TWENTIETH CENTURY TEXT BOOKS. 



The closing years of the present century are 

 witnessing; the begjinning of a remarkable awakening 

 of interest in our American educational problems. 

 There has been repeateci and elaborate discussion 

 in every part ot our land on such topics as the co- 

 ordination of studies, the balancing of the difl-erent 

 contending elements in school programmes, the 

 professional training ot teachers, the proper age ot 

 pupils at the different stages ot study, the elimina- 

 tion of pedantic and lifeless methods of teaching, 

 the improvement of text books, unitormity of 

 college-entrance requirements, and other questions 

 of like character. 



In order to meet the new demands of the country 

 along the higher plane ot educational work with a 

 complete and correlated series of text books tully 

 embod}'ing the latest advances in our education, 

 the Twentieth Century Text Books are now offered. 



At everv step in the planning ot the series care 

 has been taken to secure the best educational 

 advice, in order that the books issued may reallv 

 meet the increasing demand that now comes alike 

 from academies, high schools, and colleges tor text 

 books that shall be pedagogically suitable for teach- 

 ers and pupils in the schools, sound m mociern 

 scholarship, and adequate tor college preparation. 



