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NATURE 



[May 4. 



I < ) 1 1 



prolil'iii 



tlX' (luilli Oi . >- >< <M I,,. i 1. 



Aminifi nuiny othir •xcdli 



k)ll»nv> 



Ulll 



.ill 



!• f.taM<l l;i , 

 not on In 

 ■ >i !h.- Ki..,. . 

 liing. Ill' : 



■ niii.ir.,;. 



r-,l..rv («)\|..l(lr. 



f ih»' teaching; of 



irn>ii tif Coioiii.i 



for MX x< ■' 

 . (i) to (!■ 



• '•• ■'"■ r 



• •'I Hctjpt' lor w! 

 Mor*- n-al to the 

 'ltnt>'n»iui) : (5) to kcc-p till- (liiM 

 .(inni'-nf: (*>) lo jjiv th** rhiW -oni 

 ihinj^ to (ii. wlinh it r<< • 

 m<r«bv to implant th<- ^< 



•••••• ..' •• '■• '• '■- -w ial , ... 



any case the limit of 

 •A'liih it (•<avs ii» <!• \ 



i'ln-nt- I'l 

 • «,tulalf<l a 



. ,.:ir . ...!'.; i .1; i. 1:11. Ill , -■,:!. I. \',.i- .•' ll.l|)pfn ••'■■■ 



,■ li.iiii' .11 T- |i; . v.iiirti ih. ■-.•Iti-li inl.ri'sis ..: 

 ; .11 |ii.iiii>n <il ilii' l-',m|)iri / Round ill'- sinj^l' 

 1 i|)l'' ol \\\<- m>i< an: il •■ ^\--l'iii lh'\ liail all th>- 1 an-, s 

 whii li l-(i lo llii- (I. \ . lopm' II! anil di-^^ohil ion of !!i>- '':■-( 

 |-ai;^lish colonial iinpii'-. I In \ woiilil all ailiii 

 1 Aolulinn of ('olniii.il -. lt-;4o\ . rnni' nt \\a>. .1 -^u' 

 01; " ' ! uilli -iiniii' r man-rial, woiiiM 



oi: ■!( i|)l. s ol \\\i- Hrilish Coilsii- 



k- 1! nriiuipl.-. I'lol !■■.. ,;,,n ,1 



..;ani^in nil . 

 iiiitl.h 1m: 

 i.iiJ. i i.ikin^ :ii. I. loiild 1m mo li.-ii'-r )m . p.n ai ion ili.n, -.i;.- 

 <!uil\ of wli.il lia> !" ' n don. I)\ mir kin-folk in ihf p.'i-t. 

 ili-rn---.i(m W.I- w.ll inainlain.il li\ \v.ll-l-: . 

 tiarlii-i--, liut imlorl un;ilil\ no Colonial il 



^i1<>Ul 



Ai 



\ rilh)iiili( in Khiiuiildi v ^ilicajs. 

 mil luiMir -iv-ion Mr. M;ir-li;ill Jarkniaii r. 



.1 pap'r on . \|i.riniinlal work in lonn'-rtion wilh liv 

 l<-.n IiiiiLi '*! a: iilini'tir in .lrni<iilai\ -.('houK. '['h<- wonl 

 " . \|)' rim.-nt.il " w.i- ju-liliiil li\ ill.- f.u t llial ill'- iii'-iIiikK 

 .niplo\.-(l \V( I . .1 ili-parluf'- from ih. (ixl.- al ih'- tinn. 

 •• n \.ar-. ai^o, wli'-n Mr. Jacknian .iilopn-d ill. priiii ipl. - 

 oil wliiih h'- ha- -.urri--.-full\ work'-il .\'r -inr.. 1 iv -■ 

 priniipli's ina\ In- inf'-rii-d from ihi- fan- ihat (n th»- lon- 

 c'-nlrir mi'lluxl i>. .ulopi'-d ; (2) no -i-t ni'-lliod of -olvinj.; a 

 ]irol)li-in i- in-isl'-d upon; (j,) \hr I' rni- u-. .1 'n ■'•■ 

 protij.-ni- an- fainili.ir to thi- rliildrcn and ill- 

 di-.ili wilh I lan-.uiions wiihin ih'-ir i^ra-)) : (4) - 

 i- -' t \\-liifli rannol I)i- -ol\.-d ni.-nlalK. Il- r' 

 in addition to -.ruriiii:; ill*' t'-atliin^ of .■irillinii ; 

 i.itioi-ia! lim--, ili.- m.-lho<l- pur-U'-d -1-1 fr--'- 

 'ii^liiy ininun- a w-i-k in tli.- ihrii- low.-r il.i- 

 -chool ; ihi- tini'- wa- d'-\-ot'-(l to r.-;idin^ \\r,.. .,,,.^, 

 1>. 11' filial r'-ull<. Mr. j. \'. 'i'honipson (l-^iiii -aid h.- had 

 .1: :- mpl.-d to I'-afh .-irithin'-lii' to x.ii'i;^ l-'ii'.iii rhi- f- '-i .1 

 not tli'-ir own. 'I'll.- I-' ■ 

 .iiid till- n.itiv- nia-t'-r 

 .•ioinn>n- division -uin, know-in;.; tii.ii Ii- wo-jld ih'ii ii,i\-. 

 .1 nio-t r.--lful lialf-hour. Hi would taki- Mi', jarkm.an'- 

 -r!i. ni'- with liiiii and u-.- it. 



I'rcutiiti! K(lui(itii>)i hi Kl,-))i('utii} v - 



Mr. J. (.. 1..--., I.iv'-ip.H.l nil., lor of l-;<lu. ' 



.1 p.ip' r on th. .ili.>\.- -ulij.rl, and dir.-il.d .itt'i 

 influenci" of ih. rh.niL;' d -oci.il rondiiioii- hiou^ii; .;!.-m 

 by the indu-iri.il r.\olulion. ()f old, .-ducalion wa- .is 

 much the work of th«- lioni'- as of ihf srh(H>l. Hut tln^ 

 home side had hiin fading; awa\ , and dospairini^ — jicrhaps 

 too so<in — of ' V'r r'-covi linj; it, wi \\--yi- rushinii in whir'^ 

 ;ui;;'ls niit;lil li.-iiaii- with projH>s;ils for frrdini; and oloth- 

 inij, ni'-di<'all\ I I'-.-itiiii^, .and appr.-nririn;;. .\ft' r tli'> idlild 

 is officially t.aui^ht, otriciall\ f.-d, offiriallv cloiVi. il. and 

 olticiallx- |ilaci'd in '•mployni' 111 , I'vr. Init r. mains th'- 

 prinv condition, to which iHi_:;i-iiics is al;. ;id\ poiiiiing tho 

 fini^'-r, that It- shall hi- otVici'ally hci^o!;. n. A- a 1 • -uit of 

 n study of educational hisiorv, w- ili-cov. :•-' •' ■ =ianipii- 

 lntiv>> rxerrises W'-ri- not hi'T'- counii-r-ir: 'niok- 



work, but tbf" riiiht nn-tliod of apphin- . - rsaUv 



accepted principles of P.-talo/zi. R-cntlv. . \p. rim- ntal 

 psychologv has taught u«; that hand traininij ittitsi pr- C' d.^ 

 trade trainin;;; if d.^xttrity is to niaturi^ in pi^rf'Ctio-- 

 Henceforward we may base our claim that manipulativ 

 <?xercises shall find a place in our elemrntary-school rurri- 



NO. 2166, VOL. 86] 



.. ks. or boots for "hi. 



S,-,.'»l,/ 



.d viitii.ii 11, alio! of ^r.ia;., ih. ^lolih K- 

 :m<-nt h.id a ;.iri at hold on thf s«Hondar\ 

 ' 'ling-, and th'- ijualifications ' 

 ill'- ;ijiprov.-i! of th'- nepartm*-; 



, ^ , . . . r, !,:..l !,. . •. II, ,,!. :.nrl :, \,,^ , 



fix'.t lor I ■ ntrustfd the 



.i.lm:ii:-' r..' ■ 1 -1 ll.-m-- of 



>1- an. I till- svst'-m cil c'-rtific;it.-- an<l tran-iti..-- 

 -I hooK. university, or vocations in a lui id 

 r. Board (New South Wales) said that in New 

 . th' y had followed very closely on the lines of 

 ith th.- imptirtant <xc' ntion that they had no 

 ( '■ iitr.ilisa; i:sadvantaj«»>s. but 



I'- th-- gain w, -! th" loss. Th»>y 



di\ idin^ into -,ii h -mall - - in 



I. A. l-iwing. 1 I 

 al irainiiig for lii 



in addition to 

 ^ organis.-d cour-'- 



with r<-ft-r.-nri- 



\ .u I-"ducat;. ■ 



one which com- 

 lyg ♦■xpprienc'*, a 



tli'-ir 



' ' :o d'-li-rmine everything un- • ngiii' • i uui. 



-omc f. .itures in the organisation of lead- 



^ , I1..0'- !i.^ -aid the engineering professor 



t! lo '111. Hi: -nior students to undertake 



1 li. wiiiil ihe progress of engineering 



. and was one of the duties of the college. Experi- 



ad pri)V'd that the use of tools could be so taught 



1 oil' g. worksliop as to have solid professional value. 



did not sugg' St that such an element in the training 



ngiii'-.-rs could < ntir.d\- take the place of practical 



in a l.irg' r -c.il,- und. r commercial conditions, 



f wh.i! .ip;!: ■ n:i. . -h:;> w.i- d'--ign.-d to t'.lch 



11' 



of 



work don I 



but iiuich 



could 



Mr. 

 higher ;■ . lim 

 Kngland wa 

 should r.-c'-iv 

 '•xaniinatioii- 



n iii-:nic;ion. In In- ojn-iion, no r-io-in in 

 inor.' urgent th.in that s.-condary schools 

 St.it. • ri-cognition, be relie%etl from ext«'rnal 



and hav. their leaving certificates accepted 



!>y high' r institution- as giving complete and satisfactory 

 • vid'-nc'- of titn'--- to . nt'>r upon a furth-r "•lagt- of 

 adv;inc'-d study. In iS'm) this i-o\:'i"-\- wa- 

 h'hind ("I'liiiain, aiul ;; wa- 

 tlv- I nit' d Kingdom llv • nroi 



Jl-n.-ration 



ay. In 



higher 



:■■'•■ -~ihl\ r. ai h ' r ( ierman 



1 il enrolni- i.o(Hi. whilst 



: ., iiic'' .and :'.. - , lion requirwi 



wa- admiit'dly much b'-yond that pr»vailing in this 

 co\]r.^-v. 'I'll.- doom cvf the nation was s-jr.-h- srt iinl'^sc 

 n and provided for the lo- 

 cation, alik>- in their b- 

 - ami ;is needful for the main:, nan.-' ana 

 •f her tr.-ule and industry. 

 discussion was maintained 'iv several 



