You can make text-books by folding pieces of paper together. These can be placed inside the desks.
Penny dolls make excellent scholars. A tumble toy figure may make a schoolmistress or a schoolmaster.
In the picture of Boxville School, you can see three penny dolls and my tumble toy schoolmistress. The dolls are at recess. Violet is trying to do a sum at the board. Pansy is pretending to be “teacher.” Lily has just finished her luncheon.
When does your school open? Now! The scholars will have to hurry or they’ll be late!
I made a little Boxville School, and now in it each day
I’m educating penny dolls, and it is splendid play!
I teach them all my lessons every day when I am through—
They have finished with my reader, and can divide by two.