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CONTENTS.-Introductory notes--Publications of associations-Educational history and biography-Current educational conditions-Pedagogics and didactics-Educational psychology, Child study-Special subjects of curriculum-Kindergarten and primary schoolRural education-Secondary education-Teachers: Training and professional statusHigher education-School administration-School management-School architectureSchool hygiene and sanitation-Sex hygiene-Physical training-Play and playgroundsSocial aspects of education-Child welfare-Moral education-Religious education-Manual and vocational training-Vocational guidance-Agriculture, School gardens-Home economics-Commercial education-Professional education-Civic education-Boy scoutsEducation of women-Negroes and Indians-Education of defectives-Education extension-Libraries and museums-Bureau of Education: Recent publications-Bulletin of the Bureau of Education. INTRODUCTORY NOTES. The following are prominent books listed in this bulletin, the numbers in parentheses referring to the numbers of the full entries: Small, Early New England schools (1671); Curtis, Dramatic instinct in education (1689); Thorndike, Measurement of ability in reading (1713); Principles of secondary education, edited by Paul Monroe (1766); Bronson, History of Brown university (1783); Bowen, Safeguards for city youth (1820); Brisco, Economics of efficiency (1831); Bricker, Agricultural education for teachers (1847); Kahn and Klein, Principles and methods in commercial education (1852); Reeves, Care and education of crippled children in the United States (1869). 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. 1659. Maryland state teachers' association. Forty-seventh annual meeting... Ocean City, Md., June 29 to July 2, 1914. 168 p. 8°. (H. W. Caldwell, secretary, Chesapeake City, Md.) Contains: 1. M. B. Stephens: The proposed Maryland school survey, p. 12–16. 2. E. F. Buchner: [The admission of high-school students to the Department of engineering of Johns Hopkins university] p. 95-102; Discussion, p. 102-12. 3. J. E. Metzger: How the rural school can best fulfill its mission, p. 120–28. 4. Harry Haywood: The possibilities of the rural school, p. 128-34. 5. J. M. McVey [Cooperation of home and school] p. 135–39. 1660. National league of nursing education. Proceedings of the twentieth annual convention . . . held at St. Louis, Mo., April 23-29, 1914. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins company, 1914. 309 p. 8°. (Sara E. Parsons, secretary, Boston, Mass.) Contains: 1. George Dock: Essentials of professional education, p. 75-85. 2. M. Adelaide Nutting: Hospital trustees and the training school, p. 85-92. 3. Elizabeth Burgess: Admission standards for schools of nursing, p. 141-45 ; Discussion, p. 145-65. 4. Isabel M. Stewart: The proposed course of study, p. 198-201; Discussion, p. 201-8. 5. Eva Mack: The visiting teacher, p. 248-49; Discussion, p. 249-51. 6. Annabella McCrae: Teaching of practical nursing, p. 252-56. 7. Helen Bridge: Equipment for teaching in schools of nursing, p. 256-63. 8. Martha Eakins: The use of the laboratory method in the training of nurses, p. 263-69; Discussion, p. 270-80. 1661. North Carolina teachers' assembly. Proceedings and addresses of the thirtieth annual session . . . at Raleigh, November 26-29, 1913. Raleigh, Edwards and Broughton printing co., state printers, 1914. p. 8°. (E. E. Sams, secretary, Raleigh, N. C.) 266 Contains: 1. J. D. Eggleston: Hitching education to life, p. 44-57. 2. A. C. Reynolds: A professional body of teachers for North Carolina and suggestions how to secure and maintain such a body, p. 63-67. 3. W. H. Kilpatrick: The Montessori system in the light of the best American educational theory, p. 68-71. 4. E. C. Branson: Know-your-home-state clubs, p. 79-87. 5. R. T. Wyche: Story telling, p. 90-94. 6. Ella V. Dobbs: Handwork in the primary grades, p. 111-19. 7. W. H. Kilpatrick: Dewey's doctrine of interest, p. 129-31. 8. I. M. Hardy: Saving the child by lifting the teacher's burden, p. 132-36. 9. R. H. Latham: The problem of early adolescence in the grammar grades. To what extent should the physical and mental changes of grammar-school pupils be recognized? p. 139-46. 10. Hoy Taylor: Standardization of teachers' efficiency, p. 158-63. 11. A. T. Allen: What are standards for measuring educational products? How secured and of what value to the profession? p. 163-84. 12. C. L. Coon: Some needed text-book reforms, p. 192–94. 13. J. L. Harris: Economy in a longer school term and a longer daily session; vacation schools; controlling periods, p. 195-98. 14. May R. B. Muffley: Value of public school music, p. 199-202. 15. Ethel L. Harris: What shall be the character of musical education in the public schools? p. 204-10. 16. J. Y. Joyner: Our task and our opportunity, p. 222-25. 17. J. D. Eggleston: The opportunity of the county superintendent, p. 226–33. 18. C. L. Raper: Taxation and the high school: how to obtain funds for effective high schools, p. 236-40. 19. R. H. Wright: Is vocational training practical in the case of the average North Carolina highschool student? p. 244-47. 1662. North central association of colleges and secondary schools. Proceedings of the nineteenth annual meeting . . . held at Chicago, Ill., March 20-21, 1914. Pub. by the Association, 1914. 163 p. 8°. (T. A. Clark, secretary, Urbana, Ill.) Contains: 1. F. N. Scott: President's address. Efficiency for efficiency's sake, p. 5-15 2. H. E. Brown: A suggested plan for the reorganization of the American high schools, p. 17-30. 3. George Buck: The suggested plan in relation to the elementary and grammar schools, p. 30-33. 4. C. B. Curtis: The suggested plan in relation to the community, college, and university, p. 34-42. 5. K. C. Babcock: The problem of special and conditioned students, p. 74-79. 6. L. A. Weigle: Special and conditioned students in colleges in the North central territory, p. 79-87. 7. T. F. Holgate: Special and conditioned students in colleges in North central territory, p. 87-91. 8. Report of the Committee on the revision of the definition of unit, and to investigate the practice of colleges in the admittance of students with conditions who have not at least fourteen units to their credit, p. 101-16. 9. C. E. Chadsey: Responsibility for moral instruction in the secondary schools, p. 126-37. 10. W. J. S. Bryan: Responsibility for moral instruction in secondary schools, p. 137-44. 1663. Ohio college association. Transactions of the forty-fourth annual meeting... held at Columbus, Ohio, April 10-11, 1914. Pub. by the Association. 48 p. 8°. (E. A. Miller, secretary, Oberlin, Ohio.) Contains: 1. R. M. Hughes: A possible basis for judging the efficiency of a college administration, p. 22-33. 2. P. R. Kolbe: The history of the municipal university movement in Akron, p. 34-38. 3. C. W. Chamberlain: Coeducation, p. 39-46. ... 1664. Texas state teachers' association. Proceedings and addresses thirty-fifth annual meeting, November 27-29, 1913, Dallas, Texas. 394 p. 8°. (T. D. Brooks, secretary, Hillsboro, Texas.) Contains: 1. P. P. Claxton : An efficient democracy, p. 16-28. 2. P. F. Stewart: The function of the county superintendent in promoting rural interests, p. 31-34. 3. C. E. Evans: Training teachers for rural service, p. 36-40. 4. F. M. Bralley: The rural life situation in Texas, p. 40-47. 5. P. P. Claxton: The rural life problem in America, p. 47-56. 6. W. A. McKeever: A new con structive philosophy of education, p. 56-59. 7. C. M. Bishop: The place of religion in the education of children, p. 74-78. 8. O. B. Colquitt: Our public school system, p. 78-87. 9. W. S. Sutton: The school board as a factor in educationa! efficiency, p. 109-13. 10. Mrs. D. B. Lyons: The junior civic league and its value, p. 113-15. 11. A. C. Ferguson; The need of a more flexible curriculum for our high schools, p. 145-50. 12. Lina Perlitz: The direct method and conditions in our public schools, p. 201-204; Discussion, by R. L. Biesele, p. 204-206. 13. What can be done to increase the efficiency of the rural schools-From the viewpoint of the state department of education [by] R. B. Binnion, p. 221-25; From the viewpoint of the state normal college [by] H. F. Estill, p. 225-29. 14. F. M. Bralley: What can be done to increase the efficiency of the rural schools, p. 229-30. 15. G. D. Staton: What tests should the county superintendent use in visiting schools to determine the efficiency of work? p. 241-45. 16. G. E. Carter: Manual training schools for a small-sized city, p. 259-62. 1665. Western drawing and manual training association. Proceedings of meeting held at Milwaukee, Wis., May 6-9, 1914. [Bloomington, Ill., Pantagraph printing and stationery company, 1914] 204 p. pl. 8°. (W. H. Henderson, secretary, Milwaukee, Wis.) Contains: 1. R. W. Selvidge: The president's address. Our field of service, p. 19-22. 2. C. G. Pearse: Present-day psychological and educational aspects of the fine and applied arts, p. 23-28. 3. H. H. Seerley: General vs. special education. A discussion of relationship between cultural and vocational subjects, p. 29-34. 4. L. D. Harvey: Teaching design in the public schools, p. 4452. 5. E. J. Lake: Striking a balance between theory and practice in the fine arts, p. 53-65. 6. R. W. Himelick: The exhibits, from the standpoint of the child's environment, p. 72-78. 7. W. H. Henderson: How may manual training contribute more to vocational preparation? p. 80-87. 8. C. A. Bennett: How may manual training retain its earlier educational values? p. 88-93; Discussion, p. 93-95. 9. Emma Conley: Aims and methods of teaching household arts in the grades, p. 96-100. 10. Flora E. Henke: Aims and methods in teaching household arts in the high school, p. 101-3. 11. Ora A. Blanchar: Aims and methods in teaching household arts in the trade school, p. 104-6; Discussion, p. 106-8. 12. W. E. Hicks: Continuation schools: shall they be general improvement schools or vocational schools? p. 109-16. 13. S. J. Vaughn: The boy and the print shop, p. 117-22. 1666. Wisconsin teachers' association. Proceedings of the sixty-first annual session held at Milwaukee, November 6-8, 1913. Madison, Wis., Democrat printing company, 1914. 246 p. 8°. (M. A. Bussewitz, secretary, State normal school, Milwaukee, Wis.) Contains: 1. Woods Hutchinson: Heredity in education, p. 32-36. 2. J. A. Puffer The boy and his gang, p. 43-46. 3. J. A. Puffer: Vocational guidance, : 9. p. 49-53. 4. W. A. Quayle: Books as a delight, p. 54-71. 5. Mary D. Bradford : EDUCATIONAL HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. 1667. Addington, Robert M. The old-time school in Scott county. East Radford, Va., State normal school for women, 1914. 36 p. front. 8°. (The Radford normal bulletin, vol. 2, no. 2, August 1914.) 1668. Boyd, William K. Finances of the North Carolina literary fund. South Atlantic quarterly, 13: 361-70, October 1914. A very interesting history of the literary fund, which provided for educational expenditures from the year 1838. Describes the investments of the fund, etc. The legal existence of the fund was terminated by the ratification of the constitution of 1868. 1669. Knight, Edgar W. Some fallacies concerning the history of public edueation in the South. South Atlantic quarterly, 13: 371-81, October 1914. Also separately reprinted, 13 p. Says: "Whatever may have been the gifts of Reconstruction to the education in the South, it can not be concluded, from the evidence available, that the Southern States owe their public-school systems to the years 1868 to 1876." The Reconstruction régime, however, stimulated education in a number of ways, namely: In provisions for “a uniform system of taxation for school support"; the incorporation of specific and mandatory provisions for education in the various state constitutions; and for negro education. 1670. Prüfer, Johannes. Friedrich Fröbel. Leipzig und Berlin, B. G. Teubner, 1914. 116 p. 12o. (Aus natur und geisteswelt, 82. bändchen.) 1671. Small, Walter Herbert. Early New England schools. Boston and London, Ginn and company, 1914. 401 p. 8°. Bibliography: p. 397-401. Aims "not so much to furnish the author's opinions and conclusions, as to furnish the material from which the reader may form his own opinions and conclusions. With this in view, much is given directly from the old records. . . . The order is that of the logical development of the schools through their various transition periods, with such excerpts from the laws as show the growth in legal power." 1672. Smith, T. Berry. Some educational history of Missouri Methodism. Bulletin of the Board of education of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, 4: 131-54, November 1914. Gives sketches of the institutions that are in active operation under Methodist title. 1673. Watson, Foster. The humanists of Louvain. Nineteenth century, 76: 765-75, October 1914. Historical sketch of higher education in Louvain, Belgium. Reviews careers of Erasmus, Nicholas Clenard, Vives, etc. Rise of the University of Louvain. |