3107. Waterman, Ivan R. Mental ability and school achievement of overage pupils. San Francisco, Calif., Public schools, 1930. 20 p. ms.

3108. West Allis, Wis. Public schools. Age-grade survey. 1931 34 p. (Bulletin 11-7, April 1931.)

ms.

This is a comparative study of enrollments by year and grade for the years 1924-1929. 3109. Young, William L. An investigation of the causes of retardation and maladjustment in public school and remedial measures. Master's, 1931. Boston Univ. 116 p. ms.

Research for results of past investigations and an investigation of causes of retardation in Everett, Mass., for 1929, showed the need for the early elimination of double schools; more educational and vocational guidance; more study of individual differences in pupils; psychological clinic; social education; prevocational classes; better provision for gifted pupils; parental education; and need for more health education.

See also 107, 149, 909, 1969, 1986, 2121, 2436, 2472, 2475, 3811, 4078; and under Failure of pupils.

STUDENT SELF-GOVERNMENT

[Evans

3110. Bosse, F. H. Report of pupil participation in school government as found in the elementary schools of Evansville, Ind., November 10, 1930. ville, Ind. Public schools, 1930.] 6 p. ms.

3111. Hogan, Ralph W. A study of the systems of student self-government in the junior high schools of Kansas. Master's [1931]. Montana.

3112. Mathews, C. O. Bibliography on the honor system and academic honesty in American schools and colleges. Washington, United States Government printing office, 1930. 18 p. (U. S. Office of education. Pamphlet no. 16.) The bibliography contains about 140 entries, each one annotated to show the scope of the reference. Those articles and books which contain reports of research have been annotated so as to show the technique used and the principal findings.

3113. Mount, Florence Duvall. An evaluation of pupil participation in school government in the elementary schools of the United States. Master's. 1931. Southern California. 150 p.

Based on visitation and on questionnaire replies from 92 schools in 48 states, relating to aims, methods, and values of such activities.

3114. Mullin, William D. An evaluation of student government in theory and practice. Master's, 1931. Penn. State. (For abstract see no. 714.)

The writings of 20 leading authorities in the field were analyzed to find the theoretical principles or objectives. Interviews were held with 25 principals or faculty advisors of student organizations, and 40 questionnaires were obtained from schools having these organizations. The specific activities performed by 65 student governments in 65 different schools were obtained. Findings: As a rule the activities tend to fall under headings not considered paramount by authorities. Too many activities are headed towards discipline and not enough towards aims stressed by authorities.

3115. Richey, C. L. A study of pupil participation in school control. Master's, 1931. Ohio. 104 p. ms.

Study of attitudes formed toward pupil participation in school control as practiced at Lincoln junior high school, Canton, Ohio. Findings: Over 91 per cent of pupils are in favor of the organization and its activities. Activities do not reach or affect less than 15 per cent of the student body.

3116. Vineyard, Jerry J. and Poole, Charles F. Student participation in school government. New York, A. S. Barnes and company, 1930. 104 p.

TEXTBOOKS

3117. Brown, John Prentiss. The construction and use of textbook rating scales. Master's, 1930. Stanford.

3118. Chase, Vernon E. Free textbooks, their use and cost, in the Fordson school district. Dearborn, Mich., Fordson public schools, 1930. 5 p. ms. (Bulletin, no. 54, abridged.)

A study of the textbooks in use, classification, cost trends, etc.

H

3119. Ching, J. Frederic. Report on a survey of the work of textbook clerks. Oakland, Calif., Public schools, 1930. 2 p. ms.

3120. Georgia education association. Report of committee on textbooks. 1931. 14 p.

The committee believes that the two chief ideas in selecting school textbooks for the use of the children of Georgia should be: To get the best books in quality of material and in illustration that can be found; and to secure the books at the lowest reasonable price. Several plans are offered in endeavoring to carry out the two purposes.

3121. Henderson, R. D. Revised textbook regulations containing Texas textbook law, a list of the State adopted books, biennial report of textbook division and general information. Austin, Tex., State department of education, 1931. 93 p. (Bulletin, no. 278.)

Due to the fact that many of the textbooks in use in the schools prior to the 19281929 session had been in use for a long period of time and were in many cases out of date and antiquated, it was necessary for the State board of education to adopt new textbooks displacing the old books and throwing heavy burdens of cost and many problems of distribution on the division of textbook administration.

3122. Herriott, M. E., Fuller, Florence D., and Nettels, Charles H. Textbook adoption and evaluation procedures, Los Angeles secondary schools. Los Angeles, Calif., City schools, 1930. Los Angeles educational research bulletin, 10:2-20, October 1930.

Evaluation of geometry textbooks, by Florence D. Fuller, p. 5-9; The selection of a textbook for B8 science, by Charles H. Nettels, p. 10-14; The selection of physics textbook, by M. E. Herriott, p. 15-20.

The purpose of the study was to develop adequate adoption and evaluation procedures and to secure the best textbooks available in such subjects as sciences, mathematics, home economics, etc. Through a committee and carefully controlled investigation, these procedures are developed and tried out. The adoption and use of textbooks give a check on the merit of the procedures employed.

3123. Lewerenz, Alfred S. Grade placement of elementary supplementary textbooks. Los Angeles, Calif., City schools, 1931.

An analysis of the vocabulary difficulty of supplementary textbooks with regard to the grade in which used.

3124. MacGregor, Virginia Claire. Standards of measurement for the objective evaluation of textbooks, especially as applied to the subject of oral expression. Master's, 1931. Stanford.

3125. National society for the study of education. The textbook in American education. Bloomington, Ill., Public school publishing company, 1931. 359 p. (Thirtieth yearbook, part 2.)

Contains studies on techniques of textbook authors, typography of textbooks, selection, evaluation, costs, state publication, legislation, etc. A selected and annotated bibliography of literature relating to textbooks is included.

3126. Smith, M. Ellwood, Finnerty, G. E., and Tallman, H. C. State printing of public school textbooks. Portland, Oregon State teachers' association, 1931. 20 p.

3127. Vanderwal, R. A. Textbook management in Iowa public schools. Master's, 1931, Iowa. 133 p. ms.

SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT

3128. Alabama. State department of education. Rooms, furniture and equipment for home economics. Montgomery, Alabama State board of education, 1930. 40 p.

3129. Applegate, Earl Harry. A digest of educational objectives and activities to determine a check list of equipment for the elementary school. Master's, 1931. Cincinnati.

3130. Barrows, Alice. School building survey and program for Warwick, Rhode Island. A study of a town in the path of an expanding metropolitan

area. Washington, United States Government printing office, 1931. (U. S. Office of education. Bulletin 1930, no. 33.)

77 p.

3131. Benson, Harry Ray. Problems in the selection of school building materials. Master's, 1931. Stanford.

*3132. Blom, Edward Charles. Radio and electric power supply equipment for schools. Doctor's, 1930. T. C., Col. Univ. New York City, Teachers college, Columbia university, 1930. 189 p. (Contributions to education, no. 409.) This study deals with electrical equipment used for instructional purposes. The kinds of equipment considered are those associated with school radio installations, and electric power supply for high-school science rooms. The study purposes furnishing school administrators with information to guide them in selecting equipment and in placing installations, and informing the manufacturers of the needs of the schools which their products must satisfy.

3133. Blue, Lloyd Nial. Heating and ventilation practices of school houses in central Indiana. Master's, 1931. Wisconsin.

3134. Brodshaug, Melvin. Buildings and equipment for home economics in secondary schools. Doctor's, 1931. T. C., Col. Univ.

This is a study of plants and equipment for teaching home economics in junior high schools and senior high schools in cities with a population of 10,000 to 50,000. Findings: The scope of the home-economics program on the senior high school level is broader than that on the junior high school level. The curriculum is in a process of rapid and varied transition and leaders are far from any agreement as to what is proper curricular material. This makes it difficult to plan a suitable plant layout which will not immediately become obsolete.

3135. Brooker, J. W. Bulletin on school buildings and grounds. Frankfort, Ky., State department of education, 1931. 45 p. ms.

A study to trace the evolution of school architecture in Kentucky and to develop minimum requirements for schoolhouse construction in the State of Kentucky.

3136. Bursch, James F. Study of junior high school housing needs in Sacramento. Sacramento, Calif., Public schools, 1931. 15 p.

*3137. Byrne, Lee. Check list materials for public school building specifications. Doctor's, 1931. T. C., Col. Univ. New York City, Teachers college, Columbia university, 1931. 195 p. (Contributions to education, no. 492.)

The primary purpose of the investigation was to provide city superintendents of schools and school business managers with a tool that would be of aid to them in judging sets of specifications submitted by the architects' offices for new school buildings and in securing improvements in them. Eighteen sets of specifications were exhaustively analyzed with 13 more available for consultation. Better present practice is taken as a criterion for the judging c individual specifications. The check list is intended to aid in the discovery of the presence or absence of determinables commonly found in school building specifications.

3138. Caldwell, D. E. A school building survey and program for Washington township, Lucas county, Ohio. Master's, 1931. Ohio. 104 p. ms.

3139. California. State department of education. Standards for public school sites. Sacramento, California State printing office, 1930. 31 p. (Bulletin no. E-2.)

3140. Carpenter, Katie Dalton. Equipment in rural white schools in Kentucky. Master's, 1931. Kentucky. 89 p. ms.

A comparison of the equipment found in 150 white rural schools in Kentucky with various standards.

*3141. Chamberlain, Leo M. The housing of 30 public junior colleges of the Middle West and tentative standards and principles relating to buildings. equipment, and associated administrative problems. Doctor's, 1931. Indiana. Lexington, Ky., University of Kentucky, 1931. 210 p. (Bulletin of the Bureau

of school service, vol. 3, no. 4, June 1931.)

A report of an investigation of the buildings and equipment of 30 public junior colleges of the Middle West. On the basis of current conditions an effort has been made

to set up tentative standards for the housing of the public junior college. Consideration is given to the factors of enrollments, the administrative and educational organization, and curricula, particularly as these factors are related to the housing problem.

3142. Chase, Vernon E. A survey and building program. Dearborn, Mich., Fordson school district, Board of education, 1931. 72 p.

Analysis of school building requirements, utilization of present plant, and projection of 5-year building program. Findings: A standard unit, the P.-T.-A. coefficient, was developed and used in this survey for the purpose of determining for comparative purposes the utilization of different types of rooms, operating on different daily schedules, in different types of schools, i. e., elementary, junior high, senior high, vocational, etc. 3143. Chatterton, Roland Henry. School building survey and program for Portsmouth and Middletown, R. I. Master's, 1931. Boston Univ.

3144. Ching, J. Frederic. Building and sites program for the Oakland public schools, Vol. I. Oakland, Calif., Public schools, 1931. 140 p. ms.

A study of the population trend and the adequacy of each school plant in order to formulate a building and sites program which will eventuate in the most economical and efficient administration of the school system.

3145. Christiansen, Ernest Martin. Essential laboratory equipment for physics in the junior college. Master's, 1931.

3146. Clark, Theodore L.

Stanford.

Study of school building programs in South Da

kota. Master's, 1931. South Dakota. 62 p. ms.

A study of consolidated school buildings, costs, needs of communities, methods of financing, etc.

*3147. Cleland, Paul Swift. A study of the present use of certain college stadia. Master's, 1931. New York. 210 p. ms.

A study of 50 college stadia in the United States. Findings: Athletic activities were conducted in all the stadia and consumed most of the time. Activities such as college functions, fireworks, displays, and pageants ranked next in order. The stadia in the Northern States were used more months of the year for athletic activities and the stadia in the Southern States were used more months of the year for nonathletic activities. 3148. Delp, I. W. A survey of the secondary school building facilities of Canton, Ohio, for the determination of needs for readjustment and expansion. Canton, Ohio, Public schools, 1931. 95 p. ms.

The purpose of this survey was to establish for the city of Canton, Ohio, a building program which would more adequately provide for the needs of the secondary school pupils of the next five years.

3149. Dresslar, Fletcher B. and Pruett, Haskell. Rural schoolhouses, school grounds, and their equipment. Washington, United States Government printing office, 1930. 74 p. (U. S. Office of education. Bulletin, 1930, no. 21.) 3150. Engelhardt, Nickolaus L. and Engelhardt, Fred. Planning school building programs. New York City, Teachers college, Columbia university, 1930. 574 p.

3151. Strayer, George D., and Burton, T. C. Campus standards for country day and boarding schools. New York City, Teachers college, Columbia university, 1930. 51 p.

3152. Gardiner, James A. A study of the janitorial service of the public schools of Wilmington, Delaware. Master's, 1931. Pennsylvania. 94 p. ms. This study was undertaken with two main purposes in view. One was to present a study in an aspect of public-school administration in fulfillment of practicum requirements for the degree of master of arts in education at the University of Pennsylvania. A second purpose underlying this study was the hope of rendering a real service to the public-school system of Wilmington, Del., through a careful analysis of the janitorial service in the schools of that city. The analysis itself has been made with the hope of discovering and isolating those features of the Wilmington janitorial service which may be detrimental and likewise those which have, in them, points of merit. An attempt has been made to show how the detrimental features may be eliminated or improved upon and how the desirable features may be made to yield their maximum values.

3153. Goins, Jesse Lee.

Utilization of blackboard space in secondary schools.

Master's, 1931. Chicago. 71 p. ms.

The study was confined to five high schools in the State of Wyoming. Findings: More blackboards are installed than are used by teachers and pupils.

3154. Goldthorpe, J. Harold. How 94 schools divided their floor area. 1930. Nation's schools, 8: 51-58, September 1931.

Data were secured from plans of 94 junior high schools published in the American school board journal since 1920. Analysis revealed 184 types of space provisions and facilities. Data suggest that building units designed to house less than 700 students can not supply adequate and economical facilities for differentiated curricular offerings. 3155. Ventilation methods and practices in village schools. Journal

of educational research, 22: 274-87, November 1930.

Data indicate that four-fifths of the village schools studied have mechanical ventilation systems but that only one-fourth operate them outside of the winter months. Legal standards need to be raised.

3156. Handy, Etta H. Standards of furnishings and equipment for residence halls in institutions. Master's, 1931. T. C., Col. Univ. 66 p. ms.

A survey was made of the standards of furnishing in 46 colleges as a basis to determine average cost allowance. Architectural plans, and interior-decoration schemes were also studied.

3157. Heywood, Stella May. Planning and equipping home economics rooms in Kansas high schools. Master's, 1930. Kans. St. Coll.

3158. Holy, Thomas C. A school building survey and program for Columbus Grove, Ohio. 1931. Ohio State university, Columbus. 9 p. ms.

3159.

A school building survey and recommended program for Hartford and Bennington rural school districts, Licking county, Ohio. 1931. Ohio State university, Columbus. 43 p. ms.

3160.

A study of school auditoriums and gymnasiums in Ohio.

[1931.] Ohio State university, Columbus.

A study was made of the types of auditorium-gymnasium combinations, the relation of their capacity to school enrollment, and the extent they are used in both time and capacity in a group of Ohio systems.

3161. Houston, Texas. Independent school district. The building program of the Houston independent school district (1924-1930). [1931.] 121 p.

3162. Hungerford, Frances Ann., comp. Preschool equipment. Descriptions and plans of play apparatus made and used locally in the preschool laboratories of the Iowa child welfare research station. Iowa City, The University, 1931. 78 p. (University of Iowa extension bulletin, no. 263, March 1, 1931.) This equipment represents the accumulated experience of teachers in the station as to what devices appear to fit in well with present practices in preschool education.

3163. Huus, Randolph O. and Cline, Dorothy I. Municipal, school and university stadia. New York, N. Y., Municipal administration service, 1931. 78 p. (Publication, no. 18.)

This study includes types, design, site, costs, financing, and stadia activities.

3164. Joyal, Arnold and Rutledge, R. E. Equipment standards for general science, grades 7, 8, and 9. Oakland, Calif., Public schools, 1931. (For abstract see no. 717b.)

Teachers requested that general-science classrooms be remodeled. Findings: As laboratory work is being carried on in groups, from 4 to 8 units of laboratory equipment per laboratory instead of 1 per pupil would be sufficient for 32 pupils.

3165. Kentucky. University. Report of a school building survey of Harlan, Ky. 1931. University of Kentucky, Lexington. 69 p. ms.

This survey treats of the school district of Harlan, Ky., and its educational program; the present physical plant; a proposed building program; and a method of financing the program recommended.

3166. Knapp, T. C. A school building survey and program for Ashtabula county, Ohio. Master's, 1931. Ohio. 114 p. ms.