Just in the way of illustration: In the issue of September 29th, “Beautiful Buildings of the World,” Professor Clarence Ward describes the Alhambra. Mr. Dwight L. Elmendorf also tells about this celebrated Moorish palace in the issue of September 15th. A large volume could be written on the Alhambra without exhausting all that is interesting in it. But a large volume would be more than most people would care to read. The bare facts about the Alhambra could be told in a brief encyclopedic article. But that would be dry and, to many, uninteresting. In The Mentor Mr. Elmendorf describes the Alhambra as an experienced traveler and observer sees it. Professor Ward, with the cultivated eye of a student of architecture, appraises the Alhambra as a beautiful building. Two well-informed men tell about the same subject, each from his own point of view. The result is a fuller and more satisfying impression. And later on, in considering the historic palaces of the world, the Alhambra may again be considered from another point of view. * * * * * In this way the light of information is brought to bear on a subject from various sides, and the reader is brought with fresh interest to the subject several times, and can view it in its different aspects. We want all the members of The Mentor Association to appreciate the breadth of this plan, for it will make clear to them the reason why some important subjects are at present merely touched upon in The Mentor. We want our members to know the plan that we are building up in a simple, constructive way, under the advice of the wisest educators. And we want our members to feel a share in this constructive work. * * * * * Write to us freely and frankly. It will be a great help. Tell us what has interested you most in The Mentor. It is most interesting in our work to note the desire shown by readers for certain subjects, and the demand for back numbers. In a plan of this sort back numbers are just as valuable as forthcoming numbers, and as the weeks go by the store of valuable material increases in volume. This makes a binder desirable. We have a very attractive Mentor box binder, neat in appearance and holding 13 copies. It will preserve your Mentors in good condition, and that is worth something, for you will always want them. The price is 50 cents each (or four for $1.75), by prepaid parcel post. [Illustration: LA SALLE’S HOUSE. NEAR MONTREAL, CANADA] _THE CONTEST FOR NORTH AMERICA_ _La Salle_ ONE