Measures necessary for the teaching of Egyptology were approved at the beginning of the current year. It is hoped that some students will learn the principles of this science and be employed in Egypt or abroad in positions requiring knowledge of antiquities after they have mastered one or more of its branches. It is also hoped that a desire for linguistic and archaeological research related to the history of Egypt will be instilled in those who become teachers in the Khedivial schools. The study of this science will involve listening to lectures delivered in Arabic at the Teachers' College and practical observations at the Egyptian National Library. The lectures and observations will be conducted by Egyptian officials in the Egyptian Antiquities Service. The lectures will mostly cover linguistic topics, and the observations will apply the lectures to the various inscriptions on the antiquities. Some lectures will be generally on the history and literature of the ancient Egyptians.

At the Nasriya Teachers' College, there were ten classes with 265 students, compared to nine classes and 275 students the previous year. Forty-four students obtained their diplomas in the last examination in June, and all of them were appointed to the Khedivial schools, except for three who went to England to complete their studies. There are five teachers' training schools for writing, located in Cairo, Fayoum, Qalyub, Tanta, and Zagazig, with 471 students, compared to 395 the previous year.

There was a temporary teachers' training school for primary schools that closed in May, as the Khedivial Teachers' College graduates a sufficient number of teachers. However, the teacher training classes in the kuttabs, which meet every two weeks, are still ongoing. Religious education has been introduced for Coptic students at the Khedivial Teachers' College, and attendance is optional. 23 students from the middle section attend, meeting for lessons three times a week at the Nasriya Primary School. The aim is for them to learn religious principles that will qualify them to teach religion in the primary schools to which they are appointed. A similar class has been established for teachers working in Coptic primary schools in the capital, with 41 attendees.

- 58 - The Egyptian Mission in Europe In January, there were 52 Egyptian mission students in England and 3 in France. One of them was found to be subscribed to a secret revolutionary society, and he was expelled. One completed his three-year studies at a teacher training college and is now assisting the Arabic professor at the University of Oxford. Sixteen returned to Egypt during 1910 and were employed by the Ministry of Education, one as a deputy director.