CONTENTS 



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Third Conference: — 



Address by Lord Balfour of Burleigh, K.T., Secretary 



for Scotland, with remarks by the Hon. J. H. Choate, 



Ambassador of the United States of America - - i8o 

 Visual Instruction, by Professor Bickmore - - - 182 

 Nature -study in Relation to Rural Pursuits, by Mr. 



G. H. Morrell, M.P. 184 



The Attitude of the Teacher in Nature -study Work, 



by Mr. A. D. Hall 192 



Nature-study in Elementary Schools from the Teacher's 



Standpoint, by Mr. G. H. Rose ... - 200 



Fourth Conference: — 



Address by Sir George Kekewich, K.C.B., Secretary 



to the Board of Education 214 



Nature-study in Colleges and Higher Schools, by Pro- 

 fessor Miall, F.R.S. 219 



Nature-study in Girls' Secondary Schools, by Miss Mary 



Gurney 222 



Plant Life as Nature-study, by Mr. G. F. Scott Elliot 226 

 School Gardens, by Mr. T. G. Rooper - - - 233 

 Geology as a Branch of Nature-study, by Professor 



Grenville Cole -..-... 240 



Fifth Conference: — 



Address by the Right Hon. Sir W. Hart-Dyke, M.P. 246 

 The Training of Teachers in Nature-study, by the Rev. 



Canon Steward 251 



The Relation of Nature-study to School Work and to 



the Home, by Sir Joshua Fitch ... - 263 

 Nature-study as an Element of Culture, by Mr. M. 



E. Sadler 276 



School Rambles and the Training of Teachers, by Mr. 



J. H. Cowham 279 



The Present Work of the County Councils, by Mr. H. 



Macan 292 



List of Members 299 



Index 305 



