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and persistence, has held steadily to the course to the last. These men and women, their lives and talents devoted to the service of humanity, have left a heritage priceless and permanent. The indebtedness of their fellows, the state and the nation for the inspiration and service so freely rendered is one difficult to overvalue and impossible to repay.

Edward Hyatt-gentle, kindly, courteous, lover of nature and the great out-ofdoors, large-hearted and ready-minded always in the interests of children-Edward Hyatt-former Superintendent of Schools of California, went out in the year to which we bid goodbye. Words appreciative of the man and his work will be found on another page in this issue. Following a few days, and almost to the last moment bravely facing forward to his task, Jesse F. Millspaugh, beloved and honored the nation over, with a record of achievement equaled by few; the admiration and inspiration of the thousands of young men and women who have come under his teaching. A fitting tribute to his memory is written elsewhere in these pages.

To the list of those who have died during the year must be added the honored.

been called to speak in previous issues of this magazine: Morris Elmer Dailey, President of the San Jose State Normal School; James D. Graham, for many years Superintendent of the schools of Pasadena and of Long Beach; Roy B. Stover, whose administration of the schools of San Bernardino gave promise of a brilliant future; L. W. Babcock, Principal of the El Monte High School and long the beloved Superintendent of Mendocino County; Ralph C. Daniels, Principal of San Pedro High School and devoted to his cause; and as the great meeting in Los Angeles was drawing to its close, we were saddened by the death of Mrs. W. H. Housh, whose interest, coupled with that of Mr. Housh, has been for the upbuilding of the Los Angeles High School, not only, but for education and humanity generally.

To those who remain to whom the association of those who have gone meant most, our sympathy is extended. Standing as we do at the entrance of a new year and a new decade; faced by problems the most serious and most complex by which a people or a nation were ever confronted, and with full understanding that only through education can the ultimate and safe solution of these problems be found; the lives and work and worth of these men and women, and others of our friends and associates who have gone, will make upon us a profound impression. Their lives they dedicated to the great cause of humanity. The work of the teacher in California and throughout the nation is dignified and glorified by their sacrifice and their achievement.

the evening of December 31st we had the great pleasure of sending to the newly elected Los Angeles Superintendent the following telegram:

Congratulations upon your election as Superintendent Los Angeles Schools-you have knowledge of local conditions, national standing as an educator, no bias or political entanglements, vision and desire for things progressive and no prejudice against sound practices of the day simply because they are old. Offer best wishes entire teaching body of state. You deserve support of Board of Education and people of Los Angeles.

This telegram embodies in brief what we wish to say regarding the situation in Los Angeles. No selection of Superin

tendent at this time could have been more in harmony with conditions and needs in that city. Mrs. Dorsey knows in detail the splendid work that has been done during former administrations, and without any backward step, as might be the case were the work to be taken up by one unfamiliar with developments there, she will as well look forward to the ever growing needs of a city whose tremendous and rapid expansion cannot be appreciated by one unacquainted with Southern California. Then, too, there are numerous local and minor conditions which, taken collectively, mean much for success or failure-financial interests, industrial considerations, social situations, commercial demands, club and organization points of view; and the fact that nowhere in the United States as in Southern California, owing to the coming to

gether from every section of the country of people of a high degree of intellectual attainments, are such exacting and complex conditions found. That the new Superintendent will, with tact and energy and vision mould these forces and situations to the benefit of the schools of Los Angeles we have no shadow of doubt. Mrs. Dorsey is a natural leader, and there has been no permanent, really great educational movement in Los Angeles during the past decade for which she has not been in part responsible.

Those familiar with what Mrs. Dorsey has accomplished during past years appreciate her capacity for work and for the accomplishment of large tasks without worry or friction. She has poise and balance in dealing with important administrative problems; knows schools, both elementary and secondary; insists upon justice and fair play and has the confidence of the teaching body. We have watched her during her career at the Los Angeles High School and subsequently in the office of Assistant Superintendent of Schools; we have seen her repeatedly elected to represent the National Education Association as the California Director, and always it was with reluctance she yielded to the imperative demands made upon her to assume this office, not because she ever shirked a duty but because she has never sought office or honors or preferment; we have worked with her as a fellow member on the National Council of Education and know the value placed upon her judgment. We have had occasion during the past ten years to know at first hand of her efforts in the California Teachers' Association and the Council of Education toward creating professional attitudes, towards securing a proper balance as between the vocational phases of education and the hu