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are just as essential to the normal development of tlie human mind as air, 

 food, and exercise for the development of the body," and that " by no system 

 or method of formal etlucation can children contined to city houses, doorsteps, 

 paved streets, and schools be In'ought to their full mental stature." 



The mission of the Christian college, E. E. Kkkd {Lenox Col. Bui., J/ 

 (1907), No. JO, pp. 22). — This is the inaugural address of Pres. E. E. Reed, of 

 Lenox College, Hopkinton, Iowa, and consists largely of an argument in favor 

 of teaching agriculture in denominational colleges, especially in the 3 years 

 preparatory to the college course. 



Development of agricultural education, E. E. Brown (Jour. Ed. [Boston], 

 07 (J 908), No. I'l, pp. C).'iS-G50). — A brief account of the development of agri- 

 cultural education in tlio United States. 



The agricultural college and its relationship to the scheme of national 

 education, E. J. Wickson (Addresses and Proc. Nat. Ed. Assoc., Jf5 (1907}, pp. 

 I041-10.'i8). — Previously noted as Circular 31 of the California Station (E. S. R. 

 19, p. 993). 



What has been done by normal schools and agricultural colleges for 

 popular education in agriculture, E. E. Balcomb (Addresses and Proc. Nat. 

 Ed. Assoc., Ji5 (1907), pp. 1069-1075).— This paper, presented at the 1907 con- 

 vention of the National Education Association, is a compilation of information 

 secured by correspondence from the different State normal schools and agricul- 

 tural colleges concerning their efforts to extend popular education in agriculture. 



Agriculture in normal schools: Courses of instruction and financial sup- 

 port, E. E. Balcomb (Addresses and Proc. Nat. Ed. Assoc, ^5' (1907), pp. 

 752-758). — ^A paper presented at the 1907 convention of the National Education 

 Association. 



On the training of persons to teach agriculture in the public schools, L. 

 H. Bailey (Bur. of Ed. [U. S.] Bui. 1, 1908, pp. 53). — This paper was prepared 

 at the request of the United States Commissioner of Education and is divided 

 into three parts: (1) The nature of the problem, which contains a discussion 

 of the problems of the elementary schools, high schools, and special schools 

 of agricultui*e ; (2) the means of training the teachers, among which are aids 

 to teachers, such as summer schools, regular teachers' institutes, lectures, cor- 

 respondence and leaflet work, short courses in agricultural colleges, peripatetic 

 teachers, and the educational work of this Department, and courses for the 

 training of new teachers in normal schools, training classes, separate agricul- 

 tural schools, special foundations, education departments and teachers' col- 

 leges, and colleges of agriculture, and (3) the general outlook and the signifi- 

 cance of normal work in the colleges of agriculture, in which the writer 

 includes information on some of the work now undertaken for the training of 

 teachers in some of the agricultural colleges. 



The work of the National Government in extending agricultural educa- 

 tion through the public schools, D. J. Crosby (Addresses and Proc. Nat. Ed. 

 Assoc., .',5 (1907), pp. 1063-1069). — This is a paper presented at the 1907 con- 

 vention of the National Education Association, in which the discussion is lim- 

 ited to two main considerations: (1) Financial aid from the Federal Govern- 

 ment, and (2) expert assistance fi'om Federal Executive Departments. 



Report of the committee on industrial education in schools for rural com- 

 munities (Addresses and Proc. Nat. Ed. Assoc, Ji5 (1907), pp. Ji09-.'i'i6). — This 

 report, which was submitted at the 1907 convention of the National Education 

 Association, is the second report of this committee and supplements that sub- 

 mitted at the 1905 meeting (E. S. R.. 17, p. 196). The report was written 

 by L. H. Bailey, and includes (1) a discussion of the general problem of the 



