The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-09-27
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Brief Reviews and Notices

The Dark Beyond. BY Rev. John Haw,
of Treves, Germany. Translated by
Rev. James Watcher. Published by
B. Herder, IL South Broadway, st.
Louis, Mo. Price 15 cents.
This brochure of 102 pages contains
a popular presentation of a subject
which the modern world takes little
delight in hearing or reading about
It's purpose is to present the Catholic
teaching on He'll in a way that will
appeal to the average reader and GER
tainly the task is well done. The
proofs for the existence of He'll drawn
from reason and revelation are skill
fully marshalled and the chief objec-
tions against this point of Catholic
doctrine are answered in such a way
as to leave no doubt in the mind of
the reader about the existence and
characteristics of "The Dark Beyond"
The translator, Reverend James Wal
cher, of st. Augusta, Mimi, deserves
great praise for making this little vol
ume of timely apologetics accessible
to English readers.
Our Catholic Sisterhoods. By Rev.
Ambrose Roger, o. S. B. Price 5
cents copy; 20 copies for so cents;
so copies for $780,
The purpose of the writer in pre-
pairing this pamphlet was to counter
act the evils of the Goddess propagan-
da now being carried on in many quar-
tiers against the religious sisterhoods.
He enunciates and explains in pop
ular way the principles that underlie
the religious life and shows how base
less are the accusations brought against
the character of those bands of noble
women who have dedicated their lives
to the service of God among the poor,
the hayward and the ignorant. He en-
phasizes the principal features of the
religious life in series of chapters
dealing with the Flight of the World;
Christ's Summons; Obedience; Power
ty; Chastity; Daily Work; Public Ac-
tivity; The Reward; Prosecutions
Copies of "Our Catholic Sisterhoods"
can be obtained in any quantity from
the author, Rev. Ambrose Roger, o. S.
B., Sacred Heart, Corbin, KY.
The Teaching of Arithmetic. BY d. E.
Smith, of Columbia University. Pub
lished by CHM & Co., Boston,
New York, and Chicago Price, ST..
DR.. David Eugene Smith holds a
rank in the mathematical textbook
world such as few men held in other
generations, and he has attained this
prominence because of a combination
of talent and achievement rare even
with the American masters. He knows
the history and photography of mathe-
NAUTICAL teaching as none of the great
textbook makers of other days knew
them. He is also great teacher of
teachers of mathematics in way
they we're not. He is therefore great
in theory and great in practice.
This work considers the origin of
arithmetic, the reasons for teaching
the subject, the various noteworthy
methods that have been suggested,
and the work of the various school
years. There is also discussion of
the subjects to be included, the nature
of the problems, the arrangement of
material, the place of oral arithmetic,
the nature of written arithmetic, the
analyses to be expected of children,
the modern improvements in the tech
nique of the subject, the question of
interest and effort, the proper subjects
for experiment, and the game element
that plays such an important part in
the primary grades.
Hin und Her. Elm Buch fur die Kin
der. BY H. H. Fitch, Supervisor of
German, Cincinnati Public Schools
Published by the American Book
Company, Chicago and New York
Price, 80 cents.
This simple German reader, prepar-
ed for classes of young pupils, con-
tains hundred selections, comprising
short stories, anecdotes, verses, etc.
These are all worded in comparatively
elementary language, and are of such
nature as to hold the interest and
attention of the pupils, at the same
time giving them some idea of the
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