New Britain herald., 1915-10-28


 | sketches and comments on American | nfe, problems, and policies, the result or various lecture trips through the country. The writer's attitude is that | or a sympathetic observer, genuinely 1 interested in democracy and peace. | His generous idealization of most l things American is perhaps responsi- | ble for some of the errors of iudg- ment in an otherwise just and pene- l tratlng book."-A. l.. A. Booklist ! British and American drama of to- l day; outlines for their study, by ] B. H. Clark.
 Follows the plan of his The con- | unental drama of today Gives Geographical sketches, lists of plays, and comments on the more important | plays Of sixteen English, five Irish. 1 ana nine American dramatists, and l group of notes on fourteen Ameri- can dramatists whom the author con- slders less important."-A L. A. l Booklist
 coming newspaper, edited by M. H. Thorpe
 Papers and discussions by leading | newspaper men, most of them read as | addresses during Kansas newspaper l | They deal with almost every phase l of the modern newspaper, the ethical ana legal perhaps predominating; the newspaper in its actual relations with the public and in it's duty to the pub nc Is the central theme. For thought Iul newspaper readers as we'll as Journalists" L. A. Booklist.
 
 Doctors versus folks, by Robert Futile Morris
 The notes and jottings of a distin- gu1shed New York surgeon covering a Wide range of topics-wide as life. Certain readers will enjoy them be- cause the writer's mind is so inter- esting and his outlook on life inspir- in& because he views medicine and surgery in their broader relations, writes forcibly, and never talks down. "A. l.. A. Booklist German philosophy and politics, by
 John Dewey.
 Three interesting lectures recently given at the University of North Caro- lima. The author attempts to show how Germany's cult of the state is natural product of her national life and her philosophy, specially the idealism of Kant. What started as
 
 ended as need to Germanize the world "A. l.. A. Booklist. Great war; the second phase, by F.
 H. SmOnds
 "COntinueS The great war from the fall of Antwerp to the second battle of Ypres. competent and read able analysis, illustrated with maps. The personal comment adds to it's value for the general reader.'-A l.. A. BOoklist.
 History of the Japanese people from the earliest times to the end of
 the Meiji era, by Frank Brinkly. "The first complete and consecutive history of the Japanese people to the present day. The work of an author ity, forty years a resident in Japan. The volume meets the need for a scholarly, conservative, compact yet satisfactory account. Illustrations | from halftones and Japanese wood cuts are interesting. "A. l.. A. Book | list
 Poet and nature and the morning road, by M. J. Cawein. | MT. Cawein has written this book ! in the form of a diary of boy of | IOuILSeu--dl unuSudl DOy, bS IL SeIio and the diary records a summer spent upon a farm with other boys. The l farmer is a man whose love for poetry 1 is great and who takes every oppor- l tunity to repeat poems to the boys, l which, since they are usually given | with appropriate natural setting ap- l peal strongly to the fancy of the chill ] dren. It is needless to say that the ] poems are MT. Cawein's own-a col lection that represents some of his | best verse. ."-Boston Transcript. | Quick to see simple beauty, and 1 wonderfully well able to depict 1t in l words refiecting the same simplicity, he has been of those poets who leave a pregnant memory at their passing. He has helped many to learn wis dom.''-Catholic World.
 Busin"ss. Advertising, by Daniel Starck. | Accurate, concrete, helpful, one of the best and most practical handbooks l for the student or business man. 1 A. l.. A. Booklist.
 Banking, by William -Alnasa Scott
 "A brief and simple statement oe l the principles and problems Of bank ing for the general reader, similar in purpose to the authors book on l 'MOncy'."-A l.. A. Booklist. 1 Credit---its principles and practice, by B. H. Blanton.
 "A practical working manual m modern credits and collections. to- | gether with a clear explanation of l bankruptcy proceedings"
 
 Effective business letters, by E. H. Gardner.
 | Salesmanship, by w. M. Maxwell