SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS 151 



REPORT OF THE CO^IMITTEE APPOIXTED TO LWES- 



TIGATE THE RELATIONS OF THE PURE AND 



APPLIED SCIENCES IN HIGH SCHOOLS. 



WoRALLo Whitney. 



That there may be no confusion with respect to the purpose of 

 the committee, I shall quote from the resolution adopted at the 

 last meeting of the Academy, in which the appointment of the 

 committee was recjuested. I quote the following: 



'Tnasmuch as the demand for industrialism in education has 

 become widespread and is causing the addition of many new 

 courses in applied science to the curriculum of the high schools 

 and the readjustment of the established courses in pure science ; 

 and, 



"In view of the fact that there is little data at the command 

 of educators which might enable them to reorganize the work in 

 science on correct lines without risk of serious mistakes fraught 

 with danger of disaster to'both the pure and applied sciences, 



"Your committee recommends that the Academy appoint a 

 committee of five members to investigate the practice of secondary 

 schools in: — 



1. The organization of the applied sciences. 



2. The correlation of the pure and applied sciences. 



3. The adjustment in the pure sciences to meet local condi- 

 tions and satisfy the demand for practical courses." 



After considerable study to find the best method of attacking 

 the work, the committee decided that it could be accomplished best 

 by a division of the investigation and assigning part to each mem- 

 ber of the committee. The following subtopics were decided 

 upon: 



I. The efifect of the demand for applied science upon the pure 

 sciences in ordinary high schools where no courses in the applied 

 sciences are given. 2. The relations of the pure and applied 

 sciences in schools where both are taught. 3. The relation of 

 these sciences in authorized agricultural high schools. 4. Their 

 relations as shown by analysis of text-books of agriculture. 

 5. The preparation of teachers for the science work of high 

 schools. 



Unfortunately for our scheme of work, two of the members of 

 the committee found that they were unable to do their work. To 

 remedy this, the fifth topic just read was dropped for the present. 



