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mt 1 Imv.i itu: honor lespet lfiill> to ofltr ilit; lullowiiii( obscrvalions wiih u view lo asitiKt you in tliu i)cr(bimnn< •■

til ynf r imiinrlant duiics of School 'IVuslfics.

And (irsi, ns regmds tho (•rcniioii of School HouiiPs. I,i my npinion. ihftse iiliould he wbII siiimied, properlv
urroiiged .iPd lighted, an.l niodoralcly liented, Tho situation should Iw high and at Umst dry, and not in tho
vicinity of siagnant water. It will be found on consideration, thot school honses should front ihc South Kast. and Ik-

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bottest

feet, and should be higher in proportion as ihe size increases. The wTndows, should be rather numerous Vim niar«p.''MyTw) windows
ol 12 lights 10 ^, VI. with a circular top. in each of the two lighted sides. The outside apppvrance mav thus be sacrificed by liavinLr the
building not at right anotles with the roads, and by not having lights on two sides, but ihe internal comfort will make amide
amends for these seeming irregularities. Then the internal arrangement should be such that the whole scho(d should be under

^".''f. '!■.*- f'^*^L."" i''^ ^T'."!: "'J'Pf^'se /he circulation in his feel and legs will he slopped^ nnd^'painaml uneasiness produced^^

lighted from the North East and North West sides, for the following reasons :— Intense light not only produces fatioue b
It injures the sight. Windows in the South and West sides admit too much light both in summer and winter and in the war
season the heat becomes oppressive, but if the windows are in the north east and north west sides only, neither of tb-se inconvei'i
lences will be felt. The door only should open to the south cast, and the south west side being opposite the lightest and bottes
dirm^iion, should have neither door nor window in it. The ceiling should never be lower than ten Itet in a buildineof 20 bv 2.

the teachers eye. To accomplish this, let low forms or seats from 9 lo 12 inches high be provided with a back, Ibr the smaller
scholars, from {) to 10, and other forms from 12 to "8, for scholars from 10 ic 16 years of age. Every child in sitting should
have bis feet on the ground, otherwise the circulation in his feel and legs will be slopped, nnd pain and uneasiness produced and
study made irksome. Let the low seats with the younger scholars be in front, the high ones b^hin. The writing desks'mav
with great convenience be placed along the two liglited sides of the bouse, about 3 feet from the whII ; ihos leaving n passflirJ
and enabling Ihe scholars lo sit with their backs to the light fronting the teacher. ..the door be placed in ibe south cast side
ixnd open Irom Ihe right hand, the teacher's desk or table be may placed towaid the souih west side ; there ho will see the whole
school and obsarve. without cfTort, all who come in and go out. In winter tho beat should not exceed 70 degree* nnd may be
allowed to fall to 60 before the school is dismissed ; and great attention should be paid to this, nnd a cheap tbermomeicr be pro-
vided for every school. The very circumstance of attention to this and a little management and care to clfect it will not be
without its moral influence as part of the disci|)line of Ihe school. '

Having the school house built and fitted up. your next care should be to have proper books, maps, Sic. And as lo books nl-
though It IS most desirable that the same kinds should be used in every school, still while so much diversity ofopinion prevails and tho
absolute right to prescribe is not vested in the Superintendent, it is not probable that a uniform Hvslem will be adopted The best
I know, nnd which I strongly recommend, are the educational course of Chambers of Kdinburgh, but cspecialJv Small Lessons
[ludimentsol Knowledge. Aloral Class Book. Animal Physi(dogy, Introduction lo English Composition, also Lcnnie'stJrammar ami
the (jeography ol Stewart, Ewing, or Thompson. A set of Maps for each School DishicI should, if possible, be procured Those
published by the Society lor the diffusion of Useful Knowledge, are very good. The Maps are ncconif.anic<i with the plans of tho
principal Cities in the world, together with views of the public buildings U.v.. and will be found extremely useful, amusing and i.i-
struclive. In the wealthier school districts, a pair of Globes, oral least a terrestrial (me. should belong lo every school. The ex-
pense of the Books, fcc, which I have mentioned, should iioi be considered as standing in the way. 'I'be poorest fanner in any
of the older settlements never finds a difficulty in getting a horse, harness, waggon, clock, or any cilier article lis fancies ■ but a
small part ol the price ol either of these contributed by every family, would find all the bo)ks. maps, and globes I have recommended
And can any sum within the means of every man be spent in a more ralioiml or .noro satisfactory manner, than in the intellectimi
and moral improvement of his family ? Most people fvel a pride, and it is laudable, in the comfort and respectable appearance of
iheir lami les, and they require bat to be reminded of the circumslance, to extend this to the more laudable advancement of their
children in the scale ot mental excellence.

By indomitable toil the present generation of this District have subdued the primeval forests, and where once were gloomy
woods, are now (ertile fields, and they who could thus labour for posterity should not withhold the additional boon of education to
those who shall soon succeed them.

In tbeclioiceof aTeacherbe exceedingly circumspect ; let him he a person well qualified, nnd vou cannot pay him too much
—.real him with kindness, nlleiition, and respect, nnd while you watch him with vigilance, harbor no joncealed suspicions but let

him feel you have confidence in him. "- '- ' '

amidst the crosses nnd vexn

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sable, but the evils attending this system are very obvious. It has tended to destroy that respect which should cdwuvs be iiiaintained
towards a teacher. It hai exposed him in his unguarded moments lo the keen scrutiny of the young, nnd they are Vb.se observers
It has exposed liim to faa iliar remark with parents— exposed his weakness, perhaps his ignorance, and rendered him in the eyes of
Ins pupils a common nnd ordinary being, who should have been invested as it were, in their opini.m with more than 'lumaii attribul"s
The lile ol a teacher in the country is sufficiently humiliating, without subjecting him to the further degradation of being a stranger
every where, if he maintains iiis respect. If a teacher be a deserving person, und we want no other, it is bard indeed, lo deprive
him of that, which nil men desire, and all studious ones ardently long for— a quiet home. Most men will teach bir a le«s salnry if
boarded in one place, and thai place should be, if possible, one whose owner has no children connected with the school It is
scarcely enough that a Tenclier be impartial, he must if possible be above the suspicion of being otherwise. You will therefore re-
commend and try to persuade people that it is their interest to have their Teachers thus situated, and if the trial b« but once made it
\annot fail to recommend itself to the thinking part of the community. '

It will frequently happen that complaints will be made by both Teachers nnd parents for the same cause. While yoii ever
evince n willingness to hear these complaints, it will always be prudent to refrain from expressing an opinion until you hear both
sides : nnd to ntfbrd that soothing which time ubme frequently gives, put oU' the time of finally hearing nnd settlin<r the matter for us
long a lime a^j will not be inconsisJent with the nature of the complaii.;. To men unaccustomed to bear confliclFng sintements nnd
•pposing views of the same transaction, it is odcn difficult lo withhold remark, and to avoid forming a judgment upon it, but being
reminded that we are apt to do so, will put you on your guard against this error, which always leads to incorrect opinions and unjust
acts, while the motives may be perfectly pure. ^

Let the school regulations be few, simple, and well understood, nnd uphold strict obedience to the Teacher as indispensable. If
your Teacher cannot be trusted with almost despotic power, he is in no wise fit to be a Teacher ; your Rules should rather c-iid'e his
discretion thnn control his power.

overrate your powers

s aiieimon, anu respect, and wnueyou walcti liim with vigilance, barhor no joncealed suspicions, but let
lice in him. His, ia in general, an ungracious employment, and hereqiiresto be sustained and encouraged
sations which beset his path, even in the best regulated communities. The circumstances of ih<3 country
) practice of sending the Teacher r<iun;l lo board with Ihe pirenis of the diflerent scholars almost indispen-

For your own safely, see that his lists nre correctly and faithfully kept, nnd in your engagements do not
of piiyini'. keep within your means, nnd let your Teacher fully understand what he has lo expect.

If difficulties arise, report them to the Township Superintendent, but first try to settle them yourselves. And in conclusitm I
earnestly entreat you to carry on your schools with energy rid earnestness, remembering that lo you, even in one year, i«i committed
iin iinporlaiit part in the education of a large portion of the rising generation. - ^^

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