The New Student's Reference Work/Hughes, James Laughlin

Hughes, James Laughlin, Canadian educator, was born on Feb. 20th, 1846, near Bowmanville, Ontario. He received a public school education, and began teaching at 18. In 1871 he became principal of the provincial model school at Toronto, and in 1874 he was appointed inspector of schools for Toronto, a position which he still holds. In 1883 the Ontario government sent him as its representative to St. Louis to investigate the kindergarten system of that city, and owing largely to his influence the kindergarten movement was started in Ontario. He has done much to improve methods of teaching and reading and encourage educational progress and reform in general. He is the author of Mistakes in Teaching, How to Secure Attention, Topical History of Canada and other publications, chiefly educational.