The honour of the discovery of radium must be conceded to two foreigners, M. Curie, a Frenchman, and his gifted wife—n Pole. They are at the present time on a visit to this country and a few nights ago M. Curie received from the Royal Society a medal for hu wife jointly, in commemoration of their arches in radium. Tt is somewhat instructive to notice that Madame Curie
occasion; as no woman is allowed to enter was not allowed to be present on the the Coungjl Chamber of the Royal Society when its members are present. One can imagine that on her return to Paris she will say: 'Oh, those English—they have yet much to learn!" She had the consolation being made an honorary member of the new Ladies' Atheneum Club, which is to be most exclusive and only open to women who have achieved some literary or artistic success.
Specialism in Education, To my mind Sir William Anson (Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Educ tion) struck a true note in a peach he made 4 few nights ago when giving away some prizes at New Cross. He ssid he looked upon education as a thing indispensable to the happiness and well-being of the nation, By education however he meant the development of all one's faculties. A subject which had ben much neglected in the past was the proper and intelligent. enjoyment of leisure. The importance he attached to the universal value of the development of our moral and intellectual faculties in the broad general scheme of education, led him to reject the present tendency to early specialism—a tendency that conduced to the neglect of other things. It was not the amount of knowledge which a man possessed, but his power to use it which told in the long run, Specialism within certain limits was good but variety of interests waas essential to well-being, as otherwise fatigue lassitude resulted which sometimes led to indulging in ignoble pleasures. For
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