the members. May we not hear from our readers on this subject?

The doings of Congress will be a fruitful source of study for the teacher and advanced pupils this winter. When once the boys and girls become interested in living

The article on Vertical Penmanship in the November issue, pages 746 and 747, was written by Supt. L. W. Rader of Carrollton, Mo., but by an oversight was not

credited to him. We regret the mistake and will try to avoid the recurrence of such an error again.

Miss Alice Longfellow, daughter of the poet, writes to Houghton, Mifflin & Co., the authorized publishers of Longfellow's works, that her father pronounced Hiawatha, "He awa-tha," the accent on the first syllable being slighter than on the "wa," the "a" being sounded like "a" in "mar."

The teacher should not neglect to give frequent lessons in patriotism. Children should not only be taught to love our country, its institutions and its great and good men, but should be able to give a reason for their patriotic sentiments. They should know why they honor the flag of the gov

ernment.

Why would it not be a good idea for the State Teachers' Association to adopt an association badge which should be permanent? A neat pin or button could be made, which would cost only a few cents, and,

Perhaps more interest is being taken in Alaska and the Klondike just now than in any other portion of the earth's surface. Teachers will find their pupils anxious to learn all they can about this land of gold and extreme cold. Many interesting talks with the pupils can be had on this subject. Much interesting and useful information. can be gathered from these friendly talks with the pupils. The special subjects of interest this winter will be Alaska, Cuba, Spain, and the American Congress. There will doubtless be many others, but these will be important.

By all means encourage the boys and girls to read good books. Talk with them about some interesting book. Tell them enough to get them interested and then get them to read the book and tell you about it. Once get a bad boy interested in reading a good book and his manners and morals will soon begin to improve. Good books are so abundant and so cheap that any one can afford to own them. There is no excuse for reading trashy literature. Every child should be encouraged and helped to form the habit of reading the best books. Better read nothing than to read trashy, vicious books. A taste for good literature is of priceless value.