Abstract
THE articles and addresses brought together in this volume form a valuable contribution to the study of one of the most important and interesting questions of the present day. Sir Philip Magnus has not attempted to exhaust his subject, or to deal with it systematically. He merely presents it from various points of view, offering suggestions as to the urgent need for a proper technical training, and as to the methods which may be most fitly used for the attainment of the ends in view. Every page bears witness not only to the writer's general knowledge and ability, but to his practical familiarity with all the aspects of the problems he discusses. One of the best papers in the book is that in which he gives an account of the school system of Bavaria, whose educational arrangements are not so well understood in this country as those of Prussia. No one who reads this paper, and takes into account all that has been done for education in the other States of Germany, will find much difficulty in explaining the fact that in industry and trade the Germans have become our most formidable competitors. Another excellent paper is on mercantile training, and there is also a good paper on technical instruction in elementary schools.
Industrial Education.
By Sir Philip Magnus. (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 40, 245 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/040245c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/040245c0