ITEMS. WRITING FLUID.-Messrs. Butler & Parr, who have furnished large supplies of Ink to the Public Schools, which has been approved by many of the Teachers, have an advertisement of their Writing Fluid in this number of the Journal. Mr. Gundry, famed as an instructor in Penmanship, also advertises a Writing Fluid, prepared by him, and extensively used in the West. See advertisement of his long-established Commercial College. We have three scholarships in this Institution for sale- two for $40, and one for $25. A reasonable per cent. will be deducted, in the disposal of the same, for cash. - Mr. Adolphus Lotze, for many years engaged in the manufacture and setting up of Heating apparatus, advertises his peculiar claims to popular support. MUSIC FOR THE SCHOOLS.-According to promise, we have furnished in this number a page of music, and design continuing this feature. For convenience of use in school rooms, a page of music will be printed on separate sheets, and sent, postage free, by mail, for seventy-five cents a hundred slips, to those ordering the same and enclosing that amount, in postage stamps, to Prof. L. W. Mason, Cincinnati, O. - In the May number of the Journal, we propose to furnish impressions from a steel plate engraving of the Hughes High School, of the city of Cincinnati. A SUITABLE ROOF FOR SCHOOL HOUSES.-A fire-proof and a water proof roof for school edifices, is the great desideratum for Boards of Education. Messrs. Matthews, Caldwell & Co., Cincinnati, O., advertise such a roof, as we have reason to believe. Read the certificates, and consider the principles of its construction. The State Teachers' Association of Iowa has an organ, in the "Voice of Iowa," an Educational monthly commenced last January, by J. L. Enos, editor, late of the Cedar Valley Times. We have not received a copy, however. -J. Markham has resigned the Superintendency of the Plymouth (Richland Co.) Union School, and leaves for Minnesota. J. B. Gettman, formerly of Herkimer, N. Y., late of Fitchville, Huron Co., succeeds him, assisted by Rev. E. J. McClelland in the High School. We have received "Our Exponent," a creditable monthly Journal, conducted by the pupils of the "Norwalk High School," Huron Co., O. The Chicago Mechanic's Institute has just issued the first number of a monthly, called the Chicago Magazine. The pupils of Groveport edit an able paper, entitled the Rose Bud. The friends of Educa tion in this part of Franklin Co. are active, and recently had a pleasant Reunion and Festival. The pupils of the Schools in Newport, Ky., under the charge of Prof. Edwards, edit a manuscript newspaper, which has considerable merit in manner and matter. The "Morning Star" is the title of a paper published in the Georgetown (Brown Co.) Schools, at the close of each term. The Brown Co. Institute meets on Monday, April 6th; the Union Institute meets at Steubenville, the same day. - The High School of Zanesville had an Exhibition on the 27th March. We regret to learn that Mr. Samson, Sup't, has resigned, and will leave a profession he adorned, to devote him. self to the book business. The Legislature has been invoked to enact a law by which the rich McIntire fund in that city may, on proper conditions, be united with the Common School fund, in carrying on the education of Zanesville youth. E. P. Ingersoll, late Principal of the West Jefferson Union Schools, has taken charge of Rockwell Street Grammar School, Cleveland; and Mr. J. S. Burnham, of that place, has been appointed to fill the vacancy of Mr. Ingersoll at West Jefferson. We did not have the "Felicity," As we were about starting to attend the "Institute" in Clermont Co., we received a dispatch from Bro. Carter, that the meeting had been deferred until fall, on account of the spread of the small pox in the town of Felicity. THE Journal of Education. COLUMBUS, MAY, 1887. CIRCULAR Fy Couch Auditors, and Boards of Bineation of Fou.nships, Cities, and incorporated Villages. OFFICE OF STATE COMMISSIONER OF COMMON SeRogla, ) GENTLEMEN: I deem it proper to call your attention to the reun e of the Legislatarey ar-ending various provisions of the general Shool Law of the rate. As the warliest period practicable, there wo pablished, agreeably to ro, that ents, spe-fud in suctions tity-there id fifty-four of the School Law a new edition of the same, cmbracing recent modifications, together with for us and instructions, which will distributed to each aunty for the use of s bool officers. But inasuch as several of these rondments demand your immediate attention, I resort to the more expeditious more of addressing you by eircular. The following act as posed by both branches of the Legislature on 17th instant: Au act to amend, and spende story to an entitled ** K - provide for t'e reorganization, supervision and maintenanes of Common Schobes,' pass, March 14th, 1853. SECTION 1. Be it enouded by the General Assembly of the Suhe of Ohio, Toat Sevtion three of the art aforesaid be so amended as a rear lobows: Seri said directors within five days after their election shall ake an oath or 14 station to support the Constiation of the United States, and of the State of "Ria, and faithfully and impartially to discharge the cutics of their ofice, win& ali csit the directors are authorized to administer to each other. And in case A ner shall occur in the office of director by death resin, refusal to or eftorwise, it shall be the duty of the townsh ́pelark to till such vacancy Bichocina ta ́s after ischog informed thereof, by the painting at of some su hile pair, r, who shil hold his office until the time of the next annual meeting. -ben a more gail be elected for the remainder, if any, of the unexpired wrt in the band a po scribed in section two. Tor VI - No. 5. 2 10 |