1868. ] is fostered by the State. 147 
mental painting (for house-painters), free hand drawing from the 
“flat” and “round,” modelling for stonemasons, wood-engraving, 
mensuration, and valuation of work. Thus you will perceive the 
subjects are generally useful, and our course is not confined to 
the simple Science and subject for which the master has gained 
his certiticate.” “Numbers of our men have gone away and taken 
situations of great importance and responsibility with perfect 
success.” * 
Here we have results, which the State rewards with the muni- 
ficent sum of 12/7. per annum !! 
Nottingham.—School established in 1861. There were origin- 
ally three teachers, now there is only one who receives— 
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£12-15, 0 
for which he teaches inorganic chemistry to 21 students, geology 
to 8, physiology to 30.¢ “Our greatest difficulty has been that of 
obtaining teachers, in consequence of the insufficiency of the re- 
muneration.” 
Two other circumstances have forced themselves upon our 
attention during the perusal of the various reports which we have 
received. One is that the ‘ Directory’ presents a more favourable 
view of the action of the State from there being included in it 
the names of schools (some of the largest by the way) which were 
in existence, and where all the subjects which are now mentioned 
were already taught before the system of State aid commenced. 
This is the case at the Manchester Mechanics’ Institution, where 
“Science has been systematically taught since 1857 before the 
Government Science system was devised ;” and to show how much 
has been gained by the introduction of the system there, we need 
only refer to the preceding table extracted from the Directories, 
from which it will be seen that whilst in 1864 the number of 
students was 291, it was in 1867, 239. 
Another circumstance is that the work of establishing good 
schools is done by persons unattached to the State department, often 
at great personal risk to themselves. The late Dr. Birkenhead not 
only kept the schools open at Liverpool and Wigan, in the face of 
the withdrawal of State aid, but started fresh classes at Preston. 
Mr. T. Jones, a gentleman connected with the Jermyn Street 
* We are sorry to be compelled to condense Mr. Chapman’s report, which 
shows that the school at Slough is truly a “ technical ” one. 
+ The falling off in the number of students in this school will be seen on 
reference to the table. 
