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in the future well-being and success of the scholars. These
drills should be directed by some person who is well-acquainted
with the object of each particular exercise. Many of the drills
which I have witnessed in Board Schools are a hollow farce,
and the manner in which the scholars are allowed to go
through them is ludicrous. It is difficult to see how any good
can result from them.
Meteorology in and around London during the Year 1903.
January. The weather of January was singularly eventful.
The opening week was extremely mild and unsettled, with
frequent rain, and with thunderstorms on the 3rd in many
parts of England. On the 8th or 9th the weather became
colder and drier, and for nearly a week a frost of considerable
severity prevailed over the whole kingdom.
About the middle of the month this broke up, and for the
remainder of the time mild, changeable conditions again
prevailed. Pressure was below the average; temperature
was above the normal. Rainfall exceeded the average.
Winds were chiefly from points between south and west.
February.—-The weather, until the closing week, was mostlv
fair and dry. A violent south-westerly to westerly gale
occurred on the night of the 26th or on the 27th over
nearly the whole of the kingdom. Temperature was considerably
above the normal; the winds were chiefly from
the south-westward or westward; bright sunshine was less
than normal. Rainfall was below the average.
March.- The spell of mild south-westerly breezes noticed in
February continued throughout the greater part of March,
the only interruption occurring quite early in the month.