The Board of School Commissioners appointed to inquire into the system of instruction in the public schools of Baltimore. This bulletin presents the outcome of such inquiry. It is mainly concerned with a comparison of the Baltimore system of education with the systems found in others of the greater American cities. It will accordingly be of general interest to educational authorities and students of education throughout the country. An index is included. Individual sections contain footnotes. (Contains 25 tables and 13 figures.) [Best copy available has been provided.]