Calendar: 1888-1889 Page 676

tics REPORT in the debt of £4 000 incurred for its establishment in Ken- sington Square the interest of which remains as tixe charge on its receipts -The Civil Service Classes show an increase of in the Female Classes but diminution of 104 in the Mai Classes This diminution is chiefly felt in the Excise and Boy Clerks' Classes and there is every reason to believe that these will be greatly increased in the coming year On the whole the Department is in thoroughly sound condition 77 -King's College Extension Lectures new de velopment of the work of King's College has been set on foot in the course of the year and promises satisfactory results The College already offers in its Evening Classes very wide range of instruction to Students who are debarred by their occupations from the ordinary means of education but it was thought that it might do still more by bringing such instruction in the form of popular Lectures within reach of all classes of the people in the various districts of the Metropolis If it had the cooperation of the Clergy in pro- viding Lecture Rooms and in organising courses of Lectures the College might it was hoped offer throughout London to the people at large many of the benefits of the University Lectures which have recently rendered so much service in populous districts Members of the Staff undertook with their usual willingness to give such Lectures and the subjects and fees were left to be arranged in each Parish or District so as to meet the needs and resources of various classes of hearers The subjects may be of any kind- religious literary his- torical scientific or artistic and the fees can vary down to very low sum provided only that in each case there is sufficient number of entries at the fee prescribed to afford fair remuneration for the Lecturer and to cover any expense incurred by the College While the Lectures possess an independent interest and are complete in them- selves it is hoped to bring them ultimately into association