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following, amongst other ways: —National (and secondary) school 

 teachers attend art classes in which they are given instruction in 

 those branches of art which they can apply practically in teaching 

 the children in their schools. Again, classes are held in experi" 

 mental science, in which teachers obtain instruction which they 

 can utilize in training their pupils in the elements of science. 

 Further, a most important extension of the work of the Institute 

 is that which provides for the training of women national school 

 teachers in domestic science — this including cooking and laundry 

 work— so that the teachers in turn can undertake the training of 

 the girls in the elementary schools. The Corporation, under its 

 technical instruction scheme, has included the establishment of a 

 public textile testing house, this work having been undertaken in 

 response to the strongly-expressed desire of the textile trades of 

 Belfast and district. Moreover, a scheme has been adopted 

 rendering possible a co-operation of effort between the Queen's 

 University and the Municipal Technical Institute, a scheme well 

 calculated to ensure the highest efficiency in the realms of higher 

 education, securing this result with the utmost economy of 

 educational effort and of money. The proposals which have now- 

 been approved by the Senate of the University, as well as by the 

 Corporation constitute one of the most important and most 

 fruitful educational steps taken in Belfast since the Technical 

 Instruction Act was adopted. 



Mr. J. M. FiNNF.GAN, B.Sc, in proposing a vote of thanks to 

 the lecturer, said there were formerly a great number of people in 

 Belfast who required to be converted to the advantages of 

 technical instruction, but a'j change had taken place, and Mr. 

 Forth deserved of Belfast gratitude and praise for the Herculean 

 work he had accomplished. 



Mr. Basil Wilson seconded the motion, which was passed 

 by acclamation, and the proceedings concluded. 



