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Publ. Co.; Journal of Educ. Research, Monograph No. 6, 1924. MCMULLEN, L. B.-"The Teaching of Service Load in State Teachers' Colleges"-N. E. A. Addresses and Proceedings (Indianapolis, pp. 290294).

MORRISON, J. Coyce-"An Analysis of
the Principalship as a Basis for
Preparation of Elementary School
Principals"-Ibid., pp. 453-468.

Select References on Teacher
Tenure

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EDWARDS, I. N. "Marriage as
Legal Cause for Dismissal of
Women Teachers" - Elementary
School Jour., vol. 25, pp. 690-691.
HUNTER, Fred M.-"Teacher Tenure
in Colleges and Normal Schools”—
N. E. A. Address and Proceedings
(Indianapolis, 1925), pp. 220-237.
HUNTER, Fred M.-"Tenure for
Teachers" Journal of the N. E. A.,
vol. 14, pp. 271-273.

N. E. A.-"Report of the Committee
of One Hundred on the Problem of
Tenure"-The Washington Meeting,
N. E. A., 1924, vol. 2, pp. 1-59.
N. E. A.-"The Problem of Teacher
Tenure"-Research Bulletin II,
Mo. 5, Nov., 1924, pp. 139-175.

"National Educational Prob lems"-School & Society, vol. 22, pp. 437-438, 1925.

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF TEACHERS
BY DAVID ALLAN ROBERTSON

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

The large American interest in 195 universities and colleges; the international education relations has American University Union with its been a discovery of 1925. The Amer- offices in London and Paris; the Instiican Council on Education printed in tute of International Education; the the Educational Record, April 1925, American Association of University a list of 115 organizations in the Women; the Carnegie Corporation; field. Mutual acquaintance has al- and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller ready led to mutual confidence and Memorial. The Council has taken a desire for coöperation. A confer- over the American University Union, ence of these bodies has been called constituting the former Trustees of for February, 1926. Meanwhile, prog- the Union as a Committee on Interress in this direction has already been national Relations. The Institute of made by the following bodies: the International Education has become American Council on Education, a member of the Council, its trustees which is the representative of 15 are now nominated by the Council great educational associations and and it becomes an administrative

agent of the Council. In Paris and other centers abroad there is a desire to coordinate the numerous independent American efforts in education abroad.

Henry Allen Moe, Pershing Square
Building, New York.

years in an American college entering foreign universities for a third year, securing credit for this work on return to their own universities and graduating with their class.

Committee on Foreign Travel and Study.-Believing that a large body of American students not eligible for An American Committee on Intel- international fellowships nevertheless lectual Cooperation has been formed may become leaders in business and by Dr. R. A. Millikan, American mem-politics, a new organization has been ber of the League of Nations Com- formed, of which Senator Coleman mittee on Intellectual Coöperation, in- DuPont is Chairman; it seeks to cluding many eminent educators and find a way for undergraduates to public persons. study abroad without interrupting International exchange of students progress toward their American deand professors.-Academic reciproc- grees. For this Committee President ity, hitherto represented only by Frank Aydelotte of Swarthmore Colthe Rhodes Scholarships, the Amer-lege and Mr. Marcus M. Marks made ican Field Service Fellowships, investigations in Europe in 1924, and Franco-American Fellowships, Chinese in 1925 the Assistant Director David Indemnity Scholarships, American- Allan Robertson of the American Scandinavian Fellowships, American- Council on Education made further Hungarian Fellowships, American- arrangements (nine scholarships of Czechoslovak Fellowships, Interna- $1000 each) with British and Eurotional Education Board Fellowships, pean universities, which have already Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships, proved the feasibility of highly se Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial lected American students after two Fellowships, and a large number of individual fellowships and scholarships, has been greatly increased in importance by the establishment of the Commonwealth Fund Fellowships founded to develop international understanding especially between the two great English-speaking nations of the world; it provides for the appointment of 20 British Fellows each year, each to pursue two years of study in graduate schools of the United States. The stipend, approximately $3,000 each year, provides for traveling expenses to and from the American university, tuition and other fees, living expenses, and provision for travel in the United States during holidays. The Secretary is Mr. R. H. Simpson, 50 Russell Square, London W. C. 1. Another important Registration. In 1924-5 the Ameraddition of 1925 is the John Simon ican University Union listed 425 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation American students registered in uniestablished by Senator and Mrs. versities of England, Scotland, IreSimon Guggenheim in memory of land and Wales, of whom one-fourth their son. These fellowships are open were on scholarships, including Rhodes to Americans without regard to age, scholarships. In France in 1924-5 the sex, race or creed. Candidates must Paris office of the American Univerhave demonstrated unusual capacity sity Union reported 3789 American for productive scholarship or ability students (1558 men, 2231 women). in some one of the fine arts and must Of these 694 were in the University present definite and practical plans of Paris and 452 in regular and sumfor foreign study. The normal sti- mer sessions in provincial universipend is $2500. The Secretary is ties. The Commissioner General of

The 1924 Immigration Act. This had unexpected and wide influence on the colleges. Because the quota system resulted in diminished use of space in steerage quarters of Atlantic steamships, the companies reconstructed steerage accommodation and offered a low rate to students in "Tourist Third Class." Advantage was taken of this new class in the summer by 18,809 persons, mostly students. Efforts of the American Council on Education have led to an offering of similar opportunity for travel in South America in 1926.

Immigration reports that from Janu- Fahs (Institute of Social and Reary 1, 1925, to September 30, 1925, ligious Research, N. Y., 1925).-The 1416 foreign students were admitted Foreign Student in America, edited to the United States, not including by Reginald Wheeler, Henry H. King, students from North and South and Alexander B. Davidson (AssociaAmerica. In 1923-24 there appear tion Press, N. Y., 1925).—Educato have been in the United States 6988 students, from 100 countries, in 400 institutions, of which 36 had 50 students or more.

tional Yearbook of the International Institute of Teachers' College, edited by I. L. Kandel (N. Y., Macmillan, 1925).-Report on Higher Education in Japan and China by Dr. Yoshi S. Kuno, issued by the Bureau of Education.-Education in East Africa, published by the Phelps-Stokes Fund in 1925; the Bulletins of the International University Information Of fice maintained by the League of Nations Committee on Intellectual Cooperation appeared regularly during its second year.-Minerva, 1925, a volume of 1942 pages resumes its prewar bulk and importance as a compendium of information of the

Important publications include:articles in the Educational Record, especially that of April, reprinted for general distrbution under the title: D. A. Robertson: International Educational Relations (Bulletin of the Institute of International Education). Among these publications is a list of scholarships and fellowships abroad for American students, and a list of fellowships in the United States open to foreign students.The World Missionary Atlas, edited by Harlan P. Beach and Charles H. learned world.

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1 Data taken from U. S. Bureau of Education Bulletin, 1922, No. 14, Status of Sex Education in High Schools, page 10.

SELECT REFERENCES ON ACADEMIC EDUCATION

BY JOY ELMER MORGAN

EDITOR, "JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION"

Introduction. New centers of edu- tion are also valuable.-U. S. Bureau cational research and publication are of Education, Biennial Survey of rapidly springing up. Bibliographic Education, monographs, leaflets, cirresearch and service are seriously in culars, and School Life (Periodical). need of more generous support. This Federal Board for Vocational Edusummary is suggestive rather than cation, Documents.-Nat. Soc. for the complete. Study of Educ., Yearbooks.—Annual Background. The Cyclopedia of reports are issued by various private Education. Two fundamental au- educational foundations. Reader's thorities are: Paul Monroe (edit.), Guide to Periodical Literature is a (Macmillan, 1911-1913); and Na- key to many articles on education. tional Education Association Annual Modern Methods in Education.Proceedings (Vol. 63 was issued in Progressive Educ. Assoc., Progressive 1925). The Journal and the depart- Education (Wash., quarterly). mental publications of the Associa- ADAMS, J., Educational Movements

and Methods.-ANDERSON, C. J., et cago High School, Studies in Secal, Visiting the Teacher at Work.-ondary Education. BOWER, W. C., Curriculum of Reli- Colleges.-GAVIT, J. P., College.gious Education.-GROVES, E. R., So- KELLY, F. J., American Arts Colcial Problems in Education.-HAR- | lege.-Cleveland Foundation, Survey GREAVES, R. T., Self Directed School. of Higher Education in Cleveland. --LEWIS, E. E., Personnel Problems-U. S. Bureau of Educ., Bulletins on of the Teaching Staff.-PATERSON, D. higher education.-KELLY, R. L., TenG., Preparation and Use of New Type dencies in College Administration. Examinations.-SPAIN, C. R., Platoon School. TROW, W. C., Scientific Method in Education.

Professional Schools. LEARNED, W. S., BAGLEY, W. C., et al., Profes sional Preparation of Teachers for Relation Between Lower and American Public Schools.-Carnegie Higher Education.-Roos, L. V., Foundation for Advancement of Junior College Movement. (Natl. Teachers, Bulletin Fourteen (1920). Assoc. of Secondary School Principals, Eighth Yearbook, 1924.)

-Carnegie Foundation, Bulletin Fifteen (1921), Training for the Pub Americanization.-U. S. Bureau of lio Profession of Law.-Rockefeller Naturalization, Federation Textbook Foundation, Methods and Problems on Citizenship Training, Parts II & of Medical Education (1925).-CarIII, and other important publica-negie Foundation, Annual Reports. tions.-LEARNED, William S., Amer. Training and Tenure of Teachers. Public Library and Diffusion of -Am. Assoc. of Teachers Colleges, Knowledge (1924). Nat. Educ. Yearbook (1925).-Nat. Educ. Assoc., Assoc., Department Adult Education, Research Bulletins, esp. Teachers ReProceedings (1925). tirement Allowances (1926); ProbHealth, Physical, and Sex Educa- lem of Teacher Tenure (1924); Pubtion.-National Educ. Assoc. and Am. lic School Salaries in 1924-25.-CarMedical Assoc., Health Education negie Foundation, Nineteenth Annual (report of joint committee).-Amer. Report.-Bureau of Education BulleChild Health Assoc., Cambridge tins. Health Education Conference. Exchange of Teachers and StuFISHER, Irving, and FISK, E. L., How dents with Foreign Countries.-Into Live (rev. ed.).-WoOD, Thomas ternational Institute of Teachers D., and DANSDILL, Theresa, Byways College, Educational Year Book for to Health.-WAYMAN, A. R., Educa- 1924.-Institute of International Ed. tion through Physical Education.ucation, Bulletin.-"John Simon GugChild Health Assoc., Research Div., genheim Memorial Foundation FelA Health Survey of Eighty-Six Cities. lowships" (School and Society, Feb. -National Health Library (main- 28, 1925).-"Commonwealth Fund of tained at 370 Seventh Avenue, New Great Britain" (School Review, April, York City by National Health Coun- 1925). cil and several coöperating organizations).

Statistics. Educational Finance Inquiry Commission, Report (13 vols., 1923); includes elaborate type studies of conditions in New York, Illinois. and Iowa.-Educ. Finance Inquiry Commission, Report (Vol. IV, 192325); a comprehensive bibliography. "Taking Stock of the Schools" (Nat. Educ. Assoc., Research Bulletin, May, 1925).-ODELL, C. W., Educa tional Statistics.-OTIS, A. S., StatisHigh Schools.-Nat. Assoc. Sec- tical Method in Educational Meas ondary School Principals, Ninth Year-urement.-PITTINGER, B. F., An Introbook.-FOSTER, J. C., Extra-curricular duction to Public School Finance.Activities in the High School.-MIL- RUBB, H. O., A Primer of Graphs and LER, W. A. and H. H., Teaching of Statistics for Teachers.-THURSTONE, High School Subjects.-Univ. of Chi- L. L., Fundamentals of Statistics.

Lower Schools.-Nat. Educ. Assoc., Department of Superintendence, Third Year Book. Research in Constructing Elementary School Curriculum. O'SHEA, M. V. (Ed.), The Child, His Nature and His Needs (1924). GESELL, Arnold, Mental Growth of the Pre-School Child.-MOORE, A. E., Primary School.

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