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EDUCATION,, | 1830, and the Hon. Mr. Coles did got ageless J

Govtmction of hen.-Attorney General, the debate on for twelve years after that. sae humble opiwion; when the’ Catholits of Ptindé Rdwiird | Island! were put upon en equality with ‘their Protestant

the Education Bil! was resumed, “Hos. Leaver ov ‘the Orrodition.—Mr, , Speaker,

ore he ati ; ing. fellow subjects. uake afde deer hi ae Pinas Shin inar nies ay Mr. Coles) having raised the Catholics out of the dust

io make a féw observations in reply to the long oration | of the hon. member for Belfast (Hon. Mr. Dayies) | grow the Dduestion Laws of'this’Colony. It is rather | *” a novel idea for a member Of the Goveroment, who is

That wad tha ‘tithe, in | I think that in place of hit (?#on-:

d emolament. We'know, Sir, that before the hon.

Leader's day Catholics exercised their legitimate jn-

responsible for all the acts of ‘the Govérdment, and fuonee in the councils of this ‘Island. ‘I saw'one in the

should bave expressed his opinious on the subject when | po tee motion for the second reading of the Bill was made,

sition which you, Sir, nowoccupy; and the late Dr.

| Conroy, the brother of our Sergednt-at-Arms, occupied

4 bave thought proper to keep back’ bis views until you |# Position of great weight, and’ several ochers might be

put the question to go into committee on the subject. | rise now merely to reply to one or two charges mado | Is by that bon, member against this side of the Nouse, relative to our policy upon the question whieh has bedn brought up by the letter that ts mow on our ‘table from | be His: Lordship the Bishop of Charlottetown, requesting |

We Government of the Colony to granta certain sum of | Li arottey’ in ‘aid of St. Dunstan's College and otber selwols}

ubdér his ecntrol

sceiariaw schools being brought before the House was),

| mentioned.

It is nothing novel for Catholics’ of this land to occupy high positions, but dné wod!d imagine

| from the remarks of the hon. Leader of the Government, that before his time the Catholics of this Island wer

wers of wood aud drawers of water, Hon. Leaver or THE GovernMent.—I1 spoke of the beral Catholics ou the Island, f Hoo. Leapex or tux Orposrtion.—With all due

iy t The hoo. gentleman, in, the course | respect to the hou. Leader of the Government, he made of dis address, this morning, stated that the question of | 1,9 qistinction between Liberal Catholics and others 31

spoke of the whole Vatholi¢ population of the [slanu.

the fesult.of a conspiracy between ‘the ex-Colouial | phe gelebrated Bible question took place in cénsequence : Vibe tay tus é' to afirm that our oem ot , ; : : Sacretary-and the Tory faction—he would not call them) of an Act, not of the Conservative, but of the Libera?) 0109 a8 practiced io Prussia. But, to allirs stances I think £75 is as much as is desirable to allow at} ed, aod leave asked to sit again.

« ‘party, I bope the hon, member understands. the | arty. he cause of thie question wae tho speech of

meaditig of the word he has used, as he is a champion } \j of édicdtion, The bon. member, chamelon-like, changes } 9;

r. Siaik, the Schoul Visitor, at the celebrated Soiree the opening of the Normal School, in which he ex-

biG opipions very quickly. Last year he spoke in favor | plained the working of the institution as follows :—

of, education, and a short time ago he said that a good edueation would be a curse to a man.

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the Catholics have put him in a high ‘position of bon’

«The moral department will be carried on by the

opening and closing of the institution by prayer, ac-

fio, Mr. Davies.—I said a classieal education would }¢0Td'ng to the regulation of the Board of Edacation, by a

be a curse to the common, people.

daily Bible lesson (the first, exercise of the day after |opening) in which the truths and facts of Scripture will

etfows Leaver ov ine Opposrrion.—I think a classical pbe brought before the children’s minds by tlustrations education’ would be an accomplishment to any man. pand picturing out in words, in langdage, simple and easy Hved a firaier might, with pleasure and profit, sit down ; to be auderstood, from whieh everytiving seGuiridn’ or con- of “wo Pvering to scan a page of Virgil or Horace, or } troversial shall be carefully exciuded. read. chapter of the Old Testament in Hebrew, or the That was the paragraph ia the speech of Mr. Stark, New Testament ia Greek, The hon. member guve us which the Bishop misunderstood, aud thought that it a history Of Education from 155} up to the present | was to be compulsory that every child who attended that period, but .Ltbhiak the people will not bavé fo thank |schoul was, molens volens, tobe couipelled to read the hamiavuch if they attain ro a high state of eduvation, for | Bible. The Protestant clergy men beld meetings and then he*wiihes ‘them (© know merely the rudiments of an | the diverganuce took place, and has remained ever rince,

Kigitsh b@usation, This is not the order of tha day in be

tween the Roman Catholic party and a larg» section

other countries; it is mot the method in Prussia, that of. the Protestant party. But the hon.’ mewber was “9% +f 4 . is . .

o putry 10 which the hon. member alluded, and «aid wrong ip saying that the Conservatives were chargeable

that our Jawa, were superior to theirs; but if he will with all the discontent betwee the parties, on thi-

take the trouble to examine the edycation liws of that) question: }

If he refers to the Debates. he wil: find that

cous y he will asvertiin that the son of the peasant |iany cf the Liberal members did ‘not side with the cati-heve; ‘not oaly a common, bat a tigh educasion, Catholics in the House on this’ Bble (uestivD, bat voted without any cost to himself, and 1 believe the Fras-ians for the Bible being kept in the schools, and among the wind Superior to every other nation as regards their number were yourself, Mr Speaker, thé father of the

literary attainments... The Piussiaus have taken their ho

n. member from Bedeque, (Mr. Laird), and a member

| shade dicho perange’ adSertions, ° He'désttted that he iad | days.

: .| the allowance to each member shoald be deducted in case | ix, B:.AINELAIR 7 Wesraute ese ot: issued quarterly’; |p t to the House and lost. The cisuse iat at, ert uve van bovine! ft Ctl fi whole ben. member's-aogu: of it ‘iD ‘the Bill was then agreed to. : ‘ eg a Ae thin: iants| iP BTPMNIa inine aney =o ' re wi aoe a i nadiinacieteseinaaa \ doa! Me! Samrat ae there not quarter days? -_ oe a Chairman reported pro- “thie: font’! * ‘Atrdrn nitkat::—There are no settled quarter é a ; en’ the-¢aube! “Phé® hot!’ Lender'of'' thie Govertitieat’) “ Hou.’ Atr ancy Givit ip gress, sud asked for.Jeave to sit again. teachets dll dddpmiénce from the first day of their. ’ Mensniadjousneditill ten o'clock on Monday. Phi 1 Oxengam, Reporter.

Monday. April 13.

aye sat, he is obliged to wait for bis| - ' Mor ning Session. , the power to retider them the! servicd ‘which he ‘is ubder’ warrant till the Council sit again; whereasit there wasa/ House went into Committee ou the further consider- obligatidns'td do, and Would vif His colleague in’ the | regular quarter, day, is would be more accommodating t0 ation of the Bill for the incorporation ef the Baptist Government would pefinit him, ~ the teacher. : i Church, at North River. is

Hon. Laven or Tae Goyenyment.—I stated that 1) en. Leapse ov ras Govarnuenr.—The ae Mr. Bell in the Chair. , bad never been asked by any, Catholic in. the Islund to | not dictate the amount of —— - paid this it ane The Bill being read claase by clause, was reported give this grant, and 1 never made ‘any promises on the} if the late. Government thought his salary too smail why agreed to and ordered to be engrossed. subject. arvifod | wan 4 ow

did they, not..rasse it?) Tho present government have. : . ; : ; : see sr his salary; and, therefore, huve shown Mr. P. sada irom im or eet ange Hon. Mr ‘Henpenson —The boo. member from Bel- more luberality than the Conservatives, althourh we have | couats, submit the report, which was ordered

fast affirmed that oar educational’ aystem ‘was superior | had no comp!dints with referenee to the salary, farther committed to a Committee of the whole House on to that of Prussia. | Now, Sir, there was a persoa who, | than. tivat bis labors are worth more than the amount! Wednesday next. i

presume, waa a very competent judge—I reier to | given. House then went into Committee on the further con- Professor of Queen’s College,; Dublin—and :he beld an Hon. Arrorngy Genguat.—I think £25 added to the sideration of the Bill on Education. opinion. something similar. before :be. visited Prussia; resent salaty is all that the Cotony can uffurd just now. Mr. G. Sinclair in the Chair. but, after visiting that country, ‘he returved aud deltver-} Pive ae at gt we) Sten A ae ae Several paragrapks were read and agreed to without ed tis opinions on the subject &f a meeting held in [re- when the Education Bill o was before the Louse, eliciting a debate of aay importance.

‘ i] ‘Apo | showed the inadequ: f th t, and d that : land, and he was'devidedly in favor of compulsory édu- Dey canal to fifty Maeda” Usiee Demis orn Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, progress was report

ase \ pues Se Oe , : ? Tako! nates ie bay. plo Whe Galbiie papvorter in Ht Gur un edinieends Al eh Gime and. another es referenge to_their educational institutyops. 5 fart ne te » Hon. .. antes eee anmane. I old a Hon. Sp, Haxnenson.—If , tensbes — 7 oe never as y therm | BOY yer! ™ * be f |for money,,and, bis, time .bappe ’ Hon, Mr: Hewpensow/~ds~ appears that he has lost Oe ciapeil b

system of Kducation is wbsolutely free, is vot correet,for {be present time. Mr. Henderson thought £20 a year.too persons are (axed to support it, and persous who have tatich farthe 6xaminers, but he cannot object to this bo children to séud to-school are taxed ‘to build sehool-}gmount. ! houses: * kv is my humble opinion, ‘as the reswlt'of eon-! jon, Mr. McAutay.—The Attorney General well Afternoon Session.

siderable experience ‘and observation, that, unless there | knows what the duty of the Opposition is in the case of} Op motion of Hon Attoraey General, the House res were come amount of compulsion éxércised Op the, ped- | inoney grants. , But the present grant is not viewed ag'a! . oq jzeelf into a Uommittee of the whole on the ple and the scholars, our edueational system would bea palitioal — “ . — ee he ad further consideration of the Education Bill.

| failure. renpe, a Spey t,o ain aaa Several clauses wore read and agreed to.

, ; ; . , bundred pownds per year is barely sufficient to support aa . ‘ . - a een iteel£ into a Committes of mean School, ae you cannot wappood that’ fe is| The clause prohibiting teachers from embarking ia the whole on the Bill.

too ,much for the individual in whose hands the whole, mercantile pursuits was- read. Mr. G. Sinolairsia the Chair. educational machinery. centres. The interests of thé) Hon Arrorner ‘senzRaLV —The object of this clause Several clauses were theu read and agreod to. Colony therefore require that the salary of that officer be | is to preveat teachers from opening « regular store,or en- increased, [ hope.the Goveroment will be liberal towards | aging in business in such ® manner 4 to en 80 Ba.perston, Reporter. him, a8.they baye increased the. salaries of some ‘ef the | 898 oe their time that they chal be ‘unable to dis Mr. ArsenavLt —I would move thatthe Board of Edu- | members of the Board, he should not be overlooked ae e their duties as teachers efficiently. A case cat on hold their meetings six times a year. How Mr. Henperson.—!I do not think mp hon. Attor- ro before the Board of Kducatior, in which it wag ney GENSRAL,—Some hon. wembers think | ney General wirhes to misrepresent me, but I did not say | ‘ 2 ert ) oes candidates for teachers by she Board | A [ thought the examiners receive too much. wished | aliear’ feet a teacher - —— | ai “7 ‘ae should take place.once in two months instead of every | to know how it was that there was such a disparagement and sold them at a profit, but the 4 vara” ongh roonth as at present: it would think be wall to give the between the salaries of the examiners and the ordinary | such & transaction could hardly be enominated engag- Board the option of meating as often:as citcumstances may! thembers of the Board ; and as he has given me to under- ing in a mercantile pursuit. : require Monthly examijations are mot? required,’ and | stand that the latter have only to undertake the ordinary Hon, Mr. Hunverson.—I should like to hear the @ weve tat the proposed arrangement : will f .cilitate the | business of the Board ,while the former aretoexamine the hon, A-torney General define what entering regularly examination of teachers |mure than the present systeia | candidates for the Office of teacher, I agreed to the clause. into business is. Ef a school teacher undertakes to pur- The ene aaa — ee } Aftér the blank in this clause had been filled up with chase grain in considerable quantities, and trades in it, two months for the examination ofiteachers ; but if! occa-' ' “ seventy-five pounds’’ it was agr to. pyre” . : > sion requires it this clause leaves it optivnal with them to "eis tad De Se at aoe Prh te and spends such a port eee es ee him hold ap additional examination. ' _ | for properly diacharging his duties during school hours, Hon.’ Mr. Hawperson —Aesuming that only six ex-| Dr. Jenkins.—I¢ seems to me that we do not require it should be deemed a violation of that clause.

: ; the original number of nine members of the Board for the } Tie j aminations take’ plac in @ year, | should like to know ibber.eeuld be: done .ae well by five. That thé lower! Hon, Arrorner Gaunerat.—This is only the law as

House adjourned for one hour. R. Gorvon, Reporter.

ehiet £ > : : : " ifference is to be made between 3 | ' ; i ‘ bee 6 potupo in Europe as a first class power, and | believe! from Beifust—who néver shirked a vote, but always why eo great 2° differen = de between the members are, the greater ie the amount of business they | it #8 formerly, no change hes been made as faras a de thy.eagon of it is.om account of the schoo'muster be n+) went withthe Liberals antil that time—Mr. Munro,

atrodd. io The bow. member charzes this side of the |,

H nse ‘wish biritivirg'ap this question relative to religious | er ; : 33 ‘

educatio®, byt uolesy he will huve the rashness te state Li

Huge Leaver or rok Govensmenr.—The hoa. Lead ofthe Opposicion thinks'that' because a few of the

beval purty voted in tavor of the Bible being in the |

tidt Mis Lordship the Bishop,gonsulted.the Vonservative | schools, that the Conservative party are dot réspons.b'e pafty. before he made. the, demand -upon. the ‘present for the dis'urbances which arose ; but the’ dispu'e oy G ayeromept, he cagnct estublnd bis powitign. Ait 1 | tas swhyect took place long hefore the aues**55 was cag saysisthatl uver! hadvaty commusication, either | brought {usin ibe Huu: ‘Lt’ warty that Tb) ke of

verbaliyebr by*tetter, either direct!) or indir. ct y. with

th¢ thatter Was Opti Back, to baye ii broagh:

coil whe -deoca:

; ! the! UdthoHes ‘eo ming of of the Just. for up to that time ter te etthiip 0 Pate io 2 eécidentally, heacd shat |'no of the or up a

right Wa: gfere the Government, aud th, Ly priiautaciy' to the Acadians” pnd alter the Free Educa; plated & notice on he } tion Act was passetl, f did’ endeavor fo'do them a favor; befgte the Houpes..Thet;han member (Mr. Davies) has hurthe Gorservatives wiped ou: thit favor.

Liberal Cainolic had any privileges; but IL referrad

The hon

ed'the reveonableness’ of ‘the dé’ ihe nber stated that [ said I was in favor of that grant ;

is Lordship, «Hom MevHoWwlda “did 80, very j but { did*not go so far as that. _ I was referring ‘to the vehemently the other —— ad@''the bon, Leader ofj) vote that wus~giveti when the grant was given 10 the

the Gtovernment also'sta

at’ e wis in fayor of it, Peinge of Wales Col'ége; but [ said it was now im p08-

aod & is well kot , iy i is bo, Cpogermative, The} ablera carty'a vo'e ‘uf ‘that kind, on account of the agi- Co tive" par "ate ad athiog rh da arith this! tajion which the Conservatives bad raised on the are me teh haye pees. game bebiod the-svendsor aod, although! tiany’' Pro“éstants had joined with the el any Of the clergy of the Catholic Church. If "Sytholics, yet :theraywas@ fdeling against this grant. I the | _dpember, foupds bis:anguiteat ton what has ap-' do, not hesitate to say that if, at that cime, the grant had

in the. Isiander aews eee are the,| be factytheh that pa per is the ‘expotért of ‘thé vie sider ofthe:

wild that the question, of | separate sehools! was: ad- | i, paper bas been she ongenof thé party in power. be

emgivem, it Would have been no more than justice

other situation ; but, al‘bough I tried to get the

wth se it wasspokemofi id the Islander’! grant, it was wited dilwn’ The Opposition appears to ao T ’

d 4 be

Very, sdlicitauobs about: the rights of His ‘Lordship

mew ber certainly ‘laid ‘dowd’ séme ‘extraor- the Bishop..now, but we know how he was treated by

dioary princip!es—ona\ minute he would 's4y that, no/:bem on former oceasiods’; ‘he was detiotuced as every systeus was 60 good as the sectarian, and then. he Would, thing that was bad, aud it was said. that stue-chikined

say stat fo person could understand bis religious teach« | should be taught to hate his religion. : It is ail very ers atitil He’ wert to a commgp schoo}... & wri) «| © Miee for them to say: what are you going to do in refer-

Hon. Mr. Davies —I. did! not’ say | that sectarian | éh

schoola were adv isabie. ‘ Fully, as the Government have, done

ce to this question ; bat, they do- not come out man- But I suppose

Hol."Litspen be” Tae eaten hoihen they want to please both Catholics and Protestants,and measbet would annihjlate » ona, of the greatest of tine :tBEY will not say whether they are opposed to gi-e the

Ubristian graces. He did gat’ want ¢harity choo's in’ this Taand He said the same care shot d' be taken of |" the poor aan’schild as the rich war's. For instance, *” said ‘hey should not the Premier’s child attend tie same schooh ag the child of the poorest mao in the land ?), 1 do ‘Hot’ differ from him on tbat poiut, bui l can gay | thot ‘there 1s nothing so mean or contemptible about ging to acharity school as he would wake it appear heme of the greatest men in Kagani have been eda- cated at charity schools—schools that have been |

) On

grant or not

Tne editor of the Islander played his me very well. He thought he had the Government afix If they brought dowoa resolution to give the

some points,

founded by grants of cbaritabic persous; therefore the | ofiie there who have not a party iu power of their owa

hon. member need not turo up his nose at sebool- | °P

- ; that ate siipported by charity. Then be said there was |

the hom member must rememef that notwithstanding the faeilittés we have for education, there is svill a|

injons,

lion. Mr. Hexperson.—Mr. Speaker, in reference |

no efed OF tho-@ schoo gs under the, Bishop's care, be- | '° the questiva before the Hyuse, L hid not an ee cause We faye the. Free Mdacation Act; but His | ‘8 ty the last time L spoke of replying to one or t¥O of the Board of Education fas hitherto been only £50, | Lordship, says that there are five bundred scholars | remarks of the boo Leader of the Goveroment. reaping. the benefite of education in those schools, and | derstood him to say, when I referred to the Proclama- | entailed upon that officer ’ If any one duabts this let him | —— , ; | tioa issued in 1552 by Sir Alexander Bannerman, that | inspect the records of that office, forl, myself, know svine- | + one. hg

it did not refer to Urange Lodges. We had Responsi-| thing of the extraordinary duties devolving upon him. | S@tVstives introduced this vicious principle, : , |The whule educativtal grant passes through his hends, |

wide field for charitable schools. Fox instance, we have | ble Government then, aud His Excellency, L presume,

no prévision for chi'dren under five years of age; we) *°

bave bd infant schvols. winle, in all large cities, there | are ingtitutions of this kind. A chiid by the time he is |

bot taught sumething useful he will learna great amount \ Uo of mischief, which it will require considerable training

to eradicate from tis mind. We have enacted soma \of very good laws ou the subject of edycation, but we must, w!! aot be too proudof our actions. tne frog inthe tubde, Liow ourselves out tili we burst. Lt “ actually thought by some that no people in the world | ‘ are taxed so mach as we are for educat:on, but this is a

great mistake. [ do not believe the people of this ap; Colony pay’ more than five shillings a year each for /4'«

without the advice of bis Council.

uld not issue a proclamation oa his owa sccouat

uucil,

Hoa. Mr. Uexorrson.—I will read such portions the Prec'amation as { may Geem necessary, and it | be seeu whether it referred to Orange Svcietics. or

We must ‘not be like) #0t :—

«“ PROCLAMATION,

‘A. Bannerman, Lieut. Governor.

* Whereas my attention hath been called to a letter which

ssed to the Editor thereof, offering to the reading public

educational purposes, whereas in Prussia they pay more of this Island ‘the declaration, qualification, and abli zation,’

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than double tha’ amount, and in the eity of New York

vied (as the letter states) verbatim from the laws of the

a , ' | Urange Association of iritish North America. And, where-

een ane of over three dollars a head. }as I would have considered it unnecessary to notice the let-

wou. member says we do not want charity schools, | tor and documents alluded to, had [ not ascertained that but in the Minute of ( ouncil he thanks His lordship

the

for all he has done for ation. The héo. Leader of | me

the Governmen: said Thi

aut

Prince of Wales College he voted for one to St. Dun- | stan's. I never reeolleet of a Government occupying so peculiar @ position in the Legislature as the present | Cor

y had been published by the authority of a menjber or mbers of an Orange Association whieh, it isalleged, has

@ was in favor of this grant, been formed ayd uow exists. in Charlottetown, in “this and of course -be is, foF When the grant was given for the | Island; and had I not also observed it stated, on the same | (Laughter.)

hority, that ‘ the Institution in the Colonies can never be

suppressed, but by means which,would subvert the Consti- tution and aniiihilate the, connection with the Mother

untry.””

Government-do. It is @ principle of constitational | mislead the Luhabitants of this Celoay, where no law exists,

Government that when a question comes before the | app

lieable to such societies, * "6 * I have .there~

Governor in Council, it is agitated and debated at the.,| fore, thought fit, by and with the advice and consent of Her

Council Boaid. and when a certain line of policy ig | Majesty’s Executive

ouncil, to publish this Proclamation

is the ‘expbueut of the yi. & of this | The former Government‘iad given ‘a grant to St. An- ‘before ‘be, yi make, ‘bis argument. | drew’s Wollege; aid T do ribt thik it wad right to take

vraat, tbe Protes' euts wou'd be up io arms: and if they { remunerate him for his valuable Services.

1 un- | and yet if any office entails a heavy charge, there is, one |

‘| 315, are returned to him.

the blank contained in the clause-befure us.

| incumbent. ' . — at | Mr. Reitzy.—The salary of the Secretary should be | | performed. ‘Teachers expect him to advance their ea! | before the money becomes dué as'they often cannot wait

valuable as ordinary members of the Board, who ander-

good so bur’ if he iN'26 fp the 4 yner newspaper Be | it away aherely because thé College was removed to

salaries of the examiners and those of the ordinary mem- bérs' of the Board of Edacation. “The Attorney Genera] has stated that it is ‘diffidalt ‘to estimate the amvunt of |, re : . basiness transacted by the Board dvéry tonth, and that | Board, be fined. in tho sum of fifteen shillings for each | buying and selling at a profit—coustantly being at work scmétitues they ‘haye-intermete ent © Ha ha, P90 Gy rom Which be is absent. so wuch of bis time as to ivcapaciate him for his duty as uéged this as'a**!.sca why exatninére should be appointed ;| Hon. Mr. Hexperson —I cannot agree with the hon.| teacher. I merely referred to this case beeause I think byt Jat uv a doss to understand why those who age over- | member for Charlottetowa on this point. Has be thought | there is some misconception of what iv meant by & mer- byrdeyed should have only roe while the yexaminers of the meconey of each County? iy posrewone ? Ae eantile pursuit as expressed in this clause. who meet only once mm two onthe are allowed £20 each |tq the number of members of which the Board ig com- aunel - ser annum. 1 should like to know the reasun yf’, this, posed, experience proves that in a multitude of councillors se — before mentioned aud several others were diff ence. ei tae there is. safety, and therefore there will be safety in this, *82°¢ % wal de

ti ag well as ip other matters. The clause relating to Vacation was read,

Hoa. Arrorszy Gesrrat.—The hon. member ifor 5) Mprray harbor should bear io mind that these examiners, Ilun. Artornet Generar —If we are to have oiily five Hon. Adtemes | sneRaL.— Under the. present law have all; the duties of ordinary members.of the Beard to members, the Board must be chosen from Charlottetown thé Vacations aré'tw6 weeks gach, but as ap. on

perlurm, as they will meet with them reguluriy for the | alone, as we could not get quorum at half thé meetings | prevails that this time is to short, blanks are jeft in this

can do ie.a generally recognized idea. 1 would move that ‘inition goes, it means entering into a systematic course

aipiners af is the case in almost every other country, i# to | tween the Counties. If this amendment were carried out ions on the subject. obtain the services of men of ;superior attainments, who | we should be forced to throw aside the idea of represent thoroughly understand what capabilities and quulifications ing the other two Counties altogether. { think it will me i, ali Bile ; . . a teacher should have, Men of high attainments must | tenne better to leave the clause as it is, for if we ap- a pe S Sees agricultural purenita, .it be proportionally paid for their services. The most valu-' point some members who reside ata distance from Char-| ™ Ss ‘i . able members are not always proficient in all the branches | lottetown they cannot attend the meetings of ‘the Board | extend the time to three weeks for each vacation, | requisite for ‘4n examiner, and | believe the hon. member! re ularly, and we musi have a quorum ‘to do busi -| 'flon.*Mr. HenDeason.—I believe: it w "

fot Murray Harbor hiuvelf would be @ most valuable ir a heard of no complaints about the Board! anil hp Teeith anes Sos

Iu other scholastic institutions,the

aminer. If-i hud the labor of examiming teachers I ordinary members of that body, F see no reason to make leagth each, oo s would enable the pupils te assist ia ‘should think. ine pounds # year too small = sum to ¥o- | an offensive alteration whilethe general desire is’ to in.|{#ft work duringa very importaut period. :, The fact ie, midnerate ne for my gerviees. , Gentlemen who are in- | eréase,the reprasentation from the country districts, | 88 4 genéral rule, they do take three weeksat each period,

Dr! Jexktxs.—I am opposéd to centralization, for we and that fends to lower the average. attendanee.. » [

stand all the neccssities of the country and the require- |. a Eh -., think a longér vacation would have a beneficial: ménts of the p:ople may not..be competent to examine *"?uld have local Boards, every county sboeld hava iis}! s etieey

st neal expeticnee whe weuld prove > be vccelints eagh county should have a fair representation in it, and jer vigor, if be had thee weeks. immunity from the! ipk- exdminers A man may be able os ju’. Whether @ those who wouta'e pbhiged to, travel jong distances to at-| some dutes of the schoo room, ee

| teacher fas behaved morally of not, and wivther.a schol | “eo mir an have their expenses paid. The} Hon. Attorney General moved that the blanks in the district bas a sufficient number‘of eiildran or not, and yet olen iealaoeh “Under Ot Me eee ‘| clause be filled up se as to make tha) vacations from the wight sot be fit co -exautine a tedeber. Can you expect | - ‘a whethe? they uttended the = ia a sper ae tenth till the thirty-first of October in each year.

to procure the services of' competent men unless a sum ia PMN ly vo scdihindl oa dlonees Aen onhee | ‘Mr. Paowse.—i am not particularly aoxious about offered to remunerste. them for: their time and labor? 7 it make a thousund excuses fir his absence,. although | this matter, but I have not beard.any complaints in

Chis system would only, cause the eximiaation of teachers | beta sa : ; ‘ to be held one month later than under the old Act, and | but @ trifling matter kept him away. I am opposed to)reference to the time being too short. The fact that

think as the candidates come telore the Board from time, 9 oct. ‘olotiee whe ei ate new on sree igher ons Is have longer vacations is Dot & case in point, to time, that six times a year would be quite often enough. | '® ache - an = ” wou 2 Kepanaintn or the | tor in higher schools the children are away from ‘home, Whenéver circuwetunces arise to require an addiiiunal | *°FHPS O° Se schovls in thelr uwn divisions. and there are various reasons why they siould-be allows mesting it can be held. If any gentleman of attainments) Mr. McLertan —I agree to a great extent with the re | ed to go home at certain times,

| can be found to examine carididates for the office of teacher marks made by the hon. member for Charlottetown, espe- Mr. A I wi

it 18 easy to see that £20 would not be too large a sum ty | cially conceraing County Boards. County institutions der meena Ay Suppest the amendment, for

Avy gentle- should be established as in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick | @t certain sessous of the year ‘there is not-much benefit

refused to do so, the Catholies would be displeased man capale of making a searching examination in all the |and Canada; and as we are to have a School Visitor for | in keeping the school open, asofily a very few scholars. The present party wish to give the Education Act a fair trial, alt.ough there may be a differeuce of opinion |

higher branches which are required to be taught by each County, we should also pave County Boards. If! will attend. Grammar Schoo! Teachers, and who performs his duty the Governament do not establish these Boards each Count | faithfully, deserves at least £20.

If a teacher faithfully performs his duty,

Y aud spends his time to the best advaritage Whi is ea- I think the allowance | should be fairly represented in the central Board. It | gy White be je 99

; [n the imperial Parliament L think | should be £40 or £50 for a geutleman of those qualifica- would be only fair that the Board should have stated | gaged in teaching, { do‘not think thé tiuie proposed for }(uere isa little more toleratiun amoug politicians than | tions.

ithere ig here, for we know there is a Government in

meetings in the other two Counties, because it is a hard- | od will - —- long. Ia 4

; ostaat 7 on. ATT RNE AL — i | The cliuse was then agreed to, and also the next res- Sip that candidates for the teacher 8 office should be com- | mn ete an 0 aot think six wecks pecting stationery for the Secretary uf the Board pelled to come all the way to Charlottetown to attend the | Vacation in the year is too much for a man who has to , ° | meetings of the Board especially as they are not required | perform the arduous duties of as shool teacher r These

The clause relating to the increase of Sec ’ : : ; : 8 2 , cateey wae thon ae © of the Secretary's to attend the Normal School in fature. | periods of-recreation are not found to have a pernicious Hon. Leaner or THE Oppositioy.—-I cannot support the effect, unless they are too extended, “This watter bas

lause as it is at present, because! consider that the prin- | been thought of a good deal, and the Secretary of the ciple ef paying members of the Board, wether they at-| Board. whuse view: aD, :

: : ’ ews sbould ! tend the meetings or not is ahsound.' : Jeepenrr ied comprare weight;

_bas very strong opinions on this subject.

Clause agreed to.

The clause relating to assessments for books, schoo! furniture, &e was read.

Hor. ArtorNay Generat .—The salary of the Secretary |»

Hon. ArrorNe¥ Generat.—I am not sorry,for the Con-

Hon. Leaver or tae Oprosirio~.—-The Hon. Mr. and the journals kept by the. teachers, who pow number Longworth who introduced the Education Bill when the need not state that the in- late Government were in power took this matter upon his

Hon. Arrorney Grverat.—This seetion puts the }

| Spection of ali those ee isa very heavy duty, and one own shoulders. I never heard an objection urged against power in the hands of Trustees to assess on'y parents. Hon. Leaner or tae Governuent —fle dissolved | which must be faithful :

five years of age can learn a great deal, and if he is | the liouse of Assewbty without askiug the advice of hrs | eme responsibility.

performed, fur, it is one of ex- the principle by the Opposition of that da , alt ougi the | A question arose some ti t j »

With respect to the present incum- np eo - ten words in, Ciena I pat five | itested child, should mantin ; ie: adae: for bent I do not think that any gentleman ever discharged 0n account of his having a great command of language. | hooks and s ool furnit did i on se his duties more efficiently, and yet he has been miserably ‘This point was never agitated at that time, and if he did | or sh a reg es . — = any reseon patd. Now the question is what sum shall be placed in net then find fault he vannos now blame that Government | End $e Beat act fe. Bs may be said, in some cases I move that in introdacing it. nor blame me for opposing this clause. poqeras have taken orphan children as an act of charity, the blank be filled up by the words ** sixty five pounds.” |.1 do not. think the directors of any institution receives pay and that it would be hardly fair to put any expeuse ona

| Sometime ago I had a conversation with the Seeretary of | when they do nos attend to their daties, and the same | person who had performed such a charitable act, but if

the Bourd of Education of Halifax who receives two or principle should:be carried out,in this case. Ifa member | that child is sent to school, books and fuel have to be

three hundred pounds per annum for his services, and loses his time in attending the meeting: of the Board he| ided for his t ion j | when I told tim that our Secretary received ouly £50, he | will be paid for it. But we know siet ® member may eee ed for his benefit, and the question 18, should not the

it , an ae : pi - » guardian of that child bear his share of the expense of pro- wared in'thé Islander newspaper of the 30th Sea neld up his-hands in surprise: The améunt which | pro- be sometimes detained, as when for’ingtance he has w& sun pe pro

| pose is not large and-is mo more than is due to the present and hei born to him, in that case he would not eare to viding such things, The next point is this, that although

| attend and get his salary. it is right that the parents of children should pay for fuel,

; Mr. Paowse.—Itis hut fair that the other Counties and beoks that may be required at the present time, yet

4 according to the labour should be represented in the new Boatd. There might be 92° hon. members think that desks and other furniture “ries sufficient number appointed in and around Clrariottetown | 80Mld be paid for by all the householders,

for thesr warrants, on account of some demande for money so ae Secures ordinary husi- Hon. Mr. Latap.—Tae repairs of a school house may

, £100, if that officer is to be pai

[having been made upon them.’ I remember one cacy ness, whe business of more than ordinary consequenec is| cost half as much as building a new one, and I do not

|

And whereas such an. assertion may tend tOtbeliey

| where a teacher wrote to the Secretary to make hima

, to be transacted, those members living at » distance might ’ be called in. oe ig 1 ¢ ;

fee any justice in compelling all the resident housebold- smal! advance as he expect to be “ executed ” next week. |!

ers to pay fer the building of a new school houde” and Hon. Leapee oF THe, Orposirion.—The uine ordinary | not applying the same rule in the case of repaizn” ,- __ Mr. Breckgn.—I agree with the hon. member who has | @°mbers of thé Board would receive eighty-one pounds if | regards furniture, desks, &¢, 1 think all th esid just taken his seat, upon the efficient manner.in which ‘*y attend regularly. [ think the sum,whieh each should householders should help to pas t ee the Secretary of the Board lias discharged his duties. | lose on account‘of his absence ought to be given to. those} Mr, Puow ei teens Se nage aon,

@-the duties pertaining to bis office are’ exceedingly ‘who attend the meetings of the Board. If,some members hi telson tas et oo aes arduous and I do not believe the’ people would begrudge 40 not attend let tliéir shares go to increase the, salaciea iM Tefereuce, to the equity of assessing all thevhonse. hiin £100, 0 year. _ Pe of those wh» do attend. | holders in.a district for repairs and school furniture, for