In April, 1919, at the request of the Board of Education of Memphis, Tennessee, the United States Commissioner of Education submitted the conditions on which the Bureau of Education would make a survey of the public school system of that city. This study of the Memphis schools is intended to be a study of policies and practices; not of persons. The report is issued in seven separate parts for general circulation. A summary of conclusions and recommendations will be found at the end of each chapter. Part 6, Industrial Arts, Home Economics and Gardening, covers the following topic areas: (1) Manual training (aims and purposes; variety and flexibility to be sought; colored schools; organization; elementary hand work; relation to other studies; equipment; course of study; time allotment; nature of shopwork; library); (2) Vocational education (enrollment; program for the Vocational High School; prevocational classes; basis for selection; unit trade classes; part-time classes; evening classes; vocational school for Negroes); (3) Home economics (in the Central High School; in the Vocational High School; in the Rozelle School; in the Kortrecht High School (colored); in the Grant School (colored); recommendations); and (4) School gardening (time in school; Memphis a pioneer in gardening; activities of children; occupation of children; available space; teacher training; summary of conclusions and recommendations). [For Parts 1-5, see ED541284-ED541288. For Part 7, see ED541290. Best copy available has been provided.]