Archaelogy, education, medical and charitable institutions of Glasgow / edited by Magnus Maclean.

Date:
1901
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Credit: Archaelogy, education, medical and charitable institutions of Glasgow / edited by Magnus Maclean. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Economy, &c. The lectures are specially intended to qualify students for the Examinations of Law Agents, Accountants, and for admission as Associates and Members of the Institute of Bankers in Scotland. By the deed of constitution of St. Mungo's College, the management is vested in a body of Governors, consisting of President, Vice-President, eight ex-officio Governors, and seventeen elected Governors. The President is Hugh Brown, Esq.; the Dean of the Medical Faculty, Professor Barlow; and the Dean of the Law Faculty, Professor Richard Brown. D. M'Crorie. TRAINING COLLEGES EOR TEACHERS. To Glasgow belongs the credit of having the first Training College for Teachers in Great Britain. Attempts at training teachers-began to be made about the year 1813, but it was not till 1836 that Parliamentary aid rendered it possible to found the first Normal School, at Dundas Vale, in Glasgow. The leader of the movement that resulted in the founding of this College was David Stow, well known as the originator of vVhat is usually called the Training System. Immediately after the Disruption, in 1843, Stow set about raising money to found a new College in connection with the Free Church. Buildings were erected in Cowcaddens Street, not far from Dundas Vale. This second College dates from 1845. A third Glasgow College was established in 1895 at Dowanhill, this time in con- nection with the Roman Catholic Church. Since ihe Disruption the College at Dundas Vale has been the Glasgow Church of Scotland Training College. From 1836 to 1901 the College has trained 2,859 male teachers and 2,629 female teachers. During the session 1900-1901 there were in attendance 84 male students, all non- resident ; and 146 female students, of whom 120 were non-resident. The College staff consists of the Principal and twelve Lecturers. There are also three Pianoforte Teachers. Attached to the College is a practising school, attended by 700 pupils, and having a stafi of thirteen Teachers, exclusive of Pupil-teachers. The United Free Church Training College in Cowcaddens, since its foundation in 1845, has trained 1,858 men and 2,559 women teachers. During the session 1900-1901 there were in attendance 77 male students and 148 female students. There is no boarding-house in connection with this College. The College staff includes the Principal, six permanent Lecturers, three visiting Lecturers, and four Tutors. The practising school has an attendance of over 600, and a staff of four certificated Masters and five certificated Mistresses. The Dowanhill College is for the training of women only, male teachers of this communion being trained at Hammersmith College. In session 1900-1901 there were in attendance 92 students. Since its foundation this College has sent out 181 trained teachers. Besides the Principal, there are eight Lecturers on the staff. All the students reside in College. The situation, the buildings, and the equipment of the College have earned the special commendation of the Inspectors of the Education Department.