Overview

This series of essays by Nicholas Murray Butler, an American philosopher and educator, offers a comprehensive overview of the state of education in the United States in the early 20th century. Butler covers a wide range of topics, including the history of education, the role of teachers, and the challenges facing American schools. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.