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retired from the profession and now occupies a humble, but at least 
an honourable appointment in connection with one of the learned 
societies. Another (a Doctor of Science of London University), 
recently deceased, who was the ablest teacher the department could 
boast, and whose certificates were high and numerous, received 
about 1002. for teaching one large class at the commencement of his 
career, and by extraordinary industry raised his income to twice or 
three times that amount; whilst at his death he was giving instruc- 
tion in three different towns, and as far as our memory serves, his 
whole remuneration from the State amounted to about 30/. or 407. 
He, too, was seeking gradually to free himself from the connection 
with South Kensington by practising as an analytical chemist, and, 
had he survived, would not long have remained a servant of the 
State. These are by no means isolated examples, not only of what 
has happened, but, as we shall see presently, of what is still taking 
place amongst our best teachers and institutions. 
Then as to the Committees. Finding the support of the State 
gradually withdrawn, and the number of students rapidly diminish- 
ing in consequence of increased fees, perceiving in fact that their 
vessels would be allowed to run ashore wherever it pleased the tide 
to drift them, the gentlemen who had acted as pilots either de- 
serted them or became indifferent to their fate. The teachers were 
allowed to take matters under their own management ; secretaries 
played into their hands; examination papers were opened before 
the authorized hour, and copies of them sent to the teachers who 
were waiting outside to put down the answers; these were sent 
back and surreptitiously delivered to the students, who came off with 
flying colours and carried away prizes and medals in triumph. Of 
course this oozed out at length, and then “ My Lords” issued an 
indignant circular, informing committees of those practices, stating 
that they had cancelled the papers of such and such classes, and 
rendered the regulations still more stringent and distasteful to 
gentlemen of honour, who were giving their valuable time gratui- 
tously to the service of the State. ‘Teachers and students were 
alike disgusted. How did they know for what length of time these 
practices had been carried on, and how many medals they had lost 
mm consequence? And how did they know whether these transac- 
tions might not still be taking place to their prejudice ? 
But it may be objected on the part of those who uphold the 
present system that the number of schools has largely increased 
during the last few years notwithstanding all these defects ; and we 
may be told that whilst in 1865, the year following the appearance 
of our article already referred to, the ‘ Directory’ only noted the 
existence of 121 Science schools in the three kingdoms, that of 
1867 gives us a list of 213 such institutions. 
Whether this is a fair test of the success of the system, or 
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