§ Sir JAMES YOXALLasked the President of the Board of Education whether the Board require in connection with claims for grant to evening classes, that distinction should be made between students who have received their previous day education at public elementary schools only and those who have received their previous education at day schools, wholly or partly elsewhere than at public elementary schools; and, if so, what is the reason for requiring this distinction to be stated on the claims?
§ Mr. J. A. PEASEThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. In considering the organisation of evening classes it is obviously necessary that information should be available as to the extent of the general education which students have previously received in order to secure that courses of instruction may be provided suitable to the qualifications and needs of the students who come to evening schools; and it is clearly also desirable to keep statistics showing the percentage of scholars in elementary schools who continue their education in evening schools. I am not aware that any difficulties have hitherto been occasioned by collection of these useful figures.