ness
ought to be attended to only in play hours: If only one or two come
in late when we are reading in the morning, or after we have
composed ourselves to study at the close of the recess, every
scholar must look up from her book,--we do not say they ought to do
so, but only that they will do so. However, we anticipate an
improvement in this respect, as we know "a word to the wise is
sufficient."

'In the two back rows we are sorry to say that we have noticed
whispering. We know that this fact will very much distress our
Teacher, as she expects assistance, and not trouble from our older
scholars. It is not our business to reprove any one's misconduct,
but it is our duty to mention it, however disagreeable it may be.
We think the younger scholars during the past week have much
improved in this respect. Only three cases of whispering among them
have occurred to our knowledge.

'We remember some remarks made a few weeks ago, by our Teacher, on
the practice of prompting each other in the classes. We wish she
would repeat them, for we fear that by some they are forgotten. In
the class in Geography, particularly in the questions on the map,
we have noticed sly whispers, which we suppose were the hints of
some kind friend designed to refresh the memory of her less
attentive companion. We propose that the following question be now
put to vote. Shall the practice of prompting in the classes be any
longer continued?

'We would propose that we have a composition exercise _this_ week
similar to the one on Thursday last. It was very interesting, and
we think all would be willing to try their thinking powers once
more. We would propose also that the readers of the compositions
should sit near the centre of the room, as last week many fine
sentences escaped the ears of those seated in the remote corners.

'We were requested by a very public-spirited individual to mention
once more the want of three nails, for bonnets in the entry. Also,
to say that the air from the broken pane of glass on the east side
of the room, is very unpleasant to these who sit near.

'Proposed that the girls who exhibited so much taste and ingenuity
in the arrangement of the festoons of evergreen, and tumblers of
flowers around the Teacher's desk, be now requested to remove