schools, Development of the summer camp, New school movement, Years' advance in education, College entrance requirements, Measuring educational results, Selected classified reading list, etc; (2) Critical description of schools and summer camps, classified list; (3) Comparative tables; (4) Supplementary list of schools; (5) Student periodicals in private schools; (6) Educational directories of associations, teachers agencies, periodicals, school supplies, kindergarten material, athletic outfitters, school lecturers, etc.; (7) Who's who in the private schools; (8) Index of schools, Index of camps.

Gives fuller information than Patterson and some special lists not given by latter.

Minerva; jahrbuch der gelehrten welt, 1891-1914. Strassb. Trübner, 1891-1914. v. 1-16. illus. 16cm. 8m. per voi.

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Published annually till 1914; discontinued at the outbreak of the European war. A very convenient and reliable list, arranged by names of towns giving under each town the names of the universities, colleges, technical schools, libraries, museums, and learned societies located there with information as to their income, size, names of principal officials, publications, etc. Index of personal names.

Minerva; handbuch der gelehrten welt, Strassb. Trübner, 1911. 627 p. 16cm. 10m. 378

A companion volume to Minerva jahrbuch, containing the historical information about universities and technical schools heretofore included in the Jahrbuch but now omitted from that annual. references in the Jahrbuch refer to matter in the Handbuch. To be revised every four or five years.

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Title varies: 1904-, Patterson's college and school directory of the United States and Canada.

Contents: (1) Educational systems of states, including boards, associations, schools, colleges, etc., arranged alphabetically first by states and then by towns; (2) Classified directory of schools; (3) Library directory; (4) College and university colors; (5) Alphabetical index of schools; (6) Educational associations; Index.

The most complete list; not always accurate. U. S. Bureau of education. Educational directory, 1912-16. Wash. Govt. print. off. 1912-15.* v. 1-4. 23cm. (Bulletin) 20 cts. 370 A continuation of the directory pub. as a chapter of the report of the commissioner of education 1895-1911.

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A very useful annual. Includes lists of national and state officials, county, town and district superintendents, college presidents, professors of peda gogy, superintendents of normal and kindergarten training schools and of schools for special classes,

directors of art schools, summer sessions, museums, libraries, etc., educational boards and associations, federations of women's clubs, mothers' congresses, educational periodicals, chief officers of education in foreign countries.

Baird, William Raimond. Baird's manual of American college fraternities; a descriptive analysis of the fraternity system in the colleges of the U. S., with a た detailed account of each fraternity. 8th ed. N. Y. College fraternity pub. co. 1915. 887 p. illus. tables. 19cm. $3. 378.73

Contains (1) a general account of college fraternities and (2) a list of fraternities classed as general, professional, honorary, local, etc., giving for each fraternity an illustration of its badge, historical information, chapter roll, names of prominent alumni, etc. Includes a section on legal status of fraternities, a bibliography, statistical tables, directory of colleges and chapters. Index.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Columbia university. Library. Books on education in the libraries of Columbia university. N. Y. Columbia university, 1901. 435 p. 26cm. (Library bulletins, no. 2) $1. 016.37

Année pédagogique, 1911–13. Paris, Alcan, 1912-14.* v. 1-3. 7.50 fr. per vol.

016.37

An annotated annual bibliography, including both books and periodical articles a. ranged by classes with author and subject indexes. Each volume indexes nearly 150 periodicals, in various languages. U. S. Bureau of education. Bibliography of education for 1907-11/12. Wash. 汜 Govt. print. off. 1908-14. 5 v. 23cm. 15 cts. each. 016.37

Useful annual bibliography of the principal books and periodical articles of each year in both English and foreign languages; a classified list, with full contents notes for composite works and some descriptive and critical annotations. Continues the annual bibliographies printed before 1907 in the Educational review, and is itself continued after 1912 by the following:

- Monthly list of current educational publications, 1912-16. Wash. Govt. print. off. 1912-16.* 016.37

An excellent monthly bibliography, including books, pamphlets, and articles in periodicals and society publications.

CUSTOMS AND HOLIDAYS

Brand, John. Observations on the popular antiquities of Great Britain; rev. and enl. by Sir Henry Ellis. New ed. enl. Lond. Bell, 1888-90. 3 v. pl. 19cm. 15s. 394

Hazlitt, William Carew. Faiths and folk lore; a dictionary of national beliefs, superstitions and popular customs, past and current, with their classical and foreign analogues described and illustrated, forming a new edition of the popular antiquities of Great Britain by Brand and Ellis, largely extended and corrected and brought down to the present time and now first alphabetically arranged. Lond. Reeves, 1905. 2 v. illus. 23cm. $6. 394

Chambers, Robert. Book of days; a miscellany of popular antiquities, in connection with the calendar. Lond. Chambers; Phil. Lippincott, 1891. 2 v. il. 27cm. $7. 394 Published originally 1862-64. Later editions show little revision.

Daniels, Cora Linn, and Stevans, C. M. Encyclopædia of superstitions, folklore and the occult sciences of the world; a comprehensive library of human belief and practice in the mysteries of life. Chic. Yewdale, 1903. 3 v. illus. pl. 27cm. $9. 394

Planché, James Robinson. Cyclopædia of costume; or, Dictionary of dress. Lond. Chatto, 1876. 2 v. illus. pl. sq. 28cm. $20. 391

The above is the only English dictionary of the subject and is useful as far as it goes. For many reference questions, however, the large illustrated works such as Racinet's Le costume historique, or the various books on national costumes, are more useful. A good list of such works is the following:

Brooklyn. Public library. Reading and reference list on costume. Brooklyn, N. Y. Public library, 1909. 64 p. 22cm. 016.391

SCIENCE

In both science and technology, subjects change and develop so rapidly and the importance of having the most up to date information is so great that reference work has to be done largely through the periodicals of the subjects, and the relative importance of encyclopedic reference books is much less than in other

subjects. The supply of such reference books, too, is limited. A scientific encyclopedia is out of date for some subjects as soon as it is printed, and needs to be revised so frequently, if it is to be of real service, that publishers hesitate to undertake many such books. In scientific subjects for which there is no reliable encyclopedia, recent treatises, college textbooks, etc., often furnish good substitutes and these as well as the periodical indexes should be used freely.

Darmstaedter, Ludwig. Handbuch zur geschichte der naturwissenschaften und Here der technik. In chronologischer darstellung. 2., umgearb. und verm. aufl. Unter mitwirkung von professor dr. R. du BoisReymond und oberst z. d. C. Schaefer, hrsg. von professor dr. L. Darmstaedter. Berl. Springer, 1908. 1262 p. 23cm. 16 m.

509 Chronological list of about 12000 important scientific discoveries and inventions, giving for each its date, name of discoverer or inventor and other very brief data. Full alphabetical indexes of (1) names, (2) subjects.

Handwörterbuch der naturwissenschaften, hrsg. von E. Korschelt, G. Luick, F. Oltmanns. Jena, Fischer, 1912-15. 10 v. 27cm. 23 m. per vol. 503 An authoritative work for scholars and specialists, covering all the natural sciences, botany, zoology, physiology, mineralogy and geology, physics and chemistry. Long signed articles on large subjects, good illustrations, bibliographies, biographies of men not now living. Does not give separate articles on species or other small subjects and does not include definitions of terms or derivations of scientific words. Detailed index of small subjects, v. 10, p. 1043-1402.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

International catalogue of scientific literature, 1st-13th annual issues. Published for the International council by the Royal society of London. Lond. Harrison, 1902-15.* 22cm. £18 per year. 016.5

Each annual issue consists of 17 volumes embracing the following subjects: A, mathematics; B, mechanics; C, physics; D, chemistry; E, astronomy; F, meteorology; G, mineralogy; H, geology; J, geography, mathematical and physical; K, palæontology; L, general biology; M. botany; N, zoology; O, human anatomy; P, physical anthropology; Q, physiology; R, bacteriology.

Each part includes: (1) schedules and indexes in four languages, (2) an author catalog; (3) a subject catalog. "The purpose is to record the titles of all original contributions since Jan. 1, 1901 in certain branches of science."

The most important current bibliography which covers all the sciences. Includes both books and periodical articles. Not sufficiently up-to-date for some purposes as volumes are usually issued two years after the year covered.

John Crerar library. List of books on the history of science. Prepared by Aksel G. S. Josephson, cataloguer. Chic. 1911. 297 p. 27cm. 25 cts. 016.509

"Includes the social, physical, natural, and medical sciences, but omits the applied sciences. . Publications on the history of learned institutions have not been included . . . and only such biographies as have a direct bearing on the position of their subjects in the history of science."-Preface.

MATHEMATICS

Encyclopédie des sciences mathématiques pures et appliquées publiée sous les auspices des Académies des sciences de Göttingue, de Leipzig, de Munich, et de Vienne avec la collaboration de nombreux savants. Edition française rédigée et publiée d'après l'édition allemande sous la direction de Jules Molk. Paris, GauthierVillars, 1904-14. 25cm. v. 1-7. incomplete; ea. vol. issued in fascicles, about 5 fr. per fasc. 510.3

Not alphabetically arranged.

The most important encyclopedia of the subject containing long articles by specialists, with full bibliographic notes. For the special student and teacher, not for the untrained reader. Issued in two editions, the French edition noted above, and a German edition begun in 1898 (Lpz. Teubner). The German edition is more nearly completed, but the French edition is better in some ways, some of its sections having been considerably improved and expanded from the German edition. For full description see Miller's Historical introduction to mathematical literature, p. 63-64.

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larium, französisch-deutsch und deutschfranzösisch, enthaltend die kunstausdrücke aus der reinen und angewandten mathematik. Lpz. Teubner; Paris, GauthierVillars, 1900. 314 p. 26cm. 23.75 fr. 510.3 Smithsonian institution. Smithsonian mathematical tables. Hyperbolic functions, prepared by George F. Becker and C. E. Van Orstrand. 2d ed. Wash. Smithsonian inst. 1909. 321 p. 23cm. $3. 510

Moritz, Robert Édouard. Memorabilia mathematica; or, The philomath's quotation-book. N. Y. Macmillan, 1914. 410 p. 23cm. $3.

ASTRONOMY

510

Pierce, Robert Morris. Dictionary of aviation. N. Y. Baker & Taylor, 1911. 276 p. 17cm. $1.40. 533.6

Definitions of terms only, no encyclopedic information. Defines 4276 words and phrases, embrac ing all subjects of importance to airmen.

U. S. National advisory committee for aeronautics. Nomenclature for aeronautics. Wash. Govt. print. off. 1916. 9 p. 25cm. 533.6

Dictionnaire-Manuel de l'aéronautique militaire. Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1912. 221 p. 19cm. 1.75 fr.

533.6

A revised and much enlarged edition of the author's Nomenclature of color, 1886, including: (1) a dictionary list of 1115 named colors, and (2) mounted colored samples of 1431 different shades. The best color dictionary, including somewhat fewer colors than the French work by René Oberthur (Paris 1905) but showing more even gradations between colors. Prepared especially for the ornithologist but useful also to botanists, florists, merchants, chemists, dyers, artists, etc. Author is curator of Division of birds, U. S. National Museum.

Thorpe, Sir Edward. Dictionary of applied chemistry. Rev. and enl. ed. Lond. & N. Y. Longmans, 1912. 5 v. illus. 23cm. 225 s. $70. 660.3 First ed. publ. 1890-93. This new edition is so largely revised as to be practically a new work.

The standard dictionary in English, with long articles, some of which are signed, good illustrations and bibliographies. Indispensable in the college or large reference library.

Ullmann, Fritz. Enzyklopädie der technischen chemie. Berl. Urban, 1914-15. 1-2. illus. 27cm. 32 m. per vol.

v. 1-2, A-Braunkohle.

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660.3

A new German work which promises to be of great value; long signed articles, bibliographies and excellent illustrations.

Watts, Henry. Dictionary of chemistry; rev. and entirely rewritten by M. M. P. Lond. Muir and H. F. Morley. 2d ed. Longmans, 1890-94. 4v. 24cm. $50. 540.3 An older work dealing with the purely scientific side of chemistry; regarded as a companion work to the earlier edition of Thorpe.

Van Nostrand's chemical annual, 1913; a handbook of useful data for analytical, manufacturing, and investigating chemists and chemical students. 3d issue, rev. with the addition of new tables and a section on stoichiometry. N. Y. Van Nostrand, 1914. 663 p. 19cm. $2.50.

1st issue 1907, 2d issue 1909.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

540.5

Bolton, Henry Carrington. Select bibliography of chemistry, 1492-1892. Wash. Smithsonian inst. 1899. 1212 p. 24cm. $3.50.

First supplement, 1492-1897. Wash. Smithsonian inst. 1899. 489 p. 24cm. $1.50. — Second supplement, 1492–1902. Wash. Smithsonian inst. 1904. 462 p. 24cm. $1.50.

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Academic dissertations. Wash. Smithsonian inst. 1901. 534 p. 24cm. $1.50. Deutsche chemische gesellschaft. Literatur register der organischen chemie, geordnet nach N. M. Richters formelsystem, v. 1. Braunschweig, Vieweg, 1913. 1286 p. 27cm. 86 m.

016.54

V. 1, Literature of 1910-11. Arranged by formulas, followed by names. Indexes 23 periodicals.

GEOLOGY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Darton, Nelson Horatio. Catalogue and index of contributions to North Ameri

can geology. 1732-1891. Wash. Govt. print. . S, off. 1896. 1045 p. 23cm. (U. S. Geological survey. Bulletin no. 127.) 016.557

Weeks, Fred Boughton. Bibliography of North American geology, paleontology, petrology, and mineralogy, 1892-1905. Wash. Government printing office, 190207. 2v. 23cm. (U. S. Geological survey. Bulletin, nos. 188-89, 301) $1.15. 016.557

No. 188-89, 1892-1900; No. 301, 1901-05.
Continued by the following:

Bibliography of North American geology, 1906-15. Wash. Govt. print. off. 1907-16.* 9v. 23cm. (Bulletins 372, 409, 444, 495, 524, 545, 584, 617, 645.) 15 cts. 016.557 per vol.

An author list with subject index, covering the geology of the continent of North America and the adjoining islands, Panama, and the Hawaiian Islands. Lists both books and periodical articles; indexes all articles on American geology in about 140 periodicals, including some foreign journals.