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Read Ebook: Ryerson Memorial Volume Prepared on the occasion of the unveiling of the Ryerson statute in the grounds of the Education department on the Queen's birthday 1889 by Hodgins J George John George
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State of Common School Education in Upper Canada, 1845. 80
School Houses and School Teachers in 1845-1850. 81
Combined opposition to the projected system of Education. 82
Educational Proceedings of District Councils in 1847, 1848. 83
Estimate of Lord Elgin's character by Hon. W. H. Draper. 84
Invaluable assistance given to Dr. Ryerson by Lord Elgin. 85
Proceedings of the First Council of Public Instruction. The Normal School. 86
Laying the corner stone of the New Normal School Buildings, 1851. 87
The County Model Schools of 1843-1850. 88
Fundamental Principles of Dr. Ryerson's Scheme of Education. 90
Can Upper Canada Emulate the State of New York in Educational Matters? 90
Establishment of the Educational Depository and its Results. 92
Abstract of Depository Schedule Presented to the Legislature in 1877. 92
Dr. Ryerson a Commissioner on King's College, New Brunswick, in 1854. 93
Chronological Sketch of Dr. Ryerson's Educational Work, 1855, etc. 94
Bishop Fraser's Estimate of the Upper Canada System of Education in 1863. 95
Character of the Important School Legislation of 1871. 97
Review of the School Legislation of 1871. 98
Objections to Improve our School System Answered. 98
Necessity for the Change in the School Law of Ontario in 1871. 100
Hon. Adam Crooks on the School Inspection Legislation of 1871. 101
Inspector Harcourt's opinion of the effect of the School Act of 1871. 101
Inspector McKee, of the County of Simcoe, on the School Act of 1871. 101
Hon. J. Sandfield Macdonald's School Days--His Reminiscences of them. 103
Hon. Charles Clarke on Education in the County of Wellington under Dr. Ryerson's Administration. 104
Early School Legislation in 1841, 1843 and 1846. 104
Inferior Qualification of Teachers and Varied Methods of Teaching. 105
Dr. Ryerson's Test of the Intelligence of a School Section. 105
The Character of the School-House, also a Test. 106
School Condition of the County of Wellington in 1847. 106
Great Educational Advance made by the Province of Ontario since 1847. 107
Great Advance also in the Standard of Teaching Ability. 108
Rev. W. H. Landon on the State of Education in Upper Canada in 1847-1849. 109
The Old Log School-House and its Belongings. 110
The Pioneer Teacher and the Trials of "Boarding-Round". 111
The Old School House . 113
Mr. Canniff Haight on the Schools Fifty Years Ago. 113
A School Teacher's Personal Experience in 1865. 114
Mr. James Cumming's Reminiscences of Education in Hamilton in 1847-1852. 116
Education in the County of Simcoe, 1852-1872. 117
His Early Life, as Sketched by Himself 119
Rev. Dr. Ryerson as a Teacher 121
The Rev. Dr. Ryerson and His Native County of Norfolk 122
Closing Official Acts and Utterances of Dr. Ryerson 124
Reasons for Dr. Ryerson's Retirement as Chief Superintendent of Education 125
Dr. Ryerson's Letter of Resignation in 1868 and Reply to it 126
Dr. Ryerson's Letter of Resignation in 1872 and Reply to it 128
A FEW WORDS PERSONAL TO THE WRITER OF THIS RETROSPECT 130
THE RYERSON MEMORIAL VOLUME.
PRELIMINARY.
The Rev. Dr. Ryerson's death occurred on the 19th of February, 1882. Early in the next month the following circular was issued:--
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