The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 19 Feb 1906, p. 1

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_ FThe Premier referred in commenda-- tory terms to the high schools and col-- legiate institutes of the Province, in regard to which, it is understood, there will be no legislation this session. The duty of the Government, he continued, must be primarily to the ninety--six per attending the public schools. _ Towards that end their efforts were at present directed. _ He did not think the ques-- tion was one in which politics would be interjected. _ The Opposition in the Legislature, he had reason to believe, would be found co--operating with the (iovernment in the endegvor to tak« the most desirable steps in reference to this question, which could not be set-- tled at one session. For the request of the deputation that one of the pro-- jected new normal schools be establish-- ed at Morrisburg he promised consider-- ation. _ No also did Hon. Dr. Pyne, who with Hon. Messrs. Matheson, Foy and Cochrane, was present throughout the _ Alluding to a reference by one of the speakers to agricultural -- schools, thei Premier recalled his continued advocacy | while in Opposition of such a policy./ He had time and again held that the | Province of Ontario could support half' a «ozen small institutions, not colleges,/ where instruction could be given in agriculture. -- '"'"That," he said, "is an idea that is left for the future to de-- velop. If we should continue in power . and continue to maintain the confi-- dence of the people, that will be con--. sidered carefully, definitely and spe-- ciftically, and carried out in the way that seems best for the advantage of all concerned.," i | _ Repiying to a strong deputation from ; Morrisburg, where he lived and practis-- jed law for many years prior to taking up his residence in 'Foronto, Premier t" hitney, on Saturday afternoon, _ em-- |phasized the point that the question of zincrcasing ithe number of normal schools ;\\'as still more or less in the air. 'Lht Government was, however, convinced, as he had said on former occasions, that n order to attain the most beneficial results in the way of education it was absolutely necessary to increase the ca-- pacity of the teachers and their salar-- aes. _ 'The Premier deprecated the tendency on the part of inspectors, pu-- ;piIS, parents aud teachers to regard the success of pupils in examinations as of paramount importance. Education he defined as aring the mind to unfold itself and absorb and take in whatever surrounded it. _ Cramming, with the sole end in view of attaining the high-- est possible number of marks at exam-- mations, was not education. Proceed-- ing, he said the Government believed the tirst thing to do to attain the objects in view was to reorganize the present normal school system,. _ The _ model schools bad done good work, but some people thought _ they could not ao enough to fill the requirements of the teacher of the future. The Govern-- ment's plan it was felt would secure lirst of all a better class of teachers receiving higher salaries than was now the case. _ It would also insure great-- er permanency in the profession, par-- ticularly on the part of men teachers, the majority of whom now regarded it as a makeshift and a stepping--stone to other walks of life. Reorganization of Normal School Sys-- tem -- First--Proposed Agricuitural Schoocis--No Legislation Affecting Collegiate Institutes or High Schools. MIER WHITNEY SPEAKS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS. to be expended in the city of Kingston with that end in view. 'The amount of the grant and the question as to whe-- ther it shall be devoted toward a school 'of biology and public health in connec-- tion with Queen's University. or as an findependent institution has not yet been decided, _ Rey. Principal Gordon, Dr, Ryan, Dr. J. C. Connell and Mr. W. F. Nickle of Queen's University arrived in the city from Kingston on Baturday morning and had a conference with the Premier and his colleagues in reference' to the question, _A definite conclusion was not reached, but the opinions of the: gentlemen named will undoubtedly have considerable weight with the Govern-- ment in legislation respecting the dispo-- sition of the grant, |MEDICAL EDUCATION TO BE AIDED | IN THAT CITY, The Government has decided that its plans for the extension of medical edu-- cation in Ontario shall include a grant W. K. Farlinger, I. Hilliard, W. 8. Connolly, 'I'. McDonald, Revy, G,. 8. Anderson and Dr. Mclaughlin. Nc Decision Yet as to the Specific Man-- ner in Which the Grant Shall be Ap-- plied--Queen's University Represen-- tatives See the Government, VCP VIOW e _0 _ oo s oagl 020 * &# Afterwards the Premier < took the members of the deputation, all of whom were personal friends, on a tour of the buildings. _ Among those on the deputation were Messrs, A., Broder, M. P., J. W. Allison, W.-- H. McGannan, A. A. Logan, Johnson Dillon, George Rose, William Eager, J. 8. Jameson, KINGSTON GBTS A GCRANT,

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