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" It is the aim oi our Society for tlie Extension of l^niversily 

 Teaching to be more than a lecturing body. We always required 

 Classes in connection ■with the Lectures, and oflered Certificates on 

 Examination. We want to go a stop further, and weld the 

 students of the various courses in each centre into one body, 

 whose bond of union shall be study. 



" We projjose to form Students' .\ssociatioiis, out of ^\hich I 

 Jiope may grow a good deal of Scientific earnestness. 



"But as of old, 'crustula dabant doctores,' so it is necessary 

 to throw out ground bait to catch one's fish, would your Association 

 extend a friendly hand to our Society and admit students (certified 

 to be Members of a University Extension Students' Association) at 

 •a nominal fee to your Lectures — not lo your Excursions — ^leaving 

 the bait to work for you as for us — ensuring as I trust it might, a 

 larger audience for the Lectures, and attracting, as I believe it 

 would, more ^Members to your Association : for many wJio came 

 out of curiosity of the best sort, would become paying members, 

 l^iut I iiame the nominal fee because many of the students might be 

 those who could not pay the 10s. 6d., and of those who could paj- 

 many will not take the trouble to get elected, yet in the room, 

 might by a judicious canvass be caught as permanent members. 



" lielieve me, to be, 



" Yours truly, 



"Brooke LAjniEui. 

 " Pi'ofessur Akmstrong, 



" President LeirisJiam <(■ Blarkhcath Scientific Associntion." 



It appears to me that this is a most admirable proposal, but I 

 trust tliat I may be favoured with your opinion of it. As yet 

 I have had no opportunity <\i iliscussing it with my colleagues ; 

 I think, however, that during the present session, at all events, we 

 might well try the experiniput by giving notice at the University 

 Extension Classes of the subjects to Tje considered at our 

 meetings, coupling with this the intimation tliat admission 

 "tickets woulil be granted on application. 1 confess, however, 

 tliat T look forward to an even more intimate connection 

 Ix-twei'ii this Association and the Lewisham Ll'niversity Exten- 

 :sion Centre : foi- I see no reason against, and many for, the 



