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With reference to tlie paper on “ Army Schools,” by Major A. M. Murray, R.A., 
published in No. 12, Yol. XX., R.A.I. “Proceedings,” a correspondent writes:— 
It is very interesting to note, in the paper on “ Army Schools,” that the stan¬ 
dard of army education is deteriorating. It must not, however, be forgotten 
that the Official Return of men holding certificates is not an exact measure of the 
amount of education in the army as, in my own experience, I have accidentally 
come across men without certificates able to write well. 
Still it is incontestable that the Education Act misses large numbers of children ; 
and also that to many of those who have been taught to read and write, there is 
frequently, from the fatigue of daily physical work, poverty, and other causes, 
no leisure to read even if they could buy books, no necessity to read handwriting, 
and where monetary transactions are small no necessity for addition, and conse¬ 
quent forgetfulness of teachings ; and this latter as well as former class we 
frequently get as recruits in the army. 
In the Artillery, particularly Garrison Artillery, N.-C.-O.’s must teach them¬ 
selves much ; owing to the minutiae of the different recoil, storage, machines, &c., 
N.-C.-O.’s require 2nd Class Certificates ; but this only touches a percentage— 
those keen and energetic enough to work for a stripe. 
I should be glad to see all recruits ordered to attend school until they have ob¬ 
tained a certificate ; for though, when they leave the army, their employment may 
be such as to give them no necessity to use their education, still while in the 
Garrison Artillery a fair education is very much required. 
School attendance enforced is a good disciplinary education for the lads of 18 
now joining the R.A. 
The following works are now on sale at the R.A. Institution and will be for¬ 
warded post free at the prices noted after their titles below:— 
Major-General Stubbs’s “List of Officers of the Bengal Artillery,” 
price 5s. 3d. 
“Field Artillery Eire,” by Captain W. L. White, R.A., price 
Is. 2d. 
“Notes of Lectures on Artillery in Coast Defence,” by Major A. 
C. Hansard, R.A., price Is. 2d. 
“ Ranging Note-Book,” by Captain S. W. Lane, R.A., price Is. Id. 
“Achievements of Field Artillery,” by Major E. S. May, R.A., 
bound, price 2s. 6d. 
“ The Yalue of Mobility for Field Artillery,” by Major E. S. May, 
R.A., paper covers, price 3d. 
The two Numbers of “Nature” containing Professor C. V. Boys’s 
Lecture on “Photography of Flying Bullets,” fully illus¬ 
trated, price 8d. 
Examination questions in (c), ( d ), and ( e ) set in the four examina¬ 
tions ending May 1893 : — 
Captains (c) and ( d ) ... price Is. Id. 
Lieutenants (c) ( d ) and ( e ) price Is. Id. 
Tables of Four-Figure Logarithms, pocket edition, mounted on 
linen, price 3d. 
Lithographic plates of Field Artillery Harness stripped and laid 
down for inspection, price for pair (lead and wheel), Id. 
The following newspaper report may have escaped the notice of some officers in 
the Regiment. The Royal Humane Society has asked for an official report of the 
circumstances and, it is hoped, will soon be in a position to suitably recognise 
the brave deed:— 
“A Reuter’s despatch from St. Lucia says that the following incident, in 
