CIRCULARS OF INFORMATION OF THE BUREAU OF EDUCATION. No. 4-1875. WASTE OF LABOR IN THE WORK OF EDUCATION. BY P. A. CHADBOURNE, LL. D., WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1875. CONTENTS. Letter of the Commissioner of Education to the Secretary of the Interior........... Address by President Chadbourue "On the waste of labor in the work of educa- Misdirection of labor shown to be common in other kinds of work.... Is there similar waste in the work of education?.. Different causes of waste in education stated.... Imperfect teaching a source of waste..... Waste arising from toleration of old errors in text-books.............. Absurdity of the old custom of early morning prayers in colleges. Waste from want of further classifying students in college..... Waste from irregularity of attendance of pupils..... LETTER. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF EDUCATION, Washington., D. C., May 10, 1875. SIR: The following paper, by President Chadbourne, of Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., treats of subjects of great importance to all educators. It has been twice delivered before bodies of instructors, and proved of such interest that I have requested from President Chadbourne the privilege of placing it before the teachers of the country; and I cordially recommend its publication as one of the Circulars of Information issued by this Bureau. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, |