THE UNITED STATES

BUREAU OF EDUCATION,

Created as a Department March 2, 1867,

Made an Office of the Interior Department July 1, 1869.

COMMISSIONERS.

HENRY BARNARD, LL. D.,
March 14, 1867, to March 15, 1870.

JOHN EATON, PH. D., LL. D.,
March 16, 1870, to August 5, 1886.

NATHANIEL H. R. DAWSON, L. H. D.,
August 6, 1886, to September 3, 1889.

WILLIAM T. HARRIS, PH. D., LL. D.,
September 12, 1889, to June 30, 1906.

ELMER ELLSWORTH BROWN, PH. D., LL. D.,
July 1, 1906, to June 30, 1911.

PHILANDER PRIESTLEY CLAXTON, LITT. D., LL. D.,
July 8, 1911, to date.

CHAPTER II.-RECENT PROGRESS IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.

Extension of the scope of public education...

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Adaptation of schools to the varying capacities and needs of the school population.

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Centralization of control, or the development of the larger unit of administration.

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The scientific attack upon administrative problems.

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Development of the professional administrative officer or of the profession of school administration..

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CHAPTER III.-PROGRESS IN CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN CITIES OF MORE THAN 25,000 POPULATION.

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