Our Educational Problem: The Jewish Population and The Protestant Schools - Couverture rigide

Rexford, Elson Irving

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1356132928 ISBN 13 : 9781356132928

Editeur : Palala Press, 2016

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Royal Institution is now confined to the management of Mc Gill University. The second important step in educational matters was taken in 1824, when the Fabrique act was passed authorizing each Roman Catholic parish to devote one quarter of its annual Church revenue to the support of a school for the parish. Under these two acts temporary provision was made for elementary education in a larsfe number of the English and French sections of the Province during the first quarter of the past century. The first public elementary school act for the Province was passed in the year 1829. This act provided that five trustees, elected in each parish or township, should have the management of schools in that district. The act provided for a limited number of schools and a grant of 20 was paid -by the Government to each teacher on condition that the school was in operation at least 90 days, and had an average attendance of 20 pupils. These schools were for the rural districts, they were voluntary, free, and without taxation. Although the schools established under this act took their colour as to language and religious teaching, from the communities which maintained them, they were common schools, recognising no religious distinction in the community. As these schools were supported by the Government and the grants were paid through the local member of the Legislature, the people in the French districts of the Province regarded this system as a political propaganda for the destruction of their language and religion. The schools, therefore, under this act met with only a moderate measure of success. A bout 1300 schools, however, were established under the provision of this act with an attendance of about 36,000 pupils. Various amendments defining and elaborating the provisions of this act were provided by the Legislature during the next few years, but the absolute control o
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palala Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1356132928
• ISBN 13: 9781356132928
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 50
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible