1754. Winship, A. E. Danger signals for teachers. Chicago, Forbes & company, 1919. 204 p. 12°. Some hints designed to help teachers in their work. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD STUDY. 1755. Moritz, Robert E. The new comedy of errors. 58: 219-38, October 1919. Educational review, Defends the doctrine of formal discipline in education. Criticises the "modernists" for their views. 1756. Wrightson, Hilda A. Sense training for children's development in the form of simplified games and exercises. New York, The McCann company [1919] 221 p. plates. 12°. EDUCATIONAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS. 1757. Bachman, Frank P. Subject-matter standards. 10:411-16, October 11, 1919. School and society, A formulation of the standards that should control in judging instruction on the side of subject-matter and teaching methods. A second article by the same author on this subject is contained in School and society, 10: 454-57, October 18, 1919, under the title "Teaching standards." 1758. Chase, H. W. and Carpenter, C. C. The response of a composite group to the Stanford revision of the Binet-Simon tests. Journal of educa tional psychology, 10: 179-88, April 1919. Study based on a test of 103 children in the elementary school of Chapel Hill, N. C., by the Stanford revision of the Binet tests. 1759. Courtis, Stuart A. The Gary public schools. Measurement of classroom products. New York city, General education board, 1919. xxii, 532 p. 12°. The eighth part of the report of a survey of the schools of Gary, Ind., made by the General education board on invitation of the board of education and the superintendent of schools of that city. 1760. Jordan, R. H. The use of tests and scales as supervisory instruments. Journal of education, 90: 255-56, September 18, 1919. Mentions a number of ways in which mental tests and scales may assist the supervisor. 1761. Madsen, I. N. and Sylvester, R. H. High school students' intelligence ratings according to the Army Alpha test. School and society, 10: 407-10, October 4, 1919. Results of the Alpha test given to the high-school students of Rockford, Ill., Madison, Wis., and Sioux City, Iowa. 1762. Mead, Cyrus D. The effect of exempting pupils proficient in handwriting. Journal of educational psychology, 10:179–88, April 1919. A controlled test in handwriting carried out over the greater part of the school year of 1917-18 with three fifth and two sixth grades, in all, 203 pupils. 1763. Rogers, Agnes L. The scope and significance of measurement in early elementary education. Kindergarten-primary magazine, 32: 40-44, October 1919. An address given before the International kindergarten union, at Baltimore, Md. Also in Kindergarten and first grade, 4: 299-304, October 1919. 1764. Scott, Colin A. An eighth grade demonstration class and the three R's. Journal of educational psychology, 10:189–218, April 1919. Tests of arithmetic and silent reading in school of South Hadley, Mass. 1765. Van Wagenen, M. J. Educational tests and scales: their origin. School education, 39: 44, 46-47, October 1919. To be continued. SPECIAL METHODS OF INSTRUCTION. 1766. Branom, Mendel E. The project method in education. Boston, R. G. Badger [1919] 282 p. 8°. Deals with the general principles of project teaching, and with the use of projects in the manual arts and in history and geography, 1767. Follett, Wilson. Schooling without the school. Harper's magazine, 139: 700-08, October 1919. The story of the home training of the author's little daughter, who learned to use a typewriter at the age of three years before she could read. Mr. Follett describes his method of teaching, which he thinks will call out of any normal child the eager powers and abilities hidden away within him. 1768. Levin, Samuel M. The use of the problem method in history teaching. Education, 40:111-20, October 1919. Emphasizes the importance of history teaching, and advocates the problem method as "an instrumentality of inestimable worth." 1769. Lull, H. G. What are problems and projects. Chicago schools journal, 2: 19-25, September 1919. Procedures in project-problem instruction. SPECIAL SUBJECTS OF CURRICULUM. SPELLING. 1770. Randall, John. Phonetic spelling as an engineering problem. Educational review, 58: 239-52, October 1919. An effort to show what might be developed "by treating English spelling from the viewpoint of the efficiency engineer rather than that of the specialist." ENGLISH AND COMPOSITION. 1771. Carr, W. L. The English vocabulary of the high school freshman. Classical journal, 15: 29-29, October 1919. Discusses the value of Latin as an aid in improving a pupil's English. 1772. Froehlich, Hugo B. A new basis for the study of English. Industrialarts magazine, 8: 436-38, November 1919. Vitalizing the teaching of English through the manual arts. 1773. Leonard, Sterling L. September 1919. Composition targets. English journal, 8: 401-11, Suggests among other things cooperative attempts to rate oral and written themes by all teachers. 1774. Magee, Mrs. Helen B. On the value of journal and letter writing as an introduction to a freshman course in exposition writing. English journal, 8: 429-32, September 1919. 1775. Tressler, J. C. Salvaging from the English scrap-heap. English journal, 8:412-18, September 1919. Describes a method of testing the efficiency of dictation in teaching written composition. FOREIGN LANGUAGES. 1776. The study of languages. Pennsylvania gazette, 18: 12-13, October 3, 1919. ANCIENT LANGUAGES. 1777. Grant, W. L. The study of the classics in translation: an Ontario attempt. Bookman, 50: 230-35, October 1919. Describes an experiment made in Upper Canada college by holding a definite class for the study of classical literature in translation. Favors this method for many students. 1778. Hoffman, Horace Addison. Everyday Greek; Greek words in English, including scientific terms. Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago press [1919] ix, 107 p. 12°. This book is adapted for use in schools and colleges, and for private study and reference. It is particularly serviceable for students of medicine. 1779. MacVey, Anna P. The classical club as an educational agency. Classical journal, 15: 30-36, October 1919. Discusses the encouragement of classical studies through the medium of classical clubs. 1780. Robinson, Mary C. An experiment in teaching Latin for the sake of English. Classical journal, 15: 42-49, October 1919. An experiment tried in the high school of Bangor, Maine. 1781. Shorey, Paul. What to do for Greek. Classical journal, 15: 8-19, October 1919. A plea for the classics in the high schools, especially Greek, HISTORY. 1782. Suggestions for teachers of history. Historical outlook, 10:377-87, October 1919. A symposium: (1) Yorktown day, October 19, by T. W. Gosling, p. 377; (2) Current events revised, by W. H. Ellison, p. 381; (3) A college museum, by M. P. Clarke, p. 383; (4) American history in fiction, by G. Buck, p. 384. GEOGRAPHY. 1783. Brown, Robert M. Geography in recent books on education. Journal of geography, 18: 268-74, October 1919. 1784 Geography in recent school surveys. Educational review, 58: 207– 18, October 1919. Study based on the following school surveys: Cleveland, 1916; Grand Rapids, Mich., 1916; St. Louis, 1918; Elyria, Ohio, 1918; San Francisco, 1917; Gary, 1918. 1785. Davis, Bradley M. SCIENCE. Introductory courses in botany. School science and mathematics, 19: 629-32, October 1919. To be continued. 1786. Libby, Walter. A function of the history of science. Educational review, 58: 201-6, October 1919. Advocates the study of the history of science in colleges as a bond of reconcilement between divergent educational ideals. MATHEMATICS. 1787. Barnes, H. O. Geometry by analysis. School review, 27: 612-18, October 1919. Says that pupils become more efficient in demonstration of originals, and show more initiative. MISCELLANEOUS. 1788. Pollock, Horatio M. Mental hygiene in the school. tion, 23: 60-63, October 1919. American educa The ground to be covered in teaching mental hygiene includes the following: mental habits, mental food, exercise, rest, environment, and pathological conditions. 1789. Reynolds, Harriet C., ed. Thoughts on humane education. Suggestions on kindness to animals and notes on their habits and usefulness. Washington, D. C., Humane publishing company, 1919. 200 p. plates. 16°. The introduction is written by Dr. P. P. Claxton. 1790. Whitney, Albert W. Safety in education in the public schools. Teacher's journal, 19:130-34, October 1919. Tells what has been done in safety work in the St. Louis public schools. KINDERGARTEN AND PRIMARY SCHOOL. 1791. Claxton, P. P. The economics of the kindergarten. Outlook, 123: 136-37, September 24, 1919. 1792. Root, Rosamond. course of study. RURAL EDUCATION. The specific equipment of teachers to meet the new This is one of a series of contributions given in a symposium on "The new demands in rural life and education" at the meeting of the National education association in Milwaukee, July 1919. 1793. Wilson, G. M. The reorganized course of study for modern rural life. School and home education, 39:26-28, October 1919. Read at the meeting of the National education association, Milwaukee, July 1, 1919. SECONDARY EDUCATION. 1794. Breslich, E. R. A committee on results. School review, 27: 600-11, October 1919. Describes the work of a committee in the University high school of the University of Chicago known as a committee on results, and "charged with the responsibility of stimulating testing throughout the school and of coordinating such work done by the various departments." 1795. Briggs, Thomas H. What is a junior high school? Educational administration and supervision, 5:283-301, September 1919. Results of a questionnaire sent to representative men, who have shown the most interest in the junior high school movement, in order to find out what is considered essential and what non-essential for a junior high school, 1796. Cook, J. H. Principles underlying the organization of public high school curricula. High school journal, 3:167-71, October 1919. Applied especially to North Carolina high schools. TEACHERS: TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS. 1797. California. State normal school, San Diego. The curriculum of the model and training school. Sacramento, California state printing office, 1919. 178 p. illus. 8°. (State normal school, San Diego, Cal. Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 3, August 1919) 1798. Crabbe, John G. How to secure an adequate student constituency for state normal schools and colleges. American school, 5: 237, 253, August 1919. Read before the Department of normal schools, National education association, Milwaukee, July 3, 1919. Offers some suggestions for a plan of advertising to increase the attendance of students at normal schools. 1799. Gay, Edwin F. Does a university career offer "no future"? Journal of education, 90: 367-68, October 16, 1919. From the New York Times, September 14, 1919. The exodus of college professors and the necessity of paying the college teacher a decent salary. 1800. Hall, Newton M. The laborer and her hire. Outlook, 123: 133-36, September 24, 1919. A discussion of teachers' salaries. 1801. Mead, A. R. An example of cooperation in teacher training in a small city. School and society, 10:393-97, October 4, 1919. Cooperation in teacher training in Delaware, Ohio. 1802. Northend, Charles. Professional improvement. journal, 68: 73-76, August 1919. Pennsylvania school Improvement of teachers in service by professional reading, visits to schools, teachers' meetings, etc. 1803. Strong, E. A. Academic degrees in normal schools. master, 12:294-99, September 1919. American school Part of an address to the degree classes of the State normal college, Ypsilanti, Mich., June 1919. Calls attention to a very radical change, with respect to degrees and diplo mas, which has come over the educational world during these twenty or twentyfive years. HIGHER EDUCATION. 1804. Brodrib, C. W. Thoughts on Oxford. Contemporary review, 116: 316-20, September 1919. 1805. Collard, F. Deux universités belges en Hollande: Amersfoort et Utrecht. Revue internationale de l'enseignement, 39: 266–77, July-August 1919. The story of two institutions of higher education established among the interned Belgian soldiers and refugees in Holland during the world war. 1806. Lowell, A. Lawrence. Universities from within. World's work, 38: 620-25, October 1919. Discusses academic instruction and moral training. Salaries for instructors. 1807. Pierce, Frederick E. American scholarship. Yale review, 9:119-30, October 1919. Criticises the appalling inadequacy" of German scholarship in the human ities, and the evil effects of such scholarship on American higher education. 1808. Princeton university. Endowment committee. Princeton. Princeton, N. J., Endowment committee of Princeton university, 1919. 95 p. 12°. CONTENTS.-Preface, President J. G. Hibben.-1. Why Princeton needs endowment.-2. Summary of specific needs.-3. Schedule of endowments.-4. Geo graphical distribution of students.-5. Princeton's national tradition.-6. Princeton's educational policy. 1809. Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson. The preceptorial method. alumni weekly, 20: 10-12, October 1, 1919. The preceptorial system at Princeton university. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. Princeton 1810. Flanders, J. K. Some effects of federal aid upon secondary education, Educational administration and supervision, 5:325-34, September 1919. 1811. Staples, C. L. A critique of the U. S. Bureau of education. 40: 78-97, October 1919. Education, Discusses the educational appropriations made to the Federal bureau of education. Criticises the meagerness of the appropriations, and urges the creation of a Department of education, with a secretary of education. 1812. Swift, Fletcher Harper. Common school finance in Alabama. Educational administration and supervision, 5: 303-24, September 1919. This study was begun before the recent federal survey of education in Alabama was announced. "The striking agreement of the conclusions in the present study with those of the [Federal] Commission, most of which were arrived at entirely independently, lends interest and strength to the criticisms and recommendations of both." 1813. Brown, J. Stanley. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. Supervision of study in the grades. Chicago schools journal, 1: 10-13, June 1919. 1814. Cast, G. C. Free text-books in the high school. 22: 62-65, October 1919. Nebraska teacher, The writer is convinced that the free text-book, at least in the high school, is a positive evil from the viewpoint of sound pedagogy. Presents the more obvious reasons for considering the free text-book harmful. 1815. Kendall, Calvin N. Plain talk about schools. Journal of education, 90:311-12, October 2, 1919. A few suggestions for making schools better and happier. 1816. Leonard, Sterling Andrus. The social recitation. Chicago schools journal, 1:2-9, June 1919. |