branch of the London and South-Western Railway. It is pleasantly situated in the midst of gardens and orchards, and is about a quarter of a mile from the River Avon, and commands views of the confines of the New Forest. The building at present affords accommodation for about forty In-Students, and is provided with a commodious dining-hall, common-room, lecture-rooms, library, and other offices. THE LABORATORIES. The Chemical Laboratory is large, airy, and fitted with the newest appliances. Students have here the opportunity of studying Analytical and Agricultural Chemistry and researches on subjects of general agricultural interest. The Physiological Laboratory is devoted to experimental courses of instruction on the structure and functions of animals and plants. The practical Anatomy of farm animals is also studied here. ADMISSION. Each Student is required to have entered upon his eighteenth year, to find references as to general conduct, and to fill up the necessary form of admission. Gentlemen above twenty-one years of age are received as Out-Students. Excellent lodgings may be obtained in the neighbouring village of Downton. TERMS AND VACATIONS. There are three Terms and as many Vacations in the year. The charge for the entire year is 1297. for In-students, and 601. for Out-students. These charges include, for In-students, board, lodging (with separate sleeping apartment), tuition, and laundry, but not books, apparatus, instruments, breakages, and subjects for dissection. A fee of 17. 18. per Term is charged for the Chemical Laboratory. INSTRUCTION. Instruction is imparted by Lectures, Field Classes, Practical Work, and Catechetical Lectures; and the results of the teaching are tested by weekly examinations, conducted on the Farm, in the Laboratories, and by means of printed papers. Each Student is expected to keep a Farm Journal, and these books are inspected and reported upon at regular intervals. SUBJECTS. These include Agriculture, and Dairy and Pastoral Farming; Estate Management, Land Agency, and Forestry; Mensuration, Land-Surveying, and Architectural Drawing; Book-keeping and Commercial Knowledge; Physics and Mechanics; Chemistry; Geology and Mineralogy; Botany and Vegetable Physiology; Zoology, including Entomology; Anatomy and Physiology; Veterinary Surgery. The lectures and classes are so arranged that in the complete two years' course the Student has laid before him everything necessary to enable him, if industrious, to pass the examinations of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, of the Highland and Agricultural Society, and of the Institution of Surveyors. SCHOLARSHIPS, CERTIFICATES, AND PRIZES. At the end of each Session a Scholarship of the value of 107. is offered for competition amongst the Students who at that time complete their first year of Study at the College. At the end of each Session examinations are held in the various subjects which have been studied, and prizes awarded. By permission of the Council the Professors are also at liberty to offer Special Prizes in their various departments. THE CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP, This Certificate is granted by the Council at the end of a two years' course to all Students who, having passed the preliminary examinations, also satisfy the Board of Examiners as to their proficiency in the Theory and Practice of Agriculture. The examinations for this Certificate are held at the close of the Winter and Summer Sessions. The Certificate of Proficiency in Practical Agriculture and other Certificates are granted to such Students as do not compete for the Certificate of Membership, but who nevertheless acquire a sound knowledge of practical farming, supplemented by a fair general knowledge of the sciences on which the art of agriculture is based. RECREATION. The College Athletic Club undertakes the promotion of all outdoor games and sports, including boating, cricket, lawn tennis, and football. The boat-house is within three minutes' walk of the College, and the River Avon is much frequented by the Students for boating, bathing, and fishing. A debating society, glee class, and other indoor attractions are supported in the winter months. PROFESSORS AND LECTURERS. Agriculture. John Wrightson, F.C.S., M.R.A.C. Assistant.-R. B. Hulton. Dairy Farming.-J. P. Sheldon. Chemistry.-J. M. H. Munro, D.Sc. Lond., F.C.S. Natural History.-W. Fream, B.Sc. Lond., F.L.S., F.G.S. Estate Management.-C. E. Curtis. Veterinary Medicine.-J. Woodroffe Hill, F.R.C.V.S. EXAMINERS IN PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE. Mr. William Ashcroft. Mr. Finlay Dun. Mr. T. Chapman Saunders. Mr. Wm. Stratton. GLASGOW AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, 83 AND 85, BUCCLEUCH STREET. This College is affiliated to the Glasgow Lectures, and Demonstrations are given in the Class-rooms and Laboratories of the Veterinary College, and in some cases by the teachers of that College. The instruction embraces all the important subjects bearing on agriculture, and a completion of the full course qualifies for the Diploma of the Highland and Agricultural Society, and the Certificate of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. A shorter course, embracing the syllabus of the Science and Art Department, will be given. or students may select any single class they may desire. In farm work students have the opportunity of taking part in all kinds of work in progress at the farm, which is 460 acres in extent, under the superintendence of a Professor of Agriculture and a farm overseer. The Fees are-Science and Practice of Agriculture, 41. 4s.; Practical Work on Farm Surveying and Farm Accounts, 21. 28.; General and Agricultural Chemistry, 27. 28.; Natural History, 21. 28.; Botany, 17. 18. Principal.-Professor M'Call, F.R.C.V.S. Science and Practice of Agriculture.-Professor M'Connell. Practical Work at Farm Surveying and Farm Accounts.-Professor M'Connell. Botany.-Professor Cooke, F.C.S. Natural History.-Professor Young, M.D. OUR TRAINING INSTITUTIONS FOR TEACHERS. These Schools are placed topographically, similar to the order in which the Endowed and Private and Roman Catholic Schools are arranged, and those Institutions referring to the training of girls and women are arranged in a similar manner in Vol. II. There is a yearly examination in religious knowledge of pupils of Training Colleges, conducted by experienced clergymen appointed under a board consisting of three members, one appointed by the two Archbishops, one by the National Society, and one by the principals of Training Colleges. The results of the past year show that 963 masters were examined, of whom only three in the second year were totally unsuccessful, none of the first year students failing. Of the masters of the first year, 92 succeeded in obtaining a first class, while of the second year 53 masters were in the first class. NATIONAL SOCIETY'S TRAINING COLLEGE FOR SCHOOLMASTERS, BATTERSEA, S.W. The Battersea Training College was founded in the year 1840, by Sir James P. Kay Shuttleworth, Bart., and Edward Carleton Tufnell, Esq., for the purpose of preparing young men to become Schoolmasters. Towards the close of 1843 it was transferred to "The National Society for the Education of the Poor in the principles of the Established Church," in whose hands it has since remained. Candidates for admission are allowed to present themselves for examination subject to the following conditions: viz., that they (1) intend bona fide to adopt and follow the profession of Teacher in Elementary Schools; (2) having been Pupil Teachers, have successfully completed their appren ticeship; (3) not having been Pupil Teachers, will be more than eighteen years of age on January 1st next following the date of the Examination. This article will also apply to pupil teachers whose period of apprenticeship may have been determined (1) without discredit to themselves, and (2) for reasons approved by the Education Department. The examination of candidates is held annually at each Training College. It commences at 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday after the 2nd of July. In the final selection of candidates for admission, the Principal is mainly guided by their testimonials, physique, qualifications, and position on the Scholarship list. Candidates for admission must produce satisfactory testimonials from their clergy, certifying as to conduct and character; and such candidates as have been pupil teachers must produce testimonials from their school masters also, certifying as to practical skill in teaching, attention to studies, A Each candidate for admission will be required to forward to the College a certificate of health, signed by some properly qualified medical man. form for this purpose will be sent to each candidate before the July Examination. Each candidate must be prepared to sign, on admission, the following declaration :-"I desire to become a Student for two years in the Battersea Training College, on the conditions contained in this prospectus, and with the understanding that I am to follow the profession of a Church Teacher in Elementary Schools; and I engage to conform in all respects to the rules of the College, and at the end of my training to accept a School under Government inspection, and to do my utmost to obtain my Certificate from the Council Office at the earliest possible period.” Those Queen's Scholars who are selected for admission into the College are charged an entrance fee of 107. Queen's Scholarship Examination are not admitted under any circumstances. Candidates who do not pass the No payment is charged for board, lodging, washing, medical attendance, or education. Books necessary for the prescribed course of study are sold to Students at about half the published price. Candidates are admitted into the College in the January following the examination. The syllabus of subjects for examination will be found in the New Code. It is co-extensive with the subjects required in the course of a pupil teacher's apprenticeship. Additional marks may be obtained for Language, Science, and Drawing. A copy of the questions set at the last Government Examination may be obtained from Messrs. Longman, price 6d. Timely notice of the date of the examination will be sent to each candidate. There are two long vacations, one beginning about the first week of July, and lasting till the middle of August; the other beginning about the third week in December, and lasting till the fourth week in January. During these vacations the College is entirely closed. Usually there is also a recess of a week or ten days at Easter, during which Students residing at a distance have the option of remaining at the College. Weekly examinations are held throughout the year, the results of which are registered. Prizes are awarded to those Students who have the highest aggregate of marks in each subject. Students are prepared for the examinations in connection with the Science and Art Department, South Kensington. At the examinations in May 1877, 184 Science Certificates were gained, 81 of which were of the advanced stage. After the examinations in November and December, 56 Students had completed their Full Drawing Certificates. Students are expected to rise at six o'clock in the morning, the first Lecture commencing at a quarter to seven. Divine Service is celebrated in the College Chapel at nine in the morning and half-past nine in the evening. Students attend both services. Students go to bed immediately after evening service. There are three meals in the course of the day; viz., breakfast at eight, dinner at one. tea at half-past six. |