The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

to Indicate that not the wealthy society
people but the country folk are the real
snobs. when the two classes come togeth-7
er. Paine also learnH some lessons in
ambition from the young woman, who
soon becomes suficiently interested In
him TO offer some sound and emphatic
advice. which the young man promptly
accepts
The king Of New York, however. Is not
surprised. He knows a master Of finance
when he sees one, and this accounts for
the rise OF Roscoe Paine.
THE cAvERNs OF GRAIL: By Thomas Sawyer
spdfey. The Cosmopolitan Pres. New YORK
Would you go back to the early days Of
the beautiful Aryans? Would you live
with them the period Of the first war
fought out between the Modes and Per-
SLAMS?
In this novel. Mr.. Spivey's best, work
OF fiction, the curtain that has hung for
centuries between us and these- our an
cestors has been put aside. We learn
what II was TO live at a time when II
was glory simply to be. Cyaxares. a.
forceful, commanding figure. handsome,
OF kingiy parsonage; Saiuceia, noble
and loving. maligned. surrounded by mys-
terry; Sarannaces. cruel plotter; Cam
Medes, wicked traitor and degenerate;
Scala. beautiful but mlsIed: MardiIla. the
lovely; Napoli, the jealous, broken-heart-
ed queen: Caracillies. the priest of Grail
are to us living creatures.
There is no lukewarmness In 1.-THE Cav
erns OF Grail" Here are passionate love.
undying hatred. jealousies, nobility, and
depravity: also, faith. hope, and a char
'ity that forgives. The pictures of cities
md Nrfa all hos
Of the Aryans that peopled them
YOUTH AND THE RACE; THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF ADOLESCENCE By Z. J. Swim. professor
Of Washins1a University. Charles scribner's
Sons. New York.
Everything seems TO rest ultimately
upon theological ideas. The author for
many years has devoted himself to psy-
chology and education. He Is convinced
that the methods OF the average school
are wrong. The reason is: Teachers
haye followed the traditional methods OF
education that were adopted before the
knowledge which We now have was
available. The idea and practice OF the
old English grammer schools were
brought TO this country by those i'm
bued with the belief in the natural de-
pravity OF children, and our educational
methods have never recovered from the
afiiction.''
This educator tells US that the trouble
with our educational system Is bad the
ology. The doctrine Of the fall OF man.
with its entail of depravity, has led US
astray. Racial instincts which should
be hints to US in our seeking proper
methods OF education. have been sur
pressed as manifestations Of depravity.
Teachers with good personality have
counteracted the vices Of the system,
but very little attention is paid in col
legs or normal school to the development
OF personality. Racial instincts are ne
elected. and to large extent sup
pressed. and the consequence is that
later they ind expression in the GRIM
inal
study of these instincts suggests
that. II guided in the right direction and
allowed expression, they are the best
means for the development Of children.
More than that, these racial instincts, II
allowed to shape our educational meth
DDS, viii give US a method that will not
only develop the child mentally but NOR
ally.
BOOK OF WINTER SPORTS: Edited By ]. G.
DieT. Illustrated. The Macmillan Company.
New Yosk.
This is a lusty book, with the ichor OF
the Winter King in its snowy, FROST
sparkling pages; a book for the season
before US; book that celebrated the
ever recurrent tonic of the Northern
races, more potent than the languorous
delights of the summer.
The book is a compilation of practical
articles OF various sports by weII-known
authorities, with here and there a pure
ly descriptive paper. IKE De Amicis'
Skating in Holland" and Miss Hap
goods "Siedging on the Nevsky Pros
pect," with an occasional bit of humor,
such as Dickens Mr.. Wrinkle on the
Ice" and with anecdotes in illustrations
of the spirit Of winter sports which Is
essentially a democratic one. Read, for
instance, the Rev. John Kerr on the hu-
mors Of curling in Scotland.
The scooter. skating, ice hockey, snow
shoeing, skiing, tobogganing. sleighing.
tournaments, ice carnivals. and night fes- !
tivals-all this is dealt with as 1t is prac-