64 Moths and Butterflies." A Nature Study Book. By Mary C. Dickerson, head of the department of biology and nature study in the Rhode Island Normal School, Providence, R. I., and in charge of the nature study in the observation school in connection with the Rhode Island Normal School. Ready in April. The book makes perfectly clear by illustration and simple description, the fundamental external structure of all ages of the butterfly and moth, and not only gives a scientific foundation for the study of entomology, but introduces the student to the most delightfui method of study, that of original investigation. The final chapter gives practical points in regard to collecting and keeping live material. The volume contains over two hundred engravings illustrating the habit of the moth and butterfly, its transformation, development, etc. The book will contain an index and glossary and its usefulness is broadened by suggestions for callateral reading. 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The Philippine Educational Problem. FREDERICK W. NASH, MANILA, P. 1. The general concensus of opinion in regard to the Filipinos is that, with the possible exception of love of home and family, their most hopeful characteristic is the intense desire for education that prevails in all parts of the archipelago. In recognition of this fact, the United States authorities here are inaugurating a system of free public instruction that will be comprehensive and far-reaching in its influence, and one that will prove a most powerful factor in winning the confidence of the people. Thru the machinery of an American public school system, American moral and political ideas can be inculcated into the minds of the growing generation and thereby transmitted to the present one. The very important work of creating this great machinery and putting it in motion has been entrusted to Fred W. Atkinson, Ph.D., a Harvard Residence of Superintendent D. P. Barrows, Manila. man who came here from the principalship of the Springfield (Mass) High His appointment was unsolicited by him, and it was entirely nonpolitical. When the question arose as to where to find for this undertaking a man who combined the necessary pedagogical training and experience with the business ability to grapple with the many problems of construction and administration presented in this new field, the Philippine Commission consulted the presidents of the leading colleges in the United States. As a result of their conference, Dr. Atkinson was tendered the position, it being understood that he was the choice of both Presidents Eliot of Harvard and Schurman of Cornell. After an investigation of the proposition, in which he became interested in the Filipinos and their country, Dr. Atkinson accepted the appointment as general superintendent of public instruction for the Philippine Islands, and entered upon the duties of his office September 1, 1900. Upon the basis of recommendations made by Superintendent Atkinson, the Philippine Commission has enacted laws creating a centralized department of public instruction for these Islands, and under the direction of the general superintendent as its head, there are to be eighteen division superintendents located at the more important towns of the archipelago, which has been divided into eighteen school divisions, as follows: The following instructors in the United States have accepted appointments as division superintendents here: Mason S. Stone, Montpelier, Vermont; G. N. Brink, Berkeley, Cal.; Barker Sherman, Medford, Mass.; S. C. General Ballames' School, Vigan. N. Brink and Barker Sherman have Newsom, Indianapolis, Ind.; M. A. Colton, Yale University; Henry Townsend, Honolulu, H. I.; Jesse D. Burke, San Diego, Cal.; J. N. Deahl, Grafton, W. V. Prof. E. B. Bryan, of Indiana University, has accepted the principalship of the Manila Normal School, and is expected here soon. Dr. David P. Barrows, city superintendent of schools for Manila, has been at his post since last October, and his work has been of a nature very acceptable to the authorities. Of the superintendents above mentioned, Mason S. Stone, G. arrived and been assigned to the divis ions of Negros, Pampanga, and Leyte, respectively. Of the one thousand teachers whose employment in the United States |