(San Pedro). Many visitors will very likely have their tickets made to include all or part of this river and ocean trip, which will prove a delightful diversion from the long rail ride across the continent. Twelve scenic excursions to Alaska may be taken advantage of by visitors to the N. E. A. Convention at San Francisco. These trips will be via the inside passage to Skagway through smooth waters protected by great islands from the ocean swell. The voyage is like journeying up a great river. Protected from seasickness, one enjoys all the advantages of an ocean voyage without its discomforts. Alaska is the wonderland of the West. These excursions visit all the greatest glaciers in the world, big rivers of solid moving ice, casting loose giant icebergs into smooth ocean water. There are snow-capped mountains, waterfalls and cascades, fiords, inlets, bays and all the charming sea-scapes of the inside passage! There are forests of unbelievable extent and beauty stretching back from the waters edge through every valley and in every direction. The round trip from Seattle takes eleven days and berth and meals are included in the fare. The round trip of $66.00 means an expense of only about $6.00 a day. This is an opportunity to see Alaska as cheaply as staying at home, as there are practically no expenses outside of the round trip fare. Descriptive folders may be obtained upon application to C. D. Dunann, G. P. A., Pacific Coast SS. Co., 112 Market 8t., San Francisco. Visitors to the N. E. A. Convention at San Francisco will be given the choice of having their railroad tickets read by the various routes and may go and return through entirely different sections of the country. A great proportion of those attending will either go or return through Southern California, and a brief description of one of the many delightful side trips from Los Angeles will be of interest. Probably the best known of these trips is to Santa Catalina Island, reached in about three hours from Los Angeles, by trolley to Los Angeles Harbor (San Pedro) and steamer thence. Avalon, the resort town of the Island, supports numberless hotels and the Canvas City, where tent life is at its best, has accommodations for about 2000 people. The world-famous Marine Gardens, seen through glass bottom boats, are a sight worth a trip across the country. At Catalina the art of sea angling has reach its best and to win one of the buttons of the Tuna Club is an honor of which to be proud. One can find no more charming place at which to stop for a few days rest, but if you have no time for rest by all means make the one day trip. Systematic Collections, Mineralogy Geology, Zoology, for Schools of all Grades, Lantern Slides, etc. THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL COLLECTIONS. Put up in strong, cloth-covered cases, and accompanied with model text-book, are easily in every respect, the best and cheapest low-priced collections in the market. Forty minerals in good case for $2.00. Forty rocks, with duplicate fragments, for $2.00. Twenty-four types of invertebrates for $3.50. Send for circulars. EDWIN E. HOWELL, 612 17th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Commissioner Harris says: "Every school in the United States, in my opinion should have these collections." vi PUBLISHERS BULLETIN BOARD NEIGHBORHOOD CAR PARTIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO. Supt. Jas. A. Barr, of Stockton, California, is making an effort to organize a "Pullman or Tourist Car Party" for the San Francisco Convention in practically every city in the United States. He has sent out personal and circular letters outlining the plan to some 1,500 active school workers representing every state. The plan is very practical and has met with a ready response. SEE THE PACIFIC OCEAN. The greatest scenic attraction of the West is the Pacific Ocean. Every tourist, it may safely be said, who comes to the far West, sooner or later makes the pilgrimage to the beach of the greatest of all oceans. The West is rich in wonderful and attractive features. Alaska, Yellowstone Park, Yosemite Valley and Grand Canyon. Who has not felt the impulse to visit these! And yet all are moved to see the great western ocean. A new feature in railroad ticketing, is that round trip tickets to San Francisco or Los Angeles, may be routed if desired, via coastwise steamers between these points, or between San Francisco and Seattle in either direction. Where tickets are routed via the steamship line, berths and meals are included in the fare, a saving which should be taken into account. The coastwise steamship companies from San Francisco all have very low round trips including berth and meals to various coast ports. THE GOLDEN GATE. When visiting San Francisco, an excellent view may be had of the Golden Gate from Land's End near the Cliff House, reached by the Sutter St. car lines. A good view of this wonderful entrance to San Francisco may also be had from the Berkeley campus, or from the decks of the ferry boats plying between San Francisco and Sausalito or from the steamers of the Monticello SS. Co. plying between San Francisco and Vallejo. But in order to really appreciate this wonderful gateway, one must make a short voyage travelling on one of the large coastwise steamers through the Golden Gate itself. On one side are the giant guns and fortifications of Ft. Baker, and the precipitous cliffs of the Marin County shore. On the other, Ft. Winfield Scott, the Presidio, the Cliff House, Seal Rocks and Golden Gate Park. No one can say that he has fully seen the Golden Gate until he has really entered through or departed via its portals. The latest important movement in School affairs is the development of Home and School Associations Dr. ELMER E. BROWN and Dr. MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH "HOME AND SCHOOL" By MRS. GRICE, as the suitable manual, telling how to form The price of this Book by mail, prepaid, is 45 cents. Postage Stamps accepted Deaf? You can hear as well as any one with the Globe EarPhone. Prove it by trying one in your own home for 15 days Satisfaction guaranteed or your money refunded. The New Adjustable CLOBE EAR-PHONE is different. You can adjust it easily and quickly 000000000 And we send free to any applicant our We pay cash For all marketable school-books, or if HINDS & NOBLE Just Adopted by the State Board of Education of Virginia for Use in School Libraries Correspondence Solicited 3 East 14th Street, New York City Should stand next to the Bible in Every Intelligent Christian Home. THIRD REVISED EDITION A Dictionary of the Bible By JOHN D. DAVIS, Ph.D., D.D., LL.D. of Princeton Theological Seminary One Volume. Octavo. $2.50 net; $2.75 postpaid. Already recognized as the best single-volume Bible Dictionary published, this third revision increases the practical utility of the work, enlarging and greatly enriching it. The many new, full-page illustrations, and the accurate and scholarly maps form a strong feature of the work. Housing the Sunday School Practical Plans for S. S. Buildings By MARION LAWRANCE It will bring to Sunday School workers a realization of the nature and elements of the important problem of housing the Sunday School. It will supply a working basis for direct and practical dealing with the problem in the actual construction of Sunday School buildings It will awaken pastors and churches to a more adequate sense of the need and value of proper provision for the Sunday School in their building plans. No matter how large or how small the school, whether in city. village or country, here will be found very helpful suggestions and guidance. NOW READY, $2.00 net, $2.12 postpaid. The Presbyterian Board of Publication BOWEN SCHOOL Trenton Junction, N. J. A Home School for Young Girls. Individual attention. Special Preparatory and Music Courses. Open All Year. Address, MISS BOWEN. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute SCHOOL of Established 1824 ENGINEERING Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Send for a Catalogue. TROY, N.Y. A BOY IS IDEALLY TAUGHT When he has an expert private tutor in every study. A near approach to this is offered at a school where the number of boys is limited, where classes are very small, where the boy is taught the intelligent use of his periods of supervised study, and where his body and mind are kept active by ample opportunities for all forms of athletic sports. Such is the BLAKE COUNTRY SCHOOL BRONXVILLE, N. Y. Box 30 THE COLLECE SCHOOL KENILWORTH, ILLINOIS, On the shores of Lake Michigan. 15 miles ftom Chicago." A boy s school noted for its In famous Valley of Virginia For Girls and Young Ladies. 44th year. College Preparatory and Finishing. University Specialists. Patronage drawn from every quarter of the United States. "Handsomest school building in the State." Preserve of several hundred acres for outdoor life and sports. Phenomenal health record. Distinct reputation for home life and for making finest woman of the girl. Terms $260. Two railroads. Address, SOUTHERN SEMINARY, Box 819, BUENA VISTA, VA. THE SLOYD TRAINING SCHOOL Established in Boston, Mass, by Mrs. Quincy A. Shaw, for the training of teachers of Manual Training. Courses of one or two years for properly quali fied men and women. Fall term begins in September. For further detai.s address GUSTAF LARSSON, Principal 7 Harcourt Street, Boston efficiency in college preparation. An ideal school for Western EMERSON COLLEGE OF ORATORY and Southern boys. High. grade scholarship and all around development maintained. Affords a wholesome transition from childhood at home to manhood in college or in the world. Non-sectarian. Faculty of all college graduatesChristian gentlemen who seek close and intimate contact with the pupils. One teacher to each 7 boys. Thorough and individual instruction. Carefully prepared curriculum. Complete equipment for study and athletics. Send for catalogue. ALLEN H. CARPENTER, Head Master. Box 800 Home Study Courses Over one hundred Home Study Courses under professors in Harvard, Brown, Cornell and leading colleges. Academic and Preparatory, Agricultural, Commercial, Normal and Civil Service Departments. Preparation for College, Teachers' and Civil Service Examinations. 250 page catalogue free. Write to-day. THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL, Dept. 313, Springfield, Mass. For 30 years has been a strong factor in the educational life of this country, as hundreds of teachers in colleges, normal and high schools can testify. Strong courses in Personal Development, English, Elocution, Physical and Voice Culture. No age limit. Send for catalogue. HARRY SEYMOUR ROSS, Dean Chickering Hall, Huntington Avenue, Boston ADVERTISEMENTS NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Summer School at University Heights. Seventeenth Year. July 5th.-August 15th, 1911. One hundred and twenty-five courses, by fifty specialists, arranged especially for teachers. Education, Manual Arts, Music, Domestic Art, Domestic Science, School Gardens, Languages, Philosophy, Psychology, History, Economics, Sociology, Accounting, Mathematics and Sciences. For bulletin address: G. C. SPRAGUE, Registrar. New York University, N. Y. City. Dartmouth College SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS July 5 to August 17, 1911 Courses in Education, History, Languages and Sciences. Undergraduate courses and advanced courses counting toward the Master s Degree. All courses are intended primarily for teachers, but are opened to any one qualified to take them. Examinations are not required for entrance, but are required for credit. College Libraries, Laboratories, Museums, etc., are available. Location and climate unsurpassed for summer work or recreation. Living inexpensive, modern conveniences. FOR CIRCULAR, ADDRESS Prof. T. W. D. Worthen, Director, Hanover, H. H. Students may enter at any time and select their studles from any, or from many of the following DEPARTMENTS: Prepartaory, Teachers', Kindergarten, Primary, Pedagody, Manual Training, Scientific, Classical, Higher English, Civil Engineering, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Law, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Elocution and Oratory, Music, Fine Art, Commercial, Penmanship, Phonography and Typewriting, Review. The Expenses Are Made So Low that anyone can meet them. General Tuition Catalog giving full particulars mailed free. H. B. BROWN, President, or O. P. KINSEY, Vice-President. CALENDAR.-Thirty-ninth Year will open Mid-Spring Term, April 2, 1912; Mid Summer The Manual Arts Drawing Books These Drawing Books answer "the Call of Industrial Education." They teach Drawing, Design-Construction. They relate Drawing and Manual Training in a practical way. Beautifully printed with exquisite color plates. Eight books in the series,-one for each grade. Prices 15c. and 20c. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THESE BOOKS PLEASE WRITE US Progressive Drawing Books The " Progressive or "Step by Step" method of presentation makes this series of Drawing Books especially adapted to the needs of the clasa room teacher who is wholly or largely responsible for the success of the work. Books I, II and III, Price per copy, 15c. Books IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, Price per copy, 20c. Prang Water Colors It was 55 years ago that Loyis Prang began his notable work as a color printer. It was two generations ago that he introduced the use of Water Colors in our Public Schools. • Prang Water Colors" have always been the "Standard" by which other colors have been measured. The sale of " Prang Water Colors" was greater last year than ever before. May we have YOUR order for early shipment? ix |