The Detroit times., 1908-02-22
BOOKS

Mornings Tn the College Chapel"
by Francis G. p. Plummer. In 1885
the late Phillips Brooks began the
practice at morning prayers In Har-
ward university OF making a short adj
dress TO the students on the problems
of life and faith with which young
men feel themselves confronted. His
example has been followed ever since
by other speakers. A collection OF
these short addresses delivered by the
author during his 20 years service at
Harvard has just appeared under the
above title. The discourses are models
of their kind, full OF suggestion. and
expressed In the simplest language.
Every young man In America should
eagerly welcome Mornings In the Col
lege Chapel"
tHoughton, MiffIn q Co. Boston;
FMacauley Bros sheehan's. and Hud-
sons. Detroit. $1.25)
The Making OF Millennium" by
Frank Rosewater. fs an economic tract
dressed up in the guise Of fiction. The
author develops his Socialistic system
known as centrism because 1t limits
labor supply to the actual consumers
This new doctrine Is deliberately work
ed out and II full of interest, but II
would have been better had the au.
thor cast II In the form OF treatise
rather than In fiction.
Omaha: Century Publishing Conn
pany: price, paper. 90 cents; cloth, VII
Municipal Ownership" four lee
lures at Harvard University, 1907
BY Leonard Darwin, author OF Nj
nicipal Trade"
/ Lecture L considers whether owner
ship be the main question, the regula'
ton OF private industry and local taxa
ton OF private industry and local tax
alton. Lecture IL gives statistics and
financial conclusions. Lecture I'LL
treats OF municipal corruption, wagcs
and direct employment. Lecture Nv
discusses the merits OF municipal own
ership, its relation TO socialistic ideals
THE general conclusion reached 10 thai
no formula can be prescribed and thai
each case Of municipalization must b
judged ON It's own merits.
(E. p. Dutton a. Co, New York; Ma
cauley Bros, Sheehan's and Hudson's
The Psychology Of Public Speak
ing." by Prof. Walter Dill Scott. Tho
author OF this book has q great In
terest in oratory and the practical ap
pIication Of the principles of his OWL
speciality, psychology. to public speak
| Ing Is the logical result. He has as
sumed that the public speaker Is not
necessarily familiar with psychologi
cal research. In clear and simple
form. he states certain of the results
of the newer psychology which car
with advantage be extended TO tho
orator who wishes TO know the rea
sons of certain commonly accepted
methods OF his craft, or who would
welcome suggestions by which he may
add to the effectiveness OF his ad
dresses. The orator will learn from
Prof. SCOTS book how TO secure the
greatest possible effect by appealing
10 the form of mental imagery most
potent with the audience he IL address
ing. how 10 employ suggestion II
swayinx the wills OF his hearers, how
10 convert an audience Into a CROWD
united TO receive Impressions: he will
be warned by the law OF nuctuation ol
attention not 10 pack bis thought
ffnto sentences too long 20 be followed
without tagging. Or. SCOTS volume Il
one that can be recommended both Il
the public speaker ana TO the gener
ally thoughtful man.
- Pearson Bros..L PhtIadelphfHf Nh
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