74 BULLETIN OF THE LIVERPOOL MUSEUMS. 
On the stone being “well and truly laid,” Sir William Forwood gave an 
interesting address, in which he said the City Council, by that day’s proceed- 
ings, announced to Liverpool that they believed that Technical Instruction 
had come to stay with them ; that it was now part of the life of the people ; 
and that it was worthy of that magnificent home. This building would com- 
plete what he believed would be the most unique group of buildings in the 
world. This building, he might say, was for the higher technical education 
for educating the captains of labour, and not merely the artisans, in a way 
that would enable them to meet the competition of Germany. The Germans 
had had these superior schools for years, and had been turning out a large 
number of expert and scientific men such as did not exist in England. They, 
however, hoped to make them exist in Liverpool, and he also hoped that this 
building would enable them to start in Liverpool many new industries that 
would give employment to the surplus population, and especially to females. 
Speaking of the accommodation which would be afforded to the Museum, 
Sir William reminded them that it had been founded by a bequest by the 
XIIIth Earl of Derby, some sixty years ago, and had been strengthened year 
by year by purchase. They were able to display only about one-half of their 
collections, and even that was so crowded that it was impossible to attempt 
any classification. This building would enable them to unpack and arrange 
scientifically the whole of their treasures, and in a short time they would have 
a Museum unequalled out of London. When visiting Rome, Florence, Venice, 
and Athens, they were attracted there, not by what the Cesars and Doges 
had done, not by the spoils of war, but by the monuments of art and the 
stores of literature which were left behind in these cities. In the same way, 
he hoped that these buildings would tell future generations that while they 
had been strenuously engaged in commerce, they had not been forgetful of 
the intellectual welfare of the citizens, knowing that by doing so they were 
promoting public morality as well as the material prosperity of the people. 
Mr. Willink, Chairman of the Technical Instruction Committee, proposed, 
and Mr. Austin Taylor seconded a vote of thanks to Sir William Forwood ; 
while, after a similar expression of thanks to the Lord Mayor, moved by Mr. 
A. F. Warr, M.P., seconded by Mr. M. P. Jones, Chairman of the Museums 
Sub-Committee, an adjournment was made to the Picton Reference Library, 
where a reception was held by Lady Forwood and Mrs. Willink, on behalf of 
the two Committees chiefly interested in the proceedings. 

