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reward can never equal the satisfaction that comes from the knowledge that some one has been made able to meet the world and come off victor because of the help given by an understanding dean. The salary of deans of women is about the same as other administrative offices of equal rank. There are some very necessary qualifications for a good dean of girls and women. Among them are : An understanding of the curriculum and its specific requirements; should know the aims and equipment of the various departments; should be interested in and have a respect for the ideals and objectives of the institution served; shou ld acquaint herself with the current edpcational questions and trend; should keep before the students that academic work is the reason for their presence on the campus and must have their first allegiance. She is not simply the social clean. She is to make more effective the teaching of other members of the school staff. L ife may be measured in terms of satisfaction to oneself and one's group. The profession of Dean of Women can bring th is satisfaction. As the fu llest life means self-expression, this is only satisfying when it means integration within yourself and of the group and with life everywhere. There is an urgent demand fo r those who can really guide . There is a craving for sympathetic and intell igent understanding; a crying need for the genuine sincerity and human touch of interested personalities who have a thorough knowledge of the stations along the way and the price one pays to reach each one. It is a God-given task-prepare for it . Minnie !VI. Shockley, rr, D ean of Women, Northwestern Teachers' College, Alva, Oklahoma.
REMINISCENCE OF TEACHING IN .A KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL My lonely trip southward was in progress. My last glance from the Pullman window on that Tuesday evening had revealed noth ing but the flat portion of northern Virginia just south of \Vashington, D. C. \Vhen I awoke at the first light of dawn, a brief, almost terrorizing sensation of isolation came upon me when I realized 路 an abrupt change in the landscape. It seemed, for a moment, as if a black wall, hundreds of feet high, were