Class-papers.

Class-papers are used in adult and other schools for recording in a concise manner the attendance of the scholars, &c. The first column contains the number second, the time of entrance; third, the name; fourth, the residence of the scholar, corresponding with the Register-book before mentioned; next are twenty-six, columns for twenty-six weeks, including a period of six months.* In the head of each column is to be written the month, and day of the month of each meeting of the school. In this paper, the first four columns have printed heads, which explain their use. Before the printed word class, is to be written the number of the class, as 1st, 2nd, or 3d, &c. Between the printed words, class and division, is to be written the number of the division of the class, as 1st, 2nd, or 3d, &c. there being several divisions of the same class, in proportion to the number of scholars in the school in the same stage of learning; for more than six or eight should never be put into one division ; so that if there are thirty in the school in the same stage of learning, they will of course form four or five divisions of the same class. In the upper margin of the class-paper is written the name of the teacher (before the printed word teacher) appointed to that particular division of a class. In the several small columns under the respective dates, a record of the attendance of the scholars is to be kept: the letter P. denotes that the scholar was present; the letter A, his absence; the letter L. that he was present, but came in late. When any one, whose name is in the class-paper,

*If the school is held oftener than once in the week, the classpaper will, of course, want renewing at shorter periods.

The word "Class" is used in two different senses in the schools-it means either all those in one stage of learning; or the six or eight persons under the instruction of one person, more properly a division of a class.

shall be removed to a higher class, it is to be mentioned opposite his name, close to the last entered letter, which will shew the time of such removal; and from this paper his removal is carried into the register-book.

The class-papers, by a very small alteration, may be made to answer the purpose of keeping an account of the scholars writing, as well as reading; for this purpose, take the last eight columns and divide them by three black perpendicular lines into three equal columns, then write over the first, the word alphabet; over the second, joining-hand; and over the third, capitals; in the same manner as in the register-book. On the same line with the learner's name, enter the month, day of the month, and year when he commenced writing; if he commences with making the letters of the alphabet, place the date under the head Alphabet; and when he is advanced to joining-hand, enter the time of his advancement under the head Joining-hand; and when advanced to capitals, in like manner under the head Capitals. These several dates are to be carried from the class-papers into the register-book, which is to show the progress of every learner. By this alteration in the class-papers, they will last only four, instead of six months; but we consider this mode better than keeping the account of writing on the back of these papers, as has been generally done; the former method requiring a troublesome ruling, and an extra quantity of writing.

The teachers are required to deliver within the first hour of the school, all the class-papers to the conductor, with all the necessary entries for the day, as before described, in order that the entries may be carried into the remark-book.

Absentee Book-Quarto.

This is a book kept by the conductor for entering an account of visits paid by the conductor or teachers to the learners, after absenting themselves from the school two weeks in succession; it is divided into four columns: the first for the date of the visits; next, the name of the person visited; the third, for the cause of absence, lastly, the name of the visiter. This seems particularly necessary, to prevent the learners relaxing in their attendance. The reports are given in writing to the conductor, whose business it is to enter the cause of absence in this book, in the following week. These visits are to be repeated until it is ascertained whether the learners visited are to be continued as such on the books, or merit dismissal from the same.

Remark Book-Folio.

In this book is entered, every school-day, the name of the conductor who shall attend, the portion of Scripture read at the opening and close of the school, a summary account of the attendance of the teachers and learners, the admission of new learners, the number presented for removal to higher classes, and any other remarks that may appear needful. One page is allotted for each school-day. That the method of keeping this book may be more clearly understood, I shall give a form of one page, to shew the manner of making the several entries.