THE NEW ENGLAND COUNTRY SCHOOL

The following sketch of a Country School in New England—“ as it was,” is copied from the “ Columbian Muse, a selection of American Poetry, from various authors-published by Matthew Carey, Philadelphia, 1794,"—where it is credited to the New Hampshire Spy.

Read in the bible, tell the place"
" Job twentieth and the seventeenth verse-
“Caleb, begin.” “And-he-shall-suck-
Sir,-Moses got a pin and stuck
“Silence,-stop Caleb—Moses ! here !"
“What's this complaint ?” “I dida’ı, Sir,"-
“Hold up your hand, -What is't a pin?"
“O dear, I won't do so agin."
“ Read on." “The increase of his bb-borse"
“Hold: H, O, U, S, E, spells house."
“Sir, what's this word? for I can't tell it."
“Can't you indeed! Why spell it.” “Spell it."
“Begin yourself, I say.” “Who, I ?"

Yes, lry. Sure you can spell it.” “Try."
“Go, take your seats and primers, go,
You sha'n't abuse the bible so."

“ Come Billy, read-What's that!" “ That's A—"
“Sir, Jim has snatch'd my rule away—".
“ Return it, James. Here, rule with this-
Billy, read on,"—“That's crooked S."
“Read in the Spelling-book-Begin."
“The boys are out"_“Then call them in"
“My nose bleeds, mayn't I get some ice,
And hold it in my breeches ?”—“Yes."
“ John, keep your seat." “My sum is more
“ Then do't again-Divide by four,
By twelve, and twenty-Mind the rule.
Now speak, Manassah, and spell tool.”
"I can't"_“Well try"_"T, W, L."
“Not wash'd your hands yet, booby, ha ?
You had your orders yesterday.
Give me the serrule, hold your hand."
“Oh! Oh!” “There,-mind my next command.”

“The grammar read. Tell where the place is." “ C sounds like K in cat and cases. “My book is torn.” “The next.” “ Here not" " E final makes it long-say note. What are the stops and marks, Susannab?” “Small points, Sir.”—“And how many, Hannah ?"

Four, Sir.” “How many, George? You look :" “Here's more than fifty in my book.” “How's this? Just come, Sam?”

Why I've been—" “Who knocks ?” “I don't know, Sir.” “Come in." “ Your most obedient, Sir ?" “And yours." “Sit down, Sir.” “Sam, put to the doors." • What do you bring to tell that's new !" "Nothing, that's either strange or true. What a prodigious school! I'm sure You've got a hundred here, or more. A word, Sir, if you please." "I will You girls, till I come in be still.”

“Come, we can dance to night-so you Dismiss your brain distracting crew, And come–For all the girls are there. We'll have a fiddle and a player.” “Well, mind and have the sleigh-bells sent, I'll soon dismiss my regiment.”

“Silence! The second class must read As quick as possible-proceed.. Not found your book yet? Stand-be fix'dThe next read, stop—the next-the next. You need not read again, 'tis well." “ Come Tom and Dick, chuse sides to spell. " Will this word do ?” Yes, Tom spell dunce. Sit still there all you little ones.' “I've got a word,” “Well, name it." “Gizzard." You spell it Sampson." “G, I, Z.” "Spell conscience, Jack." “K, O, N,S, H, U, N, T, S.” “Well done!" “Put out the next"--"mine is folks." “ Tim, spell it"_"P, H, O, U, X.” "O shocking! Have you all try'd ?" "No." “Say Master, but no matter, gom Lay by your books—and you, Josiah, Help Jed to make the morning fire.”

INDEX TO ENGLISI PEDAGOGY.

A-B-C., how taught, 417, 306.

Authority in Studies; 111.
Academy, Milton's Plan of, 150, 181.

Aversion to Study, 292.
Academicum Nosocomium, or College of Health, 204. Awe, or Reverence of Parents, 241.
Acting of Plays-Bacon und Raumer on, 92.

Aylmer, 28, 32.
Active Amusements, 40.
Activity, Mental, 351.

Bachelor of Arts, 173.
Ad Clerun, Sermon at Cambridge, 173.

Bacon, F., Memoir, 77.
Addison, J., Sculpture and Education, 16.

Raumer's Estimate of Philosophy, 77, 84, 93
Admission and Matriculation, 172.

Estimate of Antiquity, 85.
Advice of W. P., on 'Trade Scbools, 197.

Goethe, Criticism on, 89.
Advices to his Son, by Lord Burleigh, 51.

Opinion of Schools of the Jesuits, 91.
Choice of a Wife, 52.

Genetic Method, 90.
Education of Children, 52.

Methods should vary, 90.
Country Home, 52.

Public and Private Schools, 91.
Hospitality to Friends, 53.

Acting of Plays, 93.
Borrowing and Suretyship, 53.

Essay on Custoin and Education, 95
Litigation with the Poor, 53.

Studies, 103.
Conduct towards Rank, 53.

Annotations on, 96, 104.
Conversation, 53.

Bacon, R., 80.
Æsop's Fables in Latin, 308.

Barrow, I., Idea of Education, 13.
Æsthetics, 39.

Beating, 55, 170.
Affectation in Manner, 351.

Anselm, 55.
Agriculture, Plan of College of, 191.

Ascham, 55, 64.
Professors in University, 190.

Locke, 243, 260.
Suggestions by Cowley, 100.

Socrates, 62.
Hartlib, 188, 191,

Spencer, 369.
Milton, 182.

Beds for children, 236.
Petty, 189.

Behavior, formed by Practice, not by lectures, 25%
Locke, 337.

Bent, Dutural, 91, 107.
Air, exercise in open, 229.

Bible on Education, 308, 309, 330.
Allurements to learning, 71.

Biology, 392.
Alphabet, how taught, 306, 417.

Birch, scholastic uses of, 422.
Amusements, 397.

Blood, quantity and quality, 354.
Anger, in parent or child, 364.

Bodies of Children, 347.
Animals, cruelty to, 287.

Bond R., teacher of Aschum, 23, 405.
training of, 345.

Book-keeping, 339.
Angolations on Bacon's Essay on Education, 96. Books, 108, 139, 463.

Studies, 104. Bolany, 183, 190.
Antiquity, Bacon's Estimate of, 85.

Bowling, as Recreation, 44.
Architecture, 183.

Bristol Diamonds, 404.
Aphorisms on Education, 11, 137.

Brain, Influence on Bodily Functions, 354.
Archery, 39, 43.

Bully, the School, 440, 461.
Archimedes, application of Aphorism of, 142.

Burleigh, Memoir, 51.
Aristotle, 38, 41, 117.

Advices to his Son, 51. See Advices,
Value of Pastimes, 41.

Burke, E., Education of Mankind, 17.
Style, 38.

Burton, W., My First Teacher, 416.
Influence of, 117.

Butler, Bishop, 16.
Bacon's opposition to, 87.

Butler, S , 425.
Arithmetic, 201, 323.

Byron, Lord, 425.
Arts, Degrees in, 172.
Ascham, R., Memoir, 23.

Caeser, 70.
Toxophilus, 24, 39.

Callimachus, 43.
The Schoolmaster, 37.

Calling, or Natural Inclination to Pursuit, 107
Interview with Lady Jane Grey, 32.

Campe, 209, 220.
Character as a Teacher, 25.

Cambridge University, 23, 167.
Writer on Education, 38.

Milton's Residence at, 167.
Man, 38.

Classification of Students, 168.
Asterly, J., 55.

Terms and Daily Routine, 169.
Treatise on Riding, 55.

Discipline, 170.
Astronomy, 183, 190, 324.

Physical Exercise, 17).
Astronomical Observatory, 190, 203.

Religious Duties, 171
Athens, Example of Right Training, 66.

Curriculum, 172.
Attention, 314.

Quadriennium, 172.
Aubrey's Account of Milton's Studies, 167.

Degrees, 173.
Of Milton's Whipping, 175.

Triennium, 174.
Austin, S., Attainable ends of Education, 20.

Corporeal Punishment, 170