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forty degrees on either side of the north and south line, as the disposi- 

 tion of the ground may require. An inclination toward the north- 

 northeast is preferable to one toward the north-northwest for general 

 hygienic reasons, for with it the room may receive the sun for the 

 longer time in the forenoon. The teacher should face the south, so 

 that the pupils facing the north may receive the stronger light from 

 behind. In the northern part of the country a window might be al- 

 lowed at the top of the southern wall, to be covered during sunshine 

 and used during dark weather. 



We have still to consider the possibility of the schoolroom being 

 shadowed by neighboring buildings. This must be prevented by 

 acquiring enough ground to keep the buildings away. Even after we 

 have properly proportioned the height of the windows to the size of 

 the room, if there is a neighboring building the height of which is 

 precisely half the distance between its base and the middle of the 

 schoolroom, the worst situated scholars will receive the light from 

 only the upper half of the windows, and not enough of it. We have, 

 then, to establish the rule that a free space must be reserved on either 

 side of the schoolroom, the width of which, measuring from the mid- 

 dle of the room, shall not be less than twice the height of the largest 

 building that is likely to be put up near it. The inconvenience arising 

 from the shade of trees is modified by the absence of leaves in the 

 winter and their welcome presence in summer, and does not call for 

 general rules. — Revue Scientijique. 



HYGIEISIE IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION OF WOMEN. 



By a. hughes BENNETT, M. D. 



AMONG the large and increasing flocks of patients who crowd 

 the out-door departments of our metropolitan hospitals, there is 

 a class of persons who of late years have rendered themselves conspic- 

 uous by demanding medical assistance. These are women who have 

 to gain their livelihood by the exertion of their intellectual faculties, 

 and who follow callings which require the constant exercise of their 

 mental powers. An example of this is the so-called pupil-teacher, 

 whose career we shall endeavor briefly to sketch. A young school- 

 girl of about thirteen years of age is remarked to be unusually in- 

 telligent. It is suggested to her parents that she should become a 

 teacher. They consenting, the child is at once placed under training. 

 According to information derived from these pupils, the routine of 

 life for the next six or seven years is as follows : They have — 1. To 

 continue their education, by receiving from others several hours of 



