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Agricultvral Edvcation Exhibition. 
(c) Micro-photographs of some of the common weed 
seeds found in feeding cakes, &c. 
Mr. H. M. Freear, from the Woburn Experimental Station, 
attended throughout the whole time the exhibition was open, 
and was assiduous in describing the work to the many who 
interested themselves in it. 
County Councils Association. — The experiment tried by the 
County Councils Association at Derby in 1906, of holding an 
exhibition of Rural School Work, was repeated on a larger scale 
at Lincoln in 1907. Of the counties invited by the Education 
Committee of the County Councils Association to exhibit, 
seven, viz.. East Suffolk, Herts, Kesteven, Lindsey, Leicester- 
shire, Northants and Notts, accepted the invitation, which was 
also extended to and accepted by three Reformatory and 
Industrial Schools. 
The four bays provided for this exhibit proving inadequate, 
an annex was erected, and the display attracted a constant 
stream of visitors. The local Committee have estimated that 
from thirty to forty thousand persons, including a large number 
of those connected with educational administration, visited the 
educational section during the week. 
The arrangements made enabling teachers and scholai’s in 
contributing counties to enter the Show ground at half-price on 
either of the two final days permitted some 2,500 teachei’s and 
children to avail themselves of this opportunity. 
Members of the Sub-Committee or experts representing the 
education authorities concerned with the exhibits were present 
during the whole of the week, and explained the salient features 
to parties or individuals desiring information. 
Pamphlets explaining the scope of the exhibition and the 
system of education in the above counties, and leaflets, setting 
out what nature study is, and the educational value of school 
gardening were distributed. 
On Friday in the Show week, the public school managers 
and teachers were invited to a conference, at which over 300 
were present. Mr. Christopher Tumor presided, and four 
subjects were discussed. Mr. T. S. Dymond, His Majesty’s 
Chief Inspector of Rural Education, opened the subject of the 
“ True Aim of Nature Study.” The Rev. A. Thornley, Super- 
intendent of Nature Study for Notts and Leicestershire, dealt 
with the allegation that Nature Study encourages the destruction 
of rare plants and insects. Mr. Tumor introduced the subject 
of School Gardens, and a paper on Elementary Meteorology, by 
Mr. Marriott, was read. 
The exhibits included maps indicating the position and 
number of the educational institutions of all grades in the 
different counties, schemes and plans of school gardens and 
