In both these objects
he signally failed. The largo and interested assemblage that
gathered at Truro on the morning of Tuesday the 23rd of July
1872, to witness the unveiling of the Monument, and the triumphant
vindication of the Memorial Committee in the subsequent meeting
* of the Educational Association, — whose " instructions" Mr. Hunt charged
tthem with " violating," and to which he so confidently appealed for their
^condemnation, — afforded uumistakeable evidence that the Rev. Gentle-
man had " reckoned without his host," and that his imprudent intermed-
dling with a matter beyond his jurisdiction found no favour either with
Jthe Teachers of the Province, or the community at large.

The following account of the Inauguration at Truro, partly com-
piled from the newspapei* reports of the day, is here embodied as a more
permanent record of the most remarkable educational demonstration
ever held in Nova Scotia.

INAUGURATION OF THE ^MEMORIAL TO THE LATE DR.

FORRESTER.

The inauguration of the Memorial erected by the teachers and friends of
Education throughout the Province, to the memory of the late Dr. Forrester,
was held at Truro, on Tuesday, in the presence of a large assembly of people
from all parts of the country.

The monument consists of a square granite obelisk, and is placed in the
centre of the Truro Square or Common, as it is called, a position in which it
shows to good advantage. The obelisk is 18 feet in height, which, with the
foundation, which is raised some two or three feet above the surrounding
surface, gives the whole structure an elevation of upwards of twenty feet-
Three of the faces of the pedestal bear inscriptions as follows: —

ALEXANDER FORRESTER, D. D.

Born 1805— Died 1869:

SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION

For Nova Scotia

1855 to 1864.

PRINCIPAL

of the

Provincial Normal College,

1855 to 1869,

From its foundation till his death.

The second tablet has the following inscription in L.ttin : —

ALEXANDER FORRESTER, D. D.
Natus MDCcov.

Obiit MDCCCLXIX.

In Nova Scotia
Serum Scholasticarum

Priiice[)S

A. D. 1855— A. D. 1864.

CoUegii Provincialis

■ Ad Praeceptores Parandos

Rector. ', • \

; A. D. 1855— A. D. 1869.

',• , Videlicet, ab CO condito '

• Usquedum e vita discessit ,• -?

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Upon a third is inscribed : —

Erected

Teachers

and

Friends of E<lucation

In Nova Scotia.

1872.

"Within the fcnn'th there is inscited a copy by Notman of a photograph

by Rogers, of St. xVndrew's, Scotland, showing a good likeness of Dr. Forrester's

appearance in the latter years of his life, with the motto, " Vir honestus

insignisque."

I A large number of Teachers from all parts of the country were present,

I many, no doubt, taking advantag of the meeting o( the Teachers' Associa-

'■ tion in this city this week, to avail themselves of the opportunity to witness

the ceremony. A goodly number of the friends of Dr. Forrester from this

city were also present to pay respect to his memory, and some even from a

greater distance had come to do honor to an occjision on which the gratitude

of the whole country might be sujiposed to have found expression.

The ceremony was begun by the assembled multitude uniting to sing two
verses of the 100th Psalm, after which the Kev. Dr. McCuUoch olfered up the
dedicatory prayer in very appropriate and feeling language. The President
oi the Teachers' Association, Mr. Patterson, then addressed a few words to
the audience. Mr. J. Scott Ilutton then made a statement in respect to the
work of the Memorial Committee in securing the erection of the monument.
He read a list of the contributions from the different counties of the Province
and from jjrivate parties, and aiuiounced that the Monument was now free of
debt. He read the followinj; letters from the Lieutenant Governor and Sir
William Young, regretting their inability to be present at the ceremony of
inauguration, and at the same time expressing their high appreciation of him
whose menjory it was intended to connnemorate : —

Government House, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 12/// July, 1872.

Sir, — I am directed by tlie Lieut. -Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 10th Inst., in which, on belialf of the Memorial Committee, you request
His Excellency to be present on the occasion of the dedication ol the memorial
erected in honour of the late Rev. Dr. Forrester, and to unveil the monimicnt. In
reply, I am to inform you tlmt Sir Hastings Doyle regrets that his numerous and
pressing engiigenients will prevent his comity iiig with the recpK^tuf the Conunittee;
but I am at the same time to assure you of tlic interest he feels in the work in which
you arc engaged, destined as it is to perpetuate the memory of an able and con-
scientious public servant.

I have the lienor to be, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

IIakry Moody.
J. L. Parsons, Esq.

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Halifax, 20th July, 1872.
Gentlemen, —

I was honored on the 1st inst., with your invitation to deliver an address at
the inauguration of the Monument to be erected on Tuesday next at Truro, to the
memory of my late venerable and respected friend, Dr. Forrester. Our connection
was long and intimate — he devoted all the energies of an indeiiitigal)le i nd
fervent enthusiasm, and all the powers of a vigorous and cultivated mind to the
cause of popular education, in which, co-operating with him and others, I have ex-
pended much of ray own time and thoughts. I admired the disinterested earnestness
and unflagging zeal, with which, amidst some mortifications and many difficulties,
he fought the good fight, and prepared the Country for accepting, in the Free
School system, the richest and most productive gift that the Legifclature and Gov.
ernment could confer upon the masses. The task, long accounted hopeless, was at
length accomplished, and now that prejudices and misapprehensions have passed
away, all men arc agreed in honoring the memory, and appreciating the life-long
efforts of the steadiest friend, and the foremost advocate of education for the whole
people.

I rcgre* therefore, as I stated to your Secretary immediately on receipt vjtyour
letter, that iiy judicial duties in the Supreme Court now in session, render it im-
possible for me to be present at the inauguration on the 23rd inst.

I remain, gentlemen, yours truly.

The Committee of the Forrester Memorial.

"William Yocng.

Mr. Ilutton then formally handed over the Monument to the custody of
the High Sheriff of the County of Colchester and the Supervisors of the
Truro Common. At the same moment the i^tructure was unveil'nl by the
members of Committee, and the tablets, which remained to this moment
covered, were exposed to view. A thrill went through the audience as the
image of the great man appearr'.d enshrined in the polished granite from the
quarries of his native Country. Mr. Slierilf Blanchard in a few words
accepted the responsibility.

The President then introduced to the audience the Rev. Dr. Robertson,
of Wilmot, who was appointed to deliver the oration on the occasion.

Dr. Robertson spoke to the following effect : — We a^e assembled to
commemorate the character and work of a great and good man. Dr.
Forrester was born in Scotland in 1805; was educated at the University of
Edinburgh, where he studied under Professors Pillans, Dunbar, Sir John
Leslie, Wilson, and Dr. Lee. He was licensed in 1831 and ordained in 1835.
His first charge was the Parish of Sorble in Wigtonshire, where he remained
until the disruption of the Free Cliurch from the Establishment in 1843. The
nature and character of that remarkable event were graphically described, as
well as the deep and abiding feeling among the Scottish people, from which
the great movement took its rise. The Free Church was then formed, and in
some parishes, the people to a man joined it. Dr. Forrester engaged heart and
soul in the movement, and was the only member of his Presbytery who did so.
Shortly after this, he was called to Paisley, to the charge of the Free Middle

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Church of that city. There he remained four years, until 1848, when he
visited Nova Scotia as deputy from the Free Church. Here he remained,
and had charge of St. John's Church, Halifax. He was appointed Secretary
to the Provincial Exhibition of 1854. Here Dr. Robertson himself was
honoured with a request to officiate at the opening of that Exhibition, and
there first made personal acquaintance with Dr. Forrester, and learned the
deep interest he felt in the subject of education and the general prosperity of
the Province. In the following year — 1855 — Dr. Forrester was appointed
Superintendent of Education and Principal of the Normal School. The
founding of this Institution is chiefly due to Chief Justice Young and the
Government of which he was then the Leader. As Superintendent of Edu-
cation, the Doctor visited every section of the Province in subsequent years;
and by his lectures, infused a portion of his own enthusiasm into the public
mind. In these visits he was always received with the hearty sympathies of
the people. In 1863, he visited Great Britain, France and Belgium, taking
extensive notes of the school systems in these countries. In 1864, the Princi-
palshlp of the Normal School was separated from the Superintendency of
Education and again in the former capacity, Dr. Forrester devoted himself
with renewed energy to the work. After a most successful career, he died
in New York in 1869.

Dr. R. then referred to the state of education in the Province in former
times, to show what had been done. He mentioned several amusing instances
within his own knowledge of the primitive condition of the country schools
at the time. The school-houses were poor and miserable in the extreme ; look
at them now, comfortable, respectable, and suited to the work. Then the
system of education was most imperfect and deficient. Those who could not
pay for schooling must be content in their ignorance : now every child, how-
ever poor the parents, can go to school free. The whole system is now sup-
ported by the property of the people, which is thus again protected in return.
Our people are daily becoming more and more intelligent under this improved
system, and are consequently able to wisely exercise the suffrages, political
and otherwise, for which they are constitutionally responsible.

He briefly referred to Dr. Forrester's work on education, " The Teacher's
Text-Book." He said it was far in advance of the works of Pestalozzi,
Horace jNIann, and Dr. Ryerson. He regretted that the Provincial Press had
not given a more extended notice of the contents of this great work. TLe
London Athenaeum, alone did justice to ils incomparable merit. It treated
first of the science of education and the faculties of the mind to be cultivated,
specifying their philosophical characteristics ; then explains the art of educa-
tion, setting forth the best methods of teaching and organizing schools, and
expatiating at length on the duty of all — the state and church— to support
and promote this great object of national importance. He thought an epitome
should be made of the work, so that in a cheaper form it might come within
the reach of every Teacher in the Province.

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Speaking of Dr. Forrester's personal character, he described his close
acquaintance with science, his extensive scholarsliip, classical, historical, and
scientific. His powers of organization and intuitive sense of order, moulding
several disjointed elements into one harmonious system, were most remarkable.
His enthusiasm and perseverance in the cause never abated for a moment.
And he had the rare faculty of infusing his own spirit into the minds of all
who sat under him. Ilis catholicity of sentiment was as remarkable as his
other iTitellectual qualities. Ilis truly christian spirit was the leading element
of his character. We shall long mourn the departure from our midst of so
great a benefactor to our country. Had he been spared, he would have
doubtlessly still farther advanced the cause of education. But the great
Author of all has called him away in the midst of h's usefulness ; and all that
IS left llir us now is to do honour to his memory ;is the great founder of the
'* Free School System of Nova Scotia."

The oration, of which the above is a bare outline, occupied forty minutes
in delivery, and was listened to with marked attention.

The Rev. Mr.Dimock next spoke. He enlarged eloquently on the benefits of
true education, which he styled the Magna Charta of our liberties. He spoke
of the genial character of Dr. Forrester, and said he loved him, his face was
never seen without a pleasant smile. He referred to the opening of* the Normal
School, and to many who were then present who have since passed away. To
what, he asked, do we owe our free system of Education ? To what does Britain
owe freedom ? To an open Bible, the grand chart and pilot of our voyage
through life. He said he could bear ti'stimony to the sustained enthusiasm of
Dr. Forrester in his work. He was glad to congratulate the CoiT^mittee on
the conclusion of their work.

The chairman then called upon T. H. Band, Esq., Superintendent of
Education tor New Brunswick. Loud and prolonged cheering greeted Mr.
Rand as he rose to his feet. The audience seemed glad of the opportunity of
giving a hearty welcome to one who had been an intimate friend and fellow
labourer with Dr. Forrester.

Mr. Rand said he had pleasure in being present. He could not afTonl
not to mark the services of Dr. Forrester. He wonld not speak of the fine
qualities of his character, his earnestness, energy and devotion to the cause of
Education. He quoted from Tennyson : —

"A good grey head which all men knew."

He spoke of his own connection with the Normal School,and his relation to
Dr. Forrester while he lived. He said it was only rigiit we should mark our
estimate of the energy and enthusiasm he had so markedly manifested in the
cause of Education. We inherit the experience and wisdom of the great men
who have gone before, and should on the present occasion be stimulated by
the example set by Dr. Forrester.

The great work accomplished by Dr. Forrester it was shown, should be
a stimulus to those now engaged in the same good cause. The name and]

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memory of Dr. F. wore held closely associated with the work still to he done ;
and it was more than hinted that to fail to defend and perfect the system
ffounded by him, would be to cast contempt upon his labours and to trample
his honour in the dust. Sonu'thing more than obelisk and chaste inscriptions
were essential if Nova Scotia would revere tiie character and hallow the
men)ory of Dr. Alexander Forrester.

Wlien Mr. Rand had finished his address, Mr. Mayo arranged the assem-
bly, and took a photographic picture of tlie scene.

Oil the evening of the same day, (the 23r(l of July) the Educational
Association met in Dalhous^ie College, Halifax. At the morning ses-
^sion next day, in accordance with the published Programme prepared
by the " Managing Conmiittee," the report of the Forrester ]\Iemorial
Committee was called for, and read to a full convention by Mr. Parsons,
as follows : —

REPORT OF THE FORRESTER MEMORIAL COM^HTTEE.

The Forrester Alemorial Committee beg to report to the Donors and

Friends of tlie undertaking, that after two and a-half years deliberation and

iCffort, they have been enabled to procure a ]Monument — a plain obelisk,

»of smooth Nova Scotia Granite, five feet six inches square at the base, and

risinif ei<jliteen feet above the foundation. Each of the four sides of the die

is faced with a tablet of polished Peterhead Granite, three of which contain

app. opriate inscriptions, and the fourth a photograph of Doctor Forrester.

The Monument has cost $725 00

4 And the necessary expenses amount to 45 00

Making a total of $770 00

^all of which has been contributed ; and though the Committee have not yet
Vreceived into their hands all the subscriptions, yet they hold the promises
ifrom several counties of amounts to be forwarded in a few days, and have
^credited them therewith, thus enabling the Committee to report to this Con-
.vention, and to the public in general, that the Memorial is paid for.
; Yesterday, Tuesday, 23rd inst., the Monument, appropriately decorated
!with flowers, was unveiled in the presence of about two thousand spectators,
!and dedicated with the fbllowinji ceremonies:

^ PUOORAMME.

H Chaii-man. — A. McN. Patterson, Esq., M. A., (President.)

* ■ • Sintjing. — Two stanzas of the Hundredth Psalm.
f - . . . Opening Remarks by Chairman. • •'■'

J Dedicatorij Prayer by Rev. Dr. McCulloch.

lifcjtatemcnt on behalf of the Committee — Placinjj the Monument in trust of
J the Public Officials, by J. Scott Hutton, Esq., M. A.

9 * ' Unveiling of the ]\Ionument.

Reply of the Sheriff of Colchester County,
i Inaugural Oration by Rev. Dr. Robertson.

ISt^veral short addresses.

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Commendatory letters were read from Sir IListings Doyle and the Chief
Justice. — Th.i Commiltee thus report the successful completion of their labors.

Very truly.
(Signed.) S. MacNaugiitom, Chairman,^

J. Parsons, Secretary, \ Forrester

J. Scott Hutton, )■ Memorial

Herbkut a. Bayne, I Committee.

J. Hollies. J

Halifax, 24?A July, 1872.

Mr. F. W. George moved, and Mr. D. M. Sterns seconded, that the
report be received and adopted. In amendment to this it vs^as moved
by Mr. Angus Ross, and seconded by Mr. C. J. Major, —

** That this Association deeply regret that the Forrester Memorial Com-
mittee should have exceeded the authority confided to them to procure means
to erect a monument to the late Dr. Forrester, and proceeded to erect the
monument without the authority of the Association."

The amendment was put and rejected, only seven members voting
for it.*

The first motion (to receive and adopt the report of the Memorial
Committee) was then carried, there being the same number of dissen-
tients.

After so signal a defeat, and with the example before them of the
forbearance exercised by the Memorial Committee in refraining in their
report from any allusion to the offensive action of the Managing Com-
mittee, it might have been expected that the latter would have been
careful to avoid further collision with the Association on the subject.
They seemed, however, to court the humiliation of a second rebuke.

At the Thursday morning session, the report of the Managing
Committee was read by Mr. Major, when, inter alia, the petition
(already given on page 12) of the four individuals assuming to repre-
sent the views and interests of the Association to the Government
in opposition to the Memorial Committee, was recited with an emphasis
of defiance apparently designed as a challenge to the Association.

Mr. Parsons claimed the right of reading the reply of the Memorial
Committee to that document, already quoted on page 15. This request
was granted. It was then moved by Messrs. Alexander McKay and
N. Spinney, that the report of the Managing Committee be received
and adopted. The motion was put and declared lost, by an overwhelm-

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* SivEN. — nam«ly, three of the four members of the Managing Committee
who got up the petition to the Council of Public Instruction to stop the Maniorial Com-
mittee — a sow of one of these, a brother of another, a nephew of the latter, — and omb
•olitarj teacher from the ranks of the profession outside of Halifax !

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ing majority. The Association thus, for the second time, decisively
sustained the Memorial Committee, and condemned the action of the
Managing Committee, in causelessly stirring up strife over the ashes
of the venerated dead. The Association further stamped such conduct
with disapprobation by dispensing with the services of the Managing
Committee, and electing other officers more worthy of confidence.

Such is a plain, unvarnished statement of the inception, progress,
and completion of the Forrester Memorial, "nothing extenuated,
nor aught set down in malice." Tliroughout the whole matter — while
acknowledging no authority but that by which they were appointed,
viz., the Educational Association — the Committee have endeavoured
to execute faithtully the letter and spirit of their commission. From
first to last, they have acted strictly on the de /fensive. Assailed with
misrepresentation and abuse from parties who had no legitimate busi-
ness to interfere, they did all in their power, consistent with honor and
self-respect, to bring about an amicable adjustment. Failing this, they
held on the even tenor of their way, until they were enabled to report
to their constituents the successful completion of their labours.

None can deplore so much as the Committee, the unseemly spec-
tacle of strife over the ashes of the dead, but they feel confident that
a discerning Public will be able, now that all the facts of the case are,
for the first time, lrforethem,yjk&\\y to determine where the onus and
the disgrace of this spectacle must be laid.

In conclusion, they rejoice that they have had the honour of being
instrumental in raising a monument to departed genius and worth,
which shall stand, long after all the petty jealousies and schemes of
local partizanship are buried in oblivion, as a memorial of the noblest
devotion to the highest interests of our country, and, at the same time,
as an example and an inspiration for future generations.

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FINANCIxVL STATEMENT.

It has not been found practicable to publish a complete list of thfl
donors,— first, because in many instances the names of the contributors
were not forwarded to the Committee ; and, secondly, because many
subscribers preferred that their names should not be publicly announced.

MonicH deceived.

Annapolis County , $13.50

Antigonish " 12.50

Cape Breton " 14 50

Colchester " 102.31

Normal School , 29.70

Cumberland County. » 5.00

Guysboro' " , 26.75

Halifax (Teachers) 9G.57i

Halifax City (Friends) » , 78.00

Hants County 20.62

Kings " 19.00

Lunenburg " 14.67J

Pictou "
Queens "
Richmond "

150.50

1.50

17.00

Shelburne " 34.87 J

Victoria "

Yarmouth "

T. H. Rand, Esq.,

Hon. Dr. Parker

J. B. Calkin, Esq.,...,
Hon. A. G. Archibald.

39.17
10.00
60.00
20.00
20.00
10.00

Amount received $786. 17^

Expentlitiare.

Mr. George Sanford's Bill for Monument $725.00

Expenses at the time of Inauguration 18.95

Levelling andfinishing round the Monument 10 00

Expenses of Committtee for Printing Circulars, Postage, Station-
ery, &c 3200

Bftlance.

$785.96
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