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160 THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

sents known things with such charm of style that one for-
gets the fact that one is reading about well-known matters.
The carefully prepared Study Helps by Teacher H. A. Mertz,
consisting of chapter outlines and questions, will greatly
enhance the value of the book for classroom use.

Dr. Francis Pieper. A Biographical Sketch. By Theo-
dore Graebner. Concordia Publishing House, St.
Louis, Mo. 61 pages; paper covers. Price, 15 cts.

A reliable, well-written, though very brief, biography

of a great theologian. No doubt, this brief sketch will
enjoy a larger circulation than would a more extensive
life; but we nevertheless hope that the publishers will
commission Dr. Graebner to write a more extensive biog-
raphy at some later date. This great teacher deserves
a more pretentious monument than is given him by this
sketch, and the author who within a few weeks of Dr. Pie-
per’s death could present us with such a biographical gem
as this brief outline is would be the man to write the
more exhaustive biography of this great Lutheran theo-
logian.

Curriculum for the Teaching of Science.
Potzger, M.A.

Curriculum for the Teaching of Spelling. By H.A.
Mertz and W.A.Siems. Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis, Mo. Prices: The former, 50 cts.; the lat-
ter, 20 cts.

Very probably the market for these monographs will
be limited, but our pastors and teachers could do much
to circulate them; first, by buying copies for themselves;
secondly, by telling public-school teachers and others in-
terested in teaching about them. Any person interested
in the art and science of teaching will find much valuable
material in these two curricula. We need not feel back-
ward about recommending them to anybody. The reviewer
expects to show them to instructors of a normal college
near his home, and he has confidence enough in the good
judgment of these teachers to feel certain that they will
find much to commend in them. — What was particularly
gratifying to the writer was that these monographs plainly
show that there is a specifically Lutheran way of teaching
the secular branches, even spelling. The curriculum on
science brings this fact out in a masterful way.

By J..E.

Convention Year-Book of the Walther League, 1931.
Order from The Walther League, 6438 Eggleston Ave.,
Chicago, Ill. Price, $1.00.

The Executive Secretary of the Walther League, the
Rey. E. Umbach, is the editor of this Convention Year-book,
“containing the complete proceedings, programs, reports,
sermons, addresses, and many other matters of interest
pertaining to the convention at Lutherland, a perfect con-
yention land,” June 21—25, 1931. This Year-book gives
a true account of the recent convention, as also of the
youth movement in the Synodical Conference during the
past year. Whoever is interested in the young people of
our Church will have his interest increased by reading
this book and from it will be able to get many a valuable
and helpful hint how to show his interest in the youth
in a practical way. ¥F.J.L.

A Word to Mission Boards and Mission-Workers.

Missionary articles and items are very welcome. We
earnestly solicit such on all our missionary enterprises.
The PIoNEER is published by the Synodical Conference as
@ missionary monthly, first of all in the interest of our

' extensive missions among the Freedmen, but also in the
interest of all other missions. It is the only English pe-
Tiodical within the bounds of the Synodical Conference
_ wholly devoted to the great cause of missions and for this
"reason should be fayored with articles and items by the

various mission boards and its workers. The more of such
contributions the Pioneer is able to bring its readers, the
more welcome it will be to them, since they are the friends
of missions and wish to hear of their progress. But the
Editor has one request to make: Do not send him dupli-
cates of articles or carbon copies of articles or reports
furnished other papers. Readers of the Pioneer do not
like to read in its columns what they have read in some
other periodical. The best the Editor can do with such
contributions possibly is to use portions as missionary
news items.

Contributions Received by the Treasurer.
August 1—31, 1931.

Received for Colored Missions from the following col-
ored congregations: Augustana, Alexandria, $25.00; Beth-
any, Nyland, 5.47; Bethany, Yonkers, 55.00; Bethel, Con-
over, 1.60; Bethel, Rock West, 12.66; Bethlehem, Holy
Ark, 39.74; Bethlehem, Monroe, 1.89; Christ, Rosebud,
20.24; Concordia, Lowerstone, 5.00; Concordia, Montrose,
70.72; Concordia, New Orleans, 15.00; Holy Cross, Cam-
den, 11.13; Ebenezer, Atmore, 1.47; Faith, Mobile, 5.04;
Gethsemane, Hamburg, 13.11; Grace, Concord, 30.00;
Grace, Ingomar, 18.69; Grace, St. Louis, 25.00; Hope,
Kings Landing, 8.96; Immanuel, Pensacola, 30.00; Mission
in Baltimore, 5.00; Mission in Bashi, 2.00; Mission in
Baton Rouge, 1.05; Mission in Cleveland, 23.11; Mission
in New Bern, 3.61; Mount Calvary, Kannapolis, 30.00;
Mount Calvary, Midway, 6.00; Mount Calvary, Mount
Pleasant, 10.00; Mount Calvary, Tilden, 40.04; Mount
Olive, Catawba, .75; Mount Olive, Tinela, 18.16; Mount
Zion, Bostian Cross Roads, 10.00; Mount Zion, Charlotte,
40.00; Our Redeemer, Longmile, 20.12; Our Savior, Pos-
sum Bend, 33.13; Peace, Maplesville, 2.82; Pilgrim, Bir-
mingham, 72.34; St. Andrew’s, Vredenburgh, 10.73; St.
James’s, Buena Vista, 29.76; St. James’s, Southern Pines,
10.00; St. John’s, Joffre, 57.22; St. John’s, Salisbury,
15.00; St. Luke’s, High Point, 8.00; St. Luke’s, Lamison,
5.28; St. Luke’s, Spartanburg, 10.00; St. Mark’s, Acker-
ville, 26.42; St. Marks, Atlanta, 24.00; St. Mark’s, Winston-
Salem, 6.00; St. Matthew’s, Arlington, 22.34; St. Mat-
thew’s, Meherrin, 9.07; St. Paul’s, Charlotte, 20.76; St.
Paul’s, Los Angeles, 42.00; St. Paul’s, New Orleans, 50.00;
St. Paul’s, Oak Hill, 14.60; St. Peter’s Cabarrus County,
12.00; St. Peter’s, Pine Hill, 27.25; St. Philip’s, Catherine,
13.11; St. Philip’s, Chicago, 50.00; St. Philip’s, Philadel-
phia, 25.00; St. Philip’s, St. Louis, 115.00; Trinity, Selma,
6.69; Zion, Gold Hill, 5.00; Zion, Taits Place, 18.70.

Afiscellaneous: From Chas. Ehlers and Children, Storm
Lake, Iowa, for Negro Missions, $7.00. From N. N., Low-
den, Iowa, for Negro Missions, 10.00. From Luther Con-
ference in Louisiana (Memorial Wreath in Memory of
Rev. C. F. Drewes), for Negro Missions, 15.00.

Tueo. W. Ecxart, 7'reasurer.

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