The High School MagazineMontreal, Canada . n in the city of \ lont-real. Although their spheres of labor werewidely separated they remained intimatefriends throughout their lives. Born at Fochabers, Banffshire, 22nd, 1776, Mr. Alexander Skakelobtained the degree of XIA. from King s Col-lege. .Aberdeen, in 1797. and came to Canadain the following year. After spending oneyear in educational w ork in the city of Quebec,he was invited by a number of Montrealgentlemen to establish a school in 1799 Mr. Skakel removed to Montreal andbegan an educational career which exten
The High School MagazineMontreal, Canada . n in the city of \ lont-real. Although their spheres of labor werewidely separated they remained intimatefriends throughout their lives. Born at Fochabers, Banffshire, 22nd, 1776, Mr. Alexander Skakelobtained the degree of XIA. from King s Col-lege. .Aberdeen, in 1797. and came to Canadain the following year. After spending oneyear in educational w ork in the city of Quebec,he was invited by a number of Montrealgentlemen to establish a school in 1799 Mr. Skakel removed to Montreal andbegan an educational career which extendedover nearly half a century. Mr. Skakel s school, which was known asthe Montreal Classical and MathematicalSchool was held at 43 Little St. JamesStreet, just east of Place dArmes Hill. Thescholarly attainments and sterling character 22 THE HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE of the enthusiastic head of the school inspiredthe pupils with lo\e for their studies, andsecured for the school a well-deserved reput-ation during the early years of the Mrs. Scott, First Lady Principal of the High School for Girls, 1873-1880. which attracted to it the sons of the leadingfamilies of Montreal. Many of the boys ofthe time, who were to take a leading part inthe development of the new country, received
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