The Oxford Stamp, and other Essays. By Frank Aydelotte. (Oxford
University Press. 6s. net.)—Profeesor Aydelotte, who held a Rhodes scholarship at Oxford some years ago, and has since taught in American Universities, repays his debt to Oxford in several charming essays. What impressed him most in Oxford was the "unity, independence, and thoroughness" of the work. The graduate found no " organization " to guide him; he had to choose his path for himself. But when he had formed his plan of study, he received unlimited help. The author says that English methods have for some years been finding favour in American Universities, though in an amusing essay on "The Religion of Punch "—" punch" being the indefinable quality which "makes railways without money, churches without religion, literature with- out art, newspapers without news, and educational institutions without educated men "—he shows that the Middle West fetus the taming effect of Oxford on young Americans. Professor Ayde- lotte's plea for a more rational teaching of English literature, on the lines of modern classical studies, well deserves attention.
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