a position on the faculty in the Christian college in Lahore, India; Miss Annie Dinsmore has accepted a position in a boys' school in Assuit, Egypt, and will sail July 24th. -Prin. H. E. Giles, of Kenton, has resigned his work there to accept the superintendency at Kewanee, Ill., at a salary of $1,200, with an increase of $100 each year for a term of years. Mr. Giles is teaching this summer at Wooster . -Supt. J. E. Clark, of Scio, has been elected superintendent at Caldwell. -The Martins Ferry board of education increased the salaries of teachers five dollars a month all along the line. -Prin. J. H. Bowen, of the Mechanicsburg high school, has been promoted to the superintendency to succeed Supt. C. C. Kohl, who goes to the University of New York to complete his college work. Supt. and Mrs. A. I. McVey, of Blanchester, have been making an extended trip on the Great Lakes to celebrate the State certificate. - Mrs. McCullough, of Muskingum, will have the work in general history in the East Liverpool high school next year vice Miss Elma G. Martin, who takes a year's leave of absence for special work. -E. J. Rodeheffer, of New Knoxville, has been elected assistant in the high school at New Bre men. Miss Nora Campbell, a graduate of Ohio State University, has been elected teacher of domestic science at Parkersburg at $75 a month. -E. L. Dumaree, of Athens, has bcen elected to a ward principalship at Martins Ferry. The increase in salaries ar Parkersburg will increase the payroll next year about $6,000. Some teachers will receive $150 increase. Supt. W. H. Richardson, of Mineral City, has been elected superintendent at Columbiana. -W. H. Altamer, Middletown, re-elected at increased salary; received A. M. degree from Miami University June 14; state certificate in June; doing advanced work in Columbia. Fine record! - Dr. Edward F. Bigelow, of Stamford, Conn., filled a week's engagement at Wooster, July 4-7, with his old-time vigor. This is a recall from his last summer's engagement there. -O. L. Carter, a Wooster student, has been elected superintendent of schools at East Mecca. -Miss Kate Jameson goes from Perrysburg to the Akron high school to teach German. She has been studying in Europe for more than a year. - Valparaiso University is making great strides in the way of improvement this year. It has changed the length of the terms from ten to twelve weeks each. This, we think, is a splendid movement and will add to the strength of all the departments of the school, and also to the well-earned reputation of the school for doing the highest grade of work. The increasing attendance has created a demand for more room. The school already has splendid buildings and equipments, but it is erecting this summer a new building for the medical department, which will also contain additional rooms for science work. Then the new music hall will have twice the capacity of the former building and the new dormitory will be an up-to-date building in every respect. It will contain 132 rooms. It will be heated by steam, lighted by gas and electricity and will have hot and cold water in every room. This together with the new dining hall already completed will put the school in splendid shape for accommodating the students the coming year. This institution deserves its patronage, because it gives to young people the advantages of the highpriced schools at an expense that can be met by all. The autumn term will open September 4th. Supt. C. H. Lake has declined a re-election at Alexandria with an increase of $200 to the salary in order to complete his college course at Denison University. Verily, such a spirit will receive due reward. -Grover Kreglow is spending the summer at Chicago University and at the opening of next term will be duly installed as professor of Natural Science at Ohio Northern University, Ada. - Wooster Summer School opened with an enrollment of more than one hundred more than on the opening day last year. The total attendance promises to pass the 700 mark by a good margin. Among the new departments proving popular is the work in domestic science under direction of Prof. F. A. Schell; the laboratory is taxed to its capacity. -Charles F. Limbach, principal of the Crestline schools, has been elected superintendent at New Bremen at a salary of $1,000. He graduated from Wooster in 1905. Supt. A. C. Alleshouse, of Kelley's Island, has been making the acquaintance of his little daughter, Lucile Margaret, during vacation, teaching her the elements of English and explaining to her the virtues of a rattle-box. The following teachers have been added to the corps in the elementary grades at Akron: Louise Schuereman, Port Clinton, O.; Bertha Shannon, Franklin, Pa.; Elma Hills, Huron, O.; Mabelle Earle, Bessemer, Mich.; Cora Covey, Chagrin Falls, O.; Evelyn Clark, Cuyahoga Falls, O.; Cora M. Carter, Uniontown, O.; May Fuller, Calumet, Mich.; Ethel Henderson, Salineville, O.; Corinne Johnson, Brooksville, Pa.; Clare Vaughan, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Tooill conducted a summer term at North High School, Columbus, for six weeks, "just to pass the time. away." Supt. Lewis F. Hale, of West Liberty, has been re-elected for two years at a salary of $100 per month. Supt. S. H. Layton, of Fostoria, delivered an excellent address at the Patterson commencement of Seneca county at Tiffin, June 16. -Supt. C. A. Wilson, of Carthage, gave his people a noble list of school affairs during the week of June 11, culminating in commencement June 15, when Dr. Guy P. Benton gave the address. Supt. J. W. Jones, of Columbus, gave the address at Parents' Day, June 14. There was a very elaborate and excellent exhibit of school work which attracted Supt. S. T. Dial and all his teachers over from Lockland. Prin. E. A. Bell, of the West Liberty high school, has been reelected and his salary increased from $55 to $65 per month. - Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, of Chicago, delivered one of his noble addresses at the commencement of Lima College, June 8. -A publishing house that has Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress on its list recently received a letter addressed "Dear Mr. Bunyan," and asking for a copy of Pilgrim's progress for examination with a view to introduction. - Dr. Alston Ellis delivered the Patterson address before the graduates of Morgan county at McConnelsville on the afternoon of July 14. - Supt. J. I. Hatfield, of Milford, has been elected superintendent at Oxford. Wm. Phebus, a recent graduate of Miami University, enters the Piqua high school as teacher of science. He is assistant in physics in the Miami summer school. -Miss Edith C. Williams, who has been elected to a position in the Steubenville schools, was educated in Nebraska through high school and normal training school. -Miss Mary Doherty has started a new private school in Cincinnati. It is to be called The College Preparatory School for Girls. Miss Doherty's long connection with the Collegiate School for Girls in Cincinnati, in joint principalship with Miss Maria Collins, insures the success of the new school. Miss Collins will now be sole principal of the Collegiate School for Girls. - Supt. Simeon H. Bing, of Bidwell, has been re-elected with a handsome increase in salary. He is one of the instructors in the summer term at Rio Grande College. - Rio Grande College has enjoyed one of the best years of its history. The summer term now in progress has a larger enrollment than last year and the school spirit is high. - Mr. J. B. Davis, who recently graduated from Rio Grande College, has been elected to a position in that institution. Miss Edith Ward, of the same class, goes to East Liverpool to fill a position in the grade work. Supt. S. M. Sark, of Derby, has been re-elected and his salary increased, as was natural. -The following teachers of West Liberty have been re-elected: Arthur Woodard, Woodard, Mrs. Mrs. Gertrude Boutrager, Miss Blanche Thomas and Miss Amelia Taylor. The Dayton Board of Education have increased the salary of Supt. J. W. Carr to $4,500- and not a dissenting vote. -Franklin county graduated 157 Boxwell pupils June 21. Addresses were made by Judge S. L. Black and O. T. Corson and Dr. Darlington J. Snyder presented the diplomas. -The Elyria graduating class gave a representation of a session of the House of Representatives as one feature of commencement exercise. Miss Sears and Miss Naylor trained the boys and did it most successfully. - Dr. Theo. B. Noss, president of the California (Pa.) State Normal School, and his family will spend the coming year in Europe and Dr. Charles McMurry will be acting principal. Dr. Noss will devote the time to studying school conditions in France and Germany. The following new teachers have been elected in Steubenville: Miss Helen Cox, Miss Florence Taylor, Miss Edith C. Williams, Miss Mary Spencer, Mrs. S. A. Godfrey, Mrs. Minnie W. Gardy, Miss Bertha Egan, and G. L. Ely, principal in Middletown. Prof. P. M. Pearson, editor of Talent, has republished his delightful article on Paul Laurence Dunbar in the form of an elegant booklet, handsomely printed, and containing a picture of Dunbar and six of his choice poems. The proceeds will be devoted to a Dunbar memorial at Dayton. For full information address Talent, 29 S 7th St., Philadelphia. - Mrs. Minnie W. Gardy, who has taught for several years in Harrison county and Uhrichsville, has been elected to a position in Steubenville. - Of the 11 N. N. U. men who entered senior year at Yale University last fall, ten have made honor standing. Messrs. A. L. Gebhard, of Ottawa; E. P. Tice and John W. Richards, of New Vienna, O., were among these. John W. Richards was elected to an instructorship in English at Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn., at a salary of $1,600.00. -F. E. Kirk, a former teacher and now merchant and Township Clerk, conducted the the Patterson commencement of Union township, Licking county, in a most successful manner at Hebron, July 5. |