Journal of education, 1 mai 1877, Mai - Juin

hninÆf /tt JKLICPmSCIENCEj 1,1%m m i 'UBEKTwn0cMss& _____ 7//r k3 OMNu^ ^ labS& T TT Ti JOÜENAL OF EDUCATION ; *a Devoted to LMucation, Literature, Scienee, and the Arts.Volume XXI.Quebec, Province of Quebec, May & June, 1877.Xna.5 & TABLE OF COXTEXTS.Life and Liberality.65 Hint to Teachers.06 Our National Literature.66 Education in Egypt.67 McGill University* Convocation .68 Poetry : Not Long.71 Official Notices : Notice-School Commissioners—Erection of School Municipality— Members of Board of Examiners—- Board of Examiners.71 Editorial : Circular of Superintendent of Education to School Inspectors.73 Proceedings of Catholic Committee of Council of Public Instruction.84 Abstract of proceedings of the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction May 15th 1877.88 List of Books and Apparatus for Elementary and Model School and Academies for the Protestant Population of Quebec, sanctioned by the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public ln- 80 90 struction, 11th October, 1876.Special Directions to Inspectors of Elementary and Model schools,issued on the recommendation of the Protestant Committee, etc.Rules concerning the Depository for Books, School Apparatus and other necessaries .01 Examinations for Teachers’ Diplomas.92 Miscellany : Breaking the Child’s Will.93 Harriet Martineau’sschooldays.93 What the average boy and girl can learn.A Wise Teacher.94 Nervousness and how to overcome it.94 Mind and Health.94 Some advantages of Candour .95 Do not pamper boys.95 A “ Sure Cure ” for Rheumatism .95 Sulphur for Scarlet Fever.95 Advertisements : Schedler’s War Maps.95 Richardson’s Arithmetic.95 Meteorology.96 93 Fife sui«l liberality There is a sweet, though solemn, connection between the individual existences which form the aggregate of mankind.Our lives so intermingle that the hopes, tears, passions, loves, interests and longings of each one are but the reflection of similar feelings, swaying the soul of our neighbor, guiding his destinies and making or marring his life.It is strange then that we so trequently permit the harsher judgment to fall upon the beings who are like unto ourselves.We go forth in the morning of life ; around us the bountiful hand of Providence has showered blessings and graces ; the great cathedral of nature is melodious with the harps of fancy and of inspiration ; but, alas, for the peace whose harmonies are so" tenderly touching we permit the narrowing circles of creed and race to destroy the sacred influences which on a rude, December night, were borne from Paradise to soften and soothe the soul of man.If we would reflect upon what life really is, passions would fade away, even as the miasmas are dissipated by the day star.Throughout this wonderful creation, though it sways and throbs forever in ceasc-less’motion, there is one universal law, supremer than the many or individual forms of existence or of thought, and that law is the harmony of life, because it is the charity of God.D ‘ep mysticisms and mysterious longings fill the glorious edifice of Love Divine ; and the holy scriptures of a nobler creed than man can frame are written upon each mountain tall, from whose heights the babbling streams rush to the plains below.Each form of life reflects the image of that Providence, at whose fiat light was, and in whose Being light is.All things seem to yearn for a completer manifestation of the glory which was transfigured on Thabor ; and yet as if to mock the universality of that charity which can know no distinction, we erect gloomy forms to fetter the generous hopes and holy emotions that waited upon our youthful steps like the ministering spirits of the ancient prophet.The philosophy of life teaches us that we cannot labor for ourselves alone.We are the members of a vast organisation which springs into the future, overleaping all artificial barriers and even defying time.The soul is ever aspiring to the greater and the more beautiful.The Perishable it avoids intuitively, because its immortality is founded upon the eternal plan the fruition of which is undying peace.All of those who have showered benedictions upon their kind belong to tha vast union of man ; and the blessings they have conferred are not the properties of a class.Hence the necessity of that cultivation of mutual charity which we hold to be the design of God.Liberality to our | fellows is a kindly stream irrigating and refreshing the I plains of life.It pursues its meandering course, ever j and always happy, for as it murmurs its gentle melody it softens the harsher passions and attunes the soul foa 66 THE JOURNAL OF EDUCATION [May & June, 1877.sweeter contemplation of her surroundings.The charities of Christ are sweeter to the soul than the mockeries ol Mephistopheles.It is more refreshing to think kindly than to judge sternly ; and with our almost innumerable deficiencies it is but the mocking of life to cast the stones of illiberality beneath our neighbor’s feet.Dreaming by the side of his much-loved Avonmore, the poet whose bones now rest in St.Jerome, sang : “ And, oh, it were a kindly deed “ To show before mankind, “ How every race and every creed “ May be by love combined— “ May be combined, yet not forget “ The fountains whence they rose, “ As filled by many a rivulet “ The lordly Shannon flows.Peace to thy ashes, Davis, for thou didst act the burden of thy dream ! If the longings of the priests of nature, the poet-writers of the world, were realized how gladdy would the heart of humanity leap, as the demons of strife were retired within their congenial shades.Then, indeed, would the vision of the future be the perfect image of God.Then indeed would the law of life be the measure of a limitless liberality, of an all-embracing charity, for even as heroism is, at once the purchase-price and crown of fidelity so is generosity to our fellows the ransom of the peoples, and the immortal wreath to crown the brows of the nations bound in love.James J.Gahan.A Hint to Teachers.Courtesy of manner is one of the greatest essentials to a teacher or any one who aims at success in guiding children on the road to knowledge.Not that they should go through all the formulas that Chesterfield lays down as essential to intercourse between ladies and gentlemen ; but they must show a studied kindness for their welfare, and a regard for their feelings, which is shewn to far too little an extent.And there is a great deal in the tact which leads children to think that they are having their own way.It is easy for a teacher to say that a child must and shall ; but it always leaves a trace of rebellion long after the hard words are spoken, and the will of superior force and years has been carried into effect.But it will be found far easier to adapt yourself to means and dispositions, and be kind and gentle, and deferential to wills that are quite as strong as your own, if not to judgments that are not as matured.Every parent and teacher should possess extensive knowledge of human nature as manifested in children.Sensible and cautious,they should know when to censure and when to praise, when to rule their passions, when to guide their affections, and when to direct and govern their ambition.Kindness of disposition and courtesy of manner will enable them to rule the young without difficulty.Let every teacher, male or f.male, therefore endeavour to possess those noble and a niable characteristics.In public or in private he should so act as to merit and win confidence and esteem, instead of aiming to show his power and importance at all times.Whenever he meets his pupils he should always recognise them courteously, with smiles not wi ll frowns; with kind and affectionate looks not with i stern countenance.He should teach his pupils po‘ teness, not only by precept, but by example.lie liould never fail to impress their minds with the dutv that they should rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man.The capability of a pupil should also have kindly consideration ; and no attempt should be made to enforce too great a task on the young mind.In these fast days when youth holds such undoubted sway, there is too little respect shown to old age.We are too often found in the place of the Athenians in the ancient story which teaches what true politeness is.On the occasion spoken of in the story, a number of Greeks assembled at an Athenian theatre.The Spartan ambassador and his countrymen were seated in a part oT the house opposite to that assigned to the Athenian aristocracy.During an interval in the play, an old man, a citizen of Athens, came in whose head was white with the snows of age.The young Athenian aristocrats resolved to have a joke at his expense, and pretending to make place for him, beckoned that he should come over to them and take a seat.He did so ; but when about to sit down, the unmannerly youths closed upon either sides, and reoccupied the vacant space.They then laughed at the disappointm it of the old man.The gallant young Spartanshaving observed this rude and insolent behaviour, instantly rose and remained standing, whilst one of their number went over to the old gentleman, and kindly offered to conduct him to a seat.The old man, leaning on the arm of the noble youth, crossed >o the other side of the house, when he was requested to take th ¦ m ist honourable seat.Having done so, the young Spartans quietly resumed their seats.The spectators in the galleries observing this noble conduct, loudly cheered the Spartan youths and the rude Athenians, now blushing at their own conduct, held down their heads with shame.After the cheers had subsided the venerable sage arose, and after thanking the Spartans for their polite attention and example, said in the language of the poet The Athenians leatn their n Arts, second year.Passed for Meteorological Certilicates—Glass I,—Sproule, Jones ihompson.Class II.—None.Class III.— Walbank, Wardrop, Rogers aot Classed—Atwater.6 Far1 of Dulferin’s Medals for a Prize Essay in History—Josen! "flham Spencer, Bac.App.Sc., silver medal.At the examinations in September, 1876, the following scholar snips and exhibitions were awarded :— Third Year—Graham and Donald : W C MacDonald scholarships °?s (James) : the Carles Alexander Scholarship Second Year—McClure and Eadie : W C MacDonald Exhibilions l'list Year—Hun ton, McKenzie, Bull :—W C MacDonald Exhibi ons Lafleur, P T : T M Taylor Exhibition.Yarnold : Jane Redpatl exhibition.Darey : Governors’ Exhibition.1 SESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS, 1877.ORDINARY COURSE IN ARTS.Greek.—B.A.Ordinary—Class I—Gould.Class II—Atwatei morel, McGihbon, Anderson, Robt Robertson ; Amaron an McGregor, equal.Class III—Chubb.Third Year—Class I—Donal I' Jas Goss, prizes, and Stewart, equal : Pedley C S.Class II-Æ®’ rhorntou; Dawson and McFadyen, equal; Ewing Lvmai LK,HOP—Class 111, Torrance and McLaren, equal! Guerin an weney end Taylor ; equal.Second Year.—Glass I, Eadie, McClun Cross, Howord.Class II, Lane, Mercer and Stevens, equal; Lighthall and Wood, equal ; McConnell and Hy McN Robertson, equal ; Allen and McKibbin, equal.Class III, Redpath and Houghton, equal.First Year.—Class I.Hunton, prize ; Darey and McKenzie, prizes, equal ; Lafleur, P.T ; Bull and Craig equal ; Currie ; Raynes and Bayne, equal; Gowanloch Class II, Molson, Roberts; Scriver and Ogilvie, equal ; Bennett; Anderson and Guertin, equal ; Black and Ross, A.G.and McNabb, equal.Class III, Pillsburv, Macpherson ; Alguire and Larivière, equal ; Ami.McIntyre, Cunningham.Latin.—B.A.Ordinary.—Class I, Gould.—Class II, McGihbon, Atwater, Amaron, Forneret; Robertson (Robt.) and McGragor, equal; Anderson.Class III, Chubb.Third Year—Class I—Ross (Jas.), prize ; Danald, prize, and Stewart, equal; Pedley (C.S.) ; Graham and Guerin, equal.Class I, Thornton, Taylor, McFadyen, Lyman, Torrance ; Sweeny and Ewing, equal ; McKillop.Class III, McLaren.Second Year—Class I, Eadie, McClure, Howard, Mercer, Lighthall, Cross, Stevens.Class II, Lane ; McConnell and Robertson Illy.McN.), equal ; Wood.—Class III, Redpath, McKibbin, Allen, Houghton.First Year—Class I, Davey, prize ; llunton and McKenzie, prizes, equal ; Currie ; Lafleur and Raynes and Bull, equal ; Molson.Class II—Craig, Gowanloch, Robert : Ogilvie and Ross (A.G.), equal; Scriver and McPherson and Pillsbury aud Bayne, equal; Cunningham ; Black and Bennett, equal.Class III, Guertin, Alguire, iari\ ière, Anderson.McNabb, McIntyre, Ami.History.—First Year.—Class I.llunton, prize ; Darey, prize .A.G.Ross, Currie, McKenzie, Lafleur, Bull.Class II.Gowanloch, Raynes, Molson ; Scriver and Bennett, equal.Class III.Alguire ; Cunningham aud Lariviere and Macpherson and Roberts and Cole and MacNabb and Pillsbury and McIntyre, equal ; Bayne and Ami arid Black and Craig and W.K.Robertson, equal ; Guertin, Anderson, Ogilvie.Logic and Mental and Moral Philosophy,—B.A.Ordinary.— Mental and Moral Philosophy.—Class I.Lafleur, Robertson, Warri-ner.ClassII.Amaron Class III.McGihbon, McGregor, Anderson, Forneret.Occasional Students in Fourth Year.—Mental Philosophv.—Class I.None.Class II.Meyers.Class III, Barllrap, Baugh.I’llird Year.—Moral Philosophy.—Class 1.C.S.Pedley, prize ; Ross, Eonald Class II.Dawson and Ewing, equal .Lyman, Thornton, Wright, Stewart, Torrance.Class III.Willett.Orme, McFayden.Graham and McKilloJv, equal ; Guerin and Taylor, equal.Second Y’ear.—Logic—Class I.Cross and Eadie, prize, equal ; Huward and McClure, equal : Lighthall and McConnell, equal : H.McN.Robertson, Stevens Class II.Lane, Wood, Mercer.Class III.Redpath, Allen, Baugh, Edwards; Caverhill, Hobbs, Cunningham, McKibbin.English and Rhetoric.—B.A.Ordinary—English Literature— Class l—Warriner, Atwater.Third Year—Rhetoric Class I— Dawson ; Stewart and Torrance, equal, McKillop, Graham.Class Ilf—Tay'or, Caverhill.Second Y’ear—English Literature-—Class I —Lighthall and Eadie, prizes, equal ; Cross, McClure.Class II— Howard, Mercer, Lane, Stevens and Allen, equal, McKibbin.Class HI——Redpath, Robertson.First Year—English Language and Literature—Class I—McKenzie, Currie, prizes ; Bull and Mitchell, equal ; Lafleur, prize essay, Hunton arid Darcy, equal ; Raynes, Roberts, Gowanloch, Cunningham, Class II—Craig, Bennett,Molson, Scriver and Alguire, equal ; Macpherson, McIntyre.Anderson, Cole, Ogilvie.Class III—Pillsbury, Bayne, Campbell', Robertson.French.—Third Year—Class I, Guerin.Class I, Guerin.Class II, Lyman.Class III, None.Second Year—Class I, McClure, prize, Cross and Lighthall, equal.Class II, Lane, Wood, Eadie, Howard, Meyers.Class III, Stevens, Redpath, McConnell, Allen.First Yrear—Lafleur, prize, Darey, Larivière, McKenzie ; Bull and Guertin, equal.Class II, Ami, Ogilvie, Roberts, Molson.Class III, Cunningham, Scriver, Raynes, Macpherson.German—First year—Class I, Darey, [prize], and Ross [A.G.], squal ; Hunton, Lafleur and Bennett, equal.Class II, Pillsbury.Class III, Macpherson.Second year—Class I, Meyers; Cross ami Mercer, equal.Class II, None.Class III.Caverhill.Third year— Class 1, Rose [James], [prize].Class II, None.Class III, None.Hebrew.—Senior class—Class I, None.Class II, None.Class III, McKibbin.Junior class—Class I, Currie [prize], Gowanloch, Craig Mitchell.Class II, Anderson [Alexander.] Class III, Bayne [Geo.D.] McIntyre, Houghton, mger.Mathematical Physics.-—B.A.Ordinary—Class I, Gould, Atwater.Class II, None.Class III, Anderson and Robert.on, equal • McGihbon, Amaron, McGregor, Forneret, Chubb.Third year.— Class I.Ross [J.], Thornton.Class II.Dawson, Donald.Class m Stewart.Torrance [F ], Graham, Pedlev [C.S.] ; Blakely ami McLaren, equal ; Lyman [C.], Ewing, McFadyen, Guerin, Taylor Mathematics.—Second year.—Class I, Cross, McClure; Eadie and Stevens, equal.Class II, McConnell, Howard.Class HI.Lighthall, McKibbin, Wood, Robertson [H.McN.], Allen, Redpath, Lane' Mercer.Houghton, reger.First year—Class 1, llunton, Darey’ Currie, McKenzie, Bull.Class II, Cunningham, Gowanloch’, Ogilvie’ Lafleur.Class III, Larivière, Ami, Guertin, Raynes, Bayne [G.D.] 70 THE JOURNAL OF EDUCATION [May & June, 1877.Cole.Craig ; Alguire and Scriver, equal ; Pillsbury, Molson, Roberts, McIntyre, Robertson [\V.R], Honor course.Second year.—First rank honors.—McClure [prize.] Honor course.—First year.—First rank lienors.—Hunton [prize] ; Darey [second prize.] Experimental Physics— Class I —Lafleur, Scott.Class 11 - Atwater.Chubb.Class III—Forneret, YcGibbon.Third year—Class I— Dawson and Donald, equal: L\man [C], Class II—Thornton, Torrance, Blakely, Ross [J]\ Siewart.Class III—-Guérid, Graham ; McLaren and Welland, equal ; Taylor Natural Science—B.A.Ordinary—[Geology]—Class 1 : Scott, Chubb.Class II : Barltrop, ForneivL, Atwater Class III : Anderson, McGibbon, McGregor, Livingstone.B.A.Honors—Scott [Logan medal], Chubb.Third year—[Zoology]—ClassI : Donald, Thronton, Dawson, Ross, Torrance, McFadpen, Godwin.Class II : Edwing, j Pedley, Lyman.Class III : Guerin, Wright, McKillop, McLaren, Sweeny, Graham, Taylor.Second year—[Botany]—Class 1 : Eadie prize ; Cross, McClure, McConnell, Howard.Class II : Lighlhall, Stephens, Orme, Lane, Wood, Goodwin, Mercer.Glass III—Allen, McCibbin and Reepath, equal ; Robertson.F'irst year—[Chemistry] —Glass I : Currie, prize ; Darey, Cunningham.Class TI : Lafleur [P.T\], McKenzie, Bull, Hunton, Baynes.Class III : Ross [A.G.], Roberts, Ogilvie.Molson, Baynes [G.D.], Campbell, Gowanlocli, Scriver [C.W.], Lariviere, Macpherson, Bennett, Hughes, Alguire, Ami, Guertin.MORRIN COLLESE.B.A.Ordinary Examinations.—Greek, Glass I , Bland.Latin— Class I., Bland.Mathematical Physics—Class I., Bland.Mental and Moral Philosophy—Class I., Bland.French and History—ClassI., Bland.J DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCE.Surveying.—Middle year—Class I., none ; Class IL, Boulden, Swan, Hall, Ross ; Class III., none.Junior year—Class I, Cochrane ; Class II, Power, Robertson ; Class III, Skaile and Smith, equal, Dudderidge and McConnell, equal, F’oster.drawing.—Senior year—Class I, Sproule ; Class II, none ; Class III, Walbank, Thompson, Jones, Rogers, Wardrop.Middle year-Class I, Swan and Ross, epual, Hall ; Class II, Boulden ; Class III, none.Junio year—Class I, Cochrane ; Class II, Smith, Robertson ; Class III, Skaile, Power, McConnell, Forter.Construction—Railroads.Harbors and Sewerage.—Senior Year —Class I, Sproule; Class II, Walbank, Waidrop, equal, Thompson, Jones, Rogers; Class III, none.Middle year—Class 1, none; Class II.Boulden, Hall, Ross, Swan ; Class III, none.Construction—Roofs, Pillars and Girders.—Senior year—Class I, none; Class II, Wardrop, Sproule, Rogers, Walbank, Jones, Thompson ; Glass III, none.Construction.— Traulwine—Middle Year—Class I, Ross, Boulden.Class II, Hall Swan.Class III, none.Practical Mechanics.—Senior Year—Class I, Sproule, Wardrop Class II, Walbank, Jones, Thompson, Rogers.Class III, none.Designing and Estimating.—Senior Year—Class I, Sproule Rogers ' ardrop, Jones, Thompson, V\ albank Class II, none.Class III none.Elements of Mechanism.—Christmas Examination—Senior Year-Class I, Walbank, Sproule, Thompson.Class II, Jones, Rogers Wardrop.Class III, none.AGGREGATE CLASS LIST.Professional Subjects.—Senior Year—Class I (entitled to special certificate), Sproule.Class II, Walbank, Jones ; Thompson and Wardrop, equal ; Rogers.Class III, none.Middle Year—Class I none.Class II, Ross, Swan, Hall, Boulden.Class III, none.Junior Year—Class I, Cochrane, prize.Class II, Robertson, Power, Smith Class III, Skaife, McConnell, Forter.Practical Chemistry—Middle Year—Class I.Adams, prize.Mathematical Physics.—Senior Year—Class I, Sproule, Wardrop Thompson.Class II, None.Class III, Walbank, Jones, Rogers.Middle Year—Class I, Ross P.D.Boulden.Class II, Swan, Hall Mathematics—Senior Year—Analytic Geometry and Calculus Class I, Sproule.Glass II, Waldrop, Walbank, Rogers, Thompson Jones.Senior Year—Spherical Trigonometry and Practical Astro nomy—Glass 1, Sproule, Waidrop, Thompson.Glass II, Walbank Jones.Class III, Rogers.Middle Year—Class I, Swan, Boulden Ross, P.D.Class II, Hall.Class III, Adams.Junior Year—Class I None.Class II, None.Class III, Smith, Cochrane, Foster and Skaife equal ; Power, Dudderidge.Experimental Physics—Senior Year—Class I, Sproule.Class II, Warprop, Walbank, Jones, Rogers, Thompson.Middle Year—Class I, None.Class II, Swan ; Adams and Boulden, equal ; Hall, Ross P.D.Geology-—Senior Year—Class I, Sproule, oehompson.Class II, Adams, Jones, Walbank.Wardrop.Class III, Rogers, Honor Course —Thompson, First Rank Honors.-Class I, Ross, prize ; Adams.Class II Zoology—Middle Year-Boulden, Hall, Swan.Botany—Senior Year—Class I, Sproule.Chemistry—Junior Year—Class 1, None.Class II, Cochrane.Class III, Power, Skaife, Dudderidge, Boulden.Blowpise Analysis.—Students in third year (Arts) and in Department of Practical Science—Class I, Donald, Adams, Thorton.Class II, Thompson.English Language and Literature—Junior Year—Class I, None.Class II, Skaife and Foster, equal.Class III, Smith, Scriver, Cochrane Robertson.French—Senior Year Class I, Sproule, prize.Class II, Jones, Class III, Thompson, Walbank, Waldrop.Middle year—Class I, Ross, P., prize.Class II, None.Class III, Hall, Swan, Adams.Junior Year—Class I None.Class II, Foster, Skaife.Class III, Smith, Cochrane.German—Senior Year—Class I.None.Glass II, Rogers.Class III, None.Middle Year—Class I, Boulden.Class II, None.Class III, None.Junior Year—Class I, Foster.Class II, None.Class III, Skaife, Robertson, VV.F.The Yen.Archdeacon Leach then delivered an eloquent and appropriate address to tlie graduates in arts.The valedictory on behalf of the graduate in applied science, was delivered by Mr.Sproule, after which Professor Girdwood addressed the graduating class in that department.Principal Dawson reported on the past session as follows :— The number of students has been greater than in any previous session, having been about four hundred in all.Of those the unusually large number of 163 belong to the Faculty of Arts and its department of Applied Science.The total number of degrees given in the past session is fifty-nine, and these, in so far as primary degrees are concerned, he equally distiributed among the three Faculties.Morrin sends us one candidate for B.A., who has taken a creditable place in the examination ; and but for unforeseen accidents, it would have had some men in the intermedi te as well.Though our graduating class is large, it may be safely affirmed that no previous class has excelled it in merit.It is of interest to observe here that of our diirteen Bachelors of Arts, no less than six are theological students preparing for the sacred ministry in three of the theological schools established in this city.It is also a matter for congratulation that we are standing out an equil number of thoroughly prepared men into the profession of civil enginering.The lamented illness of Dr.De Sola has deprived us of his services in the past session ; but we have been fortunate in securing the aid of Mr.Dull', under whose care we feel satisfied the classes in Hebrew have made excellent progress, and thpre is the best reason to hope that Dr.De Sola may be able to resume his work next session.In the Department of Applied Science we have to regret the departure of Prof.Armstrong to another sphere of usefulness in England.Mr, Ernest A.Harris, Civil Engineer, has, however, by request of the Board of Governors, most efficiently conducted the classes for the present session, and next session the chair will be filled by Prof.Henry T.Bovey, M.A., a twelfth wrangler of Cambridge and an engineer of some experience on public works in England.Prof.Bovey spends the present summer on the com ment of Europe, where he will give special attention to the working of the great engineering schools of France, Switzerland and Germany.The Science School has also been strengthened by the appointment of Mr.G.H.McLeod, Ba.App.Sc,, as lecturer in Surveying and Drawing, and by that of Mr.A.Dulf, M.A , as Le lurer in Mathematics, as well as by the gift of a magnificent series of mining models, procured in Germany through the liberality of a lady oftbis city, and which you may see temporalily displayed in one of the rooms of the Museum.We only ask now for a large numbei of young men, properly trained in the preparatory schools, in order to make our school of engineering, mining and practical chemistry, one of the most important on tiiis continent.It is proper also to remark that our department of applied Science, in addition to its purely professional aspects, oilers a kind of education most valuable to all classes of men, whether intending to be engineers or not.In proof of this I may state that several of our Bachelors of Applied Science occupy important educational positions, and that one of them is this year the successful competitor for one of the medals in history olfered by His Flxcellency the Governor-General.Our library has in the past session risen from about 11,000 volumes to over 15,000, this large in' rease being mainly due to the bequest of the late Frederick Griffin, (J.C., of this city ; by which we receive about 2,500 volumes of valuable hooks, and to the donations of Peter Redpath, Esq., and the McGdi College hook club.The Graduates’ Society has in the past sessions initiated a most important enterprise, in a subscription for a library fund.A considerable sum has been already subscribed, and I trust that this effort may not only be fully successful for the object intended,but may lead to still farther action on the pail of our graduates in similar directions.We are indeed likely very soon to labor under serious difficulty as May & June, 1877.] FOR THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC.71 to space wherein to bestow our books, apparatus and specimens, and may have to ask for aid in this behalf.While we have much reason to be grateful for the success of the past session, I would not have our friends suppose that we regard our educational appliances as perfect.On the contraay, it would be easy to point out several directions in which we should be prepared very soon to offer greater facilities to our students ; and our friends should bear in mind that in our peculiar circonstances we are largely dependent on their liberality for the continuance and extension of our work.The Hon.Chancellor Day then addressed the assembly, after which the proceedings were cl sed with prayer by Dr.Wilkes.At a meeting of convocation, held previous to the public meeting, the following graduates were elected to represent the several faculties : —Medecine, Drs.Reddy and Hingston ; Law, Messrs.McLaren and Holton ; Arts, Messrs.Ramsay and Dougall.In the evening the newly organized Graduates’ Society held its first annual dinner at the City Club.Dr.Ross in the chair.About forty members were present, Vice-Chancellor Day, Judge Dunkin and Principal Dawson being among the guests.After a pleasant evening, which gave fair promise that the scheme of an annual dinner would tea success, the company broke uj> shortly after 12 o’clock.IP O E T IR, _ Not Long.T’is hard sometimes to be patient, To suffer and still be strong, To sing, when the old life’s shadows stay Hope’s beautiful morning song, E’en though an angel whisper us Not long poor soul 1 not long ! Not long till the cloud be rifted, Till the shadows pass away ; Not long till the sun shall shine again Of a happier brighter day; Till the arm be rendered powerless Now lifted but to slay.Tis hard for us all to carry, While journeying up and down Life’s hill and vales, the heavy cross Who rather would wear the crown ; To look for the smiles of a grateful world And get but its thankless frown.Let us take up the angel’s whisper, Let us echo the heavenly song, Though our cup of joy and peace and love Be mingled with ill and wrong : Soon shall we know as we are known, Not long, poor soul I not long.A.m.Teacher.OFFICIAL NOTICES- Deparlmrnt of Public Instruction.pector, will be held at Quebec, in the Laval Normal School rooms, on the fourteenth day of the month of August next, at nine o’clock in the forenoon.Parties desirous of undergoing this examination must send to the undersigned, between now and the 4th of August next, a petition and the sum of six dollars, and all the documents required by the regulations of the said committee passed at its sitting on the 25th of May last.There are vacancies in the inspection districts of P.Hubert, esquire, resigned, and of the late M.Caron, esquire, deceased.Quebec, 10th June, 1877.Gedeon Ouimet, Superintendent.School Commissioners.His Fxcellency the LIEUTENANT GOVr RNOR has been pleased by order in council, of the 2nd May instant (1877i, and in virtue of the powers conferred upon him by 48th and 136th clauses of chapter 15 of the Consolidated Statutes of Lower Canada, to make the following appointments of school commissioners, to wit : County of Oitawa, Saint Joseph de Wakefield.—MM.P.O'Farrell, Thomas Daly, Patrick Mc jorey, Patrick Kelfovle and William Dolan, seeing that there is no board of.chool commissioners in existence.By an ord- i- in council, of the 4th May instant (1877.) County of Laval, Côte Saint Antoine, (parish Sainte Dorothée.) Messrs.Grégoire Gravel, Magloire Ethier, Félix Lacroix and Joachim Bigras, all of the said municipality, to act jointly with Mr.Joseph Taillefer, who appears to have been elected in July last, il876.| By an order in council, of the 1st of June instant, (1877.) Chicoutimi, county of Chicoutimi —Ovide Bossé, esquire, vice the Revd.Mr.Dominique Racine, resigned.Montreal Polytechnical School —Louis Gustave Martin, esq., surveyor and member of the Legislature, Joseph A.U.Beau dry, esquire, surveyor, and Louis Lesage, esquire, all three of Montreal.(I'ursuant to the 46th section, of the 40th Viet., ! chap 22.) By an order in council, of the 12th of June instant, (1877 ) County of Bagot, Saint-Simon.—Mr.Pierre Lacroix, vice Mr.Joseph Dupuis, who has definitively left the municipality, and not been replaced by any election.Erection of School Municipality His Excellency the LIEUTl-NANT GOVERNOR has been pleased by order in council, dated the 1st of June instant, J 11877.) and in virtue of the powers conferred on him by the 30th clauses of chap.15 of the Consolidated Statutes of Lower-Canada ; to divide the school municipality of Saint Romuald de Farnham, in the county of Missisquoi, into two distinct school municipalities, one of which will be designated as follows, to wit : “ School Municipality of Saint Romuald de Farnham,” and will comprise lots Nos thirty nine, forty, forty one, forty two, | forty three, forty four, forty five, forty six, forty seven, forty eight and forty nine, of the fourth and fifth ranges of the township of West Farnham ; lots numbers thirty nine, forty, forty one and forty two of the sixth range of the said township, and the quarter of lot number forty two of the third range of the said township j bounded on one side by lot number forty one of the said third range, on the other side by the fourth range the said quarter of lot number forty two of the said third i range belonging to Mr.St.Germain.And the other to be ¦ known as the “Municipality of West Farnham,” shall comprise i the whole township of West Farnham, except the part which forms the school municipality of “St.Romuald de Farnham,” and that portion which is annexed to the school municipality j of East Farnham.NOTICE.hotice is hereby given that the first meeting of the examiners appointed by the catholic committee of the Council of Public instruction, to examine candidates for the office of school ins- By an order in council, dated the 8th of June instant, ( 1877 ) County of Missisquoi, Village of Dunham.—To separate the village of the municipality of Dunham, and erect it into a distinct school municipality, such as it is already erected for rural purposes, including the west half of lots numbers ten, 72 THE JOURNAL OF EDUCATION [May & June, 1877.eleven and twelve of the sixth range of the township of Dunham, and ten, eleven and twelve of the seventh range.County of Hochelaga, Delisle Village —To substitute for the name of this municipality that of Sainte Cunegonde, which it bears tor religious and civil purposes.Members of Board of Examiners.His Excellency the LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR has been pleased by order m council, dated the 12of June instant, (1877) and in virtue ot the powers conferred on him by thè 104th clause of chapter 15 of the Consolidated Statutes of Lower L-anada., .! e int° two sections the board of examiners esta- blished^ at Sherbrooke, for the purpose of conferring degrees on candidates for primary school certificates, and to erect a distinct catholic board, made up of the following members viz • the Reverend hlie Dufresne, V.G., and the Rev.Pierre Girard Deorge Etienne liioux, esquire, Azarie Archambault, esquire’ uie Revd Frederick; p.Dignan, Frederic Paré, esquire, anci Edmond Panneton, esquire.2.lo appoint the Reverend Messrs.Chrysostôme Blanchard and Joseph Israel Courtemanche, members of the catholic board, of Bedford, vice the Revd.Messrs.Joseph Jodoin and V rranrois Zephirin Mondor, resigned ^ j° appoint François Régis Gosselin, esquire, a member of the Chicoutimi board of examiners, vice Mr.Meron Tremblav resigned.¦” Copy of the report of a committee of the Executive Council dated the 25th of April, 1877, approved by the Lieutenant- Governor, on the 2nd of May, 1877.Upon the letter of the Honorable the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the 21st April, 1877.The Honorable Attorney General, in a report dated the twenty fifth day of April instant, 11 .^77 , exposes that by the Act J2nd Victoria, chap.8, the Lieutenant Governor may by order in council, confer upon any board, body or person the power of summoning before them any party or witness, and of requiring them to give evidence on oath, Ac., in any investigation which they may require to make.the Honorable Attorney General recommends accordingly that the power given by the said act be conferred by the Lieutenant Governor in Council upon the following persons namely : The Honorable Gédéon Ouimet, Superintendent of Public Instruction.Louis Giard, Esquire, Secretary of the Board of Public Instruction Henry Hopper Miles, Esquire, Assistant Secretary of the Board of Public Instruction.Upon all the school inspectors, namely : D.Bégin, esquire, Rimouski.A.Fontaine, do Joliette.Revd.W.F Lyster, Cape Cove.Joseph Piémont, do Ste.Famille.The committee concur in the foregoing report, and submit it for the Lieutenant Governor’s approval.Certified, (Signed), FELIX FORTIER, Clerk Ex.Council.Boarh of Examiners.CHARLEVOIX AND SAGUENAY (Catholic).Elementary School, 1st class (F) : Misses : Marie Body Marie Belzima Bergeron, Amélia Ilarvey, Sophie Lavoie, Lucei Perron, Valère Simard, Julie Tremblay, Mathilda Tremblay, Pétronille Tremblay, Adelaide Verreault ; (F and E) : Mathilda Body, Adelphine Guillemette and Julie Tremblay Baie St.Paul, 4th May 1877.Chs.Boivin, Secretary.stanstead (Protestant).Elementary School, 1st class < E) : Misses Rosa A.Taylor, Nellie M.Sanborn, Lavinia Sargent, Elva A.Taylor, Sarah McGowan, Ella Blaylock, Minnie D.Ingalls, Ettie Bartlett Ida Magoon, Annie Brevoort, Alice M.Parkins and Carrie A.Whitcher.Elementary School, 2nd class (E) : Messrs.William Brock, Andrew W.Saubour, Edgar Austin and Misses Idella Austin’ Jane Clarke, Currie E.Cushing, Jennie E.May, Laura a! Woodward, Lydia Woodward and Maggie O’Brien Stanstead, 6th February 1877.C.A.Richardson, Secretary.SHERBROOKE.__ Model School, 1st class (F and E) : Misses Eugénie Boisvert, Elizabeth Olivier and Louisa Read.Model School, 2nd class (E) : Miss Mary R.Sutherland.Elementary School, 1st class (F and E) : Misses Ozinn Savallier, Clara M.Pion ; (F) : Ozima Lavallée, Acce Côté ; (E) : Alice M.Constable, Alice K.Cowling, Sarah Demers, Minnie DeRochers, Alma M.Hodge, Sarah M Hogan, Ella C.Hughes, Margaret Leonard, Marion Lebourveau, Emma J.Rogers and M.Horace Ward ; (F) : M.Paul Allaire.Elementary School, 2nd class (E) : Misses Margaret E.Bayiez, Marion A Comeron, Julia S.Constable, Louisa M.Elliot, Annie E.Moore, Lose McNallie, Hattie E.Osgord, Jane Varney, and M.William Hovez.Sherbrooke, 1st May 1877.II.Hubbard, Secretary.BONAVENTURE (Catholic).J.B.F.Painchaud, esquire, Magdelen Islands.Ludger Lucier, Thomas Tremblay, do Carlton.do Grande Rivière.George Tanguay, do St Gervais, Edouard Savard, do Chicoutimi.S.Boivin, William Thompson, do Baie St.Paul.do Leeds.Ed.Carrier, do Levis.P.F.Béland, do Ste.Julie.J.Crépault, do St.Valier.F.E.Juneau, do Quebec.Revd.M.M.Fothergill, W.J.Alexander, do do Roxton.L.M.Laplante, do St.Grégoire.H.Hubbard, do Sherbrooke.M.Stenson, F.A.McLaughlin, do Wotton.do Sweetsburg.F.N.A.Archambault, do Varennes.J.B.Delâge, do St.Césaire.F.Emberson, do Montreal.M.Caron, do St.Jean.F.S McMahon, do Ste.Rose.A.D.Dorval, do L’Assomption.L.Grondin, do Laprairie.A.Pilon.do St.Vincent de Paul.Bolton McGrath, do Aylmer.A.Gay, do Wakefield.Elementary School, 1st class (E) : Misses Christian-Adèle Pritchard ; (F) : Marie Philomène Bernard.Carleton, 4th May 1877.P.J.Ruel, Asst.-Secretary.st.hyacinthe (Catholic).Model School, 1st class (F) : Mr.F.X.Gareau.Elementary School, 1st class (F) ¦ Misses Mélina LaHamme, Dorila Chicoine, Malvina Robert, Marie Ida Cusson, Anathalie Lemonde, Adélina Roy, Azilda St.Onge, Zénaide Dion, Mérée Trudeau and Eugénie Berthiaume.Elementary School, 2nd class (F) : Misses Célina Brodeur, Rosalie Désautels, Lovina Dupaul and Regina Têtu.St.Hyacinthe, 1st May 1877.Noe Gervais, Secretary Waterloo and sweetsburg (Protestant).Elementary School, 1st class (E) : Misses Ellen L.Blunt, Mary J Craig, Clara S.Gibson, Mary J.Hall, Annie G.McIntosh, Katie McAdam, Emeroy Scofield.Edna Saxby, Myra D.Savage, Sarah Savage, Mary i\ Smith, Tilla Squire, Paulina Tracy, Mary J.Watson, Minnie Wallace, Helen .Wilbur, Beatrice Wether-bee : Messrs.Clarence Allen, Aaron L.Gilman, John McCrum, Lydia Ruyter, Milo Schoolcraft, Carlton Sanborn, and (F) : Louis Decodes.Elementary School, 2nd class (A) : Misses Mary Ann May & June, 1877.] FOR TI1E PROVINCE OF QUEBEC.73 Armstrong, Ellen Barry, Mary G.Cutter, Leonora M.Cook, Jennie E.Draper, Ella J.Earle, Nancy E.Hunt, Susan Mooney, Nettie L.Morgan, Elsie A.Miller, Cora C.Sweet, Martha J.Stone, Tamer Taylor, Birtha A.Wood, and Messrs.Merit B.Longeway, Water B Neel and Francis Taylor.Adamsville, Co.Brome, 5th May 1877.Wit.Gibson, Secretary.three rivers (Catholic).Model School, 1st class (F) : Misses Marie Louise Bergeron, Claire Bélanger, Emélie Brassard, Georgiana Descoteau, Désirée Dubuc, Marie Louise Lanouette, Joséphine Lennev lie, M.A.H.R.Thibodeau.Model School, 2nd class (F) : Misses Sophie Côté ; (E) : Emélie Brassard, Désirée Dubuc, Marie Louise Lanouette, Joséphine Lanneville and (F & E) : Marie Cormier.Elementary School.1st class (F) : Misses Marie Edile Brassard, Eugénie Béliveau, Marie Beaubien, Julie Elzire Bergeron, Marie Méthaïde Caron, Marie Léocadie Cyr, Hélène Champagne, Alvina Camirand, Elizabeth Dugré, Marie Doucet, 111 mi re Désilets, M.Delphine Doucette, Liza Duplessis, Rose Anne Ducharme, Appoline Désilets, Agnès Falardeau, Adèle Girard, Elmire Houle, Amandine Lacerte, Marie Lauzon, Aurélie Lefebvre, Azilda I acerte, M.Elizabeth Levasseur, virginie Levasseur, l'lavai Lanneville, Léonille Montambault, Yictorine Morrissette, Catherine Nadeau, Appoline Provencher, Ludivine Fiché, Elise Octavie Fratte, Olivine Paquin, Arthémise Proteau Marie Robidas, Marie Alida Richer, Virginie Richard, Virginie Réné, Louise Angèle Saucier, Alphonsine St.Germain, f.hza benneville, Léocadie Trottier, Joséphine Tisdelle, Marie Alvina fourigny, Elodie Véronneau, Delia Vincent, Marie Louise Winer and (E) : Bessie C.Godwin.Elementary School, 2nd class (F) : Misses Clarisse Daigle Camille Dostaler, Hosanna Lefebvre, Victoria Nobert.Three Rivers.1st May 1877.Ephrem Dufresne, Secretary.DRUMMOND, RICHMOND AND WOLFE (Catholic).Elementary School, 1st class (F): Misses Louise Blais: (E)-Susan Bonner, Hannah Crow, Mary N.J.Farley and Annie Gleeson.Elementary School, 2nd class