The Social And Economic Condition of the Highlands of Scotland Since 1800
The Social And Economic Condition of the Highlands of Scotland Since 1800
Angus J Beaton
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In the £, while in Barvas it attained to the high figure of 5s. 8d. In the £. In these two parishes the poor rate was fixed at 4s. 8d. And 4s. 6d. In the £ respectively. Whether the new system is an improvement on the old Parochial one remains yet to be seen ; but I fear very much that the high pressure under which it is worked does not make * Sohool fees are now abolished in Board Schools. 44 The Highlands of Scotland since 1800. the same lasting impression on the young mind as did the slow, s...teady grinding under the old Parish Dominie. Dr. Norman Macleod, in his " Remini- scences of a Highland Parish, " depicts with life- like touches the quiet peaceful life of the parsh schoolmaster, passed among the solitudes of some wild Highland glen. "The glory, " Dr. Macleod says, "of the old Scots teacher of this stamp was to ground his pupils thoroughly in the elements of Greek and Latin. He hated all shams, and placed little value on what was acquired without labour. To master details, to stamp grammar rules, thoroughly understood, upon the minds of his pupils as with a pen of iron ; to move slowly but accurately through a classic, this was his delight ; not his work only, but his recreation, the outlet for his tastes and energies.
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