,%. ^ .%, IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) V .^^o ,^. / 1.0 !f:«a I.I M 2.2 •4£ 1^ L25 i 1.4 Photographic Sciences Corporation 1.6 iV iV .^^ V (^ \\ (meaning "CON- TINUED"), or the symbol V (meaning "END"), whichever applies. Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: L'exemplaire film* fut reproduit grSca ^ la qinirotiti de: Division des manuscrits Archives publiques du Canada Lea images suivantes ont iti reproduites avec le plus grand soin. compta tenu de ia condition at de la nettet* de l'exemplaire film*, et en conformity avec lea conditions du contrat de filmage. Les exemplaires originaux dont la couverture en papier est imprimis sont filmte en commengant par le premier plat et en terminant soit par la dernidre page qui comporte une ampreinte d'Impreesion ou d'illustration, soit par le second plat, salon le cas. Tous les autres axempiaires origiriaux sont film^s en commengant par la premif^re page qui comporte une empreinte d impresaion ou d'illustration at en terminant par la derniere page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Un des symboies suivants apparaitra sur la damiAre image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symbols — ^ signifis "A SUIVRE " le symbole V signifie "FIN". Lea cartes, planches, tableaux, etc.. peuvent dtre filmea A des taux de rMuction diffirents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seui ciich*. il est film* i partir de I'angle sup*rieur gauche, de gauche * droite, et da haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n*cessaire. L-is diagrammes suivants illustrent la m*thode. 1 C^g£ 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- but firm ven- 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 Br ^".''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,..,. ...^ ,,,^ »uu^i,ci louiu ■<> uijuiu mm mu pucms m mu uiiiereni scuoiars almost in