CHAPTER II.
EDUCATION.
State of Education under the French Regime—Its slow progress after the
Conquest—Schools in Upper Canada—Dr. Strachan's famous Academy
—Stimulus given to Public Schools by the Union of 1840—Schools in the
Maritime Provinces—Higher Education in Canada—The Quebec
Seminary—King's College—Roman Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian
Institutions—First Colleges in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick—Laval
University—Kingston Military College and other Educational
Experiments—Female Colleges—Statistics of Educational Progress—
Status of Teachers—Defects of the Public School System—Review of the
University System—Advantages of Special Professional Courses as in
Germany—A National University.