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January, 1938

During the first year of high schoolthe student is usually required to readabout eight books, and here he is intro­duced to three words-required, supple­mentary, and classic, worst of the three.He develops an antipathy for books ingeneral based on these three words. Hisreading habits are formed at the cornerdrug store, or by patronage of the vendorof questionable literature always foundwithin easy reach of the schools, throughcheap literature, or not at all.

Encouragement rather than coercionleads to reading enjoyment. The per­sonal enthusiasm of the librarian orteacher is the important factor in readingguidance. We still can do much, in co­operation with the schools, to see thatreading is directed and inspired, not forcedand warped.

On September 30, 1936, Hendrick VanLoon-who assisted in preparing theplan for a broadcast of episodes of worldhistory for young people-assisted in thedemonstration of specimen records ofthese broadcasts at the New York PublicLibrary. This is the result of an en­deavour to find a more practical method ofarranging successful story hours forchildren over the radio. However, if theseries finds a sponsor, it is planned to bea weekly feature programme of theNational Broadcasting Company, withdirect speech and real actors. It is furtherplanned that records of the broadcastsmay be made for library circulation toschools at a later date, or any other usesto which they can be put.

. The radio, the newspapers, and the

THE LIBRARY'S PART IN GENERALEDUCATION

By D. W. Kohlstedt*

In attempting to discuss our library'spart in general education I began to won­der just how we could define educationand of what it should consist. Culturewas one of the first terms which came tomy mind, and it is a fine generality usedextensively by sociologists who speak inan abstract manner. Yet any cultureworthy of the name must draw its lifefrom both the finest minds of the presentand the greatest minds of the past. If itconfines itself to either to the exclusion 0the other, it becomes deformed. So I feltthat possibly this word culture might bethe quality I was seeking in defining thework of the library, for we try to keepon our shelves the finest works of thepresent and the greatest works of the past.

Reading habits are a direct result ofschooling, for the teaching of reading isone of the primary functions of the school.Of the three "r's," the basic elements ineducation, reading is the one activitylearned in school which most of us couldbest utilize in later life. In spite of themagnitude of publishers' lists, the nationaltotals of book sales and even library cir­culation, we, as a nation, are newspaperreaders. We read sensational news.With speed, action, and sensation as themotivating forces of the day, the schoolshave failed, in the main, to teach studentsto read either for enjoyment or profit.They have slighted their opportunities tocreate a reading habit.

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(Africa).Gringo, Watch Out!, by Hans Koster (America) .North to the Rime-Ringed Sun, by Isobel W.

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(History) .The Diary of a Slave, by Rustam Khan-Uri

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NON-FICTION BOOKS RECENTLYPLACED ON SHELVES

must be at our disposal for some time after seemsto me to be a necessary conclusion. A fewchosen books, a quiet spot with preferably thesound of lapping wavelets near, a spirit of contentand good will. These are some of the meanswhereby we gain insight to the things of themind that enrich and energise us for what wemay meet in the year to come, and so we reachthe conclusion that it is wise to have a holidayif it is possible. It is' wise to lay up stores ofphysical and mental strength, and it is wise toplan how these gifts may be used in the nextdays. The chair hopes that these holiday timesmay be days of brightness, laughter, content­ment, and happiness, and that our library is onthe eve of one of its most successful years.

magazines, have their place in this mod­ern age, and the library is more than aresting place for books-it is the real edu­cational centre of the community. Inevaluating the relationship between thecommunity and its library at least twothings must be taken into consideration.The first is the inclination to read on thepart of the residents themselves becausethe mere establishment of facilities is notindicative of a need. The second is, ofcourse, the library itself for its successdepends upon the facilities available andthe use to which they are put.

Not until comparatively recently didthe library conceive of its duties as ex­tending beyond its doors rather thansolely to those who voluntarily entered.I, for one, place greater emphasis uponservice to the individual with less stresson weight of numbers or highly favour­able statistical balances in determining theusefulness of the library. The latter willbe an outgrowth of the former. Otherpublic institutions have found individual­ised service too costly to be practical, sowe suffer from standardisation, but it can~o much to keep grown people growing, toliberate their minds and to enrich theirlives, for much as children learning toread, our public walk with indifference inour world of books. How they fare de­pends upon how soon and in what measureindifference g-ives way to inclination andselection.

FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR

(To be continued.)

*Librarian Public Library, Kansas City, Kansas.

. As I write these words Christmas 1937 is stillIn the future. though very near. The differentways of spending those next two or three weeksretlect I think the kind of people we are. Just asthought governs action so in action we find ourreal selves. Then what are our proposed actionsthrough this particular period? The major ideaseems to be "get away for a holiday." Quite agood idea, whether for old or young. The elderlyidea of a holiday is the same as the young buttempered down to the c;rux of the matter bylong experienc., of "holiday." Holiday comesfro.m Holy Day, and at this season we have both.It IS renewed strength, physical and mental thatis' the desired end, and by a change of en~iron­ment, occupation, and people we hope to attainthis end. Also, that the "strength" we gain

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F orbidden J ourn ey. By Ella K. MaiIlart.Miss Maillart here gives us the feminine side of"News from Tartary," and though it is the sameground, it is' quite a different ~tory. Fi;tll ofinterest and one shares the vaned experiencesof the ~uthoress with great enjoyment and muchpleasure-and admiration for her superb courageand fearlessness .

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Vol. 3

After reading Mr. J. W. Baty's excel­lent article on the Printed Work and Civil­isation it occurred to us that the motionpicture of to-day owes much to the printedword . Many famous novels have beendrawn upon by film producers to form thebasis of some of the finest examples offilm art. Among re cent examples may bequoted "Captains Courageous," by Rud­yard Kipling, "Quality Street," by SirJames M. Barrie, an d "Prisoner of Zenda,"by Anthony Hope. In our own Library weinvariably experience. a keen demand fornovels or biographies that have been"picturised," and we venture to say thatreaders feel added enjoyment when read­ing these books. The characters so skil­fully drawn by the author seem to standout more vividly when we visualise, say,the Count of Monte Cristo in the formof Donat, that exquisite actor.

So it is, that when film producers por­tray the essence of some worth whilenovel, they encourage the reading of suchbooks by countl ess numbers of folk whoare thus encouraged to become film andbook-fans.

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Mystery Cruise. By Taffrail (Captain Tap­rell Dorling) . Hodder and Stoughton. 7/6 .Edward Norwell preferred gun-running or dab­bling in civil wars and revolutions to the hum­dr um existence of an officer of a passenger liner.So he organised an expedition in the steamerVaruna, under his own command and mannedchiefly by British hands, though flying th e flagof a small Baltic State, to supply a cargo ofarms to the insurgents in Spain. In the Channelhe rescued from a burning yacht a prominentpolitician and his daughter Clarissa. They wereagents of the opposite Spanish faction on board,who fir st nearly succeeded in blowing up th eship, then betrayed her whereabouts to the war­ship on the look-out for her, and finally kid ­napped Cla rissa and held her as a hostage. How­eve r, the villains were shot in a stirring scrap,and Clarissa reunited to her buccaneer. Thethrill peters out to rather a lame end, thoughth e nautical local colour is, of course, unimpeach­able .

Chi ld Royal. By D. K. Brest er. Heinemann.7/6. Those who like a good tale f?unded onscholarly history will be glad to see MISS Bros~ragain in the field. There are numberless stor iesalready of Mary of Scots, of her bri ef unhappyreign or her long impri sonment. Here, however,is something more unusual-a tale of t he happyyears of her French childhood, when she was thebetrothed of the little Dauphin . It was a lesshappy time for Ninian Graham, a gentleman­archer of the French King's Scots Guard, andfor Magdalen Lind say , the little Quee n 's maidof hono ur. The crux of the t al e is a plot topoison Queen Mary, as in actual hi storic fact wasonce attempted ' and since Ninian and his brideare both, through no fault of their own, involved,their careers nearly come t o an unplea sant end.Miss Broster, t he Cardina l de Lorraine, and aFrench river intervene, however, and an mgem oustwist restores their f or tunes. . ,

The historical background, as al ways WIth t hiswriter is carefully accurate. King Henri, thesmooth, neglected F lore nti ne Queen, the enig­matic Diane de Poitiers, her temporar~ rl~al LadyFleming the Cardinal de Lor raine, his sis te r theQueen Dowager of Scot, the pitiful and spir itedlittle Dauphin, the charming R.E:mette, and herQuartet of Maries all play then' parts as thestory moves frodJ. Dumbarton t o . Roscoff, St .Germain to Blois An et to Chateaubnant, througha pattern of pag~antry and court intrigues.

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North to the Rim e-ringed Sun. By J . W.Huthison. This is a most enjoyable journey wemake and the authoress holds our close attentionfrom' first to last. We will admire her realcourage in the many things she did, and willequally admire the way she tells us about them .An adventure that was full of adventure.

My Mis-spent Yout h. By Henry. F~tch. Notesand recollections, gleaned from diaries, signallogs, and . scraps jotted down here, the~e, a~danywhere. Plenty of move ment, and written III

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The Face of th e Earth. By J . H. Curle. ~nsome respects this is the best boo~ yet fr?~ thisauthor, perhaps best of all, he !p ves Bntlshe~ssomething to think abo ut that might hurt a bit.

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T hr ough Wild est Papua. By J , G. Hicks.The story of two ex peditio ns into th e heart ofNew Guinea, and emphasises th e power of sym­pathetic understanding in winning th e confidenceof even a New Guinea head hunter.

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Stanley Baldwin. By Arthur ~ryant. Asomewhat rapid glance through this study ofStanley Baldwin gave birth to the resolve to readit later on, as it deserves to be read .

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