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serious matter, as the numbers would not be great. 



One remark more as to destitute children and 

 the land. The land of the United Kingdom 

 and the colonies is crying out for population ; 

 and if there be one class of children that the 

 State has pre-eminently the right to guide as to 

 the choice of their work and place — where they 

 can best serve the empire — surely it is the 

 children of the destitute brought up entirely at 

 the expense of the State ? Particularly is it 

 disastrous to let these children drift back into 

 the cities after their schooling is done, and I 

 am sure that a system of practical farm schools 

 which would carry the technical education of 

 this class on to the age of eighteen would be 

 of great value. 



I bring this chapter to a close by printing 

 certain extracts from Monsieur Vuyst's book, 

 " L'enseignement agricole et ses methodes," in 

 which he so ably describes the atmosphere, in- 

 struction and methods that should exist in all 

 rural schools; and I further append the circular 

 of the County Council Association for the sake 

 of showing the line of development which that 

 body advocates for the rural school. 



RURAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE 



The Conference Committee have had their 

 attention drawn to a publication by M. de Vuyst, 

 Chief Inspector of Agriculture to the Kingdom 



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