Second report of the Royal Commissioners appointed to inquire into the endowed schools and hospitals (Scotland) : with evidence and appendix / [chairman, Sir Edward Colebrooke].
- Scotland. Endowed Schools Commission
- Date:
- 1874
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Credit: Second report of the Royal Commissioners appointed to inquire into the endowed schools and hospitals (Scotland) : with evidence and appendix / [chairman, Sir Edward Colebrooke]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Ounn^'i' *° classics at the commencement. I have no objection to a large share Andrew^ attention being given to the classics after the pupils have arrived at a Orr, Sheriff Certain stage, but at fust I think there should be less, I have no objec- ^aT°']>'' ^^^o given to Latin. I have frequently suggested that, Lindsay^' ^^^^ ^^'^^ never been able to get any attention paid to it. and Mr. 6516. Would you state what other objections you have from time to Gibson, time brought before the trustees ?—I think if Latin were confined to one hour for the first two years, and more time devoted to Enghsh and arith- metic, we would manage to have a very good com-se of education for the parish children as well as for others. 6517. But in regard to other points, what have you urged at the board which has not been attended to ?—My idea is that Dollar is not exactly intended for a secondary school as preparatory to the University, but that Dollar, with its endowments, should take the position rather of a ijrovin- • cial college. The great bulk of our pupils will be prepared, of course, • for entering upon some sort of business—either handiwork or commercial hfe, and a few will go to the University, But I think it is the duty of the trustees of Dollar to have the course of education suited so as to enable children who may be called the childi-en of the poor to escape out of that class, and the education should take such a form as would suit their arrangements for any profession they might choose to adopt. 6518. But as matter of fact, do a great many go to the Universities? —No ; the great majority go into business. Now, they are not able to go thoroughly qualified into business, on account of the action of the large body of heritors. 6519. 3fr. Ramsay.—Have not the trustees power to regulate that as they hke?—Yes; if we had power to regulate the number of trustees. 6520. Then you say that the trust, as constituted, does not serve the interests of education in the locality ?—With the exception of the class I have mentioned it might serve. 6521. But in the past it has worked injm'iously to the interests of the scholars of the parish ?—Of course any board vdll be a very bad board if it has not done some good. I could sketch out a better board, which would represent the feelings of Dollar. 6522. Would you have reference entu'ely to the feehngs of Dollar ?—I believe that what I would propose would meet with the approval of my own body, and that Mr. Gibson, the other representative of the people, will be found to coincide with me regarding it. 6523. The Chairman.—The motions you would put to the meetings ?— Yes. 6524. Mr. Ramsay.—Will you state the constitution of the board as you would propose it ?—ifr. Gibson.—Will you allow me to say that I think the constitution of the general board is very good, but there are only two representatives from the ratepayers out of thirty trustees. I tliink the ratepayers are not properly represented, and ought to have a larger pro- portion at the board. It is very well Icnown that when this Act of Par- liament was passed, these two points were very hurriedly disposed of, and were not intended to be part of this Act. It was originally intended that the minister and a certain number of elders should form part of the trust; there was no intention to have any representation of the people at all. The bill was sent down to Edinburgh for the opinion of the parishioners, and with great difficulty they got two rei>resentatives introduced into it. The clause as to the heritors had also not been intended originally; and hence the reasons that these two points were not properly arranged. The number of the heritors should have been fixed. I thmk the quali- fication of heritor is a very good one. I would not like to see the heritors](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21465277_0080.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
