Lawrence; A Tabular view of Academies, Collegiate and Classical Institutes, etc.

It will be remembered that the Hartford LL. D. and the New York D. D. undertook the publication of a National Educational Paper, but as two cannot walk together except they are agreed, they obtained a divorce from each other, and the result is that we have two Journals, bearing the same name, of about equal merit, and either of which is, doubtless, greatly superior to what the contemplated one would have become, had these brethren continued to dwell together in unity.

THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHER is, as usual, filled with interesting matter, led off by a continuation of Mrs. Mather's Prize Essay on the True Mission of the Teacher. From this article we make the following ex

tract:

"Since the moral faculties are man's highest endowments, it would seem that intellectual education should always subserve the moral, and not the reverse, as is too frequently the case. Do we not sometimes cultivate the intellect to the detriment of the heart? Does not the system of reward and medals, offered to pupils who can jostle aside their comrades and scramble to the highest place, foster a selfish ambition, which in subsequent life develops itself into a ruder competition for wealth and professional or political ascendency? Do not the ostentation and vanity, so often encouraged by the display of school exhibitions, stimulate a thirst for public admiration, which in after life manifests itself in an extravagant display of costly dress and furniture, often ending in bankruptcy and ruin ?"

THE R. I. SCHOOLMASTER.-The March number is a gem, containing nearly one hundred articles upon thirty-two pages. Of course none of them are suns or moons, but they are stars of various magnitudes, all bright and beautiful. Read the following extract:

Nor long since we were conversing with a prominent teacher, and sought to detain him a little longer than his business seemed to warrant. "I cannot stop now," said he, "I must be at my school room."

"Are you always thus prompt?" we inquired.

"Yes," said he, " and that is the best way to teach my pupils to be always in time. I have not been a moment behind the time of commencing my school in two years, and during the six years I have been teacher, I have never lost fifteen minutes, all told, from my school-room, by being late."

As he left us, we thought we discovered one reason, at least, why our friend was a successful teacher.

THE CONNECTICUT SCHOOL JOURNAL furnishes A Glance at the New Haven Schools —a first rate article; The Ambitious Youth; Taxation for Schools, and other good things "too numerous to mention."

THE NEW YORK TEACHER is chiefly occupied with the Annual Report of the Hon. Victor M. Rice, State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Like all the productions of his pen, it is a thoroughly elaborated paper, and affords a highly encouraging view of educational interests in the Empire State.

THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL JOURNAL is, as usual, devoted to a great extent, to the publication of the proceedings of County Institutes. It however contains several addresses of rare interest, one of which closes with the following words:

Pass the Electro-magnet over iron concealed in dust and dirt, and it comes forth obedient to the mysterious power. Pass the magnet of education over human society, and you call forth talent that would otherwise lie buried in obscurity. You open springs that will gush forth to fertilize the fields of Art, Science, and Literature. Millions will thus be rescued from ignorance and all its attendant vices, redeemed from the bondage of superstition, and elevated to the dignity of rational beings.

THE MICHIGAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION opens with an article on Home and the Family, the spirit and tone of which are indicated in the following extract:

"God setteth the solitary in Families." The family is the primary and fundamental Divine ordinance. First in order of time, and first in the order of nature, stands the family as the primary social arrangement among men. Before the state, before the church, exists the family, and has in itself the germs of both state and church. It is the parent and nurse of whatever among men is humane and gentle, affectionate and generous, noble and pure. It is the primary school which God provides for his human children, and into which he casts us to be educated, for all that after-life of ours here and hereafter.

This is followed by Union Schools; Study of Language; The Teacher's Home, and various other articles, all excellent, all timely.

THE INDIANA SCHOOL JOURNAL has for its leader The Teacher, which starts off on this wise:

Every profession has its quacks, as well as its true men; and in no profession is the former class more abundant, than in that of the teacher."

This is followed by Colleges and Public Schools; School Buildings; Greenmount College, of which an unusually fine engraving is presented; Editorial Notes of a journey from Richmond, Ia., to Philadelphia, and back again, — well told.

THE ILLINOIS TEACHER for March we have not received.

THE CANADA JOURNAL OF EDUCATION is one of our most spirited and valuable exchanges. It has inspired us with a desire to visit Toronto in the character of a learner. We would gladly publish extracts, but our limits forbid.

Of the local educational papers in Ohio, we have received only Our Exponent, of Norwalk. This is a small but interesting sheet,

conducted by the rupils of the High School in that village. From it we learn that

"NORWALK is a village of 3000 inhabitants, and enumerates 736 persons of school age, or between five and twenty-one.

In the public schools, nine teachers are employed, and about four hundred and seventy pupils enrolled, with an average daily attendance of about four hundred and twenty. Of the teachers, four are employed in primary schools, two in secondary, one in the grammar, and two in the High School department.

The school year consists of forty weeks, and is divided into three terms; one of sixteen weeks, commencing on the last Monday in August, one of twelve, commencing on the first Monday in January, and one of twelve, commencing on the first Monday in April.

The High School contains, at present, sixty-four pupils. Its acommodations consist of four rooms; the school-room proper, capable of seating one hundred and twenty pupils, a recitation room, one for Library and Cabinet, and the Apparatus room or Laboratory. The Library contains about 500 volumes; the Cabinet includes a fine set of Geological and Mineralogical specimens; and the Apparatus, most that is necessary for experiment and elucidation in Natural Philosophy and Chemistry.

The tuition is $4.50 per term of twelve weeks.

THE KENYON COLLEGIAN is like its predecessors, full of life and fun. Those who consider laughter a sin, better not subscribe for the Collegian.

THE MARIETTA COLLEGIATE MAGAZINE, conducted by the students of Marietta College, is a literary Journal of high merit, and as it takes for its motto "Semper Crescens," which signifies, in English, "every day becoming bigger," we entertain high hopes for its future greatness.

Success to the Kenyon and Marietta boys. They are all our nephews, the "children of Israel" and Lorin, our own brothers, if they will acknowledge the relationship.

EDUCATIONAL NEWS FOR MARCH.

COLUMBUS.-Both Senate and House committees have reported against any essential modification of the school law. Still, many members of each house are not quite satisfied with those reports, and it is possible that they may be somewhat modified. We hope and believe, however, that the law is safe. As the Legislature has voted to adjourn on the 9th instant, the question will very soon be decided. We judge that more than three times as many names have come in for letting the law alone, as there have asking for changes.

Note. An explanation is due our readers. In our last we stated that the House committee had reported in favor of suspending the operation of the library feature of our school law, for two years. They did determine so to do, and we were,

by the chairman, so informed; but after the Journal was printed, they so modified the report as to leave this point as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever should be. There is little prospect that anything will be done for Normal schools. The Reform School is in a rather more hopeful way.

The festival at Granger's Commercial College, held on the 4th ult., was an occasion of much interest. Addresses were made by Gov. Chase and other gentlemen. Miss Mary A. Short contributed a poem, which was read by Col. Harris, and received with applause. This College is deservedly enjoying high prosperity.

CLEVELAND.-The Herald speaks highly of a recent examination of the High School, of which Mr. E. E. White is Principal. It was manifest that the pupils had received a thorough training, and that they perfectly understood the branches in which they were examined.

A streak of good fortune visited Mr. W. in the past month. He acts as Lecturer of Commercial Computations in one of the Commercial Colleges of Cleveland. At the close of one of his lectures, he was agreeably surprised by the reception of a splendid copy of "The Spectator," in six volumes, as a token of the respect in which he is held by the students.

Mr. C. S. Royce has given instruction in Phonography at Bryant, Lusk & Stratton's School during the past winter, and his success has been highly satisfactory. We should be glad to see this important branch of learning more generally pursued in all our schools.

HOPEDALE.-The Normal School has just closed a pleasant and prosperous session. The attendance has been about 70 in the Normal, and 90 in the Model School. The next term will commence on the 8th instant, and its prospects are highly encouraging.

THE SENECAS are a wide awake tribe. At the meeting of their County Association, lately held at Rehoboth, addresses were made by President Keifer, of Heidelburg College, Messrs. C. C. Nestlerode, and A. Schyler, which, with their resolutions and other good deeds, were indicative of an upward and onward movement in that part of the State. But what most excites our admiration, is the fact that twenty-four persons subscribed for the Journal of Education!

NORTH WESTERN OHIO.-On the 8th ult. the teachers and other friends of education, met at Maumee City, and organized an Association, embracing nine counties, as an auxiliary to the State Teachers' Association. The Nor'- Westers were evidently excited on the subject, and talked and acted like people who mean to show the rest of mankind that some things can be done as well as others, if not better. Just hear how they talked on one subject, and take that as a fair sample of the spirit which pervaded the crowd:

"The committe on Circulation of the Ohio Journal of Education, reported the following plan for extending its circulation, which was accepted and adopted: "1st. That one person in each county be appointed by the Executive committee, to correspond with the township Boards of his county, urging them to avail themselves of the provisions of the law, as interpreted by the School Commissioner, in reference to taking the Journal.

"2d. That the Secretary of this Association be instructed to correspond with the several Boards of Examiners in the counties embraced in this Association, urging them to use their influence to induce candidates for examination to become subscribers for the Journal."

Want of space forbids further "news" in the present number.

NOTICES OF BOOKS.

N. B. We shall notice such books only as may be presented for examination and review, except in instances when we believe that the interests of our readers would be promoted by a deviation from this rule. We can not promise an immediate attention to all books which we may receive, and must be governed by the condition of our columns, and by our ability to command time.

A HISTORY OF ALL NATIONS, from the earliest periods to the present time. Illustrated by 70 stylographic maps, and 700 engravings. By S. G. GOODRICH. New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, publishers, 1856.

"Peter Parley never wrote a poor book, and in this History he has outdone all his other works. It contains, in 2 vols., 1221 large octavo pages. In its narration of facts, it is truthful and fair; in its generalizations and deductions, just and philosophical. Its style has that cheerful and animated tone for which all the writings of Mr. Goodrich are distinguished. No branch of learning is more useful than history, and none more attractive to the young, if presented in a lively and pleasing style. We can confidently recommend this work to our readers, to all who are without a good work on general history. It is particularly adapted to the family circle, and its numerous and beautiful engravings will excite an interest with children which they will gratify only by a perusal of the descriptive matter. We trust that it will meet with a liberal patronage in Ohio.

THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES: An Historical Geography, with accounts of the origin and development, the institutions and literature, the manners and customs of the nations of Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa, from the close of the fourth till the close

of the fifteenth century. By ADOLPHUS LOUIS KOEPPEN. New York: D. Appleton & Co.

The mediæval ages furnish a rich theme for the pen of the historian. No student, no man who would well understand the past, should fail to possess himself of the best works on the subject. This work of Dr. Koppen appears to us well adapted to meet the demands of all students in the history of the Middle Ages. It is accompanied by six colored maps, from the historical atlas of Charles Spinner, LL. D., Captain of Engineers in the Kingdom of Bavaria. ENGLISH SYNONYMS, classified and explained; with practical exercises. Designed for schools and private tuition. By G. F. GRAHAM. New York: D. Appleton & Co.

Some work on this subject is indispensable to all who would obtain a knowledge of the exact meaning of words. No two words in our language have pre