13- Bath in its relation to Education. 



object was Christian instruction in accordance with the 

 doctrine and discipline of the Church of England, so that 

 all Nonconformists have been excluded. In 1722 the funds 

 were sufficient to justify the erection of a suitable building, 

 -which, however, was taken down in 1859 to be replaced by 

 the present handsome structure. Provision is made for 100 

 children, 50 of each sex, belonging to the several parishes 

 "of Bath, who are admitted on the recommendation of sub- 

 scribers. In 1785 the "Weymouth House Schools " were 

 established in connection with the two parishes of the Abbey 

 and St. James, though children from other parishes were 

 admissible. The rules limit this school also to children 

 of members of the Church of England ; but in addition to 

 religious instruction and the ordinary subjects, much atten- 

 tion has been paid to industrial training. Originally the 

 number admitted was very large, 160 being selected for the 

 School of Industry. Few institutions have been more suc- 

 cessful in enabling boys and girls to fight the battle of life. 

 In 1813 the friends of unsectarian education established the 

 ■" Bath and Bath-forum School," which is able to boast of 

 similar success. The present number here is 358 ; while 

 open to children of all denominations, there is no lack of 

 the religious instruction which is common to all, and bears 

 most closely on the practical duties of life. The same class 

 is also cared for largely in numerous schools, parochial and 

 otherwise, the ministers of religion of every name promoting 

 with admirable zeal both Sunday and daily instruction. At 

 the celebration of Her Majesty's Jubilee all united to bring 

 up their young forces, the Sunday scholars alone presenting 

 a beautiful sight of more than 10,000 happy faces. 



From the beginning of the present century 



Private Schools. „ , , , - . , 



Bath has been famous for the excellence of 



