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UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL 

 INTELLIGENCE. 

 It is proposed by the governors of the West Ham 

 Municipal Central Secondary School to call the insti- 

 tution "The Lister School," to perpetuate the associa- 

 tion of Lord Lister with the borough of West Ham. 



The annual meeting of the Association of Public- 

 School Science Masters will be held on Tuesday and 



NO. 2507, VOL. 100] ■ 



Wednesday, January 8 and 9, at the City of London 

 School, under the presidency of Sir Ronald Ross, who 

 will give an address on " Observations on the Results 

 of our Present System of Education." The subjects 

 to be discussed during the meeting are : — Examination 

 or inspection as a test of science teaching, G. F. 

 Daniell ; Compulsory science in university entrance 

 examinations, O. H. Latter; Subsidiary subjects in 

 university scholarships examinations, H. de Havillard; 

 Descriptive astronomy in the "science for all" course, 

 Rev. A. L. Cortie; and Map reading as a school sub- 

 ject, V. S. Bryant. 



A SCHOLARSHIP designated the " Institution of Naval 

 Architects Scholarship in Naval Architecture" will be 

 offered for competition among students of the institu- 

 tion in 1918. All students (being British subjects) who 

 have been elected at or before the annual general meet- 

 ing of the institution (March 20, 1918) will be eligible 

 for this scholarship, subject to the conditions named 

 below. The scholarship is of the annual value of 

 looL, and is tenable for three years, provided that they 

 are not less than eighteen or more than twenty-one 

 years of age on March i, 1918, and at that date have 

 been continuously employed for at least two years upon 

 naval architecture or marine engineering. Candidates 

 for the scholarship must forward a written application 

 to the secretary of the Institution of Naval Architects, 

 5 Adelphi Terrace, London, W.C.2, to reach him not 

 later than January 15, 1918. 



Mr. Fisher is still hopeful that the passage of his 

 Education Bill into law will not be postponed in- 

 definitely. Speaking at Swindon on November 10, he 

 said that, though the pressure of Parliamentary busi- 

 ness may render it impossible for the Government to 

 proceed with the Bill this session, it must not be 

 supposed that the Bill will therefore be discarded. The 

 Government intends to proceed with the measure at the 

 earliest possible opportunity, always, of course, assum- 

 ing that the complexion of European events permits 

 Parliamentary attention to be bestowed on domestic 

 legislation. So important is it to the nation that the 

 education of those on whom its industrial efficiency 

 depends shall be extended and improved that we 

 are confident, if the Government is really in earnest, 

 there will be no insuperable difficulty about finding the 

 time at least to pass the educational clauses of the Bill. 

 The meeting at which the President of the Board of Edu- 

 cation spoke passed a resolution approving the Bill and 

 protesting against any delay in securing its passage 

 through Parliament. 



The subject of University Representation in Parlia- ' 

 ment was before Committee of the House of Commons 

 on November 8, in connection with the Representation 

 Bill. Sir Philip Magnus's amendment, giving separate 

 representation with one seat to the University of Lon- 

 don and two seats to the group composed of Durham, 

 Manchester, Wales, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Birm- 

 ingham, and Bristol, was adopted on a division by a 

 majority of 128 (162 for, 34 against). The amendment 

 was supported by speeches also from Sir William 

 Collins, Mr. Burdett-Coutts, Mr. Macmaster, Mr. Boy- 

 ton, and Col. Greig, and accepted by the Home 

 Secretary (Sir George Cave). Sir Philip Magnus laid 

 stress on the peculiar constitution, character, and work 

 of the University, and pointed out the practical objec- 

 tions to the large group, including London, proposed 

 by the Bill. This point was emphasised also by Sir 

 William Collins, who said that the three representa- 

 tives of the proposed group would speak with no sense 

 of individuality, and would represent nothing but a 

 fortuitous and heterogeneous concourse of academic - 

 atoms. Sir George Cave said he did not think the 

 Speaker's Conference intended . to put a slight upon 

 the University of London, but had in mind the 



