Naething but: "School Examinations" gauu this present time, where the true " Flowers o' Edinburgh"— the gaily-dressed wee lassies and laddies— may be seen in every Btreet. Yin o' the very btsfc o' its kind is the Examination o' the Normal School, Cas tle Terrace, that took place the ither day in presence o' a large assemblage. The proceed ings ia the Infant, Junior, and Senior Schools were a grand treao to see, reflecting the high est creclifc on Mr Steele, Miss Mitchell, and Miss Ross, tbe respective teachers — and capital teachers they are. This year there was nane a' the auld " Question and Answer" style ; but in its stead there was an exhibition o' Singing, Piaaoforte, Drawing, Writing, and Sewing a decided improvement, and a decided relief to tho scholars that are generally owre excited wi' their braw dresses, the ap pearance o' the bustling, anxious crowd (where their faithers and mitheis are almost certain to be) and the glorioua prospect o' the vacation before them, to care muckle about onything beyond prizeß, sweeties, ica creaui, and oranges. This year there were nae prizes, but in stead there were neat wee ceitifcicates, like pocket books, bound in red morocco, con taining the number o' marks made by the pupilß in the course o' the year. Ie waß a bonnie sicht to see, especiaUy the rosyoheekit young lassies, that were a'moatly dressed in white, carrying bouquets o' roses. Nae fake hair, oe affected gentility Mi' them! But only Nature— modest, comely nature— in a' her unadorned simplicity and beauty. Blessings on their bannie sweet faces, spark ling c'en, and sunny golden hair ! and no' for getting the strapping laddies as weel — the future men that'll carry the name o' Scots men through every quarter o' the habitable globe. Success aitend them baitb, and may the education they are at present receiving at this famous seminary make them clever and intelligent men and women, and hououred members o' Bociety, as it's done to mony a yin in the past.
