Show Philippine Saga A Book Review I have just been accorded the pleasure pleas pleas- ure of trading the book Philippine Philippine Philippine Philip pine Saga written by Marl Marius Marlus us John a cousin of our fellow townsman Emory 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 oC Marius John as a teacher In the small towns of the I Philippines written with quaint ease never Clever a striving for elegant writing yet nicely nicety putting before one his own personal contact with a kind and hospitable hos hos- hospitable people Marius Manus 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 w at Clear Lake In the days of long ago Marius studied at Stanford Un Un and later was on the stoff of oC the Salt Lake Tribune also he became the edkor ed- ed icor kor of the Sentinel e ilist e-ilist- ed cd in the U. U S. S Army with the medical service as he belonged to the Society of Friends and Quakers do not fight In places in the book one can seethe see seethe seethe the nice mild treatment of his train- train irp irr g manifest his kindness the 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 phil phil- of life liCe is expressed In several conclusions and comments I enjoyed reading the book and feel amply repaid for having done so FB |