before, although they inherited, as he said, the been very favorable. The laborers and mefame of his invention. Posterity has always chanics of Sweden are becoming to a great regarded the younger Peter Hele as the in-extent artistic mechanics and men of science; ventor of the watch.

The municipal council retained the little machine of Peter Hele in their own hands until the expiration of the forty hours. Young and old thronged to behold the little wonder, but it was with this, as with everything else in the world: some whispered something about enchantment, and others of direct agency by the good angels of the inventor. Consequential people turned up their noses, and said they had already seen such quackery in Venice and Bologna; and pretended connoisseurs criticised and found fault, and declared they could themselves have made something better. Business people, who are so careful of their hours, praised the new invention from their hearts; but the ladies, who are no observers of time, railed loudly against its faithful guardian. The majority united at length in the opinion, that it was a pity that watches had not been sooner invented. The invention could, said they, be but the work of a day-it was mere child's play-nothing could be more natural or more simple. The Nuremberg "living egg" shared exactly the

fate of the egg of Columbus.

The reader may not perhaps know that the first watches are supposed to have been made in the form of an egg.

and the women, instead of spending their time in dressing fashionably and gossiping, or, what is worse, poring over sentimental and trashy romance, make of their kitchens philosophical and chemical laboratories, and attend to their household duties understandingly and upon scientific principles.

ters.

With all our advantages of education in New England, we have too little practical science, applied to every day life, and presented in a manner to interest the people in scientific matOur vitiated literary taste and the little good which all our extensive reading does us, is manifest in the vast quantity of trashy and injurious sentimentalism and romance upon which much of the time of men, women and children is occupied, to the neglect of the higher powers of the mind, and the active duties and useful purposes of life.

ADVICE TO Boys.-You are made to be kind and generous. If there is a boy at school who has a club foot, don't let him know you ever saw it. If there is a boy with ragged clothes, don't talk about rags in his hearing. If there is a lame boy, assign to him some part of the game which does not require running. If there is a hungry one, give him part of your dinner. If there is a dull one, help him get his lessons. All the school will show by their countenance how much better it is to have a great soul than a great fist.

by Trench:

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.-We in the United States enjoy many advantages beyond most other nations in the world; but as there is no individual so wise that he may not with THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW ON TUPPER. advantage learn something from every one, The North American for July, has the followeven the humblest, with whom he has inter-ing, in its article on The Lessons in Proverbs, course, so, as a nation, we may learn many things from other countries, even from those whom we may consider inferior, in many respects to ourselves. An American, travelling in Sweden, writes to a New York paper that in all towns of that country of any considera-or, Every-day Thoughts ambitiously Parable size, there are scientific schools for men and women who earn their bread by daily toil. The application of science to every day life, and even the fine arts, receive attention here. The institution is free, and is attended by both men and women. The effects have

"There is scarcely a more verbose, thought diluting book in our language, than the one absurdly entitled 'Proverbial Philosophy.' A more seemly christening would have been, 'Tricks of Speech;

phrased.' The old saying, 'A short horse is soon curried,' if Tupperized, would read, 'The abbreviated pony, diminutive offspring of cold Canada, rejoices in a right speedy discharge from the brisk manipulations of the hired hostler.'" The writer holds a rash pen.

For the Schoolmaster

alluded to the unbounded invitation of Dr.

Triennial Jubilee of the Westfield Normal Abbot at the first gathering of the Association,

Association.

an invitation both cordial, and at that time, exceedingly prophetic. He closed his remarks by a happy quotation from Virgil, a translation of which was given, as should always be done before a promiscuous audience: "Perhaps it will be pleasant for us hereafter to remember these things." The choir then sang an original hymn, appropriate to the occasion. Mr. G. W. Curtis followed with an oration, which was considered as one of his finest efforts. Samples only can be afforded:-Our College system is but a modification of the English; it was founded in England by monks, and is invested with lovely associations. A monk is a denizen of the cloisters; a man is a citizen of the world. Let us be men, not monks. And if we wish that the name of America shall be as dear and poetic in history as that of Greece, and of any other country, we must not limit our achievement by that of other nations.

THIS interesting meeting was held on the 31st of July. No more comfortable and agreeable day could have been selected than Friday for the jubilee. The old graduates of the institution collected in large numbers, and the reunion was one of unalloyed satisfaction in all its exercises and circumstances. The alumni, with the present students of the school, invited guests and citizens formed in procession at Normal Hall, and proceeded to the Methodist Episcopal Church, at about 11 o'clock. The house proving too small, an adjournment was made to the Congregational Church, which was soon crowded, and the exercises commenced about noon. A voluntary was admirably performed by the choir, and Rev. J. S. Bingham invoked the Divine Blessing. At the close of the singing, M. B. Whitney, of Westfield, addressed the Normal Association; but as the whole address, to- Patriotism is the tie that binds us to our gether with a due notice of the other exercises, country, and its nature and responsibility would require too much space, it is necessa- formed the subject of his address. Patriotrily condensed. He began by extending a cor-ism, or the peculiar relation of an individual dial welcome to the Association, on behalf of to his country, is not a blind devotion, but an the citizens of Westfield, to the quiet repose of that lovely village and to the free hospitality of its inhabitants, and was rejoiced at the opportunity of renewing former acquaintance, and strengthening the ties of former friendship. The joy of the gathering, he continued, is saddened by the thought that some familiar faces are missed, who have been al-ently of any individual relations. A public ready welcomed to an unending jubilee of joy beyond the skies. Most of those present are engaged in the highest and noblest of all earthly pursuits—the training of the youthful mind-a work involving the most weighty responsibilities, and demanding the exercise of all the powers and faculties of our being. The knowledge that the duties of the teacher had been discharged with ability and fidelity had brought honor upon themselves, and upon the institution. More was added, in a similar strain, but our limits give the hint to proceed to the response of the President, Mr. Charles Hutchins. He acknowledged the words of welcome, and the generous sentiments so eloquently and yet so delicately expressed. He

intelligent love. The patriot sees how his country is commissioned by Providence to work for all mankind. Therefore his country's honor is dear to him as his own. A mother's sin is not a virtue, because your mother is the sinner. Right and wrong, justice and crime exist for each man independ

wrong is not a private right. If a man should say-" My country, by whatever means extended and bounded, my country, right or wrong," he merely repeats the words of the thief who steals in the street, or of the trader who swears falsely at the custom house, both of them chuckling, "My fortune, however acquired.” A man's country is not an area of land, but an idea, and patriotism is loyalty to that idea. In poetic minds it becomes closely associated with the soil and the symbols, but the patriot worships the idea through the emblem, as the over worships his mistress in her glove. So it was with Arnold Von Winkelried and Nathan Hale. So Washington, at once comprehending the grand scope of his country's des

tiny, with one hand put aside the crown, and poem and address of the day. The importance with the other set his slaves free.

But succeeding exercises now present their claims for attention, and we must leave Mr. Curtis' succeeding eloquent remarks.

of this is not duly appreciated in our Commonwealth. This is the point that needs attention at present. He illustrated the idea by relating an incident in the school life of the late William Marcy, which is too long for present limits, but will, we hope, be acceptable to the readers of the R. I. Schoolmaster in the next number. The next sentiment was the following:

There are two principal elements in every sentence. One is the subject. The subject of this sentence is Professor Greene, of Brown University.

A poem was then delivered by J. G. Holland, of Springfield, and formed a good dessert to the more substantial dish of the festival. The exercises at the Church being closed by an excellent specimen of musical accomplishments by the choir, the procession formed and proceeded to Whitman's Hall, where a collation had been provided. The hall was neatly and tastefully decorated with evergreens and flowers, and the tables displayed a tempting array of delicacies. On the sides of the hall, in letters of green, were the mottoes, "Shall school acquaintance be forgot" glory of the country, and the necessity of "What-how-why?" "Reunion;""West- thoroughness in elementary education to the

field State Normal School-Welcome !"

Professor Greene commenced his response in a vein of humor not easily transferable to print, and then spoke of the important relation of the teacher's duty to the welfare and

production of independent thinkers. He offered the sentiment:

The Subject-The Westfield Normal School-May its predicate ever be success.

The exercises were opened by singing an original hymn. A blessing was then invoked by Rev. Dr. Davis. The audience was then invited to partake of the collation, and with the help of a bevy of young ladies in white, who constituted themselves the servants of the public for the occasion, the distribution and consumption went forward speedily and satisfactorily, and the crowd was soon ready and eager for entertainment of a higher order. Mr. Dickinson, Principal of the school, offer-gration to this country. He related a remined the following sentiment:

The Board of Education in Massachusetts-they have breathed a new life into our system of Common Schools. Ariel Parish, of Springfield, a member of the Board, responded to the sentiment. He spoke of the work of the teacher as the really effective work in the business of educationthe lever of Archimides, by which the world is to be raised, morally and intellectually. He offered, in conclusion, the sentiment :

The Normal Schools of Massachusetts-the fulcrum of the Educational System of the Commonwealth. Mr. Dickinson responded, and concluded with the following sentiment:

The Common Schools of Massachusetts-on their management depends not only the highest future good of the State, but of its individual citizens.

Rev. Mr. Northup, a member of the State Board of Education, responded, and dwelt upon the importance of the education of the conscience, as alluded to in the admirable

Professor Edwards was called up by an allusion to the witchcraft of old times in Salem. He said Salem was believed to have been the first town in America to establish a free school, and the first town, also, in which a Christian Church had been organized-the Plymouth Church having been organized before its emi

iscence of his visit to Western Massachusetts some years since. He found most of the schools in very imperfect condition, but the one in admirable contrast with the others was taught by a graduate of the Westfield Normal School. The following sentiment was offered :

The greatest minds are often the keenest observers of the smallest things; therefore we find associated together the great and small, the Big and Low. May

the one ever strive to elevate the other.

This called up Professor Bigelow, of the Framingham Normal School. He said that he had thought he should evade the making of a speech, and he believed he should yet before he got through. There was a sort of expectation that if a man got upon the stage he would say something, but really he had nothing to say. He was reminded of the pious negro preacher belonging to the Quaker; when the latter was disturbed by his loud praying in the kitchen, and admonished the

negro that the Lord was not deaf, and could lady may say, "Oh, yes; I see you notice hear the faintest whisper. Ah," replied the that my parasol is getting old. Well, then, I "but the scripter says, hollered be accept." But the gentleman must never allude thy name.'' Prof. B. also told a funny story to her want of an article, but exercise his judgof a Vermonter, and concluded by extending ment as to what would be acceptable. Genthe hand of sympathy and affection to all la-erally, in our hot haste to win philopena, we borers in the cause of education. He pro- forget propriety, and become rude, in this land posed the sentiment: of thrift and hurry. The thing is far better

The Ladies of Westfield-The only pearls in this vi- and more pleasantly managed in Germany, and