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Important Addition to the Public: $y e School Systgn. in in itesincun tocci i terregety CONTINUATION -- CLASSES. to id a wenmnammsosinamenconn mm #. Bakeshop Bill Receives Its Second Reading. . o % & Mr. Hardy's Bill to Reduce the Number of County Councillors Read & Second . _, Time. | } ! i Thursday, March 19. Three important Government meas-- i ures were considered to--day. Hon. Mr. Ross introduced in the afternoon & most important addition to the Public Bchool act. It is a provision by means of which in small towns and villages where there is no High School what he termed continuation classes may be established in connection with the | Public Schools. At these classes the subjects taken in the junior forms of , High Schools may be taught, The pro-- |, posal met with the greatest favor on all sides of the House. Hon. Mr. den's bakeshops bill and Hon, T Hardy's important bill to reduce the number of County Councillors were given their second readings. On the orders of the day being called | Mr. Richardson's bill respecting the floating debt of the Village of East Toronto was given its third reading. / THE SCHOOL OF PEDAGOGY. Under the head of Government not-- fces of motion, Hon. Mr. Ross moved | *'"'That this House doth ratify a certain | agreement presented to the House on | Monday, March 9, bearing date March | 4, 1896, and made by and between the ' Minister of Education and the Board of ' Education of the City. of Hamiilton, | affiliating the Ontario School of Peda-- gogy with the Hamilton Collegiate In-- stitute." } Mr. Ross explained that according to the arrangement the Government would pay the City of Hamilton $2,500 a year for the exclusive use of two large class rooms, waiting rooms, lib-- rary and other conveniences --of -- Hltl'lmlltorl\d(,'ulleglate Institute.> * pils would have 700 or 800 pupile: Collegiate, on whom meyp Pi€ "mt tise teaching. The cost 0%, : of Pedagogy in 1895 had been t it was expected to be less t $7,000 dubxim:.: the present year. Ne 1 r. Marter said the views of Opposition regardi g | wone well known, as (u:""'t C SChO.O;t"?re nnIt necessary at all, _ _ P . v~As n reply to Mr. Mr. Ross said the-- onl would last ten years. Hon. Q",: would -- glat after the insti ;vn.s m(())'\'re:la:'(l) S amilton it would b called the Ontario Nomfafiwli:ea w Dr, Willoughby _ algso expr stitute. position of the Oppositi D Hare} _ the which Mr. Rose gaiq (he' 2 1CN? After would be in the hands oet ::}ca.mina.tlonn who were better able to kn y Lo cherss tion of the pupils aft ow the posi-- i er being with th. nine months of the year. Af them John had criticized {h ter Mr, 8St. :'trlefly.ldflnd expressed tfie ll':':rglemtbn would be more valuab] move e after ed'z}"] to Hamilton, the motion_ ?::}; II:UBLIC sCHOooL BILL, ece e ouse th y OnCéesnore O'.wolr;o\:len;linto committee Echool bill. Tt win pe 25 oOnS, Rublic at the second reading ofri-;]olleoted that deal 'of discussion occurre, bill a good proposition to 'mpose urred ovep the rate of $50 for every Py ll)lnil'orm county $25 for every assistant 1t Schoo!1 and Mr. Ross now Pro teacher, Hon this posed, to wi y , and in place thepr withdraw township leyy $150 r('Ot to make the and $100 for each a.:ri every school and Mr. Stratto sistant teach 0 ", who h °r. Te i aoiniith ts ie se e townsh nty rate ip leVy a]so. ll!'giné '