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jtroptT. a i,^reat ileal is rieiiiii done in the workshops of poly- 

 rechnics atul technical institutes, mainly, however, in evening- 

 classes. The system of training an artisan in Great Britain is. 

 therefore. essentiall\- tt) place him in the workshops and offer 

 him facilities for icchnica] or trade trainin<j- at evenint^^ cla'^ses, 

 attendance at which is en:tirely optional. 



The numerous i)o]ytec]inic institutes in London are too well 

 known to recjuire detailed description. The day classes are fre- 

 (|uently of a L'ni\ersiiy standard, students heing- prepared ifor the 

 degrees of Lt>ndon I'niversity. As a rule they are well staffed, 

 excellently equipped, and well housed. The day classes cater 

 mainly for the well-to-do, and worksho]) trade teaching forms 

 only a minor part of the instruction. There is a yreat variety 

 in the subjects tang-ht ; some have specialised in certain branches 

 and even develo])ed regular Trade Schools — such, for example, 

 as the Bakery and Confectionery School at the Borough Poly- 

 technic — but as a rule such schools cater only for the sons of 

 empk)yers. The main work is done in the evening classes, which, 

 although reaching in many cases the highest standard, cater 

 largely for the artisan. Classes in the printing trades are held 

 only in the evenings, and are confined to those engaged in the 

 trade during the day. This apj^lie'- to the majc^rity of other 

 trades. 



Similar institutions are t<^> be found in practically everv large 

 provincial town ; in fact, \ ery few towns are now withottt their 

 technical institute. While the majtirity cater mainlv for the 

 engineering trades, many specialise in the other principal trades 

 and industries in the immecliate vicinity. T'or exam])le, Bradford 

 is also strong in its weaving trades. An excellent weaving school 

 has recently been added at Halifax, while at Leeds University 

 itself there is to be found jjrobably tlie finest weaving school in 

 the world. Manchester Institttrte of Technology has made elabor- 

 ate provision for local trades; the Heriot Watt Colleue. Edin- 

 burgh, has developed sufficiently on its higher side to form an 

 integral part of Edinburgh University, while it does not neg'lect 

 any branch of trade. The Royal Technical College, Clasgow, the 

 largest technical institution in ( ireat Britain, does technical work 

 of a LIniversity standard in every department of engineering, 

 architecture, chemistrw eitc . yet it houses the Scottish .'school 

 of Bakery as a day dei)artment. and has mt)St successful evening 

 schools of plumbing, sheet-metal working, ])rinting and allied 

 trades, bootmaking, watch and clock -making, etc., the various 

 emplovers' associations and trade union> being rejjresented on 

 the committees. 



There are certain instittuion- which liaxe l)een founded and 

 are su]>ported by the (juilds of London. One of the most inter- 

 esting of these, of a trade nature, is the Leather Trades School, 

 at Bethnal dreen Road, established in 1889 for j)ersons engaged 

 in 'the boot and shoe industr}-. The obiect of the school is to 

 provide instruction of a i>ractical kind in the principles of the 

 variou'^ brancbic^ and ])roce>'^es of the boot and shoe trades. The 



