that year grants
were earned of 140 pounds from the County Council, 35 pounds from South
Kensington Science and Art department, 50 pounds from the Whitehall
department, 12 pounds from fees for science and art teaching, 10 pounds
from the evening continuation classes, a total of 247 pounds. Miss
Foster was assisted by Miss M. E. Edgar. A former pupil, Mr. C. H.
Stevens, a native of Horncastle, was also appointed Assistant Master,
until he was promoted to take charge of a technical school at Folkestone.
Mr. A. Blades, of the London University, Junior Master of the Grammar
School, was for a time an Assistant. At the end of 1900 (Nov. 15) Miss
Foster resigned, being promoted to the head teachership of the Camden
School of Art, in London. Miss M. E. Edgar, who had been assistant
teacher for several years, was at this date appointed Head Teacher, in
the Science and Art department, Mr. C. W. Gott, of the Grammar School,
B.A. of London University, becoming Head Master of the evening
continuation school, and Mr. H. J. Haddock teacher of shorthand.

It would not be possible, nor is it desirable, here to go into full
details as to all the work done; but as, in future years, it may be
interesting to have some record of the progress in the earlier days of
this Institution, and as the writer of these pages has been closely
connected with the school, from its first inception, a summary of the
more important particulars is here given.

In the spring of the year 1896, a course of public lectures, illustrated
by lantern views, was given by himself, descriptive of his own travels in
Egypt, which were attended by full audiences of junior pupils, and many
adults. In 1897 he gave a similar series of lectures on his travels in
Palestine, and these proving equally popular, a third supplementary
course was given by him in 1898.

In 1898 illustrated lectures were also given by the Rev. J. A. Penny,
Vicar of Wispington, on "The Abbeys and Castles of England," and as being
very instructive on the subject of architecture, these were largely
attended. They were followed by a course, which proved very interesting,
given by Mr. R. W. Clitherow, the Treasurer, descriptive of a walking
tour made by himself, among the scenery of the English lakes. He also
gave an instructive lecture on Canada.

In the spring of 1898 the Head Teacher, Miss Foster, gave a series of
lectures on "Physiography," being an account, the result of most careful
study a