§ Mr. BOLANDasked the President of the Board of Education whether he has concluded his inquiry into the method of historical teaching carried on in one of the Birmingham council secondary schools, to which his attention has already been directed; and, if so, what is the result of his inquiry?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANYes, Sir; but my inquiries do not tend to corroborate the statements made in the anonymous letter 1668 which the hon. Member sent me. Those statements appear to be based on a single remark made by one of the teachers, which was certainly unwise, but is in no way typical of the methods of instruction prevailing in the school.