Dr. C. G. Woodson has been asked to write for the revised edition of the "_Encyclopaedia Americana_" the article on "_Negro Education_."
The Cambridge University Press has published "_The Northern Bantu_," by J.
Roscoe. This is a short history of some central African tribes of the Uganda Protectorate.
J. A. Winter contributed to the July number of "_The South African Journal of Science_" a paper ent.i.tled "_The Mental and Moral Capabilities of the Natives, Especially of Sekukuniland_."
In "_Folk Lore_," September 30, 1915, appeared "_Some Algerian Superst.i.tions noted among the Shawai Berbers of the Aures Mountains and their Nomad Neighbors_."
Murray has published in London "_A History of the Gold Coast and Ashanti_"
in two volumes, by W. W. Claridge. The introduction is written by the Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Hugh Clifford. It covers the period from the earliest times to the commencement of the present century. The volume commences with an account of the Akan tribes and their existence in two main branches--Fanti and Ashanti. Beginning with the early voyages, the author gives an extensive sketch of European discovery and settlement.
"_A History of South Africa from the Earliest Days to the Union_," by W. C.
Scully, has appeared under the imprint of Longmans, Green and Company.
Fisher Unwin has published "_South West Africa_," by W. Eveleigh. The volume gives a brief account of the history, resources and possibilities of that country.
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