From the beginning of the academic year through the first semester the University Press has published in addition to the official University publications, 18 books. The record of output this year has not been broken as the Press published the same number of books during 1921-22. An unusual thing has happened this year in that five of the books printed since September 1, 1922 have either already been reprinted or will be before the middle of April. The usual length of time for University Press publications to run into second editions has been two years. The reason offered by the Press for this year's unprecedented occurence is the more general appeal of the reading matter to the public and the greater attractiveness in the binding.

Books Which Have Appealed

Three of the books that have been especially popular with the public are "Public Opinion in War and Peace" by President Lowell, which is an analysis of modern society; "Memoirs of the Harvard Dead in the War Against Germany" by Mark Antony DeW. Howe '87, which contains the biographies of Harvard men who fell in the Great War from April 7 to August 4, 1918; "Argonauts of '49" by Octavious Thorndike Howe '73, which tells of the thrilling experience of a company of Massachusetts gold-seekers who went around the Horn 75 years ago.

Complete List of Books Given

Following is the complete list printed in chronological sequence, of the books published by the University Press since the beginning of the year.

Zenas C. Dickinson: Economic Motives. A summary of psychology for the use of economists and a re-examination of economic doctrines from the point of view of psychological analysis.

Daniel Berkeley Updike: Printing Types; Their History, Forms, and Use. Now in its second printing, this great history of topography has been immediately and enthusiastically hailed by experts everywhere as the finest work in its field.

Raymond D. Havens G. '08: The Influence of Milton. An examination of the life and work of Milton that can be compared only to David Masson's monumental labors in another part of the same field.

Francis Bowes Sayre, Law '12: Cases on Labor Law. A text book for American law schools, which has in addition much appeal to all who are interested in the legal aspects of the labor question.

Paull Franklin Baum G. '12: The Principles of English Versification. A new consideration of English verse-writ- ing on the basis of recent psychological theories of rhythm and harmony.

Maurice De Wulf: Mediaeval Philosophy. A summary of Thomism by the leading authority on this subject a professor at Louvain and Harvard.

Felix Frankfurter, Law '06: Cases on Interstate Commerce. The second, revised edition of a text-book for law-schools.

William Henry Robey, Med. '95: The Causes of Heart Failure. Like other volumes in the Harvard Health Talks, this is a popular account of the disease with suggestions for prevention and assistance to the physician.

Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, volume 33. The annual issue.

Joseph Beale: Cases on Taxation. A text book for law schools.