Education Act and compulsory attendance debate in 1870 letters
John B. McClellan argues for nationwide school funding and compulsory attendance. He contends school boards can enact efficient bye laws to ensure five to thirteen year olds attend, exempting indigent families, and urges ratepayers to share costs rather than rely on a few subscribers. Bottisham Vicarage November 22, 1870.
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John B. McClellan
Bottisham Vicarage
Prussia and the War Critics Debate Bias in Nonconformist
A reader challenges the Nonconformist on perceived bias in favor of Prussia amid the war. He accuses the paper of silence on German brutality, questions Bismarck’s honesty, and disputes reported notes and mediations involving Gortschakoff and Russian diplomacy.
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Prussia
Paris
Pietri
Bismark
Count Bismark
Prince Gortechakoff
Gortschukoff
Verguillen
London
France
Prussia and Bismark discussed by Anglophiles in 1870
A letter from Merthyr Tydvil argues two diplomatists may know each other’s views on Prussia and Bismark. The periodical references cited include the Saturday Review, Pall Mall Budget, and Fortnightly Review. The writer defends England’s stance, noting Prussia’s restraint with prisoners and denying Russia alignment.
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Prussia
Bismark
Saturday Review
Pall Mall
Count Bismark
England
Germany
Russia
Versailles
Second M B Examination Honours List at University of London
The University of London publishes the Second M B Examination results in Medicine Obstetric Medicine and Forensic Medicine. First class awards go to John Curnow James Pearson Irvine Richard Lawton Roberts and others with scholarships and gold medals. Second and third classes named for each subject with multiple candidates from King’s College University College Guy’s Hospital St Thomas's Hospital and Aberdeen.
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John Curnow
King’s College
James Pearson Irvine
University College
Richard Lawton Roberts
John Mitchell Bruce
Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
William Frederick Richardson Burgess
Guy’s Hospital
John de Liefde
Frederick Pollard
St. Thomas’s Hospital
Edward Cox Seaton
Charles Henry Carter
Richard Thomas Smith
Guy's Hospital
London School Board Elections Official Returns
The Education Act reports the official returns for the metropolitan divisions of the London School Board elections. Voters and officials await final tallies across boroughs as results come in.
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London School Board
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