Evening star., 1938-10-09

oras. There are 1s quizzes all told, in
cluding some Of the most motley col
lections OF music questions ever aligned
for general survey.
Identification of composers with
compositions, musicians with places
and events, instruments and ter
minology are the subject of the ma
jority of the questions Only a few
involve technicalities. The examina-
ton is sufficiently taxing without that.
To site examples: The opera Till
Eulenspiegel' was composed by: Cd
Richard Strauss. (2) Jan Block, 80
Engelbert Humperdinck Another:
THE song which was sung at the in
auguration of an American President
(but not United States) was either
America Columbia, Gem of the
Ocean: Dixie or Star Spangled Ban
ner.' For advocates of swing the fol-
lowing would be attractive: The 'alli-
gators are inclined to think of one of
these band leaders as corny.'" Choose
from Goodman, Ellington. Kaye or
Lombardo. The authors ask you to
pick from the following the greatest
folk instrument of India-the cheng,
20. po-fan. kin. Nice people
Connected mainly for the lay music
fan, this little opus serves potentially
as wide education, aside from being
fun. j.
THE YANKEE CHEESE BOX. BY
Robert Stanley McCordock, Phi. D.
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Co.
The battle between the Monitor
and Merrimack, despite the fact
that it was in itself inconclusive
marked q turning point in navel
history. Both vessels were cranky
monstrosities. unsea worthy and incap-
able to maneuver Their meeting was
one of the most fortuitous circum-
stances in history Neither did the
other any particular damage: each
is charged by its foemen with having
retreated. beaten from the field of
battle. Neither did anything worthy
of note after their encounter.
And yet it is unlikely that any two
vessels in history have had so great
an effect on naval development. They
marked very definitely the end of
the wooden fighting ship and the
beginning Of the ironclads which were
the ancestors Of the mighty steel
ships Of today.
Prof. McCordock. head of the history
nortv, Of H4 i,1 ;o1
University, has written in detail the
stories Of both the Monitor and the
Merrimack. He has had access to
hitherto unpublished manuscript ma
terial and his book is based upon
very exhaustive piece Of research. He
goes not only into the histories of
the two vessels in detail. but also into
the political and social issues involved
in their encounter, in the United
States and abroad. For the effect of
the battle was not confined to the
United States. 1t profoundly affected
naval design abroad and at once; the
battle sent shock of terror through
the wooden navies Of the world.
Prof. McCordock in his search for
every available record has dug up
material which at times becomes
burdensome in detail 1t is. never
theless, essential to the complete record.
j. S. z.
WINGS IN THE NIGHT. BY Willis
S. Fitch. Boston: Marshall Jones
Co.
Aerial bombardment, since the
beginning Of the World War, has
developed into the most spectacular
and the most universally feared form
Of warfare = In view of the increasing
use Of bombing airplanes against mill
tary and civil objectives and their in
creasing potential menace to mankind.
it is of considerable interest to 60 back
to the early days Of aerial lombard
ment and to witness the start Of the