Lord John Russell and the Origins of the Committee of Council on Education
In February 1839 Lord John Russell put before the House of Commons a set of proposals for governmental action in the field of popular education. It was a contentious move by the Home Secretary, and the bitter political tussle which it provoked was predictable. In the context of a flagging ministry facing an opposition already scenting office, it seems almost cavalier. The well-known outcome was the formation of a new executive agency for the management of the state's role in the education of the people, the Committee of Privy Council on Education. The whole incident attracts notice in several dimensions of historical commentary. Social and political narratives must record it; students of Whiggery, Russell, reform or radicalism, must give it place and plausibility; it is a turning point for the historian of education; and it provides a case study for the investigation of government growth in the nineteenth century.
Church, state and schools in Britain, 1800-1970
Originally published 1971, this volume unravels the complicated history of the religious question in British education. The background of the key Acts of Parliament which established the "dual" system - of Church and Local Authority school - is examined. The changing policies of different religious groupings are analyzed, and their outcome in legislation brought out.
Slotted Waveguide Antenna With Two Radiation Nulls
A design of a linear array antenna having two radiation nulls and otherwise omnidirectional radiation pattern is reported. A new configuration of a waveguide broad wall longitudinal slot doublet with positive and negative offsets with respect to the waveguide center line is used to design the array. This type of doublet produces two radiation nulls. Each of the null directions can be shifted at least up to plusmn25deg by proper choice of slot offset. Resonance and radiation characteristics of the proposed doublet are also presented. Finally, one linear array antenna consisting of seven doublets has been fabricated. Measurements show that the 15 dB null widths are 14.2deg and the null depths are at least 24.8 dB. Maximum gain ripple in the omnidirectional region is 1.75 dB.