SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM BY ERNEST O. HOLLAND, PH. D. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SOMETIME FELLOW IN EDUCATION TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION, NO. 55 PUBLISHED BY Teachers College, Columbia University NEW YORK CITY 1912 PREFACE This study in practical school administration was undertaken in the spring of 1910 in connection with the graduate work I was then doing at Teachers College. Grateful acknowledgment for helpful criticisms and suggestions is especially due the committee in charge of my dissertation,-Professors Monroe, Suzzallo and Strayer. I am also indebted to Professor E. L. Thorndike and Mr. M. B. Hillegas, of Teachers College, who carefully examined the statistical tables I have prepared in connection with my study. To Professor E. P. Cubberley, of Leland Stanford, Junior, University, I am indebted for the critical examination of several of the chapters and to Mr. H. B. Moore, of the Boys High School, Louisville, Kentucky, for assistance in revising my manuscript. Finally, I must take this opportunity to thank the leading educators of Pennsylvania for their suggestions and encouragement and for the careful reading of my thesis. Louisville, Kentucky, April, 1912. E. O. H. |