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The country may, we think, be congratulated on the election of School Boards in London and the provinces. Although from our point of view it may be deplored that so few men of Science, or persons having any pretension to understand what Science means, have been elected, it must be felt that the beginning of a great work has taken place in this country, the end of which no one can at present foretell. The nation, for the first time in its history, has taken the subject of education into its hands. The Education Act will be open to alteration and revision in the Houses of Parliament, and from step to step we may hope to see at last a department of Government representing the wishes of the people, dealing alike with the education given in our universities and our ragged schools. The great aim of the country must be to give to every child born in the kingdom the best education adapted to secure its happiness and usefulness in this world. There is no doubt that this will be the feeling that will prompt members of the various School Boards to carry out the powers which have been given under the Education Act.
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LANKESTER, E. Science at School Boards . Nature 3, 161–162 (1870). https://doi.org/10.1038/003161a0
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