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America proves kind to their children, they will cheerfully live and die for America. Girl Scouts found a very special patriotic service in teaching through Girl Scout troop work the ideals of American citizenship to the children of foreign parents. Older scouts took great pride in starting troops in foreign settlements, training the tenderfoot scouts and teaching them about American citizenship. Special commendation was given by the America First Committee to New York City for their work in teaching English to foreign women and girls.

At the present moment the most effective public-service work that Girl Scout troops are doing is this Americanization work. Not only in big cities but wherever there is a mill, a factory, or a mine, where foreign laborers live apart from the life of the American community around them, Girl Scouts are finding that they can be of service in bridging over the gulf of ignorance and misunderstanding.

The real test of an educational system is in how well the students use the knowledge acquired. The following three instances of how scouts are turning back to the community the benefits derived from their home, their school, and their scout training deserve thoughtful consideration:

In New Bedford, Mass., foreign labor in the mills threatened to fall a prey to the epidemic of Bolshevism and industrial unrest. The city government, cooperating with the chamber of commerce, the school department, the Y. M. C. A., fraternal societies, and manufacturers' associations launched an aggressive campaign of Americanization. Girl Scout troops and Boy Scout troops were used to give the patriotic instruction to foreign workers in each mill.

In Cincinnati, Ohio, at the American House, where every oppor tunity is given to foreign men and women to become acquainted with American customs, habits, ideals, and the language we speak, Girl Scout troops have been formed to give patriotic instruction to foreign women and girls. These troops are officered by foreign-born girls who want to repay in some measure the benefits they have received from American institutions. The lieutenants of these troops are Girl Scouts of high-school age who want to pass on the scout training to others.

In New York City the local American First Committee formally commended the service rendered by Girl Scouts in teaching English to foreign women and girls.

It is by furnishing wholesome outdoor and indoor activities under influences that tend to build sturdy character as well as sturdy bodies that Girl Scouts are valuable in the educational work of the Nation, which we depend upon to develop the girls of to-day into sane, responsible women who will be capable of bearing intelligently the personal and social responsibilities that will come to them only a few years hence.

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CONTENTS.-Proceedings of associations-Educational biography-Current educational conditionsEducational reconstruction- Educational theory and practice-Educational psychology; Child studyEducational tests and measurements-Special methods of instruction-Special subjects of curriculumKindergarten and primary school-Rural education-Secondary education-Teachers: Training and professional status-Higher education-School administration-School management-School architecture-School hygiene and sanitation-Physical training-Social aspects of education-Child welfareMoral and religious education-Manual and vocational training-Vocational guidance-Vocational tests Army personnel-Agricultural education-Commercial education-Professional education-Civic educa tion-Americanization of immigrants-Reeducation of war invalids-Education of soldiers-Education of women-Negro and Indian education-Exceptional children-Education extension-Libraries and reading-Bureau of Education: Recent publications.

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PROCEEDINGS OF ASSOCIATIONS.

602. National education association. Journal of proceedings of the fifty-sixth annual meeting . . . Pittsburgh, Pa., June 29-July 6, 1918. Journal of the National education association, 3:357-420, February 1919.

Department of business education.-Contains: 1. J. T. Holdsworth: Commercial education after the war, p. 358-60. 2. G. L. Swiggett: Commercial education in preparation for foreign service, p. 360-62. 3. D. H. O'Keefe: Commercial-education statistics, p. 362–69.

Library department.-4. O. S. Rice: Practicable library cooperation with junior Red cross organizations in rural schools, 373-75. 5. Annie S. Cutter: Report of the elementary-school committee: library cooperation with the junior Red cross, p. 375-77. 6. R. J. Aley: The high-school student and the book, p. 377-80. 7. J. A. Churchill: The relation of the high-school library to modern educational aims, p. 380-82. 8. Effie L. Power: Library cooperation with the junior Red cross, p. 384-86.

Department of special education.-9. The practical value of psychological tests-do they find the bright and dull pupils? [by] Bertha M. Luckey, p. 388-90; [by] A. H. Sutherland, p. 390-92; [by] Frank Cody, p. 392-94. 10. Overcoming the objection of parents to the special class-can it be done? How? [by] H. E. Blackmar, p. 395-96; [by] Anna M. Kordsiemon, p. 397–98. 11. E. R. Whitney: Does the special class equip pupils for industrial employment? p. 400-402. 12. D. B. Corson: Does the special class equip pupils for industrial employment in the community? Can the cooperation of employers during and following the school period be obtained and how? p. 402-404.

Department of classroom teachers.-13. W. C. Bagley: The status of the classroom teacher, p. 407-11. 14. Isabel A. Ennis: Causes of the present shortage of teachers, p. 411-13.

Department of educational publications.-15. F. M. Hunter: Needed modifications in textbooks as shown by the war, p. 414-19.

603. National education association. Department of superintendence. [Some addresses delivered at the Chicago meeting, 1919] Journal of the New York state teachers' association, 6: 41-46, 57-61, 67-77, March 1919.

Contains: 1. D. B. Waldo: Adequate compensation for teaching service in public schools, p. 41-44. 2. W. J. Bogan: What the war has done for methods in vocational education, p. 44-46. 3. R. J. Condon: Education of the immigrant, p. 57-59. 4. E. L. Miller: English, p.59-61. 5. F. O. Lowden: Knowledge alone not sufficient, p. 67-68. 6. R. B. Irens: Supervision in a small city system, p. 69-71. 7. W. G. Bagley: American backwardness in the professional preps. ration of teachers, p. 71-74. 8. J. P. Goode: What the war should do for our methods in geogra phy, p. 75-77.

604. Pennsylvania state educational association. Proceedings of the sixtyninth meeting in session at Harrisburg, December 30, 31, 1918, and January 1, 2, 1919. Pennsylvania school journal, 67: 277-330, 339-384, 385-436, January, February, March, 1919.

General sessions-Contains: 1. S. E. Weber: Some aspects of Americanism, p. 287-91. 2. F. G. Blair: Educational benefits of the war, p. 295-99. 3. David Snedden: Some questions in the new philosophy of education, p. 299-301. 4. C. S. Davis: Report of educational council, p. 301302. 5. H. E. Jackson: Every schoolhouse a community capitol and every community a little democracy, p. 317-19. 6. Marcus Aaron: Teachers' salary increase, p. 319-24. 7. Report of the legislative committee, p. 324-28.

Department of county superintendents.-Contains: 8. G. A. Grim: Educational measurements: p. 339-40. 9. L. L. Driver: Vitalizing the rural school, p. 340-43. 10. C. A. Middleswarth. Systematic physical training in our elementary schools, p. 343-44. 11. Crton Lowe: School gardening, p. 344-48. 12. Samuel Hamilton: School as an agency of reconstruction, p. 348–51. 13. L. L. Driver: Rural school consolidation, p. 352-56.

City and borough superintendents.-14. David Snedden: Problems of determining objective standards of aim in elementary and secondary school objectives as preliminary to use of measurements of results, p. 357-59. 15. H. W. Dodd: Remuneration of the teacher, p. 359-63. 16. David Snedden: Improving the professional status of teachers, p. 363-65. 17. W. H. Henderson: The re-education of disabled soldiers, p. 365-68.

Supervising principals' round table.-18. G. E. Mark: Supervising principal in a county system of schools, p. 368-70. 19. H. J. Barnett: How can the supervising principal secure the best teachers? p. 370-72. 20. H. M. B. Lehr: How can the supervising principal improve the service of his teachers, p. 373-76. 21. J. G. Dundore: How much should the supervising principal teach? p. 376-78. 22. W. S. Deffenbaugh: Supervising principal's work, p. 379-82. Department of music.-23. David Snedden: Problems of aim in music as one of the fine arts, p. 382-84.

Directors' department.-24. W. G. Davis: Address [on the war and education] p. 392-96. 25. J. P. Garber: Increase in teachers' salaries, p. 398-401. 26. C. H. Judd: What makes American schools democratic? p. 404-10.

Association of school board secretaries.-27. H. L. Graham: Application and enlargement of the compulsory school attendance law, p. 418-20. 28. J. D. Hughes: Frevention of waste in schools, p. 423-25. 29. F. L. Bensinger: Froposed school legislation, p. 425-29. 30. C. H. Meyer: Froblems caused by conditions arising from the war and the epidemic, p. 433-34.

605. Texas state teachers' association. Proceedings of the Dallas meeting, 1918. Texas state teachers' association bulletin, 3 : 11-30, April 1919. (R. T. Ellis, secretary, Fort Worth, Texas.)

Contains: 1. J. C. Griffith: The problem of financing the schools, p. 11-15. 2. D. C. Munro: The new history, p. 15-17. 3. F. M. Bralley: Larger recognition of women in the work of education, p. 18-20. 4. R. A. Law: Condition of English teaching in Texas schools, p. 21-22.