blesome in her manners, she evidently ought not to be
appointed to public office. No person can hold an office in two of these
departments. She can, if she pleases, however, resign one to accept
another. Each of these departments ought often to assemble and consult
together, and form plans for carrying into effect with greater
efficiency, the objects entrusted to them. They are to keep a record of
all their proceedings, the head of the department acting as secretary
for this purpose.

The following may be given as an example of the manner in which business
is transacted by means of these officers. On the day that the above
description of their duties was written, I wished for a sort of
directory, to assist the collector employed to receive payments for the
bills; and, to obtain it, I took the following steps.

At the business quarter hour, I issued the following order.

"Before the close of school I wish the distributors to leave upon each
of the desks, a piece of paper," (the size I described.) "It is for a
purpose which I shall then explain."

Accordingly at any leisure moment, before the close of school, each one
went with her box to the stationary shelves, which you will see in the
corners of the room, where a supply of paper, of all the various sizes,
used in school, is kept, and taking out a sufficient number, they
supplied all the desks in their respective divisions.

When the time for closing school arrived, I requested each young lady to
write the name of her parent or guardian upon the paper, and opposite to
it, his place of business. This was done in a minute or two.

"All those whose parent's or guardian's name begins with a letter above
_m._ may rise."

They rose.

"The distributors may collect the papers."

The officers then passed round in regular order, each through her own
division, and collected the papers.

"Deliver them at the Accountant's desk."

They were accordingly carried there, and received by the Accountants.

In the same manner the others were collected and received by the
Accountants, but kept separate.

"I wish now the second Accountant would copy these in a little book I
have prepared for the purpose, arranging them alphabetically, referring
all doubtful cases again to me."

The second Accountant then arranged the papers, and prepared them to go
into the book, and the writer who belongs to the department copied them
fairly.

I describe this case, because it was one which