200 THE SCHOOL, 
The School- house is a substantial building, 
about 56 feet long by 20 wide, conveniently 
supplied with forms, desks, slates, books, and 
maps. This room was fitted up and used for the 
performance of Divine Service on Sundays, and 
such other days as are appointed on the island. 
In a letter from some of the elder pupils to 
Captain Hope, in August 1847, a report is given 
of the school duties and times of attendance : 
" We attend school five days in the week, 
five hours each day. Our routine of -school 
duties is as follows : namely, commence with 
Sayer and praise ; conclude with the same, 
onday, recital of weekly tasks, reading the 
Holy Scriptures, writing, arithmetic, and class 
spelling. Tuesday, the same as on Monday. 
Wednesday, reading in history and geography, 
transcribing select portions of Scripture, &c. 
Thursday, similar to Monday and Tuesday. 
And on Friday, which is the busiest day of the 
week, transcribing words with their definitions 
from Walker's Dictionary ; read hymns, or 
rather devotional and moral poetry ; repeat 
Watts's and the Church Catechism; arithme- 
tical tables, &c. &c. ; and emulative spelling 
concludes the whole : we are generally an hour 
longer at school on this day than any other. 
On Wednesday afternoon the elder scholars 
attend the Bible class, with their parents. On 
the Sabbath, Divine service is performed twice, 
and all who can possibly attend do so. 
" If the request is not improper, will you, 
honoured Sir, procure for us some copy-slips, or 
models for writing, and a few of Walkinghame's 
