Evening star., 1938-04-24
Brief Reviews of Books
The Child Problem.

The Child Problem.
CHILDREN IN COURT. By Judge
Malcolm Hatfield. New York: Pae-
bar Co.
A juvenile court judge tells Of his
experiences and draws his conclusions.
Readable to any one and should be
valuable to those who have children
to supervise.
Religion.
AMERICA, AWAKE. BY Rev. Park
w. Huntington. Wilmington: Pub
hshed by the author.
The minister of st. Stephens Lu-
theran Church, Wilmington, Del, pub
fishers here the sermons which he de-
livered while he held the post of ma
tional chaplain to the American Le-
gion. The relationship of Christianity
and patriotism. the citizens duty, and
similar themes.
Prisons.
THE BIG HOUSE OF MYSTERY. BY
Patrick H. Weeks. Philadelphia:
Dorrance g. Co.
Secrets of prison life, codes, means
OF exchange, ethics Of prisoners, and
SO on. Interesting. The author has
been psychiatrist at Indiana State
Prison for l8 years.
Public Health.
SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA AND THE
PUBLIC HEALTH. BY Nels A. Mel
son and Gladys L. Grain. New
York: The Macmillan Co.
The essential facts of the maladies
and accounts of control programs to
date. Authoritative.
Animals. =
THE FIGHT TO LIVE. BY Raymond
l.. Ditmars New York: Frederick
A. Stokes Co.
Dr. Ditmars of the Bronx Zoo writes
one more Of his delightful books about
the other species. This time he in
cludes apes, monkeys, beavers, birds
reptiles and fishes.
Early Motors.
THE SAGA OF THE ROARING
ROAD. BY Fred J. Wagner. Al
told to John L. Mitchell. Boston
Meador Publishing Co.
The first days of the automobile, BY
man who was track official at the
early meets. Amusing.
Lives.
SEQUOYAH. BY Grant Foreman
Norman: University of Oklahoms
Press.
The maker Of the Cherokee alpha.
bet; his life. Interesting.
Mems Interest.
WOMAN. BY Earl Nicholas Kurtz
Boston: Meador Publishing Co.
A somewhat hot and bothered pro.
fessor wants to put woman back into
the kitchen. Internationally funny
stuff.
Novels.
WHERE LOVE BEGINS. BY Louise
Holmes. New York: M. 8. Mil Co
Beautiful gal with many suitors
Trash.
STRAWBERRY MOON. BY Jean Ca
rev. New York: Arcadia House.
Plain gal trying to get suitors
Trash.
WHEN THE HEART sTRAYs. BY
Kathleen Rollins. New York: Ar
cadia House.
Two gals and one man. Trash.
PART PAYMENT. BY Elizabeth
Gregg. New York: Pyramid Press
Story of poor family getting better
off and then being not so happy
Silly.
THE LONG TOMORROW. BY Evelyn
Voss Wise. New York: D. Apple
ton-Century.
Story Of kindly priest in small town
Worthy.
THE TINE OF CHANGE. BY Lucile
Grebenc. Garden City: Double.
day-Doran g. Co.
Story of young woman in rural
Connecticut during War Of 1912. Seri-
GUS, worthy.
TURN BACK THE RIVER. BY w. G
Hardy. New York: Dodd-Mead
& Co.
Story of Clodia of Rome. Fair his.
torical novel.
IF THE BOUGH BREAKS. BY Loi.
Montrose. New York: D. Apple.
Century.
Gal and two men in Bohemia. The
bunk.
REAP THE WHIRLWIND. BY Edith
Roberts. Indianapolis: Bobbs.
Merrill Co.
Young people living under the
shadow Of war Serious.
ROOT IN THE ROCK. BY d. H
southgate. New York: Alfred A
Knopf.
Story of woman's life in India
Grim, realistic.
THE HANDSOME ROAD. BY Gwer
Bristow. New York: Thomas Y
Crowell Co.
Story Of Louisiana planters In Re.
construction days. Good.
OUT FROM THE PIT. BY W. H
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