The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-20
SUNDAY

The following is from the Boston
Transcript "A work of somewhat eX-
ceptional importance, both to students
of philosophy and literature, wil
come next months from the press OF
John w Luce & Co. It's title is The
Philosophy of Friedrich Schiller IN
It's Historical Relations. and its au-
thor is Emil c. Wilm. Phi. D.. profess
sor of philosophy in Washburn college,
and during the present year an assist
ant in philosophy at Harvard mas
much as outside of Germany Schiller
is viewed and studied more as poet
than as philosopher. this volume
should have an especial claim upon
the attention of our students and
scholars"
Joseph Conrad. whose latest novel,
''Under Western Eyes. was valiant
effort to put Russian life before Amer
leans in an understandable as we'll as
truthful light, has received help in d
recent public utterance of Gorky s,
who says: In the heart of the Rus
sian two streams of blood have long
been struggling Aryan calls him
to action, to fight for his rights draw
ing him westward to the future; the
other stream. the Monaghan. draws
him to inactive submissiveness. to
worship of ancestors who have been
slaves, eastward to the past Conrad
in Under Western Eyes" puts the
riddle into the mouth of western
teacher. Il confess that | have no
ter; there must be one of
those subtle differences that are be-
yond the ken of mere professors
Professor Kammeyer of the Kansas
Agricultural college has written a book
entitled principles and Practice of
Public Speaking" This book is vale
dictOry to his eight years of work in
public speaking at the college. The
book is not an extensive treatise but
IS rather intended as a text for be-
ginners. 1t has been adopted by the
college and will be used in the depart
ment of public speaking. which is now
under the supervision of Professor
Johnstone. The book is in two di-
visions. Part one deals with the UNI
DERIVING principles of public speaking
and part two deals more with the prac-
tice of public speaking. The book al
so contains several good selections as
taken from the classics. 1t is simple
In language and logical in thought and
IS a very valuable book for what it is
intended. Professor Kammeyer is
one of the most popular professors
at the college and professor of eco
Monies and its allied elective subjects.
Late this month the Harpers will
publish a new novel by Zane Grey,
author of 1.-The Heritage of the Des-
ert.' Like that novel, it has the at
mosphere of the Southwest and the
great Purple Desert in it, as well a
several Mormon characters Since
writing 1.-The Heritage of the Desert
Zane Grey has written three books for
boys: 1.-The Young Forester" THE
Young Pitcher and 1.-THE Young Lion
Hunter"
David Belasco. the famous play
wright. in a late issue of the New
York Times. is quoted as saying that
to ask the fair minded man in this day
and generation. in which of the MAX
ing of books there is no end. to pass
Judgment upon what he considers the
most important book issued in 1911,
is tantamount to putting him "to look
ing for a needle in haystackr But
for himself, that book in 1911. was
Professor Ross "The Changing Chi
nese" LAS a matter OF fact" says
Mr.. Belasco. ''this book has made an
impression upon me such as no book
has succeeded in making since I was
a boy with a dog cared copy of Ivan
hoe under my pillow at night. What
the enchanted world of adventure
and romance invoked by Scott and the