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problems and needs, the school site, building, teacherage, curriculum, and teach- 

 ing processes in the consolidated school, rural life needs and college entrance 

 demands, and the country girl and the consolidated school ; the relation of com- 

 munity organization, rural economics, school administration, and rural recrea- 

 tion to consolidation ; the growth, methods and facts, and difficulties of con- 

 solidation ; and the new consolidated school. The fundamental goals of each 

 chapter are social, vital, vocational, avocational, civic, and moral efficiency. 

 Each chapter includes a list of preliminary problems, problems in application 

 and a brief bibliography. A bibliography on consolidatian is also appended at 

 the close of the book. 



Requirements in vocational agriculture for Idaho schools {Idaho Bui. 

 Vocat. Ed., 2 (1920), No. 1, pp. 27). — This bulletin outlines the requirements as 

 to"general conditions, kinds of schools, plant and eiiuipment, maintenance, time, 

 courses of study, qualifications of teachers, etc., to be met by Idaho .schools for 

 Federal and State aid for instruction in vocational agricuimre. A typical 

 four-year course in vocational agriculture is outlined. A reprint of Bulletin 4, 

 noted below, is appended. 



Principles governing the granting of high school credits for agricultural 

 work done off the school gromids {Idaho Bui. Ed., 4 {1918), No. 5, pp. //). — 

 The principles adopted for the schools of Idaho are set forth. It is held that 

 the theory of granting such credits rests upon the basis that such work con- 

 tributes directly to a larger knowledge of the course of study being pursued. 

 These principles, it is stated, will be satisfactory with very slight modifications, 

 for the use of high schools approved for agricultural instruction under the 

 Smith-Hughes Act. 



Requirements in vocational home economics for Idalio schools, G. B. 

 Elwell {Idaho Bui. Vocat. Ed., 2 {1920), No. 2, pp. 2-J).— In this bulletin are set 

 forth the requirements to be met by Idaho schools for reimbursement from State 

 and Federal funds for insti'uction in vocational home economics. A suggested 

 list of home projects is included. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture, 1919 {U. S. Dept. 

 Agr. Rpts. 1919, pp. Y III +560, figs. 18). — This contains the reyorts of the Sec- 

 retary and heads of bureaus and other administrative officers. The various 

 reports are also issued as separates. 



Annual Report of Nevada Station, 1919 {Nevada Sta. Rpt. 1919, pp. JfJi, 

 figs. 4). — This contains the organization list, a report of the director on the 

 work and publications of the station, departmental reports, the experimental 

 work in which is for the most part abstracted elsewhere in this issue, and a 

 financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1919. 



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