The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-18

The arrangement is alphabetical accord
ing to artists; short biography Of each
painter represented Is followed by brief
descriptions Of such Of his paintings -
the museum owns There are many illus
trations, some in tint At the end are lists
OF the pictures loaned by Mr.. Vanderbilt and
Of the Edward Moran canvasses. While the
catalogue shows very respectable number
Of acquisitions there are names which will
not be found in il that show how much
room there Is for improvement
To the interesting Business" series issued
by the Appletons a volume on Modern
Advertising by Earnest Elmo Calhns and
Ralph Holden. has been added. Much that
IL entertaining will be found in the book.
and the point Of view Of the advertising
agent Ii perhaps the most entertaining.
We should like 10 have Prof. Charles Eliot
Norton's impressions Of the book psrticu-
larry the chapter on mural advertising.
The chapters read like magazine articles
and the statistics are often very curious.
President William RAinsy Harper, the
apostle Of hustle the revolutionizer OF in
struction in Hebrew and the organizer Of
that marvellous institution, the University Of
Chicago, has distinguished himself enough
in the field Of education to make his sayings
on matters educational worth collecting.
In THE Trend in Higher Education"
University Of Chicago Pressl, some Of his
later articles and addresses will be found.
We are sorry to hes from President Harper
in the first sentence Of his preface that
"there need be no hesite ton in saying
that in the present times there is a trend
In higher education" We deplore not only
the fact but especially President Harper's
using the word.
Jerome Harris queer account OF his
experiences in European travel, Two
ArgonAuts in Spain proliK, irrelevant
and ingenious as it often is, seems 10 have
struck the British taste and 10 have reached
a second edition, which Bongmsns, Green
4 Co. publish. Spain seen through rather
prosaio Californian eyes is often ludicrous
enough and may perhaps be mistaken for
american humor"
II may seem strange TO find a contro-
versial essay on The Philosophers and the
French Revolution written in English,
dated from Gujerat College, Ahmedabad,
but il shows the extent Of Hindu education.
p. A. Wadia's little book (Swsn Sonnen-
scheln 4 Co.. Charles Scribners SonsN
shows much reading and a good command
of rhetoric.
A new terror will be added 10 books on
art il many authors follow the lead Of
7. Surge Moore In his Albert DureT'
Duckworth 4 Co., Charles Scribner's
sons). He starts in with a long essay,
aesthetic and philosophical on the ideas
that the reader needs 20 understand Durer,
Mr. Moore is not the first 10 explain at length
the principles by which he viii be guided.
While the process will help the reader to
the author, II may be embarras-
sing 10 have every compiler Of biography
start out with an esthetioal confession
Of faith Mr.. Moore follows this up with
an account Of the artists life, backed up
by documents, which makes up about half
Of the work, and by an account Of his work,
which he calls "Durer as a Creator, partly
criticism, partly quotation from other au-
thors and partly that general talk about art
that Ia irritating to some. The book Ia
fairly complete and modern; the lluetrs-
lions are numerous and generally satisfao-
tory, for the etohings and wood cuts can
be reproduced with great fidelity. Why
insular taste should have substituted for
the usually accepted German form Of the
artists name. Durer. form that belongs
to the dark ages Of British art ignorance
Is not explained. IL Is a small blot, but II
Il repeated on nearly every page.