(1) The method of using a separate note-book with a write-up including the procedure followed, gives slightly better temporary results. (2) The writing of the procedure or method followed does not appreciably aid the memory in retaining the main facts of the experiment. (3) The many extra hours needed by the students to write separate detailed notes and by the instructor to correct them are probably not justified by the results obtained. (4) The use of loose-leaf manuals provided with blank spaces to be filled in by the student during the course of the experiment are economical as time savers to both teacher and pupil. This type of manual has the further advantage of giving results nearly as good as when a separate notebook is used. (5) If separate note-books are used, they should contain only a brief statement of the object of the experiment and the answers to the qnestions given in the manual. (6) The conclusions reached do not mean that students should not know and be able to explain experimental methods. Students need to realize the importance of proper experimental details and should be able to explain the significance of each step taken during the course of an experiment. The pupil must understand the experiment and know the important facts which i t brings out before he can answer correctly the questions given in the better class of manuals. However, a mere copying of methods, which are given in print, or even recording these in the student's own words, did not appreciably aid the students investigated in grasping the main points of the experiment and for them i t seemed largely a waste of time. (7) It is realized that the conclusions reached as a result of this study must be accepted as tentative, because of the fact that the number of subjects used was small. The author expects to undertake further investigations of a similar nature and it is hoped that other teachers of science will do likewise. When this is done permanent conclusions may be drawn.
NEW TEACHERS' MAGAZmE APPEARS The faculty of the Colorado State Teachers' College has established a new teachers' magazine t o appear monthly during nine months of each year. The Teachers' Journal and A bdroct is intended to function not as one more addition t o the already large number of educational magazines but as a time-saver for the busy teacher who cannot possibly keep abreast of all the current literature. Its abstract service is, therefore, the outstanding feature. It includes, however, a number of original articles each month. Another helpful feature is the publication of bibliographies on various phases of educational work. The initial copy (January, 1926), now on our desk, shows every promise of a journal of much worth. We congratulate the faculty of the Colorado State Teachers' College upon their effortsand wish them continued success in the future.
