New-York tribune., 1905-06-12
LITERARY NOTES

Dr w w. Keen. Of Philadelphia, whose ac-
,i,ities have covered wide field of subjects
relating not only TO medicine, but TO public af-
fairs and the relations of one to the other, has
prepared a volume of Addresses and Other
Papers" just published by w. B. Saunders *
Co The addresses included in the book are all
selected from those delivered to the general pub
lie and refer to such topics as "Vivisection,
Medicine as Career Endowment Of Medical
Schools" Debt of the Public to the Medical
Profession and "reminiscences of the Civil
War" Incidentally he tells many anecdotes Of
distinguished people whom he knew inter
viewed.
The next volume in Newnes's Art Library will
be "F1lippino Lippi U460-15OD," to be brought
out here shortly by Frederick Warne & Co.
The book will contain sixty-four full page re-
productions of the artists works. which will be
accompanied by a brief biographical and de-
scriptive sketch by Paul C. Konody, the art
critic OF 1.-The London Daily Mall The volume
devoted to ''Titian." which Will follow. after a
brief interval win contain life sketch Of the
artist by Malcolm Bell. nephew of Sir Edward
Poynter. the president OF the Royal Academy.
Alton B. Parker's address on THE Lawyer in
Public Affairs" delivered before the Illinois Bar
Association last month, will be printed in full
in the June number of 1.-The Green Bag An
other article Of timely interest in the same issue
VIII be Some Legal Aspects of the Equitable
Controversy" by anonymous writer, who de-
scribes himself as "A New-YorlS lawyer who
has had opportunity TO become familiar with
the facts"
'The Columbia University Quarterly for June
contains the report of the faculty committee
the new programme of studies and a discussion
Of the report by Professor Calvin Thomas The
new programme IS in effect. a compromise be-
tween President Buffers radical suggestion Of
granting the Bachelor Of Arts degree after two
years study and the stand taken by the
servative element for the traditional four years
course Under the new regulations. without di-
mintshing the present requirements for the de-
gree, 1t VIII be possible for earnest student TO
complete the course in three years the signif-
cant point being that credit is to be given for
quality as well quantity of work In this way
e high stand man can get his degree with fewer
total hours attendance than low stand man
Freshmen viii be admitted at the beginning of
the second half year. and the course can be
completed in three, three and half or four
years time. depending the diligence of the
student
To add an extra sugar coating to the educa-
q
compiler Of school readers, has prepared what
he calls Fairy Reader" It's selections are
taken from Grimm and Andersen. rewritten
in simple form for first year pupils" The nan
who would undertake to simplify Hop o. NV
Thumb" The Ugly Duckling." would Goubt-
less balk at furnishing children with undiIuted
water.
The fact that the race problem is still with us
is again emphasized by another novel of recon
structon days in the South by Judge Theodore
d. Jervey, which the Neale Publishing Company
has Just brought out It is called THE Elder
Brother" It is described as "a book with mis-
sion"
Another contribution TO race problem" litera-
ture is Notes on Negro Crime, Particularly in
Georgia" edited by W E Burghardt Du Bois.
corresponding secretary of the ninth tAtIanta)
Conference for the Study OF Negro Problems