The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-09
Among the NeW Books
Freedom and the College, Never the Twain Shall
Meet, The Russian Soviet Republic, Fortunes Fool
He Was "Just Folks" Sons and Lovers

-FREEpoM AND THE COT
LEGE." Alexander Meikeliohn.
formerly president OF Amherst col
lega: Century Co.
The book is collection OF the
most significant announcements OF
the educator whose uncompromis-
ing stand on the trend II Ameri-
can education. especially In the col
lcges and universities. last summer
captured the attention OF the entire
country and has raised storm OF
comment.
Mr.. Melkeljohn says in his intro
duction: These papers arc at
tempts 10 define and to describe
the teaching and tho learning OF
freedom. In all OF them the under
lying question is. how can n people
be kept steadfast in IT'S determin-
alton to be free: how can citizens,
Young or old. be trained to be In
teIligent and efficient in the pursuit
OF freedom OF activity?
with one exception. these papers
were All written during the last SIX
years, that Is, since the entering
of the United States into the great
war. am interested 10 note, as
read them again. that. with one ex-
ceptIon. these later papers are al
affected By what we call the post
war staSe Of mind II may be
worth while to make allowance for
this fact as the papers are read
NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL
MEET" Peter B. Kyne: Cosmopoi'
tan.
That lllustrious and beloved
freshman. Peter d. Kyne. creator
Of cappy Kicks. and many another
enthralling tale OF Pacific Coast
waters, has just discovered ths
South seas. And all the high TO-
nance, all the exotic coloring Il
crammed into the new novel
'sNever the Twain Shall Meet"
Imagine a successful. hard-head.
ed business man OF San Francisco
suddenly saddled with the guardian
ship OF a South Sea island princess
Imagine her falling in love with
him with all the impetuosity OF hei
race. She was called Tamea, Queer
OF Riya. but there was nothing
tame about her. unless It was this
trusting. adoring carcss she be
slowed upon stalwart Dan Pritch.
ard as she nestled under his Goa
lapel, and defied the world to tak'
him from her.
Imagine that another girl, n typi
cal product OF civilization. cultured
intelligent, self-restrained, but ar
sent, Is also In love with him
Tamea had kissed Pritchard twlc'
within five mInutesl But Maisi'
Morrison had allowed Dan TO kis
her only once in IL years
Then imagine the dilemma OF Thu
Young Californian. He Is young
with adventurous Ionglngs unsatis
fled by the prosaic life OF sue
cessful business man. yet with /
strong sense Of the ties and re
sponsibilities Of civilizatlon-and
great affection (Which he could no
analyzs very welD for Maisie. En-
ter Tamea-fragrant. sensuous. OF
fering delicious possibilIties-lnclud
ing social ostracism and flnancia
doom.
Which did he choose for hi
mater
II would be unfair TO the reade
to give away the secret; Pete Kyn
tells the story with characterised
skill in narration which sweeps yo'
to conclusion as satisfactory a
II is unexpected.
THE RUSSIAN SOVIET RE
PUBLIC" Edward Alsworth Ross
Century Co.
Probably no book so far publish
ed in English gives so accurate, 3
readable. so vivid an account O
what the soviet republic has don
during its first critical years. An
taking this latest book with Tn
authors two previously publIshe
volumes in his Russian trilogy
namely Russia In Upheaval" an
"The Russian Bolshevik Revolt
ton" It is probable that the thre
give the truest picture available 1
English Of the revolution that un
seated Nicholas the car, the revo
luton that unseated Kerensly tn
constitutional democrat, the rise {
dictatorship OF Lenin and Trotzkl
and the course Of the soviet reput
lie from It's establishment in 101
thru its first tremendous years.
Professor Ross preserves the i'm
partiallty OF the historian. He eI
poses the dismal failure Of nation
allied Russian Industries and show
the communists steadily retreatin