derful institution justice. It must be seen to be appreciated; men have traveled thousands of miles to see it and have felt amply repaid.

The College Section met at the hotel late in the afternoon. The classification of books was discussed, and officers were elected for the coming year.

Robinson Locke, Trustee of the Toledo Public Library, was elected President of the Association; Charles Orr, of the Case Library, Cleveland, was re-elected Secretary. The next meeting will be held in Toledo.

Thus ended the fourth annual meeting of the Ohio Library Association, the most successful, in many respects, in its history. "The prevailing thought," said Superintendent Jones, "seemed to be, how shall we get good literature to the people?"

It was an ideal meeting and the Association found Dayton an ideal place for it.

FIELD NOTES.

-The Redpath Lyceum Bureau. announces a new popular lecture on "Hypnotism in Business, Society and Politics" by Dr. A. E. Winship of Boston. The subject is very suggestive and no doubt the lecture is fully up to the standard.

-Supt. W. H. Cole of Huntington, W. Va., writes in a very interesting manner of his new work. A large and successful City Institute was held in September at which Prof. S. D. Fess of Ada was the principal instructor. The corps of teachers numbers fifty-two, and the schools are growing very rapidly. We are glad to publish in this issue an article by Supt. Cole which we are sure will be read with interest and profit by all.

G. B. Bolenbaugh has entered upon his new work as assistant principal of the twenty-fourth district school, Cincinnati. He is located in the Lincoln Building which was dedicated September 14, and which is one of the finest buildings in the state, the cost being $75,000.

- J. D. Holcomb of Rio Grande has been appointed county examiner in Gallia county. The other members of the board are W. H. Vanden of Addison, and A. C. Safford of Gallipolis.

-The next annual session of the Belmont County Teachers' Institute will be held at Bethesda August 21 to 25, 1899. The instructors will be Dr. S. C. Schmucker of West of Wichita, Kan., Miss Margaret Chester, Pa., Supt. Frank R. Dyer McCloskey now of Edinboro, Pa., and Miss Loretta McGrannahan of Wheeling, W. Va. President Brown has appointed Miss Bessie Nizum of Barnesville county secretary of the O. T. R. C. W. C. Bowers is chairman of the executive committee.

-Supt. E. J. Shives is very happy' in his new work in Pennsylvania. He will dedicate a new twenty-one room school building in the near future. His address is Station D), Pittsburg.

- Prin. W. M. Henderson of the

Lisbon, O., high school who at

tended the O. S. U. until his senior year has just finished his course in Chicago University. The degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on him October 1.

G. W. Brumbaugh of Dayton has been reappointed county examiner in Montgomery county a well merited recognition for valuable services. The O. T. R. C. in that the county county is booming examiners are leaders in the work.

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At the morning session Miss Kathryn Goodlin presented thoughtful and carefully prepared paper dealing with the difficulties the teacher has to encounter from influences brought to bear upon the pupil outside of the school room. The forceful manner in which the subject was handled aroused a deep interest and the discussion that followed was closed only by the time limit..

Prin. E. S. Beacom of Bloomingdale followed in a talk on Geography. Mr. Beacom believes that better results would be secured if we paid less attention to localities and more to people, plants and animals, and he gave strong reasons for his faith. This address like the one preceding it brought the association to its feet and the discussion was continued up to the noon recess. It seemed to be the consensus of opinion that relief maps are not of much benefit to either teacher or pupil in the study of geography.

During the noon recess the members of the assocition were taken in charge by the officials of the Etna Standard Steel Company, and piloted through its mammoth plant, following the process of steel manufacture from the ore to the finished product.

Upon reassembling Prin. J. H. Lowry of Empire read an excellent.

paper on the progress that the public schools had made in the past and the opportunities for still greater progress in the future. The paper and the discussion that followed emphasized the thought that in sparsely settled localities there must be centralization of schools and uniformity of school work.

Papers on "Primary Reading" by Miss Zoe M. Day of Mingo and Miss Grace D. Knagi of Toronto, fitly crowned the successful day's work. Here as elsewhere in the proceedings the discussion was quite animated. Almost every

method had an advocate. Word, sentence, phonic, Tundenberg, and even old A, B, C coming in for a share of patronage.

A solo by Miss Maud E. Lisle and a recitation by Miss Bessie Satterthwaite added to the interest of the afternoon session.

Prin, W. H. Maurer and Assistant Principal M. B. Whitaker of the Steubenville High School were both present and were heartily welcomed into the ranks of the association. It was decided to hold the next meeting in Steubenville at a time to be fixed by the executive committee.

- C. E. Blue of West Unity has been appointed county examiner in Williams county. The other members of the board are P. L. Warren, West Unity, and H. L. Goll, Stryker.

-The Northern Pacific Railway has just issued a new map of Yellowstone Park, that should be in demand. It is a relief map in colors, is scientifically made, and is complete in topography and nomenclature. The map is about 22 x 28 inches in size and is printed on heavy paper, thus making it suitable for framing.

- The Canal Dover high school rendered a fine program on Lafayette Day.

The first bi-monthly meeting of the Champaign County teachers' association for the present year was held at Mechanicsburg, Oct. 15. The address of the forenoon was delivered by Supt. H. A. Stokes of Delaware, his subject being "The River in History." In the afternoon F. B. Pearson of Columbus discussed the subject of geography with interest and profit to the teachers. The closing address on "Chinese Gordon and the Fall of Mahdism" was delivered by Prof. Stephenson of Delaware.

-The Putnam County Fair Association introduced a new feature this year, "An Educational Exhibit." A very creditable display of both regular and special work was made by the schools of the county, and if the success of an undertaking is to be judged by the interest manifested by the public generally, this feature was a most gratifying success. All premiums were given in books, the winners having a large list of excellent publications

from which to select. Perhaps $175 worth of books will be distributed in the county, and this certainly can not fail to be productive of much good. Can money be expended by Fair Associations in any better way? Surely this question is worth careful consideration.

[We trust that we shall hear more of such exhibits in the future. They can not fail to arouse interest among the patrons of the schools which will be helpful to both pupils and teachers. -- Ed.]

The fifty-third year of Mt. Union College opened with the largest increase in the number of new students for years. The new President, Dr. A. B. Riker, is proving himself a capable and efficient executive officer, and all the new professors are meeting with favor and success. Recently there was organized by members of the faculty a lecture bureau, for the purpose of arranging series of lectures in surrounding towns and cities.

Apropos of the recent conferring of the degree of Doctor of Laws upon President McKinley by a western university, it may not be out of place to recall the fact that this same degree was conferred upon him ten years ago by Mt. Union College, since which time he has been an honored trustee of that institution.

-The first bi-monthly meeting of the Summit County Teachers' Association for the present_year was held in Akron, Oct. 15. President Lee R. Knight's inaugural was full of good things; Supt. Glasgow's paper "How Can Our Annual nual Institute be Improved?" brought forth a spirited discussion by Supt. Thomas, Supt. Schnee and others: the address of the day "What is True Education?" was de-.

livered by S. P. Orth, Professor of Natural Sciences, Buchtel College. -The first bi-monthly meeting

of the Mercer County Teachers' Association was held at Celina, O., Oct. 15.

The morning session was devoted to a discussion of round table topics. The Lafayette Monument Fund was favorably commented on at some length.

A decided stand was taken on the subject of Teachers' Examinations. The sentiments voiced by the Association were for raising the standard, thus compelling a more thorough preparation, and a deeper professional interest on the part of the teacher. The character of the questions for examination received a somewhat spirited consideration, there being some objection to the usual form on the grounds that the teacher's general knowledge is not called into play in dealing with unimportant details. The advance along this line is commendable and characteristic of the county.

The afternoon session was given to the speakers of the day-Supt. Zemer of Ansonia, O., and Supt. Bealer of Rockport, O.

The former in his paper on "The Teacher's Work" took up the development of the child and the teacher's work in preparing him, not for the practical issues of life, but for the broader field of citizenship, embracing the five elements: social, religious, commercial, political and educational.

Mr. Bealer attacked the "Common School" problem from the standpoint of correlation.

This subject was further discussed by Supt. C. E. Thomas of Mendon, O.

-The Harrison County Teachers' Institute, held at Freeport, O.,

August 15-19, was one of the most successful in its history. The instructors were: Dr. D. C. Mur

phy, Slippery Rock, Pa.; Prof. Jno.

M. Mulford, Columbus, and Prof.. S. G. Smith, Columbus, music instructor. Prof. Smith captivated. all. The same instructors and Dr. J. D. Simkins, of St. Mary's, O., are employed for the next session,. which will be held at Harrisville, August 14-19, 1899. President, A. J. Dennis, Hopedale, O.; Secretary, Martha Shugert, Freeport,. O.; Executive Committee, J. D. Somerville, Harrisville, O.; H. S.. Mills, Moorefield, O., and W. A.

Forsythe, Piedmont, O. The next

teachers' examination in Harrison county will be at Germano, O.,. November 12.

Editor Educational Monthly: Lafayette Day, so appropriately observed in many villages and cities of Ohio, came at a time of the year when few of our rural schools were in session. Would it not be well to encourage those who could not observe the day on Oct. 19, to celebrate it on the 22d day of February? Washington and Lafayette were near and dear friends. In this year when the spirit of each has accomplished somuch for Cuba, it seems especially fitting that these compatriots should be remembered together.. This suggestion is offered in the hope that it may open up the way in Ohio for a still wider manifestation of our abiding gratitude for "the early and constant friend of America." G.

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.

Educational Publishing Co., Boston, Mass. [L. M. Paine, Lewisburg, O., State Agent]:

Cricket on the Hearth. By Charles Dickens. Ten cent classics

series. The Company also publishes a fine list of five cent classics. Address L. M. Paine, Lewisburg, for information regarding them. The Great Stone Face. By Nathaniel Hawthorne. Five cent classics series.

Stories of the United States for Youngest Readers. By Anna Clare Davis. The object of these stories is to awaken an interest in history. Nature Stories for Youngest Readers. By same author.

Ginn & Co., Chicago, Ill.: Revolt of the Tartars. By De Quincy. Edited with introduction and notes by William Edward Simonds, Ph. D. Mailing price 35

.cents.

By

Essentials of Psychology. Colin S. Buell, M. A., principal of the Williams Memorial Institute, New London, Conn. This volume This volume is the direct outgrowth of actual teaching experience in the class room for several years past. Mailing price $1.10.

Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, Mass.:

The King of the Golden River. Number 126, Riverside Literature Series.

Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, Boston, Mass.:

The Last of the Mohicans. By J. Fenimore Cooper. Edited with introduction and notes by Reuben Port Halleck, M. A. Price 60 cts.

The MacMillan Co., New York: History Reader for Elementary Schools. Arranged with special reference to holidays by L. L. W. Wilson, Ph. D. A very helpful book for teachers in preparing programs for special days.

The late Spanish-American War receives due attention in the November number of Harper's Magazine. Lieutenant J. C. Fremont, commanding the Porter, has an article on "Torpedo-boat Service," in which he treats of the character and value of torpedo-boat service, and gives striking instances of heroical adventure; and Frederic Remington uses his knowledge and skill in depicting the soldiers of the Fifth Corps as he saw them in their first battle against the European

army.

The Century Magazine makes the most important announcement for the coming year that it has put forth for fifteen years. It is that length of time ago that the magazine announced its "War Series," which grew into the most notable history of the Civil War that has appeared. appeared. A New War Series is now promised, dealing with the recent war in the same remarkable way that gave distinction to the former series. Among the contributors are Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson, Captain Alfred T. Mahan. Admirals Sampson and Schley, and Lieutenant-Commander Richard Wainwright.