490 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT 
1st. That the school buildings should be of such 
size and arrangement, as to admit of all the scholars 
being lodged as well as boarded, and of the boys 
and girls having different sleeping rooms. 
2ndly. That the schools should have a sufficiency 
of ground properly enclosed around them, for the 
play-grounds, and that no other natives than the 
scholars should be admitted within those precincts, 
except in the presence of the master, when relatives 
come to see each other ; but that on no account 
should any natives be permitted to encamp or sleep 
within the school grounds. 
3rdly. That the children should not be allowed 
or encouraged to roam about the towns, begging, 
or to ramble for any purpose outside their boun- 
daries, where they are likely to come under the in- 
fluence of the other natives. This is particularly 
necessary with respect to girls, indeed the latter 
should never be allowed to be absent from school at 
all, by themselves. 
4thly. To compensate in some degree, for what 
may at first appear to them an irksome or repulsive 
restraint, playthings should occasionally be provided 
for those children who have behaved well, and all 
innocent amusement be encouraged, and as often as 
might be convenient, the master should accompany 
his scholars out into the country for recreation, or 
through the town, or such other public places, as 
might be objects of interest or curiosity. 
5thly. That \ stimulus to exertion, should be 
