Janxjart 21, 1887.] 



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Contents of foreign educational periodicals. 



Pddagogisches archiv, Dec. 8. — Bericht uber die 

 abteilung fiir naturwissenschaftlichen unterricht auf 

 der 59. Versammlung deutscher naturforscher und 

 arzte in Berlin, 1886. — Die neueren philologischen 

 bestrebungen der Franzosen, Dr. L. Schmidt. — 

 Konstituirende versammlung zur begriindung eines 

 ' Deutschen einheitsschulvereins ' zu Hannover, Dr. 

 L. Viereck. — Beurteilungen, anzeigen, u.s.w. 



Zeitschrift fiir schul - geographic, December. — 

 Das geographische museum am Mariahilfer Gymna- 

 sium in Wien. — Ein tellurium mit elliptischer erd- 

 bahn und ein neues planetarium, Dr. Adolf Dronke. 



— Der geographische leitfaden. — Beitrag zu einer 

 morphologie des Kosmos, H. Habenicht. — Der Mit- 

 telrhein und sein Vulcangebiet. — Notizen, u.s.w. 



Canada educational monthly, January. — Notes 

 upon habits, Prof. M.Macvicar. — Annual convocation 

 of Queen's university, N. F. Dupuis. — Prose poems. 



— The curriculum of a French lycee, W. H. Fraser. 



— Notes for teachers. — Correspondence, etc. 

 Educational times, January. — On matter and 



force : nomenclature and methods of elementary dy- 

 namics. — Meeting of the Council of the college of 

 preceptors —Education in India. — University and 

 college intelligence. — Educational progress of the 

 past half-century. — Changes in the head-master- 

 ships of the great public schools during the past 

 year. — Eugby under Dr. Jex-Blake. — The Harvard 

 celebration. — Eeport of the teachers' training syn- 

 dicate at Cambridge. — Reviews, notices, etc. 

 Journal of education, January. — Occasional notes. 



— English literature in public schools. — The con- 

 ference of head masters. — Dr. Jowett on Boswell's 

 'Johnson.' — Eeviews. — Women and culture, Mrs. 

 William Grey. — A fair field and no favor. — Corre- 

 spondence. — The teachers' guild of Great Britain 

 and Ireland. — Notices of books. — Foreign notes. — 

 Schools and universities. — Our translation prize. — 

 The training of the faculties of judgment and reason- 

 ing (concluded). — Education in Australia (concluded). 



— Geographical exhibition and conference at Brad- 

 ford. 



Educational articles in miscellaneous periodicals. 



Bert's science in politics. Madame Adam. Von- 

 teinporary review, January. 



Contemporary philosophy in France. Unsigned. New 

 Princeton review, January. 



D6]6gation frangaise aux Etats-Unis ; notes de voy- 

 age. Charles Bigot. Revue politique et litth^aire, 

 Dec. 11 and 18. 



Earthquakes. Archibald Geikie. Good words, Janu- 

 ary. 



Education intellectuelle, 1'. Paul Lafitte. Revue 

 politique et littiraire, Dec. 18. 



Evolution of language. Unsigned. Knowledge, 

 January. 



Paculte de m§decine de Paris en 1885-86, la. M. 

 B6clard. Revue scientifique, Dec. 18. 



G6ologie et la gfeographie, la. M. Charles V61ain. 

 Revue scientifique, Dec. 18. 



How I was educated. James B. Angell. Forum, 

 January . 



Industrial education in America. W. Odell. Nature, 

 Dec. 2. 



[A notice of the government document on this sub- 

 ject, prepared by Mr. J. E. Clarke.] 

 Lowell on education. Unsigned. New Princeton 



review, January. 

 Lower education of women, the. Helen M'Kerlie. 



Contemporary review, January. 

 Mathematical tripos, the. J.W. L. Glaisher. Nature, 



Dec. 3. 

 Origin of comets and meteors. Richard A. Proctor. 



Knowledge, January. 

 Origines de la Bible, les. Ernest Eenan. Revue des 



deux Mondes, Dec. 1 . 

 Origines de la chimie, les : mStaux et min6raux de 



I'antique Chaldee. M. Berthelot. Revue scien- 

 tifique, Dec. 11. 

 Peril alcoolique, le. J. S. Morand. Nouvelle revue, 



Dec. 15. 

 Possible limitations of the elective system, II. Prof. 



George H. Palmer. Andover review, January. 

 [This article closes the discussion as to the extent 



and merits of the elective system, introduced by 



Professor Palmer a year ago.] 

 Present position of philosophy in Britain, the. Henry 



Calderwood. New Princeton review, January. 

 Eeligion in the public schools. Archibald Alexander 



Hodge. New Princeton review, January. 

 Science in Norway. Unsigned. Nature, Dec. 9. 

 Science notes. W. Mattieu Williams. Gentleman's 



magazine, January. 

 Travail psychique et la force chimique, le. Charles 



Eichet. Revue scientifique, Dec. 18. 

 Ueber die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung u. deren an- 



wendung auf die statistik. W. Lexis. Jahr- 



bilcher fiir Nationalokonomie u. Statistik, Nov. 



13. 

 University education in the United States. Charles 



K. Adams. Contemporary review, January. 



Publications received at Editor's OiBce, Jan. 10-15. 



Andrews, T. Effect of temperature on the strength of railway 



axles. London, Inst. civ. eng. 33 p. 12°. 

 Barrows, Isabel C, ed. Proceedings of the national conference 



of charities and correction, at the thirteenth annual session 



held in St. Paul, Minn., July 15-22, 1886. Boston, G. H. 



Ellis i2-f457 P.- 8°. 

 Belrose, Louis, Jr. To the poet-laureate. Washington, Bren- 



tano. 4 p. 16°. 

 Briffault, F. Constantinople water-works. London, Inst. civ. 



eng. II p. 12°. 

 Clark, J. S. A practical rhetoric for instruction in English 



composition and revision in colleges and intermediate schools. 



New York, Holt. "381 p. 12°. 

 Cowan, D. The Carron iron works. Scotland. London, Inst. 



civ. eng. 15 p. 12°. 

 Ende, M. am. Formulas for the weights of girder bridges. 



London, Inst. civ. eng. 8 p. 12°. 

 FoRSTER, M. von. Compressed gun cotton for military use. Tr. 



by J. P. Wisser, with introduction on modern gun cotton. 



New York, Van Nostrand. 164 p. 24°. 50 cents_. 

 Gruenewald, J. R. Description of the viaduct over the river 



■Retiro. London, Inst. civ. eng. 4 p. 12°. 

 Hunter, G. M. Locomotive engine- and carriage-sheds as used 



on the Caledonian railway. London, Inst. civ. eng. 13 p. 



12°. 

 King, M. Harvard and its surroundings. 7th ed. Boston, 



Rand Avery company. 102 p. x6°. 

 Martin and Wetzler. The electric motor and its applications. 



New York, Johnston. 208 p. f. $3. 

 Massachusetts fish and game commissioners, report of, for year 



ending Dec. 31, 1886. (Pub. doc. No. 25.) Boston, State. 



91 P- 8°. 

 Philbrick, p. H. Beams and girders. New York, Van Nostrand. 



159 p. 24°. 50 cents. 

 Schwatka, F. Report of a military reconnaissance in Alaska, 



made in 1883. Washington, Government. 121 p. 8°. 

 Secular thought. Vol. i. No. i. Toronto, Charles Watts. $2. 

 U. S. naval academy, Annapolis, Md., annual register of, 1885-86. 



Washington, Government. 70 p. 8°. 



