text_original: ^ The Uni  In the work of improving secondary education the Univer  versities gities have played a not unimportant part. The system of Local secondary Examinations established >t)y Oxford and Cambridge in 1858 has education immensely improved the standard of teaching in thousands of middle class schools, and in 1873 the two Universities established a Joint Board which has devised a system of examination for Secondary schools of the highest grade.
text_transcription: IN THE WORK OF IMPROVING SECONDARY EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITIES HAVE PLAYED A NOT UNIMPORTANT PART THE SYSTEM OF LOCAL EXAMINATIONS ESTABLISHED BY OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY EIGHT HAS IMMENSELY IMPROVED THE STANDARD OF TEACHING IN THOUSANDS OF MIDDLE CLASS SCHOOLS AND IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY THREE THE TWO UNIVERSITIES ESTABLISHED A JOINT BOARD WHICH HAS DEVISED A SYSTEM OF EXAMINATION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THE HIGHEST GRADE
phonemes: ðə jˈuːni ɪnðə wˈɜːk ʌv ɪmpɹˈuːvɪŋ sˈɛkəndɚɹi ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ðə jˈuːnɪvɚ vˈɜːsᵻɾiz ɡˈɪɾiz hæv plˈeɪd ɐ nˌɑːt ˌʌnɪmpˈɔːɹtənt pˈɑːɹt. ðə sˈɪstəm ʌv lˈoʊkəl sˈɛkəndɚɹi ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃənz ɪstˈæblɪʃt tˈiː)wˈaɪ ˈɑːksfɚd ænd kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt hɐz ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪmˈɛnsli ɪmpɹˈuːvd ðə stˈændɚd ʌv tˈiːtʃɪŋ ɪn θˈaʊzəndz ʌv mˈɪdəl klˈæs skˈuːlz, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ðə tˈuː jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ dʒˈɔɪnt bˈɔːɹd wˌɪtʃ hɐz dɪvˈaɪzd ɐ sˈɪstəm ʌv ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ sˈɛkəndɚɹi skˈuːlz ʌvðə hˈaɪɪst ɡɹˈeɪd.