BOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY PUPILS

914 SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

BOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY PUPILSPathways in Science, Book 7, We Look About Us by Gerald S. Craig, As-

sistant Professor of Natural Sciences, Teachers College, Columbia Uni-versity and Agnes Burke, Teacher in Horace Mann School and Instruc-tor in Kindergarten�First Grade Education, Teachers College, Colum-bia University. Cloth. Pages v+194. 13 x 19 cm. 1933. Ginn and Com-pany, 15 Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts. Price 68 cents.A science reader for the youngest elementary pupils; answers their

childish questions -about the things in nature, shows them new things,provides interesting activities, stimulates thought, and developes correctattitudes; artistic and attractive.My First Drill Book in Numbers, by C. L. Thiele, Director of Exact Sci-

ences, Detroit Public Schools and Irene Sauble, Supervisor of ExactSciences, Detroit Public Schools. Paper. 103 pages. 17x23 cm. 1932.Rand McNally and Company, 538 S. dark Street, Chicago, Illinois.An attractive number exercise and drill book for beginners; illustrated

in colors, with story problems, games, and tests.

Surprises, Book Three of Nature and Science Readers by Edith M. Patchand Harrison E. Howe. Cloth. Pages xiii+307. 13.5x18.5 cm. 1933.The Macmillan Company, 60 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Price 84cents.This book is appropriately named. Intersting nature study facts about

foods, textiles, animals, fuels, weather, rocks, and the sky; instructive sci-ence games included; attractively bound and illustrated.

Through Four Seasons, Book Four of Nature and Science Readers by EdithM. Patch and Harrison E. Howe. Cloth. Pages xiv+331. 13.5 x 18.5 cm.1933. The Macmillan Company, 60 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y.Price 88 cents.A worthy sequel to "Surprises,n but it is far more than the name sug-

gests for it tells not only of spring rains and summer sun but about seasonaloccupations and products, animal and bird habits under changing environ-ment, tides, dunes, fertilizers, soil, etc.�an excellent science reader forthe older elementary pupils.

ARCHEOLOGIST FINDS PREHISTORIC MOUNDUSED AS PARK KITCHEN

Invited to inspect a new municipal park at Newark, Dr. H. C. Shetroneof the Ohio State Museum has discovered that the scenic point chosen fora fine outdoor kitchen is a prehistoric Indian mound.The mound is cone-shaped and stands on the summit of a high hill. Dr.

Shetrone states that, without opening it, no one can tell whether it wasbuilt as an Indian burial place or as the setting for Indian ceremonies.The mound will be opened with a few days to determine its ancient use,and to find out whether it contains objects of prehistoric interest.Hundreds of picnic parties have prepared their lunches and roasted

^hot dogs" at the fire place on the mound this summer without any ideathat the high place was artificially raised many centuries ago.Two areas in Newark that contain Indian mounds and earthworks were

recently preserved by making them into state parks. One of these parks,containing a mound shaped like a spread eagle, was the scene of pictur-esque ceremonies earlier this month when citizens gathered by the pre-historic eagle to pledge support to the modern Blue Eagle of the N.R.A.�Science Service