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We insist that together is never togather ; that often 

 has no t in its pronunciation ; that a in half and 

 laugh is never correctly pronounced as a in man. 



Ventilation. Many of the school rooms are often 

 too warm or else cold — not ventilated at all or else 

 carelessly ventilated, endangering the health of 

 scholars from colds or from poisonous gases. By 

 careful study and constant attention, the teacher 

 could often make the scholars more comfortable, and 

 thereby secure better order and attention to study. 



MODERN CULTURE 



In all we have said of our schools thus far, our 

 standpoint has been the traditional system of educa- 

 tion, which had its origin centuries ago, when 

 modern civilization was in its infancy — a system 

 which has been long sustained in this country by the 

 power of old tradition and by blind habit, notwith- 

 standing its want of adaptation to the present time. 

 From this point of view we may speak of our schools 

 in terms of commendation ; but when we view them 

 in the light of modern educational science, and com- 

 pare them with what we ought to have and might 

 have, the comparison at once becomes a contrast. 



It is neither longer schools nor more money to 

 expend on them that we stand in greatest need of, 



