Founded 1855, IS A RELIABLE EDUCATIONAL BUREAU: 1. To aid all who seek well-qualified Teachers. 3. To give Parents Information of good Schools. 2. To represent Teachers who de- 4. To Sell, Rent, and Exchange sire Positions. School Properties. J. W. SCHERMERHORN, A.M., Actuary, 430 Broome St., (near Broadway,) New-York. M. J. YOUNG, Secretary. BRANCH PHILADELPHIA, 512 Arch St.,. SAN FRANCISCO, California,. G. M. KENDALL, Treasurer. J. R. GAUT, A.M., Secretary. SAMUEL J. C. SWEZEY, Esq., Secretary. Twelve years' trial has proved the "AMERICAN SCHOOL INSTITUTE" a useful and efficient auxiliary in the Educational Machinery of our country. Its patrons and friends are among the first educational and business men. The central office (in New-York) has been removed to larger quarters, where greater facilities will be afforded in extending its usefulness. "The Right Teacher for the Right Place," Information of teachers will be furnished, which shall embrace-Opportunities for education; special qualification for teaching; experience, where, and in what, grade of schools; references; age; religious preferences; salary expected; specimens of candidate's letter, and sometimes a photographic likeness. Unless otherwise advised, we nominate several candidates, and thus give opportunity for good selection. Principals, School Officers, and Heads of Families should give early notice of what Teachers they may want. Full particulars should be given. Teachers who want positions should send for "Application Form." Testimony for the "American School Institute." I know your "AMERICAN SCHOOL INSTITUTE" to be possessed of the most reliable and extended facilities.-Rev. C. V. SPEAR, Principal Young Ladies' Institute, Pittsfield, Mass. The benefits of a "division of labor" are happily conceived and admirably realized in the "AMERICAN SCHOOL INSTITUTE."-EDWARD G. TYLER, Ontario Female Seminary, N. Y. Experience has taught me that I may safely rely upon it when I want teachers.Rev. J. H. BRAKELEY, Bordentown Female College, New-Jersey. I commend it to the entire confidence of all.-Rev. D. C. VAN NORMAN, LL.D., New-York. The business of the Institute is systematically conducted. The proprietors are liberally educated and otherwise eminently qualified for their duties.-O. R. WILLIS, Principal Alexander Institute, White Plains, N. Y. I am very grateful for the prompt services which the "AMERICAN SCHOOL INSTITUTE" has rendered in supplying me with excellent teachers.-Rev. C. W. HEWES, Female Seminary, Indianapolis, Indiana. I have tried the "AMERICAN SCHOOL INSTITUTE," and regard it a most desirable medium for supplying our schools and seminaries with the best teachers, and for representing well-qualified teachers who wish employment. All who are seeking teachers will find a wide range from which to select, with an assurance, that in stating character and qualifications, there is no "humbug," and there can be no mistake. Teachers will find situations for which they may otherwise seek in vain. The highly respectable character of the gentlemen who conduct the "INSTITUTE " affords a sufficient guarantee, not only of fair dealing, but also of kind and polite treatment to all.-Rev. EBEN S. STEARNS, Principal Albany Female Academy, N. Y. Circulars explaining plan and terms sent when applied for. J. W. SCHERMERHORN, A.M., Actuary, 430 Broome St., New-York. HEALTH-BEGUILING BOOKS. I. WATSON'S MANUAL OF CALISTHENICS,......... II. HAND-BOOK OF CALISTHENICS AND GYMNASTICS,. .$1.25 2.00 Sent by mail, prepaid, on receipt of the price. Each volume is an 8vo, printed on fine and heavy tinted paper, richly and pro. fusely illustrated from original designs, with music to accompany the exercises. These works positively surpass all others on physical culture, in harmoniously blending the scientific and the practical in the variety and completeness of the classes of movements, and in the adaptation of the exercises to the wants of both sexes and persons of all ages. In the first, all the exercises are without apparatus; in the second, complete courses of exercises are given both with and without apparatus. The exercises are adapted to the parlor, and embrace some of the most excellent life-infusing games and sports ever known. To consumptives, dyspeptics, invalids in general, and the sedentary, to all who wish to secure physical beauty, muscular strength and robust health, the use of these books will prove invaluable. It is when health is lost or impaired that one can sympathize with the assertion of Professor Kloss, that "He who has it has all things; he who lacks it has nothing." These books are superbly bound, and will grace any library or table. The work is the most complete and elaborate.-N. Y. Evening Post. Every person not accustomed to daily manual labor in the open air, ought to pursue this system of exercise. The health of the whole community would be promoted.-N. Y. Observer. A volume both valuable and beautiful; it surpasses all its predecessors.-The Independent. It teaches the best means of educating the human body simultaneously with the human mind.-The Albion. It is very comprehensive in its character, embracing several topics which have never before been included in one treatise. The subject is treated in a most careful and exact form, and illustrated in a style which leaves nothing to be desired.Sunday-School Times. To those in authority, whose influence would be effectual in promoting the cir culation of this book, it becomes a positive duty so to do by every means in their power. All who have the physical welfare of the human race at heart, and understand how powerless the intellect is to contend against the burden of a feeble and emaciated frame, are equally interested in its teachings, and answerable, each in his own sphere, however small it may be, for the consequences of neglecting them.New-York Daily Times. Truly a book that every family should have. The whole subject of thorough bodily exercise is made as attractive as it is important.-Harper's Weekly. The book can not be too highly recommended.-Home Journal. We practiced these exercises to recover health; we advise others to practice them to keep it. These books are a credit to the American press.-London Reader. J. W. SCHERMERHORN & CO., Publishers, 430 Broome Street, New-York. (Munger's Invention. J. W. Schermerhorn & Co., Manufacturers.) Makes a Surface which Rivals the Best Wall Slates. It is perfectly Black; never Crumbles; always remains Hard and Smooth. It is successfully applied to any kind of board or wall, and is invaluable in renovating old wooden blackboards. It has been used twelve years in some of the best schools of New-England. The surface is as smooth and perfect now as when applied. This proves its durability. It is put up in tin cans, and sent safely by Express. By following directions, any teacher may easily apply the Eureka Slating, and make a perfect slate surface, wonderful in color, smoothness, and durability. PRICE, $1.75 PER PINT; $3 PER QUART. 5 per cent discount on five gallons, and 10 per cent on ten gallons or more. One pint will cover about 30 square feet; hence it makes a cheap blackboard. In Chicago, New-York, Philadelphia, Boston, and vicinities, we will apply it at ten cents per square foot. Do not confound EUREKA LIQUID SLATING with slating known by other names, or manufactured by other persons, for it has its imitations. But no other slating can produce the perfectly smooth dead-black surface of the EUREKA. Prominent teachers and school officers in every part of the country have so thoroughly tested the EUREKA SLATING, that we do not hesitate to warrant it. TESTIMONY FOR THE EUREKA SLATING. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUFFALO, July 5, 1866. Three years ago "Eureka Slating" was applied to blackboards in our public schools. They are now in fine condition, and do not seem worn in the least by constant use. I recommend this Slating to teachers and school officers. JOHN S. FOSDICK, Superintendent. GALESBURG, ILL., April 12, 1866. I have used "Liquid Slating" to restore old and to make new blackboards, as I visit the schools of my county. In every case it gives perfect satisfaction. I shall continue its use, believing it to be the best preparation made for blackboard purposes. J. H. KNAPP, Co. Supt. of Schools, Knox Co., Ill. offers. I take pleasure in recommending the "Eureka Slating" whenever an opportunity NEWTON BATEMAN, State Supt. Public Instruction, Illinois. The Eureka Liquid Slating will always give satisfaction when properly applied. JOHN D. PHILBRICK, Supt. Public Schools, Boston, Mass. NEW-HAVEN, CT., April 23, 1866. I have used it nine years, and it seems to improve. From my own experience I think it will last FIFTY YEARS. E. ROBBINS. MINNESOTA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, WINONA, March 13, 1866. Our blackboards are finished with "Eureka Slating." When properly applied it leaves nothing to be desired. It is equal to the best Vermont and Lehigh Slåtes, besides being cheaper. I recommend it to the teachers of the North-West. WM. F. PHELPS, Principal. N. Y. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y., June 22, 1866. I recommend "Eureka Slating," having found it durable and cheap. OLIVER AREY, Principal. ALBION COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, MICHIGAN, May 3, 1864. We find "Eureka Slating" surface equal to the best stone slates. (HON.) IRA MAYHEW, President. J. W. SCHERMERHORN & CO., Manufacturers, 430 Broome Street, New-York. THE SCHOLAR'S DIARY, FOR THE USE OF ALL WHO GO TO SCHOOL. BY EMERY F. STRONG. This little book is designed to exercise the young in the important practice of making a daily record of items and events. It will help to cultivate and strengthen habits of observation and accuracy; and these habits, formed in youth, will have a favorable influence in subsequent life. Such a record, faithfully kept, will prove a history of the writer's life, and its value will increase with passing years. If persons now in active life were in possession of a manuscript diary of their school-days, they would esteem it a treasure indeed. The Scholar's Diary contains: I. Specimen pages of a diary, which will suggest the manner of making the daily entries. II. Rules and maxims for pupils. III. Subjects for Compositions, with simple suggestions. IV. Rules for the use of Capital letters. V. Rules for Punctuation. VI. Blank pages for making the daily entries of an ordinary school term. In some cases it will be found sufficient for preserving copies of the compositions written during the term. Price of the Scholar's Diary, per dozen, $2.50. Specimen copies sent by mail, prepaid, for 20 cents. J. W. SCHERMERHORN & Co., Publishers. 480 Broome Street, New-York. REWARDS REDUCED TO A USEFUL AND PERFECT SYSTEM. THE good effect of an accurate register of deportment and scholarship in promoting a wholesome spirit of emulation and scholarly pride is acknowledged by all. Yet such a register is rarely kept. Teachers generally have not time to record each recitation as it occurs. Other duties crowd upon them so that the record must be neglected for the time, and afterward made up from memory. Perfect accuracy being impossible in such cases, confidence in the record is weakened, and its moral force, in a great degree, lost. The AIDS secure the good results of accurate records and reports, with less expense of time and labor, and also an active parental in. terest naturally awakened by a system of daily reports. The AIDS may be used in various ways. The following is convenient: In the morning give each pupil a CARD, (five merits representing a perfect day,) to be forfeited for misdemeanor, or failure in recitation. SINGLE MERITS and HALF MERITS are for pupils who fail to retain their CARDS and yet,are worthy of some credit. Five cards held by any pupil are exchanged for a CHECK, (twenty-five Merits,) representing a perfect School Week. Four Checks are exchanged for a CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, representing one hundred Merits, or a perfect Month. These Certificates bear the pupil's name and are signed by the teacher. The number held shows the pupil's standing in School. If a PRIZE is to be awarded at the close of the Session, there can be no mistake in determining to whom it belongs; and the decision being made by each pupil exhibiting the Cards and Certificates received, no suspicion of favoritism can arise. The AIDS are neat in design, and are beautifully printed in colors. The Certificates are prizes which children will admire and cherish. The Single Merits and Half Merits are printed on card-board; the Cards and Checks on heavy paper, and may be used many times. This makes the system very cheap. The AIDS are put up in sets of five hundred, there being eighty Certificates, one hundred and twenty Checks, two hundred cards, and one hundred Single Merits and Half Merits. Price, per set, $1.25. By mail, prepaid, $1.35. J. W. SCHERMERHORN & CO., Publishers, 430 Broome Street, New-York. |