“There is a certain bizarre humor, however, in these tales which somewhat redeems the sordidness of their subject matter.”
+ – Outlook. 82: 859. Ap. 14, ’06. 70w. + Sat. R. 101: 625. My. 19, ’06. 60w.
Osgood, Herbert Levi. American colonies in the 17th century. 2v. **$5. Macmillan.
“As a whole the work is the first adequate account of the origin, character, and development of the American colonies as institutions of government and as parts of a great colonial system; and it displays, on the part of the author wide and deep knowledge of the documentary evidence for colonial history and rare powers of analysis and interpretation. In a style remarkably clear, forcible and accurate the reader will regret the presence of so many cleft infinitives.” Charles M. Andrews.
+ + – Am. Hist. R. 11: 397. Ja. ’06. 3060w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)
O’Shea, Michael Vincent. Dynamic factors in education. *$1.25. Macmillan.
“It has been the author’s object to show that in the early years of a child’s school life, ‘motor expression’ in his teaching is ‘essential to all learning.’ He has endeavored to indicate mainly in outline, ‘how the requirements of dynamic education can be provided for in all departments of school work.’ Further, he says in his preface, ‘I have sought to point out that there is a definite order in which the motor powers develop, and that in our instruction we will achieve the highest success only as we conform quite closely to this order.’”—N. Y. Times.
“It is clear and, if one is not annoyed by its diffuseness, interesting.”
+ – Bookm. 23: 654. Ag. ’06. 180w.