MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS. CONTENTS.-Introductory notes-Publications of associations-Educational history and biography-Current educational conditions-Pedagogics and didactics-Educational psychology, Child study-Special methods of instruction-Special subjects of curriculumKindergarten and primary school-Rural education-Secondary education-Teachers : Training and professional status-Higher education-School administration-School management-School architecture-School hygiene and sanitation-Sex hygiene-Eugenics-Physical education-Play and playgrounds-Social aspects of education-Child welfare Moral education-Religious education-Manual and vocational training-Vocational guidance-Folk high schools-Home economics-Commercial education-Education of women- —Africans and Orientals-Education of deaf-Education of defectives-Libraries and reading-Bulletin of the Bureau of Education. INTRODUCTORY NOTES. Some notable books of the month are the following, the numbers in parentheses referring to the numbers of the full entries in this bulletin: Kerschensteiner, The schools and the nation, authorized translation (1490); Wallin, Mental health of the school child (1504); Kennedy, The Batavia system (1509); Howell, Pedagogy of arithmetic (1522); Klapper, Teaching children to read (1524); White and Davis, Rural schools in Texas (1544); Learned, The oberlehrer (1553); Fitch, The college course and the preparation for life (1560); Phelps Stokes, Memorials of eminent Yale men (1568); Morehouse, Discipline of the school (1578); Taylor, Handbook of vocational education (1625); Goddard, School training of defective children (1647). The addresses of most of the periodicals represented in this number may be found by reference to the list at the end of this record for September, 1914. . Only publications of the Bureau of Education are available for free distribution by this office. All others here listed may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers, either directly or through a dealer, or in the case of an association publication, from the secretary of the issuing organization. Books, pamphlets, etc., intended for inclusion in this record should be sent to the library of the Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C. PUBLICATIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS. 1470. Association of men teachers and principals of the city of New York. Modern tendencies in education. Truancy and delinquency. [New York, the Singer press, 1914?] 39p. 8°. Contains: 1. G. D. Strayer: The application of scientific method to the problems of education the most important modern tendency, p. 5-8. 2. H. H. Horne: Educational tendencies, p. 9-10. 3. W. H. Allen: Modern tendencies in education, p. 11. 4. Gustave Straubenmüller: Truancy and delinquency, p. 14-18. 5. H. W. Nudd: Truancy and delinquency, p. 24-27. 6. Important changes in the compulsory education law, p. 36-39. 1471. Conference for education in the South and Southern educational association. Proceedings of the seventeenth Conference for education in the South and the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Southern educational association. Joint session, Louisville, Ky., April 7-10, 1914. 381p. 8°. Contains: Conference for education in the South-1. Mary E. Frayser: Report of the Committee on household management, p. 33-38. 2. Susie V. Powell: Helping the community through the school, p. 54-57. 3. O. B. Martin: Boys' and girls' demonstration work in the Southern States, p. 57-62. 4. W. T. Brown: Training leaders for rural life, p. 102-5. 5. J. A. Ferrell: Intensive community health work, p. 183–86. 6. W. S. Rankin: The community aspect of the health problem, p. 187-95. Southern educational association-7. B. R. Payne: The training of teachers in the South, p. 221-33. 8. J. H. Highsmith: Teacher training in private and denominational colleges, p. 233-38. 9. A. L. Rhoton : The responsibility and opportunity of the private and denominational college in the training of teachers, p. 238-42. 10. Mrs. D. Breckinridge: The city school as a social center, p. 250-53. 11. W. Lou Gray: What should a superintendent or supervising teacher do when visiting a school? p. 255-58. 12. P. P. Claxton : [Improvement of rural schools] p. 270-71. 13. F. M. Bralley: How may educational institutions best keep in touch with their graduates and former students in order to assist them in local community development? p. 281-86. 14. Jessie Field Leadership for rural communities from our institutions of higher learning, p. 291-92. 15. W. G. Frost: What the college can do for the community, p. 294-96. 16. R. B. Daniel: Some experiments in vocational education in a mill community, p. 302-5. 17. J. A. Baldwin: Statement of educational conditions in Southern cotton mill communities, p. 306-14. 18. Elizabeth G. Holt: The teaching of home-making in a mill community, p. 317-20. 19. R. M. Kennedy The county library movement, p. 322-29. 20. Pearl W. Kelly: How the State may aid school libraries, p. 329-33. 21. W. Lou Gray: Co-operation in building a country school system, p. 335-39. 22. Mabel C. Williams: How can the town library serve the country community? p. 339-42. 1472. Dental faculties association of American universities. Proceedings of the sixth annual meeting held at Minneapolis, Minn., March 20 and 21. 1914. Philadelphia, Press of the "Dental cosmos," 1914. 24p. 8°. 1473. Georgia educational association. Proceedings and addresses of the fortyeighth annual meeting . . . Macon, Ga., April 23-25, 1914. 103p. 8°. (C. L. Smith, secretary, LaGrange, Ga.) Contains: 1. M. L. Brittain: Georgia education-a survey, p. 19–26. 2. W. K. Tate: The relation of the rural school to the economic development of the South, p. 26-28. 3. C. R. McCrory: State publication of school books, p. 28–39. 4. Otis Ashmore: Discussion of the State manufacture and control of school texts, p. 39-43. 5. J. H. Phillips: The social realm in education, p. 43–53. 6. E. R. Park: The health of the pupil, p. 53–59. 7. Carol P. Oppenheimer : Relation of the kindergarten to primary school, p. 71-75. 8. L. B. Evans: State manufacture and control of text-books, p. 78–88. Dr. Phillips's paper has been reprinted in pamphlet form under title of "The social ideal in education." 1474. Nationaler deutschamerikanischer lehrerbund. Protokoll der 42. jahres versammlung, Chicago, Ill., 30. Juni bis 3. Juli 1914. Monatshefte für deutsche sprache und pädagogik, 15: 234-44, September 1914. The number also contains: 1. Leo Stern: Ansprache des bundespräsidenten, 2. Oscar Burckhardt: Die amerikanische bühne als bildungsfaktor, p. 244-46. p. 246-57. 1475. Northwestern Wisconsin teachers' association. Monograph souvenir of the twenty-third annual meeting, also including a condensed history of the association and a journal of the proceedings and addresses of the 1913 meeting, held at Eau Claire, Wis., October 17-18, 1913. Eau Claire, Wis., Eau Claire press co. [1914?] 68p. 8°. (Matilda Miller, secretary, Eau Claire, Wis.) Contains: 1. W. A. Clark: [Defense of the public schools] p. 26-32. 2. John Phelan: The problem of the rural school, p. 36-42. 3. Frances Cleary: The Latin teacher's special duty, p. 43-46. EDUCATIONAL HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. 1476. Fitzpatrick, Frank A. James M. Greenwood: an appreciation. Educational review, 48: 288-93, October 1914. A biographical sketch of the career of Prof. Greenwood, superintendent of schools at Kansas city, from 1874 until August 1, 1914. 1477. Greenstone, Julius H. Jewish education in the United States. In The American Jewish year book, 5675, 1914-1915, ed. by H. Bernstein for the American Jewish committee. Philadelphia, The Jewish publication society of America, 1914. p. 90-127. A forceful presentation of the things already accomplished in the field of Jewish education, and the important problems still to be worked out. 1478. Spranger, Eduard. Der zusammenhang von politik und pädagogik in der neuzeit, umrisse zu einer geschichte der deutschen schulgesetzgebung und schulverfassung. Deutsche schule, 18: 13-21, 73-80, 356-66, January, February, March, May, June 1914. 290-99, 1479. Thomas, Calvin. Rudolf Tombo, Jr. Columbia university quarterly, 16:357-64, September 1914. A sketch of his life and work. CURRENT EDUCATIONAL CONDITIONS. 1480. Educational writings. Elementary school journal, 15: 68-81, October 1914. A review of the periodicals devoted to education, also the educational bulletins of the federal government and private foundations. Commends the work of the Bureau of education. 1481. Graue, Wandervogel-bestrebungen. Pädagogische warte, 21: 713-17, June 15, 1914. Criticism and appreciation of the work of the Wandervogel young people's league. Also discussed by K. E. Brachwitz, Pädagogische warte, 21: 905-7, August 1, 1914; and by Eberhard, in Allgemeine deutsche lehrerzeltung, 66: 339-43, August 28, 1914. 1482. Jahrbuch der königlichen preussischen auskunftstelle für schulwesen. Erster jahrgang, 1913. Berlin, Ernst Siegfried Mittler und sohn, 1914. 424 p. 4°. CONTENTS.-I. Übersicht über die staatlichen und staatlich anerkannten unterrichtsanstalten in Preussen. A. Für die männliche jugend. B. Für die weibliche jugend. C. Für knaben und mädchen. Anhang: Deutsche schulen ausserhalb des Deutschen Reiches. p. 1-117.-II. Verzeichnis der an den höheren lehranstalten Preussens eingeführten schulbücher (1906–1912) p. 118-26.-III. Empfehlenswerte lehrmittel für volks- und höhere schulen, p. 127-313.-IV. Schulstreit oder schulfriede? Eine prüfung des bestandes und der zukunftsziele des höheren schulwesens; von Professor Dr. Paul Förster, p. 314-42.-V. Volkshochschulen mit besonderer berücksichtigung der Humboldt-akademie und der Freien hochschule; von Dr. Oscar Stilllch, p. 343-56.— VI. Gesundheitspflege und leibesübungen, spiel und sport in der volksschule ; von Dr. Luckow, p. 357-76.-VII. Zur schularztfrage in der fortbildungsschule ; von W. Schulze, p. 377-82.-VIII, Zwei neuere schulen in Berlin-Steglitz; |