208 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE.—1913. 
Report* of the Committee, consisting of— 
Dr. G. A. AUDEN (Chairman), Mr. G. F. DanieLy 
(Secretary), Mr. C. H. Boruamtey, Mr. W. D. 
Ecear, Professor R.A. Grecory, Mr. N. Bisuop 
Harman, Mr. J. L. Hotianp, Professor Prigsr- 
LEY SmiTH, and Mr. W. T. H. Watsu, appointed 
to Inquire into the Influence of School-books upon 
Eyesight. 
Tue Committee was appointed at Portsmouth in 
Igi1, and from the beginning of its investigations 
has had the advantage of the assistance of Dr. H. 
Eason, Professor H. R. Kenwood, Mr. R. B. 
Lattimer, Miss Brown Smith, and Dr. Louisa 
Woodcock. 
In view of the fact that Local Education 
Authorities are able greatly to influence the selec- 
tion of school-books, the Committee made an 
inquiry, on which is based the section of this report 
headed ‘Present Practice of Local Education 
Authorities.’ At the request of the Committee 
Dr. H. Eason, Mr. Bishop Harman, and Professor 
Priestley Smith drew up the ‘Oculist Sub-Com- 
mittee’s Report.’ The typographical section of 
the report has been revised since its original 
presentation at Dundee, and to this portion 
oculists, school medical officers, directors of 
education, teachers, publishers, printers, and type- 
founders have contributed. The Committee desires 
to record its sense of obligation to the pioneer 
work of Javal. 
1 This report is a revision (involving substantial alterations) of that 
presented by the Committee in 1912, and is printed from the type in 
which the report of 1912 was set up, at the request of the Committee, 
subsequently to its issue in the ordinary type used for the Annual Report 
of the Association. 
