Johnson Leighton Henry (3 results)

Paper Covers. Condition: Good. University of New Mexico Press, 1952 (Publications Number Four). Soft cover, 139 pp. In Good condition. Grey paper covers with black lettering on spine. Light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing with a bit of fraying to the corner tips. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. From Preface: The term "central state agency for public education," refers to the state superintendent of public instruc-tion, the State Board of Education, and their staffs, all now functioning through the State Department of Education.Though the department was not organized until 1921, a general disposition to regard the state education office as an integrated agency is apparent from early years.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. University of New Mexico Press (University of New Mexico Publications in Education Number four), 1952. Paper covers, 139 pp. In good condition. Grey paper covers with black lettering on front and spine. Light bumping and creasing to edges and corners of covers and light overall scuffing, aging and soiling. Binding tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Contents include: The Constitution of 1849; Early Legislation and Leadership; The Constitution of 1879; Growth under Handicaps 1880-1913; The First Lay Board of Education; Formation of the State Department of Education; Reaction, Crisis and Reorganization; Recent Developments; Conclusion (Tendencies toward centralization, persistent problem areas: finance, instructional materials, licensing of teachers, dual authority, legal problems [From Preface] The foundations of California's central state agency for public education were laid in the Constitutional Convention of 1849, and the present organization evolved in the hundred years that followed. The term "central state agency for public education," refers to the state superintendent of public instruction, the State Board of Education, and their staffs, all now functioning through the State Department of Education. . . Investigation of this century of development reveals problems which recur during the period. Acquaintance with these persistent problems is essential to understanding of the present situation in California, and planning for future improvement.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good-. This lot of 46 mimeographed bulletins was deaccessioned from the Harvard College Library (originally received from the Survey); also included are photocopies of the missing 13 mimeographed bulletins (specified above), in order to make this lot a complete run of bulletins 1-59 (September 24, 1919 - December 12, 1922). Laid in at top of the bulletins is a mimeographed 1 April 1922 letter from Pennsylvania state geologist George H. Ashley, addressed "Dear Sir" (presumably sent to university librarians, with this one being sent to a Harvard librarian), listing the bulletins that he was mailing to them. Many of the mimeographed bulletins have wear, short margin tears and/or chips and some soil; the bulletins range in length from 3 p. to 26 p.; most are about 11 p. each. Mailing this heavy lot outside the United States will cost much more than is specified in the shipping matrix. [otob: 43r].…