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lize qur destiny. -- a.mwl:.' Pro-- w j C uw i 54 we could nzz.g%rdzm leave un-- 3:!: ,%%::&t'%&.tmtm wa; rmned a stone which would heip to give teke too rosy a view, I hope in a few ¥ %".w'm' trained artisans who. years our mines will attract the eyes m great., .')'Ef°!'d;'.f"°'! h':' prrnod 'fourth in our productiveness, and I be-- ns paoke min n Sogione. fat finve In tha next teo on three Suare we needs have exceeded her revenues, es-- ::-'(':tlmfl'g:- t.iu::l""' or two,: possibly ;_bé pecially for scientific teaching.-- Cam-- Mr Whltney-'-ln gold ? s lsf) & bridge was asking for aid on ailmlln:r I $F. MHarcourt=--And in iton afd in lines. There were only tvu:"uttl vers g erais of that kind. I ask you to ap-- ties in England within the lifetime o PP the waords whicn. SNpRHespearE Pute some of those in that room. . To--day: in the mouth 0f Cesging -- pearc.p there were ten great universities, and n the':mouth . @sSMg. :. .. . the end was not yet. To--day there " The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our were one hundred un|iversity colleges stars, _ $ te 2 + in--England, such as Toronto, Queen's, But in ourselves, that we are under-- ;Victoria or McMaster, In Germanyl lings." ~~ PBus > A there were twenty great, well--equipped _ Bo, therefore, I say that in this Pro-- j k vince of Ontario if we do not reach an ::'l'::r::'t:;a.m&ngf tt,l'\?x'n.w?lx}:h? ::edr:;t | irdustrial position of which we can all ald one and make it strong ? If Ger-- b: p"°"d-i" "de dol not acthifl:l 'hdefi"'jefi many, to keep her place in the ranks of of material development which . w the industrially great nations, did these make us reasonably. proud, then -- the things, could not we as a Province af-- fault lies not in our star but in our+ ford to equip and see to it that one or selves ; it lies in our neglect sufficient-- two were strong and efficient ? * ly and adequately and generously to f equip our highest institutions of learn-- Toronto University. ing. _ (Ministerial applause.) P tf;I:df. tltxg case," Mr. Harclnurt con-- The Opposition Leader. . } | tinu "that some ver mportant, m affecting the ul)l'lvers?ty of Mr. Whitney--Perhaps the fault is ch 1 am speaking have been in con-- not in our star, but we are not in the | templation 'tog'lome time past, Nego-- habit of cherishing the idea of what our ' ns have :been going on for some time duty is as much as the star. and It was felt that until those Mr. Ross--Hitch your waggon to a Y had matured and been developed star. (Laughter.) & caréful scheme of aid could not be Continuing, Mr. Whitney asked the decided upon. Surely I can speak for Minister of Education to explain in every one in this House, for my col-- \what way aid to the university would leagues at any rate, when I say that aid the public schools. not one of them is indifferent Mr. Harcourt replied that the public to the needs of the University school teachers were taught in the high of _ Toronto. Surely there is no schools . by those who were difference of opinion on this question; taught in th e universities. Take and when the time comes for a pro-- a link out of the chain and its perly matured scheme of aid which will strength was gone. Therefore, to last for years to come, a broad scheme, make those efficient who taught in the let us all hope that scheme will be high schools you must teach them, and matured and will meet the exigencies they were taught only at two places-- > 'ot the case. I can, however--I speak Toronto and Kingston. \for myself--ask that something be done Mr. Whitney asked the Minister if it | I&lt once.. Let us make the teaching was his contention that the fact that of mineralogy and geology in this Pro-- Toronto University had not done all vince as strong as we can. Should we that had been expected of it in re-- not do so? Should these departments cent years was Its own fault, or did it * In their practical bearings upon the arise from lack of means. fortunes of this country not tell in our Mr. Harcourt said the university au-- ' chances for making great men and in-- thorities had done all they could do dustrial development? Should not great with the means at their disposal. The thought, great attention, be paid to great need for scientific equipment was these subjects? My suggestion is that a growth of recent years, To equip a in every way in our power we strength-- chemical department properly they . en the teaching in these departments. conuld well _ spend $50,000, $75,000 or In mineralogy and geology in the Uni-- $100,000, * versity of Toronto less than 132.000i Mr. Whitney--I would like to ask, in is spent to--day--in the opening year the event of the aid being given to the of the twentleth century! In similar ln-' university which the university asks stitutions across the line they spend , for--about $50,000--whether a post-- $50,000--twenty--fAive times that amount. graduate system of education may be 1 had hoped that whether in the west expected, or east, whether separately or to-l fi: Harcourt--I certain'y hope so. It gether, we will see that our duty is would not be an up--to--date university| to make the teaching in our schools ufi without that. *| \ mining, wherever we have mineralogy| Mr. Whitney--That would . enable! and geology, make it broader, so broad. them to do so ? l :o lxe:n::(t)us'hthat our students may not Mr. Harcourt--Certainly. ee ey are compelled to go * abroad in order to become pronclef\t I Mr. Whitney Surprised. a in these very important subjects. Hur. ":hltn'ey saldbhe ttlx,nqlere;ctloo?' Ml:" ( arcourt's view to be that aid shou A Bright Future. be: grantreid. I'{el expressed surprise at! "Bpeaking of our future,I do not thi the doctrine of improyving the educa--| e t of itk tional system:by beginning at the top..