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220 LOCAL SOCIETIES.
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A Paper Head At The Meeting Op The Assoc...
ilcial , and habits of industry and "perseverance cannot "be formed in so short a space of time . Stillnecessarily imperfect as adult
, instruction must always be , it is much valued by those for -whom it is intended .
The average attendance in the afternoon at the classes established in Londonto which the Central Society gives an annual grantis
, , fifteen , and in the evening" eight—in all twenty-three ; but as several _piipils are prevented by duties at home from attending more than
once or twice a week , the total number of young persons to whom instruction is given is considerably larger than the attendance on
any one day . They pay for writing' , arithmetic , and book-keeping 4 s . 6 d . a termconsisting of fourteen or fifteen -weeks . This is
, very cheap , but as they have to pay out of their own pocket-money they could probably not give much more . A shilling a week was
asked at first , but the number of pupils only amounted to seven . Whenever it is necessary , in order to establish adult classes , to
hire a room and buy benches and desks , I believe that a school for children may be set up at little or no expense . In making this
statement , I speak from experience . It was found in London , that the grown-up women preferred coming in the afternoon . During
the whole day , therefore , till three o'clock , the room stood empty and useless . I was induced consequently to speculate in a child ' s school ,
and I do not regret it , as , since Christmas last , the extra expenses , entailed by it have only amounted to £ 54 1 Is . QcL , while the receipts
have been £ 43 16 s . I am supposing * , however , tha , t the parents in every case payand that there are no defalcationswhich at present
Is not quite certain , , as part of the £ 43 16 s . is still , owing . I should recommendthereforein ease this idea should be carried
, , out in other places , that payments be either required in advance or else by the month . The price asked at this school , of which I am
Hon . Sec , is £ 1 Is . a term for girls above ten , and somewhat less for those under . We began after Christmas with twelve children ,
and ended the July term with twenty-four ; and I have no doubt ¦ that next year it will be numerous enough to be self-supporting ,
and very probably after that it may be profitable and serve to pay ithe expenses of the adult classes , which was one of my objects in
• establishing it . The instruction given is of a more practical nature than usual ,
much attention being paid to arithmetic , and book-keeping is taught to the elder girls . In this they take interestand are glad to learn
it , whicjh . is surprising when the dryness of the , study is remembered ; but children like the idea of being useful , and are pleased with the
• prospect of helping their father to _keexD his accounts when they grow up . Book-keeping need notthereforebe omitted in schools
, , froni the idea of its being distasteful to the pupils . I am very far from holding up this school in London as a model
one—I know several others quite as good and some much "better—
_t only mention it to show that where the rent is secured a middle _^
220 Local Societies.
220 LOCAL SOCIETIES .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1861, page 220, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121861/page/4/
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