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CONTENTS
Dr. Rigg and the "voluntary" Church of England schools, 159
Australian difficulties and sociological differences, 160
Wilberforce Stephen's Education Act, and before, 160
Roman Catholic "Denominational" schools, 160
The Policy of Bishop Perry and Bishop Moorhouse, 161
What is to be done with an alien race? 161
Assimilation by a "Common" Education, 161
Mr. Topp's views, 161
The Roman Catholic clergy much more hostile than the laity, 163
Mr. Charles Fairfield's arguments, 163-166
Working of the Roman Catholic system in Spain and England, 164, 165
Criminal statistics, and the national and religious divisions of the people, 165-167
Sir Robert Stout's views, 166-168
"Waifs and Strays," 166
Crimes prevail not because of, but in spite of, religious belief, 168
Why religions not taught in State schools, 168-170
Anglican laity despite their bishops have built up the Australian National system, 169
"Common" schools, 169, 170
Policy of the Roman Catholic Church in denouncing "mixed marriages," 170
Real cause of the necessity for a "Common" system of State Education, 171
Otherwise two permanently hostile races, 171
Australia,—comparison with Scotland, 171
An "up-country" State schoolmaster 172-177
Charles Wesley Caddy the bush philosopher, 172-177
The late Mr. Geddie Pearse, "A Roger-Ascham of the Bush." His system of moral discipline, 176
Does the system justify the cost? 178, 179
Mr Alex. Sutherland on the "Royal Readers," 179
Opinion of the working-class electors, and of many of the Protestant clergy, 180
Attitude of the Church of England, 180, 181
A hope that the policy of Bishops Broughton and Moorhouse may be reversed, 181, 182
What has the Church gained?—only run the risk of "dis-Australianising" herself, 182
Result if she would assist in the work of the "common"; education of people, 183
She might restore some measure of religious instruction, and make herself the Church of Australia, 183
Are the State schools to be uprooted?—Opinion of an experienced Parliamentarian, 184
The University Professor, 185
Melbourne University, 186
Melbourne and Sydney not truly "so democratic as Oxford and Cambridge, 187

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Native Australians and Imperial Federation, 189-231