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TERMS FOR TUITION The Student having made arrangements by letter, and decided upon taking a course of lessons at the Academy, presents himself at 98, Drury-lane, and upon stating his business is introduced to the Secre- tary or the Editor, to whom he states his re- quiremente, and pays the necessary fees.

For special cases spe- cial terms will be wronged according to requirements. The above includes lessons in getting all kinds of gar- ments made by tailors. including Ladies’,Gents,' Livery, Naval, Military. Clerical and Court Dress. In all the varieties of each class, as far as the term of tuition and the Student's capacity will allow; and as a large number of these garments are out in our Cutting rooms every day. the Students have an opportunity of acquir- ing a knowledge of all branches of the trade. which. for com- pleteness, is not to be found in any other School

Cutters Diplomas. The fee for examining cutters who desire a diploma, and who have been is practice for some time is 30/-, which includes a couple of days' preparation at the Academy before sitting for the Examination. thus enabling them, diplomas. if they pass successfully, the opportunity of securing one of our beautifully engraved diplomas.

The Student having paid his fee, is intro- duced to the head teacher, who then cou- ducts him to the Cutting Rooms. In the busy season these rooms pre- sent A very animated appearance. There are Students of all sizes and all ages from the youth who has but lately left school to the man whose hair is already tinted by the silver of age. Englishmen, Scotsmen, Irishmen, Welshmen, Americans, Germans, Frenchmen, Begians, Italians, Indians, Africans, Australians, New Zealanders-indeed it is difficult to reckon up the various national- ties which are almost continuously represented in the Academy. Each of these come to the Academy with a certain amount of knowledge. One is a good trousers man, another is a first-rate tailor,a third is a clever draftsman, another has no knowledge whatever of tailoring, consequently the progress made varies considerably.