. Preliminary report of the director of education upon observations made during an official visit to Europe and America; with recommendations referring to state education in Victoria. here will be no lack of individuality and initiative or of scopefor their exercise. Great B/itain Thc last of the great nations to face the problem of national ?e^centij^ cducatiou from the elementary to the highest ^Tade is Great begun to Britain. Long before the Education Act of 1870, her more en- nltionai ^ lightened neighbours had made very full provision for popular system. educatiou, but the English Act of
. Preliminary report of the director of education upon observations made during an official visit to Europe and America; with recommendations referring to state education in Victoria. here will be no lack of individuality and initiative or of scopefor their exercise. Great B/itain Thc last of the great nations to face the problem of national ?e^centij^ cducatiou from the elementary to the highest ^Tade is Great begun to Britain. Long before the Education Act of 1870, her more en- nltionai ^ lightened neighbours had made very full provision for popular system. educatiou, but the English Act of 1870 (which we unfortunately followed slavishly) established elementary education only. For the modern conception of national education was slow to take root in England. Her elementary schools were not established, as in America, from any belief that all the children of the State have a right to demand a fair opportunity for full mental development, nor did she take the European view that national efficiency rests upon school efficiency. Robert Lowe put the case aptly when, after the passing of the Reform Act of 1867. he said, We must now, at least, educate our new masters. On. GIRLS SCHOOL, HERSCHENGRABEN, ZURICH. (Cost ^32,000.)preliminaryrepor00vict
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