46 y examinations. Hitkerto entmnce to these examinations has been restricted to members of the Law Scliool, but tliey will in future be thrown open to external students. A holder of the secondarv education certificate will thus l)e able to present himself to all these examinations, and if successful to receive the diploma. The French Scliool of Law, which has hitherto prepared students exclusively for the examinations of the Faculty of Law in France, has already made arrangements to utilize the facilities now ollered so as to enable its students to qualify for the legal profession without making a series of journeys to France.

53. Training of Teachers.

The arrangements for training students to he fully qualified teacheis and for providing courses of instruction for voung teachers in actual service continue on the same lines as in j)revious yeans. There are now nine institutions providing a complete Course of training, an additional normal school for men teachers in Knttabs having been opened last iSeptember.

Of these institutions the most important are the Khedivial and Nasrieh Training Colleges. The former, intended for men teachers of the Effendi class, was moved in the course of the year into tlie bxiildings previously occupied by the Ministry of Education. The college is divided into two sections, the higher containing 70 students, as against 46 in 1908 : the lower, 167 as against 120 last year. At the diploma examination last Jline, 9 students in the hig’oer section were successful, 5 receiving appointments in secondary schools and 4 being sent to England to continue their studies. In the lower section, 4 obtained the diploma and were appointed to primary schools.

The Nasrieh Training College, on the other hand, is intended for Sheikhs. There are now 9 classes with 275 students, as against 10 classes with 308 students in 1908, the nmnliers having been reduced to prevent the supply of teachers exceeding the demand. At the diploma examination last June, 47 students Avere successful. All have received appointments, except 6 Avho proceeded to Europe to continue their studies.

The folloAving tables show the output of teachers, trained (a) in whole or (6) in part, during 1909, and the number of students at tiie A'arious training institutions, as compared with the previous year :— (a.) STUDENTS undergoing a complete Course of Training.

Traiiiing Institution.

Stiidttiits siicceiful on Goinpl«lion of coui-su.

urns. I'.IIUI.

Number of students in attendance.

inns. UU»9.

Kliedivial 'J’laining- College. Cairo— p/-) Higher College (for men teachers of English, geography, history, mathematics, science, Ac.) (i.) liOwer College (for men teachers of English, geography, mathematics. &c ) .. Nasrieh Training College (for men tcacheis of .'Vrabic, &c.) 8anieh 'I’mining College (for women teacher.s ef -Arabic, English. iVc.) Boulak Normal Jcho-jl (for women teachers in Knttabs) .. Five nonnal schools (in Cairo and the province.s) for men teachers in Knttabs .. Students undergoing tiaining in England Total HI n.s y •4 47 ') 14 124 a 4G 120 303 ir.

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