Agricultural labor, resolutions of New York State Board of Regents in regard to, 95; shortage of, 136; farm-garden permits for, 159; release of schoolboys for, 161-163; justification for employment of boys for, 164; German women and children in, 236, 242, 243; English children in farm work, 236-240; organizing boys for, 246-256; example of distribution of, 255-256; social significance of boys in, 270-271; age distinctions of boys, 274; types of farm employers, 280-282 Attendance laws, abrogating of, in England, 135; types of action possible in regard to, 138-139; action of various states in regard to, 140-143; lessons to be learned from England, 144-146; modification of, 155; changes in New York State, 157-159; enlistment for farm service in New York State and relation to, 160-161; relaxing, for agricultural work, 237-239; constructive policy in amending, 309 Aviation schools, 98 Blind, the, reëducating, 211-213, 215 Boy Scouts, 87, 130, 140, 172, 306, 309, 328 Camp Fire Girls, 328 Canada, convalescent homes for disabled soldiers in, 215; work of Military Hospitals Commission in, 228-231; boys for farm work in, 247 Census, agricultural, by schools of New York State, 24, 277; school principal may direct, 312 Claxton, P. P., 92, 146-150 Colleges, continuance of, during war time, 80-83, 92; spirit of mobilization of, 83-86; war-emergency courses in, 86-90, 96-103; maintenance of academic status of, 91, 93-94; field of service for departments of psychology in, 101-103; contribution of geological departments of, 105; effect of war on curricula of, 111; demand for graduates of, 147-148 Commercial schools, indefiniteness of aim in, 316-317; short-unit and part-time courses in, 317 Community canning clubs. _See_ Conservation of food Conservation of food, need of, 25-28; saving of waste in New York City, 29-31; Columbia lectures on, 87-88; canning clubs, 125-127, 320; drying and evaporating, 126-127, 320; county superintendents' duties, 326 Continuation schools, enacting of laws for, 155 Council for National Defense, 94, 96, 315 Cripples, reëducating the, 211-233 Democracy, teaching of, 149-150; making safe for the world, 326; leisure necessary for, 329 Disabled soldiers, reëducating the, 211-233 Domestic arts, new spirit of teaching, 118; criticism of existing teaching of, 192; improvements in teaching, 193-194; Thrift Club, 321 Domestic science, new spirit of teaching, 119; teaching adults, 122, 319; traveling kitchens, 124; demonstration train, 124; war recipes, 319; home cadets, 321