Inspector McKee, of the County of Simcoe, on the School Act of 1871. 101 CHAPTER V. A SPECIAL CHAPTER ON THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN THE OLDEN TIME IN UPPER CANADA. 103 Hon. J. Sandfield Macdonald's School Days--His Reminiscences of them. 103 Hon. Charles Clarke on Education in the County of Wellington under Dr. Ryerson's Administration. 104 Early School Legislation in 1841, 1843 and 1846. 104 Inferior Qualification of Teachers and Varied Methods of Teaching. 105 Dr. Ryerson's Test of the Intelligence of a School Section. 105 The Character of the School-House, also a Test. 106 School Condition of the County of Wellington in 1847. 106 Great Educational Advance made by the Province of Ontario since 1847. 107 Great Advance also in the Standard of Teaching Ability. 108 Rev. W. H. Landon on the State of Education in Upper Canada in 1847-1849. 109 The Old Log School-House and its Belongings. 110 The Pioneer Teacher and the Trials of "Boarding-Round". 111 The Old School House (Poetry). 113 Mr. Canniff Haight on the Schools Fifty Years Ago. 113 A School Teacher's Personal Experience in 1865. 114 Mr. James Cumming's Reminiscences of Education in Hamilton in 1847-1852. 116 Education in the County of Simcoe, 1852-1872. 117 CHAPTER VI. PERSONAL CHAPTER RELATING TO THE REV. DR. RYERSON 119 His Early Life, as Sketched by Himself 119 Rev. Dr. Ryerson as a Teacher 121 The Rev. Dr. Ryerson and His Native County of Norfolk 122 Closing Official Acts and Utterances of Dr. Ryerson 124 Reasons for Dr. Ryerson's Retirement as Chief Superintendent of Education 125 Dr. Ryerson's Letter of Resignation in 1868 and Reply to it 126 Dr. Ryerson's Letter of Resignation in 1872 and Reply to it 128 A FEW WORDS PERSONAL TO THE WRITER OF THIS RETROSPECT 130 THE RYERSON MEMORIAL VOLUME. PRELIMINARY. The Rev. Dr. Ryerson's death occurred on the 19th of February, 1882. Early in the next month the following circular was issued:--