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I assist financially in the DU such institutions. The matt school age was also bound that subject. - _s__..,s.sA the Ill('llldta ..---_,, Mr. Thomas Marshall (Lincoln) replied briefty to the Minister's speech. lie congratulated him first upon his appointment to the office, and he assured him that the ideals enunciated by the Minister would not be hindered by any narrow criti- cism from the Opposition. How- ever. he declared that the education- al system) was not as good a one as is sometimes believed. He had not heard for a long time as severe an arraignment of the department as that given by the Minister in refer- ring to the many changes that were contemplated. The average boy or girl in the schools was not given opportunity to think sufficiently. The curriculum, too, was overloaded. He did not think unsupervised home- work was what it should be. In-i stead he believed there should not', be so much time. for recitation in the class room, and some time for pre- poration of work under supervision. Examinations at best, said Mr. Marshall. only-show the temporary knowledge of the pupils of unrelat- ed facts. Isolated facts were of no use in themselves. The instructors should pad their pupils and not drive them. He thought the Minis- ter would have been well advised to have appointed a committee of ex- perts to go over the whole system of education in the Province. There should he a larger measure of co- operation with the local educational authorities on the part of the de- partmtnt. There should, too, be a more active human interest between the department and the people ot the Province. 7 _ " ""'M'nlu chnitld be, of education in should be a la operation with authorities on partmcnt. Th Principals of sc given more freedom studies and in dete agement of their clusion. lu, declare sion should be an tam what improve able in technical, it cultural education. ascertained what he I'l'OViuuc. Principals of schools should be given more freedom in directing the studies and in determining the, man- agement of their schools. In con- clusion. he declared that a Commis- sion should be appointed to ascer- tain what improvements were desir- able in technical, industrial and agri- cultural education. It should also be ascertained what is necessary to place the training of teachers on a better foundation. " should also be ascertained how better to equip the teachers for French and English schools. and the department ought tn "M closer to tho people, and co- to get close-r operation sh dictation. bl v. Z. Jourument journmvm of the debate. A bill was introduced by Mr. Wm. McDonald (North Bruce) to amend the Department of Educa- tion Act. which seeks to abolish the position of Superintendent of Educa- tion, which was occupied until re- cently by the late Dr. John Seath. Mr. G. C. llurdman (West Ottawa) also inlroduved a bill, the purpose of which is to renew the franchise of thrs Morrisburg & Ottawa Elect- iric Railway, which expires this year. Mageau mOVed the ad should take the building a br.-"-"- matter of the aund UP with the proposal hers' salaries. s Globe. He , cGLolidattd an the ills in I. It was the an amend- e, for peripat: mrsely settled the place of of COUNTY IS OPPOSED Question of Disposal of Sew.. age From York County Causes Debate One of Toronto's bills managed to get through the, Private Bills Committee of the Legislature with- out amendment. There waaurreat rejoicing on the part of some of the Toronto representatives at Queen's Park. However, their joy was short lived. The bill which was adopted without opposition, approved of cer- tain money by-laws. without sub- mitting them to the people. But it was the second bill containing the contentious clause relating to the disposal of sewage from York County that caused a real fight. And all of the Toronto members were not fighting for the city all the time. Some of them had views of their own and they expressed them. A clause validating local improve- ment by-Iaws and enabling the itr. suance of debentures to cover the same was passed. Clause Four em- powering line, city to prohibit any change in the use of Fuildings with- out the consent o the city was struck out. Clause Five confining :the franchise of the Toronto Subur- ban Railway in West Toronto north 1of Dundas street, to the streets it is now operating on. was passed. City Solicitor Johnston explained the various clauses of the hill, aided from time to time by the depart- ment heads and members of the council. Certain clauses of it which were passed were referred to the officers for redrafting. They will be considered further at a meeting of the committee on Thursday. Parks Clause Adopted. The clause to {Allow the Parks Department to plant, trim or remove trees on highways without serving legal notice on the owner or occu- pant of adjoining property was adopted, after a clause had been in- serted to allow the owner to appeal to the head of the Department if he had objection to the procedure. Another clause that was struck out was that which placed the costs of all 1003.} improvements on sub-divided lands on the land so sub-divided. The principle of a clause enabling the city to levy rates against annexed hand tor sewer out- lets was approved, although the text of tho section was sent back to the legal department to be re- drafted. A bill to enable the city to is- sue debentures without a vote ot the people for permanent works ag- gregating over $1,500,000 was pass- ed. The clause proposing to amend existing legislation to relieve the city of taking care ot sewage from York County in a city system which it was said was now overtaxed. was opposed by Mr. J. R. L. Starr, re- presenting York County. The dis- cussion on this clause was protract- ed and at times heated. Mr. V. A. Sinclair (South Oxford) finally made a suggestion which was adopted in principle, but finally re- ferred to the legal department for redrafting. It was that the acts be amended so that instead of unde- fined arbitrators in fixing the amount to be paid. the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board be made the arbitrators. Mayor Church was not satisfied with leaving it to the Railway Board, and Mr. T. fl. Lennox (North York) said that the Mayor's criti- cism was an evidence of lack ot confidence in the Railway Board. Opposed by County. 0N CITY BILL