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BELGIUM— Introduction, with a rcf oronco to recent changes in the law, including predisposing causes and probable results, and present law .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63, 64 Main features, including tabular statements relating to public schools, public school teachers and scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6d-67 Overpressure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67, 68 THE UNITED STATES— Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69, 70 Principles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70-72 Difficulties of administration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 Gratuitous, secular, and compulsory features .. .. .. .. .. .. 72-74 School age .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 Schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74-77 Superintendents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 Teachers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78, 79 Conclusion, reviewing merits, demerits, and general results .. .. .. .. 7'J Tabular statement respecting compulsory education and employment of uneducated children .. 81-82 CONCLUSIONS— Tabular statement, showing main features of each system of national education .. .. 83* Apparently significant conjunction of circumstances in Germany and Switzerland .. .. 83 Features deserving of commendation in each of the other systems .. .. .. .. 84-85 Some important defects in different systems indicated .. .. .. .. .. 85, 86 Conclusions as applied to the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. 86-95 DEAF-MUTE INSTRUCTION— See Special Report, including Contents List, Tabular Statement, Appendix and Index, relating to it.. 96-129

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Pago 17* Table. In heading for " Subject " read, " Subjects." Page 29. Noto 10, line 10, for " d'interesse " read " d'interesser." Page 53. Note 3, for " Beliner " read " Berliner." Page 54. Note 9, line 5, for " Loctionem " read " Lectionum." Page BG. Paragraph commencing " I recognise that grave ' charges ' " read " changes" ; and last line same paragraph, for " falsehold " read " falsehood " ; also note 5, line 5, same page, for " Esniarsch read " Esmarsch." Page 98. Note 1, lino 10, for "Surdupkone " read " Surduphone." Page 101. First lino, for " deal-muto " read " deaf-mute."

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