Some Egyptian and European doctors make mistakes in the science of public health and child welfare. The number of lecture types is now 13, compared to 8 in the previous year, and the budget increased from 265 EGP to 3400 EGP. The number of students sent by the university to Europe to receive education and prepare to be future professors increased from 19 to 24, and the number of library volumes increased from 8000 to 10000. The government granted the university its first annual subsidy of 20,000 EGP.

62 - Agricultural and Industrial Education The modern industrial schools in Qus, Damanhur, Beni Suef, and Toukh have been organized and are now operational. The total number of government industrial schools is nine, with 1601 students (1460 boys and 141 girls). In 1908, there were 483 students, and the budget was approximately 23,000 EGP. Three of these schools have agricultural education branches, and two teach girls. The continued need for these schools is evident from the fact that there were 348 empty places in the new schools, and 1960 students applied in 1910.

The two small industrial schools in Nag Hammadi and Sohag have been closed. The council of Gharbia province requested government assistance to establish a craft school in El Mahalla El Kubra, which is the largest center for this industry in Lower Egypt.

New developments in the old schools that are worth mentioning include the expansion of the craft teaching branch at the Fayoum school, a small foundry at the El Faihalah school in Cairo, and the opening of a warehouse for the Mohamed Ali Industrial School in Alexandria to sell the school's products. Last year, I mentioned the difficulty of finding qualified teachers for industrial education, with most reliance on those trained in the industrial workshops in Boulaq and Assiut. In addition, a former director of these workshops has now been appointed as an inspector for the industrial schools, which facilitates some of the heads of departments in the industrial schools. English inspectors visit the industrial schools once a month. The relationship of the provincial schools has increased over the past year. The schools of Qus, Fayoum, and Toukh have been transferred to their respective provincial councils, and their founders: 14