New Britain herald., 1923-01-01
Mew Books af fife Institute
AMERICAN ARCHERY by R. F, El
 meF, comp,

| eA'ih@As
  eHRIsTMAs IN POETRY; Carols and Poems by Carnegie Librar,
 School Association.
 "A collection of about 30 poems and carols for Christmas. man, quaint and old, and some that ars new"
 CHRISTIANITY AND PROGRESS b,
 Harry Fosdiek.
 "A singularly able analysis Of the growth Of the Idea of progress
 Times uondon) Lit Sup, COMING OF THE sLAv by F. c, Edwards
 lcRIME by Clarence Seward Darrow,
 "A book Of ronl value. To one in- terested in the human problem the book Is of value because of its clar- ity. Mir. Darrow tells us in nontech- nicai English what the psyehiartrlsts and criminologists have had 10 coin new terms to convey" Literary Review. CRITICAL GAME by John Macy.
 MT. Macy is simple and sincere in way which makes him contagious out Of all proportion to his apparent effort. For this reason he seems 10 than play with his criticism; he has l lived It." Nation. DIcKENsIAN INNS AND TAvERNs by B. ". Matz.
 "The editor of The Dickensian' here continues through the other nov els and writings of Dickens, the works which he began in The Inns and Tav- erns of Pickwick.'
 DYNAMO AND ELECTRIC-MoTOR BUILDING by Alfred H. Avery.
 
 THE EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION COMMISSION; Its History Activi- ties and Organization by Gnstavus A. Weber.
 THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING by Annie NJ
 Brainard.
 "The story of public health nurs- ing, dating from 1860, when the first attempt was made to formulate de- finite standard of scientific nursing care" THE FAITH OF A QUAKER by John w. Graham. FASHIONS FOR MEN by Franz Mol- mar. GEORGE WASHINGTON by William Roscoe Thayer. "The authors aim Is to present 8 Washington freed from the errors and l absurdities which some of the early l biographers fastened upon him, which have passed into legend and are even now different to dislodge. Tn one vol ume of moderate size is sketched i Washingtons origin and youth, his marriage and life as a planter, hts services in the Revolutionary war, his | presidency and his retirement from | public life. His letters are freel, | quoted and in the last chapter is giv en an account of the details of his death as recorded by his secretary, | Tobias Leah"
 GOLDEN BOUGH by Sir J. G. Frazer, "An attempt to explain the rule of succession to the priesthood of Diana at Aricia. It throws light on some obscure or neglected facts in primi tive religion, especially in the early religion of the European Aryans." HANDBOOK OF MUNICIPAL GOV ERNMENT by Charles Marvin Fas- sett.
 Contains the essential facts of var ious forms of municipal control which have been applied and an analysis and comparison of methods. Intend ed for the education of new voters"
 A. l.. A. Booklist. AND ITS DEyEL- OPMENT IN THE PRESENT DAY by Sidney Farnsworth. ITALY by Edgar A. Mowrer.
 MT. Mowrer not only knows Italy he also feels Italy and the Italian spirit with a cearness and intensity that only intelligent love can bestow. One gets the impression that not only does Mir. Mowrer like Italians. but also Italians like him. He sees the of the Italian character yet he feels sure that with it's abso- Iute federation of variety and dissent its utter lack of cant, its fundamental instinct for beauty and all the true values of life, the Italian spirit is one of the hopes of the world"
 New Republic
 
 LETTERS OF JAMES GIBBoNsl HUNEKER by Josephine Huneker. We can think Of no collection of i, etters so worthy to be ranked with { hose of James--for richness and { oungency of intellectual content. for ; sustained preoccupation with ideas as hose of James Huneker - Buoyant. { brave, delightful, letters large-heart-. , ,d, large minded" |!
 North American Review. KING ARTHUR's SOCKS by Floyd Dell. THE IMPORTASCE OF BIRD LIFE by George Inness Hartley. l Birds. says the author, are the guards of the balance of lature. Their chief mission is to's ,heck the spread of insects They ,