Evening star., 1916-12-03

Newfoundland. India and IN the United
Kingdom itself Concurrently and
along prescribed lines these groups
took up the study of citizenship in it's
nature. its obligations, its responsible
ties. Imm ediately. however. came the
question of something like a two-fold
citizenship to be apprehended and in
corporated into the scheme of study.
What does IL mean. what does 1t in
volve of responsibility and obligation,
to be a citizen of Canada or of India,
for instance, and at the same time to
be citizen of the great English com
monwealth? And what is the political
bond. the political duty, of these
communities to one another, in ad-
ton to their common obligation
to England itself? Following in
terchanse. criticism and revision OF
the reports on these studies. they were
to have been published in parts calcu-
lated to cover the salient features of
the investigation. But the war inter
vened. cutting short this plan Ihe
volume in hand, however, covers the
original scope projected for part 1. 1t
examines into the conditions that Gre
ated the British commonwealth and
traces the causes which led to Its dis
ruption in 1888 in the est@ Sltshment OF
a separate commonwealth in America.
1t is an exhaustive study, the product
of many minds of many shades of opin-
ion. of many points of view. The
method of its production gives 1T Its
high value as historic document OF
authoritative source bearing upon
vital chapter in the present OF English
affairs and bearing undoubtedly upon
its future also.
FOOT BALL DAYS, Memories of the
naii. By William H. Edwards,
Princeton, 1900. With Introduction
by Walter Camp. Yale. 1880 II,
lustrated New York: Moffat. Yard
& Co.
To those who love the game this book.
with It's illustrations. is treasure mouse
of memories, each OF which will send
spark back to the brain cell and hberate
that cooperation of feeling which only
sends a thrill through the body and
chill down the spine. The book surpasses
what might be expected by its title But
more important than It's value 10 those
who can identify themselves WIN In rhe
game is the educational value OF Mr Ed.
wards book for one who still thinks 1901
ball play a cruel and barbarous spoIt.
Would that every man might reaa Wltn
apology by Mr. Camp: For foot ball Is
the abandon of body and mind to the
obsession of spirit that knows no OBJ
stacle. counts no danger ana Tor 'he
time being is dull and callous 10 pnsss
ical pain or exhaustion" And this is
shown to be true by one well qualihed.
with particular insight into the
sport. and by his association with grid-
years. big Bill" Edwards. "a square
deal and no roughing."
THE ROMANCE OF A CHRISTMAs
CARD. By Kate Douglas Wiggln.
Illustrated by Alice Ercle Hunt.
Boston: Houghton Mifiin Company.
This is a heart-warming little story
of an old-fashioned Christmas. with
love at the hearthstone and good
neighbors all around. THE folks back
home" include a girl who waits with
tender patience for a rowing brother,
and a good old minister who grieves
for his wandering son. Also. there is
the minister's second wife; an incur
cine. Wis.," who not only paints won
derful Christmas cards. but Is aoie 10
find an editor to buy them-trust Mrs.
Wiggin for that. And that he was
an exceedingly wise editor VINO knew
by the beauty and memory ry-compeling
charm of the two cards; one
and the other for the cover OF
Virgins book, and for that reason it
wouldn't be fair to hint at the plot be-
forehand-except that the shadow cast
by the big city Is lifted. and the loved
ones-but that would be telling the
story. Alice Ercle Hunt has made
fame for herself. an unusual feature of
her work being that her Christmas
card. THE folks back home. Is not
only to be sold separately, but. 1t has
been announced. will be sent to SOL
diers on the Mexican border and to the
trenches abroad.
HOLLOW TREE NIGHTS AND DAYS,
Rejn1 Continuation of the Stories
About the Hollow Tree and Deep