Texas Normal School at Denton, was not given credit for the timely article entitled "What More Can Our Normal Schools Do for the Teachers of Texas?" which appeared in the January JOURNAL. Mr. Borden read the paper at the Marlin meeting of the State Teachers' Association.

Except in cases of urgent necessity, don't write notes to parents concerning their children's shortcomings. In such cases cold "black on white" is sure to be misinterpreted. See the parent. But

first ask the offender if he thinks his father or mother would approve his conduct if they knew of it. Get the boy to take the parent into his calculations and you may thus change his point of view.— Ex.

The members of the General Education Board and the Southern Education Board were tendered a dinner on the 16th inst. at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, by Robert C. Ogden, when the educational needs of the South were discussed at length. Dr. Mitchell, one of the speakers of the evening, spoke truly when he said we need better common public schools, and outspoken publicists to leaven the masses and to lead the public minds along progressive lines.

We want the JOURNAL in the hands of superintendents, teachers, trustees, and friends of education. If you like the paper, speak a good word for it to your fellow teachers. We want agents in every county in the State. Our subscription list is rapidly increasing, but we desire to put the paper in the hands of at least 10,000 of the 17,000 teachers in Texas. Your trustees can profit by reading the JOURNAL; ask them to subscribe. Subscription. price, $1.00 per year; single copies, 25 cents. If there is no agent to represent the JOURNAL at your county institute, write us for terms,

participated in the last meeting should be mentioned Mr. T. J. Cole, Col. J. L. Cammon, Messrs. W. A. Baird, J. B. Cheatham and F. L. Reeves, all school trustees. Hon. Lee Wood, ex-member of the Legislature, and Hon. J. M. Alderdice, member of the Twenty-eighth Legislature. In addition to his duties as trustee of the Waxahachie schools, Mr. T. J. Cole is also president of one of the strongest banks in Texas, and yet he finds time to take part in the proceedings of the county institute. If we had more active men like Mr. Cole. interested in public education, the progress of our schools would be more substantial. Active business men make progressive trustees.

A committee of teachers of Oklahoma appointed some months ago upon reciprocal relations with other States in regard to recognition of State certificate, has completed its labors with a report to the Territorial Board of Education. We quote the following from the committee ereport:

"The following States are either not disposed to grant concessions along the lines indicated or are prohibited from so doing by the laws of their States: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.

"We also file with this report our correspondence and reports from the various States relative to the matter under consideration. We do not believe that it is in the interest of Oklahoma to make these concessions to other States without some consideration being extended us in return. In fact, Oklahoma has more to lose than any other State by carrying the proposed arrangement into effect. A much larger per cent of teachers holding and claiming to hold State certificates from other States comes to Oklahoma than leave Oklahoma to teach in other States. We insist, therefore, that this board exercise unusual care and caution in committing itself to any policy which would. lower our standard of examination and thereby lower the standard of teachers."

The teaching profession in this State has just lost, at least to a partial extent, the services of two of its most vigorous and promising members, in the engagement of Mr. D. S. Furman, Superintendent of the Denison Schools, to represent the American Book Company, and Mr. B. W. Glasgow, principal of the Sherman High School, to represent the Macmillan Company. Each of these gentlemen is to take charge of the high school department of the Texas business of the publishing house by whom he has been employed, and both entered upon their new duties February 1st.

All who know Mr. Furman and Mr. Glasgow will expect, as well as wish, for them the fullest success and satisfaction in their new field of work, and will congratulate them upon the increase in the pecuniary returns for their labors which must result from the change. The JOURNAL does not know the terms of the new engagements of these gentlemen, but it does know that no intelligent commercial business dreams of getting or keeping capable men at any such salaries as Denison and Sherman have been paying respectively their superintendent of schools and high school principal.

When will the public learn that a missionary spirit can not be permanently depended upon to induce the most capable and desirable men to enter upon and to continue in the work of teaching? Every man of marked ability and vigor in the teaching profession is incessantly tempted to go into some other field where capacity for work, intelligence and high character are more substantially appreciated. Many devoted men resist all such temptations, sacrificing selfish considerations; but frequently the pressure of family responsibility (or a natural and laudable desire to assume the same!) compels them to resign a work chosen in noble enthusiasm for high callings, and to accept some bid of an employer too intelligent to be niggardly.

School Exercises, prepared by Mr. E. G. Littlejohn. It is hoped that a want long felt by Texas teachers will be thus satisfactorily supplied, and there is a gratifying prospect that many schools will avail themselves of this opportunity to get the manifold benefits, internal and external, which result from inspiring public exercises-benefits which can hardly be gotten by any other means.

The March issue will be devoted, outside of the regular departments, almost entirely to this San Jacinto Day Program, and special rates are hereby offered for copies of that issue, of which an extra large edition will be printed.

The fixed price for single numbers of the JOURNAL is 25 cents, but copies of the March issue will be supplied at half price two copies for 25 cents-in any quantity, on orders received prior to April 15th, as long as the supply lasts.

It seems probable that the demand will exceed the supply, and it would be well for those needing extra copies, in order to facilitate preparation of school exercises, to send orders promptly. In this way, by proper management, creditable exercises may be prepared in any school with minimum trouble to the teachers and with little or no interruption of the regular work of the pupils.

THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS.

I am so tired of hearing teachers abuse farmers and farmers abuse teachers. When I go to teachers' meetings and read school journals, it appears that we are to have better schools just so soon as the farmers do their duty.

Then I go to farmers' meetings and read agricultural papers, and it seems that the teachers are to blame for our poor country schools.

I long to see farmers and teachers come together to discuss school questions. When they understand each other better and resolve to work together, shoulder to shoulder, we shall have a new order of things in the rural districts.

Let us do what we can to bring into more sympathetic relations the farmer and the teacher. Do you attend farmers' meetings?-Progressive Teacher.

Mr. W. T. Noblitt is now superintendent of the Canadian schools. He was at Kerrville last year.

See in the editorial columns an interesting announcement concerning the March issue of the JOURNAL.

Mr. L. C. Gee, who has been a teacher of the Gainesville High School for several years, is now principal of the Sherman High School.

The Southwestern Life Insurance Company, which has an advertisement in this issue of the JOURNAL, offers summer employment to energetic teachers.

Mr. J. H. Tippitt and wife and Mr. Barney Field left Greenville on the 9th ult. on a long journey to the Philippines, where they will teach the Filipinos.

Work will soon begin on the $10,000 Carnegie Library to be erected at Belton. The corner stone of the new high school in that town was laid a few days ago under the auspices of the Masons.

Supt. A. L. Malone, of Durant, I. T., who was last year in charge of the schools at Caldwell, Texas, has announced his intention of resigning the superintendency of the Durant schools at the close of this

year.

Now is the time to form plans for beautifying school grounds by tree planting, etc. Teach the children to do the lighter part of the work. It will be profitable to them individually and help the schools.

The Evangelical Lutheran College at Brenham is using the TEXAS SCHOOL JOURNAL for supplementary work in the normal classes-another evidence of the high esteem leading teachers have for the JOURNAL.

Glenn Allen, the architect, Waco, Texas, has erected some of the most substantial school buildings in this State. If you are thinking about a new building, write to Mr. Allen and receive, free, a book on schools.

Houghton, Mifflin & Co.'s advertisement of a short course of reading specifically recommended by more than eighty

prominent superintendents, appears in this issue of the JOURNAL. If you will. mention the JOURNAL when writing for their complete catalogue, they will send you a unique calendar for 1904.

The following have accepted calls to do work in the Cornell Summer Session for 1904: Professor Albert Perry Brigham, Colgate University; Dr. Charles A. McMurry, Northern Illinois Illinois Normal School; Professor Stanley Coulter, Purdue University; Principal Philip Emerson, Cobbett School, Lynn, Mass.; Supervisor R. H. Whitbeck, Trenton, N. J.. State Normal School; Miss Margaret Clay Ferguson, Wellesley College; Miss Mable Burnham Peirson, Girls Collegiate School, Los Angeles, California.

The Comanche County Institute met at Comanche on the 30th ult., with thirtyfive teachers in attendance. The subject for discussion was based upon the first chapter of Tompkins' School Management, the "Law Evolving the Organism." The institute appointed a committee to confer with similar committees from adjoining counties to arrange for holding a summer normal. The subjects for the next institute on the 26th inst., are

Tompkins "The Organism Executing the Law," and "Does Comanche County Need a Superintendent ?"

Dr. Wm. L. Prather, president of the University of Texas, gives to the press of the State the following notice:

Candidates for the Cecil Rhodes scholarship for 1904 in Texas should, during the month of January, 1904, and as early as possible, notify President Wm. L. Prather of the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, chairman of the committee of selection, of their intention to present themselves for examination. Such candidates must be between 19 and 25 years of age, have their legal domicile within Texas, and have at least the knowledge and training demanded by good colleges for admission to their junior class in the Bachelor of Arts course.

The Gillespie County Teachers Institute met at Fredericksburg January 23, 1904. J. W. Bagby, superintendent of