Atlan. 95: 554. Ap. ‘05. 420w.
R. of Rs. 31: 128. Ja. ‘05. 100w.

[*] Goodnow, Frank Johnson. Principles of administrative law of the United States. [*]$3. Putnam.

“In his ‘Comparative administrative law,’ published twelve years ago, Professor Goodnow gave an analysis of the administrative system, national and local, of the United States, England, France, and Germany. The rapid growth of the public interest in our system was thought by Professor Goodnow a sufficient justification for a new book giving a fuller account of American conditions, with special emphasis upon the legal side.”—Dial.

[*] “The volume is a notable contribution to the literature of public law, and will prove of great use, not only to students, but also to officials in the actual work of administration. But to the writer there appears to be a few omissions of importance, some of which would probably indicate a defect in our constitutional law.” David Y. Thomas.

+ + —Dial. 39: 304. N. 16, ‘05. 1410w.

[*] “By his masterly grasp of the subject and his power of lucid exposition Prof. Goodnow has rendered great service to students and administrative officers. He has also made a distinct contribution to political science.”

+ +N. Y. Times. 10: 776. N. 18, ‘05. 330w.

Goodwin, Maud Wilder. Claims and counterclaims. [†]$1.50. Doubleday.

A young physician, the hero of Mrs. Goodwin’s story, has been rescued from death by a young man for whom he conceives a strong dislike. The situation becomes complicated by the fact that both men love the same girl, and Dr. Dilke is called upon by the father of the girl to endorse the character of a dishonest rival. “How to adjust the heroic savior of one’s life with the counterclaim of truth and of loyalty to a woman beloved is the problem Mrs. Goodwin’s hero has to solve.” (N. Y. Times.).

“One can hardly help feeling that in ‘Claims and counterclaims’ Mrs. Maud Wilder Goodwin has not done justice to a motif and scheme which were very good. Mrs. Goodwin botches her climaxes by improbability or cumbrous narration.”