Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-11

new school series just lssueu Ny tne
American Book company. The book CEN
trail thought is man, and the eartn Is
studied as his dwelling place. Emphasis
Is laid on Industrial, commercial ana
political geography, with just enough
nhvsioeraphy TO bring out the causal rela-
tions
The text is clear, simple. interesting
and explicit. The pictures are ulsu !,
guished for tneir aptness and perfect IL
Illustrative character. Two sets OF MAPS
are provided one for reference anu the
other for study, the latter having CORE
spending maps drawn to the same scale
The introductory geography develops
the subject in accordance with the chlld
comprehension and recognizes the Value
of composition work, map drawing anu
sand modelling In the treatment Oh the
limited States the physiographic, histoii,
cal nolitical industrial and commercial
conditions are taken up in their Respective
order, the chief industries ana the locaii-
ties devoted largely to each receiVine
more than usual consideration ihe oV I'.to
try is considered as peins uiNiu9"
five Industrial sections.
In the school geography special 1eat,
IRE IL the representation of the pasal
PRINCIPLES Of physical and general eeos-
raphy In simple, untechnical lansuase'
arraigned in numbered paragraphs. ~
s,,bsenuent pages constant reference is
made to these principles, but In each case
accompanied by the paragraph nuiiioei ;
This greatly simplifies the WORK anu
makes 1t possible to take up the III nc.
studV of these Introductory. lessons atter
the remainder of the work has peen COM
Melted. with a view to enriching the
course. numerous specific references are
given to we'll selected geographical reao-
ing ..hors tho
series is published in four books, as wen
as in two books. o-,
New Series of the Natural 1eosla
phies. BY Jacques w. Redway anu 80
sell IIinman. American Book company
New York. Cincinnati and Chicago
Tom Mason is no more. WIN ni ~.
autumn book, which will be entitieo
Bachelors Baby" Thomas L. mason
has taken his place. The cnanse W.
6rst suggested to me-" said Mr.. Mason
..bv Edward w. Box, who insisted that,
In snite of Mark Twain, Jack London ana
Tom Payne, 1t was extremely undlgniheu
for me to pose in such youthful gard
After I decided to make the change re-
ceiyed the proof of a story IN Appleton
magazine. which was signed with the ola
name. and 1 changed the old to the new,
and it was printed My friend Irumpull
White, editor of Appleton's. did not notlce
the change until it was too late. he
said he had bought the story from rom
Mason and paid him great deal more
than it was worth on account OF the
name. and he naturally felt chagrined
when it appeared under new and whol-
ly different name. Personally, l do not
think it makes great deal of difference:
Perhaps the dignity which is supposed
to attach itself to the new name Is coun-
by the greater length over
the shorter"
lied in Mythland' is the title of a.
dainty volume by Hermine Schwed'
which Moffat, Yard & Co. will publish
in mid August. 1t translates into charm
ing verse and prose for children of all
ages the stories of the gods and. god
desses of Greek and Roman mythology,
serving the double purpose of highly
story-book and complete
outline of mythology, carefully studied
from the best sources. 1t is Illustrated
with twenty-eight charming drawings by
M. H. Squire.