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out in striking maps and diagrams, and their bearing on question 

 of rural education is made quite clear. Chapter five on "The 

 Rural Needs of Today," discusses the church as a social center, the 

 school and the new activities that it must undertake to be of the 

 largest service in the rural community. Chapter six is inspiring 

 in giving a number of examples of what has already been accom- 

 plished. The second part of the book, including the remaining 

 chapters, is devoted to the rural school. Again the reader is sur- 

 prised at the continued evidence of the changes that have taken 

 place. The chapters are not theoretical discussions of what 

 ought to be, but relate what is already accomplished. True, the 

 accomplishment is local, but just such a book as this will help to 

 spread the good things over wider territory. Such matters as the 

 larger school unit, the new building and its equipment, the re- 

 organization of the curriculum, and the new type of teacher, are 

 discussed. The book is one that should be in every teacher's 

 library, if for no other purpose than to give inspiration and a 

 realization of the advance that educators are accomplishing. 



Educational Resources of Village and Rural Communities. 

 Joseph K.Hart, Pp. x + 277. Mac Millan Company. $1.00. 

 This is a co-operative book, various chapters having been written 

 Ida- experts on particular topics. Mr. Hart has himself contributed 

 several of the chapters. The key-note of the book is this: that in 

 every community there are people, projects, and processes that are 

 efficient means of education, and it is worth while for the teacher, 

 especially the rural teacher, to make use of these educational 

 resources. This is true whether the chapter is considering the 

 economic activities, the health, the local history, the political life, 

 play, the moral and religious life, or one of several other phases of 

 the community's activities. Each chapter has appended to it a 

 good bibliography, including books, pamphlets, and magazine 

 articles. The first four chapters, including the physical and 

 human resources of the community, and the economic activities, 

 together with the chapters on the moral and religious life of the 

 community, have valuable suggestions in regard to the community 

 survey along these lines. Chapter 11, on Recreation, Play, and 

 Amusements, will be a boon to anyone who is endeavoring to pro- 

 vide clean recreation for a group of children. 



