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Betweenthe1880sandthe1940schildreninEnglishCanadaencounteredschoolsandschoolsystemsprofoundlydifferentfromtodayx19s.InHowSchoolsWorkedR.D.GidneyandW.P.J.Millarmapthecontoursofthatworldretrievingitfromtheobscuritycreatednotonlybythepassageoftimebutbyfundamentalshiftsinorganizationpedagogicalvaluesandbeliefsabouttheroleofpubliceducation.MovingbeyondtherhetoriconschoolreformthatmarkedtheperiodHowSchoolsWorkedfocusessquarelyonschoolingitself.HowmanychildrenwenttoelementaryorsecondaryschoolhowoftenandforhowlongWhatwastherangeoftheireducationalattainmentsHowweretheirpatternsofattendanceinx1euencedbysocialclassgenderandwheretheylivedWhatandhowweretheytaughtHowweretheyassessedandpromotedfromgradetogradeWhatweretheirteachersx19qualix1dcationsandexperienceWhatweretheirschoolbuildingslikeWhopaidthebillsandhowmuchdidtheypayHowwellorbadlywerechildrenandyoungpeopleservedbytheirschoolsAndhowdidanswerstothesequestionschangeovertimeHowSchoolsWorkedisaportraitofacomplexenterpriseatwork.GidneyandMillarofferarichunderstandingoftheperiodareappraisalofsomemajordebatesandinsightsintoeducationalissuesthatperplexusstill.R.D.GidneyisprofessoremeritusTheUniversityofWesternOntario.W.P.J.Millarisauthoroftheaward-winningProfessionalGentlemenTheProfessionsinNineteenthCenturyOntario.Pluckedfromobscurityandhandedadestinyx13thiswasthelifeofJohnWalsh1830x131898anIrishimmigranttoTorontowhobecamethetruefounderofthedioceseofLondonOntario.AsherepairedthedamagedonebyhispredecessorPierre-AdolphePinsoneaultWalshusedhispersuasivepowersandtalentforteachingtoensurethatthediocesewouldprosper.BiographerJohnComiskeyillustratesWalshx19sstruggletobuilduphisdiocesewhilepromotingCatholicsforpositionsofinx1euenceinsociety.Walshx19slifeunfoldedinnineteenth-centuryOntarioaperiodx1dlledwithhopesforgrowthandprosperitybutalsosaddledwithdeeplyrootedanti-Catholicsentiments.AtthesametimeEnglish-speakingCatholicswereestablishingthemselveswithintheChurchinCanadaasdistinctfromtheirFrench-speakingcounterparts.WalshencouragednewformsofcooperationatypeofecumenismbetweenCatholicsandProtestantsandagrowingrespectforEnglishCatholicsasrightfulleadersinsociety.Walshalsodevelopednewapproachestocollegialityamongbishopsandfosteredcollaborationsbetweentheclergyandlaityandbecameabelovedx1dguretobothparishionersandtheepochx19smajorx1dguresx13includingPrimeMinisterJohnA.Macdonald.x1cInMyHeartx19sBestWishesforYoux1dmakesasignix1dcantcontributiontothehistoryoftheChurchinthenineteenthcenturyandthegrowingacceptanceofCatholicsinEnglishCanada.JohnP.ComiskeyisadjunctprofessorofchurchhistoryatStPeterx19sSeminaryafx1dliatedwithKingx19sUniversityCollegeUniversityofWesternOntario.HealsoservesasaparishpriestinthecityofLondonOntario.32MQUPSPRING2012SPECIFICATIONSMcGill-Queenx19sStudiesintheHistoryofReligionMay2012978-0-7735-4013-295.00SCDN95.00SUS62.00cloth6x9304pp20bwphotos2mapsCANADIANHISTORYEDUCATIONSPECIFICATIONSCarletonLibrarySeriesApril2012978-0-7735-3990-734.95ACDNpaper978-0-7735-3953-295.00SCDN95.00SUS62.00cloth6.125x9.25512pp17x16gures44tablesHowSchoolsWorkedPublicEducationinEnglishCanada1900x131940r.d.gidneyandw.p.j.millarx1cHowSchoolsWorkedsetsanewstandardofexcellenceforresearchinthehistoryofCanadianeducation.x1dBrianTitleyUniversityofLethbridgeBIOGRAPHYCANADIANHISTORYx1cInMyHeartx19sBestWishesforYoux1dABiographyofArchbishopJohnWalshjohnp.comiskeyThelifeandtimesofacelebratedRomanCatholicpriestarchbishopandauthor.