The Trail of Life in College (review)

56 BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION the Society of Friends ... an opportunity to be of service," and comments on the greater importance of the latter purpose. Nine chapters are concerned with war relief in various countries of Europe, the terrible need for it, and its effects on the inhabitants. Six chapters deal with the " New Impetus to Humanitarian Activities at Home," Social Order, Relief of Miners, Inter-racial Activities, etc., and the " effects of these upon American Quakers." In the chapter on Inter-racial Activities Dr. Jones has failed to cover the field fully, his sources of information not having been sufficiently wide. In some places in his book statistics make dry reading. Again one feels a quickening pulse at the tale of awful devastation, and an admiration at the indomitable effort and selfless service, which carried the message of Christ's love to despairing humanity. Charts and photographs illustrate the text acceptably, the style is clear and simple, the forecast of the future for the Society is interesting and, taken by and large, the book is a sympathetic and very readable addition to the historiography of Friends and their doings. Anne Biddle Stirling Philadelphia, Pa. Jones, Rufus M. The Trail of Life in College. New York: The Macmillan Company. 1929. Pp. 201. As the copy for this Bulletin goes to the printer the editor is having 3 brief glimpse, in galley-proof, of the new volume in Rufus M. Jones' autobiography entitled, " The Trail of Life in College." No one who knows Rufus Jones will want to miss this book—especially those who also know Haverford. The book contains much intimate history of the college and of college people. One chapter is devoted to President Thomas Chase—the author wishing " to pay some of the debt I owe this Olympian friend and guide of my youth." The first chapter is on " Choosing a College." The thirteenth and last is on " A Mountain Top and a New Friend." These chapters and what lies between them will probably be known to most of our readers before this Bulletin comes from the press. Klain, Zora. Educational Activities of New England Quakers. Philadelphia : Westbrook Publishing Company. 1928. Pp. 228. $3.50. Selections from the Minutes of New England Yearly Meeting and its subordinate meetings, interspersed with occasional extracts from private correspondence and the reminiscences of Quaker teachers and scholars, form the basis of this study of the educational activities of New England Friends. As the sub-title indicates, it is a source book, intended presumably for use by classes in education, not a narrative for the general reader. The conclusions to be drawn from the documents here presented might be stated somewhat as follows. New England Friends have been predomi- ...