Excerpt from School Surveys, 1918 One of my good friends among our professional brethren paid 'me the rather questionable compliment of saying that he was always glad to see me get up; for he knew that it would not last long. I dislike very greatly to lose this reputation; for I have always thought it far better to stop before you are through than to be through before you stop. Our president has assigned to me a subject so comprehensive that it mat ters not when I shall stop, I shall not be through. It gives me pleasure, therefore, to hold him responsible for a prolongation of discussion beyond my custom. In discussing this subject I feel sure that I shall not be able to take you to any definite destination. My sole hope is that I may be able to direct your thoughts into channels of profitable investigation. I have studied the subject with some care: I have looked through a good many books: I have had considerable correspond ence. As a result of this investigation, thought, and communication I trust that I may be able to give you something that will serve as a basis for your profitable pursuit. The paper that I am offering is of no literary value: it is simply a study together of this subject, with the information that I have on hand, gathered from published surveys and from my correspondence. At the conclusion of this discussion I shall give an expres sion of my own views as to the question under consid cration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.