The Penny Bee-Hive. — 1870-05-28 (London, England)

THE EDUCATION QUESTION.  t • --hoe'blntlewing revolutions on National E lucatimt ern forwarded to as for publication by the Secret have ha,srY of Social Science Association. They L.'ou prepared by a number of gentlemen „tottlittiltil')ailycf eital_ze.n much practical interest in the this question; They are particularly tollietbl4:l as calling fittention to practical points tsp: ought not to be overlooked by any class, but clal'llY by those belonging to the working eitte's, ill endeavouring to make the Government bill a satisfactory measnre It is sngti:d that they would furnish admirable resole. tie. for public meetings on the Education Byqe"st the working classes desire that any tar°°f free national educatien shall he on the ltilietwtsis RS the parothinl schools of Scotland, in r,eec,a the children of all classes of society are on an equal footing. b',,,,114t under a system of national free schools, , ile:aosed for elementary instruction, to be sup*ler, fts in the United States, by a school rete, elkost the free admission of the children of all ilte'ves of ratepayers would be equitable, it would woedient, as creating a common interest, to /ide education of the best quality for all. isi;Tbet it is expedient and necessary that the heila:tiou of an improved system of national g mid education should, subject to local eit-h"aliation and power of &'jectiorl, mainly be clek e,Gulpetent and respecitible public officers, inrl, cleat of narrow. local prejudices or of sinister local class interests. 9at this is the snore necessary inasmuch as, elt-"in cling to competent testimony, the art of edugrj and training children has of late times been Y improved and is improYing, especiery t",v-e'l Mental and physical training; and that this 40, tillelting art requiree great skill and special In),,il;ledge administrative organisation for as po.'",ca,tion, beyond any knowledge that is rsually cot;sesed by existing local authorities, who are 4srsaut only with old methods. 141 l'itat the State is bound to apply the best lh"letige that may be obtained, and to require to? Most efficient application of all State aid and J!tiblic funds for national education. ofjhut any local authority for the supervision othefleanent executive officers, school teachers. or 'Ts engaged in training and educating children, Ibe specially constituted and should com • tho's Its ex-officio members, with elected members, aati„lllttochiel elergy, ministers of religious cornand school managers and persons who e,, displayed zeal for the improvement of the ';',lng classes. to: That to guard against local jobbing and mis01'4, all new appointments to school teacherships he by open competitive extaiiinat ions. and Jeriods of probation, subject to the examine the Government school inspector of the 91r1et. es:J.IIM any systi m of national education is atullly defective which omits to provide for the J,ical as well as the mental training of chila ten. 1114 That any system a compnlsory education of(lttldd be ofl. the principle of the half-time system i dn.,ee first Factory Act, n which three hours' 419 attendance in a good school wes provided as lt,o7llrity against a child hting overworked, by stet:i,tll; the same stages as a adult, as well as a ritY against being so worked as to be excluded rla the benefits of a common education."  1,,Mtn1,4, urli;---.R AND StnCitiU —A young Man named Iltal„-"tatog. while visiting the Isle of Man a short .---„ratek, became attached to a barmaid at the ra'as,,ll:3 Mona Hotel. • Douglas and afterwards toVletri her at Manchester. After their wedding !sit loey returned to the Isle of Man on Toesdsy tittlte and for the next two davit Williams was in a (04° Of intoxication. On 'Thursday he. became mud from the effects of dank, and in this armed with a revolver, he went to the Derby and deliberately; shot the landlord (Mr. • eat, through the brain, killing him instantathe"lll7. Williams got away from the hotel during taole and confusion that ensued, and went lef`rWit home to his lodgings, where he shot himthe same revolver with which he .had tofili Mr. Gold, An inquest was held on the on Friday evening, when the jury returned p,htidiet to the effect that Williams had Shot Gold ila h e (Williams) was in a state of temporary i;utY. and had afterwards committed suicide -4t in the same state. eekir tiub