The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18

In the September issue of the Politi- cal Science Quarterly Professor W. z. Ripley, of Harvard university, discuss es, under the title Economic Wastes In Transportation" number of prac- tices of American railways which re- suit in much useless and costly haul age Whatever justification there may be. from d single railways point of view, for hauling goods around three sides of a square. Instead of by the shortest route, Professor Ripley points out that this all too common practice must in the end increase the cost of transportation to the general public. A rehabilitation of the Long and Short Haul clause, and permission to the rail- ways to pool traffic under proper re- strictions, are the remedies proposed. In the same issue Dr. G. c. Groat dis- cusses the attitude of the courts to- ward the Eight Hour and Prevailing Rate of Wages movement in New York state. Professor F. A. Fairlie presents comparative study of the new mu- nicipal codes of Middle Western states, which should be of interest to all stu dents of the problems of municipal government.
 Other articles in this number are "Alsace Lorraine and its Relation to the German Empire" by Burt Estes Howard, Procedure in the French Chamber of Deputies, by Abbott Pay son Usher, and "The Social Compost ton of the Roman Populus," by Pro- lessor c, W, Botsford.
 The favorite recreation of Professor Smith of Columbia university seems to be along the line of collecting mathe- nautical antiques, " in which pursuit he has spent some months of European travel during the summer holidays Besides adding to his extensive library large number of rare books on the teaching and history of mathematics, he has secured several very interesting Iold Italian and Austrian mathematical instruments. Among the latter is a Venetian astrolabe bearing the date 1909 He has also materially increased his large collection of medals illustra- ting the history of mathematics. Pro fessor smith Is the author of a very successful series of arithmetios pub- lished by Ginn and Company.
 The comparative uniformity of prep aration required for entrance to the colleges of the United States, accom- plished through the institution of a Board on College Entrance Require ments," has made 1t possible to pre- scribe specifically the work which must be done by the student in order to pre- pare for examination. Ginn and Com pany have recently printed a conven- tent and complete list of the require ments in English, Copies will be sent postpaid to any address on request. The practical worth Of the New Edu- cational Music Course, published by Ginn and Company, Boston, Is being recognized by educators in the west and south as well as in the east. This Is shown by the recent action of the school boards in Denver. Col, Colum- bus, O., Nashville, Tenn, and Cam bridge, Mass, which have adopted this course for exclusive use in the schools The New Educational Music Course marks an epoch in the history of school music. For the first time all the dif- ferent phases of music education are presented, and characteristic represen- tatives of the greatest works in music are made available for the pupils dai- ly study and inspiration,