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CONTENTS.

I AMI INTRODUCTION— Countries treated of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Questions involved .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Prominence given to religious and financial features .. .. .. .. .. 2 Keligious feature .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Financial feature .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Pour other subjects of superior importance—l. Teachers. 2. Infant Schools. 3. Physical Training. 4. Technical Instruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4, 5 Remarks on education in Great Britain —the most elaborate—and the reason .. .. .. 5 Reference to publications, and the objects thereof .. .. .. .. .. 5 Respecting report as a whole .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Opportunities for observation and. accuracy .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Special Report on Deaf Mute Institutions .. .. .. .. .. .. G GREAT BRITAIN— Brief digest of State education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7-11 Religious teaching in State-aided schools, including opinions on secular education .. .. 11-13 State support, including opinions on gratuitous education .. .. .. .. 14, 15 Compulsory attendance at school, and school age, including fees and holidays .. .. .. 15, 16 Prohibition of injurious employment of children .. .. .. .. .. 17 Teachers, including training colleges .. .. .. .. .. .. 17-19 Subjects of study, technical instruction, and "over-pressure" .. .. .. .. 20, 21 Comparative table of subjects of study in the public elementary schools of England and New Zealand 17* Inspection and examination .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21-23 Infant schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..23,24 Evening schools and half-time scholars .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Industrial schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Secondary and higher education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26-28 FRANCE— Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Special features .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Classes of schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Gratuitous, secular, and compulsory phases .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Protection of children .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 School age .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Infant schools and classes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Elementary primary schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 32, 33 Superior primary schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Secondary and higher schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33, 34 Technical instruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34, 35 Physical training and over-pressure .. .. .. .. .. 35, 36 Private schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Corporal punishment and homo lessons .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Teachers, including normal schools.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36-38 Inspection .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 SWITZERLAND— Introduction, with a reference to excellence of Swiss schools and to the principles laid down by Confederation, including delegation to the cantons of local self-government, and to excellence in modern languages and scientific knowledge .. .. .. .. .. 40, 41 General principles, including religious, gratuitous, and compulsory features, school age, &o. .. 41-43 Features common to all cantons, including sub-divisional cantonal arrangements, &c. .. .. 44-46 Berne as representing cantonal education .. .. .. .. .. .. 40, 47 Zurich Polytechnic School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47, 48 ITALY— Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Main features .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49, 50 Schools, including tabular statements .. .. .. .. .. .. 50, 51 Normal schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Art Schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Management of State education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Excellence of Deaf-Muto institutions .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Roman Catholic schools.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Roman Catholic opinion of State schools .. .. .. .. .. 51, 52 GERMANY— Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Opportunities for inquiries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Result of investigations, inducing belief that discipline, pro-eminent attention to scientific knowledge and to study of philosophy, and insistence upon extreme exactness and minuteness, are the special features of German educational policy .. .. .. .. .. 54-56 General features .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56-62 Material differences between German States .. .. .. .. .. .. b2