The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-28
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Negro Year Book: For 1916-1917. By
Monroe NJ. Work. Published by the
Negro Year Book Publishing Com
pany, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
Price, postpaid, 35 Cents.
The fourth annual edition Of the
Annual Encyclopedia Of the Negro
is at hand. 1t has been edited by
Mr.. Work, who is in charge OF the
division of Records and Research of
the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute, The manual has been
greatly enlarged and contains $50
pages of information intensely inter-
esting not only to the Negro, but to
all who take even a slight interest in
the welfare and development of the
colored race. In this edition quite al
number of interesting topics is brought
to the front. Among them we may
note, whites and Negroes in the
South Cooperating for Social Uplift;"
THE Anti-SalOon League and the
Negro" Scholastic Distinctions Won
by Negroes" "The Negro and Jim
Grow Cars" '"The Use of Black Sol
diers in the European War" In a few
Well-written pages the reader is in
formed Of the part which the Catholic
Church is taking in the welfare of the
Negro. We notice that one hundred
and thirty-three priests have charge
of Missions exclusively for colored
people, and that fifty-fiVe priests have
schools for colored attached to
churches for whites. Altogether this
Year Book is a valuable contemporary
guide to information concerning the
social, religious, and industrial status
Of the colored race in America.
introduction to Economics: BY Frank
OHara, Phi. D., associate Professor
of Economics in the Catholic Uni
versity of America, Washington, D..
G. Published by the Macmillan
Company, New York. Price, 81. 90.
The work of Professor O'Hara, COM
Drising 260 pages, is not an exhaus-
tive treatise but merely an introduce
ton to the study of economies. The
object Of the author is rather to lay
the foundation for sound reasoning
along economic lines than to pro-
nounce a final verdict on the present
day problems of economic policy.
Rightly does the author endeavor to
establish facts and principles, always
adhering to the view that economics
is an ethical science. Professor
OHara treats his subjects in plain
n simple English. His style and his
arguments may easily be grasped by
the ordinary student. Labor and Capt.
tai, with the various questions arising
from either or both of these subjects,
are given a prominent place in the
treatise. International trade and
banking are not overlooked. An espe-
cially useful chapter is that relating
to the Single Tax and Socialism. A
chapter is added at the end of the
book treating of trusts, labor legisla-
ton and social insurance, with its
various applications with regard to
sickness, old age, accident, and death.
Although there are many works deal
ing with the subjects embraced in this
book, it seems that Professor O'Hara
has succeeded in placing the main
points of economics before the average
student in a clear and distinctly lucid
manner.
Fifth Reader, Of the Ideal Catholic
Series. By a Sister of st. Joseph.
Published by the Macmillan Com.
pany, New York. Price, 80 Cents.
Following out the plan determined
upon in The Ideal Catholic Series"
the Fifth Reader comes to us as an
added step in the upward intellectual
progress Of the child. The object in
this number is to assist, as far as pos
sible, in directing the mental unfold.
ing of the child. A secondary object
is the fostering of a love for good
reading. To this end a careful selec-
tion has been made appropriate for
pupils Of this grade from the master.
pieces of literature. The selections
are made also interesting to the child.
They are replete with love and adj
venture. The force and power of
mental imagery are not lost sight of.
Many of the stories and poems will
interest children in historical char
acters and views, and thus tend to
create a desire for further enlighten-
ment and knowledge of history. We
notice that the author has made a
careful choice of nine selections from
the pages of Holy Scripture. When
possible the words of the Douay Yer.
sion have been given. A special fea-
ture is found in the poetical selections,
which seem to be chosen not only for
their poetic value but also because
they appeal directly to the child-mind.
We trust that this reader with its
predecessors will have a wide circula-
ton in our Catholic schools.