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an acquaintance with the fundamental 

 methods of measurement, and skill in using 

 instruments and apparatus, are of the highest 

 value for large classes of men. 



But for the great majority the mental food 

 thus offered affords but little nourishment. 

 The teaching of Practical Physics on these 

 lines fits in with our examination system. 

 Problems can be set and questions asked 

 admitting of definite and precise answers 

 whose value an examiner can easily assess in 

 marks. A sum in arithmetic is classed as a 

 physical problem because the term "specific 

 heat" or "electrical resistance" is used in 

 stating the question. "Our examination 

 system," says Principal Griffiths, "has en- 

 deavoured (but, thank heaven, unsuccessfully) 

 to kill the soul of Science in the rising genera- 

 tion. There is, however, a stirring among the 

 dry-bones and we are awakening to the fact 



