EXHIBIT 5



                                January 26, 1998





Standex International Corporation
6 Manor Parkway
Salem, NH   03079

Gentlemen:

    I have prepared a Registration Statement on Form S-8 pursuant
to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Registration
Statement") to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission relating to an aggregate of 400,000 shares of the
Common Stock par value $1.50 per share (the "Shares") of Standex
International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), issuable under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of
the Company (the "Plan") which is approved by the stockholders of
the Company at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October
28, 1997.

    I am General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.  I am
beneficial owner of 3,861 shares of Common stock (including
approximately 1,563 shares in my account as of September 30, 1997
under the Standex Employees' Stock Ownership Plan).  I have
examined the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
and By-laws of the Company, the Registration Statement and such
other documents as I have deemed material for the purposes of
this opinion.

    Based on the foregoing, it is my opinion that:

    1.   The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly
      existing under the laws of the State of Delaware; and
    
    2.   The Shares are duly authorized for issuance and, when issued
      and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will have
      been legally issued and will be fully paid and non-assessable.

    The foregoing assumes that all necessary steps will have been
taken to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, applicable requirements of state law regulating
the sale of securities and applicable requirements of the New
York Stock Exchange.



    I hereby consent to the use of my name in the Registration
Statement and under the caption "Legal Opinion" in the Prospectus
which is incorporated in the Registration Statement, and to the
filing of this Opinion with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

                                Sincerely,


                                /s/Deborah A. Rosen
                                Deborah A. Rosen
                                General Counsel

DAR/dpr