The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07
New Books Briefly Noted

the State OF California" Is the nrst
publication CT the Columbia Park Boys
club. 1t is the story OF a self-govern-
ment camp. organized and established
for eight years by that club. and its
success has been so great that IL Is
time the public knew of the good being
accomplished. Each year the camp has
been established at some beautiful spot
in California. where number or city
boys are given. besides the privilege OF
a vacation outing. the training OF citi-
zenship under the discipline OF self
governing community. How it sue
ceeded is told by James Edward Rogers.
president of the State OF Columbia"
in 1909 and 1903; by John NJ Brewer.
president 1867. and Eustace NJ Pick
otto. president 1905. (For sale at the
Boys club, ass Guerrero street. 10
cents)
In publishing a second and revised
edition of "The Physical Basis of Mind
and Morals by NJ. III. Fitch. no at
tempt has been made to change the
method or the original conception OF
the principles involved. Some meta
physical expressions have been con-
formed to a monistic conception of-the
universe. IL will be a shock to some
readers to find that this teaching means
not that God ordains righteousness. but
that our body ordains Righteousness.
1He dulHOT WOulu aDOilsn IenSlOus OL
course; he calls 1t all superstition. The
trouble is he makes no satisfactory
offer in return. tCharles III. Kerr &
CO., Chicago.)
In Ten Blind Leaders OF the Blind
We are presented with the second vol
ume of Garrick lectures Whatever
criticisms have been made against the
GaFrick lectures generally have not
been directed against them-as they ap-
pear when published in a book, but
against their being delivered on a pub
lie platform. The author selects ten
prominent writer's who have been
designated as leaders and shows how
weak they were and always wrong.
The individual is never right, says the
author. Arthur NJ Lewis; it is the social
body that works out salvation. (Charles
H. Kerr & Co. Chicago)
"A New Laboratory Manual of
Physics" by S. E. Coleman OF the Oak
land high school. is distinctly labora-
tory guide for the pupil. 1t aims to pre-
sent maximum of physics with mini
mum of manipulation. Every expert
ment given is a physical experiment
and serves definite purpose in the
general plan of the course-it contrib
utes something of positive value in the
unfolding of that plan. The expert
ments have been chosen and planned
with a due regard to reasonable
economy in quantitative results. Refer
ences to all the standard textbooks
have been included, thus rendering the
manual equally suitable for use with
each. All the college entrance re-
quirements have been fully met
tAmerican Book company, New York.
so cents.)
the English Language" by James c.
FernaId l. II. D.. one wonders why
such a book was never witten before.
1t is a statement, in the simplest pos
sible language, of the principles Of
English grammar. All that makes the
study of grammar mystery has been
eliminated and the whole book is con-
structed so as to enable any intelligent
person to find his own way to a correct
working knowledge of the language
Read what the author has to say on
that vexing question, the split inf1n-
tive:
Many grammarians hold that an ad-
verb should never come between the
sign of the infinitive to and the verb
form: as to faithfully study. Others
give this usage a qualified approval
1t is found in some good authors and is
becoming very prevalent. CFunk &
Wagnalls company, New York; $1.50)
The Memoirs of Failure by Dan
lei Wright Kittredge. purports to be a
manuscript left in the authors keep
ing by one William Writ Dunlevy. 1t
is speedily discovered that Dunlevy has
had no existence but in the brain of
Kittredge. yet it is a clever work not
withstanding this The book reads
like the work of an amateur. but an
amateur whose work should be en-
couraged. The author has ideas. but at
present his expression is stiff and
stilted Dunlevy is dreamer. a sort of
compound of Byron and Poe. whose
work is accomplished under the infiu-
+. ence of a mysterious drink concocted y
an old negro slave. The book is not
vfta1ly interesting, but is full of prom
ise for the author. (U. p. James, Gin
cinnati.)
Californians. and especially San
Franciscans. should each and all pos
sess a copy of Pictures of Old China
town" The text is by VIII Irwin and
in itself is worth the price of the book,
but the illustrations in the volume are
reproductions Of photographs by DIR.
Arnold Genthe. and not only are they
rare works of art. as are all studies
which he signs. but they constitute the
only pictorial record to be had today OF
was one of the boasts OF old San Fran
CISCO In this book. both in the text
and the pictures. is seen only the
beauty of Chinatown and none OF the
squalor. It is an interesting and valu-
able book. (Moffatt. Yard & Co., New
York: s1.oo)