1884.] 
On Technical Education. 
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the schools would certainly be recognised and stimulated in 
leu woik and advanced to higher positions; whereas under 
stagnS. SyStem th6y are kft ^ a h ° peless state of 
Another very important educational advantage which the 
S°ti ed systen ] w ° uld have over the Department’s one, is 
^nnTi 161 ^ T U d , be dlversity in the examinations. We 
should not then be casting all the young intellects in the 
science schools into the same mould, as is done at present 
by employing the same set of Examiners always, and for 
MoJn h ° 6 °/i th ^ Sc | ence Schools in the United 7 Kingdom. 
eovei, the. teacher would be able to throw into his 
teaching more individuality and intelligence, and by diversity 
in the examinations we should not be pulling all these young 
science students “ through holes of the same size, after the 
fashion of manufacturing wires.” We are at the present 
time stamping these young intellects, as the Government 
does its sovereigns, with one uniform die, which is opposed 
to all sound educational principles, and obstrufts progress 
in the Science and Art of Education. 
. \ n , addition to the Collegiate Examiners the plan I propose 
includes a special Minister of Education and Councillors to 
advise him on educational matters; the Councillors would 
be men who had made themselves distinguished in the edu- 
cational and scientific worlds ; they would not be required 
o give their whole time to this duty ; but the question about 
the Ministei and Councillors will be more fully discussed in 
a future article. 
Some of my readers will no doubt say that this scheme, 
! , cained out would cost the country some money. Cer- 
ainly; and therefore I will give a few items from the esti- 
mates for the present financial year, which ends on the aist 
0 March, to enlighten those of my readers as to the cost 
01 the present system : — 
Director of Science and Assistant-Secretary... 
Assistant- Director of Science ... 
(This salary goes up to /8so.) 
Official Examiner 
Duty pay for Official Examiner 
Assistant-Examiner 
••• ••• ••• 
(The salary cf this official goes up to 
Duty pay for Assistant-Examiner 
• • • 
£400.) 
1883-84. 
£1,200 
778 
400 
200 
267 
100 
The Official and Assistant-Examiner, whose duties I can- 
not make out, receive in addition to these sums from £ 1 is, 
