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THE Bureau of Education of the Government of the United States have issued under the above title, as Bulletin No. 39 of 1920, a revised and enlarged edition of a valuable handbook by Dr. S. P. Capen first published in 1915. It presents in a concise and readily intelligible form a comprehensive survey of a subject concerning which few people in this country have more than a very fragmentary knowledge. After a brief account of the organisation of education of all grades and a historical summary of the college and university systems, the Bulletin gives a description of the parts and working of the typical university and draws a comparison between American and other educational institutions. Next American Colleges and Universities. follow particulars of the cost of living and travel, athletics, clubs, etc., and lists of institutions of collegiate or professional grade located in the principal metropolitan centres of higher education, namely, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Boston, Baltimore, San Francisco, New Orleans, and Washington. Forty-five pages are devoted to a detailed definition of the requirements of the College Entrance Examination Board, an organisation formed by some 30 colleges together with the principal associations of colleges and secondary schools, which holds examinations in almost every State and in several foreign countries, including Canada, England, and France.
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Facilities for Foreign Students in American Colleges and Universities. Nature 109, 497–498 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109497b0
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