TEE HIGHSCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER AND HIS WORK. Carleton E . Preston. Associate Professor of the Teaching of Science, University of North Carolina. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.. New York and London, 1936. xvii 272 pp. 14 X 21 cm. $2.00.
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"The hook seeks to orient the prospective science teacher and to show how this orientation applies in various phases of his daily work. The author gives a hroad view of modem teaching philosophy and indicates haw this may be applied in the teaching of science by employing methods which experience has shown to be workable and effective." I n the first chapter is presented what it means t o be a science teacher. This is followed by chapters on the history, the evolution, and the objectives of present-day science courses. About twenty pages are given to the choice and organization of subject matter. A short chapter on evaluating and selecting textbooks completes the treatment of the curricula of science instruction. The remainder of the book is devoted t o the technics of science teaching, such as: steps in reasoning, teaching how to study various teaching methods, how to safeguard student thinking. laboratory work, the use of notebooks, manuals and workbooks, drawing in science, tests and testing, field trips, and visual aids. At the end of each chapter are placed from two to ten challenging exercises for student report and discussion, followed by references t o hooks and magazine articles The references consist of: (1) books that deal with the teaching of science; (2) texthooks, workbooks, and manuals which are used in high-school classes; (3) the current literature on science teaching represented by such magazines as Science Education, School Sczntce and Mathematics, and the JOURNAL oa CHEMICAL EDUCATION. The presentation is clear and elementary. The treatment of the various phases of a science teacher's work is tw general and too brief to cover the field in any branch of science. The chapter on testing is wholly inadequate. The student should read the references a t the end of each chapter to secure a needed enrichment. However, "the references given are not so often to reports of experimentation, that is, t o the primary sources of knowledge on which advance is based, as they are t o books that show how much knowledge has been summarized and evaluated, and that give help in applying it practically." The references furnished on various topics are incomplete. The journal references are worth while and up-to-date and are mainly from ScienceEducation or School Science end Mathematics. Certain important duties of a science teacher are not presented. There is nothing on the equipping of science laboratories; the determination of needed supplies and equipment; the ordering of supplies; the storage of supplies, etc. This information is of vital importance t o the beginning science teacher, because frequently he finds this work to be his first contact with science teaching. No information is given concerning the organization and conduct of a science dub. No space is devoted to the use of the library in science teaching. There is a definite philosophy of science teaching throughout the book. This is modern and of value t o the embryo science teacher. The book in the hands of a capable and resourceful science teacher, who has had practical experience in the various branches of secondary school science, will serve as s basis for a short general course on science teaching. R m u s D. REED
for collateral jr,urnal reading "CoUaternl Reading," is one sansfactory solution of this problrm, and was a,.crnhled with the hope of rcre3ling ' to the student the exi~tenceof a literature of organic chemistry." The hook is a lithoprinted reproduction of articles which have appeared in American journals within the last decade, so chosen as to offer interesting collateral reading throughout the course in organic chemistry. There are articles of theoretical, historical, and industrial interest, and a satisfactory balance of the three types has been reached. The references which appear in the various articles offer t o the inquiring student further opportunity for reading, and frequent supplementary references by the author serve the same purpose. I t is to be regretted that the abbreviation I.I. E . C. is used in some of these references in place of the accepted abbreviation. Unfortunately, the reproduction of many of the illustrations is poor. Particularly is this true when the picture represents a factory interior. We are inclined to believe that the author would not have included many of these decidedly inferior illustrations had not the method of reproduction of the printed matter made their inclusion mandatory. The lithoprinting is well done, and the binding is satisfactory for a work of this type. Blank left pages throughout the book offer adequate space for the student t o make nates. We believe that "Collateral Readings" should prove useful, and serve the author's purpose. NATHAN L. DRAKE UNIVBRSITIOP M I R Y L ~ COLLBOB P*Rg, MARYLAND
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FLUORESCENCE ANALYSISIN ULTRA-VIOLETLIGHT. J. A. Radley, M.Sc., A.I.C., and Julius Grant, Ph.D.. M.Sc., F.I.C. Second Edition. D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc.. New York City, 1935. xi 325 pp. 21 figs. 23 plates, 13.5 X 21.5 cm. $7.00.
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This is a revised edition following the same plan and outline as the authors' earlier (1933) book. While it contains much new material and is considerably enlarged, there are no striking differences between this and the previous edition. According t o the authors' statement in their preface to the first edition, the object of the book is t o serve as a guide for practicd workers "through a labyrinth of scientific papers." I n accomplishing this, the contributions of over fifteen hundred papers have been tersely summarized under appropriate headings. The first section touches briefly on the production, screening, and intensity measurement of ultra-violet light and the technic of its use in fluorescence analysis. The second section summarizes the analytical use of ultraviolet light in nineteen different fields. The authors make no pretense of discussing any particular use or phenomenon exhaustively, but comment briefly an reported cases and follow each chapter with a complete bibliography. T o those faced hy complicated and difficult analyses this book may offer suggestions for rapid determinations. To others its interest will lie chiefly in the unique and often spectacular application of the methods to minute traces of materials and in the splendid review of an extensive literature. The book is well arranged and printed, is not marred by typographical errors, and is well illustrated. Perhaps a tendency toward loose and sweeping statements may be excused in view of the very broad character of the field covered. WM, F. TALBOT G o s r ~ v u sJ ESSBLBN,INC.
COLLATBUL READINGS rN ORGANICCHEMISTRY.L. A. Goldblatt, University of Pittsburgh. Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan. iii f 128 pp. 5 figs. 52 unnumbered reproductions of illustrations from various journals. 19.5 X 27 cm. $1.00.
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The Educational Sneen, 64 East Lake St., Chicago, Ill. Twelfth edition. 1936-37. 152 pp. 10.5 X 18 cm. $0.75 (to Edncnlional Screen subscribers. $0.25).
