Abstract
THE letter of Mr. H. W. Lloyd Tanner (NATURF, vol. x. p. 244) has opened up a subject of importance to all science teachers, and surely there are no insuperable difficulties in the way of the Kensington authorities sending out for loan, under proper conditions, apparatus and scientific works. Already there are loan collections of apparatus to be obtained from South Kensington by any recognised science class, but the cost of getting up and sending them out must be far greater than necessary. We were much amused last winter by receiving from the Department of Science and Art, as a loan, five huge boxes of elementary chemical apparatus. When these were opened we were quite disappointed, for only a few pieces proved useful in our class. We did not want a lot of big bell jars, glass retorts, Florence flasks, and bits of glass tubing stuck through wretched corks. Anyone can easily understand that it is simply waste of money to send to a science class apparatus on loan that the class already possesses. Why are not teachers allowed to choose the apparatus? In furtherance of the object mentioned by Mr. Tanner, may I be allowed to offer the following suggestions:-1. That a collection of scientific apparatus and standard works for loan be made at Kensington.
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