by the piano; and we wish all to join in it who can sing. The exercises
which follow are exhibited to the eye by the following diagram.

MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL.

SCHEDULE OF STUDIES. 1833.

_Miss_
+-------+----------+------------+-----+-------------+-----+-----------+
| | FIRST | SECOND | | THIRD | | FOURTH |
| | HOUR. | HOUR. | | HOUR. | | HOUR. |
+-------+----------+------------+--+--+-------------+--+--+-----------+
| | EVENING | LANGUAGES. |G.|R.|MATHEMATICS. |G.|R.| SECTIONS. |
| | LESSONS. | | | | | | | |
+-------+----+-----+------+-----+--+--+------+------+--+--+-----+-----+
|MONDAY.| | | | | | | | | | | | |
+-------+----+-----+------+-----+--+ +------+------+--+ +-----+-----+
| TUES. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+-------+----+-----+------+-----+--+ +------+------+--+ +-----+-----+
| WED. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+-------+----+-----+------+-----+--+ +------+------+--+ +-----+-----+
|THURS. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+-------+----+-----+------+-----+--+ +------+------+--+ +-----+-----+
|FRIDAY.| | | | | | | | | | | | |
+-------+----+-----+------+-----+--+ +------+------+--+ +-----+-----+
| SAT. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+-------+----+-----+------+-----+--+--+------+------+--+--+-----+-----+

_First Hour.--Evening Lessons._

(See plan; page 196.)

We then, as you will see by the schedule, commence the first hour of the
day. It is marked evening lessons, because most, though not all, of the
studies are intended to be prepared out of school. These studies are
miscellaneous in their character, comprising Geography, History, Natural
and Intellectual Philosophy, and Natural History. This hour, like all
the other hours for study, is divided into two equal parts, some classes
reciting in the first part, and others in the second. A bell is always
rung _five minutes before the time_ for closing the recitation, to give
the teachers notice that their time is nearly expired, and then again
_at the time_, to give notice to new classes to take their places. Thus
you will observe th