On motion of Mr. Chapman it was

Resolved, That this Board can not recognize an association of teachers of any locality, meeting for mutual instruction, as a Normal Class, connected with an institution."

The following resolutions were then passed:

"Resolved, That hereafter no institution shall be entitled to draw from the Normal School Fund for any pupils in the Normal Department who have not signified their intentions of engaging in the profession of teaching."

"Resolved, That in the opinion of this Beard no Normal Institute, or Department, should draw from the Normal Fund, unless kept in operation during the whole of the academic year.”

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed, whose duty it shall be to revise the course of study of the Normal Departments, and the system of rules and regulations for their government, and to prepare blank forms for their annual reports."

Messrs. Bean, Cook, and Draper were appointed this committee.
Adjourned.
S. CHAPMAN, Sec'y.

Applications from Institutions organizing Normal Departments, should be made to S: Chapman, Milwaukee, before the 1st of November. Any information sought will be promptly given by applying as above.

County Teachers' Institutes will also confer a favor by giving notice to Mr. Chapman of the place and time of their annual meeting.

SCHOOL REGULATIONS.-We learn from the Janesville Gazette that the Board of Education of that place, have adopted a rule giving teachers power to place such pupils in a lower class as may have absented themselves from school, contrary to its regulations; to remain there until, in the judgment of the teacher, they are prepared to resume their position in the class from which they may have been suspended.

THE School Fund of Connecticut amounts to $2,013,372, and the income from it has been $142,303, or nearly seven per cent. The number of children in the State in January last was 103,103, an increase of 1617 for the year. There is a marked improvement in the schools of the State.

IOWA SCHOOL MONEY.-The apportionment of school money in the State of Iowa this year, amounts to one dollar and seven cents per scholar.

Editorial Miscellany.

END OF THE VOLUME -This Number closes Volume Three of the Journal, and puts a seal to the labors of another year, and while congratulating ourselves upon the measure of success attained, the amount of good accomplished, we turn with a thankful heart to those kind friends who, without fee or reward, have labored to increase the circulation of the Journal, have furnished matter for its pages, and from time to time cheered us with a word of sympathy and encouragement. We appreciate and will remember your labors in the good cause, and we hope that the aid and encouragement which have so materially contributed to make Volume Three interesting and successful, will be given Volume Four.

To our friends of the newspapers, we return our sincere thanks for the generosity displayed in exchanging a weekly for a monthly, especially to those who have brought the Journal to the notice of their readers, and from time to time given us a word of encouragement, of advice, or of commendation. We look to them for information in regard to the condition and progress of the schools in their different localities, and trust that they will often find in our pages articles which will both interest and profit their readers.

We intend to commence the next volume with new type, and a new cover, and propose to make such other improvements as shall bring the Journal nearer our ideal standard, our conception of what is needed, and what such a publication should be.

We trust that all subscriptions expiring with this volume will be promptly renewed, as no Journals will be sent until they are paid for. Our expenses are now nearly seven hundred dollars per quarter, and we can not trust to the uncertainties of the credit system, but must insist on advance payment for Journals ordered. During the past year this rule was not observed in a few instances, and the result shows the necessity of strictly adhering to it in the future. Will those friends who are now in arrears for their subscription, please remember that while the Journal is the organ of the "State Teachers' Association," the resident editor is personally responsible for its support, and all losses must be met out of his own pocket.

RACINE. We find in the papers quite extended accounts of the examinations and other exercises of the public schools at the close of the last term. The High School maintains its excellent character, graduating a class of ten young ladies and gentlemen, sending them out to represent its spirit, and do honor to its teach

ings in the employments and avocations of life; and the grammar and primary schools seem to be faithfully and efficiently conducted.

Mr. M. W. Tewksbury is Principal of the High School, assisted by Miss E. Sprague, Mrs. B. F. Walker, and Miss M. F. Clarke.

We learn that Mrs. Walker has closed her connection with the school and returned to her former residence in the East. She has been a most faithful, efficient, and successful teacher, and the best wishes of a host of parents and pupils go with her to her future abode. At the close of the term the pupils of the High School presented her with a beautiful silver goblet, and the teachers with a magnificently bound copy of "Napoleon and his Marshals."

Rev. M. P. Kinney, well known in this State as a successful teacher, a zealous and eloquent preacher, and firm friend of education, has withdrawn from the posi tion of Superintendent of the City Schools, and is succeeded by the Rev, Moses Adams. The following proceedings in reference to Mr. Kinney's removal have been sent us for publication:

"At a meeting of the teachers of the Racine Public Schools, April 16th, 1859, a committee of three was appointed to draft and prepare for publication the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:

"Resolved, That the teachers of the Normal School Institute of the City of Racine entertain a grateful sense of obligation toward Rev. M, P. Kinney, so long City Superintendent, for the efficient, yet patient, courteous, and ever friendly manner in which his official relations to the schools and to each teacher have been sustained.

Resolved, That the regret we feel at his withdrawal from those relations, is only mitigated by the consideration that his influence in the cause of education has been so manifestly the working out of a noble principle, that it can not cease to be exerted, felt, and appreciated.

Resolved, That our best wishes attend him wherever he goes; may a Good Providence give him always a large field of labor, a strong heart, and a long life. "Resolved, That these resolutions be presented for publication to the city papers and the Wisconsin Journal of Education.

KENOSHA. The papers of this city notice the examinations, at the close of the last term of the public schools, and speak very highly of the faithfulness of the teachers, and the progress of the pupils. We quote from the report of the examining committee in reference to Grammar School No. 1, which has been in charge of Mr. V. Butler for nearly five years. Miss O'Neil was his assistant during the last term:

"We spent a short time in Miss O'Neil's room, and were pleased with what we witnessed. Although her pupils were all very young, yet they show the effect of pretty thorough training.

"We remained but a few hours in Mr. Butler's room, but saw enough to convince us that thoroughness is aimed at in all that pertains to his vocation. His pupils have labored hard and deserve much commendation. The primary branches are not neglected. We were particularly pleased with his reading classes, although his advanced class did not read for lack of time. The class in spelling, by written exercises, did nobly, both in spelling and writing-an exercise which we hope to see practised in all schools of this grade; classes were examined in Grammar, Arithmetic, and Geography, and, with few exceptions, the members acquitted themselves creditably.

"The good order and discipline noticeable in this school is a sufficient indication of fitness on part of those employed."

Mr. B.'s connection with the school ceased at the close of the last term, and the committee, with reference to this event, say:

"If Mr. Butler is as earnest, devoted, and thorough, in his future fields of labor as he has been with us, then can we heartily congratulate those whose good fortune it is to secure his services."

The Tribune and Telegraph speaks of the High School examination as follows: "We believe we speak the general sentiment of the large number of intelligent visitors, who were present and witnessed the examinations, that the scholars in the different studies sustained themselves with credit, and evinced a thorough knowledge of the subject upon which they were examined. Good evidence was furnished that the past term has been one of profit and progress to the scholars. The discipline of the school was never more salutary, nor the deportment of the scholars better than during the past term. The teachers are faithful-understand well their duties, and hence their efforts have been successful."

The High School examination closed with an exhibition and a banquet at Odd Fellows Hall, which the Advocate characterizes as "a decidedly successful affair." After partaking of the refreshments provided, several sentiments were announced, which were responded to by Hon. C. Darkee, Hon. G. Bennett, O. G. Lange, Esq., H. B. Coe, of the Seventh Ward School, Milwaukee, and several other gentlemen.

"One of the interesting ceremonies of the evening was the presentation to Mr. Conatty, the Principal of the High School, of the dramatic works of Shakespeare in eight neatly bound volumes. A very handsome presentation address was made by Master Joseph Quarles. The response of Mr. Conatty, on the acceptance of the gift, was an exceedingly happy effort, calculated to make a deep impression on the audience."

WATERFORD, RACINE Co.-A. W. Whitcom, a valued mathematical correspondent, has charge of the public school in this place.

PORTLAND, DODGE Co.-We learn, through the Superintendent, Rev. William Drummond, that a very successful school was maintained in that village during

the past winter, and the citizens have shown their interest in school matters by procuring a bell, weighing over 200 lbs. for the school-house.

WE call the attention of our readers to the article on "Topical Recitation" in the present Number, which is the concluding one of a series from the pen of Mr. C. E. Johnson, Principal of the High School, Fond du Lac. They are well written, and contain matter of importance to every teacher.

The article on "The True Order of Studies," by Rev. Thos. Hill, of Waltham, Mass., taken from Barnard's Journal of Education, will well repay a careful perusal, abounding, as it does, in valuable suggestions on the philosophy of mind and its proper development. "Esthetic Education" was written by Mr. George Bradbury, an architect of this city, who has devoted several years to the study of his profession-part of the time with Mr. R. M. Hunt, Secretary of the American Institute of Architects, N.York-and who is interested in every thing tending toward the enlightenment and culture of the rising generation. The views expressed in his article are worthy of consideration, and are endorsed in the main by W. H. Wells, Esq., Superintendent of Schools of the City of Chicago, a portion of whose report for the year ending February 1st, 1859, we give in this issue, and trust that all school officers and primary teachers, into whose hands the Journal may fall, will pay attention to the important truths which it contains.

MILWAUKEE.-The schools in this city are in a very prosperous condition, and the spring examinations showed marked progress in all the departments.

An exhibition was given by Mr. M'Kindley's school, in Albany Hall, which was attended by the largest audience ever seen in the building, and was spoken of by the papers as a highly successful affair.

HORICON UNION SCHOOL.-We find in the Argus the report of the examining committee, made at the close of the last term, and from it we learn that the school continues to occupy a high position in government, attendance, and scholarship. that the parents show their appreciation of it by frequent visits to the schoolroom, and that all concerned look upon the school as an ornament and blessing to the place.

BURLINGTON, RACINE Co.-The Gazette states in reference, to the past term : "The examinations of the Union School passed off most satisfactorily, and reflected much credit upon the Principal, Mr. Samuel Lockwood, and the teachers, Miss Swartz and Miss Chandler. The average attendance speaks well for the efficiency and discipline of the school.

RICHLAND COUNTY.-The Teachers' Association met at Richland Center on the 17th of April last, and made arrangement for holding a teachers' institute on the