The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 79
Our National Educational System
Our National Educational System.
This system, which with all its [ unclear: sho] comings has proved itself such a [ unclear: blessing] to the people of this [ unclear: country], so generally valued in the minds [ unclear: of] as to be looked upon as a lasting insetitution, free from all possible [ unclear: danger] of assault. But we should not be [ unclear: too] [ unclear: sa] upon this point. There are not [ unclear: want] ing signs that when opportunity [ unclear: appears] to serve attempts will be [ unclear: made] impair its usefulness, if not [ unclear: indeed] endanger its stability. Whether [ unclear: the] movement in this direction will [ unclear: development] during this election, or will be [ unclear: defer] until after the composition of [ unclear: the] House is ascertained, a few [ unclear: weeks] tell. With the knowledge [ unclear: that] an attack is in the minds [ unclear: of] I had prepared a [ unclear: consideration] amount of matter to lay before [ unclear: you] bearing upon the subject, but, [ unclear: pending] the probable development [ unclear: referred] I will confine myself for the [ unclear: presention] to the mere statement that, [ unclear: whether] Parliament or out of it, I will do a [ unclear: mad] full share in defending the [ unclear: system] it now stands from assaults from [ unclear: when] ever quarter springing. The only [ unclear: chance] I desire to see in the educational [ unclear: facil] ties afforded to our children goes in [ unclear: the] direction of so linking up our [ unclear: primary] secondary, and University systems [ unclear: in] such A way as to dovetail into [ unclear: es] other, and allow of instruction [ unclear: in] three stages to be free of charge [ unclear: from] bottom to top.