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Throughout the centuries there have appeared from time to time individuals who have merited designation as great educational leaders. Nearly every country lays claim to a few whose thought and action have been responsible in the main for its spiritual and cultural growth. The United States is no exception in this respect for it lays claim to an unusual group of men and women whose influence long will be felt in behalf of the educational advancement of the nation. Among these, not the least was William T. Harris, the fourth Commissioner of Education of the United States of America. This year 1835 marks the time of the birth of Harris. Harris, a philosopher of high order, was, perhaps as much as any man, the creator of the modern public-school system. With a great endowment of mind he gave a type of leadership to education which scarcely has been surpassed in this country. The life of William T. Harris is full of inspiration for the scholar and administrator. In many respects his contributions were not spectacular. This was doubtless natural, because the forces with which he worked were to a large extent hidden. Yet it was because of the power and the depth of his thought, the breadth of his view, and the long continuity of purpose that enabled his work to be so lasting in influence. This bulletin contains the following: (1) Foreword; (2) Preface; (3) Tributes at the Washington Dinner in honor of William T. Harris; (4) The tribute of the Department of Superintendence of the National Education Association to William T. Harris; and (6) The tribute of Connecticut and of neighbors to William T. Harris. Individual sections contain footnotes. [Best copy available has been provided.]

The following pages contain a classified and annotated list of current educational publications for the period July to September, 1931, inclusive. It is the third of the quarterly issues of the year, following the plan instituted in 1930 whereby the selection of the significant material in the different fields is made by specialists in those fields. Books, periodicals, and pamphlets here mentioned may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers either directly or through a dealer, or, in the case of an association publication, from the secretary of the issuing organization. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Nursery, Kindergarten and Primary Education; (2) Elementary Education; (3) Secondary Education; (4) Exceptional Children; (5) Educational Psychology; (6) Junior Colleges; (7) Education of Teachers; (8) Colleges, Universities, and Graduate Schools; (9) Public School Administration; (10) Adult Education; (11) Vocational Educational and Guidance; (12) Negro Education; (13) Foreign Education; and (14) Proceedings, reports, and Office of Education publications, courses of study. An index is included. [Compiled in the Library Division of the Office of Education. Best copy available has been provided.]

During an investigation made to determine to what extent teachers in the United States had organized teachers' associations previous to the forming of the National Education Association, the American Lyceum was found to be the first educational institution, of which teachers were a part, having a program calculated to improve the educational status of the Nation. The term "American lyceum" is used to designate the lyceum system as a whole. The system was composed of town, county, State, and national lyceums. Except for the town lyceums, the system was organized by representation, county, State, and national lyceums each being formed by delegates from the next smaller group. The name applies to the system, but the town or local lyceums were the fundamental divisions of the organization. This bulletin is presented in two parts: (1) the history of the lyceum, and (2) its contribution to the advancement of public education. Details of the lyceum's beginning, growth, and activity are given in the history, while part two consists of evidence indicating its contribution. Appended are: (1) Source material; (2) Constitution and by-laws of the American Lyceum; (3) Resolutions of the American Lyceum; (4) Organizations represented at American Lyceum conventions; (5) List of lectures and essays (with authors); (6) Men who aided the lyceum movement; (7) Circular, ninth annual meeting and resolutions of National Education Convention; and (8) Resolutions, National Education Convention, November, 1839. Individual sections contain footnotes. (Contains 1 table.) [Best copy available has been provided.]

This bulletin contains a selected, annotated, and classified bibliography of educational literature for the period October to December, 1931, inclusive, and is the fourth and last of the quarterly issues of the year 1931. The bibliography includes significant publications in the field of education which have appeared during the quarter, having been selected by specialists in certain fields who are serving as collaborators. Books, periodicals, and pamphlets here mentioned may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers either directly or through a dealer, or, in the case of an association publication, from the secretary of the issuing organization. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Nursery, Kindergarten and Primary Education; (2) Elementary Education; (3) Secondary Education; (4) Exceptional Children; (5) Educational psychology; (6) Junior colleges; (7) Education of teachers; (8) Colleges, Universities, and Graduate Schools; (9) Public School Administration; (10) Adult Education; (11) Negro Education; (12) Foreign Education; (13) Proceedings, reports, and Office of Education publications; and (14) Vocational education and guidance. An index is included. [Compiled in the Library Division of the Office of Education. Best copy available has been provided.]

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of educational publications for the period of January to March, 1931, inclusive. It is the second issue under the new plan in which the significant publications in educational literature in different fields have been contributed by specialists in those fields. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Nursery-kindergarten-primary education; (2) Elementary education; (3) Secondary education; (4) Exceptional children; (5) Educational psychology; (6) Junior colleges; (7) Education of teachers; (8) Colleges, universities, and graduate schools; (9) Public-school administration; (10) Adult education; (11) Vocational education and guidance; (12) Negro education; (13) Foreign education; and (14) Proceedings, reports, and Office of Education publications. An index is included. [Best copy available has been provided.]

The following pages contain a classified and annotated list of current educational publications for the period July to December, 1930, inclusive. The preceding records for the current year were issued as Bulletin, 1930, No. 15, January to March, 1930, and Bulletin, 1930, No. 32, April to June, 1930. Books, periodicals, and pamphlets here mentioned may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers either directly or through a dealer, or, in the case of an association publication, from the secretary of the issuing organization. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Nursery, Kindergarten and Primary Education; (2) Elementary Education; (3) Secondary Education; (4) Exceptional Children; (5) Junior Colleges; (6) Teacher Training; (7) Colleges, Universities, and Graduate Schools; (8) Public School Administration; (9) Adult Education; (10) Vocational Educational and Guidance; (11) Negro Education; (12) Foreign Education; (13) Proceedings of associations, reports, and office of education publications; and (14) Office of Education: Recent Publications. An index is included. [Compiled in the Library Division of the Office of Education. Best copy available has been provided.]