The All through the text special attention is given to the influence of climate and topography upon the history of the nation. book is published by Silver, Burdett and Company and is intended as a history for elementary schools. A. N. Eldred, a graduate of Oberlin, has been elected to a position in the Bowling Green high school. There are now six teachers in the corps, and these are all kept busy in caring for the 210 pupils. Supt. E. L. Daley of Atlanta will graduate his first class May 23rd. He has worked hard to build up a high school and himself and all the teachers are naturally glad to come into the fruition of their hopes. Supt. Odell Liggett will have one graduate from the high school April 25th. That one graduate will wear a halo on that auspicious occasion. Dr. J. J. Burns has been writing letters from the Southland to the papers of Defiance that are refreshingly Burnsesque, keen, bright, informning. If there is anything that can excel his apt quotations it is what he says outside quotation marks. Ginn & Co. have added two volumes to the series of English classics, Ruskin's "Sesame and Lilies," and De Quincey's "The English Mail Coach and Joan of Arc." The list price is 25 cents. -George Eliot says "Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have had a striving good enough to be called a failure." An attractive program has been arranged for the spring meeting of the South Western Association at Hamilton, April 28th. Amongst the speakers will be Miss Grace Greene of Dayton and Prof. Parker of Oxford. Through the kindly offices of Mr. Woolford of Hamilton, music will be furnished by the pupils of the Hamilton pub lic schools. Supt. Cox of Xenia gave one of his wholesome addresses to the Hamilton county teachers at the meeting held in Cincinnati, March Ioth. -Prof. Miller of the University of Cincinnati has given a number of helpful addresses on "Literature" to the pupils in the high schools adjacent to Cincinnati. - An attractive new Bulletin has been issued by Miami University. Nine hundred and ninety-one students were enrolled for 1905-06, a marked increase over preceding years. Supt. Wade O. Hulbert, of the Painesville township schools, Lake county, has issued a very attractive manual and course of study which may well serve as a model for others who are contemplating a similar task. -Supt. H. B. Work, of Wheeling, in his annual report, recently published, says good things in a clear way. Among other good things he says: "I wish that there might be some way of especially rewarding those whose desire for improvement in the work of teaching leads them to undertake the work of the summer schools." - The program which Dr. Thompson and the executive committee are preparing for the Putin-Bay meeting of the Ohio State Teachers' Association promises to be one of exceptional strength and interest. The date of the meeting is June 26, 27 and 28. A recordbreaking attendance is the aim of the committee. While on the boat to Cleveland on the return trip last year, one high school teacher said to her Superintendent, "Why did you never tell us before what a splendid meeting it is? I shall go every year." - Supt. W. Burnet of Vandalia is collecting material on the subject of Centralized Schools and will be glad to receive citations to any documents that bear upon the subject. -Jerome K. Jerome, the noted. English journalist and Battell S. Loomis, the American humorist, entertained the students of Miami University with humorous recitals. from their writings Monday evening, March 5th. In the death of Supt. John Bowman Wood county has lost one of her most promising young school men. Since last September he has been superintendent of the Middleton township which fourteen schools. All the superintendents of the county attended his funeral to attest their high regard. In commenting upon his work and character Supt. N. D. O Wilson of Bowling Green says "Young, but manly, fearless, able, honest, fair, judicious, always the gentleman --these were some of the real traits of his character." Supt. Edward Van Cleve of Steubenville, addressed the Normal. College at Miami University whilst enroute to the Louisville meeting. His remarks on the opportunities. of the present day were an inspiration to all who had the good fortune to hear him. Supt. Albert H. Sherer of Oxford public schools was in attendance at the Louisville meeting. His progressive ideas are shown in the work of the Oxford schools, which also enjoy the advantage of being connected with the training department of the Ohio State Normal School. The Central Ohio Schoolmasters' Club met March 16, and all present pronounced it one of the very best meetings in the history of the club. The guests of the evening were Supt. E. H. Mark, Louisville, Ky., W. H. Rodebaugh, mem ber of the board of education, Lancaster, D. J. Demorest, Marysville, Velorus Martz and C. H. Fullerton of Central High School, Columbus. Supt. J. A. Shawan gave a resumé of the Louisville meeting; Supt. J. D. Simkins and Supt. E. B. Cox opened up the question of reformed spelling pleasantly and vigorously and Commissioner Jones and Supt. L. B. Demorest accepted the gage with alacrity and etymology. Supt. Mark was accorded the courtesy of the floor and responded in a very happy speech. Following these preliminaries, President W. O. Thompson read the paper he prepared for the Louisville meeting. This led to a discussion which was quite general and at the same time. inspiring. The new members elected were Principal John S. Alan of Mt. Vernon, and Principal T. Otto Williams, of Circleville. The members present were E. A. Jones, J. A. Shawan, W. O. Thompson, E. B. Cox, E. L. Mendenhall, J. H. Snyder, C. D. Everett, J. T. Tuttle, D. R. Major, H. L. Frank, M. J. Flannery, C. L. Boyer, M. E. Hard, J. S. Weaver, W. M. Townsend, C S. Barrett, L. B. Demorest, J. G. Leland, Seth Hayes, H. A. Cassidy, Wm. McClain, J. W. MacKinnon, L. W. MacKinnon, S. C. Derby, E. P. West, F. B. Pearson. - Supt. J. V. McMillan and the entire senior class of the Marietta high school recently visited the high school in Parkersburg, W. Va. The Northeastern Ohio Association elected officers as follows: President, Supt. W. H. Kirk, East Cleveland; Secretary, Supt. Ward H. Nye, Oberlin; Treasurer, Supt. H. A. Redfield, Nottingham; Ex. Com., Supt. 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Address all orders to C. M. Parker, Educational Publisher, Taylorville, Ill. - The School Garden Associa tion, Station A, Boston, Mass., last year enlisted over 10,000 workers in the School Garden Movement, and supplied seeds, instructions for planting and literature to schools. clubs, superintendents, principals, teachers, pupils and individuals in many parts of the country.. The results of the work were so encouraging, and the good so manifest, that preparations have been made on a larger scale for '1906, providing at larger number of varieties of flowers and vegetables, and aiming to reach and assist all willing to join in the movement. A membership fee of six cents. secures enrollment, a booklet of Directions for Planting, a sample collection of five varieties of seeds, and a list of the collections of flower and vegetable seeds that can be ordered for School and Home Garden use. Any one can apply. Simply write to F. W. Shattuck, Secretary, The School Garden Association, Station A, Boston, Mass., enclosing six cents, and giving your name and address plainly. Supt. Wm. McK. Vance is busy upon the program for the Southwestern meeting at Hamilton, April 28. This is one of the very large meetings of Ohio. The Ohio Valley Round Table meets at Parkersburg, April 6 and 7. and Supt. Swartz is making all the necessary preparations. The Western Ohio Round Table met at Dayton, March 30, 31, with a noble list of topics for discussion. The officers who prepared the program are President H. G. Carter, Greenville; Secretary C. B. Rayburn, Port William; Ex. Com. James Ross, Fort Recovery, A. F. Darby, Osborn. -Commissioner Jones met with an unfortunate street car accident March 20, whereby one of the bones of his shoulder was fractured. though very painful no serious consequences are feared, and he will soon be able to resume his work. REED NOTES. Al Deep in the leaves' concealing green Or heard this spring; and straight, meseems, Its notes take on the attributes And glooms; and while he glides he flutes, Though still unseen, 'Mid thorny berry and wild bean. Come, let us forth and homage her, Clothed on with warmth and musk and myrrh. The indescribable odor wild that clings UNIFORM QUESTIONS FOR MARCH. THEORY AND PRACTICE. Note. Applicants will take the first group of four and either the second or third group of four. 1. Give an example of deductive reasoning and show the place of this method of reasoning in school work. 2. Mention three books suited to develop a taste for good literature in children in the intermediate grades. Will best results be obtained by home reading or class study of these books? Why? 3. Which should be the most important purpose of school punishment, to reform the wrong-doer or to deter others from wrong-doing? Give reason for your answer. 4. Give some idea of the influence and importance of Rousseau's teachings. |