Chapter XXXIII: Education and Art in the Seventeenth Century

⭘ Growing Interest in Education――Efforts to establish Parish
Schools――Legislative enactments

⭘ Grammar Schools――English and Scotch Schools in Burghs――French
was taught from an early period

⭘ The Church Claimed a Right of Visiting and Examining all the
Schools, Form and Manner of these Visitations

⭘ Course of Instruction and Subjects taught in the Grammar
Schools of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen

⭘ Local Authorities often encouraged the Schoolmasters by Special
Marks of Respect――Music Schools

⭘ Universities, the Citizens of Glasgow and Aberdeen manifested
much interest in University Education――Each Dominant Party
in the Government sought to impose certain views upon the
Universities, and the Revolutions in the Government also
affected the Funds of the Universities; after the Revolution
they were purged――A proposal to introduce a uniform course of
Philosophy――Difference between the Regenting and Professional
Methods of Teaching

⭘ Art――George Jamesone, a Portrait-painter――It appears that he
executed much work; his merit――Thomas Murray――Sir William Bruce