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At present there is general interest being awakened in regard 
to school curriculums all over the United States ; there is a very 
general feeling that the courses of study should be changed in 
some way to better meet the needs of the child — his future as well 
as his present needs. Formerly the only thought of the teacher 
was the training of the child's mind. Now we are gradually 
realizing that the child is made up of soul, body, and clothes, as 
well as mind, and that it is this child in his entirety that comes to 
school and this child that the school must provide for. As I say 
there is at present a great unrest in this matter and it seems to 
me that it will be a wise policy to wait and see just what direction 
this movement will take and what light will be shed upon the 
subject by the study and investigations which are in progress. 
When the industrial schools which are contemplated have been 
started and fully under way, it may become necessary to make 
some changes in the course to meet the changed conditions, but 
at present I believe no change is necessary but that all seeming 
difficulties can be met by preparing detailed outlines, following 
the requirements of the course, and adapted to the several dis- 
tricts of the islands. 
Therefore I recommend that each Supervising Principal pre- 
pare a type term outline adapted to the schools under his super- 
vision — an outline for a one, two, three-room school, etc., copies 
of these outlines to be sent to the Department and to the several 
local principals to be by Ithem, under the direction or with the 
approval of the Supervising Principal, adapted to meet the needs 
of their schools. From the term outlines filed in the office by the 
Supervising Principals, the Departmxcnt may, by selectmg the "best 
from each, prepare type outlines which will better meet the needs 
of the schools in general and will serve as a working basis for 
particular outlines by all supervising principals and thus bring 
about more uniformity in school work. 
I believe that, if all these suggestions and instructions are in- 
telligently carried out, and if we all work faithfully and loyally 
together, the work accomplished this year will place the schools 
of our territory on a higher plane than they have yet occupied. 
G 0 VERNMEN T P UBL JCA TIOXS. 
For many years it has been a standing joke that public docu- 
ments were dry and uninteresting ; indeed that they did little bet- 
ter than to cumber the earth. But times have changed and now, 
especially from those interested in agricultural research, such 
publications find a hearty welcome. 
As readers of this magazine should know, the U. S. Depart- 
ment of Aericulture is sues a Monthly List" giving the titles of 
all the publications put out by its several Bureaus and Divisions. 
This convenient pamphlet will be sent free to anyone who applies 
to the Division of Publications, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
