Chapter XXXVIII

Mr. Stuart’s school—Simcoe—State Church and College—Grammar
schools—Hon. R. Hamilton—Chalmers—Strachan—Comes to Canada—
Educational history—Arrival at Kingston—The pupils—Fees—Removes
to Cornwall—Pupils follow—Strachan, a Canadian—Marries—Interview
with Bishop Strachan—His disappointment—A stranger—What he
forsook—300 pupils—Their success—Stay at Cornwall—Appointments
at York—A lecturer—At Kingston—Member of Legislative Council—
Politician—Clergy Reserves—Founds King’s College—The thirty-nine
articles—Monopoly swept away—Voluntaryism—Founds Trinity
College—Bishop Strachan in 1866—What he had accomplished—Those
he tutored—Setting up a high standard—“Reckoner”—Sincerity—
Legislation, 1797—Address to the King—Grammar Schools—Grant,
1798—Board of Education—Endowment of King’s College—Its
constitution—Changes—Upper Canada College—Endowment—“A spirit of
improvement”—Gourlay—The second academy—At Ernesttown—The
trustees—Bidwell—Charges—Contradicted—Rival school—Bidwell’s
son—Conspicuous character—Bidwell’s death—Son removes to
Toronto—Academy building, a barrack—Literary spirit of Bath—
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CHAPTER XXXIX.

Extract from Cooper—Educational institutions—Kingston—Queen’s
College—Own’s Real Estate—Regiopolis College—Roman Catholic—
Grammar School—Attendance—School houses—Library—Separate School—
Private Schools—The Quaker School—William Penn—Upon the Hudson—
Near Bloomfield—Origin of school—Gurnay—His offer—Management of
school—The teaching—Mrs. Crombie’s school—Picton ladies’
Academy—McMullen, proprietor—Teachers—Gentlemen’s department—
Popular—The art of printing—In America—Book publishing—First in
America—Books among the loyalists—Few—Passed around—Ferguson’s
books—The Bible—Libraries at Kingston and Bath—Legislation—In
Lower Canada—Reading room at Hallowell—Reserves for education—
Upper Canada in respect to education—Praiseworthy—Common School
system bill introduced 1841—Amended, 1846—Dr. Ryerson’s system—
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