Some months ago, after several deaths had occurred from crara mihg in schools, we expressed the opinion that the present education was, in the majority, of. cases, worse than useless. We seo no reason to alter this opinion. A great many, years of a child’s life are wasted in attempting to master perfectly valueless knowledge, so far as hp is concerned, and the time mi ght ? be much bett r em ployed in fitting him fsr the battle of life. The popular idea that an education (so called) will fit a man or woman ,to conquer difficulties and make a way in the world is entirely erro neous. If a living is to be made .by thu sweat of the brain instead ■of the,sweat of the brow, then it ~is quite a different thing; but the large majority of people are des tined to toil with their hands, and for. these the knowledge of some of the subjects now taught in the schools might well be bartered for a more thorough acquaintance with the particular .branch of industry intended to be adopted for ameans of livelihood. We are not advocating ignorance by any means. An ele mentary education is absolutely necessary, and with this and the broad knowledge gained by a course of general reading a man can take a stand far above those who have merely filled their brains brimming full of the subjects taught _ ill schools and colleges,and considering their education complete, have stopped there. It would be a great boon to the Colony if schools could be established by. Government for the acquirement of the special knowledge which would fit our boys and girls, immediately on. leaving the school, to take positions in the various trades and professions, in stead of. having to learn everything and thus probably wasting some years of valuable time, for which loss the community as a whole must suffer. We would like to see workshops, where the various branches of mechanical industry might be taught, established in connection with all the large schools at any rate. The pupils might then spend part of their time in the wbrkshop and .the re mainder in the schools. Girls might be taught dressmaking, mil linery, cookery, or perhaps some other light manual labor. 