The Public and Preparatory Schools Yea . r. Book, t95i. Edited by
J. F. Burnet and L. W. Taylor. (Black. r6s.) FOR 62 years, since 1889, this official book of reference of the Headmasters' Conference and the Association of Preparatory Schools has been appearing annually. The editors stress the fact that it does not attempt to give information about all boys' public schools in the country, but only about those eligible for representation on the Headmasters' Con- ference. It does, however, give details of about 200 public schools and 400 prepara- tory schools ; and there are notes on various relevant organisations such as the Head- masters' Conference itself (founded 1869). There is a section on entrance to universities and other institutions, and general notes on careers, a very varied body of information being handled shortly and to the point— though perhaps occasionally the editors are a little sweeping, as, for example, when they say unconditionally that entrance .into journalism is dependent on proficiency in shorthand. It is a pity that the book is pub- lished too late for all the entrance scholar- ship announcements for 1951 to be useful, many of the examinations being held in May and June. On the whole, however, the volume, with almost a thousand pages, con- tains a remarkable amount of information on boys' education in the shortest possible form.
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