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HORSES. 



[1852. 



the province. The articles exhibited may be classified as foUows; 



1. School Furniture, 



2. Maps and Atlases, 



3. Chails and Diagrams, 



4. Prints and Miscellaneous Illustrations, 



5. Apparatus, &c., 



6. School Books and Publications. 



1. The School Furniture consisted of master's desks, desks and 

 seats for students, and for large and small pupils. The general 

 appearance of the desks may be gathered from the accompanying 

 figure, except that in the engi'aving the writing desk is omitted 

 and the third or lowest drawer occupies the place of the feet of 

 the desk. 



Fig. 1. 



The other articles of furniture comprised a double desk for two 

 students with appropriate chair s.-ats (see figure 2.) and a variety 



of single desks with similar chaii-s. Each desk is furnished with 

 a shelf underneath the upper part of the desk, as seen in the 

 engraving. (Fig. 2.) Both desks and seats are attached to iron 

 supports which are designed to be fastened by screws to the floor. 

 The height of the desks and seats are graduated, so as to answer 

 for pupils of all ages. (See figures 2 and 3.) 

 For the younger children a single chair-like 

 seat is pro\ided with a small open work 

 iron basket attached to its side, designed to 

 contain the pupil's books, &c. 



rig. 3, 



Furniture after the patterns exhibited, is manufactured in 

 oak, by Messi-s. Jaques <fe Hay, Toronto, at prices varying from 

 20 to 30 per cent, cheaper than the same articles could be pro- 

 cured in Boston, where the samples were obtained. 



2. The specimens of Maps exhibited included samples of the 

 Irish National Series, Jolin.ston's, Vai'ty's, the Christian Knowledge 

 Societ}', Chambei-s' and other publishei's in Britain and the 

 United States. Each series is characterized by some peculiarity 

 and excellence. The National Maps present a bold outline and 

 are highly coloured ; Johnston's are accurately drawn and beauti- 

 fully coloured and varnished; the Chris. Kno. Soc. maps are 

 very full — the land and water are coloured and varnished. 

 Chambers' are clear and bold. In these maps the initial letter 

 of the names of ]ilaccs is very lai'ge and the remainder of the 

 word small. This is designed to avoid confusion arising from 

 the multiplicity of names usually crowded on a map. Vai-ty's 

 are rimilar to the National Maps (both being constructed by 



Arrowsmith) only they are engraved on a much smaller scale — - 

 probably one-half the size. The " combination " maps of this 

 series (i.e^ the full and outline maps mounted on the same can- 

 vass and rolleis) present many excellencies, and afford greater fa- 

 cihty for testing the knowledge of the student than any of the 

 othei's. Each series contains majas of ancient, modern and scrip- 

 ture geography. We understand that the majjs are sold at the 

 depository, mounted, ready for use, at about currency foi' sterling, 

 or about 30 per cent, less than they could be otherwise obtained, 

 owing to the very satisfactory arrangements made by the Chief 

 Superintendent of Schools with the English and American 

 publishei-s. 



The Atlases of the depository exhibited, included those pub- 

 lished by Johnston, Chambers, Reid, AVhyte, ifec^ (fee, and com- 

 prise the elementary of the more advanced and the highest class 

 of publications under this head. The prices noted on the atlases 

 varied from £1 10s. up to £2 12s. 6d. — the cost of Johnston's 

 celebrated Physical Atlas, (quarto edition.) 



3. The series of Charts and Diagrams included historical 

 charts and various illustrations in natural philosophy and astron- 

 omy. Johnston's lUustration of Natural Philosophy, Youman's 

 Chart of Chemistry, andVarty's Astronomical Diagrams, attracted 

 general attention from their distinctness and vivid colours. 



4. Prints and miscellaneous Illusiratsons. — The selection from 

 the specimens in the depository under this head was the fullest 

 and most striking of the articles exhibited. It included illustra- 

 tions of natural history, (200 specimens,) scripture history, scrip- 

 ture sites, scripture scenes, geography, gTammar, spelling, reading, 

 astronomy, geometry, writing, music, drawing, &c , ifec. In teach- 

 ing these branches the aid of the senses is called into requisition, 

 and almost all the sheets contained engraving's or drawings of 

 some description accompanied by letter press d(»cription, printed 

 in lai'ge type so as to be seen at a distance. There were also a 

 great variety of tablet lessons, rules for schools, the ten command- 

 ments, (fcc, printed on large sheets for hanging up in the schools, 



5. School Apparatus — Under this head was exhibited Hol- 

 brook's School Apparatus, comprising an orrery, tellurian, luna- 

 rian, geometrical forms and solids, and other useful adjuncts to a 

 school. Also, the " Natural History' of the Silk Worm " in a 

 neat glass case, containing the worm, the moth, the egg's, and the 

 cocoon, under two aspects. It is a beautifid little musenm in 

 itself. 



6. School Books and Publications. — Among the books ex- 

 hibited were the Dublin edition of the National series, various 

 elementary works on agriculture and chemistr}-, natural history, 

 (fee, (fee. Among the publications issued by the depository we 

 observed an admirable littliB work on " Physical Training in 

 Schools " in a series of g}iunastical exercises (without the use of 

 apparatus,) containing upwards of one hundred engravings of the 

 difterent positions of the gymnast; piice 7id. Also the ten 

 commandments, the Lord's prayer, and some admirable i-ules for 

 schools, in sheets, 7|^d. for the three ; — school teachers' 

 registei's, (fee, (fee 



Altogether the display of school requisites was very interesting 

 and attracted general attention. The collection was referred to 

 by the President of the Association and other gentlemen, as 

 among the most valuable contributions to the exhibition in its 

 relation to the schools, and to the country. 



We were surprised to notice the large number of hoi-ses that 

 were biought together on this occasion. Every Canadian pre- 



