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T ith the inz very staie when compared _ wit A AN HISTORY. h latest ic{uod in the United States .:.'Id 'L'n:l.lr.nd. OW-- | i1% i t t importance that the live ! Mr. BADGEROW moved for a mtlff"'_ O ilt is of the utmos d 'ver Iietobook do Ns books authorized by the EJducation | geacher should have the YerY ing the text x l1sh } hinking scholar should be )@partment in geograpby, gramimar, and Englis? | hands, and that the thinking@ i u4 l."t)-r and now used in ths Public Schools of | brought into contact with the product o tx,e tl"s' 'Py;viuce HMe thought there was some M!8-- | ripest minds. It has been charged that we have ."",'e;ension. as to the text books in use, and he | authorized books in sdvance of their prepnruu'e;n ; uP ted that the return wouid be a valuable | I simply intend in the future, as in the past, tc :\:'iges * h announce that a Abook' will be lu_v.horlz».'d at s Mr. HARCOURT explained the roasons which | certain date, and give eighteen months for dealers influenced hiro in alluding to the text books in | to get rid of their stocks, and teschers to prepare Canadian history. -- He did not consider that the | for them,. J want to say that this (Jeffers) is tae little epitomes or summaries in use in Ontar 0 | only book authorized or intended to 'be authoriz»d schools were without considerable merlt, but | jn Canadian history, and I hope to have & beitet RE what he did object to was simply . that | English primer than any now authorized. they were epitomes, giving bare dry details in _ 'The motion was carried. the shape ot an index, xmddutftelgltyl ""l:o"i:nn :}:Z PUBLIC BUSINXESS. j ic 8 ittle u o s l k x o neu ns _ 'g %,{":?lrgcllx:?ul?nlnc ?I?::::;';'::cn:sidornbie difference Hon\.I C.Jll' . FRAS l'.lfi _expl;ln_ed, in l':l:iy t:; Hi ia, f eret g : iness R ; ----90 * 'yoat j acher« as to -- Mr. Meredith, that pubue 'bus Flfth Parhaln?ut Svcond Ses ('floput,,:onll:b?::' !c?f"ll:ii:'grfym:llxlu?sl':lt 'i?e'cbzzun to much advanced as usual at this stage of t'ho sion. ;)v-'::ug;l: nn:.'l n; less authority than Professor ;enio:.' The tén:ie \:")nc.'l ':vfi'eb:;: ;tfi:"t,o'!: i:r M sls fra; 5 i b. | from being wasted, there In-- SWiibitespeuaint scccaeettiiats Bain, of Ediuburgh, s¥ys it is not a fitting su 5 in \ 4 ly with riv troduced in their first stages, to compiy ject for Common Schools at ali,and gives reasons s Nad rhesn dond Own Reporters.) farci lon in i stponed. He standing orders, and everything auandeinAd Thursday, Feb. 12. why':jnrt;ucuon in it should Ae"pesipo which was safe to be done in a single chainber. hair at 3 '-1 k. To o s To HAVE A WORTHY BOOK In a single chamber it was not safe to be gallop-- ak k the chair at 3 o clock,. * ; ing at first. "he S[)O'\Lel: too. 1'" ri1g such as could be read by a boy or girl with mfi\;:. LiEREDITH--Tho trouble is that you FIRST READINGS, pleasure, and he contelb\ded that to place such a walk'now and gailop at the end. *&r. Dill--Bil! co incorporate the Parry Sound book as the one n'u!.hul'lm;i_l in u;e him'"ul. o:u'c}':"}; Hon. C. F. FRASER--That is the true way, Colonization Railway Company,. _ or girl would 'f"i" 'il."? cl,"c't. C %m:"tghe atudy . o slowly at first, then trot, and gallop wh en you Mr. McLaughlin--Bill to amend the Consoli-- child & marked disine/NMAMIO , £f Mr. Jeff are sure of the ground. and not break your neck onl & ituti ol history altogether, _ The book of Mr. deH@r8 | py ga;joping when you should go slowly. dated Municipal Institutions Act. lSoal was one for the teacher to \ue;uan.fl, }tlfe GXDll::ll!(,d | ~The House adicurned at 4 o'clock. Mr. O'Connor--Bill to amend the Municipal this in order to avoid doing Mr, Jeffers the in-- rm 1 1 re iticising it from any other standpoint. Act of 1883. ustice of criticising it . i + 1 In using it the teacher was supposed to be capable Hon. G. W. Ross--Bill to consolidate and of enlarging upon the facts the book contains, and amend the Separate School Act. Mr. Ross ex-- (this brought him to the subject that there was no plained th«t one clause provided that it shall be | book suitable hf\);ot.(}'l: t.ea;.chcr lttti) use to plr;lmm | p 3 8 » int | himseli for the of amphtfication. _ He re-- | fawful fox the bepnutq fchoot Hoard AO ORDNA \ ferred to Collier's little epitome of English his-- ' a ratepayer--not one of themselves--a member of 'tory, and thought that no one would say that the High School Board, such member to Eake no i!he)l"e was such a book on Canadian history, i part in any matter affecting the Pub"clhc"fi()h{ | What they wanted was a volume of Canadian | He also said he intended to amend the HLGH |p;,sory of guch a size that would give in narrative School Act in conformity with this provision. lfnnn. something more than a mere index, or dic-- | Mr. 'Mhl..l)['l ";"":' many will that add to Ationary of facts, and a book that would cause a | the H'"h, h(\'{'-milul,\'.':"lo 'child to read it far its own sake. y | L MEREDITH--_(Ome out of h , --|. Hon G. W. ROSS--I have no objection at all | Mr. 2 "1g \~ > A--tne eut of how mady : ._ |that the motion shou'ld pass in the form in which Hon, G, W, ROSS--The Boards consist of six ;\' is. presented, and I am glad_indeed, to members. This will add another, t Jh; » . o re the attention of the House, and | Mr. Ferris--Bill respecting the debt of t~G . r | P through it the attention of the country, called to Napanee. a i coacty *A . C c x thess questions both of English and Canadian ,M:: 'I)Jyd%-n--uf;} B? ?;nte::(l)llzhz Act . incor-- history, The object of the book referred to by p:{?rm%n;; m';"n_'l.," s -nmondg the. Assess: the member for Monck,is to'present to the teach« moent Act ltb 4 Ssdcsiihen ct ers more than to the pupil, the leading facts in nd ue hy mt oT rerurres Canadian history, and in the perface the use to PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. be made of it by Fhe_te:u:"ncr is pointed out. The Hon. A. S. MHARDY presented the Public idea of the book is simply to present in consecu~ Accounts for the past year. tive order, the leading facts of Canadian history, THE ESTIMATES. 'hrusu.ng to the teacher to give the detai's ; in-- Hon, 0. MOWAT presented a Message from | eed l;" 18 supp'nsed"t\hat at,the back of s book the Lieutenant --Governor, which was read by the .'.l_wrem § lifo le..(.her,.whu' has read Canadian Bpoiker. It informed the House that ,]'}'19{1";}' 1"'"'."1' zely, and is able to supplement Mis Honour had transmirte!l the Estimates (¥his book with for 1885, and recommended these to the consider-- THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE ation of the Legislative Assembly. While we may not have any one Hon, A. M. ROSS moved that the Estimates | book filling to _ the full all _ the te &eferred to the Committes of Supply. Car-- S'quilrement of the teacher in his Cana-- ried. ian history studies, and presenting such views THE BUDGET SPEECH. |bf Canadian history as do Freeman's and Macau-- Hon. A. M. ROSS--Mr. Speaker, in consequ. |18Y's of the periods they cover, yet we have sev-- ence of uelay in the printing it has been found fr"l h_mtqncnl , wOoT k8 of _ considerable merit. that the Public Accounts wore not ready to lay There is Garnot's history of the French period in upon the table so soon as I expected they would Canadas, Rogers' history of the War of 1812. Tins be. Iexprsted that I would have been able to l2ttet is a book of three or four hundred pages, it lay -- them _ before -- the Hou«o _ yesterday, !* true, but it presents in an interesting way the Not being able to do that I can under-- C*CO®stances connected with that period. Then stand that thore is some reason for the WO b@v8 McLellan's history of Cansada, which is ground _ taken by the leader of the '* Y8"Y ":l'mble book, thouzh his treatment of Uppoilt.lol'l yesterday, I consent to the proposal certain circumstances was such as would strike a ltlmt..tt'hu l):rli,g.n %pe---:h 1',3 ,lh.]wen,dl to--morrow, ,:"uundv I"lt,bw%h" [:.,mi from...a _Conserrative mo it must be understood that it shall be de-- **2N9POn en to the teacher desirous of l.vered then, although it is not a Government ®*"34Y!"G the R's!.)'oiliion of 1837, there is Lindsey's day. biography of William Lyon Mackenzfs, and ther Mr. MERE 4 also Withrow's hi i ® Mr, MEREDITH--I suppose the Public Ac. ?!8 Mso \Withrow's history of Canada. This latter counts will be distr buted before to--merrow. 18 a,snmmnry in a wore readable style. Wat-- 7 "og. It\.l M, ROSS--They will be distributed **" .ShConsm.uuon.-l Hxslt)ory of Canada is, as far immediately. a *8s 2l goes, a valuable history of Colonial ; Uon.' F. F R:}SI'.R--OI' course it will be under-- fiovernm.-nt,' and _ I am _ reminded that _ we stood that the Speech is to be delivered to--mor« 1""'t°| D""'l" " Forty Years of Canads." row, n these we have abundance of materi Y Mr, MEREDITH--Oh, certainly. teacher, s Of course it is rat(l:erm(:x::::iv':r ;"::. THE GAME LAWS. w"le""":t our EelCilérs to be Wel'.-mh)ruled,' not Hon. 0. MOWAT, in reply to Mr. Gibson only on the text--books themseives but on (Hamilton), said the Government had .not, c.un- ALL THE FACTS AND DETAILS templated introducing any legisiation this session '"2&':L'Slt'd_ by them, Creighton's epoch primer ameuding the game laws, but in view of the pori. Presonts in consecutive order the main facts of tions presented the matter would receive comn» ®U8!i®h history, and the teachers of Ontario are sideration. ttr.u:wd Il" thix i:[c..h.l Schuols how to t--ach Ts TOWNSHIP EXEMPTIONS ory, and as I have said the text--book R i Mrkgonn w rc e a AixA poses a live, wel--informe1. ; 4 '\,'."'_"' & \, presup-- "(:_n. 0. MWAT, in reply to Mr. French's hind it. -- Jeffers' hl.. ll- us ".A".'- liwrent man be-- auestion, whether in view of the Committee ap-- or six pazes his bee: s i7 To bhe adfition "of h ve pf)mted on 14th March last to take evidence and soms: .'i M of C.n § ," uxt '(l.:. * '-'. 14'- M oand g.oves repurt as to the expediency of exempting divisi 1 w q o oo oi s * Al i¥ Aalliseg--Jeve w jimes in townships from the effect of Ll?e méc:;:lt;l :mo;. EsB u,-l»m 4 by othe D ininmns 1 hk 3 j ' cla', ~and musiccpal insti ) M HnEFC candt sintuses of limitationt: and to report thereon by sbjostions o the a logrd fregquent Changee To Te t se, havin al te a F y M & loga: a«nt changes in t the Governinent Pruuofu 'hi:(soss)n::Lu,"ll:ltlr?)l«;(x:cté tlext-books? but except in our Readers, I .px-olpo:l: any legisiation on the subject, said circulars Ned 1|u x'mm.edl_nto change I hops this House and the been sent out b I 1 s country will always be er: y that Committee, and a lar y liberal enough to st number of answers had been received 1 ta'g" a Minister who is prepared to keep u 4 n ww tions had been given to 'Cerved,. Instruc>; educational wants of p up with the -- & compile them, and as, lo the times. _ A boolt after ;9&,":; this was done the matter would ba (ou:| wng"e'nmluyuwut becomes staie and practically :\" efd b:nd the House informed of what course| cr':v :Am" and I now find complaints that the ou! taken. io us fl 'I?JrAs iD tuse, c';f' which we have seven, are m;:;." '"(;}"llt" te--ching that subject in a modern imi hat e nave nine geographies, and yet we roorin &« & wa% e hy "A' our geographies in Canada are becom-- ¥ x prodGes e . f s y a