HIGH SCHOOL. Geo. P. Ginn, New Holland. E. S. McCall, Cheshire. COMMON SCHOOL. Frank Appel, Piketon. Jesse McCord, Bloomingburg. ter. Carl C. Smith, Rural Dale. Oliver Swisher, Cleves. Miss Sarah E. Galloway, Xenia. A. H. Stedman, Cincinnati, O. There were seventy-six persons enrolled for examination, sixtyseven of whom were men and nine women. The Board organized for next year as follows: President, W. H. Meck, Dayton; Clerk, W. W. Boyd, Painesville; Treasurer, M. E. Hard, Bowling Green. The other members of the Board are: C. W. Bennett, Piqua, and J. D. Simkins, St. Marys. There will be two meetings in 1900 in Columbus. On June 1920-21 and December 26-27-28. Any inquiries relating to the state examination should be addressed to Supt. W. W. Boyd, Clerk, Painesville, Ohio. EDUCATIONAL NEWS. -D. F. Shafer, O. T. R. C. secretary for Richland county has issued a very suggestive and helpful circular to the teachers of the county outlining the work to be done. We are glad to note from the program of the Kansas State Teach ers' Association that our friend and former Ohio teacher, Supt. Frank R. Dyer of Wichita, is president. -The public will be glad to learn that the American Book Company have purchased the entire list of high school and college text-books which Harper & Brothers found it expedient to part with in their recent reorganization. The books thus secured number about four hundred titles. They include important works in literature, history, mathematics, natural science, and ancient and modern languages. A large number of these are well known to scholars and specialists throughout the country, and have been in publication for some years. These are works of standard excellence, which are practically without competition in this country. There is also the very widely used and approved Rolfe's Shakespeare in forty volumes, annotated for school use and special study, and other English Classics similarly edited. Then there are some twenty Latin, Greek, and Classical dictionaries, which are monuments of critical study and are unrivaled in their respective fields. The Student's History Series, containing some thirty volumes, is well known in higher schools and to special students of history. Among the recent works brought out by Harper & Brothers, which have had immediate endorsement of the best scholars and have enjoyed wide use among the best secondary schools of the country, are Hill's Rhetorics, Phillips and Fisher's Geometries, Ames's Physics, Buehler's Exercises in English, and there are other still newer books which promise equally well. An important consideration to the American Book Company in this purchase, as furthering their general policy in this line of publication, was the acquisition of a large number of books soon to be published, written by many of the best known men in leading colleges and universities. "The X-Rays" is the East High School, Columbus, Ohio, magazine. It is well named, and is up-to-date in every particular. We congratulate the editors, business managers, and the high school which they represent, on the fine appearance of the magazine as well as the excellence of its contents. Supt. F. F. Main, South Charleston, Ohio, announces the sad news of the death of Miss Margaret Miller, for many years a very successful teacher in Clark and Green counties. -The readers of the MONTHLY will be pained to hear of the sudden death of the wife of Supt. S. E. Pearson, of Anna, Ohio, December 13, caused by hemorrhage of the brain. Our deep sympathy goes out to Mr. Pearson in his sad bereavement. The following instructors have was started, and the preceding been engaged for the Wayne County Institute: Hon. Henry Houck, Harrisburg, Pa.; Prof. A. J. Gantvoort, Cincinnati; Supt. F. B. Dyer, Madisonville. The Institute will be held at Wooster, the week commencing August 13, 1900. -Hon. Howard J. Rogers, Director Education and Social Economy, Paris exposition, whose adIress is Albany, New York, has sent out an announcement of an International Congress of Teaching of Modern Languages, which will be held in Paris in 1900. All who are interested in this congress should write Mr. Rogers for pariculars. -Supt. Rayman, of East Liverpool, has added another teacher to his high school corps, and German, bookkeeping and manual training to his course of study. The School Lecture Course, so successfully managed last year, bids fair to be even more successful this year. There is already over $1,200 in bank to the credit of the Lecture Course Fund. -The Sixteenth Annual Catalogue (1899-1900) of the Tri-State Normal College, Angola, Indiana, shows that that flourishing institution is doing excellent work. the beginning of the second fall term, October 24, 1899, a class of twenty-seven students in Greek At term a class of forty was organized in logic. These facts indicate that the sentiment of the school is in favor of systematic and thorough work in those studies which stand for something definite in regular college work. As a result such institutions as Ohio Wesleyan University, Oberlin, Hiram and Wooster accept the work done at the Tri-State Normal, and it is greatly to the credit of this school that many of its graduates continue their studies in other institutions after completing its course. Under such conditions it is not at all surprising that nearly half of its students are from Ohio, and that its faculty is composed largely of "Buckeyes." -At a recent election the city of Findlay voted to erect a new high school building at a cost of $50,000. We congratulate the teachers and pupils upon the prospect of early relief from the crowded condition which has existed in that city for several years, due to the lack of sufficient room on the one hand, and to the rapidly increasing attendance on the other. -Supt. C. N. Keyser of London recently gave a very successful exhibition of wireless telegraphy before a number of invited guests. The experiment will be continued in the future with a view to carrying the signals to a greater dis tance. Perhaps our good friend may be able to devise some plan of treating with irate parents at a safe distance. -The first bi-monthly meeting of the Clinton County teachers was held in the Friends' Church at Martinsville on Saturday, December 16. The morning session was given to geography and geography teaching with special reference to the so-called "New Geography." Several papers were read and quite an interesting discussion followed from which it appeared that not all of the geography teachers in Clinton County are in sympathy with the new geography idea. In the afternoon Supt. R. E. Andrew of Blanchester spoke on history teaching. President J. B. Muthauk of the Wilmington College addressed the association on "The Unconscious in Education." The attendance was unusually large and the meeting throughout an enthusiastic and helpful was one. -The Darke County teachers met in their second adjourned session at the High School building Greenville, O., December 16, 1899. Supt. H. V. Morris of Bradford, O., read an excellent paper on "Supplementary Work in Country Schools." He handled his subject in a way that showed a very careful study of the theories advanced, showing how arithmetic, geography, and especially reading should be supplemented. The paper was discussed by Supt. Van Cleve of Greenville, and Supt. Wilkin of Union City. The address of Prof. O. E. Harrison of Franklin, O., was well received by his friends. The subject of "Citizenship" is one to be carefully taught in our schools and we were glad to hear him discuss it so ably. The next session will be held in February 1900. -The second bi-monthly meeting of the teachers of Mercer county was held at Celina, Dec. 16. In the forenoon the round table topics were discussed. In the afternoon Supt. W. A. Brown of New Madison, O., read an entertaining and instructive paper on "Factoring." J. F. Frick followed with an entertaining talk on "School Teachers as Housekeepers." O. E. Behymer addressed the institute on "Latter day Poetry." John T. Omlor read an able paper on the The "Progress in Education." next meeting will be held some time in February. -The second bi-monthly meeting of the Belmont County Teachers' Association was held at Barnesville, December 9, with S. H. Layton as President. Good music was furnished by the High School Chorus and a Sextette of young ladies. Good discussions were a pleasing feature of the program: "Power vs. Effort as a Basis of Promotion" was dis cussed by Miss Nora Clark of Barnesville. "State Normal Schools for Ohio" by A. A. McEndree, Bethesda. "The Citizen" by E. F. Barnes of Morristown. "The Influence of the Primary Teacher"Miss Phama Bair, Bellaire. Hon. L. D. Bonebrake spoke on "The Authority and Duty of the State in Educational Affairs." This is one of the best addresses we have heard given by the Commissioner and it was appreciated by teachers and citizens. The meeting was pronounced the best ever held in Barnesville. -The second bi-monthly meeting of the Champaign County Teachers' Association was held at Urbana on Saturday, December 16, 1899. The morning session consisted of two actual class recitations. The first, a chart class recitation was conducted by Miss Anna J. Weaver, of the Urbana schools, in a very efficient manner, and which was of especial value to primary teachers. A fourth grade class recitation in Arithmetic was conducted by Miss Bertha Heiserman, also of the Urbana schools. This recitation was very interesting and was the means of much informal discussion. In the afternoon Rev. J. A. Story, D. D., of Springfield delivered an address on "Will the English Language Prevail?" This was an inspiring address full of thought and logical. It was listened to attentively by quite a large audience, who thoroughly appreciated the flow of reason. -The Western Ohio Superintendents' Round Table met at Dayton November 30 and December 1 with Supt. Rose of Hamilton as chairman. The meeting was well attended, and the discussions lively and well sustained. Many topics. were discussed and left hanging in the air, but conclusions were reached upon others as follows: Civics should be taught incidentally from the beginning-systematically in upper Grammar Grades, and can best be correlated with History, Geography and Reading. Latin, Algebra, perhaps Geometry, and General History will be introduced into Grammar Grades, with elimination of technical English Grammar and much so-called Arithmetic. Mother's meetings may be either of great benefit or great injury to a school, according to the manner in which they are conducted. Reading clubs among ex-pupils may be made to yield valuable results. School decoration should be carefully handled, one good picture is better than many. soap hangers, and a good photo better than a poor "hand-painting." Perhaps the most interesting feature was the account given by Mr. Crane, of the Dayton High School, of his way of dealing with Burke's Conciliation. Officers elected for next term are: President, J. D. Simkins, St. |