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provided in the Sydney Technical College and in the Working 
Men’s College, Melbourne. 
I submit, however, to the Governments of New South Wales 
and Victoria the desirability of establishing scholarships for the 
most distinguished students of these colleges, in order that they 
may complete their education by attending the Engineering and 
Science courses at their own university. 
It is the function of the technical colleges (such as those in 
Sydney and Melbourne) to deal with the technical education of 
the artisans, and for the universities to deal with the professions. 
Both are equally important, and each should be encouraged by 
government and other endowments, in order to enable it to do its 
especial work efficiently ; and the two should be united in such a 
manner that they will work harmoniously together. 
The time at my disposal will not allow me to do more than 
briefly refer to the professional training of architects. 
I submit, however, for the consideration of the architectural 
profession the following question, viz., Is the present system of 
pupilage satisfactory, under which a young man, fresh from 
school and without any special training, enters the office of an 
architect, where he generally remains as a pupil for five years ? 
I am convinced if a young man, after leaving school, were to go 
through a similar course of training to that recommended for 
engineers, modified in order to meet the requirements of the 
architects, that not only might his period of pupilage be reduced 
to three years, but that he would be (other things being equal) a 
much better architect at the end of that time than he would be 
by spending the same time under the present system. 
I do not think the day is far distant when we shall have 
complete courses of instruction in Architecture at our universities, 
and Chairs of Architecture established. 
The progress of science has generally been responded to by that 
of invention—an engineer has frequently merely to acquire 
certain scientific facts and principles in order to perceive their 
application. The recent practical applications of electricity have 
followed closely upon the discovery of the natural laws upon 
which these applications depend. 
Improvements in metallurgical operations and a greater know- 
ledge of the alloys of metals have given rise to a more extensive 
use of these metals; and those of us who have lived long enough 
in the colonies to appreciate the magnitude of their resources and 
their future development can see in every direction unlimited 
scope and opportunities for the inventive faculties, skill, and 
energy of the engineer. 
Let us, therefore, realise the necessity of training our sons who 
choose to become the future engineers of Australia in such a 
manner as to enable them to perform, in a satisfactory manner, 
the important duties which will be entrusted to them. 
