fore the eyes of the young the objects of which they 

 read, and of which, as every teacher knows, they 

 are so apt to read with indifference, will have a 

 powerful influence in exciting that attention and in- 

 terest, which it is one of his highest objects, and one 

 of his most difficult undertakings to promote. But 

 the intention of your Council is only to furnish a 

 few hints on this subject, not to write a dissertation ; 

 and perhaps enough has been said to show that if 

 your Museum be deserving, as they believe it is, of 

 the support of every intelligent person, it especially 

 deserves that of every parent and teacher. 



