they seemed to have a holy horror of "violating the law." Poor simps they did not seem to know that the law just fixed the minimum. This teacher had had one year at college and twenty-four weeks teacher's training with one year's experience in teaching. But what did this same board do, but hire a teacher with no experience and no license for a salary of $75.00 per month because she was a friend of one of the members of the school board. Then as to superintendent and success grades. Two young men began teaching at the same time, one got a success grade of 92, the other (also all the rest of beginning teachers for that year) got a grade of 85. There were twelve new teachers that year. I wonder why only one got a grade of 92 and that one the son of the president of the school board. I just wonder if that superintendent didn't want to stand in with

the school board. I beg your pardon for encroaching on your time, but as my daughter teaches and I have both teachers from country and city schools visit in my home and talk freely over their troubles, I feel that some things need correcting. Now I am no prophet or son of a prophet, but I know that unless there is more square deals with the teachers that there will be fewer teachers next year than there was this. O! there will always be young inexperienced girls ready to try, but after a try they are also ready to quit, I want you to publish the cases of which I have told you. I am a farmer's wife, and so only in a secondary way am I interested in the schools, I will watch the Educator Journal for the facts.

Yours Sincerely,

A Farmer's wife.

At a meeting of the State Board of Education held at Indianapolis on February 13th, Goshen College, Goshen, Ind., was formally recognized as a standard college. During the past two years a large debt has been almost entirely eliminated and the institution is now on a sound financial basis. The enrollment at present is about double that of a year ago and the future prospects of the college are very good in every way.

For the past few years the Albert Teachers' Agency, 25 E. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, has published a pamphlet for gratuitous distribution to teachers, entitled "Teaching as a Business." The new edition of this pamphlet has very interesting chapters on "Forecast," "Scarcity of Teachers,' ," "Letter of Application," and other timely topics. The discussion of the salary question is forceful and vigorous.

Mrs. Lois G. Hufford, the head of the English Department of Teachers' College of Indianapolis, has rewritten the story of King Richard the Crusader, adapted from Scott's Talisman, for children of the 7th and 8th grades. The story has been printed in recent issues of The Educator-Journal and was concluded in the February number.

County Superintendent Robert E. Eckert attended the entire exercises of the SemiCentennial celebration of the I. S. N. at Terre Haute.

Every teacher in the public schools of Dubois county is credited with a paid institute fee for last September. Drs. A. B. Van Ormer and S. F. Gingerich will be institute lecturers for 1920, August 30 to September 3. Miss Laura A. Powell will conduct the work in music.

"Journalism" as a separate course is not taught in the Delphi High School, but the principles of newspaper writing and appreciation are incorporated in the English III work.

Every Monday class meeting resolves itself into a "School Notes" writing project. An editor elected by his classmates takes charge and makes assignments for material to the other members of the class who act as reporters to turn the news in for arrangement and correction by the editor. preparation for the paper by the typist, and final censorship by the teacher.

There are two sections of English III and two local papers that publish the columns weekly.

The work in journalistic writing in the Delphi high school is under the direction of L. Louise Ragan and is proving to be a much appreciated department by both the school and the public. The local papers appreciate very much having the school news come to them in this manner. They are always willing to publish all the items that are sent to them and the public seems much interested in the "School Notes."

Do right though pain and anguish be thy lot;

Thy heart will cheer thee when the pain's forgot.

Do wrong for pleasure's sake, then count thy gains;

--Bishop Shuttleworth.

Evansville teachers have been granted an increase of five dollars a month for the second half of the school year. Further increases will be made for next year.

The Marion High School has the largest enrollment in its history. Prin. W. A. Stockinger reports a total attendance of almost eight hundred pupils.

Miss Mary Mulligan, supervisor in the Anderson schools for many years, has resigned her position to go to Columbus, Ohio.

Some of the city school superintendents of southern Indiana have organized the South Central Superintendents' Research Club. The membership is as follows: Spencer, Fred Bourns; Greencastle, Edwin C. Dodson; Martinsville, Willis Holiman; Bloomington, E. E. Ramsey; Brazil, Charles P. Kellar; Mitchell, J. H. Shipp; Washington, R. N. Tirey; Orleans, L. L. Hoover; Salem, Superintendent McKinzey; Bedford, E. W. Montgomery.

The vocational agriculture class of the Greenfield High School, under the direction of W. C. Kolb, Vocational Superintendent, won prizes in the recent apple show at Purdue University.

Fort Wayne teachers are conducting a campaign for higher salaries.

The teachers of Michigan City have been given a ten-dollar-per-month increase in salary. The increase is effective at once and applies to all teachers.

The vocational agricultural department at the Delphi High School has been chosen by Purdue University as a department best suited for the first Vocational Agricultural Teacher Training School ever established in Indiana. B. L. Hummel is in charge at Delphi.

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The domestic science girls of the West Baden high school recently entertained the members of the school board.

A shower bath has been installed in the West Baden schools.

The salary of Superintendent J. Allen Barr, of Starke county, has been increased in the sum of $600.00. Every township trustee and more than four hundred freeholders, representing every town and township in the county signed the petition for the increase.

A better rural school campaign is being conducted in Fayette county. Good results are reported by Superintendent Earl Lines.

President Jonathan Rigdon, of Central Normal College, has been invited to do institute work in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, during the last week of August, 1920. This is one of the largest counties, and has one of the greatest institutes in the United States.

"Breezy Bits," a weekly publication of the Vevay high school, in its issue of January 19th, emphasized the need of intelligent physical exercise for pupils.