134 Bath in its relation to Education. 



for all. The results are known from the full Reports of the 

 Head Mistress at the annual distribution of prizes, embody- 

 ing as they do the opinions of the Examiners. To the local 

 Committee it has been satisfactory to know that the School 

 is highly appreciated, not only by parents in Bath, but by 

 those at a distance, who place their children with private 

 families in order that they may receive their education here. 



Amongst various aids to higher culture mention should 

 be made of the School of Music for Amateur and Pro- 

 fessional Students. It was established in 1880, on the 

 principles of the well-known London and Continental 

 Schools of Music. The programme includes every subject 

 necessary to a thorough musical training, vocal and instru- 

 mental. The Directress is a lady of practical experi- 

 ence, the musical references include names of the highest 

 standing, and the patrons and patronesses are an ample 

 guarantee for the efficiency of the teaching. 



The Public Schools for boys come next in 



"^ Bo s °^ order. Precedence might be claimed as to 

 age for the Wesleyan College on Lansdown. 

 This however is denominational rather than public, being 

 limited to the sons of Wesleyan ministers. It was transferred 

 in the middle of the century for greater scope and purer air, 

 from Kingswood near Bristol, where it was founded by John 

 Wesley. For many years Bath has been one of the centres 

 •of the Oxford Middle Class Examination, to which that of 

 Cambridge has been lately added, and the position acquired 

 by this school at the annual distribution of prizes gives it 

 public importance and entitles it to high praise. In the 

 present year it provided the second wrangler, and in 1884 

 both first and second. 



Of stately educational establishments, none in Bath and 



