(5) The tendency in the educational system to reduce all
efforts to one common level, making it practically impossible
for a brilliant boy to shape a career for himself in keeping
with his higher mental development.
(6) The want of means by which such a boy, anxious to
improve himself, can extend his period of study beyond the
Elementary School age. The giving of small sums — say,
£10 or £15 — as scholarships for a few years is not sufficient



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help, and leads, as a rule, to no satisfactory result, while it
may do harm as an unsettling influence.
(7) The increased remuneration for services which attract
boys from school who would have benefited by attending
for years during winter after the age of compulsory attendance
is past.
