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PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING. 
L material error of our present system of 
I to preside, to guide, instruct, and explain the crease of 34,079 since last year’s report. The port are:—1st. r lhe distribution of the school 
' ' c i amount exncnded unon tho libraries was $49,- moneys on a move just and equal footing. 2d. 
natural consequence of actions, whenever oc- amount expended upon v Mor / activc meas ures to facilitate the collec- 
j casions occur, or at every deviation from cor- ^ wa; ,. es of q’ eac i iers during the same time lion of school moneys, where districts have been 
; rect moral and social principles, explaining the amounted to $1,931,870 18. School house overpaid. 3d. More strict accuracy in the re¬ 
good or evil effects of all actions that have sites, buildings and repairs cost $487,878,95.— ports of town superintendents, and 4t i. sat 
i influence unon others and on themselves Thus the total expenditure upon the school it may be well for the Legislature to take into 
I 1Dfluence u P° n othcrs ail<1 on amounts to $2,469,248 52. There is still the consideration the propriety of expressing thro 
i .. „ b. Graves. sum 0 f $310,631 51 left unappropriated. The statutes, the will of the people of the State, in 
i Mareciiup, ieb. i, i8o4. . .+i, r , nmoan f mar ov. i-po-mvt to m akin a’ religious exercises a C0111- 
TIIE AGED PASTOR. 
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He stands in (he desk, that grave old man, 
With an eye still bright, though his cheek is wan, 
And his long wh t ■ locks are backward roll’d, 
From his noble blow of a classic mould, 
And his form, tho’ bent by the weight of years, 
Somewhat of its primal beauty wears. 
lie opens the page of the Sacred Word—• 
Not a whisper, nor low nor loud, is heaid; 
Even folly assumes a serious look, 
As i 10 readeth the winds of the holy Book; 
And the thoughtless and gay grow rev’rcut there, 
As he opens his lips in fervent prayer. 
He stands as the grave old prophet stood 
Proclaiming the trut.r of the living God—• 
Pouring reproof on the eais of men, 
Whose hear ts are at ease in their folly and sin. 
With a challenge of guilt, still unlorgiven, 
To the soul untitled, unmeet for heaven. 
0, who can but honor that good old man, 
As lie neareth his three-score years anil ten—• 
Who hath made it the work of his life to bless 
Our world in its woe and wretchedness; 
St 11 guiding the feet which were wont to stray, 
In paths ol .sin, to the narrow way. 
With a kindly heart through lapsing years 
He hath shared your joys, hath wiped your tears, 
He hath bound trie wreath on the brow of the bride, 
He hath stood by the couch when loved ones died; 
Pointing the soul to a glorious heaven, 
As the ties which bound it to earth were riven. 
Metliinks you’ll weep another day, 
When the good old man shall have passed away, 
When the last of his ebbing sands have run. 
When his labors rue o’er and his work is done ; 
Who'll care for the Hock and keep the fold, 
When his pulse is still’d and his heart is cold ? 
You'll miss him then : every look and toue, 
So familiar now, when forever gone, 
Will thrill the heart with an inward pain, 
And ye long and listen for them in vain ; 
When a stranger form and a stranger face 
Shall stand in your honor’d pastor’s place. 
Independent. 
TRUE RICHES. 
A little boy sat by Ins mother, looking 
stead lastly at some disiam object, lie seem¬ 
ed to be lost in his own reflections. Then as 
the deep thought began to pass away, his eye 
grew bright, and iie spoke. 
“ Mother, 1 wish 1 could be rich.” 
“Wiiyuo you wish to be rich, my son?” 
and the child said, “ Because every one praises 
the rich. Every one inquires after the rich.— 
That mau jesterday asked who was the richest 
mau in the village. At school there is a boy 
wiio does not love to learn, lie takes no 
pains to say well his lessons. Sometimes he 
speaks evil words. But the children blame 
him not, lor they say Ins father is rich.” 
The mother saw that her child was in dan¬ 
ger of behoving that wealth might take the 
place ol goodness, or be an excuse for indo¬ 
lence, or cause those to be held in honor who 
iead unworthy lives. So she asked him, 
“ What is it to be rich?” iie answered, “ 1 do 
not know. Yet do lell me how 1 may become 
rich, that all may ask after me and praise me!” 
The mother replied, “To become rich is to 
get money, h or this you must wait until you 
are a man.” Then the boy looked sorrowful 
and said, “ Is there not some other way pi' be¬ 
coming rich, that 1 may begin now?” 
She answered, “The gain of money is not 
the only, nor the true wealth, lures may 
burn it, the Hoods drown it, the winds sweep it 
away, moth and rust waste it, and the robuer 
make it his plunder. Men are wearied with 
the toil of getting it, and they leave it be¬ 
hind at last. They die, and carry nothing 
away. The soul of the richest prince goes 
forth like that of the way-side beggar, without 
a garment. But there is another kind of riei.es 
which is not kept in the purse. It is kept in 
the heart Those who possess them aie not 
always praised by men, but they have the praise 
of God.” 
Then said the boy, “ May I begin to gather 
that kind of riches now, or must i wait till I 
grow up, and am a man?” The mother laid 
tier hand on his little head, and said, “ To-day, 
if you will hear Ills voice; for He hath promis¬ 
ed that those who seek early shall iind.” 
And the child said, “Teach me how I can 
become rich before God.” Then she looked 
tenderly on him and said, “ Kneel down every 
night and morning, and ask that in your heart 
you may love the dear Saviour, and trust in 
him. Obey his Word, and strive all the days 
of your life to be good, and do good to all.— 
So, though you may be poor in this world, 
you shall be rich in faith, and an heir to the 
I kingdom of heaven. 
THE CLOUD OF MERCY. 
The wanes of Teachers during the same time tion of school moneys, where districts have been — 
amounted” to $1 931 870 18. School house overpaid. 3d. More strict accuracy in the re- How vast the range of blessing your prayers 
sites, buildings and repairs cost $487,878,95.- ports of town superintendents; and 4th. That may take! W ho can tell the history or trace 
Thus the total expenditure upon the school it may be well for the Legislature to take into the wandering ol yon cloud that sails in light 
amounts to $2 469 ‘>48 52. There is still the consideration the propriety of expressing thro’ and glory across the sky, or indicate from what 
sum of $310 631 51 left unappropriated. The statutes, the will of the people of the State, in source its bosom was tilled with the vapors it is 
amount appropriated for the present year ex- regard to making religious exercises a com- yet to shed back upon the earth? Perhaps 
ceeds the appropriation for the same purposes pulsory part, of school discipline. though now wandering over the tilled held and 
A material error of our present system ot, 
juvenile education, it appeal's to me, lies in at-1 _ t . ^ , _ 
tempting to reverse the natural order of things, j mjjjv jgLIIOOJ S OF THE ST \TE. 
inasmuch, as it requires a passive state of the ‘ _ 
physical powers, when they are most active, The leading points of the report of Secre- 
and too much action of the mental, when they tai .y 0 f state upon the condition of the Com¬ 
are comparatively weak and passive. Physical mon Schools, are as follows : 
exercise is as necessary to the growth and mar ; The whole number of schools is eleven thou- 
turity of the mental faculties, as sunlight and sand six hundred and eighty-four showing an 
„..na,,4 in nrnrlnce increase of 144 during the past year, ihe 
THE SullUuLS Hr THE STATE. last ye ar $5,000. - --- 
- The following exhibits the amount ofschool Wiiat is Virtue?—T o a student who put 
The leading points of the report of Secre- moneys for 1854, apportioned and unappor- this question to the late Dr. ArchibaldAlex- 
tary of State upon the condition of the Com- tioned: ander, his simple and admirable reply was, 
mon Schools, are as follows : Apportioned from income of Common _ “ Virlve consists in doing our duty, in ihe sev- 
The whole number of schools is eleven thou- Amjoriion^edTro'm income u.‘ s.'rieposite Fund ‘lass eral relations that we sustain, in respect to 
' ’ ' 1 ’ 1 ' '■- ' - : - « avails of school tax. 000,000,00 ourselves, to our fellow-men, and to God, as 
—*--- the peopled village, its stores were drawn from 
To a student who put some shaded lountaiu in the deep forest, where 
, j), 1 . Archibald Alex- the eye of man has scarce ever penetrated. In 
ander, his simple and admirable reply was, silent obscurity that lountaiu yielded its pit- 
“ Vi rive consists in doing our duty, in the sev- tance, and did its work ol preparing to bless 
eral relations that we sustain, in respect to the far-olflands that it shall yet behind lor.— 
..... ._ .. n„ri And even thus it is with the descencnnsr Smrit. 
cultivation are to vegetation; and to produce 
the best results in either case, nature must be 
assisted in her efforts, instead of being retard- 
average time during which these were open 
was seven mouths and twenty-three days. 
n income U. S. Deposite r unci loo,iKK),UU r it j * /■'» / A ml nvon tline? if with tllP Sllirit 
avails of school tax. 000 , 000,00 ourselves, to our fcllow-mcn, and to God, as Ana even tnub n is vim inc uesceu un e 
balance of excess in hands of Jcnoum from reason, conscience, and revela- Little do we know often ol the secret origin of 
Superintendent. i,24o,»4 . „ J ^j ie flews of blessing that descend OI1 the 
T" . tion. . __ !. i't ,1 
Total sum apportioned. . •. 
. i* • ..1 . • j I ] Unapportioned balance in hands of Sup’t. . 
There are living within the organized school sum due from Schoharie co— 
ed by contravening her laws,—requiring thor- districts 1,150,532 children between the ages 
in WL tflp fwltivator of the of four and twenty-one. Of these 622,268 have 
.$1,101,240,84 
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544,31 
A Gem from a Persian Poet.—T he heav- 
ehurches of God. In the recesses of some 
lowly cottage, in the depths of some humble 
heart, may be going on the work of pious iu- 
ouffh knowledge, in both the cultivator of the ot lour and twenty-one. u mese nave 
. ‘ <• i • a attended school more or less, 3,255 attended 
soil and of the mind. throughout the year, 82,795 only attended for 
Tracing the natural consequences of causes, ] es s than two months. This leaves 528,264 
or of actions, is a branch of education adapted who do not attend at all. 
to juvenile capacity, both nienta, and pineal; Jhc aehoo. 
because, lessons can be accompanied with ex ^y of them two. The total number of insjiec- 
perience, (the most reliable guide to knowledge,) tiong was 19 , 956 . 
in social intercourse and amusements, over The Libraries in the various districts now 
which a competent teacher should be required contain 1,604,210 volumes. This shows an in- 
7? , ,v.n for? , „ -- -- A ubi» *»««« heart, mav ne going on tue worK 01 pious m- 
distncts 1 150,532 ehUdren between!ihe ages $ 1 , 101 , 844 , 7 o ens are a point from the pen ol Godsperfec- terccssion jn answer to which the grace of 
«1 twenty-one. Ofthew 022 , 268 have , c gc|loo| F „ nd tion; the world is a bud from the bora of his A dcKcoi.da on usandonr ... 
attended school m0 «'f 8 ' ““ d = proMr oT he 30th of September, 1853, wan beauty; the sums a spark from the light of hlbon , u f the wander],jg and joyful |,ostor. amt 
throughout the year 82,,9; only attemted to, * 1 his msdo.n; and the sky is a bubble on thesca m ^ ^ otthe till the wilder- 
less than w o mon u,. 1 ’ So far the incorporated public schools.— of his power. ness and the solitia-y place are glad for thorn. 
who d° not attend at an. in addition fifteen hundred and sev--- —Dr. W. R. Williams. 
1 he schools on an avei age.have ^ac <1 unincorporated, select and private A Noble Boy.— “Why did you not pocket _^ - 
m nHflFnf!Fo <U The told number of insnec- schools, which have, on an average, 36,844 pu- some of those pears?” said one boy-to anotlmr; The fol of one inan is the fortune of 
‘z iqq r,c 1 I pils. There are 28 schools for colored clnl- 
The Libraries in the various districts now dren, having 1,680 pupils. 
nt.ain 1.604.210 volumes. This shows an in-! The Drmcipal recommendations of the Rc- 
A Noble Boy. —“Why did you not pocket _, . ^ , _ 
some of those pearstVsaid one Wy to another; ^ of 0M h fortunc 
IT w^ to to see myseir, and 1 don't ever 1 »“d no man prosjrc™ so suddenly 
* , r , ; m J n *!,:„»!» by the errors of others, 
mean to see myself do a mean tlung 1 * 
