following, unless they are members of the delegating body are only eligible to act by special permission of the Board of Education :-

a. Candidates for Science or Art Examinations.

b. Teachers of (a).

c. Relatives of (b).

d. Teachers of Schools in receipt of Grants from the Board of Education.

B.-INSTRUCTIONS RESPECTING THE

APPOINTMENT OF

MANAGERS UNDER SECTION II. (See Page 66.)

When a body (as defined in Section II.) desires recognition, a general meeting of the proposed Managers should be held, at which the Application Form No. 2 comprised in Form 634 should be signed.

The body of Managers must consist of a Chairman, a Secretary, and at least three other Members. The offices of Chairman and Secretary cannot be held by the same person.

The following are not eligible to be Managers, except by special permission of the Board:

a. Candidates for Science or Art Examinations.

b. Teachers of (a).

c. Relatives of (b)

d. Teachers of Schools in receipt of Grants from the Board of Education.

All the Managers must be persons of independent position, and it is very desirable that as many persons as possible in recognised positions o public responsibility in the district should be Managers. It is absolutely necessary that at least two such responsible persons should agree to act, one of whom should, as a rule, act as Chairman.

Ladies may act as Managers.

GENERAL DIRECTIONS.

Managers may, with the sanction of the Board, supervise classes meeting in different places, but the Board does not recognise more than one body for the supervision of instruction given in any one building.

A School or Class which is working for Grants must be at all times open to the visit and the inspection of the officers of the Board, who will report upon the manner in which the regulations are carried out. A meeting of the Managers must be held to receive the Inspector, if he should so require in giving notice of his visit; at such meeting as many of the members as possible are expected to attend.

No Manager may take any part in an examination at which a near relative of his is a candidate.

No one can be a Manager, or assist in the conduct of an examination, who has not been previously approved by the Board. Care must be taken that the Managers are properly acquainted with their duties. The details of these duties are fully stated in the Directory, which may be ordered by post from Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode, East Harding Street, Fetter Lane, London, E.C.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES.

The Board requires that the Managers shall

a. Provide and maintain a room or rooms approved by the Board as suitable for the class instruction with firing and lighting, together with such apparatus and examples as are required to illustrate the instruction. Be responsible for the safe custody, on the school premises, of all apparatus and examples towards the purchase of which the Board has granted aid, or which it has lent. Engage, employ and pay the teacher or teachers, and, as a rule, make such payment by a fixed minimum salary.

b. Frequently visit the school during the attendance of the Science and Art Classes; sign the attendance register, and enter in it the number of students present; and take care that the registers recording the attendances of the students are kept from day to day in accordance with the regulations in Form 1069.

c. Provide a room or rooms of sufficient size to carry out, and, if necessary, superintend the annual examinations according to the detailed regulations prescribed in the Directory.

d. When required, transmit, for examination, works executed in the school or class during the previous year, and make an annual report of its proceedings.

e. Certify the forms of claim in accordance with the requirements of the Directory.

f. Undertake that the School, with all its apparatus and examples, shall be at all times open to the visit and inspection of the Officers of the Board.

(The Session extends from 1st August to the following 31st July.)

N.B. In cases where exact figures cannot be given, reasonably close approximations will be accepted, but they should be indicated thus:*

* The Grant from the Board of Education, if not received, may be omitted from the account

Certified correct this day of.

(Signature of Secretary).

Form 170

S. & A.

MEMORANDA FOR THE USE OF SECRETARIES AND
MANAGERS OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE BOARD.

NOTE.-Secretaries of Science and Art Schools and Classes are particularly requested always to quote the "School number " on all Forms sent to the Board, and on all Correspondence.

Secretaries of Schools working in unison with an Organization which
has been recognized by the Board as responsible for the Science
and Art instruction within its area. are particularly requested to
observe the following instruction in regard to the transmission of
forms.

All forms relating to the formation and modification of Committees, to
time tables, claims, registration, results of examination, and Scholar-
ships, &c., should pass through the offices of the Organization.
Forms relating to arrangements for holding the annual Science and Art
examinations will be sent direct to the Secretary of the Local Managers.
Copies of any of the forms mentioned in the Directory which are
required by Secretaries may be obtained on application to the Board.
An endeavour is made to forestall, as far as possible, the require-
ments of Secretaries, but the Board undertakes no responsibility for
the transmission of forms unless a special application for them has
been received.

Visiting School,

Inspecting
Registers
Reporting
Changes.

On opening of
School.

The session of a school or class extends from 1st August to 31st July.

GENERAL DUTIES.

To visit the School frequently, see that the regulations of the Board are observed, and that the entries in the registers are accurate. (See Form 1069.)

The visiting Manager should record, in the Attendance Register, the number of students present in the class under instruction. (See Form 1069.)

To report all changes in the days and hours of meeting of the Classes to the Inspector; and in the subjects of instruction, the Teaching Staff, the constitution of the Committee of Managers, or the address of the Secretary &c., direct to the Board.

When, owing to an omission to report changes in the time-table as returned on Form 120 and Form 120 (Insp.) an Inspector fails to see a Class under instruction, the cost or a part of the cost of his visit will be deducted from the next grant paid to the Managers.

CALENDAR OF SPECIFIC DUTIES, WITH DATES FOR SPECIAL RETURNS
DURING THE SESSION.

Send time-table Form 120 and Form 120 (Insp.), or in the case of a
School of Science ($$ LV to LXXII., pp. 45-58 Directory) Form 122.
The necessary registers will then be sent to the Secretary

In the case of an old School or Class Form 120 and Form 120 (Insp.) should be sent as soon as possible after the 1st August. Grants may be refused to any School from which these forms are not received by the 1st October, and if exceptionally allowed will be subject to a deduction.

Where a Committee of Managers is formed under § VII. send Form 634 Appointment of as soon as possible after the 31st July.

Managers.

Submit names of successful competitors for Science and Art Scholarships Before on Form 281.

;st August.

Where the School year of a School of Science terminates on 31st July, Before submit time-table on Form 122.

N.B.-The School year of a School of Science terminates on 31st July, unless the Board has sanctioned, on special application, its termination on 31st December.

Report where Local Exhibitioners will pursue their studies. Furnish certificate on Form 1066, that Science and Art Scholars are progressing satisfactorily, on receipt of which the first instalment of the local contri bution will be paid to the parents or guardians of the scholars.

1st September.

Before

If a loan of one of the collections of Scientific Apparatus prepared for circulation to Science Schools is desired, send in Form 802. (See 1st October. $ LXXXIII. of Directory.)

Submit claims for payment of Board's grant (§ XLI. of Directory).

Before
31st October.

1st December.

To make application on Form, 119 f for casts, instead of diagrams, Before for the examination in Drawing Ornament in Outline. (See § XX. of Directory.)

To apply on Form 278 for examinations in Drawing with Chalk on the Before Blackboard. (See § XXI. of Directory.)

.

Send in Form 168A, annual financial statement of school.

Send in Form 547a, stating at which series of Examinations-Evening (April and May), or Day (June)-it is desired Students of School should be examined.

Send in Form 488, application for admission to Royal College of Art as a Student in Training.

Committees of Managers desirous to appoint a Special Local Secretary for conducting the Science and Art examinations for the town or district in which they are situated, should apply to the Board. (See p. 97 of Directory.)

15th December. Before

1st January.

Before
15th January.

Before
23rd January

Where the School year of a School of Science terminates on 31st De- Before cember, submit time-table on Form 122.

Furnish Certificate on Form 1066, that Science and Art Scholars are progressing satisfactorily, on receipt of which the second instalment

of the local contribution will be paid to the parents or guardians of the Scholars.

1st February.

Committees of Managers to discuss the arrangements for the receipt, safe Before custody, and distribution of the examination papers for use in the district, 8th February and to nominate, on Form 1116A or Form 1116c, a custodian of examination questions for the approval of the Board. (See § XXX. of Directory.)

In places where a Special Local Secretary has been appointed, or an In March and Amalgamated Examination Committee of Managers formed, Form 119, etc., April. to be sent not later than 3rd March for evening examinations, and not later than 30th April for day examinations, to the Special Local Secretary or the Secretary of the Amalgamated Committee of Managers, as the case may be, for transmission to the Board not later than 10th March and 5th May respectively. (See § XXVIII. of Directory.)

In places where neither a Special Local Secretary has been appointed, nor an Amalgamated Examination Committee of Managers formed, the Secretary of the Managers must, not later than 3rd March for evening