Edited by a Committee of the North Central History Teachers' Association Composed of Wayland J. Chase, The University of Wisconsin, Chairman; Karl F. Geiser, Oberlin College; Laurence M. Larson, The University of Illinois; Clarence Perkins, Ohio State University. Assisted by Victoria A. Adams, Calumet High School, Chicago; Carl E. Pray, State Normal School, Milwaukee; William L. Westermann, The University of Wisconsin. BARFIELD, T. C. Longman's Historical Illustrations. New York, Longmans, Green & Co. Six portfolios, at 90 cents each. These Illustratations" comprise a series of six cardboard portfolios, each of which contains twelve plates. Each plate measures 12 in. x 91⁄2 in., and contains, on the average, ten separate illustrations; consequently, the series provides a large amount of pictorial material. The artist's purpose has been to collect, classify and reproduce the available materials of the sort that may be used to illustrate medieval civilization in the period of the Eleventh to the Fifteenth Century inclusive. He gives us pictures of street life, hall life and farm life; illustrations of architecture in its various forms- ecclesiastical, military and domestic; illustrations of costumes worn by the various orders of men and women; and pictures of a number of other subjects that belong to medieval life. So far as possible, the artist has reproduced material remains and the illustrations in illuminated manuscripts; but many of the "Illustrations" are composite pictures, the details for which have been found in contemporary drawings. Nearly all the materials have been taken from English sources; only in rare cases have continental remains or manuscripts been utilized. In reproducing medieval drawings it has been necessary to idealize somewhat at the time; but in this part of the work the artist has shown admirable self-restraint. Each plate is provided with brief descriptive notes, and each portfolio contains a separate sheet, giving a more detailed discussion of the subjects presented. While the " Illustrations are primarily intended for use in the teaching of English history, they will also be found useful in the study of general medieval history. Laurence M. Larson. MEDLEY, D. J. The Church and the Empire, an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304. New York, The Macmillan Co. Pp. 300. $1.40, net. The briefer title of this book gives an incorrect impression that it is merely a detailed account of the papal-imperial conflicts of the Middle Ages. It does give a very good brief account of each of the successive quarrels between the Popes and the Emperors from the time of Gregory VII to that of Innocent IV and the Emperor Frederick II, with excellent discussions of the underlying and immediate causes and the results to empire and papacy, including the decline of papal power after the victory over the Hohenstaufen, culminating in the pontificate of Boniface VIII. Interspersed in the narrative at appropriate points are brief but illuminating chapters on the secular clergy and their activities, the character and history of various monastic orders, Saint Bernard, Abelard, and scholasticism. Later come chapters on the growth of the papal power in the church and the machinery by which it was exerted, the doctrines and discipline of the medieval church, the causes and character of the great heretical movements of the period and how they were suppressed, the mendicant orders, and the missionary activity of the church among the heathen. Some of these chapters are rather brief, but they supply a need for usable collateral reading references of moderate length, and high school teachers will find this book a useful mannal for reference work in the field of medie val history. Clarence Perkins. GARDINER, E. NORMAN. Greek Athletic Sports and Festivals. New York, The Macmillan Co. Pp. xxvii, 533. $2.50. This is the series of Handbooks of Archæology and Antiquities, and bears every evidence of careful and unbiased research, as well as of intimate knowledge of the sources. It is undoubtedly the best authority in the English language on its subject. The first half of the book contains the history of Greek athletics from the Homeric Age to 393 A.D., when the whole Roman world was Hellenized. The author traces the rise of athletic festivals with the history of Olympia and its excavations as a basis, describes the period after the Persian wars as "the Age of the Athletic Ideal," when the longing for Panhellenic unity was at its height, and shows how their decline was due to the evils of professionalism, specialization, and corruption. The chapter, "Athletics under the Romans," is devoted especially to the empire. The continuity of Greek life is traced very clearly in the history of the games. Besides the historical account of the four great Greek festivals there is a very full and valuable description of the athletic festivals of Athens. The second half treats in detail the different contests. The best chapters are those on the Pentathlon and Pancratium. There are also chapters on the Stadium, the Gymnasium, the Pralaestra, and the Hippodrome. The illustrations of statues, places, coins and especially scenes from vases are of the highest order and serve as evidence to confirm the theories advanced. A very complete bibliography is placed at the end and foot-notes are abundant. Such a book has a place in a high school library. In this day when interest in athletics is so keen many pupils will read parts of the book with avidity and will gain not only knowledge of the Greek games but will also acquire, what seems to the teacher of more value, an added interest in Greek history and the habit of supplementary reading. The teacher will find the chapters describing the festivals useful and more than useful the introductory chapters which shows the intimate connection of athletics with Greek education, art, religion and politics. While a history of Greek athletics, it is more than that,-it is a treatise on Greek life and Greek character. Victoria A. Adams. AVERY, E. M. History of the United States and Its People. Vol. VII. Cleveland, Burrows Bros. Pp. xxvii, 452. $6.25. The value for the high school library of this set, to be completed in sixteen volumes, has not yet received due recognition. There is no field of service where its abundant, unusually excellent and generally instructive illustrations, maps and fac-similes of manuscripts would be of greater advantage. Much of this illustration is source material in the form most attractive to young students, so that the volumes have on their pictorial side, in large degree, the value of a well-stocked historical museum. Of most importance, their text matter is well adapted to use with senior classes. It is comprehensive in the scope of its topics, and these are tersely and clearly treated. Thus the essence of the fact is obtainable without undue labor on the part of the pupil. The conclusions of the author are in the main those that the best scholarship supports. The place of this group of volumes in the literature of American history promises to be very much that of Duray's Greek and Roman Histories, and the illustrated edition of Green's History of the English People in their respective fields. Volume VII covers the period from 1788 to 1806 and contains as appendices the Constitution, Washington's Farewell Address in fac-simile of the original manuscript, and a bibliography whose prime purpose is suggestion of supplementary reading matter for the student of the volume. Wayland J. Chase. ALLEN, J. W. The Place of History in Education. New York, D. Appleton & Co. Pp. 258. $1.25. Beginning with enquiries as to what history is, how far there is a science of history and whether history as a science or history as a pageant shall predominate in the teaching of the subject in the schools, the author reaches the conclusion that since education "is clearly a question of training, first of all, rather than of knowledge, it is with history as a science that our schooling must be primarily concerned." Thenceforth basing his discussion on this premise, he proceeds to consideration of the values of history "for thought, intellectual training and morals." In this connection he devotes a chapter to the enquiry whether difference of sex demands difference in the history taught, and decides that "the education that is good enough for women will be just good enough for men." The succeeding chapters enquire what sort of preliminary teaching there should be for children as introduction to historical study and how, when history is taught, the intrusion of personal bias may be avoided. The treatise is a more than usually minute and thorough-going examination of the topics considered, and it is altogether with theory, not with method, that the book deals. Though new material is not presented, it is of value for history teachers and students of education because of its suggestiveness and stimulating quality. Wayland J. Chase. LIST OF BOOKS UPON HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES, JANUARY 28FEBRUARY 25, 1911. LISTED BY CHARLES A. COULOMB, PH.D. American History. Adamson, A. R. North Platte and Its Associations. North Platte, Neb. Evening Telegraph. 241 pp. $1.25. American Year-Book. and progress. 1910. North. New York: $3.50. Army and Navy. U. S. Gov't publications relating to the. For sale by the Supt. of Docs. Washington, D. 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