The High School MagazineMontreal, Canada . the Jesuit head master was also entitled to receivethe fees paid by the pupils, generally £8 perannum, but he was required to receive 20pupils free upon the nomination of the Gov-ernor. The Montreal Grammar School was estab-lished in St. James street and Mr. Leeds soonassociated with himself in the work of theschool Mr. J. Andrew, while he devoted sometime to the duties of assistant minister intheChurch of England Parish of Christ Churchunder the rector, the Rev. Dr. Mountain. Anadvertisement at the close of the year 1817informed the publi
The High School MagazineMontreal, Canada . the Jesuit head master was also entitled to receivethe fees paid by the pupils, generally £8 perannum, but he was required to receive 20pupils free upon the nomination of the Gov-ernor. The Montreal Grammar School was estab-lished in St. James street and Mr. Leeds soonassociated with himself in the work of theschool Mr. J. Andrew, while he devoted sometime to the duties of assistant minister intheChurch of England Parish of Christ Churchunder the rector, the Rev. Dr. Mountain. Anadvertisement at the close of the year 1817informed the public that it is proposed tocontinue the various branches of an Englisheducation w ith the proper business of a Gram-mar School, the former to be conducted byMr. J. Andrew and the latter by Mr. JohnLeeds. By this arrangement a classical anda commercial department w ere early providedin this first Government school. In the following year the Rev. John Leedssucceeded the Rev. Dr. Mountain as rectorof the parish of Montreal, and a \ acancy soon. 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
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