The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-11-18 00:00:00

EVENING CLASSES FOR THE HIGHER ZDU.

CATION OF ADULTS.

lb the Editor of the" Obserrer."

Sin,—Your readers have already been informed that
the Committe of the "South Staffordshire Association
for the Promotion of Adult Education and Evening
Classes " have it solved ,to assist certain Centres in the
district over which the operations of the Associatinn
extend, in the formation and support of evening classes
for the higher education of adults in languages. mathe-
matics, English literature. land political economy, NOW
that the scheme for carrying out this project is settled
fir at least the ensuing year, perhaps you will kindly
sfrird me space to state, briefly, its chief provisions, and
to call the attention of young wen and yonnii women to
the classes proposed to be formed outer it in Stour.
bridge..

Ft7l. the year 1571-2, not more than four towns shall
be selected as Centres. Each town so selected shall be
a centre for the shole of its own immediate district.
each Centre shall hive its own local cominiriee, whose
duty it s',all be to provide suitable class room, to orga-
Ilibe eltit..S. to arrange for teachers, and to a-operate,
generalty, with the committee of the Association in car-
rying out the scheme. If not less :ban three damns with
at leant eight ,tudents in each be formed in city Centre
for the study of any three of the subjects already enu-
merated (languages, if so desired, counting as two), the
Association will contribute towards the stipend of the
teachers in proportion to results to be ascertained by
mum-nations at the cod of the term. Free scholarships,
admitting the holders to the classes free of charr, will
be given to suitable candidates. Prizes will b.: awarde4
to successful students.

The pecuniary aasi:tance afforded by the Asaociation
will enable committees to obtain the service. cf well
qualified teachers, while the fees to be paid by students
have been fixed with a generous regard to narrow in.
comes.

btourbridge has secured the privilege of being one of
the Centres ; and a COMMlttee representing no fewer than
eight institutions in Stourbridges the Lye, and Wordsley
has been appointed to carry out the scheme in this dis-
trict. It is proposed that at least three clas-er shall las
formed at Stourbridge, and Old the subjects of study
shall be comsat; from the followimg list, namely: 1 Latin,
2 French, 3 English literature. 4 higher arithmetic and
algebra, or geometry, 5 political economy.
The Fees (payable in advance) are so follows For
members of institutions represented on the local som-
mittee attending one class, 51 each; two e!asses. fts;
Shire cla,ses, 10a For honorary members of said in-
stitutions attending one class, 7s 104 each; two clams.,
10s 6LI ; three classes, 15a. Students to provide their
own books.

Each class will meet for at lead an hour and a half
et ery week, and the term will eatend over six to
Intending students are requested to furnish their
names and addresses, and to mention in writing the sub•
ject or subject. they wish to study. to Mr. John Taylor,
56, High-street, Stourbridge, on or before Wednesday
neat, the 22nd of November, and to attend personally at
the Committee Room of the Associated Institute, Mar-
tet-atrect, Stourbridge, on the evening of that day, at
eight o'clock.

IVe may reasonably hope that the very favourable op.
portuuity afforded oy the proposed classes for self-im-
provement in important branches of study, will be
eagerly embraced by a large number of young people
(females as well as males) in Stourbridge and the but.
rounding cl. t; and that the early closing of our prn.•
eipal shops will be found to contribute to that desirable
end.
D. K.

I am, &c.,te

Stourbridge, November 16, 1871.

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