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While there is a personal note sounded thruout this autobiography, it chronicles the universal experiences of all West Point cadets and so is important as a historic document. The early experiences of the newly-arrived youth through physical hardening processes to which he is subjected give way to the months of patriotic endeavor which result in the “ever-enduring virtues that characterize the soldier, the Christian and the gentleman.”

“His love of poetic imagery, his tendency to infuse with life and feeling the inanimate objects about him, his fondness for drawing spiritual truths from material facts give to his narrative a higher beauty and a deeper meaning than we are wont to find in a soldier’s reminiscences.” Percy F. Bicknell.

“This book presents an interesting and vivid description of this discipline, physical, mental, and moral, by which a boy acquires ‘the ideals of the soldier and the gentleman.’”

“A volume that has both historical value and picturesque interest.”

“Throughout the volume the element of human interest strongly predominates.”

Schaff, Rev. Philip.History of the Christian church. 5v. v. 5, pt. 1. **$3.25. Scribner.

v. 5, pt. 1.The middle ages from Gregory VII., 1049, to Boniface VIII., 1294, by David S. Schaff. “The period of the present volume isthat of the papal theocracy and the scholastic theology, the ‘Blüthezeit’ of Catholicism, when it would hardly do to laugh in one’s sleeve at an encyclical. It was the time also of the rise of the universities, of the enthusiasm of the crusades, and of the noblest development of church architecture. The coming historian who writes a really great history of this period will find the ground well broken by this honorable endeavor of a son to complete a father’s unfinished task.” (Ind.)

“General libraries, as well as those of ministers and ecclesiastical institutions will find the work invaluable for reference.”

“A narrative interestingly put, well arranged and with copious references to the original sources. This volume is valuable both for the general reader and for the special student.”

“It is conspicuous for the qualities which secured to his father international fame.”

*Scharff, R. F.European animals. *$2.50. Dutton.

An introductory chapter treats of general matters affecting zoological distribution and the value of land mammals and molluscs as a basis for zoological geography. Then “beginning with Ireland he describes some of the most characteristic animals—and, in spite of his title, the plants—and by tracing them to their original homes, he, little by little, reveals the past geological changes which have affected that island.” (Nation.)

“For thoroughness and general scientific worth in its restricted geographical field, Dr. Scharff’s volume will long remain unequalled.”

“The volume should be in the library of every naturalist.” R. L.

“Dr. Scharff’s work contributes to the science a great wealth of facts and observations collected from many sources. The general reader will find the subject treated in a manner that is rather beyond him; for the book is one that must be read with care and concentrated attention.”

Scherer, James Augustin Brown.What is Japanese morality? *75c. S. S. times co.

6–43772.

Five essays which discuss Japanese morality. While they do full justice to Japan’s lofty idealism, they also point out the weak points in the Oriental code.

“On the whole Dr. Scherer is reasonable and judicial.”

“Has been able to cram an astonishing amount of information into a little volume.”

Schiller, Ferdinand Canning Scott.Studies in humanism. *$3.25. Macmillan.

7–25524.

“This volume is the most comprehensive and far-reaching exposition of the new humanism that has appeared, yet the possibilities it suggests are more fascinating than the theories it definitely develops.” (Ind.) “What is humanism? And what its Transatlantic cousin, pragmatism? Have we in either of them a logic or a metaphysic, or both, or neither? Dr. Schiller does not shirk these questions.” (Ath.) His best constructive work is the essay on “The making of truth” in which he “disclaims the notion that truth is created by us out of nothing.”

“Whatever we may think of Dr. Schiller’s theory, he has given us an attractive and stimulating book—marked by acuteness and lucidity.” Herbert D. Stewart.

“Is largely controversial. Unfortunately only one side is given, so the effect is like listening to a man talking into a telephone. Our enjoyment of the author’s wit is often restrained by the question whether it is properly deserved.”

“His criticism is always well worth reading. On the other hand, his own system contains not a few features which will give many pause.”

“Yet with all his noble rage for concrete truth he is one of the must abstract of writers. This characteristic makes his latest work ... pretty stiff and not extravagantly fruitful reading.”

“The finished and attractive literary style in which he presents the new humanism manifests its identity, notwithstanding difference, with the old.”

“Not only is Dr. Schiller, as we infer, young himself, but he is also writing for the young.”

Schillings, Carl Georg.In wildest Africa. *$5. Harper.

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Encouraged by the reception of his “With flashlight and rifle,” the author offers this fresh series of sketches and impressions of Africa’s wild life, illustrated by 300 photographs or what Dr. Heck chooses to term “Nature documents.” The chapters reproduce in description and picture animals of jungle and plains, aiming to impress readers with the importance of taking active steps to prevent the complete extermination of wild life.

“For the most part well written, and, we think, particularly well translated; the style is often narrative, which is specially attractive to young people, but besides tales of adventure there is much that deserves serious attention.”

“It brings the lives of African birds and beasts before us with almost startling accuracy. As a matter of fact, there is a wide divergence between title and text in this volume; the larger part of the text deals with matter entirely foreign to the title.” H. E. Coblentz.

“The power of the photograph in revealing the marvels of tropical scenery has never been so clearly demonstrated as in this volume, wherein the spirit of adventure is blent with the scientific spirit of investigation.”

“Mr. Whyte’s part in the preparation of this volume is admirably done. So easy is his style and so free from the traces of a foreign language that one hardly realizes that the writing is a translation.”

“It is a pity the text—though it contains much information and some really important matter—is not of commensurate worth. But Dr. Schillings is a photographer—not a writer.”

“The illustrations in this book are just as notable as those in ‘With flashlight and rifle.’ And the spirit of the book is the same.”

Schmid, Rudolf.Scientific creed of a theologian; tr. from the 2nd German ed. by J. W. Stoughton. *$1.50. Armstrong.

A plea for a mutual understating between science and Christianity in which the author takes up successively “the subjects of Creation, Providence, Prayer, Miracles, and the Person of Jesus Christ, he argues that science and religion nowhere collide, and that the Christian view is entirely compatible with all proper claims of science, to which he makes large concessions.” (Outlook.)

Reviewed by Charles R. Barnes.

“His book is mediating in a good sense of the word, and its pages inspire the reader with a feeling of confidence in the justice, if not always in the persuasiveness, of the writer’s intellect.” James Moffat.

“On the whole it is a useful book to credit to a country which has sent us too much of the contrary kind.”

“May be recommended as an admirable handbook on its subject.”

Schmidt, Ferdinand.Gudrun, tr. from the German by George P. Upton. *60c. McClurg.

6–36031.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

Schmidt, Ferdinand.Herman and Thusnelda; tr. from the German, by George P. Upton. (Life stories for young people.) **60c. McClurg.

7–31226.

This story of the hero of Tuetoberg forest extends from his early days to his defeat of Varus, the Roman general, in that year which his victory has celebrated, 9 A.D., and to his union with Thusnelda, daughter of Segest. With the thrilling incidents of Herman’s life are side lights upon the customs and superstitions of the day.

Schmidt, Johann Kaspar (Max Stirner, pseud.).Ego and his own; tr. from the German by Steven T. Byington. $1.50. Tucker, B: R.

7–13485.

“The book ... is divided into two parts: first, The man; second, I.... Goethe’s ‘I place my all on nothing,’ ... is Stirner’s keynote to his egoistic symphony. His ego and not the family is the unit of the social life.... The world belong to all, but all are I. I alone am individual proprietor.... He repudiates all laws. Repudiates competition.... Socialism is a new god, a new abstraction to tyrannize over the ego.... Stirner was a foe to general ideas. He was an implacable realist.”—N. Y. Times.

“What interests one in Stirner is not his argument, but his audacity. The book is involved and incoherent, and even curiosity to see what can be said by anadvocatus diaboliwill not tempt many to read it.”

“The English translation of ‘The ego and his own’ is admirable; it is that of a philologist and a versatile scholar. Stirner’s form is open to criticism. It is vermicular. His thought is never confused, but he sees too many sides of his theme, embroiders it with so many variations, that he repeats himself. He has neither the crystalline brilliance nor poetic glamour of Nietzsche.” James Huneker.

“Max Stirner may shock, may amuse you. But he is bound to set you thinking.” James Huneker.

Schmidt, Nathaniel.Prophet of Nazareth. **$2.50. Macmillan.

5–39858.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“It is difficult to take Schmidt’s arguments seriously. A perusal of recent studies of the life of Jesus is an instructive discipline in the estimating of critical theories. Few of them, indeed, can be accused of the baseless extravagances which appear on the pages of Professor Schmidt.” H. A. A. Kennedy.

“A very scholarly, scientific, and iconoclastic, yet reverent, volume.”

Schnabel, Carl.Handbook of metallurgy, tr. by Henry Louis. 2v. *$6.50. Macmillan.

Descriptive note in December, 1905.

“It will be seen that the criticisms made are all with the style and arrangement, rather the matter itself, which is copious and well and judiciously collected.” Bradley Stoughton.

“The description of the alloys is usually rather meagre, with curiously slight regard to the work of the last twenty years. In general, however, the information is full, accurate, and up to date, and is conveyed in a pleasant, readable manner.”

Schofield, Alfred Taylor.Home life in order. $1.50. Funk.

“This book deals with the anatomy and physiology of the human body, the elements of hygiene, sick nursing, and first aid. It is written by one who has had a long and successful experience as a lecturer on all these subjects, and who is therefore able to speak with authority. The information conveyed is just of the right sort, and expressed in the simplest language.”—Ath.

“A few strokes of the pen will easily remedy these small mistakes, and the book is good and trustworthy in every other respect.”

“As the work of a physician of eminence in London, it has scientific value, but its greater merit is the charmingly intimate and humane spirit in which it is written.”

“Filled with solid and reliable information useful to all who desire a knowledge of their physical nature and needs.”

Schofield, William Henry.English literature, from the Norman conquest to Chaucer. *$1.50. Macmillan.

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This is the first of a two-volume work covering the literary history of England from the Norman conquest to the time of Elizabeth. “The book differs in plan from the other volumes in the series, and indeed from most histories of English literature, in that the author does not deal with the whole production of each successive period. Instead, he treats his material according to the different ‘genres,’ tracing separately the evolution of each.... In the main division of the work—that which deals with English literature proper—the chapter on the romance takes the leading place.... The chapters on the tales, historical, religious, and didactic works, and lyrics in the vernacular, are thorough and adequate—like the excellent bibliography which concludes the work.” (Nation.)

“Both the strength and the weakness of Prof. Schofield’s work may be expressed by saying that it is written from the point of view of a ‘Professor of comparative literature’ rather than from that of an expert in the special literature of Middle English.”

“The shortcoming is not in scholarship, for the book is a marvel of labor both close and discursive, but in maturity.” Frank Jewett Mather, jr.

“It offers an exceptionally thorough treatment of its period, done in the light of a scholarly tradition that runs from Gaston Paris to Child, and from Child to Professors Kittredge and Norton.”

“Whatever the merits of Professor Schofield’s book, it is not particularly clear or easy reading.”

“Tho of less interest to the general reader than to the special student, is to the latter fairly indispensable, in spite of its decided unevenness, as a contribution to the history of a period which has never been treated either quite thoroughly or satisfactorily.”

“Mr. Schofield has not always succeeded in keeping the illusion of life and progress: we imagine that his work will be found more interesting as a book of reference than as a history to read through. The book is full of instruction, written with a delight in learning which comes out more clearly the more the argument is tested,”

“In literary execution there is considerable unevenness. Parts are admirably written; for example, the introduction, distinguished by its freshness of treatment and breadth of view, the general discussion of the matter of Britain, and the chapter on religious works. On the other hand, the style, as we have intimated, betrays lassitude in the concluding sections of the chapter on romance and in some pages of the chapter on Anglo-Latin literature. On the whole, however, the work is excellent.”

“To most readers the most interesting part will be the romance, Arthurian and other; but whatever the subject it will be found adequately treated.”

Scholl, John William.Ode to the Russian people. $1. Badger, R. G.

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An ode to Russia’s millions which cries not only “evolution” but “revolution.”

Scholz, R. F., and Hornbeck, S. K.Oxford and the Rhodes scholarships; with list of Rhodes scholars and other information complete to the end of January, 1907. *85c. Oxford.

7–26974.

Information of a statistical nature required by those who contemplate trying for a Rhodes scholarship.

“A useful little volume.”

Schuen, Rev. Joseph.Outlines of sermons for young men and young women. *$2. Benziger.

6–23286.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“They treat important topics in a practical fashion suited to the needs of the people.”

Schultz, James Willard.My life as an Indian: the story of a red woman and a white man in the lodges of the Blackfeet; il. from photographs mostly by George B. Grinnell. **$1.50. Doubleday.

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“An intimate revelation of the domestic life of the Blackfoot Indians by a man who married into the tribe and lived many years with them. Reads like a romance from beginning to end, not the least interesting part of it being the traditions and bits of old stories retold by the author with simplicity and real charm. Published originally as a serial in ‘Forest and stream,’ under the title of ‘In the lodges of the Blackfeet’ and the pseudonym W. B. Anderson.”—A. L. A. Bkl.

“The value of the book is its record of a state of society which has now passed.”

“The author has inherited the Indian’s native eloquence along with his tastes and ideals, and his story is one of the most authoritative and interesting revelations of Indian life that we have seen.”

“This trader is evidently plagued, like many others, by the presence of a secondary personality under imperfect control. His narrative is perpetually disturbed by the emergence of an invader, an unclean spirit in the shape of a literary person, a lover of the heroic, the romantic, the Arcadian, quite a gifted literary person too.”

“Through the straightforward and unaffected manner in which he pictures his life, the reader learns more about the nature of the Indians among whom Mr. Schultz has lived than in the most elaborate scientific treatises.”

“Should be widely circulated, if only to correct mistaken impressions of what the Indians were before the buffalo disappeared; and what they still may be under the guidance of honest and generous Indian agents.”

“There are all sorts of humorous and other anecdotes, told in a literary manner.”

“Furnish the truest and most sympathetic records of the inner and domestic life of the Indian of the plains.”

*Schurz, Carl.Reminiscences of Carl Schurz. il. 2v. **$6. McClure.

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Reminiscences that are important for their German-American quality. “There are two characteristics of this attractive autobiography which should commend it to the study of the general reader. It is in the first place the account of an individual brought up with all the advantages of German education, amid all the associations of monarchism, and with prospects of success in his own country, whose convictions and predilections drove him into the arms of American republicanism.... In the second place, it throws a new light on the events of recent American history.” (Lit. D.)

“With the externals of this work one might easily pick a few quarrels. Either the proofreading has been lamentably careless in a considerable number of instances, or else bad editorial judgment has religiously followed mere slips of the pen in the original manuscript. All this, however, cannot seriously detract from the value of the really great biographical works of recent years.” W. H. Johnson.

“The whole character of the work is one of frank and easy self-revelation. It is full of personal anecdote, personal adventure, personal opinion. Those who take it up are not likely to put it aside until they have read the whole of it, and, indeed, it is well worth reading both as a source of interest and an inspiration.”

“They throw much light on the stormy politics of the time, on the characters and attainments of the leaders on either side, and on the temper and methods of party action. It is nottoo much to say that Lincoln cannot fully be known without this study.” Edward Cary.

“To most of us this book reveals a new phase in his character in that it is pervaded with a gentle humor, with a shrewd discrimination as to men’s character and motives, and a power of direct and forcible narration which is rare indeed. The work will take a high place in the literature of biography and reminiscence.”

“He enjoyed intimate personal acquaintance with a remarkably large number of American soldiers and statesmen. For that reason and because of the clarity and grace of his literary style these volumes of reminiscences by Mr. Schurz are of surpassing interest.”

*Schuster, Ernest Joseph.Principles of German civil law. *$4.15. Oxford.

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Here Dr. Schuster has presented to English readers the entire private or civil law of the German empire. “The immediate and practical purpose of the book is to aid the English lawyer in dealing with conflicts of law; and for this reason the German rules of international private law are set forth and compared with the English in connection with the matters in which choice of law has most often to be made. The author’s chief purpose, however, is ... to aid in placing the study of the English law on a higher plane.” (Pol. Sci. Q.)

“This is an admirable book, well calculated to promote the serious study of comparative law and to give a trustworthy account of the great work accomplished by the juridical science of Germany. He has carried out his purpose with great acuteness and learning.”

“Dr. Schuster has done his work so well that his book is to be recommended to English, American and German lawyers. In helping Anglo-American and German lawyers to understand one another Dr. Schuster has not only facilitated the exchange of useful ideas, but has enabled the lawyers of each country to gain a better understanding of their own technical terms.” Rudolph Leonhard.

“One of the most useful of studies for the young lawyer whose interest in law is not yet confined to turning up books for his cases, would be to read Mr. Schuster’s admirable book.”

Schuyler, Montgomery.Westward the course of empire: “out West” and “back East” on the first trip of the Los Angeles limited; reprinted with additions from the N. Y. Times. **$1.25. Putnam.

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