Prescott, D. A. Emotion and the Educative Process. Washington, D. C.:  American Council on Education. $1.50.

This book merits notation in that it is a committee report to the American Council on Education. “The measurement of emotions” was one of ten fields assigned to a sub-committee. This led to a need for an exploratory study in the field of emotion. The present compendious volume is the outcome of this need. It is interesting to note this evidence of an increasing need for consideration of emotional factors in education. The text only casually mentions psychoanalysis but there is on almost every page evidence of the deep influence of psychoanalysis. It is long past the time, however, when analysts were concerned about the fact that psychoanalytic influences silently are incorporated into the common body of knowledge. There is in the book a large collection of pertinent psychological data. Analysts interested in what likely will be the coming efforts in American Education will find the book profitable. The Council on Education might well spare itself many foolhardy pains by consulting analysts in what might be inadvisable in a program, even though analysts might be hesitant to state what is advisable. It is a huge problem. The pleasant format, good size, and low price would indicate the book is planned for large distribution.