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62-460: Prior to the existence of public schools, the school offered schooling for middle-income students as well as low-income women, black students and immigrants. The school also welcomed Protestants and Catholics. The school was controversial, however, some of its biggest supporters were Thomas McCulloch , Samuel George William Archibald , John Young , Bishop of Nova Scotia Robert Stanser , Chief Justice Brenton Halliburton and John Starr . Hugh Bell

124-584: A grammar school at Pictou in his home. The school quickly outgrew the home, as it became popular with families outside of Pictou, attracting students from neighbouring PEI and Cape Breton Island , as well as from British colonies in the Caribbean Islands. This led to its expansion, and a separate log building was constructed as the school's first separate building. The school was granted government funding only in 1811; prior to this, its operation relied on subscriptions from local residents. Through

186-580: A college, its students were soon wearing the red gowns and caps familiar to McCulloch from the University of Glasgow. While continuing to seek an agreement for a nondenominational board and permanent funding, McCulloch also sought degree-granting status for the Academy. This was chiefly stymied due to Lord Dalhousie's desire to create a third school in Halifax, and from opposition from King's College. As

248-595: A field in 1845 but there is no other evidence of Roman occupation. During the Age of Enlightenment the community was trading cotton, pig iron and coal. "Old quarries" can be seen dotted over the area on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map, presumably from the days of clay, sandstone and iron ore extraction. The majority of farmers rented agricultural land because of the Lowland Clearances and most of it

310-634: A golf course, cafe, and play area. The park is also locally famous for the Polkemmet Horn which can be seen from the M8 motorway which runs to the north of the country park. There is also a disused steam locomotive from Polkemmet Colliery on display. Since 2012 Polkemmet Park has also been the site of the Scottish Owl Centre. The town was once the site of Levi Strauss & Co. , the clothing manufacturer. The plant opened in 1969, employing

372-452: A location where earlier Scottish settlers established a community. Because of the weather, having arrived in winter, McCulloch and Walker decided to wait until spring before cross over to PEI. Seeing both a need for a local minister as well as a need for teacher, and as a result of personal petitions from the town, McCulloch and his family remained in Pictou. Several townspeople, "on seeing

434-513: A pair of terrestrial and celestial globes," courted him to stay. McCulloch was inducted as "the minister of the 'Harbour' congregation of the Prince Street Church, Pictou" June 6, 1804. In Pictou, McCulloch also served justice of the peace as well as the town's physician at this time as Pictou was without a practising doctor. Life in the town was primitive, as was the first dwelling for McCulloch and Walker, On landing in Pictou

496-644: A part of the Scottish Enlightenment as they were to the "preeminence in science of the University of Edinburgh in the late eighteenth century." While McCulloch was as ardent an anti-Catholic, as he was against the Anglican church's monopoly on instruction in the colonies, especially in higher education. McCulloch was persuaded by Anglican Bishop, Charles Inglis , to participate in the 1804-10 pamphlet war between Protestants and Catholics in

558-424: A positive impression to the point he was asked to remain as a minister in local church, which he declined. McCulloch remained at Pictou for 35 years. McCulloch contemporaries, both friend and foe, understood his rhetorical abilities, persuasion, and charm. Halifax's Morning Post in 1839, described McCulloch as "a man of vast mental attainments, and a profound investigator into the mysteries of nature", and "as one of

620-671: A result, in 1825, "the first three graduates of his divinity program" were sent to Scotland for examination at the University of Glasgow, "where they passed the qualifying examinations for the University of Glasgow with praise." In 1831, Pictou Academy became the second degree-granting institution in the British colonies. McCulloch was also shrewd, conciliatory, and aggressive in relationship with religious and political friends and adversaries, alike. McCulloch, an important figure in English Canadian settler education, enters into

682-667: A severe housing shortage ensued. Many were held in with suspicion, and in this, McCulloch saw the same signs in Nova Scotia's governance that lead to the rebellion in the 13 Colonies, as well as that of the French Roman Catholics that lead to the French Revolution. McCulloch writes that it was the "irrational, authoritarian culture" of Roman Catholicism in France that lead to "its inevitable denouement in

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744-521: A small farming & weaving community centred around the burn that runs through, it was once a district of Linlithgow until 1973 and a parish of Livingston until 1730 when it established into its own as the population began to rise. When reliable statistics began with the Statistical Accounts of Scotland the population was counted at 1,121 in 1755 followed by a more accurately count of 1,322 in 1795. Whitburn has appeared on maps since

806-593: A work force of over 500 local people. At its height, the plant was producing 4 million pairs of jeans in a year. The plant shut its doors in December 1999. The Whitburn Band is a brass band formed in 1870. The band has been successful on the contest stage and competes at the British Open, National Final and European Championships, and has been Scottish Champion on 19 occasions. In 2017, the Whitburn Band

868-651: Is more valuable than a sackful of words.” (Harvey, 1994, p. 53; Woods, 1987). William McCulloch, McCulloch's son, later wrote that McCulloch's “plan was to make the pupil self-reliant by developing his powers, and thus fitting him to grapple with difficulties as they arose, working out for himself details” (McCulloch et al., 1920, p. 47). Thomas McCulloch writes on the later founding of Dalhousie, “If Dalhousie College acquire usefulness and eminence, it will be not by an imitation of Oxford, but as an institution of science, and practical intelligence” (McCulloch, et al., 1920, p. 173, from Letter from McCulloch to Charles D. Archibald on

930-467: Is regarded as a Catholic school. Burnhouse school is for children with behavioural difficulties who cannot be placed in mainstream schools. The local secondary school is Whitburn Academy . It is a state run non-denominational secondary school serving pupils aged 11 to 18. Its catchment area is the town of Whitburn and the surrounding villages of Fauldhouse , Longridge, East Whitburn , Stoneyburn , and Greenrigg. There are approximately 1000 pupils at

992-862: Is the author of The Stepsure Letters ( 1821-1823) , considered to be the first major work of English Canada humour. Thomas McCulloch was born in Ferenese in the parish of Neilston in Renfrewshire (now East Renfrewshire), Scotland, the fourth child and second son of Elizabeth Neilson and Michael McCulloch and baptised on September 10th 1775. Michael McCulloch, a master block printer , died at age forty-six, leaving six children, five sons and one daughter, Andrew (d. April 8, 1854), John, Thomas, Mary Elizabeth (1765 – 1860), William (1776 – 1813), and George. Elizabeth Neilson emigrated along with her family in 1803 to Nova Scotia. John died while sailing from Halifax to Pictou, Nova Scotia, William taught in

1054-539: The Act to establish Grammar Schools in several Counties and Districts of this Province , Pictou Academy, as part of the "district of Pictou" was provided "the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds, annually, be included in the estimate of the ordinary expenses of the province...for the payment of the masters, tutors, and ushers thereof respectively." Students "shall be taught English grammar, the Latin and Greek languages, orthography,

1116-474: The French Revolution and subsequent Reign of Terror ." To avoid a similar result for the province, McCulloch asserted acceptance Nonconformist ideology in a series of newspaper articles as a counter to the rigidity of the Anglican precepts. Students in Nova Scotia could only receive a degree from King's College, the only degree-granting institution, if students accepted the 39 Articles of Faith of

1178-604: The Scottish Junior Cup . The town holds its annual gala day on the fourth Saturday in June; there is a parade through the town, followed by games and races at King George V Park. The gala day is part of a week of activities known as the "Civic Week"; this also includes a fairground and a fireworks display in King George V Park. Polkemmet Country Park is located to the west of the town, and incorporates woodland,

1240-954: The " Auld Light " Burgher congregation near Glasgow. It was during this time McCulloch met Walker's daughter, Isabella (1770 – October 9, 1847), and they were married on July 27, 1799 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire. The couple had nine children, three, Michael (1800 – 1881), Helen (1801 – 1875), and Elizabeth (1802 – 1834), were born in Scotland and emigrated with their parents. The other children include David (1805 – 1891), Isabella (1808 – 1883), Thomas (1808 – 1865), William (1811-1895), James (1819-1835), and Robert (1817 – 1817) who died in infancy. He and Elizabeth Walker settled in Stewarton, Scotland on June 13, 1799. McCulloch stayed at Stewarton until 1803. At 28 years of age, due to "inadequate support" from

1302-591: The 17th century of the Early Modern period and appears on a manuscript authored by Scottish map maker John Adair in 1680. The earliest documented reference to Whitburn is dated 26 September 1363 and can be found in the Index of Charters by King David II of Scotland . It grants William de Carnys and his heir Duncan a concession to the terms upon which they held the baronies of Easter and Wester Whitburn. There were also two gold pieces of Roman coin discovered in

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1364-599: The Anglican Church and not attend any Roman Catholic or "dissenting church" services. For his work, McCulloch was labelled as a Republican and someone who fostered rebellion. This conflict continued for many years and was at the highest levels, directly involving the Archbishop of Canterbury (Patron of King's College) and the British King. Part of McCulloch's stand was due to financing of education in

1426-565: The Anglican oligarchy and the Dissenters and other Protestant groups was disrupted in his attempt to unite "all Protestant Nonconformists " in an alliance to further their rights in Nova Scotia. For McCulloch, "[t]he cause of liberal education became a key instrument in this new political strategy." The post-US rebellion period in Nova Scotia was difficult, as many thousands of refugees from the 13 colonies, which included hundreds of slaves, arrived in Halifax with little possessions or funds, and

1488-419: The British colonies (Pictou Academy, n.d.; Woods, 1987, p. 60). McCulloch wished to “to promote the means of a liberal education for persons of every religious denomination, who wish to improve their minds by literary studies,” that was free from the “pedantry” of British Oxfordian education. McCulloch bluntly states, with some sardonic humour, “I believe the community will join me in affirming that…sound judgment

1550-482: The Pictou Academy, McCulloch states, "...education communicates a dignity to the human character, which neither rank nor wealth is sufficient to purchase." But his understanding of access to education was not simply broken down along sectarian lines; he believed that access to education was also divided by class as well as the contemporary understanding of individual learning, it had been generally supposed that

1612-409: The academy as well as on education in the colony more directly. According to McCulloch's son, William, the idea for a seminary in Nova Scotia first came in 1804, "suggested itself like an inspiration." This inspiration arose for from: A first attempt to raise funds in 1807 resulted in only $ 1156.00, not enough to start or maintain a school. Through much controversy, in 1808, McCulloch established

1674-642: The brightness of her character. Little else is known of Thomas McCulloch's life prior to attending university. Thomas McCulloch was educated at the University of Glasgow , graduating in 1792. He studied medicine but "for reasons unknown" did not complete his studies, and entered into theology instead at the General Associate Synod in Whitburn . He studied divinity at Secession Divinity Hall at Whitburn, where he provided classes in Hebrew. At

1736-596: The colonies. McCulloch published the Popery Condemned by Scripture and the fathers (1808) against Edmund Burke, Roman Catholic Vicar General in Halifax, and the pamphlet, Popery again Condemned by Scripture and the fathers (1810). At the same time, he defended the Dissenters from the Anglican Church. In September 1813, he published a letter stating that all Dissenters, who made up the vast majority of

1798-481: The colony. The 1811 Grammar School Act recognized Pictou Academy, which received an annual grant of £150. At the same time, King's College received significantly more grant funding, as well as privileges of a royal charter. In 1782, a grant of 400 acres was made for King's College, in 1787 a grant of £200 was provided to establish the school, and a further £400 provided by the colonial legislature for salaries. McCulloch promotion of natural history education went beyond

1860-557: The completion of his studies, he was licensed by the Presbytery of Kilmarnock as a minister in 1799 and was ordained to the Secession Church at Stewarton . McCulloch was interested in a variety of subjects and had a natural talent as a teacher. His son, William, describes him, In stature Mr. McCulloch was about medium height, slightly built, light and active, and capable of enduring long continued physical strain. He

1922-690: The congregation and a call for ministers in the British colonies in North America, McCulloch left the congregation and was given an appointment by the Presbyterian church at Prince Edward Island . In August 1803, he and his wife and three children sailed from Clyde, Scotland for the colony. They didn't arrive until November 3 after a "long and stormy" voyage. Ships sailing to the Maritimes from Scotland often first landed in Pictou , Nova Scotia ,

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1984-473: The family occupied what would in these days be called a shanty or hut, on the street leading down to Deacon Patterson's wharf, but so miserable was the accommodation that it was almost a choice between the house and the snow covered street. After considerable difficulty a change, if not improvement, was made by removing to what was known afterward as “McIntyre's house.” It stood on Water St., two doors east of Robert Dawson's stone store. Though more pretentious, it

2046-747: The general public, visiting Saint John , Charlottetown and towns in the Miramichi area. In 1830, Jotham Blanchard, a British MP, stated in the British House of Parliament, Whitburn, West Lothian Whitburn (originally Whiteburn) is a small town in West Lothian , Scotland, halfway between Scotlands's two largest cities, about 23 miles (37 kilometres) east of Glasgow and 22 miles (35 kilometres) west of Edinburgh . The nearest major towns are Bathgate , four miles (six kilometres) and Livingston , six miles (ten kilometres). Originally

2108-410: The government, colonial finances, and the only degree-granting school in the colony--excluded Presbyterians and Presbyterians Dissenters, as well as of Baptists, Methodists, and other Protestant sects from the possibility of receiving a bachelor's degree or seminary teaching in Nova Scotia. McCulloch's position was clear: in his speech, The nature and uses of a liberal education (1819), on the opening of

2170-410: The individual, and the betterment of society. A liberal education, beside unfolding the principles of science, is particularly calculated to quality the mind both for the acquisition and the communication of knowledge. In every well regulated seminary [university], it is so conducted as to exercise the thinking powers; and, also, to connect the acquisition of knowledge with a corresponding improvement in

2232-554: The infamous burning bing, started in August 2006 and was completed by February 2008. The last major outbreak of burning occurred in 1998. As of 2017 the bings have been flattened and it is now a large housing estate as a result from the Heartlands Project. There was a Scottish Police College located on the current site of Townhead Gardens in the 1940s, before it moved to the old mansion at Polkemmet. The town's population

2294-422: The many, many, precious petitions presented at her Father's throne on our behalf will not remain without a special, a powerful return of saving mercy to our souls as a family, and as individuals. We were all near her heart, especially our eternal interests. Thomas' son, William, writes of his grandmother, Our annual gatherings at her house were a great treat, and nothing remains of our early recollections to dim

2356-415: The operation of their own minds, to teach them to classify their knowledge and communicate their sentiments, and to furnish them with those duties, and that knowledge of mathematical and physical science, which would be every day useful to the community and honourable to themselves. In others words, think critically and reason for themselves. In 1814, with a student body of 30-40 students, the log building

2418-464: The person designed for mechanical employment, could derive little advantage from a liberal education. Progress in the arts of civilized life was thus left to that part of society, who, whatever mechanical habits of ingenuity they might acquire, possessed least of that intelligence which is the true basis of improvement. Above all, McCulloch's theoretical and pedagogical approach to education was based in liberal education idea's of inquiry, development of

2480-465: The population, "were owed a 'quiet concession of those privileges which the law has sanctioned, as far as these are consistent with the rights of conscience and of civil society.'" He defended their rights to an education that wasn't based in Oxfordian (Anglican) principles. To this end, the Pictou Academy is significant settler colonial education history, as it introduced non-sectarian education to

2542-401: The post-American Revolution British colonies as a champion of open, liberal, non-sectarian education. McCulloch sought to develop education accessible to all white settlers of any Christian religion. On arriving in Pictou, McCulloch stepped into a colony-wide religious, educational, and political quagmire. Education in the colony was broke along strict sectarian lines--Anglicans, which controlled

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2604-487: The power of communication. As Lord Dalhousie opined at the opening of Dalhousie University in 1820, Dalhousie will be open to all who profess the Christian religion; to the youth of His Majesty's North American Colonies, to strangers residing here, to gentlemen of the military as well as the learned professions, to all, in short, who may be disposed to devote a small part of their time to study. These views were as much

2666-533: The prominent leading minds that have given Nova Scotia some claim to literary distinction." The Novascotian , at the time edited by Richard Nugent, who was critical of McCulloch, described him as having possessed an original and powerful intellect, which had been strengthened by attainments of a high order, he might, under more auspicious circumstances, have left something that would imperishably have connected his name with literature and science." In 1824, McCulloch resigned as minister at Pictou to focus more fully on

2728-521: The re-instituting of Dalhousie College, 1838). His intentions for education are clear, as he writes that all schools "ought first to be ascertained, how far it is calculated to improve the community; and, if its general utility appear, it is, in proportion to its value and to the extent of the public funds, unquestionably entitled to the protection of Government, whether it belong to churchmen or dissenters, protestants or catholics, ought to be entirely disregarded!" Unfortunately for McCulloch, any unity between

2790-420: The school at Pictou, and George, the youngest son, a cabinet maker, also lived in Pictou. Elizabeth appears to have been a well-loved figure in the family, as Thomas McCulloch's wife, Isabella Walker, writes on Elizabeth's death, Well was it for me that I was blessed with the example and motherly affection of our good old grandmother, in many unthought of trials in the land of strangers, and I fondly hope that

2852-487: The school continued to play a central role in the campaign for free education. It became a girls’ school by the 1870s. Endnotes Thomas McCulloch Dr. Thomas McCulloch (September 1775 – September 9, 1843) was a Scottish -born, Presbyterian minister, author, educator, and education reformer. He was the founder and principal of Pictou Academy (pronounced pick-toe ) and the first principal of Dalhousie College (now Dalhousie University) from 1838-1843. He

2914-567: The school. Whitburn has a King George's Field in memory of King George V which was opened in 1955 by Queen Elizabeth II. On 16 January 2012, a planning application was submitted regarding the rebuild of the swimming pool; drawings of the new facility were posted on the Xcite Leisure Website. Whitburn is home to Whitburn Junior F.C. who play at Central Park and compete in the East of Scotland Football League . In 2000 they won

2976-562: The service of the Mi’kmaq people. The Mi'kmaq were among the poor of Halifax and in the rural communities. According to historian Judith Finguard, his contribution to give public exposure to the plight of the Mi’kmaq “particularly contributes to his historical significance.” Finguard writes: Bromley’s school made a “seminal contribution” to the development of the education movement in Nova Scotia. Well after Bromley’s departure from Nova Scotia (1825),

3038-422: The theoretical and pedagogical. This is reflected in the lecture he gave at the opening of Pictou Academy, The Nature and Uses of a Liberal Education . He actively collected Nova Scotia birds, animals, and plants and established a natural history museum at Dalhousie College. His bird collection attracted the attention of John James Audubon . He also undertook a series of lecture tours on scientific subjects for

3100-487: The use of the globes, and the practical branches of the mathematicks, or such other useful learning as may be judged necessary." This edict seemed to not have sat well with McCulloch, as he writes of his views on the purpose of education, specifically the teaching and use of language, ...instead of enabling [students] to display their pedantry by interlarding Latin and Greek phrases with the chit chat of life, it would be more profitable to give them an accurate acquaintance with

3162-458: The week. Some of the black students entered into business in Halifax while others were hired as servants. In 1823, Bromley employed 67 girls and women to spin and knit native wool in his school or in their dwellings. The school ventured into this field of private enterprise to empower poor women without regard for personal profit. He paid his workers 2s. a day, which was considered a “reasonable rate” for piece-work. Bromley also devoted himself to

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3224-484: Was a clear and deep thinker, the result of combining the study of books with the study of men, and the spirit of the times. In preaching he possessed the faculty of readily grasping the main point of a subject, and connecting it with its varied lines of collateral thought and illustration, and in a style clear, terse, almost proverbial, conveying to the hearer just what he intended to say, nothing more nor less. The least intelligent could easily grasp his meaning, couched as it

3286-543: Was a vice president of the School when Henry Hezekiah Cogswell was the president. Bromley housed the Royal Acadian School in a converted building on Argyle St., Halifax that was formerly used by an amateur theatre troop. In 1816, there were 400 students enrolled in the school. Bromley had recruited many black students - children and adults - whom he taught on the weekends because they were employed during

3348-442: Was boosted by the 1960s Glasgow overflow. The town's Murraysgate and surrounding areas north-west of the cross were established to deal with the overflow. The town has 5 primary schools, 4 of which have nurseries within. These five schools are known as Croftmalloch Primary School, Polkemmet Primary School, Burnhouse, St Joseph's Primary School and Whitdale Primary School. Whilst four of the schools are non-denominational, St Joseph's

3410-455: Was destroyed by fire. McCulloch then turned to the lieutenant governor in Halifax, who provided £100 to rebuild. In 1815, McCulloch, with the support of James Mortimer, a leading Pictou merchant, formally established the Pictou Academy, which "on 25 March 1816 the House passed an 'Act for founding, establishing and maintaining an Academy at Pictou'" in Nova Scotia, receiving royal assent. What

3472-403: Was in vigorous Saxon, and free from technical or high sounding words and phrases. Even when a lad, as he made some pointed statement of duty, and illustrated it, as was his wont, with a reference to the scenes of common life, the thought came, “Why did I not think of that?” But I did not think of it. As a preacher, He was quiet in the pulpit, using no gesture to emphasize his message. While such

3534-444: Was like the first, a mere shell. The house was designed for two families, but the partitions were mere unplaned boards with cracks so wide that the doings of one family were the common property of the other. The town, so called, consisted of some fourteen houses, while the rest of the congregation were scattered through the surrounding country. Even though a Presbytery had been established in Pictou in since 1797, McCulloch's stipend

3596-446: Was not paid. As a result, with little food or money, McCulloch spent a great deal of time during this first winter gathering firewood. He also spent time acting as a physician, travelling to outlying areas to provide medical assistance, often by foot and without payment. The family moved to a shared house, and then building a new house, completed in 1806. This house remains as a historic house . In 1807, McCulloch visited Halifax and made

3658-469: Was owned by Esquires . Between the 18th and 20th century the town was dominated by mines with the largest being Polkemmet Colliery – a large coal mine, discovered in the town in the late 1800s – but this was closed in the 1980s as a result of damage by underground flooding during the 1984–85 miners' strike and never re-opened. The colliery buildings have gone, and the coal bings that once were prominent have now been removed. Work to dismantle Bing No 3,

3720-529: Was ranked 6th in the world in the 4barsrest rankings. Whitburn Flute Band was formed in the town in 1962, although it is thought the band may have existed in some form before this. The band host their annual parade through the town on the first Saturday in April. The parade attracts bands from all over the UK who come to compete. The M8 motorway passes to the north of the town. A shared cycle and pedestrian path along

3782-478: Was significant in this Act was the condition on which it was founded: it "placed no denominational restrictions on students," though "required an oath of adherence from trustees and teachers to the established churches of England or Scotland." While McCulloch was not pleased with this restriction, he saw it as a temporary necessity. When Lord Dalhousie , then colonial governor, visited the Academy after its opening, where he remarked, that it began to look and act like

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3844-460: Was the character of his ordinary ministrations it was especially at the Lord's table that his power manifested itself, when he seemed to forget everything, but the presence of his Master. His impassioned appeals, his glowing yet chastened eloquence, made the hearer almost feel as though “a door was opened in heaven.” During his studies and early ministry, McCulloch was supported by Rev. David Walker of

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