kong Time Cases in %% Aliquot parts Petric system Rood 10.0.14. Reduction Paper folding An. Interest Troy wt. Cube root Surveyor's Tables Discount Comp. proportion Apothecaries wit Dram Progression Quarter Unreal Fraction Alligation % 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 CHART I.-Percentage of superintendents who favor "elimination" or "less attention" (830 cities represented). After distributing and tabulating the material in order to learn of differences in cities of different sizes in different sections of the country, it seems safe to say that the differences are so slight that Chart I can be taken as a representative measure of the attitude of the superintendents of the country toward the elimination or decrease of attention in regard to the different topics in the list. TABLE II PERCENTAGE OF SUPERINTENDENTS WHO FAVOR THE PLAN OF GIVING LESS ATTENTION TO THE TOPICS, DISTRIBUTED SO AS TO REVEAL DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDE IN LARGE CITIES, CITIES AND COUNTIES, AND FOR ALL CITIES The percentage of the superintendents who favored the plan of increasing the emphasis upon certain subjects was tabulated so as to show the different attitudes toward each of the subjects suggested. A large percentage were in favor of giving more emphasis to the fundamental subjects such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. There was also a very strong sentiment in favor of increasing the emphasis on the applications of arithmetic to the social and economic conditions of the day; such as the saving and loaning of money, taxation, public expenditure, insurance, etc. Table III shows the exact distribution for each subject. The replies were also tabulated on the basis of size of the different cities represented. The superintendents of the larger cities seemed to be less inclined to favor an increase in attention to these subjects. This may be due to the fact that these cities are already giving more emphasis to these subjects than are the small cities. TABLE III PERCENTAGE OF SUPERINTENDENTS WHO FAVOR THE PLAN OF GIVING MORE ATTEN- The replies were tabulated on the basis of the geographical sections of the country. Only a slight difference was found in this particular. The South is perhaps slightly better satisfied with present conditions. This may be due to a situation similar to that in the large city. Chart II, based on the returns from all cities, seems safely to represent the present attitude toward the increased emphasis upon these topics. The shaded portion indicates the percentage of superintendents who favor giving more attention to each of these subjects. POSSIBLE ECONOMY OF TIME In connection with the special problem in which the committee is interested, namely, to find out if conditions are favorable for effecting an economy of time by means of the elimination of certain subjects, or by means of reducing the time being given these subjects, it seems reasonable to say that the time gained from this elimination or decreased attention to the twenty-five foregoing subjects may wisely be given to the nineteen subjects which demand more attention. While it is true that it is impossible to say how much time will be saved thru this change in emphasis, it should be borne in mind that the superintendents overwhelmingly favor increased Stocks & Bonds bevies Borrowing Banking Interest Investments Building & Loan Profit Percentage Taxes Insurance Public Expenditure Public Utilities Savings money Fractions Subtraction Division Multiplication %-0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 CHART II.-Percentage of superintendents who favor giving more attention to each of these topics (830 cities represented). emphasis on the fundamental divisions of arithmetic-addition, multiplication, subtraction, and division. Surely, with more thoro instruction in these fundamental subjects, a distinct saving of time might be gained. It should be noted that the method of learning most of the twenty-five |