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 of personality and a reasonable amount of training in a good system of physical culture can always make a moderate living in her home town.

Just at present there is also a very brisk demand for the teacher who combines with a knowledge of physical culture ability to teach dancing. In all the larger cities dancing, especially folk-dances, is being introduced into the public schools, recreation centers and playgrounds. This requires special training, but to the girl who has already mastered physical culture it will come quite easny.

Girls who think they would like to teach physi cal culture must first consider in what way they will utilize the specialty. The girl who hopes to teach in public or private schools will have to take a complete normal course, and a college degree will be most helpful in her advance to the post of supervisor. In many cities it will be essential. On the other hand, if she proposes to organize small private classes, combining dancing with physical culture, an abbreviated but earnest and thorough course, preferably with a good private teacher, will suffice, providing always that the girl continues to read and study every good work obtainable that deals with her specialty. Especially her studies of anatomy must be persevering and unceasing.

In New York City to-day sixty teachers are