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 THIRD CONFERENCE: 



Address by Lord Balfour of Burleigh, K.T., Secretary 

 for Scotland, with remarks by the Hon. J. H. Choate, 

 Ambassador of the United States of America - - 180 



Visual Instruction, by Professor Bickmore - - 182 



Nature -study in Relation to Rural Pursuits, by Mr. 



G. H. Morrell, M.P. - 184 



The Attitude of the Teacher in Nature -study Work, 



by Mr. A. D. Hall - - 192 



Nature-study in Elementary Schools from the Teacher's 



Standpoint, by Mr. G. H. Rose - - 200 



FOURTH CONFERENCE: 



Address by Sir George Kekewich, K.C.B., Secretary 



to the Board of Education - - 214 



Nature-study in Colleges and Higher Schools, by Pro- 

 fessor Miall, F.R.S. - 219 

 Nature-study in Girls' Secondary Schools, by Miss Mary 



Gurney - 222 



Plant Life as Nature-study, by Mr. G. F. Scott Elliot 226 

 School Gardens, by Mr. T. G. Rooper - 233 



Geology as a Branch of Nature-study, by Professor 



Grenville Cole - - 240 



FIFTH CONFERENCE: 



Address by the Right Hon. Sir W. Hart-Dyke, M.P. 246 

 The Training of Teachers in Nature-study, by the Rev. 



Canon Steward - - 251 



The Relation of Nature-study to School Work and to 



the Home, by Sir Joshua Fitch - - 263 



Nature-study as an Element of Culture, by Mr. M. 



E. Sadler - - 276 



School Rambles and the Training of Teachers, by Mr. 



J. H. Cowham - - 279 



The Present Work of the County Councils, by Mr. H. 



Macan - - 292 



LIST OF MEMBERS - - 299 



INDEX - - 305 



