New Britain herald., 1920-09-09
New Books Neu Britain
 Institute

EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY, by
 H. F. Cope.
 This book urges the necessity of teaching the young to apply social and moral ideals to everyday activi- ties. He makes many suggestions of ways by which the school and com munity may become more efficient builders of aracter."-Publisher's Note.
 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY. by w. S.
 Hunter.
 "Gives a survey of psychology with the emphasis upon the concrete, ex- perimental facts so far as they are available. The book is written from biological point of view, pre- senting facts both from behavior and from the structural phase of con- seriousness. s."-Publisher's Note. Pub lished by The University of Chicago. A shrdlu cmfwy shrdI cmfwy vbgk HUMAN FACTOR IN EDUCATION. by J. r. Munroe.
 A vigorous plea for the reorgani- zation of education in order to give more adequate training for specific so- cial needs Presents no new prin- ciples, but unsparing criticism and the ruthless picking of fallacies in past and present methods should have stimulating effect. Author is an ex- i pert in vocational and reconstructive works-A. L. A. Booklist.
 INDEX NUMBER FOR STATE
 SCHOOL SYSTEMS. by L. P.
 Ayres.
 MEASURE YOUR MIND. by NJ. R.
 Trabue and F. P. Stockbridge.
 An assistant professor at .Colum- bia and a journalist have collaborat- ed to make a popular book on the subject of mental tests They give in detail the directions for tests for infants. school children, foreign CTS, English speaking and English writing adults. If books of this sort can be used by others than experts. this one has the advantage of sim plicity. Teachers will find sugges- tions for giving school lessons a com- pctitive zest.,-A. L.. A. Booklist. PATRONS OF DEMOCRACY, by Dal-
 las Lore Sharp.
 Its whole object is to encourage a truly democratic public school. breaking away from all trade and private schools except for abnormal pupils. "A. l.. A. Booklist
 "A brief witty essay reprinted frem the Atlantic Monthly.
 PROBLEM OF THE NERVOUS
 CHILD. by Mrs. EIida Evans.
 An explanation of psychoanalysis written for parents. It is a clear statement showing the dangers of abnormalities resulting from condi- tions in childhood environment which many adults have not considered, but which are here told simply and con- vincingly. "A. l.. A. Booklist.
 SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL PRO- GRESS. a handbook for students
 of sociology, compiled by T. N. TEACHING BY PROJECTS: A BASIS FOR PURPOSEFUL STUDY, by Charles McMurry.
 WERE YOU EVER A CHILD? by Floyd Dell.
 Discusses in short conversational chapters and dialogues the restric- tions and mistakes in our formal ed ucational systems and suggests plans for the simplest, most natural < way of letting a child educate himself to a realization of the true. the beauti- full, the good. so that he may have a place in the life of today."-A. L.. l X. Booklist.
 | WHAT THE WAR TEACHES ABOUT EDUCATION. by E. c. Moore. "A keen examination of the ten | dencies and ideals in American edu- | cation and how to control or attain I them. There are interesting chapters on the much disputed questions of ! practical training versus cultural edu- ! cation."-A. L. A: Bool-list. | YOUNG MAN AND TEACHING, by H. ?. Wright.
 The author was dean of~>Yale for | twenty-five years. Though not a 1 bristlins statistical survey. his remi- | niscent little book succeeds in con- veyinE a definite feeling about the l intricacies of teaching college or high 1 school and dealing fairly with boys | "A. l.. A. Booklist.
 1 Fiction. | GROWING UP. by M. H. VORSE. "A delightful, humorous story: a i chronicle of the impressions made on