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States, New York, New Jeisey, l\'mis\ Ivania, Ohio, Illinois, and 

 Minnesota. It is a remarUable and significant fact that every 

 school replied that they couUl so prepare their pu[)ils. Again, 

 of the ninety, nine answer, " yes," but object to the plan ; the 

 main objection being lack of time in the already busy course. 

 Fortv-Hve answer simply, '• yes," and tliirtv-.six add some word 

 of decided approval. 



In the discussion following this paper. President G. Stanley 

 Hall ofiered the following suggestion : — " There is a great diH'er- 

 ence between subjects which ha\'e had for years the benefit of a 

 good pedagogic manipulation and those which have not. Peda- 

 gogic thought has not been given to vScience study. Text-books 

 in Science ha^•e not had the benefit of pedagogic experience. Re- 

 sults might be attained if we vvere to appoint, for instance, a 

 committee to arrange a conspectus of the work in Science." 



Thereupon it was moved and voted by the New England 

 Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools : 



'• That the Executive Committee be instructed to consider the 

 expediency of appointing a committee to formulate suggestions 

 relating to Elementary vScience as a requisite for admission to 

 College, and have full authority to appoint such a committee if 

 this action seems desirable." 



The Executive Committee will meet next month, and the 

 ►Secretary informs me that such a committee will probably be 

 appointed. 



At the recent meeting of the Association of Colleges in New 

 England, it was voted to send the following circular letter to the 

 Faculties of the Colleges included in its membership : — 



^ /o the Faculty of 



" At the 35th annual meeting of tlie Association of Colleges 

 in New England, held at Brown University, Nov. 5-6, 1891, it 

 was 



*•' Voted, That the memorandum printed below be transmitted 

 to the various Faculties for their consideration and for action by 

 this Association next year; also voted, that the memorandiun, 

 with a statement of this reference of the same to the Faculties, 

 be oiiered to the press for publication. 



