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H E A D IN G
O F F IC IA L
D IR E C T O R Y .
47
U n iv ersity C ollege, R ea d in g, l . r . a . m . , a . r . c . m . , f . r . c . o . , G ilb ert L ed g er,
M iss R u th Freem an, A s s o c ia te o f U n iv ersity C olleg e,
R ea din g, A. W. M oss, F .R .C .O ., L . R .A .M ., B. P atterson Parker, F . R . A . M .,
P. R . S criv en er, f . r . c . o . , A. J. S locom be, a . r . c . m . , l . r . a . m . ; E. O.
D aughtry, M .A ., M u s . Bac., C hrists C ollege, C am bridge, F . R . C . O . ;
P e r cy V . S h a rm a n ; M iss D oroth ea V in ce n t, L R . A . M .
l .r .a .m ., a .r .c .o .,
COM M ERCE
AND
TECH NICAL
SUBJECTS.
D ire cto r o f th e D ep a rtm en t: P rofessor II. N. D ic k s o n ; B ook -k eep in g ,
Business M eth od and Shorthand : L ectu rer, H erbert T aylor, F . L . A . A . ;
M ach in e C on stru ction and D raw in g : L ectu rer : G. P. W . Stedm an,
a .M.i .M.b . ; A s s is ta n t: A. E. H. P e w ; B u ild in g C on stru ction : L ectu rer,
W. W . H itch in s, M.R.S.l. ; A s s is ta n t: A. C. H ughes, N .R .san.l.;
H ousehold M anagem ent, C ook ery and Laundry W o r k : L e ctu re r
in C harge : M iss E. M ay F rien d ; A s s is ta n t s : M iss J. S. Cam eron
and M iss H e n r y ; D ressm aking and N eedlew ork , T e a c h e r : M iss
A. S. B arrett.
THE
ART
STU DIO'S.
Board o f M an agersâ Chairman, M r. E. P. C ollier, ,T .P â H. G ibb on s,
W. R . H ow ell, F .R .I .B .A ., D. L. B aynes, H. W. P ou tn ey. Head M a ste r,
M r. H. D aw son Barkas, A .R .C .A ., Lon. Hon. C orrespon den t, A. A.
A tkins. Classes, Day and E ven ing, are h eld at No 70 London S treet,
P U B L IC SC H O O LS.
RE AD IN G SCHOOL.
Fou nded ,in th e 12th C en tu ry and re-esta b lish ed b y H en ry V II
in 1485. It w as re-esta b lish ed 1871, by the R e a d in g S ch ool A c t
as a F irst G rade P u b lic sch ool, th e n ew b u ild in g s b e in g e r e c te d
on th e ou tsk irts o f th e tow n . In clu d in g th e sch ool house th ere
are 3 boa rd in g houses, accom m odatin g 148 b oa rd ers, and, b esid es
these, th e bu ild in gs in clu d e th e b ig sch o o l room, 82 fe e t lo n g b y 26
feet, class room s, chapel, gym nasium , ch em ica l la b ora tory , p h y s ica l
laboratory, ca rp en terâs shop, sw im m ing bath, sanatorium , arm oury,
tuck-shop, c r ic k e t pavilion, e tc . These, w ith th e grou nd s, c o v e r an
area o f th irteen acres, th e c r ic k e t field b ein g about 8 a cre s in e x te n t.
The sch ool prepares for th e U niversities, A rm y, N avy, C iv il S e r v ic e &
m edical p rofession , and th e Indian P olice. The m odern sid e o f t h e
sch ool, in w h ich sc ie n ce has r e ce n tly taken a much m ore im portan t
part, isverystron g , the sch ool A u th orities en d eav ou rin g s u c ce s sfu lly to
cop e w i th th e edu ca tion al requ irem ents o f th e day. The s c h o o l is
divided in to th e U pper and M id d le sch ools and th e Ju n ior sch ool. The
School is in sp ected b y the Board o f E du cation and b y th e O x ford and
Cam bridge Schools Exam ination Board, and is a p p rov ed b y th e A rm y
C ouncil fo r S ch ool C ertificates. T u ition fees, £10 and £12 fo r l o c a l ;
£16 and £18 for n on -local b o y s ; b oa rd in g fees £50 m ore. O fficersâ
Training Corps is o v e r 150 stron g. The V is ito rs are The V ic e C hancellor o f O xford U n iv ersity , th e P resid en t o f St. Joh n âs C ollege,
O xford, and th e W arden o f A ll S ou lsâ C ollege, O x ford , (governing
B o d y : â J. W ells, M .A . (W arden o f W adham C olleg e, O xford ), C h airÂ
man ; L eon ard Sutton, j.p . (V ice-C hairm an), M a jor S te w a r t A b ra m ,