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Laa diagrammas suivants iiluatrant la mdkthodo. 1 2 3 4 3 6 J I Copies (if TrHthnoiwilH, (fv., re/erriiiij to Rec. riRNEST KlXir'S Sc/fool and GMcye Career, and Capaclitj as a Teacher. Bishop's College, July 21, 1862. It gives me great pleasure tu certify that Mr. Ernest King, who has been my pupil for some years, is a young man of good abilities, of conscientious industry, and of good attainments. He has been for some time at the head of the Lennox ville Grammar School, and he matriculated in the university in June last with credit. That Mr. King's ability, energy, an^ conscientiousness, will ensure the thorough discharge of any duties he may assume, I have no doubt ; and I shall be greatly surprised if his good temper and the modest propriety of his deportment, do not at all times recom- mend him to the friendship of his employer. Of the sterling excellence of his moral and religious character, I cannot speak too highly. Without parade or ostentation his con- duct has been uniformly exemplary. JAMES W. WILLIAMS, M.A., Rector of the Junior Department of Bishop's College. Nok.— At the Examinations in Bishop's College Grammar School, at the end of June, 1861, Kin*;, Eunest stood First of the First Class (or Sixth Form) in English, French, Latin, Greek, Euclid, Scripture, History and Writing, also Second in Geography. Lennoxville, July 23rd, 1862. I have much pleasure in certifying that Mr. Ernest King has during his residence in this Institution been uniformly diligent in his studies and regular in his attention to all his duties. His conduct ■ V has always been such as to win for him the hij^hest esteem of all who have been in any degree his teachers or guardians, as well as my own. Mr. King was admitted last month to membership in the University. JASPER H. NICOLLS, D.D., Principal of Bis/iop^s College. Second Class Certificate from School of Military Instructioih Quebec^ to Ernest A. King, ^rentleman. Registered in the office of the Adjutant General of Militia in Register E of Officer's Certificate, (Service Militia, Quebec) Folio 138, this Second day of August 1867. E. ST. G. SMYTH, Capt., TyOth RegL, Super ifitendent Schools of Military Instruct ion. Quebec, July 31 1867. Second Class Certificate. I, the undersigned, Commandant of the School of Military Instruction at Quebec, established by Militia General Order of 25th Feburary 1864, under the provisions of the Militia Act of 1863, for the purpose of enabling Officers of Militia or Candidates for Commissions or promotion in the Militia to perfect themselves in a knowledge of their Military duties, drill and discipline, do hereby certify that Ernest A. KjxVG Gentleman, of the Regimental Division of Lotbiniere, Lower Canada, has attended said School of Military Instruction, and has proved himself to my satisfaction able to command a Company at Battalion Drill, to drill a Company at Company Drill, and that he has acquired a competent acquaintance with the internal economy of a Company, and the duties of a Company's Officer, and that he is qualified under the provisions of the said General Order to hold a " Second Class " Certificate, which is herebv granted. T. PAKENHAM, Colonel, Commandant, School of Military Instruction^ Quebec. \ V //>j/ C/ass Certificate from School of Military Instruction, Quebec, to Ernest A. King, Lieutenant. Registered in the Office of the Adjutant General of Militia in Register E of Officer's Ceriificaies, (Service Militia, Quebec) Folio 132, this t',venty- fourth day of August 1867. E. ST. G. SMYTH, Capt., loth Regt., Supcrintcndant Schoch of Military Instruction. CANADA. School of Military Instruction. Quebec, August 21, 1867. lirst Class Certificate. I, the undersigned, Commandant of the School of Military Instruction at Quebec, established by Militia General Order of 25th February, 1864, under the provisions of the Militia Act of 1863, for the purpose of enabling Officer's of Militia or Candidates ' for Commissions or promotion in the Militia to perfect themselves in a knowledge of their Military duties, drill and discipline, do hereby certify that Ernest A. King, Lieutenant of the Regimental Division of Lotbiniere, has attended said School of Military Instruction and has proved himself to my satisfaction able to drill and handle a Battah'on in the field and has acquired a competent accquaintance with the interna) economy of a Battalion, and that he is (lualified under the provisions of the said General Order to hold a '* First Class " Certificate, which is hereby granted. L. MACPHERSON, Commandant School of Military Instruction, Quebec. I w Lennox viLLE, Dec, 18, 1868 To Captain E, A, King, Commanding B. C. R. Company, Dear Sir. On behalf of the Officers, non-commissioned Officers, and men of Bishop's College Ritle Company, I am requested to present you with this small token of our regard for your services. Although you have not been with us long as commanding officer, yet during that short time \/e have found that we have over us one who really looks after the interest of the Corps. We have had many difficulties in our endeavors to bring the Corpi. to a state of efficiency, but by your help we have overcome them. We also thank you for your trouble in procuring us a winter outfit, in re-organizing us according to the regulations of the Militia Act, in procuring land for a Rifle range, and obtaining means for procuring iron targets, and we trust that in the coming field-day we may keep up our old reputation for drill and discipline. Lieut. MacDonnell. Serg. S. S. Cummins, Serg. Moffat. Corp. Slater. Pte. Morgan. « Baiier. " Thomas. " G. W. S. Young. " Meredith. Ens. Sewell. Serg. Rhodes). Corp. Kittson. " Stuart. Pte. Linsday. " E. Montizambert. " H. F. Hunt. *' Rathborne. " Hankey. » J. W. Stotesbury. " E. N. Stotesbury « E. H. Stotesbury. Pte. Barwis. " Wood. " J. Slater. " Simmons. " J. Allen. " T. Allen. « Watt. " Burrage. " Stuart. " A. Montizambert. " Bafecas. " Stevenson. » Wurtele. " Balch. " F. Rhodes. <' M. Rhodes. " Anderson. " Leaycraft. " Boswell. " \y. Montizambert. " Aitken. VilglUOll. " MacKenzie. lu orris. De Lisle. " J. Shuter. II Nicolls '< J. M. Shuter. « O'Grady. " Merrit. K Lane. " Ingham. U Sleeper. " Foster. (1 Young « Tainter, • Lennoxville, Dec. i8, r868. Address to E. A. W. King, Esq. by the boys of the Boarding House. The boys who are assembled here to-night beg to present you with this desk, hoping you will value it, not so much for its intrinsic worth, as for its being a token of the esteem which the boys of the boarding house have for your personal character, and the apprecia- tion which they entertam of the faithfulness with which you have discharged your duties in the school. Few, if any of us, are ignorant that the position in which a master in any public school is placed, is a difficult one and involves many and very weighty responsibilities, and he who fulfils the duties of that station without making some and often many enemies must have a great faculty of combining the ^' suaviter in modo " with the "- fortiter in re " We may safely say with regard to every boy present here to-night, that there is not one who regards you with any other feelings than those of esteem, respect and affection. You have been connected with this establishment in the capacity of a master for the longest period of any master at present in the school, and during the whole time, whilst you have unflinchingly en- forced the rules of the school for the maintenance of discipline and good order, you have never used the power placed in your hands otherwise than for the comfort and well-being of the boys under your charge. Hop' ig that this slight gift may be useful to you in the future, we all wish you heartily a " Merry Christmas " and a " Happy New Year." Anderson, Major. Anderson, Minor. Clark, Major. Clark, Minor. De Lisle. Foster Hunt, Major. Hunt, Minor. Harrison, Major. Harrison, Minor. Ingham. Journeay. Lane. Leaycraft. Montizambert. Morris Merritt. Stewart, Major. Stuart, Minor. Slater, Major. Slater, iMiaor. Simmons. Sleeper. Sheppard, Major. Sheppard, Maxiraus. Sheppard, Minor. Sheppard, Mimimus. Taiuter. Ward, Major. Wood. Young, Minor. Ministry of Purlic Instruction, Province of Quebec. Quebec, March 31, 1870. I hereby certify that I have knov;n Mr. Ernest A. W. King, M.A., during twelve years, since 1858, when my personal acquaint- ance with him commenced in the relation of Professor and student, Mr King being then a student in the Arts Course at the University of Bishop's College, Lennoxville,while I was Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, as well as Vice-Principal of the same Insti'.ution. Subsquently before taking his University degree, Mr. King, was elected by the authorities of the Institution to fill the responsible office of a master in the Junior Department or Grammar School of the College. I have very great pleasure in bearing testimony to Mr. King's excellent character, disposition, attainments, and irreproachable conduct, throughout the period of my acquaintance with him. As a student he was diligent, faithful, and successful ; as a master, judicious, capable, beloved by his pupils, always respected by his colleagues, and enjoying their full confidence, as well as that of his superiors, the authorities of the Institution. As my own sons were under his instruction, I had additional opportunities, in common with the parents of his other pupils, of apreciating Mr. Kmg's careful assiduity and skill in the teaching and management of his classes. Outside of his avocations as a teacher, Mr. King enjoys the highest respect of all who know him, on account of his amiable manners, gentlemanly conduct, well cultivated mind, and truly christian character and course of life. I consider Mr. King eminently worthy of trust and confidence in any post requiring the qualifications implied in the above state- ment, and that he will be found a valuable acquisition in any circle cf society in which he may choose to place himself. H. H. MILES, M.A., LL.D,, D.C.L. Assist-Se(^y {Engh and Fret. Deputy Head) of the Ministry of Public Inst ruction, Prot. Sec'y of tlie ConnciL and Editor Journal 0/ Education, /or tfie Province of Quebec. My Dear Sir. Parkhurst, April 4, 1870 Any testimonial of mine, more especially when addressed to you amongst those who have had you among them for so long a time, would be superfluous, yet your kindly remembrance of me at this period of your career has afforded me a deeper pleasure than I can well express. The boy is father to the man, and this last delicate attention you have paid me ir but a consequence of the thought and consider- ation for others which showed itself in you as a pupil in that school where you have now been so long a teacher. I mean the phrase in its highest sense ; love of others founded on the love of God, and showing itself, not merely in acts of courtesy, but in an honest en- deavour to discharge your duty both in the school and in the play- ground. You cannot be ignorant of my sentiments towards you, yet it is a pleasure to me to take this opportunity of assuring you on the eve of your assuming the functions of Ambassador of the Most High, that your school career won for you the esteem of your masters (for I am able from my own knowledge to speak of Mr. Capel's feelings towards you when I was at the school) an esteer- "'"' res'«ect which everything I have known of you since has confir I hope to be in Sherbrooke, on Thuisd: still in Lennoxville, shall endeavour to see you, May He who has called you to His work bk:. Yours v£:y truly, JOHN J. PROCTER, Formerly Assistant Master hi B. C. Gram. Sch. Ernest A. W. King, Esqre. you are you. Dunham Academy, April 12, 1870. My Dear Mr. King. I write you a testimonial with a pjcaliar pleasure, the reasons for which you may easily imagine. I knew at Oxford and elsewhere some 30 or 40 men preparing for the Ministry, and of these I think only one equally fitted for holy prders with yourself. Your abilities are far above the average, your opportunities for book learning the same, and ooth have been fully made use of. You have had that training in knowledge of human nature which the serpent wise R. C. Church requires from all her Canadian curiSy that of a school-master. Your moral character is above breath even of scandal and gossip, your" reli^io "marvellous in amount and reverence. Above all you have the one qualification, philosophically speakmg, that of a will consciously directed to the instruction of the conscience and *^ resolved to obey its every dictate. The onl> rock on which you can split, is built up by halits of doing, not only what the plain call of duty enjoins, but all that every selfish person asks of your leisure. Were you called to a busy post, you might certainly commit that iioble form of semi-suicide — the bringing on shattered health by over-exertion. This would be deferred by yc f excellent constitu- tion, regular habits and healthful precautions, but it is not impossible. I may add that I never saw any one who combined such generous impulses with so much discretion j a discretion certainly above your years. Your extreme deference to the views of those whom you hold your superiors, whom yo^r modesty makes very numerous, will pre- vent your being a great reformer or a great schismatic. Your path will, I predict, be one of quiet, orthodox, unusual isefulness. I do not know if these opinions of mine will seem very flattering, but they are rr:y sincere convictions. I am, yours very truly, F. C. EMBERSON, B.A., Oxon, Principal of the Academy. NoTK. — Mr. PJmbcrson was for some time Classical Tutor at tlio University of Bishop's College, and afterwards Inspector of Superior Schools. / Toronto, April 27th, 1870. I have much pleasure i". stating that an acquaintance with Mr. E. A. W. King, lasting since October, 864, ent, ^les me to speak with confidence and knowledge regarding his character and acquire- ments, J Of his college achievemsnts, his Col'^ge Calendar will speak, and his tutors will not be ushamed to write. I shall confine ri/self to what I have seen in him in his private character, and in his capacity as Master in Bishop's '''ollege 'irammar School. Mr. King I refc,ard€d as one of the most efficient masters on the staff; and I happen tokno^ from my personal uitimacy with the late Rev. G. C. Irving, (at that time Rector of the school), that Mr. King possessed a very full share of his confidence. He is a man of very exact attainments, acquiring a thorough grasp of every subject to which he devotes his studies, and being not satisfied with anything like incompleteness. His long experience has given him a ready command of everv department of study pursued in school education. It has also developed an increased measure of a talent originally large — that of imparting to others the knowledge stored in his own mind. As a discipjina/ian, Mr, King frequently called out my H-imiration, and always displaced force of character and strength of wil'. combined with much tact and great kindness. He is methodic and systematic, conscientious and painstaV 17 in the discharge of his duty — making duty alwayo his first consider- ation. His dii,position of mind iz one that must coatinuously lead to self-improvement and development, and his example in this respect is one of the greatest service to all who have sufficient intercourse with him to be brought under its power. Morally, Mr. King's character stands equally high. Conscien- tious, diligent, full of honor, and actuated alv/ays by high principles and worthy Christian motives, he is a man to whose influence I would not hesitate to submit a child, with well-grounded confidence. Of gentlemanly manners and refined and cultivated taste, of Christian bearing and manly mind, showing respect alike to others and to hiniE^lf, he does not fail to conciliate the respect and esteem of all who know him ; and he won from me, soon after our acquaint- ance was formed, a friendship which I trust may remam unbroken. A. G, L. TREW, M.A., Assistant Minister of St. Georges, Toronto, formerly Classical Lecturer in Morr in College, and Af aster in Uie High School, Quebec. 10 Lennox viLLE, April, 1870. I have known E. King, Esq., M.A., of this University, for the last nine years — first as a pupil of our School, second as a student of our College, third as on' of my colleagues. As a pupil and a student, he stood very high in the estimation of his comrades and of his superiors, for his good mental abilities, his diligence, his earnestness, and for his truly Christian and gentle- manly conduct and manners. He is one of the best French scholars I ha\ e had. These pn^cious qualities and gifts he carried into his work as a teacher, and they won for him the confidence, the respect and the love of all those under his charge. . Dignified, yet gentle to all ; firm, yet not severe ; considerate, impartial, he had a very great control over the boys, both in the house and in the hall, whils*" all agreed in acknowledging his eminent talents for making boys under- stand and relish whatever he undertook to teach them, whether in Classics or Mathematics, or in English, or in French. And now impelled, as I well know, by the purest and holiest motives, he has left us to take up his Crosi, and obey the Divine call: '■''Follow thou Me >" may his life be to the end a daily illus- tration of that saying of holy Peter : " Lord thou k/wwest that I love Thee!" CHAS. ROUX, MA., Professor of French Literature, University of Bishops' College. Lennoxville, 22nd April, i8;o. It is with much pleasure that I bear my testimony to the high character borne by Mr. King. From personal knowledge extending over a period of at least ten years, I can confidently speak of his moral and religious life as being spotless and sincere. I have no doubt that he will prove himself to be an earnest and devoted clergyman, and will bring both ability and diligence to the work of his holy oflSce. A. CAMPBELL SCARTH, M.A., Incumbent of St. George's, Prof. Fee History Bishop's College, Lennoxville. II The Rev. Ernest A. W. King, M.A., has been known to me since the year 1867, when I first came to Canada, as one of the Assistant Masters in the junior department of Bishop's College, Lennoxville. During that time I have formed a high opinion of his qualifica- tions as a teacher. His management of boys was at once firm, kind and judicious, and he appeared to me peculiarly successful in winning their esteem and regard. I felt in common with many others that the Institution sustained a severe loss by his determination to leave us for the purpose of seeking ordination from the Lord Bishop of Quebec. Of Mr. King's earlier career as an undergraduate at Bishop's College, I know him only by repute as an earnest and painstaking student. My personal association with him as an agreeable colleague in school duties I shall always look back upon with unmixed satis- faction. As a churchman, I believe him to be sound and consistent in his views, and I trust that he may long be spared to promote the glory of God by furthering the work of the Church in the higher sphere of duty on which he has la:ely entered. W. H. PRIDEAUX, M.A., Lincoln College, Oxford^ and Bishop's College, Lennoxville. Lennoxville, May 4th, 1870. Bishop's College, Lennoxville, May 23rd, 1870. Ernest A. W. King has been personally known to me for the last nine years, and I have great pleasure in bearing testimony to his irreproachable character during the whole of that time. He was studious and persevering as a boy at the Grammar School, and obtained the highest honors there. As a student in the University he maintained his previous reputation, although part of the time of his College course he was doing full duty as a junior master. In the school and as a master, he was zealous, careful and successful. VV. RICHMOND, M.A., Sub. -Rector, Bishop's College School. 12 Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Dear Mr. King Diocese of Queisec, November, 1870. You expressed to me some time ago your wish to have from me some testimonial to your life and character at Lennoxville. Circumstances, which you know, have delayed my compliance with your request, and I did not suppose you needed any testimonial immediately. I have known you well for many years— as a schoolboy, as a College student, and as a master in our junior department. In all these conditions of life I have always thought that you were most appropriately named Ernest. To " Earnest," I would add that you were thoroughly conscientious and high-toned in character. It follows almost as a natural consequence that you were, with God's blessing, successful. Should you at any time require a more minute and special testimonial, I shall be most happy to give you one. With every good wish, I am, Dear Mr. King, Very sincerely yours, JASPER H. NICOLLS, D.D., Principal B. C L. Rev. E. a. King, M.A. Notf.—V)\\x\n^ the next 15 yrs,— 1870 to 1880— Mb. King gave his at- tention almost exclusively to clerical work, in reference to which he possesses many testimonials. He became Principal of the School at Cote St. Antoine in Sept. 1885. To the Rev. E. A. W. King. 13 Cote St. Antoine, Dec. 23rd, 1885. Dear Sir,— We, the undersigned pupils of the Academy class beg to present this Christmas gift, as a small token of our api)reci- ation of the great benefit we have received from your instruction, and of your unfailing kindness and patience, in your arduous position as Head Master of Cote St. Antoine Academy. C. Ross Dobbin. Richard Warniington. 'I'lios. Shaw. Horact Thompson. A\alter MacFarlane. Norraan McLcod. Eddie Oiithet. Stanlfy McDowell. Lily Biilnur. Alice Robinson, fieo. fliam. Cornelia Anderson. May Brodie. Jessie Harvie. Arthur Whitnall. Cecil Doutre. Archie Ferguson. Milly Everett. (Signed), George MacGregor. Robert Brodie. Allie Hutchison. A. Spring Rice. Herb. Sewell. Clara Jatnieson. Edythe Linton. ' May Murray. George Ellicott. Eva Brodie. Harry Smith. Jack Patrick. Matilda Smith. Hettie liatter. Jessie Neil. Eva Everett. Paul Earle. Percy Evans. " A Merry Christmas," and ** Many Happy Returns." Extract from the " Alotitreal Hcarid," of Sept. 25, 1886. Our new Academy is rapidly approaching completion, and will be much cquired, as the school is larger this year than ever. The Rev. E. a. W. King has again been appointed head master, to the entire satibfaction of both parents and children. Mr. King is exceptionally gifted as a teacher, possessing every trait requisite to complete success in his responsible profession. He has already greatly raised the tone of the school and is proving a veritable blessing to our little community. 14 From ''Montreal Herald;' Jan. 15, 1887. Our Christmas school examinations were largely attended and proved most satisfactory to all. The progress shown by the pupils was really wonderful and would compare favorably with the best city schools. The school has been most fortunate in its principal, the Rev. E. a. W. King, formerly of Lennox ville, who within a year has raised its tone and character beyond recognition, ft is, indeed, now a first-class academy and a number of pupils are studying for McGill examinations. As Mr. J. K. Ward remarked, we have good reason to be proud in that we have a school superior to that of any municipality outside the cities of the Province of Quebec, and he might have added that it is superior to a good many schools inside the cities. It is the old story ; good teachers make good schools, and Mr. King is ably assisted by Miss Tucker, an academy graduate of McGill Normal School, and ihe Misses James and Ramsay : The school has now a Tonic Sol- Fa class taught by Mr, J. J. Dawson. Certificate recjuired by Regulation vi. in re Academy Diploma. This is to certify that we, the undersigned, have personally known and had opportunity of observing the Reverend Ernest A. WiLLOUGHBY KiNG, M.A., Principal of the Acidemy, Cote St. Antoine, Montreal, for the period of two years last past ; that during all such time his life and conduct have been without reproach, and we affirm that we believe liim to be an upright, conscientious and strictly sober man. JOHN MACFARLANE, Commissioner. J. K. WARD, Chairman Com:, Municipality Cote St. Antoine. Aug., 1887. R. W. NORMAN, D.C.L., Hon. Canon Christ Church Cathedral, QuEiiEc, Aug. 19th, 1887. This is to certify that the Kev. Ernest Willoughby King, M.A., has been engaged as a teacher in the Province of Quebec for more than five-'' years, and that as far as I have seen and heard of his work, he is well (lualified to conduct a school, and to take rank as an Academy teacher. (Signed), J. M. HARPER, Insfi. of Sup. Schools, * Should have been more than G years.— E. A. W. K. Copy of a Certificate from Inspector McGREtJOR. July 26th, 1887. " In accordance with Regulation in. of the ' Regulations for Academy Diplomas," I have much pleasure in bearing my humble testimony to the admirable success of the Rev. Ernest A. W. King, M.A., as teacher. The Rev. Mr. King took charge as Principal of the Cote St. Antoine School in the Fall of 1885, when it was little better than an ordinary elementary school, and has, by his energetic and success- ful method of teaching, raised it to the rank of an Academy, which now compares favourably with other institutions of a similar character." JAMES McGregor, Ex-Inspector of Model Schools and Academies. Huntingdon, July 26th, 1887. McGiLL Normal School. To the Honourable the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Frovifice of Quebec. I hereby certify that Ernest A. Willoughby King, M.A., a native of Robinson, Quebec, aged 43 years, professing the Protestant religion, has complied with the provisions of Regulation in. for Academy Diplomas, adopted by the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction, the 26th of May, 1886, and approved by Orderin Council, the 313! of July, 1886, and is therefore qualified to receive a First Class Academy Diploma. I further certify that I have received the requisite certificates of age and of good moral character. Wherefore, in accordance with number vi. of said Regulations for Academy Diplomas, I recommend him as eligible to receive a First- Class Academy Diploma, authorizing him to teach in the Provmce of Quebec. S. P. ROBINS, LL.D., Principal of the Mc Gill Normal School, In accordance with the foregoing recommendation of the Princi- pal of the McG.lI Normal School, I hereby grant to the said Ernest A. VV. KiNc, MA., the present First-Class Academy Diploma, under and by virtue of which he is authorized to teach in any Protestant school in the Provmce of Quebec. Given at the Department of Public Instruction, in the City of Quebec, this 23rd day of November, 1887. GEDEON OUIMET, Superintendent of Public Instruction. THE REV. E. A. W. KING. d approved re qualified rtificates of Regulations ) receive a ich in the ..a, nal School, the Princi- ;d Ernest ii'a, under Protestant le City of T istruciion. To be presented with an Address on his ret iremeftt from the Cote St. Antoine Academy. An influential meeting, to which the parents of all the pupils had been invited, was held in the school house on Saturday evening, to arrange for an address to be presented to Rev. E. A. Willoughby King, in appreciation of the valuable services rendered by him to the school during the three years in which he has filled the position of principal. Mr. John Magor presided, and amongst those present were : Messrs. Durnfard, Samuel, Capt. Sully, Nowers, Greig, Terrill, IMinto, Walker, Cundill, Murray, Bulmer, Ferguson, EUacott, Levers, Latter, Birss, Richmond, etc. Several ladies were also present, amongst whom we noticed Mesdames McFarlane, Magor, Everett, Nowers, Devine and Martin. After reading letters of regret, the chairman opened the meeting with a forcible address, in which he reviewed the course of the school of late years, and showed the sur- prising progress made during Mr. King's three years' term of office. Mr. Samuel followed with a few pointed remarks, and after expressions of gratitude from other gentlemen present, the following address was proposed and a resolution was adopted unauimously that a committee should present the same to Rev. Mr. King : "The parents and guardians of pupils who have attended the Cote St. Antoine Academy, have heard with much regret that your connection with the school is about to be severed after three years of arduous and faithful application to the important duties of prin- cipal. They have observed with great satisfaction and pleasure that during your incumbency, there has been a marked improvement, nol only in the educational progress made by the pupils, but in the whole tone of the school, and this in a time of special difficulties naturally resulting from a rapid increase in numbers, and from changes in the official grade of the school. The patient care which you have bestowed upon the children, your gentlemanly influence over them, rnd their respect and affection for you, are matters which cannot be too gratefully acknowledged. We feel that when you leave us the community of Cote St. A.ntoine will suffer a loss not easily repaired, but trust that our loss will be your- gain and that the change will conduce to your benefit in every way. We hope that your contemplated trip to England, will afl^ord you that rest and re- creation which you so well deserve, and that you will return to Canada with health and strength renewed." The meeting concluded with a cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Magor, for his courteous conduct in the chair. '' Gazette," July 2nd, iZU. Cote St. Antoine Academy. The following address to the Rev. E. A. W. King, was carried at a meeting of residents of Cote St. Antoine on Saturday — r.tJc. I'T"^'?'^!""'^!^"' of pupils who have attended the Cote St. Antoine Academy have heard with much regret that vo-ir connection with the school is about to be severed aftir three years of arduous and faithful application to the important duties of prin- cipal. 1 hey have observed with great satisfaction and pleasure that during your incumbency there has been a marked improvement, not only in the educational progress made by the students, but in the n^utT^ u-^ '""r^^^' ^"^ '^? '■" ^ ^'"^^ «f spe<='al difficulties naturally resulting from a rapid increase in numbers, and from changf s in the official grade of the school. The patient care which you have bestowed upon the children, your gentlemanly influence over them, and their respect and affection for you, are maUers which cannot be too gratefully acknowledged. We feel that when you leave us the community of Cote St. Antoine will suffer a loss not easily repaired, but trust that our loss will be your gain and that the change will conduce to your benefit in every way. We hooe that your contemplated trip to England will afford you that rest and recreation which you so well deserve, and that you will return to Lanada with health and strength renewed. " Witness^' July ^rd, i888. Copy of Testimonial to the Rev. ERNEST A. WILLOUGHBY KING. School Municipality of Cote St. Antoine, HOCHELAGA Co., QuEBEC We hereby certify that the Rev. Ernest A. Willoughby King, M.A., has been Principal in the Academy of Cote St Antoine for three years ending 30th June, 1888, and we have pleasure in testifying to his excellent qualifications as a Teacher, as well as to the mterest in his pupils' advancement manifested by him and we also assert that his courteous and christian character is irreproach- able, and has secured for him many warm friendships during his term of office, and we will ever retain an interest in his welfare. J. K. WARD, Chairman. ALEX. C. HUTCHISON, Commissioner. THOS. PATTON, D. W. ROSS. WM. F. RAMSAY, Secretary-Treasurer. Cote St. Antoine, 3rd July, 1888. I i