And what was most humiliating of all was to look into the faces of those women and see that by far the larger proportion were perfectly satisfied with the position assigned them." Toward the close of the second day's session the subject under discussion was, "Why the profession of teacher is not as much respected as that of lawyer, doctor or minister ?" After listening for several hours, Miss Anthony felt that the decisive moment had come and, rising in her seat, she said, "Mr.President." A bombshell would not have created greater commotion.

For the first time in all history a woman's voice was heard in a teachers' convention.

Every neck was craned and a profound hush fell upon the assembly.

Charles Davies, LL.

D., author of Davies' text books and professor of mathematics at West Point, was president.