To Secure a National Representation on Payment of One Registration Fee, Enroll with The Wisconsin League Teachers Bureau, River Falls, Wisconsin. ASSOCIATE MEMBER R. B. Hazard, Manager. Plummer's National LEAGUE OF STATE Teachers' Bureaus. FRANK E. PLUMMER, Gen'l M'g'r, Central Office DES MOINES, IOWA. THE SCHOOL BULLETIN TEACHERS AGENCY. POSITIONS FOR WOMEN TEACHERS. BULLETIN SCHOO PUBLI IONS The advance in the salaries of superior women teachers has been of late years remarkable. When the thought was once of the place, with a fixed salary because anybody could fill it, the thought is now of the kind of woman that can be got for the place, often with practically no limit to the salary. Prof. Payne, of Vanderbilt University, wrote to us in 1890 for a primary teacher at $1,200 with no duties outside of simply teaching a primary class three hours a day. The difficulty is not to find such places; it is to find the women who are sure to succeed in such places. Give us a proof of superior ability, and you may be tolerably sure we can find the place for you. Some of the places for women we have filled are as follows: 1874 At $1.500.-Principal High School, Des Moines, Iowa. At $1,200.-Buffalo Normal, N. Y.; Moorehead Normal, Minn.; Colorado Springs, Colo. At $1 000.-Little Falls, Oneonta Normal, Saratoga Springs, N. Y; Birmingham, Ala.; Marshailtown, Ia; Ouray, Col.; Helena, Mont.; Cheney Normal, Wash. At $900.-Auburn. N. Y.; Florence, Ala.; Grand Forks, Dak.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Napa. Cal. At $800.-Auburn. Elmira, Kingston, Newburgh, Norwich, Potsdam Normal, N. Y.; Birmingham, Florence, Ala.; St. Peter, Minn.; Ouray, Colo. At $700.-Ainsterdam Academy, Batavia (2), Dunkirk, Jamestown, Lyons, Oneonta Normal (3), Plattsburg. Plattsburg Normal, N. Y.; South Norwalk, Ct. (2); Oil City, Youngstown, Pa.; Ishpeming, Mich.; Fort Collins, Ks.; Tacoma, Wash. At $600.-Batavia, Brockport Normal, Buffalo, College for Training of Teachers, Genesee Normal, Glens Falls (2), Havana, Ilion, Newburg, Norwich, Ogdensburg. Palmyra, Phoenix. Port Henry. Salamanca, Watkins (2), N. Y; Bennington. Vt.; Providence Normal, K. I,: Hartford, Ct.; East Orange, N. J. (2); Florence, Ala.; Jacksonville, Ill.; Marshalltown, Ia.; St. Peter, Minn., etc. It is often asked, what are the requirements for places like these? We reply that for high school positions there is a growing demand for college graduates, while for primary and intermediate positions the preference is for normal graduates. Some schools have a regulation that normal graduates alone shall be employed in any department, but the tendency is to prefer college graduates for advanced positions. As a rule, however, graduation is only one of several important qualifications. We want born teachers, who have done and can do good work, whether they are graduates or not. Some of the best of these places were filled by women who were not even academy graduates. First, a true woman, then a lady, then as much more as we can get," is our own standard of judgment, and it generally prevails. How about experience? Well, experience helps, and for many positions is required. But there are places that do not pay for it or expect it. We can give a start to untried teachers who seem promising, if they won't expect more than inexperienced service will command. C. W. BARDEEN, Manager, SYRACUSE, N. Y. THE A NEW SERIES OF READERS. By Emma J. Todd, training teacher, Aurora, Ill., and A series of rare educational value and admirably adapted to the needs of the class-room. Introduced in advance of their completion into over forty cities and towns. PRIMER: Preliminary Work in Reading, 66 pp. FIFTH READER: Advanced Readings in Literature, .$.18 .24 .36 .48 .60 .84 "This series is not a mere variation of the familiar plan of American school readers, but a new departure, and one. we believe in the right direction-a great step in advance."-WISCONSIN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION. "They contain a liberal school education in themselves."Intelligence, Chicago. Also a full line of other New Text Books, abreast with the times, for school and college use. Send for Catalogue SILVER, BURDETT & CO., Publishers, 740 & 742 Broadway, 122 & 124 Wabash Ave NEW YORK. CHICAGO 6 Hancock Ave. BOSTON. TEACHER wanted in every city and town of the United States to act as local librarian. Liberal compensation for a few hours service weekly; $20 per week may be earned during vacations. Address, with references. UNION LIBRARY ASSOCIATION P. O. box 3468, Boston, Mass. Music in the School-room. Music as an educational factor cannot be overlooked by the successful teacher. We have just made arrangement whereby we can supply a fine school organ, bearing our own name, which is fully warranted for five years to give perfect satisfaction. Circulars giving prices and other special information sent on application. Why not make your scheol a valuable present? W. W. KNOWLES & CO. 204 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR ARBOR DAY EXERCISES. 500 Choice Selections on Trees, Forests and Flowers. Specimen Programs Arbor Day Music, Full Directions for Planting Trees, etc. Universally Com- Edited and compiled by CHARLES R. SKINNER, Deputy Supt. Public Instruction, State of N. Y. WEED, PARSONS & CO., Publishers, ALBANY, N. Y. DO YOU WANT TO SEE A rational, common-sense Language Book? A work which avoids the weakness and puerility of "language without grammar" as well as the dry monotony of "grammar without language," and presents a golden mean,-interesting, suggestive, inspiring? A book which has a framework of sound theory, clothed with beauty of illustration and attractiveness of detail? Something that will develop original thought in the child, while making him conversant with the best examples of style and the best usage of the English language? SUCH A BOOK IS Tarbell's Lessons in Language. Part I now ready; introduction price, 40 cts.; allowance for old hooks, 15 cts. Part II in press. Read what PRESIDENT ALBEE of the Wisconsin State Normal School says of it: "It constitutes the best basis for a child's progress in culture in language known to me. Its lessons are not merely consistent and progressive, which could be said of several other elementary texts in language; but in addition, they constitute a linguistic center whice calls for exercises on the child's varied fields of knowledge. While these lessons pursue several lines of languagh training, they avoid the scrappiness usually attendant upon variety and maintain a consistent aim to the close." 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By so doing it will not come into competition with other and more elaborate books, but will rather encourage and necessitate their use Indeed the author has advised this and given a valuable list of such books in his preface. This book has the advantage of most other books in that it GREW. Prof. Bayliss first outlined it in his class work several years ago, and has since that time made several improvements upon it. During the last year he has used it in his class for the purpose of thoroughly revising it in matters of fact, and to more fully develope its plan. Prot. Bayliss is one of the most practical and successful teachers in this country. and these "Easy Lessons" will more than prove their right to exist, because of their helpful suggestions to other teachers who are anxious to aid in building up an enlightened and responsible citizenship. The Constitution is the foundation of all this, and in recognition of this fact, Prof. Bayliss has, by this series of "Easy Lessons," done a DIFFICULT THING in so presenting the Constitution itself that others shall seek its inspiration, cherish its history, and sacredly guard its provisions. But as we said before, the book is able to speak for itself," and in this confidence, we will send a sample copy for examination, postpaid, on receipt of FIFTY CENTS. Should the book not prove satisfactory, it may be returned in good condition and we will refund the money. 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The location of all historical events in the history of this country. To meet the demand for more detailed information on discoveries and explorations and on a scale large enough and clear enough for class use, they have now issued Goff's Historical Maps of the United States, No. 1, Discoveries ane Explorations. This map is five feet square and is published by A. H. Andrews & Co. of Chicago, and in view of the present great interest in this epoch of United States history we bespeak for it a large sale. INTERESTING TO HIGH SCHOOLS. Within a few weeks many classes in Wisconsin HIGH SCHOOLS will begin the study of PHYSICAL GEOGRAHHY. It will be unprofitable to require pupils to spend their time upon antiquated texts that present, as facts, matter that recent scientific research has proven false. Eminent scholars have devoted three years to the careful preparation of Warren's New Physical Geography just issued, Sept. 1890. In mechanical execution, number, beauty and accuracy of maps and illustrations, it surpasses any text book of its kind ever before pubished. Write for introductory terms, specimen pages, etc. 184 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. ANNOUNCEMENT. With the issue for January, 1891, a combination of the two educational journals of Wisconsin was effected, the Wisconsin Journal of Education and the Midland School Journal. We believe the combination is in the interest of the unity and development of our educational interests. It will be the aim of the management to combine the popular features of both journals, and to meet as far as possible the wants of teachers in our district schols as well as of those in graded and city schools. We wish to make a strong and helpful journal, which shall merit the favor and cordial support of every teacher in Wisconsin. To this end we are assured of the co-operation of a large number of the school workers in the state. We expect a large increase in our joint subscription list at the Teachers' Meetings and Institutes to be held this year. The new form adopted has several advantages. It permits the printing of a larger amount of matter upon the same paper, and saves unnecessary expense in binding; further, it facilitates such an arrangement of matter as brings to the front the more popular features of the monthly. The form adopted is suitable for binding and preservation upon bookshelves, the page being almost exactly the size of that of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Subscribers of the JOURNAL and of the MIDLAND will receive the new publication for the full time of their subscription, and subscribers to both will receive credit for the sum of the time for which they have paid for both journals. -"W. W. Knowles & Co., of Chicago, are soon to issue another pedagogical story, entitled "Buckeye-Hawkeye Schoolmaster." 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