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out, whatever the situation-sociaI professional
military, what not--these two may be counted
upon to behave in true character and to be-
have together. Here is where the story scores
beautifully Damon and Pythias are here
Jack and Tom-and no more than Jack and
Tom, so tenderly and heartily conceived and
projected by this author of deep divinations
and Sure-handed artistry A beautiful story
OF man love and friendship
THE AUTOCRACY OF MR. PARHAM. BY
H G. Wells author of The World of Will
liam Clissold," etc. New York: Doubleday
Doran & Co.
:" HERE shall be a brand-new world if I
have to make it myself" So in effect sew
openly declared resolution and program this
man OF Utopia has been offering samples of
his various endeavors in the way of fabricating
new worlds for old Agreements, accommoda-
tlonS, generally civilized attitudes among ma
tions-these are the means by way of which
ultimately there will arise not only Aristide
BRANDS United States of Europe" but a
united world instead, bent upon industrial and
economic security out of which there will grow
settled peace material comfort intellectual diff
tuSions, cultural powers and spiritual attitudes
war, war ever more destructive and terrible is
to be the heritance of modern and future life
unless in time the world turn definitely toward
a resolute abandonment of war as means of
world intercourse. One of Mr. Wells engage
mentS is to portray these on coming wars in
an ever increasing horror Of scientific ingenuity
turned upon devastation grown more and
more inclusive in its sweep. In this story the
agency of unending national aninposities is the
feacIlonary element OF every country. those
who are stewed in the broth of the world-as-it-
eVer-has-been, the immovables, the claSsicists
the Tory breed, cherishing the ancient simply
because it is ancient, accepting man as a rend-
ing and tearing animal because so far that
An tn
these are to be the breeders of new wars un-
der specious pleas for nationalism patriotism
ana such other clear vanities of explosive and
lnf1amable content.
Such clear public enemies are embodied here
IN Mr.. Parham. Of against him is set Sir
Busy Woodcock and his kind-go- -getters
money-makers, millionaires, stirring the world
10 work, to industry, TO getting every sort of
material on the move. Not a grain of culture
about Sir Busy. Diplomacy is Greek to him.
drawing out no response except Cav" which
Is Sir Bussys answer TO all that he does not
Understand A realist to the core this man.
living wholly in his own day And the new
war comes on without, finally any more definite
conclusion than its conduct has been definite
some hne writing here however, and some
that is amazingly witty and amusing The
matter rather limpS through its program be-
cause the plot Is of an unsustaining char
acter. Nevertheless it is, with the pictorial
assistance of David Low both scathing ar
ralgnment OF present world politics and a
glowing but nebulous vision of still another
Wellsian new world"
MOUNTAIN SCHOOL. Edited by o. Latham
Hatcher. Richmod: Garrett & Massie.
N definite point this is a description of the
Konnarock Training School In full sub
stance 1t Is a report of the Southern Womans
Educational Alliance upon its purposes and
achievements among the mountain dwellers of
lata
with journey to this hill country to discover
the prime needs OF its people. 1t was this tour
OF investigation that pointed primarily upon
plans for giving some measure of education TO
these so wholly lacking in this respect The
book is taken up with general view of the
situation, of the living conditions up there of
the remoteness from current matters of the
seventeenth century stagnation in existence
From this starting point the work sets out
energeucally to tell of the founding of the Kon-
narock Training School-how this was effected
now It was equipped what its course of study
what the quality of its teachers and finally
the substantial things that have been accom-
pllshed by this group of women interested in
the education of the mountain children Quite
In detail does the book give body OF expert
mentation-tests, suitable subjects of study, the
proportion of handwork to bookwork of in
dustrial education to lessons as these are known
In school parlance. Health and hygiene are
outstanding in the record. as they should be-
Indeed, 1t is the practical view that attracts one
to this study. 1t is the sanity Of outlook the
sense OF immediate and essential needs, that
hold right of way In this book To be sure
music, art dramatics have a place-but it is a
well chosen place, an accurately appraised
value as immediate needs to young children
everywhere. Pictures go along with the text in
most interesting and revealing role. A sketch
OF Konnarock Training School as it is in the
year 1880 closes the survey with a clear sum-
mary of the further needs of this institution
and with certain definite recommendations for
the meeting of such needs A highly useful
study. most interesting one as well Indeed