Just as the Archive goes to press, we learn that ladies from the Greensboro Female College have kindly consented to come to Trinity the latter part of this month and give a concert for the benefit of the new building fund. The students appreciate this interest in their efforts, and will manifest their appreciation by giving the ladies a full house. Such treats are rare and greatly enjoyed. Due notice of the exact date will be given through the newspapers and through circulars.
Reviews.
G. T. ADAMS, Hesperian, } Editors.
D. C. ROPER, Columbian. }
American Statesmen: John Quincy Adams. By John F. Morse, Jr., Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company. 1886, 16 mo. pp. 315.
Of Mr. Morse’s series of Biographies of men conspicuous in the Political History of the United States, this volume treats of the life of a man much abused and cruelly misappreciated in his own day, but whom subsequent generations already begin to honor as one of the greatest American Statesmen. The author presents this book in three chapters. In the first of these divisions, the precocious Adams is taken from his infancy, through the varied scenes of youthful life to the end of his diplomatic career in Europe. Next, the author graphically traces the life of Mr. Adams as Secretary of State in the Cabinet of James Monroe (where he was instrumental in forming the famous “Monroe Doctrine”) on through his Presidential career, which terminated in 1828. The latter days of the ex-President were spent in representing the Plymouth (Mass.) district in the national House of Representatives. The same accuracy of statement and scholarly vigor that characterize the other editions in this series are exemplified with emphasis in this work. The diction is simple and pure, the style is clear and direct, fitting the
book for its high place in the already brilliant series of “American Statesmen.”