Reports from the Historical Field
WALTER H. CUSHING, Editor.
THE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (ENGLISH).[9]
English teachers of history organized an association about three years ago, in May, 1906. At a preliminary meeting held at University College, London, it was resolved to form an Historical Association. On June 30th of the same year a constitution and by-laws were adopted and officers of the Association were elected. All persons are eligible for membership who are engaged or interested in the teaching of history. The annual subscription to the Association is five shillings, payable on July 1st. The president is Professor C. H. Firth, Oxford. The treasurer is J. E. Morris, and the secretary Miss M. B. Curran, 6 South Square, Gray’s Inn, London, W. C. There are 15 vice-presidents, including men and women connected with college and school life of the kingdom, many of whom are well-known in America. In addition to these officers there is a council of 29 persons. The association has established a number of local branches which in March, 1909, numbered 13. The activities of the Association are the holding of annual meetings, the encouragement of local centers and the study of local history, and the publication of a series of leaflets. Up to June, 1909, these leaflets numbered 17. The topics treated are as follows:
No. 1. Source-books.
No. 2. Some Books on the Teaching of History in Schools.
No. 3. A Summary of Historical Examinations, including Matriculation Examinations and Entrance Scholarships.
No. 4. Address by the Right Hon. James Bryce, on the “Teaching of History in Schools.”
No. 5. A Brief Bibliography of British History for the use of teachers.
No. 6. Books upon General History, Ancient History and European History.
No. 7. Supplementary Reading.
No. 8. Books on Colonial History and The History of the British Empire.
No. 9. Bibliography of Exeter.
No. 10. Address by Thomas Hodgkin, Esq., on the “Teaching of History in Schools.”
No. 11. The Teaching of Local History.
No. 12. Illustrations, Portraits and Lantern Slides Chiefly for British and Modern History.
No. 13. Historical Maps and Atlases.
No. 14. Bibliography of London.
No. 15. The Teaching of Civics in Public Schools.
No. 16. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Era.
No. 17. An Experiment in the Teaching of History.