The educational record of the province of Quebec, 1 juillet 1882, Juillet

[" THE EDUCATIONAL RECORD OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC.No.7.JULY, 1882.Vou.II.PROCEEDINGS OF THE PROTESTANT COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.EpucATION OrricE, Quebec, May 31st, 1382.Which day the quarterly mecting of the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction was held.Present: The Lord Bishop of Quebec, Chairman; Dr.Cook, Dr.Dawson, the Hon.James Ferrier, BE.J.Hemming, Esq., D.C.L., Dr.Mathews, and the Hon.Gédéon Ouimet, Superintendent of Public Instruction.The minutes of former meeting were read and confirmed.A Resolution passed at last meeting in regard to Returns from Protestant Elementary Schools throughout the Province was again discussed, and the Hon.the Superintendent of Public Instruction was respectfully requested to have said Returns made in accordance with directions contained in a circular to Inspectors issued by the Committee in 1877.After some discussion it was unanimously resolved :\u2014 «That the List of Approved School-books be reprinted in the EpvcATioNaL Recorp, and that a thousand extra copies of the List be ordered for the use of this Committee,\u201d i Cte a.The Hon.the Superintendent of Public Instruction reported that a Protestant Board of Examiners for the County of Pontiac had been appointed, and that Messrs.Gage & Co.\u2019s new English School Readers had been sanctioned by the Government, as recommended by the Committee.Ci 19 EE TT Ir TT TT OT TR FE RL IY 272 THE EDUCATIONAL RECORD.On motion of Dr.Cook, seconded by Dr.Mathews, it was unanimously Resolved :\u2014 «That the Sub-committee on the School-law be requested to prepare and submit to this Committee at its meeting in September a draft of the amendments required in the School Law in so far as it relates to Protestant Schools and other Educafional Institutions.That said Sub-committee consist of Dr.Heneker, Dr.Church and Dr.Dawson, 2 and shall have the assistance of Mr, Weir, the Secretary of the Committee.fir That the Superintendent be requested to place at the disposal of the Subi committee the services of the Protestant Secretary of the Department.\u201d fl: The Sub-committee on the EpucaTioNAL RECORD reported progress, and asked leave to meet again.It was unanimously resolved :\u2014 ne \u201c That the Superintendent be requested to confer with the Government with a view to securing an additional grant of $250 for the EpucaTioNarL REcorp.\u201d A letter from the Rev.Thos.Ball, Maple Grove, in regard to the Model School there, was read, and its considertion deferred till next meeling.br: The consideration of an application from Waterville, Compton, to have the School there constituted a Model one was also deferred till next meeting.A letter from the Rev.A.A.Allen, Rector, Clarenceville, in regard to the payment of grant from Superior Education Fund to the Public Model School there was referred to the Hon.the Superintendent of Public Instruction.EE Ee al In answer to a letter from Mr.James R.Beatty, Secretary-Trea- surer, pro tem., St.Lambert School Commissioners, in regard to a difficulty in the management, in present circumstances, of the Model School there, the Secretary was directed to say, that the Committee see no other way out of said difficulty than by seeking an alteration of the present special Act, either through the member for the County, or in any other way, that seems likely to gain the object sought.A petition from Mr.F.J.Bamford, Principal of the Dunham Academy, together with testimonials in his favor was referred to the Hon.the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and His Lordship, the Chairman.A letter was read from Mr.H.Hubbard, Secretary, Board of Examihers, Sherbrooke, stating that the Rev.Archibald Duff, D.D., had been appointed President of said Board of Examiners, Sher- RO RR ARRRI EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL.273 brooke, in room of W.R.Doak, Esq., deceased, and recommending that the Rev.Isaac Brock and Henry D.Lawrence, Esq., both of Sherbrooke, be appointed members of said Board of Examiners, to fill the vacancies at present existing in said Board.The Hon.the Superintendent was requested to recommend the Government to appoint the aforesaid Rev.Isaac Brock and Henry D.-Lawrence, Esq., members of the said Board of Examiners, Sherbrooke.A petition from the Trustees of the Cowansville Model School asking that said school be constituted an Academy was read and its consideration deferred till next meeting in September.A letter was read from Mr.John Legrand, intimating his resignation as a member of the Protestant