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geology and mineralogy, and of these, eleven have carried off first-class 
Queen’s prizes in geology (out of thirteen granted all over the United King- 
dom), twelve second-class, and fourteen third-class ; thirty-seven prizes in all. 
In mineralogy they have taken twenty-one prizes, six of which are of the 
highest grade. 
Amongst his pupils are men and women, boys and girls, of almost every 
age, profession, and calling : clerks and their sons and daughters ; young 
women in shops ; tradespeople and their apprentices ; children of operatives, 
and operatives themselves ; national teachers, Methodist ministers ; miners 
and their sons ; indeed it would be difficult to name a trade or profession 
which is not included in the list of his pupils ; and it is a feature worthy of 
special attention that the most successful have been girls, who have carried 
off many of the highest prizes. 
All these young people constitute so many missionaries who will diffuse a 
taste for science amongst their friends and relatives, and many of whom will 
no doubt in their turn become successful teachers.* 
Ecpially, or perhaps still more successful in the results of his teaching, is 
Mr. John Dowling, of Cork (our Irish friends certainly put us a little to the 
blush on this side of the Channel), whose pupils carry off no less than sixty 
prizes ; including fifteen of the highest grade in inorganic, and nine in organic 
chemistry, the remainder being of lower grades in chemistry, and various 
prizes in the different subdivisions of geology and natural history. 
Pleasing as such a task would be to us, and however richly our science 
teachers deserve to have then individual successes everywhere recorded, their 
numbers prevent us from doing them this act of justice ; but as far as we are 
able, we shall afford to their success that publicity and recognition which it 
deserves, by appending to this article a list of those gentlemen whose pupils 
have taken first-class Queen’s prizes, with the name of the town in which 
each resides, and the subject or subjects in which his pupils have been suc- 
cessful. We also add the names of those students whose talent and assiduity 
have enabled them to carry off the gold medals ; and the names of theirteachers. 
The most successful schools and classes appear to be those in Cork, Belfast, 
Huddersfield, Wigan, Banbury, Gloucester, Truro, • Bristol, Manchester, 
Oldham, Accrington, Liverpool, and London. 
We must, however, repeat the regret expressed in our last article on this 
subject, that the large towns, such as Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, 
Hull, &c., are, comparatively speaking, far behind their smaller neighbours, 
and we do so notwithstanding a protest which we have received from Bir- 
mingham, but which, unfortunately for the protester, fully corroborates what 
we have stated on the subject. 
In our number of last January we said, that whilst in such places as 
* So far, we believe, no females have attended the November examinations 
at South Kensington for the purpose of graduating as teachers ; and we again 
earnestly recommend this subject to the consideration of the Committee of 
Council on Education. If it be found impracticable to afford an asylum to 
young girls desirous to visit London for this purpose, it would be no difficult 
matter to let them pass the teacher’s examination at the science school nearest 
to the place where they reside ; and this could be done in May, when the 
general examinations of students take place throughout the kingdom. 
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