128 THE NATURE STUDY REVIEW [5:5— may, 1909 



The answers received were grouped under the headings New 

 England, Middle, Southern, North Central, Rocky Mountain and 

 Pacific States "^^ (see foot-note.) One hundred and seventy-eight 

 schools, representing thirty states reported on this question. 

 Of these schools, no reported no correlation whatever between 

 the nature w'ork of the grades and the high school, 47 report 

 slight correlation and 19 schools, several of w^hich are private 

 institutions having a continuous course from elementary to high 

 school, report rather complete correlation. 



The following figures show graphically the states reporting by 

 groups : 



Correlation Slight None 



New England 3 8 22 



Middle 5 15 31 



Southern 3 2 



North Central 11 17 50 



Rocky Mountain 4 4 



Pacific 2 I 



19 49 no 



Of the schools reporting complete correlation, three each are 

 from Massachusetts and New York; two each from Indiana, Iowa 

 Michigan and Wisconsin; while Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, New 

 Jersey and Pennsylvania report one school each. 



The above figures show that less than 11% of the schools 

 reporting assume correlation to the extent of basing the high- 

 school science, especially biologic science, upon the foundation 

 laid down by the nature-study of the elementary school. 



If we believe that correlation of a general nature ought to exist, 

 and most of us do believe this, then this report is not of an 



*This grouping was used by J. Q. Brown in an article entitled "Labora- 

 tory Equipment in Secondary Schools." School Science and Mathematics 

 Nov., 1908. The states included in the above grouping are: (i) Xew 

 England: Maine, Xew Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con- 

 necticut; (2) Middle States: New York, Xew Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

 Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia; (3) Southern States: Virginia, 

 West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ken- 

 tucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, 

 Oklahoma, Indian Territory; (4) Xorth Central : Ohio, Indiana, Illlinois, 

 Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri; (5) Rocky Mountain: 

 North Dakota, South Dakota, Xebraska, Kansas, Montana, Wyoming, 

 Colorado, Xew Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Xevada, Idaho; (6) Pacific: 

 Washington, Oregon, California. 



