Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-02

the same spirit OF keeping up Win 1ol
cign affairs. The international trend
Of education is further shown by the
great number Of foreign students who
study in American institutions, more
than 1,40O being registered in the
higher institutions of New York city
alone. .
German education is trying to rid
itself. of the old militaristic ideas and
to give. the common people some OF
the educational advantages which
formerly belonged only to the upper
classes. Teaching practice in central
and northern Europe is discussed in
this number by Dr.. Peter H. Pearson
who spent most of last year in Eu-
rope studying educational affairs
This article is one of series OF
studies of European education by DR.
Pearson which have been appearing
in school life. A report from the
Philippines shows that American
schools are influencing nomadic Fill
pinos to settle down and form per.
lnanent communities under the guild,
ancc Of settlement farm schools"
School Life is the official organ OF
the United States Bureau of Educa-
ton. The principal function of that
bureau is to collect information as tc
educational progress anG disseminate
I among school men and women
throughout the country. In the bu-
.rau's carly years it published little
besides an annual report of formidable
proportions; but it became apparent
that big volumes issued at long inter.
vals did not meet the need of Ameri-
AN school people, who are not salts
lied to wait year for their infor.
nation. The practice arose therefore
# issuing Circulars of information
and bulletins" which usually con-
sisted of monographs of considerable
rxtcnt. These added greatly to the
usefulness of the bureau of education
hut they did not fill the demand for
lp-to-datc information of important
movement and events. Brief leaflets
we're issued, therefore, when occasion
"eQuired, and these in turn were sup,
olemcntcd later by mimeographed cir
'ulars which could be prepared quick
y and issued frequently.
All these methods of diffusing in
formation have been continued by the
new commissioner. They do not, how
ever, either singly or in the aggre
gate completely meet the demand, &c
cording to Commissioner Tigert, who
discussed the matter yesterday A
method is required of collecting infor.
nation Systematically and Of publish.
ing it regularly, frequently, economi
cally. This need was met by The
establishment of the periodical "schoo
life"
This publication has proved to b.
of great use to educators and it i:
in such demand that the free edition
of 10000 is insufficient, Dr.. Tiger
stated. 1t has been necessary to es
tablish a subscription list, and thu
, superintendent of documents send thu
publication regularly to those who pay
the actual cost of printing from store
type plates, namely, 30 cents a year
The mimeographed leaflets thai
| formerly came from INC bureau ol
education literally by millions have
almost entirely ceased since Schoo
Life has been issued; and the print
ed leaflets have been greatly reduced
in number. The periodical covers The
ground afHnni,ore; effectively and eco
nomically. It's cost is actually les:
than that of other forms of distribu
ton, and it presents a more pleasing
appearance and bears an aspect Of
nermanen~c which the mimeographec
material lacks.
School Life is one Of the Al govern
ment periodicals whose publication
was suspended December because
authority for them lapsed at thai
time. The further existence of al
these periodicals depends on the pass
age of senate joint resolution 1872
which has passed the senate and j.
now before the house of representa-
tives, or of some other measure with
like purpose.