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Books of War-Time Interest
Upon the schools falls in great measure the responsibility of training and fitting the nation for service. To support the schools in fulfilling this tremendous duty is the purpose of the two following books.
OUR SCHOOLS IN WAR TIME—AND AFTER
By Arthur D. Dean, Professor of Vocational Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Supervising Officer, Bureau of Vocational Training, New York State Military Training Commission. 335 pages, $1.25.
A book to challenge the spirit of every loyal American. It describes the war work being done by schools in this country and others, and gives practical suggestions for promoting the work in this country. Conservation of food and other lessons in thrift, vocational education, Red Cross and other community work, and reëducation of the disabled are only a few of the important topics emphasized.
Footnotes
1 Edouard Petit, De l’école à la guerre, p. 175. Paris, 1916.
2 Taken from bulletin of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education, for August, 1917, “War Demands for Industrial Training.”
3 “Vocational Education and Government Service,” News-letter issued by National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education, October, 1917.
4 Quoted from correspondence of the Board of Education to the Local Education Authority in Northamptonshire.
5 Authorities differ widely; some even state that the ratio is now as high as one to eight.
6 Special Bulletin of Military Hospitals Commission, Canada, April, 1916.
7 A. L. Bittard, Les Écoles de Blessés. Paris, 1916.
8 Columbia University War Papers.
9 London Times, Educational Supplement, May 17, 1917.
10 California and Indiana developed plans about the same time. Before the first of July, 1917, the movement became quite general in America.
11 The following statistics for Orleans County show how agricultural help is needed, as indicated by the census taken by school children:
| May 10-20 | 163 |
| May 21-31 | 165 |
| Jun 1-10 | 227 |
| June 11-20 | 257 |
| June 21-30 | 271 |
| July 1-10 | 518 |
| July 11-20 | 526 |
| July 21-31 | 523 |
| Aug. 1-10 | 486 |
| Aug. 11-20 | 554 |
| Aug. 21-31 | 573 |
| Sept. 1-10 | 1157 |
| Sept. 11-20 | 1308 |
| Sept. 21-30 | 1317 |
| Oct. 1-10 | 1521 |
| Oct. 11-20 | 1500 |
| Oct. 21-30 | 1435 |
| Nov. 1-10 | 38 |
| Nov. 11-20 | 13 |
| Nov. 20-30 | 1 |
12 In New York City 63,900 applications for bonds, having a total value of $7,881,100, were obtained directly by principals, teachers, and pupils, and forwarded by the principals to the local Bond committee or the banks.
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