MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS. CONTENTS.-Introductory notes-Publications of associations-Educational history-Current educational conditions-Pedagogics and didactics-Educational psychology; Child study-Special methods of instruction-Special subjects of curriculum-Kindergarten and primary school-Rural education-Secondary education-Teachers: Training and professional status-Higher education-School administration-School management-School architecture-School hygiene and sanitation-Sex hygiene-Social aspects of education-Child welfare-Moral education-Religious education-Manual and vocational training-Vocational guidance-Agricultural education; Home economics-School gardens-Professional education-Education of women-Negro education-Education of deaf and blind-Exceptional childrenEducation extension-Libraries and reading-Bureau of Education: Recent publications. INTRODUCTORY NOTES. The following is a selection of recent educational books of importance, the numbers in parentheses referring to the full entries in this bulletin: Graves, A student's history of education (1092); Foster, Debating for boys (1129); Bachman, Problems in elementary school administration (1174); National society for the promotion of industrial education, Proceedings, 1914 (1198); Bloomfield, Readings in Vocational guidance (1208). 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. PUBLICATIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS. 1088. Mississippi teachers' association. Proceedings of the thirtieth annual meeting... Laurel, Miss., April 29 to May 1, 1915. Brookhaven, Miss., Lincoln county times, 1915. 143 p. 8°. (H. L. McCleskey, secretary, Hazlehurst, Miss.) Contains: 1. P. P. Claxton: [Report of Dr. Claxton's address on the six-six plan], p. 37-39 2. L. B. Evans: What we owe our children, p. 39-41. 3. B. L. Hatch: The course of study and the principles underlying its determination, p. 72-76. 4. S. C. Hall: Should essentials of a course of study vary to satisfy social demands in different school districts, p. 76–81. 5. Mabel Mitchell: Using home science as a means of more closely connecting the home and school, p. 82-85. 6. Mary Stokes: Co-operation between the elementary school and the state, p. 90-94. 7. J. J. Dawsey: Classification of schools, p. 97-102. 8. A. L. Bondurant: Live Latin, p. 104-8. 9. Should our educational system include activities whose special purpose is prepara. tion for war? From the standpoint of the college [by] D. M. Nelson, p. 109-10; From the standpoint of the common schools [by] Anna Jones, p. 110-11; From the standpoint of the home [by] Mrs. G. D. Booth, p. 111-12. 9016-15 3 1089. Ohio state teachers' association. Proceedings-sixty-eighth year, June 30 to July 2, 1915. Ohio educational monthly, 64: 350-431, August 1915. Contains: 1. P. E. Cromer: Attendance problem, p. 361-63. 2. J. II. Cook: Consolidationan indispensible feature of modern rural education, p. 363-67. 3. L. T. Skeggs: The social opportunity of the rural school, p. 367-71. 4. G. J. Keinath: The curriculum of the country school, p. 371-73. 5. Teacher training in Ohio-II. B. Williams: The raw material, p. 373-77; II. C. Minnich: Possibilities and limitations, p. 377-79. 6. G. W. Knight: Agencies for training teachers in Ohio, p. 379-84. 7. H. G. Williams: A question of standards, p. 384-91. 1090. Vermont state teachers' association. Report of the sixty-fifth annual convention, St. Johnsbury, Vt., October 15–17, 1914. 128 p. (Margaret R. Kelley, secretary, Derby, Vt.) Contains: 1. E. B. Smith: Practical medical inspection, p. 20-23. 2. W. II. Crawshaw: The human element in education, p. 24-29. 3. W. S. Learned: The teacher's interest in the teacher, p. 31-42. 4. M. B. illegas: Some standards for judging the school's eliciency, p. 42-46. 5. G. S. Wright: The grading of adolescent pupils; a plea for a system which does not sacrifice the welfare of the pupil to subject matter, p. 55-59. 6. M. D. Chittenden: What subjects of the traditional high school course can best be displaced by a course in manual training or home economics, p. 59-65. 7. C. II. Willey: Elementary schools. Some troubles and how I have met them, p. 65-71. 8. W. A. Beebe: Keeping children after school; its use and abuse, p. 78-79. 9. F. B. Jenks: Agricultural education in our public schools, p. 80-88. 10. A. C. Eurd: How to make country life more satisfying, p. 89-94. 11. E. L. Ingalls and J. L. McBrien: Boys' and girls' clubs, p. 94-100. 12. David Snedden: Some current problems in education, p. 107–11. EDUCATIONAL HISTORY. 1091. Fisk, Carl R. The English parish and education at the beginning of American colonization. School review, 23:433-49, September 1915. Interesting historical sketch, with copious bibliographical references and notes. 1092. Graves, Frank Pierrepont. A student's history of education. New York, The Macmillan company, 1915. 453 p. 12°. "Supplementary reading" at end of each chapter. 1093. Sandys, Sir John Edwin. A short history of classical scholarship from the sixth century B. C. to the present day. Cambridge, University press, 1915. 455 p. illus. 8°. 1094. Spranger, Eduard. Der zusammenhang von politik und pädagogik in der neuzeit. Umrisse zu einer geschichte der deutschen schulgesetzgebung und schulverfassung. (Fortsetzung.) § 17. Ludolph Beckedorff. Die deutsche schule, 19: 283-93, May 1915. For references to earlier installments see: Monthly record of current educational publications, 1914, item 1478; 1915, item 880. 1095. Wells, Guy F. The first school survey. Educational review, 50:166–74, September 1915. First survey undertaken by Rhode Island in 1843. Conducted by Henry Barnard, who was asked by the legislature to draw up a bill revising the school code. With a few changes his bill was enacted in 1845. CURRENT EDUCATIONAL CONDITIONS. 1096. Alabama. Dept. of education. The elimination of illiteracy in Dale County; report of a visit of the rural school agent. Montgomery, Alabama illiteracy commission, 1915. 31 p. illus. 8°. 1097. Boise, Id. Board of education. Special report of the Boise public schools. [Boise, Id.] 1915. 96 p. 8°. 1098. Brown, Elmer E. Educational progress of the past fifteen years. American education, 19: 12-17, September 1915. Address delivered at the Congress of education, Oakland, California, August 16, 1915. 1099. Castelli, Giuseppe and Brasca, Luigi. Le istituzioni scolastiche. Torino [etc.] Unione tipografico-editrice torinese, 1915. 326 p. 8°. (Biblioteca di ragioneria applicata. vol. XI, monografia 22) CONTENTS.-pte. I. Natura e fini delle istituzioni scolastiche (G. Castelli).-pte. II. Amministrazione e contabilità degli istituti d'istruzione (L. Brasca). |