"Præco Latinus" is a Latin monthly paper of eight pages, published by Mr. Arcade Mogyorossy, of Philadelphia. The contents include brief editorials, criticism of schoolbooks, educational notes, and other matters. The editor is very scornful upon the subject of existing methods in the teaching of the classics and the popular text-books, and indulges in many "prave ords," indicative of the reforms he hopes to accomplish. He occasionally lapses into English, to such effect as this: "The purifying waters of reform will gradually soak under the financial foundations of the Olympian citadels. . . . Before long you will hear the rumble of a land-slide, when inflated idols and methods will crumble and sink into the surging waves." We commend "Præco Latinus " as a very amusing little sheet, however unsound may be the theories of its editor.

Professor Morse Stephens, Cornell's new professor of European history from Oxford, has made some interesting comparisons between English and American college students. He concludes that the average American undergraduate takes a more comprehensive view of history, has a better grasp of its essential facts, and surpasses his English cousin of corresponding grade in power of generalization; but the American student is lamentably deficient in his knowledge of details and also writes very poor English. Professor Stephens thought the essays written by his undergraduate students at Cornell were on the whole better than similar essays written by English students at Cambridge, although he sharply criticized the spelling, grammar, and generally careless style of the Americans. When, however, he set his American students an examination of twenty questions concerning dates and places, he was overwhelmed by the lack of knowledge of facts displayed in the answers. More than half the class failed to pass the examination, the average percentage being about 40, and as a rule the students who wrote the best essays handed in the poorest examination papers.

The intelligent public has been not a little amused by the ignorant onslaught recently made by some of the Chicago newspapers upon the improved methods of teaching recently introduced into the public schools of the city, but it was left for a casual contributor to one of those newspapers to cap the climax of absurdity. The following is the essential part of his complaint: "In all the discussion about nature studies, of which I have been a careful reader, I do not believe attention has been called to the injudicious character of a song which 1 found in a little book used by the primary teachers in the Chicago schools. Here is a verse of it:

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'How does the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the water of the Nile
On every golden scale.

'How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws.'

My recollection of the habits of the crocodile is that he doesn't live on fish at all, although he is said to catch birds in the way described. That a little child's attention should be called to either fact, however, in a civilized school-room seems incredible. I was very indignant when I saw it, as I have two boys in the primary grade. I determined that I would not have a boy of mine taught such stuff; and to give it a humorous turn, as the author of these lines seems to have tried to do, is simply monstrous." This is almost too funny for belief.

Imagine the poems of "Lewis Carroll" subjected, one after another, to the searching criticism of science! Some one ought to unearth this indignant parent, and present him with a copy of the nursery classic which has strangely been left out of his education.

The following are extracts from two letters written by Mr. Lloyd Osbourne, the one to a friend in San Francisco, the other to Mr. Sidney Colvin: "Our dear Louis died the night of December 3d in the full tide of work and life. He passed away without pain or consciousness, finding the death he had always prayed for. The doctors said that nothing could have been done for him; he had simply come to the end of his power of living. The extraordinary love and kindness we have received from our Samoans has passed all knowledge. If anything could have comforted us, it was the unforgettable devotion that they displayed. There was none of the professional horrors that make death so terrible. Not a strange hand touched him; his own people dug his grave on the high mountain ridge, where it was always his wish to lie." "My previous letter was interrupted by the arrival of several of our truest Samoan chiefs with their last presents for Louis, the fine mats that the body of a great man must be wrapped in. All night they sat around his body, in company with every one of our people, in stolid silence. It was in vain that I attempted to get them away. This is the Samoan way,' they said, and that ended the matter. They kissed his hand one by one as they came in. It was a most touching sight. You cannot realize what giving these mats means. They are the Samoans' fortune. It takes a woman a year to make one, and these people of ours were of the poorest."

TOPICS IN LEADING PERIODICALS.
January, 1895 (Second List).

Altruistic Impulse, The. T. Gavanescul. Journal of Ethics.
Armor of Old Japan. M. S. Hunter. Century.
Bamboo, The. J. Fortuné Nott. Cosmopolitan.
Cathedrals of France, The. Barr Ferree. Cosmopolitan.
Charity, Old and New. H. C. Vrooman. Arena.
China, Our Trade with. W. C. Ford. North American.
Czar, The Young. Charles Emory Smith. North American.
Death Duties in England, The New. North American.
Dogma, The Necessity of. J. E. McTaggart. Jour. of Ethics.
Energy, The Natural Storage of. L. F. Ward. Monist.
Ethics, The Advancement of. F. E. Abbott. Monist.
Festivals in American Colleges for Women. Century.
Fiction, Recent. William Morton Payne. Dial (Jan. 16).
Flying-Machine, The New. Hiram S. Maxim. Century.
Gold, The Future of. North American.

Humboldt's Aztec Paintings. Ph. J. J. Valentine. Cosmop'n.
Japan. Helen H. Gardener. Arena.

Japan, Occult. Ernest W. Clement. Dial (Jan. 16).
Labor Troubles, The Recent. Carroll Wright. Jour. of Ethics.

Linton, W. J., Recollections of. Dial (Jan. 16).

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Longevity and Death. George J. Romanes. Monist.
Longfellow's Poetry, The Religion of. W. H. Savage. Arena.
Nagging Women. Cyrus Edson. North American.
Novels and Novel Readers. Richard Burton. Dial (Jan. 16).
Paolo and Francesca. Ouida." Cosmopolitan.
Pasteur. Jean Martin Charcot. Cosmopolitan.
Political Upheavals, Historic. T. B. Reed. North American.
Politics as a Career. W. D. McCrackan. Arena.
Ropes's Civil War. C. H. Cooper. Dial (Jan. 16).
Rossetti, Christina Georgina. Dial (Jan. 16).
Senate, Reformation of the. M. D. Conway. Monist.
Theatres, Early London. G. M. Hyde. Dial (Jan. 16).
Virtue, The Teleology of. Walter Smith. Journal of Ethics.
Women, Means of Self-Support for. Harriet Allen. Century.

LIST OF NEW BOOKS.

[The following list, containing 45 titles, includes books received by THE DIAL since its last issue.]

HISTORY.

Britain's Naval Power: A Short History of the Growth of the British Navy from Earliest Times to Trafalgar. Illus., 12mo, uncut, pp. 265. Macmillan & Co. $1.50.

A Student's Manual of English Constitutional History. By Dudley Julius Medley, M.A. 12mo, pp. 583. Macmillan & Co. $3.25.

BIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIRS. Alexander III. of Russia. By Charles Lowe, M.A., author of "Prince Bismarck." With portrait, 12mo, gilt top, pp. 370. Macmillan & Co. $1.75.

Life and Letters of Dean Church. Edited by his daughter, Mary C. Church; with preface by the Dean of Christ Church. 12mo, uncut, pp. 428. Macmillan & Co. $1.50.

The Modern Temple and Templars: The Life and Work of Russell H. Conwell. By Robert J. Burdette. Illus., 12mo, pp. 385. Silver, Burdett & Co. $1.25. Dictionary of National Biography. Edited by Sidney Lee. Vol. XLI., Nichols - O'Dugan; 8vo, gilt top, pp. 455. Macmillan & Co. $3.75.

GENERAL LITERATURE. Imagination in Dreams and their Study. By Frederick Greenwood. 12mo, uncut, pp. 198. Macmillan & Co. $1.75.

The Annals of a Quiet Valley. By a Country Parson; edited by John Watson, F.L.S., author of "Sylvan Folk." Illus., 12mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 217. Macmillan & Co. $2.

Outlines of the History of Classical Philology. By Alfred Gudeman. Second edition, revised, etc.; 12mo, pp. 77. Ginn & Co. 85 cts.

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray: A Play in Four Acts. By Arthur W. Pinero. 16mo, pp. 174. Boston: Walter H. Baker & Co. 50 cts.

Little Eyolf. By Henrik Ibsen; trans. by William Archer. 16mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 164. Stone & Kimball. $1.50. The Land of the Sun: Vistas Mexicanas. By Christian Reid, author of "A Comedy of Elopement." Illus., 12mo, pp. 355. D. Appleton & Co. $1.75.

Dust and Laurels: A Study in Nineteenth Century Womanhood. By Mary L. Pendered. 12mo, pp. 266. D. Appleton & Co. $1.

The Last Cruise of the Spitfire; or, Luke Foster's Strange Voyage. By Edward Stratemeyer, author of "Richard Dare's Venture." Illus., 12mo, pp. 245. The Merriam Co. $1.25.

The Panglima Muda: A Romance of Malaya. By Rounsevelle Wildman. Illus., 12mo, pp. 139. San Francisco: Overland Monthly Pub'g Co. 75 cts.

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Longmans' Paper Library: Sweetheart Gwen, by William Tirebuck; 12mo, pp. 277, 50 cts.

Bonner's Choice Series: The Flower of Gala Water, by Mrs. Amelia E. Barr; illus., 12mo, pp. 392. 50 cts.

REFERENCE.

A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Edited by Dr. James A. H. Murray. Vol. III., Deceit Deject; 4to, uncut, pp. 63. Macmillan & Co. 60 cts. Appletons' Hand-Book of American Winter Resorts; for Tourists and Invalids. Revised edition; illus., 12mo, pp. 168. D. Appleton & Co. 50 cts.

Parliamentary Usage for Women's Clubs and for Deliberative Bodies Other than Legislative. By Maria Frances Prichard. 24mo, pp. 60. The Robert Clarke Co. 30 cts.

Guide to the Italian Pictures at Hampton Court. By Mary Logan. 12mo, pp. 48. London: A. D. Innes & Co. 10 cts.

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STUDIES. Natural Rights: A Criticism of Some Political and Ethical Conceptions. By David G. Ritchie, M.A., author of "Darwin and Hegel." 8vo, uncut, pp. 304. Macmillan & Co. $2.75.

American Charities: A Study in Philanthropy and Economics. By Amos G. Warner, Ph.D. 12mo, pp. 430. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. $1.75.

Social Growth and Stability: A Consideration of the Fac tors of Modern Society. By D. Ostrander. 12mo, pp. 191. S. C. Griggs & Co. $1.

Sir William Petty: A Study in English Economic Literaature. By Wilson Lloyd Bevan, M.A. Svo, uncut, pp. 102. American Economic Association. 75 cts.

THEOLOGY AND RELIGION. The Message of Man: A Book of Ethical Scriptures. Gathered from many sources and arranged by Stanton Coit. 12mo, uncut, pp. 323. Macmillan & Co. $1.75.

The Permanent Value of the Book of Genesis as an Integral Part of the Christian Revelation. By C. W. E. Body, M.A. 12mo, pp. 230. Longmans, Green & Co. $1.50.

The Books of Samuel: Critical Edition of the Hebrew Text, Printed in Colors. With notes by K. Budde, D.D. 8vo, uncut. Johns Hopkins Press. $2.

The Book of Leviticus: Critical Edition of the Hebrew Text, Printed in Colors. With notes by S. R. Driver, D.D., and Rev. H. A. White, M.A. 8vo, uncut. Johns Hopkins Press. 75 cts.

EDUCATION.-BOOKS FOR SCHOOL AND

COLLEGE.

Waymarks for Teachers: Showing Aims, Principles, and Plans of Everyday Teaching, with Illustrative Lessons. By Sarah L. Arnold. 12mo, pp. 274. Silver, Burdett & Co. $1.25.

History of Higher Education in Rhode Island. By William Howe Tolman, Ph.D. 8vo, pp. 210. Government Printing Office.

Elements of Physics for Use in Secondary Schools. By S. P. Meads. 12mo, pp. 288. Silver, Burdett & Co. 72 cts. Endymion, the Man in the Moon. By John Lyly, M.A.; edited, with notes, etc., by George P. Baker. 16mo, pp. 109. Henry Holt & Co. 85 cts.

Ruy Blas. By Victor Hugo; edited, with introduction, notes, etc., by Samuel Garner, Ph.D. 12mo, pp. 230. Heath's "Modern Language Series." 75 cts.

Hernani: A Drama. By Victor Hugo; edited, with notes, etc., by George McLean Harper, Ph.D. With portrait, 12mo, pp. 126. Henry Holt & Co. 70 cts.

The Educational System of Penmanship. Prepared by Anna E. Hill. In 7 books; 12mo. Leach, Shewell & Sanborn.

SCIENCE.

The Factors in Organic Evolution: A Syllabus of a Course of Elementary Lectures. By David Starr Jordon. 12mo, pp. 149. Ginn & Co. $1.50. Weismannism Once More. By Herbert Spencer. 12mo, pp. 24. D. Appleton & Co. 10 cts.

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The Book of the Rose. By Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, M.A. Illus., 12mo, gilt top, pp. 336. Macmillan & Co. $2.75. The Harvard University Catalogue, 1894-95. 12mo, pp. 623. Published by the University.

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Elwyn A. Barron, Chicago.
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Prof. T. C. Chamberlin, Univ. of Chicago
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John Vance Cheney, Chicago.
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Dr. Titus Munson Coan, New York City.
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