In general, the problem of proportion is well solved. At first glance, one is tempted to criticize the relatively brief treatment of Part II and the large space given to Part III. But the suggestive questions at the ends of chapters will enable the teacher to treat of the organization of the government as fully as he desires, while some of the chapters dealing with the functions of government may be omitted without violating the unity of the subject. To the present reviewer, however, the arrangement is very satisfactory, for he believes that teachers have erred in sacrificing the live activities of government to the dry details of form. If, instead of compelling pupils to master the functions of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General, or to learn the appellate jurisdiction of each of the courts, we could lead them to watch a State purify its elections or a city secure a water supply, fewer of them would find civil government “dull.” The criticisms that may be made are of minor importance. School books should be bound in part leather. The book would be more usable if the paragraphs were numbered. An occasional misstatement appears, e. g., that only eleven colonies were present in the First Continental Congress (p. 45). Chapter IX, a narrative of the expansion of American territory might well be omitted, as belonging more properly to another subject. The index is adequate. The appendix contains some useful documents, including the New York law of 1892 for the prevention of bribery, and the provision of the California Constitution which permits cities to frame their own charters. President Nicholas Murray Butler has indicated in the following sentence the ultimate object of civics teaching: “He who truly understands the meaning of liberty and the meaning of law, and the relation of one to the other, is ready to face his full duty as an American citizen.” To impart this understanding, the present volume seems especially well fitted. The high responsibility of citizen training rests upon the teacher and cannot be shifted, but he should find in this book a most serviceable tool. [“Advanced Civics. The Spirit, the Form, and the Functions of the American Government.” By S. E. Forman, Ph.D. New York. The Century Co.] * * * * * The History Teacher’s Magazine Published monthly, except July and August, at 5805 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., by McKINLEY PUBLISHING CO. A. E. McKINLEY, Proprietor. =SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.= One dollar a year; single copies, 15 cents each. =POSTAGE PREPAID= in United States and Mexico; for Canada, 20 cents additional should be added to the subscription price, and to other foreign countries in the Postal Union, 30 cents additional. =CHANGE OF ADDRESS.= Both the old and the new address must be given when a change of address is ordered. =ADVERTISING RATES= furnished upon application. EDITORS =Managing Editor=, ALBERT E. MCKINLEY, PH.D.