New Britain herald., 1915-06-26
GOOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED
 IN INSTITUTES LIST THIS WEEK
Aircraft in the great war, by Claude
 Grahame-White and Harry Har-

planes, airships, and Zeppelins in the present war, as well as their possi- bilities in general, are given thorough description. How the airmen supple ment the work of the cavalry direct the artillery and make active assaults Is told in fascinating and lucid man ner, There are also descriptions of battles between various types of air craft
 Belgian Christmas eve, by Alfred
 A grim tragedy in the form of one-act play. It is a revision of Rada with the scene changed from the Balkans to Belgium and with a pre-. Jude and epilogue added" "A. L. A. Booklist. Commercial work and training, for
 girls, by Jeannette Eaton and
 Bertha M Stevens.
 Though local study prepared un- der the auspices of the Girls Bureau, Cleveland Ohio. and devoted to a rather detailed survey of conditions in the private, parochial, and philan- thropic schools offering commercial work and in the offices of 133 estab- lishments; the book with it's general izations and recommendations, should prove useful to all those working on the problems of vocational guidance and the preparation of the grade schooP child for work. "A. L. A. Booklist
 From jungle to zoo by Ellen Velvin.
 Al collection of interesting, often times curious stories experiences, and facts about wild animals, life in the jungle, ways of capturing and trans porting them. animal training and traIners daily life in the zoo told en- tertainingly and with expert knowl- edge. ( A companion volume to the writer's Behind the scenes with wild animals."-A. l.. A. Booklist Ger nany's isolation, an exposition of
 the economic causes of the war,
 by Paul Rohrbach
 'The author is one of the most req sonable and convincing of German writers. ."-Boston Transcript.
  How to live quietly by A. P. Call.
 ITO the author, living quietly means living peacefully, in the family, among friends in social life work, and re- ligion, state attained by an unselfish attitude of mind which recognizes oneself as the cause of all troubles and worries. Will appeal to readers of her earlier books, to which it is similar in spirit and treatment."-A L. A. Booklist.
 Memories and milestones, by John
 Jay Chapman.
 Eighteen delightful and suggestive little essays. The author always has 4 fresh and stimulating. point of view; and in his studies of James, Presi- dent Eliot Charles Eliot Norton and others, he throws Illuminating side lights which give completing touches to their generally accepted portraits .'' "A. L. A. Booklist.
 Modern factory: safety. sanitation and
 vel are, by G. M. Price.
 .'The author is master of his sub- } ject and has produced work which should be read by every owner and su- perintendent of a factory. Indus trial Engineer.
 Navy and sea power, by David Han
 nay.
 'sHe deals rather with broad his- I toric principles than questions of strategy and tactics. He provides a fairly comprehensive survey of naval conflicts from the days of the Phoe- nicians to our own times. The author demonstrates that sea power in itself is useful only as a means to an end those who know how to apply it."- Athenaeun.
 Oil conquest of the world, by F. A.
 Talbot
 "A readable and interesting popular account which treats the subject com prehensively, discussing something of the coming of oil, the old and new methods of obtaining it, the products derived from 1t. "A. l.. A. Booklist. Peace insurance, by Richard Stock
 ton, lJr.
 Energetic and very readable reply to the pacifists by a Bordentown Mili- tary Institute man. He discusses the arguments against military and navy preparedness and bases their refuta- ton on seemingly broad and thorough Knowledge of the history of nations, the underlying causes of war, and a careful study of official statistics and of the present situation. "A. L. A. Booklist. Spiritual letters of Monsignor R. Hugh i,
 Benson to one of his converts.
 They illustrate in a very peculiar way some of my brothers most marked characteristic, not only his enthusiasm and swift expressiveness, | but his eager desire to respond to every call and claim for sympathy | and interest, as well as his grace of | loyal and continuous kindness" From the Preface by A. c. Benson.