72 SCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF YORK AND DISTRICT 



of science and art were conducted by a technical instruction committee 

 working under the City Council. The principal part of the work of 

 these schools was, however, on the art side. 



For the students in the present evening institutes there are classes in 

 experimental science and in workshop science as part of the Preparatory 

 Trades Course. At the Technical Institute, Clifford Street, there are five 

 laboratories, for chemistry, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical 

 engineering and building science, respectively. These laboratories are 

 used in connection with classes in the following subjects : — chemistry, 

 including courses in pharmacy and in bakery science, physics, applied 

 mechanics, machine design, engineering science, electrical engineering 

 science, magnetism and electricity, telephony, mechanical engineering 

 and building trades. 



Adequate provision for scientific studies is made at the various 

 secondary schools in the city, of which brief details are given below. 



St. Peter's School. — The chief subjects taught in the science work 

 of this school are chemistry and physics. The work is begun in the 

 preparatory department, where boys are introduced to some of the 

 more elementary parts of each subject. In addition, a certain amount 

 of natural history is done at this stage. At 13 to 14 years of age boys 

 enter the senior school, where they continue the study of chemistry 

 and physics up to school certificate standard, most of the boys taking 

 these two subjects in the certificate examinations of the Northern Univer- 

 sities Joint Board. 



After the school certificate stage, boys begin to specialise. In the 

 Modern VI form chemistry and physics are studied in preparation for 

 the Higher Certificate and university scholarship examinations. Botany 

 and zoology may be studied and facilities for work in these two subjects 

 are given to boys who wish to take their first medical examination while 

 still at school. In addition to the ordinary work of the curriculum, the 

 school possesses a Scientific Society of about 50 members. They hold 

 frequent meetings during the two winter terms, at which lectures are 

 given either by the boys themselves or by members of the staff. Trienni- 

 ally the Society organises a large scientific exhibition in the school, the 

 object of which is to illustrate some of the advances and discoveries 

 made in as many branches of natural science as possible. The demonstra- 

 tions arranged are for the most part carried out by the boys themselves. 

 During the summer term an excursion is organised to some interesting 

 part of the country within 30 miles of York. An attempt is made to learn 

 something of the natural history and geology of the region visited, 

 while note is also made of anything of archzeological interest. The 

 Society publishes annually an account of its doings under the title 

 Proceedings of the St. Peter's School Scientific Society. 



Bootham School (Boys). — There are laboratories for chemistry, physics 

 and biology, with a well-equipped observatory, and meteorological in- 

 struments which are read daily by the boys. 



The sixth form work for the Higher Certificate, Inter B.Sc, University 

 scholarships, first M.B. examinations, the science subjects being chemis- 

 try, botany and zoology. The fifth form take chemistry and biology 



