Show Philippine Saga A Book Review I have just been accorded the tile pleasure pleas pleas- ure of eroding the book Philippine Philippine Philip Phllip pine Saga written by Marius John a n cousin cousin of our fellow townsman Emory Emory Em Em- ory W. W John The volume before meis me meis meis is autographed by the author with love to Emory It deals with the experiences of Marlus Marius John as a teacher In the small towns of or the j I Philippines written with quaint ease never a striving for lor elegant writing yet nicely putting before one his own personal contact with a kind and hospitable hospitable hospitable hos hos- people Marius Marlus John was born In Sterling Illinois his father owned the Sterling Sterling Sterling Ster ling Gazette This may account for forthe forthe forthe the fact that his cousin Barclay John was once editor of the Review at Clear Lake in the days of long ago Marius studied at Stanford r ity and later was on the stoff of or the Salt Lake Tribune also he became the ed- ed of the e enlisted enlist ed in the U. U S. S Army with the medical service as he belonged to the Society of Friends and Quakers do not fight right In places In the book one can see seethe seethe seethe the nice mild treatment of his training train traIn- ing Iry manifest manlest his kindness the reception re reception reception re- re that got from the Philippines who at first thought him a spy and later won to him firmly His phIlosophy philosophy philosophy phil phIl- of or life Is expressed In several conclusions and comments I enjoyed reading the book and feel amply repaid for having done so FB I |