In our January number we gave an original design for a district-school house, built of wood, in a simple, convenient and economical form, which we are glad to see has been extensively copied Into other papers. As a cheap rural school-house, it is adapted to the country gene* rally.

Our frontispiece to this number, shows how a school-house may be rendered highly architectural - where more means are at the disposal of the building committee. It is a design by Mr. Meter, an English Architect, for the St. Helen Free School, and has been erected in the suburbs of London - very substantially, of brick, with stone dressings, for £1,200. The boys' school-room measures 59 by 27 feet, and the girls' school-room 42 by 27 feet. There is a separate porch and entrance to each, as shown on the elevation.

Frontispiece - Design For A Free School #1

"La'-dies, hand gentle'm: the play which I 'ave the 'oner to produce this hevening, is the celebrated Tragedy of 'Amlet. But, as the unrivalled hactor who was to appear before you in the character of 'Amlet, has been taken suddenly hill, the play will proceed with the part of 'Amlet left out!" Thus declaimed the unfortunate strolling manager before his village audience, in a calamitous dilemma. In like manner, the " Design" is here left out! When that appears, we'll talk about the school house.