salary is now, therefore, the same as that of the head assistants in the Boston grammar schools, since the advance. We rejoice at every such indication that the services of good female teachers are beginning to be appreciated at something like their proper value. BOOK NOTICES. Physiology and the Laws of Health, for the use of Schools, Academies, and Colleges. By EDWARD JARVIS, M. D. New York: A. S. Barnes & Co. 1866. 12mo. pp. 427. $1.50. We have received from our respected friend, the author, a copy of this work, sent at our own request, that we might bring it to the notice of our readers; so important do we consider the subject. We have long been of opinion an opinion which has been the result of much suffering from early ignorance of the laws of health that this subject must he looked upon from a higher point of view than it ever has been, before it will have justice done it, and before its importance is fully recognized. When we consider how much of our power and usefulness to others, how much of our capacity to do the duties we were put here to perform, depends upon good health, is it anything less than a solemn religious duty to see that this body of ours, the dwelling and the instrument of our spirits, is kept sound, and strong and whole? Is it not a sacrifice better than many prayers to make those efforts to restrain self-indulgence, to overcome laziness, give bones and muscles their rights, to practice temperance and moderation in all things-temperance intellectual as well as physical, in study as well as in eating and drinking, which are needful to accomplish this object? Is it not a duty God requires of us to husband for worthy uses that health he gives us? Yet how many who would not dream of squandering their money, or wasting their goods, fling away health as recklessly as if it were utterly worthless. But in this artificial life we all lead, knowledge of the Laws of Health is absolutely needed; and we do not think our author exaggerates its importance as a branch of education. His plan of imparting it too, a practical subject, is plainly the right one for our common schools. His work is divided into seven parts, on Digestion and Food; on the Circulation of the Blood and Nutrition; on Respiration; on Animal Heat; on the Skin; on the Bones and Muscles; Exercise and Rest; and on the Brain and Nervous System; and every part is full of that practical wisdom for which its author is so distinguished. We heard, the other day, a veteran teacher, who had used it, call it the best school physiology extant. We commend it, and the subject of which it treats, to the attention of all our readers. [Ed. We are indebted to the publisher, Mr. Geo. Coolidge for a copy of his useful and convenient little Boston Almanac for 1866, this being the thirty-first year of the publication. The present number besides National, State, County, and City Registers and a map of the city with the new boundaries of the wards, contains the U. S. and also the State Constitution, and a number of wood-cut views of new and of old Boston: price 50cts. The Belton Estate, a novel by Anthony Trollope. Harper's Library of Select Novels, No. 263, 8vo. pp. 140. Price 50 cts. We have received from A. Williams & Co., the last of Mr. Trollope's always welcome stories, all of which we recommend to tired schoolmasters and schoolmistresses as the pleasantest of reading; and we do not know a pleasanter rest to the mind when relieved from wearying duties, than a few pages of a really good novel, though in that category we do not rank the "sensation" novels now so much in vogue. Mr. Trollope has a wonderful power of interesting us in the every-day doings and every-day talk of our English cousins over the water, and that implies the possession of faculties far higher than are necessary to describe mysterious highwaymen or interesting poisoners, while the result is far healthier reading. LIST OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS RECEIVED. First Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, to the Governor of Maryland. 8vo. pp. 86. Baltimore. Annual Report of the School Committee of Chelsea. Public Schools from the Doctor's point of view. [A brief and admirable report of a Special Committee of the Middlesex East District Medical Society, on a single sheet for distribution, signed by Dr. F. Winsor, and Dr. J. D. Mansfield, which we propose to print in our next No.] The Value of Physical Science in the work of Education. An address at the laying of the Corner Stone of the Jenks Chemical Hall, at Lafayette College, by Rev. W. Henry Green, D. D., Professor in the Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J. Easton, Pa. 1865. Catalogue of the New Jersey Classical and Scientific Institute for Young Ladies and Gentlemen, Hightstown, N. J. 1865. Blackwood for December, from A. Williams & Co. North British Review. [This is an interesting and valuable number; containing an elaborate article on Coleridge, by the author of the recent admirable article on Wordsworth, and also articles on Plato, on Pindar, German Novelists, Henry Taylor's Poems, the "Gothic," Renaissance in English Literature, and on the Cattle Plague.] Register and Circular of the State Normal School, at Salem, Mass. [The number of pupils during the past term -one hundred and twenty-four — shows that the new Principal, so well known to the readers of the Teacher, is fully keeping up the reputation of this, one of the most excellent of the Massachusetts Public Schools.] Nineteenth Annual Report of the Teachers of the State Reform School, at Westborough. [In this Catalogue of the West-Newton English and Classical School. handsome pamphlet, Mr. Allen has not only printed the names of 163 pupils now attending his flourishing and most successful school, but also the long roll of his former pupils, and an outline of his course of study. We notice particularly, the care and good judgment employed in the selection of text-books, and are glad to see this evidence of the continued success of the school.] The Legal Profession in America: an Address before the Class of 1865, of the Department of Law of the University of Michigan, by E. O Haven, D.D., LL. D., President of the University, Ann Arbor, 1866. [An address delivered to the Senior Class, in a Law School, which numbers 260 students, while the Medical School of the same University of our vigorous young sister State, numbers 414 students; and the total number of students in all departments is 953!] Twelfth Annual Report of the Inspectors of the State Alms-House at Tewksbury. [We are indebted to the Chaplain and Teacher in this Institution, for a valuable addition to one of our articles in the present number.] Physiology and the Laws of Health, by Edward Jarvis, M. D. Noticed above. The Belton Estate by Anthony Trollope. Noticed above. Eleventh Annual Report of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago. Tenth Semi-Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Schools of the City of Boston. [This is one of the documents that make us wish that the number of pages of our Teacher were larger, for we should like to take from it some account of the latest improvements in the schools of a city whose schools are always improving; and particularly of the admirable Training Department of the Girls' High and Normal School. We notice two additions to the teaching force of the City, the appointment of Prof. L. B. Munroe as teacher of Gymnastics and Vocal Training, and the introduction of Vocal Music into the Primary Schools under Mr. L. W. Mason. Mr. Philbrick's report is not wholly complimentary. His criticism of faults in the common mode of teaching arithmetic is excellent:] Faust, eine Tragödie von Goethe. Erster Theil. Faust, a Tragedy by Goethe; first part with English Notes. Boston, S. R. Urbino, 12mo. pp. 200, $1.00. Les Doigts de Fée, Comedie en cinq actes, par Mm. Scribe et Legouvé ; with English Notes, by Ferdinand Bôcher, Professor of Modern Languages in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. College series of modern Plays, No. viii. Boston, S. R. Urbino, 12mo. pp. 111, 40 cents. [We propose to notice these and others of Mr. Urbino's excellent series of publications in foreign languages in our next number.] TO CORRESPONDENTS. We thank our Chicago friend and our contemporary of the Pennsylvania School Journal, for their compliments and good wishes. Our Boston contributor's suggestions were good. We have several communications on file, some of which will appear in our next No. SARGENT'S ENTIRELY NEW SERIES OF READERS, AND PRONOUNCING SPELLER. Send for the Latest and Best before making a Change. In consequence of the great success of Mr. EPES SARGENT in his specialty of preparing Readers for schools, there has been a large demand for new books from him; and he has consequently prepared an entirely new and improved Series of Readers, which have been carefully and elegantly electrotyped, and are now ready. The smaller books are beautifully illustrated, and all those improvements, which constant consultation with our best teachers has suggested, are included. We defy contradiction in saying that the Series is the Best, the Handsomest, the most Carefully Prepared, and, we may add, the Cheapest, ever published. 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It is now believed to be by far the most complete, useful, and satisfactory Dictionary of the language ever published, as it is by far the largest single volume ever issued in any language. The possession of any other English Dictionary, or any previous edition of this, cannot compensate for the want of this very full and complete one. In its present perfected state, it must long remain the BEST ENGLISH DICTIONARY, And once possessed, remains of constant and abiding value. What book, besides the Bible, so indispensable as a good Dictionary? In one Volume of 1840 Royal Quarto Pages. "GET THE BEST." "GET THE LATEST." "GET WEBSTER." Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, Springfield, Mass. Sold by all Booksellers. State Normal Schools. The normal Schools at Framingham and Salem are designed for the education of female teachers; those at Bridgewater and Westfield for the education of teachers of both sexes. The course extends over two years, of two terms of about twenty weeks each, for all except those who have been graduated at a college, for whom the course covers only one term. Any person entering either of the schools, with extraordinary preparation, may obtain a degree in onehalf or three-fourths of the time usually required. To those who intend to teach in the public schools in Massachusetts, wherever they may have previously resided, tuition is free; and to pupils from this State, pecuniary aid is also given, when needed. Most of the text-books used are furnished from the libraries of the several schools. The public examinations, at the end of the current term, will take place as follows: At FRAMINGHAM, on Tuesday, Feb. 6th, 1866. At BRIDGEWATER, on Wednesday, Feb. 14th, 1866. At WESTFIELD, on Wednesday, Feb. 28th. 1866. The Examinations for admission, at the next term, At WESTFIELD, on Wednesday, Feb. 27th, 1866, commencing at 9 o'clock, A.M. At SALEM, on Wednesday, Feb. 28th, 1866, beginning at 9 o'clock, A.M. At FRAMINGHAM, on Wednesday, March 7th, 1866, beginning at 9 o'clock, A.M. At BRIDGEWATER, on Wednesday, March 14th, 1866, beginning at 9 o'clock, A.M. At each examination, in all the schools, reading will receive particular attention, and the Lee prizes for excellence in reading will be conferred upon the best readers. For circulars, or for further information, application may be made to the principals of the several schools. The following are the conditions on which the Lee prizes may be received: - To deserve a prize, the candidate must possess naturally, or have gained by discipline, 1. A fulness of voice which shall enable him to fill, without apparent effort, the room occupied by the class. 2. Perfect distinctness of articulation, giving complete expression to every vocal element, and letting the sound of each word fall clearly upon the ear of the hearer, especially at the end of every sentence. 3. Correct pronunciation, with that roundness and fulness of enunciation, and sweetness and mellowness of tone, which only can satisfy and charm the ear and reach the heart; and 4. Just emphasis, clearly marked, but not overstrained. 5. He must read naturally, and with spirit, avoiding all affectation and mannerism, and keeping at the sameofteu clear of the lifeless monotony common in schools, and of the excess of emphasis which soec,tsd. characterizes poor declamation. 6. In the reading of poetry, his tones must be those of una emrei emotion, free at once from the tameness of prose, and from the too measured cadences of ev ffet |