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The entire working life of IDA M. DEIGHTON of Cleveland, Ohio was devoted to the cause of popular education. She was born at Cleveland, the daughter of Thomas Deighton, was educated in Cleveland Public Schools, graduated from West High School in 1886 and from Normal School in 1887. Her first teaching assignment was to the Waverly School where she remained two years. She then taught at the Gordon Street building and in 1896 was made principal of Willard Street School. A woman of high- intel- lectual attainment, she directed virtually all her energy to public education.

Rarely indeed is the public school named in honor of a woman teacher. This distinction came, however, to MARY DILL, who for 49 years taught at what was formerly Carthage and is now Mary Dill School of Cincinnati. Mary Dill was born October 13, 1840, began her career as educator while still in her teens, retired from her profession in 1916 and died in 1930. For years she was the recipient of various honors in recognition of the duration and the unusual excellence of her work. These tributes culminated in the decision of the Board of Education, following a request of the school community, to give the fine name of Mary Dill to the school she served so long.

HELEN WOLCOTT DIMICK, who was made supervising principal of the Segar School, Toledo, nearly 40 years ago, may be regarded as an exemplar of what was both finest and foremost in the public education of her day. She was directly descended from old New England stock, was born at Windsor Locks, Conn., and was the daughter of Dr. Samuel W. Skinner, one of the best known physicians and surgeons of his time. Dr. Skinner had graduated from Yale College and from Bellevue Hospital. He was made surgeon in chief of the staff stationed at Arlington Heights during the Civil War, where he won great distinction. His daughter attended private schools at Windsor Locks, then went to Mt. Holyoke College, Mass. She began her school work at Toledo, where she won the confidence of her pupils and the esteem of her co-workers in con- stantly increasing degree. Despite her professional responsibilities, Mrs. Dimick found time and energy to work actively with various organizations, notably the Daughters of the American Revolution, Ursula Wolcott Chapter, of which she was the second regent. She was a direct descendant of that Ursula Wolcott, daughter of Roger Wolcott, governor of Connecticut, whose posterity included twelve governors, thirty-two judges, including a chief justice, a secretary of war,