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Ask the Experts

Picking the best science
books is a job for experts.
Even these few listed in to-
days column represent care
full checking with several
authorities. And these few do
not give an adequate picture
of the many good titles, as
distinguished from the medi-
ocre or inaccurate books
which also flood the market.
Help is not far away. The
American Association for the
Advancement of Science in
Washington, D. c., has been
circulating travelling science
book collections in schools
throughout the United States
for several years. This lend
ing program has only one
more year to go. But the
fruits of this program, in
knowledge of uSable books.
have been embodied by DR..
Hilary Deason in Science
Booklist for Children" which
is available for one dollar
from the AAAS, 1915 Mas
Sachusetts Avenue, NV.
The list contains 1105 titles,
recommended for recreational
and collateral reading in all
fields of science including
mathematics. Titles are an
notated and marked for
three levels of difficulty. One
hundred titles are starred for
first purchase by school
libraries.
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Author Finds His Life
Too Strongefo Fiction

HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY.
By Jean Rousselot, tram
slated by Moura Budberg
putnam; $4)
Perhaps no figure in his
tory is more difficult to catch
in fictional form than Franz
Liszt. The mere details of his
life, free of Interpretation
and judgment, are so in
credible that a novelist, even
presenting them for an i'm
agined character, would be
accused of gross exaggera-
ton.
1t would seem, then, that
List, whose career is heavily
documented, offers an ideal
subject for fictional treat
ment. In Hungarian Rhap-
sody," unfortunately pub
lished in Belgium in 1859,
Jean RouSselot fails to
breathe life into one of the
most vital figures of the
nineteenth century.
Instead. he gives us a
superficial account of a
gifted musician whose i'm
provisations and compost
tions were all masterpieces
from childhood on, whose in
fluence on musical develop
ment was largely negligible,
and whose adventures in love
were biological necessities
The conversation is stilted
and formal, the impact of
Liszt's personality so elo-
quently attested by a host
of pupils and colleagues) is
minimized, his bent toward
musical experimentation and
innovation is completely
ignored.
There are also musical,
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every point of the compass.
They leave to us the task of
reading, weighing and judg-
ing. I consider this a sound
method. Except in the
rare instance where the his
torian is a genius, the eye
witness will be more truth
full. It is a task to prove our
discernment by assigning to
each witness his place and
his position"
1t is probably not the time
to ascertain what is truth,
but, unlike M. Maurois, I lay
my chips not on the random
eyewitness but on the his
torian, who does not sin
against truth by organizing
his material. Certainly, in
the present book, a clearly
defined point of view is nee
essary and is sadly lacking.
If the text were genuine un-
edited source material, that
would be one thing. But it is,
in reality, only a compilation
Of letters, diaries, and other
accounts bridged by short and
almost invariably unenlight-
ening editorial comment.
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The True Scientist

The true scientist is not
content to read about what
others have done. He wants
to experiment for himself.
Here are four safe guides for
beginners:
FUN WITH SCIENTIFIC
EXPERIMENTS, by Mae and
Ira Freem man (Random;
$1.50).
FRICTION ALL AROUND
and AIR ALL AROUND, by
Tillie S. Pine and Joseph
Levine (Whittlesey House;
$3.50 each).
EDISON EXPERIMENTS
YOU CAN DO, based on the
original laboratory notebooks
of Thomas Alva Edison.
(Harpers; $3.50.
The true scientist must also
learn to observe. Glenn
Blough is the leading teacher
author in this field for
younger children. His new
bbok, WHO LIVES IN THIS
FIELD? (Whittlesey; $3.50
will guide the scientific curl
osity Of children in their OBJ
servations of rabbits, snakes,
ants and other common
creatures.
For about the same age,
Dorothy Childs Hogner has
written GRASSHOPPERS
AND CRICKETS (Crowell;
$3.50 and Aida Malkus has
written about. marine life in
MEADOWS IN THE SEA
CWorld; $2.75). Both books
have excellent illustrations.
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A New Pen Dips Into
An Artists Memoirs
MODIGLIANI: A MEMOIR:

MODIGLIANI: A MEMOIR:
By Andre Salmon. Tran
slated by Randolph and
Dorothy Weaver. putnam;
So
What, again?
Another book about Modi-
gliani? Full of the flavor of
old Montmartre and even
Montparnasse? All about the
fate-driven young painter
from Leghorn who went to
pot in Paris? All those love-
ly and beloved models?
Those anecdotes of the fam
Gus? Those nights of booze
and beauty?
The same. This time the
man at bat is Andre Salmon,
long a French art critic and
of the same generation as
Modigliani, Picasso and
others. M. Salmon, in the
words of his publisher, was
the first to discover and
establish Modigliana," a dis
tinction he shares with prac-
tically every other author
of a book on the painter.
M. Salmon tells the oft
told story much as it has oft
been told: The arrival in
Paris, dissipation and de-
spair, the encounter with
PicaSso, the succession of
model-mistresses, culminat-
ing in Beatrice Hastings,
drink and drugs, the struggle
to paint, the struggle to sell
a painting, the vision of
spring time in Jeanne
Hebuterne, the fatal sickness,
the death in a charity ward,
the suicide of Jeanne, preg-
nant, the magnificent fu-
neral.
The French tradition of art
criticism, which has only
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When the British Set
The White House Afire

Presidents House went up in
flames.
This and many other anec-
dotes in the swift but dew
astating invasion are recount
ed by Andrew Tully in his
interesting book based on a
part of the War of 1872.
The author writes vividly
of the spectacular burning
of the old Capitol and other
Government buildings. He
describes the shocking ineffi-
cheney of troops defending
Washington, the cowardice of
many Americans and the
loyal spunk of May Willing, a
lady of easy virtue. who gave
the British the back Of her
hand.
Mr.. Tully, we'll known
White House correspondent
for the ScriptpS Howard
Newspaper Alliance, tells of
the Virginia reunion of Dolly
and James Madison, indigni-
ties to which they were sub
jected by Americans unhappy
about the war, and their sep
arate difficult returns to the
Capital.
He recounts, too, the story
of Francis Scott Key, the
Washington lawyer who acci-
dentally wrote a National
Anthem.
This book is an addition
to the history of a pointless
conflict which should be es-
pecially appealing to Wash
ingtonians and all who ap-
preciate historical anecdotes.
JOHN v. HORNER.
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to select books for their ex-
citing and artistic interpre-
tation of known facts.
For this exciting, creative
approach to bookmaking, Leo
Lionni's INCH BY INCH
Qvan Obolensky;. $500 is
easily in the forefront of re-
cent children's books. Mr..
Lionni, an outstanding art
director, displays his genius
in presenting the idea Of
measurement in a format de-
signed to stimulate a child's
imagination. (See illustra-
ton at right.)
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WHEN THEY BURNED THE
WHITE HOUSE. By An.
drew Tully. (Simon &
SchuSter; $3.50

WHEN THEY BURNED THE
WHITE HOUSE. BY An.
drew Tully. (Simon &
SchuSter; $3.50
When Jenny" Madison,
fourth President of the
United States, and his utter
ly charming Dolly moved into
1900 Pennsylvania avenue
the Executive Mansion had
not been completed. But,
with the help of Congress,
the First Lady transformed
the mansion into an elegant
palace" and she entertained
lavishly. Unfortunately, the
place was doomed.
AS the British surged into
Washington to sack the Fed
eral City in August, 1914, she
and her slave maid Sukey
set off for "Tennallytown" in
the nick Of time.
Admiral Cockburn, leading
the plunderers, exulted when
he discovered a still-warm
banquet, which Dolly had in
tended to serve Madison and
his advisers that afternoon.
by God, SIR" said Cock
burn to an American he had
forced to accompany him,
this is a banquet little
Jenny Madison will never
taste. But we must be proper
guests; I invite you, sir, to
drink to your Presidents
health"
A little later, Cockburn
ordered the torch set and the
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BOOKS IN REVIEW
An ObIique Line
In French Stories
BY DAY THORPE
Star Book Critic

THE CORAL BARRIER BY Pierre Gascar. Translated by
Meroyd Lawrence. Gittle, Brown & Co.; $3750
volume stories by the two highest
French literary awards the Prx Goncourt and the Px
Crtques This book Beasts and Men, and also earlier
novel, The Seed" enthusiastically ecsaticaly
received by the English speaking world and doubt that
many Of their admirers will feel themselves betrayed by
M Gascars latest novel, published in 1858 and
now in this country The significance of the title "The
Coral Barrier escapes mel must have skipped para
graph somewhere-but everything else about the
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chronological and ortho-
graphical errors that further
weaken the plausibility of
the book. AS a child Liszt Gas
far as is known) wrote one
variation, not several, on
Diabelli's famous theme; he
first heard Paganini in 1881,
not 1882; he took minor
orders in the Church in 1865,
not 1863; he did not use
Berlioz's Symphonic Fan
taStique" as Wagner used his
Oiszt's) Excelsior" the
opening chord of ID a S
Rheingold" is E flat major,
not E major; Liszt never
wrote or planned a Sym
phony in B minor" Marie
d'Agoult was a Flavigny. not
a Chavigny. such errors,
Evening star., 1961-04-02
Other Books of the Week in Brief

Mary Savage. (Dodd,
Mead: $500 A summer
vacation with a touch Of
horror.
BIOGRAPHY
JOHN HUGHES. BY Doran
Hurley. (P. j. Kennedy;
$2.500 The story of a
10Th century Archbishop of
New York-a clergyman
and patriot.
PAPERBACKS
THE CONQUEST OF PERU.
BY William H. Prescott.
(Mentor, $500 An abridged
version of the century-old
classic.
THE DUD AVOCADO. BY
Elaine Dundy. (Signet;
$500 The escapades of
an American girl in France
even raises naughty Par
iSian eyebrows. Reprinted.
THE RICH AND THE POOR.
By Robert Theobald. (Men-
tor; $500 A study Of the
economics of rising expec-
tationS.
A RAISIN IN THE SUN. By
Lorraine Hansberry. (Sig-
net; $500 The script Of
the award winning play.
Evening star., 1961-04-02

On October 81, 1878, a
month after the proposed
Constitution for a Federal
Union had been referred to
the States Of the Confedera-
tion for ratification, the first
Of a long series of letters urg-
ing adoption of the ConStitu-
ton appeared in the Inde-
pendent Journal, a New York
newspaper. Signed "Publius,"
the letter was addressed to
the People of the State of
New York" After news
paper publication of almost
all the letters now known as
THE Federalist." the entire
IS were issued in book form
in March and May of 1913.
That this edition OF "The
Federalist" is the latest Of
more than 40 different edi-
tions indicates dramatically
the remarkable position of
the book among American
political documents. How
many of the works Of even
our most popular statesmen
survive the purpose and oc-
casion for which they were
produced and enjoy a life
outside the study of the his
Uorian and the specialist?
Beyond one or two inaugural
addresses, the Declaration Of
Independence, the Constitu-
tion, and the Gettysburg Ad-
dress, the source material Of
our political history sleeps in
the ear of the average literate
American only in a few slo-
gans and memorable catch
words.
When Alexander Hamilton
enlisted the aid of John Jay
and later that of James
Madison to recommend the
adoption of the Constitution
to the people Of New York
and to the various State con-
ventions, the purpose of
these men also was not pri-
marily philosophic. literary
nor theoretical-it was prop
aganda for a Federal Gov
ernment. Yet today THE
Federalist" is of no less in
terest to the general reader
than it is to the historian or
student Of government. My
own interest in American
history is average, neither
greater nor less, but when
ever I open "The Federalist"
I am at once caught up by
the strength, lucidity and
novelty of the thought and
entranced by the felicity of
Evening star., 1961-04-02
Intensely Human Novel
Wins Lippincott Prize

of the Jewish community in
postwar Britain and an un-
comfortably vivid picture of
anti-SemitiSm, junior grade,
it is really about love, ecstasy,
Squabbles, and the indiSpen-
stability thereof.
Three Lives
In wonderfully crisp dia-
logue, Mr.. Raphael traces the
romantic fortunes of the
three children of Hanna and
Isidore Adler, prosperous
Bourgeois shopkeepers who
have left off orthodoxy and
would as soon doff their
Jewishness, and who have
given their offspring every
advantage of education and
ease.
The oldest, Susan, falls
passionately in love with a
Communist, embraces his
creed with him, bickerS with
him, bears him two children,
never can really get his at
tention, dallies with another
man, goes back, still not un--
derstanding him Especially
after the Hungarian crisis)
still loving him. Ben, a true
ulent fellow who makes his
living printing Christmas
cards, is an interesting study.
Susan'S brother Colin, is a
correct young man, who mar
rieS his childhood sweetheart.
Together they brave Subur-
bia and make the grade,
country club and all. Colin
had always been careful to
make a good impression, so
that when the news of his
JewiShness finally did get.
out, the members would re-
gard it rather as his misfor-
tune than his fault" -
Their sister Julia chooses
Paul. the central character
of the book, who as a fren-
Ziedly conforming schoolboy
finds that Judaism, trim and
unobtruSive" and British
looking though it may be,
cannot be denied. His school,
mates in the fifth form at
Benedict's conduct a three
day program that is sheer
horror to read.
Utterly Absorbing
Fitting in and out of their
affairs is Uncle Otto, the
wrath from the German con-
centration camp, the apollo
getic reminder that "assimi-
lation" is not always possible.
Paul's struggle to accept
his Jewishness, to accept the
love of Julia, a most long
suffering and faithful crea-
ture, is the bulk of the story.
1t is for most of its length,
utterly absorbing, convincing
and above all, full of life.
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fantasy with delight for
the young reader and sat-
ire for the adult.
WARRIORS FOR THE
WORKING DAY. BY Peter
Elstob. Coward Mccain;
$3.50 Another foxhole
story of World War II.
ADAM. BY David Bolt. DAY:
So A retelling of the
creation and the fall.
JUST FOR TONIGHT. BY
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FICTION
WITH HOovES OF BRASS.

WITH HOOVES OF BRASS.
BY Robert Close. Double
day; $500 A reformed
gambler turned evangelist
is the main character in
this tale of the earthly,
Australian lumber country.
THE OWL HOOTS TWICE
AT CATFISH BEND. BY
Ben Lucien Burman. (Tap-
linger; $2.95.) An animal
Evening star., 1961-04-02

and they are not the only
ones, do not recommend a
book about a fabulous per-
son who was unique artisti-
cally and psychologically,
and who has to this day re-
sisted successful portraiture
in the difficult medium of
the novel.
EDWARD WATERS
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Exciting, Creative

In a field as large as SCI
ence, the best" may be Sc
lected for many different
reasons. The Edison Founda-
ton is interested in recruit
ing young scientists. The
parent or reviewer may wish
Evening star., 1961-04-02
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
The Books on Science
Are Now Catching Up
By BARBARA NOLEN
Contributing Writer

the last five years. books couldn't be written fast
enough to close that between advancing scientific dis
coveries the chds about science Or else
written fast to be and suitable for
the age group for which they were intended.
Teachers and parents also have had difficulty keeping
up with science and science minded children. This is
typical incident A 9-year-old boy into school
library in D. c. and asked for information about
cyclotron When he wasn't satisfied with the available
Evening star., 1961-04-02
Mun-in-Spuce

Another book which SPAR
kles with lively detail is
SPACE BIOLOGY by James
S. Hanrahan and David
Bushnell CBasic Books.) The
authors have emphasized the
human factors in space flight,
showing how man-in-space
will react to the problems of
mental stress, breathing, eat
ing, sleeping, and weightless-
ness.
For a more conventional,
elementary approach to man
in-space, two very useful new
books are WHAT DOES AN
ASTRONAUT DO? by Robert
Wells (Dodd, Mead; $3.50
and MAN ALIVE IN OUTER
SPACE by Henry B. Lent
Macmillan; So.
Evening star., 1961-04-02
Heroes of Science

A third Edison award is
focused on books which con-
tribute to character devel-
opment. This year, the win
ming book is Margaret Bells
TOUCHED WITH FIRE
Morrow; So, the story Of
Scientist George William
Stellar, who accompanied
Bering to Alaska in 1741.
This biography shows the tri-
umphant spirit of the Scien-
tist who works in the midst
Of physical hardship and
frustrating disappointment.
Other outstanding biogra-
phies are THE QUEST OF
ISAAC NEWTON by Barbara
and Myrick Land Garden
City; $3.50. and JENNER
AND THE MIRACLE OF
VACCINE by Edward F..
Dolan (Dodd, Mead; $3.50.
Jenner's career is as dra-
matte as a detective story; in
fact, it is a hunt for a mur-
derer.
In THE GIANT GOLDEN
BOOK OF MATHEMATICS
Golden; 1885, Irving Adler
handles a factual subject
with creative imagination.
Some space mathematics is
included, but the real con-
tribution of the book lies in
the relationships shown be-
tween mathematics and mu-
sic, art, and civilization in
general.
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The Fall of France
old by Eyewitnesses

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION by Georges Pernoud and
Sabine Flaisser Translated by Richard Graves C. Put
nam's Sons; So
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Porogon Of American
Political Documents

THE FEDERALIST by Alexander Hamilton James Madison
and John Jay Edited by Benjamin F. Wright CHarvard
University Press S750J
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Edison Awards

This year, ANIMAL
CLOCKS AND COMPASSES
by Margaret Hyde McGraw-
Hill. $2.95) was selected by
the Edison Foundation as the
best science book for chill
dren. Mrs. Hyde discusses the
cycles of animal and insect
life with suggestions for
open-end experiments.
For older children, the
Edison Foundation selected
SATURDAY SCIENCE, a
handbook in the physical
sciences, presented by Is
scientists from the Westing-
house Research Laboratories
Dutton, $3.50. This book
was developed as a feeder for
their annual talent search
among high school students.
Evening star., 1961-10-29
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luxurious and stunning 10o% wool
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Evening star., 1961-10-29

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, 1961-08-24

Administration
the Public Works will then
take the necessary mea-
sures to prevent inconven-
fence to the public.
Henry
the fact that these islands
are the only area where ira
velers are permitted a $500
custom exemption.
In a question and answer
period following his talk, it
was revealed that more
than 100 Of those present in
the audience had, during
recent years, visited the Vir
gin Islands.
World
Daniel Keefe, art director;
Charles Kitchell, sales pro-
motion; Norman D'Esterre,
media supervisor, and Da-
rio Iriarte, manager Of the
Mc~C ann-Erickson San Juan
office.
The Account was former
" administered by the
Wendell p. Cotton Com.
pany.
, 1961-08-24
TAP Roots
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We will be accepting sealed bids
until September IS, 1861 for the
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ing condition and may be seen in
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Evening star., 1961-11-12

So The D.. 1861
Evening star., 1961-08-20
EurIy America

That bank of the past re-
veals more than the like
neSses of those who shaped
the Nation. There is, for ex-
ample, the broad, open look
of America before it was sub
divided and superhighwayed.
The pictures of Albert Bier
stadt, a late Hudson River
man who got a long way
from the CatskillS, show that
sweep admirably and one of
his finest is the Corcoran's
Last of the Buffalo" The
poor animals are dying all
over the place and near the
foreground a mounted In
dian is doing in a splendid
specimen. Beyond the open
air shambles, however, is the
open air itself, limitlesS, lost
in distant mist, covered by
arching sky.
Closer to the Hudson is
Frederick Church's Niagara
Falls" with the great rain
bow rising from the torrent.
In Church and Bierstadt one
can see the true ancestors
of abstract expressioniSm, in
Sofar as any exist in Amer
ica. The Bierstadt is 10 feet
across, the Church 71a, both
presaging the day of the
king-size canvas. Both they
and today'S artists try to get
beyond art to reality itself,
the old boys to the reality of
scenery, the young boys to
the reality of paint. Also
both Bierstadt and Church
were all-out romantics, a.
continuing American strain
given new life by the per-
sonal and public involvement
of abstract expreSsionistS in
their art.