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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Child Labor and Compulsory Education-Martin
The Social and Legal Aspect of Compulsory Education and Child Labor-Giddings
The Immigrant Child-Miss Richman.
Manual Training in the Grades-Harvey
The Practical Utility of Manual and Technical Training-Parsons
The Economic Importance of Trade Schools-Vanderlip .
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III
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Secretary's Minutes
Review of the Educational Features of the Universal Exposition-
I. The Foreign Educational Exhibits-Rogers
II. The American Educational Exhibit-Lyte
III. Lessons from the United States Exhibit-Blewett
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Means of Increasing the Efficiency of Our Public-School Work-
I. Providing Better Teachers-Carr
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II. Adequate Leadership, Progressive Teachers, and Fewer Subjects-Pearse
III. Changing the View-Point-Crane
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Some of the Conditions Which Cause Variation in School Expenditures—Harris
The Group Morality of Children-Vincent
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Charter Provisions as Related to the Organization of School Systems-Maxwell
A Nonpartisan School Law-Eliot
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Charter Provisions as Related to the Reorganization of School Systems-Soldan 231
ROUND TABLES
Round Table of State and County Superintendents-
High-School Privileges for Country Pupils-Cary
Report of the Committee on Interstate Recognition of Teachers' Certificates
Round Table of City Superintendents-
The Merit System in St. Louis-Blewett
Outlines of Methods of Appointing and Advancing Teachers-Van Sickle, et al.
Manual Training in the Elementary School—Haney.
Child Labor-Miss Addams
Manual Training in the Secondary Grades and in Colleges-Woodward
NATIONAL COUNCIL
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Report of Advisory Committee on Simplification of Spelling-Maxwell .
Report on the Educational Progress of the Year-Rogers.
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What Are the Most Promising Subjects for Investigation ?—
I. Comparison of Modern Business Methods with Educational Methods—
Martin
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Physical Development of the Child in Training of Kindergartners-Oppenheim
How Does the Kindergarten Develop the Child Physically ?-Mrs. Hughes
Methods of Supervision of Public-School Kindergartens-Miss Mills
Current Criticism of the Kindergarten-O'Shea .
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DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
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Progress of the Year, and Curriculum of the Elementary School-Miss Cropsey
The Teaching of Arithmetic in Elementary Schools-Bailey
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ROUND TABLE CONFERENCES
A. Handwork in Primary Schools-Miss Seegmiller.
B. Right Methods of Studying History and Geography-McMurry
C. Reading in the First School Year-Mrs. Cooley
On the Psychology of Reading and Writing-MacDougall
On the Study of English Composition-Miss Alexander
Teaching Our Language to Non-English-Speaking Pupils-Straubenmüller
Why Do So Many First-Year Pupils Leave the High School?-Halleck
Report of the Committee on Secret Fraternities-Morrison
A. Principals-
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The Aims of English Teaching-Buck
Should Entire Energy of High-School Principal Be Given to Administra-
tion ?-Gunnison
B. English-
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The Teaching of Composition-Mitchell
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C. History-
What Facts of History Should Be Taught ?-Sullivan
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What Facts of Ancient History Should Be Taught ?-Muzzey
The College Requirements and the Secondary-School Work-Kirtland
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F. Modern Languages—
The Direct Method of Teaching a Modern Language-Wolf
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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Excessive Expansion in the Course of Study-Bryan
Honor in Student Life in Colleges and Universities-Smith
Wide Election and Minute Courses-Canfield
Plans of Admitting Students to Colleges and Universities—MacLean
Should Chairs of Pedagogy Be Abolished?-Hill
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DEPARTMENT OF NORMAL SCHOOLS
The Modern High-School Curriculum-Felmley
A Statement of the Issues Before the Department-Van Liew
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How Can the Normal School Best Produce Efficient Teachers of Elementary
Branches?-Karr
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The Co-operation of Universities and Normal Schools in the Training of
Elementary Teachers-McMurry, Maxwell
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Secondary Teachers-Henderson, Snyder .
How Can Class Teachers Be Educated to the Value of Manual Training
McMurry
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Necessity for Special Manual-Training High Schools-Keyes
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Forms and Limitations of Handwork for Girls in the High School-Miss Dopp .