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for his instruction too elementary and too closely confined to the 

 kind of material with which he has already acquainted him- 

 self in earlier courses prior to his work as a teacher. Such a 

 book as that which Professor Davis has here presented overcomes 

 the difficulties which attach to the reading of such an elementary 

 book. He has opened up for the teacher not merely the possi- 

 bilities of reading his own book, but also the possibility of se- 

 curing without serious difficulty an extensive body of productive 

 literature to which this book serves as a stimulating introduction. 

 Finally, the professional student of education will find in 

 this book material which will give him a general view of one 

 phase of industrial education that will be very helpful to him 

 in the discussion of the whole matter of educational reform for 

 practical results. If one wishes to discuss the best methods of 

 organizing courses for the industrial classes he should certainly 

 begin with a careful review of that which has already been 

 undertaken in agriculture. There are some bibliographies of 

 agricultural literature, and there are scattered discussions of the 

 different organizations which deal with this problem, but nowhere 

 is there a carefully selected summary of the whole movement. 

 Professor Davis has in this respect performed a service which 

 will be appreciated by students of education and by the later 

 historian of education who wishes to secure in compact form a 

 statement of what is now being undertaken. 



CHAS. H. JUDD 



Chicago 

 March, 1912 



