108 SCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF NORWICH AND DISTRICT 
administration of the Juvenile Employment Bureau and of the recently 
established Junior Instruction Centre compulsorily attended by unem- 
ployed youths under the age of eighteen. 
Implicit in this comprehensive service is the conception of education 
as at once an art and a science. While schemes of work are carefully 
graded to suit the children of various age-groups and varying ability, 
there is liberty of interpretation which discourages standardisation, with 
a resulting variety which shows itself pre-eminently in the diversity of 
crafts pursued and in the methods of treating retarded children. A 
valued source of inspiration and fresh ideas is the local Training College, 
whose students practise in the schools of the city. Realisation of the 
educational possibilities of the Castle Museum has led not only to organised 
visits, but also to the provision of classes in nature study and biology ; 
and in the same way, visits from the schools to places of historic interest 
and to factories, as well as to the library, serve as a valuable extension of 
the classroom lessons. Moreover, the need for contact with new methods 
and subjects and for refresher courses is not overlooked, the Authority 
having recently availed itself of courses in science and handicraft arranged 
by the Board of Education, and itself providing voluntary classes for 
teachers in biology, handwork, physical training, swimming, Greek 
dancing and eurhythmics. The enthusiasm shown for these courses and 
classes is a gratifying proof that the teachers, with proper professional 
outlook, ungrudgingly support the efforts of the Authority to make the 
education service play its vital part in the life of the city. 
That there is locally a real interest in education in its widest sense may 
be gauged from the number of educational societies which flourish. In 
addition to those connected with specific subjects, such as the Archeological, 
the Egyptian, the Prehistoric, the Historical, the Geographical, and the 
Modern Languages Associations, there are others of a more general 
character, including the Science Gossip Club, founded as a direct result 
of the meeting of the British Association in Norwich in 1868, the Workers’ 
Educational Association, the Photographic Society, the University Ex- 
tension Society and the Sunday School Union ; while the Musical and 
Philharmonic Societies and the Norwich Players testify to the deep 
interest in music and the drama. 
Such is, in outline, the education service at work to-day in this ancient 
city. Education in Norwich, like the city itself, has grown from ancient 
foundations, adapting itself to new needs as they have arisen. It is 
conceived as something organic, vital to the community which it serves, 
and it will continue to fit succeeding generations for a constantly changing 
world, for it is supported by the citizens of Norwich, whose faith in it is 
at all times its inspiration. 
