| Description | During these years, the finances of the School gave much concern. Grants from the Department of Education and Science depended on numbers of students, and their results, and there was a lack of response from appeals to local supporters for contributions. Expenses mounted and more objects were needed for study (casts, stuffed birds, architectural models, and a mount for chromolithographic anatomical studies). A life class was established. By 1879 there was discussion of the desirability of moving to better premises in the Corn Exchange, but lack of funds prevented this. There was new legislation from the Department of Education and Science in South Kensington. |