Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Catholic World, Vol. 50: A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science; October, 1889, to March, 1890
In a special report on educational matters, prepared for the information of the government and the members of the Canadian legislature in 1858, the Rev. Dr. Ryerson, then superintendent of education for Upper Canada, stated that until 1850 the leading men and press of all parties acquiesced in the separate school provisions of the law and then the objection did not come from Protestants. In 1841 there was but one Catholic school in Ontario; but as years went on our people, by availing themselves of the separate-school provisions of the law, found that these clauses required emendation; for it is recorded by the, same reverend doctor that, in order to remove the objections of the Catholics, a section was included in the Supplementary School Act of 1853 which ran in this way: And be it enacted that in all cities, towns, incorporated villages, and school sections in which separate schools do or shall exist according to the provisions of the common-school acts of Upper Canada persons of the reli gions persuasion of each such separate school sending children to it, or sup porting such school by subscribing thereto annually an amount equal to the sum which each such person would be liable to pay (if such separate school did not exist) on any assessment to obtain the annual common-school grant for each such city, town, incorporated village or township, shall be exempt from the payment of all rates imposed for the support of the common public schools of each such city, town, incorporated village or school section. This clause went on to declare each such separate school en titled to a pro rata share of the legislative school grant an amount appropriated from the general exchequer in addition to the sums raised by municipal assessment); and it provided for the election by the supporters of such school of a board of trustees, _ whom it empowered to levy and collect school rates, as well as to direct and manage the school. The School Act of 1853, Dr. Ryerson tells us, passed without a division; and he adds in his report, already referred to: I think I am warranted in saying that those intelligent men of all parties, whom I consulted with out reserve, unanimously agreed to those clauses of the separate. School section. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
