264, 291 3,500 Circular letters, general information, notices, and advertisements_. Good reference series (mimeographed) Reading courses- Price lists (mimeographed and printed). 10, 000 89, 000 Directories.-The Educational Directory for 1935 comprised of the following parts: (a) State and county school officers; (b) city school officers; (c) colleges and universities; and (d) educational associations and directories, was prepared by members of the Editorial Division, as was also a handbook of the Office of Education— Its duties, work, history, and publications. Two widely used directories, "Accredited Secondary Schools", prepared by the Statistical Division, and " Accredited Higher Institutions", by the Division of Higher Education, were made available. Biennial Survey of Education.-Upon completion of the summary and chapters on State school systems and higher institutions, the Biennial Survey of Education 1930-32 was indexed and bound. The survey for 1932-34 is well on its way. One chapter, that on commercial schools, has already been printed, and two others, statistics of private elementary and secondary schools and review of educational legislation, 1933 and 1934, are now in the hands of the printer. News releases.-Forty-six news releases on educational developments were prepared and sent to newspapers and educational journals. Exhibits.-Samples of Office of Education publications were sent in answer to numerous requests by various educational organizations for exhibits at their annual meetings. A special exhibit showing the work of the Office was prepared for the California Pacific International Exposition. School Life. The official monthly journal of the Office of Education still holds first place for the largest sale of any Government subscription periodical. It has, throughout the year, presented in addition to its regular features new developments in the emergency program of interest to the educational field in general. Special arrangements were made with 10 leading art schools to supply covers for School Life during the year. 'Figures for distribution by sale through the Superintendent of Documents are not available at this time. The United States Press Intelligence Service has supplied clippings on education. Information on school developments thus collected was used on the air, in School Life, and for other purposes. Radio services.-Each week throughout the year a program of important educational information has been prepared and presented over the facilities of the National Broadcasting Co. Interest was manifested in numerous requests for copies and for further information on the subjects of each broadcast. Motion pictures.-During American education week the Office cooperated with a newsreel company in the preparation of a film suitable for showing in many theaters. The Office of Education's exhibit at Atlantic City received wide-spread notice through picturization in newsreels. PUBLICATIONS ISSUED OR PREPARED FOR PRINTING DURING THE YEAR BULLETIN, 1933 No. 15.' Federal cooperation in agricultural extension work, vocational education, and vocational rehabilitation. BULLETINS, 1934 No. 15. Prediction of success in college. No. 16.2 Accredited higher institutions in the United States. No. 17. Accredited secondary schools in the United States. No. 18. High school clubs. No. 19. Problems of duplication as attacked in certain state surveys. No. 20. Graduate study in universities and colleges in the United States. BULLETINS, 1935 No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. Educational directory, 1935. Parts I. State and county school officers. II. City school officers. III. Colleges and universities, including all institutions of higher education. IV. Educational associations and directories. Biennial Survey of Education, 1932-34. Chapters VI. Statistics of private elementary and secondary schools, 1932-33. VII. Statistics of commercial schools, 1932-33. VIII. A review of educational legislation, 1933 and 1934. Compulsory-school-attendance laws and their administration. This bulletin appeared in June 1935, but was given a 1933 number to complete the list for that year. Prepared for the printer before July 1, 1934, but delivered by the Government Printing Office during the fiscal year July 1, 1934-June 30, 1935. No. 6. No. 7. No. 8. Fundamentals in the education of Negroes. Coordination of effort for the education of exceptional children. Private proprietary and endowed schools giving trade and industrial courses. No. 9. Education in the Philippine Islands. No. 10. Public education in Hawaii. No. 11. Education in Czechoslovakia. No. 12. Availability of education to Negroes in rural communities. No. 13. Statistics of the education of Negroes. No. 14. Federal student-aid program. BULLETINS, 1936 No. 1. Educational directory, 1936. Parts II. City school officers. III. Colleges and universities, including all institutions of higher education. IV. Educational associations and directories. PAMPHLETS No. 50. Public education in the Virgin Islands. No. 51. Educational activities for the young child in the home. No. 52. The cost of going to college. 2 No. 53. Statistics of high schools in larger cities. No. 54. Teachers' problems with exceptional children. IV. Deaf and hard-of-hearing children. No. 55. Teachers' problems with exceptional children. No. 56. Teachers' problems with exceptional children. VI. Children of lowered vitality. No. 57. Aids in book selection for secondary-school libraries. No. 59. Legislation concerning free textbooks. No. 60. Doctors' theses in education. No. 61. Per-capita costs in city schools, 1933-34. No. 62. Legislation concerning early-childhood education. No. 63. Education of native and minority groups: A bibliography, 1932–34. No. 64. High-school cooperation with the home. LEAFLETS No. 45. Federal grants for education, 1933-34. BIBLIOGRAPHIES No. 5. Nursery education (revised). 2 Prepared for the printer before July 1, 1934, but delivered by the Government Printing Office during the fiscal year July 1, 1934-June 30, 1935. No. 22. Secondary education: Administration and organization. No. 29. The curriculum and social change. No. 30. Discussion groups. No. 31. The junior college. No. 32. Visual aids in education: Motion pictures. No. 41. Teaching music in elementary schools. MISCELLANEOUS School Life, 10 issues and index. Handbook of the Office of Education. Education price list. Circular No. 139, Recent courses of study for elementary and secondary schools. The preparation of teachers for small rural schools. (A reprint from Vol. V, Part VII, of Bulletin, 1933, No. 10, National Survey of the Education of Teachers.) Office of Education section of the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BULLETINS Agricultural Service No. 169. Analysis of special jobs in farm forestry. No. 177. Emergency programs of vocational agriculture. No. 180. Summaries of studies in agricultural education. Home Economics Service No. 179. Bibliography of studies of the home economics curriculum. Trade and Industrial Education No. 106. Stone Setting (revised 1935). No. 128. Bibliography on foreman improvement (revised 1935). Vocational Rehabilitation Service No. 148. Vocational guidance in rehabilitation (revised 1935). No. 161. Organization and administration of a State program of vocational rehabilitation. 7. ADMINISTRATION Appropriations.-For the fiscal year 1935, Congress appropriated for salaries in the Office of Education, not including those for vocational education and rehabilitation, the sum of $231,022, an increase of $15,297 over the amount available for that object for the fiscal year 1934. This increase did not provide for any addition to the staff, but was due entirely to the restoration of salary reductions. For the fiscal year 1936 the amount has been increased to $251,720, and provides for the addition of a specialist in State school administration and a stenographer. The other appropriations were $12,500 for general purposes, including travel expenses and $40,000 for printing and binding. For 1936 these amounts were increased to $15,000 and $46,500, respectively. Howard University.-Howard University was inspected during the year, as required by law. A number of changes have taken place in the membership of the board of trustees. Dr. Abraham Flexner, the president of the board, tendered his resignation February 9, 1935. He was succeeded by T. L. Hangate, Auditor, Teachers College, Columbia University. The new members elected to the board are: Dr. Guy W. Coleman, Boston; Mrs. Floyd K. Garrison, Madison, Wis.; C. C. Spaulding, Durham, N. C. Under the new plan of organization the Liberal Arts College now includes the School of Education and the courses in art and home economics. The trustees named as the dean of the New Graduate School, Dr. D. O. W. Holmes, formerly dean of the School of Education. In April the new classroom building known as Douglas Hall was dedicated and handed over by the Government to the trustees of the university. The chemistry building is rapidly nearing completion, and when completed will relieve the pressure for space in the scientific departments. The new organ was installed in the college chapel and was dedicated in January. The total enrollment of the university for the year 1934-35 was 1,907, of whom 999 were men and 908 were women. In 1933-34 the enrollment was 1,626, of whom 939 were men and 687 were This indicates an increase of 281 over the past year. women. The university conferred degrees and certificates on 246 graduates, distributed as follows: 123, the bachelor's degree in arts, sciences, or music; 35, the master's degree; 2, the doctor's degree in dentistry; 8, the certificate in oral hygiene; 10, the degree of bachelor of laws; 55, the degree of doctor of medicine; 5, the title of pharmaceutical chemist; 2, the degree of bachelor of science in pharmacy; 4, the degree of bachelor of divinity, and 2, the degree of bachelor of theology. The teaching staff of the university in 1934-35 included a total of 241 members, of whom 134 were full-time and 107 were part-time. These are the equivalent of a full-time staff of 156. The teaching staff for 1933-34 included a total of 237 members, of whom 135 were full-time and 102 were part-time. Financial statement.-In 1934-35, the total income of Howard University was $1,743,818.99, including current and capital funds. |