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daily life of the pupils. It is recommended that the high schools 

 include vocational courses, that there be special agricultural 

 schools, and that the work of the State Agricultural College be 

 made of greater value to the farmers. Further school consolida- 

 tion, with transportation wherever necessary, is also recommended 

 both for elementary and high schools, so that every community 

 may be within reach of first-rate schools instead of scattering its 

 money and care among a large number that are inferior." 



The general questions raised in this report as to what part of 

 the general field of education a particular College or University 

 can best cultivate and also what are its special advantages and 

 limitations might well be carefully considered by the Faculties of 

 all our higher institutions. 



4. The Mining World Index of Current Literature. Vol. 

 IV. Last half year 1913 ; by George E. Sisley, Associate 

 Editor. Pp. 190. Chicago (Mining World Company), 1914.— 

 This, the fourth volume of the series, is planned to embrace all 

 important contributions, for the time specified, to the world's liter- 

 ature in mining, metallurgy and kindred subjects. The entries 

 are classified under the prominent topics (e. g. the metals) and an 

 author's index of 28 pages closes the work. 



5. Les Prix Nobel en 1912. Pp.69. Stockholm, 1913 (P. A. 

 Norstedt & Soner). — This volume contains an account of the dis- 

 tribution of the Nobel prizes of 1912, in which year the following 

 gentlemen were honored : in physics, Dr. Gustaf Dalen ; in chem- 

 istry, Dr. Victor Grignard and Dr. Paul Sabatier ; in medicine, 

 Dr. Alexis Carrel ; in literature, Dr. Gerhart Hauptmann. Por- 

 traits of these gentlemen are included and also representations of 

 the Nobel prizes and diplomas. The addresses delivered by sev- 

 eral of the gentlemen, to whom prizes had been awarded, at the 

 Nobel Conference on December 10, are also given in full. 



6. A Manual of Bacteriology ; by Howard S. Reed. Pp. 

 xii, 175, 46 figures. Boston and New York, 1914 (Ginn and 

 Company). — The book is planned to suit the needs of bacterio- 

 logical students in agricultural and technical schools. The sub- 

 ject matter is arranged in 16 sections and 15 appendixes. The 

 sections consist of well-planned laboratory exercises with occa- 

 sional explanatory paragraphs. The manual covers a large field. 

 It deals not only with the usual phases of bacteriological tech- 

 nique, etc., but it also includes the study of the numerous com- 

 plex physiological processes which are carried on in nature by 

 bacteria and related organisms. Much attention is given to the 

 subject of fermentations and other activities of microorganisms 

 in their bearing on agriculture, baking, brewing, etc. References 

 to the more important literature are given in conspicuous posi- 

 tions. L. P. R. 



