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Continent, asking them to furnish details of the various modes of instruction carried on in their schools. In answer to this appeal the following School Boards and schools forwarded information for the use of the Committee : Sheffield School Board, Birmingham School Board, Liverpool School Board, Manchester School Board, Nottingham School Board, City and Guilds Institute, People's Palace Technical Schools, United Westminster Schools; L'l'jeole Municipale, Diderat, Paris; Municipal Schools, Chemnitz, Germany; L'Ecole Professionelle (Eheims); Allan Glen School, Glasgow; German Union, Leipsic; Polytechnic, Regent Street, W.; and Canon Barker's Metalworking School, South Marylebone. The Joint Committee, having considered the various schemes as adopted by these School Boards and schools, instructed the clerk of the Joint Committee and the organizing instructor in manual training to visit—(a) the Allan Glen School, Glasgow; (b) the Central Higher School, Sheffield; and to report upon the work carried on there. In May, 1892, the report of the clerk of the Committee and the organizing instructor was submitted to the Joint Committee, and the following syllabus of instruction in metal-work for boys was then determined upon : — DRAFT TENTATIVE SYLLABUS OF ELEMENTAEY METAL-WOBK. Theoretical Work. 1. Drawing: Drawing of tools used, and exercises to be performed. 2. Object-lessons— Materials: Metals generally, and those used in the course in particular; chemical and physical properties and uses ; method of manufacture ; source of supply. Practical Work. 1. Cutting simple objects from zinc plate. 2. Chipping cast-iron—(l) narrow flat surfaces; (2) broad flat surfaces. 3. Filing cast-iron—(l) narrow flat surfaces; (2) broad flat surfaces. 4. Chipping and filing concave surfaces. 5. Bending cold wrought strip iron into (1) simple and (2) complex curves. 6. Drilling. 7. Very simple turning. 8. Biveting. 9. Bending hot wrought bar-irori. 10. Shaping hot wrought bar-iron into simple forms. 11. Cutting forms from thin sawsteel plate, such as a pair of callipers to be heated in forge, filed, drilled, riveted, and finished. 12. Soldering zinc and tin plates. 13. Metal-spinning (zinc or " Britannia " metal). Negotiations were entered into with Canon Barker with a view to renting the premises used as a metal-workshop at the Central Higher Grade Schools, Marylebone, and, satisfactory arrangements having been made, the Joint Committee commenced their classes in metal-working on the 22nd August, 1892, at these schools. All the schools surrounding the Marylebone Centre, both Board and non-Board, within the radius of one mile and a half were communicated with, asking them to send boys who had passed through a course of woodwork lessons to attend the metal-work classes. In May, 1893, a gas-engine, for the purposes of providing motive-power for the lathes, was provided, at the expense of the Joint Committee, for the Marylebone Centre. This metal-work centre affords accommodation for 140 boys, and is open for five hours a day during five days a week. These classes are conducted by an instructor of metal-work, under the direction of the organizing instructor in manual training. The organizing instructor furnishes the committee with a report each month, and also with a table of attendances. In November, 1892, the first examination was held, for which twelve boys presented themselves, the highest number of marks gained being 282, out of a possible 300. Two first-class prizes of £1 ss. each were awarded. In November, 1893, the second examination was held, for which twelve boys presented themselves, the highest number of marks gained being 246, out of a possible 300. In November, 1894, the third examination was held, for which twelve boys presented themselves, the highest number of marks gained being 252, out of a possible 300. The following is the report of the examiners on the examination held in November, 1894 : — " The written examination does not give very satisfactory results. Questions 3 and 4 were on the whole well answered. Question 2 was moderately well answered by a few boys, but this was all. No boy knew anything about 'grey pig-iron' and 'white pig-iron,' none knew of any impurities common in iron and steel, and only two knew the meaning of the term ' reduction' as applied to the separation of a metal from its ore. " The drawing, however, was exceedingly good throughout. The practical work was further advanced than last year. The boys were given ' chipping ' and ' filing' cast-iron, and ' forging 'an iron bar. 'Chipping' and 'filing' was very good; the ' forging' was not so successful. The iron in most cases was too much heated, which left the work scaly and rough. The two boys who took metal ' turning' did their work remarkably well. The boys set about their work very methodically, and handled their tools well." (b.) Classes for Teachers. —The joint committee, deeming it advisable that classes should be formed for training teachers as metal-work instructors, classes were held in the metal-workshop of the Central Higher Grade Schools, 63, High Street, Marylebone, commencing on Tuesday evening, 2nd October, 1894, from 7to 9.30 p.m.; and on Saturday morning, the 6th October, 1894, from 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon respectively. A fee of £1 11s. 6d. was charged for the whole course. Laundby-wobk. Evening- and Day-classes for Teachers. —In October, 1892, evening-classes in laundry-work were established for training teachers and others as laundry instructors. The course of instruction extends over a period of about twenty-two weeks. Instruction is given two evenings per week, and on Saturday mornings, at various centres. These classes are held under the supervision of the Board's superintendent of instruction in laundry-work, and the instruction is given by three of their instructors. In May, 1893, an examination both in theoretical and practical laundry-work was held. Twenty-nine students presented themselves : ten passed first class, fifteen passed second class, and four failed to satisfy the examiner.