Volume I of the 1916-18 Biennial Survey of Education includes the following chapters: (1) A survey of higher education (Samuel P. Capen and Walton C. John); (2) Medical education (N. P. Colwell); (3) Engineering education (F. L. Bishop); (4) Commercial education (Frank V. Thompson); (5) Public education in the cities of the United States: The…

This bulletin comprises a general survey of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received by the Bureau of Education. Books, pamphlets, and periodicals mentioned in this bulletin may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers, either directly or through a dealer, or, in the case of an association publication, from the…

This bulletin provides a cumulative index to materials received by the library of the Bureau of Education, and announced in the bulletins published by the Bureau during the twelve-month period, February 1915-January 1916. It includes references to authoring persons or organizations, names of persons about whom articles or books are written, and…

Scouting has been described as the process of making real boys into real men by a real program that works. This program is adapted to the boy's leisure hours, but its principles are the kind that permeate every phase of his life, becoming part and parcel of himself. Character development is the keynote of scouting. By precept and practice it…

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education in May 1916. The listing includes contents organized in these categories: (1) Publications of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4) Pedagogics and…

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of current educational publications received by the Library Division of the Bureau of Education in October 1916. The listing includes contents organized in these categories: (1) Publications of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4)…

This bulletin contains a list of current educational publications received by the Bureau of Education. Books, pamphlets, and periodicals mentioned may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers, either directly or through a dealer, or, in the case of an association publication, from the secretary of the issuing organization.…

This bulletin contains the lists of institutions accredited, approved, or classified by national and regional associations concerned with the progress of higher education in general and special fields. Several associations have undertaken the accrediting of colleges, junior colleges, and teacher-training institutions. While the standards which…

The bulletin provides the report of a survey of the system of higher education of the State of North Dakota, including the University of North Dakota; the North Dakota Agricultural College; the normal schools at Mayville, Valley City, and Minot; the Normal and Industrial School at Ellendale; the School of Science at Wahpeton; the School of…

The interpretation presented in this bulletin is based on the author's visit to Australia and New Zealand in the year 1920. In this visit, he had the advantage of trying to understand material conditions and of conferences with the citizens of the Commonwealth and of the Dominion. Every opportunity was given for studying these conditions of the…

This is Volume 1 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1891-'92, containing Part I. This volume includes the Commissioner's Introduction and Part I, which contains the chapters: (1) General Classified Summary of Pupils of All Grades in Public and Private Schools and Institutions; (2) Statistics of State Common School Systems;…

This 1920-1921 educational directory published by the Bureau of Education covers the following categories: (1) The United States Bureau of Education; (2) Department of State: Educational activities; (3) Department of War: Educational Activities; (4) Department of the Navy: Educational Activities; (5) Department of the Interior: Educational…

This is the 1886-1887 report of the Commissioner of Education. It begins with the Commissioner's statement of the work of the Office. Topics of the report include: (1) Statistics of State Common-School Systems; (2) Digests of State School Reports; (3) Discussions of Educational Questions by State Superintendents and Others; (4) City Schools…

This Educational Directory for the years 1915-16 contains listings for the following: (1) Officers of the United States Bureau of Education; (2) Principal State school officers; (3) Officers of State boards of education; (4) Executive officers of State library commissions; (5) Superintendents in cities and towns of 2,500 population and over; (6)…

The effective education of the Negroes of the United States is essential to the welfare of the entire Nation, and especially of the Southern States. In view of this fact, the information contained in this bulletin has immediate and practical value of a very high degree. Noteworthy elements in the preparation of this report on Negro education are:…