The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-21

{ lege any clear, brave wise, words tC say to the church to help it out Of its childish fears into the power and hopt of essential Christianity? Is anything gained when pastors and their people
 seriously entertain the college mans
 perspective of life and faith? What arc the supreme values as tested by intel
 lectual competency, character and free
 dom? Thus may be indicated the mooc
 to which the addresses in this volume
 are the response.
 Copies of the work may be obtained
 at T. H. Pease & Sons.
 D. Appleton & Co.,, New York, issue
 the f1fty-first volume in the Interna-
 tional Education Series,' which is un-
 der the editorial supervision of w. T.
 Harris, A. M., LII. D., United states
 commissioner of education. This se'
 ries was projected for the purpose Of
 bringing together in orderly arrange
 ment the best writings, new and old
 upon educat tional subjects and pre-
 senting a complete course of reading
 and training for teachers generally.
 The present volume is upon Student
 Life and Customs" and is from the
 
 lessor in the University of Oregon.
 The bent of this work IS indicated in
 the opening paragraph in MT Harris
 introduction to this volume. He says:
 "A book on student life in universities and colleges has to deal chiefly with the
 way and manner in which students re- act against the regular work of the in stitution and it's rules and regulations i'll order to preserve their individuali- ty," The author of the book has made extensive research and presents book of much interest to teachers and stu dents, He in opening treats of student life as it existed in the medieval unl- versailles, and then of student life fea- lures now and formerly in the German English and Scotch universities, in English public schools and in colonial colleges, giving special attention to the games of the students, their social po- sition, Tagging, athletics, debating so- cieties, town and gown rows, etc, He treats of student life during the revo- lutionary period, 1775-1S40, during the transition period, 1S40 to 1870, and of student societies in recent times, 1S70- 1900 General topics are then consld- cred, such as fraternities, athletics in tteir various forms self governing as- sociations, religious organizations, etc. Under the head of debating societies and religious activities Yale has spec isl mention. A vast deal of informa- ton is given and the reviews of social customs. conflicts. rebellions and out breaks in long by-gone years are in tn hD price of the book is $1.2O net; copies at T. H. Pease & Sons.
 A very pretty gift book for the holi- days is Later Poems" by Alice Mey- nell, author of Poems which is pub lished by John Lane, London and New York. with very tasteful blue and gilt cloth covers. Readers of the authors Poems will welcome this, her new little work, which comprises the fol- lowing: "The Shepherdess," T Am the Way" "Via, ct veritas, ct Vita" Why Wilt Thou Chide?" "The Lady Poverty" "The Fold" Cradle Song at Twilight "The Roaring Brook" Pa 'entage." ''The Modern Mother" West Wind in the Winter" Novem- per Blue.' Chimes Unto us a Son S Given.' "A Dead Harvest" Price LOO; for sale by booksellers generally.
 Paths to Power. two hundred and wenty-nine pages. by Hon. Floyd B. Wilson, is commended as work which Irouses the interest of the reader. Its bject is to stimulate thought and aid he scholar in the knowledge of how test to use his own faculties. The au- hor says: The first seven papers nay be considered as a series, each ne following the other in natural or Ter of progression. The seventh, the ssertion of the l., completes the se ies. The other papers contain to ertain extent the application of the principles of philosophy presented" The author presents the method of hind discipline he has tested and ound to be very practical. He fur her remarks that leach student will eed to make personal experiments as he author recognizes that each must lodify to some extent this plan, owing 0 difference of temperament, environ lent and position in the cosmos" 'wo or three of the articles have been cad before the School of Philosophy nd other societies in New York in the tSl two years. All IHe drllCleS nave cen recast and the fourteen papers although each is complete in self, are parts of whole. The book published by the R. F. Fenno Go, lew York Price $i.00; for sale by booksellers generally.
 The Christmas number of the Cosmo- olitan is a most attractive one. It ontains as a frontispiece The Place Centuries Past" Peace on Earth The Boer War to Date" An Etcher f Beautiful Women" Early Opera in merica,' The Adventures of John ongbowe Yeoman." "The Story of heodore Roosevelts Life" Some bild Songs" "A New Christmas Car l." "Parenthood," Women Who ose," "Old American Sea Fights" Mrs Evans Last Sensation Con ,rning Fortune, Forfeit to the Gods" Some Examples of Recent Art" Sc. CIV York.
 The many friends of Gouverneur -orris in this city, Yale '97, will be ratified to know of the big success of Is first book, Tom Beauling. It is re- ,iving great praise from the press all 'er the country. Quite large number
 copies have been sold in this city by
 H. Pease & Son.
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