Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education (Volume 6-10) (English, Ga, Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1907 Excerpt: ... I. The Rural School As A General Educational And Social Center: a) Community Work in the Agricultural High School 9 Principal B. H. Crocheeon, Baltimore Co., Md. b) The District Schools in a County as Educational and Social Centers........ 17 Miss Jessie Field, Superintendent, Page County, Iowa. II. Rural-school Extension: a) Through Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Clubs 20 F. W. Howe, Supervisor of Agricultural Education, New York State. b) Relation of Rural School to Better Housekeeping. 29 Professor E. C. Bishop, State College, Ames, Iowa. III. Rural-school Libraries 34 Professor A. B. Graham, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. IV. The Rural School As A Means Of Developing An AppreCiation Of Art (indoor And Outdoor)... 44 Superintendent O. J. Kern, Rockford, Ill. V. Organized Recreation In Rural Schools 53 Professor Myron T. Scudder, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J. VI. The General Problem Of The Relation Of The Rural School To Community Needs--A Summary.60 Professor B. M. Davis, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Bibliography Prepared By The Bureau Of Education, Washington D.C., And The Editor.... 67 Constitution Adopted In Chicago, With Note...72 Minutes Of The Indianapolis Meeting... 74 PREFACE This yearbook is planned to include accounts of actual experiments that have been tried in making the school a community center, so that other communities may learn of the possibilities and difficulties of putting into practice what has already been achieved in some of the most advanced communities. At the National Education Association meeting for 1902 (p. 373 of Proceedings) John Dewey discussed very ably the theoretical aspects of the problem as requested, but said: I do not feel that the philosophical aspect of the matter is the urgent or important one. ...