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tive consideration of the harmonic sys-
tenn. In chapter devoted to the history
OF music he treats in order and with con-
fidence of the successive schools of music
producers from the early Assyrians to the
present group of composers and interpret
ers. In Mr.. Krehbiels chapter music
in America he expresses the belief that a
diStincUve1y American school of music is
developing, although as yet the general
tendency of the musicians of this country
has been to follow the German ideals. He
calls the opera exotic in America, while
the symphony and the oratorio have be-
come strong native growths.
WASHINGTON THE SOLDIER. By Gen. Henry
Il. Darlington. LID. author of Battles of he
American Revolution. ''The Six Nations -
''Eeacon Lights of Patriotism etc. With IL
lustrations. Chronological Index and Appendices
Boston: Lamson, Wolfe & Company.
Washington's fame as soldier has, as
rule. been immune from iconoclastic at
tacks. But during a few past years there has
been tendency now and then to contrast
his military methods unfavorably with
, those of Napoleon and some other great
generals of history. Gen. Darlington, whose
researches have led him deeply into the
study of the American revolution, contends
| now that Washington was master of the
| military art, and that in view of the limi-
tations which circumstance placed upon
him, affecting his means and the scope of
his activities. He analyZes the various op-
erations conducted by Washington and
shows how he proved a match for all the
skill and the force which England could
send against him. Applying the lessons
learned from the military career and ideals
OF the first President to the present prob
lens of the nation-the work was prepared
last sprng-the author finds the sugges-
ton that Washington's impulse was to
provide adequately for the preservation of
the peace of the nation by means of such a
hghting force as would at all times and
under all circumstances command reSDect
for the name of the American government
| DISCUSSIONS IN IRRIGATION BY Francis A.
Walker. Ph.D., LID late President Massachuee
ii,icai Economy.'' The Wages Question"
roe New YORK: I'll Henry ny 'dss Holt 'e1es Gempang. n
Washington: William Balantyne a. Sons.
The last fifteen years of Francis A. Walk
er's life were spent in conducting one of the
foremost of American educational institu-
tions. This brought to focus his natural
ly keen vision upon the great problem of
! mind culture and in the course of several
years he had delivered a number of ad-
dresses and had written papers which are
now regarded by educators as being among
the most iiiuminative productions of the
time upon this great subject. 1t was
President Walkers intention to collect
these works into a single volume during
his own lifetime. but his death cut off that
task among many others. Accordingly the
editing of the papers has been undertaken
by one who was acquainted with the
desires of the author, and the present
volume Is the result The addresses and
papers fall into four main groups: Tech
uological Education, Manual Education
the Teaching of Arithmetic and COLLEGE
Problems.
THE STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR: A Concise
Account Of the War In the United States Be-