College readings in English prose

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1917 Excerpt: ... APPENDIX II: EXPOSITION AND ARGUMENT (Classified as to Topics) I. Agriculture. Pace Middle and Lower Classes in England under the Stuarts 99 The Realm of the Commonplace.... 165 Is Agriculture Declining? 324 Organization of Farmers 327 II. Economics. The.(Esthetic Value of Efficiency.... 58 The Case against the Single Tax.... 239 Speech on Old-Age Pensions 257 Popular Control of National Wealth.... 296 Is Agriculture Declining? 324 Organization of Farmers 327 The Organization of Labor 330 III. Education. The Aim of a University Education....15 Self-Cultivation in English 130 The Social Value of the College-Bred...137 The Intellectual Powers of Woman....276 IV. Engineering. Mine Helmets 43 A Mechanical Dishwasher 46 How the Panama Locks are Operated... 47 The Esthetic Value of Efficiency.... 58 Wireless in Railroad Service 228 The Mathematician and the Engineer...291 V. History. Beginning of Cabinet Government...-55 The Middle and Lower Classes in England under the Stuarts 99 Lincoln as More than an American....113 Francis Parkman 14S Goldwin Smith 149 The Monroe Doctrine 306 VI. Literature. tux Slang i Familiar Style i Self-Cultivation in English 130 Francis Parkman US Goldwin Smith 149 Jane Austen's "Emma" 105 On the Taller 201 The Waverley Novels 203 Mark Twain 208 VII. Politics and Government. Socialism 6 House of Representatives 31 Beginning of Cabinet Government. 55 Inaugural Address 109 A Vicious Proposal 221 The Nation's Pledge.......223 Absorption of the Indian 228 Nationalism and Peace.230 The Case Against the Single Tax....239 Council Government vs. Mayor Government.. 241 Speech on Old-Age Pensions 257 A Defence of the House of Lords.... 271 Popular Control of National Wealth....296 The Monroe Doctrine 3& State Control and the Individual...-325 Di...