BIBLIOGRAPHY Here is a Six Foot Shelf of 103 books and pamphlets written about boys or subjects analogous to boy life. There are scores of other books printed upon the subject equally good, but the author found these to be especially helpful and can therefore commend them to students of "Boyology" and parents. BOOKS OF A GENERAL CHARACTER FOR FARENTS Kirtley, James S. "That Boy of Yours." New York: George H. Doran Co., 1912. A series of sympathetic studies of boyhood. Beck, Frank Orman. "Marching Manward." A plea for the boy, not simply a chronicle of his doings. New Forbush, William Byron. "The Boy Problem in the Home." Boston: The Pilgrim Press, 1915. Dealing solely with home government, sex discipline, and religious nature. Forbush, William Byron. "Guide Book to Childhood." Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co., 1916. An encyclopedia of 557 pages on child training. Clark, Kate Upson. "Bringing up Boys." New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1899. A book of old fashioned, therefore, good common sense. Abbott, Ernest Hamlin. "On the Training of Parents." Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1908. Good sound advice to parents, written in a witty way, yet filled with sound reasoning. Burbank, Luther. "The Training of the Human Plant." New York: The Century Co., 1912. An interesting study of similarity between the organization and development of plant and human life. Herrick, Christine Terhune. "My Boy and I." Boston: Dana Estes & Co., 1913. A chronicle of incidents occurring in the home life of normal boys. Moon, E. L. "The Contents of the Boy." New York: Eaton & Mains, 1909. Full of helpful suggestions of a practical character. Dickinson, George A., M.D. "Your Boy, His Nature and Nurture." New York: Hodder & Stoughton. A plea for a better understanding of the real, healthy, normal boy. Wood, Mary Buell. "Just Boys." New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1909. West, Paul. "Just Boy." New York: George H. Doran Co., 1912. Tarkington, Booth. "Penrod." New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1914. Tarkington, Booth. "Seventeen.' New York: Harper & Company, 1916. Four books to take up and read when you are tired and discouraged, especially if you are the parent of a real, lively, imaginative boy between thirteen and seventeen years of age. Mothers in particular should become members of "The American Institute of Child Life." William Byron Forbush, President, 1764 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The books and pamphlets printed and issued by the Institute are valuable in helping parents solve the many daily problems of the home life. ADVANCED STUDY Hall, G. Stanley. "Adolescence.' Two vols. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1905. An exhaustive study of Adolescence, its psychology and its relation to physiology, anthropology, sociology, sex, crime, religion, and education. Hall, G. Stanley. "Youth: Its Education, Regimen and Hygiene." New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1906. An epitomised edition of "Adolescence." Tyler, John Mason. "Growth and Education." Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1907. Gives an account of the growth of all the systems in the normal or average child and its relation to educational problems. Kirkpatrick, Edwin A. "Fundamentals of Child Study." New York: The Macmillan Co., 1915. A discussion of the instincts and other factors in human development with practical application. Hubbell, George Allen. "Up Through Childhood." New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. A study of some principles of education in relation to Faith and Conduct. (Out of print; may be seen in libraries.) Swift, Edgar James. "Youth and the Race." New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Attempts to show how the schools may help to transform into intellectual and moral forces the racial instincts which, as manifesting original sin, distressed our forefathers. Swift, Edgar James. "Mind in the Making." York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. New A study in mental development and a plea for the personal element in education. Forbush, William Byron. "The Coming Generation." New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1912. Deals with the betterment of boys and girls in their homes by means of a fair start through education, through preventative measures, through religious and social nurture. James, William. "Talks to Teachers." New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1906. Chapters on psychology and some of life's ideals. Thorndike, Edward Lee. "Notes on Child Study." New York: The Macmillan Co., 1903. Especially prepared for teachers and originally used in the author's classes at Columbia University. Warner, Francis. "The Study of Children.” New York: The Macmillan Co., 1902. A study of brain-power and mental expression. It is a description of the author's personal observation covering a period of twenty years. King, Irving. "The Psychology of Child Development." Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1911. Psychology from a genetic-functional standpoint is expounded and illustrated. The author attempts to give a solution of the controversy about the relationship of child and adult psychology. Barnes, Earl. "The Psychology of Childhood and Youth." New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1914. The outlines of thirty lectures given by Mr. Barnes, and containing the results of the more recent individual and group studies on the physical, mental, moral, social, æsthetic, and religious life of Childhood and Youth. Fiske, George Walter. "Boy Life and Self Government." New York: Association Press, 1910. A sympathetic interpretation of boy life and a plea for selfexpression and self-government among older boys. Burr, Hanford M. "Studies in Adolescent Boyhood." Springfield: Seminar Publishing Co., 1907. The conclusions of physiologists and psychologists applied to practical education and philanthropy. Taylor, A. R. "The Study of the Child." New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1910. A brief treatise on the psychology of the child, written in plain language and remarkably free from technical terms and scientific formula. McKeever, William A. "Outlines of Child Study." New York: The Macmillan Co., 1915. Contains 112 programs and the plan of organization and management of Child Study Clubs. Patrick, G. T. W. "Psychology of Relaxation." Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1916. Boston: A book showing how the higher nerve centers find relief from the unaccustomed demands of civilization. Contents: The Psychology of Play, of Laughter, of Profanity, of Alcohol, of War. Mark, H. Thiselton. "The Unfolding of Personality.” Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1912. A study of some of the main bearings of psychology upon education in the light of the constantly developing life of the child. SEX INSTRUCTION A safe book of instruction upon sex matters which can be put in the hands of a boy for reading, has not yet been published. The books given in the following list are recommended to parents for their own information and digestion, so that they may become the instructors of their own boys by word of mouth rather than by the printed page. Chadwick, Dr. M. L. "Blossom Babies." New York: Eaton & Mains, 1913. A series of nature stories to tell little children, through which the great story of life may be taught. A book of beginnings. Howard, Dr. William Lee. "Start Your Child Right." New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1910. Confidential talks to parents and teachers which point out clearly what should be taught children. Smart, Dr. I. Thompson. "What a Father Should Tell His Little Boy," "What a Father Should Tell His Son." New York: Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1911. Two small books written in the form of letters to boys which it is questionable if boys would understand; yet the books are full of good suggestions, showing the way of approach to a boy. Chapman, Mrs. Woodallen. "How Shall I Tell My Child?" New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1912. A mother's viewpoint, written in practical style and wholesome in tone. Bisseker, H. "When a Boy Becomes a Man." York: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1913. New Accurate and scientific information to give to boys who are in their teens. Willson, Dr. Robert N. "The Education of the Young in Sex Hygiene." Published by the author, 1913. 1827 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. An exhaustive text book for parents and teachers. Written from a medical and moral standpoint. Hall, Dr. Winfield S. "From Youth into Manhood,' "Reproduction and Sex Hygiene." New York: Two well known and extensively endorsed books which every parent and teacher should possess. Pamphlets: "The Boy Problem," "The Young Man's Problem," "How my Uncle, the Doctor, In |