I'll see his face, We'll hie away

To take our place

In the great school where Christ is head.

Still I sit sad tonight.

-By Byron H. Stauffer.

EDUCATIONAL NEWS.

-T. Howard Winters was reelected principal of the Ironton high school and his salary increased to $1,340.

-Miss Edith S. Hurst was reelected to teach history in the Irontown high school with a salary increased from $75 to $85 per month. Miss Hurst specialized in history at the University of Michigan.

-Mr. E. Louis Marting is the new English teacher in the Ironton high school. Mr. Marting was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in June with both A.B. and A.M. degrees. He won prizes in English, Religion and Economics.

-Miss Jessie Hutsinpillar, for the past three years teacher of English in the Ironton high school, has accepted a fellowship in English at Ohio State University for the coming year. Miss Hutsinpillar is a Wellesley graduate.

-Supt. J. W. Jones of the Deaf and Dumb Institution, Columbus, is just entering upon his thirteenth year in his present position and his many friends all over Ohio have every reason to be gratified at the success that has crowned his efforts. True, there was an investigation, but he came out absolutely unscathed with not even a microscopic speck upon his record or his character and to-day he is conspicuous as a man who stands for the right and always lives up to his

institute presented to Prof. T. C. Flanegin a beautiful chair in recognition of his thirty-four years of service on the board of examiners and his noble service to the cause of education. E. E. Browning made the presentation speech and the touching response of Prof. Flanegin brought tears to all eyes.

-Elbert L. Heusch, who graduated at Wooster in June, will teach in the St. Mary's high school the coming year and will give a good account of his stewardship.

-Supt. R. B. Smith is now president in Brown county, Miss Ocie Allen, secretary, and E. L. Bolender the new member of the committee.

-Franklin county elected as follows: President, Supt. W. S. Jennings, Clintonville; vice-president, C. W. Neiswender, Grove City; secretary, Miss Edith Cheney, Columbus; executive committee, Supt. H. S. Gruver, Worthington; O. T. R. C. secretary, Miss Mary Dennison, Grove City.

-Supt. Wm. T. Miller of Shiloh has been elected superintendent at Belle Center to succeed Supt. E. W. Green, who goes to Carrollton.

-Mercer county elected the following: President, A. H. Roebuck, Mendon; vice-president, F. H. Dirksen, Montezuma; secretary, Miss Eva Winter, Celina; O. T. R.' C. secretary, J. F. Frick, Mendon; executive committee, S. Wilkin, Celina, Chas. Sunderman, Ft. Recovery, H. J. Rickert, Ft. Recovery.

-Supt. E. W. Green of Belle Center has been elected to the superintendency at Carrollton. He did advanced work in Ohio Northern University during vacation, receiving the degree of B.S.

-Miss Minnie Wright was elected secretary of the O. T. R. C. in Highland county, and at the close of the institute 102 teachers had pledged to read the course this year.

-Frank Bonham of Washington C. H., who graduated from Ohio State University in June, will teach science in the Wooster high school this year.

-Prin. W. H. Maurer of the Steubenville high school has accepted the principalship of the high school at Marietta. We heartily congratulate Supt. McMillan and the people of Marietta upon their good fortune in securing his services.

-Supt. D. C. Bryant of St. Paris, and Henry C. Marshall of Lorain have been added to the teaching force in North high school, Columbus.

-E. A. Skillman of Blanchester has been elected principal of the high school at Ripley.

-The Belmont county institute adopted the following resolutions touching the life and work of Supt. James Duncan, who for so many years did such noble service for the schools of Bridgeport :

Whereas, God in his wise providence has seen fit to take from his work to his reward, our former associate and friend, James Duncan, who for many years was a co-laborer and associate of the teachers of Belmont county, and while we humbly bow to the will of our Heavenly Father, we mourn the loss of a friend whose work and influence has done so much for the advancement of the cause of education in Belmont county.

Therefore, be it resolved; That, in his death we are admonished of the uncertainty of life and the necessity of doing our work while it is day;

That, in the influence of the noble life that he lived, and which will long remain for good in the schools of Belmont county, we have a new incentive to high and noble purposes in life;

That in the death of Mr. Duncan every teacher in the county has lost a friend who was interested in his welfare and was always ready to aid in his advancement;

That in the associations and institutes we shall miss his familiar figure and the inspiration of his presence;

That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved wife and family and that they be recorded in the minutes of this Institute.

-Supt. E. M. Van Cleve of Steubenville has been elected superintendent of the Institution for the Blind at Columbus and no better man could have been found for the place. We regret to lose him from public school work for he is clean, progressive, and a cultured gentleman. His work at Steubenville will forever remain a monument to his fidelity to high standards and indomitable perseverance. The elegant high school building that now adorns that city is the child of his brain and the good people of that city will ever be grateful to him for his heroic work for their children. His professional career has shown that he is more concerned in doing what is right than in catering to expediency. He must satisfy himself, first of all, and whatever satisfies his high sense of honor and his highly educated conscience will He always stand the severest test. will bring to his new position the same manly character, industry, and altruism that has made his public school work so conspicuous and these qualities will make for the success of the work and for the comfort of all

about him who appreciate these qualities.

-Supt. W. E. Lumley of Tullahoma, Tenn., has been elected to the presidency of Warthen College at Wrightsville, Georgia, which is under the control of the M. E. Church, South. His many Ohio friends will rejoice at this recognition.

-The Morrow county officers are: President, Supt. C. B. Stoner, Mt. Gilead; secretary, Miss Ena Lanning, Mt. Gilead; O. T. R. C. secretary, C. B. Hoffmire, Cardington; executive committee, (three years), A. C. Corwin, Iberia, (one year) Charles Davis, Fulton. Supt. F. H. Flickinger of Cardington is the other member of the committee.

-Supt. J. T. Tuttle of Washington C. H. and Miss Charlotte Cleaveland of the high school in that city were married in June.

-Supt. G. C. Scheetz of Weston is O. T. R. C. secretary in Wood county and at the close of the institute had about 300 teachers enrolled.

-Miss Lida Crickard, principal of North building, Delaware, goes to the Sandwich Islands to teach, having been granted a year's leave of absence.

-Prin. L. S. Foght of Fostoria has been elected to the superintendency at Rising Sun at a salary far above what he has received. It will not be amiss to have this other rising son in that demesne.

-Supt. J. W. Jones of Newcomerstown has been elected to the superintendency at Milo to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Supt. D. J. Snyder.

-The students in manual training of Ohio State University at the con