That which makes a good Constitution must keep it, viz: men of wisdom and virtue; qualities that, because they descend not with worldly inheritance, must be carefully propagated by a virtuous education of youth.-PENN.

INDEX TO VOLUME XXVII.

A Brave Boy Story for Schools, 169.
Accurate Expression: Slang, Expletives, Exaggera-
tions, 166.

Advice to Teachers: Growth, Development, Char-
acter-7. L. Pickard, 128.
Alphabet, Teaching the, 22.

Esthetics of the School-Room-Dallas Lind, 172.
Astronomy, Wonderful Facts of, 404.
Austrian State Real-School, 365.

Beautify the School-Room: Suggestions, 16.
Beauty of the Clouds-John Ruskin, 199.
Blackboard Drawing, 419.
Books for Boys, 282, 330.
Business Day in School, 359.

Co-operative Adult Education-W. S. Schofield, 92.
Compulsory Education-John S. Ermentrout, 107.
Country Schools and Their Organization-James
Johonnot, 189.

Country Schools: How Can a County Superintendent
Benefit Them?-M. A. West, 10.

Country Schools: How to Improve Them-W. H.
Scott, 305.

Cram: What is It? Bad "Cram," Illustrated-C.
Clarkson, 131.

Dean Stanley's Visit to America, 184.

Dictée in Tyrone Schools-W. G. Waring, 348.
Dr. Thomas Arnold, the Head-Master of Rugby:
Sketch of Life and Character-A. P. Stanley, 35.
Edinburgh, Schools of: Ragged, Heriot, National,
Merchant, 331.

Education in Morals and Manners-I. N. Hays, 98.
Education in the South, 183.

EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.

July-Programme Pennsylvania State Teachers' Association, Editorial Notes, 24. National Teachers' Association: No Session in 1873, 26. Letter from Germany, 26. Normal Schools, 27.

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A New Departure, 28. American School System, as Viewed by a Frenchman, 28. Grand Central Education, 30. Training Farmers' Boys: How Keep Them on Farm, 31. August-Editorial Notes, Dr. Arnold, Women Professors, Boston Committee on Spelling-Book, Hints to Teachers, 54. Progress in France, 55. Pennsylvania Training School, 55. Girls, 55. Elementary Science in English Schools, Use of English Ivy, 56. Physicians on School Boards, 57. Senator Burnside's Bill for Instruction in Moral and Social Science, 57. Using Short Words, 61. Valedictory Address, 62. Where Our Schools Are Weak, 62. Free Text-Books, Dr. Henry, the Scientist, 65. Industrial Education, 66. OctoberNew Haven Endorses the Bible Ticket at Popular Election, 142. Dr. Wickersham in l'aris, 142. Minnesota Figures, 142. Mosaic Record, Medals Awarded, Prof. Ward's Mammoth, "Mischievous Philanthropy," Bribery of School Director, 143. Working and Waiting, Ladies on Institute Platform, Advice from Hugh Miller, Mistakes of Pupils, 144. Radicalism in Boston: Changes in Methods and Studies, 150. Meetings and Associations: Programme of Work, 150. Niagara Revisa, 151. Teachers' Examinations, 152. The German School Boy, 154. November-Home Again, 174. "Accurate Scholarship, 174- London Asks for American Educational Exhibit, Prohibitory Law in Maine, The Bible at Exposition, Children's Savings Banks in France, Boston Whittling School, 175. The "Shadowy Prophecy," Women in School Boards, Habits of Thought, West Chester State Normal School: Corner-Stone of New Wing, 176. "Dead on the Field of Honor," 177. Education in the South, 183. Dean Stanley, 184. Directors of the Poor, 185. Contrast of a Century, 186, December-Editorial Notes, 206. Four Weeks' Institute. Parisian Awards, "Cocoa-Rooms," 207. Warren County, Newspapers in School, "Please Stop My-What? 208. School Commissioners as Politicians, No Educational Conference at Paris, 209. How to Study Natural History, Women Teachers, 210. Why Switzerland Needs No Standing Army, 211. French Teachers at the Exposition, 212. York Institute, 213. Gov Hartranft on Industrial Education,

214. January-Editorial Notes, 234. Normal School Ques-
tion, President Hayes on Education, 235. Cowardly Coun-
cilmen, 236. Normal School Museums, 237. High School
Gymnasium, Ledger and Institutes, 238. Teaching Reading,
239 February-Meeting of Superintendents, 273. Ameri-
can Students in Germany, 273. Friendly Opinion, 274. Full
Sets of The Journal, Wages, 275. Lafayette College, 276.
Good Words from the Retiring Governor, 277. Swarthmore
College and Its New Departure, 277. Questions from Pres-
ident of a School Board, 279. Pennsylvania Normal School:
Report of French Commission, 281. Books for Boys, 282.
The Great Pyramid Problem: The 3.1416 Ratio, 283.
March--State Association: Note from Chairman Executive
Committee, 313. Editorial Notes, New York Tribune De-
generated, Closing Examinations, 313. Kutztown Normal
School, 314.
Work that Tells, Permanent Exhibition a
School, Inter-State Educational Visits, 315. A Blind Gov-
ernor, 316. Meeting of Superintendents at Washington, 317.
Death of Superintendent, 319. Summary of Institute Work:
Brief Reports from the Various Counties of the State, 320.
April-Editorial Notes, 350. Mental Science for Teachers,
352. Text-Book Jobs, 353. The Salary Question in Phila-
delphia, 353. The Education of Neglected Children. 354.
London Elementary Schools, 355. Primary Instruction in
France, 356. Good Words from High Sources, 356. Justice
to School Children, 358. Schools for Truants, 359. Business
Day in School, 359. May-National Association at Phila-
delphia, 383. Ohio and the County Superintendency, 386.
What to Teach Boys, 387. Neglected Children, Sewing in
Common Schools, 388. Superintendents' Note-Book, Anti-
Normal School Folly, 389. Instruction in Geography, Edu-
cation for Work, 390. Night Schools, 391. June-End of
Volume, Prison Statistics, High Schools, 426. Presence of
Mind in Teacher, 426. Education in South, 427. Winning
a Boy's Confidence, Dr. Sears' Report, 428. Industrial
School Established, 429. How to Make Good Schools, Ob-
jections to Normal Schools, 430.

English Spelling-R. H. Carothers, 95, 263.
English Literature, Developing a Taste for, 125.
Essential Branch of Study: The Constitutions, 173.
Examination of Teachers-G. E. Hemphill, 204.
Examination Questions, 21, 135, 272, 412.
False Syntax, Correction: Hints on Grammar, 342.
Farmers' Boys: How to Keep on the Farm, 31.
Farming for the Boys: Keep Them Interested, 346.
Favorite Books, 204.

Free School System: French Commission-R. K.
Genius+Labor Success, 16.
Buehrle, 260, 400.
German School Boy, The, 154-

Good Books for the Young: Authors and Titles, 330.
Grandmother Gray (Poem)-Mary K. Boutelle, 15.
Great Pyramid Problem, 283, 408.
History Teaching: Rules Observed-George H. Mar-
tin, 140.

How to Keep Little Ones Busy-H. S. Baker, 414.
How to Manage Him: Teacher's Experience, 52.
How to Write Suggestions-Wm. C. Bryant, 167.
Important Qualification: Spirit of Reverence-E.
Johnson, 137.

Incompetent Teachers, 205.

Industrial Education: Use of Tools and Materials, 264.
Institute Work, for 1878, 320.

Institute Instructors, Suggestions to: Practical and
Timely, 202.

Iron Industrial Schools, Senator Holben on, 8.
Joseph Cook on High Schools, 382.
Kindergarten Training, 20, 153.

Kindergarten Week, Records of-Eleanor Beebe, 12.
Kindergarten, Philosophy of-Alice Chapin, 338..
Kindergarten Work in Common Schools-R.. S.

Walk, 103.

Labor Question-Maria L. Sanford, 82.