It is satisfactory to know that the principles first developed in the infant plan are found equally applicable to older children, and I have had the pleasure of seeing those principles carried out in many schools throughout the country, too numerous to mention individually.
It will be seen from what has been said that the plan of the children marching from one post to the other, is the very thing for infants, as exercising and developing their locomotive powers, a thing exceedingly desirable for young children.

The great error of the old infant system, or in other words, the dame-school plan, was the keeping the pupils rivetted to their seats; here they are marching from one place to another, and get ting food for every sense.

Take as another example the picture of the trades; the monitor says to his little pupils as they come up.

What does a fishmonger sell, the answer is, fishes of many sorts, such as salmon, cod, herring, and mackerel.

Q.What does a mason do?
A.Cut stones into their proper shapes, polish some sorts, and cut ornaments on others.