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Havana and the Panama Canal Zone of yellow 

 fever and malaria, thereby saving thousands of 

 lives and making possible the construction of the 

 Panama Canal; and 



Whereas, The work of the late General Wil- 

 liam Gravrford Gorgas was an epoch in the field 

 of medical science and a milestone in the work 

 of public health throughout the world, in effect 

 proving conclusively that health, even in the 

 tropics, is a purchasable commodity under scien- 

 tific guidance and administration; and 



Whereas, It is the desire of the American 

 people to join with the peoples and governments 

 of Central and South America in paying tribute 

 to the memory of General Gorgas, and the pro- 

 posed Gorgas Memorial Institute, which will be 

 erected in the City of Panama, represents the 

 most fitting way to perpetuate the work of Gen- 

 eral Gorgas and to render the greatest good to 

 humanity, with its possibilities for the saving of 

 tens of thousands of human lives and the making 

 available of hundreds of thousands of square 

 miles of land for inhabitation and cultivation by 

 white people; and 



Whereas, The Republic of Panama, in expres- 

 sion of its gratitude to the late General Gorgas, 

 has already donated the site, the building and all 

 necessary equipment for the proposed Gorgas 

 Memorial Institute representing approximately 

 $500,000; there is yet required an endowment 

 fund of from three to six millions of dollars to 

 maintain and to carry on this great work; 



Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the Amer- 

 ican Public Health Association assembled in its 

 semi-centennial convention in the City of New 

 York, November 17, 1921, go on record as heartily 

 endorsing the proposed Gorgas Memorial Insti- 

 tute and that the president of the association be 

 requested to appoint a committee of five to co- 

 operate with the officers and directors of the 

 proposed Gorgas Memorial Institute. 



The following members of the committee 

 have been appointed: 



W. H. Welch, M.D., chairman, Baltimore, Md.; 

 A. T. McCormack, M.D., Louisville, Ky.; Victor 

 C. Vaughan, M.D., Ann Arbor, Mich.; Professor 

 E. O. Jordan, Chicago, HI; M. P. Ravenel, M.D., 

 Columbia, Mo. 



THE REORGANIZATION OF MATHEMATICS 

 IN SECONDARY EDUCATION 



The complete report of the National Com- 

 mittee on Mathematical Requirements is in the 



press and will, it is hoped, be ready for dis- 

 tribution in April. It is published under the 

 title "The Reorganization of Mathematics in 

 Secondary Education" and will constitute a 

 volume of about 500 pages. The table of eon- 

 tents given below indicates its general char- 

 acter. 



Through the generosity of the General Edu- 

 cation Board the National Committee is in a 

 position to distribute large numbers of this 

 report free of charge. It is hoped that the 

 funds available will be sufficient to place a 

 copy of this report in every regularly main- 

 tained high school library and also to furnish 

 every individual with a copy free of charge 

 who is sufficiently interested to ask for it. 

 Requests from individuals for this report are 

 now being received. They should be sent to 

 J- W. Young, chairman, Hanover, New Hamp- 

 shire. Individuals interested in securing a copy 

 of this report are urged to send in their re- 

 quests as early as possible. If the number of 

 requests received exceeds the number the com- 

 mittee is able to distribute, the earlier requests 

 will receive the preference. 



The table of contents of the report is as 

 follows : 



Part I 

 General Principles and Recommendations. 



Chapter I. A brief outline of the report. 



Chapter II. Aims of mathematical instruc- 

 tion — general principles. 



Chapter III. Mathematics for years seven, 

 eight and nine. 



Chapter IV. Mathematics for years ten, eleven 

 and twelve. 



Chapter V. College entrance requirements. 



Chapter VI. Lists of propositions in plane and 

 solid geometry. 



Chapter VII. The function concept in sec- 

 ondary school mathematics. 



Chapter VIII. Terms and symbols in elemen- 

 tary mathematics. 



Part II 



Investigations Conducted for the Committee 



Chapter IX. The present status of disciplinary 

 values in education. By Vevia Blair. 



Chapter X. The theory of correlation applied 

 to school grades. By A. R. Crathorne. 



Chapter XI. Mathematical curricula in for- 

 eign countries. By J. C. Brown. 



