PROFESSOR UPDYKE ON "COUNTY GOVERNMENT"

Professor Frank A. Updyke, of the department of Political Science, is one of the contributors to the recently published volume of the Annals of theAmerican' Association of Political andSocial Science, entitled "County Government". His special topic, among the six types of county government in the United States treated in this volume is "County Government in New England".

After a brief historical statement respecting the original purpose in making the county a governmental unit — which was the same in all the New England states — and a comparison of the original and present number of counties in these six states, Professor Updyke treats in succession the following topics: (1) The different forms of organization of county government in these states and their various functions. (2) A comparative statement of the different officers provided by the laws of these states for the administration of county affairs, their respective powers and duties, terms of office and compensation.

This study by Professor Updyke of comparative county government, though limited in its scope to New England, merits wide attention for its accurate summary of the legal features of what many competent judges deem the best type of county government in the United States. Competent authorities have stated that they know of no such concise statement of the subject which is both so clear and so accurate.