New Britain herald., 1914-05-07

Fine Arts.
 Advice to violin students, by Wallace
 Ritchie.
 ''This offers to students a suggestive and dependable uide; to more mature players many ideas of undoubted as- sistance.".
 Art of the Romans, by H. B. Walters. By-paths in collecting, by Virginia
 Robie.
 Central Italian painters of the Renais- sance, by Bernhard Berenson.
 
 Childhood of art; or the ascent of men,
 by H. G. Spearing. Corot and his friends by Everard
 Meynell.
 Critical study of Beethoven's nine symphonies, by Hector Berlioz. Treatment is musicianly but not technical. It is the work of one of the greatest creative musicians, and so not mere analysis .. .
 -.....- Early English water color, by c. F.
 Hughes. Greek and Roman portraits, by Anton Hekler. History of painting from the fourth to the early nineteenth century, by Richard Muther, volumes. Melba, a biogra phy, with chapters by Madame Melba on the selection of music as a profession and on the science of singing, by A. G. Mur- phy. Mural painting in America, by E. IT.. Blashf1eld. - ts Based upon lectures delivered at the Art Institute in Chicago but ad- dressed specially to the general pulp lie. Readable and enlightening." Music notation and terninology by K. Gives in related groups, the spell- ing, pronunciation, definition and de- rivation of all musical terms. The work contains newly worded definitions instead of traditional methods of ex- pression.''
 On the truth of decorative art, a dia- logue between an Oriental and an Occidental, by Lionel de Fonsekd. "A spirited and piquant criticism which deserves to be read.'
 
 Portraits of Dante and Giotto to Rafael critical study with af concise iconography, by R. J. Hol- brook. "a
 Some old time beauties. by Thomson Willing. Studies in stagecraft, by Clayton Ham ilton. . 1:. Voice production in singing and speak ing based on scientific principles, by Wesley Mills Fourth edition with an added chapter. ~
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 Education. .r Children's play and it's place in edu-, cation, by Walter Wood: - "An interestingly written book, which considers the theories and the history of play in education, the psy- chological differences of the play per- iods with suitable games for boys and girls, the educational value and the spirit of play, juvenile literature, and the playground movement in America" Education of Karl Witte or, training of the child, by Karl Witte. Elementary school standards, by F. M. McMurry. "A constructive criticism of the quality of teaching, curriculum and supervision by principals in the New York city elementary schools
  Elements of debating, by l.. S. Lyon. Clear, brief statement of what de- batting means and how to do it, sim- pie enough for high school students
  Montessori manual, by Mrs. D. F. c. 1 Fisher. Doctor Montessorfs teachings and educational occupations arranged in a 1 series of practical exercises for the mother or teacher"
  Teacher and old age, by c. A. Prosser. 1 States present provisions for pen- sioning teachers in the United States l and abroad, and discusses underlying l principles and the characteristics of ! a model retirement law" rs.o <. T !
 --s- -' '~-' Universities of the world, by c. H. l Thwing. =ea sa Vacations for girls, by E. w. Weaver.i Contains a summary of the avail l able information relating to the con- l ditions for admission to gainful occu- pations, and in suggestive form the | methods by which workers may ad- l vance themselves.' Of undoubted value l