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mittee which includes in the inquiry : ' The adequacy of the inspec- 

 torate ; the relation of the schools to the Education Committees and 

 other local authorities; the qualifications of superintendents and other 

 officers, their remuneration and the practicability of any scheme of 

 superannuation; variation in the types of schools, and whether further 

 provision is necessary for the proper grading of boys and girls ; the 

 suitability of ships for use as schools ; the preparation given boys for 

 entry into industrial or other careers, and the training and disposal of 

 girls. The care of boys and girls after leaving the schools, and the 

 relation of the schools in this connection to existing institutions for the 

 welfare of young persons ; the provision for physical training, recrea- 

 tion, and playtime in the schools ; the opportunities for conference and 

 co-operation between managers and officials of the schools ; the medical 

 care of the schools ; the methods of maintaining discipline and en- 

 couraging good conduct, and the extent to which further regulations 

 with regard to punishments are desirable ; the relations with parents, 

 and the methods of obtaining payment from them.' 



The Report of the Home Office Committee will probably be pub- 

 lished in 1912. As the warrant of appointment covered the inquiry 

 contemplated by this Committee, it appeared advisable to delay inquiry 

 into the schools connected with the Home Office until that report is 

 published. 



The Home Office Committee, however, deals only with the certified 

 reformatory and industrial schools of England and Wales. The 

 British Association Committee desires to include the uncertified indus- 

 trial schools. 



Of the 77 residential schools for boys cited above 13 schools con- 

 taining 2,165 boys are in Scotland, and of the 47 residential schools for 

 girls 14 schools containing 1,286 girls are in Scotland. Of the 19 day 

 industrial schools six schools with 644 boys and 412 girls are in Scot- 

 land. The reference of the British Association would include an 

 inquiry concerning the uncertified industrial schools of Britain, the 

 industrial schools of Scotland, and the Poor Law schools of Britain. 



In addition to the points of inquiry tabulated in the Home Office 

 warrant of appointment this Committee (acting on information received 

 by them but not yet tabulated) would include inquiry into : — 



(1) Qualification of school officers. 



(2) Grading of children in small schools. 



(3) Provision for training in scientific method and logical reason- 

 ing, e.g., by simple laboratory work. 



(4) Opportunities for developing initiative in both girls and boys. 



(5) Medical care of the children and provision for training the 

 children in cleanly habits. 



(6) The apportionment of punishment to faults to secure that faults 

 due to environment shall not be punished more heavily than moral 

 delinquencies. 



(7) The provision for the training of girls in sewing, cookery, and 

 laundry work by trained teachers of the subjects. 



(8) The provision of industrial training for girls in other than 

 domestic matters. 



