Growth and education

xiv pages, 1 leaf, 294 pages, 1 leaf including tables ; 20 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-291) and index Chapter 1. Present needs in education -- Chapter 2. Man in the light of evolution -- Chapter 3. Hints from embryology -- Chapter 4. Growth in weight and height -- Chapter 5. Growth of the neuro-muscular system -- Chapter 6. Growth of the visceral organs -- Chapter 7. Mortality and morbidity -- Chapter 8. Constitution and periods of life -- Chapter 9. The first three years of a child's life -- Chapter 10. The kindergarten period -- Chapter 11. The child entering school -- Chapter 12. The girl and the boy in the grammar grades -- Chapter 13. The boy and the girl in the high school -- Chapter 14. Physical training : the place of play in education -- Chapter 15. Physical training : gymnastics -- Chapter 16. Manual training -- Chapter 17. Retrospect and summary