Papers and Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Midwest History of Education Society (13th, Chicago, Illinois, October 28-29, 1977).

The papers in this document feature four themes: religion and education, the nature of childhood and its relationship to education, urban educational problems, and the character of educational journalism. Part 1 begins with "A Common Faith for the Common School? Religion and Education in Kansas, 1861-1900" (J. C. Carper) which compares in two parts the responses of Protestants and Catholics to religious education. "Educating 'Watch City': The Transformation of Education in Waltham, Massachusetts, 1840-1880" (G. M. Woytanowitz) discusses the reorientation of education in a rural community undergoing urbanization. "The Most Ordered of Rescues: A Reinterpretation of Childhood History and the Common School" (R. L. Schnell) analyzes Philippe Aries' interpretation of the relationship of childhood to institutions in the 19th century common school. Part 2, "Tribute to Harold B. Dunkel," begins with an introduction to Dunkel and his work by R. L. McCaul. "The Lively Educational Journalists, 1875-1900" (H. B. Dunkel) describes the growth of educational journals from local interest newspapers and the editors behind them. Part 3 begins with "The Urban Superintendency and the Depression: The Case of Thomas Warrington Gosling, Akron, Ohio, 1928-1934" (G. L. Hinson; C. M. Dye), which describes the state of education prior to Gosling's administration, his first years' triumphs, and the financial battles to keep the schools open during the 1930s. "Conservation and Proselytization: How Ancestry, Race, and Religion Shaped Parochial Education in Cairo, Illinois" (R. N. Barger) describes the racial segregation policy of the Catholic parochial school system along Irish, German, and Black lines, and the perception the parochial schools for Blacks had of themselves as missionary schools. The meeting program, business meeting's minutes, and a list of attendees are included. (DJC)