Rules of the small Normal School of Pyritz in Pomerania.

"1. The purpose of this endowment is to give to every pupil the training and instruction suitable for a good and useful country schoolmaster: this, however, can only be done by the union of Christian piety with a fundamental knowledge of his vocation, and with good conduct in the household and in the school.

"2. Piety is known

"By purity of manners;

"By sincerity in word and deed;
"By love of God and of his word;
"By love of our neighbour;

"By willing obedience to superiors and masters;

"By brotherly harmony among the pupils;

"By active participation in the pious exercises of the house, and of public worship.

"By respect for the government, and

laws, by unshaken fidelity to our country, by uprightness of heart and of conduct. "3. A thorough knowledge of the duties of a teacher are acquired

By long study of the principles and elements;

"By learning what is necessary and really useful in that vocation;

"By habits of reflection and of voluntary labour;

"By constant application to lessons; "By incessant repetition and practice; "By regular industry and well-ordered activity; according to this commandment, 'Pray and work.'

"4. Good conduct in the house and the school requires

"A good distribution and employment of time;

"Inflexible order, even in what appears petty and insignificant;

"Silence in hours of study and work; "Quietness in the general demeanour; "Care and punctuality in the completion of all works commanded;

"Decent manners towards every person and in every place; decorum at meals; "Respect for the property of the school and for all property of others;

"The utmost caution with regard to fire and light;

"Cleanliness of person and of clothing; "Simplicity in dress, and in the manner of living; according to the golden rule, Every thing in its time and place. Let things have their course. Provide things

honest in the sight of all men.'

II.

"1. All the pupils inhabit one house and one room; for they must live in union, and form one family of brothers, loving one another.

"2. The whole order of the house rests on the master of the school; he lives in the midst of the pupils; he has the immediate superintendence of them, of their conduct, and of their labours. He ought to be to those under his care what a father of a Christian family is in his household.

"He is responsible for the accounts of

the establishment, the registers, the result of the quarterly examinations, and for the formation of the necessary lists. He has the special care of the provisions, the rooms, the library, the furniture. He is responsible to the school-administration for good order in every department.

"3. The oldest and most intelligent of the students assist the master. He is called the master's assistant. He must take

care

"That every one in the room under his care rises and goes to bed at the appointed moment:

"That nobody without the master's permission, leave the house, smoke, or carry candles into the passages or the loft:

"That no one wantonly injure the windows, doors, or furniture, or throw anything out of the windows:

"That the utmost cleanliness be observed in the sitting-room, the passage, and the sleeping-room;

"That all clothes, linen, books, &c., be in their places;

"That no noise be made in going up and down stairs, or in going to the children's school.

"It is his especial business to help his companions in the preparation of their lessons, to hear them repeat, to prepare the exercises for their master, and to assist him as far as he can in all his business. He ought to be to his fellow-students what a good elder brother is to his young brothers and sisters. He is chosen, on the master's recommendation, by the school-committee.

4. The humbler sort of household work, such as cleaning and putting in order the rooms, dusting the furniture, fetching water, cleaving wood, &c., is done by the pupils, who serve a week in rotation. The time of service is prolonged by order of the master, in case of negligence.

❝5. The order of the day is as follows"In winter at five, in summer at halfpast four in the morning, at a given signal, all the pupils must rise, make their beds, and dress.

"Half an our after rising, that is half