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152 many years of service in their behalf on the local school boards and throughout the province. In 1956 he was Bresident of the Rural Trustees' and Ratepayers' Association, and later served as a Director of the Ontario Educational Association. At the time of his death he was Honourary--President of the Eastern Ontario Trustees' and Hatepayers' Association--(He had been much perturbed because he was not well enough to attend an Executive meeting on September 17th.) Many of the theories Dr. Proudfoot expressed years ago concerning education are being advanced by many leaders across Canada today: (1) "Better salaries for better trained and more carefully Selected teachers; (2) Larger school areas; (5) Improved schools and practical courses in rural areas to Keep young people interested in rural life; (4) Curricula planned to fit the needs of ALL Students; (5) The French language taught in Public Schools in districts were to be bi- lingual is an asset; (6) More of the Bible memorized in schools and thus inculcated in the lives of our future rulers." (Excerpts from a speech he made in Toronto in 1936) Because he considered education the most important thing in the life of any people, he gave his services for it and tried at every opportunity to have others develop a broader concept of its possibilities. Dr. Proudfoot's earthly work is finished, but memories of his enthusiastic zeal remind us that only througx the efforts of individuals working together are goals ever reached. If we are to have the best in education, each one of us must desire it and work for it. "Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, and departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time---