The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-02
Literary Notes.

The great gathering of teachers in
Boston this month is the occasion of an
article in the July New England Maya
zine by one in authority, Prescott f. Hall,
giving the history of the "National Ed
ucational Association" 1t is very fully
illustrated.
Another timely contribution, coming AS
it does, just at this Centennial Celebra-
tom time, is on 1.-THE Old and the New
Phillips Exeter Academy" by the pro
lessor of English there, showing VIII at
has been accomplished from the modest
beginnings of John Phillips to the elabc-
rate structures and equipment of the
prese MT day The school has had i'll
deed. a notable list of alumni, including
such names Ms Daniel Webster, Edward
Everett, Lewis Cass, Jared Sparks, Geo.
Bancroft, John G Palfrey, Francis Bow
en-, and more recently, Robert Lincoln,
Charlemagne Tower, Booth Harrington,
Gen, william A Bancroft, and many
others in every walk in life. 1t can boast
of having graduated in the first one
hundred years of its existence nine col
lege presidents, including three of Har-
ward, fifty two college professors two
hundred and forty five teachers, thirty
six authors, five ambassadors, seven
cabinet ministers, twenty eight members
of Congress, twelve governors of states,
and a long list of federal and state judges.
Ever since the Atlantic OWNED the
rising genius of Bret Harte, and secured
his contributions. many of its most fam
GUS and brilliant articles have been Cali
fornian in topic, or written by Californ
ians. The current DULY issue of the
Atlantic is largely California number,
and contains a brilliant group of articles
which will engage the attention of all
readers Herbert Bashford, editor of
"The Literary West" opens the Atlantic
with Development of the Pacific Coast +;
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of Cali
fornia University treats A National Type
of Culture; and Professor Gayley furn-
ishes an important paper entitled What
is Comparative Literaturep Ethel j.
Hussey, in Life at Mountain Observa-
tory, describes the great Lick astronom-
cal settlement, its wonders and uses
July number of McClure's Magazine
contains the second installment of the
great serial of the year, my Friend
Prospiro" by Henry Harland; Philadel-
phia, Corrupt and Content; THE True
Greatness of the Standard Oil Company"
and six short stories. 1t is an exceedingly
attractive number.
Writing of american Politics" in July
September Forum, Mr.. II. l.. West dis
credits the prospects Of either Cleve-
land or Bryan nomination for the
Presidency, but thinks that with can
didate generally acceptable to their party
the Democrats would have real oppor-
tunity of success. Mr.. A. Maurice Low
reviews recent developments In "Foreign
Affairs" giving special attention to
Russia's action In Manchuria, King
Edwards visits to the Continent, Eng
land VS.. Russia in the East, and Mr..
Chamberlain's suggestion OF preferen-
tial tariff.
The Review OF Reviews for July gives
many interesting facts In connection
with the ObreIovitch dynasty in Servia,
which came to 80 shocking an end on
July IL. The prospects of the new reign
and other topics related to Pr litical
conditions and transformations In south
eastern Europe are editorially discussed
in this number. The building within
year, of twenty-seven steel bridges
by American contractors for the Uganda
Railway in East Africa was a feat of
no small significance. The whole matter
is described In an Illustrated article
contributed to the July Review Of Re-
views by Joseph M. Rogers and entitled
"The American Invasion of Uganda"