tion between the departments of chemistry and education is feasible. The information gathered from such a study would aid materially in the interpretation of problems relating to the correlation of high-school and college chemistry. Furthermore, a standardized freshman chemistry test would he a by-product. The need for a test for high-school chemistry does not exist as we already have the standardized tests of Gerry, Powers, Rich, and others. I t is not proposed that standardized tests for college freshmen like the one used in this investigation should supplant regular examinations, hut rather that the tests should he supplementary. Their use would make the measurement of the student's achievement more reliable. But of greater significance is the fact that their use would help to define the field which belongs to the high school and the field which belongs to the college.
The writer desires to express his thanks to Professor S. R. Powers of Teachers College under whose direction the work was carried out, to Professors C. D. Carpenter, Victor La Mer and Ben D. Woods of Columbia, to Mr. W. W. Carpenter, and to the several teachers in the high schools and colleges without whose cooperation the work could not have been carried through.
TEA EXAMINER Receipt of applications for tea examiner will dose January 30th. The date for assembling of competitors will be stated on the admission cards sent applicants after the close of receipt of applications. The examination is t o fill vacancies in the Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agriculture, for duty in the field. The entrance salary is $2400 a year. After the probational period of six months required by the civil service act and rules, advancement in pay may be made without change in assignment up t o $3000 a year. Promotion t o higher grades may be made in accordance with the civil service rules as vacancies occur. The duties are t o have charge of a tea-examining station, and t o test all samples of teas far purity, quality, and fitness for conswnption in comparison with the physical standards of purity, quality, and fitness for consumption established by the Department of Agriculture, and to attend to all of the administrative work in connection with a tea-examining station. Competitors will he rated on practical questions on the tea trade and the tea law; practical tests covering kinds, quality, and character of teas; a thesis t o be submitted to the examiner on the day of the examination; and on education and experience. Full information and application blanks may be obtained from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington. D. C., or the secretary of the board of U. S. eivi-service examiners a t the postofficeor customhouse, any city.
