PROPERTY RSON POLYTECHN1CAL INSTITUTE Date Due PROPERTY OF RYERSON POLYTECHNICAL INSTITUTE EGERTON RYERSON AND Education in Upper Canada BY J. HAROLD PUTMAN, B.A, D.Paed., InspectorofPublicSchools,Ottawa,Ont. (FormerlyinchargeoftheDepartmentsinPsychologyand English,OttawaNormalSchool) TORONTO WILLIAM BRIGGS 1Q12 Copyright.Canada.1912.by WILLIAM BRIGGS PREFACE THE) object of this volume is to give a suc cinct idea of the nature and history of our OntarioSchoolLegislation. Thislegislationis soboundupwiththenameofEgertonRyerson thattogive itshistoryisto relatethe workof hislife. Itwouldbe useless to attempt to show how ourschoollegislationdevelopedunderRespon sible Governmentwithout some understanding ofitshistoryprevious tothetimeof Ryerson. I have, therefore, devoted three chapters to a brief account of education in Upper Canada previous to 1844. Noattempthasbeenmadetogivethehistory of our schools since Ryersons retirement, partly because no radical changes have been made, and partly because it would involve criticism of statesmen and teachers who are still actively engaged in work. Nor has any attemptbeenmadetotracethehistoryofUni versityeducationafter 1845. Todo sowould 3 Preface requireacompletevolume. But, asUniversity education prior to 1844 was so closely con nected withCommonandGrammarSchools, it seemednecessary,uptoacertainpoint,totrace thecourseofallthreetogether. The introductory chapter on the biography of Ryerson is only indirectly connected with theotherchapters, and may be omitted bythe readerwhohasnointerestinthemanhimself. It is hoped thatthis volume may encourage teachers in service and teachers in training to acquirea fullerknowledgeoftheirowneduca tional institutions. THEAUTHOR. OTTAWA, July ist, 1912. CONTENTS CHAPTER PACK I. Biographical 7 II. Education in Upper Canada from 1783 to 1844 33 III. Education in Upper Canada from 1783 to 1844 (Continued) 58 IV. Education in Upper Canadafrom 1783 to 1844 (Continued) - 83 V. RyersonsFirstReportonaSystemofEle mentaryInstruction - no VI. RyersonsSchoolBillof1846 123 VII. TheRyersonBillof1850 144 VIII. RyersonandSeparateSchools - - 173 IX. RyersonandGrammarSchools - 204 X. RyersonandtheTrainingofTeachers 232 XI. RyersonSchoolBillof1871 257 XII. Conclusion- 264 Bibliography - 269