and vineyards surrounding his native place, it was no hardship for him to accept in America any sort of employment that would lead to promotion. From the machine shop he passed to a, waiter's position in a hotel in New York, which gave him a welcome opportunity to learn the English language, and enabled him o gain a wider view of life in a great city. In the autumn of 1874 young Shearer went to the progressive West for the purpose of visiting relatives in Indiana, incidentally looking for a chance to climb higher, which is a difficult matter in overcrowded cities. For a time work was found on the farm of an uncle, but recalling the advice of his father, he determined to learn a trade, and for several years worked as harness maker and then as carriage trimmer. In the small own of Roanoke, Indiana, making his home with a physician, he found it possible o save his earnings for future school work. When not employed in the shop, he pursued the regular course of study in the public school and in one winter reviewed the entire course in English, which was represented by his German common school education. This was followed by one year at the Roanoke Classical Seminary. In 1879 he attended a summer normal term at Fort Wayne College, and in September of that year was a teacher of a district school in Allen County, Indiana. During the summer vacation, 1880, he spent six weeks at Chautauqua, New York. The influence of this place determined his future career and led o the choice of pedagogy as a profession. The various Chautauqua courses of reading offered opportunity for private study. While conTinuing a regular college course at Fort Wayne and feaching to defray expenses, he also found time to organize and conduct a flourishing Chautauqua Club, which began in 1880 and finished the course in 1884. As special summer occupation, Mr. Shearer had charge for six seasons of the School of Languages at Island Park, Rome City, Indiana, and was associated during these years with many of the most active students and educators of the State. In 1883 he was awarded the Fellowship in German at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. This he held for two years, at the same time pursuing studies in the University, which were needed o round out the plans conceived ten years earlier. At this time the Chautauqua movement, which spread very rapidly throughout the country, and which had afforded very helpful and inspiring work for the summer months, opened a new career, teaching in a modified form, To this, after removing to Cincinnati in 1885, was added a publishing enterprise and the establishment of a literary bureau, to which Mr. Shearer devoted the major portion of his time until 1898. In this new field he met and enjoyed the intimate friendship of such eminent persons as Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage, Sir Edwin Arnold, Locke Richardson, Mary A. Livermore, Joseph Cook, William McKinley and many others. The inspiration he derived from these associations left its lasting impress on his open minded character. As a recreative side occupation, however, he pursued special studies in the line of industrial economics, and lectured at many Chautauqua assemblies, schools and educational institutes. It was this work that brought Mr. Shearer in touch with The Ohio Mechanics' Institute, a school which was founded in 1828, and has been an essential factor in the building up of Cincinnati as an industrial manufacturing center. Of this school Mr. Shearer has been the active head since 1898, and he has reason to be proud of his achievements during the seven years of his administration as Superintendent. The courses, in the hands of more than thirty competent teachers, have been broadened, well-equipped workshops and laboratories have been added, and each successive year finds the different departments greatly strengthened. The profound esteem in which the school is held by the citizens of Cincinnati and vicinity is attested o by the encouragement given from all sides by word and deed, and is signally indicated by the marvelous growth in attendance every year. During Professor - 775 - Shearer's administration the enrollment has been brought up from about four hundred students attending night classes only, o about fourteen hundred students receiving instruction both during the day and evenings. All these achievements are a monument to the energy,. the resourcefulness, and last, but not least, the sterling personal integrity of the Superintendent, Professor Shearer. In recognition of his most conscientious educational career, the Kentucky Wesleyan College has conferred upon him the degree of M.A.; still, Mr. Shearer has never attached much value o college honors, it being his conviction that the pursuit of knowledge should be a lifelong occupation, and should not depend upon measured courses intended merely to lead to the acquisition of titles, which are not always a reliable indicaor of true scholarship. Personally, Professor Shearer is a man whose magnetic presence and frankness of character inspires confidence and love, and his best friends are those that know him longest. In disposition he is affable and kind, yet is conscientious enough o speak his mind with unusual. frankness and directness whenever an important occasion calls for it. Professor Shearer is married and has one son. In politics he is an ardent Republican, though not active in party work, but believes thoroughly in the greatness and fitness of American institutions. He has traveled extensively in Europe, having visited nearly every point of importance. His acquaintance in America extends o every State of the Union. H. A. Cassidy, Superintendent of the Public Schools of Lancaster, Ohio, is of Scotch-Irish parentage. He received a thorough education in Ireland, graduated from the University of Dublin, and took two years' normal training in Marlboro Normal School. Mr. Cassidy came o America in 1888, and one year later he was elected Principal of the High School at Bellefontaine, Ohio. He had the pleasure of seeing this school grow under his care from a membership of sixty up till it registered two hundred. In 1902 he was elected Principal of the High School at Lancaster, under the Superintendency of Professor George W. Welsh. In 1903 the health of Mr. Welsh became such that he was compelled o resign, much to the regret of all concerned, and Mr. Cassidy was given the place. Charles L. Loos, Jr., Principal of the Steele High School at Dayon, Ohio, one of the most successful educators in the great State of Ohio, is a highly educated and well-read man, of broad mind, and possesses the happy faculty of transferring the knowledge which he has obtained by years of study ino the minds of the young people who are entrusted to his care. Mr. Loos has charge of the largest High School in the State of Ohio, and it is needless o say that his success has been in proportion to his natural ability. His reputation as a thorough teacher is well founded and reaches over the borders of his native State. He has always been deeply - 776 - interested in all educational matters, and has made it the work of his life o further and elevate the noble profession of teaching. He is a member of a number of scientific and social organizations, and is a well-known contribuor to different educational journals. He is married, and resides in the Arcade Building, Dayon, Ohio. John F. Follett, Deceased, belongs o those whose life's story has been written in the annals of the history of the State of Ohio. He was a native of the Green Mountain State, and a son of another John F. Follett, who, when his son was but a boy, emigrated to Licking County, Ohio, where he settled on a farm and reared nine children, three of whom have been prom-inent at the Ohio bar—Judge Charles Follett, Martin B. Follett and John F. Follett. The Folletts came from old New England stock, dating back o colonial days, when they were prominent, as they were during the War of the Revolution. John F. Follett was educated in Greenville, Ohio, and graduated at the head of his class at Marietta College, in 1855. For a year alter his graduation he taught in the Columbus Asylum for the Blind, and then became Principal of the Columbus High School. While teaching, he began the study of law, as he had a natural Eking for that pro-fession, and decided o make it his life's work. Consequently, he entered his brother Charles' office at Newark, Ohio, as a law student. His progress was remarkable, for but one year afterwards found him a full-fledged member of the legal fraternity, being admitted o the bar and a partner of his brother. The two brothers continued ogether until 1868, when John F. Follett came o Cincinnati,' his future home city. In 1865, he was elected a member of the Ohio State Legislature, and two years later was re-elected and then became the unani-mous choice of his party for speaker, and by acclamation was elevated o that distinguished position. During all his active years, Mr. Follett earned the reputation of being a man of irreproachable character, gifted with splendid mental attainments and thoroughly versed in the knowledge of his profession. As an orator he gained an early recognition ; his arguments were powerful, logical and convincing. Among many of the conspicuous cases in which Mr. Follett figured as an attorney was the famous Piatt-Longworth case, in which the Piatt heirs sued the Nicholas Longworth estate for a share of the property. Owing to the splendid efforts of Mr. Follett, the case was compromised for the sum of $225,000. In political belief, Mr. Follett was always a Democrat of the. most pronounced type-, ever ready to give to his party his time, efforts and substantial backing. The party ta.rdily showed its appreciation by sending him to. the United States Congress from the First Congressional District of Ohio, in 1882. At the next Congressional election, Mr. Follett again received the nom-ination, but was not elected, it not being a Democratic year. After the expiration of his - 777 - term in Congress, Mr. Follett resumed the practice of his profession, in which he gained. the highest standing. He died in 1902, at Cincinnati, mourned by practically the whole community. His memory lives in the hearts of his friends. Albert Ohlmacher, M. D., Formerly Superintendent of the Ohio State Hospital for Epileptics, at Gallipolis, Ohio, has a National reputation as one of the first pathologists of the country. This institution under his supervision is the first hospital in the United States dedicated o the cure of epileptics, and under his care the hospital has flourished and become famous. He was born thirty-nine years ago at Sandusky, Ohio, the son of a leading business man in his native city. Dr. Ohlmacher received his education in his home city and at the Northwestern University at Chicago, Illinois, from which institution he graduated in 189o. After graduation he practiced as a physician in the city of Chicago ; later he was made Professor of Pathology- in the Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio, and then for five years became pathologist at the Hospital for Epileptics. He resigned that position to accept the Professorship of Pathology in the Northwestern University at Chicago, but in the year of 1902 returned o Gallipolis o take charge of the Hospital for Epileptics in the capacity of Superintendent, a position he held until the spring of 1905. Ferdinand Gardner, A 'celloist of unusual ability, who practices his profession in the city of Columbus, Ohio, was born in Bingen on the Rhine, Germany, in 1876. He is a descendant of a noted musical family, and has inherited the love and talent for the musical art. His mother, an accomplished musician, was the daughter of Kapellmeister Schlemmer, the famous German bandmaster, and his uncle is first violinist of the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Early in life Mr. Gardner began his studies on his favorite instrument under the tuition of the best masters in the city of Berlin and made rapid progress. He soon became a member of one of the most famous orchestras in Berlin, where his experience in playing with artists, backed by his superior natural gifts, augmented his ability. A number of years ago Mr. Gardner emigrated o the United States and located in the capital city of Ohio, where he soon took a leading part in the musical affairs of his community. His work on the 'cello attracted wide attention, and consequently his services were in great demand. Mr. Gardner is connected with a number of musical organizations of Columbus, and is a valuable acquisition o the Howe Correspondence School of Music, in which he is a teacher of the violoncello. Mr. Gardner undoubtedly has a brilliant future before him. - 778 - William Zimmer, Conductor of the Orchestra in Weller's Theater and teacher of violin at Zanesville, Ohio, is without any doubt one of the most efficient and talented musicians in the central part of the State. He was born on the 26th of October, 1880, in the city of New York. 112 is of German descent, his father being born in Bavaria and his mother in New York City. Mr. Zimmer's literary education was obtained in the public schools of his home city. In early life he evidenced a wonderful talent for music, and displayed rare ability in execution. His talent was so marked that his parents decided to send him toohe best teachers obtainable, and consequently he studied under the directorship of Henry Schmidt and Carl Hild, two of the best violinists of the Eastern metropolis. When sixteen years of age Mr. Zimmer crossed the Atlantic, and for a period of three years he was under the tutorship of Jacobsohn, the celebrated violin virtuoso of Berlin. After completing his musical education he returned tooew York City and became identified with Kaltenborn's Orchestra, and also played in the comic opera orchestra at Terrace Garden. In 1902 he removed to Zanesville, where he soon- became recognized as a thorough musician and conscientious teacher. He has a large class of pupils,_ many of whom belong toohe very best families of Zanesville. In 1903 Mr. Zimmer was united in marriage to Miss Ethel Grace McCain, and is the father of one boy. His studio is located in the Citizens' Bank Building, on Main Street, Zanesville, Ohio. William H. Henninges, Proprietor and director of the well-known Henninges Studios, located in the Arcade Building, Cleveland, Ohio, is a teacher of voice culture, who has gained an enviable reputation for the thoroughness of his instructions. He is the scion of a family which has had for its members musicians of note. His father, W. Henninges, a native of Germany, played an important part in the musical history of the Forest City after his emigration to the United States. Mr. William H. Henninges received a very careful literary education in the Cleveland schools, and under the direction of his father absorbed much musical knowledge in his early youth. He later was instructed by the very best music teachers in the city of Cleveland, and finally went abroad, where he studied for a number of years in Germany, having as his masters men' of international musical reputation. Desiring to take up the study of medicine, Mr. Henninges attended both the Homoeopathic and Allopathic Colleges of Medicine at Cleveland, graduating from them and receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine from both institutions. These studies have been of incalculable value to him in the teaching of voice culture, by reason of his intimate knowledge of the construction of the throat. After his graduation Dr. Henninges founded the "Henninges Studios," an institution which - 779 - is in the highest grace of the music-loving people of the northeastern part of the State. Dr. Henninges is assisted by a number of eminent music teachers and his classes of pupils belong to the very best Cleveland families. Henry A. Ditzel, Teacher of music and piano virtuoso, at Dayton, Ohio, is indisputably a musician who ranks among the leaders of the musicians of the State, not only in his capacity as a teacher, but also as a piano virtuoso. His name is very well known in the musical circles of this country, and judging by the reputation he has acquired in the past it can safely be said that a brilliant future awaits him in the days to come. Mr. Ditzel is an American, of German descent, and has inherited the love and talent for the most beautiful of arts from his forefathers. He received a very careful and thorough education, and displaying a remarkable musical talent when a child, it was concluded by his parents o give him the very best musical training within their means. He consequently studied under some of the very best teachers in this country, and then went abroad to complete his musical education. For five years he devoted himself to the acquisition of musical knowledge in Berlin, Ger-many, and Paris, France. Completing his studies in those famous centers of musical culture, r. Ditzel returned o his native shores and took up his residence in the pretty city of Dayton, Ohio, where he has been engaged in the practice of his profession for a number of years, and where he has met with the most gratifying and flattering success. Mr. Ditzel finds his time completely taken up by his art and besides teaching a large class, he is constantly in demand as piano virtuoso, appearing in the great cities of the East and Middle West. His residence and studios are located at No. 16 North Broadway, Dayton, Ohio. William R. Palmer, Of Akron, Ohio, bandmaster of the famous Eighth Regiment Band, "McKinley's Own," is a native of England, born on the 6th of July, 1860. He is the son of William and Mary Palmer, who emigrated with their family in 1860 o the United States. Mr. Palmer's father was a very large man, who on account of his size had been selected as a member of the Queen's own guards. Mr. William R. Palmer received his education in the schools of Michigan and Ohio. When still a boy, he demonstrated a great musical talent, which was developed under a number of good teachers. When sixteen years of age, Mr. Palmer started upon his professional career as a member of bands and orchestras, and in the following four years he belonged to some of the most famous musical organizations of this country. In 1880 he was chosen as solo cornetist for the Eighth Regiment, O. N. G., and in 1887 he was appointed director of that band, a position he fills with marked success. Mr. Palmer is - 780 - a musician of recognized ability, and has large experience in band, orchestra and church choir work. During the Spanish-American War he was Chief Musician of the Eighth Regiment, O. V. I., Band, and served with his band in Cuba from July until September, 1898. Socially, he is a member of the K. of P., I. O. O. F., M. W. of A., K. O. T. M., B. P. O. E., Spanish-American War Veterans, and the Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba. He also is a member of the Eighth Regiment, O. N. G. Mr. Palmer was married o Miss Clara Lasher at Akron, in 1881. Three children, Grace, Gerfrude and William J. Palmer, are the issue of their union. They are attendants of the English Trinity Lutheran Church. The Eighth Regiment Band, of which Mr. William R. Palmer is conductor, was organized in 1880. It was made up of the best musicians that could be selected from the band men in Akron at that time. It was backed financially by A. L. Conger, then Colonel of the regiment, and was well equipped with everything pertaining to a first-class organization Mr. Ward Babcock, an old Akron band leader, was its first bandmaster. He led it for about a year and then the conductorship was handed over to Charles E. York, an old and experienced Regular Army bandmaster. Being a fine cornetist, he instilled new life ino the men, and in a very short time the "Eighth Band" was known as one of the best in the State. Professor York led the band until 1887, and during that time the band's moto was "Onward and Upward." The band played in nearly all of the large cities of our country, and in 1886 made a trip across the Continent to the Pacific coast with the Department Headquarters of the G. A. R. of the State of Ohio. In 1887, Professor York resigned and moved to San Diego, California, where he took charge of the San Diego Band. Mr. W. R. Palmer, solo cornetist of the band, was then made bandmaster of the organization, of which he was a charter member. Mr. Palmer took up the cornet when he was quite young, and played in most all of the Akron bands since 1875 on, besides some of the best bands in other parts of the State. He continued in the same line of teaching and discipline that had been in force during Professor York's leadership, and added to and kept pace with the best bands of the country, until to-day it is one of the best non-professional bands in existence. It has played at almost all of the National and State occasions that have taken place since its organization. In 1898 the band enlisted in the regular service with its regiment at Columbus for the Spanish-American War, and encamped at Camp Alger, Falls Church, Virginia, until July, and then served in Cuba until the end of the war. It was then mustered out of the regular service and again mustered ino the O. N. G. The band made a reputation while in the service which it can justly be proud of. Following are some of the principal engagements filled since its organization : Funeral of President Garfield, Cleveland, Ohio ; dedication of Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Dayon, Ohio ; Grand Army Encampment, San Francisco, California ; Flower Show, Los Angeles, California ; conclave of Knights of Pythias, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; the Washingon Centennial, New York City, New York ; Knights Templar conclave, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania ; G. A. R. Encampment, Washington, D. C.; Knights Templar Conclave, Cincinnati, Ohio ; Militant Conclave; I. O. O. F., Detroit, Michigan ; Dedication of Garfield Monument, Cleveland, Ohio ; Centennial of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio ; Reception to San Carlos Club, Santiago, Cuba ; Dedication of Grant Monument, New York City, New York ; World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois ; Wayne County Centennial, Wooster, Ohio ; Concerts and Receptions, San Diego, California ; Reception for the Governor of Kansas and the Governor of Ohio, Topeka, Kansas ; Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar, Cleveland, Ohio ; Knights Templar Conclave, Louisville, Kentucky ; Inauguration of President William McKinley, Washington, D. C.; Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York ; G. A. R. Encampment, Cleveland, Ohio: The "Eighth" was the official band for the military division which escorted the remains of President - 781 - William McKinley from the church to the cemetery at Canton, Ohio. It also served as escort to President Roosevelt, army and navy officers, etc, on same occasion. The band has appeared before the following prominent men of our country : Presidents Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland and Harrison ; Generals Miles, Howard, Lawton, Rosecrans, Sherman, Logan, Bates ; Dewey, and in fact all the statesmen and soldiers that were prominent before and since the band was organized. During the Spanish-American War the band received the name of "McKinley's Own," and now bears that title wherever it goes. H. Clark Thayer, Principal of the Military Band Department of the celebrated Dana College of Music at Warren, Ohio, is recognized as among the leading soloists and conductors in the United States. He was born on the 19th of September, 1860, at Limesville, Pennsylvania, being the thirteenth child of Daniel C. Thayer and Sophronia Bartlett Thayer. His father was born in Essex County, Vermont, and came with his parents o Bloomfield, Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1815. Professor Thayer's paternal ancestors, Richard and Thomas Thayer, emigrated from England about 1630 and settled in Massachusetts, giving their settlement the name of Braintree, in honor of their home town, Braintree, Essex County, England.. Their descendants were identified with the history of the United States, serving in the Revolutionary army and also in the War of 1812 against England. One of Mr. Thayer's ancestors, Ebenezer Thayer, was appointed by the Government o go to Germany and study the military schools in that country. The knowledge he had gained very materially aided in the establishing of the West Point Military Academy. Professor Thayer's grandfather cut the first tree felled by a white man in Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. On his mother's side, Professor Thayer's ancestors also fought in the Revolutionary army, one of them serving as Captain under the immortal Washingon. Professor Thayer received a careful education in the common schools at Linesville and at the Westfield Academy, New York. He displayed a marked musical ability when still a boy, and at the advice of friends he was given in care of good teachers, beginning his musical studies at the age of ten years, under the instructions of an older sister. When nineteen years of age he was placed in Dana's Musical Institute, where for some years he studied in the Military Band Department, mastering his instrument, the trombone, and excelling in orchestral and military band composition and arranging. Upon his graduation, in 1881, he was immediately added to the Faculty, holding his position for a number of years with marked success, and being at the head of the Military Band Department. Leaving Warren, Professor Thayer located in Canton. Here he organized Thayer's Military Band, a musical organization, which in the course of years, and under his able leadership, became one of the foremost bands in the country. In 1903 - 782 - he received the Fellowship Degree from Dana's College of Music, in September of which year he was again selected o take charge of the Principalship of the Military Band Department of that famous musical institution. Professor Thayer is a musician of great talent and 0f broad experience. He 'is a student, and takes advantage of every opportunity to improve himself in his chosen profession. Some time has been spent by him in Boston, under competent directors, where he further broadened under their advice and schooling. Travel and musical association have added o his store of knowledge, until to-day his standing in the musical world is firmly established. Professor Thayer started upon his professional career at the age of sixteen, when he began teaching and playing in public. In 1893 he was conductor of the Fifth Regiment Band at the World's Fair at Chicago. He also was a member of the Music Committee for McKinley's funeral, and a member of the Auxiliary Board for the raising of funds for the McKinley Memorial. At present Professor Thayer is Principal of the Military Band Department of Dana's Institute and director of the Grand Army Band at Youngstown, Ohio. In June, 1903, he was elected President of the Alumni Association of Dana's Institute. In recognition of his abilities a number of gold medals have been pre-sented o him from different societies, and among them a very fine medal from his Alma Mater. As a composer he is well known, his compositions being found in catalogues of the leading publishers and repertoires of the better musical organizations. Among his compositions are Overture "Triumphal" for orchestra ; two Sonatinas, in F and C, for piano ; Variations on Stephen Foster's "Massa's in the Cold Ground ;" Variations on the German theme, "Long, Weary Day ;" "Brazileio," a Brazilian dance, and a number of military marches. He also was associated with his nephew, Mr. B. D. Gilliland, in writing the opera, "In Guam." As a director, Professor Thayer is graceful, energetic, artistic and inspiring; as a teacher he has met with marked success, a number of his pupils holding prominent positions in the musical world. In 1881 he was united in marriage to Lucy E. Tyler ; three children, one son and. two daughters, are the issue of their union. Professor Thayer resides with his family at Warren, Ohio. Harry Clyde Brooks, Was born in Painesville, Ohio, on the 15th of February, 1859. In his early childhood he began the study of the pianoforte, which he continued for many years, and has always taught it with eminent success. After 'completing his High School course he went to Oberlin, Ohio, , to avail himself of the superior advantages afforded by college and Conserv- . atory of Music. In 1881, having completed a thorough course in piano, voice and theory, he graduated from the Conservaory. He became director of the Musical Department at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, in 1882, which position he filled satisfactorily one year, when he resigned to continue his studies abroad. r. Brooks possesses a flexible tenor voice, pure in quality, ranging from low G to D in alt. Wishing o continue the study of the voice, he went to Milan, Italy, and from 1883 o 1885 was a private pupil of Sig. Antonio Sangiovanni, the celebrated singing master of the Royal Conservaory. With him he studied the tenor roles of twenty-five operas and numerous other songs and arias. Sig.. Francesco Mottino was also his instructor in dramatic action, and Mme. Gaetana Bogoni in the Italian and French languages. After singing at an artists' recital at the Royal Conservatory he returned to Oberlin and taught three years in the Conservaory of Music. In 1888 he went o Berlin and studied German songs and arias with Mme. L. Heritte-Viardot for several months. He then returned to America to resume instruction in voice culture and artistic singing. In 1890 he assumed direction of the Bach Society of the Woodland Avenue Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, and gave concerts and pupils' recitals in the city. In 1893 ill health caused Mr. Brooks' retirement to the country, where he taught privately for a time. In - 783 - 1898 he was invited o assume charge of the Music Department of Lake Erie College, Painesville, which position he has filled very successfully since that time. All courses of music study have been systematically arranged according to Conservatory methods. The Conservaory building contains a beautiful conoert hall, with a very large pipe organ, and the teachers' studios and students' practice rooms are very well equipped with new pianos and other large organs. Steinway & Sons grand pianos are used for recitals and for teaching purposes. The growth of the department has far exceeded the expectation of the college President and Trustees. Since Mr. Brooks' appointment such artists as Mr. Josef Slivinski, Mr. Leopold Godowsky, Frl. Adele Aus der Ohe, Mrs. Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, Mr. E. A. MacDowell, Miss Maud Powell, Miss Leonora Jackson, Miss Bertha Bucklin, Miss Lillian Littlehales, Mr. Frederic Archer, Mr. Samuel P. Warren, Mr. Edwin Lemare, Mr. William Carl, Mr. Francis Fishers Powers, Mr. William Rieger, Dr. Carl Dufft, Mr. Max Heinrich and Miss Julia Heinrich, Mr. Herbert Whittierspoon and Mrs. S. C. Ford, besides many others, have appeared at the college. Mr. Brooks has appeared repeatedly as a soloist in the "Elijah," "Messiah," Gounod's "Messe Solennelle to Saint Cecilia," and similar works ; also other concerts and recitals, and has sung with such artists as Mrs. Corinne Moore-Lawson, Miss Christine Nielson, Mr. Myron W. Whitney, and many others. Mr. Brooks has traveled extensively through England, Scotland, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, listening o concerts and opera in nearly all of the great art centers of Europe. He also visits New York and Boson frequently, besides other American cities, in order to preserve intimate acquaintance with all that is progressive in the art of music. Having visited Bayreuth and Munich in 1902, he has instituted a course of lectures on the subject of Richard Wagner and the Bayreuth Festival, with stereopticon illustrations of rare artistic value. In the summer of 1905 Mr. Brooks went abroad and visited all the musical centers of Europe. Mr. Brooks has compiled works on harmony for theory classes, and has written and published music for use in his work. He has been a most successful director of church choirs and vocal clubs. Several of his pupils have held prominent church choir positions in the city of Cleveland, and those who have appeared in concert and oratorio have been favorably received. J. M. James, Supervisor of Music in the public schools of Alliance, Ohio, is a teacher of music of more than local reputation. His experience his chosen profession has been long and varied. That he is thoroughly capable of filing the responsible position which he now holds is evidenced by the rapid progress the pupils. of the Alliance schools make in their musical studies. He is a careful and conscientious teacher, and having a natural love for the art, his enthusiasm is reflected in those who come under his immediate supervision. Mr. James is a married man, and resides in the city in which his name is so well and favorably known—Alliance, Ohio. Frederic Wm. Striebinger, Was born in Cleveland, Ohio, where he obtained his early education and began his professional training, continuing the same in Columbia College. In 1893 he went abroad and entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, where he remained for four years. During his stay abroad Mr. Striebinger also traveled extensively, visiting the principal cities on the Continent and the British Isles, carefully studying their innumerable architectural treasures. Returning o Cleveland in 1897, Mr. Striebinger opened his present offices in the New England Building, where he has since been engaged in professional practice. Mr. Striebinger - 784 - is a member of the American Institute of Architects, The Cleveland Architectural Club, The Cleveland Art Club, The Water Color Society and many local social organizations. J. D. LUSE, Formerly Supervisor of Music in the public schools at Sandusky, Ohio, and now engaged in the publishing business at Columbus, Ohio, is a man whose name is well known in musical circles all over the country. He is conceded o be thoroughly familiar with all the details of his former profession, not only as a teacher, but also as an instructor of teachers. He has had a wide and varied experience, and is a composer of note. He has written different works on musical education, and his text-books relative o that art are well known all over the country. He also has. composed many songs, piano pieces, etc. Mr. Luse has devoted the greater part of his life to the development of music in the public schools of the State, and it may be said that he has been highly successful in his profession. The position occupied by the schools of Sandusky, Ohio, in musical matters is largely attributed o the splendid teaching of the able gentleman who formerly had charge of the music department of those schools. He came o Columbus in 1904, and since that time has taken a lively interest in all musical matters of the Capital City. Mr. Luse is a man of family and is the father of a number of children, all of whom have inherited a natural musical talent. John F. Stockdale, Attorney at law at Cambridge, Ohio, is conceded to be one of the representative lawyers of Guernsey County. He is a native of Ohio. After leaving school he decided to take up the study of the law; and after being admitted o the bar, he immediately opened an office in Cambridge and began the practice of his chosen profession, in which he has attained a high standing. Mr. Stockdale is a lawyer of extraordinary ability. His experiences have been varied and extensive; and he enjoys the full confidence of a large and lucrative clientele, as well as of his fellow practitioners. In political belief, Mr. Stockdale is an ardent Republican, affiliated with that party since he became of age. He has served his party in many capacities, as well in the councils as on the stump during numerous campaigns. He is a forceful speaker, his arguments are convincing, and he is able in debate. His residence and offices are located in the pretty city of Cambridge, Ohio. C. E. McAfee, Teacher of music in the cities of Canton and Wooster, Ohio, is recognized as one of the most able. instructors in his part of the State. He is a native Ohioan, born, bred and educated within the limits of the Buckeye State. When quite young, he showed a remarkable talent for music and consequently was given in care of the very best teachers of music obtainable. Subsequently he attended the music department of the Wooster University, from which institution he graduated with honors, after which he took up the profession of - 786 - teaching music, and it may truthfully be said that he has been very successful from the beginning. He has large classes of pupils, both in Wooster and in Canton. He is a thorough and conscientious teacher. He has often appeared in public as soloist with marked success. Though Mr. McAfee is still a young man, he has demonstrated his ability as a teacher as well as a practical musician, and there is no doubt that he has a brilliant future before him. GEORGE C . STEINEMANN, An attorney at law, formerly of Sandusky, Ohio, now located at Bend, Crook County, Oregon, is a young lawyer who undoubtedly has a brilliant future before him. He is of German descent, a native Ohioan, born at Minster, Auglaize County. His father, Theodore B., is a well known and prominent merchant of Auglaize County, where he was born and reared. Mr. George C. Steinemann received a thorough education in the schools of his home county, after which he entered Ohio State University, where he graduated in 1902. After his admission o the bar, he became associated with the firm of King & Guerin, of Sandusky, one of the most prominent law firms of the State of Ohio. In the spring of 1904 Mr. Steinemann left his home State to accept an important position with a large corporation in Oregon. Mr. Steinemann is a young man of exemplary habits, affable manners, and thoroughly grounded in the principles of his profession. It is said Mr. Steinemann has very recently received a most flattering offer o become associated with one of the most prominent law firms in Northeastern Ohio, and there is a possibility that we may soon again find him in the ranks of legal practitioners in this State. Guy Porter Benton, President of the Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, is a native Ohioan, born on the 26th of May, 1865, at Kenton. He is the son of Daniel Webster Benton and Harriet (Wharton) Benton. Dr. Benton obtained his education in the Ohio Normal University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Baker University and University of Wooster, receiving from the latter institution of learning the degrees of A.M. and D.D. On the 4th of September,' - 787 - 1889 he was married to Dolla Konatz, at Arcadia, Kansas. Dr. Benon was elected President of Miami University in 1902, since which time he has been at the head of that old and famous institution. From 1890 to 1895 he was Superintendent of the city schools at Ft. Scott, Kansas; from 1895 to 1896, Assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction of Kansas ; Professor of History and Sociology at Baker University, from 1896 to 1899. In 1899 lie was a member of the State Board of Education, and from 1899 o 19̊2 President of the Upper Iowa University. Dr. Benton is a famous 'Lyceum lecturer. Politically, he is affiliated with the Republican party, and in religious belief he is a member and clergyman of the M. E. Church. John C. Rogers, Attorney at law at Cincinnati, Ohio, with offices in the Johnston Building, that city, was born on the 7th of June, 1871, in Campbell County, Kentucky. His father, James Rogers, was a wagon maker and a native of Ohio ; his mother, Mary Flanagan, was born in Campbell County, Kentucky. Mr. Rogers traces his ancestry directly on his father's side o John Rogers of Mayflower fame. Mr. Rogers was educated in the schools of Cincinnati. He is a graduate from the Cincinnati Law School, from which institution some of the greatest men of the country have graduated. After his graduation in 1895 Mr. Rogers was admitted to practice and immediately opened an office with Powel Crosley, with whom he is at pres-ent associated. In politics he is a sound Republican and a prominent member of the Blaine Club, one of the strongest Republican organizations in .the United States. Mr. Rogers is recognized as an able attorney, and enjoys the confidence of a large and flourishing clientele. MOULTON HOUK, Of Toledo, General Passenger Agent of the Ohio Central Lines, is a native son of Ohio, having been born in Sandusky. Early moving to Chicago, he there grew ino manhood returning o Toledo as a young man, just ready for the business world. After filling various clerkships in headquarters' offices of what is now the Clover Leaf Route, in 1886 he - 788 - was appointed Auditor and Cashier of The Toledo, Columbus and Southern Railway. When, in 1889, this railway became a part of the "Ohio Central Lines," he was made General Passenger Agent of the three railways constituting the system. Distinctively an organizer, the result of such systems of service, advertising and solicitation as were inaugurated have made the Ohio Central Lines a facor in the railroad world not easily o .be ignored. These lines of railway seem to be the sum total of Milton Houk's excuse for living, judging from the tenacious manner in which he fights for them. His fighting qualities are, however, an heirloom, inasmuch as he records lineal ancestors in not less than six Revolutionary War patriots. In fact, Mr. Houk is an ex-President of the Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution. Always interested in matters military, he is now Chief Quartermaster of the Ohio National Guard, attached to the staff of Major General (now United States Senator) Dick, who is in direct command of Ohio troops. Mr. Moulton Houk is an advertiser, and it seems to be the opinion of the Ohio press, an original in that line. His work in that direction has contributed much toward making the Ohio Central Lines well and popularly known. It was this fact coming o the attention of the Board of Management of the National Society, S. A. R., that resulted in Mr. Houk's holding the Chairmanship of that National Society's Press Committee during three successive administrations — those of General Breckenridge, of the Regular Army; Mr. Walter S. Logan, of New York, and the present Governor of Maryland, Mr. Warfield. A close study and observation of humanity and attention to the minute details seems to be the cause of the success of the Ohio Central Lines under his administration. John F. Herrick, Attorney at law at Cleveland, Ohio, was one of the four members of Cuyahoga County in the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of Ohio, and it can be truthfully be said that the Colonel was one of the leaders of the Democratic minority in that distinguished body. Colonel Herrick is a native of Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio, where he was born on the 23d of February, 1836. His youth was spent at work upon the farm and in attending the district schools. In the Wellington Academy he was prepared for college. Iii 1856 Colonel Herrick went to Oberlin College, and from this well-known institution he graduated in the spring of 1862. Immediately upon leaving college, he raised a company for the Eighty-seventh Ohio Infantry in Wellington and Oberlin, was elected Captain and served in the Civil War until he, with his whole command, was captured by the Rebels at Harper's Ferry. He was soon after paroled, came to Cleveland and read law in the office of his brother, G. E. Herrick, and also attended the Union and Ohio State Law College, and, having previously studied law o some extent, he was enabled o graduate as early as 1863. In the same year he received a recruiting commission from Governor Tod, and he raised - 789 - a company in Cleveland for the Twelfth Ohio Cavalry, and was made first Major of the Regiment while in camp in Cleveland, having been in the meantime notified of an exchange of prisoners, which left him free again o take up arms. With the above regiment as a part of the Sixth Division of tile Twenty-third Army Corps, r. Herrick served during the remainder of the war, and was discharged on the 24th of November, 1865, as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was in all the battles and skirmishes in which his regiment took part for over two years, and received high commendation for his brilliant and gallant cavalry charge which he made as commander and leader of his regiment at Marion, Virginia, on the 17th of December, 1864. Upon the close of the war, Colonel Herrick returned to Cleveland and became a partner with his brother, G. E. Herrick, in law practice. They remained together until May, 1893, when Colonel Herrick became senior member of the law firm of Herrick, Athey & Bliss. During its existence it was one of the leading legal firms of Forest City. Colonel Herrick has been a very successful lawyer, and has been retained in many cases involving not only important points in law, but also vital questions of rights and privileges, as well as enormous sums of money. Colonel Herrick is a member of the G. A. R., and. he is also an active worker in the Loyal Legion. In the fall of 1901 Colonel Herrick was elected State Senator by a large majority. He served the people in a very creditable manner, and is the author of a number of important bills. He is still engaged in the practice of his profession, in which he has gained a high standing. He commands the confidence of his clients and the respect and esteem of his fellow practitioners. His office is located in the Cuyahoga Building, Cleveland, Ohio. He lives on Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland, where he has been an active member of the Board of Education and has served in other municipal boards. Since 1896 the Colonel has been affiliated with the Democratic party; before that time he was a Republican. Colonel Herrick is married, and his family consists of his wife and six children. William W. Chapman, Deceased, who during his life-time was one of the most prominent Republicans of Montgomery County and an able and representative member of the bar of Dayton, was born on the 28th of September, 1874, near Dayton; the son of John K. and Mary E. Chapman. He received a very careful education, and after graduating from High School, prepared himself for the study- of law. He was admitted o the bar in 1897, since which time until his death he was engaged in the practice of his chosen profession under the firm name of Chapman & Snyder. Mr. Chapman was a man of great intellectual force, affable in manners and of pleasing per-sonality. He served as a member of the State Decennial Board of Equalization from '900 to I90'. In the fall of the latter year he was elected to the lower House of the General Assembly, in which organization he served with great distinction. His services were of such high order that he was elected o the - 790 - Senate of the Seventy-sixth General Assembly in the fall of 1903. While being a member of the Legislature, he served on numerous important standing committees. On the 3d of July, 1900, he was married to Miss Ellinor Clara Musselman, daughter of the late United States Consul to Breslau, Germany. Shortly after the adjournment of the Seventy-sixth General Assembly, r. Chapman was stricken with typhoid fever, which disease caused his prema-ture death. Felix Rosenberg, Proprietor and editor of the "Spectator," published at Cleveland, Ohio, is well known in this State. He was born in Vienna, the metropolis of Austria, and received his first schooling at the Austrian Military Academy, an institution for the training of officers' sons. Upon leaving that celebrated military school. he came to the United States just in time to participate in the Civil War. He retired from active service, which included a number of Indian campaigns, in 1879, and went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he became engaged in the newspaper profession. Upon the outbreak of the Spanish-American War he was commissioned by President McKinley as Major in the Eighth U. S. V. Infantry, the immune regiment organized at Fort Thomas, near Cincinnati, and in the following year was promoted to a Lieutenant Colonelcy on the staff. After the war he returned o Cleveland and resumed the practice of his profession. Colonel Rosenberg is an enthusiastic member of various military-societies pertaining o the Civil War, the regular service and the Spanish-American War. Ed. M. Young, Chief Executive of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, one of the best-known Democrats in the northeastern part of the State, and a man who is very popular in his community, as is evidenced by the position of trust he now holds, is a native Ohioan, born, reared and educated in the Buckeye State. For many years Mr. Young has been engaged in the real estate business, in which he has been very successful.. Formerly he was associated with the firm of Lane & Young, in the city of Cincinnati, he being the representative of the firm in the territory in which he resided. This partnership was dissolved in 1903, after which Mr. Young continued in the business under his own name in Akron and Cuyahoga Falls. In political belief he is a staunch and fearless exponent of Democratic principles, and is, the leading Democrat in his native city. In April, 1903, after the new code for the Ohio municipalities became operative, he was elected Mayor of Cuyahoga Falls. Mayor Young is interested in the well-known Raleigh House, the leading hotel in his city. His offices are located in the City Hall of Cuyahoga Falls. Mayor Young is a married man, and lives with his family, in one of the most beautiful residences in that pretty and thriving city. - 791 - Ulric Sloane, A leading attorney of Columbus, Ohio, is recognized as a man of splendid legal attainments, and one who has gained a most enviable reputation as a jurist. He is a self-made man, who worked himself up until he has reached the top of the ladder in his profession. He has sound judgment, good common sense, a thorough knowledge, and enjoys the esteem of his fellow practitioners, as well as that of a large clientele. Politically, Mr. Sloane is a staunch adherent of the Democratic principles and a leader in the ranks of his party. In many campaigns his influence has been felt, not only in executive work, but also as a public speaker. Mr. Sloane is a brilliant orator and possesses the talent for bringing his arguments o a convincing conclusion. He has had charge of many important cases during his professional career, not only in the State Courts, but also before the Courts of the United States. Mr. Sloane is a man of pleasant, affable manners, and is well liked in the community in which his name has become prominent.   W. J. Rader, One of the foremost exponents of the art of dancing in the State of Ohio, and director and proprietor of the Art Academy of Dancing, the Oak Street Academy and the Neil Avenue Academy at Columbus, Ohio, is a native of the Capital City of the Buckeye State. He is of German ancestry, and was most carefully reared by his parents, receiving the very best education. He studied the terpsichorean art under the ablest teachers, and after finishing his education in that profession, he decided to open a school of his own, resulting in the founding of the Art Academy of Dancing at 199 1/2-201 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio. about nine years ago. He soon became recognized as a master of his profession, of rare ability, and owing o his affableness of manner, careful and thorough instructions, has gained a large and lucrative clientele. Professor Rader has among his pupils children and members of the best families of Columbus and surrounding places. The elegance and comforts of his schools, their convenient location, the excellent music, the trustful and obliging servants, and particularly the excellence of instruction, have placed his schools second to none in Ohio. Since the opening of his first academy, he has gradually acquired a wider and wider circle of usefulness, and to keep up with his ever-growing patronage, he has been compelled to open two more academies, as mentioned above. During the summer months Professor Rader has a beautiful pavilion on Neil Avenue, where many scenes of festivities are to be witnessed. Mr. Rader belongs to the modern school of dancing, and at his academies all the new, standard and fancy dances are taught. Mr. Rader is a prominent member of the International Dancing Masters' Association. Millard Fillmore Warner, A former State Senator from Cuyahoga County, was born on the 15th of October, 1848, in Tuscarawas County, brought up to labor on a farm until his seventeenth year ; was educated in sub-district schools ; preparatory and collegiate departments of the Ohio Wesleyan University ; Drew Theological Seminary at Madison, New Jersey, and Medical College of New York University, city of New York. From 1873 to 1899, Mr. Warner was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, being connected after 1878 with the North Ohio Conference. From 1887 to 1899 he was a professor in the Baldwin University, of Berea, Ohio, a Methodist college ; the last five years of which period he was President of the institution. In 1899 he became a medical practitioner, taking up the special work in .ailment of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Dr. Warner cast his first ballot for General - 792 - Grant for his second term of the Presidency, fhough not thoroughly endorsing the administration of the first term; was a Mugwump down to 1884, a disciple of Edwin L. Godkin, of the New York Nation. Though never a believer in free Silver as presented in 1896, he has been a Democrat, except in that campaign down to the present time. He was married in 1876 to Mabel G. DeWitt, of Harmony, New Jersey. They have two children, both now living. In the election of 1901 he received the greatest number of votes cast for any legislative candidate on the ticket. Senator Warner was a member of the standing committees on Benevolent Institutions, Common Schools and School Lands, Corporations other than Municipal, Enrollment, Finance, Fish Culture and Game, Industrial Schools for Boys and Girls, Rules, Universities and Colleges, Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home. J. A. Archibald, Superintendent of the Fire Department of the city of Cincinnati, is a man well known all over the State of Ohio. He is a native Cincinnatian, born on the 21 st of February, 1859. His father, Alexander Archibald, was a Scotchman, who emigrated to the United States in 1847 and took up his residence in Cincinnati, where for many years he followed the vocation of a carpenter. His son, Mr. J. A. Archibald, received his education in the public schools, of his home city. He started in active life at the age of sixteen years, when he accepted a position in the iron works of M. Clements. He remained in business life until the 1st of March, 1893, when he was elected to the responsible position at the head of the Cincinnati Fire Department, a position he has filled with greatest success and to the entire satisfaction of the people of Cincinnati. Under his guidance the department has developed into one of the most efficient in the country. Mr. Archibald is very popular in his native city. In political belief he is a staunch Republican. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Knights of Pythias. GEORGE C. KOLB, A well-known physician of Cincinnati, and Grand Master of the Order of Odd Fellows in the State of Ohio from 1904-1905, was born on - 793 - the 5th of March, 1864, at New Albany, Indiana, the son of Lorenz Kolb, a contractor, who had emigrated from Bavaria to this country. His mother was a native of the that time French province of Alsace, and was born in the historic city of Strassburg. One of his ancestors was the celebrated historian, F. Kolb. Dr. Kolb received his education in the public schools and High School of his native city, after which he studied medicine. Graduating from college, he received the degree of M.D. In 1884 he commenced the practice of his profession in Louisville, where he remained a few years. From there he removed to Cincinnati, where he built up a large practice, his specialty being woman's and chronic diseases. Dr. Kolb is very prominent in fraternal circles. He has held the highest positions in the I.O.O.F. in the State of Ohio, and in 1904 was elected Grand Master of that order. He is also a member of the K. A. E. O., K. of P. and others. He was married on the 5th of February, 1902, to Gertrude A. Daller, of College Hill, Cincinnati, and is the father of one son, George C. Kolb, Jr. His residence and offices are at 14 Garfield Place, Cincinnati, Ohio. Frederick H. Alms, Deceased, whose name has become indelibly associated with the commercial and industrial history of the city of Cincinnati, one of the founders of the immense business conducted by Alms & Doepke, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was a native Cincinnatian, born on the 26th of February, 1839. His father, Gerhard Henry Alms, was a practical cabinet maker, and had emigrated in 1827 from his native city, Drepholz, in the at that time kingdom of Hanover. He came o Cincinnati and found ready employment in the furniture facory of Mitchell & Rammelsburg. Later he founded a furniture factory in Cincinnati, which was continuously operated by him successfully until the time of his death. Mr. Fred. H. Alms was educated in the public schools of Cincinnati and at Woodward High School. After leaving school he entered the dry goods business of his uncle, Mr. August Alms, with whom he remained for a period of seven years. The next two years of his life were spent in the employ of the dry goods firm of B. Simon & Co., as a salesman. At this period of his life the Civil War broke out, and Presi- - 794 - dent Lincoln issued his famous first call for volunteers. In response o that call Mr. Frederick H. Alms immediately offered his services, and he entered the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which regiment he remained for one year, when he was attached o the Signal Corps. He continued in that branch of the service until he was honorably discharged, serving in all three years and one hundred days. After his return from the war he entered private life in his former business and became a salesman with the firm of L. C. Hopkins & Co., at Cincinnati, continuing in the service of that firm for some time. He resigned his position o form a partnership with his brother, Mr. William H. Alms, and his cousin, Mr. William Frederick Doepke, founding the firm of Alms & Doepke, the concern entering into mercantile life as dry goods merchants. At the inception of this business, its scope' was very limited, but owing to the splendid abilities of the gentlemen connected with it, the business constantly expanded with a healthy growth, until to-day it stands as a magnificent monument o the memory of its founders. Mr. Alms was married in 1870 o Miss" Eleanor C. Unzicker, the daughter of the prominent physician, Dr. J. S. Unzicker, anal lived happily with his wife for twenty-eight years, until death separated them. Mr. Alms always took a keen interest in the development and welfare of his home city, and was ever ready to assist any worthy cause, not only by his energy, but as well by his purse. He was a very warm friend of all the German charitable institutions, such as the Old Men's' Home, Bodmann's Widows' Home, the German-American kindergartens, etc. As a patron of arts in Cincinnati, Mr. Alms became known as one who earnestly advanced the interests of music. He materially assisted many of the great musical enterprises originated in that city, such as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the National Saengerfest and others. He offered and gave one thousand dollars for the best composition for orchestra, solo voices and mixed chorus, to be dedicated o and produced at . the above-named Saengerfest. In the business and commercial life of Cincinnati Mr. Alms became largely interested. He was one of the directors of the B. & O. S. W. Railroad ; President of the Argonaut Coton Mill at Covingon, Kentucky ; a trustee of the Cincinnati College of Music ; trustee of the Cincinnati Law School ; President of the Cincinnati Hospital Trustees ; President of the Young Men's Mercantile Library ; direcor of the Y. M. C. A. ; Treasurer of Bodman's Widows' Home ; one of the founders and a director of the German Old Men's Home. In social life he was affiliated with the leading clubs of the city, such as Queen City Club, Cuvier Club, Lincoln Club, Young Men's Blaine club, Optimist Club, and the Avondale Athletic Club. He was one of the principal shareholders of the Addyston Pipe and Steel Company and the A. G. Corre Hotel Company. In the early '90's he erected the magnificent hotel named after him, situated on Walnut Hills. Taking a well-needed rest in 1894, he, with his wife, started upon a voyage around the world, visiting all the principal countries and cities. This journey occupied nearly two years, after which he returned o Cincinnati. re-entering upon his business pursuits. He died on the 25th of July, 1898. Adolph H. Stadermann, Of Cincinnati, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 24th of November, 1875, of German parents. A musical ancestry is his in no inconsiderable degree, his forefathers and a number of relatives on his father's side as far back as his great-grandfather having been musicians. Quite early in life decided musical tendencies began manifesting themselves, and the advantages of an early musical training were most willingly granted him by his father, who gave him his first lessons on the piano. At church he sang in the boys' choir and soon became its leading alto. At the age of about ten he was placed under the tutorship of Professor J. A. O. Schweers, who taught him piano for nearly six years, and during - 795 - the same time he studied harmony, first with Mr. Schweers and then for some time with Christian Henkel. The boy ook a delight as well as a deep interest in his studies and his teachers were highly pleased with his rapid progress. The musical inclinations continually growing stronger, and the boy being determined upon a musical career, he was allowed to study his art with professional intentions and accordingly entered the College of Music in September, 1892, and there continued his studies for seven years. He studied piano last under Albino Gorno, organ under Joseph P. Donnelly (now of New York) ; harmony, counterpoint and composition under John A. Broekhoven, and also enjoyed the distinction and rare privilege of a three years' free scholarship in musical direcorship under Frank Van der Stucken, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the studies embracing orchestra and chorus conducting, orchestration, chorus arranging and composition. At the college and otherwise he frequently appeared as pianist, organist and composer. As the result of this long, faithful study has come a well-merited professional success, of which Mr. Stadermann may justly feel proud. In his sphere as teacher of piano—which occupies most of his time—he has achieved most excellent results. For several years he taught piano at the College of Music of Cincinnati, and at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Clifton, but finally gave up both and devoted more of his time to his ever increasing number of piano pupils at his own studio, now located at No. 215 West Seventh Street, Cincinnati. He has declined a number of most flattering inducements from various musical institutions who desired his service in this field. The cause of his success must be attributed greatly to, the methods employed, which are at once well directed, unique and most systematic, and are productive of splendid results in comparatively short time. They are based upon solid, musical principles, and are the natural outcome of his long, sincere and broad personal study, a wide and exceedingly busy teaching experience, and a constant effort to achieve proper ends in the most musical, practical and expedient ways. The methods are also furthered considerably by a rational application of numerous principles of psychology, physiology and mnemotechnics in their manifold interrelations to the many phases of piano study, the result being a rapid advancement of the student in musical and technical directions, and thus an arousing of musical interest that is productive of the most gratifying results. The numerous enrollments of professional students (and young teachers for normal courses) for continued terms are eloquent proof of the value of these methods and the high esteem in which they evidently are held. A number of students from here and elsewhere owe their present success as teachers to Mr. Stadermann's precepts. As a reviser of piano compositions in accordance with the best extant pedagogical principles, his services have been in greater demand than his limited time has been able to allow. As an organist Mr. Stadermann is also very well known. He has held several of the - 796 - most prominent positions, and has frequently appeared in recital with unqualified success, especially on the large organ in Music Hall. While organist and choirmaster of St. Lawrence Church, Price Hill, he designed, supervised and inaugurated its beautiful organ, which is the largest church organ in this section of the country and ranks as a model instrument. The program rendered on the occasion of the inaugural concert was one of the most notable programs ever given here for a like occasion. A few years ago Mr. Stadermann declined an offer of the position of principal organist and choirmaster of one of the most prominent churches in Chicago. At present he is principal organist and choirmaster of St. Xavier Church, Cincinnati, which is conceded o be a most responsible position, in the largest parish in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The splendid programs rendered Sunday after Sunday by the choir and himself are topics of much favorable comment. The choir consists of a paid quartette and a large, well-disciplined chorus. Owing o his other professional activities and the unusually large number of services at St. Xavier's, he engages regularly two assistant organists for week day and other minor services. As a choir organizer and disciplinarian, he enjoys a well merited reputation a reputation further enhanced by the organization and conducting, in the past, of several large choruses for special festival occasions. Since 1901 the College of Music of Cincinnati has engaged Mr. Stadermann's services as teacher of organ. Here, too, the results achieved in solo organ playing and church music by the students during and after study are gratifying and reflect credit upon teacher and institution. Being by nature of an analytical turn of mind, it is but natural that the study and teaching of musical theory should prove inviting o Mr. Stadermann. In teaching his pupils this absolutely indispensable branch of professional study, he requires of them not only the usual demonstration of abstract theoretical knowledge by means of written work—which is the "alpha and omega" of many existing methods—but requires, in addition, of all theory students a most practical, concrete application of the otherwise mainly abstract study in a manner that is as original with himself as many of his other modes of teaching. The beneficial results are exemplified in the broader musicianship of his students. To professional ability in its various phases Mr. Stadermann adds an indefatigable industry and untiring devotion to and zeal for his chosen art—never tiring in his researches for newer, better and more rational means o attain proper musical ends with those entrusted o his care ; an almost infinite patience, by no means the least important qualification of a successful teacher ; a modest and gentle character — with enough firmness, however, to insist upon thoroughness ; the. secret of infusing interest in even the at time apparently least interesting parts of study ; and a personal and musical magnetism that almost uncon-sciously draws the student owards the loftiest ideals in the realms of the musical art. Johann Bernhard Stallo, Who under the administration of President Cleveland represented the United States as Minister at the Court of Italy, a lawyer, scientist and author of National reputation, was a native of Germany, born on the 16th of March, 1823, in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, where his father was a school teacher. After Mr. Stallo had received his elementary training, he was carefully educated in ancient languages and mathematics. Deciding to test his fortune in the New World, he, in 1839, emigrated to the United States, settling in Cincinnati where, after having charge of a private school for a few months, he became a teacher in St. Xavier's College, then recently established. There he devoted all his leisure hours to the study of mathematics, physics and chemistry, and in the fall of 1843 he was appointed Professor of Physics and Chemistry in St. John's College, in New York, which position he retained until 1847. At that time he published the work, "General Principles - 797 - of the Philosophy of Nature," which established his reputation as a philosophical student. He then entered upon the study of the law, and returning o Cincinnati in 1847, was admitted to the bar two years later. This marked the opening of his brilliant career in the field of jurisprudence. In 1853 Governor Wood appointed Mr. Stallo to fill the vacancy in the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County, caused by the resignation of Judge Stanley Matthews. Judge Stallo served with >great distinction to the end of the unfinished term, when he was, elected o a full term, but resigned in 1855, to take up the practice of law. From this time on until 1885, when President Cleveland appointed him United States Minister to Italy, Mr. Stallo never held an political office, always declining to place his name before the people, even though earnestly requested by his party. He, however, served the people in several honorary official positions. He was a member of the Board of School Examiners for the public schools of Cincinnati, and for many years a trustee of the University of Cincinnati. Judge Stallo, without any doubt, was one of the most able and gifted lawyers of the country. With a thorough knowledge Mr. Stallo combined a brilliancy of oratorical power, which in heated debate often swept all before him. A notable occasion where his fluency and force of expression became emphasized, was in 1870, when the City Council of Cincinnati intended to allow the use of the Bible in the public schools. This was bitterly opposed by Judge Stallo, and he excoriated the members who wished to force this legislation upon the people, he claiming that religious dogmas and doctrines should be forever kept apart from the public schools of this country. His oraory was so powerful, his arguments were so convincing, and his denunciations of the impending measure so damnatory that the intended resolution died in its incipiency. A strong advocate of all principles which would benefit the people, he early identified himself with all movements for their betterment. In anti-slavery days he took a prominent part in the burning questions of the period, and through his efforts during the Civil War he aided largely the cause of the Union by helping organize the German regiments in Cincinnati. William McCook, the Colonel of the brave Ninth Ohio Regiment, who gave his life for the cause of freedom and unity, was a member of the legal firm to which Judge Stallo belonged, prior to leaving for the front. As an author and contributor o scientific periodicals, Judge Stallo was known in the literary circles of the country. In political belief, he was originally a Democrat, but, in 1856, advocated the election of General Fremont, and continued to act with the Republican party until 1872, when he sympathized with the reform movement, which culminated in the Cincinnati Convention. He, however, bitterly disappointed by the action of that convention, withdrew his name from the party rolls, after delivering a brilliant speech in St. Louis, stating in detail the grounds for his opposition o General Schurz and others since that time he was affiliated with Democracy. His useful career closed in Florence, Italy, where he died after a lingering illness on the 5th of January, 1900. After the termination of his diplomatic position, Judge Stallo had remained in Italy, and he never saw the shores of America again. His last years were spent in scientific studies and researches. Edmund Kittredge Stallo, of New York City, a leading attorney and a man who is known throughout the country as a promoter of 'industrial enterprises of magnitude, is a native Ohioan, and the son of the eminent jurist, statesman and diplomat, Johann Bernhard Stallo, who prior to his demise was the accredited United States Minister to Italy. Mr. Edmund K. Stallo was born in Cincinnati, where he received a thorough education, passing through the public schools, the High School and the Cincinnati University. Desiring to enter the legal profession, he, upon his graduation from college, entered the Cincinnati Law School and also studied law - 798 - under direction of Judge Kittredge, one of the most eminent jurists in the State of Ohio. After his admission to the bar, Mr. Stallo became associated with the law firm of Gerard & Lampe, as a partner, the firm being named Gerard, Lampe & Stallo. This partnership was continued until 1897, when r. Stallo became associated with Messrs. Richard and Shaw, under the firm name of Stallo, Richard & Shaw. In 1902 the partnership was dissolved and since that time Mr. Stallo has practiced in New York exclusively. He is identified with some of the most gigantic. enterprises. of the country, and his name as a promoter is known throughout the whole country. Mr. Stallo has been married twice. By his first wife, now deceased, he is the father of two daughters. Charles S. Sparks, Attorney at law at Cincinnati, Ohio, and founder of the Agnostic Sunday School of the Queen City, was born on the loth of June, 1868, at West Union, Adams County, Ohio, His father, Salathiel Sparks, a native of Ohio, followed the profession of the law. His mother came from Winchester, Kentucky. The early antecedents of Mr. Sparks were of English origin, who emigrated from Virginia to Ohio in the younger days of the State's history. Mr. Sparks was educated in the West Union public schools and at the Cincinnati law school, from which institution of legal training he graduated in 1890, with the degree of B.L. At the age of twenty-two years, in June, 1890, he began the practice of his profession under his own name, and has continuously followed his chosen field of labor ever since that time. Three months after his admission to the bar, he was acting Prosecuting Attorney and Police Judge, being the youngest Judge ever presiding in the Police Courts of Cincinnati. In political affairs he takes a keen interest and belongs to the Republican party. He is a member of the Blaine Club and the Stamina Republican League, of Cincinnati, two of the great party clubs of this country. As a public speaker. Mr. Sparks' services are in great demand, during the different campaigns, and he has been a delegate to a number of State Conventions. Mr. Sparks is a lecturer of National prominence on agnosticism and kindred scientific subjects, and is the founder of the - 799 -