Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-18
TRAINING TEACHERS
REGARDED AS OF PRESSING I'M
PoRTANcE IN SCOTLAND.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
GLASGOW, June 1S.--The latest report Of
the committee of council on education in
Scotland shows that while In the year
ended August 81, 1905, the estimated In
crease of population was IL per cent, the
increase of scholars on the register In
schools under inspection was 1-34 and in
average attendance. 207.
In his latest report the training OF
teachers, Mr.. Scougal, SENIOR chief inspec-
tor. points out that of all educational prob
lens now under discussion, none is of more
pressing importance than that of the supply
of qualified teachers. He also declares that
a special problem is that of increasing the
supply of more highly qualified teachers to
meet the demand occasioned by the rapid
growth in the number of higher grade
schools and departments.
The county council of Renfrewshire has
agreed that a return be made up show
ing the number of cases of CHAMBERS in the
county during the past few years, with
report as to the supposed causes and the
steps which have been taken to stamp out
the disease. The return, which has now
been prepared, shows that since September
"a last there have been five outbreaks in
the county-four in Pollokshaws and one In
Newton Mearns. There were sixty ami
mails on the premises when the disease APP
peared, and of these six were infected and
were slaughtered by order of the owners.
Other Gases of Chambers.
There were other cases of CHAMBERS re-
ported by the veterinary inspector of Glas-
gov as having been found in animals sent
from the county to Glasgow for the purpose
of being slaughtered or for sale, but no
official return is made in these cases by the
veterinary inspector for the county, as he
did not actually find the disease to exist in
he In 1n lie
not only were the diseased animals de-
stroyed but the stables were fumigated
and disinfected daily for four weeks, and
a small fire was kept occasionally burning
in the stable, as the inspector is strongly
of opinion that smoke from wood has
powerful effect in checking the spread of
the disease, and the results in the cases
were considered satisfactory. The opinion
Is also expressed that public watering
troughs are a means of spreading the dis
ease. With reference to the cases reported
by the veterinary inspector of Glasgow to
have been found in animals sent from the
county, the county veterinary inspector Wis
tied the various premises from which the
animals were sent, and inspected the re-
manning animals, and treated the premises
as infected places, but in no case was there
a second outbreak Sometimes difficulty is
experienced in disposing of the carcasses
of diseased animals on the premises or with
in the county, and negotiations are present
ly proceeding with the local authority or
Glasgow with a view to animals affected
with CHAMBERS, or the carcasses of such ami
mails, being moved into licensed premises
within the city for destruction, and if a sat
isfactory arrangement is effected the diff
Guilty will be solved.
Property Market in Edinburgh.
While house factors make no complaint
on the result of the last ingathering of
rents, the property market in Edinburgh is
undoubtedly in serious state. Law agents
and house factors alike speak of the past
season az the worst on record from the
sellers point of view The number of inlet
houses at this term Is very striking Emil
grafton to the colonies, particularly to Can
ada is responsible for a large amount OF
empty houses, while there is the complaint
that the opening up of new suburban dis
tricts has had the effect of emptying the
older residential property. There is also
large number of inlet shop property The
increasing prosperity of the cooperative
stores has told hardly with the smaller
class of shops.s
The summer excursion program OF the
Dublin Naturalists' Field Club has just
been issued. The spacing of the six ex-
cursions is somewhat different from that
adopted last year-only one excursion being
set down for June, and two for July. As
one of these, however, is the annual three
day trip while the other Ito Tough Bray
and Kippure) is an ordinary one-day out
ing, there should be no difficulty in getting
together an adequate party for each. Au-
gust, as last year. is left blank, owing to
the Inexperienced impossibility of finding
anyone in town during that month; while
two excursions Orchards Eye and Nal
ahide) are arranged for September. The
long excursion will be to the Wexford dis