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344 schools of New York City, the place of her birth, she quite naturally ranks high in literary circles. She began to write verse as early as ten years old. Her works are very numerous in both prose and poetry, and would do her credit if published in one volume. Miss Ray has the distinctive honor of being a graduate of the School of Pedagogy, which is one of the departments of the University of the City of New York, from which she received the degree of "Master of Pedagogy" in 1891.

of Cambridge, Mass., is doing a most excellent work in her native State. She is principal of the Agassiz School in that noted city of letters. A strong advocate of equal justice to all men, a strong opponent of the separation of Americanized races into classes, she believes that the idea of "fencing off is equally harmful" to all concerned. In matters of country and the country's welfare and best interests she thinks there should be one common standard by which all should be judged. As we understand her position, we heartily indorse the idea of equality of rights, in law and government, to all.

Miss Bdwina Blanche Kruse is an example of good works, and well establishes the fact of Afro-American possibilities. When matters of negro education were enshrouded in gross darkness in Wilmington, Del., this woman of the Mosaic type came to the front, and, like a well-skilled warrior, as she is, she pushed the fight for schools in which her people could be educated to some degree of satisfaction. Her work succeeded and now in Delaware there are several well-equipped schools. Miss