New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-04
LITERARY NOTES.

r,o,r sto,,cv,s important volume Of essays on
s..,s.;o.t,c subisets entitled Christian lnstitu-
t,nnsn hos been issued in this country by both
Charles Scribners Sons and Harper IL Brothers
Harper g. Brothers have issued "Fitzgeralds Lilo
of George w. Prince Metternichs Memoirs a"
Froude's Life of Cesar" in the Franklin square
library and also cheap bound editions Oh thc
"George ~" and the Cesar"
The Noaa.ipe of american History. for April, con-
taius historical account of The First Settement
of Ohio" by Maria Coge; biographies ske1cn %
William Smith, Judge Of the Supreme Court Oh ,h'
Province of New-Yorb with etched portraiV ny nA-
turin Livin gston Delafeld; and some comments "
the Editor, Mr.. John Austin Stevens on the pupieas-
ant controversy over the new version Oh 'ne
If Harlem Plains.
Mr. Clarence Cook has written a n'''e 'olu"'s
containing reasonable advice about the seiec'io"
wall paper and the banging OF pictures VIM"
.or. rho intend TO celebrate The First OF MAY
will be glad to read. 1t is entitled What
shall We Do with our Walls r. and is pub
,;shsd by Warren. Fuller 81 Co. lne
handsome cover was designed by MT. FRANCIS
Lothrop and printed by Prapg'
According to The Hartford Post, the ar
raucement and revision of the copy OF the ne"
pooles Index will he completed during the pres
emf wear and the printing will begin early IN Aoo%
The index will make q royal octave volume OF about
900 pages, which will be printed by James H.
Ospood q Co, and VIII probably be reacS for issue
early in 1888. 1t has been prepared with the as
sistance of about fifty prominent Librarians OF Tue
country who have indexod in all loo peI'odica's'
: Tho State Department is supposed 10 be neso-
tiatjnc with tho English Government Tor copy
right treaty to secure reciprocal protection Ill 'Is
couptrv and England for the authors Of both. In
fl,O nVriQ
Mr. Richard Grant White doubts if such treaty
raald be effective For" as he says. copyright
ia Not properly the subject Of treaty ms matter
has been placed by the Constitution IN the hands OF
Congress; and it is settled law that power
Granted by the Constitution to Congress IS exciu-
sive"
Mrs. Clara Erskine Clements Egypt is q
rraphlc and entertaining book I'd. Lothrop q 20.
Library of Entertaining History, edited by Arthur
C;Imanl The author has had the advantage OF
personal acquaintance with the land whose past
uories and present ruins she admirably aescrloes'
Over one hundred illustrations assist the Teadeis
imagination. The volume touches upon all that is
known of Egyptian history down 10 the accession
of the present Khedive, and Mrs Clement has sue
ceeded by brevity. cleaness and an animated style
in bringing vast mass Of facts within the compass
of n well. proportional and popular sketch.
Tn "As,ects Of German Culture" Ivy Granville
S,anley Hall james r. OSgoOd & Cob reappears
number of letters contributed to The Nation during
the past three years and other chapters on German
life and thought. DR.. Hall, it is evident, had his
ewes open and his wits actively en-
rloyed during his five years experience IN
Germany as postgraduate student. The
book gives very faithful impression OF prevailing
German tendencies and opinions. or the chapters
ON German philosophy they leave no room for doubt
that the author has fully mastered the vocabulary oil
PHILOSOPHY as well as the spirit, and II is blemish IN
his writing that this cumbrous and learned vocab-
MARY has SO nearly mastered his style His " First
Impressions on Returning from Germany WI
strike stay-at-homes as containing few extremely
superficial observations aud number of suggestive
thoughts on education and religion. Dr. Hall Is now
s.Lecturer on Contemporary German Philosophers
and on Pedagogy at Harvard University, and the
spirit in which he begins work In his new field IA
indicated by the following: I'VE have no hesita-
t;on in predicting within less than Of years.
a radical rehabilitation of the phiosophic methods
of instruction IN most ~ colleges which do not
f, bopeessly behind in the vet sharper struggle for
existence which now seems inevitable for 30 many
of them. true teacher of philosophy can now ex-
cto an interest more absorbing and mould the intel
lectral character and career of most students to
degree hardly suspected hitherto; fact which
should bring heavy sense of responsibility to hin-
self and which Is worthy the careful consideration
of educators"
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