The High School MagazineMontreal, Canada . Alexander Skakel. of Royal Grammar School. 1818-1846. occurred in the mastership of the Royal Gram-mar School. The Rev. John Leeds soon re-tired from the parish of Xlontreal and ser\edfor 30 years in the parishes of Brockville, FortErie, and Coteau du Lac. At the close of the eighteenth century, w hileleading citizens of Montreal were consideringseriously the subject of superior education fortheir sons, two young men w ere being trainedin Scotland, who were destined to play animportant part in the educational history of. H. Aspi
The High School MagazineMontreal, Canada . Alexander Skakel. of Royal Grammar School. 1818-1846. occurred in the mastership of the Royal Gram-mar School. The Rev. John Leeds soon re-tired from the parish of Xlontreal and ser\edfor 30 years in the parishes of Brockville, FortErie, and Coteau du Lac. At the close of the eighteenth century, w hileleading citizens of Montreal were consideringseriously the subject of superior education fortheir sons, two young men w ere being trainedin Scotland, who were destined to play animportant part in the educational history of. H. Aspinwall Howe. of the High School of Montreal. 1848-1891. the two provinces ot Canada. They werefellow students of the same university; theyboth took a partial course in Theology inpreparation for the Presbyterian ministry;they came to Canada about the same time toenter upon Educational work. After a few-years in Canada they both connected them-selves with the Church of England. One ofthese young men. \lr. John Strachan. after-wards became Bishop of Toronto, and theother. Mr. Alexander Skakel. laid the found-ation of superior education 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 Montrealgent
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