hould never
be a teacher; because no girl or woman can be a good teacher who does not
love to learn. The office of a teacher is a sacred trust, since she is
responsible for the future well-being and happiness of little children.
So if the girl does not love to learn, she should find some work other
than teaching.

Provincial Governments in Canada have charge of education, and each
Province has its own regulations, carefully framed, to provide good
teachers for the children of the Province. The girl who is to be a teacher
must pass a series of examinations, the first two of which are for teaching
in lower grades and higher grades of the public schools. The graduate of a
university has a standing which enables her to teach classes in high
schools and collegiate institutes.

The girl may continue her studies while she is teaching in a public school,
and she may either take her next examination without attending further
classes, or, when she has saved enough money, she may return to school for
a few sessions before trying her examination. The girl who has energy and
ability and who loves study is often able to obtain an excellent education
for the teaching profession in this way. It is necessary, however, to warn
girls who find study very difficult, that it is doubtful if they should
think of trying to pass this series of examinations. If they love teaching
and have a true gift for it, they will probably be able to take the first
examinations, which are comparatively easy. The higher examinations may be
beyond their reach. This fact should not depress them. Their work is with
the little children, and there is no better work in the world.

The most important qualities for a teacher are a sympathetic understanding
of human nature, a keen sense of justice, and a sense of humour. These are
great qualities, but the girl who means to teach should notice that they
may be both acquired and developed. Any one who gives all her energies and
gifts to teaching will find that the work is a strain. The teacher should
not allow her work to become set in a fixed routine. She should guard
against becoming autocratic and unprogressive. She should never cease to
be herself a student. Each day should add a little to the sum of her
knowledge. She may begin the study of new subjects, and thus keep a
certain freshness in her mental attitude. More important, however, than
the knowledge gained from books, is her interest in the life of the
commun