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The Perfect Teacher.......

The Folly of Pride....

The Rain.... Wound, or Wooned..
Schoolmasters......

The Blue Sky..........

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263 A Few Thoughts on a Common Topic........ 279

Final Disposal of the Famous Dighton Rock. 264 The Venerable Bede.......
Application....Childhood

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264 QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS.
265 Questions Submitted to the Candidates for
266 Admission to the High School, Chicago.. 281
MATHEMATICS.

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269 Extraction of the Square Root.......

Another Laura Bridgman....An Old Man.... 271 Contractions in Multiplication.....
Procrastinations....Be Truthful to Children.. 272

EDITORS' DEPARTMENT.

The Rate at which Waves Travel..............
......... 272 Letter from an Editor

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FAMILY SCHOOL FOR BOYS,

AT

OLD WARWICK, R. ISLAND.

This School is designed to hold an intermediate place in the education of lads, and retain the social influence of the family after it becomes necessary to send scholars from home.

The limited number of pupils also allows of that special attention and care which cannot be given in large schools.

We shall try to do for scholars who may be sent to us, what our editorlai associates have led the community to expect, by their kind notice in the last number of THE SCHOOLMASTER.

CHARGES FOR BOARD & INSTRUCTION IN COMMON ENGLISH BRANCHES, $40 PER TERM OF ELEVEN WEEKS.

Higher branches extra.

The Fall and Winter Terms commence on the

9TH OF SEPTEMBER, AND THE 2D OF DECEMBER, 1861,

With a recess between of Thanksgiving week.

Inquiries can be made in Providence at SNOW & GREENE'S.

Communications should be addressed to the Principal,

GEORGE A. WILLARD,

WARWICK NECK, AUGUST 15, 1861.

WARWICK NECK, R. I.

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AN ILLUSRATED CATALOGUE

AND

INFORMATION FORWARDED ON APPLICATION, BY MAIL, OR OTHERWISE

N. B. Every Article of School Furniture from this Establishment will be Warranted.

ALL COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO

JOSEPH L. ROSS,

OFFICE, CHARDON, OPPOSITE HAWKINS STREET,

(Near the Revere House,) BOSTON, MASS.

Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1860 by JOSEPH L. Ross, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,

BRISTOL, R. I.

The Terms of this Institution for the ensuing year will commence as follows:

First Term, on Tuesday, September 10, 1861.
Second Term, on Tuesday, November 26, 1861.
Third Term, on Tuesday, February 11, 1862.
Fourth Term, on Tuesday, May 6, 1862.

The year is divided into four Terms, in order to give to teachers an opportunity of attending the Normal School during the vacations of the Public Schools of the State.

BOARD OF INSTRUCTION,

JOSHUA KENDALL, A. M., PRINCIPAL.

MISS HANNAH W. GOODWIN,

MISS ELLEN R. LUTHER,

ASSISTANTS.

ARRANGEMENT OF STUDIES.

The studies of the School are arranged, as far as possible, to meet the wants of actual teachers and those intending to become such. They embrace,

First. The "Common School Branches," viz: SPELLING, READING, ARITHMETIC, POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, including both teaching and drill exercises in each. be given each week; also Lessons in Vocal Music and in Drawing.

ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND ANALYSIS,
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES,
General Exercises and Object Lessons will

Second. The "Higher English and Mathematical Branches," and the "Natural Sciences," viz:

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A Course of Familiar Conversational Lectures will be given, each term, on topics connected with the Teacher's Life and Duties.

Every subject of study and of lecture will be considered with reference to the best methods of teaching it. JOSHUA KENDALL, Principal. jy2m

BRISTOL, R. I., June 25, 1860.

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Providence Evening Press Establishment.

NO. 16 WEYBOSSET STREET,

NEXT DOOR NORTH OF THE POST OFFICE, PROVIDENCE. COOKE & DANIELSON, proprietors of the above establishment, invite an increase of the favor already extended to them as the publishers of

1. THE PROVIDENCE EVENING PRESS,

The largest daily newspaper in the State, and the only evening paper published in Rhode Island. It always has the latest telegraphic news, the same as contained in the Boston papers received in Providence several hours afterward. City and State intelligence will be found copiously set forth in its columns. Its general news and miscellaneous interesting matter in great abundance give it an additional passport to public favor. Its editorial conduct is strictly upon independent principles. Two editions of this handsomely printed journal are published daily.

THE EVENING PRESS is furnished to subscribers at the very low price of $6 per annum, payable in advance for any time desired. It is served in any part of the city at twelve cents per week, to such as prefer a weekly arrangement. Single copies, two cents each, may be procured at the office, at the news depots, and of the newsboys.

THE EVENING PRESS is a very valuable medium for advertisers, and both yearly and transient advertisers will be dealt with liberally.

2.

THE RHODE ISLAND PRESS,

Which is equalled in size by only one other weekly Rhode Island paper, contains a very large amount of reading matter, and is suphlied to subscribers at the cheap rate of $1.50 per year, payable in advance. Ten copies will be sent to one address for a year for $10. Single numbers, three cents. Only a limited number of advertisements will be received for this paper, the advertisers in which will find their interest promoted by an arrangement with respect to it.

3. THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOLMASTER.

BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.

The Proprietors of this establishment confidently invite the patronage of the public in connection with their Book and Job Printing Department. They are prepared to execute all kinds of letter press printing with NEATNESS, CHEAPNESS and PROMPTNESS. No pains will be spared to make it to the interest of their friends to transact business of this kind with them.

PROVIDENCE March, 1861.

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