MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS.

Compiled by the Library Division, Bureau of Education.

CONTENTS.-Proceedings of associations-Educational history-Current educational conditions-Educational theory and practice-Educational psychology; Child study-Educational tests and measurements-Special methods of instruction-Special subjects of curriculum-Kindergarten and primary school-Rural education-Secondary education-Normal training-Teachers' salaries and professional status-Higher education-Scientific research-School administration-School management-Schoolhouses and grounds-School hygiene and sanitation-Physical training-Play and recreation-Social aspects of education-Child welfare-Moral education-Religious education-Manual and vocational training-Agricultural education; Home economics-Professional education-Civic education-Americanization-Education of soldiers-Education of women-Exceptional children-Reformatory education-Libraries and reading-Bureau of Education: Recent publications.

NOTE.

The record comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of publication of each issue.

This office can not supply the publications listed in this bulletin, other than those expressly designated as publications of the Bureau of Education. Books, pamphlets, and periodicals here mentioned 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. Many of them are available for consultation in various public and institutional libraries.

Publications intended for inclusion in this record should be sent to the library of the Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C.

PROCEEDINGS OF ASSOCIATIONS.

680. American sociological society. Papers and proceedings, fourteenth annual meeting held at Chicago, Ill., December 29-31, 1919. The problem of democracy. Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago press [1920] 295p. 8°. (Its Publications, vol. xiv)

Contains: 1. W. R. Smith: The problem of educating a democracy, p. 145-60; Discussion, p. 160-63. 2. David Snedden: Vocational factors in democratic education, p. 164-83; Discussion, p. 183-88. 3. Jane Addams: Americanization, p. 203-14; Discussion, p. 214-15. 4. Committee on teaching of sociology in the grade and high schools of America: Tentative report, p. 243-51. 5. Committee on the standardization of research of the American sociological society: Report, p. 252-59.

681. Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching. Fourteenth annual report of the president and treasurer. New York City, 1919. 148p. 8°. (Clyde Furst, secretary, 576 Fifth Avenue, New York City)

Contains information on recent pension developments, current tendencies in education, the training of teachers, etc.

682. Georgia educational association. Proceedings and addresses, fifty-third Macon, Ga., May 1-3, 1919. 100p. 8°. (K. T.

annual meeting
Alfriend, secretary, Milledgeville, Ga.)

Contains: 1. M. L. Brittain: Free text-books and bonds sought, p. 23-26. 2. C. C. Jarrell Educational lessons from the war, p. 26-30. 3. Ada T. Lemon: Physical education—a means of service to state, nation and self, p. 30-35. 4. R. B. Daniel: Readjustment of courses of study to meet new conditions, p. 37-39. 5. L. P. Smith: Readjustments between high schools and colleges for the new era, p. 39-42. 6. Blanche E. Campbell: Fine art in relation to the industrial art of the elementary schools, p. 42-45. 7. Should the curricula of the woman's college be broadened to meet new conditions resulting from the opening of many industries to women during the war? [by] F. W. Gaines, p. 45-47; [by] H. J. Pearce, p. 47-50. 8. E. H. Scott: Should the normal college be standardized on the basis of a four year high school course and a two-year normal college course? p. 50-52. 9. Should the normal school be standardized on the basis of a graduate of a four year high school and two years professional work? [by] J. F. Wood, p. 53-55; [by] E. S. Sell, p. 55-59. 10. R. C. Stearnes: Physical fitness-a national necessity, p. 61-64. 11. Laura L. Blackshear: The place of art in public school education, p. 66-70. 12. J. S. Stewart: Our duty to the young wage earner, p. 70-74.

683. Pennsylvania state educational association. Proceedings of the meeting, in session, at Philadelphia, December 29, 1919 to January 1, 1920. Pennsylvania school journal, 68: 279–324, January 1920.

Contains: 1. How should the schools in a democracy function in citizenship? In business and profession [by] C. H. Judd, p. 285-86; In social service [by] A. D. Yocum, p. 283-88; In ethical conduct [by] A. H. Brubacher, p. 288-90. 2. F. E. Downes: Teacher crisis, p. 291-94. 3. M. L. Burton: The demands of democracy, p. 294-96. 4. J. M. Hewlett: Importance and place of the manual arts in the new curriculum, p. 312-14. 5. W. H. Kilpatrick: Effect of the war upon the teaching of history and civics, p. 314-15. 6. H. J. Norton: Physical education în reconstruction period, p. 315-16. 7. G. G. Chambers: A code of ethics for the teachers' profession, p. 316-17.

Department of County Superintendents.

8. Harlan Updegraff: Assessment and taxation, p. 325-27. 9. Frank McClung: State certißcation of all teachers, p. 327-29. 10. Mabel Carney: The preparation of rural teachers in Pennsylvania, p. 329-32. 11. H. S. Fleck: Better school sentiment, more money, better teachers, p. 332-35. 12. M. B. Hillegas: Adjusting intermediate school idea to conditions in smaller school system, p. 335-37. 13. Mabel Carney: County community planning and development, p. 338-42. 14. I. H. Russell: Professional training of all teachers, p. 346-48.

City and Borough Superintendents.

15. T. S. March: Using schoolhouse in Americanization, p. 349-50. 16. S. E. Weber: Americanization in a mining community, p. 350-52. 17. Harlan Updegraff: Taxable wealth as a basis of state school appropriation, p. 353-54. 18. C. A. Wagner: Principles of method in teaching history, p. 356-58. 19. II. B. Work: Improved normal school curriculum, p. 359-62. 20. I. B. Bush: Training of inexperienced teachers, p. 362-63.

Library Department.

21. J. H. Leete: Function of public library in democracy, p. 363-67. 22. Lulu Glaser: Work of the package library bureau, p. 367-68.

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY.

684. Adamson, John William. A short history of education. Cambridge, At the University press, 1919. xi, 371p. 8°.

This book recounts briefly the development and progress of English educational institutions, recognizing such domestic and foreign conditions as have had a direct bearing upon English educa tion. The record in the volume extends from the origins to the opening of the twentieth century. 685. Butts, Alfred Benjamin. Public administration in Mississippi. Jackson, Miss., Mississippi historical society, 1919. 279p. 8°. (Publications of the

Mississippi historical society. Centenary series, vol. 3)

Thesis (Ph. D.), Columbia university.

Chapter II, p. 20-156, of this book is on Public education, viewed under the headings of Historical, Common schools, Higher education, and Conclusion.

686. Winship, A. E. Five decades of educational progress. Journal of education, 91: 321, 339-40, 371, 398-99, 430–31, March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 1920.

CURRENT EDUCATIONAL CONDITIONS.

UNITED STATES.

687. Claxton, Philander Priestley. Education to meet the changed social and economic conditions in the United States. In American bankers' association. Proceedings, 1919. p. 185-92.

Address before the American bankers' association, St. Louis, Mo., 1919.

688. Hickle, Carey. Present-day tendencies in education. Porto Rico school review, 4: 17-25, March 1920.

Address delivered at the meeting of the Porto Rico teachers' association, December 29, 1919.

689. Hines, Linnaeus N. An educational program for Indiana. Educational issues, 1: 62-65, March 1920.

Extracts from an address delivered before the Indiana schoolmen's club.

690. Mangold, George B. Some achievements of the Children's code commission. St. Louis Saturday night, April 3, 1920. p. 1, 32.

The Missouri Children's code-commission and some of the laws enacted through its efforts. 691. New York (State) University. A report of the survey of the Binghamton school system. Albany, The University of the state of New York, 1919. 212p. plates, tables, diagrs. 8°.

692.

A report of the survey of the Utica school system. [Albany, 1919] 233p. plates, tables, diagrs. 8°.

693. Patri, Angelo. The public school is falling down. Red cross magazine, 15: 12-15, 76, April 1920.

The situation in the schools as a result of the scarcity of good teachers.

694. Quinn, Matthew D. The government, the public, and the schools. Journal of education, 91: 395-97, April 3, 1920.

Says the time has arrived when the exigencies of the nation demand that the people themselves take cognizance of their individual responsibilities toward the proper support of the education and the training of their country's citizenship.

695. Showalter, N. D. Washington's barefoot school boy law to carry out constitutional guarantee of free system of education administered for all the children of the state. Washington farmer (Spokane, Wash.) 43: 583, 607, April 8, 1920.

696. Smith, Edgar F. Provost Smith's plea for education.

18: 629-32, March 19, 1920.

Pennsylvania gazette,

The maintenance and support of a system of primary, secondary, and higher education in Pennsylvania.

697. Spaulding, Frank E. Educating the nation. Atlantic monthly, 125: 528-38, April 1920.

Proposes a programme for American public education which will accomplish the following three minimum, definite, comprehensive objectives: 1. Essential elementary knowledge, training, and discipline; 2. Occupational efficiency; 3. Civic responsibility. The realization of this plan will require national financial support in considerable measure, coupled with a certain degree of national direction and control. The plan also involves the establishment of a Department of education in the national government, having at its head a secretary holding membership in the President's cabinet.

698. Vanderpyl Augé, Mine. H. The Opportunity school.

Revue pédagogique, 76: 157 68, March 1920.

L'Ecole á tout venant.

Based principally on an article by Alma and Paul Ellerbe, entitled Instant need of things; an account of the Denver public opportunity school, in Harper's magazine, 139:590-96, September

FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

Great Britain..

699. Benetti Brunelli, Valeria. La ricostruzione educativa e scolastica in Inghilterra, 1914-1919. Rivista pedagogica, 12: 482-511, October-December 1919. 700. The educational situation in Great Britain. School and society, 11: 470-74, April 17, 1920.

Signed E. C. H.

701. Lys, F. J. The University of Oxford and the nation. Nineteenth century and after, 87: 574-81, March 1920.

Says that in recent years the University of Oxford has been taking a steadily diminishing part in the education of young Englishmen, especially of those whose circumstances make it likely that they will take a leading part in the business and life of the country. The principal cause for this is to be found in the University's requirement of Greek, which is no longer taught by most of the preparatory schools of England.

702. Mactavish, J. M. The new spirit in education. In Some Christian essentials of reconstruction; essays by various writers, ed. by Lucy Gardner for the Interdenominational conference of the Social service union. London, G. Bell & sons, ltd., 1920. p. 155–80.

703. Ransome, Josephine. Schools of tomorrow in England. London, G. Bell and sons, ltd., 1919. xi, 134 p. 16°.

Contains sketches of some of the pioneering and experimental schools of England. Each of these schools is said to contribute something to the solution of the problem of educational reform. The schools briefly described in the book are the following: Arundale school; Brackenhill theosophical home school; Caldecott community; Perse grammar school; Hornsey county school; The Montessori ideal; Heritage craft schools; School of eurhythmics; Farmhouse school; Mixenden school; Deptford baby camp and training centre; Open-air school, Plumstead, S. E.; Wychwood school for girls; Tiptree hall; Margaret Morris school of dance.

France.

704. Bennett, Ernest. The school's part in reconstruction. Techne (Pittsburg, Kans.) 3: 9-12, February 1920.

Translated from an editorial article which appeared in L'Illustration, Paris, October 4, 1919. The translator calls attention to the close parallel between the critical situation in the French school and that in the United States.

705. Caullery, Maurice. Les réformes à faire dans les facultés des sciences. Revue internationale de l'enseignement, 40: 49-74, January-February 1920. Extracts from a report made to the Association amicale du personnel enseignant des facultés des sciences.

706. Fontaine, André. Faut-il réformer les programmes dans l'enseignement primaire élémentaire? Revue pédagogique, 76: 169-95, March 1920.

Italy.

707. Ciulli-Paratore, Laura. La scuola nel dopo-guerra. Rivista pedagogica, 12: 526-38, October-December 1919.

Germany.

708. Ehringhaus, Fr. Die behandlung der neuen deutschen reichsverfassung im unterricht der höheren lehranstalten. Lehrproben und lehrgänge aus der praxis der höheren lehranstalten, heft 142: 78-89, January 1920.

709. Fries, Wilhelm. Zur frage der einheitsschule. Lehrproben und lehrgänge aus der praxis der höheren lehranstalten, heft 142: 1-10, January 1920.

710. Trüper, J. Die privaten erziehungs- und bildungsanstalten in ihrer ideellen

und wirtschaftlichen bedeutung für unser deutsches volk. Langensalza, Hermann Beyer & söhne (Beyer & Mann) 1919. 169p. 8°. (Beiträge zur kinderforschung und heilerziehung, heft 155)

Canada.

711. Melvin, A. Gordon. Education in Nova Scotia. School and home education, 39: 186-88, April 1920.

Latin America.

712. Pan American union. Latin American secondary schools. Courses of study. Washington, D. C., 1920. 32p. 8°. (Pan American union. Section of education. Monograph no. 1)

Prepared by Arturo Torres, formerly general superintendent of education in Costa Rica.

EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND PRACTICE.

713. Athearn, Walter Scott. A national system of education. George H. Doran company [1920] 132p. diagrs. 12°.

Bibliography: p. 123-29.

New York,

Leeds, Glasgow [etc] E. J.

714. Eades, John. Modern ideas and methods for school teachers and students in training from a practical teacher's note book. Arnold & son, limited [1979] 191p. 12°.

715. Mecker, H. H. "A real school for the real boy-and his sister." School and home education, 39: 188-89, April 1920.

Prof. Meriam's experimental school at the State university, Columbia, Missouri.

716. Millspaugh, Jesse F. The pupil himself. School and society, 11: 421-27, April 10, 1920.

This article by the late Jesse F. Millspaugh, for many years president of the Los Angeles State normal school, has been communicated to School and society, with the approval of Mrs. Millspaugh, by Dr. Ernest C. Moore, director of the Southern branch of the University of California. The characteristics of the pupil of adolescent age. The author contends that "while, under the pressure from the world of business, the schools are making more or less efficient instruments of our boys and girls, they are failing to develop the highest type of manhood and womanhood, because they are uninterested in and therefore are leaving almost untouched and undeveloped large areas of intellectual and social and spiritual capacities."

717. Schmidt, H. W. Neglected opportunities in elementary schools. Educational review, 59: 304-14, April 1920.

Writer advocates a training which not only includes the essentials but one which also includes an appreciation of art, literature, and music.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD STUDY.

718. Chrisman, Oscar. Paidology; the science of the child. The historical child. Boston, R. G. Badger [1920] 471p. 8°.

A study of child life in various countries and cras.

719. Kerr, James. Lefthandedness and mirrored writing. American journal of school hygiene, 4: 1-14, March 1920.

720. Mead, Cyrus D. Habits of work. Educational administration and supervision, 6: 39–50, January 1920.

The writer says we are concerned much with habits, little with habits of work. There is a constant appeal to memorization and reproduction, there is seldom inductive thinking.

721. Nunn, T. P. Psychology and education. British journal of psychology (London) 10: 169-76, March 1920.

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