Book Reviews and Notices : Readings in American State Government. By LANE W. LANCASTER and A. C. BRECKENRIDGE. (New York: Rinehart and Co., Inc. 1950. Pp. ix, 347. $1.50.)

• Date: 01 March 1951
• DOI: 10.1177/106591295100400158
• Published date: 01 March 1951
• Subject Matter: Articles

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was no widespread interest among the branches of the university system.
The project became embroiled in the struggle over university reorganization
advocated by the educational administrator who had originally cham-
pioned the Montana Study. Powerful political enemies had been inherited.
The &dquo;red&dquo; label was also attached to the project after two staff members
wrote and spoke about the Missouri Valley Authority. In the face of such
formidable opposition, rejection by the state legislature of the request
for further financing was not surprising. Probably more startling is the
fact that so much was done during the brief existence of a stimulating
experiment.
JOHN C. BOLLENS.
University of California at Los Angeles.
Readings in American State Government. By LANE W. LANCASTER and
A. C. BRECKENRIDGE. (New York: Rinehart and Co., Inc. 1950. Pp.
ix, 347. $1.50.)
Among a number of desirable features in this book are the varied and
carefully selected materials for illustrative purposes. There are several
types of legal writs, including that of habeas corpus, a prosecutor’s informa-
tion, a veto message of a state governor, a validation of marriage, a petition
of initiative and referendum, a warrant in a felony case, an affidavit, and a
petition for the rendition of fugitives from justice. In...