[4] _i.e._, specialist in the subject of physical exercise. [5] The Connecticut School Law provides for the establishment and maintenance of such schools for the benefit of the students. [6] _i.e._, allowance to cover railway or other fares. [7] It should be noted that although the _design_ of these schools is professional, yet in all of them academic studies are pursued. [8] The idea of making special provision for a supply of teachers to act as substitutes in case of emergency is almost universal in the States. In many cities a certain number of teachers receiving regular salary are set apart for this work alone, while in some places students in a Normal School or Training Classes undertake such work by special arrangement. [9] The University of Iowa had, however, in 1873 made pedagogics a sub-department of general philosophy. As early as 1860 a course of lectures on the Science and Art of Teaching had been given by the State Superintendent, Dr. Gregory, in the University of Michigan. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. Archaic or variant spelling has been retained. The table on page 167 has been reformatted from the original to better fit a narrow screen. The cover image for this eBook was created by the transcriber and is entered into the public domain.