Possiblythedifficultiestobeencounteredmayoccasionallyevokeunusualpowersofstudy；butthiscanonlyoccurinexceptionalcases。WhileatBangorMr。CadwalladrDaviesreadtometheletterofastudentandprofessor，whosepassionforknowledgeisofanextraordinarycharacter。WhileexaminedbeforetheParliamentaryCommitteeappointedtoinquireintotheconditionofintermediateandhighereducationinWalesandMonmouthshire，Mr。Daviesgaveevidencerelatingtothisandotherremarkablecases，ofwhichthefollowingisanabstract，condensedbyhimself:——

　　“Thenightschoolsinthequarrydistrictshavebeendoingaverygreatwork；and，iftheCommitteewillallowme，IwillreadanextractfromaletterwhichIreceivedfromMr。BradleyJones，masteroftheBoardSchoolsatLlanarmon，nearMold，Flintshire，whosomeyearsagokeptaveryflourishingnightschoolintheneighbourhood。Hesays:’DuringthewholeofthetimefourteenyearsthatIwasatCarneddi，Icarriedontheseschools，andI

　　believeIhavehadmoreexperienceofsuchinstitutionsthananyteacherinNorthWales。Forseveralyearsabout120scholarsusedtoattendtheCarneddinightschoolinthewintermonths，foureveningsaweek。Nearlyallwerequarrymen，fromfourteentotwenty-oneyearsofage，andengagedatworkfrom7A。M。to5。30P。M。Sointensewastheirdesireforeducationthatsomeofthemhadtowalkadistanceoftwooreventhreemilestoschool。

　　These，besidesworkinghardallday，hadtowalksixmilesintheonecaseandnineintheotherbeforeschool-time，inadditiontothewalkhomeafterwards。Severalofthemusedtoattendalltheyearround，evencomingtomeforlessonsinsummerbeforegoingtowork，aswellasintheevening。Indeed，soanxiousweresomeofthem，thattheywouldoftencomeforlessonsasearlyasfiveo’clockinthemorning。Thismayappearalmostincredible，butanyofthemanagersoftheCarneddiSchoolcouldcorroboratethestatement。’

　　“Ihavenowinmymind’seye，“continuesMr。Bradley，“severaloftheseyoungmen，who，bydintofindefatigablelabourandself-denial，ultimatelyqualifiedthemselvesforpostsinwhichagoodeducationisasinequanon。Someofthemareto-dayquarrymanagers，professionalmen，certificatedteachers，andministersoftheGospel。FiveofthemareatthepresenttimestudentsatBalaCollege。OnegotasituationintheGlasgowPostOfficeasletter-carrier。Duringhisleisurehoursheattendedthelecturesatoneofthemedicalschoolsofthatcity，andincourseoftimegainedhisdiploma。Heisnowpractisingasasurgeon，andIunderstandwithsignalsuccess。ThisgentlemanworkedinthePenrhynQuarryuntilhewastwentyyearsold。I

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