Evening journal., 1913-10-09
BOOK NOTICES
rhe GIrrs FIpht Dor q LIrIng.

The Girls Fight For a Living.
In almost every State of the Union
at the present time, the subject Of the
minimum wage for women workers Is
under consideration by legislators and
the people. Hence a book upon the
subject which presents both sides of
the question in a fair and impartial
manner is both timely and interesting.
THE Girls Fight for a Living" Just
received from the publishers, may
fairly claim 10 be such a book. IL con-
tains the information on which the
public can base an enlightened opin-
ion OF the conditions under which wo-
men labor and of the necessity for
minimum wage legislation.
The author, DR. Thomas II. Russell,
q member Of the American Academy
of Political and Social Science, has
treated the subject in a popular vein.
He has preferred to give the facts as
brought out by recent Investigations,
especially in illinois, rather than to
theorize upon the subject from
purely economic standpoint.
Fick's Hin Und Her.-Ein Buch fur
die Kinder. BY H. II. Flick, Super
visor of German, Cincinnati Public
Schools. Cloth. - mo. 30 pages,
with Illustrations Price, 80 cents.
American Book Company, New York,
Cincinnati. and Chicago.
This simple German reader, prepared
for classes Of young pupils. contains
hundred selections, comprising
short stories, anecdotes, veres, etc.
These are all worded in comparatively
elementary language. and are Of such
a nature as to hold the interest and
attention of the pupils. az the same
time giving them some idea OF the
rudiments of German. The authors
two previous books of the same ma
mre. Dies und Das, and Neu und Alt
nave proven very successful for be-
ginners classes, and the present
volume is a worthy companion to the
preceding ones.
Bexell and Nichols's Principles OF
Bookkeeping and Farm Accounts. by
]. A. Bexell, Dean, School OF Com
merce. Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis. Oregon; and F. G. Mich
OILS. Director of Business Educatlon
Denartment of Business Instruction
Rochester, n. Y. Cloth, large ovo' 10,
naqes. price 65 cents. Blanks fol-
same. per set, 45 cents. AmerlcaI
Book Company, New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago. -, =,
This is the first book in its field. i
teaches a simple system Of keeping
such accounts as are OF value to tar
ming. Il is suited for use In the las
year of grammar schools and in th'
first year OF high schools. II offers
an effective and easily understood
series of lessons, accompanied D.
helpful exercises and review cues
tions All the material used has 0eeI
tested both in the classroom and OF
the farm. Throughout, every error
has been made to present the suolec
in the most interesting and teachapi
way. To accompany the textbook
set OF blanks is also published. y
which the pupil is to work out the op
erations specified in the textbook
Though only just published, this boo
has already been adopted for exclu
sive use in the State of Oregon for
term of six years.
coulter's Plant Life and Plant Use
BY John Gaylord Coulter. Phi.
Cloth. limo. 4S0 pages, illustrated
Price. s1.20. American Book Con
pany. New York. Cincinnati, an
Chicago.
A high school book about the fur
damentals OF plant life and about III
relation between plants and man.
aims 10 present only those large faci
about plants which form the preseI
basis OF the science Of botany. an
which are essential 70 every hie
school botanist. In so far as is po
sible. plant life is presented in tern
Of MS largest relation to life. but II
treatment has in view preparation f
life in general, and not preparing K
any particular kind OF calling. TT
subject matter has been presented
an interesting manner and in as sin
pie a way as possible; scientif
words, where first used. are interpret'
by simple English equivalents. tt
Illustrations are abundant and exec
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