herself in honoring Supt. Van Cleve and we are glad to see that the salary has been made high enough to give him freedom of mind in working out the school problems of this large and growing city. These problems will be many but Supt. Van Cleve has clear vision, a strong hand, and a warm heart and these qualities will redound to the glory of Toledo schools.

-A tour of Europe in 1908 is one of the events of a life-time and is well worth some sacrifices scattered along throughout a whole year.

Supt. A. C. Alleshouse, of Huron, has been re-elected for two years, all the teachers have been reelected, laboratory equipment has been increased by $300, about sixty dollars worth of books added to the library, and the high school can almost have the "First Grade" attached to it. Supt. Alleshouse will attend Chicago University during vacation.

Wauseon graduated a class of nineteen on May 28. Supt. C. J. Biery has closed his sixth year and is happy over the rapidly increasing high school attendance, and the prospects of a new high school building which was recently provided for by a vote of the people. With a progressive Board Board of Education, loyal and competent teachers, and a superintendent whose whole life is devoted to the success of the schools, Wauseon is fortunate, indeed.

-The schools of Worthington and of Sharon Township entertained their patrons with a reception Saturday evening at 7:30, April 27. The teachers, assisted by the children received. About five hundred people attended. The hall was artistically decorated with foliage, bunting and

flags, and during the evening the high school band and Girls' Glee Club entertained with music. Miss Mary Alice Stein, a teacher, gave the address of welcome. It was brilliant, humorous and well delivered. The

response was made by Mr. McGinnis and was pleasing to the audience. After this short program was rendered, ice cream, cake and fudge was served by the children. Punch was served also. This reception is unique in school affairs, for seldom is such a thing attempted. But the success and appreciation of this, shows that it is well worth while to attempt something of this sort.

Supt. A. L. Gantz of Reynoldsburg has been re-elected and his salary increased to $1,100, an increase of $100. It is a fine stroke of business on the part of the board to get a $1,500 man for $1,100. They might add the $400 thus saved to the salaries of the other teachers.

Houghton, Mifflin & Co., of Boston have just published a good edition of Lamb's Essays of Elia (selected) which may be had in paper at 30 cents, and in cloth at 40 cents, postpaid.

The Knox County teachers met at Mt. Vernon, May 18, and had an excellent meeting. Prin. R. E. Offenhauer spoke on "History and the Peace Conference," Prin. Katherine B. Fordney on "The Principal Thing," and Supt. C. L. Van Cleve on "The Pedagogy of Jesus."

- The more we know of Supt. J. S. Johnson of Salem the more we esteem him, and no one needs to be told that he is one of the strong school men of Ohio. He is a graduate of De Pauw University and after teaching three years in the picparatory department of that institu

ceived the highest salary ever paid and was always re-elected unanimously. He has both life certihcates, is a graduate of Lebanon, and Delaware, and spent last summer at Harvard. He has taught in various summer schools including Miami University. All this is given merely to emphasize the fact that he is alive and alert. With him today is the great fact to be dealt with and he Ideals with it with the art of the master. Moreover, he always works with a purpose and that is to make the schools over which he presides the very best possible. With him there is no thought of letting well enough. alone but the well enough of today must be made better tomorrow. His life is as open as the day and blessed are the teachers and the children who have such a man at the head of the schools.

-Supt. J. B. Vining of Edison is reaching after the palm in the matter of tardiness. Last year in

the entire school he had but four cases of tardiness and this year but one. There are 120 pupils and they have nine months. In the high school, intermediate, and grammar departments, not a single case of a single case of tardiness in two years as all the tardiness has occurred in the primary department. Coshocton, Van Wert, and Hillsboro papers please copy.

- Dr. Alfred Dachnowski, Instructor in Chemistry and Biology at the Michigan Military Academy, has been elected to a position in the department of forestry in the Ohio State University. Dr. Dachnowski has had a thorough training in scientific research in Vienna, Berlin, anu the University of Michigan, receiving the degree Ph. D. from the latter institution in 1906. In addition to his study and a wide experience in

teaching, he has been engaged for the last year or more in an experimental study of soil and plant conditions in northern Michigan under the employ of the Government.

The names of the Lorain high school teachers for next year are here given with salary of each: Prin. D. J. Boone $1500, C. S. Kelser $1100, H. C. Marshall $1100, Frank Whitehouse $1000, Miss Rosa V. Cobb $900, Miss Edith M. Wilkes $900, Miss Lucile Shoemaker $900, Miss Delia Richards $800, Miss Cora M. Welday $800, Miss Elizabeth N. Beebe $800, J. O. Welday $1150. The increase in salaries for next year amounts to $1225.

Supt. C. M. Carrick after six years of most efficient service has been re-elected for a term of three years and his salary increased to $1200. There is so much pleasure in writing such a news item as this that the old stub pen seems to renew its youth and ambles along as if oiled.

The Cauldron which is published by the pupils of the Warren high school is one of the most artistic school publications we have seen and it is evident that somebody in that school has excellent taste in such matters.

-Supt. C. A. Arganbright of Bluffton has been re-elected and $200 added to his salary. He has made good in a very emphatic way. The high school enrolls 105 this year, an increase of 25 over last year; and next year they will have another teacher added to the corps. All of which is good, yea, very good.

class of 30 this year making 131 graduates in the past five years. Supt. Coultrap has seen the high school increase four hundred per cent. The new high school building will be ready by September, it is hoped.

E. W. Harvey has taken up the work in Ohio for D. C. Heath & Co. of Chicago, having come from a very successful career in New Jersey. As he is a native of Ohio and a graduate of Ohio State University he is but returning home in assuming this work.

Miss Ethel McDonald who has taught one year at Dublin has been elected to a position in the high school at Clintonville.

Prin. J. I. Miller of the Delphos high school relinquishes school work at the end of this year to take up the work of County Surveyor, and the profession thus loses a good

iums at the county fair last year and will have another display this year, and they all think they have an excellent board of education. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong at Convoy.

Prof. Taylor of Decatur, Ill. will deliver the commencement address at O. S. N. C., Oxford, Ohio, on Monday afternoon, June 17.

-About 75 students were enrolled at O. S. N. C. at Oxford in the special 12 weeks' course for township teachers.

Mrs. Frances Richards will deliver an address before the Teachers' Association at Marietta, Friday, May 31st.

-Prof. George Hoke has returned from his studies abroad and will conduct classes during the summer term at Miami University.

-Prin. H. M. Carpenter of Mingo Junction, in charge of the Harmony Building at that place, is the new county examiner appointed in place of D. W. Matlack, recently deceased.

At the annual oratorical contest at Bowling Green, May 10, Miss Mabel Johnson of the Hicksville high school won first place, Donald Switzer of Defiance second, and Miss Alma Ketterer of Sandusky, third.

- Supt. J. R. Clarke of Mad River Township, Clark Co. schools eclipsed himself in his commencement program this year. The people have discovered that he always has something worth while and this year fully 500 people attended, many of them driving miles through the rain. It is just such a man and such work that will make township supervision popular.