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West of Rochester was re-elected president of the State Teachers' Association at its record-breaking meeting just closed here, at which about 9,000 teachers were registered. Mrs. Florence S. Knapp was renamed vice-president, and Richard A. Searing of North Tonawanda and W. H. Benedict of Elmira were re-elected secretary and treasurer, respectively. VIRGINIA. NORFOLK. The Emergency Fleet Corporation has decided that the best means of getting speed in American ship building is to have ships constructed by the most efficient workers. To get the most efficient workers there must be developed a satisfactory industrial training scheme. To get, in turn, the training scheme, instructors must be prepared to teach others the ship-building trades. The Newport News Instructor Training Centre is the answer of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The following men are now serving here: O. D. Evans, director of the Boston Continuation School, and E. M. Longfield, department head of the Boston Trade School for Boys; James P. Casey, local director Central Massachusetts District for Training Vocational Teachers; James E. Dougan, director of the Boys' Vocational School, Newark, N. J.; George A. Burridge, local director Connecticut Valley District (Mass.) for Training Vocational Teachers; H. L. Jones, director of industrial training, Somerville, Mass.; James McKinney, instructor in industrial training, Ethical Culture School, New York; C. E. Parsill, director of industrial education for the County of Middlesex, New Jersey; and Francis H. Wing, assistant superintendent of schools in charge of vocational education, Buffalo, N. Y. ROANOKE. At the enthusiastic meeting of the Virginia educational conference, held here last week, the following officers were elected: Presi dent, Dr. J. A. C. Chandler, Richmond; district A, vice-president and member of the board of directors, A. B. Chandler, Fredericksburg; district B, vice-president and member of the board of directors, L. B. Pendergrast, Portsmouth; district C, vice-president, Miss Bessie Taylor, Richmond; member of the board of directors, J. H. Saunders, Richmond; district D, vicepresident and member of the board of directors, H. D. Wolff, Petersburg; district E, vice-president, W. Maxwell Harris, Chatham; member of the board of directors, J. W. Cook, Danville; district F, vice-president and member of the board of directors, W. M. Black, Lynchburg; district G, vicepresident, N. D. Cool, Winchester; member of the board of directors, Dr. J. A. Burruss, Harrisonburg; district H, vice-president, Miss Lula D. Metz, Warrenton; member of the board of directors, M. D. Hall, Burke, Fairfax County; district I, vice-president and member of the board of directors, J. A. C. Hurt, Wytheville; district J, vice-president, Dr. J. G. Johnson, Charlottesville; member of the board of directors, H. M. McManaway, Charlottesville; district K, vice-president, J. L. Waner, Norton; member of the board of directors, H. C. Williams, Honaker. The Week in Review Continued from page 605. not and shall not be changed." He the armies of the Central Powers in exulted over "the glorious advance of Italy"; expressed appreciation of the High Seas Fleet-an activity of which "constant activity" of the German the outside world has had little the knowledge, and charged that "For slaughter and the destruction of ircontinuation of the terrible replaceable works of civilization and for the mad self-mangling of Europe bility and will also have to bear the the enemy alone bears the responsiconsequences.' This has the familiar German sound, but confident and cock-sure than ever. more THOSE BRAVE ENGINEERS. The severest fighting during the past week has been on the Cambrai salient, where the Germans, day after day, have attacked the British lines in heavy force, only to be beaten back. Their losses are reported to have been greater than in any previous battle of the war. A stirring incident of this fighting is the part taken in it by a force of American engineers, who had been busy building greatlyneeded railways behind the advancing British troops. An unexpected enveloping movement of the Germans brought these engineers in the path of the German "drive." Throwing down their picks and shovels, and seizing their rifles, they joined the British troops and fought the Germans. They had been for days under shell fire, going on with their work composedly, and when the emergency came, they fought with such courage as to elicit the admiration of all beholders and to call forth from the French government an official expression of praise. THE SHIPPING PROGRAM. A recent announcement by the Shipping Board discloses the magnitude of the shipping program, which exceeds everything hitherto dreamed of. ag The American merchant marine now includes about 400 vessels of about 2,900,000 tons, in or capable of being in, the foreign trade. Of this total, about 700,000 tons represent German or Austrian vessels, taken over as a war measure. Contracts have already been let for 884 new vessels, aggregating 4,750,000 tons; 426 vessels on the ways, gregating over 3,000,000 tons, have been requisitioned, and contracts are pending for about 100 other vessels of 610,000 tons. Altogether, the total is between 11,000,000 and 11,500,000 tons. How gigantic is the task undertaken will appear when it is remembered that the completion of the program within the time which the Board has in view will involve the building of more than ten times as many vessels as the United States has ever built in the same time, and three times as many as Great Britain ever built. There should be co-operation everywhere in the speeding up of this great undertaking. DEMANDS OF RAILROAD Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors have joined in formulating detailed demands for increased pay, and presenting them to the managers of practically every railroad in TEACHERS' AGENCIES. the United States. The increase in THE FISK TEACHERS' AGENCIES wages provided for in the new schedule amounts to about forty per cent., and the communication sent by the two brotherhoods asks for an answer on or before December 31. If the demands are conceded, they will involve an enormous increase in the operating expenses of the roads. For the good of the country and for the effective prosecution of the war, it is to be hoped that an adjustment may be reached which, while recognizing the justice of a demand for higher wages and taking measures to meet it, will also recognize the necessity of keeping the increase within reasonable bounds. These are days when any interruption in transport facilities should be avoided in every possible way. GETTING OUT OF THE SUN. The fundamental German ambition, voiced by the Kaiser years before the beginning of this war, was to "find a place in the sun." She was finding it rapidly before she began this war. She had trebled the tonnage of her ocean-going ships; she had increased her commerce enormously; she had added great stretches of territory to her possessions, in East Africa, Southwest Africa, Togoland and Kamerun, in the Marshall Islands, a part of New Guinea, and the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, in KaioChau, the Caroline, Pelew and Marianne Islands and in Samoa. One of the early incidents of the war was Boston, Mass., 2-A Park Street Portland, Ore., 514 Journal Bldg. Birmingham, Ala., 809 Title Bldg. STATE NORMAL her displacement from Kaio-Chau by SCHOOLS and COLLEGES The Review of Reviews. The American Review of Reviews for December covers its usual range of world topics. Frank H. Simonds' survey of the world war includes not only a full discussion of the Italian disaster but a review of Allied gains and losses on all fronts during 1917. Other important features are Maurice Léon's comprehensive summary of current French politics as epitomized in Clêmenceau's accession to power; illustrated articles on "Washington in War Time"; accounts of the Red Cross work abroad, especially in France; a SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER, MASS. Course for teachers in Junior High Schools. A. C. BOYDEN, Principal. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, SALEM, MASS. Coeducationa!. Prepares teachers for the elementary school, for the junior high school, and for the commercial department of the high school. J. A. PITMAN, Principal. clear statement of inthe factors volved in the coming Canadian election; "A Basis for European Unity," and "Denver's Municipal Coal Bin." There are five pages of pictures illustrating the part taken by the Y. M. C. A. in the war; interesting views in the city of Venice, now in the war zone, and many foreign cartoons. JUST A Word of Precaution. wherein lies the reason for the use of vegetable preparations for infants and children? Why are any but vegetable preparations unsafe for infants and children? Why are Syrups, Cordials and Drops condemned by all Physicians and most laymen? Why has the Government placed a ban on all preparations containing, among other poisonous drugs, Opium in its variously prepared forms and pleasing tastes, and under its innumerable names? These are questions that every Mother will do well to inquire about. Any Physician will recommend the keeping of Fletcher's Castoria in the house for the common ailments of infants and children. Children Cry For Elitcher's CASTORIA Letters from Prominent Druggists addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher. S. J. Briggs & Co., of Providence, R. I., say: "We have sold Fletcher's Castoria in our three stores for the past twenty years and consider it one of the best preparations on the market." Mansur Drug Co., of St. Paul, Minn., says: "We are not in the habit of recommending proprietary medicines, but we never hesitate to say a good word for Castoria. It is a medical success. Hegeman & Co., of New York City, N. Y., say: "We can say for your Castoria that it is one of the best selling preparations in our stores. That is conclusive evidence that it is satisfactory to the users." W. H. Chapman, of Montreal, Que., says: "I have sold Fletcher's Castoria for many years and have yet to hear of one word other than praise of its virtues. I look upon your preparation as one of the few so called patent medicines having merit and unhesitatingly recommend it as a safe household remedy." GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS BEARS bringing out those facts of recent or more remote history which seem to have a bearing on the question. 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