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MR. BLAKE'S SPEECH 
 
 ON 
 
 THE SCHOOL BILL, 
 
 WJi'H 
 
 ANALYSIS OF AMENDMENTS, 
 
 &c., &c. 
 
 TORONTO: 
 GLOBE PRINTING COMPANY, 26 & 28 KING STREET EAST. 
 
 1871. 
 
TO THE ELECTORS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SOUTH RIDING OF BRUCE. 
 
 The line of attack whicli some organs and one servant of tlie Govern- 
 ment have taken in assailuig my course on the School Bill justifies me 
 in submitting to you some materials for judging between me and my 
 accusers. 
 
 I shall call no mames, bandy no words, impute no motives, nor shall 
 I condescend to the denial of calumnies damaging only to their author 
 
 But I lay before you the substance of my remarks r n the Bill and 
 to these I have appended an analysis of the changes made and a state- 
 ment of some further amendments proposed, with copies of the original 
 Bill, and the Act as it passed. 
 
 From these materials you can decide how far I am open to the 
 charges made against me, and how far it would have been righ*, to accept 
 the original Bill on the dictum of the Chief Superintendent. You can 
 apprehend the ascertained defects of that Bill, and the extent to which 
 the views of the Opposition met the approval of the Legislature, and you 
 can determine whether the further changes proposed would not have been 
 improvements. 
 
 I have only to add that we found it useless to attempt the correction 
 of the inaccuracies and obscurities of dicton with which the Bill abounds 
 and which render it as discreditable in form as it was imperfect in sub- 
 stance. 
 
 T liave the honor to be. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Your faithful servant, 
 
 EDWARD BLAKE. 
 Ottawa, Jeb. 22, 187L 
 
REMARKS ON THE SCHOOL BILL. 
 
 If there "be one thing of whicli we are justly proud, it is the high 
 position of this country, as compared Avith other countries, in the average 
 scale of intelli£;ence, and if there be one thing more than another upon 
 which we have to depend for further advancement in intelligence and 
 general prosperity, it is our educational system. Although we shall be 
 called on to consider, during this session, questions of great magnitude, 
 questions relating to public policy, involving the expenditure of largo 
 sums of money, and largely affecting our future, for weal or for woe, 
 yet the subject of our general system of education far surpasses theni in 
 importance. 
 
 I agree with those who say that practical experience is of great 
 moment in this affair, and I frankly acknowledge my want of that 
 experience, and the extreme diffidence and hesitation with which I ven- 
 iure to lay ray views before the House. And it is because I consider it 
 •of such importance and because I believe that practical experience should, 
 to A very large extent, govern our actions in dealing with it, that I attach 
 great weight to the remarks that have been made in this House with ref- 
 erence to the attitude of the country. If we have heard, as wc have on 
 .•several occasions from the Treasury benches, when measures were proposed 
 -on both sides of the House, the objection raised to them that they wore 
 not demanded by petitions from the people — that there were no expres- 
 sions of popular opinion in their favor, I ask can you conceive any ques- 
 tion to which this sort of objection could be raised with greater force than 
 to the question of our public schools^ We know that there are an almost 
 infinite number of common schools throughout the country, that there are 
 meetings of the ratepayers in every school section, that the people pay 
 directly large sums of money every year for the maintenance of these 
 schools, that it is our proud boast that the common school tax, though 
 checrfidly borne, is the heaviest burden on the ratepayers, and that the 
 people at large are pos' cssed of great practical experience in the matter — 
 I say, looking at all these facts, our common school system is a subject 
 upon which, if upon any, you may e.cpect an early and lively expression 
 of the popular will. If there is anything seriously wrong in that system, 
 there would be almost immediately a loud and universal expression of 
 public opinion upon it. Therefore, I concur in the view expressed by 
 
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 several members ii this House with reference to legislating on this sub- 
 ject in advance of public opinion. I do not mean at this moment to 
 pronounce upon the state of public opinion, but I do say that we under- 
 rate the intelligence of our people, and the amount of attention they 
 bestow on this subject which so nearly concerns themselves, if we suppose 
 that they are not fully competent to discern its practical working, or that 
 they are in the slightest degree indiff-rent to it, or would not be ready at 
 once to complain of any serious defects in the present common school sys- 
 tem. The Secretary has stated that the ('hiuf Superintendert of Education 
 is a man of groat experience, and that we ought to listen to his suggestions 
 and adopt them. On former occasions, when measures were before us for 
 amending the Common and Grammar School Acts, I stated that it was not 
 the mere right, but the bounden duty of the House to form its own judg- 
 ment and decide upon questions of this description. I denied then, and 
 I deny now, tliat the House is called on, at the dictum of any man, no 
 matter liow learnec' he may be, or how experienced, to bow down its 
 judgment to him in matters of this kind. And tlie fato of those mea- 
 sures as a whole, and of some of the discarded absurdities they contained, 
 justifies my remark. I would be ashamed to go back to my constituents 
 and say that in any one particular, in which my reason had convinced me 
 that a measure was wrong, I had failed to exercise my reason. I propose 
 to give this Bill due consideration, but will exercise my own judgment in 
 spite of the suggestions of the Provincial Secretary and the Chief Super- 
 intendent. If I could agree with the Provincial Secretary in the view 
 that we ought to do whatever was suggested by the Cliief Superintend- 
 ent, I should advise him to condense this Bill into one short clause pro- 
 viding that the Common Schools and Grammar Schools of this country 
 should be administered according to codes to be from time to time promul- 
 gated by the Chief Superintendent, Thus we should be relieved from that 
 painful process of incubation through which this Bill must ^jasa before it 
 comes out of Committee. If we are not to judge of these provisions, do 
 not submit the provisions for our judgment. But if you do submit them, 
 we, and no other, must decide upon them. 
 
 With reference to the question of free schools, I heartily and 
 cordially agree in the aspiration that the schools of this country 
 should become free. But I am bound to point out that the 
 arguments in the published romarks by the Chief Superintendent, 
 on which it is proposed to ttike that step, are based on a very 
 great fallacy. I will for a moment assume the data given by the Chief 
 Superintendent to be accurate, and not susceptible of objection. These 
 
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 (lata, tboii, show that the schools of this country being maintained under 
 the operation of the system of local Hclf-govornmcnt we enjoy — hy which 
 the people of each locality learn and judge for themselves whether or not 
 to adopt the i)rinciple of free schools — very great progress is being made in 
 the direction of free schools. It is highly satisfactory, as the intelligence 
 of the country advances, and the circumstances of the country become 
 improved, that Ave should sec a healthy progress— a progress not in advance 
 of the public opinion or i;:rcumstanccs of the country — towards the goal 
 which we all desire to sec soon attained. But I do not know that progress 
 however grand and rapid, is an argument for interfering with the whole- 
 some process under which that progress is being made. I do not think it 
 is a sound argument to say, that because under the natural operation of 
 laws which allow our schools to become free, these schools are gradually 
 becoming free, Ave should therefore step in and make them free in spite of 
 the wishes of the people. If, however, the datfi, were correct, it would be 
 Slid that the House is only legislating a little in advance of public opinion. 
 But it is not so in fact. If the House 'will look at the record of the 
 amounts levied in aid of the common schools, it will find that in 1869 
 that amount was by no means insignificant — in fact it amounted to 
 .$45,000 — and this sum the Government scheme proposes to sweep away. 
 It may be questioned whether tliis lie jn-udent ; but what is of almost 
 vital consequence in considering the argument of the Provincial Hecretarj^ 
 is, that the decrease in the amount levied in the rate bill in aid of schools 
 not free, is as to cities, towns and villages, entirely imaginary. The sum 
 levied by the rate bill in cities, towns and villages, in 1866, was $19,500; 
 in 1867, $20,900; in 1868, $22,300; in 1869, $23,3-43. Do these figures 
 indicate thot the public sentiment in cities, towns and villages — which 
 have to bear, in comparison with counties, a very heavy burden of taxa- 
 tion — has shown such a decided progress towards the adoption of the prin- 
 ciple of free schools, as to lead to the supposition that there is a universal 
 concurrence on that point 1 In the counties, whore the taxation, as com- 
 pared with towns, is nominal, they are going on, I rejoice to say, in the 
 direction of free schools; but, in the cities, towns and villages, where the 
 taxation is heavier, and the incidence of taxation is different from that 
 in counties, they are not going so fast. I dread, if the House should 
 choose to sweep oil by one blow the sum derived from the rate bill in 
 these corporo.tions, nearly $24,000 a year, by declaring that the schools 
 shall be free — that the House may injure the cause of education. If the 
 House calls on the cities, towns and villages, at once, to provide, by 
 direct taxation, the sum of $24,000 in addition to their present burden, 
 
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 it will not help the cause of education. If the aigunient for the compul- 
 sory establishment of free schools depends on the progr3S8 that system lian 
 been making, that argument is destructive of the proposition as applied to 
 cities, towns and villages, in which corporations the rate bill is increasing 
 instead of (liminishing. It is to be remarked, that in several of these 
 rated schools, books and stationery are supplied to the pupils, and this 
 system will be ])roken up under the present ])ropos!il. In my humble judg- 
 ment it would bo better — in order to get at that which we are all agreed 
 is a desirable thing — a system of free schools — it would be better in those 
 communities in which we find the rate bill increasing, to leave the matter 
 to the operation of the present well-known laws, and not to say to the 
 people — "you shall establish those schools now though you do not like 
 the system." Tlievc is this to add, that you are not establishing, and can- 
 not establish, a complete free school system throughout the country, 
 because the Roman Catholic separate schools are protected under the 
 Union Act, and in these schools, therefore, the rate bill may still be main- 
 tained. 
 
 With reference to compulsory education, my own opinion is, that, 
 except perhaps in cities, Lhis clause will not be found a living letter of 
 the law. Even in cities to a large extent, and in counties almost entirely, 
 the law will be a dead letter. I agree with the lion, member for Lincoln 
 (Mr. Eykert) on the subject of perpetual imprisonment. This perpetual 
 imprisonment clause is so outrageous, that I wi'l assume it to be an error, 
 and pass it by. It must be struck out, and otl er changes must bo made. 
 The right of home education must be recognized. My opinion is, that 
 we can get as high a degree of education as is procurable under any 
 compulsory system, by judicious management and a liberal expenditure of 
 money in connection with our present Common School system. I do 
 not believe that our population is indifferent to school education. I am 
 proud to believe that, from year to year, the desire for education will 
 increase, and that it will be regarded as a badge of shame that a parent 
 does not send his children to school. The man who neglects to do so, 
 is just the man you cannot force by saying, " you shall pay a fine or go 
 to jail." I have made some investigations on this subject, and it is highly 
 satisfactory to say that, as a general rule, in the lately settled districts, where 
 the parents were at first poor, and unable either to provide for schools, 
 or to deprive themselves of the little aid of their children, the attendance 
 of the cliildi'cn at schools, notwithstanding various drawbacks, has largely 
 increased. In the County, one of whose Eidings I have the honour to 
 represent, the increase since the last cotisus is quite disproportionate to 
 
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 the increase of the pojjuliition — the attondanco is nourly tlouble tlio 
 attendance of 1861. There are einiilar re.sults in other countiea—axid 
 counties which once stood, as regards Hchool attendance, as one to fivo 
 and one to aix, now stand as nearly one to four 1 I helievo it is a rea* 
 sonablo estimate, that about 25 per cent, of our population — men, women 
 and children — in this Pi-ovince of Ontario, are going to school. When this 
 state of things exists, I do believe that you will get by judl.:ious legishi- 
 tion, by liberal encouragement out of the public purse, and by preserving 
 the elements of elasticity and local control, all the educational advan- 
 tages that the people desire, and will avail themselves of. I do not 
 believe the compulsory clause is one that will do nuich good. It will not 
 bo enforced. I dare say that in cities there is a class that ouglit to bo 
 compelled to go to school ; but as regards the other i)arts of the country 
 the working of a compulsory measure is practically impossible. And I 
 need hardly add that a law which is not observed is a positive^, injury to 
 the community. It encourages lawlessness. 
 
 Again, with regard to the Eoman Catholics, they should not be 
 forced, in spite of those conscientious scruples which have produced 
 Separate Schools, to attend the public schools. That is not calculated 
 to promote, — it is calculated to retard, what we all hope for — the general 
 use, by the whole school population, of the public schools. . ^ ;, 
 
 With regard to the proposals made on the subject of Common 
 School education, I cannot help expressing the repetition of the 
 feelings of apprehension I ventured to state on that point in tlie debate 
 on the Address. The more I have reflected on the matter, the more diffi- 
 culty I have felt as to the possibility of our dealing thoroughly, in the 
 present state of our schools, with the subjects with which the Bill pro- 
 poses to deal. I look first of all at the salaries of teachers of our Com- 
 mon Schools ; and secondly at the number of children they are called on 
 to instruct. I am obliged to say that, having regard to what I see in the 
 reports presented as to the proficiency of these schools in reading, writing, 
 and arithmetic, and looking to the salaries we pay the teachers, and the 
 numbers of the scholars, and the character of the school accommodation, 
 I do not believe we can at present introduce into our Common Schools, 
 instructions in new branches, without a diminution in the efficiency of 
 the instruction in the practical branches of reading, writing, and arith- 
 metic. I would rather, if it is proposed to add these new branches, 
 proceed with extreme caution — I would rather try and apply them to the 
 grammar schools, which are supposed to be of a higher grade, and in 
 which children of a greater age are instructed; children whio have al- 
 
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 more studious, industrious, and advanced of our scluiol population, 1 
 think that the >:poriraent liad hotter be tried on tlie grammar schools 
 before we atttiuipt to engraft it upon the common sclu)ol8. I naid in my 
 fipeeoh on the Address that 1 should rejoice if this scheme w'ere practi- 
 cable in regartl to common schools. Tlie difiiculty is that I do not see 
 its practicability ; I do not see what knowledge you can give the teachers 
 aa a mass which will l)o of any conse(7[uence ; I do not see how the 
 teacher can impart that knowledge, after teaching reading, writing, and 
 arithmetic to liis scholarH. I am afraid that wliile grasping at the sha- 
 dow we nuiy, to a large cxttmt, lose the substance — that wliile attempting 
 to go higher wo may lose our balance, and fall away from that state in 
 which we are. I trust tliat no attempt will be made to force the new 
 branches i)rematurely on the country. 
 
 "With reference to County Inspectors I speak with hesitation. Speaking 
 theoretically, I think that county inspectorship would be a very desirable 
 tiling — lluit is, if you get a man v/ith the necessary qualifications I think 
 such a man would be calculated to introduce a better average, a higher stand- 
 ard among the whole of the common schools of his county ; but I fear that 
 such a man can hardly be obtained at the rates proposed. I am not pressed, 
 I may add, in the slightest degree by the question of money, because when 
 I look at the total expenditure from local and general sources, and at 
 the additional amount required — the hen. member for South Simcoe (Mr. 
 Ferguson) says $27,000 — I am prepared to say that if you can get a sub- 
 stantial improvement I do are nothing about the $27,000. All I want 
 to see is that we shall not spend $27,000 for naught. I fear that at the 
 proposed rates you cannot get a man who will make that improvement in 
 the inspectorship which is desirable. As far as I have been able to learn, 
 the local Superintendents are obtained at a very moderate emolument, 
 because, being men of some degree of leisure, and the inspection in a 
 township not taking up a great deal of their time, it is accomplished 
 consistently with the dischai^e of their other duties, while it forms some 
 addition to their income. One can thoroughly un' stand that; but if 
 you are going to have official inspection of large num ors of schools, I am 
 afraid that the sum proposed to be given for the County Inspectors will 
 not produce the article required. I am afraid that you will not get the 
 man for the money. There is, indeed, a danger of positive injury ; be- 
 cause if you get a County Inspector of an inferior grade you will inflict 
 a very serious blow on the Avliole district. Again, in reference to the 
 terms on which it is proposed the Inspector should be paid — I cannot 
 
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 understand why it is that tho Government refuses to give the county 
 power to dismios at pleasure, and insists upon the clause as to the power 
 of dismissal by Government for cause. It would really appear to me as 
 if the Government thinks that the public money which this House agrees 
 shall be spent among the people of this country is Government money ; 
 and maintains that, when we — the representatives of the peo^^le — deter- 
 mine that wc Aviil spend tlie people's money in a particular way, the 
 Government — the Executive — is to have the power of interfering with 
 the manner in which that money is to bu spent ; arguing thus ■ "We 
 contribute half the price, and we ouglit to have some'!,hing to say to the 
 officer." But, Sir, they do not pay ; they may, pernaps, hand over the 
 money when we tell them to do so ; but it is the people of the country, 
 through their representatives, who pay their own money. And I thuik 
 that the people of the country have sufficient confidence in the county 
 officials — men chosen by themselves — to trust to them to determine whe- 
 ther the Inspector is doing his duty, or is d-^serving of dismissal. I 
 say. Sir, that it is a miserable attempt to take away our heritage by offer- 
 ing us this moss of pottage — by offering, in fact, to bribe us with our own 
 money. Tbev may use the same argument with respect to the public 
 money paid over to municipalities, and claim the power of dismissing 
 Reeves and County Treasurers because of malfeasance in ilie administra- 
 tion of this money. These Inspectors ought to be free from the apprehen- 
 sion of being dismissed by the Government, either because they have 
 displeased Government or because they have displeased the Chief Super- 
 intciident. I do not see why the Government should press this clause, 
 which was proved on a division to be distasteful to a large majority of 
 this House on a former occasion, and which I believe will be found dis- 
 tasteful to a large majority again. With regard to the existing certificates 
 of teachers, I say that every man who reads this Bill, and who listened 
 to the speech of the lion. Secretary, without tlic answer that was ex- 
 tracted from him, nuist come to the conclusion that tho B'll is not con ist- 
 ent with his speech. But tho answer extracted from him shows that it is 
 not intended to give up any of the power taken by the Bill ; and I say 
 that the practical result is, that tlie day th it this Bill is passed the Coun- 
 cil of Public Instruction may meet and settle its programme and regula- 
 tions, and supersede the t^ualification of every teacher in the countiy. 
 It is all very well for the hon. gentleman to say that the Council does 
 not intend to deal unfairly with the teachers. I do not know. The hon. 
 gentleman is not the Council of Public Instruction. We all know who 
 the Council of Public Instruction is — we all know that it is the Chief j 
 
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 Saporintondcnt, and that for all practical purposes, wliero you find thfi . 
 words, " provided by law," or " according to law," or *' Council of Public 
 Instruction," you may insert tlio words, " (^hief Superintendent." This 
 programme and regulations of the Coiuicil would supcrsetto the certificates 
 of the County Boards. These certificates arc revokablo by the boards 
 which granted them ; and has nou the hon. gentleman sufficient confidence 
 in the county boards to trust to them to revoke a teacher's certificate if he 
 becomes unworthy of his office ? No — he insists that another power 
 shall supersede these certificates ; and I say thai is practically placing in 
 the hands of the Chief Superintendent of Education every Common 
 School teacher of the four or five thousand who Iwld their certificates 
 from the county hoards, to he dealt tvith at his pleasure. A programme 
 and regulations are to be issued, and then the whole body of teachers, 
 to whom this country is so largely indebted, will be placea in the power 
 of one man — tlie Chief Supciintcndeul. I quite demur to that. I agree 
 that we ou^^ht to see that the teachers chosen arc efficient ; and if the hon. 
 gentleman is prepared to say that the teachers throughout the country 
 at the present time do not possess proper qualifications for their position, 
 let him say so plainly, and sliow that it is necessary in the public inter- 
 est that they should bettcT- their attainments, and pass another examina- 
 tion before they shall be permitted to contmue in their positions. And 
 let us be told also that that fact having come to the knowledge of the 
 head of the Education Office, and he having communicated the fact to the 
 county boards, the county boards have refuted to do their duty, so that 
 the existing law Tinder which we have carried out, as far as may be, our 
 great principle of self-government, has been fairly tried, and has been 
 found inelTectivo, before ho asks us to consent to the destruction of the 
 acquired status of teachers, and to resort to ceiitralizatipn, so alien to our 
 institutions and habits — things not to be borne unless some great public 
 good shall require the sacrifice. I think thau the compulsory provision 
 for a superannuation fund is unfair, not founded on correct notions of 
 political economy, and not calculated to benefit the teachers as a body, or 
 to advance the general good. I pass for tlio moment from the question 
 of Common Schools with this observation, that there are several other 
 clauses to which mv attention lias been directed, and which I think more 
 cT less grave, and deserving of att:ention, but wliich are perhaps more 
 fitted for discussion when the House is in committee of the whole on the 
 measure. I shall therefore refer but slightly to some of them, and reserve 
 for a future occasion my remarks as to others. 
 
 I turn now to the subject of Grammar Schools. I wish to say a word 
 
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 or two on the general question which presents itself to the House and 
 country in connection with Superior Education. I believe there is to a 
 certrin extent in the minds of the people of this country a feeling that 
 they have not much to do with the Grammar Schools, that these schools 
 are merely for the learned professions, and that the masses of the people 
 have no interest in them. I wish to point out this fact to the House, 
 that it is an entire mistake to treat what are called che learned professions 
 as one class, and the country at large as another. How long would our 
 learned professions exist if they were not absolutely essential to the 
 prosperity and well-being of the country at large] How long would the 
 institutions for which the learned professions exist contmue if they were 
 not really essential to our existence as a civilized people] We are obliged 
 to look within our own borders for the men who are to take care of 
 our eoula, our bodies, and our estates. We cannot import the material ; 
 we have to raise it and to educate it ; and if we are not prepared to regard 
 our whoie system of public instruction as one harmonious whole, designed 
 to give to the great mass of the people as large an education as their time, 
 means and opportunity will enable them to get ; desigiied also to afford 
 to those who, by their industry and talents, or through superior advan- 
 tages on the part of their parents may hope to rise, the means of rising, 
 not through one institution merely, but as far as may be through institu- 
 tions scattered broadcast over the country, we may inflict a fatal ))low 
 upon our hopes of future greatness. We damage, and, as far as wo can, 
 destroy, the mtans of maintaining and advancing, most important, nay 
 essential material existence. We must, as far as possible, provide through- 
 out the country means by which those who have superior abilities or 
 greater industrj, may acquire the superior education necessary to enable 
 them to ris3. Who amongst us, oven the most industrious, does not 
 regret that he has spent so many hours in idleness that might have been 
 spent in perfecting his education 1 Who amongst us does not feel that 
 he owes a large measure of his success to the education he has acquired] 
 Who is there that does not feel that a serious blow will bo inflicted upon 
 the best hopes of this country by centralizing the means of obtaining supe- 
 rior education, and thus making it difficult, if not in many cases impos- 
 sible, to procure it in remote parts of the country. Whatever lack of 
 interest there may be among the masses of the people in our higher 
 schools, we should be independent enough of any v/ave of popular opin- 
 ion to say that we will refuse to do anything which may tend to crush 
 the hopes of any aspiring young man in this country by making it in any 
 way more difficult for him to obtain a superior education. Looking at 
 
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 th« financial aspect of this Bill, I am bound to say that its effects upon 
 grammar schools will be positively ruinous. In the first place I call your 
 attention to the fact that in many localities the grammar schools are 
 placed, to a certain extent, in competition with common schools. Now, to 
 make the common schools free, while the grammar schools are obliged, in 
 order to sustain themselves, to impose a rate, is to place the latter at a 
 disf,dvantage ; and though they be already over-burdened, it adds an 
 additional burden. If the grammar schools are scarcely able to maintain 
 themselves while in competition with common schools, having the same 
 rate, how will they bo able to exist under the provisions of this Bill when 
 the common school is made free and the grammar school is obliged to 
 continue rated 1 Then a minimum legislative grant of only $300 is pro- 
 posed. I agree with the hon. member for Simcoe, that this minimum is 
 too low. It will not sufficiently encourage the new and weaker schools. 
 
 ,^ Again, the maximum legislative grant is reduced to $1000. The honor- 
 able member for Simcoe approves of that feature of the Bill. I am obliged 
 to differ from the honorable gentleman on that point. From all I can 
 learn of the larger grammar schools, I am convinced that you cannot 
 preserve them in a state of efficiency if you fix the maximum of 
 legislative aid at $1000. Moreover, looking at the spirit with which 
 grammar schools are regarded by this Bill, and Avith no definite statement 
 of the amount of public aid it provides, I do not believe you can get a 
 maximum of $1000 by the Bill, that is to say, after a certain time; 
 because the effect of the Bill will be, in the first instance, to crush many 
 grammar schools, but afterwards, in many locplitiej), to turn common 
 schools into the proposed hybrid institution, the production of which is 
 apparently desired, called in the Bill "a high school." Again, as to coimty 
 grants, they are placed upon a most injurious footing as regards grammar 
 schools. They are made dependent upon the number of pupils in each 
 year from the county. The system now practically in vogue is for coun- 
 ties to give about half of the amount of the Government grant to gram- 
 mar schools. They are not compelled to do so, but as a general rule that 
 is the amount of their grant. The Government grant now is a tolerably 
 fixed amount, subj-^ct to no very great fluctuation, and capable of pretty 
 close estimation. The grammar schools accordmgly have an income, 
 which varies l>ut little from year to year. Now, the present proposal is 
 to make the county grant compulsory, which is no great advantage, seeing 
 tliat the counties, as a general rule, do now make a grant in proportion to 
 
 -the amount of the Government grant, while the proposed compulsory 
 jzrant is made dependent upon the number of pupils in each year from 
 
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 the county, and this, on such a basis, will be un ever varying amount. 
 You cannot carry on a grammar school efficiently upon an extremely fluc- 
 tuating income. A certain amount of expenditure has to be made each 
 year, and if you make the income extremely fluctuating, as it would be if 
 the aid is to be on the basis of attendance each year from the county 
 only, you inflict another blow, from a financial point of view, upon the 
 prospects of these schools. It appears to me that another serious blow i.s 
 inflicted upon the grammar schools by the proposition to withdraw from 
 the counties that measure of interest and responsibility that they have at 
 present in their schools, by refusing to continue the appointment by the 
 counties of certain members of the Board. I tliink wo ought to seek to 
 enlist the good feeling of the counties in aid of the grammar schools, but 
 uhe Bill will have acontrary effect. 
 
 I now turn to that portion of the Bill which refers to the subjects of 
 instruction in the grammar schools. I am a thorough advocate of the 
 modern doctrine of superior education. I am strongly impressed with the 
 conviction that we ought to devote a great deal of attention to the mod- 
 ern languages, ai^d to those varioua departments of learning which in this 
 busy, bustling age have assumed such immense importance in the world. 
 Mechanics, chemistry, mineralogy, geology, and kindred subjects, have 
 assumed a practical importance which fifty years ago was not dreamed of. 
 But I am by no means an advocate for blotting out the classics. I do not 
 believe that the learning of the classics is any more essential to a certain 
 degree of success in what are called the learned professions than it is to 
 the production of what may be called a really educated class of men in 
 the country. While I strongly advocate the encouragement of the study 
 of these other branches, I believe that the study of the classics ought not 
 to be discouraged. Well, what is proposed to be done? It is jToposed, 
 in effect, to dissociate the grammar schools from the University. I have 
 looked upon our system of public instruction as in theory what it ought to 
 be, namely, one harmonious whole, providing for the needs of the masses, 
 and also providing means for higher educational attainments to those 
 who wish to acquire them. Now, it is proposed that the entrance exam- 
 ination to the grammar schools shall be according to the regulations pro 
 vided by the Council of Public Instruction, and practically that body is 
 to have, subject to this Bill, entire control over the curriculum of studies 
 at these schools. At present the Grammar Schools, according to the Act 
 of Parliament, must use such a curriculum as will fit students for matri<:- 
 ulation at the University, and are, in fact, nurseries to that crown anfi 
 glory of our educational institutions. If the University is not doing its 
 
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 3 than it is to 
 lass of men in 
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 ssics ought not 
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 ■hat it ought to 
 3 of the masses, 
 ments to those 
 
 mtrance exam- 
 regulations pro- 
 lly that body is 
 ulum of studies 
 rding to the Act 
 ients for matrio 
 
 that crown and 
 
 is not doing its 
 
 duty, if it is not fully uj) to the requirements of the times, if its course is 
 not sufficiently large, it is under the control of this House, and we can 
 make it do its duty, without disturbing tlie order and harmony of our 
 educational system. The tendency of tlie ])resent proposal is to sever the 
 Grammar Schools from tlio University, and make them no longer the 
 means by Avhich the flower of our youtli reach the University. I have 
 seen with feelings of rejoicing the annually increasing number of young 
 men from all jiarts of the country come up to win honors at that capital 
 in8tit\ition, and I look with feelings of sorrow upon this ])roposal which, 
 in my judgment, is calculated to destroy that fortimatc condition. Let 
 us see that the University does her duty ; T shall be found ready to co- 
 operate in tliat work. Let us take care that our whole cour.se of instruc- 
 tion leads up to the University as its highest level ; l)ut let us not isolate 
 it from the popular mind, and thus sap the foundations on which alonc^ 
 it can and ought to rest. 
 
 And now, with reference to the powers to be conferred by this Bill 
 
 upon the Council of Public Instruction. We are told that the average 
 
 attendance of twenty, proposed in the Bill, will not be demanded ; but 
 
 in view of the fact that the Council of Public Instruction will have the 
 
 power to prescribe the programme of studies, and that jirovision is made 
 
 that these shall include all the branches mentioned in tlie Bill, tliis con- 
 
 ¥ cession is a delusive one. It will be found less difficult to secure; 
 
 f an attendance of twenty pupils than to find teachers capable of teaching 
 
 f aU the branches enumerated, at the remuneration that is available. If 
 
 ,i there is one thing we ought to guard against more than another, it is the 
 
 introduction of a system of superficial instruction. The teacher who has 
 
 ;:- a mere smattering of the sciences, who knows a little of this, that and 
 
 the other thing, but nothing thdroughly, is not the best man to train up 
 
 our youth. Give me the man who knows thoroughly what lie does know. 
 
 Even though the number of subjects with wliich he is acquainted be 
 
 'I limited, and their character not the most advantageous, ho will do better 
 
 ^ for his pupils, will give them a (,reater capacity for learnmg, and will do 
 
 t more to develop their natural talents and their power of assimilating 
 
 information, than yoixr man who is Jack of all trades and master of none, 
 
 who has a smattering of all subjects, but wlio cannot direct the thought 
 
 • and inform the mind of his pupil thoroughly in any one branch. With 
 
 ;% the large number of subjects which, by this Bill, the Schools must be 
 
 "' ready to teach under the regulations, it will be difficult to have thorough 
 
 education in them, and the tendency will be towards a superficial learning, 
 
 which ought to be discouraged. From the beginning to the end of this 
 
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 Jjill we find provisions for centralizing power to the prejudice of the 
 wholesome system that now prevails of local control over the schools. In 
 the second clause we find that each public school corporation shall pro- 
 vide adequate accommodation for the pupils, "in conformity with regula- 
 tions provided according to law." Who make these regulations ? The 
 Council of Public Instruction. Then we liave the pro\'i6ion that the 
 qualification of Inspectors shall be prescribed by the Council of Public 
 Instruction " which shall determine the time and manner of examination 
 of candidates for certificates of qualification, and grant certificat^es of qua- 
 lification ; and no one, not holding such certificate of qualification, sliall 
 be eligible to be appointed an Inspector." These powers are of the 
 widest character, and would authorize the rejection of a candidate on 
 account of the colour of his hair, or the religious denomination to which 
 he belongs ! Do you suppose that graduates of the University will be 
 disposed, for tlic paltry pittance of an Inspector, to submit themselves to 
 this additional examination ? I do think that at any rate those who 
 have experience and certificates of qualification as first-class teachers, and 
 those who have University degrees, ought to be eligible to be appointed 
 Inspectors without any additional examination ; and provision should be 
 made for the examinations being conducted in each county. Then the 
 Inspectors are to act under instructions given to them from time to time 
 by the Chief Superintendent of Education. I have already observed that 
 it is proposed by this BiU to give the Council of Public Instruction power 
 to prepare a programme for the examination of teachers who already hold 
 certificates. If the Bill pass in that shape, I venture to say that it will 
 not be long before the whole of the teachers in the country will be expres- 
 sing their indignation at being so humiliated. And as to the future, I 
 think an independent Board of Examiners not connected with the Normal 
 School, should be provided for the discharge of that part of the duties 
 devolving on the Council under tliis clause. 
 
 I pass on, and find a very curious provision indeed. It is provided that 
 the decision of any County Judge may be appealed from, according to the 
 Canadian School Act and the next section of this Act. Now, for what pur- 
 pose ] Evidently, to give by aside wind aright of appeal to the Chief Super- 
 intendent of Education. This provision of the Bill I consider 3 slur on the 
 Judges of the country. If there is to be an appeal, let it be to the Judges of 
 the land, in the simplest way, and with the least expense possible. I ob- 
 serve a very curious provision as to contracts with teachers : " No agree- 
 ment between the Trustees and Teachers of any school section shall be 
 valid and binding on either party, unless such agreement has been made 
 
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 and signed us agreed to, at a meeting of which all Trustees have been 
 duly notified." You are to tell the unfortunate Teacher that, although he 
 may have been present at the meeting of the Trustees with whom he con- 
 tiacted, and may havo duly signed his agreement with them, yet, if the 
 Secretary o the Board had neglected to notify every Trustee, ho shall not 
 recover a dollar of his pay, although he had worked a year. It is not the 
 duty of the Teacher to notify the Trustees ; he has no power to notify 
 them, and he should not be responsible for any irregularity in tlie notifi- 
 cation. It is also i^roposed to vest in tlie County Council the power of 
 forming any township into one school division. This I think most ob- 
 jectionable. The 37th section of the Bill says that "each High School con- 
 ducted according to law, shall be entitled to an apportionment of not less 
 than three hundred, and not more than one thousand dollars per annum, 
 according to the average attendance of pupils, their proficiency in the 
 various branches of study, and the length of time each such High School 
 is kept open as compared with othcA* Iligli Schools." I agree that these 
 are tiie true tests, though I believe that for some years great indulgence 
 must be shown to the weaker schools. But I want to know who is to 
 determine the proficiency of pupils in the various branches of study. 
 There is no provision at all for that : some machinery sliould be provided, 
 and I should like to see it. 
 
 §Hon. Mr. Wood — The Council of Public Instruction. 
 Mr. Blake — Well then, I would recommend the calling of a meeting of 
 this body immediately, in order that they may consider this point and 
 inform us of their conclusion, before the Bill proceeds. Then I observe 
 that the "county, city or town inspector of schools, the chairman of the 
 board of public school trustees, and the head master of the high school, 
 shall constitute a board of examination for the admission of pupils to the 
 high school, according to the regulations ar.d programni" of examination 
 j)rovided according to laAv." I liave not heard that there is any com- 
 plaint of the present system. I think it is quite sufficient to see that 
 the inspector, when he goes round, strikes off the count sheet every 
 name that should not be on it, without introducing this element of boards 
 (li examination into our system. It appears to me cumbrous, expensive 
 tod unnecessary. I observe in the next clause the words "the inspector 
 J»r inspectors of grammar schools shall be known as the inspector or in- 
 Jlpectors of high schools." I allude to this because I earnestly hope it is 
 fche intention of the Government to give us more than one inspector, which 
 -is all we now have. I think it highly desirable that we should have 
 ■Jnore than one, and in fact it is necessary to the carrying out of an effi- 
 
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 cient inspection. These are tlio observations that it occurs to mo to nmko 
 on the Bill at its jircscnt stage. I am perfectly willing to submit to any 
 amount of centralization which is necessary to securing the efficiency of 
 the school system ; but I think that if all this power is to be placed in 
 the hands of the Council of Public Instruction, more vitality must by some 
 means be infused, and a representative clement must be introduced into 
 that body, in order that it may be more calculated than at present to win 
 the confidence of the public. 
 
 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDMENTS UADK IN THE 
 PROGRESS OF THE BILL. 
 
 Clausk 1. Provision is made allowing fees for pupils to be cullecteib 
 for certain purposes, including contingencies, to the extent of 20 cents a 
 month in cities, towns and villages, thus leaving the free school system 
 nractically permissive in these municipalities in which there were in 1869 
 .ibout sixty -five thousand (65,000) children attending the common schools. 
 The riglits of the Roman Catholics in respect of separate schools are se- 
 cured by the British North America Act, and therefore the free school sys- 
 tem remains permissive as to these schools, in which there were in 1869 
 aoout twenty thour;and six hundred (20,600) children attending school. 
 The total number of children attending school in 1869 was about four 
 Jiundred and thirty-two thousand five hundred (432,000), so that as to 
 about one-fifth of the children the free school system remains practically 
 permissive. 
 
 Clause 2. The provision that the school accommodations shall be in 
 ;accordance with regulations prescribed by law is struck out; thus reliov- 
 jng the sections from the interference of the Council of Pul)lic Instruction 
 in this matter. 
 
 Clause 3. The enactment that every parent or guardian shall be sub- 
 ject to penalties imless he provides that the child shall attend some school, 
 is modified by the addition of the word-s, "or lie otherwise educated," thus 
 preserving the right of the parent to educate his child at home. 
 
 For the provision as to dismissal of a refractory pupil by the County 
 Inspector and the teacher, is substituted a provision as to such dismissal 
 by the trustees or a majority of them and the teacher. 
 
 A proviso is added that nothing in the clause shall be held to rcquin 
 uiiy Roman Catholic to attend a public school, or any Protestant t" 
 
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 school system 
 
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 so that as to 
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 ons shall be in 
 it; thus roliev- 
 l)lic Instruction 
 
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 end some school, 
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 home. 
 
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 to such dismissal 
 
 30 hold to rcquin^ 
 nv Protestant t" 
 
 attend a Iloman Cathol school ; thus recognizing the conscientious scruples 
 of each body, and the true spirit of the provisions of the British North 
 America Act in favor of the minority. By these amendments the com- 
 pulsory clauses are mi'tcrially modified. 
 
 Clause 4. The power of imprisonment until tlie fine is paid (which 
 might bo for life) is struck out, i nd for it is substituted, by reference to 
 the School Act, a maximum period of 40 days. 
 
 It is further provided that the magistrate shall not be bound to im- 
 prison at all ; and ill health is added as one of the grounds of defence 
 against a conviction. 
 
 The compulsory clauses are by these amendments further modified. 
 
 Clause 5. The maximum number of schools under one Inspector is 
 increased from 100 to 120 ; a minimum number of 50 is introduced j and 
 ; another change is made. ^ 
 
 Clause 8. The power of dismissal of an Inspector by the Council or 
 Board appointing him, is enlarged, so that ho may be dismissed at the 
 pleasure of the Council or Board, and not merely for misconduct or ineffi- 
 ciency. 
 
 Clausp: 12. For the provision under which all existing certificates of 
 Teachers might be supersedeu by regulations or programmes made under 
 the Act, is substituted an enactment that all existing certificates of 
 Teachers shall remain in force in their respective counties, in the terms 
 •find conditions of tho Act under wliich they were granted ; thus, to a 
 large extent, defeating the attempt to set aside the acquired position of 
 the Teachers of this Province and to place them under the control of the 
 Council. 
 
 The provision that no certificate of qualification should be valid any 
 longer than the holder thereof sliould jiay $4 a year in advance to the 
 superannuation fund, is struck out. 
 
 Clause 14. The provision by which autliority was given to the County 
 Council at its pleasure to form any township into one municipality is 
 Ijruck out, and instead it is enacted that the Council may so act in case 
 %majoritj in at least two-tliirds of the school sections desire it; thus secur- 
 ing, to some extent at least, that local control over local affairs which is 
 fP desirable. 
 
 Clause la. This clause provided that after 1871 no school section 
 lihould be recognized which contained less than fifty resident children, 
 lijnless its area is greater than four square miles. This enactment, whicli 
 ,|fould have affected existing scliool sections, is struck out, and the clause 
 lis amended iV])plies oidy to new sections. 
 
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 Clause 16. Instead of three ratepayers having the right to appeal to 
 the County Council as to hy-laws for the formation or alteration of school 
 sections, it is necessary that five should join in the appeal. 
 
 The composition of the Committee to decide the appeals is improvetl 
 by the addition of the County Judge as one of the members. 
 
 The provision rendering it competent for the Committee to revise and 
 alter the boundaries of the school sections of any township as far as the 
 Committee deems expedient, is modified by limiting the power of the 
 Committco'to such changes as are necessary "in order to settle the matters 
 " complained of." 
 
 Clause 17. The enactment as to the compulsory taking of land for 
 school purposes is limited, by providing that the power shall not extend to 
 the selection in townships of a site within one hundred yards of a garden, 
 orchard, pleasure ground, or dwelling-hour.e; or in cities, towns and vil- 
 ages, of any but vacant land. This, to some extent, remedies the obnox- 
 ious features of the clause, but it is still open to great objection. 
 
 Clause 1 8. For the enactment that the trustees of a union school sec- 
 tion may equalize the assessment on the basis adopted by the County Coun- 
 cil, is substituted a'provisionthat the Eeeves of the townships out of whicli 
 the section is formed, with the County Inspector, shall equalize the assess- 
 ment. 
 
 Clause 20. It was proposed by this clause to give trustees the same, 
 power to jtrovide a residence for a teacher as they have to provide school 
 accommodations. This is amended by giving them only such power as 
 to a residence as they have with regard to a school site, so that the vote 
 of the people is made nescssary l)efore the trustees can provide a residence. 
 
 Clause 22. Au^amendmont is made in the provision for a trustee 
 calling trustee meetings. 
 
 Clause 25. This clause is amended by providing for the case of an 
 owner, under a compulsory site, refusing to appoint an arbitration. 
 
 The Government^ proposed further to amend the clause so that tlu' 
 compulsory powers should applyjto the case of sites for teachers' residences, 
 but this proposal was rejected. 
 
 Clause j30. The enactmcat that no agreement between the trustees 
 and teachers shouldjic valid unless all the trustees had been duly notified 
 of the meeting, is'struck out. 
 
 Clause 31. In this clause there is a verbal amendment, which was 
 necessary to make it intelligible. 
 
 Clause 32. The proposal that it is expedient that the whole systeu 
 of public schools should be consolidated and united under one manage 
 ment, is .struck out. 
 
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 is improved 
 
 to revise and 
 IS far as the 
 power of the 
 c the matters 
 
 r of land for 
 not extend to 
 Is of a garden, 
 owns and vil- 
 ics the obnox- 
 tion. 
 
 lion school sec- 
 . Connty Coun- 
 ps out of which 
 alize the assess- 
 
 istces the same 
 provide school I 
 such power as I 
 
 so that the vote ! 
 
 vide a residence. 
 
 )n for a trustee 
 
 [• the case of an 
 •bitration. 
 auso so that tht' 
 ichers' residences, 
 
 recn the trustees 
 been duly notified 
 
 Iment, which wa^ 
 
 the whole systcu. 
 under one manage- 
 
 The provision tliat tlio Boards of Grammar School Trustees shall cease 
 to exist, and that tlio Grammar and public schools shall bo imder the 
 management of the Board of Public School Trustees, who shall havo 
 the prop(!rty, riglits and powers of the present Boanis of (Jrammar and 
 (Common School Trustees, is struck out. 
 
 The result of those changes is entirely to reverse the policy of amal- 
 gamation proposed by the Bill. 
 
 Clause 33. The provision changing the timo'of election of Trustees 
 to the second Wednesday in July, is struck out. 
 
 Clause 34. It is declared by amendment that provision shall bo 
 made in tlie High Scliools for the instruction of both uiale and female 
 pupils, thus recognizing the rights of girls in the Grammar Schools. 
 
 The provision rendering it compulsory in every High School to bo 
 prepared to teach the French and German languages, is modified by 
 giving power to the Council to exempt from this obligation Higli Schools 
 which have not sufficient funds for the purpose, thus rendering possible 
 the maintenance and establishment of High Schools in sections of the 
 country which Avould otherwise have been deprived of that advantage. 
 
 Clause 35. An amendment is added empowering the Lieutenant 
 aovernor in Council to authorize, as far as the fund will permit, the estab- 
 ishment of additional High Schools. 
 
 Clause. 36. Instead of the unsatisfactory and inadequate provisions 
 lade for the support of High Schools by this and other clauses of the 
 )riginal Bill, it is enacted that certain proportions of a sum equal to one 
 lalf the Government grant, and such additional sums as may be necessary, 
 |hall bo raised in the localities on the application of the Board, and vari- 
 )us other amendments are made. 
 
 Clause 37. The provision for a minimum of tAventy pupils, in the 
 case of High Schools, is struck out, thus removing another of the difficul- 
 ,ties in the way of their reasonable diffusion over the country. 
 
 The proposed minimum apportionment to a High School is raised 
 
 from $300 to $400 per annum, thus giving greater siipport to the weak 
 
 schools, and the proposed maximum of $1,000 per annum is struck out; 
 
 ,,thus accomplishing the distribution of the legislative aid according to the 
 
 deserts of each school. 
 
 Clause 38. This clause is amended by striking out the very unsatLs- 
 . factory provision as to the conditions on Avhich county pupils might attend 
 "High Schools. 
 
 •" Clause 40. The proposed enactments as to the formation of High 
 ichool Districts and Boards, which were very vague, inadequate and un- 
 ■ satisfactory, are ch mged. 
 
33 
 
 Provision is made for tho appointmont by County Councils of an 
 increased number of morabcra of tho High Siihool JJoaiils, tlius retaining 
 that connection between the counties and tho existing High Schools 
 whicli it was proposed to abolisli. 
 
 ADDITIONAL PIlOVISIONa. 
 
 (1) After tho superannuation cIuuho had been struck out, the Govern- 
 ment propoHO(' a now chuise, providing that each teaclier sliouhl pay $4 
 a year towards tho Sujjcrannuation Fund, under certain conditions. 
 
 This proposed clause was amended by making tho payment optional 
 as regards female teachers, and now stands as Claiise 43 of tljo Act. 
 
 (2) Tho Government proposed a new clause, providing that tho vaca- 
 tion in both the Public and tho High Schools should extend from 1st 
 July to 15 th Aiigust. 
 
 This was amended by striking out tho words, as to the Public Schools, 
 in those schools, so that tho vacation is now one month long ; and the 
 clause now stands as No. 44 of tho Act. 
 
 (3) I*rovision was made, by Clause 45 of the Act, for the auditing by 
 the County Auditors of the accounts of tho Treasurer of thtf High School 
 Board. 
 
 (4) Further provision was made, by Clause 46 of the Act, for the 
 recovery from School Trustees of school moneys or property. 
 
 It was intended to move amendments to certain clauses, but for tho 
 reasons indicated below this intention was not carried out. 
 
 Clause 7. As to tho examination of candidates' certificates of qualifi- 
 cation for Inspoctorshipo, it was stated by tho Government that the inten- 
 tion was that these examinations should bo held in every county. 
 
 Clause 1 3. As to the new studies in public schools, it was stated by 
 the Government that the intention was not to force these on the schools, 
 but to introduce them cautiously, and by degrees, as the supply of trained 
 teachers and tho situation of tho schools may warrant. 
 
 Clause 34. As to the programme of studies in High Schools, it was 
 stated by the Government that the intention was to consider the former 
 Act so fivr in force as to render it necessary that the programme should 
 embrace mathematics and such studies as would prepare pupils for the 
 Matriculation examination of the University. 
 
 There were several other amendments to be proposed, Ijut tho fate of 
 the more important ones, which were rejected, and the late period of the 
 session at which the proper stage was reached, precluded any chance of 
 success. 
 
2;i 
 
 A^fENDIklKNTS PltOl'OSED AND NI-XlATiVEl) 
 
 1. On th(! iliird muling of tho liill, Mr. I'lako, Hocoiidod by Mr, Mc- 
 Kellar, moved to rofor tho Will, willi an instruction to provido for thn ap- 
 pointment ])y tho Council ol' ruhlic Instruction of an independent Ijoard 
 of Examiners, not connected with tho Normal School, for this discharge of 
 tho duties to ho perform'*d by or under tlie direction of tho (Council in 
 connection with tho examination and clasaificationof ruhlicSchoolTeachers, 
 including those inatructed at tho Normal School. Lout. 
 
 Yeas — Ikrher, Blnke, Uoyd, Christie, Clemens, Cook, Croshio, Evans, 
 Kraser, Oalbraith, Gow, Luton, MoDongall, ISIcKellar, McLood, McMur- 
 rich, Oliver, I'ardoe, Terry, Sexton, Sinclair, Smith (Middlesex), Springer, 
 Trow, Williams (Hamilton), — 25. 
 
 Nayh — Anderson, I»eatty, ik)ulter, (Jameron, (Jarling (London), Car- 
 ling (Huron), Carnegie;, Cohpdioun, Corl)y, Coyne, (.'raig ((ileugarry), 
 Craig (Itussell), Cumberland, Currie, Eyre, Ferguson, iMjrrier, Fitzsimmons, 
 Crahani (Hastings), (Iraliame (York), Hays, Lauder, Lount, Lyon, McDon- 
 ald. McCoU (Norfolk), ISIcCoU (Elgin), McGill, IMatchctt, Monteith, 
 Read, Richards, llykert, Scott (Grey), Scott (Ottawa), Socord, Smith 
 (Leeds), Strange, Swinarton, Tett, Wigle, Williams (Durham), AVilson, 
 Wood,— 44. 
 
 2. Mr. lUake, seconded by IMr, Boyd, moved to refer tho Bill, with au 
 instruction to provido for the introduction into the (Council (jf Public In- 
 struction of a representative element, by the addition thereto of one or 
 more members to be elected by tho Head Masters of Grammar Schools, of 
 one or more mend)ers to be elected by the ^Masters of Public Schools, and 
 of one or more members to be elected by the Boar<ls of City and County 
 Examiners. Last. 
 
 Yeas — Barber, Beatty, Blake, Boyd, Christie, Clemens, Cook, Crosbie, 
 Evans, Forrier, Fitzsimmons, Eraser. Galbraith. Gow, McColl (Norfolk), 
 McCoU (Elgin), McDougall, ^McKellar, IMcLood, McMurrich, Matchett, 
 Monteith, Oliver, Pardee, Perry, Sexton, Sinclair, Smith (iMiddlesex), 
 Springer, Trow, Williams (Hamilton), — 31. 
 
 Nayh — Anderson, Boulter, Cameron, Carling (London), Carling (Hu- 
 ron), Carnegie, Cockburn, Cohiuhoun, Corby, Coyne, Craig (Glengarry), 
 Craig (Bussell), Cumberland, Currie, Eyre, Ferguson, Graham (Hastings), 
 Graharae (York), Hays, Hooper, Lauder, Lount, Luton, Lyon, McDonald, 
 McGill, Read, Richards, Rykert, Scott (Grey), Scott (Ottawa), Socord, 
 Smith (Leeds), Strange, SAvinarton, Tett, Wighi, Williams (Durham), 
 V/ilson, Wood,— 40. 
 
 3. Mr. Perry moved, seconded by Mr, McKellar, to refer tho Bill, with 
 an instruction to expunge the 43rd clause (being that providing for the 
 superannuation tax). Lost. 
 
 ' Yeas— Barber, Beatty, Blake, Boyd, Calvin, Christie, Clemens, Colqu- 
 
24 
 
 
 houn, Cook, Crosby, Evans, Eyre, Fitzsimmons, Galbmith, Gow, Lauder, 
 McColl (Norfolk), McDougall, McKollar, McKim, McMiurich, Oliver, 
 Pardee, Perry, Sexton, Sinclair, Smith (llcnt), Smith (Middlesex), 
 Springer, Williams (Hamilton), — 30. 
 
 Nays — Anderson, Boulter, Cameron, Carling (London). Carling (Hu- 
 ron), Carnegie, Cockburn, Corby, Coyne, Craig (Glengarry), Craig (Riis- 
 sel), Cumberland, Currie, Terrier, Frascr, Gi-ahain (ILaatings), Grahamc 
 (York), Hooper, L(.unt, Luten, McColl (Elgin), McGill, McLcod, Mat- 
 chctt, JNIonteith, Ron ' liichards, Rykert, Sccord, Strange, Swinarton, 
 Tett, Trow, Wallis, A .gle, Williams (Durh'un), Wilson, Wood,- -38. 
 
 4. Mr. Boyd, seconded by Mr. Oliver, moved to refer the Bill, with an 
 instruction to strike out certain words in the 8th clause, being those giving 
 the Lt.-Govemor the power of dismissing the County Inspector. Lost. 
 
 Yeas — Blake, Boyd, Calvin, Christie, Clemens, Cockburn, Cook, Cros- 
 bie, Evans, E}Te, Fitzsimmons, Eraser, (iow, Graham (Hastings), Luton, 
 McColl (Norfolk), McColl (Elgin), McDougall, JicKellar, McKim, Mc- 
 Leod, Oliver, Perry, Secord, Sexton, Sinclair, Smith (Middlesex), 
 Springer, Trow, Williams (Hamilton), — 30. 
 
 Nays — Anderson, Barber, Beatty, Boulter, Cameron, Carling (Lond'in), 
 Carling ylluron), Carnegie, Colquhoui Corby, Coyne, Craig (Glengarry), 
 Craig (Eussell), Currie, Ferguson, Ferrier, Galbraith, Graharae (York), 
 Hays, Hooper, Lauder, Lount, Lyon, McDonald, IV'^cGill, McMnrrich, 
 Matchett, Montcith, Read, Ricliards, Rykert, Strange, Swinarton, Tett, 
 Wallis, Wigie, Williams (Durham), Wilson, Wood,— 38. 
 
 Several othei amendments had been moved and lost in comn)ittce, on 
 previous occasions, and were not renewed at this stage, as the Sess'on was 
 just closing, and it Avas obvious that the Government majority was deter- 
 mined not to agree to any furthci- amendment of the Bill. 
 
 \ 
 
No. 2.] 
 
 BILL. 
 
 [1870. 
 
 An Act to Improve the Common aiid Gram- 
 mar Schools of the Prov'ncc of Ontario. 
 
 HER MAJES''"Y, hy and with the ud- 
 v;\.c and consent of tlic TiCgislative Assem- 
 hly of the Provinci' of Ontario, cnaiits as 
 iollows : 
 
 1. All Common Schools, which shall 
 liereaftc' be designated and known as I'ub- 
 lic Schools, shall be free schools ; and the 
 Trnstees of Sclmol Sections, and the mu- 
 nicipal councils of cities, towns, villages, 
 and townships, sliall, in the manner now 
 provided by law, levy and collect the rate 
 upon all the taxable pro]>erty of the scliool 
 division ov municipality (as the (?ase may 
 lie), to defray the expenses of siu h schools, 
 as determined by the Trustees thereoi'. 
 
 2. Each School Corporation sliall pro- 
 vide |idec[uate accommodation for all child- 
 ren of school age in the'r school division or 
 municipality, in accordance witli regula- 
 tions provided according to law. 
 
 3. Every child, from the age of seven to 
 twelve years inclusive, shall have the right 
 to attend some school for four months in 
 each year ; and any parent or guardian who 
 does not provide that each child between 
 the ages ..foresaid under his care shall at- 
 tend fomc school, as thus of right declared, 
 shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter 
 l)rovided by this Act ; Provided always, 
 that the absolute right of selecting either a 
 public or private school, for tlie attendance 
 of any child, shall be with tlie parent or 
 guardian of such child. Proviiled, never- 
 theles.s, that any ])Ui)il who sliall be ad- 
 judged so refractory liy the Teacher and 
 County Inspector, that his presence in the 
 School is deemed injurious to the other pu- 
 pils, may be dismissed from such School, 
 and, where practicable, removed to an In- 
 dustrial School. 
 
 4. It snail be competent for the Police 
 Magisirate of any city or town, and for any 
 
 No. 2.] 
 
 BILL. 
 
 [1871. 
 
 An Act to improve the Common and Gram- 
 mar Schools of the Province of Ontario. 
 
 Assented to li)lh Fcbriutnj, 1871. 
 
 HEII JIAJESTY, by and with the ad- 
 vice and conser.t of tin; Legislative Assem- 
 bly of tlu' Province of Ontario, enacts as 
 follows : 
 
 1. All Common Schools, which shall 
 hereafter be designated and known as Pub- 
 lic Schools, shall be free sch.ools : and the 
 Trustees of School Sections, and the muni- 
 cipal councils of cities, towns, villages an. I 
 townships, .shall, in the manner now pro- 
 vided by law, levy and collect the rate upon 
 all the taxable property ot the .school di- 
 vision, or municipality (as the case may be), 
 to dciiiiy the expenses of suc'.i schools, as 
 determined by the Trustees thereof ; Pro- 
 vided, that Public School Boards in cities, 
 towns and villages, may, if thvv deem it 
 expedient, c(>liect from parents and guar- 
 dians of children attending their school a 
 .sum not exceeding twenty cents ))er niontli, 
 per pupil, to defray th(^ cost of text books, 
 stationery, and other conthigencies. 
 
 2. Each School corporation .shall jirovide 
 adcfpiate accommodation for all cJiildren 
 of school age in their School division or 
 municipality. 
 
 3. E\ery child, from the age of seven to 
 tAvelve years inclusive, shall have the right 
 to attend some school, or lie otherwise edu- 
 cated for four months in each year ; and any 
 parent or guardian who does not provide 
 that each child between the ages aforesaid 
 under his care shall attend some scliool, or 
 be otherwise educated, as thus of right de- 
 clared, shall be subject to the penalties 
 hereinafter provided by this Act ; Provi- 
 ded nevertheless, that any pupil who .shall 
 be adjudged so refractory by the Trustees 
 (or a majority of them) and the teacher, 
 that his presence in the School is deeuKid 
 injurious to the other ]:iu])ils, may be dis- 
 missed from such School, and, where prac- 
 ticable, removed to au Industrial School ; 
 Provided that nothing herein shall be held 
 to require any Koinan Catholic to attend a 
 public school, or to require a Protectant tc 
 attend a Roman Catholic school. 
 
 4. It shall be competent for the Polici! 
 Mi/gistrate of any city or town, and for any 
 
 Commou 
 
 .Schools to be 
 
 designated 
 
 P'.iblic 
 
 £ ibools, aud 
 
 shall bo fre« 
 
 schools. 
 
 t'chool Coi-po- 
 ration? to pro- 
 vide School 
 accommoda- 
 tion. 
 
 Certain chil- 
 dvoii to have 
 the right to 
 attend 
 Schools. 
 
 Pi' rents not 
 sending chil 
 dreu to 
 School. 
 
 rroviso— 
 
 Kpfrnctory 
 
 chiUlren. 
 
 Proviso, 
 
-G 
 
 Mtigistiate in any villtige (>v lowiishii), or 
 town whore there is no Police JIagistrate, 
 to investigate and deeide npon any com- 
 plaint made by the Trustees, or any person 
 authorized by them, against any parent or 
 guardian for tin; vi(datiou of this Act, and 
 to impose a fine not exceeding five dollars, 
 and imprisonment until paid, for the first 
 wilful offence, and double tiint penalty for 
 each subsequent oifence, which fine and 
 penalty shall bo i-nforced as provided in 
 the one hundred and fortieth section of the 
 Consolidated School Act ; Provided fdways, 
 that it shall be the duty of such Magistrate 
 to ascertain, as far as may be, the circum- 
 stances of any jtarty complained of, and 
 whether such alleged violation has been 
 wilful, or has been caused by extreme pov- 
 erty, or too great a distance from any 
 School, or the child is being otherwise edu- 
 cated ; and in either of the latter cases, the 
 Magistrate shall not award punishment, 
 but shall report the circumstances to the 
 Trustees of the division in which the of- 
 fence has occurnHl. 
 
 0. In each county or union of counties, 
 there shall be one or more School Officers, 
 to be called County Inspectors, who shall 
 have charge of not more than one hundred 
 Schools each ; Provided always, that there 
 shall not be more than one such oflicer in 
 each riding of a county. 
 
 G. Each city or town shall bu a county 
 for the purposes of this Act, and the In- 
 spector shall be called the City or Town 
 Inspector, and shall possess all the powers 
 of a County Inspector in such city cr town, 
 except such as relate to investigating and 
 deciding on School Tnistce election com- 
 plaints, wlii'di now by law devolve o the 
 County Judge. 
 
 7. The qualifications of County, City or 
 Town Inspectors shall, from time to time, 
 be prescribed by the Coun<til of Public In- 
 struction, which sh;dl determine the time 
 and manner of examination of candidates 
 for certificates of qualification, and grant 
 certificates of qiialification ; and no one not 
 holding such certificate of qualilication 
 shall be eligible to be appointed an In 
 specter. 
 
 Magistrate 'in any village or township or InvestiKation 
 town, where there is no Police Magistrate, "iitiZt'^ia 
 to investigate and decide upon any com- rents or guar- 
 plaint made by the Trustees, c:' any pcvsrn dians. 
 authorized by them, against any parent or 
 guardian for the violation of this Act, and 
 to impose a fine not exceeding five dollars 
 for the first wilful offence, and double that 
 penalty for each subsequent oflence, which 
 tine and penalty shall be enforced as pro- Penalt/, 
 vided in the one hundred and fort eth sec- 
 tion of the Consolidated School ,iet ; Pro- 
 vided nevertheless, that tb.c Police Magis- 
 trate or Justice shall noL be bound to, but 
 may in his discretion, forego to issue the 
 warrant for the imi)risonmont of the of- 
 fender as in said section is provided ; Pro- Proviso, 
 pided always, that it shall be the duty of 
 j\' 'h Magistrate to ascertain, as far as may 
 be, the circumstances of any party com- 
 plained of, and whether such alleged viola- 
 tion has been wilful, or has been caused by 
 extreme poverty, or ill health, or too great 
 a distance from any school ; and in either 
 of the latter coses, the Magistrate shall not 
 award punishment, but shall report the cir- 
 cumstances to the Trustees of t!ie division 
 in which the offence has occurred. 
 
 5. In each county or union of countiec County I n- 
 there shall be f.ne or more school officers, "P'^'^'O'^' 
 to be called Countj' Inspectors, who shall 
 have charge of not more thaii one hundred 
 and tAventy, nor less than fifty schools each ; 
 Provided always, that it shall not be ne- proviso, 
 cessary to appoint more than one such offi- 
 c:er in each riding of a county ; And provi- 
 ded fUkcher, that in Counties containing 
 any Municipalities wherein the French or 
 German language is the prevailing lan- 
 guage, an Inspector may have charge of any 
 number of schools not less than forty. 
 
 City and 
 Town In- 
 fpcclora. 
 
 (j. [Thib section not altered.] 
 
 Powers of 
 
 7. [This section nut alleicd. J 
 
 Qiuiliflcatlou 
 of Inspectors.-. 
 
 ;ii 
 
27 
 
 Powers oi' 
 
 
 (jiiuliQcallou 
 of Inspector--. 
 
 8. Each County Council, and each Board 
 of Public School Trustees in a city or town, 
 shall appoint from among those holding the 
 necessary certificate of qualification, one 
 person to be Inspector of rublic Schools in 
 such county, city or town ; and in counties 
 where there are or shall be more than iifty 
 Public Schools, the County Council may 
 appoint two or more persons, according to 
 the number of Schools, holding such cer- 
 tificates, to be Inspectors, and prescribe 
 and number the territorial limits of each ; 
 Provided, nevertheless, that any County, 
 City or Town Inspector shall be subject to 
 dismissal for misconduct or inefficiency, by 
 the Council or Boa' ^ appointing him, or by 
 the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, as re- 
 gards any County Inspector ; and the va- 
 cancy thus caused shall be filled from the 
 list of those legally qualified by the Council 
 or Board to appoint such Inspector ; Pro- 
 videc*. likewise, that no Inspector dismis- 
 sed bhall be reappointed, without the con- 
 currence of the party who has dismissed 
 him ; And Provided furthermore, that in a 
 county where t lere are two o*- more Coun- 
 ty Inspectors, the Council of such county 
 may, from time to time. 
 
 change or remove 
 such Inspectors from one circuit or riding 
 of the county to another. 
 
 9. Each Inspector of Schools so appoint- 
 ed shall have the oversight of all Public 
 Schools in the townships and villages with- 
 in +he coimty or union of counties, or part of 
 the county or union of counties for ' /hich 
 lie shall be appointed, and shall have all 
 the powers in each municipality within his 
 jurisdiction, and be subject to all the obli- 
 g ations conferred or imposed by law upon 
 "Local Superintendents," and which are 
 (conferred and imposed by this Act, ac- 
 cording to such instructions as may be 
 given to him, from time to time, b\'j the 
 Chief Superintendent of Education. 
 
 10. The remuneratii)n of each City or 
 Town Inspector of Schools shall be deter- 
 mined and provided for by the Board a]i- 
 pointing him ; the remuneration of the 
 County Inspector shall not be less than five 
 dollars per school per annum, to be paid 
 ([uarterly, by the County Couni'il, which 
 shall also have authority to dctennine and 
 provide for the allowance of travelling ex- 
 penses ; Prcvidcd also, that it shall be law- 
 ful for the Lieutenant-Governor in council 
 lo direct the payment, out of the consolidated 
 revenue, of an additional suvi not cxcccdimi 
 five dollars per school per annum to each 
 County Inspector. 
 
 8. Each County Council, and each Board Appointment 
 of Public School Trustees in a city or town, '-' ^"spcotore. 
 shall appoint from among those holding the 
 necessary certificate of qualification, one 
 person to be Inspector of Public Sohools in 
 such county, city or town ; and in counties 
 where there are or shall be more than fifty 
 Public Schools, the County Council may 
 appoint two or more peraons (according to 
 the number of Schools), holding such cer- 
 tificates, to be Inspectors, and prescribe 
 and number the territorial limits of each ; 
 Provided nevertheless, that any County, Proviso. 
 City or Town Inspector shall b(! subject to 
 dismissal at pleasure by the Council or pj^njig^ai j,,- 
 Board appoin,ting him, or by the Lieutcn- inspector. 
 ant-G-Jveraor in Council (as regards any 
 C(mnty Inspector) for misconduct or inef- Filling va- 
 ficiency ; and the vacancy thus caused shall i>roviso, - 
 be filled from the list of those legally quali- Reappoint- 
 fied by the Council or Board authorized to mcut after 
 appoint such Inspector ; Provided like- <5'sm'ssal. 
 wise, that no Inspector dismissed sliall bo proviso,— 
 reappointed, without the concurrence of Change or 
 the party who has dismis.scd him; And'='''cui<. 
 provided furthermore, that in a ' nty 
 where there are two or more Couiny In- 
 spectors, the Council of such county may, 
 fiom time to time, change or remove such 
 Inspectors from one circuit or riding of the 
 county to another. 
 
 Powers or In 
 npectors. 
 
 9. [This section not altered,] 
 
 10. [This section not altered. ] 
 
 PiCmunora- 
 
 tioiiofluspec 
 
 tors. 
 
 Proviso— 
 I.icutenant 
 (Hovernor 
 may direct 
 additional re 
 inuncratioii. 
 
28 
 
 1 1 . Eacli County Council, and the Board 
 of Public School Trustees in each city, 
 shall appoint a county or city Board of Ex- 
 aminers, for the examination and licensing 
 of Teachers, in accordance with the regula- 
 tions provided by low, consisting of the 
 county or city Inspector (as the case may 
 be), and two or more other competent 
 persons, whose qualifications shall, from 
 time to time, be prescribed by the Council 
 of Public Instruction ; Provided always, 
 that in no such county or city Board of 
 Examiners the number of members shall 
 exceed five ; and, in all cases, the majority 
 ■of the members appointed shall constitute 
 u quonim for the transaction of business ; 
 and the payment of their expenses shall be 
 provided for as authorized by the sixteenth 
 section of the School I^aw Aiuendment Act 
 of 1860. 
 
 12. It shall be the duty of the Council 
 of Public Instruction, from time to time, 
 by a committee of its appointment, or 
 otherwise, to prepare and ])rps(;ribe a pro- 
 gramme and papers for the uniform exami- 
 nation and classification of Public Scliool 
 teachers; Provided, that first class certifi- 
 cates of qualications of teachers shall be 
 awarded by the Council of Public Instruc- 
 tion only, and second and third class cer- 
 tificates by county and city boards of 
 Examiners only; And provided also, that 
 first and seconil class certificates, given 
 under tli(> authority of this Act, shall be 
 permanent during the good behaviour of 
 the holders, and valid in all the? munici- 
 palities of the Province ; Provided likewise, 
 that all existing certificates of (jualification 
 of teachers shall remain in force until 
 superseded by the regulations and pro- 
 grammes jiroposed under the autiiority of 
 this Act ; Provided, nevertheh^ss, that no 
 certiiicate of qualilication shall be valid 
 any longer thaii the holder thereof shall 
 ))ay four dollars per annum into tii(! fund 
 ibr the support of superannuated or worn- 
 out teachers, as provided by law ; which 
 sum shall, in all cas(>s, he paid in advance 
 during the month of January in each year; 
 F'rovided furthermore, that all Local Su- 
 ])erinten(lents of Schools shall continue in 
 office, and discharge their duties as here- 
 tofore, until provision shall bo made for 
 the appointment of County Inspectors, 
 under the authority of this Act. 
 
 13. It shall also be the duty of the 
 Council of Public Instruction, by the 
 training of ti-achers, the programme of 
 studies, the selection of text book.s, and 
 
 Appointment 
 of board or 
 oxa miners 
 for tenchers. 
 
 11. [This section not altered.] 
 
 ProviBO^ 
 Board not, to 
 excee<l five 
 members. 
 
 Quorum. 
 
 Remunera- 
 tion. 
 
 12. It .'^liall be the duty of the Council council of 
 of Public Instruction, from time to time, public iu- 
 
 or 
 
 struclion to 
 
 by a committee of its appointment, „. prescribe u 
 otherwise, to prepare and prescribe a pro- uniform ex- 
 gramme and papers for the uniform exami- amination 
 nation and classification of Public School and classiflca- 
 teachers; Provided, that first-class certifi- ^'™ ''^ ""»<=''- 
 cates of (qualifications of tea(;hers shall be 
 awarded by the Council of Public Instruc- 
 tion only, and second and third class cer- ' 
 tificates by county and city Boards of Ex- („ Qrst, sl--^ 
 aminers only ; And ])rovided also, that first cond and 
 and second class certificates, given under thi'"ti cia.w 
 the authority of this Act, shall be perma- ccrtincatcs. 
 nent during the good behaviour of the 
 holders, and valid in all the municipali- ^'fo^''-'"'- 
 ties of the Province ; Provided likewise. Proviso, 
 that all existing certifi(!ates of qualification 
 of teachers shall remain in force in their 
 resp<'ctive Counties on the terms and con- 
 ditions of the Act under which they were 
 granted, and that \i])on their ceasing to be 
 valid, as provided by law, they shall be 
 renewed from time to time under the regu- 
 lations and jirogrammes prepared under the 
 authority of this Act ; Provided further- i>r(,vj8o_ 
 more, that all Local Superintendents of 
 Schools .shall continue in office, and dis- 
 charge their duties as heretcfore, until pro- |i^|^'''"8^''"' 
 vision .shall be made for the appoint)nent jems. 
 of County Inspectors, under tin' authority 
 of this Act. 
 
 l.'i. (This .section not altered.] 
 
 Instruction 
 in natural 
 history, agri 
 culture, mo 
 chiinics, etc. 
 
29 
 
 Appointment 
 of board of 
 Rxatniners 
 for teachers. 
 
 Proviso^ 
 Board not to 
 exceed five 
 members. 
 
 Quorum. 
 
 Remunera- 
 tion. 
 
 I Council ol' 
 
 public iu- 
 .. struclion to 
 
 prescribe a 
 
 ■ uniform ex- 
 - aminalion 
 ]^anilclas8i(ica. 
 
 lion of toacli- 
 
 ■ ers. 
 e 
 
 Proviso — ii.s 
 ' to lirst, as- 
 t cond and 
 I- third class 
 
 certificates. 
 
 Proviso. 
 Proviso. 
 
 ■e 
 
 Hi 
 
 'Pro viae — 
 
 01 
 
 
 s- 
 
 Q. Existinglfical 
 . suporlnicn 
 ^'' dents. 
 
 ty 
 
 Instnictioii 
 ill natural 
 history, agri- 
 culture, nie 
 chiinics, etc. 
 
 special regulations, to provide for teaching 
 in the public schools, the Elements of Na- 
 tural History, of Agricultural Chemistry, 
 of Mechanics, and of Agriculture. 
 
 14. Themunicipal council of each county 
 or union of counties, shall have authority, 
 if it. shall de3in it expedient, to form any 
 of the Townshi]is within its jurisdiction 
 into one School municipality, as in each 
 city and town, and to establish a Tmvn- 
 ship Board of Public Scliool Trustees, as 
 provided by the thirty-second seotion of 
 the Consolidated School Act. 
 
 15. No School section shall l)e formed 
 or recognized, after the year 1871, which 
 shall contain less than iifty resident chil- 
 dren, between the ages of five and sixteen 
 years, unless the area of such section sliall 
 contain more than fotir square miles. 
 
 16. The majority of the Trustees, or any 
 three ratepayers of a school section, shall 
 have the right of appeal or complaint to 
 their county i ouncil against any by-law or 
 resolution which has been passed, or may 
 be passed by their township council, for 
 the formation or alteration of their School 
 section ; and it may and shall be lawful 
 for such county council to appoint a com- 
 mittee of not more than five, or less than 
 tliree competent persons (one of whom 
 shall be a County Inspector, and a majority 
 of whom shall form a quon\m), to investi- 
 gate the matter of such appeal or complaint, 
 and confirm or disallow the by-law or reso- 
 lution complained of ; and on the represen- 
 tation and petition of the majority of the 
 Trustees, or ratepayers, of two or more 
 School sections in a township, present at 
 special meetings called for that purpose, 
 the county council shall have authority 
 to appoint a committee of not less than five 
 competent persons (of whom a County In- 
 spector shall be one, and a majority of 
 whom shall form a quorum,) to revise 
 and alter the boundaries of the School sec- 
 tions of such township, as far as such com- 
 mitte shall judge exptidient ; Provided 
 always, that no person shall be competent 
 to act on either of the committees mention- 
 ed in this clause of this Act, who was a 
 member of the town.ship council that passed 
 the by-law or resolution complained of; 
 And provided, also, that the alterations 
 made in the boundaries of any School sec- 
 tion by such com'nittee, shall not take 
 effect before the end of the year during 
 
 14. Themunicipal council of any town 
 ship may, in case a majority of the resident 
 householders and frecdioldcrs in two-thirds 
 at least of the several school sections, at 
 public meetings called in each secdon of 
 the township, shall so desire it, fonn the 
 township into one School municipality, as 
 in each city and town, and establish a 
 Township Board of Public School Trustees, 
 as provided liy the thirty-second .section of 
 the Consolidated School Act. 
 
 County coun- 
 cil may es- 
 tablish Towh 
 bhip bonrd.H. 
 
 15. [This .section not altered.] 
 
 School sec- 
 tions to con- 
 lain fifty resi- 
 dent children 
 unless the 
 iirea exceed* 
 lour square 
 miles. 
 
 Appeal 
 against for- 
 IC The majority of the Trustees, or any matlon or al 
 five rate-payers of a school section, «hall '°,™jj'^|" "' 
 have the right of appeal or complaint toijons. 
 their county council against any ))y-law or Authority of 
 resolution which has beeii passed, or may county conn- 
 be passed, by their tiiwuship coui\cil *^"'"- 
 for the formation or alteration of their 
 School section ; and it ni;;y and shall be 
 lawful for such county council to ajqioint 
 a committee of not more than fiv(, or less 
 than three competent persons (two of whom 
 shall be the County .Judge and County In- 
 spector, and a majority of whom shall form 
 a quorum), to investigate the matter of such 
 appeal or complaint, and confirm or disal- 
 low the by-law or resolution complained of; 
 and on the representation and petition of 
 the majority of the Trustees, or ratepayers, 
 or two or more School sections in a town- 
 .ship, present at .special meetings called 
 for the purpose, the county council .shall 
 have authority to appoint a committee 
 of not less than five competent persons 
 (two of whom shall be the County Judge 
 and County Insjiector, and a majority . 
 of whom shall form a (luorum, ) to I'cvise ^^^ '^^^^ J^^ 
 and alter tlie boun-laries of the scliool sec- on "tho com 
 tions of such, township, so far as to settle mittees. 
 the matters complained of; Provided al- 
 way.s, that no person shall be competent to 
 .act on either of the committees mentioned proviso—' 
 in this clause of this Act, who was a mem- Alteration In 
 lier of the township council that passed the "'<» section? 
 by-law or rcsolu'ion complained of; Aiid {J}'J'po'"^^f°^p 
 provided also, that the alterations made in lUeendoftho 
 the boundaries of any school section by year, 
 such committee, shall not take efi'ecl befor(( 
 
30 
 
 whicli tliey sliull Ijo made, nnd of whieli 
 alterution due notice sliall be given by the 
 Inspector to tlie clerk of tlic township, and 
 to the tnistcjs of the school sections eon- 
 •cerned ; Provided furthermore, that the 
 school boundaries of a village existing at 
 the time of its incorporation, shall con- 
 tinue in force, notwithstanding its incor- 
 jiorporation, until altered under the au- 
 thority of the school laws. 
 
 17. On th<! Geh!cti(in of land, as provided 
 by law, for a school site, for the erection of 
 ;i school-house and necessary buildings, or 
 for enlarging school i)remi.s<jo, if the owner 
 of such land shall refuse to sell the same, 
 or shall demand therefor a price deemed 
 unreasonable by the Trustees, the jtroprie- 
 tor of su(;h land and tlie Trustees shall each 
 forthwith select an arbitrufor; and the 
 arbitrators thus chosen and the County 
 Inspector, or any two of tlieni, shall ap- 
 praise the damages to tlie owner of such 
 land, and upon the teuvler of payment of 
 the amount of such damages to the owner 
 by the School Trustees, tlie land shall be 
 taken and used for the purpose aforesaid. 
 
 Proviso- 
 School boun- 
 daries Id 
 vlllage9. 
 
 18. On the formation or alteration of a 
 miion School section or division, under the 
 authority of the lifth section of the School 
 Law Amendment Act of eighteen hundred 
 and sixty, it shall be the duty of the 
 County Inspector concerned forthwith to 
 transmit a copy of the resolution, Ijy which 
 the formation or alteration was made, to 
 the clerk of the municipality affected by 
 such resolution ; Provided also, that it 
 shall be competent for any County Inspec- 
 tor to call a meeting of the parties author- 
 ized to form and alter union School sec- 
 tions, and it shall be lawful for the Trus- 
 tees of anj' union School section to equal- 
 ize the assessment on the basis adopted by 
 the county council. 
 
 10. Should ^ lie clerk neglect or refuse to 
 })repare and fiirnish the map of the School 
 •livisions of liis municijjality. as required 
 by the forty- ninth section of the Consoli- 
 xlated School Act, he shall render himself 
 
 Manner of 
 UcteroiiniDg 
 the price to 
 bo paid for 
 ECbool sites. 
 
 the end of the year iluring which they shall 
 be made, and of which alteration due notice 
 shall be given by the Inspector to the clerk 
 of the township and to tne trustees of the 
 school sections concerned; Provided fur- 
 thermore, that the school boundaries of 
 a village, existing at the time of its incor- 
 jioration, shall continue in force, notwith- 
 standing its acorporation, until altered 
 undei- tlie authority of the school laws. 
 
 17. On the selection of land, as provided 
 by law, for a school site, for the erection of 
 a school-house and necessary buildings, or 
 for enlarging school premises, if the own^'r 
 of such land shall refuse to sell the same, 
 or shall demand therefor a price deemed 
 unreasonable by the Trustees of any sec- 
 tion or Board of Trustees in cities, towns 
 or incorporated villages, the proprietor of 
 such land, and the Trustees, or Boards of 
 Trustees, shall each forthwith select an ar- 
 bitrator ; and the arbitrators thus chosen 
 and the County Inspector, or any two of 
 them, shall ajipraise the damages to the 
 owner of such land, and upon the tender 
 of payment of the amount of such damages 
 to the owner by the School Trustees, the 
 land shall be taken and used for the pur- 
 pose aforesaid; Provided, nothing herein 
 contained shall authorize the selection in 
 a township of a site tvithin a hundred yards 
 of a garden, orchard, pleasure ground or 
 dwelling-house, without the consent of the 
 owner of such site ; and provided further, 
 that in cities, towns and incorporated 
 villages, vacant land only shall be taken 
 without the consent of the owner or owners. 
 
 18. On the formation or alteration of a 
 union School section or division, \inderthe 
 authority of the fifth section of the School 
 Law Amendment Act of eighteen hundred 
 and sixty, it shall bo the duty of the Coun- 
 ty Inspector concerned forthwith to trans- 
 mit a co}>y of the resolution, by which the 
 formation or alteration was made, to the 
 clerk of the municipality affected by such 
 re-olution ; Provided also, that it shall be 
 competent for any CoiMity Inspector to call 
 
 a meeting of the parties authorized to form I'rovlao. 
 and alter union School sections, and it shall 
 lie lawful for, and be the duty of the Reeves 
 of the Towiishi]) out of which the section 
 is formed, witli the County Inspector, to 
 equalize the assessment. 
 
 On formation 
 or altaration 
 of union 
 school sec- 
 tions Inspec- 
 tor to scnu 
 copy ofreso 
 lutiiin to the 
 clerl{ of the 
 miinicipalitx 
 aflectoU. 
 
 IIK [This section not altered.] 
 
 I'onalty 
 clerk ne- 
 glects to fur 
 ui.sh n ronp 
 of I lie BCholil 
 
31 
 
 , Proviso— 
 ' Schoolboun- 
 ^ daries in 
 z villages. 
 
 f 
 
 Manner of 
 d (IcternilniDg 
 )t' the price lo 
 bo paid for 
 Ecbool Bites. 
 
 T 
 
 P, 
 !d 
 P.- 
 IS 
 
 of 
 of 
 ir- 
 en 
 of 
 he 
 ler , 
 fes 
 lie. 
 ir- 
 
 iin • 
 
 in 
 rds 
 or 
 he 
 cr, 
 ,cd 
 en 
 rs. 
 
 a On formation 
 or altoratlon 
 ' of unica 
 nol school sec- 
 ■ed tioiis Inspcc 
 tor to senu 
 copy ofreso 
 lutiiin to tlie 
 10 clerk of the 
 le municipality 
 ||p]j affected. 
 
 he 
 all 
 
 rm rroviao. 
 lall 
 
 Vl'S 
 
 ion 
 1() 
 
 I'pnalty 
 cleric i»e- 
 glccts lo fur 
 uish a roap 
 
 of tliC BChOdI 
 
 liable to a penalty not exceeding ten dol- 
 lars", to be recovered before a magistrate, 
 for the School purposes of his municipali- 
 ty, at the instance of any ratepayer thereof. 
 
 20. The Tnistccs of any School section 
 or municipality shall have the same autho- 
 rity to ])rovidc a residjuce for a School 
 teacher that they now have by law to pro- 
 vide School accommodations. 
 
 21. The report of the School Trustees I 
 roquired by law to be laid before the an- 1 
 uual School meeting, shall include a sum- 1 
 mary of their proceedings and state of the i 
 School during the year, together with a , 
 detailed statement of receipts and expen- 
 diture, signed by eitlier or botli of the School 
 auditors of the section, and in case of dif- 
 ference of opinion between the auditors on 
 any matter in the accounts, it shall be re- 
 ferred to and decided by the County In- 
 spector. 
 
 22. Should the sccrctaiy of a Trustee 
 corporation neglect or I'efuse at any time 
 to give notice of a School Ti-u.stee meeting, 
 it shall be lawful for any Trustee to do so, 
 by giving notice of sueli meeting to liis 
 colleague.-'. 
 
 23. All moneys collected in any School 
 section by the Trustee corjioration, shall 
 be paid into the hands of the secretary, 
 treasurer thereof; and shouhl the Tiiistees 
 refuse or neglect to take proper security 
 from such secretary-treasurer, they shall be 
 held to be personally rcsponsilile for sucIi 
 monej's. and tlie ])rovision3 of the one 
 'mndued and thirty-seventh .section of the 
 I 'onsolidated School Ai't sliall apply to 
 Lliein. 
 
 (livi.'ioiis, 
 iindcr Con- 
 solidatcii 
 Srchool Act. 
 
 20. Tlie Trustees of any School section 
 or municipality shall have the same autho- Ti ustcos may 
 rity to pi'ovide a residence lor a School {i'™;^'^',",^^/'- 
 teacher tliat they now have by law to pro- teachms. 
 vide a School site. 
 
 Contents of 
 tlic nniinal 
 school trii.H- 
 lees' report. 
 
 21. [This section not altered.] 
 
 DIITuroncos 
 iKitwccn au- 
 ditors to be 
 n-rcrrcd to 
 theln.speotor 
 
 22. Should tlie secretary of a Trustee 
 corporation ncglei-t or refuse at anv time to Polices of 
 give notice of a School Trustee meeting, it \l'!J'^'"^ "*"'■'" 
 shall be hnvful for any Trustee tn do so. 
 
 2!$. fTliis section not altered. 
 
 a School meeting, 
 
 24. Any cliiiinuan of 
 who may be elected School Tru.stee at sucli 
 meeting, shall make tlie declaration of 
 office now rcfjuired of Trustees by law, in 
 l>rescncc of tne secretary of such meeting. 
 
 25. Should tlie majority of the School 
 '["rustees, or the majority of a public School 
 meeting, neglect or refuse, in case of a dif- 
 t'erenct! in regard lo a School site, to appoint 
 iiu arbitrator, as provided in the thirtict!i 
 .section of the O)nsolidated S-,'hool Act, it 
 shall be competent for tlie (!ounty Inspector, 
 with the arbitrator ajipointed, to meet and 
 determine the matter, and the (.'ounty In- 
 spector, in case of sudi refusal or neglect, 
 shall have a second or ciisliii.:.^ vote, yiro- 
 vided they should i;ot agree. 
 
 21. [Tills section not altered.] 
 
 Moneys lo be 
 paid to the 
 sccrotiiry- 
 ireasurer. 
 
 Trustees ne- 
 (ilcctini; to 
 lake securily 
 from the 
 secretary- 
 treasurer. 
 
 l>eclaration 
 bv cluiimtun. 
 
 25. Should tlu^ majority of the School 
 Trustees, or the majori ty of a public School '^fusteesnc- 
 
 meeting, neglect or ref" e, in case of a dif- |i,fpoii)t!in 
 ference in regard to a School site, to ap-arbltramrln 
 ])oint an arbitrator, as provided in the, thir- ^>*^°-^ o! dif- 
 tieth section of the Consolidated «f hool J)^^™;;^'' ''"- 
 Act, or should the owner of land selected gciiool site?, 
 as a School site, as ])rovided by section 
 seventeen of this Act, refuse to appoint an 
 arbitrator, it shall Ik; competent for the 
 County Inspector, with the arbitrator ap- 
 pointed, to meet and determine tin' matter, 
 and the County Inspector, in ca.sc of such 
 refusal or neglect, shall hav(! a second or 
 
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 26. Should only ii majority of tlie arbi- 
 trators ap])oint(id to decide any case under 
 the authority of the School I^aws of this 
 Province, be present at any lawful meeting, 
 in consequence of the neglect or refusal of 
 their colleagues to meet them, it shall be 
 competent for those present to make and 
 publish an award upon the matter or mat- 
 ters submitted to them, or to adjourn the 
 meeM'ig for any period not exceeding ten 
 day, and give +he absent arbitrator notice 
 of ;juch adjournment. 
 
 27. All matters of difl'erence between 
 Trustees and Teachers, authorized und re- 
 quired by the eighty-fourth, eighty -fifth, 
 uighty-sixth and eighty-seventh sections of 
 the Consolidated School Act, 22 Vic, Chap. 
 C4j; the ninth section of 'he School Laws 
 Amendment Act, 23 Vic, Chap. 49; and 
 the ninth section of the Grammar School 
 Improvement Act of 1865, 29th Vic, Chap. 
 29 ; to be settled by arbitration, shall here- 
 after be brought and decided in the Division 
 Court by the Judge o<" the County Court in 
 each county, and the said clauses of the 
 said Acts are hereby repealed ; Provided 
 always, that the decision of any county 
 Judge in all such ca.ses may be appealed 
 from, as provided in the one hundred and 
 eighth and five following sections, or sub- 
 sections of the said Consolidated Common 
 School Act, and the twenty-eighth section 
 of this Act. 
 
 28. Any Division Court Judge receiving 
 in intimation of appeal from his decision, 
 under the authority of the one hundred and 
 eighth and five following sections of the 
 Consolidated School Act, shall thereupon 
 certify, under his hand, to the Chief Su- 
 perintendent of Education, the statement 
 of claim and other proceedings in the case 
 together with the evidence and his own 
 judgment thereon, and all objections made 
 thereto. 
 
 29. The summer vacations of all the Pub- 
 lic Schools shall be from the lifteenth day 
 of July to the fifteenth day of August, in- 
 clusive. 
 
 30. Several sections and sub-sections of 
 the Consolidated Common School Act for 
 Upper Canada, 22 Victoria, Chapter 64, 
 shall be amended as follows : 
 
 casting vote, provided they .should not 
 agree. 
 
 Proceciling-n 
 where an 
 arbitrator is 
 absent. 
 
 26. [This section not altered.] 
 
 27. All matters of difl'erence between 
 Trustees and Teachers, authorized and re- 
 quired by the eighty-fourth, eighty-fifth, Krtn.- 
 eighty-sixth and eighty-seventh sections of lecsand 
 the Consolidated School Act, passed in the teachers to 
 twenty -second year of Her Majesty's reign, J*^ settleil by 
 and chaptered sixty-fc^ur ; the ninth sec- j^jg^''"" ^ 
 tion of tlie School Law Amendment Act, 
 passed in the twenty-third year of Her Ma- 
 jesty's reign, and chaptered forty-nine ; and 
 the ninth section of the Grammar School 
 Improvement Act of 1865, passed in the 
 twenty-ninth year of Her Majesty's reign, 
 and chaptered twenty-nine, to be settled 
 by arbitration, shall hereafter be brought 
 and decided in the Division Court by the 
 Judge of the County Court in each county ; 
 and the said clauses of the said Acts are 
 hereby repealed ; Provided always that the 
 decision of any County Judge in all such p,.ovJ3o_ 
 cases may be appealed from, as provided in ^ , f^^^^^ 
 the one hundred and eighth and five fol- judge's rtc 
 lowing sections, or sub-sections of the said cision. 
 Consolidated Common School Act, and the 
 twentv-eighth section of this Act. 
 
 28. [This section not altered.] 
 
 In casocj ap- 
 pealed, judiiio 
 to send state 
 nient of 
 ciaim, etc., 
 chief superin- 
 tendent of 
 I'ducatiou. 
 
 29. [This section not altered.] 
 
 Summer va- 
 cations. 
 
 30. Several sections and sub-sections of 
 the Consolidated Common School Act for 
 Upper Canada, passed in the twenty-second 22 Vic, cap. 
 year of Her Majesty's reign, and chaptered **> «men<>eU. 
 sixty-four, shall be amended as follows: 
 
 31. 
 Schoo 
 or As 
 mean 
 which 
 them, 
 aiitho] 
 
 32. 
 whole 
 oonsol 
 
Proceedings 
 where an 
 arbitrator is 
 absent. 
 
 DllTerencos 
 .between triis - 
 t' tecs and 
 J teachers to 
 be settled by 
 the county 
 ■Judge. 
 
 t 
 > 
 
 
 
 * Proviso— 
 
 ^ Appeal from 
 - judfte's de- 
 1 cision. 
 
 In casc^ ap- 
 pealed, jailiid 
 10 send state 
 ment of 
 claim, etc, 
 chief superin- 
 tendent of 
 I'ducation. 
 
 Summer va- 
 cations. 
 
 of 
 
 or 
 
 id 22 Vic, cap. 
 
 >jj 64, amended. 
 
 33 
 
 (1.) The. twonty-third section, after the 
 words "twenty dollais," wliall read "to bo 
 sued for and recovered before a Justice of 
 the Peace, by the Trustees of the School 
 ■section, or by nnv two ratepavcrH, for it.s 
 use. 
 
 (2.) In the second sub-section of the 
 twenty-seventh section, the words ''and 
 .shall proceed in the .same manner as ordin- 
 iiry collectors of county or township rates 
 iind assessments," shall be amended to read 
 as follows: "and shall have the same 
 powers and pocced in the same manner in 
 his School section and towrship, as a town- 
 ship collector, in collecting rates in a town- 
 ship or county, as provided in the Muni- 
 i-ipal Corporations and As.ses,smcnt Acts." 
 
 (3.) The eighth sub-section of the same 
 lliventy-seventh) section shall be amended 
 so as to read as follows : " To contract with 
 and employ teatdiers for such School section, 
 and determine the amount of their salaries ; 
 l)ut no agreement between the Trustees and 
 teacher of any School section shall be valid 
 and binding on either party unless such 
 ugreemont has been made and signed as 
 agreed to, at a meeting, of which all Triis- 
 tees have been duly notified. " 
 
 (4.) The ninth sub-section of the same 
 (twenty-seventh) section, after the words 
 "school section," shall be amended, so as 
 to read as follows: "but they [the Trus- 
 tees] shall not give such order in behalf of 
 any te-icher, except for the actual time dur- 
 ing which said teacher, while employed, 
 lield a legal certificate of qualification." 
 
 (5. ) At the end of the twelfth sub-section 
 i)f the same (twenty-seventh) section, the 
 following words shall be added : " and in 
 case of any omission or mistake in such 
 roll, the township council shall have au- 
 thority to correct it. " 
 
 (6. ) In the first sub-section of the ninety- 
 lirst section, the Avords, ' ' he shall appor- 
 tion no money," shall read, "he shall ap- 
 portion, but shall not give an order to 
 pay money." 
 
 31. Whf rcver reference is made in any 
 School Act to the Municipal Institutions 
 or Assessment Acts, it shall be held to 
 mean those Acts or amendments to them 
 which may be in force at the time of citing 
 them, and performing any duty under their 
 authority. " I 
 
 32. And whereas it is expedient that the 
 whole system of Public Schools should be 
 consolidated and united under one man- 
 
 (l.) [This .sul).,soction not ultercd.J .s«c. \i\i. 
 
 {•!.) [This sub-section not altered. ) 
 
 .'^c. 27,g!ib-8. 
 
 (3.) The eighth sub-section of the same 
 (twenty-seventh) section shall be amended g ' -''*"°'- 
 by striking out all the words therein after 
 the word "salaries." 
 
 {{■{.) This sub-section not altered.] 
 
 j-ec. 
 9. 
 
 .subs 
 
 (5.) [TItis sub-.section not altered,] 
 
 (ti. ) [Tliis Rub-.section not altered. 
 
 31. [This section not altered.] 
 
 Soc. 27. sub. 
 K. 12. ■ 
 
 .Sec. 91 , sub. 
 s. 1. 
 
 Reference In 
 school Acta 
 to the Muni- 
 cipal and A.s- 
 sessment 
 .Vctf>. 
 
 32. The public schools in cities, towns ^^''^^'^^^ 
 and incorporated villages shall be under ^^ools to b- 
 the management of Boards of Public School under the 
 
34 
 
 n^^emo-nt, nnd Hint tlic Graniiiiar Schools 
 Hhould b(> niado etrcctivc in promoting the 
 interests of a higher English, H(!iontific and 
 commcrciiil, as wuU as classical education, 
 it i8 hereby enacted, that from and after 
 the sixth day of July next ensuing, tlio 
 Boards of Grammar School Trustees in 
 cities, towns and villages shiiU cease to ex 
 ist, and the Grammar and Public Scliools 
 in the municipalities or School divisions 
 shall be under the management of the 
 Boards of Public School Trustees ; and 
 each of such Boards shall be a Corporation, 
 under the designation of Public School 
 Board, and in addition to the legal powei-s 
 now i)osse88ed by Grammar and Common 
 School Tnistees, shall succeed to all Lhe 
 l)roperty, rights, obligations and powers 
 of such Boanls of Grammar and Common 
 School Trustees in such JIunicipalities or 
 School divisions ; Provided that the Gram- 
 mar iiiicl Common School Boards shall con- 
 tinue in otiice until their successors are 
 elected, ns j^rovided by the thirty-third 
 section of this Act. 
 
 33. The members of the Boards of Pub- 
 lic School Trustees shall be elected and 
 elassitied in the manner provided by law 
 lor the election and classification of Com- 
 mon School Trustees in cities, towns, in- 
 corpomted villages, and other School divi- 
 sions, as the case may be ; which elections 
 shall be held on the second Wetlnesday in 
 July in each year, and the first election on 
 the first Wednesday in July next after the 
 passing of this Act, commencing at ten 
 o'clock in the forenoon. Provided always, 
 that it shall be lawful for the municipal 
 council of any city, town, or incorporated 
 village within which a High School may 
 be situated, to appoint and determine the 
 continuance and succession in office of a 
 number not exceeding four duly qualified 
 persons, as members of the Board of Pub- 
 lic School Ti-ustees, in addition to those 
 axxthorized to be elected by the idtepayers. 
 
 34. The Grammar Schools shall be desig- 
 nated and known as High Schools, in whicli 
 provision shall be made for teaching the 
 higher branches of an English and com- 
 jnercial education, including the natural 
 sciences, with special r(;ference to agricul- 
 ture, and, also, the Latin, Greek, French 
 and German languages, to those pupils 
 whose parents or guardians may desire it, 
 according to a programme of studies and 
 regulations, which shall be prescribed from 
 time to time by the Council of Public In- 
 struction, with the approval of the Lieu- 
 tenant Governor in Council. 
 
 Tiualees ; .lud each of such boards fihall be board* o( 
 a coriwration under the designation of{';;,';','°^f'*'°"' 
 Public School Board, and shall succeed to 
 all the property, rights, obligations and 
 jMMvers of Boards of Common School Tnis- 
 tees in such cities, towns and villages ; 
 Provided that the Common School Boards l'''o^''«<'"n-'"" 
 shall continue in office until their succes- |',]^}fr(l"'' 
 SOLS are elected, as proviiled by the thirty- 
 third section of this Act. 
 
 :!3. The membei-s of the Public School ^jif^'ijfg"^,^"^'' 
 Boards shall be eleete 1 and classified in the of'mombpre' 
 manner provided by law for the election of the board, 
 and classification of Common School Trus- 
 tees in cities, towns and incorporated vil- 
 liige.s. 
 
 3i 
 
 Sch( 
 witli 
 Iligl 
 ters, 
 
 piy< 
 
 and 
 
 shall 
 
 the 
 
 Scho 
 
 to pi 
 
 port 
 
 iiiam 
 
 •sliall 
 Scho< 
 upon 
 Fund 
 Comr 
 
 31. P>oards of Grammar School Trustees 'Grammar 
 shall be designated High School Boards ; h^KhwL«' 
 and the Grammar Schools shall be desig- 
 nated and kijown as High Schools, in which 
 provision shall be made for tt^aching to both j^g'J.efn"'" 
 male and female pupils the higher branches 
 of an English and commercial education, 
 including the natural sciences, with special 
 reftrenee to agriculture, and, also, the La- 
 tin, Greek, French and German languages, 
 to those pupils whose parents or guardians 
 Piay desire it, according to a progi-amme of 
 studies and regulations, which shall be pre- 
 scribed from time to time bv the Council 
 
36 
 
 ■„■> lioardB o( 
 - f public school 
 , tni«tcc8. 
 to 
 
 ul 
 
 IS- 
 
 ** ; 
 
 tlj, Proviso- (W to 
 ■ oxistluK 
 "■ iionnl!*. 
 
 incl Elocttou mid 
 'T clasBlflcatlon 
 t"*^ of members 
 tion of the board 
 
 ruH- 
 vil- 
 
 of ona Grammar 
 ^ , schools to be 
 ras ; high schools. 
 
 (!Slg- 
 
 b?^^ therein, 
 iclies 
 
 tion, 
 )ecial 
 La- 
 ages, 
 dians 
 ne of 
 jpre- 
 unoil 
 
 35. All the provisions of Uw (jirituuuai' 
 Siiliool Act shall, us far as is tonsLsttut 
 with the provisions of this Act, apply to 
 lligli Schools, their Trnstees, head mas- 
 ters, and other officers, as fully as tluy ap- 
 ply to Grammar Schools ami their ollicers, 
 nml the Board of T'ublic School Tnistees 
 shall have the same ])ower to provide for 
 the accommodation and sn])port of High 
 Schools as they have, or may have, by law 
 to provide for tin; accommodation and sup- 
 port of the Common Schools under their 
 management. 
 
 36. The Grammar or High School grant 
 shall be exclusively applied in aid of lligli 
 Schools, end shall be apportioned and paid 
 upni the same conditions as the School 
 Fund is apportioned and paid in aid of 
 Common Schools. 
 
 Cprtaiii pro- 
 
 ^ DDK (if tllO 
 
 Ki.iiiimur 
 
 StllCK>t Act to 
 
 apply to th\» 
 Act. 
 
 HonrU may 
 provide for 
 the support 
 of high 
 schoolF. 
 
 of Public Instruction, with the approval 
 of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council ; 
 and the Council of Public Instruction shall 
 have power to exempt any High School, 
 which shall not have sutFicient funds to 
 provide the necessary ([ualified teachers, 
 jrom the obligation to teach the German 
 and French languages. 
 
 !{.'». All the provisions of the Grammar 
 School Act shall, as far as is consistent with 
 the provisions of this Act, apply to High 
 i Sdiools, tlu'ir Tnistees, head masters and 
 other otHc(us, as fully as they apply to 
 Grammar Schools and their officers, and as 
 far as the fund will permit, it shall be law- 
 ful for the Lieutenant-Governor in Council 
 to authorize the establishment of additional 
 High Schools upon the conditions prescri- 
 bed by the (Jrammnr School Act and this 
 Act. 
 
 ;Ki. The Grannnar or High Sciiool graut Application 
 sliall be exclusively applied in aid of Higli of the Orair.- 
 Schools ; and of the sums of money required ™'^'" school 
 to be raised from local sources for the support ^™°'^' 
 of a High School a sum equal to one-half 
 of the amount paid by the Goveniment to 
 any High School in a city or town with- 
 drawn from the jurisdiction of the county, 
 together with such other sum as may be 
 re<iuired for the accommodation and su])- 
 jiort of such school, shall be provided by 
 the Municipal Council of such city or town 
 upon the application of the High School 
 Board. In the case of a High School in 
 towns, incorporated villages or townships, 
 one-half of the amount paid by the Govern- 
 ment shall be paid by tne Municipal Coun- 
 cil of the county in which such High 
 School is situated, upon the application of 
 the High School Board ; and such other 
 sums as may be required for the mainten- 
 ance and school accommodation of the said 
 High School, shall be raised by the Coun- 
 cil of the Municipality in which the High 
 School is situated, upon the application of 
 the High School Board ; or in the event of 
 the County Council forming the whole or 
 parts of a county into one or more High 
 School districts, then such other sums as 
 may be required for the maintenance of the 
 said High School shall be provided by the 
 High School district upon the application 
 of the High School Board in the manner 
 hereinafter provided : 
 
 (1.) The Council of any municipality or 
 the councils of the respective municipali- 
 ties, out of which the whole or part of such 
 High School district is formed, shall, upon 
 
86 
 
 37. No Public or Hidi Hchoo! shall \w. 
 PKtitled to Kliare in the Fund applicahlc to 
 it unless it is ''onducted according to tiic 
 regulations provided by law ; nor, unless 
 in the case of a High iSchool, has nn aver- 
 age attendance of twenty i)UiiilH ; und each 
 High School conducted according to law 
 shall be entitled to an ajtportioiiuieut of 
 not leas than three hundred, and not more 
 than one thousand tlollars ])er annum, av- 
 cording to the average attendance of pupils, 
 their proficiency in the various branches of 
 study, and the le-igth of time eiicli such 
 High School is kept o})en as compared 
 with other High Schools. 
 
 38. The County, City, or Town Inspec- 
 tor of Schools, the Chairman of the Board 
 of Public School Trustees, and the head 
 master of the High School shall constitute 
 a Board of Kxamination for the admission 
 of pupils to the lligh School, according to 
 the regulations and programme of exami- 
 nation provided according to law ; and it 
 shall be the duty of the Inspector of High 
 Schools to see that such regulations are 
 duly obs(!rvcd in the admission of pupils to 
 the High Schools ; Provided, nevertheless, 
 that the ])upils already admitted as (!ram- 
 niar School pupils according to law, shall 
 bo held eligible Avithout further examina- 
 tion for admission as jiupils of t'.ie High 
 Schools ; and pre ided furthermore, that 
 pupils from any part of the County in 
 which a High School is or rray be estab- 
 lished shall be admitted to such school on 
 the same terms as pupils within the town 
 or village of such school, upoii the condi- 
 tion always, that the Council of such 
 County shall contribute pi-o rata towards 
 raising the sum or sums required by law to 
 be provided from local sources to entitle 
 such High School to share in the tirauimar 
 School Fund. 
 
 39. The Inspector or ln8])ectors of Gram- 
 mar Schools now authorized by law, shall 
 be known as the Inspector or Inspectors of 
 High Schools. 
 
 40. It may and shall be lawful for any 
 County Council to form the whole or parts 
 of one or more townships, towns and villa- 
 lages within its jurisdiction into a High 
 Scnool district, within the limits of which 
 a Board of six Trustees shall be elected by 
 the ratepayers in the same manner as are 
 
 the application of the Higii School Board, 
 rais(! the proportion required to be paid by 
 such municipality or jiart of the munici- 
 pality, from the whole «)r ]>art of the mu- 
 nicipality, lis the case may be. 
 
 ;}7. No Public (ir High Schocd siiall be 
 entitled to share in the Fund applicable to<'i>i»'liii"iii- 
 
 it unless it is conducted according to the ''•'','•', *'''*''' 
 
 ... • 1 I I 1 1 1 I ulillo or 
 
 reguhitioiiH provided liy liiw ; and each (||j,|, (^^1,^,1^ 
 
 IIi;<h School conducted ace. "ling to law, inny nhnro in 
 
 shidl be entitled to an apjK.i lionment nt •'"' '''''"'"I 
 
 the rale of not less than lour liuiidretl .lol- ''""''• 
 
 lars jter annniii, according to tlic av<'rage 
 
 attendance of pupils, their jirolicicncy in 
 
 the various liranchcs of study, and the 
 
 lengtii of time eacii such High School is 
 
 kcjit ojieii. as coin])aicd with otlier Higli 
 
 Schools. 
 
 3M. The County, City or 'I'own Insjiector 
 of Schools, tlie Chairman of the High 
 Scliool Board and the head master of the 
 Higii School shall constitute a lioanl of 
 FiXainiuers for tli<! admission of pupils tr) 
 the High School, according to the regula- 
 tions and progi'amme of examination pro- 
 vided according to law ; and it shall be the 
 duty of the Inspector of High Schools to 
 SCI! that such regulations arc duly observed 
 in tlie admission of puj)ils to the High 
 Scliools ; Provided nevertheless, that the 
 pupils already atlmitted a.s Cnimmar School 
 pujtils according to law, shall be held 
 eligible without further examination for 
 admission as jmpils of the High Schools ; 
 And provided furthermore, that pupils from 
 any part of the counlyin which a High 
 School is or may be established shall be 
 admitted to such school on the same terms 
 as pujdls within the town or village of such 
 school. 
 
 l!<):ir(l of t;x 
 araiiicrs i'ur 
 ndiniKsion or 
 piipilHinhigh 
 
 HcllOdlK. 
 
 I'roviFo— ii. 
 to pupils 111 
 ready aditii' 
 tnd to pram 
 iiiiir kcIkhiI- 
 
 I'rOViHO— il,« 
 
 to theudiiil- 
 Kioii of pupil- 
 from the 
 county. 
 
 [This section not altered.] 
 
 In.spcotdis (.1 
 f^rumniar 
 
 " KChOOlB to Iji' 
 
 in!>pectorH if 
 
 lligh HChlH)l> 
 
 It). Every C^ounty Council shall deter- county (vmii 
 mine the limits of each High School dis- cii may form | 
 trict for each Grammar School now existing '''S^ whmii 
 within the County, and may form the ''"'"■''''''■ 
 whole or part of one or more townships, 
 towns and villages within its jurisdiction 
 into a High School district ; arid the High Board of trus 
 
37 
 
 ircl, 
 
 [by 
 lici- 
 mn- 
 
 I lu- 
 
 to Comliiioni* 
 
 Ml.. "I*"" *l'>i:l" 
 "V I'uMlcor 
 •ncli iiigi, 8clio.il- 
 liiw, may nhnro In 
 
 ^ „J^ llll' HclllHll 
 
 .lol- '■'"'"• 
 liiHi- 
 V ill 
 tl..- 
 (il is 
 llii-h 
 
 odor 
 IliKli 
 r tlie 
 111 of 
 
 ils to 
 
 ■f^Vllil- 
 
 I 1<11)- 
 l(^ till' 
 >1h to 
 
 KTVci 
 
 Higl. 
 
 .t tlic 
 
 Icliool 
 
 held 
 
 II for 
 lools ; 
 i from 
 
 High 
 1.11 be 
 
 llo.iril of <!\ 
 araincfH lor 
 iidiiiiKHion (if 
 I)tipilKtot:iE»i 
 
 8l'h(Kilf. 
 
 rroviFo— n> 
 to pupils al 
 ready adtni' 
 tod to pram 
 mar kcIkkiU 
 
 I'roviHo— iis 
 to tlicaUiiil- 
 Kion of pupils 
 terms from the 
 f sucli county. 
 
 Inspt'Ctor.^ 1 : 
 (^miliar 
 • scboolB to In' 
 inspectors 1 1 
 liigh Hcliools 
 
 deter- county om, 
 ol dis- ell may form 
 
 ,1^ districts, 
 m the 
 
 lahips, 
 
 Uction 
 
 Iliffh Bo«>''' "''"'"■ 
 
 lioardH of Heliuol TruHtces in incorponit«d 
 villages, in hikIi filuet- and at sucli time, 
 tor the firHteleetion, us may lie appointed 
 tiy the Warden of the (bounty, and tit sueli 
 jiluee snl)He(|neiilly »s tnuy lie appiiintcd by 
 the said Hoard ; and all the ju'ovi.sions of 
 the School Acts relating to the eU-etion 
 and sueccHHion of Trustees in ineorporati'd 
 viilagCH, shall iipjdy to the eleetion and 
 sucecHsion of Triistees in said High Srliool 
 (l.iHtriet, as far as is consiMtent with tins 
 sei'tion ; and the Hoard of Tnistees of mk ii 
 High yeh()(d distriet shall ]>os8('ss all the 
 powers within the said ilistrict for the 
 sunport and nianngenunt of their High 
 Seliool, and iii respeetto the County Conn- 
 eil, as are nossessed by the Boards of I'ub- 
 lic Seliool Trustees in inoorporatcd villages, 
 in respeet to the support and management 
 of the schools iinder their care, and in re- 
 speet to th(! Jluniciiial Council of their 
 Municipality, as provided by the School 
 Acts of Upner Canftda : I'rovided always, 
 tiiat it shall be lawful for such (bounty 
 Council to aitpoint and determine the con- 
 tinuance and succiissiou in office of a num- 
 ber not exceeding four duly 'jualitied per- 
 sons as members of such Board of Iligh 
 School Trustees in addition to those author- 
 ized to be elected by the ratepayers. 
 
 41. And whereas it is desirable to en" 
 courage the establishment of supi.-rior 
 rlnssieal Schools, it sliall be lawful for the 
 I,. 'utenant-Oovernor in Council to confer 
 upon any High School, in which not less 
 tiiaii four masters are fully -iin ployed in 
 teaching the subjects of tin; yirescribed 
 I'urricnlum, and in which the daily average 
 of male pupils studying the Latin or Creek 
 language shall be not less than sixty, the 
 name Collegiate Institute : and toward the 
 support of such Collegiate Institute it shall 
 bo hiAvful for the Lieutenant-Governor in 
 Council to authorize the payment of an 
 lulditional sum, at the rate of, and not ex- 
 ceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars per 
 annum out of the Superior Education Fund, 
 provided under the authority of the tenth 
 section of the Consolidated Grammar School 
 Act, twenty-second Victoria, chapter sixty- 
 tnrec: Provided, that if in any year the 
 average of pupils above described shall fall 
 below sixty, or the number of ma-stcrs be 
 'ess than four, the additional grant shall 
 <case for that year. And if the said aver- 
 age shall continue to be less than sixty, or 
 the number of masters less than four, 
 lor two successive years, the institution 
 shall forfeit the name and privileges of a 
 
 .School Hoard of such district sh.d'. iiomscnh 
 all the powers within the said district, for 
 the support and management of their High 
 School, and in n-spcct to the County Coun- 
 cil, iw are ]'(isM'«Med under the (Jranimar 
 School Acts and this Act by High School 
 Hoards in resoect to the sup]>ort and man- 
 agi ineut of tin; schools under their care ; 
 '.ml such County (^)uncil may appoint and 
 detenniiK! the continuance and succession 
 in offi(e of six duly (|nnlified persons as 
 members of such Iligh School Board. Pro- 
 vided however, that existing Grammar 
 Schoid divisions already established shall 
 be called High School districts, and con- 
 tinue as .such till otherwi.se altcrc'l by by- 
 law of sucii County Council. 
 
 Ini'f — bow 
 nppolultd. 
 
 rower of 
 hnanl oftruM- 
 tens'. 
 
 County i;ouii- 
 clla may ap- 
 point mnm- 
 Iwrs to the 
 lidard. 
 
 Collegiate 
 inBtitute!?. 
 
 Graot lu 
 support of 
 collegiato 
 iDstltutcs. 
 
 4L [Tliis .section not altered.] 
 
 Proviso. 
 
38 
 
 (l!ollegiate Institute, until restored by the 
 laeutenant-Govemor in Council, under the 
 renditions provided by this section. 
 
 42. Be it furthermore enacted, that it 
 may and shall be lawful for the Board of 
 Public School Trustees of each city, town 
 and village to establisli one or more Indus- 
 trial Schools for othenvise neglected chil- 
 dren and to make all needful regiilations 
 and employ the means requisite to secure 
 th'^ attendance of such children, and for 
 the support, management and discipline of 
 such school or schools. 
 
 43. All the provisions of the Grammar 
 !ind Common School Acts which aie incon- 
 sistent v'ith this Act are hereby repealed. 
 
 42. The Public School Board of each J^^',^^[J'«' 
 city, town and village may establish one or 
 more Industrial Schools for otherwise neg- 
 lected children, and make all needful regu- 
 lations and employ the mean.4 requisite to 
 secure the attendance of such children, and 
 for the support, management and discipline 
 of such .school or schools. 
 
 43. Each male teaclier of a public school Supcrannu 
 holding a certificate of qualificatior under nicd teach 'tk' 
 the School Acts of this Province shall, and "" ' 
 
 each such female teacher may, pav into the 
 fundforthe support of superannuated school 
 teachers the sum of four dollars annually; 
 and each Inspector of schools is hereby au- 
 thorized and required to deduct ju c-half of 
 such sum semi -arnually from any payments 
 made by him to any male teacher \mder 
 his jurisdiction, and transmit the same to 
 the Ed'ication Department ; Provided 
 always, that any teacher retiring from the 
 profession shall be entitled to receive back 
 from the Chief Superintendent one -half of 
 any sums thus paid in by him to the fund : 
 And provided further, that on tlie decease 
 of any teacher, his wife, or other legal re- 
 presentative, shall be entitled to receive 
 back the full amount paid in by such teach- 
 er, with interest at the rate of seven per 
 centum per annum. 
 
 44. The summer vacation in high schools Summer y^i- 
 throughout the Province shall be from thcgchris" 
 first day of July until the fifteenth day of 
 
 August inclusive. 
 
 45. Tht Treasurer of every High School -Auii't "^ 
 Board shall submit his accounts to the ^'^"jf"J^,^„*)j',,. 
 county Auditors to be audited by them in accounts, 
 the same manner as the county treasurer's 
 accounts are audited, and it sliall be the 
 
 duty of the county Auditors to audit such 
 accounts. 
 
 46. The one hundred and thirtietli and Jurisdiction 
 seven following sections of the Corsolidated ^"11^''^'"" 
 School Act, passed in the twen y-.second moneys or 
 year of the reign of Her Majesty, and chap- property in 
 tered sixty-four, shall apply to every scliool ^^^^^ hand^. 
 trustee or other person, into whose hands 
 
 any school moneys or school property shall 
 come, and who neglects or refuses to ac- 
 count for, or deliver up the same when 
 called upon by competent authority to do 
 80 ; and thp County Judge, upon applica- 
 tion of any two ratepayers in a school section 
 
 
' 
 
 S9 
 
 ,1. induislrial 
 
 schools. 
 jr 
 
 5- 
 
 II- 
 
 to 
 
 ul 
 It' 
 
 ol Supcraniiu 
 gj.Qtcd teachers' 
 
 '-, fund, 
 ul 
 
 [le 
 
 ol 
 
 u- 
 of 
 
 its 
 lev 
 to 
 cd 
 he 
 ck 
 of 
 d: 
 
 ISO 
 
 re- 
 ive 
 !h- 
 >er 
 
 „!„ Summer v-a- 
 " cation in high 
 "*^ Bchools. 
 of 
 
 for 
 
 sec- 
 
 or division, supported by their affidavit of 
 the facts made before a "Magistrate, shall 
 have the same jurisdiction in the case as 
 lie has in that of a secretary-treasurer, by Security 
 the said sections of the Consolidated School mo^l 
 Act ; Provided always, that it shall be the 
 duty of school tinistees to exact securitv 
 from every person to whom they entrust 
 school money, or other school property, 
 and to deposit such security with th(! 
 Township Council for safe keeping. 
 
 47. The provisions of the Act passed in [.""^""V^o 
 the thirty-second year of Her Majesty's ""c cap 44 
 reign, chaptered forty-four, intituled "An toapp.y oniv 
 Act to amend the Act respecting Common *" 1"ronto. 
 Schools in Upper Canada," are, except the 
 
 ninth and tenth sections thereof, hereby 
 declared to apply to tlie city of Toronto 
 alone. 
 
 48. All the provisions of the Grammar Grammar 
 and Common School Acts which are incon- l^ommon""* 
 sistent with this Act are hereby repealed. School /cts 
 
 inconsl^:^l.•, 
 herewith re- 
 paaletl. 
 
 Qol Audit of 
 ,1 treasurer of 
 H high schools 
 111 accounts, 
 ir's 
 the 
 loh 
 
 iTld Jurisdiction 
 . , over persons 
 ''^^ having 
 )nd moneys or 
 ap. property m 
 ' 1 their handf=. 
 
 nds 
 lall 
 ac- 
 beii 
 I do 
 ica- 
 ;ioii