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facturing processes gained in the factory, the following 



story may be cited. A cotton operative a minder 



came to the Principal of the Municipal Technical 

 School in Manchester, and said : " Mr. Reynolds, I 

 have come to see if you will allow me to attend the 

 class on cotton manufacture, even if only occasionally, 

 for I want to see the various kinds of cotton machinery." 

 Mr. Reynolds asked, " What is your special need?" 

 " I want to see," the man answered, " what sort of a 

 thing a carding machine is. I cannot get into the 

 carding-room in our mill the boss once allowed me to 

 have a look in at the machine on the payment to him 

 of 45. so I have come to the school in order that I 

 may have a good many looks at it both inside and out, 

 so as to see how it works, and become acquainted 

 with its principles." My friend admitted this man, 

 and he made good use of his opportunities. In the 

 mill the hand is kept to one job, and probably not 

 allowed to see any other department than that in 

 which he works. In the school he can examine the 

 various methods of manufacture from the raw material 

 to the finished product ; he sees all the machinery at 

 work, and he thus obtains a general view of the whole 

 nature of the manufacture and the principles upon 

 which it is based. 



Even at that time the subject did not fail to attract 

 attention from the public, and The Times of March i3th, 

 1882, in a leader says: "The cause of Technical 

 Education in this country will not fail for want of 

 illustrious patronage and earnest endeavour. To-day 

 the Prince of Wales will preside at a meeting of the 

 Governors of the City and Guilds of London Institute, 

 at which will be presented the second report of the 

 Council. . . . Last August a Royal Commission 

 was appointed to inquire how far the current opinion 



