House of Commons Papers Volume 52 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...Mrs. Lawton's Letter.--" We go on methodically and well, without any change.... On referring to page 810 of your Report for 1852, I see chronicled Sarah's wish to have her pupil-teachers under the same roof with her; this has been accomplished, and the advantage we anticipated has been fully realized, and the wisdom, almost necessity, of such a plan strongly borne out. She says she should never have thoroughly known their real character but for this arrangement.... Since reading the reports on the subject of girls' industrial training, I have bent my mind upon discovering, if possible, why it progresses so slowly, and why we cannot elicit from the parents a more ready acceptance of a plan which appears to be so much for their advantage. A little incident a short time ago let me into the secret." Mrs. Lawton then enters into several particulars concerning the school, which have suggested the general observations made on this subject at page 522. Sandbach Girls' Industrial Training School. "The industrial arrangements remain as last year (see Report for 1852, page 810), with the exception of the ' servants' class, ' which has been discontinued. It was found that such remuneration as the funds enabled us to give to the members of this class was quite insufficient to cope with the factory wages, which have been unusually high of late.... The instruction in sewing and cutting out twice a-week in the evening school, has been a great inducement to the young women to attend regularly. 'ITie school is open four nights a-week from seven to nine; each pays a weekly fee of 3d." These three schools, which have been carrying on the industrial training of girls for some time, are all in Cheshire. Of the five other girls' schools which have commenced ind...