Papers on technical education

A compilation of papers by the author on technical education. Prefatory note states 'the following pages have been written to give a short account of what has been done to promote Technical Education in Glasgow'. Written by W. Montgomerie Neilson, from the Technical College Offices, 98 Bath Street, Glasgow, with Robert Frame, Esq., as secretary. First section is details of the preliminary Prospectus of the Glasgow Technical College. Neilson argues for higher profile for technical education, separate from science education. Second section is titled 'Technical Education and our Existing Institutions'. It opens: 'the great majority of our people, or in fact all our people, it is now admitted, ought to have more or less Science instruction'. Third paper is titled 'Substance of a Paper on "In what way, and at what stage, can technical instruction be best introduced into our national system of education?' Was read at a meeting of the Social Science Association in Glasgow, 1874. Details how to incorporate technical education into a national system of education. Price sixpence. Printed in Glasgow in 1880.