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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1445, 3 September 1885, Page 4

Sir Lyon Playfair has forcibly illustrated the assertion that we are far behind other nations m educational matters fsays an English paper). Speaking at Bristol, he said that against our four teaching TJiiiversi— tira, and 5500 students, the Fatherland can show no fewer limn lw«nty-ono Universities, with 24,000 students and 1800 professors. As an instance of the zeal and munificence with which the German Governmant is ever rea.ly to meet educational necessities, Sir Lyon Playfair mentioned the case; of Sii'iishmug University, which, when the city passed out of the bunds of th«». French, was m a sad condition of decay. While stengthening the physical fortifications ol the town as a frontier stronghold, the conquerors did not lose sight of its intellectual requirements. The University .buildings were rebuilt at a cost ot £700,000' and iiunierou.- laboratories for scientist; research were provided <it an additional gross cost of neailv £100,000, E\en Scotland beats us alto»<;tlur m the provision for l.'niv< rsiiy education ; f i v with 10.-s ih;tii one hx'li of the population of England, she lias as many teaching Univoisitieb and 500 moie students.