CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE. Thirty-second Congress, December 1852, page 6 and following. Here under the dates of December, 1852, 8 February, 1853 (p. 540), 10 February (p. 555) and 2 March (p. 1020) may be found the debate and action on the bill to establish Washington Territory. JOHNSON, SIDONA V. Short History of Oregon. Pages 263 to 296 cover the Oregon record here outlined. MEANY, EDMOND S. History of the State of Washington. Chapters XVI and XVII are devoted to the period of Washington Territory's organization. SCHAFER, JOSEPH. A History of the Pacific Northwest. Consult chapter XVI entitled "Progress and Politics, 1849-1859." HISTORY TEACHERS' SECTION The first article in the June number of VERGANGENHEIT UND GEGENWART deals with the Historical Teaching and Research Institute. It deals with a present-day controversial question in Germany regarding the organization of a school for the better training of professional historians. The Germans recognize that they do not train their men as do the French Ecole des Chartes at Paris or the Austrian Institute for historical research at Vienna. Another article considers the Importance of the Philosophy of History Teaching. It is in a way a review of Fritz Munch's book on Experience and Evaluation. This book as a transcendental philosophy deals with man in his present position in society and the world; it is the business of history teaching to have the next generation grow into this condition so that the condition may continue. "Civilization is activity. And just because philosophy as science does not create the values is there something in the world to do." The German Land and its Importance for People and State as an article considers the land question for the territories wherever the Germans are located. The last of the articles--History teaching in the United States--is a good interpretation of the high school history subject. It is illustrated with two schedules of the four years' history work. The usual excellent book reviews are in this number. * * * * *