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Teachers' extension schools, G. A. Brickek (School Rev., 20 (1912), No. Jf, 

 pp. 266-270). —The author points out that federal funds derived from the 

 Nelson Amendment are available in each State for conducting teachers' exten- 

 sion schools in agricultural education through the initiative of the land-grant 

 colleges, and gives an account of the organization and management of 3 such 

 which were established in Ohio, at Circleville on October 28, 1911, and at Mt. 

 Vernon and Van Wert on January 13 and 20, 1912, according to a plan which 

 he is working out experimentally under the auspices of the College of Educa- 

 tion of the Ohio State University. 



The Scottish system of continuation schools, E. G. Cooley iVocatiotial 

 Ed., 1 (1912), Vo. .'/, j)p. 225-2 't2).— In this article the author gives an account 

 of the system of continuation schools in Scotland, including the plan of continu- 

 ation schools in Edinburgh. In this there are (1) classes for the completion 

 of general elementary education, including instruction in needleworlj, cookery, 

 laundering, dressmaking, and millinery; (2) classes for elementary instruction 

 in special subjects, among which are horticulture and any industry the scientific 

 principles underlying which admit of systematic exposition, and handwork in- 

 cluding cookery, laundering, and dairy work; and (3) organized courses of 

 systematic instruction to fit students for the practice of particular crafts, in- 

 dustries, or occupations approved by the department of education, among which 

 courses is one in agriculture and rural industries. 



The " Landwirtschaftliche lustitut " of the University of Halle, Germany, 

 H. C. Price (Agr. Student, 18 (1912), Vo. 8, pp. .J6'J-}C6', figs. 2).— A brief ac- 

 count is given of the organization and equipment of the agricultural institute 

 of the University of Halle, which is especially notable because it was the first 

 institute of its kind established in a university (in 18G2), and also because it 

 has the largest number of students (366 last year and 381 this year) of any of 

 the agricultural institutes of the German universities. The subject of agricul- 

 ture is divided into 3 main dvisions, (1) agronomy, (2) animal husbandry and 

 dairying, and (3) farm management. All other subjects are made secondary 

 or given as independent courses by special lecturers as in the case of horticul- 

 ture. This is given by the director of the Province Fruit Experiment Station, 

 which is entirely separate from the university but located near Halle. The work 

 consists principally of lectures. Class rolls and examinations arc entirely lack- 

 ing except that a student must be examined when he wants a teacher's certi- 

 ficate, a diploma, or a doctor's degree. 



Reports on agricultural and housekeeping schools for 1910-11 (Aarsier. 

 Offcntl. Foranst. Landbr. Fremme, 1911, II, pp. 2S0). — Brief accounts are given 

 of the agricultural schools and housekeeping schools in Norway. 



Agricultural nature study, C. F. Palmee (Addresses and Proc. Nat. Ed. 

 Assoc., Jf9 (1911), pp. 1118-1126). — An address before the National Education 

 Association, San Francisco, Cal., July 8-14, 1911, in which the author discusses 

 the importance of instruction in agricultural nature study and outlined the 

 general scope of such work, showing particular phases of the work best adapted 

 to different school grades. The greatest drawback is pointed out as the lack 

 of properly trained teachers and the lack of understanding of the mutual rela- 

 tionship between the biological and physical sciences. He notes how this difii- 

 culty is being overcome in many places by special and siunmer courses on the 

 subject in normal schools and agricultural colleges. 



First annual report of the School Garden Association of America (Ann. 

 Rpt. School Garden Assoc. America, 1 (1912), pp. 32, figs. 12). — This includes 

 reports of the officers and proceedings and other data. 



Kentucky Arbor and Bird Day, 1911. Ethel Reid (Frankfort, Ky.: Dept. 

 Ed., 1911, pp. I'iO, pis. 10, figs. IS). — This comipilation consists of a history of 



