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experts, trained and organized for the purpose, shall be set to 

 ascertain facts of public interest, and so provide at least a firm 

 basis for public opinion. olive day. 



8. Publications of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advance- 

 ment of Teaching (522 Fifth Avenue. New York Gity). — The 

 following publications of the Carnegie Institution have been 

 recently issued. (See earlier, vol. 3, pp. 157, 307.) Bulletin 

 XVI. Education in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Pp. 

 vii. 50, with a map (frontispiece). — Dr. AY. S. Learned of the 

 Carnegie Foundation and Dr. Kenneth C. M. Sells of Bowdoin 

 College have prepared this study of the present provincial situa- 

 tion in higher education in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 

 discussing also the elementary and secondary school conditions. 

 The conclusion reached is the desirability of the union of six 

 small universities in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and 

 New Brunswick to make one strong university at Halifax. The 

 institutions concerned are King's College at Windsor, N. S., Dal- 

 housie University at Halifax, Acadia University at AYolfville, 

 X. S.. Mt. Allison University at Saekville. X. B.. St. Francis 

 Xavier's University at Antigonish, X". S., and the University of 

 New Brunswick at Fredericton. X. B. It is proposed to raise 

 S4. 500.000 to accomplish the purpose proposed. 



The plan suggested is an adaptation of English collegiate 

 organization. Each college would maintain its own student resi- 

 dence, class-rooms, chapel, etc.. where most of the freshman and 

 sophomore work would be conducted, while advanced courses, all 

 honor course*, and the expensive laboratory sciences would be 

 taught in a central university controlled by a joint board and sup- 

 ported in part by the provinces. This arrangement would make 

 possible the equipment of a first-class university, while sacrificing 

 few or none of the advantages of the small colleges. It would 

 permit the denominational college with small endowment to com- 

 mand the most extensive university privileges and at the same 

 time retain and strengthen its denominational character. An 

 attractive feature of the scheme from an American point of view 

 is the method suggested for the better organization of large 

 bodies of students — an acute problem in American colleges. 



Other publications are : 



No. 215-A. History of Domestic and Foreign Commerce of 

 the United States: by E. K. Johxsox, T. AY. Van Metre, G. G. 

 Heebxer, and D. S. Haxchett. with an introductory note by 

 H. AY. Parnam. Pp. xxiv. 7(31, 10 maps. A second "photogra- 

 phic edition ($3.00). 



No. 309. Gaseous Exchange and Physiological Requirements 

 for Level and Grade Walking* by Hexry Moxmouth Smith. 

 Pp. viii. 310: 1 plate. 42 figs. ($6.00). 



No. 316. Development and Activities of the Boots of Crop 

 Plants : A Study in Crop Ecology ; by J. E. AYeaver. F. C. Jean 

 and J. AY. Crist. Pp. vi. 116. 14 pis.. 42 figs. ($2.00). 



