Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02

many years OF service TO education
He is now director of the Institute
of International Education and was
formerly at College of the City OF
New York and Columbia University.
International relations and political
science are his fields, and much of
his present work deals with those
subjects.
white Woman on the Congo"
by Emily Banks RevelD - The
author lived for II years in a mis-
sion station on the Congo River, be-
ing the only white woman in con-
siderable territory. Her book, the
story of those years, is picturesque
and appealing.
Jan Smuts," by F. S. Crafford
doubleday, Doran-The life OF
South Africa's famous citizen, SOL
der, statesman and philosopher Is
told here quite adequately.
Henry w. Grady" by Raymond
B. Nixon (Knopf) THE history and
social significance of the life OF the
directing genius of the famous At
lanta Constitution has been written
here by a newspaperman and
Southerner. A good, sound biog-
raphy.
Under the Bridge" by Ferris
Greenslet (Houghton Miff1in)-
These are the wise and mellow
memoirs Of former editor of the
Atlantic Monthly, man OF letters
and fishing enthusiast. Most agree
able reading, reminder of civiliza-
ton in this destructive day.
Collections
Roundup Time" edited by George
Sessions Perry (Whittlesey House,
In this one volume are gathered
short stories, full-length novels,
biographical pieces and works of
criticism, all by Southwestern writ
ers and treating of the Southwest
An excellent selection, whether you
take the geographical angle into
consideration or not.
"A Treasury of Russian Life and
Humor," edited by John Cournos
(Coward-McCann) A wide sam
ping has been made here from
Russia's letters. taking in long and
short works of fiction, biography
poetry and history. Worth having
Places
Here Is Africa" by Ellen ano
Attilio Gatti (Scribner)-Some
picturesque features of Africa's
enormous contracts are described
here and illustrated with photo
graphs-dwarfs and giants, wilo
animals, historical ruins, magnif1-
cent scenery. A nice volume.
Coming Down the Wye" by Rob-
ert Gibbings Dutton)-A physical
journey down the Wye River
through Wales and England, and a
spiritual journey through time and
the imagination make up this
charming book, which is illustrated
by the authors very fine drawings.
Economics
Collapse or Boom at the End OF
the War" by Harold G.. Moulton
and Karl Schlotterbeck (Brookings
Institution)-Thea authors weigh the
alternatives posed by their title and
offer a none-too- glowing answer.
"Rationing and Price Control In
Great Britain" by Jules BackeI
(Brookings Institution)-This is 9
study of the mechanisms, operation
and effectiveness of the British sys-
tenn of price control and rationing
Fact and Fancy in the TNEC
Monographs" compiled by johr
Scoville and Noel Sargent (Nationa
Association of Manufacturers)-Tht
43 monographs dealing with eco
nonlic power in the United State:
which three years ago were prepared
by the Temporary National Eco.
nomic Committee and published by
the Government, called forth much
criticism for their inaccuracy at thu
time. The present volume is a re.
examination of the claims set forth
and an expose of errors and in.
accuracies. A significant thing.
Religion
| ACll VI Md1 hIlOll, Wy OdIiiC'
Keller and Meyer Berger (Scrib
ners)-The story of some of tn,
accomplishments of the mission.
aries from Maryknoll- on- the Hud.
son in their work for suffering Of
underprivileged groups all over the
globe is told here knowingly ano
simply. There are tales from the
jungles of the Amazon, from col
onies for lepers in the South Seas
and from various war fronts. A
wonderfully fascinating volume.
The Negro
THE Race Question and the
Negro" by John La Fargo Oong-
mans)-The editor of America, the
distinguished Father La Fargo, in
this work examines the whole range
of problems which arise from the
race question in America and sees
nothing more alarming in the flu
ture than race prejudice itself
nothing, that is, in the race prob
lem alone if viewed without passion
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