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J. H. HENDERSON.
MISS BREWSTER.
The University WEEKLY is just a year old and is proud of its record. The history of Kansas University journalism up to a year ago is the record of factional strife, and the result was small papers whose contents were not infrequently of an unpleasantly acrid character. The Students' Journal was the result of organization on the part of a large body of students who had hitherto been unorganized. At the request of the other papers of the University and also in deference to the wishes of the Faculty and the business men of Lawrence, the Kansas University WEEKLY was formed by the coalition of all the weekly papers in the University. The present standing of the WEEKLY fully justifies the wisdom of those who originated the project. It is but fitting that public mention should be made at this time of the valuable services rendered the new paper at the beginning of the present school year by several members of the outgoing class. Mr. J.H. Patten, the first managing editor, is to be commended for his efforts in placing the paper at once upon a safe financial basis. Mr. Patten's work as president of the lecture bureau, also reflects great credit upon him. Miss Grace Brewster whose contributions to these columns have invariably been read with interest, established our literary department. Mr.J.H. Henderson whose critical work has been very valuable, has been a distinguished member of the staff during the greater part of the year.
New Books.
POEMS OF UHLAND.—Selected and edited by W. T. Hewett, Professor of German Language and Literature in Cornell University—MacWillan & Co., New York.
The preparation of a volume of selections from Uhland for the use of college students was a good idea, and the present volume is
not likely to be superseded. The quantity and variety of the selections is satisfactory, and the critical material supplies nearly all that would be desirable. If the volume has a fault it is that it is over-edited. The fact that a remote ancestor of Uhland slew a Turkish pasha at Belgrade, is as superfluous as the information that the stanza of Die Nonne (which is given) consists of five verses, though in a different way. Users of the book should be too thankful for the admirable bibliography and double indexes to complain of the fact that the notes give a monotonous and space-consuming repetition of the same matter. Typographical errors in the notes: P. 230, 'signed—d' should follow '1813'; p. 234, 'V. 2.' should be on next page, after 'V. 1.'; p. 236 (note to p. 23), 'Translated by' should be omitted, or the following blank filled up; p. 253, 'weiser' should be 'weisen'; p. 272, 'des Frau Wirthin,' should be der F. W.'; p. 296, 'Vechtland' should be 'Uechtland.' 'Thät', is not like English 'do' as stated in the note to 'Jägerlied' II. 2. It is incorrectly printed 'Thät' in the text on page 28. In the Indicative, 'do' may translate 'thät', but never in the conditional 'thät'.
W. H. CARRUTH.
AUS HERZ UND WELT—Two short stories, edited by William Bernhardt, of the Washington High school. D. C., Heath & Co., Boston.
Two specimens of current, colloquial German, good for sight reading, or filling up gaps. Despite the disclaimer of the editor, the notes are too plentiful. After a first year the student should be forced to rely on his dictionary. The editor does well to explain ja, doch, and also, but need the same thing be said six times of each? Page 74 'deities of avenge' should read d.of revenge.' W.H.CARRUTH.
HISTORY OF NINETEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE— Saintsbury. New York, MacMillan & Co., 1896, $1.50.
Every student of English Literature is interested in Saintsbury's new history of English literature, 1780-1895. It fills the gap that has for some time existed between the close of most of the standard literary histories and the present time, and the series to which it belongs is now complete, and one of the best accessible. Several thorough and scholarly studies of English literature and related subjects are now in process of publication, but it will be years before any of them are brought down to the present time, and meanwhile the present work is invaluable. E.M.HOPKINS.