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THE present state of technical education in England is, on the whole, satisfactory from the scientific point of view. The authorities having the funds arising from the Customs and Excise Act under their control, are beginning to see that instruction in the principles of science is by far the most important of the requirements. They are also coming to recognise that immediate results cannot be expected from their work—that they are laying a foundation rather than erecting a complex edifice. The Technical Instruction Committees who have not sufficiently realised this, will find that they will have to materially modify their at present too ambitious schemes, postponing much of the instrucion in subjects of technology until a more thorough acquaintance with the fundamental principles of science underlying all such purely technical education has been provided, for it is only by such means that the stability of their educational superstructure can be ensured. There are no grounds, therefore, for taking a pessimistic view of the future of technical instruction. One of the most gratifying signs of development is the large number of scholarships now awarded, and the increase in the number of competitors for them. The current number of the Record of Technical and Secondary Education sets forth in detail a statement as to the scholarships and exhibitions actually awarded, during the year 1893–4, by County and County Borougi Councils. This most valuable Return snows the number of scholarships and exhibitions awarded; the value and length of tenure of the awards; where held; conditions to be fulfilled by the candidates; the examining body, and the subjects of examination. Subjoined is a summary of the information.
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GREGORY, R. The Advance of Technical Education. Nature 51, 379–380 (1895). https://doi.org/10.1038/051379a0
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