Recent Books What Price Progress? HUGHF ~ L L G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. 1926. viii 323 pp., 13.25 X 19.5 cm. $1.00.
.college students preparing to teach high-school chemistry is evidenced the country over by instructors who have charge of such courses, and it is with considerable disappointment, therefore, "What Price Progress?" is a financial that one reads in the introduction of editor's brief for research. this book that the author claims for it The author analyzes several basic only "a collection of notes and suggestions industries with reference t o their financial on the betterment of the teaching of progress during the past years. As a chemistry,'' and that "its main contriresult he shows how fundamental rebution is intended t o be the literature search yields substantial returns t o those which i t recommends t o the teacher." concerns, the directors of which have The subject-matter of the book is been sufficiently foresighted t o inaugurate largely in outline form with copious a basic program of research and haw the notes and some discussion. Some parts lack of new knowledge or its application apparently are complete; others show brings serious financial difficulties to need of revision in order to condense the concerns whose officers see no need for a material and to rid it of repetitions and real research staff. conflicting statements. The book is reasonably free from inA challenge t o science is extended armrate technical statements. It movides fascinating reading far the layman, through the pages of the first chapter teacher, and student. Its style is simple in which attention is called t o presentand direct. The dollar value of science day social conditions and t o the exigencies of our wavering civilization. This is is dearly pictured. followed by a brief history of chemistry C. E. K. MEES in the early high schools, ane-half the space being given to the criticism of Teaching First-Year Chemistry. J. 0. college domination of the high schools. FRANK, A.M., P r o f w r of Chemistry The content of the chapters dealing in the Wisconsin State Teachers' with methods of teaching chemistry College. Third edition, revised and is very similar t o that found in mast enlarged. J. 0.Frank, Oshkosh, Wistexts on the teaching of science, and consin. 1926. 121 pp. 15.2 X 22.2 includes pages devoted t o measurements cm. $1.50 postpaid. of results by teaching tests and intelliThe author states the purpose of the gence tests, with bibliography. Many book to be that of supplying material problems of the high-school chemistry which will be of immediate aid t o those teacher are listed. Some are discussed who are teaching first-year chemistry in detail; some that seem more involved and t o offer interpretation of available are discussed not a t all and leave the evidence pertaining t o unsettled questions beginning teacher without further aid of chemical instruction; and, further, t o than the simple knowledge that such include suggestions on the teaching of problems may be met in his experience. qualitative analysis as a high-school A course for teachers of high-school subject. chemistry given by the author in the A dearth of text-books suitable for Wisconsin State Teachers' College is
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