The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-08-07
THE NEW BOOKS
sThe School in tie Sticks,

worked out during its eighteen
months of existance The exposition
is preceded by a sketch of the authors
conception Of education and what
teachers should be.
"No one should attempt to teach
unless they are called of God to the
work; and they should enter the
schoolroom as into a temple of wor-
ship A teacher is like a potter at the
wheel, with the plastic clay of life in
his hands. He is an artist, molding
figures that will endure when suns
are cold". says the author.
The School in the sticks" was ded-
icated to the teaching Of the Joy Of
work and appreciation of refinement
to boys and girls. at first Of the poor.
Before the school closed, because Of
disaster to its patron, the waiting list
held 500 names. Pupils from a dozen
states were enrolled. The school was
carried on in a thousand-acre tract
in Mississippi. The book closes with a
sketch Of the authro's experiences,
written in the Southern manner. The
style throughout is easy. incisive and
droll. The ideas are Of value to any
one in the teaching field.
. .
"The Origin Of Photography!r
1T is the opinion of the average
twell-informed person that photogra-
ply was invented by Daguerre, the
inventor of the Daugeurroty," says
W. Gamble in his book called Photo
graphy."
This famous Frenchman did much
to aid the art but he was not the in
ventor Of 1t. The idea of reproduc-
ing an image originated long before
the method We use was thought of. The
word camera comes from combination,
camera obscura", which means dark
chamber.
AT first the tiny pin hole method
was used. The remotest civilization
knew of how an image could be OBJ
tained by admitting light into a dark
room through q tiny pin hole.
One Of the early uses to which the
obtaining of images was put was that
Of tracing the features of the land
scapes. This was done with the as
sistance Of table with ehe opening
place admitting the light under the
table and down near the ground. The
light was admitted and DETECTED up
by prism causing the image on tie
glass top over which tracing paper
was placed. The outline was made on
the paper. This method was used by
the French as early as 1755.
Photography had been used to a
good advantage in engineering. 1t
enables the engineer to make prints
OF territory over which he is to work
and Of designs he is to make
The art has probably been develop
ed by war. The recent war saw the
greatest use Of photography that the
world has ever seen. 1t was used on
balloons, planes, and in re-
connaissance departments Of various
sorts. With the aid Of photography
the opposing forces could map out the
territory Of their enemies and tell how
to attack them.
The French we're especially ingen-
ious in this work. They and the rest
of the Allies combined their know
ledge Of the art norder ta make 1t
efficient as possible. They made many
in the methods. The
Germans were much less original in
their types Of photographing ma
chimes. This was expecielly true Of
the early stages Of the war.
(Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.
London. Bath. Melbourne and New
York: cloth, illustrated with drawings
and photographs. 132 pages.)
@The Limits Of Socialism
Starting with a discussion of Karl
Marx and the economists and making
an investigation into the economic |
of history and the ma
ure Of justice, The limits Of Social |
ISM" by o. Fred Boucke. professor
Of economics at Pennsylvania State |
assumes the socialistic state |
and proceeds to show its limits.
II It is to increase production It |
must increase one or more Of the fac |
tors Of production. namely, natural |
labor supply or efficiency. |
Mr.. Boucke shows that socialism can
not hope to increase the natural re-
for these are limited and are
under the competitive sys-
tenn worked now to the utmost limit |
in keeping with their duration. He
believes that 10 or Is per cent would |
be the maximum gain in the other
factors.
On the side of distribution Mr.. |
Boucke points out that the gain could |
not be more than 20 per cent. for that |
amount only is being used for luxur-
les. the rest going into necessities |