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12f l3 <br /> In the High School building we have endeavored to effect a edge of the elements of the letters, and previous preparation on <br /> partial reformation in this respect, by opening passages through each lesson. <br /> which currents of air can always pass in and out freely and gently. In including grammar among the branches especialjy neglected <br /> In the Adams Intermediate School room a successful experiment we do not refer to a drill in the text-book—but work which can <br /> has been tried by admitting fresh air under a cylinder stove and be done without a book, even in the lowest schools. We should <br /> causing it to be heated and distributed throughout the room. begin there to call attention to every incorrect expression, and to <br /> Other plans are on foot, and we hope to see immediate adva4- the structure of ordinary sentences. The numerous papers we <br /> tages from the change in all our schoolhouses. In some of the have had from the several written examinations during the year, <br /> buildings new stoves have been added,and the basements plastered, have given us ample opportunity to notice the last mentioned defi- <br /> which, we think, will hereafter.prevent any suffering from cold. ciencies. <br /> A few of the almost innumerable errors in orthography on our <br /> DEFICIENCIES. lists we venture to give—and lest it be impossible in some cases <br /> Our scholars are especially deficient in reading, spelling, pen- to understand what was attempted, we place the correct words in i <br /> manship, and grammar. In only one or two of the schools has a separate column. i <br /> any special attention been paid to articulation. Classes have been - Independence. Themoneter. <br /> through a half dozen grades, using readers in which particular Independence. Indi endence. Themomiter. <br /> p Thermometer. � Themomitor. <br /> attention is called to the elementary sounds,without being able to Physicion. <br /> distinguish properly one sound from another. We desire the Physician. Phycician. Thermonother. <br /> � <br /> classes in reading to be"thoroughly drilled in the elements every (Sovreign. Melitia. <br /> Sovereign. { Soverin Me litia. <br /> day, and the teacher should carefully go over`the exercise by him- gn. ( g Militia. Milicia. <br /> Soverieng. �Malicia. <br /> self, before venturing to drill his class, that he may be sure he can �: ( Commitee. <br /> give the sounds correctly and clearly, and without nasal and other Committee. { Commity. S Catapillar: <br /> disagreeable tones. Very much can be done-at home in this par- Y Commitie. I Cattapilla. <br /> Aneversar . <br /> Caterpillar. Catapiller. <br /> correcting y <br /> titular, by having children read aloud and by carefully c g Anniversary. � Cateerpillar. <br /> any errors which are noticed. Anniversary. Aniversery. Cattaphilia. <br /> poorly taught -in .nearly every school, Anaversary. Analesys. <br /> Penmanship has been p y tau g � <br /> and we shall insist during the coming year that a fixed time each Tenessee. Analysis. Analysis. <br /> Tennessee. Tennesee. Anallicies. . <br /> week be devoted to it, and that nothing shall be allowed to inter- Own. One. <br /> fere with that time. We believe that classification will assist us in Regular. Regelar. <br /> Hener Thomas. Tomas. <br /> € this, and that much more can be accomplished by putting all the Nominative. Nomo ative. Delaware. Delewhere. <br /> scholars into one, or at most two classes,than by the plan generally Objective. Objecttive. Wednesday. Wensday. <br /> followed in our schools of having as many classes as there are Gold. Gould. Attack. Attact. <br /> pupils. All the scholars in a school-room can be drilled at the Thence. Thents. Business. Bissuness.. <br /> same time on a particular element, or letter, by the teacher using Depot. Deapot. Apparel. Apparabie. <br /> the blackboard, to better advantage than by individual instruction Rebels. Rebbles. Calendar. Chalander. <br /> —and thus each one can derive the benefit of the whole time Exhibition. Exherbition. New Hampshire. New Hanshire. <br /> devoted to the exercise, in place of a few seconds ordinarily given Great Britain. great Britten. Catarrh. Catah. <br /> �� Squares. Squers. <br /> to each individual. We are aware that this, like every exercise Obey. Obay. q <br /> properly taught, requires care on the part of the teacher, a knowl- July. Juley. Grammar. Grammer. <br /> a <br />