Evening journal., 1913-05-26
rnE MONrn,s MAGAzINEs.

Tho Red Book Magazine for June
has IT'S usual complement Of interest
ing fiction. Pink Fondant and Gray
Serge" the opening story, by Ida NJ.
Evans, is a story built around SALES
lady" and holds ones interest as do
all Miss Evans stories, the charm of
which is that in every line she knows
whereof she speaks.
For Daisy" by Frances A. Ludwig
should prove Illuminating 10 students
OF the big present day problem, why
do shop girls 20 wrong?" The story
deals with a young girl working in
department store, when she might bet
ter have been at school, and as Miss
Ludwig has studied the department
situation from the inside, the story
rings true from beginning to end.
The story of q months events-its
catastrOphies, discoverie, inventions
and achievements-is graphically told
by 339 terse articles and 1896 unusual
illustrations in the June number OF
Popular Mechanics Magazine. The
two great national disasters the Oma-
ha tornado and the Ohio-Indiana
foods. are the subject Of six pages Of
Illustrations which tell better than
words can the havoc wrought and the
courage displayed as result.
The cover design shows one Of the
diving suits described In Frank Par
kcr Stockbridgcs article. Gathering
Gold from the Oceans Bottom" which
tells of the many sunken treasure
ships now out of reach of man, but
sCme day TO be accessible by means
, OF diving apparatus designed to re-
Est the terrific pressures Of the deep
waters I'm which they lie.
The Ladies' World for June Is the
first number az the new price Of ten
cents, and In point OF interest Il is the
! best issue OF this popular magazine
that we have seen. An air Of novelty
is given by the cover. a striking pic
ture Of a Gibson man taking the place
OF the usually pretty girl. The man
also appears as the hero Of the leading
| feature. Bertha Runkle, whose "Hei-
met Of Navarro" Is still popular, has
an excellent story In THE PiOus De.
cei, ,ers:" Annie Hamilton Donnell has
ono OF her sympathetic child sketches
in "Thomas-A Lie;" there is de-
hghtful love story by Grace Dufhe
Boylan, called THE Little White
Cross" and of course another thrill
ing adventure of MARY who has be-
come best-known young woman in the
country. The serial The Girl Who
Had Nothing is also exciting enough
20 make the reader wish for the next
installmont The fashion pages In this
number are very attractive and will
( please those who have not yet settled
their summer wardrobe. while the
other departments are full Of theii
usual practical value.
"The recent volcanic outburst from
expert investigators and intelligent
] laymen against the New York eicmen-
tary school course of study must be
rather startling TO those pedagogue'
within the system who are fond Of as
suming that because there is a tacit OF
open acceptance of a we'll buttresseC
traditional point OF view or OF certain
orthodox pedagogical principles on th'
part OF the supervising officials, rou
tine administration and teaching viii
necessarily conform to those prinoi
ples." writes William r. Grady, prin
cipal Of public school No 64, New
York City. in the May number of Th'
Psychological Clinic. In the sam'
number Miss Katherine II. Bevard
principal Of the Ross School, Washing
ton. ID. c., presents a paper on Prog
ress OF the Repeaters of the Class o
1912 OF the Public Schools OF Wash
ington, d. c." II is a fne example o
a. NAV IN which nrinCfna1 n
teacher may make a valuable contri
, button TO the solution OF the problem
, OF retardation.