sheaves would be gathered into everlasting life. Pray for it with us. * * * * * BUREAU OF WOMAN’S WORK. MISS D. E. EMERSON, SECRETARY. * * * * * EXPERIENCE OF AN A. M. A. STUDENT TEACHER. My first time to teach came last September, when I was formally introduced to my work in the Practice School. I was allowed to go to the school one morning as a visitor, that I might get the general plan of conducting the classes, and, if I must say it, I dreaded the beginning more than ever. The second day found me at my post, determined to do my best. I was delighted with my apparent success that afternoon, but prejudice compelled me to keep still about it. My surprise was greatest when I was told that I must prepare these lessons before teaching them, just as much as I did my own lessons. Each day the classes were more interesting and pleasing, every scholar doing his best work, not because he was obliged to, but for the simple reason that his teacher as she went along, instilled the love of study in his mind. This teacher had me prepare each lesson separately, giving her opinions and suggestions and asking me how I would teach it. Days and weeks went by rapidly; each day found me more interested, each night found me more willing to go over the lessons with the teacher. I would not have you think that I taught only one or two studies, for before my time expired I had taught every class in the school. I remembered that when I went to school as a child I was always glad to have my teacher lay aside the text-book and tell us something of interest about each city and river in geography or about some particular story in the reading lesson, so I endeavored to have a story or interesting fact for each class, that they might be the more interested and also might remember the particular points. I found out that it is the teacher’s duty to answer sharp questions as well as ask them, for, in my physiology class especially, some of the toughest questions I ever heard were put to me by those bright children. My geography classes were nearly wild with excitement; sometimes we would take sea voyages, and again we would find the homes of different peoples and animals. Geography can be made a pleasant, interesting and helpful study, and that is what I tried to make it. Soon my six weeks had gone, and with reluctance I bade the dear little scholars good-by. I think that I made happy and lasting impressions on some of the children, as recent rumors have added to my stock of conceit.