The Birth of Dr Bell - His Voyage to America - Certificate by Professor Cleghorn - Correspondence - His Return to St Andrews - His Ordination in England - Appointment to the Chapel at Leith - Resolution to go to India - Succeeds to a Charge at Madras - Formation of School at Egmore Redoubt - Character of Half-caste Children - Expedient for conducting School through the Medium of the Pupils - Account of Success in a Letter to a Friend - Example in the Lad sent to the Court of Tippoo Saib - Tale of Lame Jervas - Correspondence with Mr Edgeworth - Letters from William Smith - Character of the Pupils improved - Satisfaction of Government - Saving by Dr Bell - Approved by the Court of Directors - His Report of the Asylum - Resolutions of Madras Government - Return to England - Letter from Mr Dunhill -Address from his Pupils - Dr Bell's Reply - Presentation of a Service of Plate - Letters - Address - Second Reply -Conclusion.

The Government at Madras desire to extend the Egmore System to the other Presidencies - Letter by the Governor and Commander-in-Chief - Regulations - Admission - Diet - Dress - Management - Practical Details in Teaching - Writing in Sand - Writing on Paper - Syllabification - Spelling - Arrangement of Madras School - Tutors and Pupils - Schoolmaster-Superintendent - Black Book - Register - Constant Employment - Jury of Good Boys - Regard to Veracity - Supposed Objections - Examples of Discipline - Importance of National Education - Board of Education proposed - Extract from " Last Days of Bishop Heber"

Fears created by French Revolution - lrreligious Spirit of the Times - Reasons for General Education - Man in his Natural, and in his Improved Condition - Analogy of Nature - Danger that Reading may expose the Minds of the People to Infidelity and Riot - Easier to attack than to defend old Institutions - The Press not always its own Antidote - lllustrated by a Reference to Paine and Bishop Watson - Religious Principle ought to accompany all Systems of Education - Dr Bell still maintained the Importance of his Scheme - The Universality of the Principle on which it is founded, and the immensity of its Power - Repeats his Resolution to decline Controversy, and adheres to the Statements in his " Experiment"

Retrospect - Mr Lancaster opens School - publishes Pamphlet, and acknowledges Obligations to Dr Bell -Extracts - New Edition of Pamphlet - Obligations repeated - Advantages of Mr Lancaster - Patronised by the King - Aspires to Originality - His Innovations - Rewards and Punishments - Proceedings of Dr Bell - His Reluctance to Controversy - Refers to his original Invention - Retraces his Progress - Bewails the absence of Support, and the Indifference of those who ought to have given it - Speech of Mr Whitbread - Correspondence and Explanation - Animosity of Mr Lancaster - Reply

Establishment of Schools at Whitechapel, Mary-Ie-bone, Lambeth, and Westminster - Publication of "English School" - Reports of Schools in Whitechapel - Success of these Seminaries - House of Refuge -Clergy Orphan Society - Durham and Sarum - Barrington School - Account of it by Mr lremonger and Sir Thomas Bernard - Munificent Gift of the Bishop - Progress in Ireland - Wales - Scotland - St Andrews -Edinburgh - Improvements at Barrington School - West Indies - Letter to Bishop of London - New System introduced at Military Asylum, Chelsea - Extended to the whole Army - General Orders issued at Horse Guard - Establishment of National School Society - List of Office-bearers - Regulations - Continued Success in other Parts - Expressions of Approbation from the most respectable Quarters - Several Documents quoted in Proof of this continued Progress

The Necessity of giving Rules for establishing Schools - Superiority of Madras School - more done, and at less Expense - Two General Laws - Union of Classes - Able Ushers and Teachers - Tutors and Pupils -Saying of Lessons - Other Details - The Marked Book - Register - Examination of School - lmportance of Teachers - Duty of Master - Value of Arrangement - Incitements - Praise - Corporal Punishment - Discipline - Quinctilian - Seneca - Tillitson - Checks and Rewards - Directions to Teachers - Economy - In Books - ln Time - Mistakes commonly made in Schools - lmperfect lnstruction - Undue Length of Lessons - Memoranda for Masters and Visitors - Rules must be observed - No Deviation allowed - Assiduity of Visitors - Frequent Examinations - Paidometer - Tables

Beneficial Effects of Education - Illustrated by a Simile - Objections to a General Education - Applied specially to Madras System - Described as being complex and intricate - As aiming at impracticable Objects - Dispenses with Corporal Punishments - Explanation of Solomon's Precept - Defence of Emulation - Extract of Letter from Rev. C. R. Cameron - Extract from Answer - Letter from Rev. Thomas Butt -Objection to Jury of Boys - Fitter for large than small Schools - Extract from Dr Barton's Sermon

Eagerness of Dr Bell to have his System introduced into the higher Seminaries - His Proposals explained -Prepared for Opposition - His Reference to the Charter-house School - Letters from Dr Mant and Mr D'Oyley - School of Newark-upon-Trent - Hereford - St Andrews - Objections considered - Classification - Discipline - Tuition - expense - Rules for converting an old School into a new One - Grammars - School-books - Translations - Remarks on Eton and Lilye's Grammar - Correspondence with Sir John Sinclair on Infant Schools - Attempts in Scotland - An Infant Ludus Literarius - Various Proposals - Letter from Dr Bell to Secretary of Edinburgh Academy

Progress in America, France, and Germany - Notice in the first of these Countries - Travels of Dr Bell in France and Switzerland - Work of La Bruyere - Remarks on it - Account of Schools under Pestalozzi and Fellenberg - Letter from M. Chabrol to Dr Bell - From Walckenaw to the Same - Communication from Dr Bell to the Society of Elementary Education - Note from M. De Gerando - From M. Laine - From the Duke of Ragusa - Address by a Pupil of the School of Friburg to Dr Bell - Letter from Pere Girard to Secretary of National Society - Letter from the Same to Dr Bell - Visit to Berne, Hofwyl, and Amsterdam -Communications from Sweden and Russia - Letter from Dr Bell to the Comte de la Gardie - Return to Britain - Letter from Baron Strandman - From Mr Heard - Extracts from M. Julien

Conclusion of Personal History - Marriage - Appointed to Rectory of Swanage - Preferment at Hereford - Sermon in St Mary's, Lambeth - Arguments for Christian Education - IIlustrated by the Progress of Arts and Manufactures - The latest Employment of Dr Bell's Life - His Zeal and Liberality - His Schools - Madras College