1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 309Indianapolis.— "A History of the Mississippi Valley, fromits Discovery to the End of Foreign Domination," was writtenby John R. Spears, '72 (in collaborationwith A. H. Clark), andpublished by A. S. Clark, 174Fulton Street, New York. It isan octavo volume of 436 pages,containing 15 prints of places, 44portraits, 23 maps, 5 plans, 10head and tail pieces, and 24 historicalchapter headings. Theprice is I5 net. The followingnotice is from the IndianapolisNews: "It is Mr. Spears whomthe New York Sun sent to themountains of Kentucky to find outthe truth about feudal wars, and toall other places where pluck andcourage were needed to enable aFrom The Literary Digest. correspondent to get his facts.JOHN R. SPEARS.Mr. .Spears, whose work the scissorsmen of American newspapers are constantly looking for,is the ideal reporter. He sees all sides of a 'story,' as by akind of mental coup d'oeil; and to accurate observation headds literary skill of a high order. It cannot often be saidthat a newspaper writer has style; but we think there wouldbe little difficulty in identifying Mr. Spear's work no matterwhere found, by its simplicity and directness."COLLEGIATE,Teachers' College ofColumbia University is offering a coursein pedagogics designed especially for Sunday school teachers.It is announced that hereafter all students, before graduationat the University of Minnesota, must pass an examinationin spelling.Several warehouses owned by Johns Hopkins were burnedin the great Baltimore fire, but the loss of the university willnot be serious—only about S8,ooo out of ^150,000 worth ofinsurance. In addition, of course, will be the loss of incomeuntil the destroyed buildings are rebuilt.