ral science. More than thirty reading circles have been formed, and can be joined at any time by isolated students or by groups of students. The reading circles provide opportunities for the guidance of a student's reading between the delivery of the courses of lectures. The prospectus of the reading circles can be obtained on application.

The summer meeting.-Steps are also taken by the delegates from time to time to arrange for university-extension students a period of study in Oxford during August. These summer meetings have been held in 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1899, and 1901, each meeting being attended by about one thousand students.

SUMMER MEETING, 1903-OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAMME.“
[From the official announcement.]

The eleventh meeting will be held this year in Oxford, from August 1 to August 24. The meeting will be open as usual to all students, English and foreign, and will be divided for the convenience of those who can not stay the whole time into two parts: Part I, August 1-13, inclusive; Part II, August 13-24, inclusive.

The inaugural lecture will be delivered on Saturday, August 1, at 8.30 p. m., by His Excellency Mr. Joseph H. Choate, Hon. D. C. L. (Oxon), United States ambassador to the Court of St. James.

The main courses of lectures will be as follows:

Section 1. History. -The lectures in this section will follow in exact sequence upon those delivered at the last meeting, and will be designed to illustrate the main lines of English and general European history from Magna Charta (1215) to the close of the Middle Ages (circ. 1485).

There will be general introductory lectures designed to give a conspectus of the period as a whole, and in addition detailed lectures upon the following among other topics:

(a) The great charter and its confirmations; (b) The early history of the English Parliament; (c) The mendicant friars, Wycliffe and the Lollards; (d) The church and the universities; (e) Social history-the manor, villeinage, the black death, and the peasant revolt; (f) The hundred years' war; (g) The wars of the roses; (h) The mediæval empire; (i) The mediæval papacy; (k) The Italian republics; (1) Feudalism in France; (m) The great mediæval trade routes.

There will also be a special course of lectures on Shakespeare's English kings by Mr. J. C. Powys, and a performance of Marlowe's Edward II will be given by the Elizabethan Stage Society under the direction of Mr. William Poel.

Among other lecturers in this section will be: Rev. Augustus Jessopp, D. D., Hon. fellow of Worcester College; Rev. Hastings Rashdall, Litt. D., fellow and tutor of New College, preacher at Lincoln's Inn; Prof. A. V. Dicey, B. C. L., Vinerian professor of English law; Dr. Vinogradoff; Rev. H. L. Thompson, late censor of Christ Church; Mr. Arthur Hassall, student and tutor of Christ Church; Rev. W. H. Hutton, B. D., fellow and tutor of St. John's College; Mr. A. L. Smith, fellow and tutor of Balliol; Mr. Edward Jenks, B. C. L., reader in English law; Rev. W. H. Shaw; Mr. Horsburgh; Rev. W. K. Stride; Mr. Raymond Beazley; Mr. R. W. Jeffery, and Mr. Marriott.

Section 2. Literature.—This section will have special reference to (a) Chaucer and Piers Plowman, on which there will be a full course of lectures by Prof. Walter Raleigh, professor of English literature in Glasgow University; Mr. E. de Selincourt, university lecturer in modern literature; and Mr. J. A. Dale. (b) Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio.

Besides lectures by the Lord Bishop of Ripon (Dante) and Mr. Edmund Gardner (Petrarch and Boccaccio) there will also be a full course of lectures on Dante by Mr. Wicksteed.

a Some of the arrangements are at present provisional.

There will also be a class in middle English by Dr. Henry Sweet, reader in phonetics, and (if sufficient applications are received) a class for advanced students in the study of Dante by Mr. Wicksteed. The latter will be strictly limited in numbers.

Section 3. Natural science.—This section will be designed to illustrate the relations of science to industry and will be organized in three subsections dealing respectively with (a) chemistry; (b) electricity; (c) bacteriology.

Among the lecturers will be: Prof. Sims Woodhead, M. D., F. R. S. E., professor of pathology in the University of Cambridge; Prof. Raphael Meldola, F. R. S., professor of chemistry in Finsbury Technical College; Professor Warington, F. R. S., late professor of rural economy at Oxford; Dr. C. W. Kimmins, chief inspector to the technical education board of the L. C. C.; Dr. Ritchie, reader in pathology in the University of Oxford; Mr. A. F. Walden, M. A., lecturer of New College. (This section is far from complete.) There will also be a conference on the relations of science and industry. Chairman, Sir Philip Magnus.

Section 4. Social economics.—This section will deal mainly with economic questions of contemporary interest, such as free trade and protection; zollvereins and preferential tariffs; taxation, imperial and local; municipal trading; trusts and combinations.

Among the lecturers will be: Hon. W. P. Reeves, agent general for New Zealand; Sir Vincent Caillard; Prof. W. J. Ashley, M. A., professor of commerce in the University of Birmingham; Prof. W. A. S. Hewins, M. A., director of the London School of Economics; Mr. M. E. Sadler, M. A.; Mr. J. H. Morgan, B. A., and others.

Section 5. Early renaissance art and the architecture of the period.-Among the lecturers will be: Mr. Walter Ford, M. A., King's College, Cambridge (mediæval folk song); Dr. Vaughan Williams; Mr. F. Bond, M. A., F. R. I. B. A.; Mr. Basil de Sélincourt, B. A., New College; and Mr. E. F. Caritt, M. A., fellow and lecturer of University College.

Special architectural visits and demonstrations will be arranged in connection with this section.

Special classes.-There will be special classes (for which a small extra charge will be made, and which will be limited in numbers) in:

(1) The history, theory, and practice of education; (2) middle English-lecturer, Dr. Henry Sweet; (3) Dante-lecturer, Mr. Wicksteed; (4) the Greek language, and (5) Italian language, if the demand justify their arrangement.

Special sermons will be preached in the Church of St. Mary-the-Virgin (University Church) by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Oxford, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Ripon, the Very Rev. the dean of Christ Church, the Rev. Augustus Jessopp, D. D., Hon. Fellow of Worcester College, the Rev. D. H. S. Cranage, M. A., secretary to the Cambridge syndicate for local lecturers, and others.

Theological lectures will be given by the Rev. C. Bigg, D. D., canon of Christ Church and regius professor of ecclesiastical history; the Rev. W. H. Hutton, B. D., fellow and tutor of St. John's College and Bampton lecturer (1903); and Miss Elizabeth Wordsworth, principal of Lady Margaret Hall (on Bible lessons in schools). Conferences have been arranged on: (1) The education act of 1902 and university extension; chairman, Sir William R. Anson, D. C. L., M. P., warden of All Souls College, and parliamentary secretary to the Board of education. (2) Free libraries and higher popular education; chairman, the Right Hon. Viscount Goschen, D. C. L., F. R. S. (3) Science in its relation to industry; chairman, Sir Philip Magnus, technical education board of the L. C. C.

Conversaziones, etc.-There will be a conversazione, a garden party, and on August 13 excursions will be arranged to places of historical and architectural interest in the neighborhood of Oxford.

Reception room and library.—The reception room and reading rooms, with a refer

ence library for students, will be in the examination schools, and will be open from 9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

A guide to preparatory reading for the summer meeting of 1903 has been published in the University Extension Journal for January and February, price 3 d., post free from the university extension office, Oxford.

Accomodation for students.-The full programme will contain a revised list of lodging houses, with terms. A limited number of (1) men students will be received at Balliol College, and (2) women students at Lady Margaret Hall and St. Hugh's Hall. For rooms in Balliol College, early application should be made to the secretary, university extension delegacy; for St. Hugh's Hall to the principal; for Lady Margaret Hall to Mrs. Toynbee, 10 Norham Gardens, Oxford. The charge for board and lodging at Balliol College will be 5 s. per day; at Lady Margaret Hall and St. Hugh's Hall, 30 s. per week.

Scholarships.-A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to enable students otherwise prevented from doing so to attend the meeting. Only those who have obtained certificates in Oxford extension courses are eligible. Particulars on application.

Railway tickets. The principal railway companies have kindly made arrangements whereby holders of summer meeting tickets will this year be entitled to travel to and from Oxford for a fare and a quarter for the double journey. A special form of certificate, signed by the secretary to the delegates, must in each case be presented to the booking clerk at the station of departure. A certificate will be forwarded with each summer meeting ticket.

PRICE OF TICKETS.

I. For the whole meeting..

II. For the first part of the meeting only (August 1 to 13).

III. For the second part of the meeting only (August 13 to 24).......
IV. Tickets for parties of not less than five university extension students
making application before June 1 will be issued at a reduction of 10
per cent.

[All tickets are nontransferable, and do not admit to the classes for which a special fee is charged. They entitle the holder to specially reduced terms for recreation.]

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR TICKETS.

Name of applicant in full (Mr., Mrs., or Miss),

Home address in full,

University extension center (if any) where lectures have been attended,

Summer meetings in Oxford previously attended (if any),

Tickets required, whether for—

(1) Whole meeting,

(2) Part I only,

(3) Part II only,

(4) Special classes,

Money inclosed,

Application for tickets and all inquiries in connection with the summer meeting should be addressed to

The Secretary (J. A. R. MARRIOTт, Esq.),
University Extension Office,

Examination Schools,

Oxford.

CHAPTER XXV.

EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND-1902.

Great Britain and Ireland, constitutional monarchy; area, England and Wales, 58,186 square miles; population, 32,526,075 in 1901. Scotland, 29,820 square miles; population (estimated, 1899), 4,281,850. Ireland, 32,583 square miles; population (estimated, 1896), 4,535,516.

Information on education in Great Britain in previous Reports.

Detailed view of the educational system in England

Religious and moral training in public elementary schools, England and Wales.
Brief view of the educational system, with current statistics.
Educational system of Scotland

Elementary education in London and Paris.

Brief view of systems of England and Scotland, with current statistics and comparison with 1876 (England); 1880 (Scotland)

Provisions for secondary and for technical instruction in Great Britain

1890-91 135-150

Educational system of Ireland

1890-91 151-161

Elementary education in Great Britain and Ireland, 1892..

Technical Instruction in Great Britain

Elementary education in Great Britain

Religious instruction under the London school board.

Great Britain and Ireland, educational statistics and movements, 1893.

Educational systems of England and Scotland, with statistics and movements, 1893-94.

The English educational bill of 1896.

Education in Great Britain and Ireland, 1895-96, with detailed statements of the development of the English system

Education in Great Britain and Ireland:

Statistics, legislation, 1870-1897
Elementary education in London

1896-97

3-14

1896-97

15-27

Education in Great Britain and Ireland: Recent measures pertaining to the administration of the system; to the improvement of the teaching force; the extension of the curriculum-Proposals respecting secondary education-Universities and university colleges...

Brief conspectuses of the systems of elementary education in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, with current and comparative statistics-Details of the current movements in England, with especial reference to recent legislationReview of recent university movements Education in Great Britain and Ireland: Current statistics; statistical review, 1870-1899-Board of education; organization and scope-University movements. 1899-1900 1167-1204 Education in Great Britain and Ireland: Statistics, current and retrospective; measures affecting higher grade and evening schools-Status of secondary education-Statistics of universities and university colleges-The Government Education Bill, by E. Lyulph Stanley-A National System of Education, by Cloudesley Brereton-The royal commission on the state of university education in Ireland, paper by Judge O'Connor Morris

PART I.-Current educational statistics, Great Britain and Ireland. Elementary education in England: Comparative statistics, 1870 to 1902; the Education Law of 1902; reaction against the administrative policies established by the law of 1870; origin of those policies; causes of reaction; main features of the new law; text of the law. Appended articles elucidating the law: The new local authorities (from speech in the House of Commons by James Bryce, M. P.); the National Aspect of the Education Bill (London Times); The Clergy and the Education Act, by D. C. Lathbury (Nineteenth Century and After, January, 1903); The New Education Act at Work, by T. J. Macnamara (The Fortnightly Review, January, 1903).

PART II: Secondary and Higher Education in Great Britain and Ireland.-The new education law in relation to the province of secondary and technical education. Historic survey of measures relating