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783. Kelley, Truman L. Principles underlying the classification of men. Journal of applied psychology, 3: 50-67, March 1919.

Psychological tests applied to the problem of classification in the Students' army training

corps.

784. Leavitt, Frank M. Standardized measurement scales in the field of the industrial arts. Industrial-arts magazine, 8: 132-38, April 1919.

785. Thorndike, Edward L. A standardized group examination of intelligence independent of language. Journal of applied psychology, 3: 13-32, March

1919.

Interesting presentation of group intelligence tests without language, from work in army. Illustrated.

786. Toops, Herbert A. and Pintner, Rudolph. Educational differences among tradesmen. Journal of applied psychology, 3 : 33-49, March 1919.

Advantages of education demonstrated.

787. [U. S. War department. Office of the surgeon general] Army mental tests. Methods, typical results and practical applications. Washington, D. C., 1918. 23 p. 8°.

The tests were prepared by a committee of the American psychological association and of the

National research council.

The pamphlet covers briefly the results of the tests used in the army and gives data to show the value of such tests in industry.

788. Yerkes, Robert M. Report of the psychology committee of the National research council. Psychological review, 26: 83-149, March 1919.

Deals with the various aspects of the relations of psychology to war-examining mental qualifications of soldiers; education, etc.

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

789. Howe, Frank W. Culture in agriculture. School bulletin, 45: 146–49, March

1919.

Says that there is no enmity between culture and agriculture. Speaks of the cultural possibilities inherent in agriculture.

790. Snedden, David. Two important current problems of agricultural education. School and society, 9: 347-51, March 22, 1919.

An address given at St. Louis, before the Agricultural section of the National society for vocational education, February 21, 1919.

Problems in project work in agricultural education.

COMMERCIAL EDUCATION.

791. Appell, Israel and Wolfson, Arthur M. Plan for organizing the entrants into the high school of commerce according to their attainments in scholarship, their capacities, and their aims. School review, 27: 256-61, April 1919.

Plan inaugurated in the High school of commerce, New York city.

792. Reed, James C. A discussion of present-day problems in commercial education. Commercial teacher, 3: 17-25, March 1919.

The adaptation of commercial work to the needs of the community, the organization of public

commercial schools, and the training of commercial teachers.

793. Schoen, Henri. Une nouvelle école des chefs pour notre industrie nationale et notre commerce en France et à l'étranger. Revue internationale de l'enseignement, 73 : 66–73, January-February 1919.

Describes a "special school of commercial and administrative sciences" recently established

at Paris.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION.

794. Blumer, George. Desirability of changing the type of written examinations. Journal of the American medical association, 72: 1131-33, April 19, 1919.

Importance of specific qualities and habits of thought in medical education. Tests for graduation or licensing of physicians.

795. Jammé, Anna C. The California eight-hour law for women. American journal of nursing, 19: 525-30, April 1919.

Shows effect of law on students in training schools for nurses in California.

796. Lovett, Robert W. Suggestions for improving medical education. Boston medical and surgical journal, 180: 418-22, April 10, 1919.

Sums up his criticisms under three heads: (1) Lack of thoroughness in examination and diagnosis: (2) inability to think out cases logically and to base treatment on the pathological condi tion present; (3) lack of knowledge of fundamentals-anatomy and physiology.

797. Munson, Edward L. The need of medical education as revealed by the war. Journal of the American medical association, 72 1050-55, April 12, 1919.

Discusses the personnel of the Medical reserve corps; psychological tests of men for medical training camps; relations of qualifications.

798. Singer, H. Douglas. The need for instruction in mental hygiene in medical, law and theological schools. Mental hygiene, 3 : 24-32, January 1919.

Draws distinction between structural defect and functional disturbance in mental disorders. 799. Warner, A. R. Hospital standardization. Journal of the American medical association, 72: 914-16, March 29, 1919.

Responsibilities of modern hospitals in carrying on the education of undergraduate students.
CIVIC EDUCATION.

800. Brooks, E. C. Respect for law and order a definite high school subject. North Carolina education, 13: 6-7, 8, April 1919.

Gives some of the most important topics that the high school should develop in teaching pupils law and order.

801. Parsons, E. Dudley. The English teacher and patriotism. English journal, 8154-63, March 1919.

Some ways in which the English teacher can interpret to Americans and to aliens alike the real spirit of the nation.

802. Pattee, Fred Lewis. Americanism through American literature. Educational review, 57: 271-76, April 1919.

Advocates a chair of American literature, side by side with the chair of American history, in every college and university, to instruct and inspire students in democracy and Americanism. AMERICANIZATION OF IMMIGRANTS.

803. Condon, Randall J. Education of the immigrant.

89: 376-77, 382, April 3, 1919.

Journal of education,

Also in Ohio educational monthly, 68: 125-29, April 1919, and School, 30: 309-311, April 10, 1919.

Address before the Department of superintendence of the National education association.
The story of the American house and the place it occupies in the Americanization program of
Cincinnati.

804. Crist, Raymond F. Second year of the work of the public schools with the Bureau of naturalization. Washington, Government printing office, 1918. 47 p. 8°. (Extract from the annual report of the Commissioner of naturalization for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1917.)

At head of title-page: U. S. Department of labor. Bureau of naturalization.

805. U. S.

Department of the interior. America, Americanism, Americanization... Washington, Government printing office, 1919. 22 p. 8°.

Contains Americanization speech of Hon. Franklin K. Lane at Hotel Astor, New York, copy of Smith-Bankhead Americanization bill, Americanization extract from annual report of Secretary Lane.

806. Woodward, Elizabeth Ash. Americanization work of kindergartners. Kindergarten and first grade, 4 : 127–29, April 1919:

The interpretation of American ideals, traditions, standards, and institutions to the foreignborn.

807. Wyman, A. H. Instruction to insure Americanization of aliens. National association of corporation schools bulletin, 6:13-20, January 1919.

A paper presented by A. H. Wyman of the Carnegie steel company, and a member of the Special committee on unskilled labor and Americanization, to the Pittsburgh chapter of the National association of corporation schools.

On promoting attendance in English classes.

REEDUCATION OF WAR INVALIDS.

808. American journal of care for cripples, vol. 8, no. 1, January 1919.

Contains: 1. J. C. Faries: Re-educating the disabled man, p. 3-10. 2. Dr. Stassen and Dr. Delvaux: Agricultural re-education at the Belgian military institute at Port-Villez, p. 21–24. 3. J. D. Robertson: Chicago's reconstruction laboratory, p. 25-29. 4. W. J Wright: Vocational training in agriculture for disabled soldiers and sailors, p. 30-43. 5. Lavinia Mondolfo: A trade school for blinded soldiers in Italy, p. 44-48. 6. Ethel Wood: Training and its results, p. 49–52. 7. J. C. Miller: Report on the special six weeks' training course for vocational directors under the Red cross institute for crippled and disabled men and the Federal board for vocational education, p. 79-89.

809. Levitas, Arnold. Training for disabled soldiers and sailors. Educational review, 57: 312-20, April 1919.

Work of the Government in the rehabilitation of disabled soldiers and sailors. Gives among other things a description of the occupational branches of printing.

810. Physical and occupational re-education of the maimed, by Jean Camus, with the collaboration of A. Nyns, Bourrillon, F. Terrien, E. Fontane, Nové-Josserand, Bouget, Boureau, P. Larue, A. de Mazières, E. Leroux, P. de Cabaussel, E. Voron, J. Nanot, P. Lindemans, Belot, Privat, H. Nepper, and C. Vallée. Authorized translation by W. F. Castle, with articles on British institutions by Sir Arthur Pearson, bart., Margaret Sale, and Dudley B. Myers. New York, William Wood and company, 1919. xi, 195 p. illus. 12°.

EDUCATION OF SOLDIERS.

811. Gardiner, J. B. W. Universal training and officers. World's work, 37 : 7058, April 1919.

"How to utilize West Point, our existing military schools and colleges, and the training-camp idea to create an efficient officers' reserve corps."

812. Maurice, Roger. L'éducation de la troupe. Mercure de France, 131 : 577604, February 16, 1919.

The training of the French soldier.

813. Powell, E. Alexander. "A. P. O. 714"; the university of the A. E. F. Scribner's magazine, 65: 413–20, April 1919.

The story of the American Army schools in Langres, France, and its neighborhood.

EDUCATION OF WOMEN.

814. Snedden, David. Probable economic future of American women. American journal of sociology, 24: 528-65, March 1919.

Chapter from a forthcoming book on Vocational education. The object of the article is "to indicate the considerations which underlie the making of programs of vocational education for women and girls."

NEGRO AND INDIAN EDUCATION.

815. Holloway, William H. Mechanic or dynamic? National note-book, 1:2124, April 1919.

The attitude of the country toward cultural and higher education for the Negro.

816. Wright, Allen H. The Fort Yuma Indian school. Southern workman, 48 187-90, April 1919.

EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN.

817. Blakely, Paul L. Is the children's court a failure? America, 21:24-26, April 12, 1919.

After mentioning some of the weaknesses of the juvenile court, the writer says that it is not failure and that it can be made a most serviceable means of social reconstruction. It is not our duty to rail against it, but to reform it.

818. Brooks, Robert P. A study of the slow and over-aged child. Pedagogical seminary, 26: 49-55, March 1919.

"The purpose of this study was (1) to discover how serious a problem this type of child was in school; (2) to better adjust the school to these unfortunates; (3) and, as far as possible, to minimize the number of misfits in the future."

819. Specht, Louise F. A Terman class in Public school no. 64, Manhattan. School and society, 9: 393-98, March 29, 1919.

An experiment in selecting, grouping, and training a number of children of very superior intelligence.

820. Thurston, Henry W. Delinquency and spare time, a study of a few stories written into the court records of the city of Cleveland. Cleveland, O., The Survey committee of the Cleveland foundation, 1918. 189 p. 12°. ([Cleveland foundation. Publications] 27)

One of the seven sections of the report of the Recreation survey of Cleveland conducted by the Survey committee of the Cleveland foundation in 1917.

EDUCATION EXTENSION.

821. Evans, Owen D. The young worker and the part-time school. Manual training magazine, 20: 275-80, April 1919.

A paper read before the Boston manual training club, March 8, 1919.

The essential facts in organizing and administering a continuation school.

822. Leavitt, Frank M.

Launching part-time cooperative education on a large scale. Manual training magazine, 20: 267-71, April 1919.

An address delivered January 10, 1919, at Chicago, before the annual convention of the Vocational education association of the Middle West.

The Pittsburgh plan of cooperative education, some possibilities in the plan and the advantages.

LIBRARIES AND READING.

823. Brainerd, Jessie. Evolution of a high school library. Public libraries, 24 143-45, April 1919.

By the librarian of the high school, Hackensack, N. J.

824. Christopher, Katherine M. Use of the library in the Julia Richman high school library. Library journal, 44 : 146-48, March 1919.

By the librarian of the Julia Richman high school, New York city.

825. Dana, John Cotton. Public libraries as censors. Bookman, 49: 147–52, April 1919.

Discusses the function and duty of the public librarian as a "censor of books and reading" for his community. This function he exercises by buying some books for his library and passing over others.

826. Wilson, L. R. The county library: an agency to promote general reading. American city (town and county ed.) 20: 340-42, April 1919.

General principles of county library service in the United States, and a particular account of the work in Mecklenburg, Durham, and Guilford counties of North Carolina.

BUREAU OF EDUCATION: RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

827. Advanced educational work within a government bureau; by P. G. Agnew. Washington, 1919. 7 p. (Higher educational circular no. 14, February 1919) 828. Flag exercises for the schools of the nation. Washington, 1919. 11 p. 829. List of references on educational tests and measurements. Washington, 1919. 18 p. (Library leaflet no. 2, April 1919)

830. List of references on play and playgrounds. Washington, 1919. 11 p. (Library leaflet no. 3, April 1919)

831. Statistics of state universities and state colleges for the year ended June 30, 1918. Washington, 1919. 15 p. (Bulletin, 1918, no. 51)

Advance Sheets from Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1916-1918. 832. Agricultural education, 1916-1918; by C. H. Lane. Washington, 1919. 40 p. (Bulletin, 1918, no. 44)

833. Commercial education; by Frank V. Thompson. Washington, 1919. 11 p. (Bulletin, 1919, no. 18)

834. Education in the territories and dependencies. Washington, 1919. 71 p. (Bulletin, 1919, no. 12)

835. Educational conditions in Spain; by Walter A. Montgomery. Washington, 1919. 28 p. (Bulletin, 1919, no. 17)

836. Educational work of the churches in 1916-1918. Washington, 1919. (Bulletin, 1919, no. 10)

53 P.

837. Engineering education, by F. L. Bishop. Washington, 1919. 8 p. (Bulletin,

1919, no. 19)

838. Home economics; by Mrs.

Washington, 1919. 38 p.

Henrietta W. Calvin and Carrie Alberta Lyford. (Bulletin, 1918, no. 50)

839. Instruction in art in the United States; by Walter Sargent. Washington, 1919. 31 p. (Bulletin, 1918, no. 43)

840. Kindergarten education; by Almira M. Winchester. Washington, 1919. 18 p. (Bulletin, 1918, no. 49)

841. Medical education, 1916-1918; by N. P. Colwell. Washington, 1919. 28 p. (Bulletin, 1918, no. 46)

842. Public education in the cities of the United States; by J. H. Van Sickle, John Whyte, and W. S. Deffenbaugh. Washington, 1919. 46 p. (Bulletin, 1918, no. 48)

843. Rural education; by H. W. Foght. Washington, 1919. 27 p. (Bulle tin, 1919, no. 7)

844. The United States school garden army; by J. H. Francis. Washington, 1919. 6 p. (Bulletin, 1919, no. 26)

845. Vocational education; by William T. Bawden. Washington, 1919. 30 p. 8°. (Bulletin, 1919, no. 25)

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