Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26
EDITORS TABLE.
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| inc StoTleS VI Iour famous Indian
chiefs--King Philip, Pontiac, Tecum-
sch and OceOla-who waged war
against the English invaders for the
preservation of The land of their birth
The contests they waged, and the
strength Of their personalities, have
maze them loom large against the
| background of American history The
| fate Of these strong men shows how re-
| sistless has been the onward march Of
| Anglo-SaXon civilization. Races which
| could not stand it have been forced to
make way for it. and of the millions
of aborigines who once inhabited
North America, only a comparatively
small number of descendants have
survived the contact with white men.
The story Of the four famous chiefs
| above noted, as presented in this vol
une, is exceedingly well adapted for
school reading and should meet with a
| warm reception for that purpose, al
| though it will be found, in addition to
| its merits as an educational work. to
be Il very valuable little book for gem
| eral library use.
| Essay on Addison, by Thomas Bah
fngton Macaulay, edited by Charles
| Flynt McClumpha, PHI. D., professor OF
English in the University of Mime
sofa: New York; American Book Com
pany.
| This is another addition to the ia
| nous 'Gateway series" under the gen.
| eral editorial supervision OF DR.. Henry
Van Dyke. In preparing this study of
| Macanlay's famous essay on Addison
| Profess McClumpha has condensed
Il great deal into email space. He has
| made his edition simple, attractive and
helpful. and has wisely avoided profuse
| annexation. In his introduction he
| gives us an admirable resume of the
| life of Macaulay and an excellent pen
picture OF the life of Joseph Addison.
| The volume is one Whio h cannot fail to
be a valuable addition to a dcservedly
| popular series.
| Five Little Strangers Who Have
Come to Live in America, by Julia Au-
gusta Schwartz, author Of "Nassar
Studies" and wilderness Babies"
etc: New York; American Book Com
pany.
| This is a story Of a little Indian, a
little Puritan maid. little African
girl, a little Chinese boy and little
Filipino boy. The story of their meth
| DDS OF life, including the manner in
which they were taught, in their own
native homes is charmingly told in a
way to entertain and interest youthful
| readers, at the same time offering
| large amount of valuable instruction.
1t is a work admirably adapted for
| school reading purposes.
Exercises in Algebra, by Edward r.
Robbins and Frederick w. Somerville
Of the William Penn Charter School
Philadelphia; cloth; PIP. 173: New
York; American Book Company.
The aim OF this book has been to pro-
vide as compHctly as possible a series
of exercises that conform in arrange
ment with the order of leading text
books, and that both in the degree OF
difficulty and scope shall include the
| work prescribed by high schools and
academies, as well as university and
| college entrance requirements. The
plan mas been to avoid all examples of
more than average difficulty and to
Law special stress upon those subjects
that stand 50 clearly as foundations of
later work A careful examination Of
this text book shows how thoroughly
successful has been the aim of the
authors in attaining the desired re-
| suits. The book will be found an in
valuable aid to teachers in academies
and high schools.
Brief German Course, by c. F. Kay
ser. Phi. d., first assistant in German
and Latin, and F. Monteser, Phi. D..
head of the German department of
Dewitt Clinton High school: New
York: American Book Company.
This volume has grown out of the
conviction OF the authors that treat
mtnt of the German grammar based
upon a systematic presentation Of the
parts of speech in their traditional or
der is not productive of the best results,
especially with pupils of high school
| age The authors of Brief Course
in German have endeavored to de-
part from conventional methods, in 50
far as they think desirable in order to
attain the most practical results. In
this, il seems to US. as if they had been
i
the German language cannot fail to be
| benefited in using the excellent work
they have produced.
| The Journal is in receipt of two very
attractive booklets. Tho story Of wash
| ington and the Story of LongfelioW.
which have recently been issued by the
l.. II. Nelson Co, Of Portland. These
volumes are beautifully printed on an
excellent quality of EXTRA heavy coated
book paper and are profusely illustrated
and with beautiful half-tone repr0duc-
lions from photographs. These attrac-
tive little books. which are admirably
adapted for holiday use, retail for ten
| cents each, or will be sent postpaid to
| AIRY address upon receipt of fifteen
cents.
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