Michigan Alumnus Volume 15 (Paperback)

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. 1909 Excerpt: ...of Maneuver and Firing Problems. A handy little book apparently well considered and likely to be useful to one who wants in small space the essentials of artillery practice. M. E. C. Notes on Field Artillery for Officers of all Arms. By Captain Oliver L. Spaulding, Jr., U.S.A., Fifth Field Artillery. Pub lished by the U. S. Cavalry Association, 1908. Price, $1.25; if desired without maps, $1.00. A FRENCH GRAMMAR In spite of the number of French grammars already in use, comparatively few are at all adapted to classroom use, particularly in college. Any grammar that may be used here successfully is, therefore, welcome. The new grammar by Professors Thieme and Effinger has already given good results and is thoroughly practical. In the first place, the rules are generally clearly stated. Then, too, the consecutive treatment of subjects, which the authors describe in the introduction, has very decided advantages, and has been fairly consistently followed. Thus the noun and the adjective are treated tolerably completely in the opening lessons. Next the formation of the regular verb is studied from the principal parts, the tenses being treated in the order of the principal parts on which they may be said to be formed. Then come the different kinds of pronouns, and finally the more miscellaneous essentials of French syntax. A useful feature of the book is the wealth of exercises given with each lesson. These may be used to give practice in translation, composition, pronunciation and oral work. Beginning with the twenty-sixth lesson, detached French sentences are abandoned, and the composition is based on Daudet's "La derniere classe." The idea of basing the composition on a work of literature is good, but the work selected is a trifle difficult for the st...