WEEKLY REPORT.

“The Committee appointed to write the weekly report have noticed several things which they think wrong.  In the first place, there have been a greater number of tardy scholars during the past week than usual.  Much of this tardiness, we suppose, is owing to the interest felt in building the bower; but we think this business ought to be attended to only in play-hours.  If only one or two come in late when we are reading in the morning, or after we have composed ourselves to study at the close of the recess, every scholar must look up from her book—­we do not say they ought to do so, but only that they will do so.  However, we anticipate an improvement in this respect, as we know ’a word to the wise is sufficient.’

“In the two back rows we are sorry to say that we have noticed whispering.  We know that this fact will very much distress our teacher, as she expects assistance, and not trouble, from our older scholars.  It is not our business to reprove any one’s misconduct, but it is our duty to mention it, however disagreeable it may be.  We think the younger scholars, during the past week, have much improved in this respect.  Only three cases of whispering among them have occurred to our knowledge.

“We remember some remarks made a few weeks ago by our teacher on the practice of prompting each other in the classes.  We wish she would repeat them, for we fear that, by some, they are forgotten.  In the class in Geography, particularly in the questions on the map, we have noticed sly whispers, which, we suppose, were the hints of some kind friend designed to refresh the memory of her less attentive companion.  We propose that the following question be now put to vote.  Shall the practice of prompting in the classes be any longer continued?

“We would propose that we have a composition exercise this week similar to the one on Thursday last.  It was very interesting, and we think all would be willing to try their thinking powers once more.  We would propose, also, that the readers of the compositions should sit near the centre of the room, as last week many fine sentences escaped the ears of those seated in the remote corners.

“We were requested by a very public-spirited individual to mention once more the want of three nails, for bonnets, in the entry.  Also, to say that the air from the broken pane of glass on the east side of the room is very unpleasant to those who sit near.

“Proposed that the girls who exhibited so much taste and ingenuity in the arrangement of the festoons of evergreen, and tumblers of flowers around the teacher’s desk, be now requested to remove the faded roses and drooping violets.  We have gazed on these sad emblems long enough.

“Finally, proposed that greater care be taken by those who stay at noon to place their dinner-baskets in proper places.  The contents of more than one were partly strewed upon the entry floor this morning.”