LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF EDUCATION, Washington, D. C., March 29, 1913. SIR: In this country and abroad there is a general and increasing interest in industrial education and in the various forms of vocation and trade schools. Teachers, school boards, civic organizations, manufacturers, trades-unions, city and State officials are working apart and together to formulate some practical program whereby this type of education may be given in the best and most economic way. In many foreign countries, and in several States and cities of this country, marked progress has been made. The literature on the subject has been so abundant and varied that there is need for an annotated list of the more important books, reports, articles, and periodicals that have appeared within the last few years. I therefore recommend for publication as a bulletin of this bureau the accompanying manuscript prepared by Henry R. Evans of the Editorial Division, assisted by members of the library staff. |