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—