1718. Barton, Samuel G. The uses for mathematics. Science, n. s. 40: 697–700. November 13, 1914.

That mathematics is "the handmaiden of the sciences is fully confirmed," says the writer.

1719. Black, W. W. The report of the joint committee on grammatical nomenclature. Journal of education, 80: 375, 380, 382-83, 410-11, October 22, 29, 1914.

A criticism of alleged weaknesses in the committee's recommendations. 1720. Brennan, George A. Nature study at the Van Vlissingen school. Educational bi-monthly, 9: 49-60, October 1914.

Gives a course of study by grades. The school is located in Roseland, a Chicago suburb.

1721. Brown, John Franklin. The training of modern language teachers. Bulletin of the New York state modern language association, 1: 3-6, October 1914.

1722. Burr, George L. What history shall we teach? History teacher's magazine, 5: 283-87, November 1914.

An address delivered before the New England history teachers' association, May 2, 1914.

1723. Carrol, Ora May. Elementary science courses.

10: 253-60, October 1914.

Nature-study review,

The data presented have been mainly collected from normal schools in the Middle West.

1724. The committee on general science of the National education association. Science, n. s., 40: 601-2, October 23, 1914.

The returns which have come in indicate that "the schools should give information from the whole field of science not neglecting astronomy. The public needs unmistakably require a new organization of science instruction according to projects."

1725. Duncan, C. S. The content of composition courses.

73, November 1914.

Education, 35:167–

Says that the wise teacher of composition will "confine his theme to topics within the bounds of his interest and knowledge."

1726. Fairchild, Raymond W. The high school physiology problem. School science and mathematics, 14: 688-94, November 1914.

Discusses the subject under the following headings: (1) Method of presentation, (2) Position in the program of studies, and (3) Physiology as a requirement.

1727. Frazer, Norman L. Oral expression as a preparation for written com position. Educational review, 48: 393-98, November 1914.

1728. Glenn, Earl R. Physics in the grades below the high school. School science and mathematics, 14: 666-73, November 1914.

An abstract of a paper read before the Indiana association of science and mathematics teachers, held in Indianapolis, March 7, 1914.

The purpose of the study is "to get some basis for judging the efficiency of the teaching of physics in the grades below the high school . . . and to • determine if possible the amount and kind of work that is best suited to pupils in the seventh grade."

1729. Hesser, Ernest. Making America musical through the public schools. Ohio educational monthly, 63: 577-80, November 1914.

1730. Jessup, Walter A.

Grade for introduction of a text in arithmetic. Elementary school journal, 15: 162-66, November 1914.

Says that the third grade is "the best grade for the introduction of this subject, with the fourth grade standing second." Presents tables of statistics.

1731. Julian, Brother. English in the high school.

view, 8: 324-36, November 1914.

Catholic educational re

Read at the Catholic educational association convention, Atlantic City, 1914.

1732. Lloyd, Francis E. and Bigelow, Maurice A. The teaching of biology in the secondary school. New ed. New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and (American teachers series, ed. by J. E. Russell.) The teaching of history and civics. School jour

co., 1914. 491 p. 8°.

1733. Maxwell, William H.

nal, 81: 269, 278, October 1914.

From an address to New York city principals.

1734. Opdycke, John B. The teaching of vocational English-V-VII. Journal of education, 80: 466-67, 493-94, 521-22, November 12, 19, 26, 1914.

Three articles dealing with domestic problems.

1735. Orr, Clem Irwin. A revolt and its consequences. Being the plain tale of a personal experience in the teaching of English composition. English journal, 3: 546-52, November 1914.

A revolt against the red-ink correction of English papers. The writer found that her pupils were repeating, with smiling serenity, the mistakes of yesterday, passively accepting the corrections which the teacher had been making. She outlines a plan which she has successfully tried with her pupils. The purpose of the plan is to create in the pupil a vital sense of responsibility in the application of principles once made clear to him, and thoroughly fixed in his mind by appropriately timed reviews.

1736. Patzer, Conrad E. Modern methods of teaching language, reading, spelling. Chicago, H. M. Dixon & company [1914] 264 p. illus. 12°. 1737. Rounds, C. R. English in the normal school. English journal, 3:553– 57, November 1914.

An address given before the National council of teachers of English in St. Paul, Minnesota, July 9, 1914.

1738. Rowe, Blanche H. On teaching children to read English. Parents' review (London) 25: 705-20, October 1914.

An account of the

1739. Scroggs, William O.

Rapid method of teaching children to read."

The need of economics in the high school. Louisi

ana school work, 3:38-42, November 1914.

1740. Shewmake, E. F. Aims and methods in the teaching of high school English. Virginia journal of education, 8: 82-87, October 1914.

1741. Snedden, David. A letter to a high school teacher of English. English leaflet (Cambridge, Mass.) 14:1-15, November 1914.

1742.

Discusses "the two subjects described as English," namely, formal English, and English literature.

Teaching of history in secondary schools. History teacher's magazine, 5: 277-82, November 1914.

Based upon an address given before the New England history teachers' association, May 2, 1914.

The writer says that "it is as an agency in social education, or in training for citizenship, that many of us have come greatly to value history . . . It is in this field, therefore, that we see the largest opportunity for utilizing the materials of history."

1743. Strayer, D. W. Second term geography for city schools. School science

and mathematics, 14: 704-10, November 1914.

Also separately reprinted.

1744. Strong, H. A. Latin. Journal of education (London) 46: 757-60, November 2, 1914 (supplement).

Presents a strong plea for the educational value of Latin, but would not begin its study before the age of ten, or even later. Notes the new methods of teaching the classics.

1745. Tapper, Thomas. The education of the music teacher. Philadelphia, Theodore Presser co., 1914. 223 p. 12°.

Writer asserts that the teacher should perceive that "he is not conducting a small, private business, but is performing a part in the great national movement that will ultimately express itself in music."

1746. Tout, Wilson.

Accrediting music. Journal of education, 80: 403-404,

October 29, 1914.

Gives the regulations governing credit for vocal or instrumental music in the high school at North Platte, Nebr.

1747. Wayland, John Walter.

How to teach American history; a handbook for teachers and students. New York, The Macmillan company, 1914. 349 p. 12°.

Contains bibliographies.

KINDERGARTEN AND PRIMARY SCHOOL.

1748. Arnold, Mrs. Jean Burroughs (Carpenter). Notes on Froebel's Motherplay songs. [Chicago] The National kindergarten college alumnæ association [1914] 360, [3] p. 12°.

References at end of chapters.

1749. Palmer, Luella A.

garten curricula.

Problems vs. subject matter as a basis for kinder

Kindergarten review, 25: 129-38, November 1914. Paper read before the Department of kindergarten education, National education association, St. Paul, July 1914.

1750. Tracy, Catherine J. Report of the International kindergarten union committee on hygiene. Kindergarten review, 25: 139-56, November 1914. The following topics are discussed under the general heading Hygiene in the kindergarten: Open-air kindergartens; Control of contagious diseases; The hygiene of the healthy, normal child in kindergarten; The hygiene of the indoor kindergarten; and, Forms of nervous strain to which kindergarten children are subjected.

1751. Winterburn, Florence Hull. The mother in education. New York, McBride, Nast & company, 1914. xiv, 337 p. 12°.

RURAL EDUCATION.

1752. Alderman, S. S. The county commencement; its value in rural education. Practical suggestions for working up county commencements. Raleigh, N. C., Issued from the office of the State superintendent of public instruction, 1914. 74 p. illus. 8o. (Educational bulletin XXII.)

1753. Aley, Robert J. The rural school and co-operation. Journal of education, 80: 425-27, November 5, 1914.

Address before the Maine state teachers' association.

Mentions a few things which should enter into the improvement of the rural school. The writer says that if the rural school is to do its duty and train the boys and girls within its limits for the best citizenship, it will be necessary for other communities, even the state itself, to cooperate.

1754. Badger, L. F. A canvass of religious life and work in Redwood County, Minnesota. Made . . . on behalf of Mankato presbytery and Redwood County Sunday school association with the cooperation of the Presbyterian department of church and country life. New York, Board of home missions of the Presbyterian church in the U. S. A., [1914] 22 p. illus. 8°.

1755. Dyer, Walter A. Our country public schools: what we are doing and where we fail. The problem for the community. Craftsman, 26: 599605, September 1914.

Discusses the consolidation movement in the different states. Teaching agriculture, etc.

1756. Hanifan, L. J.

Social centers and rural schools. Suggestions and programs for community social gatherings at rural schoolhouses. Atlantic educational journal, 10: 62-65, 107-10, October, November 1914.

To be concluded next month.

1757. Lee, R. E. Rural school buildings. Prepared for the State department of education. Clemson College, S. C., Clemson agricultural college, 1914. 104 p. illus. 8°. (Clemson agricultural college. Extension work bulletins, vol. 10, no. 2, April 1914.)

1758. Macdonald, N. C. The consolidated school in North Dakota. Issued by the State board of education of North Dakota, September 1914. 30 p. illus. 8°.

1759. Presbyterian church in the U. S. A. Board of home missions. Dept. of church and country life. Ohio rural life survey. Greene and Cermont counties. New York [1914] cover-title, 82 p. illus. 8°. A rural survey in Arkansas. New York [1914]

1760.

30, [1] p. illus. 8°.

Field work and narrative by Rev. J. O. Ashenhurst.

1761. Roach, Mrs. J. V. The open door of the school house. Pennsylvania school journal, 63: 151-53, October 1914.

From Country gentleman.

Tells of a small community in southern Wisconsin where the open door of the schoolhouse has done much to create a neighborly feeling among the people and better the living conditions in the community.

1762. Seerley, Homer H. A plan for training rural teachers. American schoolmaster, 7: 352-56, October 1914.

Address delivered before the Department of rural and agricultural education of the National education association, at St. Paul, Minn., July 8, 1914.

Tells of the new activities carried on at the State teachers' college at Cedar Falls, Iowa.

1763. Warner, E. F. The centralization of rural schools a growing necessity. Ohio teacher, 35: 113-15, October 1914.

Discusses the many benefits and the two main objections to the centralization of rural schools, with particular reference to conditions in Ohio.

SECONDARY EDUCATION.

1764. Johnston, Charles Hughes. The adjustment of the high school curriculum to modern needs. Ohio teacher, 35: 102, October 1914.

1765.

Claims that "every high school has a curriculum problem of its own, and that this curriculum problem is one of a reasonable differentiation."

Curriculum adjustments in modern high schools. School review, 22: 577-90, November 1914.

Read before the Department of science instruction of the National education association, July 10, 1914.

Discusses among other phases of curriculum making, the data compiled by the Illinois state school survey. Writer discusses the administrative problems connected with the adjustment of modern high-school curriculums, etc. Reviews systems of Herbert Spencer and others.

1766. Monroe, Paul, ed. Principles of secondary education; written by a number of specialists. New York, The Macmillan company, 1914. xxviii, 790 p.

8°.

CONTENTS.-1. Meaning and scope of secondary education, by the Editor2. Historic sketch of secondary education, by the Editor.-3. European systems of secondary schools, by F. E. Farrington.-4. The high school systems of the United States: State systems of high schools, by E. P. Cubberley; Rural high schools, by E. R. Snyder; Maintenance and support, by E. P. Cubberley; Inspection and accrediting of school, by W. S. Thomas.-5. Organization of the high

school: High school administration, by W. D. Lewis; The curriculum, The elective system, The six-year course of study, by David Snedden.-6. The private secondary school, by J. G. Crosswell.-7. Psychology and hygiene of adolescence, by G. M. Whipple.-8. Moral education in the high school, by E. O. Sisson.— 9. The vernacular: English literature, by F. T. Baker and G. P. Krapp; Composition, F. T. Baker; Oral speech, Erastus Palmer.-10. The classical languages and literatures: Latin, by Gonzalez Lodge; Greek, by T. D. Goodell.— 11. Modern languages, by E. W. Bagster-Collins.-12. The natural sciences, by G. R. Twiss.-13. Mathematics, by D. E. Smith.-14. The social sciences: History, by H. E. Bourne; Civics, by James Sullivan; Economics, by E. R. A. Seligman.-15. The fine arts and music: Art in education, by John Dewey; Methods of teaching art, Design, by A. W. Dow; Music, by C. H. Farnsworth.16. The household arts, by Ann G. Strong.-17. Vocational education: Industrial education, by C. R. Richards; Commercial education, by J. H. Johnson; Agricultural education, by C. H. Robison.-18. Hygiene and physical education, by T. A. Storey and G. R. Meylan.-19. Athletics, by C. W. Hetherington.— 20 Social aspects of high-school education, by C. A. Perry.-21. Reorganization of secondary education, by David Snedden.

A list of topical questions and a bibliography are appended to each chapter. 1767. Phelps, Alice S. What shall we eliminate from the high school course. Education, 35: 140-42, November 1914.

Thinks that French might be dropped from the curriculum, where vocational studies engage the attention of a boy.

1768. Phillips, J. H. Modern tendencies in secondary education. Educational exchange, 29: 7-8, November 1914.

A brief synopsis of Doctor Phillips' address before the Secondary section of the Jefferson county institute, September 15, 1914.

1769. Sexson, J. A.

The reconstructed high school.

November 1914.

Public schools, 1:9-12,

"The high school in rural communities has social and economic, as well as scholastic duties to perform. In order to perform these duties, it must extend

its curriculum and broaden its administration."

TEACHERS: TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS.

1770. Cousins, Kathleen G. Development of teachers' association. Interesting history of this important branch of educational work. Virginia journal of education, 8: 79-82, October 1914.

1771. Davis, Calvin O. State comity regarding teachers' life certificates. American school board journal, 49: 11-13, 61-63, November 1914.

Results of an investigation show that a spirit of comity does already exist among the several states respecting the validation of certificates. Fourteen states give full recognition to the life certificate issued by the University of Michigan, 25 give partial recognition, one gives conditional recognition, and seven give no recognition.

1772. Davenport, F. Isabel. Rating and promotion of teachers.

teacher, 3:114-17, October 1914.

"Talk before Teachers' league, New York, June 5, 1914." The writer believes in getting rid of rating. Thinks the is essentially the function of the whip."

American

"function of rating

1773. Griffin, Joseph T. The causes of discouragement among teachers. Teachers magazine, 37: 89-91, November 1914.

The causes of discouragement discussed are, indifferent attitude of supervisors; dogmatic attitude of supervising officer; nagging and lack of appreciation of relative values; and, discouragements arising from the teacher's own personality.

1774. Gruenberg, Benjamin C. The dilemma of the teachers' pay. American teacher, 3:117-20, 126, October 1914.

A discussion of the objections to and the arguments for the equal pay of teachers for equal work.