The new poetry -- The Catholic spirit in longfellow -- The alleged pessimism of the American novel -- The whole truth -- The fine arts of reading and writing -- A plea for salutary sentimentalism -- The bible as a means to literary training -- The pioneer in pageantry at work -- The promise of young America -- Tracking the half truth -- Hospitals for the hopelessly healthy -- The case for the parochial school -- Introducing the children to the saints -- The lesson of Bernadette of Lourdes -- The passing of a valiant woman.