FOOTNOTES

[1] Edouard Petit, De l'école à la guerre, p. 175. Paris, 1916.

[2] Taken from bulletin of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education, for August, 1917, "War Demands for Industrial Training."

[3] "Vocational Education and Government Service," News-letter issued by National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education, October, 1917.

[4] Quoted from correspondence of the Board of Education to the Local Education Authority in Northamptonshire.

[5] Authorities differ widely; some even state that the ratio is now as high as one to eight.

[6] Special Bulletin of Military Hospitals Commission, Canada, April, 1916.

[7] A. L. Bittard, Les Écoles de Blessés. Paris, 1916.

[8] Columbia University War Papers.

[9] London Times, Educational Supplement, May 17, 1917.

[10] California and Indiana developed plans about the same time. Before the first of July, 1917, the movement became quite general in America.

[11] The following statistics for Orleans County show how agricultural help is needed, as indicated by the census taken by school children:

May 10-20163
May 21-31165
Jun 1-10227
June 11-20257
June 21-30271
July 1-10518
July 11-20526
July 21-31523
Aug. 1-10486
Aug. 11-20554
Aug. 21-31573
Sept. 1-101157
Sept. 11-201308
Sept. 21-301317
Oct. 1-101521
Oct. 11-201500
Oct. 21-301435
Nov. 1-1038
Nov. 11-2013
Nov. 20-301

[12] In New York City 63,900 applications for bonds, having a total value of $7,881,100, were obtained directly by principals, teachers, and pupils, and forwarded by the principals to the local Bond committee or the banks.

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