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    THE SOCIETY OF ARTS EXAMINATIONS. 327

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    „_ N» Whiie The Opening's For Women's Ad...

    _: sit " blue reduced books prices / ' containing ; that cop matter ies of of parliamentary interest to the papers members , known of such as

    institutions and , mi exhibitions ght be obtained miht from be formed tne government by a system ; th of at inter local

    mi change museums ht be ; that amended by combined and finall action g that , the without laws affecting ceasing such to be institutions places of ; y

    amusement g , they might be assisted , to become places of systematic instruction These object , with s were examinations proposed to and be certificates attained would b of y results a thus voluntary become of studies union the .

    with centre the point Societ of y of an Arts important in London organization , which , to which it would be able to extend a powerful assistance . Like all reforms , even to do harm

    of and met this intending — suspected with so clearl opposition to y it tending , deprive in . spite Many to them of do its good of institutions formal independent , and disavowal so impossible viewed action of it . such with This an distrust feeling object — , , ,

    however of the desi , quickl b y the died members away under of the the Society active who and zealous took an prosecution interest in y

    the movement gn . The advantages held out were perceived to be reall send y in practicable their adhesion and of great Since value then , the and members the institutions have continue began d to to

    . increase . From the most important of such institutes in our large manufacturing townsdown to the struggling mutual

    improve-, poor ment Cornwall societ to y in Berwick the - agricultural -Tweed district new — institutes from the have extremity joined of .

    Soirees and conferences upon have been , held in London by the Society invited of Arts , to Isol which ation the and presidents distrust of hav the e vanished institutes in discussions union have at been the ;

    conferences . have drawn out important facts and principles ; and every society , to the furthest extremities its of members the new and organization ,

    has been awakenedand the views of promoters extended thus . broug At the ht present , into active moment sympath , about four and hundred co-operation such societies . The

    are y chinery scattered , capable parts , have we believe been j , oined of producing to form results a vast far educati exceeding onal ma the - of Mechanics

    most sanguine anticipations of the original promoters ' Institutes . movement have in

    view attaining From the the its subject obj first ect , of the of examinations making originators the , of institutions as this the most p important laces for systematic means kept of various institutions

    instructions . A stimulus to the classes in the was obvious proved by periodical their history examination to be absolutel of members y necessary and , and the granting the most

    too of certificates late now was a to and raise some the old prizes well to -known the successful objection , s candidates to examinations . It is . sound studit is the

    fault If they of the tend examiner to " cramming s who fail , " instead to detect of , as to they ought easil y , y to do , should love knowled

    the really conscientious student . That we ge

    The Society Of Arts Examinations. 327

    THE SOCIETY OF ARTS EXAMINATIONS . 327

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1858, page 327, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071858/page/39/