.30 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOli SliCONDARY EDUCATION, 



"belong; nor should he require attendance on children 

 "of such jDarenls as may signify their objection to the 

 "same. . . . 



"The children of those- parents who acquiesce in the 

 "religious opinions of the Principal are to receive religious 

 "instruction from him; and other Students are to have 

 "every facilit}^ which can be afforded them of receiving the 

 "instructions of the Ministers of their peculiar denoanina- 

 "tions. To give no instruction at all in religion wouid 

 "perpetuate the ignorance from whith religious misunder- 

 "standings derive their importance. 



"The Institution is meant to keep at the Head of tne 

 "Scholastic Establishments of the Colony, and to draw 

 "them up to the standard of English Schools, while grow- 

 "ing itself ihto a College." 



"As we shall hope in vain for an efficient Professional 

 "Education unless we have a Collegiate course of study to 

 "prepare for it, so, again, it will be useless to establish a 

 "College unless the Schools of the Colony give sufficient- 

 "preparatory instruction. It will be of the first impor- 

 "tance to see that the preliminary measures are well ar- 

 "ranged. It would be very desirable that a School in 

 "Hobart should be permanently connected with the Col- 

 "lege, by giving to its Head Master the salary and privi- 

 " leges of a Fellow of the College ; and to the Principal 

 "of the College the right of inspecting and reporting upon 

 "the School, and of having its regulations submitt'd to his 

 "sanction. There is, however, at present no authority to 

 "proceecl with two institutions at once ; and although the 

 "ultimate object is a College (and that only would justify 

 "the present outlay), vet the immediate one is bv necessity 

 "a school." 



On the 2nd and 4th September, 1840, the Legislative 

 Council unanimously passed thei following resolutions: — 



"That it is the opinion of this Council that whenever 

 "the parents of any of the children of the Queen's School 

 "and College shall signify to the Principal their desire 

 "that their children should not attend the religious exer- 

 "cises, reading of the Scriptures, or spiritual instructions, 

 "in force in the Institution, the same shall be accorded ; 

 "and that His Excellency be respectfully reqxxested to cause 

 "the proposed regulations to be drawn up in accordance 

 "with this resolution." 



"That this Council entirely approves of the Principles 

 "contained in Mr. Cell's report; and is oF opinion that in- 

 "struction in the fundamental truths of the Christian faith, 

 "founded upon the Scriptures, forms an essential part of 

 "the course of instruction to be given in the proposed Col- 



