Some account of the origin and objects of the new Oxford examinations for the title of Associate in Arts and certificates, for the year 1858 / by T.D. Acland ; also letters from J. Hullah [and others] and selected papers relating to the West of England examination.

  • Acland, Sir Thomas Dyke, 1809-1898.
Date:
1858
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Credit: Some account of the origin and objects of the new Oxford examinations for the title of Associate in Arts and certificates, for the year 1858 / by T.D. Acland ; also letters from J. Hullah [and others] and selected papers relating to the West of England examination. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    they would also find that middle-class education was not a sham and a pretence, and that the schoolmasters did not how their knees to Baal. The meeting of schoolmasters that morning was of a pleasing and cheering character : there were heaidy and unanimous resolutions passed by them pledging themselves to do their best in the promo- tion of the scheme, and hearty thanks were voted to those gentlemen who came forward to offer those prizes. The offering prizes to pupils was clearly the best means to urge the schoolmaster to do his duty, and to engender in the pupils an honourable livalry. At the meeting every schoolmaster in the city—either residing or visiting—vxis present: some of the gentlemen were from Somerset, 7nany from Devon, and some from Cornwall. After thanking the committee the meeting resolved to thank the l\cv. Chancellor Ilarington, llev. ]\Ir. Temple, J. Bow- stead, Esq., and Professor Max Muller, and other examiners, for their great accessibility and courtesy shown to those engaged in tuition. He was sure that what Mr. d’emple said with regard to the University examination could fxdly be borne out in their exa- mination, for he was sure that the schoolmasters and pupils would receive evenhanded justice, as far as the intellect of the examiners could bo bi’ought to bear on the examinations. In the name of himself and the gentlemen whom he represented, he begged to rctxirn their sincere thanks to the committee. Mr. Templeton hero read the document drawn up at the meeting.