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ON the occasion of the distribution of prizes and certificates by Sir William Bragg on December 7, the principal of the Leeds College of Technology presented a report on the work of the last session, emphasizing the value to the local industries of the thoroughly up-to-date technical instruction given in the College to more than three thousand of their personnel. The total number of students was 3,862, of whom 3,320 attended evening classes only and 375 attended part-time day and evening classes. Although education authorities are often inclined to disparage evening classes on the ground that after a hard day‘s work people cannot be expected to be fit for serious study, they are nevertheless a very-valuable part of the country's educational resources. As the principal points out, they are, moreover, capable of exerting a definitely beneficial effect on character: “To attend evening classes regularly after the day‘s work, for several sessions, each of which includes an English winter, is an indication of grit and perseverance in addition to intellectual ability”. It is noteworthy that 379 students were released by employers to attend part-time day classes, generally in addition to evening classes.
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Leeds College of Technology. Nature 141, 240 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141240a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/141240a0