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REPORT UPON STATE EDUCATION.

EIEHEN— PAGE Superiority of school there ... ... ... ... 98,104,112* Eoman Catholic institution in Great Britain ... ... ... ... 103 Eoyal Commission, 1886, England ... ... ... ... ... 97 s. SchOntheil, Simon, Head-master of Jews' Deaf-and-Dumb Home, Notting Hill 98,100,104,108, 111 Paper on " Some schools for the deaf and dumb in Germany, and the training of teachers there" ... ... ... ... ... 98,100,104,108,111 Schools Proportion of deaf children of school age to deaf population ... ... 102 Tabular statement ... ... ... ... ... ... 102 Great Britain ... ... ... ... ... ... 103 France ... ... ... ... ... ...' ... 104 Switzerland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 Italy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 Germany ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104, 105 Belgium ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 105 United States ... ... ... ... ... ... 105 Tabular statement showing subjects of study in different countries ... ... 106 Suggestion as to initiation of small schools ... ... ... ... 11l More favourable condition than schools for teaching deaf-mutes ... ... 112 Computation of numbers on schools registers ... ... ... ... 97, 102 Computation of numbers of school age ... ... ... ... 97,102 Scotland — Population statistics ... ... ... ... ... ... 102 Secondaby .Education ... ... ... ... ... ... 105 Sexes Sepakated at new French school ... ... ... ... 110 Sheffield Boaed School ... ... ... ... ... ... 99, 103 Silent Method — See " Manual "■—Stainer, The Eev. W. Snyckees, M. ... ... ... ... ... ... 98, 101, 108 Spain .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 101 Stainee, Eev. W. ... ... ... ... ...99,103,108,110,114 Stainer's, The Eev. W., "Homes" ... ... ... ... ... 110,112 Statistics ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... 97,102 Suggestions ... ... ... ■•• ••• ••• ... 112-114 Compulsory special training ... ... ... ... ... 112-114 Establishment of mixed day schools in centres of populations ... ... 113 Boarding-out of pupils where parents do not reside in school locality ... ... 113 Appointment of superintendent expert ... ... ... ... 113 Training of teachers ... ... ... ... ... ... 113 Code should include drill for boys, and gymnastics and Kindergarten exercises for all 113 Consideration of questions respecting fees and industrial instruction ... ... 113 Anticipated benefits if propositions carried out ... ... ... ... 113 Sumnee School ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 101 Sweden ... ... ... ... ••• ••• ••■ 101 SwITZEELAND Population Statistics ... ... ... ... ... ... 102 Distinctive Featuees ... ... ... ... ... ... 98 (a) Superiority of Eiehen Institution ... ... ... ... 98 (6) After Belgium, Switzerland, according to area, more deaf-mute schools than any other country ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 National Aid — (a) No Federal institutions, but ... .. ... ... ... 100 (b) Some cantonal ones ... ... ... ... ... 100 (c) And some private, which receive bursary pupils from cantonal Governments ... 100 (rf) Other institutions, maintained by benevolent societies, and these receive small subsidies ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 Method — (a) All institutions "pure oral" ... ... ... ... ... 98,101 SCHOOLS' — (a) Details of schools, scholars, and teachers ... ... ... ... 104 (b) Special training not compulsory ... ... ... ... 104 (c) Subjects of study ... ... ... ... ... ... 106 Teaining Colleges— (a) No training colleges... ... ... ... ... ... 107 (b) Majority of professors do not encourage such training ... ... ... 107

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