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The following officers were elected: President, Miss Myra Holmes, Saratoga; vice-president, Miss Banker, Fort Edward; secretary and treasurer, Miss Williams, Sandy Hill. An important feature of the meeting was an address by Mrs. Franklin H. Chase, of Syracuse.-Miss Edna M. Salisbury, of the Warrensburg school, has resigned her position to accept a better one in Greater New York.

Westchester.-The board of education at White Plains arranged for a parents' meeting, to which all the friends of the public schools were invited. The meeting was addressed by President of the Board Dr. H. E. Schmid and Supt. I. E. Young, of the Rochelle school. The idea is to bring patrons into closer knowledge of the school.

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Manhattan. -Miss Eliza Woods, woman superintendent of Normal College, died at her room in the Hotel Beresford, March 8. She had been connected with the college since 1870, and was one of the most valued instructors of the institution. Her death is deeply felt by the faculty and pupils of the school.-New York University will be much beautified by a new window, which as an art feature will rank among the first of its kind in the world. It will typify Chancellor Henry M. MacCracken's conception of the entrance to true and lasting fame. The qualities of human character he deems essential to exemplify the thought, are strength, goodness and justice, each being represented by a figure of exceeding beauty. The distinguished poet, Edwin Markham, addressed the DeWitt Clinton high school annex boys Washington's birthday. was given marked attention, and his address was deeply interesting. Dr. Cecil F. P. Bancroft, principal of Phillips academy of Andover, Mass., recently entertained the Schoolmasters' club at the St. Denis. The occasion was one of much pleasure to all attending. Responses were made by several distinguished members.-Charles Curtis, Ph. D., has been assigned the principalship of school No. 52, at Inwood-on-Hudson. He is a man of much culture and high scholarship. Associate Superintendent A. W. Edson is arousing much interest by his recent lectures upon the subject of oral language teaching. He believes that every teacher can accomplish valuable results if he cultivates the art of story-telling.Prof. A. V. Williams Jackson, of Columbia University, has received five manuscripts of the sacred books of the Avesta in recognition of services to the religion of Zoroaster. This is the best collection of Indian manuscripts outside of India. "The Teaching of English in the Schools" was recently discussed by Prof. E. E. Hale, of Union College, before the Schoolmas'ters' association.-Supt. Charles R. Skinner was a recent guest of the Male Teachers' association at a banquet held at the Hotel Albert, and addressed that body.-Controller Coler proposes a plan of constituting the graduates of the high schools and the college of the city of New York a preferred class for employment in the city's offices. His plan, however, is not in favor with the school authorities of New York.-The new library

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building of New York University will be opened this fall, it is now expected. The chairman of the committees of the borough board, as announced by President Miles O'Brien, are follows: Finance, Mr. Kittel; sites and buildings, Mr. Sterne; teachers, Mr. Livingston; special and high schools, Mr. Burlingham; studies, by-laws and legislation, Mr. Whitaker; lectures and libraries, Mr. Emmet; special committee on legislation, Mr. Stern.-The charter of the city of New York grants to the superintendent of schools the right to examine all applicants for positions to teach in the schools of the city. This does not except even the graduates of the Normal College. Dr. Thomas Hunter, of the Normal College, cannot see a reason why his graduates should be required to take such examination, and his views have considerable support. The record, however, of the graduates of this institution shows that last year only twenty-one per cent. failed to pass, while fiftyseven per cent. of the graduates of other colleges failed.-Judge S. D. Maddox, has rendered an interesting dicision in the matter of the salaries of teachers of music in the Brooklyn schools. These salaries were denied the teachers by Superintendent Maxwell upon grounds that they had not been duly licensed by him. The court overrules this contention, and decides that the licenses issued by the former city of Brooklyn are valid. Judge Maddox farther rules that they shall remain in force until revoked for cause by the State superintendent.-President O'Brien has appointed the following committees of the central board: Committee on finance, Mr. Robertson (chairman), Mr. Greene, Mr. Kittel, Mr. Moriarty, M. E. Sterne; committee on sites, Mr. Farrell (chairman), Mr. Adams, Mr. Cashman, Mr. Cole, Mr. Morris, Mr. Thompson, Mr. White; buildings, Mr. Adams (chairman), Mr. Cole, Mr. Kittel, Mr. Robertson, A. Stern, Mr. Thompson, Mr. White; supplies, Mr. Moriarty (chairman), Mr. Cole, Mr. Kittel, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Somers, A. Stern, Mr. White; system, Mr. O'Keeffe (chairman), Mr. Davis, Mr. Dresser, Mr. Greene, Mr. Richardson; by-laws and legislation, A. Stern (chairman), Mr. Cole, Mr. Davis, Mr. Morris, Mr. O'Keeffe; library and annual report, Mr. Dresser (chairman). Mr. Farrell, Mr. Morris, Mr. O'Keeffe, M. E. Sterne; nautical school, Mr. Greene (chairman), Mr. Adams, Mr. Cashman, Mr. Farrell, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Somers, M. E. Sterne; Normal College, Mr. Richardson (chairman), Mr. Adams, Mr. Davis, Mr. Dresser, Mr. Kittel, Mr. Moriarty, Mr. Somers, A. Stern, President Hunter (ex officio).-A business man and his wife. who refuse to make public their names, offer $100,000 to the Teachers' College of Columbia University.

Brooklyn. The Brooklyn school board have passed the following resolutions: A leave of absence may be granted without pay for a period not to exceed one year to a principal, a head of department, or a teacher, on the recommendation of a local committee, or to a director, supervisor, or a special teacher, on the recommendation of the proper committee on a special branch, provided such period is to be spent in study or research connected with educational work.-Much praise is given Associate Superintendent Edward B. Shallow for his selection and arrangement of

the free course of lectures in the public schools of Brooklyn. Between 200 and 300 lectures were included in this course.

Queens.-Dr. John H. Haaren addressed the March meeting of the Queens Teachers association on the subject of the "Educational System and Methods Presented at the Paris Exposition."-The following teachers have been appointed to positions: Florence L. Weeks, to school No. 11; Kate Burnett, to No. 11; Helen S. Henry, to No. 1; Elizabeth I. Early, to No. 46; Florence Williamson, to No. 77; Esther M. Patterson, to No. 8; Bertha King, to No. 18; Edith Bartean, to No. 25; Katherine Stehlin, to No. 35; Florence A. Collins, to No. 38; Mary A. Harn, assistant principal at No. 39; Helen M. Hughes, to No. 17; Marion Dodd, to No. 55; Louise B. Luckhardt, to No. 54; John J. Loftus, to No. 59; Katherine White, to No. 59; Jennie Fordham, to No. 68; Marion Scully, to No. 68; Aberta Becker, to No. 71; Nancy Bergdahl, to No. 71; Emily Deverall, to No. 75; Cecilia McNulty, to No. 75; Helen S. Farrell, to No. 75; Elizabeth Fitzgerald, to No. 58; Joseph L. Tierney, to No. 68. The schools have needed the services of these teachers very much, and their appointment is hailed with joy by their colleagues.

AMONG THE COLLEGES

THE GENESEO NORMAL SCHOOL

The students of the Geneseo Normal listened to a recital of Shakespere's "Merchant of Venice" in Normal Hall, Monday afternoon, March 25th. The entertainment was presented by Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss M. Lindley, and was listened to with much interest by all who were privileged to attend.

The department of physical culture of the Geneseo Normal held a carnival of gymnastics in the school gymnasium, Friday evening, March 29. The exhibition represented the work done in the line of physical development throughout the institution, including the primary and intermediate departments. Among the events were exhibitions of fencing, work on the parallel bars and vaulting-horse, a prize drill and minuette by the young ladies, besides a variety of calisthenic drills. The attendance was large, and receipts netted $100 for the athletic association.

There will be no Easter vacation this year. The students put the question to vote and decided that they would prefer the closing of school a week earlier in June.

Dr. John M. Milne, principal of the Geneseo State Normal School, will deliver an address before the New York Schoolmasters' club, which meets in New York city, April 13. at the St. Denis hotel. The subject of the address will be "The Public Schools."

VASSAR COLLEGE

Mr. John D. Rockefeller has given Vassar College $110,000 for a new residence hall. These four dormitories with the lecture hall, built by Mr. Rockefeller, will complete three sides of the quadrangle.

BUFFALO NORMAL SCHOOL

Miss Mary E. Wright, who had been a member of the Normal School faculty for twentynine (29) years, resigned her position June, 1900. Miss Wright had served the school every year since established, lacking one. Her resignation caused regret among the board, faculty and alumni. Miss Lucy E. Mott, a graduate of Wellesley College, 1897, was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Wright. Miss Nott's previous experience in teaching has been one year in the South, and two in the Buffalo Seminary.

A valuable gas engine has been very recently added to the science department. It will be used to operate a ventilating fan for the laboratory, to run a dynamo for generating electricity for stereopticon views, besides its use in the physics laboratory for study.

A mid-winter meeting of the alumni was held in the Normal School Assembly room, Friday evening, March 8th. It will be both business and social in its nature.

PLATTSBURGH NORMAL SCHOOL

The annual meeting of the board of managers was held recently and resulted in the following organization: President, Hon. J. B. Riley; secretary, Hon. E. C. Baker; treasurer, Hon. George S. Weed. The improvement of the buildings and grounds was discussed at considerable length.

Under direction of Prin. George K. Hawkins some fifty copies of paintings of famous artists have been framed and now adorn the walls of the school-rooms.

The teaching of physical culture is a new branch of school work. There is a steadily growing demand for teachers who have made a study of this important work, and it is to supply this demand that the work has been taken up in a scientific manner. E. B. Angell has been engaged as physical director, and every pupil in the school is obliged, unless excused on physician's certificate, to take part in the regular class work. The physical culture training consists of calisthenic drill, Indian club and dumb bell exercises, pole vaulting, ring and ladder exercises and hand ball, and in these not only the boys but a number of the young ladies are also becoming quite expert. Dressing rooms and shower baths have been provided for the accommodations of the pupils.

There are now about 200 students in the Normal proper and nearly an equal number in the model and primary departments. Under a new rule no student is admitted to the school after the third week of the term, and consequently no students have arrived for some time.

The four school societies each have prettily furnished meeting rooms, and are in every possible way encouraged by the principal and members of the faculty, and each society is in a prosperous and growing condition.

The Plattsburgh Normal School is equipped with physical and chemical laboratories, each well sup-lied with the most modern appliances and in every way equal to any school in the State, and superior not only to many of the schools, but also to many colleges.

IN THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S

OFFICE

Superintendent Skinner has issued college graduate certificates to: William McAndrew, Brooklyn, University of Michigan, 1886; Jacob I. Tallman, St. Regis Falls, St. Lawrence University, 1888; Susan Jane Evans, Catskill, Cornell University, 1897; Arthur Edwin Chase, Fayetteville, University of Vermont, 1889; Elizabeth Hallock Hazeltine, North Tonawanda, Vassar College, 1897; Mary Josephine Nelson, Jamestown, Oberlin College, 1896; Grace Gifford, Jamestown, Mt. Holyoke College, 1894; Anna Mynene Benjamin, Jamestown, Cornell University, 1894; Lucy Fish Baker, Jamestown, Mt. Holyoke College, 1896; Clara G. Hookway, Waterloo, Syracuse University, 1897; Mabel Cornelia Doggett, Sandy Hill, Elmira College, 1896; Alice Medora Ferry, Mt. Vernon, Barnard College, 1897.

Hereafter the certificate from the intermediate department of a normal school will not be accepted as qualification for entrance to the normal department, the objection to this certificate being that as each school conducted its own final examination, the standard for admission throughout the State was not uniform.

For failure to enforce the Compulsory Education law, Superintendent Skinner issued, during February and March, orders withholding onehalf the public money apportioned to the following districts: District No. 2, Stratford, Fulton county; district No. 8, Deer Park, Orange county; district No. 8, Mooers, Clinton county; district No. 3. Mooers, Clinton county; district No. 10, Chazy, Clinton county; district No. 15, Durham, Greene county; district No. 6, Claverack, Columbia county (village of Philmont); district No. 2, Kinderhook, Columbia county, (village of Valatie).

DECISIONS IN APPEALS

BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

A. J. Gumaer v. William P. Kaufmann as school commissioner 2nd commissioner district of Orange County, from an order made by such commissioner dissolving school district No. 7, town of Mount Hope, Orange county, and uniting the territory to adjoining school district No. 12, town of Deer Park, Orange county. Appeal dismissed and order of the commissioner affirmed.

Kenner G. Gifford and another from proceedings of special meeting held on November 9, 1900, in union free school district No. 7, town of Cheektowaga, Erie county, in the election of one McGuire as trustee. Appeal dismissed.

Frank Doehler and others v. Board of Education of the city of Rochester, Monroe county, from an order establishing the hours of instruction for first grade teachers from nine to eleven thirty, for the morning session and from one thirty to three thirty for the afternoon session, such first grade pupils to have instruction for one session only each day during the school year. Appeal dismissed.

In the matter as to whether certain real property should be assessed for school purposes in

school district No. 3, or school district No. 4, town of Romulus, Seneca county. Decided that the portion of the land within each district respectively should be assessed in the district in which it is situated, as non-resident land and a description of the same entered on the tax list.

Helen M. Webster v. Board of Education of union free school district No. 4, town of Eden, Erie county, from the action of the board in dismissing the appellant as teacher in the district. Appeal sustained and the board directed to pay the appellant the sum agreed to be paid to her as such teacher tor the present school year.

UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK

Authorized announcements April, 1901

ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT

Convocation. The 39th University convocation is to be held in the Senate chamber at Albany, July 1, 2 and 3. Monday evening there are to be short addresses from Chancellor Upson, Vice-Chancellor Doane, Regents Lord and McKelway. The annual address, Tuesday evening, is to be given by Pres. William Herbert Perry Faunce, of Brown University. At the three main sessions the theme for discussion is "Present Tendencies in Education;" i. e., tendencies in education in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. Tuesday morning at 9:30, Prof. Elmer Ellsworth Brown, of the University of California, is to give the opening address on "Present Tendencies in Secondary Education." Supt. William H. Maxwell, of New York city. George H. Locke, editor of the School Review, University of Chicago, Supt. Charles B. Gilbert, of Rochester, Prin. Fred Van Dusen, of the Ogdensburg free academy, Supt. A. B. Blodgett, of Syracuse, Prin. James Winne, of Poughkeepsie, and others are to discuss this subject. It is not known definitely as yet who is to give the opening address on "Present Tendencies in Higher Education." President Stryker, of Hamilton College, Pres. Rush Rhees, of the University of Rochester, Mr. Harcourt, the minister of education for Ontario, President Raymond, Union University. A. E. Winship, editor Journal of Education, and others will speak on this question. Wednesday morning Dean John Butler Johnson, of the College of Mechanics of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, gives the opening address on "Present Tendencies in Technical and Professional Education." He is to be followed by Pres. George B. Stewart, of the Auburn Theological seminary, Dr. Bayard Holmes, secretary of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Prin. Percy I. Bugbee, of the Oneonta Normal school, and others. Convocation will close with the report on necrology, by C. W. Bardeen, editor of the School Bulletin.

The fact that so many representative men have taken places definitely on the program at such an early date is an indication of an unusually interesting convocation. It is hoped also that the present promise of an exceptionally large attendance of college and high school men both from New York and from other states will be fully realized.

STATE LIBRARY AND HOME EDUCATION Bibliographies. Students of New York history will be glad to know that a classed bibliography of New York colonial history, of 229 pages with an alphabetic index of 43 pages, has just been issued as bulletin 24 in the bibliography series of the New York State library, and will be mailed to any address for 35 cents. Most of the books and articles cited are in the State library, and, as in all the lists of this series, the library call number is given for every work in the New York State collection.

A reference list showing the resources of the New York State library on Connecticut local history, similar to bibliography 24, was published in December, 1900, as bibliography 23, at 15 cents. It is expected that a list showing what is available on Maine local history, both in the New York State and Bowdoin College libraries, will be ready in June. As these historical bibliographies include works containing much family history, they are a great help to the growing number of genealogists.

Bibliography bulletin 25 (price 20 cents) is a similarly classed and indexed list of about 100 pages on China and the Far East. It will be ready about April 10, and will be of much service to those interested in the present history and future of the world's oldest empire. The compiler of the bibliography, Miss Margaret Windeyer, a graduate of the New York State Library school, class of 1899, is herself a native and till recently a resident of Sydney, Australia. Traveling libraries and pictures. In March 20 libraries were sent to 24 different borrowers, while 2,577 slides and 881 photographs, besides wall pictures and lanterns, were lent to 38 schools and clubs.

Study clubs. Rye study club and Shelter Island summer study club have been registered, making the total number of registered clubs 445.

STATE MUSEUM

A comprehensive report on the clay industry of New York has just been issued as bulletin 35 of the New York State museum. It is bound in cloth and contains over 440 pages and 140 plates. The author, Dr. Heinrich Ries, is an acknowledged authority on the subject. A bulletin on the lime and cement industries is now in press.

For several years the State museum has devoted a considerable portion of its appropriation to the study of the zoology of the State. Reports on the mammals of New York were issued in 1899 and 1900 by Gerritt S. Miller; and Dr. Marcus S. Farr has in preparation a monograph on the ornithology of the State.

During the present year particular attention will be paid to the much neglected groups of reptiles and batrachians. A preliminary catalogue of the batrachians, lizards and turtles of New York is now being prepared by Dr. F. C. Paulmier, assistant in zoology at the State museum. E. C. Eckel has in preparation a bulletin discussing those species of snakes inhabiting the New England and Middle states. The aid of local naturalists and scientific societies is requested in order that the faunal lists may be as complete as possible. Specimens of reptiles and batrachians sent to the State museum will

be identified and properly labeled. Lists of the species of reptiles and batrachians occurring at any points within or near New York State would also be of great service. All information or specimens received will be credited properly when mentioned in print. At present little or no information is in print regarding the occurrence and distribution of reptiles and batrachians throughout the State; and it is hoped that the preliminary catalogues to be published this year will stimulate research in this direction.

Investigations in economic zoology have also been carried on under the direction of Dr. F. J. H. Merrill. The food fishes of certain parts of the State have been studied in detail, and the clam and scallop industries have been carefully investigated. During the present season Dr. Paulmier will take up this work, beginning with a study of the crab, its habits and culture. The food and spawning periods of our salt water food fishes will also be investigated by Dr. Tar leton H. Bean, who is preparing a catalogue of the fishes of New York.

Geologic work, which has been carried on steadily in New York since 1836, will receive its full share of attention. Dr. Merrill will soon publish a statistical sheet giving values and quantities of the various mineral products during the past year.

State entomologist. The entomologic exhibit at the Pan-American Exposition will be installed in the forestry building.

The State entomologist lectured March 14 at Worcester (Mass.), before the Massachusetts fruit-growers' association on "Recent problems in the control of insects injurious to fruit trees."

The 16th report of the State entomologist will be issued soon. The more important features are two articles, illustrated by colored plates, on the gipsy moth and the palmer worm, and the detailed account of a series of experiments in controlling the San José scale in orchards.

A bulletin on some of the more injurious scale insects of New York State is in the printer's hands. This gives brief accounts of seven species. each represented in detail by an admirably colored plate. Some of the species treated are: apple-tree bark louse, scurfy bark louse and San José scale insect. Remedial and preventive measures for these pests are fully discussed and tables for their recognition are given.

A portion of the results obtained by Dr. J. G. Needham and his assistant, Mr. Betten, in their work last summer at the entomologic field station, Saranac Inn, is also in the printer's hands This is a bulletin illustrated by a large number of text and plate figures, including six admirably executed colored plates. Dr. Needham was in one of the best locations in the State for the study of aquatic insects; and his work has resulted in the discovery of many new species, the working out in more or less fulness of many hitherto unknown life histories, and the ascertaining of a great many interesting biologic facts. His work paves the way for an economic study of this group in relation to its value as food for fish. Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of the division of entomology, United States department of agriculture, who has examined the manuscript. characterizes it as "by far the most important paper on aquatic insects which has been published in this country."

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1. Indicate the gender, accent and division into syllables of four of the following nouns: noctis, nautarum, vulneribus, libros,. oppidum, Italia, passuum, equus.

2. Decline res, domus, in the singular; mare, exercitus, princeps, in the plural.

3. Translate into English: Postquam Caesar equitatum praemisit, secutus est omnibus copiis. Equites nostri flumen transierunt atque cum hostium equitatu proelium commiserunt. Reliqui hostes, qui in silvas fugerant, in nostros milites impetum fecerunt. Praemitto send forward, reliquus the rest of

4. Conjugate commiserunt in the pluperfect subjunctive active, in the future indicative passive; fecerunt in the imperfect subjunctive active, in the perfect indicative passive.

5. Translate into Latin: a) Caesar orders his forces to cross the river. b) Who will follow with the cavalry? c) Caesar is unwilling to send the tenth legion. d) The Romans were braver than the enemy. e) He says that the man is prudent.

6. Write the third person singular of each of the tenses of the indicative and subjunctive of eo.

7. Translate into English: Post hoc proelium Athenienses multas naves imperatori dederunt ut cum insulis quae barbaros iuverant bellum gereret. Cum populum harum insularum oratione reconciliare non posset, copias e navibus eduxit et eorum urbes expugnavit. Atheniensis- an Athenian, reconcilio win over

8. Give the reason for the case of imperatori, oratione, eorum; for the mode of gereret, posset.

9. Translate into Latin: a) Two battles were fought by the Romans. b) He sends a ship to capture the island. c) We must destroy this city. d) He will lead a large army into Italy. e) Take the books that I have.

10. Decline the gerund of audio. Compare malus, celer, brevis. Form an adverb from carus, levis.

II. Write the principal parts of mitto, doceo, pugno, scio, facio.

12. Decline in the singular is altior vir, quidam

13. Give all the infinitives, active and passive, of rego. Define and illustrate penult, enclitic. 14. Translate into English: Quattuor dies Xerxes cum multis milibus hominum exspectavit; quinto die, cum Leonidas copias non abduxisset, proelium commisit. Sed magnus numerus Persarum aut vulneratus aut interfectus a Graecis cecidit; reliqui fugerunt.

15. From the Latin passage in question 14, select a) a direct object; b) an ablative of accompaniment; c) an accusative of duration of time; d) an ablative of the agent; e) a partitive genitive.

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3. After Caesar sent the cavalry forward, he followed with all his forces. Our cavalry crossed the river, and then began a battle with the cavalry of the enemy. The rest of the enemy, who had fled into the woods, made an attack upon our soldiers.

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Subjunctive Pluperfect Active.

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Abl. (audiendo)

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