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¢ C eCP f Q : * *"* C : Hiés ark 3 +) #0 / $ were as nearly neutral in politi T n { members of was possible to find men. rr thewil _ _ feuagy.7 ie fihetfli\r?gl':i:g:n':nd when this principal was no ptollltltciané!'! C ,~'\, kx pecanaod o o d 1 ure he was not of late y - x: o L | w ched (No. 21) the Attorney--Genera sure he formeor. Te 9. I"as r::d to fill them up as follows :--Pre-- Conservative than a Re wrt in poudoaniiih J Biche 4 ; whole--day sittings, rate, he never took any p Ned to | s \"mh;lmfi' ';n f,eg,'t'fi'}{g: '33 any'way. 'The samzd crlti'c(l):m %'go 'he 4 '$6 ; half--day db es ; > credecessor, * | "Mr. (Mocredith said at such rates per day Mr. 'I:lcl;fi(:]n :|ot Lalways even ~oted Re-'\ | there would very soon be Boards of Con-- thoug'n , hG o | eiffation sitting all over tho Prm;ince.r Is "{.\Yrr;;en the clause was reached providing | The Attorney--General asked if quarre for the appointment of a) Dum@n ts "3r. numergiu z enoll(llghqtfg'r"m?llsa s would be \':Lredlth asked if Mr. Scott was not filling Mr. Meredith sa 3 s Sent. Tss e wk pt:lrpto:e (Lfla?xes?fl:gle;%ee?le tharpOEI;Lzll':':"Ig(rltigr;t Mr. Scott was act-- fees. He wante e * meee o miirohase lies. The appoint-- striking out provision for payment altri)- ing as ;;u;o;\::;;rosvzl;%) Le. left entirely 18 gether. Let the conciliators serve :helt' m(mh'?nds of the Board of Trustees. "l country for nothing. 'That could at leas o as consideredn generaliy «that it vound me be tried for & time. Kiz was C To hive the temporal--atfairs ntitite The Attorney--General objected to this, better laced in' the hands 6f a Tegulatiy as some men named as conciliators might (.ollelgetg)r1 ~Ad responsibic.offcial be poor men. He consented to a modifica-- ul:}))? n' lli P eat t};rough committee without tion, however, and finally the fees for endment, and was reported at 6 o'clog whole--day sessions were put at $4 and emendment, { ¢ for half--days at $2. i andithe sone POOR SCHOOLS GRANT. The remainder of the bill and the sche-- y ge resumed Its #itting it | dules attached were passed without dis-- \' ':e:t '.E:ogr(';::tg rommittee of Supply, cussion and the committee rose. '*"'{ wll:fi the items in the vote to Hion. Mr,. Ross at this noint maved fhe sducation whers it had leff off on ucss first reading of a bill respecting the rogl's- é;('luvc';i C it Thé second vote, that of MBA tration of manhood suffrage voters mi :)011)} f(l): é;-hf)olfl in unorganized districts cities. l and pecr schools, was taken up and dis-- UPPER CANADA COLLEGE. cussed, it boing an increase of $10,000 ui?:rlr] p o committee last year's appropriation. Mr. Mered K The House then wont into con t 1 es inio . the details of Thie »erant, over Mr. Ross' hill respecting Upper Can-- inornivzcd H'; (;xl"qintq'l the principle of $ ada College, some changes being introduc-- (f"d M_r. r:)id 4 the onools which . ate [ ed by the Government. q?tendmg The sum siven is abootlsan) Mr. Meredith, in speaking upon the bill, woret : 1. hn said, and the aid. is CBRe said that the deflcit for last year was 1x('::'.~;i Ofl))e.llef{CPi'l i'n enabling these ms_l not, in his opinion, set down to the proper pec la {o ol });itnr tearhors than Ahey gource _ Ho far as he could gather ths $ old otherwige obtain. 'Me. Meredifhy m" hard times were not to blame, is the :-«-1..!} 1' a 3 to lfl@ proportion in which classes which use it are not so susceptible «,ufu: MR e gl{}on instancing Ttenfreow to the influence of hard times as are other the !J:'ln*;l-{v Whrich g.ets a grant which is classes ; it was in the teaching staff that as & ul)'u Ter than thait received sdyii@enie the screw was loose, and as long as the much dr\t"m thut-rf* any pressurenn k staff remained in its present condition the «;th(-rg f lu'n;t lsction Time frem sm college would remain unpopular. He had (i» Ee.xr(a ies winen. set inrgo" gramen a proposition to make. It was that it these_ coun! inted out the large size and, would be a good idea if the Province were Mr. .'Ru.ss \!{(t'lon< 5t / Henyrew. 'and Aeniadi 3'{1 [ Ee rfeve mneule e 'oat hoon a rountartion kv:"lm.|'l'l~"pt(1:lxl ('Ohx\'id('!'l!ti()n!i had anything| + | college should be put upon a foundation * n:.t1 po ','. }i;\h(; 'l};pcrti:')nrnents. TThe digl l ' and allowed to cut locse and manage its + do \n: n qhn:ted 10 the part Whichahs | own affairs for itself, with perhaps the \| :tls.ivfn ,t "lf i'"nrly strong SChuol Rectiong Tieut--Oovernor as visitou,. The Provincs | ; !'l.'.'nk "h 'orn'at!':m of new and weak had given it a certain amount of money | ]xl:!,\!: ir} t\?:' , '(iérudith arlyvocnsting ANe as an endowment to set it up in business | sections, M 1 onifo! over this:tent and should now let it do as it vleased. keeping of & firm co * 4 There would then be no more attacks up-- dency on the part of school sections, ant +M on it and no more demands for money in Mr. Ross explaining the course of the de--[ the future. ' artment in the matter, and showing that Hon. Mr. Ross said the college was re-- a very strict watch is kept upon the gularly inspected and its staff was cer-- | school sections in this respect. tainly up to the mark. High School In-- ® Mr. Clancy was rather alarmed &t the spector White, who had several times in-- rapid growth of the grant to poor schools, spected the institution, referred to the twenty years ago there was great ne..-dl staff in highly complimentary terms in for such a grant ; the nced is decreasiug P i t e t e id ie( o se yeiar by year, and yet the grant has gone cessful administrator and teacher, Tts up by leaps and bounds, until nearly one-- status at the University examinations, one fifth the FPublic School grant was absolu-- d peen" weuw. nminfaines Aurns mesent tely in the Minister's hands for distribu-- had been well maintained during recent tion. He could not understand no efforts years. As to cutting the college free from being made to use political influence upon Governmental management, he largely the Minister. He thought that the addi-- agreed with the idea. The bill in hand tional $10,000 should not be 5. was to some extent looking to that by out a--more definite State ; Whigy providing that the college should be part-- | {ster as to the apportionif e ly managed in future t'trustees appoint-- | ~Mr. Ross, in his reply, he ed by the old boys of the college. It was charge, showed ithat no definite concrete ¢ as nearly an independent existence as cases of undue political Influence were in-- they could wish. He thought from the stanced by the Opposition, and reminded representations made to him this would thein that a few sessions before they hu"l be greatly to the advantage of the insti-- been calling for an increase of this very tution. He had been informed the effect. fund. ' of the change in the management would Messrs. A. F. Wood and Conmee took be to secure, in all likelihood, a handsome part in the debate, and Mr. Meredith endowment for the college. A few years speke again, objecting to the House giving| . ago it would not have been possible to up the control of such a sum to the Minis--| @¥M, give this almost independent existence to ter for distribution at his own will. The| (We the onliege, but it being poss'ble--fidw it Minister was human, he said, and he did was well to do so at the earliest moment. not see how 'he could avoil influencing \Mr. A. F. Wood thought that the news élections in districts to which he could thut the Government was beginning to cut give or withhold the aid in question. t loose from the college would be hailed (Mr. Hardy said the Opposition had per-- 3 with sgreat satisfaction in the country. formed on this question another of the The Government's connection with the many somersaults which they had made ' college was unpoptular in the country, and this session. A few years ago the hon. he had heard assertions made very freely member for 'Muskoka had introduced NBE that there were certain persons on t.ne! solution for the expenditure of $10,000 extra staff of the college who were unfit for | umongst poor schools, to be expended just the places they held. as this was to be expended. Because the Mr. Meredith, while liking the idea that increase had been made this year at the the college should separate, was doubtful instance of the Government they had only | of the efficiency of the bill in that di-- hard things to say of it. Mr. Meredithi rection, If the Government appointed made some vague and indefinite insinua--| five out of the nine on the board, it might | tion in connection with the distribution ' 2s well appoint the whole. He »inumatelli of the grant, but did not venture to put that politics had played no considerable it into a definite shape. Until they werse |part in the selection of teachers and em-- prepared to come forward with some other | \pio_\'c-s in the past. Mr. Ross' predecessor principle for the administraiion and dis-- lh".'l boasted that not a nail had been tribution of the poer schools grant the Op-- | |driven except by a supporter of the Gov-- position should not throw out such insinu-- | ernment. Me would like to see a greater ations and impute such motives in con-r incusure of freedom given 'to 'the .6of-- nection with its present management. lege. Mr. Whitney denied that the Opposition Hon. Mr. HMardy said he had a couple of | were attacking the poor schools grant. boys at the college a few years ago, and l That was simply said to divert the attack trere were very few Reformers there of the Opposition against the system of then,. He did not know what the situation management. | was now, but he did not think it could be || The Attorrey--General said the system of | asfl.\lqr. \l\ldrer?llt: saszx'hll.h id not 4 th dealing with the grant did not originate | on. + B 8i politics :)l' &A s'(:lsgle Jt'elacheer the':'e sac::hosz, 7 | wlttthhe iment has continned tneene ' of the principal. He only asked that they _ ]sen overn?ment had continued the system Should be good teachers ghanfled down to it. Still, wherever im-- Hon. Mr. Gibson sail he. thought the-- $AnRHous po oc Oe alt it should be made, teachers of the Upper -- Cansda cou" { strictions and improvements on 4 t L¥ L L Ti s ts a d c | .__--4