Studies in Science: Alice Jean Patterson, Teacher of Nature-Study and Ele- 

 mentary Science in Illinois State Normal University, Normal ,111., 480 

 pages, illustrated, Row, Peterson & Co. 



Miss Patterson's work is well-known and is characterized by its breadth and 

 thoroughness. Therefore this volume is of special interest to educators. The 

 following announcements from its preface states well the use of the book: 

 "This book is designed for the seventh and eighth grades of rural and village 

 schools, and for the first book in science in Junior High Schools. Its purpose is 

 to stimulate interest in the simple scientific problems found in daily life, to 

 train toward a correct understanding and truthful interpretation of common 

 objects and phenomena and to arouse some appreciation of the intimate rela- 

 tion that exists, on the one hand, between science and health, and, on the other, 

 between science and economic prosperity." 



This volume built upon Miss Patterson's teaching experience is full of prac- 

 tical suggestions and outlines; and the topics are dove-tailed together just as 

 they are in Nature and this makes the work indicated a harmonious whole. 

 It covers a course of two years and covers the following subjects: 



First Year — Fall Studies : Plant Studies, Farm Crops, Weeds, Tree Studies, 



Winter Studies: Soils, Water in Soil, Soil Water and Plants, The Work of 

 Plants, Food and Health. 



Spring Studies: Garden Studies and Home Projects, Farm Crops and Home 

 Projects, Trees. 



Second year — Fall Studies: Insects, Fungi, Yeast and Bacteria, Propagat- 

 ing Plants by Cuttings, Fruit and Fruit Trees, Domestic Animals. 



Winter Studies: Light and Lighting, Water Supply, Forms of Water, 

 Heat and Heating, Air, Weather. 



Spring Studies: Poultry and Poultry Projects, Birds, Landscape Gardening. 



The book contains many practical illustrations and we prophesy that it will 

 have wide usefulness among enterprising teachers who cannot fail to appreciate 

 its great value as a practical and usable course of study; and we cannot help 

 but envy the youngsters who will be given a new outlook on life through it. 



Conservation Reader: Harold W. Fairbanks, 216 pages, World Book Co. 



The conservation of our natural resources will depend in the future, as now, 

 upon public opinion; and public opinion, in order to act wisely, must be 

 educated and it must be evident to every one that the school children of today 

 must build up the public opinion tomorrow. Therefore it is our plain duty to 

 get them to thinking about this great national question. Probably no one 

 among our educators is better fitted to interest pupils in this subject than is 

 Professor Fairbanks ; and he has certainly written a conservation reader that is 



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