New Britain herald., 1917-09-20
NEW BOOKS AT THE INSTITUTE

1 Five Minute Shop Talks, by H. E. Luccock. "Terse, pointed talks on practical ethics and religion, addressed to work lngmen. l.. A. Booklist.
 
 | Gems of German Thought, Compiled by Wm. Archer. l Luther in Light of Recent Research, l by Heinrich Bohmer. "An academic. critical and schol- arly work The illustrations are l numerous and are quite remarkable" A. l.. A. Booklist.
 Martin Luther, The Story of His Life. 1 by Elsie Singmaster. 1 "A brief, popular, inexpensive bj- 1 ography called forth by the four hundredth anniversary of the Refor- l nation. The volume contains no | original material, but is intended to 1 serve as an introduction to the longer, richer and more scholarly records" i-Preface.
 l Provocaton of France, by J. c. Braco. i "The author describes the events in 1 the relations between France and Germany during the last half cen- ! tury. From the French point of view, of course, but temperate and supplied with reference to sources.' | A. L. A. Booklist.. l Red Cross in France; by H. Gran vile Barker. "Mr. Barker has produced human book, in which, without any attempt ] at fine writing; he gives vivid idea of the hospitals, ambulance trains, ruined villages, and suffering bravely l borne seen in the course of his jour- neyings. s."--Athenaeum. 1 Education and Living, by R. S.. Bourne.
 "The author indites the formal 'un- conscious methods and urges those 1 which will more closely relate educa- l ton and living. as does the public 1 school system of Gary."-A. L. A. Booklist.
 Gary Schools. by R. S. Bourne. "Gives the community setting; then l describes the school plant, it's func- tions in directing the work. study, curriculum, and discipline. "A. l.. A. Booklist.
 ! German and English Education, by l F. DeHovre.
 How to Produce Amateur Plays, by 1 B. H. Cyark. 1 Indian Games and Dances with Na- tive Songs, by A. c. Fletcher. "A book planned for boy scouts l and camp fire girls.'' Industrial Arts Design, by w. H. Varnum. "A technical work fully covering the subject and more complete than other books."-A. l.. A. Booklist. Reveries of Schoolmaster by F. B. i Schoolmaster of the Great City, by l Angelo Patri. 1 "A piece of autobiography and a l study of educational conditions as they exist in New York city today l The author came to America from l Italy when boy."-Book Review Di- gest.
 l It has the rare gift of unfolding. without consciousness, the real char acter of an uncommon man'-Nation. Soldier Doctors of Our Army, by
 Maud P. Kimball.
 Story of the Automobile. by H. L.
 Years of Childhood. by Serge Aks- akoff.
 "The first English translation of a
 Russian classic published. The author
 recalls wildly and describes with 1 intimacy and freshness of detail the
 nature, the people and the life he
 knew in his happy childhood. the life of a prosperous Russian coun- try family of the late eighteenth
 century. "A. L. A. Booklfst. 1
 Young Idea, by Lloyd R. Morris. An anthology of opinion concern ing the spirit and aims of contem- porary American literature Sub
 title "The editor has done his work
 well, and has grouped the thirty let
 ters, written chiefly by our younger
 poets. From it all one may dis
 cern the determination to avoid the hectic search for form and to find
 what is interesting or profound in
 ordinary human life today. "A. l.. 1 A. BoOkliSt.
 Dances, Drills and Story-plays for l Every Day and Holidays by N. B | Lamkin.
 "Very explicit directions for teach
 CTS of the grades"
 Development of the Young Peoples 1 Movement, by F. O. Erb.
 This book points the way to the
 achievement of success in the work
 with the young people of the church
 or community. The most signifi :