ing extract from a circular on registers, which is communicated to all schools receiving grants

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"These registers should be checked at uncertain intervals, and at least once in every quarter by the managers, and at the time of checking them an entry should be made in the log-book."

School managers should bear in mind that unless they exercise a constant and systematic supervision over the work of the school, for which they are responsible, they will not merely imperil the amount of the grant which may be due to them after the inspector's visit, but will encourage the teachers to neglect their duties both to the scholars and to the governing body of the school.

Having had occasion to inquire into the salaries of the teachers engaged in inspected schools, we find while the average professional income of 3,212 mistresses of infant schools (of whom 837 have houses) is £62 7s. 11d.; and of 5,794 mistresses of girls, or mixed schools (of whom 2,296 have houses), £64 6s. 4d.; that of 8,459 masters (of whom 4,259 have houses) is about £107.

The following table shows the number of teachers in the enjoyment of salaries of certain specified amounts:

SALARIES OF CERTIFICATED TEACHERS, for the year ending 31st August, 1874.

These figures show how favourably the position and emoluments of teachers have been affected by the proceedings of the Education Department during the last thirty years. It appears from the published reports of the Department that

1. In 1846, the year in which the first minutes relating to annual grants were passed, the average salary of 18,000 teachers of Church schools was only £30.

2. In 1851 the average professional income of certificated teachers was £83 8s. 5d. for men, and £33 9s. 3d. for women; while in that year the male trained teachers, on leaving college to take charge of schools, receive salaries of £40 to £100, which with the augmentation grants then paid (£15 to £30), made their average income about £80 a year.

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3. In 1861, when the Revised Code was first introduced, the average salaries of certificated masters were £94 10s., and of certificated mistresses £62 15s. 5d. 4. In 1870, when the Education Act was passed, the average salaries of certificated teachers were £95 12s. 9d. for men, and £57 16s. 5d. for women. 5. In 1874, as stated above, these average salaries had risen to £107 and £64 respectively.

We are glad to notice that the training college authorities who examine the candidates for admission in needlework are generally able to give very fair marks for their skill in this essential branch of female instruction. The average mark obtained by 646 young women examined at five training colleges (Bishop Stortford, Home and Colonial, Liverpool, Stockwell, and Whitelands) was fifty-one. The maximum mark obtainable was seventy.

The following statement shows how large a proportion of the urban population has by this time been placed under the jurisdiction of school boards. According to the last census there are 13 towns in England, with a population exceeding 100,000. All of these towns have boards. There are 21 towns whose population ranges from 50,000 to 100,000. All of these have boards except Preston (85,427); and there are 69 towns with a population between 20,000 and 50,000, of which 42 have and 27 have not school boards.

The population under school boards may be summed up thus:

The first notices were issued on the 16th of May, 1872, and by the 17th of May, 1875, we had published, in the manner prescribed by the Act, the results of the inquiry into 14,185 districts. The issue of the first notices throughout England and Wales is virtually completed. In 5,701 of the parishes which have been dealt with, the notices showed that the existing school supply was sufficient; in 8,484 a deficiency was proclaimed, and in 4,102 of these we gave notice of our intention to form them into (1,732) united districts, as the best means of meeting this deficiency. Copies of the notice published in such cases, and of the order subsequently issued for the election of a school board, are printed in the report for 1872-3.

Up to the present date we have issued 2,003 final notices in 2,718 parishes preliminary to the publication of Orders for the compulsory election of school boards, in the event of the accommodation called for not being supplied by voluntary effort within the time specified in these notices. These notices have resulted in the compulsory election of (476) boards for 296 single parishes and 180 united districts. În 765 cases the time limited by the notices has not yet expired, aud in 762 cases the required accommodation has been supplied by voluntary effort.

Fifty-three boards in England and eight in Wales paid the fees of children under the 25th section of the Act of 1870, and also maintained schools provided by them, whilst 14 boards in England paid the fees of children, in lieu of or in anticipation of providing schools for the accommodation of the children in the district. The total sum thus paid was £6,623, and the amounts paid by individual boards varied from 2s. 2d. to £2,405 6s. 4d. The highest sums were paid by the following boards, of which the first three had no schools under their control :

Omitting these ten boards, the average sum paid by the remaining 65 boards, as fees of children attending voluntary schools, was £12. This refers to the account year ending at Michaelmas. In the inspection year ending on 31st August 1874, the sum paid by school boards, under the 25th section of the Act of 1870, was £6,255 17s. 5d., for 10,823 children in Church schools, 2,137 in British, Wesleyan, &c. schools, and 5,259 in Roman Catholic schools, or for 18,219 scholars in all.

MISCELLANEOUS.

ST. LEONARD'S BRITISH SCHOOL.-This school has lately been transferred to the local School Board, and is now known as London Road Board School. The summer vacation was preceded by a public distribution of prizes. The chair was taken by the Rev. Andrew Reed, and the first portion of the evening was occupied in listening to the "Bible Story with Sacred Song" known as "Moses."

The prizes having been distributed, the chairman, in referring to the recent transfer of the school to the board, pointed out that its character as an institution for providing a sound Scriptural and unsectarian education to the children of the working classes remained unaltered, and expressed his satisfaction that the valuable services of the head master, Mr. King, (of whom, he said, the town ought to be proud), had been retained. The Rev. W. Porter, a member of the school board, and the Rev. C. O. Eldridge having endorsed the sentiments of the chairman in reference to the admirable condition of the school and the efficiency of the master, Mr. King, after thanking the meeting for its encouraging appreciation of his labours, alluded to the methods of teaching which he employed, and urged upon the parents of the children the importance of aiding his efforts by doing all in their power to bring about greater regularity in the attendances. The interesting proceedings of the day were then terminated.

London School Board Scholarships.-The examination for the above scholarships, ten for boys and six for girls, was held on the 28th and 29th of June, followed by a viva voce examination on the 22nd July.

Three hundred and sixty-six candidates presented themselves at the examination, which was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Baker, head master of the Merchant Taylors' School.

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The following are the successful candidates from British schools: Arthur Harry Luff, Portland British School, Marylebone; Frederick Wm. Eichenauer, Portland British Schools, Marylebone; Marian C. Moore, Girls' British School, Plough Lane, Battersea.

Each scholarship is tenable for four years, and of the average annual value of £30.

BOOKS RECEIVED-Continued from page 408.

The River Basins of England and their Boundaries, with a coloured map. Bemrose' 1875-Code Copy Books. Nos. 1 to 12. Bemrose and Sons, London. The Specific Subject Copy Books, combining instructions in Geography, Histor Literature, and Science with Penmanship. Collins, London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.

Collins' National Drawing Books. Nos. 18, 19, 20. Animal and Human Figures. By D. MACKINLAY.

Collins' Freehand Drawing Books. A Strait line exercise. By D. MACKINLAY. Collins' Practical Geometry Copy Books. By J. S. WARD. Nos. 1 to 8, each, book containing its own definition. Collins, London, Edinburgh & Glasgow.

The Public School Series Drawing Books.-First Grade-Geometry. Nos. 1 to 6. First Grade-Freehand, Nos. 1 to 12. Daldy, Isbister, and Co., London. Murby's Science Series.-Elements of Animal Physiology, with Directions for Practical Work. By E. TULLEY NEWTON, F.G.S. Thomas Murby, London. The Dawn of Animal Life. A Lecture by Professor W. C. WILLIAMSON, F.R.S. Collins, London and Glasgow.

Economy and taste in dress. A dialogue for Seventeen Girls. Suitable for Schools and Families. By W. C. BARBER, F.R.G.S., and E. P. STANION. F. King, Halifax.

Hints on nursing the sick, and other domestic subjects. Third Edition, revised and enlarged. Compiled by Mrs. EDWARD PEASE. Partridge, London.

Stewart's School Series. Home Comfort: a complete manual of Domestic Economy for Schools and Colleges. By JANE STOKER. Stewart. London.

Collins' Junior Atlas of Physical Geography. Collins, London and Glasgow. Euclid's Elements of Plane Geometry explicitly enunciated. Books III., IV. Chambers, London and Edinburgh.

Ba, Be, Bi, Bo, Bu. An Elementary Mnemonic Primer on the French Language. By A. COGERY, B.A., L.L.D. Relfe Bros., London.

EDUCATIONAL WORKS BY DR. WILLIAM DAVIS.

"Very useful to the student of English History." --Rev. A. R. Vardy, M.A., Head Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham.

2. The Book of Poetry for Schools and Families. 1s.

"Compiled with great judgment, printed in bold clear type, strongly bound in cloth, and altogether forms one of the best shilling books of poetry we have seen."-National Schoolmaster.

3. The Complete English Spelling and Dictation Book. 1s. 6d.

"We like the book, and deem it much fitted to be useful. It comprises a large amount of matter, is compactly printed, and firmly put together."Standard.

4. The Junior Spelling and Dictation Book.

9d.

New Work by Dr. WILLIAM DAVIS. Now ready.

The Complete Grade Spelling Book, containing most of the easy and difficult words in the English language, arranged in lessons for home work, price 8d. Or in three Parts, 3d, each.

London: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.

A Specimen Copy of any of the above sent for half the price in stamps, on application to Dr. Davis, Wellington Park, Clifton, Bristol.

Will shortly be published,

THE RELIGIOUS DIFFICULTY IN NATIONAL EDUCATION.

A Pamphlet by W. C. BARBER, F.R.G.S.,

Principal of the Crossley Orphan Home and School, Halifax.
(Dedicated by permission to the Right Honourable Earl RUSSELL, K.G.)

Manual of Domestic Economy for use in Elementary Schools. Price Twopence.

HINTS ON NURSING THE STOK, AND OTHER DOMESTIC SUBJECTS. By MBS. EDWARD PEASE.

London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 9, Paternoster Row. L. Harris & Co., 5, Bishopsgate Street Without

SELDEN'S

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REGISTERS Designed to meet the latest requirements of the Education Department, and to supply in the easiest form the statistics generally required by School Boards.

1. REGISTER OF ADMISSION, PROGRESS, AND WITHDRAWAL, for 1,054 Names, with Alphabetical Register. Half-bound, cloth sides, 4s.

2. CLASS REGISTER OF ATTENDANCE AND FEES, for 55 Names, for a Quarter on each of four openings, with tracing lines across the page. New and improved edition on superior paper. Strongly sewed in stiff covers, 9d.

3. BOOK OF SUMMARIES. Weekly Summary of Classes, Yearly Summary for the Whole School, Schedule for Qualifying Children not presented. 8d.

London: SCHOLASTIC TRADING COMPANY; T. MURBY; MOFFATT, PAIGE, & Co. Manchester: J. B. LEDSHAM; JOHN HEYWOOD. Birmingham: MIDLAND EDUCATIONAL TRADING COMPANY. Bristol: SCHOLASTIC TRADING COMPANY. Oldham: W. E. CLEGG.

Elementary & Advanced Science Text-books.

Adapted to the requirements of the South Kensington Syllabus for Students in Science and Art Classes, and Higher, Middle Class, and Elementary Schools.

In fcap. 8vo., fully Illustrated, cloth lettered, price ls. each.

"The most useful and cheapest series of scientific books that have ever been published."National Educational Gazette.

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