THE ESSEX Fin.D CLITB. ZS 



matter, and they liad decided to unite tlie two bodies under the name of " The 

 Kssex Field Club," thinkinji^ that as Chelmsford would get the Museum it did not 

 much matter, and that there would be very serious objections to altering the title 

 of the Club. There was really not much in the point, as the proposed institution 

 would be the Museum of the Essex Field Club at Chelmsford — the greater 

 included the less. The objection was also answered by Mr. Chancellor, Mr. F. 

 n. Meggy, Mr. J. C. Shenstone, and Professor Boulger, Mr. Chancellor saying 

 that he thought tie substance was worth far more than the shadow. Mr. Meggy 

 complimented the Committee on their very comprehensive and able scheme, and 

 gave it his hearty support. Professor Boulger hoped there would be no note of 

 discord emanating from Chelmsford, and pointed out that, as a county institution, 

 they would be in a far better position toappealfor funds than as a merely local society. 



The resolution was passed unanimously amid cheers. 



In reply to a question from the President, Mr. Chancellor, as Chairman of the 

 Committee of the Essex and Chelmsford Museum, stated that the scheme had been 

 passed unanimously by the Committee and by the Subscribers to the Museum. 



On the recommendation of the Council it was also agreed that if and when the 

 amalgamation takes effect, the annual subscription of tiew members elected after 

 the date of such event shall be £i is., with an entrance-fee of 105.6^. (to include 

 the Essex Naturalist, post-free as published), and that the life-membership 

 shall be ^10 los.phis the entrance-fee. 



The President said that the next subject to be brought before the members 

 was the important scheme of technical instruction, which had been prepared with 

 very great care hy the Secretary, with the assistance and advice of several scientific 

 men and teachers, and which had been submitted to the County Council, many 

 members of which body had favourably received it. The Parliamentary Com- 

 mittee had appointed a sub-committee to consider the question of technical 

 instruction in the county under the authority of the recent Acts of Parliament, 

 and they had consented to receive an important deputation from the Club on 

 Monday next, so that the details of the Club's scheme might be brought before 

 them. He asked the Secretary to read the scheme. 



The Secretary read the scheme, which is fully set out in the last volume of the 

 Essex Naturalist (vol. iv. pp. 259-262), and which had been printed in a 

 separate form and extensively circulated. 



Professor Meldola, who has had a very large experience in connection with 

 technical education, spoke in high terms of the scheme, dwelling on the great 

 advantage there would be in establishing one roally good centre, which must be 

 much more beneficially productive than if the money were frittered away in small 

 sums. He gave a happy definition of what technical education is, namely, 

 "science applied to human industries." 



Professor Boulger was equally warm in favour of the project. His only objec- 

 tion was that the Council did not ask enough ; he noticed that the word " minima " 

 was used in connection with the sums asked for in the scheme, and he rather 

 thought that instead of five or six centres there ought to be five-and-twent}'. No 

 county had yet propounded any such comprehensive scheme as this, and it wai 

 greatly to the credit of the Club that they had taken the lead in this important 

 matter. 



The President said it was very probable if the County Council were satisfied 

 with what the Field Club did in a small wa}-, to begin with, they would be in- 

 clined to make a much larger grant than was now asked for. 



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