VOLUME XXVIII JANUARY-DECEMBER 1939 THE JOURNAL serves the entire membership of the National Education Association. It has the largest circulation of any pro- fessional journal in the world. As the organ of the National Education Association its policy is determined by the resolutions and activities of the Association itself. It aims to give an over- view of education. It emphasizes pioneer undertakings. It seeks to encourage among educators a broader interest in the larger problems of education and life. Persons binding their copies of the JOURNAL into an annual volume will use this sheet for a title page. The 1939 volume includes nine issues, one for each month except June, July, and August. Executive officers of the National Education Association— Amy H. Hinrichs, president; Willard E. Givens, executive secre- tary. The JOURNAL is the official organ of the Association—Joy Elmer Morgan, editor; H. A. Allan, business manager. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED QIATES 1201 SIXTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. Courtesy Worcester Museum THE CENTENNIAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION The year 1939 marks the centennial of the founding of the first publicly supported normal school in America. The illustration pictures the old building at historic Lexington Common, Massachusetts, which was leased for three years as the home of the first state normal school. On July 3, 1839, three young ladies were enroled as the first student body. Teacher- educating institutions enroling hundreds of thousands of students are this year celebrating that historic event. A notable address by Payson Smith before the American Association of Teachers Colleges, entitled “A Century of Teacher Education,’ will be found on pages 133-38 of THE JOURNAL for May 1939. “Progress in Teacher Education,’ Miss Caroline S. Woodruff’s address before the National Education Association, is published on pages 163-64 of the September 1939 JOURNAL. Allso in the September issue, page 129, is an editorial on ‘Future Teachers and the Centennial’ in which the predic- tion is made that the “Future Teachers of America movement may well prove as significant during the next century as the normal school has proved during the past century. Academic Freedom Award (Department of Class- room Teachers to Cot. Water C. Core).. 83 Activities of education associations 83, 110 Adjustment of school furniture (Ketsey C. Ar- TICKS) 208 Aid from the air (BELMONT Far.ey) 247 American Association for Health, Physical Edu- cation, and Recreation, convention (BEL- MONT FARLEY) 82 American Association of School Administrators - Cleveland resolutions, The A-88 - Educational policy in the making (JouHn A. SEXSON) 40 See also Conventions, AASA American education and the war in Europe (Edu- cational Policies Commission) 225 American Education Award 106 American Education Week 1939 146, A-162, A-173 Between editor and reader A-157 Education for the American way of life 185 Local observance, The 211 Message from President Roosevelt, A 240 National program, The 210 American School of the Air 289 American youth learn by doing (Howarp W. OXLEY) 111 ANDERSEN, INEz Etttortr. Only one visit 70 Annual roll call, The Journal's 89 Are you going to Rio with the WFEA? 114 Asupy, Lyte W Education for American life, a new program for the state of New York 53 Teachers—go West! 84 Atticks, Ketsey C. Adjustment of school furni- ture 208 Banuis, Ester. A book fair walkiaee 239 Baker, Joy C. Beautifying the farmstead 172 BALDWIN, Rospert D. Let's stake our claim 38 Barnes, Harry Eimer. Education from the stand- point of society 99 BarRTLETT, Pauttne. Saving the sight of school children 263 BATTLE, Frorence. A _ school-community project in a study of nationalities 174 Bear, Mata V. How St. Louis schools serve their bright pupils 121 Bearp, Cartes A. Essentials of democracy 195 Beautifying the farmstead (Joy C. BAKER) 172 BENJAMIN, Harotp. The effect of community forces upon the school 101 Best books of 1938 (Asa Don Dickinson) 66 Best enrolment plan, The (T. D. Martin) 157 Better salaries for better schools (Hazet Davis) 267 Between editor and reader A-5, A-21, A-49, A-73, A-101, A-125, A-141, A-157, A-171 BLrocu, Saran. Children and money 265 Boards of education A-49, 127 Bonar, Hucu §S. Citizenship Recognition Day 259 took fair, A (EstHer BAHLs) 239 Booklists Between editor and reader A-21 Best books of 1938 (Asa Don DtckINson) 66 Books which every American should read 29 Sixty educational books of 1938 (Marion E Hawes AND Rea J. STEELE) 117 C California calls (BetmMontT FARLEY). veccce Se Camping for democracy (NORMAN DRACHLER) 143 Centennial of teacher education - Between editor and reader A-73 Century of teacher education, A (PAYSON SMITH) 133 Future Teachers and the centennial (editorial, Joy Etmer Morcan) 129 Progress thru teacher education (Carottne S W oopru FF ) 163 Century of teacher education, A (PAyson Smirn) 133 Challenge of a united profession, The (WILLARD E. GIvens) 103 Challenge of the hard road, The (CLARENCE DyKSTRA) Challenge to greater effort, A (ENA G. Macnuttr) 18 Character education Children and money (SARAH BLOcH) 265 Children want to behave (HARLAN L. Hac- MAN) 236 Golden treasury on the art of living, A (Joy EE. meR MorGan) 283 Motive-centered education (HAROLD SAXE TUTTLE) 234 What shall we do with our schools? (CHARLES A. ELttwoop) 13 INDEX VOLUME— XXVIII 1939 Charts, graphs, maps 4, 31, 147, 148, 181, 221, 269, 290 CuHaAse, STUART AND TYLER, MARIAN. If America were like Europe 269 Children and money (SARAH BLocH) 265 Children want to behave (HARLAN L. HacMan) 236 CHRESTENSEN, C. K. Science demonstration as- semblies 54 citizenship Recognition Day A-160, 216 Challenge of the hard road, The (CLARENCE DyKSTRA) 258 Citizenship Recognition Day (HucH S. Bonar) 259 Significance of Citizenship Recognition Day, ~ The (editorial, Joy Eraser Morcan) 257 Civic education - Political education (Harvey G. HumMaANnn) 44 Realism in modern education (Paur J. SCHEIPs) 244 Teaching the pledge of allegiance (Cart Jo- seEPH TIVEL) 238 Your citizenship in the making (Joy ELMER MORGAN) 245 - See also Citizenship Recognition Day ‘ivilian Conservation Corps American youth learn by doing (Howarp W. OXLEY) —_ 111 The CCC (Senator Evsert D. Tuomas) 112 CLAUSEN, Bernarp C. The religion of the public schools 50 Coinclusive membership plan, The (Revsen T SHAW) 56 Cote, GayLe C. An experiment in integration 46 Core, WALTER C. 83 College and university education Inequality of college opportunity (HELEN B. GOETSCH) 271 Shall I go to college? (Joy Etmer Morcan) 87 College and university service 29 Commencements Educating for service in a democracy (address, L. J. Hauser) 130 Highsc hool graduation program, The 76 Committees of the NEA Committee reports in a nutshell 169 Effective work of NEA committees, The (Amy H. Hrnricus) 229 Individual guidance 19, 55, 69, 177 - International relations 57, 126 - Our NEA tenure committee at work 131 President Shaw announces NEA committees 23 - Progress and achievements of NEA commit- tees A-114 Community and the school Effect of community forces upon the school, The (Harotp BENJAMIN) 101 KEY TO JOURNAL TEXT PAGES 1-32 33-64 65-96 97-128 129-160 January February March April May 161-192 September 193-224 October 225-256 November 257-294 December THE JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL EDUCA- TION ASSOCIATION is indexed not only in ‘'Read- ers' Guide to Periodical Literature’ and the ‘Education Index," but is one of 25 selected from all periodicals in America to be indexed in ‘Readers’ Guide Abridged," an index to the more commonly used periodicals for smaller school and public libraries, [1] Community and the school (Continued) — Only one visit (INEz ELLioTr ANDERSEN) - School-community project in_a study of na- tionalities, A (FLORENCE BaTTLe)... W : " 71 State and local associations Activities of education associations 83, 110 Membership in education associations, 1939 181 Our local affiliated associations (AcNEs WINN) 77 Projects for local associations (Wimtarp E GIVENS) 215 Something new in educational conventions (C. L. CusHMAN) 67 State director an important integration factor, The (Revusen T. SHaw) STEELE, REA J. Stoiz, HERBERT R. Establishing rapport with the home Individual guidance thru the schools Principal and individual guidance, The School specialists and community agencies Student membership in the NEA See also Future Teachers of America Supervised correspondence study for highschools (T. W. THoRDARSON) T Teacher-education service....... See also Future teachers service Teacher welfare — me =e de es — aun “aouno > ~N wn _ 190, 221, 253, 288 School purposes vs. teacher load (Frank W. HvuBBARD) 241 Teachers in rural communities (RicHarp R. FosTErR) 72 See also Salaries of teachers Teachers, education of Between editor and reader A-73 Growing teacher, The (Mriprep SANnpIson) 183 Shall I become a_ teacher? (Joy Etmer MorGan) 141 Teachers meetings with a purpose (KENNETH C. Cou.ter) 201 Teachers, education of (Continued) TrveL, Cart JoserH. Teaching the pledge of What do you know about your NEA? (Amy H. —~ Teacher’s personal program, The (editorial, SE eee 238 HInrIcus) 179 Joy ELMER Morcan).......... a ee 193 Toward cultural understanding with other nations - Departments, The 279 —— See also Centennial of teacher education; Future (REUBEN T. SHAw) ; 126 - Effective work of its committees, The 229 teachers service; Teacher-education service Toward world understanding 57 - Visit to your Association headquarters, A 213 Teachers—go West! (Lyte W. AsHBY)......... 84 Tuberculosis, The educator and (J. ARTHUR W ‘hat parents expect of the school (Lester S. Teacher’s influence, A (W. G. MonTGoMERY) 289 MYERS) ... 5 Ivins) 194 Teachers in rural communities (RicHarp R. — TutrLe, Harotp Saxe. Motive-centered education. 234 What shall we do with our schools? (CHarLes A ee EE eS Ore eet eee 72 TyYLerR, MARIAN 2 = : aah 269 ELLWoop) 13 Teachers meetings with a purpose (KENNETH Cc. Wilbur improves his reading (Pedagogy thru pic- : SE ORE SR ihe while os ak igen G © 201 U tures) 232 ae The (editorial, Jov 193 Winn, AcNes. Our local affiliated associations 77 Sieve aim 8919) 0)