work in German, will this summer teach in Chicago University; his courses will be given, however, by Dr. Kip. Conservative management, a particularly happy location, and a high grade of instruction have made the Pacific Grove Summer School a very popular one, the same students often returning from year to year. The reduction in fees promises a still larger attendance for 1900. Teachers say they have a fine time at Pacific Grove, and that adds zest to their studies.

National Educational Association.

LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 18, 1900. The next meeting of the N. E. A. will be held at Charleston. National Council, July 7-10; General Association, July 10-13, 1900.

Railroads have given assurance of extra attention to secure comfort and convenience of their patrons, and have made a rate of one fare, $85.65, for the round trip, plus $2.00 membership fee. No line will be designated as official.

Transit limit.-Going continuous passage. Final Limit.-Sixty days from date of sale. All will be interested in visiting the historic grounds of that portion of our country. The local authorities at Charleston will spare no pains to provide facilities for comfortable and economical entertainment. Numerous excursions at greatly reduced rites will be planned to resorts in the South and East. Hotel rates from $1.00 to $5.00 per day.

It is urged upon teachers and friends of education in California to plan to attend the Charleston meeting. Last year, California sent the largest delegation and furnished the largest list of memberships in the history of the Association. Let us make an effort to keep our state in the front. The meeting promises to be most profitable in a professional point of view, and we feel justified in urging all interested in education to attend.

Teachers and friends desiring to visit the East and Middle West during vacation will find this a good opportunity.

JOHN SWETT,

State Director. JAMES A. FOSHAY, Manager for Southern California.

The San Francisco Institute. Superintendent R. H. Webster called the annual institute for May 23d, 24th, and 25th. It was held in the auditorium of the Mission High School. Over one thousand teachers attended. The opening address of Superintendent Webster was full of professional spirit. His appearance on the platform was received with prolonged and enthusiastic applause.

President Mark's address, which sounded the keynote of the policy of the present board of education, is given in part elsewhere.

The addresses of President Wheeler, President Jordan, Professor Cubberley, Professor Stratton, Dr. Brown, and Dr. Burk were all well received.

Dr. Hoover, who was on the program as an L.L.D., proved to be a humorist and a health-food specialist.

The music rendered was excellent thruout. The institute was a marked success, and the instruction given was full of inspiration and characterized by broad professional work.

Superintendent J. F. Barbee, of Mendocino County, held his institute in Fort Bragg. The instructors were T. L. Heaton, D. R. Augsburg, J. W. McClymonds, and local teachers. The meeting was a complete success. The practical work of Heaton and the drawing of Augsburg were the special features of the institute.

The Perry Pictures and the Perry

Magazine.

The Perry Pictures have become an important part of school work. Used in picture study, geography, language, history, and literature, they have brought new life into the work of the school and have opened a new field of enjoyment to the children. While many of the fathers and mothers of the children now in school know little about art, the children, in many towns and cities thruout the country, are having their lives enriched and made more beautiful by these pictures.

Published at one cent each in lots of twenty-five or more, they are within the reach of almost all. Any progressive teacher can bring at least a few of them into the lives of her pupils.

Dr. G. Stanley Hall, president of Clark University, says: "I am glad to make an exception to my rule to commend no school material, in favor of the Perry Pictures. I have been greatly interested in them from the first, and regard them as a very important addition to our school equipment. They should be in every school, not only in the larger cities, but in the smallest country districts."

The Perry Magazine teaches how to use pictures in school and home. In its pages

appear many practical suggestions for the use of pictures in all the subjects above mentioned.

Among its contributors are Sarah Louise Arnold, Dr. G. Stanley Hall, Henry T. Bailey, Irene Weir, James Frederick Hopkins, Arthur Boyden, and many others.

The Magazine also contains sketches of the lives of great artists and descriptions of their work. Every number is beautifully illustrated, and the pictures alone that appear in the Magazine during the year would cost much more than the price of the Magazine.

For a limited time the publishers are making the extraordinary offer, under certain conditions, of one hundred of the Perry Pictures, the subscriber's own choice, and the Magazine one year, monthly except July and August, for $1.50.

The North Pacific Coast Limited.

The finest transcontinental train that ever crossed the backbone of the continent reached Portland May 2d. It was a running blaze of electric lights, a marvel of modern construction. Charles S. Fee, who is one of the ablest passenger agents in America, accompanied the train on its pioneer trip. Mr. Fee has arranged for the North Pacific Coast Limited to leave Portland each day.

This gives a two-trains-a-day service between Portland and St. Paul via the Northern Pacific. Mr. Charlton, the assistant general passenger agent, Portland, Oregon, and in fact, all of the Northern Pacific people, including the passengers, are particularly proud of this modern train, which challenges the admiration of all, both for comfort and beauty. It cost $100,000; weight, 1,000,000 pounds; length, 691 feet: illumination, 291 electric lights; capacity, 225 passengers; time, Portland to St. Paul, 72 hours; visitors to pioneer train, 20,000: verdict, beyond criticism.

Plans for Schoolhouses, Free.

T. L. Heaton, of the University of California, has prepared a special article for the July number on plans for building rural schoolhouses. Should any board of school trustees contemplate building, we would advise writing to Professor T. L. Heaton, Berkeley, California, who will be pleased to give a copy of his plans, FREE. This is done by Mr. Heaton in the line of his university work to help improve all the conditions of our public schools. The proper lighting, ventilation, seating, and beautifying our schools are of great importance,