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excursions made from the Red Lion Street Higher Grade 

 School for Girls, Burnley: — 



" Excursion 13 was taken after school in the evening, because I 

 wanted a great many specimens for the week's lessons. Excursion 14 

 was made on a Saturday morning for the same purpose. We have 

 only had two rambles in school-time— the first and the last : these were 

 sanctioned by the head inspector of schools in this district." 



Thirteen years ago geological rambles were introduced 

 into the Lea School, Matlock Bath, and since then the 

 interest taken in plants and insects has been gradually 



