17.270.  And  you  think  that  that  state  of  things  will  continue  P— Yes,  J
think  it  will.
17.271.  Then  you  regard  the  prospects  of  continued  education  of  young
men  and  young  women  engaged  in  industrial  employment  as  rather
gloomy  ? — Yes ;  I  do  not  think  there  will  over  be  a  large  pcr-centage  of
them  remain  at  the  continuation  school.
17.272.  Are  there  any  other  agencies  besides  the  continuation  school
that  might  fill  that  gap  H—  No,  there  are  no  agencies ;  only  the  technical
Bohool  and  the  continuation  school.
17.273.  Considering  how  much  political  responsibility  is  now  thrown
oil  these  people,  do  you  not  feel  that  it  is  a  matter  of  national  moment
that  we  sliould  encourage  them  to  train  thomselves  by  a  higher  edacation  P
—Most  decidedly.
17.274.  Thd^i  have  you  any  suggestions  that  you  could  make  by  which
those  obstaclaj  and  this  inertia  could  be  overcome  P — I  have  already
made  one  suggestion,  whereby  the  instruction  of  children  of  the  working


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508  SBCOXDART  KTUCATION'    CJOMMISSIOK  :

olMsee  coald  be  improTod  by  proyiding  a  Iiighor  agnkde  school  azid  orati^
a  g^reater  interest  amongst  the  Bcholars  for  better  ins  traction.
17.275.  You  mean  that  if  they  were  carried  on  into  higher  gmk
schools  the  appetite  for  learning  would  beoozne  so  gremt  that  it  would  over-
come  the  weariness  afterwards  resulting  from  their  daily  occapauoB?-
Tes,  we  find  it  so  with  the  children  attending  the  manoal  instncia
class,  where  the  classes  have  been  established.  X  hare  been  speakiiig  to
a  technical  instructor,  and  he  says  that  children  -who  take  that  land  d
training  remain  longer  at  school  for  education  pnrposes  than  they  wooM
otherwise  if  they  had  not  that  technical  training.
