With a view to the attainment of this object, the pupil and his instructor are to use the lyre because its notes are pure; the voice and string should coincide note for note: nor should there be complex harmonies and contrasts of intervals, or variations of times or rhythms.
Three years' study is not long enough to give a knowledge of these intricacies; and our pupils will have many things of more importance to learn.

The tunes and hymns which are to be consecrated for each festival have been already determined by us.
Having given these instructions to the Director of Music, let us now proceed to dancing and gymnastic, which must also be taught to boys and girls by masters and mistresses.

Our minister of education will have a great deal to do; and being an old man, how will he get through so much work?
There is no difficulty;--the law will provide him with assistants, male and female; and he will consider how important his office is, and how great the responsibility of choosing them.

For if education prospers, the vessel of state sails merrily along; or if education fails, the consequences are not even to be mentioned.

Of dancing and gymnastics something has been said already.