444 LIFE OF PROFESSOR HUXLEY CHAP. XXIII 



Harrow master, " On the teaching of Science in the 

 Public Schools," l to report upon the whole question. 

 Moreover, in consultation with Dr. Tyndall, he had 

 drawn up a scheme in the winter 1868-69, for the 

 science teaching in the International College, on the 

 Council of which they both were. 



Seven yearly grades were arranged in this scheme, 

 proceeding from the simplest account of the pheno- 

 mena of nature taught chiefly by object lessons, 

 largely through the elements of Physics and Botany, 

 Chemistry and Human Physiology all illustrated 

 with practical demonstrations to more advanced 

 work in these subjects, as well as in Social Science, 

 which embraced not only the theory of commerce 

 and government, but the Natural History of Man up 

 to the point at which Ethnology and Archaeology 

 touch history. 



It is interesting to note that the framers of this 

 report thought it necessary to point out that one 

 master could not teach all these subjects. 



In the three later stages the boys might follow 

 alternative lines of study according to their tastes 

 and capacities ; but of the earlier part, which was to 

 be obligatory upon all, the report says : These four 

 years' study, if properly employed by the teachers, 

 will constitute a complete preparatory scientific 

 course. However slight the knowledge of details 

 conferred, a wise teacher of any of these subjects 

 will be able to make that teaching thorough ; and to 

 1 See p. 401. 



