“It does not treat all phases of the separatist movement with equal thoroughness. It is deficient at times in method and proportion. But it is an earnest, honest work, in which, in spite of the author’s sympathy with Robinson, and a desire to claim for him as large a personal influence as possible little is written with any other object than telling the truth. Its deductions are moderate.”
+ − Springf’d Republican p11a S 26 ’20 1400w The Times [London] Lit Sup p369 Je 10 ’20 90w + The Times [London] Lit Sup p432 Jl 8 ’20 1150w
BURGESS, WARREN RANDOLPH. Trends of school costs. (Education monographs) il $1 Russell Sage foundation 379
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“The study is based upon data included in the reports of the United States Commissioner of education, and covers the period from 1870 to 1918. By means of the ‘line of trends’ the writer presents a striking picture of the drift of annual expenditures for public education in the United States during the period noted, comparing this with a similar representation of the growth in pupil attendance. Noting the fact that teachers’ salaries and new buildings absorb four-fifths of all school expenditures for the year 1917–18, an analysis is made of the trends of teachers’ salaries since 1840, the salaries of rural and city teachers, both men and women, being considered separately. Interesting comparisons of these with the lines representing the trends of the cost of living and of the salaries of other workers are presented. Likewise, the tendencies with reference to costs of buildings are similarly shown. A special set of tables and graphs indicates the trends of such costs during the period from 1915–20. From the data presented the writer concludes that ‘to buy the same amount of educational service in 1920 as in 1915 it will be necessary to double the school budget.’ The closing chapter deals with the sources of income for school support.”—School R
“Aside from the content, the method employed in the study will be of interest to students of education.”
+ El School J 21:235 N ’20 250w N Y P L Munic Ref Lib Notes 7:39 O 20 ’20 70w School R 28:710 N ’20 680w
BURKE, KATHLEEN. Little heroes of France. il *$1.75 (4c) Doubleday 940.344
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