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ment of a simple laboratory will cost less than £500, and the annual cost for its upkeep for a school of 300 will be about £70. Similarly for domestic science and workshop practice. All these must be provided, and are indeed already arranged for at the Technical College. I have had a wide experience and a not unsuccessful career as a teacher, but I say frankly that preparing boys for University Scholarships is child's play compared with the effort required to get satisfactory results from, say — one of our English classes. We want for our evening work teachers in the best physical condition and we can only ensure that "by using our own day staff for the evening work and providing for them equivalent relief during the day. The most successful schools are those where there is a strong esprit de corps \mong the staff. It is impossible for this to exist if

their interests are mainly concerned in other institutions. The temporary character of an evening staff is a further serious obstacle to that continuity of work which is so necessary to success.