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common schools and members appointed b) the local board in 

 charge oi the common schools, there is very close unification in 

 the ideas thai permeate .mil direct the two systems of schools 

 In the vear toi i 1915, there were twenty nine cities thai main 

 tained continuation schools in the state under the provisions of 

 the law Tin' significance of the presentation up to this poinl 

 is if emphasize thai there is 110 state where vocational educa- 

 tion has had such favorable conditions for influence on the point 

 of viev and contenl of the subjects thai antedated vocational 

 instruction, as in Wisconsin 



In this state the persons who are mosl largely responsible for 

 the courses of stud) and the attitude toward .1 particular sub- 

 jecl in the courses are the cit) superintendents, village princi 

 pals, .mil ill*' state department oi education. Further, it seems 

 safe to assume thai the instructors in the higher institutions 

 of learning, the 11nnn.1l schools and the university, exertno small 

 influence in the determination of points of view in the various 

 subjects i.uii'lii in the courses in the schools oi the state. 

 Thus ii was believed thai .1 fair index of the presenl trend of 

 Nature-Stud) might In- obtained by securing .1 reaction to .1 

 questionaire relative to the matter under consideration Tins 

 questionaire made inquin as to whether or not systematic courses 

 in Nature-Stud) are taughl in the grades of the town, village, 

 or city schools; the objections to and difficulties in such courses; 

 the aims of Nature-Study instruction in the primary, inter 

 mediate, and grammar grades; the extenl to which prevocational 

 courses are presented; the specific aims in these courses; t lu - 

 particular subjects in the grades other than prevocational suit 

 jects, in which special effort is made to emphasize the voca- 

 tional aspect; and lin.ilU the objections, if any, to giving Nature 

 Study .1 vocational trend A questionaire was sent to each 

 cit) superintendent, ever) village principal in which the pop- 

 ulation "i the vill.i'.y was 1000 or more, to iln' supervisor)' stall 

 of the state department of education, to the principals of the 

 training schools of the normal schools of the state, and to every 

 teacher of science or near related subject in the eighl normal 

 schools of the state; 88 replies were received of the 1 5,> sent to 

 cit) superintendents and village principals, and (.6 replies of 

 the 81 thai were sent to 1 1 u- training school principals, members of 

 the state department, and teachers of science and near related sub 



