The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-06

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Montrose j. Moses for a. much information
a. he gives in Famous Actor Families in
America Thomas Y. Crowell and Com
pany). The families he deals with are
Booth, jefferson, Sothern. BoucicaVlt,
Hackett, Drew and Barrymore, Wallack,
Davenport, Holland and Power. and he
dwslls. naturally enough, ON the more famous
members about whom we know most. II In
painful to notice the gaps in the infoma-A
ton supplied by the genealogical tables;
they could have been filed easily not 90
many years ago. The CRITICISMS OF and
comments on the acting may add to the
popular interest, but they take the room
that should be more properly, given 70.
records. Still this w. beatRnin9 Of o his
tory Of the American stage from an intsr-
estsng side that may be much improved
in a future edition A fairly full bibI-
ography Is appended.
From President Charles + ThWing Of
Western Reserve University o far better
book might have been expected reason
ably than "A History Of Higher Education
In America Appbetons). 1t vas hardly
worth whie TO devote 80 much space to
the early history OF the older colleges;
that Is a story that has beer told repeatedly,
and in the quarter century that President
Thwing has held his plan in allegiance,
the Bureau of Education publications,
at least. have covered the ground pretty
thoroughly. From a wide awake Western
president, like the author, more radical
criticism Of what has been done in the
past and OF the methods Of Eastern in
stitutions might be looked for, and per-
haps a fuller exposition Of the tendencies
In the Mississippi Valley States, as, for
instance, in the direction OF great State
universities. President Thw ing, at any
rate, gives US a conservative account of
what a been done so far in tho line Of
university education, that will be found
convenient. put, as 1t Is, in the compass
OF a moderate sized volume.
To ~oounteract the mistaken impression
that the Catholic Church is opposed to
science DR.. James j. Walsh publishes
sketches OF Catholic ChurcAmen in Science
CThe Dolphin Press, Philadelphia), selecting
only such men as have broken new paths.
The list includes Copernious, Basil Valen-
tine, alchemist; Thomas Linscre. physician;
the Jesuit Kircher, Orientalist; Bishop
Stensen, anatomist and geologist; Hauy,
mineralogist, and Mendel, biologist. The
argument of the author might rave acquired
more mOmentary force il he had dwelt
further on the more recent achievements of
Catholic priests In science, but his main
point Is to demonstrate the lines In which
such men have been leaders.
The Rev. Henry van Dyke, having dis
covered that Washington was a true Amer
lean, recently preached q sermon On The
Americanism of Washington in a magazine.
The sermon Ia ~reproducedin book form by
the Harpers. There Is no harm in asserting
the obvious, and doubtless II George WASH
ington IL aware Of what Is going on now on
this globe he may feel gratified at meeting
with the approval OF the Rev. Henry van
Dyke.
Though Mr.. W. Max Reid In his "OId Fort
Johnson" GO. p. Putnamis Sons) states hat
his intention is not to write a history of Sir
William johnson, that picturesque old
polyGamist, with his son Sir John, naturally
has the ions share In an account Of the his
toric mansion he built. That is o a mu-
scum. Mr.. Reid's story. involving such
dramatic periods in New York's colonial
history, ia more entertaining than a his
torical novel and has the added merit Of
accuracy as to the facts. Theirs are many
Illustrations from photographs.
There cannOt be too many town histories.
When properly written they tell the events
and incidents that bring history home to
everybody. In Historic Hadley,' by Alice
Morehouse Walker CHE Grafton Press, New
York; the antiquarian has the upper hand
n finds the main topics Of interest in the
settlement and the Indian wars. The
reader would probably like to heal more
about the ministers and other worthless of
the town than The author tells. She winds
up like a good antiquary in the cemetery.
An aftermath that was well worth reap
ing will be found in Addresses OF John
Hay (The Century Company. Some Of
the pieces included are magazine articles.
others addresses prepared but never spoken
for various reasons. like the Franklin In
France The greater part OF those actually
delivered belong to Hays last years, con
spicuous among them his memorial address
before the two houses OF Congress on
William Mckinley. Some OF the speeches
belong to the period OF the Ambassadorship
to Great Britain. For variety Of subject
az well as literary merit the volume is note
worthy.
Mr.. Robert Seaver has amused himself
by adjoining The Diverting History Of
j John Gilpin" with quaint little woodcuts
in the ancient Style. m the publishers, |
Houghton, Mif1in and Company, have made
the accompanying text and the binding
harmonic with the cuts. It makes a very
attractive little v9Gme; the only fault to
be found with 1t Is the omission OF William
Cowper's name from the title pag
Another unfortunate infant wat ohed by !
a psychological mother. In Crumbs and
His Times by Dolores Bacon Doubleday, |
Page and Company, the reader will find
the observations made and the deductions
drawn from the moment Of birth almost
to the seventh year. Some OF these he
will agree with: others seem to belong to
the individual instance; with others there |
may be considerable dissent.
Several persons have tried their hand at
translating Virgil's "Kneid" into verse, il
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