Author: William Henry Atherton

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9781230462493

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...11 Techn1cal, Commerc1al And Vocat1onal Educat1on 1n Montreal The earliest attempt at technical education before the capitulation of 1760 will be found in Vol. I, Under The French Regime. The modern movement remains to be chronicled, vol. n--21 1 THE BOARD OF ARTS AND MANUFACTURES In 1859 the Board of Arts and Manufactures of Lower Canada established a central school at Montreal. In 1872, the Council of Arts and Manufactures made an attempt to put technical education on its feet. Hitherto the progress of industry had not been sufficiently perceived. The growth of manufactures following upon the National policy made the experiment more necessary. The early equipment was meager, the means small, and there were but few classes and few pupils. Still steady progress was made. In 1898 Mr. Thomas Gauthier became president and long steps in advance were made. There are now nearly three thousand pupils over the Province of Quebec, in Montreal, Quebec, St. Hyacinthe, Sherbrooke, Three Rivers, St. Jean, Lachine, Valleyfield, Sorel, Fraserville, Charny, St. Romuald, and Chicoutimi. In Montreal alone there are over one thousand five hundred and ten pupils in four schools, of which the Monument National is the most important. COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL MICH SCHOOL Technical night schools are also provided at the Commercial and Technical High School, the successor of the Montreal Senior School. This latter school was organized by the Protestant Board of School Commissioners in September, 1877, to accommodate the classes of what was then known as the second senior grade of the public elementary schools. For a year the school met in a building on Ontario Street, between Bleury and Mance streets, and in 1878 was transferred to the old high school building at...

Download or read book Montreal, 1535-1914 written by William Henry Atherton and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...11 Techn1cal, Commerc1al And Vocat1onal Educat1on 1n Montreal The earliest attempt at technical education before the capitulation of 1760 will be found in Vol. I, Under The French Regime. The modern movement remains to be chronicled, vol. n--21 1 THE BOARD OF ARTS AND MANUFACTURES In 1859 the Board of Arts and Manufactures of Lower Canada established a central school at Montreal. In 1872, the Council of Arts and Manufactures made an attempt to put technical education on its feet. Hitherto the progress of industry had not been sufficiently perceived. The growth of manufactures following upon the National policy made the experiment more necessary. The early equipment was meager, the means small, and there were but few classes and few pupils. Still steady progress was made. In 1898 Mr. Thomas Gauthier became president and long steps in advance were made. There are now nearly three thousand pupils over the Province of Quebec, in Montreal, Quebec, St. Hyacinthe, Sherbrooke, Three Rivers, St. Jean, Lachine, Valleyfield, Sorel, Fraserville, Charny, St. Romuald, and Chicoutimi. In Montreal alone there are over one thousand five hundred and ten pupils in four schools, of which the Monument National is the most important. COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL MICH SCHOOL Technical night schools are also provided at the Commercial and Technical High School, the successor of the Montreal Senior School. This latter school was organized by the Protestant Board of School Commissioners in September, 1877, to accommodate the classes of what was then known as the second senior grade of the public elementary schools. For a year the school met in a building on Ontario Street, between Bleury and Mance streets, and in 1878 was transferred to the old high school building at...