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2. By furnishing information and advice to members of governing 

 bodies and others as to the regulations and decisions of the Board of 

 Education and of local education authorities, and as to questions 

 arising on schemes of the Board for Secondary Schools, and on other 

 matters. 



3. By communicating with the Board of Education, local authorities, 

 and other bodies in the interests of Secondary Education. 



4. By obtaining such alterations in the regulations of the Board and 

 of local authorities and in schemes for Secondary Schools as may seem 

 desirable. 



5. By Parliamentary action when necessary. 



It will be a question for consideration later on whether the work of 

 the new Association so overlaps that of this Committee as to render the 

 latter unnecessary. The Committee, however, ask for reappointment. 



Curricula of Secondary Schools. — Report of the Committee, consislhuj 

 of Sir Oliver Lodge (Chairman), Mr. C. M. Stuart {Secretary), 

 Professor H. E. Armstrong, Mr. G. F. Daniell, Mr. W. D. 

 Eggar, Professor J. J. Findlay, Dr. H. B. Gray, Professor R. A. 

 Gregory, Principal Griffiths, Sir AVilliam Huggins, Mr. 0. H. 

 Latter, Sir Philip Magnus, Professor H. A. Miers, Mr. T. E. 

 Page, Professor J. Perry, Mr. Hugh Richardson, Professor M. E. 

 Sadler, and Mr. A. E. Shipley, appointed to consider and advise 

 as to the Curricula of Secondary Schools ; in the first instance, the 

 Curricula of Boys' Schools ; and to consider through a Sub-Com- 

 mittee the Question of the Sequence of St^idies in the Science Section 

 of the Gurriciilum. 



The Committee are indebted to a Sub-Committee for having under- 

 taken during the year an inquiry into the Sequence of Studies in the 

 Science Curriculum. The Report presented by this Sub-Committee is 

 subjoined. 



7'he Sequence of Studies in the Science Section of the Curriculum. — 

 Report of the Sub-Comuiittee, consisting o/" Professor R. A. Gregory 

 {Chairman), Mr. G. F. Daniell {Secretary), Mr W. D. Eggar, 

 Mr. O. H. Latter, Mr. Hugh Richardson, and Mr. C. M. Stuart. 



An inquiry has been conducted into the actual practice adopted and the 

 ideal plan of studies advocated by science- masters in selected public 

 schools of various types, and the Committee thank the science-masters 

 and inspectors who have helped by full, concise, and clear replies to the 

 questions sent to them. 



The following extract from the circular letter will show the scope of 

 the inquiry : — 



' The Sub-Committee charged to make inquiries about the best sequence 

 of scientific studies in boys' secondary schools (which for purposes of this 



