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ers should not be required to exhibit cither a certificate of six
months' successful teaching or the Diploma of the Normal
School.

2nd. It is also feared that with the very general employ-
ment of women—there would be a want of steadiness and
uniformity in the management of the schools caused by a
rapid succession of new teachers. This evil will be reme-
died in part by the Normal School, for teachers coming from
that Institution will be likely to practice the methods which
they learned there, and thus there need be no change of sys-
tem even while there is a continual change of teachers. I
will take the liberty of suggesting another plan by which
continuity of work might be secured even under a succession
of teachers, and by which the State could adapt itself to the
change, which all know to be coming, from men to women
teachers. A competent and experienced 'gentleman might
be appointed in every commissioner district, who should be
the Principal of all the Schools in that District. The
Teacher of each school (whether man or woman) should re-
port to the Principal, and conduct the school according to
his directions The Principal should arrange the classifica-
tion, daily routine, examinations, promotions, etc., and be
responsible for every school in his District as regards both
instruction and government. If there were not more than
ten schools in his District, he could spend half a day in the
week in each, which would be amply sufficient for the pur-
poses in view.

Without entering into further details, the following may
be named among the beneficial results likely to be derived
from the plan suggested.

1st. All the advantages arising from the employment of
men as teachers, would be combined with those arising from
the employment of women.

2d. The work of a school would be continuous from Term
to Term, and from year to year; each teacher would begin
exactly where her predecessor left off, and the scholars would
advance, and not (as is too often the case) be kept moving in
a circle.

3d. The work of the Principal being more responsible and
better remunerated than the work of the teacher now is, a
better class of young men would be induced to make teaching
their profession; and thus a corps of professional teachers
would be established, the only body to whom the educational
interests of the State can safely be entrusted.

APPARATUS.

The school is now furnished with apparatus, excellent in
quality, and, for the present, sufficient in quantity for ma-
nipulations and illustrations in chemistry. An outlay of $100
a year would supply the tear and wear in this department,
and enable it to keep up with the progress of science.