AS EDITOR OF Professor Otto's second revision of Elementary-School Organ-
ization and Administration, I take special pleasure in commending it to all
educators who are interested in the field of elementary education. The new
edition is far more than an up-to-date revision of an old text. The new
edition sparkles with new life. It is a completely new orientation and
thorough treatment of the problems, theory, and practices of the modern
elementary school. It adds a decade of research and practical experimenta-
tion to the 1944 edition.

The author presents a most timely and dynamic treatment of the problems
and possibilities that now confront the elementary-school staff. Two decades
of experience as Director of an experimental elementary school, nation-wide
contact as consultant in the improvement of elementary-school programs,
and a score of years as a leading investigator, instructor, and writer in the
field of elementary education, have given Professor Otto an ideal back-
ground for writing a thoroughly practical and authoritative textbook of
immediate and lasting value to teachers, supervisors, and administrators.

Of particular value to workers in the field of elementary education is the
author's clarification of the basic principles of organization and administra-
tion in such a manner that it is now possible to apply them to new and
changing situations. For its progressive but practical spirit, its comprehen-
sive grasp of essential principles, and its forthright treatment of basic school
issues, the editor heartily recommends Elementary-School Organization and
Administration as an essential textbook, as a standard library reference,
and as a guiding handbook for principals.

FRED C. AYER

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