Chapter II
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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.