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magne. For beginners' purposes, the word rubbish will classify the quartette. Then follows DeGreef s Introduction, which certainly marks a stage in the growth of sociology, but beginners need to be told where to place it and what is most useful in it. After this come Letour- neau (name also misspelled), Schaeffle (Bau undLeben), and then the four sociological books of Gumplowicz. For beginners these latter would be equally useful, to all intents and purposes, if they were together what a printer's error has made of the Rasstnkampf, viz., a treatise on the horse contest. Next in order is Simmel's Ueber sociale Differenzifrung, the most abstruse of Simmel's sociological monographs, and, so far as I know, untranslated. If Simmel is to be mentioned to beginners, why not name "The Problem of Sociology," published in the Annals of the American Academy t Just below, the list continues : "Ward, Dynamic Sociology, and the two volumes by Bascom, Sociology and. Social Theory." The former of Bascom's books has not even a third-cousinly relation to methodology of any sort, and mention of either in such company is bathos. The next book named is truly said to be for beginners, but why single out that reference when the whole volume is for begin- ners? The paragraph concludes with the safe but not sufficient propositions : "Introduction to Sociology, by Arthur Fairbanks, contains a valuable bibliography. A complete system is aimed at by Professor Giddings in Principles of Sociology."

All this is a jumble where there should be systematic discrimina- tion. The book may well confirm respect for Dr. Stuckenberg as a thinker, but it will not strongly commend his judgment as a teacher.

ALBION W. SMALL.

Outlines of Sociology. By LESTER F. WARD. New York : Mac- millan's, 1898. Pp. xii+301.

UNDER this well-chosen title Mr. Ward has collected the twelve papers published by him in the first two volumes of this Journal. The book falls into two parts Part I, "Social Philosophy," dealing with the boundaries of sociology, and Part II, "Social Science," dealing with its main features.

Professor Ward's great scientific knowledge enables him to locate and characterize social phenomena in the general scheme of cosmic evolution with a rare precision and clearness. His placement of soci- ology among the sciences is consequently of classic excellence. Of