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Zoning

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Edward M. Bassett
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Publication Date
41 pages

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A compact but complete handbook of zoning covering the story of the spread of this movement, the reasons for zoning, the experiences of various zoned cities, the correct principles and best practice, the legal pitfalls and a selected list of reference.

EDWARD M. BASSETT was chairman of the Zoning Committee of New York.

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Southern Mountain Schools Maintained by Denominational and Independent Agencies, Revised Edition

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No author
Ebook
Publication Date
15 pages

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In 1911 the Russell Sage Foundation published a directory of Southern Highland Schools. It soon went out of print and in response to numerous requests for up-to-date information, the list in this booklet was prepared. In addition to the schools of the Southern Appalachian region, several schools located in the Ozark Mountains were included. The list was compiled entirely from data supplied by the school authorities, and while other schools were known to exist, only those that responded to requests for information were included.

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How Motion Pictures May Be Obtained

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No author
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Publication Date
3 pages

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This one-page article provides information on how motion pictures of educational value may be obtained. It notes that the General Film Company has recently organized an Education Department and that the department has a catalogue of films that will be sent upon request. Rental prices vary from $5 to $10 a day per reel.

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Folk Dancing: Illustrating the Educational, Civic, and Moral Value of Folk Dancing

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Luther H. Gulick
Ebook
Publication Date
26 pages

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This illustrated booklet discusses the moral value of folk dancing. Part I covers folk and national dances. Part II covers the use of folk dancing in a public school system, as shown by its use by the girls’ branch of the Public Schools Athletic League of New York City.

LUTHER H. GULICK was director of the Department of Child Hygiene at the Russell Sage Foundation.

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Recreation Bibliography

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No author
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Publication Date
37 pages

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This booklet contains a list of books, reports, and magazine articles that deal with the topic of recreation. It is arranged by subject, with annotations on the more formal publications, many of which deal with other phases of recreation than the subject under which they are listed. Subjects include play and games, storytelling, folk dancing, sports, holidays, school gardens, boys’ and girls’ clubs, public parks, and walking clubs, among other topics.

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Some Correspondence of Interest to American Women

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No author
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Publication Date
8 pages

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This booklet includes correspondence from Margaret Woodrow Wilson, a daughter of President Woodrow Wilson and a champion of the social-center cause. She appeals to the State Federations composing the General Federation of Women’s Clubs to take up this timely and important task. The correspondence is followed by a typed list of essential provisions of an adequate social-center law.

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A Survey of School Social Centers

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Clarence A. Perry
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Publication Date
20 pages

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This booklet reports on the results of a survey on school social centers sent to 774 school superintendents. It includes charts on cities that reported having schoolhouse social or recreation centers at which there were some paid workers and that reported schools with libraries. The booklet also discusses civic aspects of recent social-center development.

CLARENCE A. PERRY was an urban planner, sociologist, and educator.

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A Comparative Study of Public School Systems in the Forty-Eight States

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No author
Ebook
Publication Date
33 pages

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This booklet is aimed at legislators, school workers, and others interested in public education and provides facts concerning school conditions in all the states. Topics include investment in the school building, expenditure per school-age child, the length of the school year and attendance, workers and wages, textbook legislation, medical inspection legislation, and tests of efficiency, among other topics.

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Psychological Test in Vocational Guidance

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by Leonard P. Ayres
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Publication Date
6 pages

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This booklet, reprinted from The Journal of Educational Psychology of April 1913, discusses tests used to select people for various jobs. It notes that some tests focus on vision, hearing, and color discrimination. Other tests are psychological evaluations, which aim to select among applicants those best fitted to perform the work.

LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.

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How the Social Center Promotes Reform Movements

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Clarence A. Perry
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Publication Date
7 pages

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This booklet discusses how social centers promote reform movements. It notes that social centers provide patriotic education of immigrants through public ceremonies held for their naturalization, civic and health education, the promotion of baby welfare, the elevation of political discussions, and the dignification of voting through the maintenance of balloting booths. The booklet concludes with a list of foundation pamphlets on the topic of the social center.

CLARENCE A. PERRY was an urban planner, sociologist, and educator.

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