Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-27
BOOK WORLD NOTES

travelled so widely nor witnessed so
many kinds of events in Russia, as Kel-
logg Durland, whose 1.-The Red Reign"
is published by the Century company.
At the opening session of the first Rus
sian duma when the czar made his IA
nous speech from the throne Mr.. Dur
land was present. During the past year
he has visited every section of European
Russia, crossed the Caucasus and pene-
trated Siberia. THE Red Reign re-
cords the observations and adventures
of these travels, as well as the writer's
observations on the social, economic and
political conditions of the country
through which he travelled.
Hunters Elements of Biology" pre-
sents a correlation of botany, zoology and
human physiology, and combines in ex-
cellent proportion textbook study, labora-
tory experiments, field work and work for
oral recitation 1t is attractive, acctiTate
and informative. 1t will give studen1 -,
general conception of the wide tangfJ&
forms in plant and animal life; Had tlff 81
to observe the various processe cai,A' }c
on by plants and animals, andto sHl II
only so much of structure as Is ncessh 4
for clear comprehension of thsse Tpfo-
cesses, and help them to understan9 the
general structure of the human body and
the way to care for it, The laboratory
and field work will be readily compre-
hende and will require only simple and
inexpensive equipment. The illustrations
are unusually numerous, clear and help
full
Hunters Elements of Biology. BY
George William Hunter. New York; The
American Book company.
In his preparation of Tanners High
School Algebra" the author received the
cooperation of number of high school
teachers throughout the country, and as
a result produced work which is per-
fectly adapted to actual conditions exist
ing in secondary schools. 1t meets every
real need encountered in the teaching of
elementary algeba, and embodies only
those features and those methods of pre-
sentation which agree with the Views Of
the best teachers. 1t makes the transit
tion from arithmetic } algebra as easy
and natural as possible, and arouses the
pupils interest by showing him early
some of the advantages of algebra over
arithmetic. The several topics are pre-
sented in the order of their simplicity,
giving definitions only where they are
needed, and insuring clearness of COM
prehension by an abundance of concrete
illustrations and inductive questions. The
book provides a large, well chosen and
carefully graded set of exercises, the So
luton of which will help not only to fix
in the pupils mind the principles involved,
but also further to unfold those prtnci-
pies. The author omits non-essentials.
and yet fully meets the entrance require
ments in elementary algebra of any col
| lege or university in this country
| Tanners High School Algebra. BY j.
H. Tanner New York: The American
Book company.
Laurie's Memories dun Collegien,"
little story OF school life, Is particularly
well adapted for reading in American
schools, as 1t furnishes in attractive man
| ner and In simple style a good idea OF
the work and play of French schooi-
| boy. 1t is provided with notes explain
! ing all necessary points; with exercises,
based on the text, for translation from
English into French; and with complete
| vocabulary.
| Laurie's Memories dun Colleglen. Edlt-
| ed by ]. L. Borgerhoff, associate proIes-
sor of Romance languages, Western Re
serve university. New York: The
! American Book company.