by a gradual emancipation. In a speech before the Senate in 1839 Mr. Clay said: "I am no friend of slavery. The Searcher of all hearts knows that every pulsation of mine beats and strong in the cause of civil liberty." Continuing, he beseeches the Abolitionists to " pause in their mad and fatal course." It seemed that he "desired to see all men free," but thought that the emancipation of slaves in the United States could be secured only by peaceable means, and that any other kind of an attempt would destroy the Union.

The fact that Senator Thomas introduced the original Compromise bill is immaterial. Henry Clay will forever be known as the great Peacemaker. I think that the original answer will give the student of history a clearer estimate of Clay's position than Mr. Smith's criticism. Sincerely yours,

COVINGTON, INDIANA.

GRANT GOSSETT.

GENERAL GARFIELD ON MARGINS. [Our readers are indebted to Professor Hinsdale for this excellent contribution.-THE EDITORS.]

About a year ago the president of a leading Ohio college asked me if I could help him to a copy of General Garfield's speech on "Margins." I could not even recall the speech, although I remember that the idea was a favorite one with Garfield. The president said the speech was one that should be sent the rounds of the newspapers every two or three years for the special benefit of students. Some time after, a well-known educator of Massachusetts mentioned the same speech, and, in replying to my question, said he could furnish me a copy and promised to do so

ing is printed from the copy thus furnished. When this speech was made, and by whom it was reported, I am unable to tell. But one thing is clear: it was made to the students at Hiram in the Chapel, and was one of a long series of familiar talks that Garfield made to the same audience in the same state. I print it as it comes to me.-B. A. Hinsdale.

can tell me of some single thought just beyond where I have gone. Your margin has got me. I must succumb to your superiority.

A good way to carry out the same idea, and better illustrate it, is by globes. Did you ever see globes whose only difference was that one had half an inch larger diameter than the other? This larger one, although there is so little difference, will entirely enclose the other, and have a quarter of an inch in every direction to spare besides. Let these globes be minds, with a living principle of some kind at their centers, which throws out its little tentacle-like arms in every direction as radii to explore for knowledge. The ones goes a certain distance and stops. It can reach no farther. It has come to a standstill. It has reached its maximum of knowledge in that direction. The other sends its arms out, and can reach just a quarter of an inch farther. So far as the first mind is able to tell, the other has gone infinitely farther than it can reach. It goes out to its farthest limit and must stop; the other tells him things he did not know before. Many minds you may consider wonderful in their capacity. They may be able to go only a quarter of an inch beyond you. What an incentive this should be for any young man to work, to make this margin as great as, if not greater than, the margin of his fellows.

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I recall a good illustration of this when I was in college. A certain young man was leading the class in Latin. I thought I was studying hard. I couldn't see how he got the start of us all so. The followTo us he seemed to have an infinite knowledge. He knew more than we did. Finally, one day, I asked him when he learned his Latin lesson. night," he replied. I learned mine at the same time. His window was not far from mine, and I could see him from my own. I had finished my lesson the next night as well as usual, and, feeling sleepy, was about to go to bed. I happened to saunter to my window, and there I saw my classmate still bending diligently over his book. "There's where he gets the margin on me," I thought. "But he shall not have it for once." I resolved. "I will study just a little longer than he does to-night." So I took my books again, and, opening to the lesson, went to work with renewed vigor. I watched for the light to go out in my classmate's room. In fifteen minutes it was all dark. "There is his margin," I thought. It was fifteen minutes more time. It was hunting out fifteen minutes more of rules and root-derivatives. How often, when a lesson is well prepared, just five minutes spent in perfecting it will make one the best in the class. The margin in such a case as that is very small, but it is all-important. The world is made up of little things.

I was thinking, Young Ladies and Gentlemen, as I sat here this morning, that life is almost wholly made up of margins. The bulk itself of almost anything is not what tells; that exists anyway. That is expected. That is not what gives the profit or makes the distinguishing difference. The grocer cares little for the great bulk of the price of his tea. It is the few cents between the cost and the selling price, which he calls the "margin," that particularly interests him. "Is this to be great or small?" is the thing of importance. Millions of dollars change hands in our great marts of trade just on the question of margins. This same thing is all-important in the subject of thought. One mind is not greater than another, perhaps, in the great bulk of its contents; but its margin is greater, that's all. I may know just as much as you do about the general details of a subject, but you can go just a little farther than I can. You have a greater margin than I. You

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If her high schools are of such a high order Shelby county certainly has a right to feel proud of her sowaship graded high schools.

The awaship trustee. Mr. J. A. Hill, informed me that he had abandoned one of the small

uweni & Zemendous zience, socis and that the children are now attending tur grad a the Ires of gecers the school st Mt. Auburn. He stated that the 13 Že zf government by roads in this section of the county are in such good MAŠ JE KOAMe. It is the thar condition that it is not necessary, in this instance, 1a, “their mothers and wives. The to haul the children. The parents prefer to have

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their children go to Mt. Auburn, even if it is

astroervabile legislative reforms. some farther, in order that they may have the ad- de a stop with the home.

vantage of the graded school. What a splendid inds of manhood, greater privilege it would be if the patrons of every townmining, and the coming of bet- ship in this state had such advantages as are of11 14 z8 educate our girls as fered to the patrons and pupils of Jackson town⚫s education should, ship, Shelby county.

EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION.

Huperintendent R. A. Ogg, whose paper on The Problem of the Child" appears in this number of THE EDUCATOR, has organized his wards into societies for child-study, and has been doing some very successful work.

The spring term of the Dubois County Normal hool will be held at Jasper, Indiana, beginning April 4, and continuing ten weeks. Extended Superintendent

Courson of study are offered.

1. F. Hutherland of Jasper is the principal.

The Myracuse, Indiana, Register of a recent date has an illustrated account of its schools showing their history, their growth, and giving something of the teachers who have aided in thrir success. The article shows large enterprise on the part of the people.

We have read with pleasure a delightful address on "The Norrow and the Joy of Knowledge," by Dr. Chas Cuthbert Hall, president of Union TheologiCal Binary The address was delivered at the commencement of Wabash College last year and has been put in pamphlet form.

Euperintendent J. M. Sulling of Tippecanoe ponly, having visited all of his schools since their gives his teachers the ben

The date of the Northern Indiana Teacher's Association has been so currently misstated that the management have found it necessary to call special attention to the correct dates. The meeting will be held at Kokomo, March 31st. to April 2nd. Every thing promises a fine meeting and it is the hope of those having it in charge that it will eclipse any meeting held in recent years.

The attendance for the Fall and Winter terms at

the Indiana University is the largest in the history of the institution. During the last twelve months every county in the state has been represented, and the total attendance for this year will exceed one thousand. The announcements for the Spring

and Summer terms are now in press and will be sent to anyone on application to President Swain.

In the retirement of Superintendent Henry Sabin, Iowa loses a very strong educational worker. At the end of his term of office, recently, he delivered a very helpful inspiring address. Dr. Sabin has been in the school work for twentyseven years, and has done a great deal work as state superintendent his teachers paid building up the Iowa schools. At the close wards him some very flattering compliments.

Mr. Hervey D. Vories, manager of Vories' Business College, Indianapolis, has made arrangements with Hon. Will M. Kimball, of that city, to lecture

elations in a circular which he has on Commercial Law in his institution. Professor

Joomed Mr Mullins' suggestions ought to be of large advantage to his teachers

Vories' great success in his new work has already necessitated themoving of his school to larger quarters. It is now housed in the Journal building on

Buttontont been worked prvalident of Vincennes University, has favored us over to suit the needs of the institution.

wirly his rest of the schools of San Diego, Califoruda, four last year. The document is very elabor

John A. Shafer A. B. '94, M. A. '95, I. U.; Su

at and shows that Professor Cubberley has het perintendent of Schools Williamsburg, Indiana,

Hem of his old time energy since leaving indiana.

Profe W 11. Bartholomew, principal of the Tomate High School in Louisville recently gave an addition before the Louisville Educational Assostation upon the subject, “A Study in Training” The addivas was a very suggestive, helpful ože, and we shail hope to notice it further in another

On another page of this issue will be found an advertisement of the National Correspondence Normal This school has now a yearly enrollment of over 1,000 students and offers a very wide range fot the selection of work through the mail. Car waders who are interested in that sort of instruetion should get their catsing

Superintendent G. W. Masinnis of the schools of Van Wert, Ohio, makes an interesting report of Sathe work of the year op to the present time. is engaged in an attempt perintendent M&Ginn to make the work of his school more efective, and he surely will seed if he pushes along the lines that he has undertaken.

The following officers were elected at the late meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science: President C. A. Waldo. Purdue University; Vice Pres ont. 11. Figenmann, Indiana University: Sec

John & Wright, Indianapolis; Assistant ry A. & Rigney, Moore's Hill College: ecretary-- George W. Benton, Indianapolis: J. T. Scovell. Terre Haute.

$95-797; fellow in Buffalo School of Pedagogy, '97-'98, will return to Indiana at the end of his year's werk and can be obtained by county superintendents to do institute work during the sumMr. Shafer has made special preparation for his work and can be reached by addressing him in care of Dr. Frank McMurry, Buffalo, New York.

mer.

Mr. P. W. Anderson, of Montmorenci, is the editor of the SB, a paper which is published twice each month in the interest of the schools of Tippecanoe county. It is gotten up in newspaper shape, and has in it a great deal in the way of correspondence from the various schools of the county, and many original contributions from the children. Mr. Andersor, himself, contributes two short stories of considerable merit. Such an enterprise cannot help but be of great value and interest to the local schools and should be well patronized.

The al of Editoris, makes some interesting announcements in regard to its work for the coming year. Among those who will contribute to its columns are Professor E. R Titchener of the department of psychology of Cornell University; Arthur C. Beydan of the Bridgewater Normal School; Frank F. Murdock of the North Adams Normal School, Professor Wilbur S. Jackman, of the Chicago Normal School, and President Draper of the University of Illinois. All of its departments will be found fully up to its usual high standard.