young friends, be very careful of setting a good example, while you are scholars; remember how many there are who will be ready to follow you, if you set a bad one; you may be the means of leading others by your example to shame and disgrace, to ruin in this life, and everlasting misery in the world to come. I cannot finish the marks of the good scholar, without hoping, that while he endeavours to set a good example before the rest of the scholars, he will also pray for them, tell them of the love of Jesus, and exhort them to seek heavenly wisdom from that God who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not;' he will be desirous of pointing out the value of their souls, the beauties of the Bible, and the necessity of a Saviour: he will tell them of a teacher that is heavenly and divine, and entreat them to go with him to the school of Christ, to sit at his feet and receive lessons of heavenly wisdom; to learn of him who was meek and lowly in heart. This is the good scholar, and these are the duties of the school. If all scholars were known by these marks, what happy scholars you would be; what a pleasure it would be to be your teacher; what a happy school it would be, you might indeed say.

"I have been their and still will go,

'Tis like a little heav'n below."

An idle scholar is soon known: he carries the marks of a dunce on his forehead; you may

see them in his looks; when he walks to school, he stops at every corner of the street, he peeps into every window, and talks to every idle child he meets; his lessons are but half learnt, and very carelessly repeated; his words are badly pronounced, and his copy badly written; his fingers are stained with ink, and his books are full of blots and scrawls: You may soon know an idle scholar, by his books; he is either whis pering or talking aloud, he is looking about him or cutting and spoiling his books and the desk; he is continually bringing something to school, either to eat or to play with, his pockets are full of fruit or sweetmeats; his lessons are a burden to him; he is glad when school is dismissed, that he may go to his play; he is careless of every thing, alike indifferent to rewards or punishments, contented to remain stationary, while others, who were far behind, overtake and travel far beyond him in the paths of wisdom; he is a trouble to his teacher, a hinderance to the rest of the scholars, a disturbance to the school, a grief to his parents and a shame and a disgrace to himself, and all his companions. Let me ask you one question, if you please sir. Well, my young friend, what is that? How is a good monitor to be known? He should be gentle and patient to the younger scholars, and teach them, in the same manner as he would like to be taught himself; he must not speak rudely or sharply to them; he must not call them names or beat them, but if they act

improperly, he should inform his teacher, that he may reprove or punish them, as he thinks proper; he should be civil, impartial, and obliging to all; he should endeavour to assist them when in trouble or difficulty, and take the part of the younger scholars, when any of the elder scholars would hurt or ill-treat them; he should be a peace-maker and a friend to all: This a monitor ought to be, in addition to the marks of a good scholar. "A monitor or monitress, says a young lady who wrote on the person, duty, and qualifications requisite for that office, should be one that is universally beloved by all the scholars; one who is known to possess an even and calm disposition; one that is capable of discharging the duties of her office, with propriety and exactness, so as to gain the respect of the scholars, and afford the nost satisfaction to her teacher: it is likely there may be some in school that she may have a greater affection for than others, but nothing should draw her from the path of duty: she ought to set a good example; she ought to be rigid; and possess a firm and constant mind; she should endeavour not to act partially; her greatest wish and highest pride ought to be, the improvement of her class: Justice should always be her guide ought to be lenient, but not so much as to allow herself to be trifled with by dre under her care: By her

Miss! Fries, at Mr. Bassett's Academy.

overlooking, one day, a trivial fault, they will most assuredly expect her to overlook a greater the next day, and so on, until at last, instead of being able to command any respect, she will become the mere play-thing of all, from the greatest to the least: by overlooking their faults, she may imagine that she does them a favour; alas! it is only a mistaken kindnessshe does them more real injury by concealing faults, than she would if she were to correct them, or inform her teacher." I should now endeavour to improve this subject: Children should always obey the rules of the school where they go there are right doings and wrong doings, or pure and impure actions; how careful children ought to be, and watchful that their actions may be such as they shall never be ashamed of, neither in this world, nor when they stand before the bar of God. Take heed that you are not the worse for going to school: Remember, that "evil communications corrupt good manners;" let your conversation, your conduct, your example prove that you are a good scholar and desirous of gaining useful knowledge: let the great end of learning to read be, that you may be able to read the Holy Scriptures, which "are able to make you wise unto salvation." Let the great end of your learning to write be, that you may be able to communicate to those who are afar of, the glad tidings of salvation. Let the great end of arithmetic be, that you may be taught "so to number

your days, that you may apply your hearts unto wisdom." To seek the salvation of your souls, seek to be taught by the Holy Spirit, and the great Master of assemblies," at whose feet Mary sat, when she made choice of that part which could never be taken away from her. There is, in some schools, what is called a weekly review, be prepared for it, and remember that Christ will review your actions, both good and bad, at the last day. There are, in some schools, quarterly examinations, let your lessons be well repeated, that you pass through the examination with honour to yourselves, with pleasure to your teacher, and with satisfaction to all who may be present. There is, in all schools, a general vacation or holiday once a year, some give a longer, some a shorter time; it is a necessary relaxation to your own minds, and your teacher's: health requires it, that he may return to his duty, to his ardu ous and important employ, with new zeal and redoubled vigour. The hour of death may be called a vacation or breaking up; death destroys the body, and separates the soul from it ; the vacation destroys order, and separates the scholar from his teacher, there is an end of lessons and learning for a time; there is no work nor device in the grave; at death, all our labour and toil will case: the Bible cannot be read there, no tables repeated there, no copies written there, those fingers that now hold the P