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New and Enlarged Edition, 1916. New Impression, 1925. LONGMANS, GREEN & CO., LTD., 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON, E.C.4 German, it is obvious that there is need for serious reflection. That these subjects are undoubtedly threatened can be seen by a most cursory glance at the pamphlets containing the results of the annual examinations. It would probably be more obvious still if, as in the old days, the Ministry would publish an annual report of the work done in the secondary schools, and show the percentages of pupils taking satisfactory courses and passing the examinations in the various subjects. Income Tax. HE High Court has decided that a parent cannot THE claim an allowance for income tax in respect of a daughter attending private music classes. Objections were urged that the daughter was not receiving full-time instruction in a university, college, school, or other educational institution, and that the teacher's house, even if it would be called an "establishment," was not one for education but for professional and vocational training. The judge fortunately did not stress the distinction between education and professional or vocational training, relying on his ruling that the teacher's house was not an educational establishment providing full-time instruction. Another interesting income-tax judgment in the High Court decided that the General Medical Council is not in a legal sense a charity," though discharging duties of a public character imposed by the legislature and tending indirectly to the protection of the public in receipt of medical treatment. Mr. Justice Rowlatt, in his judgment, remarked that the legislature nowadays would probably have placed the work in the hands of a Government department. This policy was not adopted, however, for the registration of teachers, the work being entrusted to the teaching profession rather than to the Board of Education. The powers exercised by the Teachers' Registration Council over professional education are less comprehensive than those exercised by the Medical Council in relation to medical education, a tribute to the better organization of the universities since the Medical Act was passed in 1858. on ROF. ROBERT MCELROY'S article in The Times PROF. Clio in the Schools-History and Patriotism -The Chicago Test," should remove some misconceptions on the other side of the Atlantic. American The first text-books of American History. history used in American schools naturally showed an anti-British bias owing to the revolution which left behind the bitterness of civil war. This was followed by years of acute commercial conflict. Nor did our prolonged war with Napoleon tend to create a better atmosphere. But, in course of time, historians revised these text-books, not in the interest of America or of Great Britain, but in the interest of truth. It was not so much what these text-books said about England as what they failed to say that distorted the story." Thus George III was not necessarily representative of public opinion, as Sir George Trevelyan demonstrated. We are glad to learn, on Prof. McElroy's authority, that the text-book revisionists have won in America. "The world's vision of a coming world-unity will be furthered if the historians of every land will cut out of their text-books all the unfair propaganda reminiscent of old efforts to make their nationals hate the nationals of other lands." " Harmful Preventable Noise. TEACHERS in city schools, and nowadays even in village schools, know to their cost something of the nervous wear and tear of exerting themselves against ugly and distracting noises from surrounding streets and roads. And if present conditions are bad for schools and colleges, still worse are they for hospitals and nursing homes. hospitals and nursing homes. But the man in the street, especially if he happens to be driving a car that warns the pedestrian by means of a maddening hooter, feels no concern. Of course, he does not desire to inflict injury upon any one, and usually he has no idea that he is causing anything beyond slight personal annoyance. And now comes Prof. C. H. Spooner, a member of the American International Committee on Industrial Fatigue, declaring that the actual economic loss, coldly calculable in pounds or in dollars, which is caused by the horrible din amid which people have to work in factories and offices, reaches an astounding figure. He estimates that an enormous loss is due to impairment of working capacity, especially in the case of principal officials, whose capacity for clear thinking and hard work and energetic action is perceptibly weakened by the strain of incessant noise. If it can be demonstrated, as we have no doubt it can be, that the reduction of noise is a paying proposition, we shall next hear of serious research in methods of dealing with noisy processes. The deliberately contrived noises of the streets are in a different category. THE National Adult School Union has issued its annual scheme of study for adult schools for the year 1928, under the title, The Word in the World." This issue is the eighteenth in a series A Contribution of annual lesson books. The first to Adult Education. eight issues (1911-18) were each entitled The Adult School Lesson Handbook." Later issues, including the latest, bear titles more clearly descriptive of the contents, though the characteristics of a lesson-book remain. The thought that runs throughout each course is a broadly religious one. The leading thought for the coming year is obviously the divine. purpose in the world revealing itself in many ways-in the Bible, in art, in science, in history, in everrenewing life, in Shakespeare, and in life's common interests. As an example of the last-mentioned, we note in particular the lesson on the newspaper. As newspapers naturally do not criticize themselves adversely, and as other people cannot criticize them publicly without incurring the risk of irresponsible denunciation, the adult school-and we should say, for that matter, the secondary school also-is just the place for considering the strength and weakness of the daily press. Many other lessons in this book are equally suggestive, and equally exhibit a breadth of view combined with an explicitly religious aim. MESSRS. BAIRD & TATLOCK (LONDON), LIMITED, 14-15 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London, E.C. 1, have issued a new edition of Vol. I of their "Standard Catalogue of Scientific Apparatus" dealing with chemistry. It is a sumptuous bound volume of more than eleven hundred large pages, and should certainly be seen by all who are responsible for laboratory equipment. The apparatus listed is illustrated, and in many cases there are detailed descriptions of the mode of working. There is a full index, including references to other volumes of the Catalogue. Vol. I covers chemistry (general, physical, and industrial) and meteorology. BELL'S NEW BOOKS French for Young Beginners By Marc Ceppi. Illustrated by H. M. Brock In response to many requests from teachers, Mr. Ceppi has prepared an introductory book suitable for quite young children who are beginning French. The lessons-twenty-six in all-are built up from a series of clear and clever full-page drawings by H. M. Brock. The book also includes "lectures" based on the illustrations, pronunciation practice, a list of verbs, and full vocabularies. It is almost needless to add, in the case of a book by Mr. Ceppi, that the author has succeeded in making the lessons thoroughly attractive and interesting. Ready shortly. Crown 8vo. Price 25. More Unprepared Latin Edited by E. C. Marchant, M.A. The editor's previous book of passages for School Certificate and Matriculation published under the title of Unprepared Latin (fourth edition, 2s.) has proved so popular that a companion volume has been called for. Though every piece is different, this collection is exactly like its predecessor, which the A.M.A. described as "the best book of its kind." Price 2s. Some New Light on Chaucer By Prof: J. M. Manly "It is not too much, I think, to say that Professor Manly Bell's Concise Latin Course [New] Part II E. C. Marchant, M.A., and F. H. Philpot, B.A., SUB-RECTOR, LINCOLN COLLEGE, OXFORD, ASSISTANT MASTER, CHELTENHAM COLLEGE. This book provides an entirely new continuation of the well-known Concise Latin Course, Part I [Seventeenth edition, price 3s.], but is so arranged that it may equally well be used after any other first-year course. It includes all the syntax that can be covered in the second year of Latin, including relative clauses in Oratio Obliqua. The rules are stated in the plainest language, without the use of technical terms of grammar. All the exercises are kept as simple as possible. Now Ready. Price 3s. Complete or Subject Catalogues post free on request G. BELL & SONS, LTD., PORTUGAL STREET, LONDON, W.C. 2 Personal Paragraphs SIR HUGO HIRST, Bart., Chairman of The General Electric in succession to Miss E. Newton, who retired at the end of Company, has been elected to succeed Sir Richard Gregory as President of the Decimal Association. THE Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, on the recommendation of the Minister of Education, has appointed with effect from January 1, 1928, Mr. J. Yates, O.B.E., at present Principal Officer of the Ministry of Education, to be an Assistant Secretary to that Ministry. THE President of the Board of Education has appointed Her Grace the Duchess of Atholl, D.B.E., M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Board, to be Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Examinations for Part-time Students, in place of the Hon. Edward Cadogan, C.B., M.P., who has resigned the Chairmanship in view of his appointment to the Indian Statutory Commission. DR. P. C. BUCK, director of music at Harrow School, who has accepted appointment as adviser in music to the London County Council, has given twenty-six years' service to the school. The esteem and affection which he has gained was shown by the demonstration which took place at the end-of-term concert of the School Musical Society. It is proposed to present a portrait of Dr. Buck to the school. His successor is to be Dr. R. S. Thatcher, director of music at Charterhouse. MISS LYDIA BARTON has been appointed headmistress of the Skinners' Company's Girls' School, Stamford Hill, University of Strasbourg, FRANCE WINTER TERM, 1927-8 November 2 to February 28 Course for Foreign Students: "Institut d'Etudes Françaises Modernes." Special Lectures on French Language Winter Sports in the Vosges. FEES: 150 frs. for the whole Term More detailed information about board BUREAU DE RENSEIGNEMENTS, UNIVERSITY OF STRASBOURG, FRANCE the Christmas Term, after being headmistress for twentyseven years. Miss Barton is an old pupil of St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, and obtained her degree (Hons. History, second class, London) from Westfield College. She joined the staff at Blackheath in 1917 as senior history mistress, after having filled a similar position at Sheffield High School for two years, and in 1925 she became senior mistress. MR. W. COATES has been appointed County Education Officer under the Hampshire County Council, in succession to Mr. David Cowan, who retires after thirty-four years' tenure of office. Mr. Coates received his early education in a primary school-Lancaster Wesleyan School. He was transferred later to the Lancaster Grammar School and passed on to Cambridge as a scholar. He graduated with a second class in Part II of the Natural Science Tripos and commenced his administrative career under Mr. P. Sharp at St. Helens. He has also given service on the administrative staff of Cheshire County Education Office. THE death of Lord Kenyon, Pro-Chancellor of the University of Wales, has removed a personality of great influence in higher education in Wales. Educated at Eton and Christ Church College, Oxford, and with a residence near Whitchurch, Salop, he devoted thirty-five years of his life to important national cultural movements in the Principality. He became interested in the work of the University of Wales through contact with the University College of North Wales, of which he was President. After (Continued on page 22) GUILD OF THE BRITISH INSTITUTE (UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS), 6 Rue de la Sorbonne, PARIS, Ve. Fully qualified staff. Professeurs agrégés de l'Université de Paris. Supported by British Universities and Board of Education. Offers to students, especially those intending to be teachers, a sound training in the French language. Lectures in French History, Literature. Explication de textes. Phonetics, Translation, Grammar, Composition. Carefully graded classes for practical work. Preparation for Entrance Examinations to British Universities. Library, Club Room, Study Rooms. 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