II THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF EDUCATION, Created as a Department March 2, 1867, Made an Office of the Interior Department July 1, 1869. COMMISSIONERS. HENRY BARNARD, LL. D., JOHN EATON, PH. D., LL. D., NATHANIEL H. R. DAWSON, L. II. D., WILLIAM T. HARRIS, PH. D., LL. D., ELMER ELLSWORTH BROWN, PH. D., LL. D., PHILANDER PRIESTLEY CLAXTON, LITT. D., LL. D., CHAPTER II.-RECENT PROGRESS IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. Adaptation of schools to the varying capacities and needs of the school population. Centralization of control, or the development of the larger unit of administration. |