Some Educational Books
Sin. L. A. SELBY-BIGGE'S The Board of Education (Putnam, 7s. 6d.) is an interesting account of the work of a much-too- frequently-abused Government department. A complementary volume is Mr. H. Bompas Smith's The Nation's Schools (Longmans, 6s.). The Manchester professor is ill-content with the present class distinctions in our schools. He states his case frankly and argues that a system, nationally and internationally worthy, may, with good will, be attained. Open Channels for the Adolescent, by Mr. T. J. Leonhardt (Murby, 2s.), discusses post-elementary education—or the lack of it. The first twelve chapters of The Story of Scottish Education, by G. Stewart (Pitman, 5s.), can be commended more readily than the end of the book. One reference volume may be added. In what quarter would you search for information concerning education in Latvia, or, say, Uruguay ? Macmillan's Educational Year Book, 1925, supple- mentary to the volume issued in 1924, would help you.
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