SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.

781. Brown, George A. Boards of education versus school boards. School and home education, 34:322-25, May 1915.

Discusses the subject of the dual system of administering vocational education and the place of a board of education in a democracy.

782. Carroll, Charles. School law of Rhode Island. Providence, E. L. Freeman co., state printers, 1914. 109 p. 8°. (Rhode Island educational

circulars)

CONTENTS. chap. I. The development of Rhode Island school law. chap. II. The Rhode Island school system.-chap. III. Rhode Island school law.

783. Luqueer, Frederic L. Self-accounting in supervision. Educational review, 49:460-68, May 1915.

Presents a record blank to serve in developing self-directed efficiency. 784. Mathews, John M. A report on educational administration, prepared for the Efficiency and economy committee, created under the authority of the 48th General assembly, state of Illinois. [Chicago] 1914. 83 p. 8°. 785. Maxwell, William H. How to determine the efficiency of a school or a school system? American school board journal, 50: 11-12, 73-74, May 1915.

Address before the Department of superintendence, National education association, February 27, 1915.

The writer thinks that owing to the fact "that it is extremely difficult to segregate the influence of the school, the home, the church, and society, and that children vary enormously in ability, it follows that there is no absolute test of teachers' work."

786. The Minneapolis schools business survey. American school board journal, 50:21-22, 63-64, May 1915.

"The first strictly business survey of a city school system to be undertaken, was that completed in February in Minneapolis. This survey was conducted by Mr. F. S. Staley, Director of the Bureau of municipal research of the Minneapolis civics and commerce association

This article gives a summary of the findings and recommendations of the survey.

787. Moore, Ernest C. The administration of the public schools of New York city. Educational review, 49:469-88, May 1915.

An able critique of public-school administration in New York city, based upon recent investigations, the Moore report, and the Goodnow-Howe report.

788. Pearse, C. G. Gary, the city which has seen a great light. American school, 1:104-7, April 1915.

An account of the schools of Gary, Indiana.

789. Smith, H. P. The accounting system of a small city district. American school board journal, 50:15-16, 73, May 1915.

790. Taylor, Joseph S. Report on Gary (Indiana) schools. Educational review, 49:510-26, May 1915.

Says that the Gary plan deserves special consideration in a borough like the Bronx (New York city) where school congestion is a serious matter. Declares emphatically that the Gary plan, due allowance being made for imperfections, is "the most remarkable educational experiment the world has seen since Pestalozzi."

SCHOOL MANAGEMENT.

791. Chancellor, William E. Written examinations: the scientific view. Journal of education, 81: 451-56, April 29, 1915.

792. Elliott, Charles Herbert. Variation in the achievements of pupils; a study of the achievements of pupils in the fifth and seventh grades, and in classes of different sizes. New York city, Teachers college, Columbia university, 1914. 114 p., 1 1. diagrs. 8°.

Thesis (Ph. D.)-Columbia university, 1914.

Published also as Contributions to education, Teachers college, Columbia uni versity, no. 72. Bibliography: p. 109-114.

793. Horn, Ernest. Distribution of opportunity for participation among the various pupils in class-room recitations. New York city, Teachers college, Columbia university, 1914. v, 40 p., 1 1. 8°.

Thesis (Ph. D.)-Columbia university, 1914.

Published also as Contributions to education, Teachers college, Columbla university, no. 67.

794. Kelley, Truman Lee. Educational guidance; an experimental study in the analysis and prediction of ability of high school pupils. New York city, Teachers college, Columbia university, 1914. vi, 116 p., 1 1. diagrs. 8°. Thesis (Ph. D.)-Columbia university, 1914.

Published also as Contributions to education, Teachers college, Columbia university, no. 71.

795. Hall-Quest, Alfred L. Present tendencies in supervised study. Educational administration and supervision, 1: 239-56, April 1915.

796. Pittenger, Benjamin F. Scientific studies of the marking system. American schoolmaster, 8:145–57, April 1915.

Bibliography: p. 156-57.

797. Snow, Lillian M. Outline of a plan for use in the making of schedules in educational institutions. Educational review, 49: 527-31, May 1915.

798. Balthis, Frank K.

SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE.

Beautify the school ground. American school board

journal, 50: 13-14, 72-73, May; 19-20, 79, June 1915.

"The author of this article is a landscape gardener of many years, experience. As gardener for the Northern Illinois state normal school he has given especial attention to the beautification of school grounds."-Editor.

799. Mills, Wilbur Thoburn.

American school building standards.

Columbus, O., Franklin educational publishing company, 1915.
incl. front., illus., plans. 8°.

[2d ed.] 616 p.

800. Schoenfelder, L. Die hallenschulen in England wieder abgeschafft. Schulhaus, 17:97-103, heft 3, 1915.

801.

Reports that the school building with a central corridor-widely used in America-has gone out of use in England and is condemned by school hygienists. Die schulen Düsseldorf's. Schulhaus, 17: 49-70, heft 2, 1915. Illustrated with photographs and plans.

SCHOOL HYGIENE AND SANITATION.

802. Bell, J. Clark. The hygiene of reading. Child (London) 5: 464–70, May 1915.

Presents a survey of schoolbooks.

Discusses the psychology of reading.

803. Bliss, D. C. Open window classes.

15, 1915.

Psychological clinic, 9: 29-38, April

Results of a study conducted in the schools of Montclair, N. J., to find out the effect of open air classes on the physical and mental condition of the children. "An examination of the charts shows a somewhat inconclusive result, though taken as a whole the classes held under ordinary conditions make more consistent gains and have fewer losses than the open window groups."

804. Haight, Harry W. The case system of teaching hygiene and preventive medicine in the upper grades. Educational review, 49:503-9, May 1915.

In using the case system," the teacher at the beginning of the lesson distributes to the pupils "records of specific cases of diseases and disorders which occur commonly in every-day life." The diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment must be thought out by the pupils.

805. Heilman, J. D. The ill health and defects of our school children. Colorado school journal, 30:3-7, April 1915.

A paper read before the Colorado schoolmasters' club, March 12, 1915.

806. Hinsdale, Guy. Open-air recreation and instruction. Child (London) 5: 372-76, April 1915.

Sketch of open-air theatre, schools and hospitals in the United States.

807. Meyrich, Oswald. Blutuntersuchungen an schulkindern. Neue bahnen, 26: 186-94, January-February 1915.

Haemoglobin tests of 2,000 Leipzig children.

808. Minton, R. C. Open-air day schools. Child (London) 5:433-60, May 1915. An elaborate study of an experiment at the open-air day school, Lincoln, England. Methods and results; curriculum; cooperation of parents; medical and educational problems. Well illustrated.

809. Tant, Ethel. An experiment in open-air class work for normal-school children. Child (London) 5:461-63, May 1915.

Brief but interesting notes of an educational experiment bearing on the health of children, at the Fielden demonstration school, Manchester, England.

PLAY AND PLAYGROUNDS.

810. Lee, Joseph. Play in education. New York, The Macmillan company, 1915. xxiii, 500 p. 12°.

811. Talbert, E. L. The play attitude and the school fraternity. Popular science monthly, 86: 472-77, May 1913.

Discusses the psychology of play and the evolution of the school fraternity. Shows the benefits and dangers of a high school fraternity.

SOCIAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION.

812. Armstrong, Donald B.

York city.

illus.

Educational work in sanitary food values in New American journal of public health, 5:347-53, April 1915.

Describes a sanitary exhibit of foods made by the Bureau of food supply of the New York association for improving the condition of the poor.

813. Rehm, Albert. Die bayerischen elternvereinigungen. Säemann, heft 12: 433-37, February 1915.

Discusses effect of parents' organizations upon the schools.

814. Wald, Lillian D. The house on Henry street. Atlantic monthly, 115: 649-62, May 1915.

Settlement work in New York city. Discusses education and the child. Says that the children of the poor should be protected from premature burdens; childhood should be prolonged and the period of growth.

Part 3 of a series of papers. To be continued.

CHILD WELFARE.

815. National league of compulsory education. Fourth annual convention, Detroit, Mich., November 20-21, 1914. Mogy's magazine, 19:1-21, April 1915. (John B. Quinn, secretary, St. Louis, Mo.)

Contains: 1. W. L. Bodine: President's address, p. 1-3. 2. J. B. Quinn : Following up children who work, and the problem of vocational guidance, p. 3-4. 3. Ella F. Young: The opportunities of modern education, p. 4-5. 4. W. S. Deffenbaugh Value of cooperating with the U. S. Bureau of education in collecting statistics, p. 6-7. 5. C. E. Chadsey: The minimum educational and age qualifications for employment permits, p. 7-8. 6. Ella M. Cullen: The humane activities of Chicago public schools, p. 8-10. 7. Paul Kreuzpointner: Unconsidered factors in industrial education, p. 10-11. 8. H. H. Todd: Parental schools, p. 12-14. 9. A. J. Willy: The children of the mother who works, p. 14. 816. Comstock, Sarah. Mothercraft: The growing mind of the growing child. Good housekeeping, 60: 514-21, May 1915.

Stimulating the imagination of the child. Care of children, and intellectual training in the home.

817. Haniphy, Joseph A. Juvenile courts. Educational review, 49: 489-502, May 1915.

Historical and critical sketch of juvenile courts in the United States. Recommends a clinic for each court to correct patent physical defects in the child which are “in a large degree responsible for his violation of the law."

818. Keller, Maria. Das sozialpädagogische seminar des jugendheims. Frauenbildung, 14: 101-9, [March] 1915.

Describes course of study and purpose of a school for the training of directors and assistants for crèches. The school is maintained by the "Verein Jugendhelm," of Charlottenburg, and has received official recognition.

819. Woolley, Helen T. Child labor and the school. American school, 1: 103, April 1915.

"The working certificate officer of a great city gives the reasons why children's working permits ought to be issued by the school authorities."

MORAL EDUCATION.

820. Mead, Cyrus D. Can morality be taught. Educator-journal, 15: 447-51, May 1915.

An address delivered at the graduation exercises of the Teachers' institute of the Hebrew union college, Cincinnati, June 13, 1914.

The writer says that Morality can be taught; it is taught each hour by practice and example; we only err when we think it can be delegated to the classroom teacher and hold him alone responsible."

821. Mollberg, Albert. Deutsche charakterbildung. Pädagogische blätter, 44: 49-56, 2. heft, 1915.

Resents the claim, made even by German observers, that English education is superior to German education in the training of character.

822. Bradley, Harriet L. 601-7, May 1915.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.

The demand for religious education. Forum, 53:

Says that the child "to become religious, to become intelligently altruistic, should be trained to habits of independent thought."

823. Campbell, T. H. The reading of the Bible in the public schools. Rural educator, 5:103-4, May 1915.

Considers the objections to the reading of the Bible in the public schools, and gives some positive reasons why it should be read.

824. Cope, Henry Frederick. Religious education in the family. Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago press [1915] 298 p. 12°. (The University of Chicago publications in religious education. Constructive studies.) Contains bibliographies.

825. King, Henry C. The Christian ideal in education: methods of its attainment. Educational review, 49: 433-44, May 1915.

Christian education implies an insight into laws-natural, economic, political, and social. Without such insight, the writer says there can be no true discipline of education. The individual must not only have an esthetic and spiritual appreciation of the beautiful in nature, music and art, but must also share in the social consciousness.

826. Lewis, Thomas Dean. Religious education: the need and the remedy. Virginia journal of education, 8: 466-72, May 1915.

827. McKee, Joseph V. A serious problem. Catholic world, 101: 208-14, May 1915.

Reviews work of parochial schools.

Deprecates lack of interest in secondary

education on the part of Catholic boys. Suggests remedies.

828. Michigan Christian teachers' institute. Six lectures delivered at the Michigan Christian teachers' institute, held at Grand Rapids, Mich., October 1 and 2, 1914. Kalamazoo, Mich., Dalm printing co. [1914] 108 p. 8°.

An institute held under auspices of the Advisory board of Christian schools of the Reformed churches in Michigan.

829. Stoutemyer, J. Howard. Religion and race education. Journal of religious psychology, 7: 273-324, April 1915.

A very interesting study of the philosophy underlying missionary efforts. Evolution of religious ideas.

830. Wells, Amos R. The successful Sunday-school superintendent. Philadelphia, The Westminster press, 1915. 179 p.

12°.

MANUAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

831. Eastern art and manual training teachers' association. Proceedings, fourth annual meeting, New York, March 20-22, 1913, and fifth annual meeting, Atlantic City, April 9-11, 1914. Combined report. 1915. 312 p. 8°. (F. P. Reagle, secretary, Board of education, Montclair, N. J.) Contains: 1. Morris Greenberg: The influence of the modern industrial demands upon the present drawing and art courses, p. 20-30. 2. Lilla M. Olcott: What shall be the grade teacher's normal training in the manual arts? p. 31-35. 3. F. G. Bonser: What constitutes manual training? p. 46-48. 4. W. T. Bawden: The aims of manual training, p. 49-50. 5. E. W. Boshart: The training of the manual training teacher, p. 54-59. 6. C. A. Prosser: Team-play between the schoolmaster and the layman, p. 86-92. 7. Mrs. Andreas Neland: State aid for industrial art education, p. 107-8. 8. A. L. Williston: Adaptation of manual training courses to fit the community needs, p. 133-40. 9. C. N. Kendall: The fine, industrial and household arts in public education, p. 159-67. 10. C. A. Prosser: The place of art in industry, p. 168-79. 11. E. C. Emerson: Prevocational schools-a scheme of education for the motor minded, p. 180-87. 12. F. H. Ball Unit courses in Pittsburgh elementary industrial schools, p. 189-203. 13. Mary F. Marshall: Opportunities for vocational training in household arts courses, p. 204-9. 14. Morris Greenberg: What the average teacher may accomplish in blackboard drawing, p. 210-14. 15. Jean Kimber: Standards of measurement in drawing, p. 215-19. 16. J. P. Haney: The art of teaching art, p. 220-31. 17. F. G. Bonser: Vocational guidance as an opportunity for teachers of the practical arts, p. 232-39. 18. F. E. Mathewson: Vocational courses in the high school, p. 256-64.

832. Dean, Arthur D. A better man and better job. Industrial-arts magazine, 3:193-96, May 1915.

The writer says that "In view of our present industrial problem we can ill afford in our educational practice, to separate intellectual attainments and manual skill." He asks, "Is there no way of bringing the two together? Must we always separate brains and work-culture and vocation-head and hand-in pedagogical discussions?"

833. Henderson, Wilson H. Manual training as vocational education. An investigation. Industrial-arts magazine, 3: 243-46, May 1915.

834. Indiana university. School of education. Some facts concerning the people, industries, and schools of Hammond, and a suggested program for elementary industrial, prevocational, and vocational education. Robert J. Leonard, professor and director vocational education, Indiana university. Hammond, Ind., 1915. 165 p. 8°.

835. Lapp, John A. National aid for vocational education. School and society, 1: 649-57, May 8, 1915.

836. Leonard, Robert Josselyn. A study of the people of Indiana and their occupations for purposes of vocational education. [Bloomington, Ind., 1915] 143 p. 8°. (Indiana university bulletin. vol. XII, no. 17. Indiana university studies, 26)