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Extract from Cooper—Educational institutions—Kingston—Queen’s College—Own’s Real Estate—Regiopolis College—Roman Catholic— Grammar School—Attendance—School houses—Library—Separate School— Private Schools—The Quaker School—William Penn—Upon the Hudson— Near Bloomfield—Origin of school—Gurnay—His offer—Management of school—The teaching—Mrs. Crombie’s school—Picton ladies’ Academy—McMullen, proprietor—Teachers—Gentlemen’s department— Popular—The art of printing—In America—Book publishing—First in America—Books among the loyalists—Few—Passed around—Ferguson’s books—The Bible—Libraries at Kingston and Bath—Legislation—In Lower Canada—Reading room at Hallowell—Reserves for education— Upper Canada in respect to education—Praiseworthy—Common School system bill introduced 1841—Amended, 1846—Dr. Ryerson’s system— Unsurpassed 341