We learn that at Thursday’s meeting of the Central Board of Education, the anxiety which has been commonly felt lest financial extravagance and consequent depression should injure the means of public education, took the form of a reso lution respecting the scholarships con ferred last year for the first time on boys from the public schools of the province. The resolution, which was adopted with cordial unanimity by the Board, simply expresses the opinion that these scholar ships are of great value to the educational system in general, and appoints a deputa tion to wait on the Superintendent, and press that importance on his attention. By the common consent of all teachers and managers of schools, it is established that the stimulus of emulation, such as iis applied by the prospect of honour and ad vantage from industry and success, is the life of a school system. The superior de gree to which the public schools of Eng land can give theso advantages and honours is one chief reason why an enormous propoicion of the successful men of the land arc to be found among their scholars. Private teachers as good can be found in plenty elsewhere, but the stimulating contest or the public school is unattainable in domestic or private teach ing. Emulation is also one distinctive advantage of large as compared with small schools. The vigour of a general school system depends on its education advancing with the advance of knowledge in the great world. There is no possi

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and to obtain iulviumt: the '-’hole system must be closely linked together, and car ried to the highest point which our means allow, whilst that highest standard must be raised continually. We dwell on this, because it has sometimes been represented that advanced education is a luxury foi the licit in which poor men have no interest. Doubtless the easy classes must always obtain a large share of the direct pleasures and benefits of higher learning; but, if we have made our point clear, the the benefit is plainly not confined to them; as regards the poor, it is generally- less direct, hut it is not the less indispensible. 