NEW DISSERTATIONS

“Supervision in German Elementary Education, 1918-1933”
by Dr. Ciara STRATEMEYER describes the historical develop-
ment of the German elementary school system and discusses the
professional influences operating to produce, in coordination
with political developments, the fundamental changes in ele-
mentary education during this postwar period.

In ‘““The Runaway Boy in the Correctional School,” Dr. ZENA
C. O’ConNor discusses one of the major problems encountered
in every institution caring for children, and suggests treatment
procedures for reducing the number of runaway episodes.

In “Manuscript Writing and Spelling Achievement Dr. Jon-
ATHAN W. Varty describes an experiment conducted in grades
two and three to measure the relationship of manuscript writing
to spelling achievement. The findings of this investigation are
not in agreement with reported opinion of educators and “‘illus-
trate the error of accepting opinion as the sole criterion for
judging the value of certain subjects in the curriculum.”

The work of John M’Culloch, an immigrant Scotsman, is
described by Dr. ALICE WINIFRED SPIESEKE in “The First Text-
books in American History.” ‘The result of this research will be
of interest to history teachers, book collectors—especially col-
lectors of children’s books and textbooks—and to anyone inter-
ested in the history of printing.

The study on ‘“‘Certain Factors in the Professional Education
of Women Teachers of Physical Education,” by Dr. HELEN
RutH Haccerry, discusses the variations in knowledge of pro-
fessional subject matter possessed by the senior major women
students in physical education in forty-six colleges, universities,
and teachers colleges.

In “A Study of Mechanism in Education” Dr. Witiiam L.
Patty examines the curriculum making devices of Franklin
Bobbitt, W. W. Charters, and C. C. Peters from the point of
view of relativistic pragmatism.

The need of centers of reference combining features of 2
museum, a library, a laboratory, and a general educational center
in America’s leading cities is convincingly pointed out in “The
Library-Museum of Music and Dance,” by Dr. ARTHUR
PricHarD Moor.

The findings of an investigation of the origin of the Ameri-
can Legion, its organization and methods, and the social and
economic background of its leaders and members are reported in
“The American Legion as Educator,” by Dr. WILLIAM GELLER-
MANN.

The picture which it gives of the complexity of human social
behavior is perhaps the greatest contribution of ‘Relationships
Between Young Sisters as Revealed in Their Overt Responses,”
a monograph by Dr. Marcaret B. McFarLanp. In this study
the author reports observed responses of young sisters to each
other in the home situation.

“Selection of Teachers in Large City School Systems,” by Dr.
JoHN Coutsourn, deals primarily with the various procedures
and methods used by school authorities, and includes detailed
findings of a comprehensive survey organized according to
different aspects of the problem of selection.

Dr. Hare Pickett, in “An Analysis of Proofs and Solutions
of Exercises Used in Plane Geometry Tests,” presents a scale for
rating the utility of geometric theorems as basic reasons in the
proofs and solutions of exercises used in plane geometry exam-
inations. Dr. Pickett’s results indicate the ‘‘necessity of alge-
braic abilities for success in geometry” and also the need of
correlation between algebra and geometry before an attempt is
made to correlate algebra with other materials.”

From an experiment conducted with two groups of children,
one at a school for the deaf and the other a control group of
hearing school children, Dr. Mr-prep B. STANTON finds that the
two groups are very similar in mechanical ability. The study is
reported in Contributions to Education, No. 751, ‘Mechanical
Ability of Deaf Children.”

SONGS

“Song Source Material for the Activity Curriculum” by
FRANCES WRIGHT and Laverna L. Losstnec of the University
of California at Los Angeles has recently been reprinted with a
supplement which brings it up to date. This unit is one of the
most popular in the Teachers’ Lesson Unit Series edited by Pro-
fessor WittiamM A. McCALL,

REPRINT

The cordial reception given “Wealth, Children and Educa-
tion,” a study by JoHN K. Norton and Marcaret A. Nor-
TON, has made a second printing necessary in little more than a
year. This second printing offers an opportunity to include re-
visions and important additions which take account of recent
developments affecting federal relations to education. A chap-
ter has been added which critically appraises the proposals of
President Roosevelt’s Advisory Committee on Education.

RECOLLECTIONS OF TEACHERS COLLEGE

In the little pamphlet of poems of this title by JosEPHINE
WRIGHT many alumni will find bits reminiscent of their stay on
Morningside under such titles as “S. 9-10:50”; ‘“The Dean’s
Reception Held in the Cafeteria”; “Teachers College Post
Office”; “‘Professor of Substitution.” Professor Patty SMITH
Hixx has contributed an introduction.

 

 

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