Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-21

years while building. and as the amount
named is exclusive of further sums to be
aLocated to the guns, armament and equip
ment or the vessel it will be seen that when
the Infiexible is finished and ready to be
commissioned she will prove valuable as
set to the British navy.
All the usual risks are covered until the
vessel is ready for delivery to the admiralty
and these not only include fire and trial
trips, but damage caused by tempest and
perils incidental to the launch. In case of
the faliure OF the latter, underwriters bear
all subsequent expenses incurred in COM
pleting the launch. Should the vessel be
diminished within the two years under the
insurance contract a clause in the agree
ment provides for any necessary extension
OF time tor an extra premium. The amount
attaching to the insurance being a heavy
that practically every British underwater
VINO deals In this special market has taken
line. AS the risks are cumulative and in
crease as the construction of the 1nfiexible
progresses, the full million does not attach
until the ship is ready for sea, and, there
fore, the premium is calculated on this
basis. Accidents are so well safeguarded
that casualties are OF rare occurrence,
hence no difficulty is experienced by brokers
in placing these risks, however large the
sum involved.
The present agitation and endless debate
over the education question in this country
brings out some interesting facts about the
cost OF education in the board or council
schools mere, which answer a long way be-
hind, however. to the American grammar
schools. For instance. in Manchester it
costs between $40 and s25 year to edu-
cate child, and in London it is somewhat
higher, while Preston, a large manufacture
ing place in Lancashire, contents itself
with less efficient schools and spends only
about s12 a year on each child.
In the scale of salaries for teachers in
secondary schools which the education com
mttee has submitted to the London county
council the system of payment partly by
fixed grant and partly by capitatton grant
is abandoned. In the secondary schools.
paid by the council the fixed grant is usu-
ally quite small, ranging from $500 to $3.50.
capitation grant, which varies from 81 to
$40 per head. 1t has also been the custom
to pay small fixed salary and make up
with capitation grant.
This plan is abandoned, and 1t Is proposed
to grade the salaries according to the size
OF the school. In schools planned for over
400 pupils they suggest that the head mas
ter should begin with $1,000 and rise to
$1,000 and that the head mistress should
begin with $1,000 and rise to 5000. In
smaller schools the commencing salary for
head masters is to be $1,000 and for head
mlstresses 500. The committee are of
opinion that these salaries will attract the
best teachers to the councils service, but
IT may be pointed out that the salaries
paid to head masters in London schools
similar in status to those of the council run
from s., $50 to about 81, GOO For assistant
masters the committee propose $3.50, rising
to 1880, and in some cases 81 ,750, and for
assistant mistresses $780, rising to 81, 100
and 81 $50. In London secondary schools
the average salary of assistant masters is
about $3.50 and of assistant mistresses about
$40