THE POLYTECHNIC
The famous London Polytechnic was fonnded by the father of Lord Hallsliam. First he conducted a ragged school in an archway on the banks of • the Thames. The scholars were two homeless boys who were earning their livelihood —or rather picking it up —by picking pockets. The illuminant was a candle stuck in a beer bottle. The lesson was one in reading. It ended before very many minutes because the scholars bolted on hearing the footsteps of a policeman, and Mr. Hogg was left without scholars, an overturned beer bottle, and an extinguished candle to face the suspicions of the constable.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 181, 3 August 1933, Page 15
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103THE POLYTECHNIC Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 181, 3 August 1933, Page 15
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