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TESTIMONIALS

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To the Board of Trustees of the Collegiate Institutes
of Toronto :

(tKNTLEMEN —

As in the course of the present year your atten-
tion will probably be directed to the selection of a
principal for the new Collegiate Institute in West
Toronto, I take this opportunity of making application
for the position.

My qualifications for the post are briefly and clearly
placed before you in the testimonials and statements
that I I ow place in your hands for your thoughtful
consideration. I believe that you will not make a
choice in so important a matter without due deliberation
and a careful weighing of the claims of all the appli-
cants.

While I request you to read with care all the papers
herewith presented, I would call your special attention
to those that refer (1) to my career as principal of the
St. Mary's Collegiate Institute for four years, and of
the Strathroy Collegiate Institute and Training Insti-
tute for seren years, and (2) to the unsolicited offers
with which I have recently been honored by two city
Collegiate Institutes in Western Ontario.

Although the appointment of a principu,l for the
new Collegiate Institute may not engage your attention
for some time, I have thought it well, for certain rea-
sons, to make myself known to you as a candidate for
the position even at this early date.

Your obedient servant,

J. E. Wetherbll.
Strathroy, Jan. 2nd, 1891.

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• TESTIMONIALS.

I hereby certify that Mr. J. £. VVetherell at the College
Exainniations for the years '75, '76 and '77 won the position of
first in the First Class in Classics, being then in his Second,
Third, and Fourth Academic years respectively, and in conse-
quence was the College Prizeman in Classics during these yens.

In '77 hf lints awarded the Firgt Prize for Public Speaking in
the (Jiff of the Colleije.

Alfred Bakeu, B. A.,
College Registrar.

University College, Toronto, June 4th, 1877.

University op Toronto,
Registrar's Office, June 4th, 1877.

I certify that Mr. James E. Wetherell n^atricuKted in Atts
in this University in 1872 with honors in all the Subjects, and
the First Scholarship in General Proficiency and a Scholarship
in Classics.

He passed his Second Year's Examination in 1875, taking
the First Scholarship in Classics.

In the Third Year he won the Classical Scholarship (aeq. )

At the Examinations for the Degree of B. A. he gained tlie
First Silver Medal in the same Department, having been only
a trifling number of marks behind the successful competitor for
the Gold Medal.

W. G. Falconbridoe, M. A.,

Registrar.

This may certify that J. E. VVethurell, B. A., lias been for
two years past instructor in Latin in tliis school. He has also
taught in other departments from time to time as occasion re-
quired. In every way he has given excellent uitisfaction and
has proved himself an accurate scholar, an energetic and
etBcIeat teacher, and a reliable and estimable man. While I
shotild deeply regret his loss to this Institute, I cannot but
recommend him most heartily to the attention of the Trustees
of any High School in need of the services of ati able and
Accomplished teacher.

J. E. Wells, M. A.,

Principal Literary Institute.

Woodstock, Ont., July 24th, 1879.

This certifies that J. E. Wetherell, Esq., B. A., has been
Head Master in the St. Mary's Collegiate Institute for the last
four and a half years.

We have much pleasure in stating that under Mr. VV ether-
ell's management the previously prosperous state of this school
has not only been maintained, but the efficiency as well as the
attendance of the school Increased ; the able and untiring labors
of the Head Master as an organizer and a teacher having con-
tributed in a large measure to the steady progress and present
excellent standing of this Institute.

We have found Mr. Wetherell as a teacher and educator of
youth, and as a man of honor and integrity, worthy of our
highest confidence and respect ; the reason and the only reason
for his leaving us is his appointment to a more remunerative
position.

While we regret to lose his valuable services here, he has
our best wishes for his continued success in his new field of
labor.

On behalf of the Collegiate Institute Board.

J. W. Poole, Chairman.
John E. Harding, Trustee.
St. Marys, Dec. 31st, 1883.

Leurniug from Mr. J. E. Wetherell, R A., that he i'h hm
applicant for the position of principal in tlie new (Collegiate
Institute in Toronto, I gladly avail myself of the oppoitimity
to express my high estimation of his character.

In regard to the proud position that he has won as an udu-
cator I need say nothing. His name and reputation are well
known to every man that takes even a passing inteie»t in
second., ^y education in Ontario ; but respecting the peculiar
characteristics that have enabled him to reach that position, I
have, perhaps, had as good an oppv rtunity to judge as any
person. Endowed with talents and abilities sueh as cotnpaia-
tively few men possess, Mr. Wetherell adds to these certain
qualities, any one of which would, of itself, go far towards ensur-
ing moderate success. Cheerfulness, industry, method, and a per-
sistent determination to remove all obstacles are marked features
of his character ; and these in the early part of his career as a
student, enabled him to overcome difficulties that would have
discouraged and turned aside many. His ability to accomplish
a large amount of work with accuracy, ajid in a very short
time, is most remarkable. I never knew his superior in that
respect.

In regard to his moral worth I can only say that, in an in-
timate acquaintance of more than twenty years, I have alway<«
found him a thoroughly upright man.

J. E. Dickson, B. A.,

Principal >iewmarket H. S.
Newmarket, Nov. 8th, 1890.

Owen Sound, Ont., Nov. 29th, 1890.

I am pleased to testify to the merits of Mr. J. E. VVetherell,
B. A., as a teacher and principal. Having been associated with
him for two and a half years on the staff of the St. Mary's Col-
legiate Institute, during his Principalship of that school, I have

hull ample opportunities of judging him as a teacher, as a (lis-
ciplinarian, 9' a manager, and as a man.

As a teacher, Mr. Wetherell has few, if any, e<inal8 in the
Province. Thorough in his questioning, clear in his explana-
tions, he has the happy faculty of rousing in his pupils an
enthusiastic interest in their work. The long-continued success
of his pupils at the Departmental and University Examinations
is ample proof of his thoroughness as a teacher.

His excellence as a disciplinarian and a manager is well
sliown in the success with which he maiiageil the iSt. Mary's
('ollegiate Institute, and— afterwards— the Stratliroy Collegiate
Institute, both of which schools \v\ve won a Provincial reputa-
ti(m under his management.

In addition to this, Mr. Wetheiell is a true gentleman, and
his walk in life is one which pupils may well take as a model.

Mr. Wetherell, I may repeat, is regarded by the members of
the teaching profession as the foremost Principal in this Prov-
ince.

Isaac M. Levax,

Principal of Coll. Inst.

I have known Mr. Wetherell ab author and teacher through-
out my professional experience. If I were to judge of his
qualifications as a principal of a C'ollegiate Institute I should
say he has no superior in Ontario. Learning, character,
enthusiasm, manners, health and experience, all in a word that
make up a teacher in the highest sense of the word he has in a
degree altogether extraordinary ; and this I have learned by
seeing him at work in his own school. His attainments in
English are especially remarkable.

M. F. LiBBY, B. A.,
English Master Parkdale Coll. Inst.

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EXTRACTS AND STATEMENTS.

From the Last Offlolal Reports of Inspector Seath.

(Extracts from the Ife/wrts of /nnpertor SecU/i, (M. IUSS ami
Nov. 1889, on hin Vinit to the Collegiate
Imtitute in Strnthroy.)
** Organization and discipline, First-ulass." (1888-188U.)

''Character of the teaching in Classics and English, Fir8t-
class." '1888-18S9.)

" The school is, in almost every respect, in iirst-class con-
dition. The management is admirable and the tone all that
can be desired." (1888.)

" I have much pleasure in again bearing witness to the
general excellence of the work done in this Institute. The
town of Strathroy has every reason to be proud of its Institute
which, so far as the teachers are concerned, has no superior in
the Province." (1889.)

Prom the Last Official Report of Inspector Hodffson.

(Extracts from the Report of Inspector Hodgson — dated Jan.

3rd, 1888 — on his Visit to the Collegiate

Institute in Straihroy.)

"Organization and discipline, excellent."

"English and Classics taught with marked efiicieucy."

" This Institute is in a very satisfactory condition. Its
record at recent Departmental and University examinations is
high."

Newspaper Bztraots Referring to Appointments to the
Headmastership of Stratford and of London.

(Strathroy Age, Dec. 1889.)

*' The Collegiate Institute Board have retained Mr. J. E.
Wetherell, B. A. , as Principal, and Stratford will have to look
elsewhere than here for a headmaster for its school The

liourd hnn ailmnctd Mr. WetUfvelVH mlarij to 9i,S00, wft»ch wait
thf initial num he. watt offered by Stratford, with a promise of
fti,()00 wiUiina nhort time. In keeping Mr. VVetherell we be-
lieve the Boat d here did right. We cannot r tain our school
in its present state of efficiency without a iiold ) iicy. "

(Strathroif Dispatch, Dec. ISS'.K )

" Tlie question of the retention of Mr. Wetherell as Head'
master of our Collegiate Institute liact given the hoard of trus-
tees a great deal of thought during the past wcbk. The priu*
cipal point involved was the increase of his ttalary to the extent
of $300, making it $1800 per annum. This sum had 1)een otfor*
ed him by the Stratford Coll. Institute Hoard, and if Strathroy
wished to keep him the advance was a necessity. Our citizens
generally were a unit in desiring Mr. Wetherell's retention, but
the $300 was the sticker, and some thought the increase was
more than the town could stand. However, the Board gave
the matter careful consideration and decided to do it, which
should be accepted as the best course, ail things considered.
The board understand the position best, know the interests in*
volved better, and say that the increase is in every way justi*
fied, as the present is a very critical time in the history of the
school, and Mr. Wetherell is more than ever a necessity to its
continued success."

(Strathroy A(/e, Nov. 1S90.)
To the Editor of The Age :

Deak Sib, — A statement appeared in your issue of last week
which it would not be honest for me to leave uncorrected. It
is quite true that the Educational Committee oj the London Col-
legiate Institute offered me the salary oJ ^^,100 per annumy but
it is not correct to say that I " manfully declined " the offer on
account of a previous engagement with the Strathroy Board.
My services in London would not have been needed till next
January, and, at the time of receiving the offer from London, I
was perfectly free to make an engagement there if T had
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offer I have stated freely to my Board and to many of my
friends, but to state them publicly would be unfair to the Lon-
don Committee who did me the honor of making me their first
choice in the selection of a principal. I may say, however,
that the strong support and generous sympathy which have
always been accorded to me by every member of the Stratluoy
Board, had much weight in determining my future course. Nor
was I uninfluenced by the prospects of the Strathroy school,
brighter than ever before, and by the cordial assistance of the
best staff of associates I have ever had. This is one side of the
situation ; but of the other — the London side — I am not free to

speak publicly.

Yours faithfully,

J. E. Wetherell.

adal Statement re St. Mary's Oolleerlate Institu

1879-1888.

Legislative Grant

>>ased on

Averajfe Attendance and

Year.

Results of Examinations.

Tuition Fees

1879-80

.1i?1098

Free.

1880-81

180.3

$519.25

1881-82

1821

652.00

1882 83

1912

733.50

Statement re Tuition Fees of Strathroy OoUesiate
Institute, 1888-1880.

The foUov/ing statement shows the gradual increase in the
revenue of Strathroy Collegiate Institute in the matter of
tuition fees. The increase is due to the rapid increase in at-
tendance, and to the ability of the Board of Trustees to exact a
higher rate from time to time.

School Year. Fees Collected.

1883 - - . Free.

1884 . • - . $ 928

1885 - - - 1353

1886 .... 1671

1887 - - . 1859

1888 .... 1952

1889 . . - 1925

1890 - • - . 2408

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Record of St. Mary's Oollesiate Institute at the Public
Bxamlnatloios - 1879-1888.

In the period above named twenty-six pupils matriculated
at Toronto University, winning fourteen fiist-class and twenty-
nine second-class honors.

During the same time one hundred and sixty-two (162)
pupils passed the examination for the various grades of teachers'
certificates.

Record of Strathroy OoUesiate Institute at the Public
Bxamlnatlons- 1884-1880.

In the period above named thirty-five pupils liave matricu-
lated at Toronto University, winning thirty tirst-class and
thirty five second-class honors and Five Soholaewhips.

During the same time four hundred and six (406) pupils have
passed the examinations for the various grades of teachers'
certificates.

Bztracts from Notices of Classical Text-Boo!is.

Virgil's iENEiD, Book V.

" After a careful examination of several editions of the Fifth
Book of the iEneid I have given the preference to Mr. Wether-
ell's little work. The excellencies of this particular work are
not a few. The soundest judgment and greatest care have
been exercised in selecting and arranging the matter. The
introduction is full and well written, the notes neat and

scholarly. "

S. W. Perry, M. A.,

"^ Classical Mctster Clinton Coll. Inst.

Cicero's Cato Major.

Mr. Wetherell's edition of "Cato Major" is, I should say,
the best and most complete text-book ever issued with the
intention 4)f being specially adapted to the students of our High
Schools. The work is a great advance upon anything of the

kind hitherto published in this country ; and, indeed, I caniu)t
but express the sentiment that if the text-books edited by our
High School masters continue to improve as they have been
doing, there will very soon be no need of anything additional
from foreign sources. We are confident that all interested in
imparting thorough scholarship will hail this excellent work
as a boon to teachers and students alike."

D. S. Smith, B. A.,

Late of Gait Coll. Inst.

Virgil's ^Eneid, Book I.

** It is the best school edition of Virgil I have seen."

A. W. Bannister, B. A.,
Cliissical Master of Farmersville H. S.

Cicero's Catiline.

" In his translations of difficult passages Mr. Wetherell
brings out the spirit and sense of the original with a marvellous
felicity of expression."

A. G. Knight, M. A.,
Head Master H. S. , Campbellford.

Statement re Bnglish Text-Books.

The following is a list of English Text-Books edited by J.
E. Wethereil, B. A., for use in High Schools and Collegiate
Institutes :

(1) Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel, with Biographical Notice,
Critical Introduction and Notes, edited under the direction
and supervision of the Education Department, — 1888.

(2) Byron's Childe Harold and Prisoner of Chillon, with Life
of Byron, Critical Introduction, and Notes, — 1889.

(3) Longfellow's Evangeline and Minor Poems, with Life of
Longfellow, Notes, and Appendices, — 1890.