The ancients personified their winds, the name Boreas, the god of the north wind, being in use to this day, while parts of the Old Testament are full of weather lore. This but shows that from the earliest times man has taken note of the varying conditions of the weather. At the present time this is especially true, and it is an axiom that all are interested in it, from the man who manages large commercial or manufacturing interests, to the washerwoman who is anxious as to whether to-morrow will be a good "drying" day or not. In view of this it is very desirable that all should have a clear understanding of storms, their probable movements from day to day, and their results so far as temperature, precipitation and high winds are concerned. It should be possible for everyone to be able to forecast the weather for himself with the aid of the daily weather map issued by the United States Weather Bureau.

To the writer there appears to be but one feasible way in which to bring about this much desired result, and that is through the medium of the public schools.

Probably one-half of the population of the United States do not attend school beyond the grammar grade; it is therefore necessary, in order to be of benefit, that their instruction begin, in the primary grades and be continued through the grammar. As to the method to be pursued, I think, in such a course, the instruction should be centered around the daily weather map. After the pupils have been taught what a storm area is, the course of each, as shown in these maps, should be carefully followed across the country. After its passage, all the maps upon which it appears should be assembled and a careful study made of all the phenomena connected with it. Comparisons should also be drawn between it and other storms. If there are points of similarity, they should be plainly brought out.

This method should be carried on through the whole school course, and in connection with it some knowledge may be gained of what are known as the meteorological elements: the pressure, temperature and humidity of the air ; precipitation of its moisture, evaporation, the winds, the clouds, and the electrical and optical conditions of the atmosphere. Unless one wishes to follow the study of the weather as a vocation, it is not necessary to go too deeply into the scientific side of it, as without so doing one can by practice learn to make an approximately correct forecast for the following one or two days. All know how uncomfortable is a warm, "sticky," summer's day, even if the temperature does not reach a high mark, but few know why it is so or can give a lucid explanation of it. Some few facts like these should be understood by everyone. The ignorance on this subject displayed by people, otherwise intelligent and well educated, is truly lamentable, in view of the fact that so much in the way of personal comfort and public and private gain and safety depends upon the weather. There is no doubt but what many of you think that a storm that brings to Boston driving rain and high winds from the north-east really comes from a northeasterly direction, whereas the contrary is usually true, except in the rare instances when a storm moves up the Atlantic coast from the West Indies. Meteorologist.