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any subject (not already selected under (b) or (c) from the fol- 

 lowing list: Greek, German, History, Mathematics, Chemistry, 

 Physics. It will be noticed that botany (or zoology) is not 

 mentioned here. Why is a question that might bring various 

 answers, opening discussion and criticism of methods, adapta- 

 bility and advisability of subject matter, and the cost of labora- 

 tories and biological materials. Many prominent teachers will 

 also disagree as to the desirability of such intensive work in 

 either botany (or zoology) as a position on the favored list may 

 be supposed to indicate. Nevertheless there is no reason why 

 the "open door" should not be off ered to the biological sciences, 

 be the applicants few or many. 



In a discussion regarding the order of high school science 

 courses {School Science and Mathematics, February, 191 1) W. 

 Whitney describes the science groups recommended by the 

 principals of the Chicago high schools and recently adopted by 

 the Board of Education of Chicago. It surely is, as the author 

 indicates, "the first time any secondary school has systematically 

 offered such opportunities in science." 



"It must be understood that this science group is only one of 

 some eleven groups of courses from which pupils are to make their 

 selection by groups. The first year's work is to include physiol- 

 ogy a half year and physiography a half year. In the second 

 and following years there are to be offered one and one half 

 years each of botany, zoology, physics, and chemistry and a year 

 of physiography. A half year of each of the first four is to be of 

 a practical or applied nature. The student on reaching the 

 second year may choose between the biological and the physical 

 sciences. If he chooses the biological, he will take three years' 

 work in these sciences and two years of the physical. If he 

 chooses the physical, he will take three or four years of the 

 physical and one or two years' work in biological science. In 

 any event, he must have six years of science. 



"All will agree with the claim that in any scientific course of 

 studies, if it be is to worthy of the name, there should be oppor- 

 tunity for a second year's work in, at least, one physical and one 



