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be able to rise from the elementary to the secondary school, and 

 from the secondary school to the university, but the object 

 aimed at was often very difficult of attainment. The scholar- 

 ships were awarded by examination, and examination after all 

 was but an unsatisfactory test, and the scholarships frequently 

 went to boys whose parents could well afford to give them a 

 liberal education. Certainly one of the greatest dangers of 

 modern education was the undue importance attached to sports. 

 It was an excellent thing for boys' bodies to be trained as well 

 as their minds, and many lessons might be learned in the play- 

 ing field which could never be learnt in the classroom, but there 

 was great danger lest strength of muscle should be considered 

 of "more importance than intellectual strength. 



Mr. W. Thomas, Camborne, representing the Mining Asso- 

 ciation and Institute of Cornwall, read some notes on expediting 

 mine survey-work, illustrating his notes by some of the most 

 modern of mine surveying instruments. 



On the motion of Canon Mooe, seconded by Mr. E. Fox, 

 the contributors of papers were accorded a hearty vote of 

 thanks. 



