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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Retrospective-The Origins of Existing Educational
Institutions

Introductory-ambiguity of "Education" and "Educa-

tion question"-the present Education question in
Scotland-necessity of legislation assumed-review of
facts necessary to prove it-situation involves institu-
tions of various types, instruction of different grades ---
Institutions-extent of country and distribution of
population to be provided for-Elementary School-
the Parish-Educational organisation prior to the
Reformation-Knox's scheme of reform in education
and its immediate result-its importance-the old
Parish School and its curriculum-Schools in Burghs,
chiefly Secondary--efforts of Church in seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries on behalf of education-nineteenth
century-addition of Schools of various kinds, Side,
Free Church, Society for the Propagation of Christian
Knowledge-confused state of matters in 1860-1870
--Argyll Commission and its labours-progress since
1872-Higher Schools-Burgh Management of them
successful-Academies-state of Burgh Schools in
1868-Act of 1872 injurious from many causes to
Secondary Education-Endowel Schools and Endow
ments-Secondary work performed by Elementary
Schools-the evidence of the Leaving Certificate—

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Higher Grade Schools-Universities-private enter-
prise in education in Scotland.

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Reconstruction of present authorities better than scheme
which breaks with the past-variety of judgments on
School Board-varieties of School Board-theoretical
basis of School Board-rendered nugatory in practice-
cumulative voting-simultaneous demission of office-
demands of Elementary Education on early School
Boards-more recently Boards have done much for
Secondary Education-Burgh School Board well fitted
to be new local governing body-small School Boards
-difficulties and imperfections-the teacher's position
under them-the system at once wasteful and in-
efficient, especially for Secondary Education-in rural
areas must be replaced by one suitable to conditions
and competent for duties to be performed.

Importance of the teacher-his rights bound up with
national well-being-his claims on the State-his
presence necessary on local governing body in order
to provide expert opinion not otherwise available-
University too much detached from schools-mutual
gain from closer contact-scheme of representation on
new local governing bodies-Educational Endowments
hitherto outside ordinary public management-diffi-
culties of question-varieties of object of Endowments
-suggestions as to treatment-permissive, but not
compulsory, union with public administration.

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