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to follow that career up, and to make themselves perfect in their 

 profession by attending institutions where a scientific education is 

 bestowed, or studying' practice upon a. farm. 



Sir E. Kerrison alluded to the new middle-class schools which 

 had been recently formed at Lancing and Hurstpierpoint, and 

 also to another which was then being founded in Suffolk, at 

 which it was proposed to give the boys a good general educa- 

 tion for 24/. a year. The Rev. Prebendary Brereton gave 

 statistics relating to the Devon County School, at which he stated 

 boys under 13 years were educated for 23Z. a year, and boys over 

 13 for 25/. 



Professor Voelcker and Mr. Coleman agreed in thinking that 

 the utility of a farm in connection with a school had been 

 much overestimated. 



All the speakers agreed that the basis of the education of an 

 Englishman, whatever his profession, should be public and 

 liberal, including natural science as well as mathematics. 



At the monthly Council Meeting held on the 2nd of Novem- 

 ber, 1864, Sir E. C. Kerrison, Bart., M.P., President, in the 

 chair, on a motion made by Mr. Holland, M.P., that the Council 

 from time to time appoint public examiners to conduct examin- 

 ations in practical and scientific agriculture on occasion of any 

 request being made for such examiners and complied with, the 

 expenses to be disbursed by the Society ; Mr. Acland moved, and 

 Lord Feversham seconded, the following amendment : — " That it 

 is desirable to obtain further information as to the institutions 

 available for the examination or education of agriculturists before 

 deciding in what way the Council may most effectually take 

 measures for the improvement of the education of those who 

 depend upon the cultivation of the soil for their support ;" which 

 amendment was carried by 13 ayes to 6 noes. The follow- 

 ing resolution was then proposed by Mr. Acland, seconded by 

 Lord Feversham, and carried unanimously : " That the Com- 

 mittee on Education be instructed to endeavour to obtain such 

 further information, and particularly to inquire into the willing- 

 ness of existing examining bodies to co-operate with the 

 Society." 



At the ensuing monthly Council held on the 7th of December, 



1864, Mr. Thompson, M.P., reported that the Committee recom- 

 mended that authority be given to them to invite examining 

 bodies, such as the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and 

 London, the Royal College of Preceptors, the Society of Arts, 

 &c., to appoint one of their members to confer with the Com- 

 mittee. At the Council Meeting held on the 1st of February, 



1865, the President in the chair, Mr. Holland, M.P , Chairman 



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