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ho have achieved great success in life without colcation will say that there is nothing to be gained ing four years of one's life to the curriculum of a y. Those four years are an integral and consistent a young man's life. Every man who is worth his at some time that his life is too narrow for him, so books to enlarge his horizon. He reads books for g of the whole map of life, the main roads and the alike, the sorrows and joys and tragedies that men That is why a man goes to college, for he can't lsewhere.

nger of the United States is provincialism, a danger rom the fact that one part of the country will not nd the other parts. The breaking down of these non-comprehending, non-sympathizing barriers is e most beneficial effects of a college course. es not go to college to sit under tutors and count of recitation. One goes to get at things, to learn -g, irrespective of teachers and lecturers.

s better yet is the intellectual companionships and ships one forms at college, and when I have said ave reached the gist of the matter. What one gets e-and it s the best-is this: Comradeships formed are too short and otherwise inadequate.

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in the cities and goes to his college lecture on a r he is not beyond the stage of his school period. breeding of the mind is done in between class hours, ose comradeships of college life, the constant living

After four years of it, it is something you can't of a man by force. It is the rubbing of mind with e tests of strength, and the challenge of intellect. thing that has happened in college for ten or fifteen the fact that the instructors have ceased to be a arate and have become a part of the comradeship of

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resent age is breeding self-consciousness and egotism because we insist upon spoiling them, making them at their work is done. Egotism is a sort of intellecvincialism that leads one to suppose that the world is d in himself. When a man goes to college we take of self and make him know the breadth and variety orld—to know how small he really is.

lent Wilson added some new thoughts 'to his nts for a full course of college life when he adthe Princeton club, of Chicago. He said:

bby is to establish in Princeton university a system 3 like that of England, which shall throw the seniors ors upon their own resources and start in them habits endent, self-restraint thinking. By doing this we e Princeton a distinction such as will remove it enom competition by other colleges.

ot believe that the natural, carnal man was meant wn and read a book. I myself would rather see and ngs than find them out from the pages of a printed But it is necessary that we learn of the past and of ces far from us from books. A good tutor or readh can instill into his pupils the desire and the comof reading.

ust set a certain task for the members of the two dergraduate classes and tell them by a certain time st know it.

versity does not consist of only buildings and of well ns, but of environment, comradeship, and associado not believe in the importance of class-room in1 by itself, but in the effect which class-room instrucupon the comradeship and conversation of the camege course is a question of saturation of these influot of formal exercise. I do not believe that any man this saturation in less than four years' time.

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teachers, assisted by 1,765 pupil teachers or monitors. Of the adult teachers 40 per cent. hold the lowest departmental certificate, the License to Teach." Four per cent. have honor certificates or degrees. There are no secondary schools, tho the teacher is permitted, out of school hours, to teach certain secondary subjects, for which he is to charge from six to twenty-five cents per week. There are a large number of private schools and colleges in Victoria, which about one-fifth of the children attend.

There were 2,745 schools in New South Wales in 1900. Of these 2,290 were public and half-time schools, 394 were provisional, 26 house-to-house, and 31 evening schools. Here There were 5,039 teachers of all sorts. about 8 per cent. had degrees and good training. Salaries ranged from $500 to $1,750, regulated, as in South Australia, by the attendance. The standard of education is somewhat higher than in the previous states, but there is no free education except thru bursaries and scholarships. The public school fee is six cents a week, and the fee for attending any one of the four state high schools is $16 a quarter. The state received from total fees about $425,000 and spent $3,800,000. In Sydney there is a university towards which all teaching seems to gravitate. The work of the schools in New South Wales and in New Zealand is somewhat similar, tho in the latter case the English branches are more thoro and education is free. In both, French, Latin, Euclid, and science form part of the higher curriculum...

The Three-Year College Course.

The discussion of the question of shortening the course for the A.B. degree is increasing in interest. President Eliot, having turned four years into three, undertook to defend his action at the recent meeting of New England college presidents at Middlebury, Vermont. He showed that by means of work in vacation (which is not done, by the way, by undergraduates), by raising the standard of admission to the freshman class, by a greater intensity of work, the studies of four college years may be jammed into three. He frankly confessed that he was yielding to the pressure of the material world, and that the cries of the professional schools were ringing in his ears. He met a calm, and apparently exasperating, resistance from the presidents and other representatives of the small colleges. President Tucker, of Dartmouth, pointed to the fact that the proportion of undergraduates who were not going to enter professions is increasing, and he urged a proper regard for their interests. He took a position that must appeal with increasing force to those who want an education for the mere sake of its discipline and of its enlightenments, that the youth who go to college for the training and illumination of the course which leads to the B.A. degree have a right to demand the full measure of the liberal culture of which this degree is the sign and seal. He was followed by the president of the Middlebury college, who made a strong plea for ripening leisure, which President Eliot rather sensitively construed into a plea for idleness. It was, however, in reality a strong and convincing statement of the claims of the spiritual element of the students. In brief, the meeting showed a decided inclination on the part of the small college to follow in the way pointed out by Williams last summer, at the inauguration of Dr. Hopkins, and emphasized a fortnight ago by Pres. Woodrow Wilson at Princeton. There seemed to be foreshadowed an interesting struggle between spirit and

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nder little woman, youthful in face , and full of animation. There is impersonal in her method of atshe quite lose herself in an argut also, except as the tangible evimething to oppose.

when she speaks of the children. when she speaks of the children. Then her heart is in her voice. Her noble mind and her splendid energy are spent in their service now, as much as in the days when they gathered round her in the school-room and felt the stimulus of her wholesome presence. I spent an hour once in that room and their faces were an open book. I have often spoken with her about children and their needs, and the development of the art and science of teaching. It is to be regretted that teachers have not yet heard from Margaret Haley on these subjects. She has thought deeply and read much and, best of all, she has the great all-hoping and all-loving heart which is, for the teacher, the better part that shall not be taken from her. A. M. M.

The English Bill.

The debate on the New Education bill in the house of lords created a pathetic scene; the archbishop of Canterbury, 81 years of age, spoke, saying that the bill would not relieve the church of its heavy financial re

ready wit, of which there are many sponsibility, but finally said: "Let the bill pass. We shall see how it will work," and then dropped in his seat, entirely exhausted.

in the unwritten annals of the

e newspapers used to give sensas fictitious accounts of the Federater came to Miss Haley for an init because he had already peran important meeting. He tried to aining that he was not responsible were altered in the office. Then," your paper to send a man that is k to him."

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reme court had decided the Federaagainst the Board of Equalization, 1 up one day on the telephone by ho congratulated her effusively on dup with a request for the use of tograph to advertise a well-known on as she could get in a word she off, "No, you can't have my picture. erve, and I don't propose to give

earnestness Miss Haley says amusoes not mean to be funny. At a lled by the teachers in the old Cenace the tax fight before the public, ss Jane Addams, the Rev. R. A. ad been invited to make addresses. st. She began in a business-like rief as possible, and I will confine not to encroach upon the ground of There was a ripple of amusement nguished persons referred to, beginThe house laughed contagiously, smiling back at them with a pleased

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pon the lawsuit, which made the Miss Goggin and Miss Haley conablest lawyers in Chicago, among erward retained to defend the State

in that very case. He gave them which corporations among the ten pok county it would be advisable to e brought. When the case came ield, Miss Haley was cross-examined e lawyers ever made any effort to my with regard to the evasion of man tried to show that she had disertain corporations. He asked her you choose this corporation? Why is other? and she gave every truth

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Copyright Decision.

The United States Federal Court of Appeals has ruled that the publication of a copyrighted story, without the use of the copyright line by the person to whom the story has been leased, does not give the right to any other person or company to appropriate the story for use. The court holds that the copyright of an article is property of which one cannot be deprived without consent. The opinion of the court concerning the copyright is in part as follows:

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Title to copyright is no more lost by the theft of the manuscripts, or piratical publication of it, than is one's title to a horse lost by the stealing of it, or by the unlawful sale of it to a stranger. Indeed, the statute with scrupulous care has sought to protect the owner from unauthorized use of the subject of the copyright. It has hedged about the publication of a copyrighted article, by a stranger, restrictions seldom applied to other kinds. of property."

As a result of this decision a large number of damage suits will be begun by various papers in the country. Siberian Relatives of Our Indians.

The Jesup North Pacific Exploring Expedition, sent out by Morris K. Jesup, president of the American Museum of Natural History, has just returned after a two years' trip in northern Siberia. The most remarkable work of this expedition is the discovery that there are tribes in Siberia which possess characteristics in common with the Indians of North America. Some of these tribes have legends, language, and customs almost identical with those of our Indians.

The party collected 15,000 specimens which will be placed in the American Museum of Natural History. Among the specimens is a tusk weighing 220 pounds, the largest in the world. There are also eight complete sets of iron armor similar to that made in Japan in early times. This would seem to prove that northern tribes of Siberia and the Japanese are of the same origin.

A movement is now on foot in England to improve the morale of the teaching profession, to increase its regular remuneration, and to secure for approved teachers an assurance that their tenure of office shall be permanent. The inefficiency of most English teachers is due to the fact that they are underpaid. In private schools $200 a year is not considered too small for an assistant, while

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BOSTON.

on First Assistants' Association.

n Masters' Association, Sec., Lincoln Owen. n Primary School Teachers' Association.

n Sub-Masters' Association.

n Teachers' Association.

n Teachers' Retirement Fund Association, Sec., Alinker.

SOUTHERN STATES.

ern Educational Association. Pres., Col. J. W. on, Louisiana State University; Vice-Pres., W. N. Fla., State Supt.; Treas., M. M., Ross, Pres. W. te Normal school; Sec., Frank M. Smith, Ex-Supt.

lessee.

essee State Teachers' Association.

n County, Tenn., Educational Association.

1 Carolina State Teachers' Association.

gia State Teachers' Association.

ima State Teachers' Association.

iana State Teachers' Association.

Orleans, La., Teachers' Benevolent Association.
Orleans, La., Educational Association.

Orleans, La., Teachers' Educational and Progressive

Orleans, La., Kindergarten Club.

Orleans, La., Teachers' Guild.

Orleans, La., Teachers' Pension League. nsas State Teachers' Association.

ern Arkansas Teachers' Association.

CENTRAL STATES.

ciation of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Midtes and Maryland.

ral Association of Physics Teachers, Pres., Chas. H. Hyde Park, H. S., Chicago; 1st Vice-Pres., Franklin res, Central H. S., Kansas City, Mo.; Sec., C. E. rger, Lake View H. S. Chicago; Treas., E. C. Woodyons township H. S. LaGrange, Ill.

tate (Ohio, W. Va. and Pa.) Round Table.

tate (Ohio, Ky. and W. Va.) Teachers' Association. sylvania State Teachers' Association.

is County, N. J., Teachers' Association. Pres., A. F. r, Madison.

ton, N. J., Teachers' Retirement Association. -land State Teachers' Association.

Virginia State Teachers' Association.

Valley Round Table. Pres., R. E. Raymon, East

bol.

State Teachers' Association. Pres., Arthur Powell, nville; Sec., W. H. Kirk, East Cleveland. Principals' Association.

State Association of School Board Members, Pres., Gaskill, Greenville; Sec., J. A. Williams, Columbus. State Association of School Examiners. Pres., EdCraig, Sabina; Sec., J. L. Selbey, Greenville. State Association of Township Superintendents. D. H. Barnes, Osborn; Sec., J. R. Clark, Springfield. ern Ohio Teachers' Association. Pres., W. H. Maurer, nville; Sec., Myrtle Young, Roscoe. eastern Ohio Teachers' Association. Pres., Bettie ton, Cleveland; Sec., F. Schnee, Cuyahoga Falls. eastern Ohio Teachers' Association. Pres., M. A.

, McArthur; Sec., G. W. Pilchard, Pomeroy. al Ohio Teachers' Association. Pres., William er, Dayton; Sec., Mary L. Pratt, Delaware.

ern Ohio Round Table. Pres., T. A. Edwards, Xenia; V. C. Wilson, West Carrollton. western Ohio Teachers' Association.

Pres., W. W.

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Southeastern Minnesota Educational Association.
Eastern Iowa Teachers' Association.

Northeastern Iowa Teachers' Association.
Southeastern Iowa Teachers' Association.
Southwest Iowa Educational Association.

Western Missouri Teachers' Association.

Kansas State Teachers' Association. Pres., Joseph H. Hill; 1st Vice-Pres., John W. Wilson; 2d Vice-Pres., W. M. Fisher; 3d Vice-Pres., W. F. Murray; Sec., State Supt. Frank Nelson.

Central Kansas Teachers' Association.
Southwest Kansas Teachers' Association.
Nebraska State Teachers' Association.
Nebraska State Schoolmasters' Club.
Southwest Nebraska Educational Association.
South Dakota State Educational Association.
(To be continued.)

Coming Meetings.

Secretaries of teachers' organizations are requested to notify the editor of dates of meetings, election of officers, and errors or omissions in this list.

Dec. 22-23.-Western Arkansas Teachers' Association, at Fort Smith.

Dec. 22-24.-Colorado State Teachers' Association, at Colorado Springs.

Dec. 22-24.-Washington State Teachers' Association at Seattle.

Dec. 23-24.-Oklahoma Territorial Teachers' Association, at Oklahoma City.

Dec. 26-27.-North Texas Colored Teachers' Association, at Gainesville.

Dec. 26-30.-American Historical Association, at Philadelphia. Capt. Alfred T. Mahan, president.

Dec. 29-31.-New York State Associated Academic Principals, at Syracuse.

Dec. 29-31.-New York State Council of Grammar School Principals, Orson Warren, Elmira, president, at Syracuse. Dec. 29-31.-New York State Training Teachers' Conference. Richard A. Searing, Rochester Normal Training school, president, at Syracuse.

Dec. 30-31.-New York State Science Teachers' Association. Dr. William Hallock, Columbia university, president, at Syracuse.

Dec. 29-31.- South Dakota State Educational Association, at Mitchell.

Dec. 29-31.-Idaho State Teachers' Association, at Weiser. Dec. 29-31.-Kansas State Teachers' Association, at Topeka. Joseph H. Hill, president.

Dec. 29-31.-Montana State Teachers' Association, at Bozeman.

Dec. 30-31.-Maine State Teachers' Association, at Waterville.

Dec. 30-31.-Michigan State Teachers' Association, at Saginaw.

Dec. 29-Jan. 3.-California Teachers' Association, at Los Angeles. A. E. Shumate, president.

Dec. 31-Jan. 2.-Nebraska State Teachers' Association, at Lincoln.

Dec. 31-Jan. 2. -Minnesota State Educational Association, at St. Paul.

Dec. 29-31.-Association of American Universities, at Columbia university, New York.

Dec. 29-31.-New Jersey State Teachers' Association, at Trenton.

Dec. 29-Jan. 1.-Florida State Teachers' Association, a Orlando.

Dec. 29-31.-Louisiana State Teachers' Association, a Baton Rouge.

Dec. 29-31.-Missouri State Teachers' Association, at St Louis.

Dec. 29-31.-Texas State Teachers' Association, at Austin Dec. 29-31.-Indiana State Teachers' Association, at Indian apolis.

Dec. 29-31.-Illinois State Teachers' Association, at Spring field.

Dec. 29-31.-Wisconsin State Teachers' and County Super intendents Associations, at Milwaukee.

Dec. 29-31.-National Commercial Teachers' Federation at Milwaukee, Wis.

Dec. 29-31.-North Dakota State Teachers' Association, a Fargo.

CHRISTMAS WEEK.

Ohio State Association of Township Superintendents a Columbus. D. H. Barnes, Osborn, president.

was installed the College of December 1. member of the the college in has filled varching corps of or of applied and he is now

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་པས་་༠ ани universities. Ine Republican ticket included 47 college graduates as against 46 on the other tickets. Columbia was represented by 29 alumni; New York university, by 21; the college of the City of New York, by 9; Yale, by 10; Harvard, by 4; Cornell, by 3, and Princeton, by 2.

Other institutions furnished graduates as follows: St. Francis Xavier, 4; Manhattan and Brooklyn Polytechnic institutes, 3 each; New York Law school, 11; Amherst, Brown, Fordham, Albany Law rary has re- school, Williams, and Long Island Colok valuable in lege hospital, 2 each; Emory, Georgeith that insti- town St. Mary's, Buffalo Law, Cortf a work by land, Normal school, St. Lawrence, St. - president of Stephens, University of Kentucky, Alaementary phil- bama, Virginia, and Hamilton, 1 each. and Ethica, nklin in 1752. - in Kings col

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Opposed to Sunday Concerts.

The Presbyterian clergy is increasingly opposed to the opening of public school buildings for Sunday concerts. They feel that if these concerts become a regular feature they will have a tendency to secularize the Sabbath. The New York Presbytery has appointed a committee to investigate this subject.

The chairman, the Rev. Dr. David G. ucy Duffy, a Wylie, gives the views of the clergy on -1 at West End this subject as follows: "We wish to learn street, repri- the exact purpose and character of the at evening her concerts. If they are in the nature of an th bricks and entertainment, or if the music is chiefly y has some of of a secular order, they will be very police hold the strongly opposed. I believe the churches and Sunday schools are able to take care of the religious work, and anything which partakes of the nature of a show would have a tendency to draw young people away, and would be a detriment. Rather than place the school buildings at the disposal of an association, I think it would be better to adopt a custom that has prevailed to some extent in England and Canada, and allow a denomination to have the use of a school on a Sunday afternoon for its own people.'

ed ten.
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fessor of logic niversity, has t Columbia for ely known for He is a graduege, of Northt at Columbia, nd in the New

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College Christmas Banquet.

A Christmas banquet for the faculties and graduates of fourteen American universities will be held in New York city on Dec. 30, in connection with the fourth annual conference of the Association of American Universities.

Graduates of the following institutions have been invited to attend thru the several alumni associations and university presidents: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Pennsylvania, California, Clark, Wisconsin, Leland Stanford, Jr., Michigan, Chicago, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and the Catholic University of America. President Nicholas Murray Butler will be the toastmaster.

New Ethical Culture School. The cornerstone of the new building of the Ethical Culture school was laid on Saturday November 22. Mayor Low and Dr. Felix Adler were the speakers at the ceremony.

Mayor Low spoke in part as follows:

"There are public reasons why it is becoming that the mayor of New York should be present on this occasion. It should be known to all of you that these schools have been the first to introduce kindergarten work in the city and the very first to prescribe manual training as an important element in school instruction. The example of these schools as to manual training has been widely introduced, not only in this country, but in many countries in Europe, because of what has been begun here. The fact The Municipal Civil Service Commis- that these schools are identified with s a member of sion held a hearing on December 5 to de- both calls not only for recognization, but al Association. termine why the helpers of janitors in the for grateful acknowledgment in the name prevention of civil service rules. public schools should not be put under of the people of New York. I congratuAt present the jani- late Dr. Adler and all who have been y Organization tors are supposed to hire their own help- associated with him in this work upon ies of lectures, ers, but there have been many complaints and I fully believe that the larger work what they have already accomplished; against the abuses that have grown of knowledge around this system. Often the janitors which this new building will make possig the lectures are supposed to provide day and night ble will fully justify the hopes of those educators are forces, but they seldom hire more than a who are contributing in any way to its 1," on March 9 single shift. success. I am very sure that the spirit tic Influence,' Miss S. Fairchild, of the Public Educa- of the founder will continue always to tion Association, said that altho the jan- work for the social betterment of the eventh annual itors are supposed to furnish matrons in city.", cation Associa- girls' schools, investigations show that Columbia uni- seventy per cent. of such schools are which makes without matrons. hers in New

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Lines of Progress.

Dr. Felix Adler, founder of the institution and president of the society, said in part:

"Twenty-five years will have elapsed in a few weeks since the first free kindergarten was established in the city of New York by this society. From that kindergarten a complete school was developed, covering the entire period from infancy to manhood.

n merit, and hout cause, is R. F. Cutting, in behalf of the Citizens' Igood citizens. Union, discusses the work of the board of a properly of education for the past year as follows: system to a "Seven new school-houses have been e system in opened and five others will be ready for "The city of New York is at present oncluded with use before the end of the year, furnishing expanding into almost unimaginable nake a desper- accomodations for 17,200 pupils. New splendor. Banks, warehouses, palatial individualities buildings to be completed in 1903 will pro- mansions are rising on every side. Amid their care. vide 32,500 additional sittings; contracts all this magnificence, on what grounds e of Jewish for buildings which will seat 30,000 more does a mere school building deserve at> scholarships will be let before Jan. 1, 1903. Forty- tention? On the grounds that all this rain men and three buildings and rooms have been magnificence is empty dross unless a for the ad- rented providing accommodations for noble spirit and purpose be created in n New York 4,230 children, many of these are for the community, and it is the business of olarship is to kindergartens. The department is able education to create such a aniwit

essedly the weakest spot in our edu-
onal system. This school, while doing
The superintendent of schools will se-
ful justice to all the ordinary branches lect a hundred teachers for free tuition
he curriculum and to manual train- in the Tomlins school of music, which has
science, and art, makes it its special been recently established. Teachers are
ct to aid in solving the problem of to be chosen who are best qualified to
their pupils.

a pupil in the exercises required 1
colleges, should be spending the g
part of the time in teaching the
physics for every-day life.
He made the following suggestio
"That physics be taught in all s
schools.

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-ctarian moral instruction and train- transmit the benefits of the course to ary.That schools in the smaller cit

We believe that the children of the
lthy especially are deprived of one of
The injunction suit of Miss Catharine
most valuable lessons when educated Goggin, by which the $249,000 collected
with members of their own class; tied up, will probably be settled immedi-
from public utility corporations has been
deprived of one of the most valuable
ons which education can give-namely, ately. The money is desired for improve-
lesson of overlooking the artificial ments in the school system. Miss Gog-
meretricious distinctions that divide gin's injunction was asked for on the
a from one another, and of learning grounds that the teachers secured the
espect manliness, merit, and worth money to the city and it should be applied
to their salaries.
erever they appear.'

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Truant School Supervision.
wing to the illness of Associate City
pt. Hubbard R. Yetman, in charge of
ants, Dr. Maxwell has found it neces-
y to reorganize the department of
pulsory education. To this end he
assigned Dist. Supt. Clarence E.
leney to take charge of the two tru-
I schools in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
e crowded building in Manhattan will
used as a receiving station and the
ooklyn farm, considerably extended
modernized, will receive those com-
tted for any extended time.
Dr. Maxwell has divided the city into
ancy districts corresponding with the
ool districts. To these he has assigned

e attendance officers with orders to re-
rd the district superintendents as their
perior heads and the latter will be held
sponsible for these districts. They
ll also try cases for commitment.
These truancy districts will greatly
cilitate the trial of truants, as each one
ll be tried in the school district in which

attended school.

Newark Principals Object. Supt. A. B. Poland, of the Newark blic schools, recently directed that the hool principals should give account of eir time, in writing, when on duty at e schools. This order has caused much mplaint and the principals may take me concerted action in the matter. ney complain that under the present stem they are mere clerks, to make it a multiplicity of reports, and that ey have so much of this clerical work do that they hardly find time to teach. he system of women supervisors is anher ground for complaint and the prinpals stigmatize this as a spy system.' Regent's News.

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Six Chicago principals, whose schools are situated in the Ghetto, recently petitioned Superintendent Cooley to allow them to mark their pupils present on religious holidays. The superintendent has passed the petition to the board of education without his recommendation and considerable opposition is likely to develop.

The Chicago board of education has recommended that $1,500 be appropriated for an educational exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

The board of education of Chicago has ordered the sale or destruction of the following abandoned school buildings:

equipped with better laboratories. "That the association publish a ern text-book and manual on p correlated with algebra, geometry chemistry.

"That the association be fed

with similar associations in this co with the idea of forming a nation

ganization.

"That efforts be made to secur formity of methods in teaching phy The remainder of the sessions w voted to the discussion of technica jects and methods of teaching.

Child Labor in Illinois Educators of Illinois are being to do all in their power to aid th posed child-labor bill. This bill pr

for an educational test for all ch before beginning to work; it provid an effective affidavit which will pr those under fourteen from getting under false statements, and it wil child night work.

The facts prove the great necessi such legislation, for Illinois has pract no law on this subject. Illiteracy the increase in the state. In 189 Amerson school, North Fiftieth and census placed it fifth in rank a Austin avenues; Old Ferwood school, states, counting the persons betwee One Hundred and Fourth and Wallace and fourteen who can read and y streets; Branch 3 of the Gresham school, The census of 1900 shows that i Horner school, Forty-seventh place and Lowe avenue and Ninety-second street; dropped to fifteenth in the list. Few children ever finish the cou Aberdeen street; Thomas Hoyne school, study. In 1900-1901 there were Cass and Illinois streets; Springer school, children in the first school grade, a Wabash avenue and Forty-first street; the eighth grade but 9,987. Ther Old W. K. Sullivan school, on leased at present 19,000 children in the third street. ground at Houston avenue and Eighty- who are at work, one-third of them under fourteen. In 1901 there wa increase of 5,583 children employed the figures for the previous year.

School-Books in Chicago.

Figures like these prove the nec for some law on this important sub Chicago University Honor

The teachers are making an organized inquiry concerning the texts used in the Chicago schools. At present the "Central Council" is the only organization of The gift of a large collection of e teachers recognized by the board of edu- de luxe volumes, mostly historica cation, and this body voted at its meet- scientific, is the expression of app ing, on December 4, to make a thoro in- tion received by the University of vestigation of this subject. The council go for its active participation i is composed of delegates from district movement to establish closer educa councils, and the district councils are relations between France and this made up of representatives of school try. The French government pub councils, the latter including the princi- scientific treatises and historical pal and teachers of a school. There are oirs, which no private publisher cou eighty members of the central council ford to undertake. No expense is s which by its composition is thoroly repre- in the compilation or printing of

The New York State Board of Regents
ave elected the Right Rev. William
roswell Doane, chancellor, to succeed sentative.
he late Anson Judd Upson, and Regent
Whitelaw Reid, vice-chancellor, to suc-
eed Bishop Doane.

The New York State board of regents
as authorized the state paleontologist
purchase the specimens in paleontology
ollected by Dr. Ruedeman.

works, and they are extremely valu At its meeting on December 4, it The French minister of public in passed two important resolutions. The first is as follows:

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'Resolved, That it is the consensus of opinion of this body that the teachers and principals should be consulted by the authorities in the selection of suitable text-books for the school system.' On account of the abundant supply of The second resolution authorizes the material in New York for original re- executive committee of the council to inearch in geology, paleontology, and en- vestigate and make a detailed report, omology, the board of regents has in- giving all laws regarding the selection ited the trustees of the Carnegie insti- and retention of text-books; all rules of ution to send to the New York state the board of education regarding textnuseum men fitted to carry on scientific books, and a statement from Superintennvestigations under the supervision of dent Cooley or other officials as to texthe director of the museum.

books now in use.

The state regents have approved the Physics Teachouc at Chinnan

tion, in appreciation of the univer co-operation with French schools presented to the Chicago school a d tion of all these works, so far is Several thousand volumes have al been shipped.

Elevator Girls at U. of C. Segregation has been carried so the University of Chicago, it is rep that the elevator boys have been rep by maids. This has raised a stor protests from the co-eds who say lives are endangered by the change. inexperience of the new elevator nearly caused a serious accident in

Hall recently. Miss Martha Lov

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