the work of Horace Mann 4 and the emergence of John Dewey.5 He had influence, in this period, regarding curriculum and method far beyond Pennsylvania's state boundaries. As Wickersham pointed out, "School Economy and Methods of Instruction . . . had . . . a large general circulation, and were in use

of the government of Japan visited with Wickersham in Pennsylvania's capital city and: He remained several days, each morning being spent in listening to an explanation of our system by the State Superintendent, and in taking notes on the most important points . . . Commissioner Tanaka subsequently