children; short school year; difficulties of English language; failure to teach metric system, and introduction of many specialties into course of study.

(2) Evils which are remedial in part, under which are mentioned: Waste of time in instruction, poor methods of teaching, foolish and sentimental discipline, insufficient training possessed by American teachers, low salaries, and bad methods of promotion, and the elective system in secondary schools,

California.

453. Hershey, A. S. Japanese school question and the treaty-making power. (Amer. pol. sci. rev. May, 1:393–407.)

Did San Francisco's action infringe Japanese treaty rights? Has the Federal
Government the right to interfere with the direction of the public school system
of a State or city? Both questions are argued in the negative.
District of Columbia.

454. Education in the district of Columbia. (Educ. rev. Feb., 33: 109-20.) The writer holds that evils and difficulties in effective school administration are inherent in the form of government of the District. The schools are torn between the dual and conflicting powers of Congress and the District board of education.

Illinois.

455. Webster, W. G., ed. The Evanston village high school. 128 p. O. Editor, 702 Rector bldg. Chicago, $2.

Of interest to the former students or friends of the school.

Massachusetts.

456. Spencer, David. School reform in Boston. (Atlantic, July, 100: 45-53.) Describes the many reforms in administration of the Boston schools which resulted from the reduction of the membership of the school committee from 25 to 5.

New England.

457. Young, W. H. The high schools of New England as judged by the standard of the college certificate board. (School rev. Feb., 15: 134–44.)

458.

Investigates existing conditions in order to determine how successfully the high schools are meeting the college requirements, and expresses the opinion that present methods in New England do not solve the problem of articulation between high school and college. Shows an appalling number of schools below the standard, and suggests that a strongly centralized system of high schools, substituted for the prevalent local autonomy, would remedy present evils. See also No. 458.

The standardization of the New England high schools. (School rev. Apr., 15: 278-83.)

The great defect is lack of uniformity. Recommends State inspection, and shows the advantages which would result from its adoption. See also No. 457.

Teras.

459. Hartmann, C. G. A study in school supervision with special reference to rural school conditions in Texas. 180 p. Q. (Bulletin of the Univ. of Texas, no. 90.)

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