This 1937 compilation of articles covers a wide range of problems within the scope of rural public education. The rural education issues discussed fall under the following general headings: (1) professional leadership; (2) rural school supervision; (3) staff training; (4) rural school district organization; (5) physical plants and equipment; and (6) education for rural blacks. Eighteen articles describe rural education programs at work at that time. The article titles are as follows: "Professional Leadership in Rural Education"; "Differentiated Curriculums for Rural Teachers"; "Significant Attitudes for Rural Teachers"; "Program of Training for Rural School Administrators"; "State Stimulation and Supervision of an Enriched Program"; "A County Program for Inservice Training of Rural Teachers"; "A Program of Health Service and Instruction in Rural Schools"; "Educational Objectives of a Public School Program in Rural Areas"; "Procedures for Obtaining Adequate Organization and Administration"; "A Countywide Program of Consolidated Rural Schools"; "Functional Planning for a 12-Year Consolidated School"; "The Arrangement and Equipment of a Model One-Room School"; "A (Virginia) State Survey of Rural School Building Adequacy"; "Experiments and Demonstrations for Improvement among Rural Schools"; "A Curriculum for Small Rural Schools"; "Library Service in Rural Areas"; "Factors Affecting Rural Schools in the South"; and "Financing Rural Negro Schools." (TES)