High‐School Physics

THE importance of physics instruction as a basic element in the secondary‐school curriculum is stressed in a new 136‐page publication entitled Physics in Your High School—A Handbook for the Improvement of Physics Courses, which has been prepared by the American Institute of Physics for the information and guidance of school board members, school administrative officers, science teachers, and others concerned with the advancement of science education. Published by McGraw‐Hill, the book was written for the Institute by William C. Kelly, director of the educational projects conducted by the AIP, and by Thomas D. Miner, instructor of physics at the Garden City High School, Long Island, N.Y.