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'Tis Dot in mortals to COMMAND success, but we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll DESERVE IT. 



— Addison: Cato. 



An Almanac that is Worth While. 



One of the neatest, cleanest, best 

 arranged almanacs that have come to 

 this desk is the one issued by the The 

 Atlantic Monthly Company Boston, 

 Massachusetts. It tells in convenient 

 form just what one wants to know as 

 the earth rolls on and travels around 

 the sun for 191 5. "The Atlantic 

 Monthly" seems to be growing bet- 

 ter with every issue. There is a lot of 

 good common sense and skilled literary 

 ability displayed in this rapidly grow- 

 ing magazine. 



ial fields, aiming to become the profes- 

 sional journal for those engaged in the 

 work of our lower and higher schools, 

 and to be of interest to the wider pub- 

 lic for whom education is of vital con- 

 cern. It will emphasize the relations 

 of education to the social order, scien- 

 tific research in education and its ap- 

 plications, freedom of discussion, and 

 reports and news of events of educa- 

 tional interest. 



For Winter Photography . 

 The C. P. Goerz American Optical 

 Company, New York City, are intro- 

 ducing an ideal lens for winter photo- 

 graphy. It is known as the Dogmar 

 F: 4. 5 lens Their pocket cameras 

 and their lenses make outdoor photog- 

 raphy alluring even in severe weath- 

 er. When you write to them, do not 

 fail to ask for a copy of their memo- 

 randum book and for particulars of 

 their Fago Theatre Glass. This glass 

 should interest all that even seldom go 

 to the theatre or the opera. It is a 

 beautiful piece of work and beautifully 

 effective. 



"School and Society." 



This is a weekly journal covering 

 the whole field of education in relation 

 to the problems of American democ- 

 racy. It begins publication with the 

 number for January 2, 191 5, under the 

 editorship of Dr. J. McKeen Cattell, 

 professor of psychology in Columbia 

 University and the Teachers College, 

 editor of "Science," "The Popular 

 Science Monthly" and "The American 

 Naturalist." The journal will follow 

 the general lines that have made 

 "Science" of service in the sciences, 

 cooperating with publications in spec- 



He Has Built a Conchological Museum. 



There are few things in nature more 

 interesting than the collecting of shells. 

 They appeal to everybody, either from 

 their beauty alone or from their sci- 

 entific interest. Many of our natural- 

 ists began by collecting shells. One 

 of our members in Japan, Mr. Y. 

 Hirase, Karasumaru, Kyoto, Japan, 

 years ago started with us as a member 

 and has grown up under our auspices. 

 At present he has a large conchological 

 museum and supplies shells to all 

 parts of the world. He has many pa- 

 trons in this country. The war in 

 which Japan is engaged and the spe- 

 cially hard times have drawn the at- 

 tention of some people, especially his 

 patrons in Europe, from shells to other 

 matters. We, therefore, appeal to all 

 shell loving people outside of the war 

 districts to send Mr. Hirase an order. 

 He is engaged in commendable work, 

 not alone from the business point of 

 view but from a desire to interest 

 other people in shells. He is a genu- 

 ine amateur and has views of nature 

 at the proper angle. Write to him and 

 give him at least a small order. 



When one has health, strength, and 

 expertness to do a thing there is pleas- 

 ure in doing it. In a word, the horror 

 is from disuse of the innate power, and 

 the' sublimest pleasure may be found 

 in excursions into the infinite. — Dr. 

 George M. Gould. 



