The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-12
BUTTE News.
BUTTE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Social Science. Psychology and
Education.
SOME RECENT ADDITIONS
The Magazines q Mine of Useful and
Timely Observation-Disclosures,
Old and New-English
Prose Writers.

Recent additions treating of Social Sci
ence. Psychology and Education-Not the
least in importance among the mass Of lit
erature which deals with the many abb
sorbing and almost vital questions Of the
present day are various monthly and
quarterly magazines that discuss in pop
ular style. and yet frequently in a pro-
found and scholarly manner. the various
topics when they are fresh in the minds
OF the people. Among the best OF these
periodicals are The Arena, The Forum.
The Nineteenth Century. n North
American Review. The Political Science
Quarterly and the Yale Review. The cur
rent issues of these magazines are regu-
larry on file i'm the reading room. while
extra copies of The Arena, The Forum
and the North American Review are ia
ken by the library and issued for home
use for a period of four days. The library
also possesses sets of bound volumes Of
these publications. which may be con-
suited in the library or taken out for
home use. as follows:
Arena, December. 1889. to June, 1925. ~
volumes.
Forum. March, 1856, to February. 1885.
q volumes.
June. 1898. volumes 80 to IS.
North American Review, May. 1915. TO
June. 1898, 166 volumes.
Political Science Quarterly. March, 1898.
90 December, 1897. volumes 10 to u.
Yale Review, May. 1884, TO February,
1SsS. volumes 3 to g..
Two noteworthy bills passed by the
last congress have been separately bound
and are available for the use Of our pa
irons. These bills are: IAN act To estab-
iish a uniform system Of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" and war
revenue law of 1898"
"Princeton-Old and New: Eecollections
of An Undergraduate" by James Alexan-
der. is a book which should receive as
warm a welcome as have the many col
~iections of stories classed as college nc-
ton.
Professor James Mark Baldwin of
Princeton university has already written
several books on psychology. but he must
not be COMPOUNDED with Professor Joseph
Baldwin, the author of several popular
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT volumes. lie
has contributed the latest book to the
Library of Useful Stories series. This
Is called 1.-The Story of the Mind" Like
the other books of this series. "The Story
of the Mind" Is decidedly readable and
will prove serviceahle. either as an intro
duction to the science or for a brief re-
view OF the subject.
1.-THE Chautauquan'' is the official organ
of the "Chautauqua Literary and Scien-
tific Circle and contains many articles
of value. both on educational and other
practical subjects. Current numbers are
issued by the library, both for reading
room and home use. and the volumes
from October, 1857, 10 March, 1925. being
volumes s TO % of the series. have been
bound and are available for permanent
use.
A book that impresscs US as something
new in plan for a textbook of literature
IS STUDY of English Prose Writers" by
4 Saass rlaFl - .h. A~an.I....... .-E
Versity. About - authors are considered.
from Bacon TO Ruskin. a brief biographi-
cal outline is followed by "A comprehen-
sive photography. and then considerable
attention Is given TO an analysis Of the
authors peculiarities. Illustrated by many
quotations from critical writings. The
word English in the title Issued in the
pathological. rather than in the geograph-
teal sense, as five Of the authors men
ii~oned-lrving, Hawthorne. Emerson,
Lowell and Holmes-are Americans.
one of the most practical publications
of the United states bureau of education
IS art and Industry: Education i'm the
Industrial and Fine Arts I'm the United
States by Isaac Edward Clarke.
Recent additions to the excellent Inter
national Educational Series" are "Educa-
fion of the Greek People and Its Innu-
ence on Civilization by Thomas David
son; Psychologist Foundations of Edu-
cation by DIR. William T. Harris. the
editor OF the series. and Study of the
Child" by A. r. Taylor OF the kansas
State Normal school. Mr.. Davidson's book
IS devoted TO a subject on which a salts
factory treatise has long been needed. and
which Mr.. Davidson, by culture and tenn
permanent. is peculiarly competent TO treat.
The value Of a work by Or. Harris on a
psychologist theme is too evident TO need
comment, but one cannot avoid being
amused at his Irresistible tendency to in
aaTHIa -. rHVa.Es -..r.-sEFAr h. a. A.. I
theories of Dante and of the philosophy
of history. Professor Tayloris book is
somewhat disappointing. inasmuch as
while he has outlined quite satisfactorily
many fundamental principles. yet the sub
3ect has already been so fully treated that
we naturally look for something more in
n new contribution than this treatise con-
tains.
Political Primer Of New York State
and City by Adele NJ. Field. is a cate
chism OF New York political information
since the creation Of Greater New York.
political importance Of the Empire
State makes the book Of interest any I
where in the union.
"Semi-Centennia Of Girard College: |
also biographical sketch Of stephen Gil
rard, his will and other papers relating 10
the college and its development and gov
eminent Is "A souyenir volume issued by
the trustees OF that peculiar and excep-
fionally useful institution.
Belonging to a standard series Of books
on etiquette, with the general title Good
Form are the following books. cards. !
Their Significance and Proper Use"
ceremonious and Uuceremo-
NOUS, and the Modern Methods OF Serv-
ing Them" Hospitality in Town and
Country With Usages. Formal and Infor-
NAL Manners, Good and Bad. al Home
and Abroad" and Weddings. Formal and
Informal. With Remarks Upon Engage
ments."
An interesting study for the student Of
is THE Epic OF the Fall OF
Man: Comparative Study of Caedmon.
Dante and Milton" by s. Humphreys
Gurteen.
Professor Charles Richmond Henderson
of the University of Chicago has written
book Of essays concerning the common
of modern life which he calls
Social Elements" The work treats OF
both personal and political relations. and
deserves mora Than ordinary attention