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Recapture and Expansion of British Trade 



We have received from the International Correspondence Schools Ltd., Kings- 

 way, London, W.C., a series of pamphlets of about thirty-five pages each called by 

 the above title, and dealing with (1) Internal-Combustion Engineering, (2) Mechani- 

 cal Engineering, (3) Textile Industries, (4) Electrical Industries, (5) Chemical and 

 Allied Trades, (6) The Commercial War and Expert Selling, (7) Coal-Mining 

 Industry, and (8) The Building Trade. Those interested in such pursuits will 

 find these pamphlets a valuable and practical aid, and their small compass renders 

 it possible for the busiest person to give them careful study. In each of them a 

 comparison is made between English and German methods, pointing out where 

 Germany has excelled in the particular trade under discussion, and giving practical 

 suggestions for remedying British shortcomings. While the technical details in 

 these pamphlets necessarily differ, in all of them one or two dominant notes are 

 struck, such as the vital necessity of an adequate encouragement of scientific 

 research, which has often been the means of bringing certain industries to birth, 

 the need of co-operation between employer and employed, and the responsibility 

 which rests with every individual to put forward intelligent and conscientious 

 effort for eventual success. 



The Athenaeum Subject-Index to Periodicals 



We have been very glad to receive the 191 5 numbers of this valuable Index 

 issued by the Athenceum, Bream's Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, E.C. One 

 of these (on Science and Technology) consists of nearly eighty pages. It com- 

 mences with articles in almost all periodicals published during the year arranged 

 according to subjects, so that any one who is interested in a particular subject can 

 at once look up the references. At the end of the publication there is an eight- 

 page index of authors' names. The price is only 2s. 6d. In addition to the annual 

 volume the Athenceum publishes a series of Class Lists of the kind mentioned 

 above dealing with the following : 



A. Theology and Philosophy. 



B. History. 



Bi. The European War. 



C. Geography, Anthropology, and Folk-lore. 



D. Sports and Games. 



E. Economic and Political Sciences. Law. 



F. Education. 



G. Fine Arts and Archaeology. 

 H. Music. 



I. Language and Literature. 

 J. Science and Technology. 

 K. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. 



The publication of monthly indexes will commence this year, and the annual 

 subscription for the whole series is £2 10s. The Index has been brought out at 

 the request of the Council of the Library Association. Our only criticism is that it 

 is not made perfectly clear on the cover that each volume is only a class list, and 

 the purchaser may possibly be misled on this point. 



