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THE technical schools and colleges throughout London are now beginning their winter's work. An examination of a batch of prospectuses which has reached us shows that year by year there is an increasing amount of attention paid to the varied wants of students engaged throughout the day in different industries. At the Battersea Polytechnic, for example, we notice that in addition to the lectures and laboratory work in inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, classes have been arranged in gas manufacture, in the manufacture of oils, fats, soaps and candles, in iron and steel analysis, in paper making and testing, and in the chemistry of the kitchen and laundry. The same thoroughness is shown in the departments concerned with the building, engineering and other trades. The prospectus of the Chelsea Polytechnic, over which Prof. Tomlinson, F.R.S., presides, is published in four volumes dealing respectively with the day colleges for men and women, the day school for boys and girls, and the evening classes. It would be difficult to name a subject, commercial or technical, in which no class is provided at Chelsea. Moreover, every stage is looked after; there are classes suitable for the apprentice, and yet arrangements have been made by which advanced students may engage in research work under the supervision of the principal. The Sir John Cass Technical Institute at Aldgate is just entering upon its first full session. Intending students will find that complete chemical, metallurgical and physical courses of instruction have been provided, as well as classes in commercial and domestic subjects. Considerable attention appears to have been given to the preparation of Candidates for examinations in connection with the University of London.
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University and Educational Intelligence . Nature 66, 543–544 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/066543b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/066543b0