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Oct. 10th.—" Whales," by Mr. G. F. Moore. 



Oct. 17th.— "The Philosophy of Birds' Nests," by Mr. J. W. Cutmore. 

 Oct. 24th.—" Half-an-hour mth Curious Insects," by Mr. John Chard. 

 Oct. 31st.— ^' Ten Minutes Dabbling in a Stagnant Pool," illustrated by 



rapid sketches with brush and crayon, by Mr. C. H. 



Hesketh Walker. 

 Nov. 7th.—" Phoenicians and Etruscans ; or, the Early Civilisers of 



the Mediterranean," by the Rev. F. F. Grensted, m.a. 

 Nov. 14th.—" The Ice Age in England," by Mr. J. Butler Davies. 

 Nov. 21st.— "Bristol, Chelsea and Derby China," by Mr. John T. 



Beer, f.s.a.s. 

 Nov. 28th.—" The Educational Model of a Clock," which can be taken 



in pieces and put together again without the aid of an 



instrument, by Mr. G. Eccles. 

 Dec. .5th.—" A Talk about Fishes," by Mr. P. F. J. Corbin. 

 Dec. 12th.—" Corals and their Work," by Mr. W. H. Read. 

 Dec. 19th.—" How Music is made," by Mr. W. I. Argent 



Circulating School Cabinets. 

 Additional Cabinets of Economic Products have been added to the 

 collection during the year, and have been much appreciated. 



The Cabinets have been regularly issued to the Elementary Schools. 



Technical Apparatus. 



The Technical Apparatus, provided by means of the Government Grant 

 in aid of Technical Education, has been in much demand since the 

 Catalogues of the Apparatus were issued to the Masters and Mistresses 

 of all the Elementary Schools within the City boundaries. 



The lanterns and slides are much sought after, and teachers have 

 written to say how useful they have been, particularly for giving object 

 lessons to the juniors. 



One teacher writes as follows : — 



" In giving object lessons so much required by young children, 

 " 1 think it invaluable. First of aU you can give the lesson 



