great book and read between the lines; one who in all this thinks logically and opens up new avenues for investigation and mastery; and whose greatest book is not a printed page, but the "mind of the Past," the life of the present and nature.

5. Metaphor.

6. The books which will do you the most good are those which, to understand them will require from you special and continued effort of the mind. You can learn little or nothing from a book so simple in its ideas that the mind in simply a passive condition can comprehend them. With such a book the mind is neither exercised nor inspired.

ARITHMETIC.-1. Under the guidance and direction of the teacher let a pupil draw on the b ard a figure a foot square. Let it be named a square foot, the names being written in it. Next, let a figure an inch square be drawn and named. Third, let all the pupils draw a square inch on their slates using rulers. Call attention to the necessity of having square corners. A small square, such as carpenters use, should be used in the lesson, to test the accuracy of the corners. Fourth, cut a piece of paper an inch square and stick it in one corner of the square foot and ask the pupils how many such would be needed to cover the whole square foot. After various answ rs have been obt ined, let the teacher systematically lead the class to discover the number of square inches that can be placed in a row along one side of the square foot; and also how many such rows would exactly cover the square foot. The teacher now has the material for getting the fact that 144 square inches will cover one square foot.

2. Answer, $102.85.

3. Neither gained nor lost.

4. Answer, $532.80.

5. Answer, $33.20+.

6. Answer, 20 feet.

7. Answer, $30,000,

PROBLEMS

[FOR STUDENTS OF HIGH SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES, ETC.]

Send all problems to W. F. L. Sanders, Connersville, Ind.

7. (Proposed by E. M. Henderson, Harlan, Ind.) I have an inch board 5 feet long, 17 inches wide at one end and 7 inches wide at the other; how far from the larger end must it be cut straight across so that each piece will contain the same amount of lumber? Also, how wide will the board be at the line of division?

8. From two given points draw two equal straight lines which shall meet in the same point of a line given in position.

9. A person' bought some sheep for $84 and found that if he had bought seven more for the same money he would have paid $1 less for each. How many did he buy and what was the price of each?

10. How many acres a e contained in a square field the diagonal of which is 10 rods longer than the sides?

11. An arrow shot to the top of the tower reaches the ground 51⁄2 seconds after it leaves the bow; how high is the tower? (Baker's Natural Philosophy.)

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN MAY JOURNAL.

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PROBLEM 1. Let x equal the cost of the horse; then x + (3)x=119; from this equation x=70; ... the horse cost $70. Proof: $70+70% of $70 $119. (Solved by E. M. Henderson, Harlan, Ind., and W. F. Enteman, Borden, Ind.)

PROBLEM 3. 80000+10=8000, number of panels; 8000÷2=4000, number of rods in both perimeters; 4000+4=1000, number of rods in one side of one plus one side of the other. Let x=side of one; then 1000-x =a side of the other; 1250 acres 200000 square rods, the excess of one field over the other. We now have the equation

x2+200000 1000000-2000xXx2,

from which x 400; 1000-x=600; the areas are found to be 1000 acres and 2250 acres respectively. (Solved by W. F. Enteman and E. M. Henderson.)

PROBLEM 5. If DB=BC, then angle DBC=DCB; these are halves of ABC and ACB respectively; therefore ABC-ACB, and the triangle ABC is isosceles. (Solved by E. T. Williams, of Acton high school and E. E. Townsley, Covington, Ind.)

PROBLEM 6. Transposing, equation 1 becomes

x2y4-7xy2-1710,

45 Completing the square and solving, we get xy2-45; or x= substitut

y2, ing in equation 2, completing the square and solving we find y=3; ..x=5. (Solved by E. M. Henderson, W. F. Enteman and E.E.Townsley.)

No correct solutions have been received to problems 2 and 4. Be prompt in sending solutions if you wish them to appear in the next number of the JOURNAL. W. F. L. SANDERS, Connersville, Ind.

MISCELLANY.

FINAL REPORT OF THE PENNY FUND.

I feel almost ashamed that I have not written you sooner but it was absolutely not in my power to do so I have been driven from morning till night in my efforts to establish the new work. Fortunately, I have been fairly successful and can at last hasten to make good one of my promises of sending to you a list of contributions to the Penny-Fund received by the Committee on Education, supplementary to the list issued in October 1892. Faithfully yours,

W. N. HAILMAN.

J. W. Jenkins, Decatur Co., $84.25; W. B. Black, Jackson Co., $34.25; O. F. Watson, Jefferson Co., $42.59; Peter Phillipi, Knox Co., $33.98;

W. N. Chillson, Clay Co., $47.00; J. H. McGuire, Jennings Co., $15.00 W. W. French, Posey Co., $31.20; J. F. Snow, Adams Co., $69.00; J.Wilkinson, 50 cents; G. C. Tyrrell, Ripley Co., $6.23; W. C. Snyder, Salem, $1.16; Louis S. John, Pike Co., $63.29; C. W. Wellman, Sullivan, $7.51; T. A. Motte, Richmond, $76 40; J. R. Houston, Aurora, $1.50; R. L. Thiebaud, Patriot, $1.50; John H. Bair, South Bend, $20 82; J. C. Gregg, Brazil, $9.17; S. W. Hillman, Montpelier, $2 57; Oliver Kline, Huntington, $3.29; R. W. Wood, Aurora, $4 30; O. L. Galbreath, Laporte, $5.15; W. B. Flick, Marion Co., $100; W. M. Moss, Greene, $9.34; W. H. Senour Franklin Co., $3.35; Oliver F. Watson, Jefferson Co., $9.70; W. B. Flick, Marion Co., $65; W. W. Cogswell, Washington Co., 46 cents; J. A. Hindman, Blackford Co., $15.85; Quitman Jackson, Hancock Co., $34.70; C. F. Patterson, Johnson Co., $36.26; S. S. Fish, Marshall Co., $51.23; W. N. Pfrimmer, Newton Co., $29.10; J. A. Wilter mood, Vermillion Co., $22.64; L. O. Da e, Wabash Co., $56.23; Eli L. Myers, Fountain Co., $47.93; E. J. McAlpine, Kosciusko Co., $21.41; Horace Ellis, North Vernon, $3.60; Cash, Oakland City, 28 cents; J. C. Eagle, Shelbyville, $5.51; U. S. Marrs, West Franklin, $1.35; Geo. W. Ellis, Elkhart Co., $68.3; R. F. Conover, Rush County, $31.57. Total, 1174.58.

THE Cass county summer normal school will open in Logansport, July 16 and continue six weeks. For particulars write to County Superintendent J. H. Gardner.

EARLHAM COLLEGE.-The catalogue makes a complete exhibit of the condition of the college and its resources and facilities. Sent on applicat on. Commencement June 13.

FRANKLIN COLLEGE is in a prosperous condition as shown from its catalogue for 1893-94. The senior class this year numbers thirty, and is the largest class in the college, which is something unusual. Dr. W. T. Stott is the president.

THE County Superintendents will hold their annual convention at Indianapolis, June 13, 14 and 15. The 15th will be engrossed by a visit to the State Normal at Terre Haute. This visit to the normal school was arranged for last year but owing to the unsettled state of the school at that time was given up

VALPARAISO graduated from its high school this year a class of four. teen only two of whom were boys. It adheres to the good old plan of having each graduate make a speech or read a paper on commencement day. The writer was present at the commencement and can testify to the high order of the exercises. W. H. Banta is superintendent.

COMMITTEE ON CHILD STUDY.-In compliance with the resolutions adopted by the Southern Indiana Teachers' Association, I name the following persons to act as the committee on Methods of Child Study: Dr. Wm. L. Bryan, chairman, Blocmington; Howard Sandison, Terre Haute; Supt. W. F. Hoffman, Washington; Miss Leva Foster, North Vernon; Miss Jennie Pate, Edinburg. Yours truly, W. B. OWEN.

ANY person having a copy of the last edition of "Newby's Number Science" and is willing to dispose of it will please write to W. A. Furr, Covington, Ind.

WATERLOO. The schools of this place had a red letter day May 11 in the form of a reception to the public. Special preparation had been made, and the work of each room was exhibited to the visitors in the best possible form. When such preparation has been made and special invitations have been extended parents will always attend in large numbers and great good must result. H. H. Keep is superin endent.

THE spring term of Indiana University opened in April with nearly one hundred new students. The total enrollment this year will probably reach 650. Four years ago the total enrollment was only 321. The present year has been by far the most prosperous in the history of the institution. The faculty now contains forty-eight persons, and President Jordan of Leland Stanford, formerly president of Indian a says: "It is a strong faculty, stronger than before."

PURDUE UNIVERSITY is now able to announce that, notwithstanding its great fire last January it will be able to take up all lines of work next fall as originally planned. The working laboratory will be completed and every machine, tool and piece of apparatus necessary to carry on instruction and practice will be in its place and ready for use next school year. Prof. Smart's indomitable energy has brought this to pass.

THE THORNTOWN high school commencement occurred May 2 President Swain delivered the address to as rong class of fifteen. The baccalaureate sermon was given by Dr. C. N. Sims. The school year has been highly successful and the prospects are better for next year. More than half the teachers are State Normalites. A new high school building is in progress. A. E. Malsbary is the superintendent and Annette E. Ferris is principal of the high school.

THE State Board of Education has issued to the following persons professional licenses: John H. Carroll, Leavenworth; Omer Caswell, Eby; J. L. Dixon, Elizabethtown; Daniel Freeman, Richmond; W. B. Owen, E linburg; Hiram B. Patton, Morristown; Jesse W. Riddle, Leavenworth; Albert W. Scott, Evansville; Sylvester Thompson, Oakland City; R. T. Thiebaud, Vevay. State licenses were issued to Elias Boltz, Dunkirk; James Deming, Shelbyville; George B. Haggett, Paducah, Ky.; J. H. Hayworth, Edinburg; Albert W. Martin, Logansport; H. G. Woody, K komo, and O. M. Searles, New Carlisle.

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY.-Probably the best opportunities for original work offered by the schools of America to-day are in the seminaria. Here real students are made. It can be truly said that no one is a student of a subject unless he can do original work on that subject. DePauw has four very well developed seminaria. They are in the departments of philosophy, history, botany and Latin. Great zeal has been manifested by the students in these privileged classes and the result has been very excellent..... The College of Liberal Arts will graduate sixty-four this year.. .The seniors will don caps and gowns at the coming commencement.

THE Werner Company of Chic go have recently purchased and will in future manufacture the well-known list of text books hitherto published by Messrs. Porter & Coates, of Philadelphia, and also the books formerly published by the Columbian Book Co., of St. Louis. In adding this line of books to their already extensive manufacturing and publishing business, it is with the intention of issuing in due time, a complete series of standard text-books, for the use of common schools, high schools, colleges, etc., as well as such other educational literature as may be required to meet the great and growing demands of the people. J. C. Thomas, for many years the popular and efficient head of the text-book department of A. S. Barnes & Co., is in charge of the same department for the Werner Co., and he is sure to make it a success.

THE Northern Indiana Normal School and Business University at Valparaiso, is now closing its 21st year and is still growing in prosperity and efficiency. The writer recently spent a day in the school and was greatly pleased. He found that the enrollment for the term just closing had been over 2400 and that there were then in attendance more than 2000. More than thirty well equipped, well paid instructors constitute the faculty and they devote themselves to their work with a will. A noted advance has been made in the natural science departments, where the teaching is a 1 done according to the most approved methods. The chemical department is especially well equipped. About eighty students can be accommodated in the laboratory at one time, each with a table, water, gas jet, drawer and all necessary appliances and materials to do actual work with real things. In this way students learn chemistry instead of learning something about chemistry. The museum is quite complete and contains specimens with which to illustrate all classes of n tural objects. The new department of pharmacy and kind ed medical studies are taught by experts and are largely attended. The business department is the largest and perhaps the most complete in the state. The number in this department may be inferred from the fact that there are forty-five typewriters in Forty-one pianos are in use in the musical departm nt. No extra tuition is charged (in any department except for instrumental music. This is very unusual The unprecedented success of this school is owing chiefly to three things: (1) It does good work and students feel that they get value received for their time and money; (2) it furnishes everything the students need at the lowest possible price so that they can afford to get an education Good rooms and good board are furnished at from $1.50 to $1.90 per week; (3) students are allowed to enter at any time and they are provided special teachers, without extra charge, to assist them in making up studies to join reular classes or to enable them to make a specialty of certain branches. Such an arrangement is greatly appreciated. To these attractions must be added the wonderful personality of the principal, H. B. Brown and the scarcely less kindly bearing and obliging disposition of the associate principal, O. P. Kinsey.

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