unscientific. This would not be if all were founded in truth which is ready to be taught, is always liberal and seeks to learn, while ignorance and error are cowardly and afraid of innovations. The cold, repellant attitude of some teachers today, is cause for suspicion as to their intelligence and fitness for the positions they hold, but fail to fill. They tremble when told that the teachings they have received and given out are false, and they fear to investigate, lest their error be exposed; but men fit for teachers embrace the opportunity to learn and rejoice at the idea of any improvement which will simplify and advance the spread of intelligence. They are also ready to correct their critics in their own defense rather than remain suspiciously silent.

As mankind is the most important subject of study for both knowledge and culture, so next in importance is the earth and its occupants, which are so closely identified with man that they cannot be separated in studying him. They are his environments whence chiefly come the formative influences on character, hence on community and civilization.

Terrestrial forces are potent in shaping the present and therefore the future career of mankind. These physical agencies are too numerous for mention here. A lecture or even a volume is required for their consideration. Enliven

geography with seasonings of history and, as a sequence, philosophy is evolved. These three, then, establish a law from which intelligent prophecy is deduced, and the four constitute a sublime theme which calls for a distinctive name, appropriately--Geosophy.

The association of subjects makes each one more easily remembered and, as the prophecy feature is fascinating and bearing on the business interests of life, attention is naturally and continually drawn to the study of situations and surroundings. Thereby geography is elevated in practical importance, and should be promoted into the catalogue of higher branches along with its associate studies here given; and yet, like anat

omy, physiology, and hygiene, should be partially taught in the lower grades, as hints to higher studies in young minds, excite inquiry and aspiration for the greater knowledge.

These hints and associations, although slight at each recitation, add greatly to the interest and relieve the monotony of lessons in mere facts, without adding another study to the already overburdened curriculum, although a separate study may ultimately grow out of this idea in the way here suggested, on account of its vast importance, to supplant those eliminated.

Physical Prophecy furnishes a theme. for contemplation, speculation and interesting conversation highly profitable to the mind, and is a fundamental factor in business enterprise, investment and political economy. It looks for a logical sequence of what already is and affords a mental perspective of our career and our destiny as a country, a people and a nation, with a certainty akin to solutions in mathematics. This cultivates in the mind a keen judgment of events as to their importance; thus cultivating sagacity.

Knowledge comes as a result of thought, purer and richer than as an acquirement from teachers, and intelligent forecasts concerning this country are worth vastly more than histories of other countries or even of our own. History, geography and philosophy are in complete unity on this matter, which makes predictions practically scientific, and a most profiting accomplishment.

A learner loves an instructor who opens the way to a new realm of knowledge richer and more easily obtainable than the old by present hackneyed methods. By the introduction of this new element pupils are encouraged, enthusiasm is aroused, patriotism awakened and expectation quickened concerning this country, in which the pupils of now are soon to be responsible and active participants; therefore in addition to the educational benefits of this introduction of new elements into the educational process a new inspiration and aspiration takes possession of the pupil's

mind, fixing the attention to a lecture, in a way quite uncommon among young people. Teachers also listen with deep interest, for here is a new lever in the line of learning by which access to the attentions and affections of pupils is obtained. It has no limit, hence, as a study this will always remain unfinished and unfathomed, but a subject for constant enlargement and application.

Our systems of learning are too liberal and lacking in spirit. Hence the follies and failures which follow, and for which the prevailing mode of teaching is largely responsible. The committing to memory of arbitrary and uninteresting facts, and much that is not fact but fallacy, is not only too miscellaneous but misleading. Still more, it kills or cripples the courage of learners who feel the worse than waste of time in useless efforts to acquire that which they cannot use if retained. Besides it is not, or scarcely, retained, because being worthless it becomes waste and is allowed its place on the mental scrapheap.

Truth is the spirit of knowledge, and facts the letters through which truth accentuates. They are the forms without life, and truth as principle or meaning is expressed by them as bodies of men express the spirit or soul within. Knowledge is only of truth. False knowledge is impossible. False learning to any extent gives no knowledge and is worse than ignorance, for it aberrates the intellect and begets the disgusting trait of self-conceit, which is really a vice. Facts express truth as words express ideas. Truths exist before they are manifested in facts, as ideas exist before they are expressed in words. Ideas are born naked; often long before they are clothed or carried. by words or a market is found for their profitable exchange.

Truths give to facts a value, to prin

ciples their life, and to existence its only reality. Truths are simple but principles are complex although few in our present stage of knowledge. Principles are progressive and may be infinite for aught we know. Facts are angular and invariable. When forgotten or useless they are to all intents and purposes dead, decayed or fossilized. Every true principle is eternal and alive, ready at all times to be applied. Few principles comprehend all known facts. Committing dead facts conduces to the acquisition of talents in a napkin, or hoarded wealth which represents much learning, but like weapons to a soldier skilled in their use but out of date, are an incumbrance and hinder his usefulness in modern warfare.

Education is evolution and keeps pace with all progress. When developed by voluntary effort by voluntary effort and application, genius is generated instead of talent borrowed. The student then becomes a master; is then radiant rather than reflecting. Genius gives native rather than borrowed light. An original picture is more perfect than a transferred copy. Although a pupil may become a professor and excel his teacher because better qualified by nature to instruct, still the rule is that a thinker is better than a repeater; can successfully impart knowledge, for the thinker and originator will inspire the pupil by explaining or communicating of his own spirit, which illuminates without loss of itself and gives understanding without which learning is only of the letter which feeds the mentality while it kills intellect and is therefore not the bread of life.

Let principles be taught and understanding be fostered; then will genius thrive, originality be awakened, ideas multiplied, progress multiplied, progress advanced, prosperity and peace promoted between individuals, communities and countries.

AGRICULTURAL

CANADA TO THE RESCUE, by Cy Warman (World Today). The enormous production of her grain fields.

CONSERVING OUR GRAIN SUPPLY, bv F. W. Fitzpatrick (World Today). The story of our agricultural prosperity.

DETHRONING KING COTTON, by Harris Dickson (Saturday Evening Post, July 2). How a new republic of agriculture is being established in the south.

DRAGGING A ROAD ACROSS Iowa, by Stewart Ives de Krafft (Harper's Weekly, July 23). The making of a 380-mile road, and how it was accomplished.

FARM HOMES FOR THE CITY HOMELESS, by F. G. Moorehead (Technical World Magazine). The movement to send more people to the farms as a solution of the present high cost of living problem.

THE FARMER'S FACTORY, by Forrest Crissey (Saturday Evening Post, July 9). Truck farming in the subirrigated sections of Florida.

A GARDEN OF THE HEART, by Hildegarde Hawthorne (Century). Second in a series of illustrated papers on famous gardens made by women in this country.

THE GHOST OF THE HEARTH, by Jacob Riis (Outlook). The wonderful industrial development of the barren wastes of Denmark.

GOLD EAGLES FROM GOLD FISH, by Fulton G. Marshall (Technical World). The raising of gold fish as an industry.

How FIRE HELPS FORESTRY, by George L. Hoxie (Sunset). How fire must be fought with fire, and a note of warning against the theoretical policy of the Federal Service.

INOCULATION AGAINST HUNGER, by Katharine Newbold Birdsall (Harper's Weekly, July 16). An account of the new science of nitrogen fertilization.

IRRIGATION MIRACLES, by Robert Franklin (Technical World). The carrying out of the various irrigation enterprises conducted by the Reclamation Service in the West.

MAKING THE CACTUS PAY, by S. R. Mitchell (Technical World). Practical uses of the thorny inhabitant of the masa lands and mountain sides.

OREGON AND THE WATER GRABBERS, by Randall R. Howard (Technical World). The

AMERICAN SEASIDE HOMES, by Russell F. Whitehead (Architectural Record). Recent seashore residences along the Atlantic Coast.

ARTISTS AND ARTISTES, by Harry Furniss (Strand). Art as portrayed upon the stage.

IDEALISM IN MODERN ENGLISH ART, by Christian Brinton (Harper's). Profusely illustrated with reproductions of paintings.

IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BUILDING, (Ladies' Home Journal). Plans for building and remodeling various types of homes.

A SCULPTOR WHO SHAPED AMERICAN ART, by Charles S. Wood (Interior, July 28). The work of the famous sculptor, John Quincy Adams Ward.

WEST POINT'S WINDOW, by L. C. Speers (Pearson's). A description of the most wonderful memorial window in the world, dedicated by West Pointers to West Pointers.

EDUCATIONAL

THE CHAUTAUQUA IDEA (Columbian). A statement concerning the Chautauqua movement authorized by Rev. Dr. John H. Vincent.

EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES OF THE CENTRAL WEST, by Cyrus Northrup (World Today). A comparison of the western universities with those of the east.

THE EVOLUTION OF EDUCATION, by Lyman Abbott (Outlook, July 16). The fifth paper in a series on the spirit of democracy.

GOLDWIN SMITH AT OXFORD, by Professor W. L. Grant (Canadian Magazine). Written by a lecturer at Oxford from researches made on the spot.

GREEN ACRE AND ITS MISSION, by Lida A. Churchill (Progress). A description of the Green Acre Conferences which are held in Eliot, Maine.

THE HUMOR OF TEACHING, by Louise I. McWhinnie (World Today). Will be appreciated by every teacher.

THE NEW RESERVATION OF TIME, by William Fewett Tucker (Atlantic Monthly). A discussion by the ex-President of Dartmouth on the Carnegie pension for professors.

PRIVATE EDUCATION IN THE MIDDLE WEST, by Nathaniel Butler (World Today). With representative types of schools for both boys and girls.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS SOCIAL CENTERS, by Livy S. Richard (La Follette's, July 9). The use of public school buildings as social centers.

THE SOLAR OBSERVATORY ON MOUNT WILSON, by Herbert T. Wade (Review of Reviews). A scientific station unique in its nature and equipment.

THE WOMEN OF TOMORROW, by William Hard (Everybody's). A new ideal of education for women.

STUDYING EARTHQUAKES, by T. A. Jaggar, Jr. (Century). The unique work of the Japanese earthquake committee.

TALKS WITH A GREAT TEACHER, by J. Pease Norton (World's Work). Intimate hours with the late Professor William Graham Sumner.

WHERE Is THE PENSION FOUNDATION HEADED, by A. E. Winship (National). A frank criticism of the methods of administering the Carnegie Fund.

WHY 250,000 CHILDREN QUIT SCHOOL, by Luther H. Gulick, M. D. (World's Work). Why the yearly army drops out of line.

FINANCIAL

"FIXING" THE POSTAL BANK BILL (LaFollette's, July 9). The postal savings bank law recently enacted by Congress.

THE NEW YORK SUBWAY SITUATION, by William J. Gaynor (Outlook, July 30). A careful consideration of the transportation problem in New York.

THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK, by Hon. Thomas H. Carter (Columbian). A Government bank for people of small means.

THE SECURITY OF INVESTMENTS IN MEXICO, by Theodore K. Long (World Today). The presidential succession of Diaz.

WHY WE HAVE A POSTAL DEFICIT, by Herman B. Walker (LaFollette's, July 16). A careful study of the postoffice situation. HISTORICAL

ALLIANCE OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS, by Catherine Francis Cavanagh (Progress). The pact between twenty-one American republics to endeavor to bring about a better understanding, permanent prosperity, and peace.

AMERICA'S DEBT ΤΟ BEAUMARCHAIS, by John Preston Beecher (Harper's). The part he played in the Revolution and the tardy recognition by the United States.

THE AMERICAN GIPSY, by Riley M. Fletcher Berry (Century). First hand investigation

and knowledge of Romany life in America. BARBAROUS MEXICO, (American). Another article of the series, written by Dorothy Johns, a trained nurse, who describes things actually witnessed.

A BENEFICENT REVOLUTION, by Hester Donaldson Jenkins (Outlook, July 9). The recent changes which have taken place in Turkey.

THE BEST PEOPLE ON EARTH, by Lindsay Denison (Metropolitan). An interesting history of the founding and doings of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.

BOSTON'S LATIN QUARTER, by Mitchell Mannering (National). The historic landmarks of old Salem street.

FIFTH AVENUE, by James Barnes (Metropolitan). A description of America's most famous boulevard.

HONG-KONG, by William J. Aylward (Harper's). The motley life, color, and strange romance of this seaport town.

JERUSALEM, by Robert Hichens (Century). The sixth paper upon the Holy Land.

THE MEN OF MODERN CHIVALRY, by Paul Crissey (Pearson's). The Knights Templars, their beginning, their purposes; with particulars of the coming Chicago Conclave.

THE MISSISSIPPI EDEN, by Deshler Welch (Harper's). An account of Charles Dickens' connection with the great western land speculation, and his visit to this country.

THE MYSTERIOUS RUINED CITIES OF YUCATAN, by F. J. Tabor Frost (Wide World). A journey into regions unexplored by white man since the Spanish Conquest.

THE PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF PORFIRIG DIAZ (Cosmopolitan). The second installment of the autobiography of President Diaz.

THE QUEEN MOTHER'S PLOT, by J. Penninck (Wide World). The events which led to the poisoning of Charles IX.

A SHATTERED DREAM, by Morgan Roberts (National). The story of Bonaparte's American sweetheart.

SHAKESPEARE AL FRESCO, by Vivian Moses (Cosmopolitan). An account of a notable production of "As You Like It."

WILL YOU BE MY HUSBAND (Ladies' Home Journal). How Queens have proposed marriage.

A DIARY OF THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD, by Gideon Welles (Atlantic Monthly). Seventh article, "Frustrating the President's Policies."

HOME AND SOCIAL

ANTITOXIN FOR COST-OF-LIVINGITIS, by Bertha H. Smith (Sunset). Locating the seat of trouble, and the cure therefor.

THE BOY SCOUTS, by Ralph D. Blumenfeld (Outlook). The founding and growth in England of the movement for boys.

THE BOY SCOUTS IN AMERICA, by Ernest Thompson Seton (Outlook). The organization of the movement in this country.

THE CITY ROOF GARDEN, by Francis Arnold Collins (Review of Reviews). A description of how long neglected city roofs are being turned to good account.

CUSTOMS AT SOME EUROPEAN COURTS, (Strand). Some of the social rules and Court ceremonials by one who knows.

THE ESCAPE OF EDGAR SazonoFF, (Strand). The story of his escape from the guards as he was being escorted to Siberia, narrated in his own words.

A FIGHTING CHANCE FOR THE CITY CHILD, by Rheta Child Dorr (Hampton's). To save the city's babies.

GENTLEMEN OF THE SOUTH, by Harris Dickson (Everybody's). An appreciative view of the state of southern society.

THE ISLAND OF ANTICOSTI, by Henry Mann (Columbian). An account of a remarkable experiment in colonization.

LOVE STORIES OF REAL LIFE, (Strand). A collection of personal observations of interesting instances of romance.

MILLIONS FOR PLAY, by Littell McClung (Progress). The movement in recreation and play grounds for children.

PERFECTING THE WORK OF CORRECTION, by John L. Whitman (World Today). The science of prison construction and management.

PLAYGROUNDS AND AMERICAN CHILD LIFE, by Clara E. Laughlin (Interior, July 14). The children's playgrounds of Chicago.

THE POOR MAN'S CHANCE, by James Oliver Curwood (Pearson's). An explanation of some opportunities by which a poor man may become a rich man.

THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES AND THE PEOPLE, by Lyman Beecher Stowe (Outlook, July 9). How they should be conducted for the purpose for which they exist.

THE QUESTION "How?" by William Hanna Thompson, M. D. (Everybody's). An essay in fine philosophy.

SHABBY PEOPLE, by Harold Begbie (Strand). Some of the supers in the drama of London. SHOULD WOMEN SERVE AS SOLDIERS (Strand). A symposium. "If they cannot win husbands, let them win battles.'

SIBERIA AND THE RUSSIAN WOMAN, by Rose Strunsky (Forum). A careful study of the Russian woman revolutionist.

SOME FAILURES OF AMERICAN WOMEN, by Mrs. Newell Dwight Hillis (Outlook, July 16). An arraignment of the growing divorce evil.

THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY, by Lyman Abbott (Outlook). A series of articles in which the author considers the effect of democracy in the family; (July 2) The Pagan Ideal; (July 9) The Hebrew Ideal.

WHY JAPANESE WOMEN MAKE THE BEST WIVES, by Adachi Kinnosuke (Delineator). An artist in the handling of men.

WIVES AS COMPANIONS, by Louise Collier Willcox (Harper's Bazar). With some comparisons between English and American wives.

INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS

THE AMERICAN SALESMAN IN PAN AMERICA, by George Frederic Stratton (World Today). Opportunities, methods and obstacles in the transaction of business.

A CITY THAT TAXES THINGS AS THEY ARE, by Fred Bates Johnson (World's Work). Puts no tax on improvements, and assesses its business tax according to the square feet of floor space.

CALIFORNIA'S BLACK GOLD, by Walter V. Woehlke (Sunset). The development of the oil fields of California.

CITY LIFE IN FRANCE, by Harvey N. Shepard (Outlook, July 16). The activities and commercial aspects.

CLEARING OUR CROWDED STREETS, by Sidney Ososski (World Today). The cause of traffic congestion in the big cities, with some suggested remedies.

THE CONSERVATION OF THE BIRDS, by Omar H. Sample (Outlook). The value of the birds to the nation, and the proper protection therefor.

CUBA'S SERIOUS PLIGHT, by Robert Wickliffe Woolley (Pearson's). The third of a series of articles explaining the political and commercial status of Cuba.

DOES IT PAY TO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT? by Francis E. Leupp (Outlook, July 2). A discussion of the rewards to be gained.

THE FIRE INSURANCE GOUGE, by Allan L. Benson (Pearson's). What your fire insurance policy really means, and what one must do to get a "square deal" after a loss.

FOLLOWING THE WAY BILLS, by W. C. Jenkins (National). Some inside facts of the express business in America.

A GOVERNMENT SELLING POWER, by M. J. Patton (World's Work). How Ontario is spending millions to give cheap power to nearly 18,000 square miles.

GROWLING AT MEXICO, by Robert H. Murray (Sunset). An original research into the psychology of the American's grouch on Mexico and the Mexicans.

INSTEAD OF AN ARTICLE (Everybody's). About Pittsburg, and, incidentally, about editing a magazine.

MAKING OVER A CITY, by J. Horace McFarland (Delineator). Study of a city that tried to better itself, and some of the gratifying results.

NEW YORK'S CITY HALL PARK PROBLEM, by Montgomery Schuyler (Outlook). Whether the park shall be used as a site for a huge and towering building.

AMERICAN CHARACTERISTICS, by Guglielmo