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California Libraries
VOL 21
NOS. 1-4
JANUARY-OCTOBER, 1926
CALIFORNTA STATE PRINTING OFFICE
CHARLES A. WHITMORE, State Printer
SACRAMENTO, 1927
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(Index Supplement.)
Vol. 21, No. 1 JANUARY 1926
News Notes
OF
California Libraries
IN THIS NUMBER-SOME OF THE ITEMS OF INTEREST.
RADIO— LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY, OAKLAND FREE LIBRARY.
NEVADA CITY FREE LIBRARY TO RECEIVE BEQUEST.
ALAMEDA COUNTY— TEACHERS AND LIBRARY WORKERS MEET.
BURBANK HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY. ,
CUSTODIANS MEETINGS— ALAMEDA, FRESNO, IMPERIAL, MERCED
AND STANISLAUS COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES.
MIGRATORY SCHOOLS IN KINGS COUNTY, p. 17.
UNION LIST OF PERIODICALS IN LIBRARIES OF SOUTHERN CALI-
FORNIA, p. 49.
SALARY RAISES— BERKELEY, OAKLAND.
LASSEN COUNTY'S ART CLUB, p. 18.
BERKELEY— PACIFIC UNITARIAN SCHOOL FOR THE MINISTRY
LIBRARY OFFERS ITS RESOURCES TO ENTIRE STATE.
FOR SPECIAL ARTICLES, SEE CONTENTS.
California State Library
CALIFOBNIA STATE PBHWING OFFICE
JOHN B. KING, State Printer
SACEAMENTO, 1926
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CONTENTS.
Page
DUCKS AND DRAKES 1
THE LIBRARIES I VISITED WHILE IN EUROPE 5
DISCOVERING CALIFORNIA 7
MAP OF CALIFORNIA SHOWING COUNTIES 8
LIST OF COUNTIES HAVING COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES 9
LIST OF LARGER PUBLIC LIBRARIES 10
CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES— NEWS ITEMS 11
DIRECTORY FOR LIBRARY SUPPLIES AND OTHER ITEMS OP
GENERAL INTEREST 35
CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 42
CALIFORNIA COUNTY LIBRARIANS 46
LIBRARY CLUBS, ETC 47
BOARD OP LIBRARY EXAMINERS 50
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY 52
Staff, Etc 52
Departments 53
Recent Accessions 57
Caxifoenia State Purlications Received Dubing Octobeb, Novembeb
and Decembee, 1925 86
Caxifoenia City Publications Received Dtteing Octobeb, Novembeb
AND Decembee, 1925 89
Books fob the Blind Added Dubing Octobeb, Novembeb and Decembeb,
1925 90
Issued quarterly in the interests of the libraries of the State by the Califobnia
State Llbeaey.
All communications should be addressed to the California State Library,
Sacramento, California.
Note. — Standing matter is set solid and new matter leaded.
Entered as second-class matter December, 1913, at the post oflSce at Sacramento,
California, under the act of August 24, 1912.
Acceptance for mailing at the special rate of postage provided for in Section
1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized August 27, 1918.
DUCKS AND DRAKES
AT CHICAGO IN MID-WINTER.
By Milton J. Ferguson, Librarian, California State Library.
When the librai-y crowd arrived at
Chicago in mid-winter it became clear
that the Drake Hotel was not named by
majority vote of our craft. If it had
been, then this great hostelry on the north
shore would have been called the Duck
Hotel, which probably would cause a
smile ; and that would never do in the
commercial world. But, as Abraham
Lincoln was sometimes forced to rule, the
minority has it ; and so Drake it is. If
these conventioners were real ducks and
drakes, the big hotel which housed them
so comfortably, while glad bells rang out
the old, rang in the new, would have
missed the pleasure of their company ; for
the far iiying feathered kind have Cali-
fornian and Floridian instincts. Steam
heat, fast trains, taxicabs — modernity —
have badly bent many of the habits nature
once taught ; and we recklessly expose
our ears to the chilling blasts that blow
from Lake Michigan, when instinctively
we should be twining our brow with
posies in a more fragrant zone.
In the published announcements the
meetings began December 30 ; but in fact
they really got under way two days
earlier. The ALA has become big
business ; with a budget close to $200,000
a year, with diversified interests ranging
from selecting the right book for the
child of eight and the adult of eighty-
eight and beyond to the intricacies of
authorship, the problem of library exten-
sion, the burden of library education and
the crime (?) of collecting money for a
show to tell the world what has taken
place during the last half century. The
Editorial Committee began the work by
spending blue Monday in earnest thought
over the things editors think about. And
on Tuesday the Executive Board, gathered
from this vast domain of ours between
the tea stained waters of Boston Bay and
the sun-kissed pillars of the Golden Gate,
took up the white woman's burden. It
decided to make the visit to Philadelphia
in 1926 a long and pleasant memory for
the most of us, and a definite knock at
the consciousness of the average citizen
of our great nation ; and to justify the
fuller significance of the first word in our
corporate name by going across the
imaginary boundry line in 1927 to visit
our Canadian confreres. In selecting
Toronto as its meeting place more than
a full year hence the ALA enters into
the class of the greater conventions which
always know where they are going long
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before they put on their going away suit.
Other plans, too, it laid in proof of the
old adage that the second half century is
easier.
The following words I write especially
for the information of my own associates
in California. And I know my friends
of the east and the pacific northwest will
pardon my intention to keep California
where she belongs : among the foremost
of the shock troops in this battle of books.
Thank you! All but Californians may
now skip to the next paragraph. The
Executive Board, under the calm but
sustaining direction of that admirable
gentleman from Boston, has planned a
year of work which logically readies a
climax at Philadelphia. We librarians
realize how valuable a service we may
give. But since its fullest development
is not dependent upon our efforts alone ;
since we do not. in the patter of efficiency,
sell a commodity over the counter and
ring up the sale on a shining and musical
cash register, we must gain the good will
and financial support of the public we
are created to serve. Our fiftieth birthday
offers a wonderful opportunity for pub-
licity and an exhibit of our progress and
plans. But shows cost cash : ask the
angel on Broadway, or the directors of
the P P I E. Shall we beg the man in
the street for a penny ; shall we appeal
to the hard pressed foundations ; shall
we donate from our scanty personal
hoardings, if any ; shall we resort to
festivals, or the more lucrative gunman
methods? No. For once the thing can
be done quietly, justly, easily. And " 't
were well it were done quickly." The
ALA semi-centennial publications will
be worth having ; every library, little or
big, wanting to be classed as modern must
have them. The Executive Board plan
of purchase is based on the system of
graduated charge now so successfully used
by the H. W. Wilson Company ; except
in this case the librarian within certain
limits fixes the amount, not the publisher.
Every library subscribing .$25 to $100
will receive one set of the books ; but if
every library elected to pay the minimum
there would be no "profit" and therefore
little chance of a Avorth seeing show at
the City of Brotherly Love. The bars
are put low in order that even the
smallest may hurdle them in safety. May
I urge that California libraries, remember-
ing the exposition days of 1915, subscribe
to this project in accord with their
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Jan., 1926
means? Let us say : smallest independent
library $25; small $50; medium $100;
large and largest $200 and up. A large
library wanting two sets — and many will
need them — will get them for $200 ; and
additional sets for $100 each. Take your
own measure ; send it to the A L A for
your subscription bill ; and keep Cali-
fornia in the lead. Yesterday is past ;
tomorrow is to come ; but today is
TODAY.
Now let us go on with the story. It
is strange and interesting hoAV much
luiman nature there is among librarians.
One would almost be justified in making
the bold assertion that we are people,
just like the store keepers, and the
farmers, the Lions and the Soroptimists.
This wise observation of mine finds origin
in our actions when some new thing comes
up. Once there was an E. P. which raised
a storm of protest, was held over a year
or two, then adopted by practically a
unanimous vote. To be sure it was like
the small boy in papa's long pants, who
was not permitted to wear them long
enough to fill them out. Then a while
ago came the Board of Education for
Librarianship with its schemes to make
us wise and useful. But we did not want
to change our habits, so we protested and
found fault : but at Chicago we take pro-
gram. And probably a few years hence
it will be hard to make us recall that we
were not all. from the first word, enthusi-
astic supporters of the Education Board.
It is plain that, whether the plans of the
Board are immediately practicable, ulti-
mately the result of its activity will be
better library schools and a more even
distribution of them over the United
States in order to meet the requirements
for an adequately trained library person-
nel.
Am I mistaken in thinking that this
meeting produced one new group to be
added to the already long list of sec-
tions? The Library Editors Round Table
is a piece of furniture that I do not recall
having put my feet under in our profes-
sional dining room. And even now I must
confess another engagement made it impos-
sible for me to tuck my napkin under my
chin at this new feast. The menu looked
appetizing, though most of the dishes were
apparently dashed with publicity sauce.
.Since Librarians have not used much of
that condiment, or regularly, we ought to
be able to consume it in quantities in
this year when we are half a hundred
years old.
Speaking of food makes me wonder
what we are going to do about the break-
fasts, luncheons and banquets at our
home coming in October. I have heard
of picnics at which the crowd broke up
into small groups, each one spreading its
own paper table cloth in its own shady
spot and consuming its own fried chicken
and tilings in its own peculiar way. And
then again I have been a jolly member
wlien table cloth was put end to end to
table cloth, as if actually to demonstrate
how many of them will reach from here
to somewliere ; and the heaping platters
went indiscriminatingly around ; and
everybody was filled and happy and
friendly.
A while ago, some place back east,
there was a family. Subject to the usual
ills and discouragements, it grew in size
and comeliness. As the fledglings came
to full feather, they flew far, or near,
into the world to build nests of their
own. One caught the glint of sunshine
beyond the summit of the Sierra, and
went to California for health and wealth
and happiness. Another fled to Florida,
lured by hopes of finding the fountain of
youth, and incidentally of writing a few
realty contracts. A third sought pros-
perity and position and fame on Wall
street. New York City, or perhaps it was
in the Loop District, Chicago ; we hope
he was not unwi.se enough to take the
short cut to the front page headlines and
become a gunman sheik. And there were
others, whose personal history We do not
remember, who fared forth with varying
success into lauds of opportunity
When fortune came and the heat of
youth had somewhat cooled in their veins,
they, each and all, thought of the old
home and longed to gather once more at
its cheering fireside. It was arranged,
this family reunion ; and at Thanksgiving
when turkeys are ripe, or perhaps it was
at Christmas when good will flowers, they
came trooping back in their new clothes,
bringing the wives they had found, and
their childi-en. odd and spoiled, smart and
pretty, or whatever they were. But do
you imagine they had the effrontery to
include, in their entourage, the cooks who
knew just how to tickle their prandial
fancy : their Fong. or their Aunt Jemima,
or their Lummox? I do not. They may
have suggested ripe olives, salted almonds,
pralines, or branch celery for part of the
fixings ; but mother's way of doing the
turkey with dressing, her system of plum
pudding, her combination of vegetables —
who would want anything different.
During the half century just past the
library family has grown and scattered.
Some of its children are jazzy, perhaps,
and wilful and wild. But they all come
home in October. Would it not be a fine
example of brotherly and sisterly comity
if they would all leave their strange cooks
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DUCKS AND DRAKES.
aud meats at home aud sit dowu in
family style around the old dining room
table stretched out with all the spare
leaves from the closet under the stair?
This very thing the League of Librai'y
Commissions, as one of the elderly sisters,
has decided to do ; though she hopes for
the privilege of putting a- few of her own
brand of chestnuts into the dressing.
Next?
And I am reminded, at Chicago the
League had a very good constructive pro-
gram. It was built around our new
venture in growing a library system
where none grew before. Miss Culver of
the Louisiana Library Commission re-
counted M'hat is being attempted in that
fine old southern state, and what are the
prospects of bringing any of her hopes to
fruitage. The prompt response on the
part of officials and people indicates that
the time has come for Louisiana to leap
foi-ward, and possibly to outstrip other
states which have long been in the run-
ning. It is reasonable that a common-
wealth so rich in worldly goods, in being
and to be, with such a wealth of romantic
and cultural background should be able
readily to adjust a system of library
service to its needs. Fortunately, the
parish unit seems to be the one most
logical ; so that whatever is done will
treat town dweller and country dweller
alike.
Tennessee, Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska
have problems peculiar to themselves, as
we learned from the well considered ob-
servations of the several librarians who
spoke thereon. Mr Cunningham, for
example, presents a fascinating piece of
work worthy of our best library talent ;
come into Tennessee, observe our people,
their industries, their city and country
life, their educational and library equip-
ment ; and tell us what is the best, most
economical and surest way to get book
service to everyone. It is a problem quite
as alluring as learning to dance the
Charleston, and more profitable than
settling (?) the Tacna-Arica dispute. I
wish we could accept the invitation ; but
to do so requires money to employ one or
two of our best librarians, who otherwise
could not be released from their present
positions, and to cover all the other
expenses incident to a well considered
survey. In fact the League badly needs
a free lance to send on missions like this,
to test out some of our theories, to prove
some of our practices.
Mr Hirshberg discussed before the
League the operation of Ohio's school
district public library law. Apparently
this device is producing satisfactory re-
sults ; though it is worthy of note that
those most familiar with it consider it a
step toward the county unit. Another
number on the program was possibly there
"produced for the first time on any
stage" : Miss Ethel M. Fair's story of
the library's part in the Better Cities
Contest in Wisconsin. See the Library
Journal for .lanuary 1.5, 1926 for her
article which is significant. When your
Chamber of Commerce grows expansive
on the general desirableness of your town
as a place to live, does it early record
and loudly insist upon the merits of your
library? If not. whv not? Whose the
fault?
For a long while I have doubted that
librarians have a money sense. Of
course, I knew they were never intended
as hoarders ; but I was skeptical whether
they could be getters, when getting means
the realization of their dreams. But
Samuel H. Ilanck in his illustrated story
of how American cities spend their in-
comes shattered the orthodox arguments
against evolution : if the need be great
enough the power will develop. Accord-
ing to this chart, which was prepared by
Miss Marjorie E. Nind of the Grand
Kapids Public Library, was expounded
by Mr lianck before the Council, and
may be found in the Library Journal of
January 15, 248 xVmerican cities have
shown great restraint in feeding their
public libraries. In 1903 they spent nine-
teen cents per person for their public book
service. That sum gradually, very gradu-
ally, rose during the years until in 1923
it reached forty-three cents. By way of
contrast the schools started at .$3.86,
mounted rapidly to $6.88 in 1919, when
a practically perpendicular ascent began
which in 1923 touched the figure of
$12.87. Between these poor man, x-ich
man ratings come the other purposes for
which cities raise money — none in the
sack cloth of the library, none in the
royal purple of the school : recreation,
charities and hospitals, highways, pro-
tection to persons and property. In terms
of the purchasing power of money the
increase in library support has been about
.05, despite the unprecedented twenty
year development of this institution of
informal instruction and recreation. That
chart deserves study and presentation to
boards and tax levying bodies.
Now I do not want to be taken as in
the position toward the schools of one
who bitterly hisses, "You, robber !"
Rather I would commend the public for
supporting this prop of our democratic
form of government, and admiringly cry
"wonderfully played." But this double
team of ours, school and library, does
not appear to be traveling abreast. Is
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[Jan., 1926
the beginniug of education in the imma-
turity of childhood so much more import-
ant than its continuance through the
later years? Many of the high schools
do not have the wealth of books to be
found in the public libraries, yet of late
years high school librarians have all the
better of salary and vacation. The head
librarian, who wants to hold his assist-
ants offered school positions stands
greatly in need of logic and of ability in
painting word pictures of things to be.
The results as a whole would be better
if the library could, at respectful distance,
follow in the footsteps of her big sister.
One of the charms of my trips to
Chicago, during the past year, has been
the return by way of Louisiana. Recently
I became slightly acquainted with another
section of that state of many flags and
romantic background. The newly organ-
ized Louisiana Library Association met,
January 6-7, at Lafayette, where long
ago the British transplanted Evangeline
and her people. I had suspected Long-
fellow of poetic license in the beauty he
gave this heroine of our childhood days ;
but if one may judge her by the grace
and charm of these distant cousins he
wrote with the calmness for which New
England is now famous. However, my
interest down there is in the develop-
ment of a library system. And I predict,
now, that in this land of sugar and cotton,
timber, oil, sulphur and salt, fish and
oysters — and what oysters — this land of
Spanish, French and English civilizations
a fine new library growth is about to
take place.
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EUROPEAN LIBRARIES VISITED.
THE LIBRARIES I VISITED WHILE IN EUROPE.
By Caroline S. M'^aters.
It seems rather a presumption to write
of the libraries I visited while in Europe
this last summer, from June 19 to Sep-
tember 12, when the visits were such that
a passing tourist gives where time is very
limited and consequently of a very brief
nature, and knowledge gained of same,
more or less ephemeral.
When one is visiting Europe for the
first time, with all the expectancy of a
wonderful holiday uufolding before one,
and the spell and glamour of the beauty
and art of the old woi'ld, the charm of
line and form and color, and the fasci-
nating novelty of life abroad has taken
possession of one, that which has been
one's ordinary living life is apt to be
swallowed up, and seem quite remote.
However, the libraries I visited were all
most interesting and seemed types of their
class.
Naturally, the American Library in
Paris holds first interest among libraries
for all librarians sojourning in Europe,
and the visit there was most enjoyable
and enlightening. I was much interested
\o learn from jNIiss Parsons, the director
of the library school, that one of the rail-
roads in France, with the aid of the Com-
mittee of Education and the cooperation
of the American Library in Paris, is
[jlanuing on establishing in community
centers along the railroad, model garden
homes for its employees with a library in
each community to be administered very
much on the same lines as a county free
library system, the wife of one of the
officials, as a matter of public spirit,
acting as custodian without pay.
The library school in connection with
the library was in session with the full
(|Uota of students, with many countries
represented and many more, representing
far east, near east, and Europe, inquiring
for training, making it quite international
in scoiDe.
It was a disappointment not to be able
to see the National Library of Paris,
but at tliat time it was closed for repairs
to the building, not to be reopened until
September.
The Vatican Library in the Vatican
Museum in Kome seemed a typical museum
library where the contents are so valuable
that they have to be kejit behind glass-
enclosed shelves or behind locked doors.
The books and illuminated manuscripts
in this library were wonderful to behold.
The beautiful tooled leathers and deco-
rated bindings, the perfection of the
bookbinding art, the many books encrusted
with precious stones all over them, dia-
monds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and
many other stones, made one stand awe
inspired before them to think that books
would be bound in such a lavishness of
material wealth. At the very end of the
cases in this room, I stopped sur'prised
and really thrilled — something from home
— for there in the glass-enclosed case
with the other treasures was "Sitting
Bull" framed in his Indian buckskin, just
as I had seen him hanging in the Harvey
houses on the Mojave desert and the
Fred Harvey curio stories, only there
was no doubt that here there was some
valuable manuscript tied up beneath him.
It was a long way between our Southwest
and the Vatican but all distance was for
a moment eliminated.
From Montreaux, that place so full of
charm and beauty on one of the Swiss
Lakes, made famous by the Castle of
Chillon, it is but a few hours journey to
Geneva, and the League of Nations
Palace, where I had the great pleasure
of a visit with Miss Wilson, the lilirarian
of the League of Nations Library. Before
having my appointment Avith Miss Wilson,
.however, one of the two American attend-
ants whose special business it is to receive
American visitors and escort them through
the palace, explaining the league, its
functions and results, conducted us
through a portion of the library and
dwelt especially upon the important part
that the library plays in ^hp life of the
league ; the absolute necessity for it when
decisions of questions arising between
states are now based upon facts and not
upon political expediency. I would not
attempt to go into details about the
League of Nations Library after a short
visit of less than two hours, but would
refer all readers to that very fine article
on the subject written by Miss Wilson in
the Lihrarij Journal of December 15,
1922. The great scope of the library and
the opportunities for world-wide good and
the privileges it enjoys in promoting
better understanding between nations
based on facts, impresses one so deeply
that you wish that you could be suddenly
elevated to the millionaire class, so you
could ha\'e the privilege of endowing a
lieauliful library building to house such
a distinctive international library.
Heidelberg University Library in the
beautiful town of Heidelberg is housed
in a large gray stone building, one of the
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university group. It i.s built with a loug
curved corridor iu the front and sides of
the building, on one side of which are
small seminar r'ooms devoted to special
subjects and special collections, and in
the heart of the building rise the several
stoi'ies of .stacks that take care of the
several million volumes that the library
has. for this is one of the largest libraries
in Europe, and second in Germany in
point of munber of. volumes, only to the
library in Leipzig. The librarian very
kindly showed me the library in detail.
The catalog was in large volumes, which
we would probably find cumbersome to
handle after being used to our card catalog
system. There was a small room that
contained many rare manuscripts and
autographed letters which held much
interest.
The library in the Peace Palace at
The Hague was the next visited in an
all too brief a stop of about four hours at
The Hague on the way from Amsterdam
to Brus.sels. so the visit to the Peace
I'rtlace Library consisted of a brief ten
minutes during the round of the Peace
Palace, but it was made very enjoyable
hy the cordiality of the assistant librarian,
the librarian Ijeing away on his vacation.
Naturally one of the libraries in 'Europe
that interested me most was the little
"Joyou.s Hour" (L'heure joyeuse) in
Brussels, the first children's library estab-
lished in Europe. I had not thought to
make note of the address before leaving
home, so had to apply to the United
States Consul in Brussels for the infor-
mation. It so happened that in most of
the libraries I visited it was vacation
time for the librarian, so I did not meet
Mme Huvelle Leve, the librarian, but
Miss Smelten. the assistant librarian, a
graduate of the American Library in
Paris, very graciously made me welcome.
Five years ago when this library was
started the American Library Association
gave the first books and furniture to
start with. The City of Brussels gave
2500 francs for books and has done so
each year for new books and binding,
and pays the librarian and her assistant.
The quarters of the library consists of
two rooms but with such a wide archway
that it has the appearance of one room.
It is attractively furnished and has some
beautiful .Jessie Wilcox Smith's and other
illustrators' pictures on the wall, the gift
of the artists.
Because there are not enough books to
be circulated every day. they are only
loaned on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12 m..
l)Ut the library is open for readers every
day and they average from about 12 in
the mornings to 121 in the afternoons,
with a much greater attendance when it
rains.
The second Joyous Hour Library was
expected to be opened in Bi-ussels in the
Rue du Canal in September last with
furniture and books given by Mme Lip-
pens and the location provided by the
city : also 2.500 francs per year and the
salary of the librarian.
While in Brussels. I also visited
Louvain and what is now left of the
great University of Louvain Library. It
was a pathetic example of the results of
war. Restoration was going on slowly
and at the time I was there work had
ceased until more money should be avail-
able. A new university was being erected,
liowever. a short distance from the old
with funds provided by the American
Foundation for Restoration of France.
The last library visited in Europe was
the British Museum Library in London,
which was very impressive with its mag-
nificent collection of books ; with its rare
old books representing the art of printing
of many countries of the world : its col-
lection representing the fine art of book-
binding ; its stamp collection ; and the fine
collection of rare manuscripts. One of the
autographed letters written by George
Washington particularly thrilled me with
its ring of true Americanism. One of
the official guards told me that the rarest
and most valuable books and manuscripts
will be gotten out of the cases for refer-
ence use and for any individual upon
apidication to the head of the department.
This surprised me as so many seemed too
precious even to touch.
Oxford University Library would have
been the last library visited had not plans
been necessarily changed. It was a dis-
appointment not to have seen it, but will
be something to look forward to iu
another visit should it ever be made.
In traveling around Europe you realize
that one reason why there are not more
public libraries in Exirope is because there
are so many book stores or vice versa,
especially in Holland and Belgium. In
Amsterdam and Brussels it seems as
though almost every other store is a book
store. One also is impressed with what
a jjrivilege the people of the United States
enjo.v in having their public library sys-
tems, and California especiall.v in its
county free library system of almost
unlimited service.
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DISCOVERING CALIFORNIA.
DISCOVERING CALIFORNIA.
By Milton J. Ferguson, Libi'tirian, California State Library.
California ! Who knows the origin of
tliat name whose e\'ery letter is an organ
pipe of emotions, of adveutnre, of golden
dreams come true ! Never was there a
time when California was not. She was
always beyond the horizon : the land to
be discovered by those who followed the
gleam. Before men knew her name, they
sought her out where she lay listening- to
the booming bass of the Pacific's breakers
and the aeolian harp of the Sierra's
whispering pines. To find her has been
the ambition of the stout hearts of the
questing nations Uan must have an
ob.iective : when he ceases to explore, on
the earth, beneath its flood of waters, or
in the cloud fields of its steel blue sky,
then the world Avill be a dead clod falling
into the pit of time.
Columbus in the magical year of 1492
moved out upon an uncharted ocean in
his little fleet of duck boats looking for
C a 1 i f 0 r n i a — and merely discovered
America. Twenty years later Yasco
Xunez de Balboa was gladdened by his
i-are good fortune in being the first of the
old world voyagers to look upon Cali-
fornia's ocean, the Pacific. Hernando
Cortez. spurred on by tales of fabulous
wealth, •To-old and silver and precious
stones, led expedition after expedition
with the hope of setting foot in that
earthly paradise which it was never his
happy fate to look upon. Coronado,
Ulloa. Cardenas. Castillo. Pizarro. hardy
explorers, pirates, gentlemen all. strong
of heart, facile wielders of ever thirsting
rapier and broad sword — how they yearned
for the California of their fancy.
1.S42 saw .Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
sailing blithely into San Diego Bay.
selecting a warm sandy beach whereon
to careen his buffeted ship and rid her
bottom of the growth of strange new
seas. He might have settled there,
become the fii'st realtor and president of
the chamber of commerce : but instead
he coasted northward and visited the
i.slands of Catalina, San Clemente and
Santa Cruz. Mayhap he beheld visions
of rich argosies of commerce to be. of
magic marts of trade in this new west,
of the rush of eager thousands for a biding
place on the ocean's rim. California was
discovered. What more could man aspire
to? Cabrillo died.
A century and thirtj-'Seveu slow years i
rolled by ; then came Sir Francis Drake I
sailing into the l)ay which bears his name.
His lust for pieces of eight, his undaunted
English courage, his way with rich, easily
jiliicked Spaniards filled the strong oak
l)od.v of his ship with booty from many
lands. He, too, sought to discover
California ; and chance, a strong wind,
or the W.v scudding fog drifts just suc-
ceeded in hiding the glory of the Golden
Gate. Strange it is that the second
centur.-^' thereafter was fast dropping the
curtain of its drama when Sergeant
Ortega came upon that great bay whose
broad waters offer fair anchorage for the
ships of the world. :\rore of California
was discovered.
Captain Cook, in the memorable year
of 177'G, threading his way through track-
less seas Californiaward, chanced upon
those pearls of the Pacific Ocean, the
Hawaiian Islands. Palou came, and
Father Serra, soul questing, thinking to
discover the spiritual wealth of a fair
new land. .Tedediah Strong Smith, cap-
tain of frontiersmen, trapper, explorer.
first of the pioneers, heard the call and
discovered California by a new route,
leading his hardy little band of Ameri-
cans westwai-d over prairie and desert
and mountain wilderness. Dana, too,
seeking health and fortune and Cali-
fornia, found rich experiences and gave
us magical "Two Years Before the Mast."
Sutter. Fremont. Beading, Brannan. Kit
Carson. Stockton — the flood gates are
ojHMi and the world moves forward to
disc-over a new home, California.
T'erhaps the day of discovery of a new
pliysical California is past; but in men's
iH'arts and brains the lure of discovery
remains. If we are to vision fairer worlds
and higher flights, we must not lose the
will to go into far places. The circuit of
the earth has been completed, yet every
man would be a voyager' to unmapped
continents. My appeal is to keep up the
age old quest for the unseen, the dreamed
of paradise ; to find in the prosaic work
that gives the daily bread a strange con-
tinent which shall disclose rare beauties,
enchanting vistas, rich gems. Like the
sailors who struggled against terrors of
wind and tide and unknown shore that
they might ride at last in quiet waters
of the California of their' dreams, modern
man nuist seek happiness in discovering
such a California as his wits may devise.
Discover and live.
*Presented at California Library Association meeting, July 1, 1925.
NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES.
[Jan., 1926
MAP OF CALIFORNIA SHOWING COUNTIES.
iaf o/' >S/»e V DEL NoETt
■-/tm^J, Ml- »»1 FM.HC1SC0
f^. Ofgurlft
3S-N. _
t-at. (hrhtltn, S C.
vol. 21, 110. 1]
LIST OF COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES.
LIST OF COUNTIES HAVING COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES
Statistics of July 1, 1925.
County
Alameda
Amador
Butte
Colusa
Contra Costa-
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings .-,
Los Angeles
Madera
Merced
Modoc.
Monterey
Napa
Orange
Plumas...
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino- -
San Diego
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo.
San Mateo
Santa Barbara..-
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Siskiyou
Solano
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tehama
Trinity
Tulare- ---
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
42.
Librarian
Mary Barmby
*BerthaS. Taylor
Blanche Chalfant
Ella Packer
Mrs Alice G. Whitbeok.-.
Sarah E. McCardle
Mrs Faye K. Russell
Ida M. Reagan
Evalyn Roman
Anne Margrave
Mrs Julia G. Babcock
Julia Steffa
Lenala A. Martin
Helen E. Vogleson
Blanche Galloway
Minette L. Stoddard
Anna L. Williams
Anne Hadden
Estella DeFord
Margaret Livingston
Edith Gantt
Chas. F.Woods-
Cornelia D. Provines
Florence J. Wheaton
Caroline S. Waters
Eleanor Hitt
fldaE. Condit
Flo A. Gantz
Edna Holroyd
Mrs Frances B. Linn
Elizabeth Stevens
Minerva H. Waterman...
Ellen B. Frink
Clara B. Dills
Bessie B. Silverthom
Frances M. Burket
Anne Bell Bailey
MrsLila D. Adams
Gretchen Flower
Muriel Wright
Elizabeth R. Topping
Nancy C. Laugenour
Established
Sept.
June
Sept.
June
July
Mar.
April
May
Feb.
Sept.
Nov.
June
Sept.
Sept.
May
June
July
Aug.
Feb.
Dec.
Sept.
Nov.
Oct.
Feb.
July
April
Mar.
July
Sept.
Feb.
July
Oct.
June
April
Aug.
May
Aug.
Sept.
June
July
April
July
,1910
, 1919
, 1913
:, 1915
, 1913
I, 1910
;, 1914
:, 1914
i, 1912
, 1913
., 1910
, 1912
, 1915
i, 1912
, 1910
, 1910
, 1915
I, 1912
', 1916
, 1919
, 1915
, 1911
, 1908
, 1918
, 1913
., 1912
, 1910
, 1915
, 1912
, 1910
, 1912
, 1916
, 1915
, 1914
, 1911
, 1917
, 1916
, 1916
I 1910
, 1917
, 1915
:, 1910
Ol,'08-D9,'19
Income
1924-251
S47,389 00
6,144 14
18,173 69
10,955 55
50,761 88
149,874 95
16,104 92
27,664 44
12,748 01
9,300 45
94,142 32
30.266 87
13,926 31
290,000 78
21.267 77
41,725 76
4,096 99
20,.505 06
11,421 99
25,987 00
10,548 59
14,299 83
35,028 02
9,370 13
33,314 71
30,948 63
30,260 00
15,259 26
15,999 03
22,066 00
28,635 23
8,500 32
18,249 01
23,019 72
28,898 03
14,881 05
10,875 50
4,426 62
42,209 29
8,373 24
27,713 60
17,860 44
Sl,353,094 13
Books,
etc.
116,570
14,628
62,539
a43,257
142,657
357,097
43,549
82,105
75,799
26,361
239,226
103,315
37,457
497,450
80,447
103,850
12,538
76,482
22,823
53,762
33,672
0
61,104
30,025
91,100
90,833
0
42,175
a32,045
0
96,653
0
72,964
61,430
79,859
31,694
36.694
17.152
109,367
23,655
65,916
80,725
a3,248,975
Branches
256
64
163
81
43
187
58
74
338
72
81
32
1.57
77
57
75
86
109
76
133
136
122
98
64
110
98
92
152
66
71
42
73
57
122
61
4,121
Total
active
school
dists.
in
county ''
51
35
66
33
65
179
45
111
59
32
106
40
42
161
51
73
44
98
51
58
30
73
80
37
71
115
92
93
42
55
36
55
25
133
32
57
47
Active
school
dists.
that
have
joined
37
31
59
29
56
153
41
102
55
30
104
38
37
125
49
64
46
33
30
45
63
37
60
104
2,404
'The income as given does not include balance in fund July 1, 1924.
-Includes elementary and high.
♦Appointed November 2, 1925; began work January I, 1926.
t Appointed November 17, 1925; succeeded H. 0. Parkinson December 1,
10
NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES. [Jan., 1926
PUBLIC LIBRARIES OF 20,000 BOOKS, ETC., AND OVER.
City
Librarian
Established
Income 1924-25
Books, etc.
Card-
holders
Alameda
Alhambra
Berkeley
ElCentro
Glendale
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Modesto
Oakland
Oxnard
Pasadena
Pomona
Redlands
Richmond
Riverside
Sacramento
San Bernardino.
San Diego
San Francisco.-
San Jose.
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara --
Santa Cruz
Santa Monica. .
Santa Rosa
South Pasadena
Stockton.
Vallejo
Mrs Marcella H. Krauth .
Marian P. Greene
Carleton B. Joeckel
Agnes F. Ferris
Mrs Alma J. Danford
Mrs Theodora R. Brewitt
Everett R. Perry
Bessie B. Silverthorn
Chas. S. Greene
Ethel Carroll..
Jeannette M. Drake
Sarah M. Jacobus
Mabel Inness
Norah McNeill
Chas. F.Woods
Susan T. Smith...
May Coddington
Althea H. Warren
Robert Rea
Mrs Edith Daley
Jeannette E. McFadden. .
Mrs Frances B. Linn
Minerva H. Waterman...
Elfie A. Mosse...
Margaret A. Barnett
Mrs Nellie E. Keith
IdaE.Condit.
L. Gertrude Doyle
1877:
1893
1907
1906
1895
1872
1905
1882
1887
1893
1907
1879
1857
1868
1886
1869
1883;
as F P 1879
1906
as F P 1895
as F P 1909
as F P 1907
as FP 1901
as F P 1891
as F P 1907
as F P 1878
1906
as F P 1890
as F P 1902
as F P 1894
as F P 1909
as F P 1907
as F P 1879
1891
1882
1878
as F P 1880
1891
1882
as F P 1881
as F P 1890
as F P 1884
as F P 1895
1880
as F P 1884
S33,487 53
28,329 67
110,077 64
11,732 24
40,159 99
190,282 46
776,275 00
14,582 49
171,784 91
8,170 37
125,247 29
26,344 95
23,212 28
27,262 13
44,569 27
43,335 67
19.565 11
85,584 37
264,406 33
19,767 13
22,343 72
48,485 21
17,804 21
11,127 66
13,848 20
53,571 31
12,911 65
70,433
26,901
137.631
22,007
36,708
91,615
717,765
26,675
306,395
27.558
104,395
74,826
67,697
70,884
110,205
113,325
28,784
152,952
340,020
28,837
33,455
90,131
59,719
46,161
30,763
25,450
187,098
22,861
23,227
11,892
26,906
4,965
21,910
43,574
215.697
8,225
60,227
3,539
42,673
10,426
6,961
8,953
7,973
19,705
10,635
61,858
96,634
12.575
7,691
5,596
7,147
12,312
a 5,700
Note: For public libraries of less than 20,000 books, etc., see Annual Statistics
r.umber of Neivs Notes of California Libraries, October, 1925.
vol. 21, 110. 1
CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES.
11
CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES— QUARTERLY NEWS ITEMS.
Only those California libraries are listed for which there were news items,
complete list of libraries, see Annual Statistics Number, October, 1925,
For
CALIFORNIA.
Area. 1.jS.297 sq. mi.
Second in size among the states.
Population. 3,426,-536.
Assessed valuation, $7,0.35,742,630.
Number of counties, 58.
ALAMEDA COUNTY.
(Third class.)
County seat, Oakland.
Area, 840 sq. mi. Pop. 344.127.
Assessed valuation .$398,907,.567 (tax-
able for county .$.3.53,9.55.912).
Alameoa Co. Free Libkary, Oakland.
Miss Mary Barmby, Lib'n.
An interesting get-together of teachers
and library workers of Alameda County
was an experience of December. Teach-
er's Institute was being held in Oakland
and the County Superintendent of Schools
granted time to all teachers for the after-
noon social affair in the schoolroom at the
library headquarters. Corners of the
room were made information desks and
at each place was some one to explain and
answer questions in regard to that special
part of the work. Mrs Martin, Super-
visor of Primary Education, had a collec-
tion of most interesting new primary
books, not yet in the manual, to talk over
with the primary teachers. Miss Baird
explained the shelving of the new collec-
tion of the complete manual. This collec-
tion contains a copy of every book in the
manual and is held in the schoolroom of
the county office for the teachers to con-
sult and to order' from. Miss Trumbly
showed off the Teacher's Library in the
Board of Education room and created
much interest in the collection among
many of the teachers. Miss Staats had a
display of pictures framerl and unframed
near the stereograph table which was also
on display. The phonograph was near
her and once in a while she played a
worth while record which at times could
be heard above the other noise. Maps
were hung about on display, also posters
that the school children had made at
ALAMEDA CO.— Continued.
different times. Then the other members
of the staff served tea and cakes and
candy. It was a good get-together and
both principals and teachers declared it
a success.
Miss Amy May, a member of the library
class at the University of California, has
begun her one hundred hours practice
work in the county library. She is a very
promising worker.
Mary Barmby, Lib'n.
More than thirty custodians were pres-
ent at the annual custodians' meeting of
Alameda County Free Library, the after-
noon of Oct. 27, at the Hall of Records.
There was a discussion of the work of the
past .vear, each custodian telling some-
thing of the work in her district. Miss
Barmby, County Librarian, and Miss
Maryette Wilson, of the Home Demon-
stration Department, were the s]>eakers
of the afternoon. — San Francisco Chroni-
cle, O 29
Berkeley.
I!§Berkeley [Free] Public Library.
Carleton B. .Joeckel, Lib'n.
The Berkeley City Council, Oct. 14,
authorized the purchase of the northwest
corner of Grove and Woolsey streets for"
a new South Berkeley branch library.
The price is $8040. — San Francisco
Examiner, O 15
Carrying out recommendations of a
special committee, the City Council,
November 3, voted unanimously to in-
crease the pay of the public library
employees. Librarian .loeckel will receive
an increase of .$2-5 a month. Assistant
librarians will be raised $10 to $15 a
month, according to ratings, and other
employees will be given a similar increase.
— Berkeley Gazette, N 3
California ScnooL of Arts and
Grafts Library. Frederick H. Meyer,
Director.
The California School of Arts and
Crafts was moved, in the latter' part of
December, to Broadway at College
avenue, Oakland,
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NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES. [Jan., 1926
ALAMEDA CO.— Continued.
Berkeley — Continued.
Pacific Unit.\rian School for tiik
Ministry Library. Earl Morse Wilbur,
Pres. Miss Lillian Burt, Lib'n.
The library of this school, comprising
a little less than 20,000 volumes, and
about 1.5,000 pamphlets, besides being, for
its size, unusually well selected iu all
departments of theology, and especially
strong in works of reference, periodicals
and standard works, now boasts of being
the foremost library in the world for its
collection of materials bearing on the
history of Unitarianism. Pre.sident Earl
M. Wilbur, who has been working in this
tield for twenty j^ears, and whose recent
work, "Our Unitarian Heritage," gives
him rank as the first living authority on
the subject, has lately returned fr'om
Europe, where he not only secured a
large number of important works in this
line, but also explored the resources of
most of the important European libraries.
He -reports that no other libr'ary, either iu
America or abroad, approaches this one
in the extent and completeness of its
(hiitariaiiti. The library is glad to be at
the servici^ of responsible readers through-
out the state, and to make inter-library
loans whenever requested.
Lillian Burt, Lib'n.
J:i:§UNivERSiTY of California Li-
brary. W. W. Campbell, Pres. .J. C.
Rowell, Ijib'n Emeritus ; Harold L.
Leupp, Lib'n.
What is declared to be the finest collec-
tion of old book plates in existence is on
exhibition in the main hall of the Univer-
sity of California Library. The collection
numbers some 4000 old plates. It is
shown every four .years, enabling each
generation of students to see it. — Sau
Francisco Chronicle, O 21
The University of California Library
has on exhibit some of its rare books and
manuscripts, displaying a number of
specimens of book-making of the Near
Bast. These include a Vatican manu-
script entitled "The Books of Anahauc,"
a curious edition of "The Book of Hours,"
a unique Persian manuscript "The Divan
of Hafiz of Shiraz" ornamented with
flowers in Ispahan lacquer and bound in
Persian morocco, "The Four Gospels in
Armenian" on heavy paper of the twelfth
or thirteenth century, the Palm Leaf
ALAMEDA CO.— Continued.
Berkeley — Continued,
manuscript fr'om a Buddhist monastery
iu northern Siam, and a facsimile manu-
script on papyrus. — Oakland Tribune,
D 27
Livermore.
LivERMORE Free [Public] Library
and Branch. Alameda Co. Free Li-
brary. Miss Myrtle E. Harp, Lib'n.
The children's story hours will be
resumed at the Livermore Public Library
after the holidays, the first being held
Saturday morning, Jan. 9; with Miss
Evelyn Lassen in charge. These story
hours were well attended last winter and
spring. — San Francisco Chronicle, D 22
Oakland.
:!:§||Oakland Free [Public] Library.
Chas. S. Greene, Lib'n.
No bids having been received for the
supply of periodicals for 1926, the list
was placed with the Franklin Square
Agency.
Negotiations lietween the library board
and the school department have r'esulted
in getting a decision from the District
Attorney that it would be entirely legal
for the school department to lease to the
library board laud or rooms for branch
libraries.
In connection with Children's Book
Week over twenty talks were given to
the various Parent-Teacher Associations
of Oakland. All the talks were given by
members of the staff, the majority by
Miss Isabel Curtis, who is continuing her
talks on the library to service clubs and
other organizations.
Miss Curtis is giving a series of travel
talks over the radio, KGO, the five Thurs-
days in January, at the Boys' and Girls'
hour.
A general salary increase, affecting
nearly all the employees of the library
goes into effect January 1. The increases
range from .$25 per month for depart-
ment heads to .$4 per month for part-
time janitors.
Mrs Harriett M. Hill found it neces-
sary to ask for a demotion from her
position of Branch Librarian at Melrose
to the rank of substitute, owing to the
uncertain condition of her health. Miss
Jeannette C. Anderson of the Allendale
Branch was transferred to Melrose, and
vol. 21, no. 1
CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES.
13
ALAMEDA CO.— Continued.
Oakland — Continued.
Miss Helen H. Rand, assistant at Melrose,
was appointed Branch Librarian at
Allendale. Mrs Cecilia Feeley and Miss
r.rorlei Rothberg have been appointed
library assistants, and Miss Claire
McConkey, bookmender. Miss Florence
Little, Mrs Helen B. Laughrey, Mrs
Alice N. Williams, Mrs Laura Bar'kley
and Mrs Elsie C Smith have been
appointed to the positions of substitute.
Resignations from the position of substi-'
tute have been accepted from Miss Ruth
M. l)t)dge and Miss Florence McAuliffe.
Ckas. S. Greene, Lib'n.
Piedmont.
Piedmont High School Library.
Harry W. Jones, Prin. Gladys English,
Lib'n.
In November we held an exhibit of
children's books in the high school gym-
nasium for the Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion, to which all the parents and children
of Piedmont were invited. It was well
attended and book lists were distributed,
graded ones, printed by the high school,
and the list prepared by Mrs Mitchell of^
the Sather Gate Book Shop. The exhibit
was made possible by the Sather Gate
Book shop, as they loaned us all the
books.
During November, I spoke at the
Parent-Teacher meeting at the Havens
and Beach Grammar Schools on chil-
dren's books, and at that time gave out
printed lists, as well as during book'
v/eek, so I feel that all the parents are
conscious of the fact that there are
people to guide them in their book
selection.
The students seem to appreciate the
library and are using it more and more;
all the time. In November we circulated
the largest number of books for one day,
285, and the daily average is steadily
increasing.
Gladys English, Lib'n.
San Leandro.
§San Leandro Free Public Library
AND Branch, Alameda Co. Free Li-
brary. Miss Mary Brown, Lib'n.
During Children's Book Week the liln-a-
rian addressed eleven different classes at
the grammar schools and invited them to
ALAMEDA CO.— Continued.
San Leandro — Continued,
use the library. To stimulate a taste for
reading poetry, the children were encour-
aged to enter a contest for verse writing.
The originality and versatility shown by
many of them were wonder'ful.
Mr Frank Bricker has been appointed
on the library board to succeed W. O.
Davies, resigned.
Mary Brown, Lib'n.
ALPINE COUNTY.
(Fifty-eighth class.)
County seat, Markleeville.
Area, I">7.5 sq. mi. Pop. 24;!.
Assessed valuation !^S.i)(),~)fy7 (taxalile
for county .$714,.521).
AMADOR COUNTY.
(Forty-fifth class.)
County seat, Jackson.
Area, .568 sq. mi. Pop. 7793.
Assessed valuation if 7,80.8, 717 (taxable
for county $0,758,127).
Amador Go. Free Library, Jackson.
Miss Bertha S. Taylor, Lib'n.
At the meeting of the Board of Super-'
visors, Nov. 2, Bertha S. Taylor was
appointed Amador' County Librarian to
commence Jan. 1. Miss Taylor has been
librarian of Willows Free Public Library
for several years. — Stockton Record, N 4
BUTTE COUNTY.
(Twenty-second class.)
County seat, Oroville.
Area, 1764 sq. mi. Pop. 30,030.
Assessed valuation .<i;44,966,513 (tax-
able for county .$36,480,949).
CALAVERAS COUNTY.
(Forty-ninth class.)
County seat, San Andreas.
Area, 990 sq. mi. Pop. 6183.
Assessed valuation $8,471,515 (taxable
for county $7,032,275).
COLUSA COUNTY.
(Forty-second class.)
County seat, Colusa.
Area, 1080 sq. mi. Pop. 9290.
Assessed valuation $26,815,147 (tax-
able for county .$22,071,3.55).
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NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES.
[Jan., 1926
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.
(Thirteenth class.)
County seat, Martinez.
Area, 750 sq. mi. Pop. .53,880.
Assessed valuation $99,631, -572 (tax-
able for county .'i;88,605,475).
Contra Costa Co. Free Library,
Martinez. Mrs Alice G. Whitbeck,
Lib'n.
The teachers of the county have been
formed in groups, each taking up some
special study. The library group has met
in the county library office where they
have investigated all sources of informa-
tion and reference material in the shape
of pictures, clippings, etc. The rei>ort
that will I)e rendered at the end of the
year will show the close connection
between the school and library.
At a meeting of the Contra Costa Wel-
fare Council. Dec. 8, Mrs Whitbeck was
elected president. Mrs Whitbeck spoke
at a Parent-Teacher"s meeting in Yallejo
on children's reading, Dec. 14.
Children's Book Week was observed
through the months of November and
December by having a choice collectioia
of new books and editions in twenty of
the largest branches. An attractive poster
indicated the object of each rack collec-
tion. They attracted the attention of the
children who reported to parents. One
branch reported that every child borrower
had receivetl a book for Christmas from
among the titles on the rack. The reports
from the custodians showed that the col-
lections had really been of greater benefit
than the talks and exhibits that have been
made before clubs and parent-teacher
organizations.
The Pinole new branch library room
will be completed March 6. This is a
combination of library, fire house, jail
and community clubrooms. Although this
may seem a queer combination, it prom-
ises to work out satisfactorily in a very
small town. The corner stone bears the
words Pinole Public Library and it will
be referred to as such.
The new Pittsburg Branch Library will
be opened early in February.
Alice G. Whitbeck, Lib'n.
The furniture for the Children's Room
of the Pittsburg Branch Library is being
selected by a committee composed of
members of the Pittsburg Women's Club
CONTRA COSTA CO.— Continued,
and city officials. The furniture is to be
a gift of the club. Before the City Council
voted to build a library, the Women's
Club started a fund for' that purpose.
They had accumulated .$1000 when work
was undertaken by the city, so they
decided to donate their fund to the Chil-
dren's Room. — San Francisco Vhroniclc,
D 22
DEL NORTE COUNTY.
(Fifty-fourth class.)
County seat. Crescent City.
Area, irv4G sq. mi. Pop. 2759.
Assessed valuation .$10,339,847 (tax-
abl<' for county .$10,283,747).
EL DORADO COUNTY.
(Forty-eighth class.)
County seat, Placerville.
Area, 1891 .sq. mi. Pop. 6420.
Assessed vahiation .$12,835,140 (tax-
able for county .$10,.337,.340) .
FRESNO COUNTY.
(Fourth class.)
County seat, Fresno.
Area, 5696 sq. mi. Pop. 128,779.
Assessed valuation $198,413,940 (tax-
able for county $165,714,637).
IFresno Co. Free Library. Fresno.
Miss Sarah E. McCardle, Lib'n.
The annual Custodians' Meeting was
held in the main library on November 18,
with twenty-six custodians in attendance,
as well as a number of assistants from
the main library. The morning session
was taken up with informal discussions
of the work. Many interesting i>oints
were brought out, several of the assist-
ants who do the branch visiting leading
the discussions. Luncheon was served on
the round tables in the Children's Room.
This year the custodians brought their
sandwiches and the girls served tea, coffee
and dessert. The luncheon hour was
much enjoyed, as it gave the custodians
an opportunity to talk over their prob-
lems with each other. In the aftei-noon,
Miss Hurlburt, Children's Librarian, gave
an interesting talk on "Work with chil-
dren," and Miss Keller, one of the branch
assistants, reviewed one of the late chil-
dren's books. Several of the custodians
told of theiv wor'k with the children in
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FRESNO CO.— Continued,
their commimities. The .session clcsed
with a very interesting and instrnctive
talk by Miss Sliaw of the Catalog De-
partment, on "Keeping up with books."
Miss Mary Harris. Head of tlie Branch
Department for several years, has been
given a year's leave of absence to assist
Miss Culver in her work with the Library
Commission of Louisiana. We ar'e very
glad for Miss Harris to have this oppor-
tunity.
The branch at Monmouth has been
moved into larger and more comfortable
(juarters. We have also moved the branch
at Tranquillity, a room having been built
for the library in a better location than
the old one.
Mrs H. K. Fox, who was our custodian
at the San .Joaquin Light and Power'
Corporation's construction camp on King's
Iiiver, was killed by a fall from a horse
she was attempting to mount. Mrs Fox
was an exceptional custodian and was
doing fine work with the men in the
camps. Mrs Anthony P. Dean, who had
helped her, will carry on the work.
The staff had its usual Christmas party
with a tree and luncheon.
Sarah E. McCardle, Lib'n.
Kerman.
Kerman Union High School Li-
brary AND BKANcir, Fresno Co. Free
Library. Wm. A. Otto, Prin.
During the past three months, we have
had two hundred thirty-two new books of
variousN kinds added to our collection ; a
new. up-to-date filing cabinet of fifteen
drawers, with table for same ; about one
hundred feet of new book shelving ; repre-
.senting a total investment of about seven
hundred sixty-eight dollars.
At the opening of the school year, Mrs
Melissa Fuller, head of the School De-
partment of the Fresno County Library,
addressed the student body on the im-
portance, use and care of the High School
Library, and has also instructed our
student library attendants in the care of
the library.
Joseph E. Sterner, Lib'n.
GLENN COUNTY.
(Thirty-eighth class.)
County seat, Willows.
Area, 1460 sq. mi. Pop. 11,853.
Assessed valuation .$27,9.52,818 (tax-
able for county $22,894,726).
GLENN CO.— Continued.
Willows.
Willows Free Public Library and
Branch, Glenn Co. Free Library. Miss-
Elizalieth Eubank, Lib'n.
At a meeting of the city library trustees
Dec. 7, the resignation of Miss Bertha S.
Taylor as city librarian was presented
and accepted, and Miss Elizabeth Eubank
of Berkeley was appointed her successor.
Miss Taylor is to become head of Amador
County Free Library Jan. 1. Miss
Eubank was formerly city librarian here.
— Willows Journal, D 8
HUMBOLDT COUNTY.
(Twentieth class.)
County seat, Eureka.
Area, 3.507 sq. mi. Pop. 37,41.3.
Assessed valuation $.57,2.57,45(1 (tax-
able for county .$.52,4(m:),108).
IMPERIAL COUNTY.
( Seventeenth class. )
County seat. El Centro.
Area, 4316 sq. mi. Pop. 43,383.
Assessed valuation .$.52,223,716 (tax-
able for county $42,-567,499) .
Imperial Co. Free Library, El Cen-
tro. Miss Evalyn Boman, Lib'n.
Our largest branch library, located in
Brawley, is now being remodeled and
enlarged, very much to our delight. A
new bi'anch was established at Plaster
City Oct. 2. Tills is a gypsum deposit
company with over a hundred men who
are miles away from everything. They
are most enthusiastic over the library
and welcomed it Avith "open arms."
We have started the regular monthly
staff meetings and find it adds much to
our pleasure and work. The second Mon-
day of each month is staff meeting day
at which time we discuss the work and
at least one book we have read.
The librarian has visited quite a number
of schools lately, giving talks on the "Car2
of P.ooks" and starting reading clubs in a
few schools where the outside reading
was very lax.
Wo are the proud possessors of a new
card catalog which was needed badly since
the old one was so full we couldn't even
read the cards.
Imparial County was pleased to have
a visit from Mrs Henshall in the fall,
and hopes she will come again soon.
Evalyn Boman, Lib'n.
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[Jan., 1926
IMPERIAL CO.— Continued.
A meeting of the library custodians of
Imperial County was held at the county
courthouse Oct. 19. Mrs May Dexter
Henshall of the State Library staff was
one of the speakers. Miss Boman enter-
tained the custodians at luncheon follow-
ing the meeting. — El Csntro Press, O 21
Brawley.
Brawley Union High School Li-
15RARY. C. N. Vance, Prin. Olive M.
Potter, Lib'n.
The efficiency of this library has been
greatly increased by the addition of over
two hundred new books this year. The
l)ooks added are for the use of the History,
I'^nglish and Dramatics departments. A
iunnt)er of volumes have also been add 3d
(o the list of reference books used by the
.Junior College History Class. This brings
the number of books available for use up
to nearly fourteen hundred volumes.
Ten magazines and other periodicals
liave been added to the list of twenty-four
in use last year.
The new Junior College building now
in process of construction, will contain a
room especially constructed for library
use. This will add to the possibilities of
usefulness of the library and give much
needed room for expansion.
Olive M. Potter, Lib'n.
El Centre.
El Centro [Free] Public Eibraby
ANj) Branch, Imperial Co. Free Li-
brary. Miss Agnes F. Ferris, Lib'n.
Miss Ferris has opened a branch li-
brary at the East Side School. Five
hundred carefully selected books — juvenile
stories, adult fiction, non-fiction volumes
— have been installed, and Miss Ouida
Nelson, a high school student, will act
as librarian, serving as a volunteer dur-
ing certain school hours, and also keeping
the library open for a limited time after
school for the benefit of the community
residents. The expense of this latter
service is to be met by the Public Li-
brary.— El Centro Press, D 4
INYO COUNTY.
(Forty-seventh class.)
County seat, Independence.
Area, 10,224 sq. mi. Pop. 7031.
Assessed valuation .$lS,730,.54jo (tax-
able for county $11,390,515).
INYO CO.— Continued.
Inyo Co Free Library, Independ-
ence. Miss Anne Margrave, Lib'n.
Additional shelving has been placed in
the reference and juvenile rooms of the
Bishop Branch, making a considerably
larger collection of books possible. For
this branch, the library is binding the
most-used magazines, and a part of t-h-
extra shelving is needed for these.
The Lone Pine Branch has again ex-
perienced the delights of moving. Miss
Nellie E. Reynolds, appointed custodiau
in October, found room for it in her home,
half a block from the main street. Miss
Reynolds is taking great interest in the
branch, and the circulation is increasing
greatly.
Teachers' Institute was held this year
at Lone Pine, Nov. 9 to 11. This cut
into Children's Book Week, since notice
of the plan wa.s received too late to work
out anything in connection, and the
County Librarian's presence there was
very necessary. However, the week was
observed at Big Pine, with an exhibit
of fresh new books all week, and on Fri-
day tea at the library by the Friday
Study Club. The County Librarian
addressed the club and discus-sed with'
them and their friends, later, the chil-
dren's books and reading.
In Independence Book Week was
handled by the assistant, Mrsi Jessie
Roeper, and Miss Ina Goudie, one of the
teachers, with the help of other interested
persons. One of the most prominent
store windows was lent for the occasion,
and decorated with dolls, posters, and
picture books. The posters and slides
of the National Booksellers Association
were used in all the towns, and the
Independence school children were inter-
ested in making others. An exhibit of
new books, graded, was increased by a
selection from the Sta'-e Library, and an
old poster of Houghton Mifflin, "Heroes
of Other Days," was made the occasion
of a prize offered for the most characters
identified. Saturday afternoon the chil-
dren and their mothers were invited to
the library, which was transformed with
flowers and a decided rearrangement of
furniture. The book truck was made into
a tea wagon, since simple refreshments
were part of the order of the afternoon.
Stories were told and readings given by
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INYO CO.— Continued.
Mrs F. W. r^ete and Mrs Daniel Mc-
Carthy of Lone Pine. The librarian
spoke briefly on the history and the
use of libraries, illustrating with a tablet
from an ancient Babylonian collection.
A special pleasure was the exhibit of
dolls from India, loaned by Mrs Robert
Barrett.
Mrs W. G. Dixon has resigned the
custodianship of Cartago Branch, and
Charlotte Mason is to take her place.
The branch is moved to the men's reading
room, where the books can be seen and
selection more easily made. They have
been in the post office, and necessarily
l)ehind locked doors. Lists were used,
but a sight of the books will be much
more satisfactory.
Mrs Anna E. Glade, custodian of
Manzanar Branch, having moved away,
Mrs Nellie E. Lydston has been appointed
to take her place.
New steel shelving and a new Library
Bux-eau file for music records make the
office at Independence more convenient
and sufficiently roomy for the pres-ent.
Anne Margrave, Lib'n.
An account of the celebration of Chil-
dren's Book Week at Bishop Branch will
appear in an early number of Western
.Tournal of Education.
KERN COUNTY,
(Twelfth class.)
County seat, Bakersfield.
Area, 81.59 sq. mi. Pop. 54,843.
Assessed valuation $211,995,472 (tax-
able for county $180,120,547).
Kern Co. Free Library, Bakersfield.
Mrs Julia G. Babcock, Lib'n.
The formal opening of the new $6000
branch library building at Shafter
occurred the evening of Nov. 19. Talks
were made by Supervisor J. O. Hart,
Mrs Babcock, Miss Wilhelmina Harper,
Children's Librarian of Kern County
Free Library, F. W. Herbert of Shafter,
and the local custodian, Mrs Thomas
Wedge. The building is of brick and is
well arranged. Furniture and shelving
costing approximately $20(X) have been
installed. A lawn has been planted and
shrubs are being put out. — Fresno Repuh-
lican, N 21
Tlie Board of Supervisors at the meet-
2 — 43023
KERN CO.— Continued.
ing of Sept. 28 acted upon Mrs Babcock's
suggestion and appointed D. Ashley
Hooker Branch Librarian for Kern
County. Mr Hooker is a graduate of
Middleburg College, Vermont, and of the
New York State Library School, and
comes to Bakei-sfield from Detroit where
he was technology librarian of the public
library for six years.- — Bakersfield Cali-
fornian, S 29
KINGS COUNTY.
( Twenty-ninth class. )
County seat. Ilanford.
Area, 1373 sq. mi. Pop. 22,031.
Assessed valuation $29,932,326 (tax-
able for county $25,088,599).
Kings Co. Free Library, Haneord.
Miss .Julia Steffa, Lib'n.
library service to kings county migra-
tory schools
Increasing from one migratory school,
one teacher and 40 pupils two years ago,
to six .schools, nine teachers and 615
pupils this year, Kings County has had a
difficult problem in caring for its floating
school population. This unprecedented
growth was due to the increased acreage
of cotton which had to be harvested.
The children in the schools changed con-
stantly, for pupils entered one day,
stayed a brief time and were gone again.
They were largely of Mexican parentage,
although there were some Portuguese and
a few Indians and negroes.
Three school districts were affected
by these migratory people — Corcoran,
Dallas and Stratford.
The Corcoran district maintained four
schools, with seven teachers, from nearly
the beginning of the school year up to
the Christmas holidays. The period of
greatest enrollment was the last of
November and the first weeks of Decem-
ber and was greater than the enrollment
at the regular grammar school.
The Dallas and the Stratford schools
were started later in the school year
and each had an enrollment of about 30
pupils.
Most of the schools were held in large
tents, near the camps. The tents were
provided by the ranch owners and were
furnished with temporary tables and long
benches by them. One school was held
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[Jan., 1926
KINGS CO.— Continued.
in the old Tensmuir school house. The
Kings County Library furnished the nec-
essaiy books. One school had about 140
pupils in one tent and the two teachers
had a serious problem in maintaining
order and a difficult task in teaching the
English language as well as reading, writ-
ing and arithmetic. As most of the pupils
were in the lower grades, emphasis was
laid on the fundamentals but for pupils
of the higher grades, the regular course
of study was followed, enabling pupils
to enter their regular grades when trans-
ferred to other districts.
To these migratoiy schools, the Kings
County Library sent 1025 books besides
charts, flash cards and maps. The re-
sources of the library for material for the
lower grades and books suitable for
foreign children were taxed to the limit
but the need was met and an adequate
service was given.
.Julia Steffa, Lib'n.
Hanford,
Haxfoed Uxiox Higti School Li-
brary. Jacob T^. Neighbor, Prin. Miss
Edith M. Church, Lib'n.
The members of the advanced Library
Class ai-e compiling bibliographies of his-
torical novels — one on Ancient history
and Medieval and Modern, one on Eng-
lish, and one on United States history.
The girl making the one on United
States history is also making a map of
the United States and indicating on the
map by pictures, a scene from the book,
on the section covered by the story. The
lis'ts include only the books in the High
School Library and a few from the Pub-
lic Library.
Edith M. Church, Lib'n.
LAKE COUNTY.
(Fifty-first class.)
County seat, Lakeport.
Area, 1332 sq. mi. Pop. 5402.
Assessed valuation $7,382,585 (taxable
for county $7,336,840).
LASSEN COUNTY.
(Forty-fourth class.)
County seat, Susanville.
Area, 4750 sq. mi. Pop. 8507.
Assessed valuation $17,805,368 (tax-
able for county $13,400,500).
LASSEN CO.— Continued.
Lassen Co. Free Library. Susan-
ville. Miss T^enala A. Martin. Lib'n.
The librarian gave talks on children's
books at two Parent Teacher Associations
and the Women's Club of the Fruit
Growers Supply Co.
A new art study class has been formed
and meets once a week in the evening.
It is composed mostly of teachers. Two
talks on art were given by the librarian
at Parent Teacher Associations. Two
talks on art were given by two members
of the art classes to two meetings of the
Pai'ent Teacher Associations.
Lenala a. Martin, I^ib'n.
It is possible other sections of the stat"
may be interested to know more about
these art s'tudy classes and to observe
their statistics.
The new art class which has been
formed consists mostly of teachers and
holds its meetings every Thursday even-
ing in the home of one of the members.
I am enclosing some statistics on the
work of all the art classes. I feel that
these classes are concrete examples of the
need and desire for adult education. It
just happens that the need here is being
satisfied through the study club rather
than through reading lists and other
methods. Nevertheless we feel the work
is purely along the lines of adult educa-
tion.
It seems to me that the most gratifying
thing about the art classes is the way the
iiidividual members enjoy art exhibits.
Several have been to San Francisco and
have seen the Walker collection at tbo
Palace of the Legion of Honor. They
have all said, "The exhibit was wondei-
cul and you have no idea how much more
we enjoyed the pictures since having
taken the art courses." Then they have
aamed over the pictures which impressed
them and the ones by the artists they
recognized. One member on entering
the class frankly stated she was only tak-
ing the course because she planned to go
to Europe at the end of the year and
wanted to know something about art.
The statement was made in 1923. She is
still with the class and would not now
leave.
The principal of the Susanville Gram-
mar School is requiring her teachers to
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LASSEN CO. — Continued.
read a certain number of professional
books a month and also to hand in to her
a written report about them. The Super-
visor of Rural Schools is also doing- all
she can toAvards getting the rural teachers
to read professional books. We of course
send out lists to aid in the selection of
books and supply the books themselves
through the State Library collection or
our ov7n.
We are getting some of the A. L. A.
Reading with a purpose pamphlets and
hope to interest our readers to a large
extent in them.
Statistics of Art Classes of Lassen Coiinti/.
No. now in
Class Beginning date No. entering class. Pall 1925
1st Oct. 1928 10 7
2d Sept. 1924 16 11
3d Nov. 192L5 10 10
6 members left town and i2 dropped out.
Artists studied 339 (includes all
classes) .
Books circulated 773, all nonfiction ;
three-fourths borrowed from State Li-
brary.
No. of meetings 112.
No. of pictures borrowed from State
Library 294.
Art programs given by art classes 6.
Art exhibits held at library 6.
All members are making a note book
which is illustrated by copies of great
masters studied.
All classes, besides studying the history
of art, are studying the Art Appreciatio!\
courses given by the University of Cali-
fornia. Two classes have finished the
first course and are on the second. The
third class is on the first course.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
(First class.)
County seat, Los Angeles.
Area 3880 sq. mi. Pop. 9.36,438.
Assessed valuation $2,940,078,815 (tax-
able for county $2,525,067,035).
Los Angeles Co. Free Library, Los
Angeles. Miss Helen E. Vogleson,
Lib'n.
Among other callers during the quarter
were Miss Gillis, Assistant State Li-
brarian, and Mrs Henshall, State Li-
brary Organizer, who visited the library
officially.
LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Miss Luora Wallace, a member of the
staff, was married in November to Percy
L. Porter. Several other engagements
have been announced and wedding bells
promise to ring frequently in 1926.
Two new branches were established
during the quarter, one at Mar Vista
and the other at Home Gardens. The
Belvedere Branch was moved to an at-
tractive new store room nearer the busi-
ness center. The Tweedy School Branch
was reestablished in a very nice new
school building. Southgate, La Ballomi,
and Woodcrest were all moved to larger
quarters.
The City of Venice voted to become a
part of Los Angeles City, but the branch
of the County Library will not be with-
drawn until there is no question that
the vote will not be reconsidered.
Helen E. Vogleson. Lib'n.
Burbank.
BuKBANK Union High School Li-
brary. F. S. Moore, Prin. Miss Corrie
V. Ziegler, Lib'n.
Our new Libi'ary and Science Build-
ing is just completed. The Library is, in
some ways, different from any other
school library in California, being finished
in the natui'al brick (red and brown
tones) inside as well as out, with a ceil-
ing ^ feet high, and mezzanines at each
end. The architecture is Spanish. The
main room is 40 by 60 feet, with an
Annex (separated by 5 arches) 40 by It
feet at one end, the office and work room
occupying a space of equal size at the
other. The mezzanines are above these,
each overlooking the main room through
5 arches and an iron railing (balcony
effect). The main, or long-way exposure
is to the southwest, with 5 high arched
Avindows (reaching the ceiling) ; the
other exposure is to the southeast, giving
us the morning light through two sets of
arched windows (above and below), ">
in Annex and 5 in mezzanine.
The ceiling is painted, a conventionai
design of the fleur-de-lis, set in panels,
separated by heavy blue-gray beams.
A complete installation of Library
Bureau furniture is being made.
We are hoping to decorate with tape.'<-
tries, sculpture and plants — tapestries In-
stead of pictures.
Corbie V. Ziegler, Lib'n.
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LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Long Beach.
§||LoNG Beach [Free] Public Li-
brary. Mrs Theodora R. Brewitt, Lib'n.
The Belmont Heights Branch Library
building was opened December 21. On
.January 4 a new branch was opened in
rented quarters in North Long Beach.
For the present this branch will be open
three afternoons a week. The librarian,
Mrs Ruth Thomson, has started hou?e
to house visiting and we expect to cover
the entire district within the year. This
seems especially desirable since many of
the people in this community are not
used to library service and need the
establishment of personal contacts to in-
terest them.
The addition to the staff of Earl Han-i-
son Davis, New York State Library
School, 191.5—16, as reference assistant
is going to make possible more special-
ized reference work in sociology and
municipal affairs. Mr Davis took the
special legislative and municipal reference
course at the University of Wiscousbi
Library School and has had a number
of years experience in this work. Other
recent additions to the staff are Miss
Ariel Stephens, Los Angeles Library
School, 1922-23, who has returned to
this library after a year in the reference
department of the Seattle Public Ll-
brarj- ; Mrs Marie Price Wear, formerly
assistant librarian of the Sacramento
Public Library ; and Miss Constance
Tafel, formerly a member of the Phila-
delphia Public Library staff.
The library is cooperating with a local
book store in giving radio book reviews
each week. The store pays for the broad-
casting as advertising and the book re-
views are prepared by the library staf?.
One period a month will be designated
as "library night" for any special library
notices or for the reviewing of books
which may not be in the book store.
In addition to the regular monthly
general staff meeting and the ))ook selec-
tion meetings attended by branch li-
brarians and heads of departments, the
circulation department and the juvenile
department are holding weekly meetings
devoted to a survey of books in their
respective fields. These meetings are
under the leadership of the head of each
LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Long Beach — Continued.
of the two departments who plans the
discussion and the authors to be covered.
Talks have been given by the librarian
and members of the staff" at about tweniy
night school classes, reaching around six
hundred adult students. Tlie feature of
this work which has made it most sati-;-
factory is the attitude of the night school
principal who regards it as a joint projec,
in adult education. The talks emphasized
the library's educational function and the
necessity for following class room study
by reading.
The library had an exhibit of pul)lica-
tions, interesting to municipal officials,
at the annual meeting of the League of
California Municipalities which was held
in Long Beach in October. A member
of the library staff was on duty there
during a part of each day and a good
deal of interest was shown in the exhibit.
A bibliography on municipal prol)loD)s
was prepared for distribution.
Theodora R. Brewitt, Lili'n.
Los Angeles.
t§Los Angeles [Free] Public Li-
brary. Everett R. Perry, Lib'n.
The bonds voted for branch libraries
last June amounting to $500,000 were
sold in December. Six sites have already
been purchased for new buildings, as
follows : at the corner of Arlington and
18th Streets, for the Washington Irving
Branch, Allison and Allison, architects,
at the corner of Fries and .1 Streets, for
the Wilmington Branch, Marston, Van
Pelt and Maybury, architects ; on Wabash
Avenue opposite Forest Avenue, for the
Malabar Branch, George M. Lindsey,
architect ; on Patridge Street near River-
side Drive, for the Allesandro Branch.
Weston and Weston, architects ; at the
corner of Pepper and Romulo Streets,
for the Dayton Branch, Mr Harry K.
Bent, architect ; at the corner of Sylvan
Street and Vesper Avenue, for the Van
Nuys Branch, architect not yet selected.
On November 3d the Helen Plunt .Tack-
son Branch, costing about eight thousand
dollars with its equipment, and located
at East 25th and Naomi Streets, was
opened to the public.
To keep all branch library buildings in
repair and to act as superintendent of
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LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Los Angeles — Continued,
the main building when completed, Mr
Dana Q. McComb was appointed Decem-
ber 1.
Progress on the Main Library has been
steady and seven contracts have been
let during this quarter : for steel lockers,
to the Durand Steel Locker Company ;
for the tablet arm chaire. to the Rucker
Fuller Desk Company ; for the interior
sculpture, to Mr Lee Lawrie ; for tbc-
castern portion of the boundary walls
and walks, to the "Weymouth Crowell
Company ; for the western portion of the
l)0undary walls, walks and pools, to
Greenfield and Umbarger ; for the ro-
moval of garage and apartment house on
Flower Street, to Harvey Bros. ; for the
interior decoration, to Mr .Julian E.
Garnsey. An order has also been placed
for a photostat.
Everett R. Perry, Lib'n.
Barlow iMedical Library. Dr Wil-
liam DuflBeld, Pres. Mary E. Irish. Lib'n.
Tlie Barlow Medical Library has been
very fortunate in receiving several very
valuable gifts the past few months,
notable among them, the Medical Library
of the late Dr Boardman Reed that was
left, by bequest, to the Alhambra Public
Library and that library, Avith the con-
sent of the son and daughter of Dr Reed,
gave the collection to the Barlow Medical
Library. Many of these books are valu-
able historically and others filled out sets
that were incomplete, others are of espe-
cial interest in any library for medical
research.
Through the generosity of Dr W.
Jarvis Barlow the library has had two
gifts. The endowment fund has been
augmented by two Life Memberships of
$500 each in memoi^ of the late Dr
Norman Bridge and in the name of Mrs
Bridge, given by Dr Barlow. The li-
brary now has a book plate of which it
is very proud, the other gift from Ds"
Barlow. The book plate shows a part of
the front of the library with the door
open into the reading room. Opposite the
door appears the statue of Galen with
a background of books. The task of
placing these in the 10,(MX) volumes is
begun and a complete check of the li-
brary with additional cataloging under-
taken.
LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Los Angeles — Continued.
Through the Medical Library Associa-
tion many exchanges have been received
toward completing the journal files.
Mary E. Irish, Lib'n.
§T. M. C. A Library. .J. Gustav
White, Director of Ed.
The (juarters of the Educational De-
partment of the Central Y. M. C. A. of
Los Angeles are proving a source of great
satisfaction and efliciency. The library
and study hall, as well as the offices, are
beautifullly furnished and decorated. The
West Coast Arts, Inc., have placed an
exhibit of beautiful paintings on the walls
of the library.
H. E. Cavanah, Lib'n.
Pomona.
§||PoMONA [Free] Public Library.
Miss Sarah M. .Jacobus, Lib'n.
In October, children of the elementary
grades were given a list of about 7.5 books,
and asked to record on a ballot their
favorites and also whether each owned or
desired to own the books best liked. The
2-5 books receiving the highest number of
votes were especially featured during
Children's Book Week. Dr Dolittle and
Black Beauty led the list of favorites by
a large number'. Ballots were accessible
to interested adults, as a guide to Christ-
mas bu.ving.
The Book Week wound up with a
story-hour, by costumed story-tellers.
Souvenir book marks, each bearing the
title of some juvenile book, were given
out. The usual talks to clubs were made
during and after the week.
During the long illness of Mrs Donald
Lyman, Miss Carol.yn Walker is acting
as head of the Circulation Department.
Mrs Caroline Walvoord has been employed
an substitute.
The Pictorial History of California,
which was issued this fall by the Univer-
sity of California, has been mounted and
prominently displayed. All the city
schools and all the schools in nearby dis-
tricts have been invited to visit the library
to see the set. So far, eighteen groups
have taken advantage of the opportunity,
and at lea.'it two individuals have pur-
chased sets for' themselves as a result of
seeing the display.
The feature of the fall months has been
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LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Pomona — Continued,
the large and steady demand for books of
serious value, not only relating to trades,
business and civic relations, but also on
science, psychology and philosophy.
Sarah M. Jacobus, Lib'n.
South Pasadena.
II § South Pasadena Free Public Li-
BR.^KY. Mrs Nellie E. Keith, Lib'n.
Great bouquets of garden flowers, which
made every room in the public library
beautiful, were tokens of affection and
esteem of hundreds of people in South
Pasadena to Mrs Nellie E. Keith, Libra-
rian, who completed thirty j^ears service
Nov. 4. Mrs Keith is the only public
librarian South Pasadena has had. Con-
gratulations poured in throughout the
day : many beautiful letters came from
school children. In the evening Mrs
Keith was the honor guest of the
Woman's Club of South Pasadena. —
South Pasadena Record, N G
MADERA COUNTY.
(Thirty-seventh class.)
County seat, Madera.
Area, 2140 sq. mi. Pop. 12,203.
Assessed valuation .$28,248,229 (tax-
able for county $22,9O9',6O0).
^Madera Co. Free Library, Madera.
Miss Blanche Galloway, Lib'n.
During Children's Book Week, the
Mader'a County Library offered prizes to
the boy and girl from the third through
the fifth grade, and the boy and girl from
the sixth through the eighth grade in the
Madera schools, and a similar set of
prizes to the children in the schools of
the county who ^^-ould list the greatest
number of juvenile book titles, which
might be found in the County Library,
made from the slogan "After All — Ther'e
is Nothing Like a Good Book," which
appeared on the Book Week poster. The
contest aroused keen interest among the
children. Tvvo classes from a country
school came during school hours to visit
the library, and work on the project.
Some of those children had not been to
the library before. In the county, three
of the prizes went to one school, where
the teachers had taken interest in seeing
that the simple rules of the contest were
MADERA CO.— Continued,
complied with. The fourth pi-ize went to
an Indian girl, at North Pork. Class
instruction in the use of the library has
been given regularly to the seventh and
eighth grades of the local grammar
school.
Blanche Galloway, Lib'n.
Madera Co. Law Library, Madera.
Blanche Galloway, Lib'n.
At the January meeting of the Board
of Supervisors, a new law library com-
mittee was appointed, consisting of the
following members : W. D. Cardwell,
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors ;
Stanley Murray, Judge of the Superior
Court ; Mason A. Bailey, District Attor-
ney ; Judge Joseph Bareroft ; J. J.
Coghlan, attorney.
MARIN COUNTY.
(Twenty-fifth class.)
County seat, San Rafael.
Area, 516 sq. mi. Pop. 27,-342.
Assessed valuation .$29,132,9.53 (tax-
able for county .$2.5,497,930).
MARIPOSA COUNTY.
(Fifty-third class.)
County seat, Mariposa.
Area, 1580 sq. mi. Pop. 2775.
Assessed valuation .$5,582,997 (taxable
for county $4,71.3,177).
MENDOCINO COUNTY.
(Twenty-eighth class.)
County seat, Ukiah.
Area, 3400 sq. mi. Pop. 24,136.
Assessed valuation $31,059,690 (tax-
able for county .$25,898,504).
MERCED COUNTY.
(Twenty-seventh class.)
County seat, Merced.
Area, 1750 sq. mi. Pop. 24,579.
Assessed valuation $39,830,913 (tax-
able for county .$32,612,022).
Merced Co. i'"'ree Library, JMerced.
Miss Minette L. Stoddard, Lib'n.
The annual meeting of the custodians
of the Merced Count.\- Free Library and
its branches was held Saturday, October
10, in the rooms of the Merced Library.
The morning session was given over to
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MERCED CO.— Continued.
the discussions of library problems and
at the afternoon session Mr Corwin Rad-
cliffe, who conducts the column in the
Merced Sun-Star known as "Rad's Ram-
blings" on the subject "What the library
means to me." Miss Monica Flannery,
head of the English department of the
Merced High School, spoke on "Books."
Mrs Faj' French resigned October 15
and Mrs Rachel Anderson December 1,
the latter going to San Bernardino County
Free Library.
The Los Banos Branch Library has
recently had a new coat of paint within
and without. The Atwater Branch moves
into its new "George Thompson Bloss
Memorial Library Building" .January 6.
The building is beautifully situated and
thoroughly equipped and an addition to
any town.
MiNETTE L. Stoddard, Lib'n.
MODOC COUNTY.
(Fifty -second class.)
County seat, Alturas.
Area, 4097 sq. mi. Pop. .5425.
Assessed valuation $8,140,949 (taxable
for county $7,670,374.)
tMoDOc Co. Free Library. Alturas.
Miss Anna L. Williams, Lib'n.
A branch has been established at Fort
Bidvvell. The books will be kept in the
Civic Club Room. Mrs Susie Peterson is
president of the club.
.Joseph Creek and Washington School
Districts have joined the County Library
system.
Anna L. Williams, I^ib'n.
MONO COUNTY.
(Fifty-seventh class.)
County seat, Bridgeport.
Area, 2796 sq. mi. Pop. 960.
Assessed valuation $6,049,540 (taxable
for county .$.3,084,<>30).
MONTEREY COUNTY.
(Twenty-fourth class.)
County seat, Salinas.
Area, 3450 sq. mi. Pop. 27,980.
Assessed valuation $48,880,947 (tax-
able for county .$40,182,-545).
Monterey Co. Free Library, Salinas.
Miss Anne Hadden, Lib'n.
The community branch at Castroville,
MONTEREY CO.— Continued.
which had been suspended for some time,
was reopened October 8 with Mrs J. L.
Sloane in charge. The hours are 2..30 to
5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The County Library Branch at the
Monterey County ILospital was revived
November 19.
The County Ijibrarian and Miss Dorothy
Ellis attended Teachers Institute at San
Luis Obispo, December 14 to 17, and held
the usual book exhibit at the Monterey
County Headquarters. Miss Dorothy
Ellis and Miss Constance Vasquez
attended the California Library Associa-
tion Second District meeting in Oakland,
November 7.
Miss Kate M. Foley visited her blind
pupils in the vicinity of Salinas and
Monterey, November 19 and 20, traveling
in the County Librarian's Ford,
"Romero."
Anne Hadden, Lib'n.
King City.
King City Union High School Li-
brary. H. O. Williams, Prin.
The King City Union High School
Library has added a number of valuable
books to its collection during the last six
months and expects to make many more'
additions for the coming year.
The library is now in charge of a
trained librarian, and is functioning better
than at any time in the past.
H. O. Williams, Prin.
Pacific Grove.
§ Pacific Grove [Free] Public Li-
brary. Miss Jessie W. Nichols, Ijib'n.
At the special election held Nov. 25, the
proposal for a bond issue to add a new
wing to the library failed to pass by the
required two-thirds vote. — Pacific Grove
Rpiieir, N 27
NAPA COUNTY.
(Thirty-first class.)
(Jounty seat, Napa.
Area, 800 sq. mi. Pop. 20,678.
Assessed valuation .$26,163,972 (tax-
able for county $22,079, 343).
Napa Co. Free I^ibrary. Napa. Miss
Estella DeFord, Lib'n.
Assistant Librarian Miss Alice Queen
has resigned lier duties at the County
I Free I^ibrary and her place will be taken
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[Jan., 1926
NAPA CO.— Continued.
by Miss Frieda Schultz, who has been
named by the supervisors to fill the
vacancy. Miss June Kenworthy has been
appointed second assistant librarian. —
Napa Journal, O 1.5
St. Helena.
St Helena [Free] Public Library.
Mrs G. B. Anderson, Lib'n.
It has been necessary to add more
shelves to make room for the many new
^•ohunes that have been added to the
library. Although many of the new
books arc tictiou, several general refer-
ence books, Lippiucott's Gazetteer of the
World, the Harvard Classics and Lippiu-
cott's Biographical Dictionary are in-
cluded in the list.
The library was closed for three days
for its annual waxing of floors and
retiuting.
Mrs G. B. Anderson, Lib'n.
NEVADA COUNTY.
(Thirty-ninth class.)
County seat, Nevada City.
Area, 982 sq. mi. Pop. 10,8-50.
Assessed valuation •$9,058,005 (taxable
for county .$7,005,905).
Grass Valley.
Grass ^' alley High School Library.
W. S. Millar, Prin.
Shortly before Thanksgiving, the prin-
cipal of the school requested pupils and
townspeople to donate to the school library
any books suitable for such a library,
which they could spare.
As a result one hundred or more
volumes were received. These included
several sets of books, such as Woodrow
Wilson's History of the United States, a
set of Shakespeare's Works, Poe's Works
and others, as well as many single vol-
umes. The.se books, which had lain idle
in homes, will render valuable service
through the school library.
Pupils are permitted to take books
home for one night only and are fined
5 cents a day if the book is not returned
promptly. No one is permitted to take
a book from the library during the day.
The books in thj library are now being-
cataloged.
Elizabeth McDole.
NEVADA CO.— Continued.
Nevada City.
1 1 Nevada City Free [Public] Li-
brary. Mrs Iva Williamson, Lib'n.
Frederick C. Norton, a recluse who
lived near Nevada City, left half his
land to the Nevada City Public Library,
with directions that the land be sold and
the money used to purchase non-fiction
books. His property consists of 160 acres
of timberland. — Sacramento Bee, N 7
ORANGE COUNTY,
(Tenth cla.ss. )
County .seat, Santa Ana.
Area, 780 sq. mi. Pop. 61.375.
Assessed valuation $166,799,710 (tax-
able for county $146,732,680).
Buena Park.
BuENA Park Library District Li-
brary. Mrs Katharine S. Berkey, Lib'n.
I am glad to say we have added to our
building and now have one worth $1750.
The number of bound volumes is 2081.
Katharine S. Berkey, Lib'n.
PLACER COUNTY.
(Thirty-second class.)
County seat. Auburn.
Area, 1484 sq. mi. Pop. 18,584.
Assessed valuation .$22,378,027 (tax-
able for county $15,678,205).
Auburn.
II Auburn Free Public Library. Mrs
Madeline Kriechbaum, Lib'n.
District Attorney Orrin J. Lowell of
Placer County has presented the Auburn
Free Public Library with a new set of
double copper-covered doors, which were
badly needed. Mr Lowell is one of the
library trustees. — Auburn Journal, D 31
Mrs Louis Chamberlain has presented
a desk lamp for each table at the Auburn
Public Library as a Christmas gift to
the institution. — Auburn Jourtial, D 17
PLUMAS COUNTY.
(Fiftieth class.)
County seat, Quincy.
Area, 2361 sq. mi. Pop. 5081.
Assessed valuation $20,774,601 (tax-
able for county $12,624,992).
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
(Fifteenth class.)
County seat. Riverside.
Area, 7008 sq. mi. Pop. 50,297.
Assessed valuation .$63,155,539 (tax-
able for county $46,121,230).
Riverside.
§||RivERSiDE [Free] Public Libeaey.
Ohas. F. Woods, Lib'n.
Riverside hihrary Service School.
Miss Mary E. Robbins is serving- a five
months' engagement with the Riverside
Library Service School as instructor in
Reference Work and Book Selection.
The foster of long course students for
1926 contains the following names : Gladys
M. Bowles, Clarkston, Washington ;
Mrs Marjorie D. Brown, Santa Ana,
Calif.; Mrs Helen L. Clutter, Dallas,
Texas ; Bertha May Danner, Colton,
Calif. ; Elizabeth Derby, Riverside, Calif. ;
Mattie Mae Harris, Oroville, Calif. ;
Winifred Hawes, Riverside, Calif. ;
Peggy M. Hudson, Eureka, Calif. ;
Margaret L. Keith. San Luis Obispo,
Calif. ; Mae Kimball, Riverside, Calif. ;
Lillie M. Myster's, Arlington, Calif. ;
•Tulia Olmstead. Nampa, Idaho ; Edith W.
Taylor, Riverside, Calif. ; Velma V.
Vaniman, La Yerne, Calif.
CiTAs. F. Woods, Lib'n.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY.
(Seventh class.)
County seat, Sacramento.
Area, 988 sq. mi. Pop. 90,978.
Assessed valuation $155,.360,.518 (tax-
able for county $128,361,002).
Sacramento Co. Free Libeary, Sac-
ramento. Miss Cornelia D. Provines,
Lib'n.
The County Librarian addressed the
pupils of the Part Time High School of
Sacramento, October 5 and 7, using as her
fheme for the first talk, "Kipling as a
Poet," and for the second, "Folk Stories."
The County Librarian was invited,
October 21, to speak before the Executive
Committee of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs upon the subject of the
work of the Sacramento County Library
with Folsom State Prison, and made a
brief address in the time which had been
courteously arranged for her by President
SACRAMENTO CO.— Continued.
Bertola, in the midst of a busy morning of
important committee work.
The same theme was presented in a
talk before the members of the Second
District of the California Library As.so-
ciation, held in Oakland November 7,
under the title, "Through Gates of Horn,
or Gates of Ivory?" from the closing
verse of the Seventh Book of the J3neid.
At the meeting of the Ninth District
of the California Library Association,
held in Oroville November' 21, the County
Librarian of Sacramento County spoke
ui>on the subject of the "Influence of the
Negro Upon American Poetry,'' using in
illustration the work of various Negro
poets.
Both of these district meetings were
most delightfnl. and the County Librarian
greatly appreciated the opportunity of
attending them, and of sharing in the
pleasure and pr'ofit derived from the
programs presented, and the delightful
hospitality extended to all who were
fortunate enough to be present.
The Sacramento County Free Library
has been fortunate enough to secure the
services of Mrs Gerna Dickson, formerly
of the State Library, as head of the
Branch Department, to fill the position
left vacant by the resignation of Miss
Edna .James, who left us in order to
accept a position in the Hollywood Public
Li1n-ary. Mrs Dickson came to us on
the 13th of October, and is rapidly
becoming acquainted with her new duties
and her new territory.
Cornelia D. Provines, Lib'n.
SAN BENITO COUNTY.
(Forty-third class.)
County seat, Hollister.
Area, 1476 sq. mi. Pop. 8995.
Assessed valuation $14,985,021 (tax-
able for county $13,-308,600 ) .
San Benito Co. Free Library, Hol-
lister. Miss Florence J. Wheaton,
Lib'n.
The library maintained a booth at the
County Fair' which was held the first
week in October. The exhibit attracted
considerable attention.
Miss Blanche Harris resigned Novem-
ber 1 to be married to Mr .John E. Dalton
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SAN BENITO CO.— Continued.
of Sacramento. Her successor has not
yet been appointed.
Florence J. Wheatox, Lib'n.
Sax Bexito Co. High School Li-
brary AXD Branch. Sax Bexito Co.
Free Library. .James P. Davis. Prin.
Ruth Tiffany, Lib'n.
We. in the San P.enito County High
School, are trying out an entirely new
method in our school library this year.
At the beginning of the year', we had
installed a student shelf between the
Assembly Hall and the library proper.
Now the students come to this shelf and
ask for the books that they want from
the library, instead of searching through
the shelves for them, themselves. The
dictionaries and encyclopedias are kept
on these shelves and the students have
access to them at any time.
We are continuing our student library
plan, and we find that the system works
beautifully. The books are given out for
a period of from one day to two weeks,
with privilege of renewal except in the
case of those books which are in great
demand. No student is given the privi-
lege of going through the stacks. In the
case of our Junior College students, who
need history books by the score for refer-
ence, we are making a duplicate set of
file cards, so they may have access to
them, and then they can decide just what
they want. We find that this works
well, for both students and librarians.
We are planning on a mending day
very soon, and all the books will be put
in excellent shape for the spring and
summei". Twice a year the books are gone
over very carefully, and the number of
lost ones is negligible.
The following students are acting as
librarian.s for this school year: Kenneth
Young. Margaret Gee. Helen Clark, Ger-
trude Pacheco, Bee Johnson, Laura Voll,
Margaret King, Eleanor McCloskey,
Lillian Faria, Frank Gambetta, Leon
Latapie, A'ivian Fletcher, Janecie Wilson,
Betty Recht. Elizabeth Breen and Ken-
neth McCray, two Junior College students,
act as assistant librarians to the faculty
librarian. Miss Ruth Tiffany.
.James P. Davis, Prin.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
(Ninth class.)
County seat, San Bernardino.
Area. 20,0.5.5 sq. mi. Pop. 73,401.
Assessed valuation $114,022,926 (tax-
able for county .^69, 0.33, 745).
Sax Berxardixo Co. Free Library.
Sax Berxardixo. Miss Caroline S.
Waters, Lib'n.
Miss Caroline S. Waters, County Li-
brarian, gave a talk November; 3, before
the Needles Woman's Club, on children's
literature. xVn exhibit of children's books
and also some good books helpful to
parents in relation to children was
arranged at that time. On Sunday,
November S, Miss Waters spoke in the
evening at the Congregational Church at
Highlands on the subject, "County Free
Library, its service and privileges." This
was one of the series of civic talks that
were being given at the church. The
County Librarian attended the Fifth
Conference of "Friends of the Mexicans,"
held in Pomona College, December 5, and
read a paper on "The Use of Books and
Libraries by Our Mexican Population."
She also attended the San Bernardino
County Teachers' Institute held in San
Bernardino, Friday, November 6, for the
valley teachers, and the institute for the
desert schools held in Victorville, Novem-
ber 23, and there gave a talk on County
Free Library school service.
Miss Marion L. Gregory, Assistant
Librarian and cataloger, gave a short
talk on "Children's books suitable fof
Christmas purchase," before the Parent-
Teacher Association of the Harding
School, Nov. 17. A brief list of good
juveniles was discussed and some very
attractive books, belonging to the County
Free Librarj% were on exhibit. Mrs
Rachel Anderson. Pratt 1911, entered the
library December' 1, as head of the refer-
ence department, including charge of
community branch shipments. She came
to us from the Merced County Library.
The Barstow branch was moved Oct. 29
from the telephone exchange, to a room
in the grammar school building in the
community center part of the building.
Mrs Ella Topping is the new custodian
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SAN BERNARDINO CO.— Continued,
of the bi^anch, taking the place of Mrs
L. E. Tiernan. The new hours are 1.30
to 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, and 7 to 9 p.m. also on
Monday and Saturday.
Mr Wm. F. Collins is the new custo-
dian at the County Hospital, Old Men's
Home, having- taken charge November 16.
Mr Kneale Smith was appointed custo-
dian, October 9, of the Crestline Branch,
to take the place of Mrs Laurita Tuttle,
resigned. Miss Madonna G. Baker is the
new custodian at Harper Lake School
and Community Branch, having taken
charge September' 14.
The Guasti Branch was established
December 30 in the Piedmont School,
Miss Mai'garet Rice, custodian.
The Kingston Emergency School, at
Kingston, which was closed June 12, 192.5,
was reopened November 9. The County
Free Library is serving the school free
this year. The Lanfair School, which
was suspended in September, 1924, was
reopened in September, 192.5, and County
Free Library service continued. The two
schools in the Osdick School District,
Osdick and Atolia, have been consolidated,
and the one school in the district is now
the Osdick School. There is one new
school branch in the Arrowhead Lake
School District this year, the Twin
Peaks School, which opened on October 5.
There is also a new school branch in the
Victor School District, the Victor East
Side Grammar School. This was estab-
lished in September, and is a school for
foreign children, from the first to the
fourth grade.
Miss Katherine Ross is the librarian
at the Victor Valley Union High School
this year.
Caroline S. Waters, Lib'n.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
(Fifth class.)
County seat, San Diego.
Area, 4377 sq. mi. Pop. 112,248.
Assessed valuation $121,179,472 (tax-
able for county $100,963,361).
San Diego Co. Free Library, San
Diego. Miss Eleanor Hitt, Lib'n.
The Kensington Park Branch was
SAN DIEGO CO.— Continued.
established October 7, at 4538 Edgewarc
avenue, San Diego, and the San Felipe
Branch at Warners Springs, in November.
In October, the Mountain Empii-e Union
High School at Campo joined the County
Library.
Eleanor Hitt, Lib'n.
San Diego.
4:§San Diego [Free] Public Library.
Mrs H. P. Davison, Lib'n Emeritus.
Miss Althea H. Warren. Lib'n (on leave
of absence). Miss .Josephine R. Har-
grave, Acting Lib'n.
Miss Althea H. Warren has been
granted a six months' leave of absence.
Until May 1, 1926, the work is in ^he
hands of the acting librarian, Miss
Josephine R. Hargrave, graduate of Sim-
mons Library School and on a year's
leave of absence from Ripon College Li-
brary, Ripon, Wisconsin.
The outstanding news item of the quai--
ter is the purchase of two lots for future
branch library buildings ; one in Ocean
Beach and the other in Logan Heights.
On November 1 the Normal Heights
Branch of the County Library was taken
over by the city and is now operated ars
a branch of the Public Library. It is
open three days a week. Miss Margaret
Collins, formerly assistant in the Refer-
ence Department, has been appointed li-
brarian. In the Altadena district a new
branch is to be opened soon and known
as the Altadena Branch.
A number of important changes in the
personnel of the staff have taken place.
Miss Dorothy Earl of the Catolog De-
partment resigns the first of January.
She leaves soon for a four months' trip
East and will return again in the fall to
enter the Library School of Wisconsin
University. With the beginning of the
new year Miss Helen Dysart. formerly in
charge of the Children's Department,
begins her duties as a Principal Assistant
and in charge of the Book Order Depart-
ment. Miss Grace Owen, with experience
in teaching, journalism and library work
in Bloomington, Illinois, has been ap-
pointed to take the place vacated by Mj.=s
Ethel Creigh's return to the County Li-
brary. Miss Anna Allsebrook has' bepn
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[Jan., 1926
SAN DIEGO CO.— Continued.
San Diego — Continued,
promoted to the position of Principal of
Braneiies.
.Josephine R. Hakgrave, Acting Lib'n.
La Jolla Library Association Li-
brary AND Branch of San Diego P. L.
Miss Irene Eckis, Lib'n.
An acceptable gift recently received by
the La Jolla Library is a 40 volume edi-
tion de luxe of "Famous places and
people." Tlie donor is Alfred Crebbin,
and bis gift will be a most valuable refer-
ence work. — La Jolla Journal, D 3
The bronze panel which was designed
by the sculptor, Merrell Gage of Santa
Monica, for the fountain in the patio
of the La Jolla Library, has been re-
ceived and put in place. The fountain
is to be unveiled Dec. 12 with appro-
priate dedicatory addresses. — La Jolla
Light, D 11
SAN FRANCISCO.
(Second class.)
City and county coterminous.
Area, 43 sq. mi. Pop. .506,676.
Assessed valuation $1,050,48.5,716 (ta.^-
able for county $738,603,760).
United States Department of the
Interior, Geological Survey Library.
H. D. McGlashan, District Engineer.
This library, since it was established,
has been maintained by the U. S. Geo-
logical Survey and was not transferred
to the Department of Commerce on July
1, 1925. On this date, the library was
transferred to the Water Resources
Branch of the Geological Survey, but no
change was made in the administration
of it until the latter part of November
when the office of the TN'later Resources
Branch was combined with this library
and the Distribution Office:
H. D. McGlashan, District Engineer.
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY.
(Eighth class.)
County seat, Stockton.
Area, 1370 sq. mi. Pop. 79,905.
Assessed valuation $122,-8,30,481 (ta::-
al>le for county .$104,620,310).
Stockton.
:!:§ Stockton Free Public Library.
Miss Ida E. Condit, Lib'n.
SAN JOAQUIN CO.— Continued.
Stockton — Continued.
Miss Ida E. Condit became librarian
of Stockton Free Public Library Dec. 1
H. O'. Parkinson, who for over five years
has been head of the institution, resignei
in order to become manager of the west-
ern office and factory of Gaylord
Brothers, which is to open here Jan. 1,
at the corner of Weber avenue an-l
Stanislaus street. Miss Condit has been
a member of the library staff for twenty-
five years, and has been Assistant Li-
brarian and head of the county branch
department since 1910. — 'Stockton Rec-
ord, D 1
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY.
(Thirtieth class.)
County seat, San Luis Obispo.
Area, 3500 sq. mi. Pop. i21,893.
Assessed valuation $39,6.33,721 (tax-
able for county $34,464,953).
San Luis Obispo Co. Free Library,
San Luis Obispo. Miss Flo A. Gautz,
Lib'n.
The Central Coast Counties Institute
was held in San Luis Obispo December
14 to 17. Four counties, San Beuilo,
Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Luis
Obispo were represented with a registra-
tion of over 800. It was a busy four days
for the library and we had visits from
teachere from the remote parts of the
county, who never get to the county sear.
Miss Henrietta M. Wessel, custodian of
Templeton Branch since its founding at
the beginning of the County Library
operation, was married December 27, to
Mr Henry Meier of Paso Robles. She
will continue to reside in Templeton. but
has resigned as custodian. Her succes-
sor has not yet been, appointed.
Flo a. Gantz, Lib'n.
San Luis Obispo.
San Luis Obispo Free Public Li-
brary. Mrs E. L. Kellogg, Lib'n.
After serving as apprentice and sub-
stitute for the past eight months. Miss
Margaret Keith has entered the Riverside
Library Service School for the long
course. Miss' Eleanor llardie has begun
a three months' apprenticeship.
The Christmas Story Hour was un-
usually successful. The average attend-
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SAN LUIS OBISPO CO.— Continued.
San Luis Obispo — Continued.
ance of sixty or seventy was expected,
but over one hundred and thirty children
under twelve years attended and listened
with evident pleasure to Christmas stories
told by the librarian and assistant, which
were supplemented by stories and recita-
tions on the phonograph.
A reading project planned for a local
study club had excellent results for both
club and library. This club at every
meeting has one topic, usually one of
current interest, for discussion in whici!
every member takes part. The library
often furnishes subjects for these discus-
sions and recently the subject "Books
You May Have Missed" was chosen from
a lis't submitted. The library prepared
brief reviews of books having special in-
terest or charm, typewritten on slips
which were distributed to the members
who read them before the club. These
little reviews stimulated such interest
in the books that it was decided each
member should read the book, the review
of which she had drawn and report ou
it at the next meeting. That meeting
was considered the most interesting of
the season, and thus sixteen readers and
sixteen good books that I'eally had lieeu
missed were brought together.
Abrte S. KET.LOfic, Lib'n.
SAN MATEO COUNTY.
(Twenty-first class.)
County seat, Redwood City.
Area, 470 sq. mi. Pop. 36,781.
Assessed valuation .$46,1 S'3. 707 (tax-
able for county .$42,062,070).
San Mateo Co. Free Liueary, Red-
wood City. Miss Edna Holroyd, Lib'n.
Hilda S. Gear has been appointed an
assistant in the county library. — San
Mateo ^V'lr.s Loader. O 14
Burlingame.
BURLINGAME [FREE] PuBI.IC LIBRARY.
Mrs ^laiT T. Gervais, Lib'n.
The proposal to bond the Burlingame
library district for $75,000 to erect a nev.-
library building and purchase the site
for a bi-anch library in North Burlingame
failed to gain the necessary two thirds
majority at the election Dec. 1.5 — San
Francisco Examiner, D 16
SAN MATEO CO.— Continued.
Redwood City.
Sequoia Union High School Li-
brary. A. C. x^rgo, Prin. Angelena
Burns, Lib'n.
With an appropriation for the library
of $1-500 this year we are enjoying a p.^i-
iod of expansion. 44 magazines are re-
ceived regularly. There are 3Sft0 volumes'
in the library, to serve the 31 teachers
and 660 pupils.
Angelena Burns, Lib'n.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.
(Eighteenth class.)
County .seat, Santa Barbara.
Area, 2450 sq. mi. Pop. 41,097.
Assessed valuation $70.788.8.31 (tax-
able for county $f>0,567,709 ) .
Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Free Public Li-
brary. Mrs Frances Burns Linn, Lib'n.
The Santa Barbara Relief Fund Com-
mittee Dec. 22. presented the library
board with a check for $34,000 to be
used in the reconstruction of the public
library. To reconstruct the library wiU
cost approximately $70,000, according lO
Carlton Winslow, architect, and Engineer
Derrick who made a survey several
months ago. — Los Angeles Tim ex. D 23
SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
( Sixth class. »
County seat, San .Tose.
Area, 1.3.5i5 sq. mi. I'op. 1(M),5S.S.
Asse.ssed valuation $124,103,301 (tax-
able for county $107,9a5,29<J).
Los Gatos.
Los Gatos [Free] Public Library.
Miss Grace A. Smith, Lib'n.
Miss Caroline H. Bailey, for six years
librarian of Los Gatos Pubic Lilirary,
resigned her position after her return
in December, from her three months"
Eastern tiip. Miss Grace A. Smith, who
has been in the Santa Clara County FiC"
Library for four years, was appointed to
take her place, the appointment taking
effect .Tan. 1.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
(Twenty-.sixth class.)
County seat, Santa Cruz.
Area, 4^ sq. mi. Pop. 26,269.
Assessed valuation .$26,314,415 (tax-
able for county .$22,442,480).
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SANTA CRUZ CO.— Continued.
Watsonville.
Watsonville High School Ltbeary.
T. S. McQuiddy. Trin.
Miss Ida McAdam, Librarian of tiiv^
Watsonville Union Hish School Library,
passed away November IS. Miss Mc-
Adam had rendered efficient service in
this library for the last twelve years.
T. S. McQuiDDY, Prin.
SHASTA COUNTY.
(Thirty-fifth class.)
County seat, Redding.
Area. 4050 sq. mi. Pop. 13,311.
Assessed valuation $23,921,238 (tax-
able for county $16,940,710).
SIERRA COUNTY.
(Fifty-sixth class.)
County seat, Downieville.
Area, 957 sq. mi. Pop. 1783.
Assessed valuation $3.2.56.377 ( taxable
for county $2,892,010).
SISKIYOU COUNTY.
(Tliirty-third class.)
County .-^.eat, Yreka.
Area, 6079 sq. mi. Pop. 18,545.
Assessed valuation $29,092,483 (ta.v-
able for county $21,072,870).
SiSKiYOXT Co. Fbee Library, Yreka.
Miss Ellen B. Frink, Lib'n.
The reorganized Railroad Camp of tii;^
McCloud Lumber Camp is known now as
Pondosa and the County Library is serv-
ing the community through the emergency
school and a community branch established
December 8. Dunsmuir Branch moved
December 1 into new quarters in th-^
lately completed city hall.
In October, Miss Anne Hadden, Li-
brarian of Monterey County, visited us
and went with the Librarian on a trij)
through the western part of the county ;
this included passing over the newly com-
pleted piece of road between Somes Bar
and Forks of the Salmon.
Miss Emma Revell of our county li-
brary staff spent two weeks leave at the
State Library ; Miss Revell found much
of interest both in the State Library
Itself and in the view it disclosed ol
other county library work throughout tiu;
state. For two months beginning October
SISKIYOU CO.— Continued.
15, Miss Rae Beri'y worked as temporary
assistant, pai'ticularly on the mending oi'
books.
In December, through the courtesy of
the lecturer of Pomona Grange, an exhibit
was made of books on Country Life ; a
number of books were lent at the meeting,
while the others will be included in ship-
ments- to the ranching districts of tho
county.
Eli.en B. Frink, Lib'n.
SOLANO COUNTY.
( Nineteenth cla ss. )
County .seat, Fairfield.
Area, 911 sq. mi. Pop. 40,602.
Assessed valuation .$37,602,045 (t<ix-
able for county $.30,787,420).
Solano Co. Fbee Library, Fairfield.
Miss Clara B. Dills, Lib'n.
For Children's Book Week, the library
staff prepared displays of books and
posters in the libraries of the county,
aided the Suisun City Parent Teacher
Association in securing the services oi
Mrs Constance Mitchell of the Sather
Gate Book Shop for a story hour in ine
Crystal School, held an afternoon for
the youngsters at the County Library in
Fairfield which entertainment eonsist'-d
of stories told by members of the library
staff and pictures of famous children
from history shov.'u with the new Balop-
tican that is being much used in schools
of this county now. Parents and children
attended this meeting, in all about 1(X).
The large display of finely illustrated
books I'eceived much attention also. Arti-
cles in the newspapers also carried the
message of Book Week throughout the
county.
During December the county library
used the stereopticon slides again in a
number of places. The Christmas pro-
gi-ams of many of the clubs of the couniy
were made up by the library and the
County Music Supervisor. This program
shown at four clubs consisted of Christ-
mas carols, and a story taken from the
Bible and the Prayer Book, explaining the
carols. The slides, reproductions in
colors of the Wise Men, Annunciation
scenes, glimpses of the Manger, Madonna.s
and other pictures were for the most pai't
taken from famous canvases, and further
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SOLANO CO.— Continued.
gave illustration to the story and holiday
carols. _ This plan was suggested by the
urge of the whole country to sing and
use the carols all over the land. This
program was used in clubs, libraries and
schools, proving very entertaining wher-
ever given. It was also interesting as
a piece of good cooperation as shown by
the clubs, the Music Supervisor, musi-
cians of the county and the county li-
brary.
Plans are afoot to open a branch in
Bay Terrace, a portion of the city of
Vallejo that was, during the War, owned
by the government and used as a place to
house many of the navy families.
A little daughter came to Mr and Mrs
Elmer Burrell (nee Miss Marjorie Chil-
berg) December 15.
Clara B. Dill,s, Lib'n.
SONOMA COUNTY.
(Fourteenth class.)
County seat, Santa Rosa.
Area, 1540 sq. mi. Pop. 51,990.
Assessed valuation .$51,110,190 (tax-
able for county .?43.514,670).
Petaluma.
§Petaluma [FKEn-:] Public Library.
^Nliss' Sara Frances Cassiday, Lib'n.
F. A. Cromwell, Secretary of the Li-
brary Board for over tvrenty-five years,
dropped dead of heart failure Sept. lo.
Mrs Fred Howell has been appointed to
fill the vacancy on the board.
Sara F. Cassiday, Lib'n.
Sonoma.
Sonoma Valley Union High School
Library. L. H. Golton, Prin. Lyle F.
Campbell, Lib'n.
Our library now contains 2.350 volume.s,
and we subscribe to fourteen periodicals.
There are 160 pupils and 10 teachers.
Lyle F. Campbell, Lib'n.
STANISLAUS COUNTY.
(Sixteenth class.)
County seat, Modesto.
Area, 1486 sq. mi. Pop. 4.3. .">57.
Assessed valuation $62,169,779 (tax-
able for county .$53,830,075).
Stanislaus Co. Free Library, Mo-
desto. Miss Bessie B. Silverthorn, Lib'n.
A custodians' meeting was held the
afternoon of Nov. 5. At a roll call each
STANISLAUS CO.— Continued.
custodian related the interesting things
that had happened at her branch dur-
ing the past year. Miss Ida M. Hunting-
ton of the main library staff gave some
suggestions for the observance of Chil-
dren's Book Week, and Miss Alta May
Bennett, also of the local staff, reviewed
a group of the more worthwhile new
books. Miss Silverthorn outlined the plan
of the Reading With a Purpose series of
the American Library Association and
ways of attracting patrons to this course
were informally discussed by the custo-
dians. The library had a supply of the
posters, handbooks, and books mentioned,
for distribution to the custodians at the
end of the meeting.
During November the fifth and sixth
grades of the Lincoln School of Modesto
visited the main library and Avere in-
structed in the use of the library by Mis
Ruth Nankeville of the county school
department.
At the regular monthly luncheon of
the Modesto Woman's Club, Oct. 19, Mrs
Clemence Parks of the library staff gave
a number of book reviews.
Miss Opal Elwyn, for the past two ,
years school ass'ktant, resigned to take
a similar position in Ventura County
Free Library. Mrs Ruth Nankeville, her
assistant, wil have charge of this depart-
ment. Miss Bessie Chastain, student
in the Modesto High School, is acting
a.s page in the school department, after
school hours and Saturdays.
Bessie B. Silverthorn, Lib'n.
SUTTER COUNTY,
(Forty-first class.)
County seat, Yuba City.
Area, 611 sq. mi. Pop. 10,115.
Assessed valuation $22,141,102 (tax-
able for county $17,853,825).
TEHAMA COUNTY.
(Thirty-sixth cla.ss.)
County seat, Red Bluff.
Area, .3200 sq. mi. Pop. 12,882.
Assessed valuation $20,807,359 (tax-
able for county $17,365,960).
Tehama Co. Free Library, Red
Bluff. Miss Anne Bell Bailey, Lib'n.
The Tehama County Library has been
rich in visitors this quarter. Miss Ste
yens, whose loss is so keenly felt througu-
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TEHAMA CO.— Continued.
out the county, has dropped in on Uf^
twice, but only long enough to greet us
and depart. Miss Hadden flitted by and
Miss' De Ford renewed acquaintance with
the Court House one day while making
a fleeting visit with friends in Red Blufr.
Judge Bartlett of Trinity County, a
staunch friend of the County Library
System, made several calls upon the li-
brary while sitting in court in Tehama
County. Judge Bartlett is a student and
authority on old California history, and
casual reminiscences of early times in
northern California found ready listen-
ers at each visit.
Two deposit stations have been placed
in ranch homes : one, called Johnson,
where the group is sufhciently large to
send out a collection of books to be cir-
culated among the families residing on
the place ; the other to a family named
Savercool, living twelve miles away from
the nearest rural delivery box. who are
shut in all winter.
Several visits were made to Gerber
where the. branch w'as moved from a
grocery store to a real estate office. The
latter is more suitable to the use of the
lil)rary because it is open at night and the
entire time of the custodian is given to
the library instead of being divided be-
tween sugar, flour and books.
El Camino Branch was started through
the interest and activity of the Women's
Tuesday Club of El Camino Colony. It
is located in the store of Mrs George
Hart, a member of the club, and prom-
ises to be a thriving branch before long.
Richfield Branch was discontinued Dec.
30, because of the removal from town
of the custodian. No suitable place
seemed available at present, so the branch
will be allowed to lapse for a time. The
school has taken over the reading matter
for the children, and most of the adults
are able to patronize the Red Blu*f
Branch of the library.
A most interesting visit was made to
the Squaw Valley Branch, ]>ec. 2 with
the Home Demonstration Agent. The
opportunity to meet many of the women
of the Farm Center was thus made pos-
sible. TTie week following, the librarian
was invited to attend the annual meet-
ing of the Farm Center with the Farm
Advis'er and the Home Demonstratioa
TEHAMA CO. — Continued.
Agent. A bountiful dinner received due
consideration from the members and
guests after the long ride in the chilly
air, and the program was one that will
be long remembered for the quality and
variety of its numbers. The librarian
was accorded a most cordial welcome to
the community, which typifies the atti-
tude of the whole county toward the li-
brary, and may justly be attributed to
the winning personality of the former
libi-arian.
For Children's Book Week, the "Map
of Adventure" was used as the basis for
the observance of the week. Copies of
the map were sent to all of the schools,
and collections of the listed books (as
far as possible) made with suggestions
that books and reading be specially
emphasized in all of the school programs
for the week. Visits were made to sev-
eral schools- during the week, and in-
formal talks given to the children. The
overwhelming response to the "bait" was
totally unexpected, and the results of
the efiicacy of the map as a stimulator in
reading has been demonstrated by the
continued requests for books listed on it.
On November 14 the librarian was
given an opportunity to meet most of the
primary teachers of the county, at a
meeting called by the Rural Supervisor.
A talk on "The ^Materials' of Reading for
the Youngest Children" was most cor-
dially received, and in response to a plei
for the early acquaintance with poetry
through the careful selection and reading
of verse to children, a flattering demand
for poetry collections for children has
been made on the library.
The librarian with two assistants, one
custodian and the librarian of the Red
Bluff City Library motored to the 9th
district meeting at Oroville, where the
delightful program prepared by Miss
Chalfant was enjoyed to the utmost.
Anne Bell Bailey, Lib'n.
TRINITY COUNTY.
(Fifty-fifth class.)
County seat, Weaverville.
Area, 3276 sq. mi. Pop. 25.51.
Assessed valuation .$3,827, 208 (taxable
for county $3,395,927).
Trinity Co. Free Library, Weaver-
- viLLE. ^Irs Lila G. Adams, Lib'n.
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TRINITY CO.— Continued.
The Hawkins Bar and Lower Trinity
branches o»f the County Free Library
have recently consolidated, with head-
quarters at Salyer. A new branch has
been established at Helena. — Weaverville
Jovrnal, O 10
TULARE COUNTY.
(Eleventh class.)
County seat, Visalia.
Area, 4863 sq.mi. Pop. 59031.
Assessed valuation $88,988,736 (tax-
able for county $67,763,250).
Tulare Co. Free Library, Visalia.
Miss Gretehen Flower, Lib'n.
The Kaweah Branch was re-established
Nov. 8, with Mrs Laur'a D. Hopping in
charge. A branch wag established at
South TuJe Oct. 1. Mrs Lottie Vincent
is custodian.
During the quarter there have been
several changes in custodians. At Badger
Branch, Mrs Louise Weddle succeeded
Miss Louise Stapp Nov. 1. Mrs Cramer
of Strathmore Branch resigned Oct. 1 ;
Mrs Lucy Cox filled the place tempo-
rarily until Nov 1, when Mrs Myrtle
Beattie took charge. At Terra Bella
Mrs Jennie Whitwell took the place
of Harry S. Lewis Nov. 15, and at
Traver Isaac Trulock was succeeded by
Mrs Fred Lahann Nov. 1.
The Oak Grove School District joined
the County Free Library Oct. 16 ; Mrs
Elsie N. Hart is custodian, the post oflSce
Visalia.
Geetchen Flower, Lib'n.
TUOLUMNE COUNTY.
(Forty-sixth class.)
County seat, Sonora.
Ar'ea, 2292 sq. mi. Pop. 7768.
Assessed valuation $12,356,640 (tax-
able for county $8,8.50,745).
VENTURA COUNTY.
(Twenty- third class.)
County seat, Ventura.
Area, 1850 sq. mi. Pop. 28,724.
Assessed valuation $63,246,876 (tax-
able for county $54,556,749).
Ventura Co. Free Library, Ven-
tura. Miss Elizabeth R. Topping, Lib'n.
Miss Helen Kearney resigned Nov. 1
from Ventura City Brancli and Miss
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VENTURA CO.— Continued.
Weyanna Lopp of the County Library
took her place. Miss Opal Elwyn from
Stanislaus; County Free Library takes the
place of Miss Lopp. Miss Elwyn began
work Dec. 1.
The Piru Brajich Library has moved
into a tiny building. It was formerly in
the post office in charge of Mrs Cornelius.
Miss Linda Dominguez is acting as cus-
todian no^^'. The change in location gives
an opportunity for the branch to have a
reading room and also to be opened in
the evening.
Mrs Hall and Miss Chatfield had a
display of books at the Athene Club
House during Children's Week. Talks
were also given at the Piru Parent-
Teacher Association and the Simi Valley
Union High School.
The library had its annual booth at
the County Fair. Special features were
made of the books on oil, which attracted
interest.
The library enjoyed a delightful visit
from Mrs Henshall.
Elizabeth R. Toppinc4, Lib'n.
Oxnard.
OxNARD [Free] Public Library.
Miss Ethel Carroll, Lib'n.,
Miss Elsie Ward of Montalvo, graduate
of the University of California Library
School and with three years exijerience
at the Santa Clara County Library and
the Long Beach Public Library, is to
join the staff of the Oxnard Library the
first of the year, as assistant to Miss
Carroll. — Oxnard Courier, D 23
YOLO COUNTY.
( Thirty-fourth class. )
County seat, Woodland.
Area, 1017 sq. mi. Pop. 17,105.
Assessed valuation $33,466,4.39 (tax-
able for county $26,966,854).
Davis.
DavIvS Free Library and Branch,
Yolo Co. F'ree Library. Miss Hattie
Weber, Lib'n.
We have a great many new books for
children.
Hattie Weber, Lib'n.
Woodland.
Woodland Free [Public] Library
AND Branch, Yolo Co. Free Library.
Mrs Ii-ma C. Bruton, Lib'n.
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YOLO. CO.— Continued.
Woodland — Continued.
Lackin.i;' the necessary funds to provide
a much needed cliildven's room for our
library, we liave recently rearranged our
stacks so as to enlarge our children's
corner (4 by 1-5 feet) to a space 9 by 15.
New shelving has been built in under the
windows in the outside wall of the stack
room, giving us some needed book room.
All of the books in the library have been
rearranged and put in order; our lighting
i in proved, and we feel that library con-
YOLO CO.— Continued.
Woodland— Continued.
ditions at tlie beginning of this year are
unusually good.
Ibma Cole Beuton, Lib'n.
YUBA COUNTY.
(Fortieth class.)
County seat, Marysville.
Area, 62.5 sq. mi. Pop. 10,375.
Assessed valuation .$20,257,344 (tax-
able for county .$16,578,575).
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DIRECTORY FOR LIBRARY SUPPLIES AND OTHER ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The following directory is based on
recommendations received from the libra-
ries of California. New recommendations
and corrections will be welcomed at any
time.
SUPPLIES.
Amateur Plays.
Acting Dramas for Amateurs.
The Book Den, 464 Eighth st, Oak-
land, Calif.
A. L. A.
FTeadquarters.
SG E. Randolph St., Chicago, 111.
All A. L. A. publications sold from
headquarters except 1904 Catalog which
can be purchased for $1 from Superin-
tendent of Documents, Washington, D. C.
Binding and Mending.
Binding.
Cooperative Bindery Co., 330 Jackson
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Foster & Futernick Co., 444 Bryant St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Herring & Robinson, 1927 Howard st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Hicks-Judd Co., 460 Fourth st., San
Francisco, Calif.
Pacific Library Binding Co., 770 E.
Washington St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Sacramento Bookbindery, 309 J st.,
Sacramento. Calif.
Silvius and Schoenbackler, 423 J st.,
Sacramento, Calif.
• Mending,
Stix Co., San Jo&'e.
Stix-Parchment mending tissue.
Blind.
Embos'sed books, etc. Addresses will
be furnished by the State Library.
Book Cases and Shelving.
McKee & Wentwortb (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif,
Book Packing Bags.
Hoegee Co., 138-142 S. Main St., Los
Angeles, Calif,
Book Packing Boxes.
Pacific Box Factory, 2600 Taylor st.,
San Francisco, Calif,
Corrugated Paper Cartons,
Illinois-Pacific Glas's Co., 15th and
Folsom sts., San Fi-ancisco, Calif.
Richardson-Case Paper Co., 1021
Front St., Sacramento, Calif,
Book Plates.
Manhattan Photogravure Co., 142
West 27th St., New York, N. Y.
Sequoyah Studio, 319 42d St., Oakland,
Calif.
Times-Mirror Printing and Binding
House, lis S. Broadway, Los
Angeles, Calif,
Western Lithograph Co., 600-610 E.
Second st., Los AngeleK, Calif.
Book Pockets.
Den^pcrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
Gaylord Bros., 44 N. Stanislaus st.,
Stockton, Calif.
Hicks-Judd Co., 460 Fourth st, San
Francisco, Calif.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
The Zellerbach Paper Co., 534 Battery
St., San Francisco, Calif,
Book Stacks, Metal Furniture, Etc.
Art Metal Construction Co., James-
tOAvn, N. Y,
McKee & Wentworth ( Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif,
J, Niederer Co., 3409 S, Main St., Los
Angeles, Calif.
Van Horn Iron Works Co., Cleveland,
Ohio.
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Jan., 1926
Book Supports, Bracket and Pedal for
Perforating Stamp and Other Me-
chanical Appliances.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
Gaylord Bros.. 44 N. Stanislaus St.,
Stockton, Calif.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Moise-Klinkner Co., 365-369 Market
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Book Varnish.
Pacific Library Binding Co., 770 E.
Washington St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Books.
Baker & Taylor Co., 354 4tla ave., New
York City.
Chivers Book Binding Co., 126 Nassau
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
For books in Chivers binding.
Emporium, 835-865 Market st., San
Francisco, Calif.
Himebaugh & Browne, 471 Fifth ave..
New York, N. Y.
Holmes Book Co., 342 14th st, Oakland,
and 152 Kearny st., San Francisco,
Calif.
H. R. Huntting Co., Springfield, Mass.
Levinson's The Book Store, 1012 K st.,
Sacramento, Calif.
A. C. McClurg & Co., Library Depart-
ment, 330 E. Ohio st, Chicago, 111.
McDevitt- Wilson's, Inc., 30 Church st.,
New l^'ork City.
Newbegin's, 358 Post st., San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
Parker's Book Store (C. C. Parker),
520 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Charles T. Powner Co., 542 S. Spring
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Pumell Stationery Co., 915 K st, Sac-
ramento, Calif.
Sather Gate Bookshop, 2235 Telegraph
ave., Berkeley, Calif.
Chas. Scribner's Sons, 5th ave. and
48th St., New York, N. Y.
G. E. Stechert & Co., 31-33 E. 10th
St., New York, N. Y.
Technical Publishing Co., 274 I. W.
Hellman bldg., Los Angeles, Calif.
Handles only technical books.
Union Library Association, 225 Fifth
ave.. New York City.
Books — Continued.
Vrc.man's Book Store, 329 E. Colorado
St., Pasadena.
Harr Wagner, 149 New Montgomery
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Especially western books by western authors.
White House, Sutter st, bet Grant
ave. and Kearny st., San Francisco,
Calif.
English Books and Publications.
G. E. Stechert & Co., 31-33 E. 10th
St., New York, N. Y.
B. P. Stevens & Brown, 4 Trafalgar
Square, London, W. C. 2, Eng.
Foreign Books and Publications in
Various Languages.
Charles T. Powner Co., .542 S. Spring
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
G. E. Stechert & Co., 31-33 E. 10th
St., New York, N. Y.
B. Westermann Co., Inc., 30-32 East
Twentieth st.. New York, N. Y.
French.
French Book Store, Alfred Blanc & J.
Delabriandais, 324 Stockton st., San
Francisco, Calif.
J. Terquem, 19 Rue Scribe, Paris.
France.
Italian.
A. Cavalli & Co., 255 Columbus ave.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Spajiish.
Victoriano Suarez, Madrid, Spain.
Law Books.
Bancroft-Whitney Co., 200 McAllister
st, San Francisco, Calif.
Matthew-Bender & Co., 109 State st.,
Albany, N. Y.
School Books.
Milton Bradley Co., 20 Second st., San
Franci&'co, Calif.
California School Book Depository,
149 New Montgomery st, San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
Ginn & Co., 45 Second st, San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
A. C. McClurg & Co., Library Depart-
ment, 330 E. Ohio st., Chicago, 111.
Owen Publishing Co., 681 Market St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
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Books — Continued.
White House, Sutter st., bet. Grant
ave. and Kearny st., San Francisco,
Calif.
Second-Hand Books.
McDevitt- Wilson's, Inc., 30 Church st.
New York City.
Mudle's Select Library, 30-34 New
Oxford St., London, Eng.
Charles T. Powner Co., 542 S. Spring
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Henry Sotheran & Co., 140 Strand,
London, W. C. 2, Eng.
G. E. Stechert & Co., 31-33 E. 10th
St., New York, N. Y.
B. F. Stevens' & Brown, 4 Trafalgar
Square, London, W. C. 2, Eng.
A. R. Womrath, 15 E. 28th St., New
York, N. Y.
For used fiction.
Especially Californiana.
Dawson's Book Shop, 627 S. Grand
ave., TiOs Angeles, California.
F. M. De Witt, 020 14th st., Oakland,
Calif.
Holmes Book Co., 342 14th st, Oakland,
and 1.'52 Kearny st., San Francisco,
Calif.
Cabinets.
-See FuRNiTUEE and Supplies.
Catalog Cards.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
Gaylord Bros., 44 N. Stanislaus sr,,
Stockton, Calif.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 3ld Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Purnell Stationery Co., 915 K st., Sac-
ramento, Calif.
Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing Co.,
132-140 Sutter st., San Francisco,
and 727 S. Spring st., Los Angeles,
Calif.
Charts.
H. S. Crocker Co., 565-571 Market
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Clippings.
Allen's Press Clipping Bureau, 255
Commercial st, San Francisco, and
• 626 S. Spring st, Los Angeles, Calif.
County Free Library Signs.
For information, write Mrs Frances
Burns Linn, Santa Barbara County
Free Library, Santa Barbara, Calif.
County Free Library Stickers.
Gaylord Bros., 44 N. Stanislaus! st.,
Stockton, Calif.
Cutter Tables, Size Rulers, Etc.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Duplicating Appliances.
Dandy Duplicator.
Dodge & Dent, New York, N. Y.
Edison Rotary Mimeograph.
H. S. Crocker Co. (Agents), 565-571
Market st., San Francisco, Calif.
Filing Cases.
See Furniture and Supplies.
Films.
For Rent.
American Red Cross Films, distributed
by University of California Library,
Berkeley, Calif.
Fox Film Corporation, New York,
N. Y.
National Producers Film Service, 111
Golden Gate ave., San Francisco,
Calif.
Pathe Exchange, Inc., Non-Theatrical
Dept., 985 Market st., San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
United States Forest Service, Ferry
bldg., San Francis'co, Calif.
University of California, Extension
Division, Berkeley, Calif.
Furniture and Supplies.
Grimes-Stassforth Stationery Co., 737-
739 S. Spring st., Los Angeles, Calif.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Purnell Stationery Co., 915 K st., Sac-
ramento, Calif.
Rucker-Fuller Desk Co., '677 Mission
St., San Francisco, Calif.
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Furniture and Supplies — Continued.
Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing: Co.,
132-140 Sutter st., San Francisco,
and 727 S. Spring st., Los Angeles,
Calif.
Filing Cases for Music.
Los Angeles Desk Co., 848 S. Hill st.,
Los Angeles, Calif.
Globes.
Denoyer-Geppert Co., 5235-7 Ravens-
wood ave., Chicago, 111. (Local
agent : A. B. Maine, Box 635, Arcado
Station, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Purnell Stationery Co., 915 K st., Sac
ramento, Calif.
Rand-McNally Co., 125 E. Sixth st.,
Los Angeles, and 559 Mission st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
C. F. Weber & Co., 985 Market st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Magazine Binders.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
Elbe File and Binder Co., 215-217
Greene &t., New York, N. Y,
Gaylord Bros., 44 N. Stanislaus St.,
Stockton, Calif.
Gem Binder Co., 65 W. Broadway,
New York.
Wm. G. Johnston & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st, San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Magazines.
See Periodicals.
Maps.
Denoyer-Geppert Co., 523.5-7 Ravens-
wood ave., Chicago, 111. (Local
agent : A. B. Maine, Box 635, Arcade
Station, Los Angeles. Calif.)
Purnell Stationery Co., 915 K st., Sac-
ramento, Calif.
Rand-McNally Co., 125 B. Sixth St.,
Los Angeles, and 559 Mission st.,
San Francisco, Calif,
C. F, Weber & Co., 985 Market st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Music.
Sherman, Clay & Co., Kearny and Sut-
ter sts., San Francisco, Calif.
G. Schirmer, 3 E. 43d st.. New York,
N. Y.
Pamphlet and Multi-Binders, and
Pamphlet Boxes.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
Gaylord Bros., 44 N. Stanislaus st.,
Stockton, Calif.
Mc-Kee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), .39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Paste.
Pacific Library Binding Co., 770 E.
Washington st., Los Angeles, Calif.
Pasting Machines.
A. G. Prior. 136 Liberty st.. New
York, N. Y.
Perforating Stamps.
B. F. Cummins Co., Chicago, 111.
Moise-KIinkner Co., 365-369 Market
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Periodicals.
Back Volumes and Numbebs.
F. W. Faxon Co., 83-91 Francis st..
Back Bay, Boston, Mass.
F. M. De Witt, 620 14th st., Oakland,
Calif.
International Magazine Co., 339 Bay
Way North, Elizabeth, N. J.
Pacific Library Binding Co., 770 E.
Washington st., Los Angeles, Calif.
H. W. Wilson Co., 958-64 University
ave.. New York City.
Subscription Agencies.
John A. Clow, 2925 N, Lake ave.,
Pasadena, Calif.
Franklin Square Agency, Franklin
Square, New York City.
Moore-Cottrell Subscription Agencies,
North Cohocton, N. Y.
Mutual Subscription Agency, 602 Cro-
zer B'Idg., Philadelphia, Pa.
Purnell Stationery Co., 915 K st, Sac-
ramento, Calif.
San Francisco News Co., 657 Howard
St., San Francisco, Calif.
G. E. Stechert & Co., 31-33 E. 10th
St., New York, N. Y.
For foreign peilodlcals only.
Sunset Subscription Agency, 631
Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Los
.\ngeles, Calif.
H. W. Wilson Co., 958-64 University
ave.. New York City.
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Pictures.
Braun & Co., Dornach, Alsace, France.
Curtis & Cameron, Copley Square,
Boston, Mass.
Especially for reproduction of American art.
Toni Landau Photo Co., 1 E. 45th St.,
New York, N. Y.
(Formerly Berlin Photographic Co.)
Perry Pictures Co., Maiden, Mass.
Vickery, Atkins & Torrey, 550 Sutter
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Rubber Stamps and Type.
Chipron Stamp Co., 224 West First
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co., 131 S.
Spring St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Moise-Klinkner Co., 365-369 Market
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Sleeper Stamp Co., 528 J st., Sacra-
mento, Calif.
Scales.
Fairbanks-Morse & Co., Spear and
Harrison sts., San Francisco, Calif.
Shelf Label- Holders.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Signs.
Sam H. Harris, 631 S. Spring st., Los
Angeles, Calif.
Moise-Klinkner Co., 365-369 Market
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Tablet & Ticket Co., 604 Mission st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Slides.
Geo. Kanzee, 12 Geary st., San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
Stamp Affixers.
Multipost Co., Rochester, N. Y.
Steel Stacks.
See Book Stacks.
Stereoscopic Views.
Keystone View Co., Meadville, Pa.
Willis E. Case (Agent Keystone View
Co. and Underwood & Underwood),
1610 Grove st., Berkeley, Calif.
Typewriter Ribbons.
L. & M. Alexander, 444 Market St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Remington Typewriter Co., 240 Bush
St., San Francisco, 420 S. Spring St.,
Los Angeles, and 913 8th st., Sac-
ramento, Calif.
Typewriter Inspection Co., 426 S.
Spring St., Los' Angeles, Calif.
Underwood Typewriter Co., 531 Market
St., San Francisco, 430 S. Broad-
way, Los Angeles, and 611 J st.,
Sacramento, Calif.
CALIFORNIA LIBRARY SCHOOLS.
Los Angeles Library School. For full
information, Avrite to Librarian, Public
Library, Los Angeles, California.
Riverside Library Service School.
For full information write to Librarian,
Public Library, Riverside. California.
See, also, this publication, p. 2.5.
University of California Department
of Library Science. For full informa-
tion write to Chairman, Department of
Library Science, University of California,
Berkeley, Calif.
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIA- ,
TION.
The oflBcers of the American Library
Association for 1925—26 are as follows :
Chai-les F. D. Belden, Director, Boston
Public Library, President.
IMrs Elizabeth Claypool E'arl, President,
Indiana Library and Historical Depart-
ment, 1st Vice-President.
Theodore W. Koch, Librarian, North-
western University Library, Evanston,
111., 2d Vice-President.
Carl H. Milam, Chicago, Secretary.
Edward D. Tweedell, Assistant Li-
brarian, The John Crerar Library, Chi-
cago, Treasurer.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
STATE LIBRARIES.
The oflScers of the National Associa-
tion of State Libraries for 1925-26 are
as follows :
Con P. Croniu, Librarian, Arizona
State Library, Phoenix, Ariz., President.
H. J. Conant, Assistant Librarian,
Vermont State Library, Montpelier, Vt>,
1st Vice-President,
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[Jan., 1926
W. J. Millard, Librarian, Washington
State Law Library, Olympia, Wash., 2d
Vice-President.
Herbert S. Hirshberg, Librarian, Ohio
State Library, Columbus, Ohio, Secretary-
Treasurer.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW
LIBRARIES.
Officers for 1925-26 are :
Sumuer Y. Wheeler, Essex County Law
Library, Salem, Mass., President.
Ralph H. Wilkins, Supreme Court Li-
brai'y, Springfield, 111., 1st Vice-President.
W. J. Millard, State Library, Olympia,
Wash., 2d Vice-President.
Lucile Vernon, New York City Bar
Association, Secretary-Treasurer.
LEAGUE OF LIBRARY COMMIS-
SIONS.
The officers of the League of Library
Commissions for 1926 are as follows :
Milton J. Ferguson, Librarian, Cali-
fornia State Library, Sacramento, Calif.,
President.
Clarence B. Lester, Sec. Wisconsin
Library Commission, Madison, Wis., 1st
Vice-President.
Miss Fannie C. Rawson, Sec. Kentucky
I^ibrary Commission. Frankfort, Ky., 2d
Vice-President.
Miss Clara F. Baldwin, Director of Li-
brary Division. Minnesota State Depart-
ment of Education, St. Paul, Minn., Sec-
retary-Treasurer.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST LIBRARY
ASSOCIATION.
The officers of the Pacific Northwest
Library Association for 1925—26 are as
follows':
M. H. Douglass, University of Oregon
Library, President.
Ellen G. Smith, Walla Walla, and
Edgar S. Robinson, Vancouver, Vice-
Presidents.
Constance R. S. Ewing, Portland, Sec-
retary.
Effie L. Chapman, Seattle, Treasurer.
SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
The officers of the Special Libraries
Association of Southern California for
192.5-26 are:
B. E. Edwards, Standard Oil Co., El
Segundo, President.
Mrs R. E. Creveling, San Diego Con.
Gas and Electric Co., San Diego, Vice-
President.
Mildred E. Schaer, Southern California
Telephone Co., Los Angeles, Seci'etary-
Treasurer.
SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER, NA-
TIONAL SPECIAL LIBRARIES
ASSOCIATION.
Officers for 192.5-26 are :
W. A. Worthington, Pacific Gas and
Electric Co., San Francisco, President.
Hilda W. Palache, Federal Reserve
Bank, San Francisco, Vice-President.
Miss H. Britton, State Mining Bureau,
San Francisco, Secretary-Treasurer.
Bonnie E. Strong, Standard Oil Co.,
and K. Dorothy Ferguson, Bank of Italy,
San Francisco, Executive Committee,
ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
AND STATE LIBRARY SCHOOLS.
Officers.
President Anita Crelliu
Vice President Margaret Girdner
Secretary Ivander Mclver
Treasurer Margaret Dennison
Executive board of five consisting of
the above and ex-president of the preced-
ing executive board (Edna Holroyd).
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
The State Library registers all
library workers in California who are
looking for positions and all from outside
the state who wish to come here. Also
it will be glad to know of libraries' that
want head librarians or assistants in any
branch of their work. In writing for
recommendations, libraries are urged to
be as specific as possible, especially in
regard to time position must be filled and
salary offered. A librarian who wishes
to be dropped from the Employment
Bureau list and a library that fills a posi-
tion for which it has asked a recom-
mendation will help the work greatly by
notifying the State Library at once. For
further information, write to the State
Library, Sacramento, California.
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FREE TO LIBRARIES.
At the expense of the Trustees of the
Robert Schalkenbacb Foundation of N'iw
York, the i>ublishers, Doubleday Page &
Company, are making a limited distribu-
tion of a special library edition of "Prog-
ress and Poverty" by Henry George to
libraries desiring this book for their
shelves. Librarians desirous of taking
advantage of this offer should addre.vS
Walter Fairchild, Secretary, Schalken-
bacb Foundation, 15 Park Row, New
York.
The late Mr Schalkenbacb was an em-
ploying printer, ex-president of tho
Typothetae, who left the greater part of
a considerable estate to trustees to found
a non-political educational institution for
spreading a greater knowledge of llie
writings of Henry George.
SCHOOL LIBRARY STATISTICS.
(From reports of County Superintendents of Schools, 1924-25)
Total school districts 3563
Elementary 3265
High (428 schools) 298
Total expended for books for elementary schools . .$657,397.93
Total expended for books for high schools $808,896.79
Total volumes in elementary schools 2,850,561
Total volumes in high schools 2,791,820
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CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS.
President, Mrs Theodora R. Brewitt,
Public Library, Long Beach.
Vice-President, Mabel R. Gillis, State
Library, Sacramento.
Secretary-Treasurer, Hazel G. Gibson,
Sacramento County Free Library, Sacra-
mento.
Trustees Section.
President, F, H. Pettingell, Trustee
Public Library, Los Angeles.
Secretary, Mrs J. Wells Smith, Trustee
Public Library, Los Angeles.
Municipal Libraries Section.
President, Mary B o y n t o n, D. H.
Blanchard Memorial Library, Santa
Paula.
Special Libraries Section.
Chairman, Margaret Hatch, Standard
Oil Company Library, San Francisco.
COMMITTEES,
Executive Committee — The President,
Vice - President, Secretary - Treasurer and
Mary Barmby, Jeannette M. Drake, Anne
Hadden, Marion L. Horton, Harold L.
Leupp, H. O. Parkinson.
Auditing — Sarah M. Jacobus, Public
L i b r a r j^ Pomona, chairman ; Ethel
Carroll.
'Nominating — The Constitution provides
for a "Nominating Committee consisting
of representatives selected by the respec-
tive districts at their district meetings."
Second District, Edna Holroyd ; Ninth
District, Frances M. Burket.
Puhlications — Norah McNeill, Public
Library, Richmond, chaii-man ; Irene
Smith, Josephine L. Whitbeck.
Resolutions — Mrs Alice G. Whitbeck,
Contra Costa County Free Library,
Martinez, chairman ; Charles S. Greene,
Faith E. Smith.
Certification — Mabel R. Gillis, State
Library, Sacramento, chairman (1930) ;
Susan T. Smith (1926), Eleanor Hitt
(1927) , Mrs Theodora R. Brewitt (1928),
Mary Barmby (1929).
J. L. Gillis Memorial — Milton J.
Ferguson, State Library, Sacramento,
chairman ; Mary Barmby, Eleanor Hitt.
Legislative — Herbert V. Clayton, State
Library, Sacramento, chairman ; Marian
P. Greene, H. O. Parkinson, Cornelia D.
Provines, Charles F. Woods.
Salaries — Everett R. Per r y. Public
Librai-y, Los Angeles, chairman ; Carleton
B. Joeckel, Sarah E. McCardle.
Seamen's Lihrarij — Caroline Wenzel,
State Library, Sacramento, chairman ;
Mary Barmby, Gladys English, Chaplain
F. K. Howard, Stella Huntington, Mrs
Harrison Moore, Mrs Albert W. Stokes.
Menihership — Gretchen Flower, Tulare
County Free Library, Visalia, chairman ;
] st District, Alice Charlton ; 2d District,
Mrs Mary T. Gervais ; 3d District,
Estella De Ford ; 4th District, Julia
Steffa ; 5th District, Nancy Laugenour ;
Gth District, Gladys Caldwell ; 7th Dis-
trict, Henry A. Kendal ; Sth District,
Edith Gantt; nth District, Mrs Lila
Adams.
Jinls — Leslie Hood, Vroman's Book
Store, Pasadena, chairman ; Jasmine Brit-
ton, Clara B. Dills, Gladys English.
P.N.L.A. and. G.L.A. Cooperation — ■
Helen T. Kennedy, Public Library, Los
Angeles, chairman ; Sydney B. Mitchell.
Helen E. Vogleson.
DISTRICT OFFICERS AND
DISTRICTS.
First District.
President, Helena Critzei", Public Li-
brary, Berkeley.
Secretary, Ivander Mclver, University
of California Library, Berkeley.
The first district consists of the follow-
ing cities : San Francisco, Alameda,
Berkeley, Oakland; and the following
libraries : Leland Stanford Junior Uni-
versity Library and Margaret Carnegie
Library, Mills College.
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Second District.
President, Jean D. Baird, Alameda
County Free Library, Oakland.
Secretary, Edna Holroyd, San Mateo
County Free Library, Redwood City.
The second district consists of the fol-
lowing counties: Alameda (excepting Ala
meda, Berkeley, and Oakland), Contra
Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo,
Santa Clara (excepting Stanford Univer-
sity) , Santa Cruz.
Third District.
President, Sybil Nye, Public Library,
Mill Valley.
Secretary, Margaret MacDonald, Public
Library. San Rafael.
The third district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Lake, Marin, Mendo-
cino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma.
Fourth District.
President, Mrs Julia G. Babcock, Kern
County Free Library, Bakersfield.
Secretary, Muriel Wright, Tuolumne
County Free Library, Sonora.
The fourth district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Fresno, Inyo, Kern,
Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanis-
laus, Tulare, Tuolumne.
Fifth District
President, Mrs Olive Tremble, City
Library, Sacramento.
Secretary, Marie Lamb, Yolo County
Free Library, Woodland.
The fifth district consists of the follow-
ing counties : Alpine, Amador, Calaveras,
El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Sacra-
mento, San Joaquin, Yolo.
Sixth District.
President, Margaret E. Livingston,
Orange County Free Librai-y, Santa Ana,
Secretary, Mrs Ethelene M. Kitching,
High School Library, Fullerton.
The sixth district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Imperial, Los Angeles,
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San
Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
Ventura.
Seventh District.
President, C. E. Graves, Humboldt
State Teachers College, Areata.
Secretary, Mrs Helen Bartlett, Public
Library, Eureka.
The seventh district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Del Norte, Humboldt.
Eighth District.
President, Elisabeth C. Haines, Lassen
County Free Library, Susanville.
Secretary, Anna L. Williams, Modoc
County Free Library, Alturas.
The eighth district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Lassen, Modoc, Plumas,
Sierra.
Ninth District.
President, Blanche Chalfant, Butte
County Free Library, Oroville.
Secretary, Mrs Edith Shaw Simons,
Public Library, Oroville.
The ninth district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Butte, Colusa, Glenn,
Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trin-
ity, Yuba.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The 31st annual meeting will be held
at the Virginia Hotel, Long Beach,
beginning June 2, 1926.
The County Librarians will meet at
the same time and place.
DISTRICT MEETINGS. _^
Second District Meeting.
A meeting of the Second District of tho
California Library Association was held
November 7, 1925, at the Business and
Professional Women's Club, Oakland.
The charming setting contributed greatly
to the success of the meeting. The audi-
torium with its colorful draperies and
open fire, and the hall where luncheon
was served were ideal for the occasion.
Miss .lean Baird, president of the
district, opened the morning session at
eleven o'clock. Miss Edith Hibberd sang
two songs from the Cycle of Life, by
Landon Ronald, accompanied by Mrs
Frances Fay. Miss Hibberd's singing
was a delight, as always.
The business of electing a nominator
for the district followed. Miss Edna
Holroyd was chosen nominator and Miss
Anne Iladden alternate.
"Adult education" was the subject pre-
sented by Milton J. Ferguson, State Li-
iirarian. He told of the work of the Edu-
cation Board of the American Library
Association. He spoke also of having
seen at first hand the work Miss Essae
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M. Culver is doing in Louisiana. An
endeavor is being made to teach the pub-
lic the necessity for spending more money
for educational puiposes. The Library
Commission, abandoning its firet plan to
have traveling libraries is to help in each
parish where a library is organized by
giving a certain numljer of books.
At the conclusion of Mr Ferguson's
address, Miss Barmby asked if he would
not tell something about the interior of
the new State Library building, so Mr
Ferguson gave a description of the build-
ing in which we all have such pride and
interest. The legend above the entrance
to . the library is fitting and beautiful :
"Into the highlands of the mind l'?t
me go."
Luncheon followed, and the afternoon
session opened with a group of charm-
ing songs by Miss Hibberd. Chaplain
Howard of the Seamen's Institute intro-
duced the speakers' of the afternoon. Miss
Vivien Mackenzie, whose subject was
"Hospital libraries for ex-service men and
women" told how the work is conducted
l)y the Veteran's Bureau Organization.
Funds are distributed among the hos-
pitals, and the appropriation covers
everything for librai-y purposes except
salaries. Library work in these hositals
is of a special nature. Little cataloging
and classification are required, and not
much attention given to the usual library
detail ; but much work is done with the
patients, in discovering their tastes and
finding just the books for their needs.
Much money is spent on magazines, and
many duplicates of the favorites are pur-
chased. Most of the reading is recrea-
tional, fiction forming about three-fourths
of the circulation. The book buying is
done through the central office at Wash-
ington ; and although anything is supplied
that is requested, a long wait ensues
after orders are sent in. three months
sometimes passing before books are avail-
able. Publicity for the new books i.s
given in the hospital paper. Miss Mac-
kenzie spoke of the work in the U. S.
Veterans' Bureau Hospital at Livemiore,
which is very new and hardly organized.
Chaplain Howard next introduced Miss
Cornelia Provines, Sacramento County
Librarian, whose inspiring talk on the
work of her library with Folsom State
Prison was entitled "TTirough Gates of
Horn or Gates of Ivory." " A brief his-
tory of the work was given, and the way
in which the demand for this form of li-
brary service grew" from within the prison
was pointed out. The county library
serves now, as individuals, four hundred
men.
The meeting was adjourned at four
o'clock, with the singing of a verse oi
"America."
Edna Holroyd, Secretary.
Ninth District Meeting.
A meeting of the Ninth District of
the California Librarj' Association was
held in Oroville, November 21, 1925. Th3
morning session was called to order at
10.30 o'clock in the assembly room of
the Public Library by Miss Blanche Chal-
fant, president of the district.
C. E. Porter, member of the board of
supervisor, extended greetings to the li-
brarians on behalf of Or'oville and Butte
County. Election of a nominator and an
alternate was next in order. . Miss
Frances M. Burket, librarian of Sutter
County Free Librai"j-. was elected nomina-
tor : and Mrs Fay K. Russell, librarian
of Glenn County Free Library was
elected alternate.
As Ninth District member of the mem-
bership committee, Mrs Lila Adams, li-
brarian of Trinity County Free Librarv,
reported that a determined effort would
be made to enroll all the library workers
in the district as members of the associa-
tion in 1920.
The president announced with regret,
that Mrs Jennie Engell, librarian of
Marysville Public Library, who was to
have given a talk on "Life in the Panama
Canal Zone" had been detained on ac-
count of illness in her home. Mrs May
Dexter Henshall gave a most interesting
talk on the personal side of her trip t)
Hawaii.
Following Mrs Henshall's talk a short
discussion of methods in the distribution
of books to schools took place. The
president announced that a short auto
trip had been arranged for the visitors,
out through the Wyandotte section, and
that the machines were in readiness. The
meeting adjourned for tlie ride and
luncheon.
The afternoon session was called to
order at 2 o'clock. Mrs Harry Drobish
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delighted lipr audience with a group of
songs, accompanied by Miss Marie Oben
chain. An interesting talk on "Art
appreciation" was given by Miss Mabel
Whitmore of the Chico State Teachers
College. Miss Obenchain gave two piano
solos, and Miss Cornelia D. Provines, li-
brarian of Sacramento County Free Li-
brary gave a splendid address on "The
negro in the tine arts." Milton J. Fer-
guson, State Librarian, was called on
next. He told of having seen Miss Essae
M. Culver in Louisiana, and described
her work. He spoke also of the plans
for the Fiftieth Anniversary Conference
of the American Library Association to
be held in Atlantic City and Philadelphia,
in October, 1»2G.
EuiTii Shaw Simons, Secretary.
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CALIFORNIA COUNTY LIBRARIANS.
Milton J. Ferguson, Ex-ofBcio Chair-
man.
Advisory Committee.
Stella Huntington, 1707 Fremont Way,
Oakland, Chairman.
Clara B. Dills, Solano County.
Margaret E. Livingston, Orange County.
Sarah E. McCardle, Fresno County.
Cornelia D. Provines, Sacramento
County, Treasurer.
THE AMERICAN COUNTY.
It may be that all county librarians are
familiar with Tlie American County and
subscribe for it, but in case some may
have overlooked it, the following infor-
mation will not be amiss.
The American Cminty, formerly Cali-
fornin Supervisors Review, is the official
publication of the Western States County
Officials Association, County Supervisors
Association of California, County Super-
visors Association of the San Joaquin
Talley and Washington State Association
of County Commissioners. Its editor is
Stanley Abel of Taft, a member of the
Kern County Pjoard of Supervisors, and
secretary of the County Supervisors
Association of California, and of the
Western States County Officials Associa-
tion. This last association, representing
the supervisors of the eleven westerti
states, held its first annual convention in
San Francisco, November 11, 1925.
In the issue of The American County
for March. 1925, there is a review of
"American State CTOvernment" by J. M.
Matthews, published by Appleton. This
review is interesting because it ends with
the statement "An excellent book and
one that should be in every county
library." This comment, coming from a
supervisor, naturally would have weight
with county librai-ians.
In the number for July, 1925, is an
article entitled "California Leads in
County Libraries," and there have been
other favorable articles on the subject.
The address of The American County
is P. O. Box 697, Taft, Califoriiia, and
the subscription price is $2.00 per year.
Since the periodical is devoted to matters
of direct interest to supervisors, it seems
naturally to afford the county librarians
a splendid means of information on these
subjects. Likewise it may give opportuni-
ties for keeping the supervisors in closer'
touch with the service given by county
libraries.
COUNTY LIBRARIANS
CONVENTION.
The County Librarians Convention will
be held in Long Beach. June 2 to 5, 1926.
.June 2 will be the special county library
day. The rest of the meeting will be held
in conjunction with the California Library
Association.
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LIBRARY CLUBS, ETC.
Under this heading will be given
accounts of meetings of the various
library clubs and similar organizations
throughout the state. Previously such
accounts have been printed under the
library where they have been held or the
library where the president or secretary
was located. This new arrangement
should make these articles more available.
News items of the various clubs are
solicited.
ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY CLUB.
The Orange County Library Club met
on Saturday, October 10, at the Fullerton
Public Library with Miss Minnie Maxwell
and her assistants as hostesses. The
necessai-y routine of business was quickly
disposed of to make way for an especially
interesting program. Miss Calnon of the
Anaheim Public Library extended an
invitation to the club to come to Anaheim
for the next quarterly meeting. Miss
Livingston of the Orange County Free
Library, Santa Ana, brought for dis-
tribution printed lists of books which
include those adopted l)y the County
Board for Home Readings of the Gram-
mar School Course of Study and the
additional titles selected by the librarians
of Orange County.
The program committee was fortunate
in securing Mr' Willis H. Kerr of the
Pomona College Library as the chief
speaker and was favored by being able
to in\-ite several noteworthy librarians
from other parts of the state, who were
that evening to meet at Long Beach in
executive session.
]Mrs Reynolds of the Huntington Beach
Public Library, the "unspeakable program
chairman," as one speaker called her,
very skillfully and suggestively intro-
duced the speakers by means of original
poetry suited to each.
yiv Kerr announced his subject as
"The Adult Education of the Child" and
illustrated his meaning by reference to
the early lives of Raleigh, Alfred the
Great and others. He divided his dis-
cussion by introducing headings, such as
personality in books, too many books, too
busy to read, unsystematic system of
reading, reading as fundamental (not
outside or supplementary), reading one's
own experiences in books, atmosphere
(referring to the congenial place for read-
ing, the book itself: print, binding, etc.),
and the book problem : to buy well illus-
trated, more expensive books read many
times or to buy cheap editions read few
times. In conclusion he urged the coop-
eration of child, parent, librarian and
teacher to make book-reading fun, not
drudgery. All who heard Mr Kerr at
Eureka can imagine this a very helpful,
inspirational talk.
Miss Gillis, assistant librarian of the
California State Library at Sacramento,
brought greetings from ]Mr Ferguson, pur
State Librarian, and described the new
State Library building as it is to be.
Miss Susan Smith of the Sacramento
Public Library gave quite in detail the
program and exhibits for Good Book
Week in November : display of books in
good editions, pictures, book-plates,
artists' exhibits, exhiljits from schools
and bookstores, prizes.
Mrs Brewitt of the Long Beach Public
Library, new California Library Associa-
tion president, helped in the Round Table
talk and asked for suggestions for her
now work.
There were also present Mr Parkinson,
the retiring California Library Associa-
tion president. Miss Barmby of Alameda
County, Miss Hadden of Monterey
County Free Library, and Miss Reba
DAvight of the Librai-y Bureau, Los
Angeles.
The Round Table went the rounds as
to subjects: books (Carpenter's set; the
Book of Knowledge ; books and bills sent
by publishers; authors' copies, etc.) ; "the
A. L. A. Reading Lists ; The Cosmopoli-
tan, pro and con ; library insurance, . . .
and Good Book Week.
.Just before adjournment the president
whispered to the secretai-y that a certain
report gave it that "there were 2000 odd
librarians at Eureka."
Luncheon was served at the Mary
Louise, and all voted the Fullerton Public
librarians very gracious hostesses.
Lulu I. Rumsey, Secretary.
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Jan., 1926
COLLEGE AN DUNIVERSITY
LIBRARIANS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
The sixth meeting of the Southerii
California Conference of College and
University Librarians was held at Occi-
dental College October 17.
The morning session was taken up
with an informal round table discussion,
open vs. closed shelves for collateral
reading, and recreational reading for
students. Special collections in the libra-
ries were discussed and among these wer'e
History of the Quakers, being collected
by Whittier College, Historical works on
Astronomy by Mt. Wilson Observatory,
Spanish history by Occidental College,
and Western history and "Mary, Queen
of Scots" by the University of Southern
California Library.
At the after'noon session Mr Willis H.
Kerr, the new librarian of Pomona Col-
lege, read a stimulating and suggestive
paper on "What makes a college library."
Mr Kerr reminded his hearers that,
although the aim of the library is to
have a spirit and soul, it must have a
strong body in order' that the spirit may
grow. He stated that 50,000 volumes
might be a fair minimum for a college
library serving 200 to 500 students, and
a minimum of perhaps 75,0€O volumes
for 1000 students, and that ten to twelve
per cent of a college budget should be
used for the support of the library. In
an ideal library staff Mr Kerr' would
have one librarian to every ten teachers
with several staff members receiving
salaries of $3,000 and none less than
$2,000. He suggested a "Reading Host"
and an intelligence officer to keep staff,
alumni and friends of the library in-
formed of the extent of the library
service.
Charlotte M. Bkown, Secretary.
PASADENA LIBRARY CLUB,
The Pasadena Library Club held a
Bookworm Supper at the Simpkinsou
Hotel on Tuesday evening, November IT.
A cut of Spitweg's "The Bookworm"
decorated the place cards, for the dinner
of the sixty members and guests present.
Miss Jeannette M. Drake, librarian of
the Pasadena Public Library and presi-
dent of the club, as toastmistress pre-
sented Samuel S. Hinds, raconteur and
dilettante actor of the Pasadena Com-
munity Playhouse, who gave some of his
characteristic and popular readings. Mrs
Theodora R. Brewitt of Long Beach,
president of the California Library Asso-
ciation, Miss Althea Warren of San Diego
and W. H. Kerr of Pomona College,
respectively, were introduced and re-
sponded with short talks.
Mrs Grace Moon, author, spoke about
her recent book "Chi-Wee." She said
that "Chi-Wee" .iust wrote herself, the
story being the real adventures of a little
Indian girl, and that further happenings
of Chi-Wee in Indian fairyland are being-
written. Mrs Moon's Indian storyland,
the Pueblo land, where Chi-Wee lives is
an enchanted desert where the author with
her husband, Carl Moon, illustrator, lived
for years.
Mr Carl Moon concluded the evening's
program by telling of the interest and
difficulty experienced in illustrating a
book. Mr Moon with his thorough knowl-
edge and understanding of the Indians
portrays, through the eyes of an artist,
the Navajos and Hopi and the mesas
where they live.
Anne Teittipoe,
Secretary-Treasurer.
SAN ANTONIO LIBRARY CLUB.
The San Antonio Library Club members
were the guests of Miss Edna Hester of
the Pomona High School Library, Octo-
ber 31. Our president, Miss Reese, called
the meeting to order. Minutes of the
previous meeting were read and approved.
A letter from Rebecca Burdorf, who
taught last year at the Instituto Colon
in Mexico, was read. Miss Burdorf
expressed her appreciation to the club
for the gift they sent her to buy books
for her library.
Miss Eager announced an Art Exhibit
to be held at the Ebell Club in Pomona
November 6. All members of the club
were invited to visit the exhibit.
Mrs Neals invited the club to meet at
the Chaffey Union High School Library
some time the latter part of February.
This closed the business meeting, which
was followed by a progr'am arranged by
Miss Hester, our hostess. ^
Mr Whalej', superintendent of city
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schools, was the first speaker, his subject
being "The School's Attitude Toward the
Library and Children's Reading." Mr
Kerr of Pomona College Library talked
on "Adult Education of the Child." Miss
Vogleson, County Librarian of Los
Angeles County talked of "The Library in
Relation to the School." Miss S. M.
.Tacobus asked to be excused and that her
time for speaking be given to discussing
the various talks. A lively discussion fol-
lowed.
After the meeting was adjourned, we
were served lunch in the Pomona High
Sehool Cafeteria.
Ermine R. Groves, Secretary.
SPECIAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
On December 11 the Special Library
Association of Southern California held
an evening meeting at the Mount Wilson
Solar Observatory Library, and, in addi-
tion to the regular business, heard a talk
on the observatory and its work by Dr
R. F. Sanford of the observatory staff.
This meeting was very similar to one
held at the observatory last May by the
College and University Librarians of
Southern California.
Elizabeth Connor.
A Valuable Reference Tool.
The growing recognition of magazines
as sources of authentic information in
matters of a historical, scientific and
technical nature has led an increasing
number of communities to make a survey
of their periodical resources for the bene-
fit of their students and technical workers.
The result of such a survey of material
in and about Los Angeles has just been
made available by the Special Libraries
Association of Southern California with
the financial backing of the local univer-
sities, the public library and many indus-
trial firms of the city.
The fact that the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce, three large i)etroleum com-
panies and an important electrical com-
pany were willing to join the more purely
learned institutions in making the publi-
cation of this list possible is significant
of the growing place of research in the
conduct of modern business.
The TInion List of Periodicals in Libra-
ries of iSontJtern California is a carefully
prepared volume of about 200 pages con-
taining the titles of about 3000 periodi-
cals to be found in southern California
libraries, the volumes and dates being
indicated in each case. The printed mat-
ter' is contained in the left-hand column,
while the right-hand margin is left blank
for insertions and corrections. An ex-
tension sheet gives a key to the symbols
and abbreviations employed, thus obviat-
ing the necessity of turning back each
time an interpretation of the symbols is
desired.
The twenty-four libraries represented
include pei-iodicals on a wide range of
subjects. Not only the general subjects
of history, literature and art, but the
specialized files of petroleum and public
utility libraries, law and medical collec-
tions, the valuable astronomical files of
the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory, as
well as the commercial publications found
in the banks and the Chamber of Com-
merce.
Those interested in the preparation of
union lists, in the accumulation of biblio-
graphical data for periodical material, as
well as those seeking the exact location
of special files, will find this publication
worthy of their attention.
Copies of the Union List may be pur-
chased at .$2.50 from Miss Mildred E.
Schaer, Secretary-Treasurer of the Spe-
cial Libraries Association of Southern
California, Southern California Telephone
Company. 740 South Olive street, Los
Angeles.
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NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES. [Jan., 1926
BOARD OF LIBRARY EXAMINERS, CALIFORNIA.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
Milton J. Ferguson, State Librarian,
Chairman.
Robert Rea, Librarian, San Francisco
Public Librarj', Seci'etary.
Everett R. Perry, Librarian, Los An-
geles Public Library.
Sections 6 and 7 of the County free
library law (Chap. 68, Cal. Statutes
1911) read as follows:
Sec. 6. A commission is hereby cre-
ated to be known as the board of library
examiners, consisting of the state libra-
rian, who shall be ex officio chairman of
said board, the librarian of the public
library of the city and county of San
Francisco, and the librarian of the Los
Angeles public library.
Sec. 7. Lq^on tlie establishment of a
county free library, the board of super-
visors shall appoint a county librarian,
who shall hold office for the term of four
years, subject to prior removal for cause,
after a hearing by said board. No per-
son shall be eligible to the office of
county librarian unless, prior to his
appointment, he has received from the
board of library examiners a certificate
of qualification for the office. At the
time of his appointment, the county
librarian need not be a resident of the
county nor a citizen of the State of
California.
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN.
There has been no meeting of the board
this quarter.
CERTIFICATE HOLDERS.
Note. — First-grade certificates are valid
for use throughout the state ; second grade,
in counties of the twenty-first to the fifty-
eighth (except twenty-fifth, thirty-third,
tliirty-flftli and forty-second) class, in-
clusive ; third-grade in counties of the
forty-ninth to the fifty-eighth class, in-
elnsive.
The new certificate, issued for the first
time, December 22, 1920, is valid for use
throughout the state.
New Certificates.
Adams, Mrs Lila (Dobell), Ln. Trinity
County Free Library, "Weaverville.
Anderson, Mrs Rachel (Rhoads), Asst.
San Bernardino County Free Library,
San Bernardino.
Babcock, Mrs Julia G., Ln. Kern County
Free Library, Bakersfield.
Bailey, Anne Bell, Ln. Tehama County
Free Library. Red Bluff.
Barmby, Mary, Ln. Alameda County Free
Library, Oakland.
Beardsley, Mrs Arline Davis, Asst. Orange
County Free Library, Santa Ana.
B e e m a n, Mrs Anne (Madison), Mrs
Thomas Beeman, Ln. Sawtelle High
School Library, Sawtelle.
Boman, Evalyn, Ln. Imperial County Free
Library, El Centre.
Brackett, Thelma, Ln. Newark Museum,
Newark, N. J.
Brewitt, Mrs Theodora R., Ln. Public Li-
brary, Long Beach.
Burden, Melba C, Asst. Public Library,
Stockton.
Burket, Frances M., Ln. Sutter County
Free Library, Tuba City.
Chalfant, Blanche, Ln. Butte County Free
Library, Oroville.
Chatfield, Marguerite, Asst. Public Li-
brary, Ventura.
Coulter, Mabel, Asst. Contra Costa County
Free Library, Martinez. (On leave of
absence.)
Culver, Essae M., Exec. Sec. Louisiana
Library Commission, Baton Rouge, La.
Dalton, Mrs Blanche (Harris), Mrs John
E. Dalton, Asst. State Library, Sacra-
mento.
Davis, Edna D., Asst. Humboldt County
Free Library, Eureka.
De Ford, Estella, Ln. Napa County Free
Library, Napa.
Dills, Clara B., Ln. Solano County Free
Library, Fairfield.
Duff, Marcella Carmelita, Asst. State Li-
brary, Sacramento. (On leave of
absence.)
English, Gladys, Ln. Piedmont High
School Library, Piedmont.
Ferguson, K. Dorothy, Ln. Bank of Italy
Library, San Francisco.
Ferguson, Milton J., Ln. State Library,
Sacramento.
Flower, Gretchen L., Ln. Tulare County
Free Library, Visalia.
Frazier, Hubert B., Asst. Public Library,
Los Angeles.
Frink, Ellen B., Ln. Siskiyou County Free
Library, Treka.
Fuller, Mrs Melissa, Asst. Fresno County
Free Library, Fresno.
Galloway, Blanche, Ln. Madera County-
Free Library, Madera.
Gantt, Edith, Ln. Plumas County Free
Library, Quincy.
Gantz, Flo A., Ln. San Luis Obispo County
Free Library, San Luis Obispo.
Gibson, Hazel G., Asst. Sacramento
County Free Library, Sacramento.
Greene, Charles S., Ln. Free Library, Oak-
land.
Gregory, Marion L., Asst. San Bernardino
County Free Library, San Bernardino.
Hadden, Anne, Ln. Monterey County Free
Library, Salinas.
Haines, Alice J., Head Documents Dept.,
State Library, Sacramento.
Harris, Mary W., Asst. Louisiana Library
Commission, Baton Rouge, La.
Hitt, Eleanor, Ln. San Diego County Free
Library, San Diego.
Holroyd, Edna S., Ln. San Mateo County
Free Library, Redwood City.
Kennedy. Helen T., 2d Asst. Ln. Public
Library, Los Angeles.
Kitching, Mrs Ethelene M., Ln. Fullerton
High School Library, Fullerton.
Kobler, Marjorie H., Asst. San Diego
County Free Library, San Diego.
Kyle, Eleanore, Ln. San Bernardino
Polytechnic High School Library, San
Bernardino.
Laugenour, Nancy C, Ln. Yolo County
Free Library, Woodland.
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Linn, Mrs Frances Burns, Ln. Santa Bar-
bara Free Public Library and Santa
Barbara County Free Library, Santa
Barbara.
Livingston, Margaret E., Ln. Orange
County Free Library, Santa Ana.
McCardle, Sarali E., Ln. Fresno County
Free Library, Fresno.
Margrave, Anne, Ln. Inyo County Free
Library, Independence.
Martin, Lenala A., Ln. Lassen County
Free Library, Susanville.
Mereditli, Roberta, Asst. Fresno County
Free Library, Fresno.
Middleton, Maude, Asst. Kings County
Free Library, Hanford.
Miller, Mabel V., School Library, Los
Angeles.
Morse, Marion, Ln. Maui County Free
Library, Wailuku, T. H.
Mumm, Beulah, Reference Ln. State Li-
brary, Sacramento.
Packer, Ella, Ln. Colusa County Free
Library, Colusa.
Perry, Everett R., Ln. Public Library, Los
Angeles.
Provines, Cornelia D., Ln. Sacramento
County Free Library, Sacramento.
Rea, Robert, Ln. Public Library, San
Francisco.
Reagan, Ida M., Ln. Humboldt County
Free Library, Eureka.
Russell, Mrs Faye (Kneeshaw), Mrs Ralph
H. Russell, Ln. Glenn County Free
Library, Willows.
Silverthorn, Bessie B., Ln. McHenry Pub-
lic Library and Stanislaus County Free
Library, Modesto.
Smith, Susan T., Ln. City Library, Sac-
ramento.
Steffa, Julia, Ln. Hanford Public Library
and Kings County Free Library, Han-
ford.
Stevens, Elizabeth, Ln. Santa Clara
County Free Library, San Jose.
Stoddard, Minette L., Ln. Merced County
Free Library, Merced.
Taylor, Bertha S., Ln. Amador County
Free Library, Jackson.
Thomas, Mabel W., Asst. Ln. Free Li-
brary, Oakland.
Topping, Elizabeth R., Ln. Ventura
County Free Library, Ventura.
Vogleson, Helen E., Ln. Los Angeles
County Free Library, Los Angeles.
Warren, Althea H., Ln. Public Library,
San Diego.
Waterman, Minerva H., Ln. Santa Cruz
Public Library and Santa Cruz County
Free Library, Santa Cruz.
Waters, Caroline S., Ln. San Bernardino
County Free Library, San Bernardino.
Wheaton, Florence J., Ln. San Benito
County Free Library, Hollister.
Whitbeck, Mrs Alice G., Ln. Contra Costa
County Free Library, Martinez.
Worden, Mrs Dorothy (Clarke), Asst.
Solano County Free Library, Fairfield.
Wright, Muriel, Ln. Tuolumne County
Free Library, Sonora.
Yates, Mrs Bess (Ranton), Mrs John D
Yates, Asst. Public Library, Long
Beach.
Third Grade.
Williams, Anna L., Ln. Modoc County
Free Library, Alturas.
At Present Out of Library Work.
Alexander, Mrs Lela (Clapperton) (New
certificate).
Burrell, Mrs Marjorie (Chiltaerg), Mrs
Elmer Edward Burrell (New certifi-
cate).
Ferris, Katharine Post (New certificate).
Gleason, Celia (New certificate).
Heffner, Mrs Martha June (Coleman),
Mrs Harold V. Heffner (New certifi-
cate).
Herrman, Mrs Jennie (Herrman), Mrs
James White Herrman (New certifi-
cate).
Huntington, Stella (New certificate).
Lewis, Mrs Anna Jean (Thomson), Mrs
R. B. Lewis (New certificate).
McDonald, Mrs Ora Regnart, Mrs Charles
E. McDonald (New certificate).
Parkinson, H. O. (New certificate).
Smith, Margaret W. (New certificate).
COUNTY FREE LIBRARY LAW.
The "California county free library
law and circular of information for
applicants for certificates of qualification
to hold office of county librarian in Cali-
fornia" was published in Neios Notes of
California Libraries, April, 1911, and
later reprinted in pamphlet form. The
edition being exhausted, a revised edition
of the circular was printed in News Notes
of California 'Libraries, January, 1914.
This has been reprinted as a pamphlet.
The fifth edition was issued December,
1921. (Circular of information only.)
The fifth edition of the County free
library law was issued in September,
192."). Copies of both of above pamphlets
will be furnished on request.
NEXT EXAMINATION.
The next examination will be held at
the Public Library, Los Angeles, on .Tune
7, and at the State Library, Sacramento,
on .Tune 12. 1920.
APPLICATION BLANKS.
All who wish to take the examination
should file applications with the Chairman
of the Board. For application blanks or
further information address the Chairman
of the Board, Milton .T. Ferguson, State
Librarian, Sacramento, California.
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CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
The bill establishing the California
State Library was signed by Governor
Peter H. Burnett, January 24, 1850.
California State Library School was
established by resolution adopted Sep-
tember 4, 1913.
California State Library School was
discontinued by motion adopted May 22,
1920.
Biennial income for 1925-27, $253,490.
Total accessions 260,564 (less 3386
lost and discarded=257,178) exclusive of
18.226 accessions in Books for Blind
Department and of the Sutro Branch in
S;in Francisco.
STAFF.
Milton J. Ferguson, Librarian.
Mabel R. Gillis, 'Assistant Librarian
and Head of Books for the Blind Depart-
ment.
Herbert V. Clayton, Law and Legisla-
tive Reference Librarian.
Eudora Garoutte, Head of California
Department.
Alice J. Haines. Head of Documents
Department.
Mrs May Dexter Hen&hall, County
Library Organizer.
Annie Lowry, in chai-ge of Periodicals
and Binding.
Wm. H. Lugg, Head of Shipping, Re-
pairs, etc.. Department.
Beulah Mnmra, Reference Librarian.
Ida G. Mmison, Head of Catalog
Department.
Myrtle Ruhl, in charge of Order
Department.
Beryl Andrews, Assistant.
Helen M. Bruner, Assistant, Siitro
Branch, San Francisco.
Sarah Carder, Assistant.
Ella A. Clark. ludexer.
Mrs Blanche Harris Dalton. Assistant.
Mae Davies. Assistant.
Margaret Dennison, Assistant, Sutro
■ Branch. San Francisco.
Mrs Marguerite Walker Duggins, Ste-
nographer.
Kate M. Foley, Home Teacher of the
Blind. 146 McAllister st.. San Francisco.
Zilla Grant. Assistant.
Lyndall Harmon. Assistant.
Mrs Dorothy Puffer Isaacs, Assistant.
Florence Lamb, Bookkeeper.
Rachel Look. Assistant.
Mavis A. McCampbell, Tvpist.
Mrs Bessie Heath McCrea, Assistant.
Anna G. McNamee, Assistant, Sutro
Branch, San Fi-ancisco.
Alicia W. Manning. Assistant.
D. Florence Montfort. Assistant.
Catharine J. Mor'rison. Home Teacher
of the Blind, 951 El Molino st.. Los
Angeles.
Mrs Helen G. Nelson, Assistant.
Irene E. Ryan, Assistant.
Blanche L. Shadle. Assistant.
Lily M. Tilden, Assistant.
Mrs Corinue R. Tracy, Assistant.
.Tune A^ladyka, Assistant.
Mrs .Julia M. Waldron. Assistant.
Caroline Wenzel, Assistant.
Mrs Ina Brosseau, Book Repairer.
Emma F. de Merritt. Book Repairer.
Adeline Martin. Book Repairer.
Kenneth Curtright, Assistant Shipping
Clerk.
Arden Hall, Assistant Shipping Clerk.
Wm. G. Lyons, Assistant Shipping
Clerk.
Lois Little. Messenger.
Addalbert Morris, Messenger.
Vera Palermo, Messenger.
^largaret Schilling, Messenger.
,T. L. Foss, Janitor.
G. A. Klees, Janitor.
Harry A. Simons, Elevator Operator.
STAFF NEWS ITEMS.
Mrs Bessie Heath McCrea returned to
the Staff on October 13, Mrs Gerna R.
Dickson beginning on the same day at the
Sacramento County Free Library. Mr's
Helen G. Nelson began work on Octo-
ber 13 as successor of Dorothy Geeslin,
who resigned September 30. Carmelita
Duff, who had been in charge of the work
for the blind, took a leave of absence in
December in order to have a complete
rest. She was succeeded by Mrs Blanche
Harris Dalton, recently of the San Benito
County Free Library. Charles Tevis
Edwards resigned October 30 and was
succeeded by Kenneth Curtright. Mar-
garet Schilling was added to the messenger
service on November 2.
Miss Emma Revell, of the Siskiyou
County Free Library, spent two weeks
in the State Library, begining Novem-
ber' 2. Miss Revell was here for study
and observation.
Miss Gillis attended a meeting of the
Orange County Library Club at Fullerton
on October 10, and a meeting of the
Executive Committee of the California
Library Association in Long Beach that
same evening. Mrs Henshall attended the
meeting of the City and County School
Superintendents in Pasadena during the
week of October 12.
Mr Ferguson spoke at the Oakland
Rotary Club October 15 on "Rotary in
Relation to the Library." He attended
a meeting of the Executive Board of the
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American Library Association in Chicago
in October and also a meeting of the
Louisiana Library Commission in New
Orleans. - He was a speaker at the meet-
ing of the Second District of the Cali-
fornia Library Association at Oakland
on November 7. Mr Ferguson, Miss
Haines and Mrs Henshall attended the
meeting of the Ninth District in Or'oville
on November 21, where Mrs Henshall was
on the program. Mr Ferguson left
December 26 for Chicago to attend the
midwinter meeting of the American Li-
brary Association.
LIBRARY HOURS.
Week days 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Legislative session :
Week days 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sundays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
During July and August the Library
closed at noon on Saturdays.
LAW AND LEGISLATIVE REFER-
ENCE DEPARTMENT.
Herbebt V. Clayton, in charge.
The Law and Legislative Reference
Department is fully equipped with the
latest reports, digests, encyclopedias and
textbooks, the statutes of other states,
the United States, Great Britain, Can-
ada, Australia and certain other foreign
countries, and briefs of counsel in cases
decided in the California Supreme and
Appellate courts. State officers are en-
titled to borrow books, and private indi-
viduals are accorded the same privilege
upon presentation of a request signed by
a Supreme, Appellate or Superior Judge,
or other state officer. Books may be kept
three weeks', and will be once renewed
for two weeks. All books are subject to
recall, if required by a state officer, or if,
in the opinion of the Librarian, a recall
is fair and expedient.
In addition to special service to mem-
bers of the Legislature, information on
the laws of California and other states
and countries is given on inquiry from
libraries or individuals.
Recent accessions to the department
will be found listed under the heading
"Law" in the section on "Recent Acces-
sions."
A new edition of Library Laws of
California has been prepared and will
soon be ready for distribution.
DOCUMENTS DEPARTMENT.
Alice J. Haines, in charge.
The Documents Department aims to
collect, arrange and make available gov-
ernment publications, federal, state, city
and foreign.
Recent accessions of California State
and City publications will be found on
pp. 86 and 89.
Copies of 24 California State publica-
tions have been received for distribution
to libraries during October, November' and
December, 1925.
Agriculture Dept. Special publications
nos. 59MjO.
Banks Superintendent. Annual report.
1925.
Building & Loan Comm. Annual report.
1925.
Chiropractic Examiners Bd. Report.
1925.
Controller. Financial transactions of
municipalities and counties for 1924.
Fish »& Game Comm. Abstract fish &
game laws. 192.5-27.
Forestry Bd. Proceedings of the sixth
annual meeting of Assoc, of State
Foresters. 1925.
Grand Army Republic. Dept. of Cali-
fornia & Nevada. Journal of proceed-
ings. 1925.
Harbor Bd. Tariff charges. 1925.
Highwav Comm. Cal. highways, vol. 2,
nos. 10-12.
Industrial Accident Comm. Boiler safety
orders. 1925.
Cal. safety news. vol. 9, no. 4.
Insurance Dept. Insurance brokers. 1925.
Public School Teachers Retirement Salary
Fund Bd. List of Teachers confidential
personal reports filed in 1919. 1925.
Public Instruction Supt. Cal. jubilee
rear in her schools. 1925.
School law. 1925.
Public Works Dept. Div. of Engineering'
& Irrig. Bull. 10.
Railroad Comm. Public utilities act.
1925.
Secretary of State. Constitution. 1925.
Veterans Welfare Bd. Veterans farm &
home purchase act. 1925.
Veterans" Home. Report. 1925.
REFERENCE DEPARTMENT.
Beulah MujMM, in charge..
The Reference Department furnishes
information to any inquirer. It furnishes
Ijooks to public libraries on request of
the librarian, and to any other educa-
tional institution on request of its official
head or its librarian ; to individuals
through the signature of a state officer,
of the Librarian of the local library or
of the official head of any other educa-
tional institution or on receipt of a $5.00
deposit ; to a club or grange on request
of its president, secretary or librarian.
In counties having county free libraries,
all requests must be made through the
cotinty free library.
ORDER AND ACCESSIONS
DEPARTMENT.
Myrtle Ruhl, in charge.
During October, November and Decem-
ber 1665 books and 15 prints were
accessioned.
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CATALOG DEPARTMENT.
Ida G. Munson, in charge.
During- October, November and Decem-
ber 1178 books were cataloged and 8029
cards were added to the file. 11.21.3 cards
were filed in the Union Catalog.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT.
EuDOEA Garoutte, in charge.
The California Department aims to
have a thoroughly good collection of
books on the history and description,
resources and industries of the State, as
well as the works of California authors
in all departments of literature. These
are made accessible by means of a card
catalog. Full names' and biographical
sketches of California authors, artists,
musicians, pioneers and early settlers are
being secured, together with their photo-
graphs. The collection of bound peri-
odicals is quite large. The Department
also contains about 10,000 bound volumes
of newspapers, a file of which is being
indexed with reference to the history of
the State. Students will be assisted in
their work.
Pioneers and Early Settlers.
A large number of cards has been
received this quarter ; among them several
of our honored '49ers, whose experiences
are most interesting. Thej' as as follows :
Josiah Alkire, .Julius Clinton Beach. Mr
and Mrs Samuel Stewart Carlisle, Wil-
liam Xewton Meeks and .John Satterlee.
Those arriving later are Mary E. Beach,
Drury Melone, Benjamin Fairbanks. Mr
and Mrs Frank J. French, William
Howard Lawrence, Mr and Mrs John
Rodeck, Mr and Mrs William Satterlee,
John p-aust Storer, William George
Walker.
California Authors.
The following author cards have been
received since the last issue of Neivs
Notes of California Lrihi-aries :
Blanch, Josephine Mildred
Brun, Mrs Hanna (Otis)
(Mrs Samuel Jacques Brun)
Farquhar, Francis Peloubet
Hamlin, John H.
Holaday, Mrs Alice May (Cusick)
(Mrs Oren P. Holaday)
*0'Day, Edward Francis
Pavellas, Constantinos Harpending
Stanley, Frank Arthur
California Artists.
The following artist cards have been
received since the last issue of News
Notes of California Libraries :
*L,ion, Henry
Theiss, John "William
*Native Californians.
Newspaper Index.
The index covers the period from
August 15, 1846, to date.
Catalog.
431 cards have been added to the Cali-
fornia catalog during the last quarter.
Exhibit.
A very interesting exhibit of early Cali-
fornia material in the rotunda of the
Capitol continues to attract much atten-
tion.
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND
DEPARTMENT.
Mabel R. Gillis, in charge.
Embossed books in the varioixs types
are sent to any blind resident in Cali-
fornia upon application. Circular and
finding list, with Call slip postal, will be
sent on request. Writing appliances and
games for the blind are loaned as samples
to those wishing to buy such articles, so
that the different kinds can be tried be-
fore thej^ are ordered. Addresses of firms
supplying all articles loaned will be fur-
nished on request.
Books sent to individuals from an in-
stitution distributing embossed literature
are carried free through the mails.
Embossed catalogs of the earlier mate-
rial in American Braille. Moon, and New
York point are available. They will be
loaned to borrowers wishing them for use
in book selection.
The State Library will be glad to have
borrowers who care to do so write any
letters or requests for books to the Li-
brary in Braille or New York point.
The first book was loaned June 13,
190.5. There are now 2320 blind borrow-
ers, 49 borrowers having been added dur-
ing October, November and December,
and 52 borrowers lost by death during
1925. Total accessions are 18,226 as fol-
lows : New York point books 2582 ; New
York point music 186 ; American Braille
books 3027 ; American Braille music
1269; European Braille books 2938;
European Braille music 183 ; Esperanto
Braille books 3 ; Moon books 4284 ;
Moon music .5; Revised Braille books
2809 ; Revised Braille music 121 ;
Standard dot books 14 ; Line books 193 ;
Line music 21 ; Ink print books 425 ;
''■Appliances 84: *Games 49; Maps 33.
During October, November and Decem-
ber S662 books, etc., were loaned as
follows : New Y'ork point 407 ; American
Braille 215 ; European Braille 1109 ;
Moon .3570 : Revised Braille Grade 1*
*Applianees and games are loaned as
samples to anyone wishing to try them.
vol. 21, no. 1
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
3358 ; Ink print 1 ; Appliances 2 ; Games
0 ; Maps 0. The loans were divided by
class as follows : Philosophy and religion
G1<S ; sociology 35 ; language 62 ; primers
41; science 110; useful arts 48; fine arts
2 ; amusements 1 ; music 70 ; literature
140 ; fiction 5744 ; travel and history 462 ;
biography 230 ; periodicals 1084.
Copies of magazines have been donated
(luring the last three months by Lucien
Xyev, Mrs F. A. Bacher, F. B. Beans,
Mrs H. O. Buker, Mrs A. H. Clise, Anna
Courade. Kate M. Foley, Mrs F. W.
Foster, Ruby Holtz, Miss Rosa Laxsou,
Bessie Long. ^Nlrs M. McCabe, Mrs Rose
McComb, W. A. Miller, Hattie B. New-
man, Mrs M. E. Phillips, Carl Richardson,
J. Sanchez, Mrs L. Sargent, George W.
Shoemaker', William Thomas, Amy Weihe,
George Zedeker, American Braille Press
for War and Civilian Blind, Inc. (for-
merly The Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.), Canadian National Institute
for the Blind, Christian Record Publish-
ing Company, Free Gospel Library for
the Blind, National Institute for' the
Blind, New York Association for the
Blind, Society for Aid to the Sightless,
Western Pennsylvania Institute for the
Blind, Xavier Braille Publishing Com-
pany, Ziegler Publishing Company.
Other gifts are indicated in the list of
books, etc., which have been added to the
library during the last three months. See
p. 90.
Home Teaching.
Kate M. Foley, home teacher of the
blind, is at the Argyle Apartments, 146
McAllister street, San Francisco, every
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Her
telephone number is Market 690. She
gives lessons regularly in the bay region
and the . Santa Clara Valley, with occa-
sional trips to other parts of the state.
Catharine J. Morrison, home teacher of
the blind, is at the Los Angeles County
Free Library, Broadway Annex, Hall of
Records, every Wednesday. Her home
address is 951 El Molino, Los Angeles.
Her telephone number is Drexel 5339.
She gives lessons regularly in Los Angeles
and vicinity and makes occasional trips to
San Diego.
From October 1 to December 30, the
home teachers gave 428 lessons in the
homes of the blind and 51 lessons at libra-
ries. They made 110 visits and calls in
connection with the work for purposes
other than giving lessons, and have
received 36 visits in connection with the
work.
During the quarter Miss Foley and
Miss Morrison spent 220 hours on corre-
spondence and preparing lessons. They
wrote 346 letters and 162 postals and
received 255 letters and 36 postals. They
also answered and made 478 telephone
calls. They made 3 addresses. Miss
Foley teaches regularly in Oakland, in
Alameda and in San Francisco classes of
seeing people to write Braille. She spent
43 hours in proofreading hand-copied
books. The various other activities in
connection with the work of the home
teachers can not be easily tabulated.
SUTRO BRANCH.
The Sutro Branch occupies space in the
Public Library, Civic Center, San Fran-
cisco,' and is open every day, except Sun-
day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY
SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Esther M. Bomgardner, '15
Asst. Public School L,., Los Angeles
Thelma Brackett, '20
Ln. Newark Museum, Newark, N. J.
Helen V. Briggs, '14
46 Fairview ave., Los Gatos
Agnes E. Brown, '15
Asst. San Diego High School L., San
Diego
Helen M. Bruner, '14
Asst. in cliarge, Sutro Branch, State L.,
San Francisco
Mis Lucile Huff Buchan (Mrs Dean W.
Buclian), '20
1631 Cowper St., Palo Alto
Mrs Virginia Clowe Bullis (Mrs James
S. Bullis), '17
1314 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Bar-
Ruth E. Bullock, '15
Ln. Belvedere Junior High School L.,
Los Angeles
Elta L. Camper, '17
Asst. Univ. of Cal. L., Berkeley
Blanche Chalfant, '14
Ln. Butte Co. F. L., Oroville
Marguerite Chatfleld, '20
Asst. Ventura P. L., Ventura
Nellie E. Christensen, '19
Ln. Selma Higli School L., Selma
Mabel Coulter, '14
Asst. Contra Costa Co. F. L., Martinez.
(On leave of absence.) Temporarily in
Lange Library of Education, Berkeley
Helen Esther Crawford, '20
Watsonville High School, Watsonville.
Dorotha Davis, '17
Ln. Fresno High .School L., Fresno
Tillie de Bernard!, '18
Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Estella De Ford, '15
Ln. Napa Co. F. L., Napa
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[Jan., 1926
Margaret Dennison, '17
Asst. Sutro Branch, State L., San Fran-
cisco
Abbie Doughty, '20
Ln. Garfleld High Scliool L., Los Angeles
Mrs Vivian Gregory Douglas (Mrs James
R. Douglas), '14
Barbara Hotel, Los Angeles
Ellen B. Frink, '19
Ln. Siskiyou Co. F. L., Yreka
Flo A. Gantz, '20
Ln. San Luis Obispo Co. F. L., San
Luis Obispo
Beatrice Y. Gawne, '17
Asst. Monterey Co. F. L., Salinas
Hazel G. Gibson, '19
Asst. Sacramento Co. F. L., Sacramento
Margaret V. Girdner, '17
Asst. Pasadena Jr. College L., Pasadena
Mary E. Glock, '15
Died, March 6, 1922
Bernice L. Goff, '14
Asst. P. L., New York City
Mrs Jennie Rumsev Gould (Mrs J. A.
Gould), '14
746 Elm St., "Woodland
Mrs Mildred Kellogg Hargis (Mrs William
H. Hargis), '18
570 S. Fifteenth St., San Jose
Mrs Louise Jamme Harriss (Mrs Frank
U. Harriss), '15
2 9 S. State St., Salt Lake City, Utah
Margaret Hatch, '15
Ln. Standard Oil Co. L.. San Francisco
Mrs Hazel Meddaugh Heffner (Mrs' Roy
J. Heffner), '18
152 8 Channing way, Berkeley
Cecilia Henderson, '14
Santa Paula
Edna S. Holroyd, '15
Ln. San Mateo Co. F. L., Redwood City
Mrs Helen Hop wood Judd (Mrs Wilber
Judd). '20
Out of library work
Mrs Winona McConnell Kennedy (Mrs
John Elmer Kennedy), '15
1320 39th St., Sacramento
Mrs Marguerite Ryan Kirschman (Mrs
Orton A. Kirschman). '19
2839 Forest ave., Berkeley
Mrs Algeline Marlow Lawson (Mrs Iver
N. Lawson, Jr.), '18
Asst. P. L., San Diego (On leave of
absence) 3231 Front St., San Diego
Marjorie C. Learned, '20
Asst. P. L., New York City
Mrs M. Ruth McLaughlin Lockwood (Mrs
Ralph L. Lockwood), '17
93 8 CJeary st., San Francisco
Amy G. Luke. '15
Beaumont
Mrs Bessie Heath McCrea (Mrs Robert
W. McCrea), '19
Asst. State L., Sacramento
N. Ruth McCullough, '17
24 N. Sheridan Road. Lake Forest. 111.
Mrs Ruth Beard McDowell (Mrs Roy F.
McDowell). '14
914 11th St., Modesto
Mrc Everett McCullough McMillin (Mrs
James M. McMillin), '19
Potomac Park Apts., 21st & C sts.,
"^"ashington, D. C.
Anne Margrave, '14
Ln. Inyo Co. F. L., Independence
Lenala Martin, '14
Ln. Lassen Co. F. L., Susanville
Mrs Georgia Pearl Seeker Meyers (Mrs
Robert K. Meyers). '19
Ln. Tulare Joint Union High School L.,
Tulare
Vera V. Mitchell, '19
Ln. Biggs High School L., Biggs
Marion Morse, '17
Ln. Maui Co. F. L., Wailuku. T. H.
Mrs Alice Moore Patton (Mrs James L.
Patton), 'IS
Out of library work
Mrs Helen Katherine Kellogg Peabody
(Mrs Roger Peabody), '19
48 Winthrop st., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs Marion Schumacher Percival ( Mrs
H. Frederic Percival), '15
1633 3Sth St.. Sacramento
Mrs Miriam Colcord Post, '14
157 East Seventh St., Claremont
Margaret L. Potter, '16
Asst. Lane Medical L., San Francisco
Mrs Eunice Steele Price (Mrs Jay H.
Price), '16
1054 Cragmont ave., Berkeley
Mrs Beatrice Brasefleld Rakestraw (Mrs
Norris "W. Rakestraw), 'IS
Asst. Oberlin College L., Obeiiin, Ohio
Esther L. Ramont, '20
Ln. Modesto High School L., Modesto
Mrs Frances Haub Raymond (Mrs George
J. Raymond), '20
2005 22d St., Sacramento
Anna Belle Robinson, '18
Died, June 22.1920
Myrtle Ruhl, '14
Head of Order Dept., State L., Sacra-
mento
Ruth Seymour, '18
Ln. Tamalpais Union High School L.,
Mill Valley
Blanche L. Shadle, '17
Asst. State L., Sacramento
Mrs Edith Edenborg Smalley (Mrs Carl
J. Smalley), '18
Ln. Art Institute L., Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs Edna Bell Smith (Mrs William A.
Smith), '17
1225 42d St., Sacramento
Mrs Elizabeth Snyder Smith (Mrs Joseph
K. Smith), '20
3100 19th St.. Bakersfield
Mrs Rosamond Bradbury Waithman (Mrs
Joseph de L. Waithman), '18
Out of library work
Caroline "V^''enzel, '14
Asst. State L.. Sacramento
Josephine L. Whitbeck, '16
Asst. P. L., Richmond
Essie T. WTiite, '19
Asst. Sacramento High School and Jun-
ior College L., Sacramento
Mrs Katharine (jahoon Wilson CMrs Lloyd
R. Wilson), '17
1125 Grand ave., Seattle, Wash.
Aldine Winham, '20
Ln. State Teachers College L., Santa
Barbara
Mrs Dorothy Clarke Worden, '15
Asst. Solano Co. F. L.. Fairfield
Mrs Bess Ranton Yates (Mrs John DeWitt
Yates), '18
Asst. P. L. Long Beach
News Items.
We are grateful for the corrections
which have come in for this column.
Can anyone give ns the address of any of
these three people, whom we have lost?
Mrs Helen Hopwood Judd, '20.
Mrs Alice Moore Patton, '18.
Mrs Rcsamond Bradbury Waithman,'18.
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RECENT ACCESSIONS.
Additions to the Library During Octo-
ber, November and December, 1925.
The last number of the Quarterly
Bulletin of the California State Library
which was issued was no. 4 of vol. 4,
covering the accessions for September-
December, 1905. The Bulletin has been
discontinued and the matter contained in
it is now appearing in Netos Notes of
California Libraries.
The last list of recent accessions
appeared in the October, 1925, issue of
this publication.
GENERAL WORKS.
[American library association]
Planning the school library. [1925]
X027.8 A51
BiBLioGKAPHiCAi, essays ; a tribute to
Wilberforce Eames. 1924. 010 B5822
Borah, Leo Arthur.
News writing for high schools. cl92.5.
070 B72
First edition club, London.
Bibliographical catalogue of first edi- i
tions, proof copies & manuscripts
of books by Lord Byron. 1925.
q012 B9
Fitzmaukice-Kelly, James.
Spanish bibliography. 1925. (His-
panic notes & monographs, essays,
studies, and brief biographies issued
by the Hispanic society of America.
Bibliography series) 016.86 F55
GoSvSE, Edmund William.
The library of Edmund Gosse. 1924.
016.82 G67
Greene, Amy Blanche, (C- Gould, Frede-
ric A.
Handbook-bibliography on foreign lan-
guage groups in tlie United States
and Canada. cl925. 01.6.3251 G79
Harrington, Harry Franklin.
Chats on feature writing. 1925.
029 H31
HuTCHiNS, Henry Clinton.
Robinson Crusoe and its printing,
1719-1731. 1925. q012 D3
Langstaef, John Brett.
David Copperfield's library. [1924]
>c021 L28
Long, Harriet Catherine.
County library service. 1925.
x021 L84
Odum, Howard Washington.
Sociology and social problems. 1925.
(Reading with a purpose)
028 027
Rossi, William Harrison, <£- Rossi, Mrs
Diana Isabella (Powers), comps.
Personnel administration ; a bibliog-
raphy. 1925. (Human relations
series) 016.658 R83
Sawyer, Mrs Harriet Price, cd.
The library and its contents. 1925.
x021 S271
Sharp, Dallas Lore.
Some great American books. 1925.
(Reading with a purpose)
028 S53
Special libraries directory. (2d ed.)
1925. x026 S741
Sweet, Mrs May McDaniel.
The Italian immigrant and his read-
ing. 1925. (Library work with
the foreign born) x021 S97
White, William Allen, & Myer, Wal-,
ter E.
Conflicts in American public opinion.
1925. (Reading with a purpose)
028 W58
Williams, lolo Aneurin.
Seven XVIIIth century bibliographies.
1924. 016.82 W72
Contents : John Armstrong. — Wil-
liam Shenstone. — Mark Akenside. —
William Collins. — Oliver Goldsmith. —
Charles Churchill. — Richard Brinsley
Butler Sheridan. — Index to biblio-
graphical entries.
Wilson, Martha.
School library management. 4th ed.
1925. x027.8 W75a2
Selected articles on school library
experience. 1925. (The Librarians'
round table) x027.8 W75s
A World list of scientific periodicals
published in the years 1900-1921.
192.5. rq 01 6.05 W9
PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS.
CusuMAN, Herbert Ernest.
A beginner's history of philosophy.
Rev. ed. cl918-20. 2 v. 109_C98
58
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Hendel, Charles William, jr.
Studies in the philosophy of David
Hume. 1925. 192 H92zhe
PIerman, Emma (Mrts Meyer Herman).
The meaning and value of mysticism.
3d ed. [1925] 149.3 H55
Jacks. Lawrence Pearsall.
The challenge of life. [1924] (The
Hibbert lectures, 1924) 170 J122
Keyseklino, Hermann Alexander, giaf
von.
The travel diary of a philosopher.
cl925. 2 V. 193 K44
Kbout, .John Allen.
The origins of prohibition. 192.j.
178 K93
Mandeville, Bernard.
The fable of the bees. 1924.
170 M27
[Paget, Violet]
Proteus ; or. The future of intelligence.
192.5. 151 PI 3
Patxen, Charles .Joseph.
The passing of the phantoms ; a study
o f evolutionary psychology and
morals. 1924. (To-day and to-
morrow series) 171 P31
Polakov, Walter Nicholas.
Man and his affairs from the engi-
neering point of view. 1925.
120 P77
Rand, Benjamin, comp.
Modern classical philosophers. cl924.
190 R18a
Satomi, Kishio.
Discovery of .Japanese idealism. 1924.
(Trubner's oriental series) 181 S25
Stokes, Adrian.
The thread of Ariadne. 1925.
192 S87
Surendranatiia, Dasa-Gupta.
Yoga as philosophy and religion. 1924.
(Trubner's oriental series) 181 S96y
Taylor, Margaret Elizabeth .Jane.
Greek philosophy, an introduction.
1924. (The world's manuals)
180 T24
White, Stewart Edward.
Credo. 1925.
110 W58
MIND AND BODY.
Kretschmer, Ernst.
Physique and character, tr. by W. J.
H. Sprott. 1925. (International
library of psychology, philosophy
and scientific method) 137 K92
McBride. Peter.
Psycho-analysts analysed. 1924.
130 Mil
Social aspects of mental hygiene. 1925.
131 S67
CHILD STUDY.
Andrus, Ituth.
A tentative inventory of the habits of
children from two to four years of
age. 19 24. (Teachers college,
Columbia university. Contributions
to education) 136.7 A57
Bailor, Edwin Maurice.
Content and form in tests of intelli-
gence. 1924. (Teachers college,
Columbia university. Contributions
to education) q 136.7 B15
Bere, May.
A comparative study of the mental
capacity of children of foreign par-
entage. 1924. (Teachers college,
Columbia university. Contributions
to education) q136.7 B4
Bbinkley, Sterling Gardner.
Values of new type examinations in
the high school with special refer-
ence to history. 1924. (Teachers
college, Columbia university. Con-
tributions to education) q136.7 B85
Cleveland, Elizabeth.
Training the toddler. cl925.
136.7 C63
Fenton, Mrs .Jessie M. (Chase).
A practical psychology of babyhood.
1925. 136.7 F34
Herring, .John I^.
Herring revision of the Binet-Simon
tests & verbal & abstract elements
in intelligence examinations. 1924.
136.7 H567h
Kamm, Mrs Minnie Elizabeth (Watson).
The pre-school age; a mother's guide
to a child's occupation. 1925.
136.7 K15
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RiCHMO^^D. Winifred.
The adolescent girl. 1925. 136.7 R53
Teagarden. Florence M.
A study of the upper limits of the
development of intelligence. 1924.
(Teachers college, Columbia uni-
versity. Contributions to education I
136.7 T25
OCCULTISM. SPIRITUALISM.
Bird. .J. Malcolm.
"Margery'* the medium. cl925.
133.9 B61m
Bragdon, Claude Fayette.
Old, lamps for new ; the ancient wisdom
ill the modern world. 1925.
133 B81o
Ferguson. Ian.
The philosophy of witchcraft. [1924]
133 F35
Harper, Charles George.
Haunted houses. [1924] 133 H29
Karma, pseud.
Astrology of the ancient Egyptians.
1924. 133.5 K18
Read, Carveth.
Mau and his superstitions, 2d ed.
1925. 133 R28m
PSYCHOLOGY.
Broad, Charlie Dunbar.
The mind and its place in nature.
1925. ( International library of
psychology, philosophy and scientific
method) 150 B86
Deiesch, Hans Adolf Eduard.
The crisis in psychology. 1925.
150 D779
Laird, Donald Anderson.
Increasing personal efficiency, the
psychology of personal progress.
1925. 150 L18i
Pierce, Edgar.
The philosophy of character. 1924.
150 P61
Problems of personality. 1925. (In-
ternational library of psychology, phi-
losophy and scientific method)
150 P96
Stuart, Mary.
The psychology of time. 1925. (In-
ternational library of psychology,
philosophy and scientific method)
150 S936
RELIGION.
Athear>-. Clarence R.
Interchurch government.
cl925.
260 A86
Brunner, Edmund de Schweiuitz.
Tested methods in town and country
churches. cl923. 260 B89t
Buchanan, Mrs Isabella (Reid).
Women of the Bible. cl924.
220.9 B918
[CoNANT, Albert Francis], comp.
A complete concordance to Science
and health. 1916. 289.9 E21cs
Crane, Frank.
Why I am a Christian. 1925.
230 C89
Darrow, Floyd Lavern.
Through science to God. cl925.
215 D22
De Bardeleben, Mary Christine.
Better Americans, no. 2. cl924.
(The better America series. Junior
home mission courses) 266 B56
E w I N G, William, d Thomson. -John
Ebenezer Honeyman.
The Temple dictionary of the Bible.
1910. r220.3 E95
Gates, Herbert Wright.
Better Americans, no. 3. cl925.
(The better America series. Junior
home mission courses) 266 B56
Goodspeed, Edgar .Johnson.
The making of the English New
Testament. cl925. 225 G65
Hannah, Ian Campbell.
Christian monasticism ; a great force
in history. 1925. 271 H24
Jayne. Walter Addison.
The healing gods of ancient civiliza-
tions. 1925. 291 J42
King, Basil.
Faith and success.
192.:
264 K52
Knox, Wilfred Lawrence.
St. Paul and the Church of Jerusalem.
1925. 225.9 P32k
Peabody, Francis Greenwood.
The apostle Paul and the modern
world, 1923. 225.9 P32pe
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Remey, Charles Mason.
The universal consciousness of the
Baha'i religion. 1925. 299 R38u
Gift.
Slossox. Edwin Emery.
Sermons of a chemist. cl925.
252 S63
The theosophical mo\-oment. IST.t— l!>2y ;
a history and a survey. cl92.5.
212 T39m
Tillett, Wilbur Fisk.
The paths that lead to God. cl924.
204 T57
Waldo, Howard Lansing.
God is writing a book. cl92.5.
215 W16
AViLBUE. Earl Morse.
Our Unitarian heritage, an introduc-
tion to the history of the Unitarian
movement. cl92.5. 288 W66
JEWS.
Brown, Brian, ed.
The wisdom of the Hebrews. cl92.5.
296 B87
KlTTEL, Rudolf.
The religion of the people of Israel,
trans, by R. Caryl Micklem. 192.5.
296 K62
Roth, Samuel.
Now and forever; a conversation with
Mr Israel Zangwill on the Jew and
the future. 1925. 296 R84
SOCIOLOGY: GENERAL.
Barnes, Harry Elmer, ed.
The history and prospects of the
- social sciences. 1925. 309 B26
COBLENTZ. Stanton A.
The decline of man. 192i
301 C65
Ellwood, Charles Abram.
The psychology of human society. 1925.
301 E47p
Fry, Charles Luther.
A census analysis of American vil-
lages ; being a study of the 1920
ceiisus data for 177 villages scat-
tered over the United States. cl925.
. (Institute of social and religious
research. American village s^tudies )
312 F94
GiDDlNGS, Franklin Henry.
The scientific study of human society.
1924: 301 G45sc
Hunt, Edward Eyre.
Conferences, committees, conventions,
and how to run them. 192.5.
306 H93
Hunter, Allan A.
Youth's adventure. 1925. 301 H94
Keller, Albert Galloway.
Starting-points in social science.
cl925. 301 K294
Langdon-Davies. John.
The new age of faith. 1925.
301 L27
LiPPMANN, Walter.
The phantom public. cl925.
301 L76ph
LuiiLEY, Frederick Elmore.
Means of social control. 1^5. (The
Century social science series)
301 L95
Queen. Stuart Alfred, & Mann, Delbert
Martin.
Social pathology. cl92.5. (Crowell's
social science series) 301 Q3
Stote, Amos.
Why we live. 1925.
301 S88
Turner, Ralph E.
America in civilization. 192.5.
301 T95
Wright, Henry Wilkes.
The moral standards of democracy.
1925. 301 W94
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Blakeslee, George Hubbard.
The recent foreign policy of the' United
States. cl925. (Wesleyan univer-
ity. George Slocum Bennett foun-
dation. Lectures. 6th ser. 1923-24)
327.73 B63
Boyd. Ernest Augustus, cf- Sumner, .John
Saxton.
Debate on censorship of books. 1924.
323 378
Bradshaw, Cathi-ine A.
Americanization questionnaire. cl925.
323.6 881
Daavson. Samuel Arthur.
Freedom of the press. 1924.
323 D27
Gukrard, Albert Leon.
Beyond hatred, the democratic ideal in
France and America. 1925.
321 G92
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Hughes, Edward Wakefield.
Hughes' manual, American parlia-
mentary law. 1924. 328.1 H89
.Toad, Cyril Edwin Mitchinson.
Introduction to modern political theory.
1924. (The world's manuals)
320 J 62
.ToHJsrsoN, Julia K., comp.
Japanese exclusion. 1925. (The
reference shelf) 325.252 J 65
McCoMBS, Vernon Monroe.
From over the' border, a study of the
Mexicans in the United States.
(■192;-). 325.73 M129
MfLLER, Kenneth Dexter.
Peasant pioneers. cl925.
325.73 M64p
Phelps, Edith M., comj).
A single six-year term for president.
1925. (The reference shelf)
324.73 P53
Ugarte, Manuel.
The destiny of a continent. 1925.
327.72 U26
ECONOMICS.
American bankers' association, Com-
mission on commerce and marine.
The South American west coast.
1925. 330.98 A51s
Rerridge, William Arthur.
Purchasing power of the consumer.
1925. 331 B53
Blum, Solomon.
Labor economies. cl925. (American
business series) 331.8 B658
Burns, Cecil Delisle.
Industry and civilisation. [1925]
331 696!
Campbell, Clarence Gordon.
Common wealth. 1925. 331 CIS
Carver, Thomas Nixon.
. The present economic revolution in the
United States. 1925. 330.973 C33
Chase, Stuart.
The tragedy of waste. 1925.
330 C48t
Dataller, Roger.
From a pitman's note book. [1925]
331.8 D23
DiBBLEE, George Binney.
The psychological theory of value.
1924. 330.1 D54
Douglas, Paul Howard.
Wages and the family. cl925. (Mate-
rials for the study of business)
331.2 D73
Feldman, Herman.
The regularization of employment.
1925. 331.8 F312
Foster, William Trufant, d Catchings,
Waddill.
Profits. 1925. (Publications of the
Pollak foundation for economic
research ) 331 . F75
FuRNiss, Edgar Stevenson, d Guild,
Lawrence Ridge.
Labor problems ; a book of materials
for their study. cl925. 331.8 F98
Knowiles, Mrs Lilian Charlotte Anne
(Tomn).
The economic development of the
British overseas empire. v. 1 .
1924. (Studies in economics and
political science) 330.942 K73
Lewisohn, Sam Adolph [cC- others.]
Can business prevent unemployment.
1925. 331.8 L67
Moulton, Harold Glenn, <& Lewis, Cleona.
The French del)t problem. 1925. (The
Institute of economics. Investiga-
tions in international economic re-
construction) 330.944 IVI92
National industrial conference board.
The inter-ally debts and the United
States. 1925. (National industrial
conference board. Studies of Euro-
pean industrial conditions)
330.94 M277
Norway. Norges oph/sningskontor for
noeringsveiene.
Norway : foreign trade. 1924 ?
330.948 N89
Gift.
Robson, William A.
The relation of wealth to welfare.
[1924] 330.1 R6.6
Sanford, Hugh Wheeler.
The business of life. 1924. 2 v.
330 S22
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Tawney, Richard Henry.
The British labor movement. 1925.
(The Institute of politics publica-
tions, Williams college, Williams-
town, Mass.) 331.8 T23'
TuGWEix, Rexford Guy [d others.^
American economic life and the means
of its improvement. 1925.
930.973 T91
BANKING. FINANCE.
BAiXiER, Ralph Eastman.
Valuation of industrial securities.
1925. 332.6 B13
Harding, William Proctor Gould.
The formative period of the federal
reserve system. 1925'. 332.1 H26
Hallman, ,J. W.
Organizing the credit department.
cl924. (Ronograph library)
332.7 HI 92
AIajor, Frederick Lee.
The duties, responsibilities and liabili-
ties of bank directors. 1925.
332.1 M23
MiNTY, Leonard Le Marchant.
English banking methods. 1925.
332.1 M66
Olson, Emery E., c6 Hallman, .John
Walter.
Credit management. cl925.
332.7 052
Parkinson, Hargreaves.
The A B C of stocks and shares.
1925. 332.6 P24
COOPERATION. SOCIALISM.
P>t;er, Max.
^social struggles and socialist forerun-
ners. [1924] 335 841 ss
Social struggles in antiquity.
[1925] 335 841 s
-^ • Social struggles in the middle
ages. 1924. 335 841 sm
Landis, Benson Y.
Social aspects of farmers' co-operative
marketing. cl925. 334.6 L25
Wagener, Clarence W.
What the small town needs. cl924.
334.9 W13
LAW. ADMINISTRATION.
American bar association. CommiftPf'
on American citizenship.
American citizenship, by John W.
Davis, Philip Cook [and others].
cl925. 342.73 A51
Anderson, William.
American city government. cl925.
(American political science series)
352 A552
Baker, Newton Diehl.
Progress and the Constitution. 1925.
342.73 81 68
Beman, Lamar Taney, comp.
Selected articles on capital punishment.
1925. (The handbook series)
343 845
Buck, Arthur Eugene.
Municipal budgets and budget making.
1925. (National municipal league
monograph series) 351.7 892m
Buell, Raymond Leslie.
International relations. cl925.
(American political science series)
341 892
Callender, Geoffrey A. R.
The naval side of British history.
[1924] 359.09 CI 5
Clarke, John Hessin.
America and world peace. cl925.
(Brown university. The Colver
lectures, 1925) 341.1 C59
Green, Fitzhugh.
Our naval heritage. cl925.
359.09 G79
Johnsen, .Julia E., comp.
Selected articles on marriage and
divorce. 1925. (The handbook
series) 347.6 J 65
Judson, Harry Pratt.
Our federal republic. 1925.
342.73 J 93
Lodge, Henry Cabot.
The Senate and the League of nations.
1925. 341.1 L82
MtiNRO. William Bennett.
The' governments of Europe. 1925.
350 M96g
Playground and recreation association
of America.
The normal course in play. 1925.
352.9 P72n
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Wakken, Charles.
The Supreme court aud sovereign
states. 1924. (The Stafford Little
lectures) 348.99 W28
ASSOCIATIONS. INSTITUTIONS.
Detzer, Karl ^Y.
True tales of the D. C. I. cl92.5.
364 D48
An International year book of child care
and protection. 1925. r362.7 161
Lee, Tolman.
Funds and friends. cl92.'5. 361 L48
Purse, Ben.
The blind in industi-y. 1925.
362.4 P98
Ruggles-Brise, Sir Evelyn John.
Prison reform at home and abroad.
1924. 365 R93p
Shaw, George Bernard.
Imprisonment. cl925.
365 S53
Stevenson, Jessie L.
A community trust survey of crippled
Children in Chicago, May-December,
1924. [1925] 362.7 S84
Gift.
Webster, Mrs Nesta H.
Secret societies and subversive' move-
ments. 1924. 366 W38
INSURANCE.
ACKERMAN, Saul Beuton, d- Neuner,
.John J.
Credit insurance. 1924. (Ronograph
library) 368.8 A18
Hood, Frazer.
Everyman's insurance, a necessity for
home protection. 1925. 368 H77
Vaegren, Victor Nelson.
Farmers' mutual fire insurance in the
United States. cl924. (Materials
for the study of business)
368.1 V16
EDUCATION.
Andersen, William Niclaus.
A manual for school officers, superin-
tendents, principals, and board mem-
bers. 1925. (The Century educa-
tion series) 371.2 A54
Bowman, Clyde A.
Graphic aids in occupational analysis
for guidance and teaching. cl924.
q370.01 B7
Columbia university. Teachers coUccjc.
Intcriiatioiuil institute.
Educational yearbook. 1924.
r370.3 C72
Comfort. William Wistar.
The choice of a college. 1925.
378 C732
Cox, Philip Wescott Lawrence.
Curriculum-adjustment in the second-
ary school. cl925. (Lippincott's
educational guides) 375 C87
De Lima, Agnes.
Our enemy the child. 1925.
372 D35
Edwards, Austin Southwick.
The psychology of elementary educa-
tion. cl925. (Riverside textbooks
in education) 370.1 E26
Ellis, Mabel Brown.
The visiting teacher in Rochester.
1925. (Joint committee on methods
of preventing delinquency. Publi-
cation) 371 E47
Hamilton, Frederic Rutherford.
Fiscal support of state teachers col-
leges. 1924. (Teachers college,
Columbia university. Contributions
to education) 370.73 H21
Hammond, S. E. Evalyn.
Paper craft problems. cl925.
371.4 H22
Heinmiller. Louis E.
A first book in education. 192.5. (The
Century education series)
371 H46
Henzlik, Frank Ernest.
Rights and liabilities of public school
boards under capital outlay con-
tracts. 1924. (Teachers college.
Columbia university. Contributions
to education) q379.1 H52
Johnson, Franklin Winslow.
The administration and supervision of
the high school. cl925. 371.2 J67
Kallen, Horace Meyer.
Education, the machine and the worker.
1925. 371.9 K14
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Kandel, Isaac Leou.
The reform of secondaiy education in
France. 1924. (Studies of the
International institute of Teachers
college, Columbia university)
373.44 K33
KiLPATBiCK, William Heard.
Foundations? of method ; informal talks
on teaching. 1925. (Brief course
series in education) 370.1 K48
KiRKPATRiCK, Marion Greenleaf.
Teaching. 1925. 371.1 K59
Koos, Leonard Vincent.
The junior-college movement. cl92.5.
378 K82
The L-W-L life. Lick Wilmerding Lux.
1915- qc378.794 LwQ
Gift.
LOBINGIER, John Leslie.
Projects in world-friendship. cl925.
(The University of Chicago publica-
tions in religious education. Prin-
ciples and methods of religious edu-
cation) 377 L79
McMuRRY, Charles Alexander.
I'ractical teaching : Large projects in
geography. 1925. 371.3 M16p
Martin, George Currie.
The adult school movement ; its origin
and development. 1924.
379.42 M38
Mads, Cynthia Pearl.
Teaching the youth of the church.
cl925. 377 M45
Mort, Paul R.
The measurement of educational need.
1924. (Teachers college, Columbia
university. Contributions to educa-
tion) 379.747 M88
Nearing, Scott.
Educational frontiers, a book about
Simon Nelson Patten and other
teachers. 1925. 371 N35
Opeix, Charles Walters.
Educational statistics. 1925. (The
Century education series)
371.2 023
Pillsbury, Walter Bowers.
Education as the psychologist sees it.
1925. 370.1 P64
PouLssoN, Emilie.
Father and baby plays. cl925.
372.2 P87f
Pyle, William Henry.
Psychological principles applied to
teaching. 1924. 371 P99
Rensselaer polytechnic institute. Troy,
N. Y.
The centennial celebration of Rens-
.selaer polytechnic institute. 1925.
378.747 ReE
Gift.
RiTTEB, Elmer L., d Wilmarth, Alta L.
Rural school methods. cl925.
379.73 R61
Ross, Clay Campbell.
The relation between grade school
record and high school achievement.
1925. (Teachers college, Columbia
university. Contributions to edu-
cation) 371.2 R82
Sharlip, William, d Owens, Albert A.
Adult immigrant education. 1925.
371.9 S53
Smith, Walter Robinson.
Constructive school discipline. cl924.
(American education series)
371.5 S66
Trow, William Clark.
Scientific method in education. cl925.
(Riverside educational monographs)
371 T86
I'hl, Willis r^emon, comp.
Principles of secondary education, a
textbook. cl925. 379.17 U31
Vaughn, Samuel Jesse, d Mays, Arthur B.
Content and methods of the industrial
arts. 1924. (The Century educa-
tion series) 371.4 V37
COMMERCE. COMMUNICATION.
Bauer, John.
Effective regulation of public utilities.
1925. 380 B34
Jones, Wellington Downing, d Whittle-
sey, Derwent S.
An introduction to economic geography.
cl925. (Materials for the study of
business) 380 J 79
Lubbock, Alfred Basil.
The log of the "Cutty Sark." 1925.
387 L92e
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Xational coufereiice oil stre<^t and high-
way safetj". 1st, Washington, D. C.
First national conference on street and
highway safety. Washington, D. C.
1924. 380.6 N27
Wermuth, Charles E.
Railroad accounts and statistics. 1924.
385 W48
AViiERRY, William Mackey.
Public utilities and the law. 192.5.
380 W567
LAW.
Abbott, Austin.
A brief for the trial of criminal cases.
1925.
American honey producers' league,
Madison, Wis.
A treatise on the law pertaining to the
honeybee. 1924.
Benedict, Erastus Cornelius.
The American admiralty. 1925. 2 v.
Berezniak, Leon A.
The theatrical counselor. cl923.
Blake, Clinton Hamlin.
The architect's law manual. 1924.
Burgess, Kenneth Farwell, d Lyons,
James A.
Burgess' commercial law. cl921.
Cady, Edwin Welling.
Outlines of insurance.
1925.
California. Laics, statutes, etc.
The Civil code of the state of Cali-
fornia. cl925.
The Code of civil procedure of the
State of California. cl925.
The Penal code of California.
cl925.
California. Superiar courts.
California Superior court decisions.
1924.
Costigan, George Purcell.
Cases and other authorities on legal
ethics. 3917. (American casebook
series)
Evans, Lawrence Boyd.
Leading cases on American constitu-
• tional law. 1925.
5 — 43023
Foulke, Roland Roberts.
The philosophy of law. 1925.
Glueck, Sol Sheldon.
Mental disoi'der and the criminal law.
1925.
Holmes, George Edwin. cC- Brewster,
Kingman.
Procedure and practice before the
L'nited States Board of tax appeals.
1925.
International law association.
Transactions of the International law
association, 1873-1924. 1925.
.Tessup, Henry Wynans,
The professional ideals of the lawyer.
1925.
Kelly, ILirry Eugene.
Regulation of physicians by law.
cl925.
KixMiLLER, William, & Baar, Arnold
Rudolph Ruprecht.
L'nited States income and war tax
guide for 1925.
The Legislative compendium ; the blue
book of the American common-
wealths. el925.
Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal, defendant.
The amazing crime and trial of Leo-
pold and Loeb. 1924.
Lewis, Yancey.
Lectures on real estate. 1925.
Lust, Herbert Canfield.
Consolidated digest of decisions under
the Interstate commerce act. (1887
to 1924) vol. 1. 1925.
McGiNNis, Charles Edward, & Ragland,
Rufus Ely, comps.
McGinnis forms, pleading and practice,
California and all western states.
cl925.
McKay, George.
A treatise on the law of community
])roioerty. 2d ed., rev., rewritten and
• eul. ci925.
Needham, Charles Willis.
Cases on foreign and interstate com-
merce. 1925. 2 V.
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PHILIPPINE Islands. Laws, statutes, etc.
The nt'w auuotatud code of civil pro-
cedure. cl!>2.5.
The Quecuslaud criminal reports; being-
a reprint of all criminal cases re-
ported in the Supreme court reports.
1913.
Ravensceoft, Byfleet G.
International trade mark law and
practice. 1925.
Kemington, Harold.
.V treatise on the elements of bank-
ruptcy law. 2d ed. 1924.
IJooENBECK, Adolph Julius.
The anatomy of the law. 1925.
ItosE, Walter Malins.
Rose's notes on the' United States
supreme court reports. 1925.
Scopes, John Thomas, defendant.
The world's most famous court trial,
Tennessee evolution case. cl925.
Spain. Laws, statutes, etc.
The Civil code of Spain. 1925.
IJ. S. District Court. CaUforiiia.
Rules of practice. United States
district court. Northern and south-
ern districts of California. 392.S.
T'. S. Laws, statutes, etc.
The Judicial code. 1925.
W'AMBAUGH, Eugene.
A selection of cases on agency. 2d ed.
1925.
White, Frank.
White's corporation annual. 1924.
Who's who in jurisprudence ; a biograph-
ical dictionary of contemporary
lawyers and jurists. cl925.
LANGUAGE.
Bird, .James Pyper.
Essentials of French. 1925. 445 B61
Chamberlain, Basil Hall.
A simplified grammar of the Japanese
language. cl924. 495 C44
CoRNYN, Juan Humberto, ed.
Cuentos mejicanos, 1925. (American-
Spanish series) 468 C82
Cousins, Clarence Edwin, <G Ward,
Charles Frederick.
Student's handbook of French pronun-
ciation. cI024. 441 C86
DeWitt, Margaret E.
Euphon English in America. [1924]
421 D52
English evidence ; teacher-testimony
from the summer session. University
of California, 1924. cl925.
428 E58
(JoLDiN, Hyman Elias.
The Yiddish teacher. cl924.
492.4 G61
Smith, Logan Pearsall.
Words and idioms. 1925. 423 S65w
NATURAL SCIENCE: GENERAL.
Curtis, Francis Day.
Some values derived from extensive
reading of general science. 1924.
(Teachers college, Columbia uni-
versity. Contributions to education)
q507 09
Watson. E. L. Grant.
Moods of earth and sky. 504 W33
Wolf, Abraham.
Essentials of scientific method. 192.5.
507 W85
ASTRONOMY.
Abbot, Charles Greeley.
The earth and the stars. 1925. (Li-
brarv of modern sciences) 520 A12
Olivier, Charles Pollard.
Meteors. 1925.
523.5 049
Proctor. Mary.
Evenings with the stars. 1925.
523 P964
PHYSICS. CHEMISTRY.
Benedicks, Carl Axel Fredrik.
Space and time, an experimental
physicist's conception of these ideas
and of their alteration. [1924]
530 B46
Cranston, John Arnold.
The structure of matter. 1924.
(Manuals of pure and applied
chemistry) 530.1 C89
Denton, Francis Medforth.
Relativity and common sense. 1924.
530 D41
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SiLBKKSTiiiN, Liulwik.
The theory of relativity. 2d ed. euL
1924. 530 S582
Smith, John David Main.
Chemistry and atomic structure. 1924.
541.2 S65
AERONAUTICS.
Hodgson, J. E.
The history of aeronautics in Great
Britain. 1924. q533.6 H6
Lewitt, Ernest Henry.
The rigid airship.
Specialists' series )
192.5. (The
533.6 L67
Mitchell, William.
Winged defense ; the development and
possihilities of modern air power —
economic and military. 1925.
533.6 M68w
GEOLOGY.
FiNNEMOEE, Hilda.
A history of the earth from star-dust
to man. 1924. 551 F51
.Jordan, David Starr, & Gather, Mrs
Katherine Dunlap.
North America. 192.5. (High lights
of geography) 551.4 J82
Wegener, Alfred Lothar.
The origin of continents and oceans.
[1924] 551.8 W41
BIOLOGY.
Rkyan, William Jennings.
The last message of William .Jennings
Bryan. cl925. 575 B99
Ei-DRiDGE, Seba.
The organization of life. 1925.
570 E37
Geddes, Patrick, d Thomson, John
Arthur.
Biology. cl925. (Home university
library of modern knowledge)
570 G29
GOLnSMiTii, William Marion.
The laws of life ; principles of evolu-
tion, heredity and eugenics. cl922.
575 G62
Haddon, Alfred Cort.
The races of man and their distribu-
tion. 1924. 572 H12
Jennings, Herbert Spencer.
Prometheus ; or. Biology and the ad-
vancement of man. cl925. (To-day
and to-morrow series) 570 J54
More, Lwuis Trenchard.
The dogma of evolution. 1925.
575 M83
INlULiiALL, Mrs Marion McMurrough.
Beginnings or Glimpses of vanished
civilizations. 1911. 572 M95
Redfield, Casper Lavater.
Dynamic evolution. 1914.
575 R31
SiNNOTT, Edmund Ware, & Dunn, I^eslie
Clarence.
I'rinciples of genetics; an elementary
text, with problems. 1925. (Mc-
Graw-Hill publications in the agri-
cultural and botanical sciences).
575.2 S61
Spence, T^ewis.
The problem of Atlantis. [1925]
572.4 S74
VULLIAMY, C. E.
Our prehistoric forerunners. 1925.
571 V99
WiGGAM, Albert Edward.
The fruit of the family tree. cl924.
575.1 W65
BOTANY.
Bennett, Frederick T.
Outlines of fungi and plant diseases.
1924. 589.2 B47
Fabre, Jean Henri Casimir.
The wonder book of plant life, tr. by
Bernard Miall. [1924] 580 F12
McDouGALL, Walter Byron.
Mushrooms ; a handbook of edible and
inedible species. 1925. 589.2 M13
Stevens, Frank Lincoln.
Plant disease fungi. 1925.
581.2 S84p
Wilson, Ernest Henry.
America's greatest garden ; the Arnold
arboretum. 1925. 582 W74am
ZOOLOGY.
The Book of fishes. 1924.
q597 B7
Imms, Augustus Daniel.
A general textbook of entomology.
1925. q595.7 13
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NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES.
I Jan., 1926
Setchell. William Albert.
American Samoa. 1924. (Depart-
ment of marine biology of the
Carnegie institution of Washington)
q591.92 C2
SxoDGRASs, Robert Evan.s.
Anatomy and physiology of the honey-
bee. 1925. (Agricultural and bio-
logical publications ) 595.7 S67
WiEMAX, Harry Lewis.
General zoology. 1925. (McGraw-
Hill publications in the zoological
sciences) 590 W64
WY^^AN, Luther E.. d- Buruell, Eliza-
beth F.
Field book of birds of the soutliwestern
United States. 1925. 598.2 W98
Yerkes, Robert Mearns.
Almcst human. cl925-
599.8 Y47
USEFUL ARTS.
MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
Beaumont, George Ernest, cC- Dodds,
Edward Charles.
Recent advances in medicine, clinical
laboratory therapeutic. 1925.
.610 B37
Browning, Carl Hamilton.
Bactei'iology. cl925. (Home univer-
sity library of modern knowledge)
616.01 B88
Campbell, Charles Macfie.
A present-day conception of mental
disorders. 1925. (Harvard health
talks) 616.84 C18
Chettne, Sir William Watson, iart.
Lister and his achievement. 1925.
610.9 C53
Collins, Mary.
Colour-blindness. 1925. (Interna-
tional library of psychology, philoso-
phy and scientific method)
617.75 C71
FiNOT, Jean.
La philosophie de la longevite. [1900]
612.6 F51a
FiSHBEiN, Morris.
The medical follies. 1925. 610.4 F53
GiBBS, William Edward.
The dust hazard in industry. 1925.
(Chemical engineering library.
Second series) 613.6 G44
HAfKETT, .James Dominick.
Health maintenance in industry. 1925.
613.6 H12
JOBGENSON, George Ellington.
Veterinarj' diagnosis and treatment.
1925. 619 J82
The Journal of organotherapy. 1920-
1923. 612.05 J 86
Gift.
Kaupp, Benjamin F.
Animal parasites and parasitic diseases.
1925. 619 K21
McCullough. Grace A., cC- Birmingham,
Agnes Y.
Correcting speech defects and foreign
accent. cl925. 612.7 M13
McCuRi>Y, .Tames Huff.
The physiology of exei-cise. 1924.
(The physical education series)
613.7 M13
Masters, David.
The conquest of disease. 1925.
610.9 M42
: New cancer facts. [192.5]
616.99 M42
Myerson, Abraham.
The inheritance of mental diseases.
1925. 616.84 IVI99
The Practitioners' digest. 1910.
qc610.5 P8
Resnick, Louis
Eye hazards in industrial occupations.
1924. (National committee for the
prevention of blindness. Publication)
617.7 R43
Seelig, Major Gabriel.
Medicine ; an historical outline. 1925.
610.9 S45
Stetson, Raymond Herbert, ed.
Studies from the Psychological labora-
tory of Oberlin college, [1923]
(Psychological review publications.
Psychological monographs)
q612.8 S8
Way^man, Agnes Rebecca.
Education through physical education.
1925. 613.7 W35
Wood, Thomas Denison, d Dansdill,
Theresa.
Byways to health ; detouring the
scrap-heap. 192.5. 613 W87
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ENGINEERING.
Baetojn', William Henry, cf- Doaue, Louis
Henry.
Sampling and testing of highway
materials. 1925. 625.7 B29
Carpenter, Leonard.
IMechauical mixing machinery. 192.5.
■(Chemical engineering library. 2d
series) 621.9 C29
Ci.ARK, .Tauet Howell.
Lighting in relation to public health.
1924. 621.32 C59
Cleveedon, Walter Sherman Lyle.
The water supply of buildings and
rural communities. 192.5.
628.1 063
DowD, Albert Atkins, & Curtis, Frank W.
Modern gaging practice. cl925. (In-
dustrial management library)
621.9 D74m
Hull, Harry Blair.
Household refrigeration. cl924.
621.5 H91
Knott, Ernest W.
Carburettor handbook. 1925.
625.6 K72
Leete, Frederick Alexander.
Regulation of rivers without embank-
ments. 1924. q627 L4
LiNLEY, C. M.
Recent progress in engineering pro-
duction. 1925. q621.9 L7
Lowe, Joseph M.
The national old trails road. cl925.
625.7 L91
LucKiESH, Matthew.
Light and work. 1924. 621.32 L94lw
MuMFORD. .John Kimberly.
Anthracite. 1925. (Romance of in-
dustry series) 622.33 M96
Gift.
XoRMAN, Carl Adolph.
Principles of machine design. 192.5.
(Engineering science series)
621 N84
Phelps, Earle Bernard.
The principles of public health engi-
neering. 192.5. 628 P53
PooRMAX. Alfred Peter.
Strength of materials. 192."
620.1 P82s
Redjiayne, (S'tr Richard Augustine
Studdert.
Modern practice in mining. 1925. 2 v.
622 R31
Richards, Robert Hallowell [cC- others]
A text book of ore dressing. 1925.
622.7 R51a
Taylor. William Thomas, ct Xeale,
Reginald Edgar.
Electrical design of overhead power
transmission lines. 1924.
621.31 T24el
Thayer, Horace Holden.
A pocket book of ship materials and
their uses. cl924. 623.8 T371
Vedder, Edward Bright.
The medical aspects of chemical war-
fare. 1925. 623.45 V41
World power conference.
Transactions of the first World power
conference. 1924. 4 v. 621.8 W92
AGRICULTURE.
Douglas, Charles E.
Rice, its cultivation and preparation.
(Pitman's common commodities and
industries) 633.1 D73
Fox, Leigh Eden.
Adam's garden. 1925. 635 F79
Gras. Norman Scott Brien.
A history of agriculture in Europe and
America. 1925. 630.9 G76
Harding, Richard .Joseph Anthony.
Cotton in Australia. 1924. 633 H26
International institute of agriculture.
Htatistical hureau.
Cotton-growing countries ; production
and trade. 1922. 633 161
Sammis, .John Langley.
Cheese making. 1924. 637 S18
Schmidt, Gustavus Adolphus.
New methods in teaching vocational
agriculture. 1924. (The Century
vocational series) 630.7 S35
Smith, Robert Henry.
Agricultural mechanics. cl925. (Lip-
piucott's farm manuals) 630 S65
Strowd, Wallace Headen.
Commercial feeds ; a hand book for
the buyer and seller. 1925.
636 S92
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[Jan., 1926
Taylor, Heury Charles.
Outlines of agricultural economics.
1925. (Social science text-books)
630 T24o
ANIMALS.
Allen, William Haskell.
Allen's trapping secrets. cl924.
639.1 A43
Brockwell, David.
The police dog. cl924. 636.7 B86
Edwards, James L.
Mink farming. 1924.
636.9 E26m
KoLLET, Fred.
Training the police dog. cl92.5.
636.7 K81p
Thompson, Raymond.
The wilderness trapper. cl924.
639.1 T47
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
Crane, Ross.
The Ross Crane book of home furnish-
ing and decoration. cl925. 645 C89
Cloag. .John.
Colour (& comfort in decoration. [1924]
645 G562
Goldstein, Harriet Irene, c6 Goldstein,
Yetta.
Art in every day life. 1925. 645 G62
Heard, Gerald.
Narcissus, an anatomy of clothes.
cl924. (To-day and to-morrow
series) 646 H 43
PniLLips, Mrs Anna M. Laise.
Hooked I'ugs and how to make them.
1925. 645 P55
liiCLiARDSON. Frank Howard.
Simplifying mothei'hood. 1925.
649 R522
Stratton, Florence, comp.
Favorite recipes of famous women, with
a foreword. 1925. 641 S91
PRINTING. PUBLISHING.
Carter, Thomas Francis.
The invention of printing in China.
1925. 655.1 C32
Chicago. University. Press.
A manual of style, containing typo-
graphical rules governing the publi-
cations of the University of Chicago.
cl925. 655.2 C53a
Koch, Theodore Wesley.
Notes on the German book exhibit,
Chicago. 1925. 655 K76
MoRisoN, Stanley.
Modern fine printing. 1925.
f 655.2 MSm
Princeton university. Press.
A handbook of style of the Princeton
university press. 1925. 655.3 P95
Updike, Daniel Berkeley.
In the day's work. 1924. 655.2 U66i
ADVERTISING. ACCOUNTING.
The Accountants" directory and who's
who. 192.5-
p657 A172
Advertising arts & crafts. Western
edition, Chicago, v. 1. 1925.
659 A24ac
Barton, Howard Allan.
How to write advertising. cl925.
659 B293
Bell. William Ilansell, <€ Powelson.
.John Abrum.
Auditing. 1925. 657 B435
Bennett. George Edward.
Basic accounting. cl925. 657 B471b
Bliss, .James Harris.
Management through accounts. 1924.
657 B64
Curtis, Arthur B., d- Cooper, John
Hurlie.
Mathematics of accounting. 1925.
657 C97
Gifford, Ward C.
Real estate advertising. 1925. (Land
economics series) 659 G45
Higham, 8ir Charles Frederick.
Advertising, its use and abuse. cl925.
(Home university library of modern
knowledge) 659 H63ad
Kleppner, Otto.
Advertising procedure. 1925.
659 K64
Swindell, Walttn- B.
Newspaper accounting and cost find-
ing. 1924. (Ronograph library)
657 S97
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BUSINESS METHODS.
Bingham, Robert F., <& Andrews, Elmore
Lynuwood.
Financing real estate. 1924. (The
Realty library) ,658 B613
Book, William Frederick.
Learning to typewrite. cl925.
Brown, Edmund.
Marketing. 1925.
652 B72
658 B87
DULIN, Robert M.
Collection letters. 1924. (Ronograph
series) 658 D88c
Credit letters. 1924. (Ronograph
series) 658 D88
Fitting, Ralph U.
Report writing. 1924. (Ronograph
series) 658 F54
Frederick, .Justus George,
ilodern salesmanship. 192.5.
658 F852m
Fri, James Lloyd.
Retail merchandising, planning and
control. 192.5. (Retailing series)
658 F89
Fhick, Minnie De Motte
Analytical lessons in Gregg shorthand,
with dictation. cl924. 653 F89
Gaixoway, Lee.
Organizing the stenographic depart-
ment. 1924. (Ronograph series)
658 G17o
Kester, Roy Bernard.
Depreciation. cl924. ( Ronograph
series) 658 K42
Kneeland, Natalie.
Cases in retail salesmanship. 1924.
(Merchandise manuals for retail
salespeople) 658 K68c
— Hosiery, knit underwear, and
gloves. 1924. (Merchandise manuals
for retail salespeople) 658 K68h
— Millinery. 1925. (Merchandise
manuals for retail salespeople)
658 K68m
— Waists. 1924. (Merchandise
manuals for retail salespeople)
658 K68
Leffingwell, William Henry.
Office management, principles and
practice. 1925. 658 L,49p
McMiciiAEL, Stanley L.
How to make money in real estate.
cl924. (Realty library) 658 M16
McNair, Malcolm Perrine.
The retail method of inventory. 1925.
658 M169
Marshall, Leon Carroll, & others.
Business cases and problems. cl92.5.
(Materials for the study of business)
658 M36b
Nelson, Herbert U.
The administration of real estate
boards. 1925. (Land economics
series) 658 N42
Ringo, Fredonia .Jane.
China and glassware. 1925. (Mer-
chandise' manuals for retail sales-
people) .658 R58c
Girls' and juniors' ready-to-wear.
1924. (Merchandise manuals for
retail salespeople) 658 R58
Men's and boys' clothing and
furnishings. 1925. ( Merchandise
manuals for retail salespeople)
658 R58m
Savage. Winfield A.
Graphic analysis for executives. 1924. .
658 S26
Snow, Adolph .Tudah.
Psychology in business relations. 1925.
658 S674
Wallace, Eugenia.
Filing methods. 1924. (lionograph
series) 651 W18
TRANSPORTATION.
Cartwright, Charles E.
The boys' book of ships. cl925.
656.8 C32b
Dayton, Fred Erving.
Steamboat days. 1925. 656.9 D27
Knauer, Henry.
Tests for railway material and equip-
ment. cl925. (Railwaymen's hand-
book series) 656 K.67
CUGLE, Charles Hurst.
Cugle's practical navigation. cl924.
656.8 C96c
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY.
Anderson, Robert John.
The metallurgy o f aluminium and
aluminium alloys. 1925. 669.7 A54
NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES.
[Jan., 1926
Elliott, Cyril.
Distillation principles. 1925. (Chem-
ical engineering library. 2d series)
668.7 E46
Gas engineers' compendium ; a collection
of statistics, formulse. rules and data.
1924. q665.7 G2
Greaves, Richard Henry. c(- Wrighton,
Harold.
Practical microscopical metallography.
1924. 669 G78
Heyn, Bmil.
Physical metallography, translated by
Marcus A. Grossmann. 1925.
669 H61
MoREELL, Robert Selby.
Varnishes and their components. 1923.
(Oxford technical publications)
667.7 M87
Smith, .Tames Cruickshank.
The manufacture of paint ; a practical
handbook. 3d rev. and enl. ed.
1924. 667.6 S65
Stocking, George Ward.
The oil industry and the competitive
system. 1925. (Hart, Schaffner &
Marx prize essays) 665.5 S86
MANUFACTURES.
MECHANIC TRADES.
Ajialoajiated clothing workers of
America.
Documentary history of the Amalga-
mated clothing workers of America.
1922-1924. ,687 A48
Blake. Ernest G.
The seasoning and preservation of
timber. 1924. 674 B63
DooLEY, William Heury.
Textiles for commercial, industrial, and
domestic arts schools. Rev. and enl.
cl924. 677 D69a
Eraser, Chelsea Curtis.
The practical book of home repairs.
cl92.5. 680 F84
M AKIN SON, John T.
Toy manufacture. [1923?] 680 M23
BUILDING.
.Vndrews, Ewart Sigmuud.
Elementary principles of reinforced
concrete construction. 1924. (The
Broadway series of engineering
handbooks) 693.5 A56e
Kelly, Albanis Ashmun.
The painting trade hand-book. cl92o.
698 K29p
Taylor, Frederick Winslow, & otlners.
Concrete, plain and reinforced : Theory
and design of concrete and rein-
forced structures. 192.5—
691.3 T24a1
Wheeler, Charles Gardner.
A manual of woodworking. 1925.
694 W56m
FINE ARTS: GENERAL.
The Artist's repository and drawing
magazine. 1784— .5 vols. 705 A79
Association pour la publication des
monuments de Tart flamand.
Le chef-d'oeuvre de I'art flamand a
I'exposition de la Toison d'Or.
f709.493 A8
Binyon, Laurence.
Asiatic art in the British museum.
1925. q709.5 B6
Dey, Sri Mukul Chandra.
My pilgrimages to Ajanta & Bagli.
[1925] 709.54 D52
Winslow, Leon Loyal.
Organization and teaching of art.
1925. 707 W77
TOWN PLANNING. GARDENING.
BissET. Peter.
The book of water gardening. cl924.
q716 B6
Holmes, Thomas Cole.
Holmes' gardenbook. cl02."i. c716 H75
Lanchester. Henry Vaughan.
The art of town planning. 192.'i.
(Universal art series) 710 L24
ilAcDoNALD, .James.
Lawn, links & sportsfields. 1923.
(Country life library) 712 M13
Martineau. Mrs Alice (Vaughn-Wil-
liams).
The secrets of many gardens. 1924.
710 M38
Wright. Horace .J., i(- Wright. Walter
Page.
Beautiful flowers and how to grow
them. 1909, q716 W9
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ARCHITECTURE.
BODiJJGTON, Oliver E.
The Romance chuix-hes of France.
1925. 726 B66
Brooks, Alfred Mansfield.
Architecture. cl924. (Our debt to
Greece and Rome) 723 B87
GoODWi^-, Philip Lippincott.
French provincial architecture. 1924.
f728 G65
.Jackson, .Joseph Francis Ambrose.
American colonial architecture. cl924.
728 J 13
MONUIIENTOS arquitectonicos de Espaiia.
Masterpieces of Spanish architecture.
192.5. (Library of architectural
documents) q723.4 MS
Xaedo, Antonio di.
Farm houses, small chateaux and
country churches in France. 1924.
f728 N2
IiEiiEY. Charles Mason.
The Indian style of architecture. 102-5.
726 R38
Gift.
Wateehouse, Percy Leslie.
The story of architecture throughout
the ages. [1924] 720.9 W32
SCULPTURE. PORCELAIN.
Barnard. Harry.
Chats on Wedgwood ware. [1924]
(Books for collectors) 738 B25
Blacker, J. F.
The A B C of collecting- old English
china. [1921] (A B C series for
collectors) 738 B62ab
Chase, George Henry, d Post, Chandler
Rathfon.
A history of sculpture. 1924. (Harp-
er's fine arts series) 730 C48
Hannover, Emil.
Pottery & porcelain. 1925. 3 v.
q738 H2
Hobson, Robert Lockhart.
The later cei-amic wares of China.
192.5. q738 H68I
MooEE, Mta >v. Hudsou ( Woodbridge) .
Old glas.s, European and American.
1924. 738 M82g
ScuDDEE, Janet. ■
Modeling my life. cl925. 735 S43
DRAWING. DECORATION. DESIGN.
Baskin. .Janet.
Artificial flower making. 192.5.
745 B31
Blake, Vernon.
The way to sketch, notes on the essen-
tials of landscape sketching. 1925.
741 B62
Brooke, Mrs Margaret I^.
T^ace in the making with bobbins and
needle. 1923. (Routledge's modern
trade-book series) 746 B87
CovAREUBiAS, Miguel.
The Prince of Wales and other famous
Americans. 1925. 741 C87
Caricatures.
P^UNCK. M.
Le livre Beige a gravures. 1925.
q741 F97
Kauffer. E. McKnight, ed.
The art of the poster. 1924. q741 K2
Matasek, Ray J.
Drawing for zinc etching. cl925.
741 M42
Rohan, Thomas.
Confessions of a dealer. [1925]
749 R73
RouiLLiON, Louis, cC- Ramsey, Charles
George.
Architectural details. 1924. 744 R85
FURNITURE.
liEACKETT. Oliver.
Thomas Chippendale. q749 B7
Haywaed, Charles H.
English furniture at a glance. ]924.
749 H427
MACQUOin, Percy, d Edwards. lialph.
The dictionary of English furniture.
V. 1. 1924- rf749 Mid
PAINTING.
Aenold, Sir Thomas Walker.
Survivals of Sasanian & Manichaoan
art in I'ersian ])ainting. 1924.
759.9 A75
Barnes, Albert C.
The art in painting. 1925, 759 826
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NEWS NOTES O^ CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES.
: Jan., 1926
DiMiBR, Louis.
Histoire de la iieinture de portrait en
France au xvi^ si§cle. 1924-1925.
2 V. q757 D5
FuBST, Herbert E. A.
The decorative art of Frank Brangwyn
[1924] q759.2 B82f
Menzies, Lucy.
A book of saints for the young. [1923]
q755 M5
Stokes, Adrian.
Landscape painting. 192.5. (The new
art libraiT) 758 S87
Tabaeant, Adolphe.
Pissarro. 1925. (Masters of modern
art) 759.4 P67t
Ward, Henrietta Mary Ada (Ward)
"2Irs E. M. Ward."
Memories of ninety years. [1924]
759.2 W258
ENGRAVING.
Bastelaer, Rene.
Les es'tampes de Peter Brvegel I'ancien.
1908. q769 B88
Bewick. Thomas.
Memoir of Thomas Bewick, 1822-1828.
[1924] 761 B57
Bkaxgwyx, Frank.
Frank Brangwyn 1924. (Modern
masters of etching) q767 88
Delen, a. .J. .J.
Histoire de la gravui'e dans les anciens
Pays-Bas et dans les provinces
beiges. 1924. q760 D3
Forain, .Jean Louis.
•J. L. Forain. 1925. (Modern masters
of etching) q767 F6
Sandzen. Birger.
In the mountains. 1925.
q769 S2
SiroRT, Sir Frank.
Sir Frank Short. 1925. (The mod-
ern masters of etching) q767 S55
Siltzer, Frank.
The story of British sporting prints.
1925. 760 S58
Smith, Ralph Clifton.
The wood engraved work of Timothy
Cole. 1925. q761 C6
ZoR?^, Anders Leonard.
Anders Zoru. 1925. (Modern masters
of etching) q767 28s
MOVING PICTURES.
Fox, Charles Donald.
Famous film folk : a gallery of life
portraits and biographies. cl925.
c778 F79
Griffith, Linda (Arvidson) "J/rs D. W.
GrifBth."
When the movies were young. cl925.
c778 G85
McKay, Herbert C.
Motion picture photography for the
amateur. cl924. 778 M15
[RiciiARDSOx, Frank Herbert].
Richardson's handbook of projection
for theatre managers and motion
picture projectionists. 4th ed. cl92o.
778 R52p
Screen news. v. 1-2. 1922i-23.
qc778.05 S4
MUSIC.
Carse, Adam von Ahn.
The history of orchestration. ]925.
(The international library of music)
785 C32
Cox. Mrs Alethea Brinckcrhoff (Craw-
ford), d- Crawford, Rebekah.
Pictured lives of great musicians.
cl924. 780.19 C87
Fox-Straxgways, Arthur Henry, c6 Wil-
son, Steuart, eds.
Schubert's songs. [1924] 784.4 S38
Hall. Gertrude [Mrs William Crary
Brownell].
Tlie Wagnerian romances. 1925.
782.2 H17
Hamilton, Clarence Grant.
Piano music. cl925. 786 H21
McDermott, Mrs Leila (France).
Happy holidays' for children. cl925.
qc784 M1h
[Meynell, Mrs Esther Hallam (Moor-
house) ]
The little chronicle of Magdalena Bach.
1925. 780.2 B118m
Rapee, Erno.
Erno Rapee's encyclopaedia of music
for pictures. 1925. 780.3 R21
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Watkins, Mary Fitch.
Behind the scenes at the opera. 1925.
782 W33b
White. William Braid.
Piano playing- mechanisms. c192.5.
786 W58
Wood, Mary Wollaston.
New song plays to old tunes. 1924.
q784 VV8
DANCING, THEATRE.
Banta, Nathaniel Moore, ed.
Autumn and winter festivals. 1924.
793 B21
— Spring and summer festivals.
1924. 793 B21s
Bernhardt, Sarah.
The art of the theatre.
792 B52
Bubchenal, Elizabeth, ed.
Rinuce na Eirann, National dances of
Ireland. 1924. q793.1 B9r
Clark, Imogen.
Suppose we play ; a collection of indoor
and outdoor games for young and
old. C192.5. 793 C593
The Drama year book. 1924.
r792 D76
Frost, Helen.
Clog and character dances. 1924.
q793.1 F9c
IIoRTON. Douglas.
A legend of the Graal. cl925.
793 H82
Howard, Sidney Coe.
"T^xington." a pageant drama. cl924.
792.7 H85
Lsman, Felix.
Weber and Fields, their tribulations,
triumphs and their associates. 1924.
792 183
Lawrence, .John E.
Dixie minstrel first-part. cl924.
793 L42
RusSErx, Mary M.
How to produce plays and pageants.
cl923. 792 R96
RECREATION.
Boy scouts of America.
The scout swimming and water safety
program. c]924. 796 B78
Corsan, George Hebden.
The diving and swimming book. 1924.
796 C82d
Curtis. Charles Pelham, jr., cC- Curtis,
Richard Carj'.
Hunting in Africa East and West.
192.5. 799 0978
Kennedy, Charles William.
College athletics. 192.5. 796 K35
Meanwell, Walter Ernest.
The science of basket ball for men.
1924. 796 M48s
Mitchell, Elmer Dayton.
Intramural athletics. 1925.
796 M68
Staley, Seward Charles.
Individual and mass athletics. 1925.
796 S78i
Thomas, Sir George.
The art of Badminton. 796 T45
Thompson, Winfield Martin.
The yacht "America." 1925.
797 T47
Williams. A. Bryan.
Game trails in British Columbia. 192.5.
799 W72
LITERATURE.
Alden, Raymond Maedonald, ed.
A Shakespeare handbook. 1925.
822.33 Fa
Barrow, Sarah Field.
The medieval societ.y romances. 1924.
(Columbia university studies in Eng-
lish and comparative literatur'e)
820.9 B27
Beach, Joseph Warren.
Meek Americans. cl925. 814 B36
Black, Alexander.
American husibands and other alterna-
tives. C19125. 814 B627am
Christie, O. F.
.Johnson the essayist, his opinions on
men, morals and manners, a study.
1924. 824 J69zc
Coleman, Arthur Prudden.
Humor in the Russian comedy from
Catherine to Gogol. 192.5. (Colum-
bia university Slavonic studies)
891.72 C69
Coleridge, Hartley.
Essays, on parties in poetry and on the
character of Hamlet. 1925. (Little
nineteenth century clas.s'ics) 824 C69
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Charles Dickens and other Victorians.
1925. 824 C85c
Crock, Benedetto.
European literature in the nineteenth
century, translated by Douglas Ain-
slie. 1924. 804 C93
Crow, Charles Sumner.
Evaluation of English literature in the
high school. 1921. (Teachers col-
lege, Columbia university. Contribu-
. tions to education). q807 C9
CUNLIFFE, John William, d Showerman,
Grant, eds.
Century readings in ancient classical
and modern European literature.
1925. 870.8 C97
DOBREE, Bonamy.
Restoration comedy, 1660-1720. 1921.
822.09 D63
Douglas, Norman.
Experiments. 1925. 824 D73
Fleg, Edmond.
The Jewish anthology, translated by
Maurice Samuel. cl92.j. 892.4 F59
FoEESTER, Norman, <£- Lovett, Robert
Morss, eds.
American poetry and prose, a book of
readings, 1607-1916. cl925.
810.8 F65
Frontinus, Sextus Julius
The Stratagems, and the Aqueducts of
Rome, translated by Charles E. Ben-
nett. 1925. 878 F93
Gaines, Francis Pendleton.
The southern plantation. 19 2 5.
(Columbia university studies in
English and comparative literature)
810.9 G14
Gaselee, Stephein, camp.
An anthology of medieval Latin. , 1925.
870.8 G24
Gerwig, Henrietta, ed.
Crowell's handbook for readers and
writers. cl925. r803 G38
Gould, Gerald.
The English novel of to-day. 1925.
823.01 G69
Haigiit, Elizabeth Ilazelton.
Horace and his art of enjoyment.
cl925. 874 H81zh
Hazlitt, William.
New writings, collected by P. P. Howe.
1925. 824 H43n
Heaen, Lafcadio.
Occidental gleanings. 1925. 2 v.
814 H43o
Heliodorus, of Emesa.
An Aethiopiau history (Underdowne's
translation, 1587) (The Abbey clas-
sics) 888 H47
HiBBARD, Laura Alandis.
Mediaeval romance in England. 1921.
820.9 H62
HiLLEBRAND, Harold Newcomb.
Writing the one-act play. 1925.
808.2 H65
HoLLiDAY, Robert Cortes.
Literary lanes and other byways.
cl925. 814 H73e
Hudson, William Henry.
A Hudson anthology, arranged by
Edward Garnett. 1921. 824 H886h
Huxley. Aldous Leonard.
Along the road ; notes and essays of a
tourist. cl925. 824 H9861a1
Johnston, William Thomas, ed.
Bill .Johnston's second joy book. 1925.
817 J73b
Jones, Llewellyn.
First impressions ; essays on poetry,
criticism, and prosody. 1925.
824 J 77
Lassalle, Ferdinand Johann Gottleib.
Gesammelte Redeu und Schriften.
1919-20. 12 V. 838 L34
Law, Frederick Houk.
Mastery of speech. cl925. 808 L41m
Lynd, Robert.
The peal of bells.
[1924]
824 L988pe
Massingham, Henry William.
H. W. M. A selection from the
writings of H. W. Massingham.
1925. 824 M4182
Montague, Charles Edward.
The right place ; a book of pleasures.
1925. 824 M75
Morton, Lena Beatrice.
Negro poetry in America. 1925.
811.09 M88
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Nathan, George Jeau.
The autobiography of au attitude.
1925. 814 N27
Newton, Alfred Edward.
The greatest book in the world and
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NicoLL, Allardyce.
A history of early eighteenth century
drama, 1700-17.50. l!>2.j.
822.09 N64h
Partington, Wilfred George, comi}.
Smoke rings and roundelays. [1924]
820.8 P27
I'osner, George A.
The world's best humor. 1925.
827 P85
Prescott, Frederick Clarke, tC- Nelson,
John H., eds.
. Prose and poetry of the revolution.
cl925. 810.8 P92
Priestley, John Boyntou.
The English comic characters. [1925]
820.9 P949e
Rich, Frank Merritt, tC- Burchill, Eliza-
beth Durkin.
Projects for all the holidays. 1924.
820.8 R498
Rusk, Ralph Leslie.
The literature of the middle western
frontier. 1925. (Columbia univer-
sity studies in English and compara-
tive literature) 810.9 R95
Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman.
A last scrap book. 1924. 824 S15I
ScHELLiNG, Felix Emmanuel.
Elizabethan playwrights. 192.5.
(Plays and playwrights series)
822.09 S42
SCHOFIELD, William Heliry.
English literature, from the Norman
conquest to Chaucer. 1921.
820.9 S36
Shurter, Edwin Du Bois.
The science and art of effective
debating. cl925. 808.5 S56s
The Spectator.
The mind of the Siiectator under the
editorship of Addison «& Steele. 1923.
828 S741
Stidger, William Le Roy.
Finding God in books. cl925.
804 S85
SuGDEN, Edward Holdsworth.
A topographical dictionary to the
works of Shakespeare and his fellow
dramatists. 1925. (Publications
of the University of Manchester)
rq822.33 Gsu
Tandy, Jeannette Reid.
Crackerbox philosophers in American
humor and .satire. 1925. (Colum-
bia university studies in English
and comparative literature)
817 T16
TUELL, Anne Kimball.
Mrs Meynell and her literary genera-
tion. cl925. 824 M61zt
Van Doren, Carl Clinton, <G Van Doren,
Mark.
American and British literature since
1890.. cl925. 810.9 V24
Van Doren, Carl Clinton.
Other provinces. 1925. 814 V246o
Walkey, Arthur Bingham.
Still more prejudice. 1925.
Ward, Christopher.
Foolish fiction. 1925.
824 W18s
817 W25f
Weigand, Hermann J.
The modern Ibsen. cl925.
839.22 I14zw
Xenophon.
Scrip ta minora, with an English
translation by E. C. Marchant.
19 2 5. (Loeb classical library
[Greek authors] ) 888 X5ma
Greek and English on opposite pages.
POETRY.
Adams, Leonie.
Those not elect. 1925.
811 A214
Aiken, Conrad Potter.
Priapus and the pool. 1925.
811 A29pr
Aldington, Richard.
A fool i' the forest, a phantasmagoria.
1925. 821 A36f
Burt, Maxwell Struthers.
When I grew up to middle age. 1925.
811 B973w
Burtchaell, Mrs Clara G. (Dolliver).
From youth to age. cl924.
c811 B9732
Bynner, Witter.
. Caravan, 1925. 811 B99ca
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Carpentek, Eflwarrl, d Barnofielfl,
George.
The psychology of the poet Shelley.
[1925] 821 S542ca
Cole, Cornelius.
Ideals in verse. 1924.
CuLLEN, Coimtee.
Color. 192.5.
Deutsch, Babette.
Honev out of the rock. 1925.
c811 C68
811 C96
811 D48
McCreary, Frederick R.
The northeast corner ; poems. 1925.
811 M13
Marquis, Don.
The awakening & other poems. 1925.
811 M35aw
Masters, Edgar Lee.
Selected poems. 1925.
811 M42se
Mathers. Edward Powys, tr.
Sung to Shahryar. 1925. 891 M42s
Mearns, Hughes.
Creative youth. 1925.
808.1 M48
Neihardt, .John Gneisenau.
The song of the Indian wars. 1925.
811 N39so
Nicolson, John U.
King of the black isles. 1925.
811 N65
XiVEN, Frederick .John.
A lover of the land, and other poems.
1925. 821 N73
Proctor, Edna Dean.
The complete poetical works. 1925.
811 P964c
Sarett, Lew R.
Slow smoke. 1925.
811 S24s
SiTWELL, Sacheverell.
The thirteenth Caesar and other poems.
1924. 821 S623t
TowNE, Charles Hanson.
Selected poems. 1925. 811 T744s
Untermeyer, Louis, ed.
Modern British poetry : a critical
anthology. cl925. 821.08 U61a
Widdemer, Margaret.
Ballads and lyrics. cl925. 811 W63b
DRAMA.
Alexander, Hartley Burr.
Manito masks ; dramatizations, with
music, of American Indian spirit
legends. cl925. 812 A37
Chapiis% Harold.
Art and opportunity ; a comedy in
three acts. cl924. (Fi'ench's stand-
ard library edition) 822 C463ar
CoPEAU, Jacques.
The house into which we are born.
cl924. (Theatre arts plays)
842 C782
Coward, Noel.
The vortex, a play in three acts.
1925. (Harper's modern plays)
822 C87
DONDO, Mathurin Marius.
Two blind men and a donkey. 1925.
(Appleton modern plays) 842 D67t
Doyle, Arthur.
Exile'; a drama of Christmas eve.
1925. (Appleton short plays)
812 D75e
Everyman.
Acting versions of Everyman and The
second shepherds' play. cl925.
822 E93ci
Ferber, Maurice.
Lord Byron ; a play in eight scenes.
1924. (Appleton modern plays)
812 F346
Goodman, Kenneth Sawyer, d Hecht,
Ben.
The wonder hat, and other one-act
plays. 1925. 812 G65w
Contents : The wonder hat. — The
two lamps. — An idyll of the shops. —
The hand of Siva. — The hero of Santa
Maria.
Gordon, Leon.
White cargo ; a play of the primitive.
cl925. 822 G66
Green, Paul.
The Lord's will, and other Carolina
plays. 1925. 812 G797
Megrue, Roi Cooper.
Honors are even ; a play in three acts.
1924. 812 M49h
Parish, Ray
Suburbanism. 1925. (Appleton short
plays) 812 P233
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Le pate ct la tarte (Farce).
The pie and the tart, adapted \>y
Mathurin Dondo. 1925. (Appleton
modem plays) 842 P295
Tetrova, Olga.
The ghoul ; a play iu one act. cl92.o.
(The players' series) 812 P49g
Pollock, Channing-.
The enemy ; a play in four acts. cl92.5.
812 P77e
Rapp, William Jourdan.
Osman Pasha ; a play in four acts.
cl925. 812 R22
RiDEOUT, Ransou.
P.oots. 192.5. (Appleton short jilays)
812 R54
Sinclair, Upton Beall.
Bill Porter. cl92.5. c812 S61b
\YiLC0X, Constance Crenelle.
The heart of Frances. 1925. (Apple-
ton short plays) 812 W66h
Young, Stark.
The saint ; a play in four acts. 1925.
( Provincetown-Greenwich plays )
812 Y76s
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The crystal cup. 1925. cA868cr
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Porter, Mrs Gene (Stratton).
The keei)er of the bees. 1925.
Rising, Lawrence.
Proud flesh. cl924.
cP845k
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BIOGRAPHY: COLLECTIVE.
Bishop, .Joseph Bucklin.
Notes and anecdotes of many years.
1925. 920.07 B62
Box, Pelham H.
Three master builders and another.
1925. 923.2 B78
Bradford. Gamaliel.
Wives. cl925.
920.7 B79w
Contevts: Confessions of a biogra-
pher.—Mrs Abraham Lincoln. — Mrs
Benedict Arnold. — Theodosia Burr. —
Mrs .James Madison. — Mrs Jefferson
Davis. — Mrs Benjamin P. Butler. —
Mrs James Gillespie Blaine.
Mayne, Ethel Colburn.
Enchanters of men. [1!:K)9]
920.7 M47
Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin.
Portraits of the seventeenth century ;
histoi'ic and literary. Trans, by
Katharine Prescott Wormeley. cl904.
920 SI 5
Seitz, Don Carlos.
Uncommon Americans, pencil portraits
of men and women who have broken
the rules. cl925. 920.07 S46
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Asquith. ASQUITH, Mrs Margot (Ten-
nant) .
Places and per-sons. [1925] B A8431p
Barres. Barres, .Jean Baptiste Auguste.
Memoirs of a Napoleonic officer, trans-
lated by Bernard Miall. [1925]
B B272
Baxter. Powicke, Frederick .James.
A life of the Reverend Richard Baxter,
1615^1691. [1924] B B3554p
Bena rente y Mo7'tine~. Starkie, Walter
Fitzwilliam.
Jacinto Benavente. 1924. B B456
Bok. BOK, Edward William.
Twice thirty ; some short and simple
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B B686tvy
Brannan. Scherer, .James Augustin
Brown.
The first forty-niner-. 1925. cB B821s
Burr. Wandell, Samuel Henry, & Min-
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Aaron Burr, 1925. 2 v. B B968w
Butler. .JoAD, Cyril Edwin Mitchinson.
Samuel Butler ( 183.S-1902 ) . 1924.
(The Roadmaker series) B B9861jo
Bi/ron. Symon, James David.
Byron in perspective. 1925. B B996s
Calhoun. Meigs, William Montgomery.
The life of John Caldwell Calhoun.
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Casanova. Buck, Mitchell Starrett.
The life of Casanova from 1774 to
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1924, B C335bl
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Casanova de Seingalt. Giacomo
Girolamo.
The memoirs of Giacomo Casanova de
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Cavour. Whyte, Arthur .Tames Beres-
ford.
The early life and letters of Cavour.
1925. B C383w
('ha III plain. Flenley, Ralph.
Samuel de Champlain, founder of New
France. 1924. (Canadian men of
action) B C453f
Charriere. Scott, Geoffrey.
The iiortrait of Zelide. 19'2o.
B C485s
Ohatfield-Tai/lor. Ciiatfield-T a y l o e,
Hobart Chatfield.
Cities of many men. 192."'k B C4924
Clemens. Lawton, Mary.
■ A lifetime with Mark Twain. cl925.
B C625I
Cleveland. Davis, Royal Jenkins.
The boys' life of Grover Cleveland.
cl925. (Biographies for boys and
girls) B C635da
Cohhett. Cole, George Douglas Howard.
The life of William Cobbett. [1925]
B C654CO
Coolklge. Johnston, Thomas T.
Have faith in Calvin Coolidge. [1925]
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Belter. Maequand, John Phillips.
Lord Timothy Dexter of Newburyport,
Mass. 1925. B D527m
Diecy. Dicey, Albert Venn.
Memorials of Albert Venn Dicey. 1925.
B D546
Dreiser. Rascoe, Burton.
Theodore Dreiser. 1925. (Modern
American writers) B D771r
Diise. Boedeux, Jeanne.
Eleonora Duse : the story of her life.
1925. B D972b
Eliot. Haevaed university. Harvard
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The ninetieth birthday of Charles Wil-
liam Eliot. 1925. B E423h
Faraday. Randall, Wilfrid L.
Michael Faraday (1791-1867). 1924.
(The Roadmaker series) B F219r
Fuwrett. Fawcett, ]\rilileent (G-gfrett),
"'Mrs Henry Fawcett."
What I remember. [1925] B F2782
Flecker. Hodgson, Geraldine Emma.
The life of James Elroy Flecker. 1925.
B F593h
Forhes-Rohertson. . Fobbes-Robebtson,
Sir Johnston.
A player under three reigns. 1925.
B F6942
Forgan. Fobgan, James Berwick.
Recollections of a busy life. 1924.
B F721
Francisco d' Assisi. Egan, Maurice
Francis.
ICverybody's St Francis, el 91 2.
B F815e
(lUrji. Taebell, Ida Minerva.
The life of Elbert H. Gary ; the story
of steel. 1925. B G244t
Oodtvin. LiNFOED, Madeline.
Mary Wollstonecraft (17 5 9-1797).
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Gordon. GoEDON, George Angler.
My education and religion, an auto-
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Gould. Gould, Sabine Baring-
Early reminiscences, 1834-1864. [1923]
B G698
■ Gould, Sabine . Baring-
Further reminiscences, 18o4-lS94.
[1925] B G698a
Grant. Stevens, William Oliver.
The boy's life of General Grant. cl925.
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Haliburton. Chittick, Victor Lovitt
Oakes.
Thomas Chandler Haliburton ("Sam
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Harhord. Haebobd, James Guthrie,
Leaves from a war diary. 1925.
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Hardy. Brennecke, Ernest.
The life of Thomas Hardy. 1925.
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William Harvey (1578-1657). [1924]
(The Roadmaker series) B H341
Heinz. McCaffekty, E. D.
Henry .J. Heinz ; a biography. 1923.
B H472
Gift.
HoUand. Holland, Henry Edward Vas-
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The journal of the Hon Heni\y Edward
Fox (afterwards fourth and last
Lor'd Holland), 1818-1830. [1923]
B H7353
Hiiiitiiif/ton. SUTER. John Wallace.
Life and letters of William Reed Hunt-
ington, a champion of unity. cl925.
B H953s
Kelli/. Kelly, Samuel.
Samuel Kelly, an eighteenth century
seaman. 1925. B K299g
Len-is. Lewis, Rosa (Ovenden).
The queen of cooks and some kings,
recorded by Mary Lawton. 1925.
B L675
TAncoln. Lincoln, Abraham, pres. U. S.
Lincoln's last speech in Springfield in
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qB L73
Lister. Dukes, Cuthbert.
Lord Lister ( 1 827-1912 ) . [ 1924 ] ( The
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Lii.reiiihiirg. Luxemburg, Rosa.
Letters to Karl and Luise Kautsky
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McGee. Brady, Alexander.
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MacNeill. MacNeill, John Gordon Swift.
What I have seen and heard. 1925.
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Mason. Draper, John William.
AVilliam Mason. 3924. B M4124d
Mencken. Boyd, Ernest Augustus.
H. L. Mencken. 1925. (Modern
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.1/(7/. Mill. John Stuart.
Autobiography of John Stuart Mill.
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Millivard. Millward, Jessie.
Myself and others. 1923.
B M657
Minto. BucHAN, John.
Lord Minto, a memoir.
[1924]
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Mitford. MiTFORD, Mary Russell.
The letters of Mary Russell Mitford.
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Cardinal Newman ; a biographical and
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The life of Sir William Osier. 1925.
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ning. [1924] ' B P425lu
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Mr Pepys ; an introduction to the Diary
together with a sketch of his later
life. 1925. B P425t
Poc. POE, P]dgar Allan.
Ii^dgar Allan Poe letters till now unpub-
lished. 1925. qB P74
Stanard. Mrs Marv Mann Page
( Newton ) .
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the life-story of Edgar Allan Poe.
1925. B P743st
Poivell. Wade, E. K.
The Piper of Pax ; the life story of Sir
Robert Baden Powell, bt. 1924.
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One man's life, an autobiogiaphy. c1925.
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Smith-Dorrien. Smith-Dorrien, Sir
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Memories of forty-eight years' service.
1925. B S6649
Teresa. Teresa, Sister.
Soeur Therese of Lixieux, the little
flower' of Jesus. [1924] B T316t
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•John Heyl Vincent ; a biographical
sketch. 1925. B V772v
Walpole. Walpole. Horace, -)^/i eorl of
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Reminiscences. 1924. qB W218t
Young. Werner, Morris Robert.
Brigham Yonng. [1925] B Y682w
VOYAGES AND TRAVEL.
Butler, Frank Hedges.
Round the world. 910.4 B986
Clement, Rex.
A gipsy of the Horn. [1925] 910 C62
EiSEN, Gustav.
Map of Baja California. qc912.722 E3
Hope, Stanton.
Rolling round the world — for fun. 1925.
910 H791
HuLBERT, Archer Butler, ed.
The American transcontinental trails.
1925. 2 v. Maps. q912.73 H9
MacDonald, .James Ramsay.
Wandei'ings and excursions. [192.5]
910 M13
Putnam, David Binney.
David goes voyaging. 1925. 910 P98
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The lure of London. 1925. 914.21 C12
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Across Europe with Satanella. 1925.
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Here's Ireland. 1925.
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The churches of Rome. 1924.
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1925. 914.52 W32
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The eastern road. 1924. 915.1 B99
Carpenter, Frank George.
China. 1925. (Carpenter's world
travels) 915.1 C29
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penter's world travels) 915.2 C29
Collins, Gilbert.
Far Eastern jaunts. [1924] 915 C71
Edmonds, Paul.
Peacocks and pagodas. 1924.
915.92 E24
Endees, 31rs Elizabeth Crump.
Temple bells and silver sails. 19l2i.5.
915.1 E56t
.Japanese igovernment railways.
Guide to China. 3924. 915.1 J36
Macnicol, Nicol.
The making of modern India. 1924.
915.4 Ml 6
Nicholson, John Henry.
The re-making of the nations. 11125.
915 N62
Seton, Grace (Gallatin) "Mrs Ernest
Thompson Seton."
"Yes, Lady saheb," a woman's adven-
turings with mysterious India. 192.5.
915.4 S49
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My African neighbors. 1925.
916.8 086
Forbes, Mrs Rosita (Torr).
From Red Sea to Blue Nile ; Abyssin-
ian adventure. cl925. 916.3 F69
Millais, .John Guille.
Far away up the Nile. 1924.
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The map that is half unrolled, equato-
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Airman, Duncan, ed.
The taming of the frontier. 1925.
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Least known America. el925.
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Cameron, Mrs Charlotte ( Wales- Almy ) .
Mexico in revolution. 1925.
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Dayton, Helena Smith, d Barratt, Louise
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New York in seven days. 1925.
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Tlie story of the Waldorf-Astoria.
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A brief consideration of New York.
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By intervention of Providence. 1923.
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The Arctic forests. 1924. 917.98 M41
Murray, James.
Letter of James Murray of New York
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man's historical series) 917.47 M982
Gift.
Pacific underwriter and banker. Dia-
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Beautiful Canada. 1925. 917.1 Q7
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Smith, Joshua Toulmin.
Journal in America, 1837-1838. 1925.
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Oregon sketches. 1925. 917.95 S66
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America to-day and to-morrow, a
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Buffalo days ; forty years in the old
West. ci92o. 917.8 W563
White, Owen Payne.
Them was the daj's ; from El Paso to
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Brown, Lilian Mabel Alice (Roussel),
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918.6 B87
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Along the Parana and the Amazon.
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918 C29p
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The riddle of the Pacific. [1924]
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Dahl, Kai R.
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Savage life in central Australia. 1924.
919.4 H81
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Argonauts of the south. 1925.
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The dawn of European civilization.
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Pre-history and antiquity)
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The story of man's work. 1925.
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Hill, .l/rs Ida Carleton (Thallon).
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937 H64
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947.08 ASS
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The crisis of European democracy. 1925.
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History of the Byzantine empire, trans-
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The dividing line of Europe. 1925.
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Halevy, Elie.
A historv of the English people in 1815.
1924. ' 942 H 16
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OssENDOWSKi, Ferdyuaud Antoni, i(-
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The stoi-j- of the Pilgrim tercentenary
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A short history of the American people.
192.5. 973 014
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970.3 089
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The campaign of 1864 in the Valley of
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When America was young. 1925.
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Sault Ste. Marie and its great water-
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GcTiiE. Carl Eugen.
Pueblo pottery making. 1925. (Papers
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Political and social history of the
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A pronouncing distionary of California
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C979.4 M36
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Annapolis, its colonial and naval story.
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ScHLESlNGER. Arthur Meier.
Political and social history of the United
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Bulletin no. 391. Machines for coating
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Sa)iie. no. 392. Fruit
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Engineering Department.
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Board of Public Service Com-
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1924.
Chamber of Commerce. Southern
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Angust-Decemter, 1925.
Municipal League. Light on
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[Jan., 1926
Oakland. Auditor. Thirtj'-sixth an-
nual report. 1925.
Free Library. Annual report,
1924-25.
Pasadena. Municipal Light and Power
Department. Eighteenth annual report,
1924-25. 1925.
History of Pasadena's
municipal light and power plant. 1925.
Richmond. Health Board. Monthly!
report, June-December, 1925.
Public Library. Monthly bulle-
tin, vol. 12, nos. 3-5, September-Novem-
ber, 1925.
Sacramento. Health Department.
Statement of vital statistics, August-
December, 1925.
San Diego. Health Department.
Monthly report, August-December, 1925.
San Fbancisco. Board of Supervisors.
Journal of proceedings, vol. 20, nos. 30-48,
August-November. 1925.
■ Municipal Record, vol.
IS, nos. 32-52, August-December, 1925.
Bureau of Governmental Re-
search. The City, vol. 5, nos. 9-13,
August-December, 1925.
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND ADDED
DURING OCTOBER, NOVEMBER
AND DECEMBER, 1925.
In American Braille.
Books marked c are printed with
contractions.
MAGAZINES.
cIlluminatoe for September.
In European Braille.
books.
Beebe, Charles William. Galapagos ;
world's end. 6 vols.
A fascinating account of a scientific
expedition to the Galapagos archi-
pelago, in the equatorial Pacific, the
home of strange, gigantic reptiles.
Gift of Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.
Brown, Irving Henry. Gypsy fires in
America. 2 vols.
Gypsy ways and character delight-
fully and sympathetically interpreted
by one who claims to be of their
blood, who speaks their language, and
has lived in their camps from New
York to California.
Gift of Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.
CuRWOOD. James Oliver. A gentlemen
of courage. 8 vols.
A story of the woods of the northern
shore of Lake Superior, with plenty
of action, good description and wilder-
ness atmosphere.
Gift of Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.
Hildebrand, Arthur Sturges. Magel-
lan. 2 vols.
A biograpliy that gives new life
and color to the facts, now almost
legendary, of the first circumnaviga-
tion of the world.
Gift of Permanent Blind Relief War
, Fund, Inc.
Hurley, Frank. Pearls and savages.
Adventures in the air, on the land
and sea in New Guinea. 2 vols.
Vivid descriptive matter and a fine
pictorial record of a remarkable trio
into New Guinea, where the author,
"with camera, wireless, and seaplane.,
explored the tropical interior of this
savage country.
Gift of Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.
Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley. The
house of the arrow. 4 vols.
A poison mystery puzzle, above the
average in construction and style.
Gift of Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.
Otto, Emil. French conversation
grammar ; a practical method of learn-
ing the French language. Revised by
C. Talbot Onions. 6 vols.
Gift of Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.
Reymont, Wladyslaw St. The peas-
ants ; Part I, Autumn. 3 vols.
The first part of four by a Polish
writer of the first rank.
Gift of Permanent Bhnd Relief War
Fund. Inc.
Sedgwick, Anne Douglas. The little
French girl. 5 vols.
A carefully wrought novel in which
the contrast between the English and
the French social standpoint is shown
with unerring insight and with sym-
pathy ior both.
(xift of Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.
Swedenborg, Emanuel. The doctrine
of life for the New Jerusalem from the
Ten Commandments.
Hand copied. Gift of the American
Swedenborg Printing and Publishing
Society.
vol. 21, no. 1]
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
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Weyman, Stanley John. The travel-
ler in the fur cloak. 4 vols.
A clever mixture of romance and
adventure, based upon a famous mys-
tery of the year 1809 — the disappear-
ance of a British envoy durine the
Napoleonic occupation of Germany.
Gift of Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.
German Text.
AVoRiNGEN, Fkanz VON. Die geschichte'
vom blinden Kathrinchen.
A fairy story about little blind
Kathrine. Hand copied by and gift
of Mrs W. H. Bruning.
MAGAZINES.
Le Braille magazine for September-
November.
Braille mail for October-December.
Braille musical magazine for September-
November.
Braille packet for September-November.
Channels of blessing for October.
Le Courrier musical et litteraire for
September-December.
Hampstead for September-November.
HoRA jocunda for November-December.
Interallied Braille magazine for Octo-
ber-December.
LiGHTBRiNGER for September, 192.5-
February, 1926.
Literary journal for September-Decem-
ber.
Le Louis Braille for October-Decem-
ber.
Progress for October-December.
Santa Lucia for September-December.
Tribune for September-December.
In Moon Type.
books.
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith. The
innocence of Father Brown. 6 vols.
Series of fantastic mystery stories
In which a Catholic priest, the exact
opposite of the conventional detective
type, plays that part.
JowETT, John Henry, 'llie spiritual
uplands. 4 vols.
MAGAZINES.
Dawn, part 157.
The Moon, weekly newspaper, for Octo-
ber-December.
Moon magazine for October-December.
In New York Point.
MAGAZINES.
Catholic transcript for August-Decem-
ber.
Christian record for September-Decem-
ber.
GosPEX trumpet for August-December.
Lux vera. Catholic monthly, for Octo-
ber-December.
Matilda Ziegler magazine for October-
December.
Sunday School monthly for October-
December.
Weekly review for October-December.
In Revised Braille.
Books marked c are printed with
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BOOKS.
cBibIjE. Old Testament. The Psalms.
American standard revised version.
vol. 2.
Duplicate copy. Gift of Hermann
Alber.
c New Testament. John. The
gospel according to John. American
standard revised version.
Duplicate copy. Gift of Hermann
Alber.
• Luke. The gospel accord-
ing to Luke. American standard revised
version.
Duplicate copy. Gift of Hermann
Alber.
The Ten Commandments and the
Sermon on the mount, with Twenty-
third and Ninety-first psalms and
other helpful scriptures. (King James
version.)
cByrne, Donn. The changeling.
Stories marked by delicacy of
imagination and charming style.
Some of the tales are of New York,
some fanciful tales and two are
original interpretations of Bible
stories.
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cCameron, Maegabet. The mighty trifle
and The way to the wedding.
Gift of American Brotherliood of
Free Reading' for tlie B]ind.
Duplicate copy gift of Kate M.
Foley.
cCox, Coleman. Just plain talk.
Hand copied by and gift of Mrs
M. L. Brereton.
c Listen to tliis.
Hand copied by and gift of Mrs
M. L.. Brereton.
cCkessy, Will Martin. Cressy's His-
tory of California. Includes the Cali-
forniacs, by Inez Haynes Irwin.
A satirical description of California
and lier "native sons."
Hand copied by and gift of Miss
Marguerite Murphy.
cDana, Richard Henry, ./;■. Two
years before the mast ; a personal
narrative of life at sea. 5 vols.
Leads all others as a book best
descriptive of the life of the American
sailor, and has, deservedly, become a
sea classic.
Put into Revised Braille grade IJ
for the use of the blind people of
America through the generosity of
Mrs Thomas R. Proctor, Utica, New
York, under the auspices of the
American Foundation for the Blind
in memory of Thomas R. Proctor.
cDuMAS, Alexandre. The black tulip.
7 vols.
A love romance with which are
interwoven scenes from Dutch history
in the years 1672-1675, when William
the Silent lent himself to the agita-
tion directed against the brothers de
Witt, the patriotic defenders of Dutch
liberty. The Harlem tulip craze is
the theme of some of the episodes.
cFox, John, Jr. The little shepherd of
Kingdom Come. 3 vols.
Pictures sympathetically boy life
among the Kentucky mountaineers;
life at a blue grass college before the
war ; class feeling between the moun-
taineer and the "furriner" ; the way
in which Kentucky was rent asunder
by the Civil War ; and the romantic
glory of Morgan's men.
c A mountain Europa.
cGates, Eleanor. "Doc" and "Son."
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland, California.
c The justice of Gideon and, Tex.
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland. California.
cGemmill, Elsie. Essentials of Eng-
lish grammar. 2 vols.
cGoODiEB, Rev Alban. About the Bible, '
in 12 booklets. 12 vols.
Gift of Kenwood Alumnae Braille
Centre (under the Alumnae Associa-
tion of the Convent of the Sacred
Heart; Kenwood, Albany, New York).
cHouGH, Emerson. The covered wagon.
6 vols.
To these pioneers on the long west-
ward journey to Oregon in '48 come
all the dangers of the way, unhridged
rivers, prairie fires, an attack of
Indians, and coupled with this are
discontent and treachery among them-
selves.
cKyne, Peter Bernard. The heart
exchange and Captain Scraggs' fili-
buster.
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland, California.
cLe Gallienne, Richard. Pieces of
eight. 4 vols.
The story of a treasure hunt.
Beautifully descriptive of the tropic
Bahamas.
cLuTz, Mrs Grace (Livingston) Hill.
Exit Betty. 2 vols.
cMoRRis, Joseph, and Adams, St. Clair.
It can be done. 2 vols.
Inspirational poems, mostly recent,
but with a few standard selections.
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland, California.
cO'HiGGiNS, Harvey Jerrold. From the
life : Owen Cary and Sir Watson
Tyler.
Characteristic sketches written as
though a friend were filling in inti-
mate and little known facts of a
biography. Done with vividness,
dramatic alertness and human interest.
cPupiN, Michael Idvorsky. From im-
migrant to inventor. 8 vols.
The autobiography of one of
America's contributors to the science
of electricity.
cRamakrishnananda, swanil. The soul
of man. 2 vols.
Vedanta philosophy.
Hand copied by and gift of Mrs
Kate Chalmers.
cReese, Lowell Otus. Teeter-snipe
brains.
A good detective story for men.
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland, California.
cRicE, Mrs Alice Caldwell (Hegan).
Mrs Wiggs of the cabbage patch.
Chec- and homely humor in the
midst of poverty.
cR I c h M o N D, Mrs Grace Louise
(Smith). Brotherly house.
vol. 21, no. 1.
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clilNEIIAKT, Mrs iMARY
The altar on the hill.
( IlOBEKTS ) .
Hanrl copied by and gift of Mrs
Louis Scheeline.
The circular staircase. 4 vols.
Humorous detective story centering
iround a murder on tlie circular stair-
case in a large country liouse.
A midsummer knight's dream.
A western story tliat men will
enjoy.
Hand copied by and
rift of Women
Volunteers of Oaliland, California.
cSawyer, Ruth. Seven miles to Arden.
2 vols.
A bright Irish girl, an actress,
starts out on a wild goose chase to
find a young man she has never seen
who needs to know some one still has
faith in him. It is seven miles to
Arden and on the road she meets and
makes amusing and pitiful adventure.
cSiNG-MASTEE, Elsie. The courier of the
Czar, and Salt of the earth.
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland, California.
cTraiis^, Arthur. The status quo.
Another Tutt and Mr Tutt story.
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland, California.
cChild, Richard Washburn. The de-
serters. Includes Beautiful little one.
Hand copied by and gift of Mr.s
Louis Scheeline.
cWard, Henshaw. Inventive germ-
cells. Includes Should marriage be
monotonous "P-by Elton Mayo.
Hand copied by and gift of Mrs
W. W. Sawyer.
cWashington, George. Farewell ad-
dress, and The first Bunker Hill oration
by Daniel Webster.
cWiLEY, Hugh. Minted gold.
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland, California.
cWiLLiAMS, Henry Smith. Conjuring
with plants. 3 vols.
Duplicate copy. Gift of Catharine
J. Morrison.
<WiiJ.iAi\i.s, Jesse Lynch. Not wanted.
A touching little story of a mutually
misunderstanding father and son.
Appeared in the Saturday Evening-
Post.
Gift of the New York county chap-
ter of the American Red Cross.
Reproduced by the Garin process
from a hand copied volume.
cWieloughby, Barrett. The king of
the Arctic trails.
Adventures of Scotty Allan, famous
Alaskan dog-racer, and the story of
Baldy, the greatest of racing dogs.
Hand copied by and gift of Mrs
W. W. Sawyer.
cWoethington, Louisa Skinner.
her official capacity.
In
cWright, Harold Bell. The mine with
the iron door. 3 vols.
Search for a lost mine and the for-
tunes of a small foundling, brought
up by two naive old pioneers, make
up the plot of this Western story.
MAGAZINES.
c-The Braille courier for October-De-
cember.
cCatholic review for October-December.
cCheistian record for October-December.
cGosPEL trumpet for August-December.
cInternational Lions .Juvenile Braille
monthly for September.
cMatilda Ziegler magazine for October-
December.
cMessenger to the sightless for Septem-
ber-December.
cSearchligiit for December.
In Ink Print.
magazines.
The Beacon for September-December.
The Outlook for the blind for December.
St. Dunstan's
November.
review for August-
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Vol. 21, No. 2 APRIL 1926
News Notes
OF
California Libraries
IN this number-some of the items of interest.
DEDICATION OF NEW BUILDINGS— HOLBROOK MEMORIAL LIBRARY,
university of REDLANDS LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
BRANCH OF SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, PINOLE BRANCH OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FREE LIBRARY.
WILD FLOWER EXHIBITS— RIVERSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY, UKIAH
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
BEGINNING OF RECONSTRUCTION ON SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC
LIBRARY.
SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S SERVICE TO SHUT-INS.
CALIFORNIA STATE FISHERIES LABORATORY LIBRARY, p. 142.
FIELD WORK OF FRESNO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY'S REPAIR
DEPARTMENT.
ART EXHIBITS— KINGS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY, SACRAMENTO FREE
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
PUBLICITY— POMONA PUBLIC LIBRARY.
VENTURA COUNTY LIBRARIAN'S BRANCH VISIT.
FOR SPECIAL ARTICLES, SEE CONTENTS.
California State Library
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CAIilFOKNIA STATE PBINTINa OFFICE
JOHN E. KING, State Printer
SACRAMENTO. 1926
CONTENTS.
Page
AN IDEA ABOUT MUSEUMS 95
STYLE IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS 97
CALIFORNIA FICTION LIST 101
JUDICIAL COUNCILS 128
MAP OP CALIFORNIA SHOWING COUNTRIES 131
LIST OF COUNTIES HAVING COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES 132
LIST OF LARGER PUBLIC LIBRARIES 183
CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES— NEWS ITEMS 134
DIRECTORY FOR LIBRARY SUPPLIES AND OTHER ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST 157
CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 164
CALIFORNIA COUNTY LIBRARIANS 171
LIBRARY CLUBS, ETC 173
BOARD OF LIBRARY BXAMINT]RS 175
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY 177
Staff, Etc 177
depaktme^tts 178
Recext Accessions 183
California State Publications Received Dubing January, Febbttaby
AND Mabch, 1926 209
California City Publications Received During January, February
AND March, 1926 213
Books fob tee Blind Added During January, Febbuaey and March,
1926 214
Issued quarterly in the interests of the libraries of the State by the California
State Libbary.
All communications should be addressed to the California State Library,
Sacramento, California.
Note. — Standing matter is set solid and new matter leaded.
Entered as second-class matter December, 1913, at the post ofiBce at Sacramento,
California, under the act of August 24, 1912.
Acceptance for mailing at the special rate of postage provided for in Section
1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized Augnist 27, 1918.
AN IDEA ABOUT MUSEUMS.
By Thelma Brackpttt, Librarian, Newark Must
^■■\varl<, ,\. .J,
On March 17, just three mouths after
the completion of its new building, the
Newark Museum opened its doors to the
public. For fifteen years the Museum
lias been housed with the Newark Public
Library, and now, for the first time, it
can adequately exhibit the collections it
has accumulated,
Tn 1909 .John Cotton Dana, Public Li-
lirarian, organized the Newark Museum
Association. For years he had been
watching and helping Newark develop
from an overgrown village to a powerful
industrial city. He had been holding in
the library various exhibits that con-
vinced him of the desirability of a
museum in Newark. Yet, an hour dis-
tant, in New York City, were museum
collections a duplication of Avhich would
1)6 not only impossible but unjustifiable.
Thus the collection and display of objects
was an insufficient purpose for establish-
ing a museum in Newark.
Mr Dana, however, is nothing daunted
by the need for originality. He saw un-
limited possibilities for service to New-
ark in the right kind of museum. But
I doubt if he would have defined his idea
of the sort of museum that Newark
should have. He is letting experiments,
circumstances, local conditions define it
for him. The Museum has accordingly
developed in many directions, can be re-
garded as no one type of museum, is
embarrassed by no demand upon it, how-
ever unusual.
Indeed, to me the New^ark Museum is
singularly like the California county free
library system. It OAves its inception to
the public spirit and insight of one man.
It has become what it is because it has
not hesitated to change and experiment
in order to fulfill the needs of the city
as they arise. It has grown, and has
won the respect of those whom it serves,
because it has proved its worth. It is,
however, no static thing ; what it will
be and do tomorrow, only the morrow can
tell. It is original, it follows no set
course, it is hampered by no traditions.
As I compare the California county
free libraries and the Newark Museum,
I find myself speculating on the length
of time that will elapse before Cali-
fornia develops county museums. Log-
ically when they come they will be
born of the county libraries, as the
Newark Museum was born of the
public library. The step seems the most
natural in the world — from my present
point of view. I forget crowded quarters,
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problems of finance, heavily burdened
staffs, I remember only tlie eagerness to
serve, the readiness to experiment, the
gratitude earned, especially through
work with the teachers.
For it is in behalf of schools particu-
larly that I believe the (Jaliforuia (Jouuty
Free Museums will come into being.
Let me, to explain m.y conviction, draw
a comparison, A class in Happy Camp,
Siskiyou County (or in Julian, San
Diego County, for that matter), is study-
ing Japan. The teacher has from the
County Library well_ illustrated books
and texts, maps and magazine articles.
She considers herself fortunate with her
wealth of material. A similar class in
Newark. New Jersey, has, besides these
things from the Public Library, actual
objects borrowed from the Museum, The
teacher who knows the resources of the
Museum will probably be specific in her
requests. But she need state only her
grade and subject, and material will be
selected for her, as is California countj'
library material. How much more vividly
will Japan come alive to the Newark
class, who will see and can handle Japan-
ese objects : costumes to try on, toys for
the children, dishes to eat from, books,
prints, writing material, toilet articles —
everything possible to make vividly real
the life of the Japanese people.
The variety and extent of the collection
for lending is heart-warming. Mounted
birds and animals ; models for physical
geography ; miniature sawmills ; types of
houses from an Eskimo igloo to a Swiss
chalet ; dolls dressed in the costumes of
many countries ; flags of all nations ; habi-
tat groups ; copies of famous statues ;
physiological models ; mosses, ferns, min-
erals— it would be hard to think of a
neglected subject. Even toys may be
borrowed for classes of children in a part
of the city where poverty stalks', toys
Avhich, however, have an educational as
well as a recreational value.
The lending collection is but a part of
the museum whole, as big a part, perhaps,
as are phonograph records in the county
libraries in California. Yet, during six
mouths of last year, under unfavorable
conditions caused by moving into the new
building, 11,023 objects, all carefully
labeled, were lent. The place that these
objects fill in the city's educational
scheme is hardly realized even bj^ the
museum staff, until some unusual condi-
tion threatens to deprive the teachers of
their use. During the rush of prepara-
or;
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tion foi" opening: tlie new building, for
instance, it was flecidec] tliat for two
weeks tlie Erlncatioual Department sliould
be closed. What au outcry the teachers
made I It would appear almost that the
schools too might as well have closed, so
dependent did the teacher.s seem on the
^Museum. And why shouldn't they be?
Tlie system is as logical, as necessary,
as the California county free library
system, and, I believe, destined in time
to as wide an adoption in California.
The other activities of the Museum
liave kept pace with the development of
the lending collection. A children's mu-
seum, a collector's league, exhibitions in
the fields of art. science and industry —
anything, everything is being fostered
that seems to till Nev.'ark's needs or to
stimulate Newark's intellectual interests.
Metropolitan museums are possible to
but few communities ; "a museum of
everyday life" is within the reach of any
community interested enough to grasp its
opportunities.
Well — I am a Californian still and.
obviously, still a booster. But to any
California librarian who questions my
enthusiasm I issue a challenge : come and
see the work of the Newark Museum,
and then deny if you can that you are
secretly planning soon to be fostering a
baby museum of your own.
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STYLE IN CHILDREN S BOOKS.
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STYLE IN PRESENT-DAY CHILDREN'S BOOKS.*
By Althea H. Warren, Formerly Librarian, San Diego Public Library,
San Diego, California.
When I boast of style in the best of
the children's books of today, I use the
word in the sense of a dressmaker rather
(han as a literary critic. I would define
"style" in this application as "art diluted
'>y fad." It is not t;iven to many of us
(ihrarians to achieve "style" in our own
/•lothins'. but every one of us knows what
it means and recognizes it when other
people attain it. A really stylish dress,
it seems to me. possesses four qualities
related to art — richness of material (when
it is gingham it's the best French ging-
ham) : beauty of line: appropriateness
(no dancins frock is stylish on a tennis
court) : and craftsmanship.
In this country and this day style is
more prevalent than ever before in the
world's history. Also, Agnes Repplier,
Ellen Key, and lots of other spinsters
assure us that this is the era of the child.
Then why not stylish children's books?
Certainly the catalogs of the best ]iub-
lishers list increasing numbers of juve-
niles each year which in physical make-up
at least equal, and often excel, any other
group of pvTblications. Consider, for
example, the type, binding and illustra-
tions of snch series as "Windermere,"
"Rittenhouse Classics," "Boys' and Girls'
Bookshelf and "The Little Library." Of
course it is not fair to use these series
as examples of our stylish contemporary
authoi's of juveniles, for their titles' are
usually chosen from the brief list of chil-
dren's classics. Any librarian wishing to
buy "Treasure Island," "Alice in Wonder-
land" or "Hans Brinker" is bewildered
by the choice to be had in delightful
editions from !f2..o0 to ^.S.aO. It is cer-
tain, however, that the attractively
printed classics have set a higher fashion
for the popular writer of today. It must
be admitted, moreover, that when racing
with a classic for the favor of that
objectionable bandit, the average Amer-
ican child, the popular author of the
hour is apt to have the inside track.
It is astonishing to realize how short
a time English literature has had in
which to manufacture classics for chil-
dren. "Goody Two-Shoes," attributed to
Oliver Goldsmith and published at St.
Paul's Chui'chyard by John Newbery in
1730, is usually considered the first book
written designedly for the young. It is
commemorated by the Newbery Medal,
recently given by Frederick Melcher of
New York to be awarded each year by the
Children's Librarians Section of the
American Library Association "for thi^
most distinguished contribution to Amer-
ican juvenile literature of the year."
George Pierce Baker recently said that
"English drama began at the high altai*
of the church, gradually emerged into the
street, and landed in the gutter." Chil-
dren's books seem to have had a similarly
precipitous evolution. Beginning with the
school mistress or rector, they spread to
authors of first merit like Dickens in his
"Child's History of England," Thackeray
in his "Rose and the Ring," and Kipling
in his "Jungle Books." Now they leap
off precipices and slink down alleyways
dark to include a riff-raff of society
women, newspaper correspondents, movie
actors, officers of the army and navy,
and even the children themselves. Their
first era might be termed "Homiletic."
Such small square volumes as "The Cow-
slip" and "The Daisy" were printed Avith
the moral in large type at the end of
each narrative. Their woodcut illustra-
tions determined their price — "Penny,
plain ; tuppence, colored." The next
species might be designated as "Litter
Litterature," since it came to birth by
dozens, breaking the record with 'The
Elsie Books." Contributors to its ranks
were Jacob Abbott of the "Rollo Books,"
Oliver Optic, Sophie May, "Pansy,"
Horatio Alger, Susan Coolidge and Laura
E. Richards. They were wisely addicted
to pseudonyms. Their descendants pros-
per to the present day. Indeed these
prolific authors rise victorious over death,
for when the originator of a series dies,
his hero or heroine is carried on, like a
Greek torch, by other eager, ink-stained
hands, as in the cases of "The Texas
Blue-Bonnet" and "Billy Whiskers."
Literature's contribution to the develop-
ment of childi-en's books has been im-
portant. It has made them a commercial
success.
The first claim to style in juvenile liter-
ature appeared in the 1880's, through
the colored illustrations of Kate Green-
away in England, and the pen and ink
work of Howard Pyle in America. Both
these illustrators happened to write their
own text. Neither has ever been sur-
passed in his field. The happiest child is'
still the one who begins his reading with
"Marigold Garden" and "Under the
*A talk given at the meeting of the Sixth District. California Library Association,
at Pullerton, Feb. 6, 1926.
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Window," and progresses to "The AYonder
Clock," "Robin Hood," "Otto of the
Silver Hand" and the Arthur series.
The books of both of them fulfilled in far
contrasting- ways the four requirements
for style in my first paragraph. Richness
of material is' felt in the daintiness and
finish of Kate Greenaway's tiniest book,
the blue bowl filled with roses which is
one of her vignettes, and the pink-fringed
English daisy at each corner of a page in
her "Mother Goo«e. ' Secondly there is
grace of line in the way she moulds each
tiny lyric, where print is made the
smallest part of every page. Because her
readers are from three to six years old, her
appropriateness in choosing the garden,
toys, older children and "our clothes" as
her themes is unquestioned, though she
writes so seldom about animals that I am
sure she sought an audience of little girls
rather than boys. Lastly, her crafts-
manship has made b.er the very patron
saint of picture books, imitated by hun-
dreds but never equaled, and as individual
as the fi'escoes of Pompeii or Aubrey
Beardsley's posters.
Unlike Kate Greenaway. Howard Pyle
is even more of a writer than au artist.
He is responsible for all that most of us
know of the jargon of "Merrie Englande"
in the 13th century, and we'd cherish
the rhymes of "Pepper and Salt" if there
were not a picture in the book. Granted
that he writes even better than he draws,
however, what "richness of material" in
the physique of his best books ! What
spacious margins, what boi-ders of fruit,
leaf and thorn, what strange, romantic
size in cover and page, what princesses
with hair in sheaves of pearls, or blowing
about them like clouds ! The "beauty of
line" in his storie.s, the dash and grace
and vigor of their narrative, never lets
us imagine we are being taught legend
or history in "King Arthur" or "Robin
Hood." No one has ever known better
what is "appropriate" to a boy's loves
from eight to twelve years old. The
writers who follow him can only copy
his themes. And as for "craftsmanship!"
In addition to knowing how to draw, and
write, how much time and trouble he
took ! His whole life went into a dozen
volumes, for of course, his "grown-up"
books don't count.
After Howard Pyle had set the stand-
ard came Andrew Lang, with his several
good illustrators, and then other magical
draftsmen such as Rackham, Maxfield
Parrish, Dulac, Kaye Neilseu and Walter
Crane. More than half of the style in
modern children's books belongs, after all,
to the illustrators.
In selecting the juvenile authors of
the hour whose books conform to my
four mandates of style, I have used only
my own likes as a measuring ring, and
have grouped them into five types, chrono-
logically. First come what the children
themselves call the "Lil' Books." Their
s'ize was made classic by Helen Banner-
man's "Little Black Sambo,"' Avhich re-
mains King of them all. How futile was
the effort of a publisher who tried to
print him in a larger volume! Next in
supremacy in this group are the incom-
parable thirteen by Beatrix Potter. I
wish I knew something about this beloved
artist and author in addition to the fact
that she was an Englishwoman who is
now dead. She realized, beyond all others
who have aimed to entertain babies, that
tiny animals loom more heroically on
their level than humans. She also
realized that her readers- were primarily
"lookers" who preferred a picture after
every line of type. Anyone who tries to
imitate the creator of "Mrs Tiggy
Wrinkle" will learn what masterpieces of
action, realitj', humor and pathos these
stories are. Do not laugh ! It is an
epic moment when the Flopsy bunnies are
imprisoned in Mr McGregors bag, as
you will know if you watch the little four-
year-old face to whom you are reading
aloud.
Another English woman who can draw
sweeter babies and almost as fluffy
kittens as Beatrix Potter, is Constance
Heward. Her three "Lil' Books" are
"Ameliar Ann and the Green Umbrella,"
"The Twins and Tabiffa" and "Grandpa
and the Tiger.'' She has a talent for
caricature in doing cooks, maiden aunts
and pot boys, and her plots are exciting.
Another great advantage is that she's
still alive, and will probably have another
for next Christmas.
A third author of "Lil" Books" who,
I am proud to say, is an American, is
rumored to be a combination of two
librarians, one with the first name of
Margery, and the other with the last name
of Clark. A poetic pyramid of hers
called "The Cook's Surprize" is con-
structed on the "House that Jack Built"
pattern. I bought it for all the little
girls I knew named Jane at Christmas
time in 1024. It had the glaring fault,
for all librarians, of being bound in
boards, but it has been followed by a
sturdier young brother, "Poppy Seed
Cakes," with the heartiest s-ort of Rus-
sian pictures in reds and blues and greens.
The Goops of Gelett Burgess are a
true American classic who belong hei-e
although they are "out size" for "Lil'
Books." They have to be admitted in
spite of this because their incidents smack
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too realistically of our daily lives to
permit them in the next group which is
Fairy Tales.
From helping- Peter Rabbit into a little
blue coat it is only one step more to bring
the velveteen rabbit of our own nursery
to life, and then we are in fairyland.
Mrs Marjorie Williams Bianco is the
one who did it to the velveteen rabbit.
She is an English woman, married to
an Italian, who has a little daughter
Pamela to illustrate her story of "The
Little Wooden Doll." Her new book is
"Poor Cecco,' an odyssey of the inhabit-
ants of a toy closet which recalls Peggy
and the Golliwog of my own childhood.
Most children prefer their fairies in
a more orthodox form. Rose Fylerman
understands, as Irish people iTsually do.
She makes hers little enough to rock in
a fox-glove, with "peaches' skins for
fairy flannel," just as Shakespeare did.
Her two delectable books of fairy tales are
not tiresomely poetic, though. They are
full of fun and inventiveness and excite-
ment, too. "The Rainbow Cat" and
"Forty Goodnight Tales" are the best in
junior size fairy stories since Mary E.
Wilkius wrote "The Pot of Gold,"
Marj- and Margaret Baker have scored
a yellow and -black success each season
for the last three years with a story
written by one sister and illustrated in
silhouettes by the other. "Black Cats- and
the Tinker's Wife" was their first book,
and its success was assured from the
minute you found the littlest kitten on
the margin. "The Dog, the Brownie and
the Bramble Patch" was the second book,
and "Pedlar's Ware," the third, differs
from its predecessors- in that it is several
short stories instead of one long one.
W. Heath Robinson has done both the
story and the pictures for "The Adven-
tures of Uncle Lubin" whose little nephew
Peter is carried off by the wicked Bag-
bird. It requires a trip to the moon,
another to the North Pole and the inven-
tion of a submarine to get little Peter
back, and the typesetter must be cross-
eyed by the time the happy ending is-
reached, but Uncle Lubin is victorious.
The winner of the Newberj' Medal this
year is a fairy book, I am ashamed to
admit that I did not know Charles
Finger's "Tales from Silver Lands" until
the American Library Association called
it up to receive the prize at Seattle, but
its discoveiw is one more of the debts
all lovers of style in children's books owe
to Miss- Annie Carroll Moore and Miss
May ]\Iassee who have been working long
and effectively with the New York pub-
lishers to get children's books which
justify the existence of children's rooms
and children's librarians,
"Dr Dolittle" is another Newbery
prize winner in the fairy tale group.
Some of the more conscientious of us ai'e
beginning to fear that Hugh Lofting is
making more money than an author is
entitled to seciire from the creation of a
single character. "The Zoo" is number
five which seems to be bringing the series
close to the verge of "Litterature," I
have not read it, but I am forced to
admit that I loved "Sophie, the seal" in
the fourth volume best of it all, so I can
not assert that .John Dolittle is in his
dotage yet.
Because all children can be divided
into two classes of those who like fairy
tales and those who do not, there must
be a third group of stories for readers
under ten to include adventures of solid
fact. I have called it "The Day-by-Day
Play type," It is found in its most
aggravated form for little girls in
Margaret Ashman's newest book, "No
School Tomorrow," It suggests that
"Little Prudy" was its grandmother.
The home atmosphere in such tales is
seraphic, with a "gentle" mother who
will leave her household duties, of which
she always has many, at any moment to
suggest games or remedy the difficulties of
her young, and a father to whom the
adjectives "merry," "tender," and "br'ownr
eyed"' or "blue-eyed" cling like limpets.
Books of this groTip so yearn to run
into series that the least we can do is
to honor and to buy them when they
resist as has Anne Phillips in "Wee Ann"
and "The Blue Aunt."
A recent story much more original in
plot and craftsmanlike in execution than
its sisters is "Che-Wee"' by Grace ]Moon,
It is a loosely connected dozen of adven-
tures in the life of a little Hopi Indian
girl of today on an Arizona mesa. ^Irs
Moon lives in Pasadena and often goes
to the pueblo country with her husband
who is an artist, so that her material
is authentic.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher in her "Made-
To-Order Stories" uses a device which
gives almost a fairy touch to a number
of these wholesome, oatmeal cracker kind
of stories. Her little boy, who doesn't
like foolish tales of things that couldn't
happen, gives her the ingredients to use
in making each chapter. "Tell me a
story about a grandfathers' clock, a bottle
of ink, a red and white stone, and a bag
of popcorn,' And she does it, throwing in
a family of skunks for good measure.
Looking- over these three groups for
younger children it is interesting to note ;
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(1) That all but four of the fifteen
authors mentioned are women. Men
evidently do not feel themselves experts
on Fairyland and its Antipodes. (2)
Many of the authors are their own illus-
trators which goes to bear out Carl Van
A'eohten's theory that an artist is seldom
a failure as a writer. (3) Incident and
humor spangle these stories with more
originality than are found in books for
older children because youngsters read
simply and solely to be amused.
Indeed appallingly few of the books for
the adolescent boy and girl can lay claim
to style. I have divided their vacuum
into two groups — "Tlie Love Plot in the
Bud" which is what the girls stay up
until four o'clock in the morning to read,
and "The Historical or Piratical Ad-
venture," devoured by both girls and boys.
One example of the first type is enough.
A new one is "Fireweed" by Ethel Cook
Eliot. Undoubtedly it is sentimental,
improbable and over decorated with
clothes, country estates and soul crises,
but how the female of fifteen does crave
just STich a diet ! In I'etrospect it is to
me, I grieve to say, ridiculous, but I must
admit that I enjoyed it while I was
reading it. I can recall my palpitations
over "Queen Hildegarde," "Gipsy Bren-
ton" and "Katy-Did" too clearlj' to wish
to decoy any loiterers in such pink and
gilt soda parlors up to sterner heights
and purer draughts of real literature
before their "pop" days are done.
Since Stevenson no one has done better
with the sea tale than Charles Boardman
Hawes, a young New Englander who died
in his thirties a few years ago. His
three books. "The Mutineers." "The Dark
Frigate," and "The Great Quest." have
been so successful that the Atlantic
Monthly Press offered a prize for more
stories of the same strain. Two winners
in this contest were "The Scarlet Cock-
erel" by Sublette, and "Clutch of the
Corsican" by Albert Bill, both more sug-
gestive of Stanley Weyman than of
Hawes. Best of all the recent historical
tales for older boys and girls I should
rate "Rain on the Roof" by Cornelia
Meigs, a spiritedly written collection of
short stories told to three children in a
workshop in the attic.
As a final proof of the dash, vitality, or.
in one word, style, which is coming to
characterize many of the children's books
of today it is' wise to consider the child
authors themselves. There are half a
dozen whose books make money. Daisy
Ashford and Opal Whitely are now
rather in disrepute as infant prodigies,
but they fooled us at first because they
sounded so clever as to be like the modern
child. David Binney Putnam, who is
eleven, in his record of a trip to the
Galapagos Islands with William Beebe,
writes a traveler's diary so monotonous
and informative as to fool any reader into
thinking he is grown-up. It is fashion-
able just now to disbelieve Nathalia
Crane's "Janitor's Boy'' and "Lava Lane,"
but they are no more incredible than
the pictures of Pamela Bianco for which
Walter De La Mare wrote verses, when
Pamela was nine j ears old. Nathalia
Crane is to me incarnate modernity. She
makes me understand the swirl of the
younger generation, and love it. Most
marvelous of all is Hilda Conkling. Her
poems of a New England garden are
miracles of loveliness, whatever her age,
and will last as long as dandelions do.
Surely she finds such rainbow tints in
earth and life partly because she has had
the finest children's books? of the last two
hundred years of English literature to
nourish her childhood. She is the best
pledge of what may be hoped for the
children's books of the future. Her work
attains, more than any of the other
wi'iters listed, not style, but art itself.
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C^U^IFORNIA FICTION LIST.
101
FICTION IN THE STATE LIBRARY HAVING A
CALIFORNIA COLORING.*
Compiled by the California Department.
Note. — 'I'liis is not a complete list of
books of fiction having a local California
coloring — merely those in the State Li-
brary collection of Californiana. Such
books do not circulate from the State
Library. Many of them can doubtless be
found in local libraries, but all can be
used for reference and research purposes
at the State Library.
Adventures of a gold finder, written by
himself. 3 vols. 1850
Fortunatus Thomiins, an English
Lord, tells of his adventures, first in
an orphan asylum, then as an English
marine, and later as a gold finder in
the New El Dorado. Only vol. 3
relates to California.
Aiken, Afrs Ednah (Robinson). If
today be sweet. 1923
Deals with the prohibition question.
The action centers about the family
of a California winemaker in the
Napa Valley.
The river. 1914
Tlie harnessing of the Colorado
River and vivid pictures of desert
life are featured in this interesting
story in which remarkable feats of
engineering are given prominence.
AiMARD. GusTAVE. The gold seekers,
a tale of California. 1888
Life in Mexico and California dur-
ing the gold excitement is portrayed.
In a note at the end of tiie volume,
we are told that Gustave Aimard was
the adopted son of a powerful Indian
tribe and wrote of his personal
experiences.
Allen, Mrs Emma (Gage).
1914
Afterwards.
A story of a Californlan who lost
his identity through a railroad acci-
dent. The many entanglements
caused by this event are adjusted
and clarified by the purifying fires
of the San Francisco disaster.
The awakening of tlie Hartwells.
1913
A family of wealth and social posi-
tion is aroused from a life of frivolity
and selfishness by the changes that
came through the San Francisc(j
earthquake and Are.
Allen Crane, the gold seeker, n. d.
A collection of short stories and
poems for children, "Allen Crane"
being the only one with a California
setting. The illustrations are mo.st
amusing.
Anderson, Olive Santa Louise. Stories
and sketches. 1886
A tale of Santa Barbara, The Cali-
fornia flea, An opium dream. The
white heart of the Sierras, Air castles
in California, and A race lor life are
the titles of some of the sketches.
The author was drowned in the Sac-
ramento River before the last sketch
was completed.
Atherton, Mrs Gertrude Franklin
( Horn ) . American wives and English
luisbauds. 1903
A beautiful San Francisco girl, half
Creole, marries the son of an English
peer and their life is not immediately
successful. Criticizes Americans as
severely as English artistocrats. —
Baker.
Ancestors. 1907
A story which has its beginning in
England and is later transferred to
San Francisco, where it reaches its
climax in the dramatic setting made
possible by the San Francisco earth-
quake and fire.
The bell in the fog and other
stories. 1905
Only two of the ten stories have a
California coloring : "Monarch of a
small survey" is undoubtedly an Oak-
land story, while "Talbot of Ursula"
has southern California as a setting.
The Californians. 1898
Magdalena, a daughter of old
Spanish California, lives and loves
and suffers in her Non Hiil home,
San Francisco, and at the family
country place at Menlo Park. The
luxurious life of the Spanish dons is
contrasted with the austere and
strenuous life of the Yankee invaders.
Los Cerritos. 1890
A San Francisco millionaire pur-
chases an old Spanish grant, from
which the Californians are evicted,
only to be allowed to return through
the efforts of the girl, Carmelita.
who later marries the millionaire.
Carmelita is the daughter of Joaquin
Murieta, the bandit.
A daughter of the vine. 1899
The downfall of a woman through
di'ink. She was the daughter of a
wealthy San Francisco pioneer and
is the personality around which is
woven a morbid and repulsive story.
*This includes the titles listed in News Notes of California Libraries for April, 1914,
and October, 191S, and those added to the library since the latter date.
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NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES. [April, 192(1
The doomswoman ; an historical
romance of old California. 1901
Alvarado was Governor at the time
the historical incidents took place.
Every phase of the life of the times
is touched upon and most interest-
ingly portrayed. Monterey, Santa
Barbara and the big ranches furnish
the settings for this story of love-
making, l)u!l fights and gay cabal-
leros.
Patience Sparhawk and her times.
1000
The heroine, an undisciplined Cali-
fornia girl, goes to New York. Her
many and varied experiences while
there are woven into a highly colored
romance. Book 1 has a decidedly
local coloring, Monterey and vicinity
furnishing the background.
Rezauov. 190G
An historical romance of early days
— the love story of Rezanov, a Rus-
sian nobleman and diplomat, and
Concha Arguello, daughter of the
Comandante of the Presidio, San
Francisco. Bret Harte has also im-
mortalized the same love tale in his
poem entitled "Concepcion Arguello.''
Sleeping fires. 1922
The action takes place in San Fran-
cisco and New York. The eternal
triangle, treated in an unusual man-
ner, is the motif of the storv.
The splendid idle forties ; stories
of old California. 1902
Thirteen stories of California life
just prior to and at the time of the
American conquest. Most of the
tales are founded upon tradition ;
several upon historical facts. It is an
enlarged and revised edition of
"Before the Gringo came."
The valiant runaways. 1898
Old California days just before the
conquest. A story of adventure and
political feuds.
A whirl asunder. 1895
Contains numerous references to
California customs and manners.
Guerneville and the Bohemian High
.Jinks furnish the local setting.
Austin, Mis Mary (Hunteb). The
ford. 1917
A story of the San Joaquin Valley,
teeming with local atmosphere. The
love of the soil, oil speculation,
failure, social plots follow closely
one upon the other. Out of it all
the new woman at her best comes
forth triumphant.
Isidro. 1905
A tale of the loves of Isidro and
the Comandante's daughter during
the last days of the Missions. Mon-
terey and Carmel furnish the back-
ground for this charming story.
Lost borders. 1909
Stories of a country "Where the
boundary of the soul and sense is as
faint as a trail in a sandstorm."
We are told by the author that "All
the trails in this book begin at Lone
Pine" and they lead into the desert,
the valleys and mountains of our
Eastern border.
Santa Lucia, a common story.
1908
Depicts ordinary life in a small
California college town. The descrip-
tion of Santa Lucia Valley has an
unmistakable likeness to that of
Santa Clara Valley.
Bacon, Frank. Lightnin'. 1920
A novel made from the play by
the same name. The setting is a
hotel on the California-Nevada line
conducted for the convenience of
seekers of divorce. There are many
humorous situations in which "Light-
nin' " Bill Jones, named for his slow-
ness, is at once the comic and
sympathetic actor. The other char-
acters revolve around this unique
and lovable host of the "Calivada."
Ballantyne, Robert Michael. Dig-
ging for gold. 1869
An English boy comes to California
and has numerous adventures in the
"gold diggings" before fortune smiles
upon him. The description of Cali-
fornia scenery is decidedly English
in style.
Ballou, John. The lady of the west ;
or. The gold .seekers. 1855
The hero goes to California on
hearing of the discovery of gold.
After the arrival in California the
scenes are laid in Sacramento, Marys-
ville and the gold fields. The law-
lessness of the times is pictured in
detail.
Bam FORD, Mary Ellen. Ti. 1899.
Ti, a boy of San Francisco's China-
town, furnishes the title for this
book which presents an interesting
picture of this "bit of old China."
The missionary vi^ork among the
Chinese of this quarter is featured.
Bancroft, Griffing, The interlopers.
1917
The desolation that came to Eden
Valley, southern California, through
the establishment of a Japanese
colony within its peaceful borders is
graphically pictured.
The plot is merely a thread on
which the author has hung together
a rather interesting essay on the
Japanese in California. — Neio York
Times.
Barra, Bzekiel I. A tale of two oceans ;
a new story by an old Calif ornian.
1893
A narrative of a trip from Phlla-
deljjhia to San Francisco by water in
1849-50. The landing in San Fran-
cisco is described.
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CALIFORNIA FICTION LIST.
103
Babry, IliCHiiJiD Hayes. Sandy from
the Sierras. 1906
Sandj', a red-headed Scotch boy,
goes from the Sierras to San Fran-
cisco, where lie becomes a political
boss, makes a prominent citizen
United States Senator, and wins the
hand of the latter's daughter.
Beadle's Dime Library.
Beadle's dime library i.s a series
ot short sensational stories issued in
the SO's. The six listed below are
examples of those dealing with Cali-
fornia ;
Aiken, Albert 'W. Red PJchard ;
or, Tlie band of the crimson cross.
1885
Badger, Joseph B., Jr. .Joaquin
the saddle king. (Joaquin Murieta).
ISSl
Joaquin the terri'ole. (Joa-
quin Murieta.) 1881
Holmes, Howard. California Claude
the lone bandit. 1884
Warne, Philip S. Cheeky, the
special ; or. The Life racket at Rattle-
snake ridge. 1880
Wliittaker, Fred. The whitest mar
in the mines ; a storv of the gold
fever. 1885
Beaumont. Gerald. Hearts and the
diamond. 1921
Introduces tlie reader to an inti-
mate understanding of the profes-
sional ball player, "his private life,
viewpoint, pleasures and sorrows."
A story of the men of the Pacific
Coast Baseball League.
Bechdolt, Frederick Ritchie. When
the west was young. 1922.
True stories dealing with the west,
principally California, Arizona and
Texas. Three of the stories have a
California interest and atmosphere :
"How Death Valley was named,"
"Joaquin Murieta" and "The over-
land mail."
Beckman, Mrs Nellie (Sims). Un-
clean and spotted from the world.
190G
A story of travels in many lands
and of unhallowed loves. San Fran-
- Cisco furnishes the local coloring.
Belasco, David. The girl of the golden
west. 1911
Novelized from the play. Life in
an early mining camp portrayed after
tlie Bret Harte style. The many
adventures cluster around "The girl"
who ran the Polka saloon at Cloudy
Mountain camp.
Benson, Stella. The poor man. 1923
Scenes in Bohemian literary circles
of San Francisco with a shift to
China and a fantastic picture of
Chinese life are the coloring in tiiis
unusual story.
BiERCE, Ambrose. Can such things be?
1903
A collection of most gruesome tales,
in which the setting is inconsequen-
tial. A few of them, however, have
a local coloring. "Tlie death of
Halpin Frayser" occurred in the
Napa woods. "The man out of the
nose" has a San Francisco setting,
while "The realm of the unreal"
gives a picture of Auburn and
vicinity.
In the midst of life. 1901
Same as Tales of soldiers nnd
civilians with additions and altera-
tions.
Tales of soldiers and civilians.
1891
'Stories both weird and super-
natural, but with a strange haunting
power. A number of them have a
California setting, but the local color-
ing is unimportant to the theme of
the story.
Big Goliath ; or, The terror of the
mines. 1862
As the title infers, the Ijook is full
of unlawful and outrageous acts,
such as were common during the
early days of the gold excitement.
Biggebs, Earl DeiXR. Fifty candJes.
1926
A mystery story by the author of
"Seven Keys to Baldpate." San
Francisco is the place where the
action takes place and the mystery
is unraveled.
BiGHAM, Robert W. California gold-
field scenes. 1886
The title suggests the setting. The
book is for juvenile readers and is a
reminder of the early Sunday School
Library.
Blades^ Paul Harcourt. Dr-n Sagasto's
daughter ; a romance of southern Cali-
fornia. 1911
Tlie story has to do with what
may be termed the final transitioii
period — the passing of the Spaniard,
the financial conquest of Spanish
California expressed in the construc-
tion of the first California railroad,
cementing the political acquisition,
the years from 1870 to 1885. —
Preface.
Blasco Ibanez, Yicente. Queen Calafia.
1924.
Although the heroine is a Cali-
fornian, giving the author the oppor-
tunity of mingling the early history
of California with an appreciation of
modern California cities, the story is
in reality laid in present-day Madrid.
BoHAN, Elizabeth Baker. Un Ameri-
cano, a story of the mission days of
California. 1895
The San Luis Rey mission is
abandoned by the Padre, and the
people are suffering at the hands of
the Americans. "Un Ajnericano" is
an artist who helps two native lovers
to retain their home by painting and
selling the girl's picture.
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Bone, David Wiixiam. The brass-
bounder. 1921
A sea classic. The voyage of a
vessel from Glasgow to San Francisco
and back again to Falmouth. About
forty pages are devoted to San Fran-
cisco water front, Chinatown and
other attractions. . The ship goes to
Port Costa to load for the return
trip.
Bonner, Geraldine. The emigrant trail.
IDIO
A live story with the prairie, the
mountains, the desert and California,
the promised land, as settings for the
shifting scenes.
Hard-pan, a story of bonanza for-
tunes. 1900
A novel of San Francisco life in the
days of bonanza fortunes. The
heroine is the daughter of a mining
king, long since fallen upon evil
times.
The pioneer, a tale of two states.
1905
The scenes are placed first in the
mining sections of El Dorado and
Amador counties, then in San Fran-
cisco, where a brief and interesting
description of social life is given,
then in the Santa Clara "Valley, and
finally in Virginia City, Nevada,
where the story ends.
— : — Rich men's children. 1906
The unnatural and artificial lives
led by the children of some of the
bonanza kings of the seventies are
liere depicted. The mother lode coun-
try and San Francisco furnish the
local coloring.
To-morrow's tangle. 1903
A vivid picture of San Francisco
in the sixties and the early seventies.
A prologue Introduces the characters,
while the action of the story is set
twenty-five years later.
Treasure and trouble therewith.
1917
The story opens with an old fash-
ioned stage robbery in the Sierras.
The treasure secured plays an im-
portant part in the subsequent narra-
tive. Sacramento and San Francisco
are the cities in which most of the
action takes place. The earthquake
and fire give the author an opportu-
nity to clear up the situations and
make a desirable ending.
Boknemann, Mrs Mary ("Oraquill,"
pseud.). Madame Jane Junk and Joe.
1876
A long drawn out tale, introducing
many characters. Scene shifts from
San Francisco to the eastern part of
the LTnited States, then to Scotland,
but finally returns to San Francisco.
Bower, B. M. See Sinclair, 3[rs Bertha
(Muzzy).
Boyd, John Edward. The Berkeley
heroine and other stories, n. d.
A collection of short stories of
which "The Berkeley heroine" is the
principal one. They contain a touch
of local coloring which is of interest
in connection with Berkeley.
BoYN.s, Richard Edward. A grass
widow. 1919
San Justo, a small California town
in a shut-in valley which is accessi-
ble from one point only, "a pass
which enables the railroad to slip in
from the Santa Clara Valley," fur-
nishes the setting for this story of
secluded community life.
Bbennan, John. Erin Mor, the story
of Irish i-epublicanism. 1892
A story of famine and misrule in
Ireland and the emigration of many
Irish to America. Andy Dillon comes
to California and spends many years
near San Diego. It is a political
story in which the writer denounces
the free-trade of England, and the
tariff reform of the Democratic party.
Brooks, Noah. The boy emigrants. 1895
The adventures of some boys who
crossed the plains to California
shortly after the discovery of gold.
Brown, Cl.ara Spalding. Life at Shut-
in Valley, and other Pacific coast tales.
1895
San Diego furnishes the setting for
the story from which the book
derives its title.
Brown, Ruth Alberta. Tabitha at lyy
Hall. 1911
The scenes are laid first in the
desert, and later in Los Angeles,
where Tabitha Catt is sent to Ivy
Hall, a boarding school. The story
rather than the environment is of
primary interest.
Tabitha's Glory. 1912
This contains the experiences of
Tabitha. Her glory is little Gloriana
Holliday, a poor orphan who had won
the scholarship place at Ivy Hall.
Tabitha's vacation. 1913
When and how Tabitha spent her
vacation and her return to school.
The seashore is the vacation play-
groimd.
Bruner, Jane W. Free prisoners. 1877
A melodrama which takes place in
1849-1850 in Grass Valley, with an
occasional shift of scene to Sacra-
mento.
Burchell, Sidney Herbert. Jacob
Peek. 1915
A romance of southern California
orange groves. The book also con-
tains entertaining descriptions of
outlying points of interest and of
desert charms.
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BuKGESS, Frank Gelett. The heart
line, a drama of San Francisco. 1907
A good love story ; also deals with
the methods employed by clairvoy-
ants and spiritualistic mediums.
Lady Mechante. 1909
A clever take-off on the fads and
foibles of society as they govern
people of the "smart set" in London,
New Vork, Boston and San Fran-
cisco.
Burgess, Frank Gelett, & Irwin,
William Henry. The picaroons. 1904
A collection of short stories, linked
together to make one continuous tale,
giving glimpses of life along the San
Francisco waterfront in all its vivid-
ness as seen through the glass of
romance.
The reign of Queen Isyl. 1903
A fanciful romance of exceptional
merit. Queen Isyl reigns over a
fiesta at San Jose and we are given
a picture of this most popular form
of holiday celebration.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The girl from
Hollywood. 192.3
"An uncensored story of the motion
picture colony that explains what the
public has long wanted to know."
Burton, Mrs Maria Amparo (Ruiz).
The squatter and the Don ; a novel
descriptive of contemporary occurrences
in California. 1885
A story of California in the early
'70's. Scene changes from place to
place, Alameda County, San Diego
County, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
etc. Leland Stanford and C. P.
Huntington are mentioned in con-
nection with the railroads.
California Crusoe ; or. The lost treas-
ure found ; a tale of Mormonism. 1854
A tale in which are set forth
points against the doctrine of Mor-
monism, and the comfort, peace and
success found by the hero among the
rocks of California after having
escaped from the "Valley of delu-
sion."
California story hook.
A collection of short stories pub-
lished by the English Club of the
University of California. "Passing
of Cockeye Blacklock" is a Placer
County mining camp story of the
early days.
California three hundred and fifty years
ago ; Manuelo's narrative, trans, from
the Portuguese by a pioneer. 1888
Accredited to Cornelius Cole. The
story relates to the native habits and
religion of the inhabitants at that
time.
Cameron, Margaret. Johndover. 1924
Santa Barbara in the eighties fur-
nishes the atmosphere for this story
which revolves around John Dover,
a hermit beloved by everyone. The
plot is so cleverly handled that the
mystery is not solved until the last
chapter is reached.
Canfield, Chauncey Leon. The city
of six. 1910
"Well, boys, there are half a dozen
of us — why not 'The City of Six?'"
and thus the name was given to the
camp in the Sierras, two thousand
feet above Downieville, Sierra County.
A '49 mining story.
The diary of a forty-niner. 1906
A faithful, accurate and vivid pic-
ture, from the miner's point of view,
of foothill mining life. Purports to
be the diary of Alfred T. Jackson.
Nevada County is the foothill coun-
try in which the stirring events took
place.
Carlton, Carrie. luglenook, a story
for children. 1868
A typical pioneer story for children,
which tells of the experience and
traces the development of a "down
East" family who settle inland in
California in a cabin. The experi-
ence of the son when he is sent to
school in San Francisco is also given.
Carpenter, Edward Childs. Captain
Courtesy. 1906
Comprises details of the history
of old California during the Bear
Flag V^'ar, the attempt of the Mexi- '
can government to expel American
citizens. General Castro's murderous
raids, the American revolution aided
and abetted by General Kearny and
General Fremont, and the admission
of California into the Union. Tlie
scene is centered in the Mission San
Gabriel. — Baker.
Carr, Mrs Sarah (Pratt). Billy To-
morrow. 1909
— - Billy To-morrow in camp. 1910
— ■ Billy To-morrow stands the test.
1911
Series of stories regarding a little
California boy whose courage and
manliness were brought into action
by the stress of circumstances follow-
ing the earthquake and fire.
The iron way ; a tale of the
builders of the west. 1907
A thrilling storv of the building of
the Central Pacific P..ailroad. The
heroic deeds and undaunted courage
of the men who promoted this seem-
ingly impossible feat of engineering
are related by the daughter of a man
who held a responsible position in
connection with the construction.
She was on the ground and remem-
bers each event as a part of her own
exper'ence.
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Carter, Charles Franklin. Stories of
the old missions of California. 1917
The author tells us in the "Fore-
word" that all but one of the last
six stories have as a basis some
modicum, larger or smaller, of his-
torical fact, the tale of Juana alone
being- wholly fanciful, although with
an historical background. A faithful
picture of life among the Indians and
Spaniards in California during the
early days of the past century.
Chamberlain, Esther, & Chamberlain,
Lucia. Mrs Essington ; the romance
of a house party. 1905
The story centers around a house-
party in a hospitable country home
on the shores of Monterey Bay.
Chamberlain, Lucia. The other side of
the door. 1909
A murder is witnessed by the
heroine ; the hero is convicted, but
by the confession of a Spanish woman
is cleared of the crime. It is a San
Francisco story. The prologue con-
tains an exhaustive description of
the city.
Charles, Frances Asa. Siege of youth.
1903
A novel dealing with the struggle
of an art editor who lived in the
Latin quarter in San Francisco. It
gives good descriptions of the various
sections of the city, the climate, and
the characteristics of the people.
Chase, Joseph Smeaton. The penance
of Magdalena and other tales of the
California missions. 1915
These are tales of the five princi-
pal southern California missions :
San Juan Capistrano, San Diego, San
Gabriel, San Fernando and Santa
Barbara.
Chetwood, John. Our search for the
missing millions (of Cocos Island). By
one of the searchers. Being an account
of a curious cruise, and a more than
curious character. 1904
An account of an expedition which
sailed from San Francisco in search
of the Cocos Island treasure, and its
return to the city from which it
started after encountering many
difficulties because of the conduct of
the leader, who evidently had no
intention of fulfilling his promises.
Churchill, iirs Eugenia (Kellogg)
Holmes. The awakening of Poccalito,
a tale of Telegraph Hill, and other
tales. 1903
Poccalito is a pathetic story of a
little Italian boy born in San Fran-
cisco. "The story of a curse" deals
with the Pixley haunted house, San
Francisco.
Clark, J. F. Society in search of truth ;
or. Stock gambling in San Francisco.
1878
A novel illustrating the evil of
stock gambling, the exploits and
experiences of the various characters
which are portrayed being drawn
from the author's own observation of
actual life in San Francisco in the
early days. A description of San
Francisco, the Chinese quarter, Oak-
land and the Yosemite Valley is
given. One chapter is given to the
discussion of "Woman's rights."
CoNNELL, Hughes. Born rich. 1924
This is a story of modern San
Francisco. The two princi_pal char-
acters were born rich, married and
in following their own pleasure-loving
desires were led into tragic circum-
stances.
CooLiDGE, Dane. Lost wagons. 1923
A good yarn about gold-mining in
the desert. It will keep any reader
from thinking of his own troubles
while he is following the coil that
'Death Valley Slim' got into when he
sold his mine to a millionaire stock
promoter and started a boom in the
mining camps of Lost Valley and
the mushroom town of Gold Trails.
— Publisher.
Wunpost. 1920
The mining region of eastern Cali-
fornia and southwestern Nevada is
described. There is much local color
and the character, "Wunpost," is
unusual and entertaining. The de-
scriptions are especially good.
CooLiDGE, Herbert. Fancho McClish.
1912
Pancho McClish and his father are
itinerant horse dealers. The story is
told by a waif who accompanies them
in their wanderings through Arizona,
Texas and California. They traverse
the latter state from San Diego to
the lava beds of the north.
CooNEY, Percival John. The dons of
the old pueblo. 1914
An exciting account of the occupa-
tion of Los Angeles by the American
forces at the time of the conquest of
California. The Dons are the old
Californians who resented the treat-
ment accorded them by the Ameri-
cans. The author says : "That we
failed to understand them, and they
LIS, was neither their fault nor ours,
but due to differences deep down in
the natures of both races."
CozzENS, Samuel Woodworth. Cross-
ing the quicksands ; or. The veritable
adventures of Hal and Ned upon the
Pacific slope. 1905
Actual experiences of a traveler
through California in early days, as
the author states in the preface,
"through a country, the greater por-
tion of the way inhabited only bj'
hostile savages and infested by wild
beasts, yet containing old cities teem-
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ing- with a vast population, whose
.strange habits, customs and peculiar-
ities have for centuries furnished a
fruitful theme for Spanish historians,
poets and novelists."
Crespigny, Captain Charles de. Where
the path breaks. 1916
Barbara Fay, a California girl,
marries an English otflcer. • He is
erroneously reported killed in action.
They are reunited later. Santa
Bai-bara supplies the California color-
ing.
Gbonyn, George William;. '49 ; a novel
of gold. 1925
The coming through the Golden
Gate of the steamship "California"
with its crowd of adventurers, a pic-
ture of San Francisco in the grip of
the Hounds, Sacramento and the
northern mines furnish the coloring
for this forty-nine story.
CuENTOS de California. 1904
A collection of half a dozen short
stories published by the college set-
tlement of Los Angeles. They are in
varying keys and have a touch of
western spirit and coloring.
Cull, John Augustine. The bride of
Mission San Jose. 1920
A story of the splendid forties.
Mission San Jose is in Alameda
County. The entire Santa Clara
Valley, including Pueblo San Jose,
lends color to the vivid tale of the
time just prior to the American
conquest. The action also extends
to Monterey and intervening points.
CuMMiNG, Duncan. A change Avith the
seasons. 1897
A story of Castle Crags when it
was a fashionable summer resort.
CuRRAN, John Joseph. Mr Foley of
Salmon ; a story of life in a California
village. 1907
A story of a young woman who
goes from San Francisco to Sawyer's
Bar, Siskiyou County, to teach
school. The brief descriptions of
Yreka, Fort Jones, Etna Mills and
other places through which she
travels on her way, are accurate.
Daggett, Mrs Mary (Stewart). The
higher court. 1911
The story of a Catholic priest who
breaks his vows and lives a secular
life. The principal part of the story
takes place in southern California in
the vicinity of Pasadena.
Daggett, Rollin Mallory. Braxton's
Bar ; a tale of pioneer years in Cali-
fornia. 1882
The scene of the story shifts from
Ohio to California, where the true
characters of the men are revealed
by the life in the mining camps. The
story gives an exciting and romantic
picture of the gold mines, and inci-
dentally touches upon life in Sacra-
mento.
Davis, George Wesley. Aloue. 1922
A pleasing story that drifts along
in true keeping with the languorous
atmosphere of southern California.
It is redolent of the romance of the
Golden State and, though the action
is modern, the spirit of early da> s
has been caught and is here admi-
rably reflected. — Los Angeles Times.
Davis, Leela B. Modern argonaut. 189G
The love stories of two sisters
living in a small town in the north-
ern part of the Sacramento Valley.
Dam^son, Emma Frances. A gracious
visitation. 1921
The scene of all Miss Dawson's
stories is her beloved San Francisco.
This exquisite tale is of Russian Hill.
Ambrose Bierce wrote of it some
years ago when it first appeared in
a collection of her stories. "It is a
marvelous creation and I know of
nothing in literature having a suffi-
cient resemblance to it to serve as
a basis of comparison."
Itinerant house and other stories.
1897
A collection of stories, the scenes
of which are laid in San Francisco.
They deal for the most part with the
supernatural.
Dean, Sara. Travers, a story of the San
Francisco earthquake. 190S
A British army officer under suspi-
cion of theft is in the act of robbing
a Palace Hotel guest of her diamonds,'
when the earthquake shocks him to
his better senses and reformation
follows .
De Bra, Lemuel. AVays that are wary.
1925
Tales of San Francisco's famous
Chinatown.
Delano, Alonzo. Old Block's sketch-
book ; or, Tales of California life. 1856
A collection of sketches portraying
life in the mines in the early fifties.
It shows how the miners lived, what
manner of men they were, and is
full of local color. It is illustrated
by Nahl.
De Ryee, William. Truth unadorned.
1916
San Francisco furnishes the atmos-
phere for this story of realism, in
which a young sculptor and his model
defy the conventions.
Dietrich, Dr. The German emigrants ;
or, Frederick Wohlgemuth's voyage to
California, by Dr Dietrich. Trans-
lated by Leopold Wray. n. d.
A German family arrives in San
Francisco after a voyage around the
Horn. The captain of the vessel,
Fred, one of the German emigrants,
and a negro, go to the mines, where
they soon become wealthy.
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BoBiE, Charles Caldwei.t,. Blood red
dawn. 1920
A story nf San Fr:Lnciwc<>, in whicii
a s'irl has to make her own living
and in going' from one occupation to
another finds herself an entertainer
in a Greek restaurant. This takes
her south of Market street where
she meets the foreign born and gains
a glimpse of their point of view.
Two men have a part in her story —
Ned Stillman, a native, and Dr Danilo,
a Serbian doctor.
Broken to the plow. 1921
San Francisco Is the background
of this tale of a man who becomes
the tool of an anarchist, through
being a victim of a business com-
bine. Later some of his former
standards of life come to his rescue
and his inanhood begins to awaken
again.
DoissY, Louise Augustine Jane. A
business venture in Los Angeles ; or,
A Christian optimist, by Z. Z. (pseud.)
1899
The success of three girls in their
efforts to establish themselves in
business is the theme, with Los
Angeles as the scene of their activ-
ities.
DoLLiVER, Clara G. No baby in the
house, and other stories for children.
1868
Fanciful stories and verses of the
Sunday school type, for children.
The doctor's frog, Chee, The white
roses, and The old man in the ground,
have a California setting.
Douglas, Amanda Minnie. A little girl
in old San Francisco. 1905
The life of the "little girl" from
childhood to womanhood is pictured,
and in connection therewith the
growth and history of San Francisco
are interwoven.
Doyle, Charles William. The shadow
of Quong Lung. 1900
Realistic stories of the Chinese
quarter of San Francisco, connected
by the mysterious and threatening
shadow of a diabolical monster who
lives by kidnaping Chinese women
and employs the resources of modern
science to carry out his crime. —
Baker.
Drago, Harry Sinclair. Suzanna. 1922
The romance of a poor little peon
girl living within the sound of the
bells of Mission San Carlos de Carmel
at the time when the Dons were
supreme. The old Spanish capital,
Monterey, with fascinating atmos-
phere and beautiful surroundings
furnishes the setting for this vivid
story.
Drake, Samuel Adams. Young Vigil-
antes, a story of California life in the
fifties. 1904
Through the working of the San
Francisco Vigilance Committee, a
.\oung man accused of being a forger
is enabled to establish his innocence.
DuYDEN, Henry Francis. Jimmy's gen-
tility. 1915
The story travels from San Diego
to Sacramento, San Francisco and
the bay regions holding the center
of the stage for the principal part.
Du Bois, Constance Goddard. Soul in
bronze, a novel of southern California.
1900
Pictures sympathetically the char-
acter of the Indian. The .scene is
placed at "Casa Blanca" in southern
California.
DuFFUs, Robert Luther. The coast of
Eden. 1923
The story opens in Monterey where
the action of the first part takes
place. Later the hero goes to New
I'ork, although he has left his heart
in California. A meeting in France
during the war precipitates a happy
ending.
Dunn, Joseph Allan Elpiiinstone.
The water-bearer. 1924
A young eastern engineer came to
San Francisco and "was instrumental
in promoting and engineering a valu-
able water supply project for the
city. The action takes place in the
bay region and at "El Nido" some
miles away.
EicHENBERG, Eduard. What the birds
did at Hazel's orchard. 1917
How a California orchard with its
bird population was instrumental in
restoring a little sickly girl to health
and happiness. A story for children.
Elias, Solomon Philip. Dreams come
true. 1923
A short story of a roinance between
a patient and his nurse in a San
Francisco hospital.
Ellerbe, Rose Lucile. Tales of Cali-
fornia yesterdays. 1916
The loves, superstitions and simple
customs of the Spanish-Californians
are charmingly pictured in these
tales of California yesterdays. San
Gabriel, San Pedro and other south-
ern California places are used as
local settings. There is one San
Francisco story.
Ellis, Edward Sylvester. Teddy and
Towser, a story of early days in Cali-
fornia. 1904
The adventures of a man, a boy
and a dog, who are shipwrecked
about 200 miles south of San Fran-
cisco and make their way north
along the coast searching for gold.
Emerson, Willis George. Vendetta of
the hills. 1917
The site of old Fort Tejon and the
surrounding country, including
Bakersfield, are graphically pictured.
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Evans, Georgk Samuri,. Wylackie Jakp
of Covplo. 1904
"He (.Mr KvaiLs) peiL-cived that his
beyt literary worlc wiis done in the
portrayal of the scenes and people of
the rugged cattle country of Mendo-
cino and Tehama counties." — Bio-
Oraj}hical sketch.
EwiNG, Hugh Boyle. The black list, a
tale of early Californie. 1893
Relates the narrow escapes from
death of a rhan who had been placed
on the death-list of the Mormons.
The book pictures the life of Cali-
fornia in the early fifties and espe-
cially San Francisco in the days of
the Vigilance Committee.
Eystek, Mrs Nellie (Blessing). A
Chinese Qtiaker. an uufictitious novel.
1902
A startling story, true in every
important detail, of a Chinese boy
who was trained and educated by a
friend of John Greenleaf Whittier in
California. The boy has since Ijecome
a high mandarin in China and is
still what Mr Whittier called him,
"A Chinese Quaker." — Sunset, v. 9,
p. 416.
Facts, by a woman. 1881
The experiences of a book agent
who had as her field of operation a
portion of northern California.
Faenham, Mrs Eliza Woodson (Buk-
HANs). The ideal attained, being the
story of two steadfast souls and how
they won their happiness and lost it
not. 1865
A sentimental story written in a
style now obsolete. Its chief interest
lies in its description of social life in
San Francisco in early days.
Ferguson, Mrs Esther (Baldwin).
The lump of gold. 1910
The story is told in its title. A
California nugget worked in an idea.-
istic way into a romance of morals
by a writer who has seen the mines
and has seen the world. — Stanislaiis
Corcoran.
Fernald, Chester Bailey. The cat and
the cherub, and other stories. 1896
The Chinese of San Francisco are
the amusing subject of these tales
which differ widely from those of
C. W. Doyle. The author enters with
interest and real sympathy into the
curious workings of a Celestial mind.
— Baker.
Field, Charles Kellogg, cG Irwin,
William Henry. Stanford stories.
1900
These are stories of the university
as it was before the era of new build-
ings. While the attempt has been
made to create in character, incident,
and atmosphere a picture of Stan-
ford life, the ."stories, as stories, an^
fiction with a fi'W exceptions. — Prrfa
ti'ry note.
FiLCHEK, Joseph Adams. Untold stories
of California, short stories illtistrating
phases of life peculiar to early days in
the West. 1903
A score of good stories of miners,
stage drivers, and bandits, told in a
very effective manner, bringing out
most clearly the characteristics of the
Argonauts.
Fisher, Frederick Vining. The trans-
formation of Job. 1900
Community life in the high Sierras
in the early days, together with ex-
cursions to the big trees and Yosem-
ite, furnish the inspiring atmosphere
in which an orphan boy works out
his own salvation.
Fisher, Mary. The Treloars. 1917
A family living in the hills near
Berkeley. "The chief value of the
book is its concise comments on social
and ethical problems of today." —
Overland, July, 1917.
Fitch, Mrs Anna Maeiza. Bound
down ; or, Life and its possibilities.
1870
A visit to the Cliff House where the
two leading characters are impris-
oned in a cave by the rising tide is
the central event around which the
minor events cluster.
Fitch, Thomas, d Fitch, Anna Mabiza.
Better days ; or, A millionaire of to-
morrow. 1892
The local coloring is slight, as
Arizona furnishes the principal set-
ting. The object of the story is to
show that those possessed of vast
wealth can be a great blessing to the
human race.
Florence, William Jermyn. Florence
fables. 1888
The scenes are laid in various
counties. Two fables, "Santa Rosa"
and "Sausalito," have a local atmos-
phere. The latter is of San Fran-
cisco Bay and Mission Dolores.
Foote, 31 rs Maby (Hallock). The
ground-swell. 1919
The shore along the coast beyond
Half Moon Bay is where a delightful
and eventful summer is spent by a
retired army ofRcer and his wife.
The story deals with the fortunes
and incidents in the lives of their
children. The war is in progress and
one daughter gives her life while
caring for our sick and wounded
boys in France.
In exile, and other stories. 1894
Two of the six stories have a decid-
edly local coloring. "In exile" is a
story of the foothills, and Bear River
Valley furnishes the atmosphere for
"A cloud on the mountain."
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A picked company. 1912
The sordid side of life in the golden
days of '41) and the early fifties is
shown in all its repulsiveness. The
greater part of the book is a picture
of early days in Oregon.
The prodigal. 1900
San Francisco about the year 1880.
The story of a shipwrecked prodigal
and of his reformation.
A touch of sun, and other stories.
1903
Tales of life on the Pacific side of
the Great Divide. They interpret the
variance in character which gives
California and its people so much of
an individuality among the states of
the Union. — Dial.
The initial story breathes of the
foothills around Grass Valley, its
mines and people. ,
The valley road. 1915
How a mining engineer under-
takes to develop a project involving
, great difficulties is the theme. The
events cover many years. Marys-
ville, Colfax and the adjacent coun-
try is the locality where this project
is exploited. The San Francisco
disaster is also featured.
Forbes, Mrs Haeeie Rebecca Piper
(Smith). Mission tales in the days
of the dons. 1909
Mission tales based on facts,
stories, and reminiscences of Cali-
fornia pioneers ; also legends and
traditions that have grown up
around the various missions.
FoRMAN, Henry James, d Woods, Wal-
ter. The pony express. ]925
A thrilling story of the bravery
and patriotism of the pony express
riders who carried the mail from
St. .Toseph, Missouri, to Sacramento
and San Francisco during 1860 and
1861. Like "The covered wagon,"
this story has its screen version and
is familiar to the movie-going public.
Foster, Mrs Caroline Holcombe
(Wright). Little stories of yesterday.
1906
Seven short stories of the old
California mission days.
Franklin, Annie. Billy Fairchild,
widow, and other stories. 1917
A collection of short, romantic
California stories in which the loca-
tions are vague and of little impor-
tance.
French, Davida, cC- others. Not in-
cluded in sheepskin ; Stanford stories.
1907
This book does not aspire to por-
tray Stanford life in its entirety, nor
does it seek to justify many phases
of undergraduate activity. It de-
fends itself only in the light of a
personal interpretation of several
years connection with things not
included in a .sheepskin. — Foreword.
Friend, James Edward. One thousand
liars. 1893
A political tale of San Diego in the
early nineties.
Frost, Mrs Jenostett Blakeslee. Gem of
tlie mines, a thrilling narrative of Cali-
fornia life. 186G
The heroine, a beautiful and virtu-
ous young woman, finally triumphs
over the many temptations in her
way, after the manner of heroines
during the fifties. Joaquin Murieta,
the bandit, figures to some extent in
the book. Sacramento plays an im-
portant part in the story.
Gally. James W. Sand, and Big Jack-
Small. 1880
Two tales of the mines and stage
coach days. "Sand" was first pub-
lished in the Californian as a serial.
Gerbekding, Mrs Elizabeth. Golden
chimney ; a boy's mine. 1902
A bright boy buys the right to mine
the soot from the chimney of an
abandoned smelting plant located on
the beach below Russian Hill, San
Francisco, and thereby secures funds
with which to fit himself for his
profession.
Gibson, Mrs Ellen. A fair Californian,
by Olive Harper, pseud. 1889
A San Francisco girl whose finan-
cial reverses carry her to Sacra-
mento where she teaches music.
She then goes to Mexico where she
acquires great wealth which enables
her to return to San Francisco and
marry the man for whom she has
made great sacrifices.
Glascock, Mrs Mary Willis (Wall).
Dare. 1882
Scene, San Francisco ; time, early
eighties. There are also glimpses of
Mt. Shasta and a summer's outing at
Monterey.
Goodrich, Samuel Griswold. The ad-
ventures of Billy Bump. n. d.
A book for children, written in the
stilted style of its day. Recounts the
adventures of a boy who came to
California in 1849, made a fortune m
the mines and then lost it at tlie
gaming table in San Francisco. His
reformation follows.
Goodwin, Charles Carrol. Comstock
club. 1891
Experiences of seven miners of
- Virginia City, Nevada. These men
had gone to California in the first
days of the gold rush and they spent
their evenings relating anecdotes of
their adventures in the various mni-
ing camps in both Callifornia and
Nevada.
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<;raham. Mis MzVEGAKET (Coi.lter).
Stoi-ies of the foothills. 1895
The cliaracter drawing is remarka-
ably sti'dng, the sense of humor and
pathos marked, and the artistic
reserve of the story teller never
relaxed. — Book buyer.
The scenes are laid in the foothills
of southern California.
The wizard's daughter, and other
stories. 1905
A few of these stories have ,a Cali-
fornia setting, but the environment
is of secondary importance.
Gkanic'E, liowENA. Family gem ; mis-
cellaneous stories. 1856
Stories of a sensational type com-
mon to newspapers. They appeared
originally in the Golden era and
other journals of the early days, and
were popular with the miners.
Gkekn, William Semple. Sacrifice ; or.
The living dead. 1882
The principal events take place in
the region of the Dead Sea. The first
chapter, however, has to do with a
family living on the Alameda between
San Jose and Santa Clara.
Gregory, Jackson. The everlasting
whisper. 1922
The mighty ranges and vast for-
ests of the high Sierras are the back-
ground of this romance in which a
man who is an adventurer and ex-
plorer conquers dangers and hard-
.ships and a spoiled child of wealth is
moulded into a courageous and use-
ful woman.
Ladyfingers. 1920
Robert Ashe, alias Ladyfingers, a
San Francisco boy left an oriDhan.
became a pickpocket, thief and safe-
cracker, yet through it all remained
a poet and an innocent boy at heart.
The maid of the mountain. 1925
A tale of the high Sierras in which
the romance and adventure revolve
around an untutored child of nature
and a young gold seeker.
Grey, Zaxe. Tappan's burro. 1923
A book of short stories. The first
gives its title to the book. The set-
ting of Tappan's burro is Death
Valley and vicinity. The other
stories are not of California.
Wanderer of the wasteland. 1923
A man believing that he had killed
his brother wanders for years in the
desert. He is helpful to others who
have had to seek the seclusion of the
wasteland but finally returns to
civilization. The lure of Death Val-
ley gives the California coloring.
Gtje, Belle Willey. The fugitives. 1923
A young man and a yoimg woman
who wish to escape from the con-
ventions of their eastern surround-
ings find themselves neighbors on
the coast of southern California
somewhere in the vicinity of Los
Angeles. The descriptions of the
favored spot in which they live are
vivid and entertaining.
Gt ezenec, Alfked. L'amour au uouveau
monde. In French, n. d.
A romance of the Santa Cruz mis-
sion in the days of the Padres.
Bras d'acier. 1891
The adventurous days of the gold
rush furnish opportunities for a
French hero to perform most remark-
able feats of prowess. Indians, gaiii-
blers and adventurers add interest to
the exciting events here pictured.
The action takes place in San Fran-
cisco and the placer mines.
GuA'NisoN. Charles Andrew. The
beautiful eyes of Ysidria. 1894
Full of the atmosphere of the old
Spanish-California days and the
beauties of Marin County where the
dramatic action of the story takes
place.
In the San Benito hills, etc. 1S91
Three short stories and soine
verses. The first story, which gives
the name to the collection, has San
Benito County as a setting at the
time of the outlaw Vasquez.
A Napa Christchild. 189G
Two old-fashioned Christmas tale.s.
The first gives vivid glimpses of the
Napa Valley as seen from the sur-
rounding liiils.
"Benicia's letters." These letters
are written by a Californian who is
far from home. In them he ex-
presses his love for his friends m
far away Santa Clara Valley.
Habberton, John. Romance of Cali-
fornia life ; illustrated by Pacific coast
stories, thrilling, pathetic and humor-
ous. 1879
, First published in IS 77 under the
title "Some folks."
Some folks. 1877
A collection of sketches, the major-
ity of which depict the picturesque
life of the mining camps after the
manner of Bret Harte's earlier
stories.
Haines, Alice Calhoun. Flower of the
world. 1922
The story deals with the develop-
ment of a beautiful girl who lost the
"fiower of the world." The setting
for the story is an artist colony on
the coast of southern California. The
heroine also lives for a time with me
gypsy tribes of Lower California.
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Haines, Doxal Ha^sfiltox. Sky-Line
Inn. 1!)2?,
An inn in tliu liigli Sierras of cen-
tr;il California is tlie scene of action
in this intprestins tale of an ex-
soldier of the French army "who is
a culinary genius. The narrative of
an eventful summer forms the story
of "Sky-Line Inn."
H.VLL. Angelo. Forty-one thieves. 1919
A Nevada County story giving an
account of a stage robbery, a miir-
der, the capture of the murderers
after a chase of three years, and
their final punishment.
Han KINS, Arthur Preston. Cole of
Spyglass Mountain. 1923
Joshua Cole fights his way through
many hardships until his wonderful
and natural bent along scientific lines
makes him famous. He discovers a
California mountain eminently fitted
for astronomical observation, obtains
a homestead, erects an observatorj-
and makes a wonderful discovery.
Romance, mystery and danger adil
spice to the narrative.
Falcon, of Squawtootb. 1923
Squawtooth, a ranch in the desert,
the construction of a railroad wit'i
its camps, and Falcon, a product of
thp western construction camp, are
high lights in this typical western
story.
Heritage of the hills. 1922
The high Sierras as the setting,
the solving of an ethical question
involving keeping faith with the
Indians, accompanied by a rather
unusual love story, make the book
most entertaining.
The valley of Arcana. 1923
An unexplored valley in the remote
mountains of California is the setting
for a story of love and adventure.
Harraden, Beatrice. Hilda Strafford,
a California story. 1897
California life among IDnglish colo-
nists in the foothills of southern Cali-
fornia is here portrayed.
Harris, ^Y. B. Pioneer life in California.
1SS4
The story depicts the evils caused
by drinking and gambling, also the
quickly won and quickly lost for-
tunes, characteristic of early days in
California.
Hart, Jerome Alfred. The Golcouda
bonanza. 1923
The far west is the setting for
this strong story. It sweeps from
the lofty mountains of the Sierra to
the mighty Pacific ; from the dark
depths of silver mines to the bril-
liant scenes of club, society and
studio life in the Bay City. — Pub-
lisher. The struggle for possession
of a mine.
A vigilante gii-1. 1910
A stor.v of California which i.iic-
tures the tran.sition period in the
state's history, between tlie glamour
and romance of adventurous gold-
hunting days and the dawn of a
powerful reign of law and order.
Vigilantes justice and lynch law rule
the land. — Book rev. digest.
Hart, William Surrey. Told under a
white oak tree. 1922
Bill Hart's pinto pony tells of his
adventures in the movie world as he
carries his master through the haz-
ardous incidents of his film successes.
Harte, Francis Bret.
No attempt is made to give a com^-
plete list of Bret Harte's stories.
Haslett. Harriet Holmes. Impulses.
1920
An interesting story of San Fran-
cisco life in which the hero followed
his impulses and was led thereby to
love and happiness.
Hayes, J. W. Tales of the Sierras. 1900
The title indicates the setting of
these tales. The illustrations are
humorous.
Heath, Sarah Ritchie. The Padre's
little caretaker. 1913
A romance of Carmel Mission. How
the little caretaker, through her
great love for and devotion to Father
Serra and the mission, made the
restoration of Carmel possible, is the
theme.
Hemphill, Yivia. Down the mother
lode. 1922
A collection of ten stories of the
gold region and the golden days of
California. The author tells us thdt
"each one is based upon truth.
Somewhere, sometime, some place,
certain characters lived the scenes
and actions here described."
Herr, Charlotte B. Their Mariposa
legend. 1921
A charming legend of Catalina
Island with a modern romance which
is enacted there.
HoLADAY, May. On the side-lines. 1925
A wholesome, jolly story for boys
in their teens. The college used as
a background is undoubtedly Stan-
ford University. The story is writ-
ten, however, from the viewpoint of
the high school boy rather than that
of the university man.
Holder, Charles Frederick. Adven-
tures of Torqua. 1902
The life and remarkable adventures
of three boys, refugees on the island
of Santa Catalina (Pimugna) in the
eighteenth century.
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The treawvire divers. 1S!)S
The.se adventurers in .search of th<^
\vondcr.s of the deep begin their cx-
Ijedition from San I'edro and Santa
Catalina, where they test their ship.
Thence they leave for the South Seas.
Hopkins, Mis Pauline Bradford
( Mackie ) . The story of Kate, a tale
of California life for girls. 1903
Kate is an ambitious southern Cali-
fornia girl who has to teach school in
a small town Instead of going to the
University of California as she
wishes. She later receives an art
scholarship in San Francisco.
Hough, Emerson. Tlie covered wagon.
11)22
The pioneer epic of the west. The
struggles, brave deeds anc] dangers
faced by the American pioneers are
fascinatingly portrayed in this story
which has been transferred to the
screen and given to the world as a
magnificent tribute to the builders
of the west.
Hudson, Lillian. Governor Thurnioud's
birdhouse. 1915
An up-to-date story for children.
The author says : "Our town sits
proudly on the uplands of the penin-
sula that extends like a sheltering
arm around the western rim of the
most beautiful bay in the world and
which terminates in San Francisco.''
HxTGHES, Rupert. Souls for sale. 1922
A picture of studio life in Holly-
wood. The story revolves around a
woman who is caught by the spell
of a screen career and whose ambi-
tion for such a life overshadows all
else.
Irwin, Wallace. Seed of the suu. 1921
Deals with the Japanese question.
The story of the wresting of the
most fertile land in the state from
the native-born Americans by the
Japanese backed by the imperial
government. The action in the story
takes place in the delta region on the
Sacramento River and in other parts
of Sacramento County.
Irwin, William Henry. The readjust-
ment. 1910
The hero, a vigorous youth of
Tulare, falls in love with a girl
of excjuisite feeling and fine sense of
honor. Before their marriage a
crisis brings them to a realizatioii
of their uncongeniality of spirit. The
scenes are placed in the Santa Clara
Valley, between Santa Clara and Los
Gatos, and in San Francisco.
ISAMAN, Mrs Sara (White),
tales of California. 1909
Tonrist
A collection of monologues in dia-
lect concerning the travels and
adventures of an elderly couple in
and near Los Angeles, told by them
on their return to their home in
Nebraska.
J.vcKSON. Chahlks Tenay. a (lay of
souls. 1910-
Life in San Frauciscd's bohcmia is
heie pictured. A young man. after
going- down into the depths of dissi-
pation, is cleansed through the help
of a woman.
Jackson, Mrs Helen Maria (Fiske)
Hunt. Kamona. 1900.
The story was written to expose
the injustice of United States gov-
ernment policy towards the Indians.
The scene is southern California.
The author takes one of the Mission
Indians for her hero, while picturing
old-fashioned life on a Spanish
rancho, the household, the pastoral
occu]iations, and the religious observ-
ances. A tragic love story. — Baker.
Jajies, George Wharton. The story of
Scraggles. 1900
Scraggles' autobiography is a
record of sweet bird life. Mr James
l^efriended this little weak scraggly
sparrow, made a pet of it, and finally
interpreted its thoughts as he set
them down in his story. — Book rev.
digest.
Jarboe, Mrs Mary H. (Thomas). Go
forth and find. 1895
Santa Cruz, Monterey and vicinity-
furnish the background for the
greater part of the book. The pic-
turesquenesp of the country as it
was twenty-five years ago is well
described.
Robert Atterbury, a study of life
and love. 1896
The east furnishes the settings for
most of the story. A few chapters,
however, picture Santa Cruz as ii
was in the early nineties.
Jessop, George H. Gerald Ffrench's
friends. 1889
Contents : "Rise and fall of the
Irish Aigle," has to do with Ffrench's
editorship of a San Francisco news-
]3aper in the seventies ; "Carrick
Meagher," a picturesque character
on the Irish Aigle force ; "At the
town of the Queen of the Angels,"
an exciting newspaper story laid in
Los Angeles at the time of the com-
pletion of the Southern Pacific rail-
road ; "An old man from the old
country," a San Francisco story ;
"Last of the Costellos,'' laid in Ire-
land, San Fi'ancisco, and Marysville ;
"Under the redwood tree," a touch-
ing story of a lumber camp in Hum-
boldt County.
Judge Lynch. 1889
A romance of the California vine-
yards. A small town in the coast
range region is the scene of a lynching
party. Fortunately the victim proves
his innocence in time to prevent the
final act.
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Johnson, Mvk Constanck Fuller
(Whekler). Mary i-n California.
1922
The adventures ol' a family from
the east who spend a vacation in
California. Their travels take them
over a large portion of the state,
durinp,- which the three children enjoy
the thrills of many exciting expe-
riences.
JonNSON, Elizabeth Winthrop. One
chance in a hundred. 1911
This story has Idah Meachani
Strowbridge's "Greater love hath no
man" as a base, but gives the hero
a fate less bitter. It describes viv-
idly the country around Los Angeles
Monterey and San Francisco are
described less fully.
Orchard folk. 1898
Two California stories.
"The Delician=^ " The life of the
Spanish-California families living in
Santa Barbara during the fifties and
later is portrayed.
"Silvela of Dulzura," the second
story, is in a measure both a sequel
and a contrast to the former story.
Los Angeles County furnishes the
setting. The easy-going, pleasure-
loving ways of Benito Silvela are
typical of the early Californians.
Johnson, Gladys Etta. Moon country.
1924
A mystery story laid in the coun-
try surrounding Half Moon Bay, San
Mateo County. Terror lurks in the
lupine bushes and strange things
happen in the old stone house above
the shore, in the midst of which a
young man and girl work out their
destiny.
Wind along the waste. 1921
A weird tale full of mystery. The
setting is at "Dune House," an ouc-
of-the-way place on the San Mateo
coast. Many terrifying things hap-
pen at "Dune House," the solution
of which does not come until the last
and then in a most unexpected man-
ner. Some of the descriptions are
excellent.
Jones, Theodore Elden. Leaves from
an Argonaut's note-book. 1905
Judge Jones arrived in California
in 1850, and lived in the mines of
Trinity County for forty-nine years.
He is well qualified to give a genuini^
picture of life in the pioneer days.
Jordan, David St^vhr. The book of
Knight and Barbara. 1899
• A series of children's stories origi-
nally told by Dr Jordan to his own
children, and afterwards written
down by two Stanford students, as
Dr Jordan told them.
Keeler, Ralph. Gloverson and his silent
partner. 1869
The author has made California,
mainly San Francisco, the setting.
There is ver.y little local coloring,
however, the names only being Ca.li-
forninn.
Kelly, Allen. I'.cars 1 have met and
others. 3003
Mr Kelly was at one time a well
known newspaper man in San Fran-
cisco. He writes of grizzlies and
other bears. A full description of
the capture of Monarch, the big griz-
zly in Golden Gate Park, is given.
The illustrations by various artists
are as amusing as the text.
Kenyon, Camilla. Bandy's Flat. 1921
One of the almost deserted mining
camps of the gold rush days fur-
nishes the scenes of this tale of
hidden treasure and adventure.
Knibbs, Henry Herbert. Overland
Red : a romance of the Moonstone Can-
yon trail. 1914
A vivid picture of southern Cali-
fornia life during the prospecting
days. The hero, Overland Red, is a
good type of the men bred by the
life of the period. It is especially
interesting to one who knows south-
ern California. The Camino Real is
featured.
Knox, Jessie Juliet. In the house of
the Tiger. 1911
A study of the traffic in Chinese
girl slaves, describing fully many
Chinese customs, and tracing the
traffic from its base in China to San
Francisco Chinatown. Much local
color is introduced in regard to the
Rescue Mission in San Francisco.
Little Almond Blossom, a book of
Chinese stories for children. 1904.
A series of sympathetic stories of
Chinese children in San Francisco,
illustrated by photographs of these
most interesting little orientals.
Kyne, Peter Bernard. Cappy Ricks.
1915
San Francisco as headquarters for
the wholesale lumber and shi^^^iing
trade of the Pacific coast is feature j.
Cappy Ricks, proclaimed bv his asso-
ciates "a character," is described as
being "master of many ships but
skipper of none."
The go-getter. 1921
Bill Peck, private in the late war,
will show you how to be one. The
beloved Cappy Ricks dominates as
usual. A San Francisco story with
good local coloring.
The long chance. 1914
A tale of the early days in Cali-
fornia when corrupt men in the state
land offices maneuvered to get the
best land and water rights for them-
selves. It gives a good description
of California desert lands.
Never the twain shall meet. 1923
This romance of east and west
pictures a struggle between a South
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Sea island queen and a conventional
girl of the west for the love of a
successful young shipping merchant
of San Francisco. The latter city is
where most of the events take place,
although the action shifts to Del
Monte and then to the island home
of the queen.
The pride of Palomar. 1921
The story of the efforts of a gal-
lant young Californian to save his
ranch from falling into the hands of
the Japanese. By heroic schemes
and much ingenuity he finally suc-
ceeds in preventing the transfer and
saves the ranch. The setting seems
to be in the vicinity of San Luis
Obispo, the local coloring adding
much to the interest of the story.
The three godfathers. 1913
A story of desert sufferings, in
which three bad men make the
supreme sacrifice for the love of an
orphan babe. "In him they beheld
the King."
Lane, Mrs Rose (Wilder).
roads. 1919
Diverging
Local color is plentiful. Sacra-
mento, San Francisco, the fruit-
raising country and the oil districts
are all settings for this tale of a
woman who faces the world alone.
He was a man. 1925
The hero of this biographical novel
is known to the public as Jack Lon-
don, but in the story is called Gordon
Blake. The California coloring is
pronounced. From the San Fran-
cisco waterfront where London was
born to the Valley of the Moon
where he died, we follow this man
who has added to the fame of his
native state.
La Page, Gertrude. Children of the
thorn wreath. 1902
Sliort stories of little chilldren in
a San Francisco hospital, picturing
their sweetness and their naughti-
ness, their .sorrows and their joys.
LiCHTENSTEiN, JoY. For the blue and
gold ; a tale of life at the Uuiversity
of California . . . 1901
The hero is working his way
through college and the story is a
record of his freshman experiences.
Illustrated by photographs of the
university.
Livingston, Florence Bingham. The
custard cup. 1921
The Custard Cup was the common
name given to a group of run-down
tenement houses. The locality might
have been any one of our large cities.
"Penzie'' moves through the story a
lover of her kind, an ultra optimist.
Lloyd, Robert. The treasure of Shag
rock, an adventure story. 1902
Of interest to boys, contains much
good advice and some very pleasing
descriptions of San Francisco. An
account of the destruction of Shag
rock with an illustration of the ex-
plosion is given.
London, Jack. The abysmal brute. 1913
San Francisco — its prize ring and
sporting life exposed — the theme. The
redwoods and mountains of Mendo-
cino are also described.
The call of the wild. 1903
The first few pages of the story ax''"!
placed in the beautiful Santa Clara
Valley and San Francisco, but the
scene soon changes to Seattle and
Alaska.
The cruise of the Dazzler. 1902
The adventures of a young boy
with bay pirates in and around San
Francisco Bay.
The faith of men and other
stories. 1904
Tales of the North. The story of
"Jees Uck" is placed in San Fran-
cisco for a short time.
The game. 1905
The story tells of a western prize
fighter, his sweetheart and his last
fight. The background is Oakland
and vicinity.
— - The iron heel. 1908
A copy of an imaginative manu-
script written in the middle of the
twentieth century, telling of the
social conditions of the time, but not
brought to light until seven centuries
later. San Francisco and neighbor-
ing cities furnish the local setting.
The little lady of the big house.
1916
A large ranch in the California
foothills, with its various activities,
furnishes an opportunity for ex-
haustive discussions on agriculture
and stock raising : also charming
descriptions of surrounding scenerv
are given. The plot is not of vital
interest.
Martin Eden. 1909
Berkeley, University of California
and San Francisco figure largely in
this story of a sailor who, because of
his love and admiration for a girl,
entered university societj' circles,
educated himself and gained literary
fame.
Michael — brother of Jerry. 1917
An expose of the cruelty prac-
ticed in the training of trick animals.
Barbary Coast, San Francisco, is
given prominence.
The night-born and other stories.
191/
A collection of ten short stories,
some of which contain California
coloring. "The night-born," a storv
of Klondike days told at the old Alta
Invo Club ; "When the world wau
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young" has Mill Valley as a setting ;
"The benefit of the doubt" gives
glimpses of saloon and courtroom
life in San Francisco ; "Winged
blackmail," a carrier pigeon and an
airship play an important part in a
blackmailing scheme. Alameda,
Berkeley, Contra Costa hills. Angel
Island and San Francisco furnish
the local background.
The scarlet plague. 1915
On the shores of the Pacific, near
the site of the Cliff House, Professor
James Howard Smith, in the year
2073. tells his great-grandchildren of
the scarlet plague that wiped out the
]3eoples of the earth in the early part
of the twenty-first century. Sur-
rounded by a world reverted to bar-
barism, he tells of the former glories
of San Francisco, with its 4,000,000
population, and of the devastating
plague that passed over it, leaving
it desolate.
The sea wolf. 1004
The going down of the Martinez,
a ferryboat plying between Sausalito
and San Francisco, as described in
the first chapter, is all that claims a
local interest.
Star rover. 1915
The horrors of prison life are
depicted. San Quentin is used as the
settin
Tales of the fish patrol. 1905
The enforcing of the fishing laws
in the bays and rivers near San
Francisco by the Fish Patrol is the
subject of these exciting adventures.
Turtles of Tasman. 1910
Eight short stories. The California
coloring is slight. "The prodigal
father" has a reminder of (jakland.
"In the drooling ward" a glirnpse of
life in the Glen Ellen Home is given.
The Valley of the Moon. 1913
The story of a laundry girl and a
teamster who marry and live in Oak-
land. The labor troubles enter
largely into this story of the working
people around the bay of San Fran-
cisco. The two principal characters
become dissatisfied with city life.
They go to Carmel where they remain
for a time in the Bohemian colony ;
then, after traveling through many
parts of California, find their way
finally into the "Valley of the Moon."
Sonoma Valley.
"When God laughs.
Two of the stories, the title stor.v
and "A wicked woman," mention
California localities, but only inci-
dentally.
White Fang. 190()
A story of a wolf dog. The first
four parts are placed in Alaska, but
in part five the scene is transferred
to a ranch in the Santa Clara Valley.
London, Tack, ti- Strtjnsky, Anna. The
Kemptou-Wace letters. 1903
Imaginary letters between two
friends, Kempton in London and
Wace, a graduate student in Eco-
nomics at the University of Cali-
fornia. The concluding letters from
Kempton are from Stanford Univer-
sity. With the exception of local
names there is very little California
coloring.
I>0NGW0RTH, MiKA THERESA. Zanlta. a
tale of the Yosemite. 1872
The story contains descriptions of
the vegetation, animal life and forma-
tion of the valley.
LouGHEAD. Mrs Flora (H a i n e .s)
Apponyi. Black curtain. 1S98
A young San Francisco artist who
has partially lost his eyesight
leaves the city and settles upon a
piece of government land in the
Coast Range Mountains of California
near "Escondido Creek" in the "Ver-
nal hills." That ]ieople may not find
him out he changes his name and
takes up farming, although he con-
tinues his work of painting behind a
black curtain.
^ — Man from nowhere. 1891
Only one of the three stories in-
cluded has local color. The scene of
"Santos's brother" is laid near one of
the missions of the Coast Range.
Rafael Santo- has been rescued
unhurt from a burning building, but
was left with a clouded brain. In
his effort to save Felicia, his
betrothed, from a fire he regained
his reason.
LOWENUERG. Mr.S BETTIE (LILIBNFELD) .
Voices. 1920
Presents a solution for modern
unrest. Joan Lynn, the heroine, a
poor San Francisco girl, is guided
by voices that reveal to her the cure
for the troubles of her country.
LuMMis. Charles Fletcher. Enchanted
burro, stories of New [Mexico and South
America. 1897
Two of these tales have a local
interest. "A duel in the desert" con-
tains a description of a struggle to
the death between a wild cat and a\-
owl near Coalinga. "A tame deer"
relates an experience which the
writer had in Los Angeles. "Our
yellow slave" contains a brief men-
tion of the discovery of gold.
My friend Will. 1912
How a paralytic regained health
by pluck and perseverance. He was
the editor of a big Los Angeles daily,
arduous work on which caused his
disability. His heroic struggle for
life and health took place in New
Mexico.
Li:ther, Mark Lee. The boosters. 1924
Contains a distinctive and charac-
teristic picture of Los Angeles
during the oil boom and its spectacu-
lar development — the first novel to
deal with modern conditions in this
southern California city.
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:McCay. "William .AI. The valley of the
sun. 1921
The Mojave and the Death Valley
country are vividly pictured by one
who knows them well. The need of
water for these desert places i.?
stressed. Tliere are many hard
knocks and also romance and ex-
citing adventures in the story.
INIcChesxey. L. Studdiford. T'uder
shadow of tlie mission, a memory of
Santa Barbara. 1S97
A very personal account of a period
spent in Santa Barbara. It is full of
interesting descriptions of the town
and its environment, Montecito, Car-
pinteria, Hope Ranch and the cafions.
The time is the early eighties before
railroads and crowding' tourists had
stirred the sleepy town to life.
McCrackix. Mrs .TosEPHiNE (Clifford).
"Another .Tuanita" and other stories.
1893
The scene of "A miner from Ari-
zona" is laid in San Francisco. "That
ranch of his" is a San Joaquin Valley
story. "The story of a garden" finds
its main setting in Salinas, and
"Modern Monterey" is an interesting
description of California's early
capital.
Overland tales. 1877
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacra-
mento, San Jose, San Mateo, Gilroy,
and Ventura are some of the places
where the scenes of these stories are
laid.
:MacGowax, Alice. cG Newberry, Perry.
The million dollar suitcase. 1922
The attractive setting and local
Interest are centered around San
Francisco's social and business life
and that of its beautiful suburbs.
The mystery surrounding a million
dollar bank shortage is the basis for
a very interesting and exciting detec-
tive story.
The mystery woman. 1924
San Francisco furnishes the local
coloring for this satisfying mystery
tale. In the solution a tangled plot
is revealed which reaches back over
a period of tv.-enty years. A per-
formance at the Greek Theatre, Uni-
versity of California, occupies one
of the closing chapters.
The seventh passenger. 1926
The famous Jerry Boyne is again
the hero in this political mystery
story of San Francisco. The district
attorney who has cleared up the city
disappears on the eve of election.
The apparent disappearance from an
automobile unravels the mystery of
the seventh passenger.
^IcLntire. Joiix Jacksox. As I saw-
it. 1902
Of these stories only one is about
California. "The story of the mines"
is a description of mining days after
the '49 rush.
McNeil. Everett. The cave of gold ; a
tale of California in "49. 1911
In the story an attempt has been
made, not only to tell an interesting
story, but to interest the younger
generation in this remarkable and
dramatic phase of our national
development. — Foreword.
Fighting with Fremont. 1910
Historic events such as the Bear
Flag revolution, the killing of Cowie
and Fowler and the final conquest of
California are told in story form for
boys. Kit Carson plays a prominent
part in this tale of adventure.
Marby'at, Frederick. Narrative of the
travels and adventures of ^Monsieur
Violet, in California. Sonora. and west-
ern Texas. 1843
Several chapters are devoted to
authentic accounts of Indian tribes in
California, especially at Monterey and
San Francisco. There are good de-
scriptions of the country and short
stories are interspersed illustrative
of Indian life.
Masox. Mrs Grace ( .Sartwf.ll ) . The
golden hope. 1916
A tale of the "land of little rain" —
the eastern border of California. A
struggle to reclaim the desert and
its outcome.
Mathew.s, AiiAXDA. The hieroglyphics-
of love, stories of Sonoratown and old
Mexico. 1906
Tales of the Mexican poor wiio live
in the Mexican quarter of Los An-
geles, and of the settlement work
carried on by college students for the
betterment of conditions.
Matthews, David Sterrett. America
Kelsey. 1915
An historical romance of the San
Joaquin Valley. The author states
that "The names in most instances
are those of people who actually lived
there during the strenuous days de-
picted." The Indian tribes, history
tells us, were as described.
May, Florence Laxd. The broken
wheel. 1910
Political life in San Francisco at
the time of the great earthquake is
vividly pictured.
Meyer, George Homeu. Almirante.
1890
A romance of the old-time Cali-
fornia before the conquest. The coast
country furnishes the atmosphere.
The nine swords of Morales ; the
story of an old-time California feud.
190.-)
Dedicated to "The beautiful land of
Sonoma . . . scenes and surroundings
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which have ever seemed to me fit
home for romance." The scene is
laid in Sonoma, about the plains of
Santa Rosa and on tlie Russian river ;
the time is during the old Spanisli
days.
Michaels, Janie Chase. Polly of the
Midwaj'-Sunset. 1917
The oilfields of the San Joaquin
Valley furnish the local setting.
MiCHELSON, Mieiam. Antliony Over-
man. 1906
A band of people known as Re-
nunciants establish a community at
"Little Gap" in the Sierra foothills,
near the American river. The experi-
ment proves a failure, and Jessie
Incell, a newspaper woman of San
Francisco, after visiting the "City of
peace" makes a sensational story of
it for the San Francisco Inquirer.
MiGHELS. Mrs Ella Steeling (Claek).
The full glory of Diantha. 1909
The heroine, a New Tork book-
keeper, accepts a position in a
northern California town, "Boulder
Camp."
MiLLAED, Feank Bailey. The lure o'
gold. 1904
A California boy"s difficulty in
bringing his "dust" from Nome to
San Francisco where the story ends.
A pretty bandit. 1897
Also published with the title "She
of the West."
She of the West. 1899
A group of stories of western girls
published in 1897 under the title of
"A pretty bandit." The scenes shift
from San Francisco to the desert of
the Colorado, the mountains of Cali-
fornia and the San Joaquin Valley.
MnxEE, Mrs Elizabeth Goee. Ro-
mances of the California mission days.
1905
The delightful atmosphere of the
mission period is presented in these
charming mission tales.
Millee, Joaquin, i.e., Cincijstnatus
Heine. The first families of the
Sierras. 1876
A story of life in "The Forks," a
Sierra mining camp cut off from the
outside world. Into the plot is woven
the story of Nancy Williams, the sole
survivor of the family which was
responsible for the death of Joseph
Smith, the mormon prophet.
'49. the gold-seeker of the Sierras.
1884
A story of the gold rush to Cali-
fornia, the Argonauts, the first tunnel,
the Vigilantes, and the final good
fortune of '49, the gold seeker.
Shadows of Shasta. ISSl
A protest, in storjr form, against
the remoyal of the Indians from their
mountain homes to reservations. The
scene is laid principally in and around
a mining camp at the foot of Shasta.
— True bear stories. 1900
These stories have their setting in
Alaska, Oregon, and different parts of
California. The majority are in the
vicinity of Mt. Shasta, one of these
giving an account of a fire in the
woods of the mountain. The scene
of one chapter is laid in San Diego.
A brief and interesting description of
San Diego is given, and a good
account of a jackrabbit hunt which
took place at the San Diego College of
Letters. Another chapter is devoted
to a description of the capture of
Monarch, the big Grizzly in Golden
Gate Park. ISvery detail of the cap-
ture is given from the start at Santa
Paula to the finish.
Milne, " Mrs Feances M a e g a r e t
(Tenor). Heliotrope, a San Francisco
idyl . . . and other sketches. 1897
The first of these little sketches,
which gives its name to the volume,
belongs to San Francisco, and another
"Home Sweet Home" is of experiences
on the steamer from San Francisco
to Los Angeles.
Mitchell, Edmund. The call of the
bells. 1916
How the bells of the Mission Inn,
Riverside, as played by a young girl,
brought back to manhood and useful-
ness two men. The main theme of
the story centers around the labor
troubles that develop in a large iron
works in San Francisco. Local
atmosphere is plentiful.
In desert keeping. 1905
A tragic story of a woman's life
which is closely connected with the
southern California desert near Palm
Springs, and with ranch life in the
vicinity of Cajon pass, San Bernar-
dino County. Los Angeles and San
Francisco also add to the local color-
ing.
Mitchell, Ruth Comfort. Corduroy.
1923
The story of a big California cattle
ranch owned by a girl, nicknamed
"Ginger." The ranch is located some-
where near San Luis Obispo. The
story is full of the out-of-doors. The
man in the case is a young engineer
from Boston, and although his ideals
and those of the girl are widely differ-
ent, the romance has a happy ending.
Play the game. 1921
The California coloring for this
story of young love and normal youth
is found in Los Angeles, other south-
ern California localities and Stanford
L'^niversity.
A Avhite stone. 1924
San Francisco and a ranch in the
foothill country near Los Gatos fur-
nish the background in which a girl
works out her salvation and finds
a romance in every way worthy the
woman she has become.
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Montgomery, Walter. Boys of the
Sierras, or the young gold hunters. 1884
A story for boys. The title indi-
cates the setting- and the period.
Moore, Frederick Ferdinand. Sailor
girl. 1920
The story opens in San Francisco
and then shifts to the Cliina Sea
where the sailor girl is the center of
an adventure, comedy and romance.
MoREHorsE, William Russell. Mys-
tica Algooat, an Indian legend and
story of southern California. 1903
Pait I is the legend of Tauciuitz,
the evil spirit of the Sabola Valley
Indians, for whom Tauquitz Peak, or
Devil's Peak, in the San Jacinto
Mountains is named. Part II is a
story of the trip of a party of six
tourists up Tauquitz Peak.
Morgan, S^^xlie B. Tahoe ; or. Life in
California. 1881
A romance laid in Tahoe City. The
travels of the heroine and her father
take them to Sacramento and San
Francisco. The Chinese question is
discussed incidentally.
JIoBROw, William Chambers. The ape,
the idiot and other people. 1897
In the "Resurrection of little Wang
Tai" brief mention is made of Santa
Clara Valley, Mt. Hamilton and
Santa Clara Mountains ; also of the
Chinese quarter in San Jose. The
scenes of "Their permanent stiletto,"
"An original revenge," "The faithful
amulet" and "Over an absinthe bottle"
are laid in San Francisco. "The story
told by the sea" is a Monterey story.
Blood-money. 1882
The scene of the story is laid in the
San Joaquin Valley. It is a story of
a lost treasure suposed to be buried
at the foot of Lone Tree, near Mussel
Slougli, in what was at that time
known as Tulare County (now Kings).
A man : his mark. 1899
At the time when the great storms
swept the Pacific coast, the hero, on
the slopes of Mt. Shasta sacrificed
his life to save that of Laura Andros,
who had been instrumental in separat-
ing him from the woman he loved.
]\IuNROE, Kirk. Golden days of '49 ; a
tale of the California diggings. 1889
A party of men start from New
York for California by way of the
Isthmus. Their journey leads them
through San Francisco and Sacra-
mento at the time of the gold dis-
covery. Descriptions of Golden Valley
and Dusty Gulch are given. Cali-
fornia politics and elections of the
early days are brought out.
Mysteries and miseries of San Fran-
cisco, n. d.
Exciting times in San Francisco in
the early days. A story of the out-
rages committed and how the vaga-
bonds were caught.
Nason, Frank Lewis. The vision of
Elijah Berl. 1905
The story of a young engineer who
lives in a cottage in San Bernardino,
and who is possessed with a single
idea, that of reclaiming the vast ex-
tent of territory which lay barren
and unfruitful in that section.
NE^VBERRY, Perry. Black Boulder Claim.
1921
The experiences of two boys in the
mountains of Lassen and Plumas
counties. Their adventures take them
over Old Baldy to Eagle Lake and
that spur of the range in which the
lake is held. The description of this
part of the country is truthful and
readily recognized. The boys had a
most exciting time while hunting for
gold in this rugged locality.
Newton, Emma Mersereau. Veil of
Solano. 1902
A romance set in the city of San
Luis Obispo, when the only way to
reach it was by stage.
XoRRis, Charles. Brass. 1920
The story opens in Vacaville, Solano
County, but the action takes place
principally in San Francisco and the
bay region. Brass is a novel en-
tirely of marriage. Only one of
the five couples brought together in
the story finds happiness and a lasting
union.
NoRRis, Frank. Blix. 1899
The experiences of a young- jour-
nalist and his relation with a young
San Francisco girl are delightfully
pictured. San Francisco furnishes the
setting.
A deal in wheat and other stories.
1903
"The wife of Chino" is the story of
the Hand-over-flst gravel mine near
Colfax. "The ship that saw a ghost"
and "The ghost in the cross trees"
are tales of the San Francisco water
front and of the Pacific, "The riding
of Felipe" is a Spanish story of early
California.
McTeague. 1899
A story of early San Francisco, in
and around Polk street, and later of
the hero's experiences in the mines
near Colfax and on the desert.
Moran of the Lady Letty. 1903
An exciting tale of the experiences
of a San Francisco society man who
was shang'haied on a vessel bound for
shark fishing in Magdalena Bay.
The octopus. 1901
The story deals with the war be-
tween the wheat grower and the rail-
road trust. Scene, San Joaquin
Valley. Mussel Slough tragedy takes
place between Hanford and Grange-
ville.
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The third circle. 1909
Nearly all of these stories have
their scenes laid in the San Francisco
of the last decade of the 19th cen-
tury, and give brief glimpses of life,
sudden snatches of light and color,
as the author saw them in his walks
about the city. — N. Y. Times.
Yaudover the brute. 1914
This story was written by Mr Nor-
ris in 1S94 and '9.5. but was not pub-
lished until a number of years after
his death. San Francisco is the
setting.
XoRRis. Mrs Kathleen (Thompson).
Certain people of importance. 1922
A history of the Crabtree family
in California, where they live, marry
and die. Their failings and kindli-
nesses, their ups and downs in worldly
fortune are described. San Fran-
cisco and neighboring towns such as
San Rafael, Napa, etc., are a good
background for this storj' of very
real people.
■ Little ships. 1925
A story of family life in which the
children appear to the parents as
"little ships" launched on the sea of
life struggling against the storms, the
parents hoping that somehow they will
find their way back to the harbor.
San Francisco is where the action
takes place.
Martie the uuconqiiered. 1917
A California town in the bay region.
San Francisco and New York are the
localities in which a California girl
lived, loved and finally achieved suc-
cess as a writer.
Poor dear Margaret Kirby. 1913
"Bridging the years" is a story of
San Francisco. "Miss Mix, kid-
napper" is the story of a Palo Alto
girl, and "Shandon Waters" tells of
life in a little town, the center of big
cattle ranches. "Dr Bates and Miss
Sally" is the story of a girl living
near San Rafael.
Rose of the world. 1924
A small town in central California
fui'nishes the atmosphere for this
novel in which Mrs Norris presents
the problem "Is there any happiness
in a marriage when there is no love?"
Saturday's child. 1914
Susan Brown is a San Francisco
gill around whom is woven a story of
a life of poverty, then "wealth and
finally service. San Francisco, in the
days when Zinkands, the Tivoli and
the Chutes flourished, furnishes the
local coloring ; while trips to Sausa-
lito, San Rafael and Oakland lend
variety.
The story of Julia Page. 191".
A young girl rises from a home
life where standards are low to an
accepted place in the best social
circles in San Francisco. The char-
acters and setting are quite typically
Calfornian.
North, Grace May. Dixie Martin. 1924
A story for girls. Woodford's Can-
yon in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
is a place Avhere many things can
happen. Dixie Martin, aged twelve,
is a "little mother" to her brothers and
sisters. A young lady from New
York befriends Dixie and adds in-
terest to the story.
NoKTOX. Brayton. El Diablo. 1921
Deals with the great fishing in-
dustry of southern California. A small
fishing village on the coast is where
most of the action takes place. The
book receives its title from an island.
El Diablo, lying off the shore.
NoYES. Alfred. Beyond the desert. 1920
A tale of Death Yalley. "The story
is of a soul losing itself in a desert
of ideas before coming into the light
of truth."
Ogden, George Washington. The road
to Monterey. 1925
A story of the Dons just prior to
and at the time of the coming of the
Americans. The action takes place
in southern California in the vast
estate of Don Abraham near the
pueblo of Los Angeles. A lone Yankee
raised his flag, acting for the United
States, and claimed the country. He
made good, for the American troops
arrived in time to make his conquest
real.
Older, Mrs Fremont. The socialist and
the prince. 1903
The story is laid in San Francisco
in the '70s, and is a discussion of poli-
tics.
Oraquill. See Bornemauu. Mrs Mary.
OsBOi'RNE. Lloyd. A person of some
importance. 1911
A detective story in which San
Francisco is brought in only twice as
a place of landing between the Mar-
• quesas islands and the east L^nited
States.
Park. Charles Caldwell. A plaything
of the gods. 1912
A stirring tale of the struggle in
California between the Spaniards and
the Americans. The story opens in
the southern part of the state, and
changes to other parts. The bandit,
Joaquin Murieta, is "The plaything
of the gods."
Peck. George Washington. Auro-
fidona ; or, Adventures in the gold
regions. 1849
This is a fairy tale laid in a myth-
ical city called "Aurum" situated in
the Sierras.
Pex { pseud.) . Nicholas Nickleton. a
California Christmas story. 1876
Tlie scenes of these stories are laid
in San Francisco.
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Philip Thaxter. ia61
The adventures of a Xew England
boy who came to California during the
flush times of the gold rush. His trip
by sea, his experiences as a gambler
and his pursuit of wealth in the
mining regions are set forth. The
book contains much local color, such as
the hanging of the Mexican woman
at Downieville. an historic event that
caused great excitement in the state
at the time it occurred.
Porter. Mrs Gene ( !>5teattox ) . Her
father's daughter. 1921
The mountains, desert and gardens
around Los Angeles give the setting
for this novel. The heroine has been
brought up to love the beauty of her
surroundings. Aside from the three
love stories tliere are discussions of
various problems of the day.
The keeper of the bees. 1925
A war torn veteran escapes from a
government hospital and starts out in
searcli of health. He finds a home
and becomes a bee-keeper in a beau-
tiful little California valley described
as where the "Sierra Madres meet
the Pacific."- It is a nature story
told in the author's most charming
style.
Porter, Rebecca Xewiiax. The Rest
Hollow mystery. 1922
A mystery story with a refresh-
ingly original plot. It is set in a
great deserted mansion of an eastern
millionaire in southern California.
San Francisco also lends much local
color to the narrative.
Post, Charles Clement. Driven from
sea to sea. 18S3
A picture of the trials of a pioneer
settler in his conflict with land-
grabbers and railway corporations in
California. The .scene continually
shifts from place to place. The
Mussel Slough trouble is given a prom-
inent place in the narrative.
Powers. Frank H. I swear. 1891
The effect of a California education
on the life of an eastern girl. She
describes her visit to Berkeley. Tiie
story ends with her visiting Santa
Monica.
Raine. WiLLiAir ^IacLeod. Bonanza.
192(;
A j'oung pony express rider and his
brother, the great rush from Cali-
fornia to Washoe. Nevada, in 1S60
and many other exciting experiences
in the mining camps of Nevada make
tills a most interesting "story of tlie
Gold trail."
Reed. Constant. John Halsey. 1S8-1
.John Halsey, tlie anti-monopolist,
makes a fight against the bonanza
kings and tax shirking corporations.
A picture of San Francisco's political
life during the seventies is portrayed.
The Kearney riots and the new con-
stitution are given prominence in the
narrative.
Reeder. a. p. Around the Golden Deep,
a romance of the Sierras. 1888
Story of mines and mining in the
Sierras. The exact location is vague.
The Golden Deep is a quartz mine.
Rhodes, William Henry. The case of
Sinnnierfield. 1907
An interesting tale of a murder and
a manuscript. The plot centers
around Auburn.
RiCH.VRDS. Jerrett T. Romance on El
Camino Real.
Reminiscences and romances where
the footsteps of the padres fell ; that
is, between San Francisco and San
Diego. Interesting stories of the cus-
toms of the early Californians.
RiGGS, 31 IS Kate Douglas (Smith)
WiGGiN. Marm Lisa. 1896
A story of a San Francisco kinder-
garten and what was accomplished for
an unfortunate girl, who won her
freedom and a chance in life by sav-
ing a child from a burning building.
Polly Oliver's problem, a story for
girls. 1893
Polly Oliver was a young girl who
sought to find a true expression of
lier nature in a useful occupation. She
was a Santa Barbara girl who went
to San Francisco and there found her
vocation.
The story of Patsy. 1889
The Silver street kindergarten, San
Francisco, is the scene of this tale of
a little cripple boy. It is full of
humor and tender sympathy.
A summer in a caiiou. a Cali-
fornia story. 1889
The story describes the camping-
experiences of a party of young people
who spend a summer vacation in a
southern California canon.
Rising. Lawrence. Proud flesh. 1924
A story of San Francisco, begin-
ning just prior to the earthquake and
fire, 19 06. Fernanda loses both par-
ents and at the age of four is taken
to Spain by her nurse. There is an
interval of twenty years after which
she returns to San Francisco and
becomes the center of unusual events,
her amazing love affair with the
Irish plumber being the climax.
Ritchie, Robert Welles. Drums of
doom. 192.3
A romance of action, mystery and
love. Tlie plot begins to unfold in San
Francisco, then the action is trans-
ferred to Mexico where Nancy Hanni-
bal goes to recover a priceless Mu-
rillo which had been given to an old
Mexican mission. The hero appears
and shares in the many adventures.
Roe, Vingie Eve. The splendid road.
1925
A story of the pioneers of 18-50.
who crossed .the plains, many of them
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taking the splendid road tliat reached
from Oregon to Sacramento. Most of
the action occurs at Shasta, a min-
ing town of importance in the early
days. Sacraniento also furnishes
much of the setting for this tale of
love, courage and adventure.
Val of Paradise. 1921
A big stock ranch on the border,
Val, the daughter of the house,
rustlers, wonderful horses, etc., fur-
nish the outstanding features of this
interesting novel. The location is the
southwest and may be the California
border or that of one of the other
border states.
RoYCE, JosiAH. The feud of Oakfield
Creek. 1887
This is a novel of California life in
the last quarter of the nineteenth cen-
tury. It pictures home life in San
Francisco and the bay regions at a
time when the struggles of the pio-
neers had become a shadowy past,
and the great fortunes of California
were being firmly established.
Ryan, Mrs Marah Ellis (Martin).
For the soul of Rafael. 1906
The heights of San Jacinto stand
guard over the valley which furnishes
the picturesque setting for this tale.
The characters are all the tine, aristo-
cratic Spanish type, looking upon
Americans as "godless invaders."
Dramatic intensity marks each de-
velopment in a story of passions and a
splendid renunciation.
Sarin, Edwin Legrand. Gold seekers
of '49. 1915
A juvenile. The adventures of
Charley Adams and his father, who
travel to California via the Isthmus
of Panama ; one-half of the book is
devoted to the voyage. Conditions
in San Francisco, Sacramento, etc.,
during the gold rush are well de-
scribed. The book contains several
charts and maps, as well as a chrono-
logical outline of the history of Cali-
fornia.
Sanfobd, F. R. The bursting of a boom.
1889
A land boom story. The scene is
laid in Ventura County.
Satterlee, Anna E. The wonder girl ;
a tourist tale of California. 1915
A story of California in 1915. Tour-
ists on their way to the two exposi-
tions stop off at Los Angeles and
enjoy a number of sight-seeing trips.
Savage, Richard Henry. Little Lady
of Lagunitas. a Franco-Californian
romance, n. d.
An historical i-omance of the early
days, beginning with the rule of
Governor Alvarado. The bear flag,
Fremont's Camp, Monterey. San
Francisco, together with Joaquin
Murieta. the bandit, and the Knight.s
of the Golden Circle are brought into
the action of the story.
Sawtelle, Mrs M. P. Heroines of '49,
a story of the Pacific Coast, n. d.
The story describes the trip across
the plains, and the entry into Wil-
lamette Valley, Oregon, and later
into northern California.
Saylor, Mrs Emma Rosai.yn (Sute-
meier). The last mile stone. 1917
A love story woven into twenty-five
letters. The setting is a southern
California town near the sea.
Sheridan, Solomon Nehx. The ty-
phoon's secret. 1920
A bank president's son finds himself
stranded when the bank fails and his
father mysteriously disappears. Foul
play is suspected and the son starts
out on the Pacific in an effort to
unravel the mystery. From this point
on the story is a sea yarn full of
thrilling incidents. San Francisco
is the home city where the local
coloring is pronounced up to the time
the hero goes to sea.
Short stories by California authors.
1885
These stories have as their setting
Mono County, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, and Marysville.
SiEGHOLD, Mrs Kate (Price). Old
mission tales. 1915
Mission days in Monterey are pic-
tured with much charm.
Simpson, William. The man from
Mars. 1893
The story is written by one who for
thirty-five years had lived alone on
the plateau of a mountain in Cali-
fornia. It has slight local color.
Sinclair, Mrs Bertha
M. Bower," pseud.).
1921
In this Casey Ryan story, the hero
grows tired of the luxury of living in
a city and again takes the desert
trail. He falls in with bootleggers
and although innocent is arrested and
brought in with the gang. His ex-
periences with crooks and bootleggers
induce him to become a booze-hunter
in earnest and as a government agent
he brings many offenders to .justice.
Los Angeles and vicinity furnish the
background.
The gringoes ; a story of the old
California days of 1849.
Although this is a story of Cali-
fornia of the '49 period, it is little con-
cerned with the craze for gold. Most
of the scenes are laid on the ranch of
a Spanish grandee who contests with
the United States government the
title of his land. — Booh rev. digest.
The scenes are laid in Santa Clara
Valley and San Francisco. Mention is
made of the Vigilance Committee.
SiNCL^\jR, Bertr.\nd William. Burned
bridges. 1919
The background for the larger part
of this novel is the great northwest.
(Muzzy) ("B.
Casey Ryan.
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The story .shifts to San Francisco and
several chapters liave a decidedly
local coloringf. The hero burns his
bridpres behind him in the procession
of events which make of him a man
of sterling character.
Sinclair, Upton Beall. 100% ; the
story of a patriot. 1920
In fiction form the Mooney case is
made the theme of the book. The ex-
plosion during San Francisco's Pre-
paredness Day parade furnishes the
local color.
Smith, Mrs Alice Prescott. Off the
highway. 1904
The story revolves round the life
of a San Francisco surgeon. Scene,
"Madrono Crossing," a few hours
ride, to the east, from San Francisco.
Smith, Nora Archibald. Children of
the lighthouse. 1924
A story for children written by one
who has a profound knowledge of
child life. One of the lonely Faral-
lone Islands off San Francisco Bay
is the home of two children whose
father is the lighthouse keeper. An
unusual setting for a charming tale.
Spadoni, Adriana. The noise of the
world. 1921
San Francisco is the home of two
idealists who married : one an indi-
vidualist, the other a socialist. There
was a separation, a clearer vision and
a realization that they were not so
far apart after all.
Spalding, Phebe Estelle. The Tah-
quitch maiden. 1911
An Indian legend. The scene is
placed in the Tahquitch mountain,
one of the peaks of the celebrated
San Jacinto range.
Spinneb,s' Club. The Spinners' book of
fiction, by Gertrude Atherton, Mary
Austin, and others. 1907
"Concha Arguella" is a romantic
account of Concha Arguella's funeral
services in the convent at Benicia.
"The ford of Crevecoeur" is the story
of a French shepherd in the Sierras.
"A Californian" tells of San Fran-
cisco society. "Gideon's knock" is
laid at the headquarters of a mine
near Colfax. "A yellow man and a
white" is the story of a Chinaman
who lived in northern California.
"Down the flume with the Sneath
piano" is an episode of a lumber camp
in the Sierras. "Miss Juno" has its
scene in San Francisco.
Spurr, George Graham. A fight with a
grizzly bear. 1886
A tale of an encounter with a
grizzly bear, which occurred in '49
while a pioneer was following the
trail that led from the Tuba to the
Feather River, en route for the post
office, located at Bidwell's Bar.
The land of gold; a tale of '49,
illustrative of early pioneer life in
California and founded upon fact. 1881
'J'his narrative is a vivid description
of experiences from the time the ship
left her moorings at New York en
route, via Cape Horn, for California.
San Francisco, Sacramento, Sutter's
Fort and many other places are de-
scribed. There is a description of
the fire of November, 1852, which
destroyed the city of Sacramento.
Steele, Mrs Rowena (Granice). Dell
Dart ; or Within the meshes. 1874
Founded on facts, this story deals
witli the life of a beautiful but un-
fortunate girl whose complete life
story is not disclosed until the end of
the book. The opening scenes are in
Sacramento, later the action changes
to the mountains in Sierra County.
"The man known to the reader as
Cheeney Dart was a member of the
California Legislature somewhere be-
tween the years of '54 and '64" — so
we are told in the preface.
Stoddard, Charles Warren. For the
pleasure of his company ; an affair of
the misty city. 1903
The misty city is supposedly San
I'^ancisco. One story is laid in a rose
garden in Santa Rosa. Story is valu-
able because it embodies pen portraits
of all the celebrities of California's
first literary days.
Island of tranquil delights, a
South Sea idyl, and others. 1904
Just one of these stories has local
color. "Tbe sawdust fairy" is a tale
of a small boy who belongs to a
circus. San Francisco and Sacra-
mento are mentioned.
Stowell, WnxiAM Averill. The wake
of the setting sun. 1923
A mystery and adventure story,
the scene of which is laid on an
island off the coast of Lower Cali-
fornia. There is little real California
coloring. San Diego has a very slight
part in the beginning of the narrative.
The Straight road. 1917
The strike in the hopfields at
Wheatland is cleverly worked into
the story and gives it an historical
atmosphere. The struggles of a wo-
man to earn a living and keep
straight both before and after be-
coming a hop picker give the im-
pression of being real experiences.
Strobridge, Mrs Idah (Meacham).
The loom of the desert. 1907
Miscellaneous stories of life in the
west. The scenes, placed in Nevada
and San Francisco, are of secondary
importance.
Stuart, Charles Duff. ' Casa Grande.
1906
This is a love story describing diffi-
culties over land grants. Scene, Napa
and Sonoma counties.
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Swift, John Fkaaklin. Kobort Groat-
house, a f^tory of Nevada silver mines.
187S
The story tells how mining prop-
erty was "mismanaged through the
machinery of corporation and .ioint
stoclt companies." Scenes are in Ne-
vada (formerly called M'"ashoe) and
San Francisco. Sacramento is also
mentioned. Many of the characters
are taken from life such as Sharon,
Ralston, Hall McAllister, Gen. Mc-
Dowell, Lillie Hitchcock and others.
Fictitious names are given them.
SZYMANOWSKI, STEPHEN KORWIN. The
searchers. 1908
The scene is laid in Los Angeles.
Interesting descriptions are given of
different parts of the city, and the
founding of the famous Ebell club.
There is also a description of Tahoe,
where the hero so.iourns for a time.
Taber, Louise E. The flame. 1911
The story of a dissolute, bankrupt
nobleman who attempts to win a San
Francisco heiress. The entire action
takes place in San Francisco.
Taylor, Mrs Ada White. The mystic
spell ; a metaphysical romance. 1923
"In a sunlit valley where snow-
capped mountains rise to majestic
heights above the poppy-fields, the
vine-clad hills and orange groves of
southern California the scene is laid
and the people live who through their
strange e.xperiences contributed the
subject matter for this book" — Fore-
word.
Terhune. Albert Payson. Black gold.
1922
The scene of this thrilling novel is
northern California, "a beautiful and
striking individualistic region which,
for the most part, is ignored by tour-
ists." The title is explained thus,
"gold ingots painted black are found
now and again near Barry Gale's
ranch in the luountains of northern
California."
Thomes, William Henry. On laud and
sea ; or, California in tlie years 1843-
44-i5. 1892
Deals with historic events and
prominent Californians of the above
period. Life at Monterey, San Fran-
cisco, Santa Barbara and other coast
towns, is faithfully described.
The whaleman's adventures. 1872
Charles Allspice's adventures aboard
a whaler and in the Sandwich Islands
fill the first half of the book. The
remainder recounts his adventures
during three visits to California ; on
the last of these he visits the interior
and t'ne gold country. The most con-
spicuous aspects of the gold rush are
described, though the whaleman's in-
dividual experiences are usually in
the foreground.
Thompson, Ruth. Comrades of the des-
ert. 1921
A story for boys. Mojave Desert
is the setting.
Traoy, .\rr.s ]\Iaktua Desire (Cvrter).
AKubah. u. d.
Tlie story is iif a stolen chihl, who
after years is found Ijy her father
and restored to her family. Part of
the story takes place in California.
A Christmas budget, u. d.
Of these stories "Barbara Clyde"
and "Isabel" have local color.
Jimmie Beverly's journal. 1880
This is a diary of a thirteen-year-
old boy who described his visits to
Tahoe, San Francisco and other
places in the state.
Truman, Benjamin C. Occidental
sketches. 1881
The main facts and characters
in most of the stories are true. "Hill
Beachey's dream" is a story of Cali-
fornia pioneer days, and deals with
officials of San Francisco. "Divorced
on the desert," story of a family
crossing the desert. Sacramento,
Marysville and Santa Clara Valley
are mentioned. "An hour with an
antediluvian" tells of a traveler on
his way to Sacramento from Los
Angeles who stops at Lathrop, and
while there is amused by a story told
by a runaway lunatic from Stockton.
"A midnight adventure in Nevada"
mentions the roliberies that have
taken iilace on stage routes from
Placerville and Sacramento to Vir-
ginia City, and from Los Angeles to
San Francisco. "Three extinct citi-
zens" is a story of a murder in Grass
Valley. "A matchless achievement"
is an historical sketch of the Central
and Southern Pacific railroads of
California with statistics.
TTlrich, Charles. Copper cross ; a tale
of a treasure hunt in the Pacific. 1891
Tlie plot turns on the strange
adventures which a San Francisco
physician and his betrothed have in
an unknown island of the Pacific.
Under the Berkeley oaks ; stories by
students of the University of Cali-
fornia. 1901
These stories are chosen with very
catholic taste, some for felicity in
local color, some for their ingenious
plot, and some for subtle analysis.
We have not chosen stories dealing
exclusively with college life. —
Preface.
Upright, Blanche. The losing gaiu.
1922
The setting is San Francisco and
down the peninsula with a brief visit
to Los Angeles and Hollywood.
Economic independence, business
eciuality witli man, or a home and
children? This is the problem which
had to be worked out by the girl
around whom the story centers.
Upton, Charles Elmer. Down Wild
Goose Canyon. 1910
Simple short stories suitable for
children. "Down Wild Goose Can-
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yon," "In darkness," and "A girl of
the Sierras" are incidents with a
sliglit California coloring.
Vachell. Hokack Annesley. Biiueh
grass ; a chronicle of life ou a cattle
ranch. 1912
Sketches of happenings on a large
cattle ranch in the foothills of south-
ern California during the eighties.
The atmosphere pervading these
character sketches is distinctly Cali-
fornian.
John Charity. 1901
John Charity, an Englishman, lefr
his native land in the year 1837 for
California. Life at Monterey and
many other parts of the state is
descrihed. The hero's love for a
daughter of the Californias, the
intrigues, jealousies, and her final
death by violence furnish the heai't
interest. Alvarado, Castro, Vallejo
and others prominent at the time are
mentioned.
Model of Christian Gay ; a study
of certain phases of life in California.
1895
A story of an artist and his twia
Ijrother, who spend a vacation in the
Coast Range Mountains near the
great Pacific. A grizzly bear hunt is
graphically described. A stage rob-
bery, murder, and lynching all enter
into this tale of California life. The
scene of the later chapters is laid in
San Francisco.
The procession of life. 1899
Southern California, especially
Santa Barbara, furnishes the setting
for this story of love and misunder-
standing. The time is the early
nineties during the land boom. A
big rancho on the coast figures
largely in the local coloring.
Spragge's Canyon. 1915
A character study of a San Fran-
cisco society girl, a country girl and
a California mountaineer, and what
happened when they were thrown
together in the high Sierras. Many
California towns are mentioned, and
ranch life as it existed in California
at that time is vividly portrayed.
The triumph of Tim. 1916
An English lad leaves his village
home and comes to San Francisco
Vv'here he spends ten years making
and losing a fortune. Local coloring
is of slight importance.
Ya^^ce, Louis Joseph. Linda Lee in-
corporated. 1922
Hollywood, the fam.ous movie city,
is the scene of this novel of sensa-
tional studio life.
Van Denburgh. Mary Turrill. Ye
On's ten hundred sorrows and other
stories. 1907
Tales of Chinese children in the
Chinese quarter, San Francisco.
Ya.\ Dyke, Theodore Strong. Ritlc.
rod and gtiu in California ; a sporting
romance. 1889 ( First published under
title "Flirtation camp.; or, The rifle,
rod and gun in California.")
The hunting and fishing adven-
tures chronicled herein took place in
southern California. An interesting
picture of sporting methods is given.
\'ax Loben Sels. Mrs Helen (Ells-
worth ) . The blue jays in the Sierras.
1918
Adventures of four happy children,
who live on a ranch near the Sacra-
mento River, during a camping trip
to the high Sierras, are entertainingly
told.
Yerne, Jl"lio. Escuela de los Robin-
•soues. 1898 Spanish.
San Francisco, which is featured
as the capital of California, furnishes
the background for the first part of
the story. The scene then shifts to
an island in the Pacific.
YiCTOR, Mrs Frances Auretta (Ful-
ler) Barrett. The new Penelope and
other stories. 1877
Charming western sketches for the
most part of the northwest. Several,
however, have a slight California
coloring.
Wait, Frona Eunice. Yermah the
Dorado. 1897
A story of an astrological nature
rehiting to a highly civilized nation,
whose largest city, so the story says,
was on the present site of San Fran-
cisco.
Walcott, Earle Ashley. The apple of
discord. 1907
Labor troubles and anti-Chinese
riots. The days of Denis Kearnej-
and the sand lot meetings combine to
give a strong local coloring to this
historic tale of San Francisco in the
late seventies. The activities of the
Committee of Safety are also faith-
fully portrayed.
Blindfolded. 1900
A mystery story, radiating the
atmosphere of San Francisco's China -
town, waterfront, stock exchange and
other centers where the adventurous
life of the city finds expression.
Tlie open door ; a romance of
mystery. Time 1905. 1910
With its setting in San Francisco
the plot of the novel hinges on the
attempt to discover the true murderer
of Arthur Griscom, a wealthy young
inan and member of the social set in
that city.
Waters, Russell Judson. El estran-
jero (The stranger) ; a story of
southern California. 1910
A fascinating story of southern
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California in the early days. The
Pueljlf), forming the principal setting?,
lies at the foot of the San Bernar-
dino lange in Imperial County. A
picture of the rodeo, Indian raids, and
many exciting adventures is given.
Webster, Jonathan Vinton. Two true
Califoruia stories. 1SS3
The scene of the first story is laid
])rincipally in the state of Nevada.
A village on the bay of San Fran-
cisco figures in a small way in several
of the chapters. The second tale is
of a family living on a farm near the
Marysville Buttes. The daughter
attends a private school at Sacra-
mento, where she receives a fashion-
able education.
Wentwobth, May (pseud.). Fairy
tales for gold-land.
Children's stories. "Santa Claus
and the Christ child" is a San Fran-
cisco Christmas story. "The Moorish
pearl" and "The strong man of Santa
Barbara" picture Spanish days in
Santa Barbara. "Juanetta, or The
treasure of the lake of the tuli§s"
relates to Spanish days in the Los
Angeles country. "Emperor Norton,"'
the story of an eccentric character
who lived in San Francisco for many
years. "Death's valley, the golden
boulder," a tale of Fort Tejon and
Death Valley.
The golden dawn and other
stories. 1870
Stories for children. "Doiia Made-
lina," a story of Santa Cruz, and
"The shrine of San Luis Obispo"
have a decided local coloring.
Whaley, Airs Makia Louise (Theiss).
By earthquake and fire ; or, The
checkered romance of two generations.
1914
The San Francisco disaster is the
historical event that furnishes the
author with an opportunity to un-
tangle the threads of the story and
bring about a happy ending.
Whitaker, Herman, ed. West winds.
1914
Short stories by California authors,
illustrated by California artists.
"Bufoe the mascot," "Pals," "The
corner table,'' and "The temptation
of Ann O'Brien" have an incidental
California setting ; the last two have
San Francisco as a background.
White. Stewart Edward. Gold. 1913
A vivid picture of early gold
seekers. Their voyage, perils of tlie
Isthmus, San Francisco, Sacramento,
the mines, the Vigilantes all play a
part In this exciting story.
The gray dawn. 1915
This is the second story of Stewart
Edward White's California trilogy.
It pictures the gray days of San
Francisco's history during the period
1852-1856 when its citizens deter-
niined through their well organized
vigilance committees to win back the
lity to a state of law and order. The
volunteer fire companies are also
given prominence.
On tiptoe. 1922
A romance of the great redwood
forests of the northern part of Cali-
fornia. A party traveling in a high-
powered car is overtaken by a moun-
tain storm. A young man who
knows the woods saves the party
from a grim fate and the romance
follows.
The rose dawn. 1920
The land boom of southern Cali-
fornia in the eighties, when the great
cattle ranches had to give way to
irrigation and small fruit farms,
furnishes the theme of this last of
the California trilogy written by Mr
White. The local setting is undoubt-
edly Santa Barbara and vicinity,
although the name Arguello is used
in the book.
Rules of the game. 1911
The California Sierras, with the
great forests and wonderful natural
resources, form the setting for the
greater part of this excellent story
of conservation and the lumber inter-
ests.— Book rev. digest.
Whitney, At well. Almond-eyed, a
story of the day. 1878
A story of the seventies in which
the evils arising from the invasion
of the Chinese are set forth. The
town in which the incidents took
place could be one of many in Calli-
fornia.
WiLLARD. Madeline Deaderick. The
King's Highway. 1914
The interest of the story centers
around San Juan Capistrano Mission
and along El Camino Real.
Williamson, Charles Norris, cG
Williamson, Mrs Alice Muriel
(Livingston). The port of adventure.
1913
The motor trips of the principal
characters take them to all the points
of interest in the state. Los Angeles.
Yosemite Valley and Lake Tahoe
receive a .goodly share of attention.
The hero of the story owns a ranch
and has oil interests in the Kern oil
district. The heroine builds a beau-
tiful home in Monterey, where they
both find happiness.
Wilson, Mrs Elizabeth (Sargent),
<€ Sargent, J. L. Sugar-pine murmur-
ings. 1899
Short sketches of miners, Mexican-?,
Indians and mountaineeis of the
early days. Mokelumne Hill, Sama
Clara, San Francisco, and many
other places are briefly mentioned.
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Wilson, Harry Lp;ox. Cousiu Jano.
1925.
A story of one of those large Cali-
fornia fortunes made from mining
and dissipated by stocl-c gambling and
liigli living. Jane, fresh from a
fasliionable boarding school, works
out her destiny in the shell of the
great old house which is located in
the mining region. She has inherited
the pioneer spirit and is thereby able
to gain for herself a place in the
new order of things.
Merton of the movies. 1922
Hollywood and the movie world are
here delightfully portrayed. It is
different. Both Merton and the girl
are lovable characters and are
deservingly successful.
Wilson, John Fleming. Scouts of the
desert. 1920
A story of the fascinating desert
region of southern California. A
book of adventure for boys.
Somewhere at sea. 1923
Twelve stories of the sea. All but
two or three of the stories have San
Francisco as the home port and its
picturesque waterfront lends color
and a fascinating atmosphere. Most
of the action takes place on the high
seas.
Wolf, Alice S. House of cards. 1896
A story of society life in San Fran-
cisco. Mention is made of Del Monte,
Ross Valley, and other resorts fre-
quented by San Franciscans.
Wolf, Emma. Fulfillment ; a California
novel. 1916
A novel dealing with the married
life of two modern San Franciscans —
he a wealthy oil man, she a member
of the intellectual set of the Bay
City. The subtitle, a California
novel, is rather misleading, inasmuch
as tlie book throws very little light
on California conditions.
Heirs of yesterday. 1900
The social life and culture of the
Jews of San Francisco are portrayed.
The last two pages contain a descrip-
tion of the sailing of the first Cali-
fornia regiment for the Philippines.
Other things being equal. 1894
The love of a Jewish girl and r
Christian is sanctioned, "Other things
being equal.'' San Francisco and a
summer resort on the Russian River
enter largely into the story and fur-
nish the local atmosphere.
Prodigal in love. 1894
Love, misunderstanding, and remn-
ciliation are the ijrincipal features
of this bcol-c. San Francisco an 1
vicinity furnish the stage for the
local action and intere.st.
Woods. Yirna. An elusive lover. 1898
A story of the Dr Jekyll and Mr
Hyde type. Los Angeles, Catalinzi
Island and Mt. Lowe fuurnish the
background.
- A modern ^lagdaleue. 18i)4
The title tells the story.
Francisco is the scene of
The Chinese highbinders are
part in the story.
San
action,
iven a
Worth, Pauline Wilson. Death Valley
Slim and other stories. 1909
"Western sketches with very little
local coloring.
WOBTHINGTON. ELIZABETH S T K 0 N G.
Little brown dog. 1898
A tale of the Presidio, San Fran-
cisco.
Twentv-eight seconds and after.
1900
A tale of the San Francisco dis-
aster. The experiences of a single
family serve as a background for
pictures of this time gathered from
contemporary accounts. The first
chapter gives some detail of the old
Latin Quarter.
Wright, Harold Bell. The eyes of the
world. 1914
A protest against the conventional
ways of the world. The action is
staged in southern California.
The winning of Barbara Worth.
1911
The reclamation of the great Im-
perial Valley is the theme of this
novel. The battle of the Colorado
River and the operations of unscrupu-
lous promoters, enter into the scheme
of the story.
Wyneken. L. Ernest. Chronicles of
Manuel Alanus. 1908
A tale of old San Francisco.
Young, Gordon. Days of '49. 1925
A well rounded story of the adven-
turous days of the gold rush. The
title furnishes the clue to the setting
and vivid coloring.
3— 44S05
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NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES. [April, 1926
JUDICIAL COUNCILS.
Comiiilcd by Law and Lesislativc Reference Department, California State Libkkarv.
/. Laws.
California — A resolution to propose to
the people of the state . . . that the
constitntion ... be amended ... by
providing for a iudicial council. (1925
Calif. Stats., res. ch. 48, p. 1369-70.)
Massachusetts — An act providing for the
establishment of a judicial council to
make a continuous study of the organi-
zation, procedure and practice of the
courts. (1924 Mass. Acts and Re-
solves, c. 244. p. 228.)
North Carolina — An act to create a judi-
cial conference. (1925 N. C. Public
Laws. c. 244, p. "489-90.)
Ohio — An act . . . relative to the duties
of the chief justice of the supreme
court. (1925 Ohio Laws, v. Ill, p.
90.)
Ohio — An act to provide for a judicial
council in the state of Ohio. (1923
Ohio Laws, v. 110, p. 364-5.)
Oregon — ^An act . . . Providing for the
administration of the courts through
council of judges. (1925 Oregon Gen-
eral Laws, c. 164, p. 244—6. A revi-
sion of their 1923 act.)
United States — An act . . . providing for
an annual conference of certain judges,
and for other purposes. (67 Cong..
Public no. 298. September 14. 1922;
42-1 U. S. Stats, at Large, c. 306, p.
837-840.)
Washington (state) — An act establish-
ing a judicial council and prescribing
its powers and the duties of other
officers in respect thereof. ^ (1925 ex.
Wash. Laws, c. 45, p. 38-41.)
Wisconsin — (Board of circuit judges pro-
vided for) (1923 Wisconsin Statutes,
sec. 252.08.)
X016. Wisconsin Legislative reference
library.
Misc. Judicial Councils.
Brief digest of legislation (proposed
and enacted) of the states of the
United States providing for judicial
councils. [Madison] Jl. 1924. 3 p.
typewritten.
//. Articles in Periodicals.
Arnold. G. B. [Missouri's proposed con-
stilntioual] Amendment paves the way
to great progress. (In Am. Jud. Soc.
J. 7:157-8. Feb. 1924.)
[California Bar Association] Adoption
in California of the svstem of a unified
court. (In Calif. B. A. 1917 and 1918.
Various speeches and discussions.)
Carr, G. W. The federal judicial council
and the movement for better bank-
ruptcv administration. (In Am. Jud.
Soc. J. 7:180-3. April, 1924.)
Chief .Justice Taft on need for judicial
council. (In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 7:163-
4. Feb.. 1924.
City Club of New York. Unified court
proposed to New York [state] consti-
tutional convention. (In Am. Jud.
Soc. J. 5:121-7. Dec, 1921.)
Conference of senior circuit judges. (In
Docket. 3:2859-61. Jan., 1925.)
Fowler. C. A. Wisconsin's board of
circuit judges. (In Am. Jud. Soc. J.
4:101-3. Dec, 1920.)
A good beginning. (Oregon Judicial
Council.) [Editorial] (In A. B. A.
Jour. 11:585. Sept.. 1925.)
Harley. Herbert. A unified state court
svstem. (In Neb. S. B. A. 7:108-27.
Dec. 29, 1924.)
Higgins. W. E. English courts and pro-
cedure. (In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 7:185-
234. Apr., 1924.)
How courts may be coordinated. (In
Am. Jud. Soc. J. 5:105-14. Dec,
1921.)
How to unify state courts. (Including
model act.) (In Am. Jud. Soc. J.
6:101-4. Dec. 1922.)
Hunke, W. A. Courts of tomorrow. (In
Am. Jud. Soc. J. 6 :22-31. June. 1922 ;
and Wash. S. B. 1921: 126-38.)
*As this is a subject to be voted on at the election in November, 1926, this list
ol references is published to assist libraries that will be asked for material con-
cerning it.
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JUDICIAL COUNCILS.
129
The judicial council. (In A. B. A. Jour.
11 :.508-n. Aug., 1925.
Judicial couucil foi- North Carolina.
[Editorial covering also the California
proposition.] In Am. Jud. Soc. J.
9:15-17. June, 1925.)
Judicial council idea ably presented. [Re-
port read at meeting of North Dakota
Bar Association by Judge A. G. Burr.]
(In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 9 :103-G. De-
cember, 1925.)
Judicial council in Massachusetts. [Edi-
torial including text of act.] (In Am.
Jud. Soc. J. 8:245-6. June, 1924.)
Judicial council in Missouri constitution.
(In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 6:87-90. Octo-
ber, 1922.)
Judicial council should regulate practice
and procedure. [Editorial in re pro-
posed amendment to California con-
stitution.] (In Am. Jud. Soc. J.
8:173-5. April, 1925.)
Judicial efficiency experts. [Editorial
comment upon 1st report of Massachus-
setts Judicial Council.] (In A. B. A.
Jour. 12:32-3. Jan. 1926.)
Judicial superintendence for Oregon.
[Editorial including text of act.] (In
Am. Jud. Soc. J. 7:85-6. Oct., 1923.)
Kelsey, Carl, and Jessup, H. W. Justice
through simplified legal procedure. (In
Amer. Acad, of Pol. and Soc. Sci.
Annals. 73 :1-251. Sept., 1917.)
McMurray, O. K. Unified courts. (In
Calif. B. A. 1917:25-37.)
Massachusetts bar ass'n. Resolve re-
questing certain studies by the judicial
council. (In Mass. L. Q. 10:34.
May, 1925.
Massachusetts judicial council appointed.
[Editorial] (In Am. Jud. Soc. J.
8:84. Oct., 1924.)
Massachusetts judicial council makes its
first report. (In A. B. A. Jour. 12:
15-19. Jan., 1926.)
A ministry of justice. (In Harv. L. Rev.
35:313-26. Dec, 1921; and Lectures
on Legal Topics. 1921-22: 69-86.)
Missouri fight for judicial council, etc.
[Editorial] (In Am. Jud. Soc. J.
7:147-50. Feb., 1924.)
Missouri judicial system unified in revised
constitution. [Editorial including pro-
posed amendments.] (In Am.
Soc. J., 7 :117-119. Dec, 1923.)
.Tud.
iNIissouri rejects judicial reform. [Edi-
torial] (In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 7:183-
184. Apr., 1924.)
Model judiciary article. (In Am. Jud.
Soc. J. 3:132^1. Feb., 1920; Am.
Jud. Soc. J. 6:48-58. Aug., 1922.)
The new judicial council. (In Ohio L. B.
& R. 21:241-3. Sept. 10, 1923.)
New law unifies federal judiciary. (In
Am. Jud. Soc J. 6:69-72. Oct.
1922.)
Ohio adopts judicial council. [Editorial
including text of act.] (In Am. Jud.
Soc. J. 7:5-6. June, 1923.)
Oklahoma state bar ass'n. Committee on
judicial reform. Report ... (In Ok-
lahoma S. B. A. 1924:120-9.)
Olson, Harry. New (proposed Illinois)
constitution and the administration of
justice. (In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 6:108-
14. Dec, 1922.)
O'Neal, E. Reorganization of the judicial
administration of justice. (In Cent.
L. J. 86:406-18. June 7, 1918.)
On having arrived in the judicial council
era. [Editorial] In Am. Jud. Soc. J.
9:99-101. Dec 1925.)
Oregon judicial council cooperates with
bar association. [Editorial] (In Am.
Jud. Soc. J. 9:14-15. June, 1925.)
Paul, C. H. Growth of the judicial coun-
cil movement. (In Minn. L. Rev.
10:85-99. Jan., 1926.)
Paul, C. H. Judicial council movement.
(In Wash. L. Rev. 1:101-12. Oct.,
1925.)
Pennsylvania bar association approves
judicial council plan. [Report of
special committee.] (In Am. Jud. Soc
J. 9:47-9. Aug., 1925.)
Potter, W. W. Give judiciai-y greater
power. (In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 6:164^8.
April, 1923.)
Potts, C. S. Unification of the judiciary :
a record of progress. (In Tex. L. Rev.
2:445-57. June, 1924; and Am. Jud.
Soc J. 8: 85-91. Oct., 1924.)
Pound, Roscoe M.
courts.. (In Minn.
169-89.)
Organization of
S. B. A. 1914:
130
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Powell, H. G. Success of business prin-
ciples in a city [Cleveland, Ohio] court.
(In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 7:166-75. Feb.,
1924.)
Principles of court reform are based upon
notorious facts. [Editorial] (In Am.
Jud. Soc. J. 8:263-6. June, 1924.)
. [Rule-making power eliminated from pro-
posed California constitutional amend-
ment.] [Editorial] (In Am. Jud. Soc.
J. 9:35. Aug., 1925.)
Smith, Sj^dney. Plea for establishment in
Mississippi of a modern unified court.
(In A. B. A. Jour. 2:27-45. Jan.,
1916; and Miss. S. B. A. 10:4.5-71.
May 4, 1915.)
State-wide judicature act. (In Am. Jud.
Soc. J. 1:101-18. Dec, 1917.)
Taft, W. H. Possible and needed re-
forms in the administration of civil
justice in the federal courts. (In Am.
Jud. Soc. J. 6:36-47. Aug.. 1922.)
Taft, W. H. To unify federal judges.
[Bill explained by Chief Justice Taft.]
(In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 5:36-^0. Aug.,
1921.)
A unified court in Mississippi. [Edi-
torial] (In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 1:15-
17. June, 1917.)
'J'he unified state court.
Am. Jud. Soc. J. 1 :l
[Editorial] (In
-7. June, 1917.)
To unify Oklahoma courts. [Editorial]
In Am. Jud. Soc. J. 3 :179-90. April,
1920.)
[United States. Conference of senior
circuit judges.] The federal judicial
council. [Official memorandum of first
two meetings.] (In Am. Jud. Soc. J.
8:92-5. Oct., 1924; and Tex. L Rev.
2:458-63. June, 1924.)
United States. Conference of senior cir-
cuit judges. Resolutions [adopted]
... (In A. B. A. Jour. 11:453^.
July, 1925.)
Washington creates judicial council.
[Editorial including text of act.] (In
Am. Jud. Soc. J. 9:102-3. Dec,
1925.)
What a judicial council can do. [Edi-
torial] (In Am. Jud. Soc J. 7:159-
60. Feb., 1924.
What's the matter with the courts?
[Editorial] (In Am. Jud. Soc. J.
7:151-4. Feb., 1924.)
Wigmore, J. H. Wanted — A chief judi-
cial superintendent. (In 111. L. Rev.
11:45-8. May, 1916; and Am. Jud.
Soc. J. 1:7-9. June, 1917.)
Note : Numerous articles relative to ju-
dicial councils, and other phases of
the administration of justice, will be
found in the American Judicature
Society Journal, of which vol. 9, no. 6,
was issued in April, 1926.
///. Miscellaneous Publications.
American judicature society. Second
draft of a state-wide judicature act.
Chic, 1917. 198 p. O. (Bulletin
YII-A.)
Massachusetts. Judicature commission.
Second and final report . . . Jan.,
1921. Bos., 1921. 168 p. O. (House
report no. 1205.)
Massachusetts. Judicial council. First
report . . . Nov.. 1925. Bos., 1925.
162 p. O.
New York State Association of Magis-
trates. Proceedings of twelfth (to
sixteenth) annual conference . . .
Albany, 1921 (-1925).
United States. Congress. Congressional
record, v. 62. (See H. R. 9103. pro-
viding in part for conferences of cer-
tain judges, and which upon adoption
became Public no. 298 of 67th Con-
gress.)
Wisconsin. Board of circuit judges.
Proceedings of the . . . annual session
. . . 1921-1922. Madison, 1921-1922.
vol. 21, no. 2]
MAP OF CALIFORNIA.
131
MAP OF CALIFORNIA SHOWING COUNTIES.
^1 /»r/S««»^ /&. 5*N FRMCISCO
lUlt- (flarlttnn. S<.
132
NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES, [April, 1926
LIST OF COUNTIES HAVING COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES
Statistics of July 1, 1925.
County
Librarian
Established
Income
1924-251
Books,
etc.
Branches
Total
active
school
dists.
in
county 2
Active
school
dists.
that
have
joined
Sept. 26 101 n
$47,389 00
6,144 14
18,173 69
10,955 55
50,761 88
149,874 95
16,104 92
27,564 44
12,748 01
9,300 45
94,142 32
30.266 87
13,926 31
290,000 78
21.267 77
41,725 76
4,096 99
20,505 06
11,421 99
25,987 00
10,548 59
14,299 83
35,028 02
9,370 13
33,314 71
30,948 63
116,570
14,628
62,539
a43,257
142,657
357,097
43,549
82,105
75,799
26,361
239,226
103,315
37,457
497,450
80,447
103,850
12,538
76,482
22,823
53,762
33,672
0
61,104
30,025
91,100
90,833
87
43
91
48
99
256
64
163
81
43
187
58
74
338
72
81
32
157
77
57
75
86
109
76
133
136
51
35
66
33
65
179
45
111
59
32
106
40
42
161
51
73
44
98
51
58
30
73
80
37
71
115
37
Bertha S. Taylor..
Blanche Chalfant—
Ella Packer
Mrs Alice G.Whitbeck...
Sarah E. McCardle
Mrs Faye K. Russell
June 2
Sept. 3
June 8
July 21
Mar. 12
April 8
May 12
Feb. 6
Sept. 15
Nov. 16
June 4
Sept. 7
Sept. 5
May 3
June 6
July 8
Aug. 6
Feb. 9
Dec. 9
Sept. 7
Nov. 8
Oct. 1
Feb. 4
July 14
April 5
1919
1913
1915
1913
1910
1914
1914
1912
1913
1910
1912
1915
1912
1910
1910
1915
1912
1916
1919
1915
1911
1908
1918
1913
1912
31
Butt«
59
29
Contra Costa
56
153
41
102
Imperial .
Evalyn Boman . ..
55
30
Kern
Mrs Julia G. Babcock ... 1
Julia Steffa
Lenala A. Martin
Helen E. Vogleson
Blanche Galloway
Minette L. Stoddard
Anna L. Williams
104
38
Lassen .
37
Los Angeles
Madera
125
49
64
Modoc .
' 28
89
Napa
Estella DeFord
46
Margaret Livingston
Edith Gantt...
33
Plumas.. ..
30
Chas. F.Woods
45
Sacramento
San Benito—
San Bernardino...
San Diego
Cornelia D. Provines
Florence J. Wheaton
Caroline S. Waters
Eleanor Hitt..
63
37
60
104
IdaE. Condit ... .
Mar. 7
July 6
Sept. 5
Feb. 16
July 20
Oct. 13
June 7
April 6
Aug. 14
May 9
Aug. 8
Sept. 8
June 10
July 3
April 9
July 12
1910
1915
1912
1910
1912
1916
1915
1914
1911
1917
1916
1916
1910
1917
1915
1910
30,260 00
15,259 26
15,999 03
22,066 00
28,635 23
8,500 32
18,249 01
23,019 72
28,898 03
14,881 05
10,875 50
4,426 62
42,209 29
8,373 24
27,713 60
17,860 44
0
42,175
a32,045
0
96,653
0
72,964
61,430
79,859
31,694
36,694
17,152
109,367
23,655
65,916
80,725
122
98
64
110
98
92
152
66
71
42
73
57
122
61
94
76
92
93
42
69
84
55
92
50
68
36
55
25
133
32
57
47
68
Flo A. Gantz.
80
27
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Siskiyou
Mrs Frances B. Linn
Mrs Elizabeth Singletary
Minerva H. Waterman...
Ellen B. Frink
62
76
5{
89
Clara B. Dills
47
Stanislaus-
Sutter ....
Bessie B. Silverthom
Frances M. Burket
Anne Bell Bailey
MrsLila D. Adams
Gretchen Flower
44
34
52
Trinity
25
Tulare
74
29
Elizabeth R. Topping
Nancy C. Laugenour
54
Yolo
45
43
Ol,'08-D9. '19
$1,353,094 13
a3,248,975
4,121
2,836
2,404
■The income as given does not include balance in fund July 1, 1924.
^Includes elementary and high.
^San Francisco city and county are coterminous. The city library therefcrc covers the entire coimty.
tics see under "Public Libraries, Etc.," next page.
For statis-
vol. 21, no. 2]
LIST OF LARGER PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
133
PUBLIC LIBRARIES OF 20,000 BOOKS, ETC., AND OVER.
City
Librarian
Established
Income 1924-25
Books, etc.
Card-
holders
Alameda
.41hambra
Berkeley
ElCentro
Glendale
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Modesto
Oakla,nd
Oxnard
Pasadena
Pomona
Redlands
Richmond
Riverside
Sacramento
San Bernardino.
San Diego
San Francisco..
San Jose
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara..
Santa Cruz
Santa Monica..
Santa Rosa
South Pasadena
Stockton
Vallejo
Mrs Marcella H. Krauth
Marian P. Greene
Carleton B. Joeckel
Agnes F. Ferris
Mrs Alma J. Danford _
Mrs Theodora R. Brewitt
Everett R. Perry
Bessie B. Silverthorn
Chas. S. Greene
Ethel Carroll
Jeannette M. Drake
Sarah M. Jacobus
Mabel Inness
Norah McNeill
Chas. F.Woods
Susan T. Smith
May Coddington
Althea H. Warren
Robert Rea
Mrs Edith Daley
Jeannette E. McFadden
Mrs Frances B. Linn
Minerva H. Waterman
Elfie A. Mosse.--
Margaret A. Barnett
Mrs Nellie E. Keith
Ida E. Condit
L. Gertrude Doyle
1877
1893
1907
1906
1895
1872
1905
1868
1882
1887
1893
1907
1879
1857
1868
1886
1869
1883
as F P 1879
1906
as F P 1895
as F P 1909
as F P 1907
as F P 1901
as F P 1891
as F P 1907
as F P 1878
1906
as FP 1890
as F P 1902
as F P 1894
as F P 1909
as F P 1907
as F P 1879
1891
1882
1878
as F P 1880
1891
1882
as F P 1881
as F P 1890
as F P 1884
as F P 1895
1880
as F P 1884
833,487 53
28,329 67
110,077 64
11,732 24
40.159 99
190,282 46
776,275 00
14,582 49
171,784 91
8,170 37
125,247 29
26.344 95
23,212 28
27,262 13
44.569 27
43,335 67
19.565 11
85,584 37
264,406 33
19,767 13
22,343 72
48,485 21
17,804 21
11.127 66
13,848 20
53,571 31
12,911 65
70,433
26,901
137,631
22,007
36,708
91,615
717,765
26,675
305,395
27.558
104,395
74,826
67,697
70,884
110.205
113,325
28,784
152.952
340.020
28,837
33,455
90,131
59,719
46,161
30,763
25,450
187.098
22,861
23,227
11,892
26,906
4,965
21,910
43,574
215.697
8,225
60,227
3,539
42,673
10,426,
6,961
8,953
7,973
19,705
10,635
61,858
96,634
12.575
7,691
5,596
"y,i47
12,312
a 5,700
Note : For public libraries of less than 20,000 books, etc., sec Annual Statistics
number of News Notes of California Libraries, October, 1925.
134
NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES. [April, 1926
CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES— QUARTERLY NEWS ITEMS.
Only those California libraries are listed for which there were news items. For
complete list of libraries, see Annual Statistics Number, October, 1925.
CALIFORNIA.
Area, 158.297 sq. mi.
Second in size among the states.
Population, 3,426,536.
Assessed valuation, $7,035,742,630.
Number of counties, 58.
ALAMEDA COUNTY.
(Third class.)
County seat, Oakland.
Area, 840 sq. mi. Pop. 344,127.
Assessed valuation $398,907,567 (tax-
able for county $353,955,912).
Alameda Co. Free Library, Oakland.
Miss Mary Barmby, Lib'n.
The Library School Class from the
University of California was taken on
the annual trip through Alameda County
in March. Types of branches were visited,
such as the Farmer's Branch, a town
branch, a liorae branch, the brooder
branch, a large school, and the institu-
tional branches. The entire class took
the trip and, because of this, it was con-
sidered a bit more seriously. There were
thirty-six in all, including the drivers.
There was an experienced librarian in
each car to ask and answer questions.
I'icnic lunch was enjoyed at the water
temple ar Sunol.
Mary Barmby, Lib'n.
Alameda.
|l§Ar.AJrKi)A Free Public Library.
Mrs Marcella H. Krauth, Lib'n.
The city of Alameda has purchased the
land adjoining the library to the south.
The lot is 50 by 1.10 feet. There is a
house, which after being put into shape
is to be used as a juvenile library. The
price was $8000.
Marcella H. Krauth, Lib'n.
Berkeley.
Garfield .Junior High School Li-
brary. D. L. Hennessey, Prin. Eliza-
beth I. Patton, Lib'n.
The fifth annual Library Day at Gar-
field .Tunior High School. Feb. 11, was
ALAMEDA CO. — Continued.
Berkeley — Continued,
the most successful ever held, notwith-
standing the unpleasant weather of the
afternoon.
The observance of the day fills two
purposes, taking the place of the mean-
ingless "Old Clothes Day," and raising
funds for books and magazines for the
library. For weeks preceding this im-
portant event, much interest and enthu-
siasm are aroused among the pupils
through the discussion of favorite books
and characters, making posters and
planning costumes. On this day all
pupils and teachers dress to represent
books or well known characters from
history, fiction, etc.
An audience that packed the audi-
torium enjo.ved the following program :
Part 1
An original play, "The Book Shop,""
arranged and written by two members
of the English department and the libra-
rian. A large "Magic Book" was opened
and many well known characters steppe-l
forth to entertain. These included
Oberon, Titania and their court ; Hans
Brinker' ; Dr Doolittle ; Rebecca of Sunny-
brook Farm ; Mother Goose characters ;
Evangeline ; Bob Cratchett with Tiny
Tim, and many others.
Part 2
The Boys' Glee Club, 75 in number,
resplendent in their white uniforms with
orange sashes, sang several selections in
a most pleasing manner, the new school-
song making a decided hit.
Part 3
"Miss Columbia" with her 48 fair
maidens, each representing a state, pre-
sented a beautiful patriotic number,
including tableaux, vocal solos and
choruses. The parade, in which over
1000 children with their teachers took
part, was held indoors, the groups
marching down one side of the audi-
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ALAMEDA CO.— Continued.
Berkeley — Continued,
torium, across the stage and down tlie
otlit'i- aisle.
The judges found great difficulty in
(L'ciding among the many cla.sses, groups
and in(li\'iduals. The final decision was :
1— Best Class
First prize — Low eighth grade, repre-
senting A kiss for Cinderella.
Second prize — High ninth, Ali Baba
and the forty thieves.
Plonorable mention — High seventh,
Toby Tyler.
2 — Best Group (smaller than class-unit)
First prize — Hans Brinker.
Second prize — Robin Hood and his
merry men.
Third prize — Sara Crewe.
Honorable mention — The Pilgrims.
3 — Individuals
1 — Most beautiful
First prize — AYhen knighthood was in
flower.
Second prize — Lavender and old lace.
Honorable mention — Carmen.
2 — Most original
First prize — Radio
Second prize — World Book.
Honorable mention — Phantom of the
opera.
3 — Best sustained
First prize — Nydia.
Second prize — Dr Doolittle.
Honorable mention — Sailor Ben.
4 — Best teachers
First prize — Ichabod Crane.
Second prize — Joaquin Miller.
Third prize — Dora Copperfield.
From the luncheon and entertainment
s?veral hundred dollars were added to our
library fund.
At the request of Misses Barmby and
Baird of the Alameda County Free
Library, our play, "The Book Shop," was
repeated in Oakland before a very appre-
ciative audience.
I{;lizabeth Pattox, Lib'n.
I'ACiFic School of Religion Libeaby.
Dr Herman F. Su'ortz, Pres. Geo. T.
Tolson. Lib'n.
The Holbrook Library building, a gift
of the late Charles Holbrook of San
Francisco, was dedicated Feb, 3, 1920.
ALAMEDA CO.— Continued.
Berkeley — Continued.
The library of the Pacific School ^-t
Religion has been moved into it.
Livermore.
Li\^EMOKE Union High School Li-
brary. Herbert Lee. Prin.
Our students act as assistant librarians
and receive activity credit for their serv-
ices. This system gives the students an
opportunity to earn activity credit w^hicii
assists them to meet the honor sociecy
requirements. It also gives them trail-
ing in librai"5' procedure and acts as a
vocational aid, for many students find
out in this way if they would like to enter
the library profession.
Ethel L. Reith, Lib'n.
Oakland.
:;:§||Oakland Free [Public] Library.
Chas. S. Greene, Lib'n.
The Librarian has appointed the fol-
lowing members of the staff lo serve on
Committees for the six months beginning
January 1, 1926. Program : Mrs C. K.
Louderback, chairman ; Misses Edith Hib-
berd and Grace Ransome. Staff Bulletin :
Miss Leona M. Alexander, chairman ;
Misses Irene Farrell and Elsie Schauflei'.
On January ISth Mr C. W. Gibson
presented to the Library a check for .S.^OQ
for the purchase of books for the Rock-
ridge Branch. This makes a total amount
of .$2,500 since March, 192.5, that Mr Gib-
son has given for books for Rockridge
Branch, and the circulation of the branch
has increased greatly since the books
purchased with the money have been
added to the shelves.
Smaller gifts of money have been re-
ceived from the Fruitvale and Sequoia
Parent-Teacher Associations and Mrs
Olive Lathrop for the Dimond Branch,
and from the Golden Gate Parent-Teachev
Association for the Golden Gate Branch.
Mr Henry Root, who, with Mr J. R.
Talcott, gave the site of the Melrosa
Branch, has presented to the Melrose
Branch ten additional volumes to the set
of the United States Supreme Court deci-
sions, making 260 in all. The Claremont
Parlor, N. S. G. W., has presented to
the Golden Gate Branch the old fire bell
from that district. Dedication services
were held on Washington's Birthday.
The Oakland Library Council hag
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ALAMEDA CO.— Continued.
Oakland — Continued,
changed its name to the Eastbay Library
Council, and now includes tlie libraries
of Berkeley and Alameda as well as Oak-
laud. In January, Miss Eloise B. Gush-
ing of the Alameda County Law Library
addressed the Council on "How to find
the law." In February, Miss Helena M.
Critzer of the Berkeley Public Library re-
viewed the "Winnetka Graded Book-list,""
and at the ]March meeting Mrs Helen
Swett Artieda of the Public Welfare
'Lea,gue of Alameda County was the
.speaker.
Civil Service examinations for library
substitute and library assistant were lieli
March 2-5 and 26, respectively.
Columbian Park »Station held a birth-
day celebration February 18, its first
anniversary. Miss Nye and the Librarian
spoke for the Main Librai'y. The prin-
cipal address was given by Commissioner
Moorehead, who later visited the sta-
tion and expressed himself as astonished
at the amount that Iiad been done in the
district.
CiiAS. S. Geeexe, Lib'u.
San Leandro.
§San Leaa^deo Feee Public Libbaey
AND Beaxch, Alameda Co. Feee Li-
brary. Miss Mary Brown, Lib'n.
"Be Kind to Animals Week" was ob-
served at the library by story-telling and
a display of animal pictures and books on
the subject. Mr Walter H. Osborn i>f
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals gave an address en humane
work in the auditorium. This was we'.l
received.
^L\EY Brown, Lib'n.
ALPINE COUNTY.
(Fifty-eighth class.)
County seat, Markleeville.
Area, 575 sq. mi. Pop. 243.
Assessed valuation $890,557 (taxable
for county -$714,521).
AMADOR COUNTY.
(Forty-fifth class.)
County seat, Jackson.
Area, .508 sq. mi. Pop. 7793.
Assessed valuation $7,803,717 (taxable
for county $0,758,127).
BUTTE COUNTY.
(Twenty-second class.)
County seat, Oroville.
Area, 1764 sq. mi. Pop. 30,030.
Assessed valuation .$44,966,513 (tax-
able for county $.36,480,949).
Biggs.
Biggs [Feee] Public Library and
Branch, Butte Co. Feee Library.
Mrs C. P. Gibson, Lib'n.
Mrs C. P. Gibson has been appointed
Librarian by the Trustees of the Biggs
Public Library, the appointment to be
effective April 1. She succeeds Miss
Marchia Webb, who has held the position
for some time, but whose resignation has
been tendered. — Biggs Weekly Neics,
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Chico.
Chico High School Library. James
Ferguson, Prin.
340 books were added to the library
during 1925-26. Lessons on the use of
the library have been given to our stu-
dents.
LiLi.iE Earll, Lib'n.
CALAVERAS COUNTY.
(Forty-ninth class.)
County seat, San Andreas.
Area, 990 sq. mi. Pop. 6183.
Assessed valuation $8,471,515 (taxable
for county $7,032,275).
COLUSA COUNTY.
(Forty-second class.)
County seat, Coiusa.
Area, 1080 sq. mi. Pop. 9290.
Assessed valuation $20,815,147 (tax-
able for county .$22,071,355).
Colusa Co. Free Library, Colusa.
Miss Ella Packer, Lib'u.
During the quarter our bi'anch at
Williams has been improved. An out-
side entrance has' been cut. Formerly
patrons had to pass through the telephone
office to get into the library. Now the
entrance is directly on the sidewalk, so it
is much more convenient. ^Fore shelv-
ing was also added.
yivs Dorothy L. Worden, former
County Librarian of Colusa County,
visited us one day during the last week
in jNIarch. INIrs Worden is now on the
staff of the Solano County Free Library.
We are now the possessors of an adding
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COLUSA CO.— Continued,
machine, a gift from the County Auditor's
office. He recently installed an electric
machine, and very kindly gave the old one,
for which he no longer had use, to the
County Library.
Eli.a Packee, Lib'n.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.
(Thirteenth class.)
County seat, Martinez.
Area, 750 sq. mi. Pop. 53,SS9.
Assessed valuation $99,631,572 (tax-
able for county $88,605,475).
CoNTBA Costa Co. Fkee L i b e a b y,
Maetixez. Mrs Alice G. Whitbeck,
Lib'n.
Early in .January the County Librarian
met with the different clubs in Rodeo
to talk over improved library accommoda-
tions.
The tablet with inscription Pinole Pub-
lic Library was installed with ceremony
in the new building Jan. 23 and on March
G the building was dedicated with open
air ceremonies. Mrs Whitbeck spoke on
both occasions. The library is a combina-
tion library, fire-house, jail and com-
munity hall. The plans were well worked
out, the library room large and well-
appointed, the jail inconspicuou.s in the
rear, the fire-house having room for one
large truck, and the community hall over
the whole lower floor. The cost of the
building was in the neighborhood of
$8(X)0. Similar plans may be adopted by
Rodeo.
A large entertainment given in Danville
toward the end of February netted suffi-
cient funds to pay entirely for the fitting
up of the new library room in the Legion
Building. The room is a joy to the whole
community. On March 15 and 16, a
force from the county library moved the
books from the room in the City Hail
to the new building. The library was
opened the next day without ceremony.
The part of the building devoted to th':^
library is very delightful, light, sunny
and large enough for a few years. The
plans have allowed for expansion.
Mrs. Whitbeck spoke at the Third Dis-
trict Library Meeting in Mill Valley,
March 27, on Children's Rooms and Li-
brary Work.
Kensington Park is ijlanning incorpo-
CONTRA COSTA CO.— Continued.
ration and hopes to arrange for new and
more convenient librai-y quarters.
Mes Alice G. Whitbeck, Lib'n.
DEL NORTE COUNTY.
(Fifty-fourth class.)
County seat, Crescent City.
Area, 1.546 sq. mi. Pop. 2759.
Assessed valuation $10,339,847 (tax-
able for county $10,283,747) .
EL DORADO COUNTY.
(Forty-eighth class.)
County seat, Placerville.
Area, 1891 sq. mi. Pop. 6426.
Assessed valuation $12,835,140 (tax-
able for county $10,337,340) .
FRESNO COUNTY.
(Fourth class.)
County seat, Fresno.
Area, 5G90 sq. mi. Pop. 128,779.
Assessed valuation $198,413,940 (tax-
able for county $105,714,637).
sFeesno Co. Feee Libeary, Feesno.
Miss Sarah E. McCardle, Jjib'n.
We have had a number of changes in
the staff during the last three months.
Mrs Muriel Merman resigned the first of
.January, having left library work fo''
that of the home. Miss Mary Elizabeth
Fox who had been with us only a short
time, working both at the Loan Desk and
in the Branch Department, resigned to
accept a position a.s assistant in the li-
brary at the State College. Miss Clara
J^arson has accepted a position in the
Catalog Department at the JTniversity
of Arizona. Miss Irene Whitford has had
to give up her work as I^aw I^ibrarian on
account of the ill health of her mothei".
We have been able however, to fill all
these vacancies and the work is moving
along smoothly. ^Miss ^larie and Miss
Paulene Vaughn of Oklahoma City have
been given positions at the Loan Desk
and in the Branch Department, respec-
tively. Mrs Ethel Heidenrich has again
joined the staff and is in the Catalog
Department, as is Mrs John Piddock.
Mrs Melissa J\iller has been appointed
head of the School Department and Miss
Bernice Price is taking up her work with
the High Schools, Mr Torence Magee
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FRESNO CO.— Continued,
has been appointed Law Librarian. Mrs
Lepliia Fudge who has been custodian
at both the Conejo and Monmouth
Branches has resigned and Miss Clara
Rasmussen has taken charge of the Mon-
mouth Branch. Mrs D. E. Fuller will
take up her duties' as custodian at the
Conejo Branch on April first.
We have been trying out a new plan
this quarter, namely, sending the Repair
Department out to the branches instead
of having so many books sent into the
main librai^j'. A number of the larger
branches have been visited, several days
being spent at each, and we believe the
plan will work out satisfactorily.
Helm Branch has been moved from the
home of Mrs Engasser to the school house
in Helm. Mrs O. R. Taylor has been
appointed custodian and so great is her
enthusiasm that she keeps her brancli
even though she has moved eleven miles
away from it. The membership and cir-
culation have grown wonderfully and we
feel justly proud of her work. College
Branch which was located in an upijer
room at the State College has moved into
a first floor room with an outside en-
trance, w'hich President McLane gener-
ously had fixed for vis. The circulation
has increased until it has been necessary
to have the branch open another after-
noon each week, thus proving again that
a branch always thrives best on the
ground floor I
We were very glad indeed to receive a
visit from our State Librarian and his
wife recently. Mr Ferguson spoke to the
staff on some of the more interesting
things which are being done in the library
Avorld and told us among other things
about the new buildings at Pasadena and
at Los Angeles. We were glad to have
the members of the staff meet Mr and
Mrs Ferguson and hope that they will
come our way again soon.
Miss McCardle, attended the meeting
of the First and Second Districts of the
California Library Association at the
Fairmont Hotel March 6. She reiwrts
a very intere-sting meeting witli a good
attendance.
Sarah E. McCardle, Lib'n.
The Board of Supervisors, on .Jan. 22.
approved the recommendation of Miss
^IcCardle for slight advances in salary
FRESNO CO. — Continued,
to several assistants. — Fresno Repuilicay,
Ja 24
Fbesno Co. Law Library, Fresno.
T. S. Magee, Lib'n.
We now have received most of our
state statutes. Also we have acquired
most of the English and Canadian reports.
Work is pi'ogressing toward preparing
the unbound Supreme Court Records for
binding. These when bound will approxi-
mate two hundred fifty or three hundred
more volumes.
Miss Irene Whitford tendered her resig-
nation as law librarian March 1, and
Mr T. S. Magee was chosen by the Board
of Law Library Trustees to fill the
vacancy.
T. S. Magee, Lib'n.
Clovis.
Clovis Union High School Library
AND Branch, Fresno Co. Free Li-
brary. Paul E. Andrew, Prin. Ottilia
C. Anderson, Lib'n.
Circulation has increased five hundred
per cent since last year. Complete cir-
culation, including use of periodicals and
reference books outside of library room,
averages 1000 per month.
Ottilia C. Anderson, Lib'n.
Kingsburg.
K IN G s B u R G Joint Union High
School Library. I. Y. Funderburgh,
Prin. Miss Ruth Hinson, Lib'n.
We have 20.31 books on our shelves
at present. 19 books are out of circula-
tion for rebinding. We have bought S4
new books so far this year.
Our libi-ary has been gone over and
thoroughly organized. Heretofore, there
has not been any system.
Ruth Hinson, Lib'n.
GLENN COUNTY.
(Thirty-eighth class.)
County seat. Willows.
Area, 1460 sq. mi. Pop. 11,853.
Assessed valuation $27,952,818 (tax-
able for county $22,894,726).
HUMBOLDT COUNTY.
(Twentieth class.)
County .seat, Eureka.
Area, 3507 sq. mi. Pop. 37,413.
Assessed valuation .$57,257,456 (tax-
able for county $.52,406,168).
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IMPERIAL COUNTY.
(FHex'pnteenth class.)
('oiioty scat, El Ceutro.
Area, 4316 sq. mi. Pop. 43,383.
Assessed valuation .$52,223,716 (tax-
able for county $42,567,499).
Imperial Co. Fbee Library, El Cen-
TKO. Miss Evalyn Boman, Lib'n.
The Rrawley Branch is now very
pleasantly located in new quarters in the
City Hall. It is a fine large room with
plenty of room for growth. "With the
cooperation of the city of Brawley we
feel that we will soon have a library
such as the people have been wanting'.
The formal opening- was held on Fri-
day, April 2. Mrs Ritza Freeman Rear-
don, a professional story teller from San
Diego, charmed the audience for over an
hour with her folk-lore and fairy tales.
Punch was served, very much to the
delight of the children.
The next day at a round table, which
was open to all persons interested in
story telling, Mrs Reardon gave us very
full instructions in the art of story telling.
Her talk so inspired every one we all
feel as if we should like to return to that
oldest of arts and become masters, such
as she.
In March Mr and Mrs Ferguson paid
us a short visit which we enjoyed and
hope they will come again when they have
more time. Among our other visitors
were Mr Chas. F. Woods, Miss Sara
Hitchcock, and Miss Frances Strang, all
from Riverside. We enjoyed our visitors
and hope others will come, even though
we are rather far away.
The County Librarian has given several
talks at various meetings in the interest
of "Sailors Book Week." We are busy
with this right now and hope to have a
good showing.
EvAL-vN BoMAN, Lib'n.
El Centre,
El Centro [Free] Public Library
AND Branch, Imperial Co. Free Li-
brary. Miss Agnes F. Ferris, Lib'n.
Ritza Freeman Reardon, story teller,
presented a program composed of fair>'
talks, folk lore, stories from ancient Ire-
land, Russian stories, English tales and a
Tolstoi selection at the Ten Thousand
Club the evening of April 3. This was
under the auspices of the city library.
IMPERIAL CO.— Continued.
El Centro — Continued.
We presented this program to the com-
munity in order that the public might
have a better understanding of the Uise
of the story hour in the library and its
value.
Mrs Reardon gave a special round table
for the members of the staffs of the city
and county libraries on Saturday after-
noon. Her talk was very practical and
helpful to those who are telling stories,
and so thrilling and inspiring that we
all wanted to become story tellers.
Agnes Ferris, Lib"n.
INYO COUNTY.
(Forty-seventh class.)
County seat. Independence.
Area, 10,224 sq. mi. Pop. 7031.
Assessed valuation $18,730,553 (tax-
able for county $11,390,515).
KERN COUNTY.
(Twelfth class.)
County seat, Bakersfield.
Area, 8159 sq. mi. Pop. 54,843.
Assessed valuation $211,995,472 (tax-
able for county $180,120,547).
Kern Co. Union High School
Library and Branch, Kern Co. Free
Library, Bakersfield. H. A. Spindt,
Prin. Mrs H. S. Craig, Lib'n.
In October, 1925, our library reopene<l
in new and commodious quarters, fur-
nished completely with Library Bureau
furniture, with shelf room for 4000 vol-
umes. Since then it has received about
375 new books, including works of history,
science and general reference and .50
volumes of bound magazines. Books re-
bound have numbered 75. The library
regularly receives 8 magazines, 4 month-
lies and 4 weeklies.
Mrs H. S. Craig, Lib'n.
Delano.
Delano Joint Union High School
Library and Branch, Kern Co. Frek
Library. L. A. Baker, Prin. Hazel
Lindh, Lib'n.
This news item of our library was
written by one of the students.
Hazel Lindh, Lib'n.
Delano High School library had many
handicaps the first two or three weeks of
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KERN CO.— Continued.
Delano — Cdutinupd.
lliL- SL'liool year. Tlicri' was no n'gul.u'
librarian, and books were kept overtime
and often lost. All of the missing books
have not yet been recovered, but since the
arrival of Miss Hazel Lindh, as librarian,
order has been established, and the sys-
tem has improved greatly.
A new rule has been made that all
students who have kept books overtime,
and neglect to pay fines, must be subject
to the punishment of having their parents
notified.
Freshmen students have been receiving
instruction on the correct way to shelve
books. The students find this interesting
instruction, and it helps to gain their
cooperation in keeping the library 1:1
order.
The library is' being used as a study
hall this j'ear, and is well suited for the
purpose, though it is small.
Through the efforts of ]Miss Lindh, and
the cooperation of the students, Delano
High School library is rapidly improv-
ing in system, and has established order.
KINGS COUNTY.
(Twenty-ninth class.)
County seat, Hanford.
Area, 1373 sq. mi. Pop. 22,031.
Assessed valuation $29,932,326 (tax-
able for county $25,088,599).
Kings Co. Free Library, Hanford.
Miss Julia Steffa, Lib'n.
Mrs Sarah ,T. Esrey, custodian of San
Jose Branch, resigned her position as she-
was moving from the county. Mrs Lena
Campbell was appointed her successoi-.
the appointment to take effect April 1.
Through the courtesy of the Sierra
Club, the library received an exhibit of
60 large mountain photographs. Tlie col-
lection is the finest of its kind and each
picture is a wonderful example of photo-
graphic art. The views are of the Hima-
layas, Caucasus, Alps, Sierras and a
few m-ountains in othei parts of the world.
The collection has been shown in the
Hanford Public Libraiy and will be
exhibited in the various branches of the
county library.
Julia Steffa, Lib'n.
LAKE COUNTY.
(Fifty-first class.)
County seat, Lakeport.
Area, 1332 sq. mi. Pop. 5402.
Assessed valuation $7,382,585 (taxable
for county $7,336,8-40).
LASSEN COUNTY.
(Forty- fourth class.)
County seat, Susanville.
Area, 4750 sq. mi. Pop. 8507.
Assessed valuation $17,805,368 (tax-
able for county $13,400,500).
Lassen Co. Free Library, Susan-
ville. Miss Lenala A. ^lartin. Lib'n.
The Monticola Club held its March
meeting in ihe Supervisors' room and.
after a talk on "Is art interpretation or
imitation" by the librarian, adjourned
to the librarj' stock room to view the
exhibits of prints and copies of old
masters borrowed from the State Library.
Two High School classes consisting of
about 30 pupils visited the art exhibits
at the County Library during March.
Mrs AA^iitlock resigned from her posi-
tion of branch custodian for Susanville
February 1. Mrs Jessie Agee was ap-
pointed to take her place.
In .January a visit was made by th^
librarian to Karlo Branch to help the
new custodian, Mr Middleton, in fch?
branch work.
Lenala A. Martin, Lib'n.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
(First class.)
County seat, Los Angeles.
Area 3880 sq. mi. Pop. 936,438.
Assessed valuation $2,940,078,815 (tax-
able for county $2,525,067,035).
Los Angeles Co. Free Library. Los
Angeles. Miss Helen E. Vogleson,
Lib'n.
Two important appointments were
made to the staff in January. Miss
Eleanor Stephens, formerly library organ-
izer for "Washington, has been appointed
Acting Assistant Librarian and in charge
of branches, pending a civil service
examination. Mrs Ethel K. Hughes, was
appointed Secretary to the Librarian.
Mrs Hughes has been the bookkeeper at
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141
LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
('. (". rarkrr's Book i^tore for fourteen
YciU's and stood No. 1 .ninong SS appli-
cants.
The staff celebrated two ^Yedding■ events
with a dinner party. Elizabeth Perry,
Head of Branches, resigned to marry Ml*
Raymond Crow, and P^velyn Bnssell has
changed her name to Mrs Alton Bean.
It was a great pleasure to have Mr
Ferguson present on this occasion and to
again welcome him and Mrs Ferguson on
their return trip to the annual Super-
visors meeting in San Diego.
Many-hued smocks flit like bright
lights among the stacks these days, serv-
ing as a most attractive style of apron.
Miss Gei'tude Darlow has given three
delightful talks on books worth while,
and the staff is eager to subscribe to a
course on book selection to be given by
Miss Helen Haines.
Four branches were moved during the
quarter — Woodcrest and Oliveto ; also
Xorwalk and Burb.'^^nk. Norwalk was
moved into a bungalow built to serve as a
library, and Burbank was moved into a
fine room on the first floor of a new build-
ing, secured through cooperation of the
Burbank City Trustees and the Chamber
of Commerce.
Lilian Sabin and .Jeanne Johnson,
Heads of the School and Catalog Depart-
ments, re&'pectively, have visited neigh-
boring county libraries, gleaning many
helpful suggestions regarding service to
schools and catalogs suitable for branch
libraries.
Helen E. Vogleson, Lib'n.
Long Beach.
lilLoiNG Beach [Free! Public Li-
brary. Mrs Theodora R. Brewitt, Lib'n.
An Oriental vase of great value and
beauty has been presented to the Long
Beach Public Library by Mr and Mrs
Frank B. Sturge of San Pedro.— San
Pedro Pilot, Ja 1
Los Angeles.
:i:§Los Angeles [Free] Public Li-
brary. Everett R. Perry, Lib'n.
With the new Central Library Building
scheduled to open July first there is much
to be done to forward the great change to
a permanent home. The removal from
the last of the rented quarters of the Los
LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Los Angeles — Continued.
Angeles Public Library will begin .Iu.k'
fifteenth. With the exception of the
.iunior members of the Registration and
Loan Department it is expected that ^ln'
efforts of the entire staff will be required
to "settle" in the beautiful new building,
to shift records, catalogs, files, etc., to
the new furniture. The opening will be
celebrated with appropriate dedicatory
exercises and visitors will be shown
through the building during the first week.
The landscape contract has been
awarded to the Beverly Hills Nursery
Com])any ; the lighting contract given to
Thomas Day Company ; the sculpturing
and interior decorating are progressing.
The figures of Herodotus, Vi-rgil, St John
and David are coming to life under the
hands of the carvers and the Lee Lawrie
sculptures promise great beauty. M^'
•Julian Garnsey's colorful designs for the
ceilings are taking i'hape, and have been
approved by the Art Commission and the
Library Board. His plan for the chil-
dren's room includc-b a pictorial repre-
sentation of scenes from Ivanhoe for the
murals. It is hoped to have murals or
tapestries later for the walls of the
rotunda.
The staff was well represented at the
Sixth District meeting of the California
Library Association at Fullerton April C.
The I^ibrarian presented the need of li-
brary school training in Southern Cali-
fornia and offered the suggestion that
the UniA'crsity of California, Southern
Branch, incorporate a one-year library
course in its curriculum.
The T-^ibrarian attended the meeting
at Oakland on Adult Education January
IG. An endeavor was made to ascertain
just how the schools and libraries might
work together on this vital question.
On April 6th, the Public Affairs Com-
mittee of the Friday Morning Club will
hold "Library Day" when the Librarian
will speak on library administration. Mv
Arthur B. Benton of the Art Commissioi:,
Mr Winslow, architect, and Mr Garnsey,
mural painter, will talk on the new li-
brary.
From the branches comes news of
growth, expansion and in many cases
need of larger quarters. Seven branch
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LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Los Angeles — Continued,
luiildi'is'.s are now under consideration,
sites and architects s'^lected. Tlie Dayton
Avenue Branch in its new building- wil;
be known as the Richard Henry Dana
liranch. Since Venice has come into the
city through annexation, it necessitates
tlie taking over of tlie county library
service in July. Purchase of fiOOO books
for the Venice Branch has been made.
Tlu' ])atio garden of the Hollywood Li-
))rary was formally presented to the
I^iibrary Board by the Hollywood Chapter
of the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion on INIarch 10th.
Everett R. Perry, Lib'n.
CALiFGR^fiA Society, Sons of the
Revolution (Repository of the South-
west I . California Society of Colonial
Wars, and California Society of this
Order of E'oundees and Patriots of
America Library. Arthur B. Bentou,
Pres. Willis Milnor Dixon. Lib'n.
The attendance of the public is in-
creasing all the time.
We have added 3 volumes of Texas
historical matter, 1 of Minnesota, 1 of
Connecticut. 1 of Vermont, 2 of Southern
families and the latest volumes of the
D. A. R. Lineage Books, 4 in all.
We have had a great many books re-
bound and repaired, and are using
"Barco" to varnish all books as they
come from the bindery and many already
on our shelves.
We are indexing our manuscript tiles
as fast as possible, making the matter
there more available.
W. M. Dixon, Lib'n.
California State Fisheries Labo-
ratory Library. Ruth Rogers Miller,
Lib'n.
Although the library at the Californi.i
State Fisheries Laboratory contains only
about the equivalent of two thousand
volumes, it is so selected and arranged
that it has been pronounced a very satin-
factory working collection for use in
fisheries research. Aside from the neces-
sary texts, dictionaries, and general refer-
ence books, the library is rich in sets, or
parts of sets of, and reprints from, serial
publications dealing chiefly with fisherie.^,
statistical methods, hydrography, ocean-
ography, and marine biology in general.
While several of the large university li-
LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Los Angeles — Continued.
iirai'ies on llie west coast contain many
of these .same volumes, they are nowhere
so eas'ily available as at the Laboratory.
Whereas at the universities a fisheries
investigator must often seek the material
he wants in several departments anil
even in several different buildings, it i^
here assembled for his convenience in n
single room. Furthermore, the individual
articles' in the serial publications can
be referred to directly by subject and
author. A degree of specialization in
bibliographic work is possible at the
Laboratory which can seldom be attained
in a large library.
AVhile the ani^ual appropriation for
purchase of new volumes is usually con-
siderably under $1000, the librai-y acquires
many valuable subscriptions and back
files by exchanging its "Fish Bulletins,"
with other scientific institutions. Among
other important series, the library owns
all but two volumes of the "Zoological
Record," and all the publications of the
'"International Council for the Study of
the Sea."
A librarian who has had college train-
ing in Zoology has been employed ever
since the Laboratory was built except
in 1923-1924, when a temporary lack
of funds prevented. Another assistanr
gives part time to library work.
Ruth Miller, Lib'n.
General Petroleum Corporation
Engineering Library. Miss Nelle Mc-
Kenzie, Lib'n.
Mrs Ruth Delaney of the Gener.:il
Petroleum Corporation resigned her posi-
tion as Librarian and left December, 1
for Spain where she and her husband
plan to make their home. Miss Nelle
McKenzie, formerly of the San Diego
County Library, has been appointed to
succeed Mrs Delaney.
Nathaniel A. N a k b o n n e High
School Library. Mary G. Wylie, Lib'n.
The Lomjta Hig'li School has become
the Nathaniel A. Narbonne High School
with a fine new building in which the
school library is very comfortably and
beautifully housed.
We have seating space for sixty pupils
with the very best library furnituie
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CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES.
143
LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Los Angeles^Con tiniH'd.
llirou.uiK ul. Oui' lilivary iimv iiuiiiln'i's
;il)OLit three tlioii.sand volumes.
We are trying the experiment of keep-
ing the library open two nights a week
until nine o'clock and hope that it will
meet a real need as a community library.
Maey G. Wylie, Lib'n.
Skcuritt Trust and Savings Bank
Keference Library. Dept. of Research
and kSermce. Miss Eleanora O'Toole,
Lib'n.
^Irs Paul G. Lovinggood. formei-ly Mi.>j
Helen Huleu, assistant librarian of th-i
Security Trust aud Savings Bank, left
the profession Afarch 1. Miss Agnes
Lokken who has been in the library ac
the University of California, Southern
Branch, is the new assistant.
Southwest Museum, Munk Library
OF A R I z o n I a N A. Milbank Johnson,
Director. Miss Cora Hatch. Lib'n.
The Munk Library of Arizoniana added
G20 items during the year 1925.
The Southwest Museum Library, early
in January, 192-5, by the death of Judge
Grant Jackson of Los Angeles, received
his library on Californiana of about LjOO
volumes and valued at approximately
.'};20.(XM).
Cora Hatch, Lib'n.
Pasadena.
AIouNT Wilson Solar Observatory
Library. George E. Hale, Director of
Observatory. Elizabeth Connor, Lib'n.
"In accordance with the bequest of the
late President "NA'oodward, Piesident of
Ihe Carnegie Institution of Washington,
191 ».")-1920, six hundred volumes of pro-
fessional books, dealing with technical
asijects of astronomy, engineering, geodesy ,j
mathematics, mathematical physics, mete-
orology, mechanics, and physics have been
received by the Institution for deposit in
the library of the Mount Wilson Observa-
tory. This bequest forms a mo.st valuable
addition to the ObsL.ervatory library." —
Keport of the President of the Carnegie
Institution of Washington for 1925.
This collection reached the Mount Wil-
son Observatory early in the fall : the
volumes have been marked with a spe-
cially designed and appropriate book-
plate and incorporated in the library.
Elizabeth Connor, Lib'n.
4— 44S05
LOS ANGELES CO.— Continuerl.
Pomona.
§||PoMONA I Free] I'ublk; Lihrary.
Miss Sarah M. Jacobus. Lib'n.
With the first of the year the library
has been trying out a sliglitly differer.r
publicity plan. Persons eligible to library
membership but not now member.s are
sent postcards which inform them that
such-and-such .t, book has been x'eceived at
the library, and thar in the hope that ii
would interest the addressee the book
is held for him till -i given date. Of the
persons so notified, ten per cent have
taken out memberships and drawn the
books offered.
The books selected for experiment have
been fairly evenly divided among popu-
lar fiction, travel, and miscellaneous.
Only one response has been received to
an offer of fiction.
The chief labor is in getting the names
of prospects. The terephone director.\-
has been used as a working list, as b.y tlie
library rules, an.y telephone subscrilxn-
is entitled to library membership. Therp
would thus be no chance that the pros-
pect would be refused a card, when he
came for the book. We realize that tlris
trial is too short to be conclusive e.i
dence for this form of publicity, but
from the proportion responding to cir-
culars in other fields, we know that a
ten per cent response warrants at least
a further trial of the plan.
The Reference Department is making
a sketchy index of book notices in current
unindexed periodicals, in the hope of
saving time in serving patrons. Work is
well advanced on an index to Racinel's
"Le costume historique."
Mrs George Phillips, of this city, has
given the local historical society a vertical
filing cabinet. The library has charge of
the collections of the Historical Socie'y.
and will welcome this generous gift.
Added shelving and bulletin-board space
have helped relieve congestion and make
publicity more easily carried on.
The Circulation Department has been
featairing the Winnetka list, by grouping:
books according to the Winnetka grading,
keeping the list itself close by. and
advertising in the newspapers.
S. M. .Jacobus, Lib'n.
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LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
Pomona — Continued.
PoMOXA High Sciiooi. and .Junior
College Libeaey. H. P. Reynolds, Prin.
Edna Adell Hester. Lib'n.
Last year the books were moved out oi!
the study hall in the old school plant into
the new library in the new building.
This year over .$2009 is being spent i'l
starting to build up a real working collee
tion which is especially needed by the
junior college.
Edna A. Hestee, Lib'n.
Redondo Beach.
Redondo Union High School Li-
beaey. Mrs Aileen Hammond, Prln.
^liss Rosalie A. Wilson, Lib'n.
Recently the library has received sev-
eral years files of Literary Digests, nearly
complete, and a large number of maga-
zines with pictures valuable for clipping-.
These were the gift of a lady who saw
a writeup in the local paper of the use
that the library has been making of
magazine pictures in enlarging the picture
file. The Literary Digests are invaluable
in completing and duplicating our un-
liound circulating files of that magazine.
Rosalie A. Wilson, Lib'n.
Santa Monica.
§ Santa Monica [Feee] Public Li-
beaey. Miss Elfie A. Mosse, Lib'n.
Miss Elfie A. Mosse was Jan. .5 re-
appointed librarian of Santa Monica Pub-
lic Library by unanimous vote of the
city commissioners, for a term of four
years. She took charge of the library
Dec. G, 1890, when it was just out of
tlie reading room class. — Santa Monic;i
Oiitloolc, .Ja 5
One of the items at the special election
of April 14 is the library bond issue for
Sr)O,G'0O for expanding the Santa Monica
I'ublic Library building. Harry X. Goelz,
who designed the library as it now stands,
prepared the plans for the additions which
are of such a nature that it will have the
appearance of a new structure. The
library is very badlj' cramped for space.
— Santa Monica Outlook, Mr 26
South Pasadena.
*SouTiT Pasadena High School Li-
brary. .John E. Alman, Prin. Hope L.
I'otter. Lib'n.
South Pasadena High School Library
moved into its new quartere in the new
LOS ANGELES CO.— Continued.
South Pasadena — Continued,
academic building on the first of Febru-
ary. The main room has a seating capac-
ity of 95 pupils. Opening off from this
is the work room and a magazine room.
For the first time a coarse in librai-y
science Avas offered this year and there
are five Seniors taking it. The course is
open only to Seniors.
Hope L. Potter, Lib'n.
MADERA COUNTY.
(Thirty-seventh class.)
County seat, Madera.
Area. 2140 sq. mi. Pop. 12,203.
Assessed valuation $28,248,229 (tax-
able for county $22,909,600).
Madera Co. Feee Libraey, Madeea.
Miss Blanche Galloway, Lib'n.
In line with the Adult Education move-
ment a club for I'eading and study of
Modem Drama has been foi'med with the
County Library as its meeting place. The
club meets bi-weekly under the direction
of the Supervisor of DramaticArt of the
local High School. Books for study woi'k
have been supplied by the library through
the courtesj' of our neighboring counties
and the State Librarj'.
The County Librarian has talked before
the AVoman's Improvement Clubs of
Madera and Chowchilla on the subject
of "Laces and lace makers of Europe,"
to the Rotary Club, and to a group of
County Chairmen of the Home Depart-
ments of Merced and Madera counties on
"Countj' Library Service."
Instruction in the use of reference
books was given by the head of the School
Department to the student assistants in
the Chowchilla High School Library.
An exhibit of Boy Scout camp equip-
ment, emblems, and pictures was maiii-
taiued in the library during Scout week
with a boy in charge each afternoon to
explain the knots, etc.
Blanche Galloway, Lib'n.
MARIN COUNTY.
(Twentj'-fifth class.)
County seat, San Rafael.
Area, 516 sq. mi. Pop. 27,342.
Assessed valuation $29,132,953 (tax-
able for county $25,497,930).
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CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES.
145
MARIN CO.— Continued.
San Quentin.
San Quentin Prison Library. Frank
J. Smith, Warden. Earle M. Stigers,
Director.
T'lais library is sustained by donations.
850 volumes have recently been receiveil.
The library is now in process of recatalo.n-
ing, the Dewey Decimal system of classifi-
cation being- used. In circulation the
last three months were 10..349 books and
14,985 magazines.
E. M. Stigers, Director.
San Rafael.
^Dominican College Library.
Sister M. Raymond, Prin. Sister M.
Edward, Lib'n.
Miss Margaret Conners, one of our Col
lege graduates last year, has been added
to our library staff.
Mrs Richard Queen donated sixteen
volumes, printed by The Grolier Society.
They are the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
by Hazlitt, and Memoirs of Madame
Junot. Another friend donated her whole
library of over three hundred volumes of
miscellaneous literature. Sets of the
works of Thackeray, Scott, Hawthorne,
Kipling, Dickens and others are included.
Our French professor, while traveling
in France last summer, procured for us
complete sets of Taine, Corneille, Racin(>,
Rousseau, Moliere and works of other
French writers.
Mr Robert Rea recently paid us an
official visit.
Sister M. Edward, Lib'n.
MARIPOSA COUNTY.
(Fifty-third class.)
County seat, Mariposa.
Area, 3580 sq. mi. Pop. 2775.
Assessed valuation $5,582,997 (taxable
for county $4,713,177).
MENDOCINO COUNTY.
(Twenty -eighth class.)
County seat, Ukiah.
Area, 3400 sq. mi. Pop. 24,116.
Assessed valuation $31,059,690 (tax-
able for county $25,898,504).
y/ Ukiah.
TJkiaii Free Public Library. Mrs
Mary L. Bur'rey, Lib'n.
This year our library held another
MENDOCINO CO.— Continued.
Ukiah — Continued.
Wild Flower Show from the 29th to 31st
of March. During the three days of the
exhibit, over a thousand people attended
and it was generally stated that th^^
flowers were in greater abundance and
of more beauty than in past years. Tu
all, there were about two hundred vari-
eties of flowers and plants shown. Each
school or organization that made an
exhibit arranged its flowers to its own
liking and this plan brought out many
novel and beautiful arrangements.
One of the largest exhibits was that cf
the Ukiah High School, arranged by the
teacher of Botany. The entire table was
covered with sand, and, planted in this
were the flowers with a cottage and
garden in the foreground, the orchard,
the fields of grain, and in the background
were the hills. In this display there
were ninety-nine varieties of flowers and
shrubs.
The Boy Scout table was a collectio;i
of miniature camps in a Redwood grove.
This, together with a large variety of
pressed leaves of every kind of tree
obtainable in this section of the country,
made a very impressive showing.
The Ukiah Chamber of Commerce
arranged a table of wild flowers from the
"Terraces," the famous gardens of Cirl
Purdy. His flowers are always of great
interest to botanists as they are known
all over the world.
The flowers on the library table were
all donated by patrons and this collection
was probably larger than any other shown.
The other tables exhibited were arranged
by the teachers of district schools on the
outskirts of the city.
Mrs Mary L. Burrey, Lib'n.
Willits.
Wiliits Free Public Library. Mrs
Sai'ah R. Livermore, Lib'n.
Our library is slowly but surely grow-
ing. It has been necessary to add two
new stacks of shelves to the equipment of
the library. They add greatly to the
attractiveness as well as to the conven-
ience of the library.
Many good and attractive volumes have
been added during the winter months a>'
people have more time for reading in
winter.
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MENDOCINO CO.— Continued.
Willits — Continued.
Now Mint wpriug is liere men iuul
families are leaving for the wood camps
and come to the library for our discarded
liooks and magazines for their summer
reading while in camp. We are always
glad to help those that are out of reach
of the libraries.
]\Irs Sarah R. Liveemobe, Lib'n.
MERCED COUNTY.
(Twenty-seventh class.)
County seat, Merced.
Area, 1750 sq. mi. Pop. 24,579.
Assessed valuation $39,830,913 (tax-
able for county $32,612,022).
Merced Co. Free Library, Merced.
Miss Minette L. Stoddard, Lib'n.
Mrs Viola Fred'rickson is on leave of
absence. Miss Corabel Tyndall, late od
the Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma,
Washington, will take her place during
her absence.
Minette L. Stoddard, Lib'n.
MODOC COUNTY.
(Fifty-second class.)
County seat, Alturas.
Area, "4097 sq. mi. Pop. 5425.
Assessed valuation $8,140,949 (taxable
for county $7,670,374).
JModoc Co. Free Library, Alturas.
Miss Anna L. Williams, Lib'n.
A branch of the Modoc County Library
was established at Eagleville by the Board
of Supervisors at their regular January
meeting. The books will be kept in the
community club house and in the care of
the ladies of the club, Mrs Irene Groves,
President.
Anna L. Williams, Lib'n.
MONO COUNTY.
(Fifty-seventh class.)
County seat, Bridgeport.
Area, 2796 sq. mi. Pop. 960.
Assessed valuation $6,049,540 (taxable
for county $3,084,630).
MONTEREY COUNTY.
(Twenty-fourth class.)
County seat, Salinas.
Area, 3450 sq. mi. Pop. 27,980.
MONTEREY CO.— Continued.
Assessed valuation $48,880,947 (tax-
able for county .$40,182,545).
Monterey Co. Free Library, Salinas.
Miss Anne Hadden, Lib'n.
At their meeting of .January 4, 192<j,
the Supervisors reappointed Anne IJaddon
County Librarian for a term of four years
beginning .January 4, appointed Marjorie
M. Frink to take Miss Gawne's place, and
took over the Spreckels Library from
the Spreckels Library Association as part
of the Monterey County Free Librai'y.
Beatrice Y. Gawne, California Stale
Library Scliool '17, cataloger in the
Monterey County Free Library, left Jan-
uary 16, 1926. She plans to take a real
vacation. Marjorie M. Frink began work
January 11, 1926.
The branch at the Point Sur Light Sta-
tion was suspended March 30, as Mr
McEwan, keeper of the light and custo-
dian of the county library books was
transferred to Point Loma on that date.
Interesting visitors during the quarter.'
were Mr and Mrs M. J. Ferguson of thi>
California State Library and Miss Heleii
Kennedy of the Los Angeles Public Li-
brary and her brother.
Anne Hadden, Lib'n.
NAPA COUNTY.
(Thirty-first class.)
County seat, Napa.
Area, 800 sq. mi. Pop. 20,678.
Assessed valuation .$26,163,972 (tax-
able for county $22,079, 343).
St. Helena.
Elmhurst Uksuline Academy Li-
brary. Mother Agatha, Prin.
Thirty books have been added to the
library within the year.
NEVADA COUNTY.
( Thirty-ninth class. )
County seat, Nevada City.
Area, 982 sq. mi. Pop. 10,850.
Assessed valuation $9,658,005 (taxable
for county $7,065,905).
ORANGE COUNTY.
(Tenth class.)
County seat, Santa Ana.
Area, 780 sq. mi. Pop. 61,375.
Assessed valuation $166,799,719 (tax-
able for county $146,732,680).
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PLACER COUNTY.
(Thirty-second class.)
County seat, Auburn.
Area, 14S4 sq. mi. Pop. 18,.5S4.
Assessed valuation $22,378,027 (tax-
able for county $15,678,205) .
Auburn.
Placer Union High School Library.
.John F. Engle, Prin. Roberta Ingrum,
Lib'u.
Our school bond election to raise money
for new high school buildings carried by
an overwhelming majority in February.
Work will begin soon on the new wings
which will be built before the present
building will be remodeled.
Our present small library quarters will
be enlarged by taking in a large room
connected with the library which is now
being used for a study hall. We will
then have a seating capacity for four
times as many students as we are now
able to accommodate.
Roberta Ingrum, Lib'n.
PLUMAS COUNTY.
(Fiftieth class.)
County seat, Quincy.
Area, 2.361 sq. mi. Pop. 5681.
Assessed valuation .$20,774,601 (tax-
able for county $12,624,992).
Plumas Co. Free Library, Quincy.
Miss Edith Gantt. Lib'n.
Trio Branch was established March 17
Edith Gantt, Lib'n.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
(Fifteenth class.)
County seat. Riverside.
Area, 7008 sq. mi. Pop. 50,297.
Assessed valuation $63,155,539 (tax-
able for county .$46,121,230).
Riverside.
§i|RivERSiDE [Free] Public Library.
Chas. F. Woods, Lib'n.
Librarian Woods gave interesting-
demonstrations of the value of the Public
Library to the Rotary Club Feb. 3 and
to the Kiwanis Club Feb. 11. He dis-
tributed books on the crafts of the
different members to all the members.
The lists of these books are representative
of the library's usefulness to business
men.
RIVERSIDE CO.— Continue-^
Riverside — Continued.
Flowers from the foothills about River-
side are the third in the series of charm-
ing floral exhibits being donated this
season by Edmund C. Jaeger of the
Junior College. The first of the series,
Feb. 25, consisted of seventeen specimens
of desert flowers. Twenty-two specimens
were on exhibit March 2, all very interest-
ing and many quite rare. — ^Riverside
Enterprise, Mr 17
Senior High School and Junior
College Library and Branch, River-
side Co. Free Library. A. G. Paul,
Prin. Miss Rosa B. Cage, Lib'n.
The Senior High School and Junior
College Library has an additional read-
ing room this year, thus our seating
capacity is greatly increased.
Arrangements have been made with the
Riverside Library Service School whereby
each student of the school comes to our
library for a week to observe high school
library methods, etc. It is of benefit to
us also, as we receive help from the
students, and can place them where most
needed. Before coming to us they receive
a minimum of eight weeks' work in the
Library School.
Some new equipment and many books
have been added during the past few
months, some as gifts, but the majority
by purchase. Over forty prints, which
they collected in Europe last summer,
were presented by the Dean of Women of
the Junior College and the Librarian.
These are all copies of famous paintings
and statuary.
Rosa B. Cage, Lib'n.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY.
(Seventh class.)
County seat, Sacramento.
Area, 988 sq. mi. Pop. 90,978.
Assessed valuation $155,360,518 (tax-
able for county $128,-361,002) .
Sacramento.
J § Sacramento Free Public Library.
Miss Susan T. Smith, Lib'n.
In order to promote an appreciation of
local art and give encouragement to latent
talent, the library has held a number of
exhibitions during the winter showing the
work of native artists. Beginning in
November with sketches in oil by H. M.
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SACRAMENTO CO.— Continued.
Sacramento — Continued.
Ward, instructor in painting in the
Sacramento Junior College, every month
has seen an added interest among visitors
as well as artists.
Among those whose work has been
shown are Mr Wm. Jackson, Curator of
the Crocker Art Gallery ; Mr Joseph
Tempest, who paints vivid pictures of
the engineering projects he visits ; Miss
Mary Crouch, who displayed some
exquisite water colors ; Mr Rusk, interest-
ing impressionistic studies ; and Mrs
Charles Stockton Pope, a former pupil
of Whistler, who has six canvases of
interesting and unusual portraits.
The library is building up a picture
collection with a fund given by Mrs
Fratt and has also purchased a number
of books of colored plates of design, cos-
tume and ornament and architecture.
The exhibits have helped to advertise this
collection. Thus the exhibits have served
a double purpose. They have brought a
number of people to the library to learn
of its varied service who had never before
visited it, as well as recognition to artists
hitherto unknown.
SuvSAN T. Smith, Lib'u.
Sacramento High School and
JuNioK College Libraet. John F.
Dale, Frin.
The resignation of Miss Jean Ross, for
several years librarian at Sacramento
High School, was accepted Feb. 1 by the
Board of Education. She is to take a
similar position at Santa Monica. —
Sacramento Union, F 2
SAN BENITO COUNTY.
(Forty-third class.)
County seat, Hollister.
Area, 1476 sq. mi. Pop. S995.
Assessed valuation $14,985,021 (tax-
able for county .$13,308,600).
San Benito Co. Free lyjBRARY, Hol-
lister. Miss Florence J. Wheaton,
Lib'n.
Miss Marjorie Homer who accepted a
position on the staff January first, has
been very ill and not able to report for
vrork. Miss Edith Overstreet and Miss
Elizabeth Breen, two .Junior College
students, are working temporarily in the
library. Both girls expect to take up
SAN BENITO CO.— Continued.
library work as a profession.
At the meeting of the Board of Super-
visors in February the librarian was re-
appointed for a term of four years.
Florence J. Wiieaton, Lib'n.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
(Ninth class.)
County seat, San Bernardino.
Area, 20,0.55 sq. mi. Pop. 73,401.
Assessed valuation $114,022,926 (tax-
able for county $69,033,74.5).
San Bernardino Co. Free Library,
San Bernardino. Miss Caroline S.
Waters, Lib'n.
The Fontana Branch was moved on
•January 1 from the grammar school
building, where it has been located since
it was established, into the building
vacated by the l<^ontana Lands Company,
which has been donated by Mr A. B.
Miller, and the Fontana Company, to
house the library. The building consists
of a main room 134 by 194 feet, a small
office room about 9 by 9, and a lavatory.
The interior walls are sealed in Oregon
pine, light oak finish. The building sits
back from the street with an attractive
lawn, trees and flower garden, thus mak-
ing a very inviting community center.
The County Library has equipped the
reading room with light antique oak
Library Bureau shelving and furniture,
increased the book capacity and the num-
ber of books, and also the number of days
the library is open. The new hours
are : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday. 1..S0 to 5 p.m. and Monday and
Thursday, 7 to 8.30 p.m.
On Januai'y 2.5, Mrs Chas. Burden was
appointed custodian of the Helendale
Branch, to take the place of Mr Walter
T. Trickey, resigned. The branch was
suspended Jan. 31, on account of the
store in which the library was located
being burned. The library will reopen as
soon as the new store and Post Office is
completed. The branch library at Hink-
ley was moved from the Santa Fe Station
to the school house February 4. Mrs
Alice G. Sproule is the new custodian,
having taken the place of Mr C. D.
Raftery. resigned. Miss Muriel I^ynde
was appointed custodian March 12, of
the Adelanto Branch to take the place
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SAN BERNARDINO CO.— Continued.
of Mrs E. S. Lynde. Yermo Branch also
has a new custodian, Joseph Fries, ap-
pointed March 1, Roy Gipson having re-
signed.
The emergency school at Twenty-nine
Palms near Banning, which was sus-
pended on November 23, 1923, was re-
opened on March 31, 19'26, with Mrs
Maud Sperry as teacher. The County
Free Library is serving them free. The
Cima Emergency School was closed in
September, 192.5. The County Free
Library started giving separate service
to Cram Mexican School Jan. 7. This
school is included in Cram School Dis-
trict, but is in a separate building about
one and a half miles away. Mrs Lena
Fisher is the principal of the school.
Caroline S. Waters, Lib'n.
Highland.
Highland Library District Library.
W. T. Grow, President of the Board of
Trustees of Highland Library District,
sent in his resignation and the San Ber-
nardino County Supervisors appointed
Mr Gratz Barnes to fill the vacancy. The
Board of Trustees has called an election
for April 3, 1926, to submit to the voters
the question of whether or not the li-
brary district shall be bonded for $10,000
for a new library building.
Ella M. Parmalee, Lib'n.
Redlands.
A. K. Smiley [Free] Public Library.
Miss Mabel Inness, Lib'n.
Two hundred and fifty children enjoyed
the annual Easter egg hunt in the Li-
brary Park on April 3.
Smiley Daj- — March 17 — was observed
by the Library in memory of the Smiley
brothers who gave so generously to Red-
lands. Mr Albert K. Smiley, the donor
of the library building, was one of the
brothers.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Nelson, former
members of the library staff, announce
the birth of a son, Francis Eugene,
March 31.
Mabel Innes, Lib'n.
University of Redlands Library
AND Deposit Station, A. K. Smiley
Public Library. Victor L. Duke, Pres.
Eleanor A. Symmes. Lib'n.
The new library building of the Uni-
versity of Redlands was dedicated the
SAN BERNARDINO CO.— Continued.
Redlands — Continued.
afternoon of Feb. 1.. Rev O. P. Gifford
of Pasadena delivered the dedicatory ad-
dress. The building has just been com-
pleted at a cost of .$6-5,000. The
furiiishiugs represent an additional ex-
penditure of .$1.3,000. There is avail-
able space for 60,000 books. — Highland
Messenger, F 5
Upland.
Upland [Free] Public Library and
Branch, San Bernardino Co. Free
Library. Mrs F. H. Manker, Lib'n.
Over the Christmas holidays, the dif-
ferent departments had a moving day —
moving fiction from the west end to the
east and non-fiction from the east end to
the west, moving the unbound magazines
into the magazine room in the basement
and at last placing the reference room
where it was intended to be in the
original plans of the library.
A large room was built on the east side
of the basement, taking that space out of
the larger room where we will have the
juvenile department, finances permitting,
in another year, for our cases of filed
magazines. It is a little inconvenient at
present to get to them but the children's
librarian will be able to look after maga-
zine references when the room is trans-
ferred to the basement.
On the west side of the main room, the
floor has been covered with battleship
linoleum making in all about two-thirds
of the floor covered. This will deaden
the sound for the children's department
below.
A very important e\-ent was the birth
of Frances Meredith Austerman, Febru-
ary 12, a daughter of the assistant li-
brarian, Mrs A. E. Austerman. The little
tot was welcomed by her two older
brothers. Mrs Mary Haddow, former
assistant, substituted for Mrs Austerman
during her absence.
A very nice book-mark was found in a
book recently, a check in favor of the
Upland Public Library for $50 and duly
signed by R. R. Harrington. Mr Har
rington remembers the library each year
and this money may be used for books or
anything special the library may need.
This year the amount is dedicated to
books.
Mrs F. H. Manker, Lib'n.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
(Fifth class.)
County seat, San Diego.
Area, 4377 sq. mi. Pop. 112,24,8.
Assessed valuation $121,179,472 (tax-
able for county .$100,963,301).
San Diego Co. Free Library, San
Diego. Miss Eleanor Hitt, Lib'n.
Oakdale Branch was established March
4, 1926. with Mrs Emma Stockdale as
custodian.
Eleanor Hitt, Lib'n.
San Diego.
:;:§San Diego [Free] Public Library.
Mrs II. P. Davison. Lib'n Emeritus.
Miss Althea H. Warren. Lib'n (on leave
of absence). Miss .Tosephinc R. Har-
grave. Acting Lib'n.
Our branch libraries are to the fove
this quarter. The new building at Uni-
ver.sity Heights is completed and was
formally opened to the public March 29.
It is a Spanish building at Park Boule-
vard and Howard Street. The dull green
finish of furniture and woodwork is very
pleasing. The old quarters were quite
outgrown and the community and city
take great pride in this first branch li-
brary to be built by the city. The hours
of opening have been extended and are
now from 2 to S p.m. week days and 2
to a p.m. Sundays.
The building formerly occupied by the
University Heights Branch Library is
to be moved to the library lot at NoriUii]
Heights to house our thriving brancli
there.
The Altadena Branch in the McKiuley
School has been opened. It is open thrje
afternoons and evenings a week. Mi.^s
Mabel Menifee, as branch librarian, is
serving the enthusiastic public there.
'I'he circulation for the system passed
|]ie million mark in 192.5, being 1,145,308
volumes.
.TOSEPIIINE R. IIargrave.
Acting Lib'n.
SAN FRANCISCO.
(Second class.)
City and county coterminous.
Area, 43 sq. mi. Pop. .506.676.
Assessed valuation $1",0.50,485,716 (ta.s:-
able for county $733,693,760).
Com iroN wealth Club of California
L:brai:y. ^Nlax Thelen, Pres. Dr MortoLi
SAN FRANCISCO— Continued.
R. Gibbons, Sec. R. S. Gray, Chairman
Library Committee. Mrs Lois H. Mc-
Veigh, Lib'n.
There is a new librarian for the Com-
monwealth Club Library.
The librar'j- has hardly been attended to
for the last three years, and therefore,
my first work is to recatalog the library
and take care of the new material.
L. H. McVeigh, Lib'n.
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY.
(Eighth class.)
County seat, Stockton.
Area, 1370 sq. mi. Pop. 79,905.
Assessed valuation $122,330,481 (tax-
able for county $104,620,310).
Lodi.
LoDi [Free] Public Library and
Branch, San .Toaquin Co. Free Lt-
BRARY. Miss Amy L. Boynton, Lib'n.
Miss Edna B. Thompson, library
assistant for the past three years, has
recently announced her marriage to Wm.
Corell Smith on September 10, 1925.
She resigned her position March 31 to
join her husband in Palo Alto where ho
is doing graduate work at Stanford Uni-
versity. She has been replaced on the
library staff by her sister. Miss Dorothy
Thompson.
Amy L. Boynton, Lib'n.
Stockton.
:i:§ Stockton Free Public Library.
Miss Ida E. Condit, Lib'n.
The members of the library staff re-
ceived a slight increase in salary imder
Councilmanic Order No. 7646, passed
March 29. The following standards of
pay were established for positions in
the city library : Head of School Dept.,
$135 per mo.; Children's librarian, $130;
Cataloger. $130; Head of Circulation
Dept., $125; First assistant librarian,
$125 ; one assistant librarian, $120 ;
three assistant librarians, $110 ; two
assistant librarians. $105. Three ne'.v
assistants were added to the staff during
the month of February, one to receive
ninety dollars a month and two to receive
eighty-five dollars.
The resignation of ]Miss Melba C. Bur-
den, head of the Circulation Department
occurred Feb. 8. Miss Burden and 'Slv
Louis B. Price were united in man-ing-?
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SAN JOAQUIN CO.— Continued.
Stockton — Continued.
?.Iai-ch 20. ^Nliss Hedwig Weiss, formerly
lieafl of the Order Department. Avas'
appointed to fill the vacancy created i)y
the resignation of Miss Burden. Miss
Tillie Prasher, who has been an assistant
iu the County Department for several
years, was appointed head of the depar:-
ment.
The following school ' districts have
been added since September, 192.5 : Doug-
las, Liberty, Madison, Montezuma, Wild-
wood, Boulden Is-laud, Holt and Tele-
graph. The library now serves 74 school
districts.
The expenditure of several hundred
dollars from the J. D. Peters trust fund
for theological books was authorized.
According to the terms of the trust aa
equal proportion is annually expended for
the purchase of Protestant and Catholic
1 ocks. The Ministerial Union and the
Pastor of the Catholic paris'h were i-e-
quested to make suggestions and recom-
mendations for the purchase of books
pertinent to their need-s.
Tte meeting of the Fifth District of
the California Library Association at
Hotel Sacramento, March fourth was
atiended by the following members of the
liln-ary staff : Miss Condit, Miss Orr,
yihfi Ryland, Miss Prasher, Miss .Joui.'s
and Mr Harry Devereaux.
The annual report for the calendar year
showed a gain of 81.5.3 volumes circulated
to county borrowers from the Main Li-
brary and community branches. In the
school district branches there v.as an
increase of 2ST2 volumes.
Daring Good Book Week -500 copies of
the list of books en display in the .Juvenile
room were distributed. An essaj' contest
on what constitutes a child's good book
was conducted among the children of the
seventh grades.
A new furnace has been installed and
new floor covering put in the circulating
department of the library.
During the Yuletide season a beauti-
fully decorated and illuminated Christ-
mas tree delighted the patrons. A fine
selection of the latest books of travel and
fiction was placed about the tree in the
manner of gifts for the choice of the
l)(>rrower.
Ida E, Cojs^dit, Lib'u.
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY.
(Thirtieth class.)
County seat, San Luis Obispo.
Area, 3500 sq. mi. Pop. 21.893.
Assessed valuation .$39,a33,T21 (tax-
able for county .?.34,4&4,9'o3).
SAN MATEO COUNTY.
(Twenty-first class.)
County seat, -Redwood City.
Area, 470 sq. mi. Pop. 36,781.
Assessed valuation .$40,183,707 (tax-
able for county $42,062,670).
Sai^ Mateo Co. Free LiBiiARY, Red-
wood City. Miss Edna Holroyd, Lib"n.
A bequest of $5000 was left to the
San Carlos Librai-y Association by the
will of the late Mrs Virginia A. Lord,
peninsula society matron, filed for pro-
bate Feb. 23 in the county clerk's office. — -
Burlingame Advance, F 23
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.
(Eighteenth class.")
County seat, Santa Barbara.
Area, 2450 sq. mi. Pop. 41,097.
Assessed valuation $70,788,831 (tax-
able for county $60,567,709).
Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Free Public Li-
brary. Mrs Frances Burns Linn, Lib'n.
The little library known as the Ship
Library, established several years ago by
Mrs Frank Abbott on her home grounds
in Mission Canyon, has been turned over
to the Public Library as a branch, a free
gift to the people of Santa Barbara. Its
shelves are stocked with editions of
children's books. A small collection of
adult books also is provided for those
who may find it convenient. — Santa
Barbara Press, Mr 21
Reconstruction of the public library
building is to start March 8. The con-
tract price is $50,800, of which .$.51,000
already is on hand ; the remaining $5800
will be appropriated out of the 1926-27
budget, available -July 1. Graham and
Smith are the contractors having the
work in hand. Carleton M. Winslow, the
architect, designed the structure to be
rebuilt as nearly as pcssilile along the
original lines. — Santa Barbara Prcsis,
.Mr 6
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
(Sixth class.)
County seat, San Jose.
Area, 13.50 sq. mi. Pop. 100,588.
Assessed valuation .$121,103,301 (tax-
able for county $107,985,290).
Santa Clara Co. Free Library, San
JOSE. Mrs Elizabeth Singletary, Lib'n.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Ste\ens to Harry Hunter Singletary
took place Feb. 12 at Trinity Episcopal
Church. — San Jose Mercury-Herald, F 14
At a shower at the home of Miss Crump
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 9, Miss Stevens
was the recipient of a basket full of linen
to he used in her new home. Yellow, the
bride's chosen color, predominated in
table decorations and in the bowls of
flowers about the house.
Besides staff members, the party w-as
attended by Miss Stella Huntington,
who came down from Oakland ; Miss
Grace Smith, a former member of the
staff, and Miss Norma Singleton.
On Feb. 1, Miss Joy Jackson, who has
been in charge of the school department,
left to accept a position in the library of
the San Jose State Teachere College.
Her place has been filled by Mrs B. C.
Frisby. Mrs Frisby is a graduate of the
Los Angeles Library School and was
formerly on the staff of Tehama County
Library.
Miss Grace Smith, Avho has been doing
part-time work, was appointed librarian
of the Los Gatos Public Library at the
beginning of the year.
Seven members of the staff Avent to
San Francisco, March 6, to attend the
joint meeting of the First and Second
Districts of the California Library Asso-
ciation at the Fairmont Hotel. In the
evening we visited Chinatown and dined
on chow-mein at the New Shanghai Low.
On the evening of April 8 a staff dinner
party was enjoyed at the new home of
the librarian.
Los Gatos.
ilLos Gatos High School Libraey.
,L W. Ayer, Prin. Pauline Clark, Lib'n.
This year the high school added a
librarian, Mi.ss Pauline Clark, to the
staff to take charge of the study halls
and to develop the library. The slogan
is "Building" — both the library and the
SANTA CLARA CO.— Continued.
Los Gatos — Continued,
use and importance of it. Progress is
slow, but it is present.
Six girls help with the work and receive
elementary library training. High school
credit is given for the work.
Pauline Clark, Lib'n.
San Jose.
§|iSAN .Jose Free Public Library.
Mrs Edith Daley, Lib'n.
Since the last issue of Neivs Notes of
California Lihrarids the San Jose Free
Public Library has had added to its
patronage, by the city's annexation of
territory, about 10,000 persons. To date,
in this addition, more than 400 library
applications have been made — the iirst
one that of a 12-year-old boy, who said
he was "glad to helong to the librar'y !"
Also, the library has instituted a
"service with a heart." This service, to
"Shut-ins." has the fine cooperation of
the Board of Trustees, and is a direct
from-library-to-home service of books and
magazines for those who, by reason of
age or infirmity, are unable to visit the
librar'y, and who have no one to send.
There are now being served each Thurs-
day more than fifty persons, and new
names are on the list for investigation.
The board has also started hospital
service to the San Jose hospital, the only
one within the city limits. This has been
started with delivering to the hospital
100 volumes of books, including some
juvenile, the hospital made responsible.
These books are to be used as long as
they will serve, then to be exchanged for
others. It is hoped that this service will
eventually develop into one-day-a-week
service with a library assistant in charge
of a book wagon. The main thing was
to make a beginning — and that has been
done to the joy of the patients within
the big hospital.
•January, 1926, has the record for the
largest circulation in the history of the
library — 17,804, an increase over Janu-
ary, 1925, of 2086.
The Library Board as now constituted
consists of : Henri G. Hill, president ;
Mrs Philip L. Wise, vice president ; Mrs
Selma B. Olinder', Dr Jay C. Elder,
Oscar T. Martin.
Edith Daley, Lib'n,
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SANTA CLARA CO.— Continued.
San Jose — Continued.
San .Jose High School Library.
liaymoud B. Leland, Prin. Mi.ss Henri-
ette Thomas, Lib'n.
The Library Club of the San Jose
High School, composed of student mem-
bers of the library force, has adopted a
constitution. The girls have decided to
give book reviews at the club meetings. —
San .Jose High School Herald, .Ja 24
State Teachers College Library.
H. C. Minssen, Acting Pres. Miss Joyce
Backus. J^ib'n.
Miss Joy Jackson, formerly with the
Santa Clara County Library, joined the
staff Feb. 1 as assistant in charge of
circulation and reference work.
Joyce Backus, Lib'n.
Sunnyvale.
Sunnyvale Free Public Library.
Miss Ellen Ballard, Lib'n.
We have purchased a set of the revised
edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Ellen Ballard, Lib'n.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
(Twenty-sixth class.)
County seat, Santa Cruz.
Area, 42.5 sq. mi. Pop. 26,269.
Assessed valuation $26,314,41.5 (tax-
able for county $122,442,480).
Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz High School Library.
W. E. Elmer, Prin. Mrs M. C. Hale,
Lib'n.
The Santa Cruz High School Ubrary
has been moved from the first floor to
the basement, which gives much added
room and more light. Each semester the
number of students using the library
increases, also those who take library
science. In the last year over 500 book;;
have been added for the use of the
dramatic classes and a new course in
sociology. From a daily attendance of
about 1.50 five years ago the libr'ary
attendance has increased to over .500
with a like increase in our enrollment in
school.
Maeelle Chace Hale, IJb'n.
Watsonville.
Watsonville High School JuIBKary.
T. S. McQuiddy, Prin. Miss H. Esther
Crawford, Lib'n.
SANTA CLARA CO. — Continued.
Watso nvi I le — Continued.
I wish to report that since the second
semester of the present school year I
have undertaken the duties of school
librarian. The position is not full time
at present. In the morning I have classes
in Latin and Spanish, but my afternoons
are given to the library.
H. Esther Cram^ford, Lib'n.
SHASTA COUNTY.
(Thirty-fifth class.)
County seat. Redding.
Area, 4050 sq. mi. Pop. 1,3,811.
Assessed valuation $2;:{,921,23S (lax-
able for county $16,940,710).
SIERRA COUNTY,
(Fifty-sixth class.)
County seat, Downieville.
Area, 957 sq. mi. Pop. 178.3.
Assessed valuation $3,2.56,377 ( taxable
for county .$2,.S92,010) .
SISKIYOU COUNTY.
(Thirty- third class.)
County .-veat, Yreka.
Area, 0079 sq. mi. Pop. 18,545.
Assessed valuation $29,092,483 (ta.v-
able for county $21,072,870).
Etna Mills (No exp. office).
Etna Free [Public] Library and
Branch, Siskiyou Co. Free Library.
Mrs Mary A. Parker, Lib'n.
Mrs Mary A. Parker is now librarian
of Etna Free Library.
SOLANO COUNTY.
(Nineteenth class.)
County seat, Fairfield.
Area, 911 sq. mi. Pop. 40,602. ■
Assessed valuation $37,602,015 (tax-
able for county .$30,787,420).
Solano Ck). Free Library, Fairfield.
Miss Clara B. Dills, Lib'n.
The new branch county library at Bay
Terrace, on the northern outskirts of
Vallejo, was opened Feb. 3, with Mrs
Frances Keaton in charge. — San Fran-
cisco Vhronivlc, F .5
Mrs Nell Wright, assistant in Solano
Co. Free Library, has resigned to take
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SOLANO CO.— Continued.
up hei- residence in San Francisco. IMiss
Beruice Hayes of the library staff of the
T^niversity of Washing-ton has been
a])pointed to fill the vacancy. — Vallejo
Chronicle. Mr S
SONOMA COUNTY.
(Fourteenth class.)
County seat, Santa Rosa.
Area, 1540 sq. mi. Pop. 51,990.
Assessed valuation $51,110,190 (tax-
able for county $13,514,070).
STANISLAUS COUNTY.
(Sixteenth class.)
County seat, Modesto.
Area, 1486 sq. mi. Pop. 43,557.
Assessed valuation $62,169,779 (tax-
able for county $53,830,075).
Stanislaus Co. Free Libeaky, Mo-
desto. Miss Bessie B. Silverthorn, Lib'n.
During the month of January five
members of the staff were down with the
fin simultaneously, and Mrs H. S. Crowe,
Oakdale custodian, and Mrs Charlotte
Taylor, assistant at Turlock Public
Library, came to the main library and
gave emergency help which was much
appreciated.
The county librarian gave a number
of new book reviews at the annual spring
luncheon of the Ceres Study Club,
March 2. She talked before the P. T. A.
of the Washington School, Modesto, at
the regular meeting, March 8.
Bessie B. Silverthorn, Lib'n.
Modesto.
^IcHenry [Free] Public Library
Axn P*>RANcn, Stanislaus Co. Free
Library. Miss Bessie B. Silverthorn,
Lib'n.
Miss IMildred De Ferrari, cataloger
in the library for the past four years,
resigned March 1 and will retire from
library work for a period, which will be
spent at her home iu Oakland. Mrs
Kuth Beard McDowell, California State
Library School, 1914, has been appointed
to fill her place temporarily.
Bessie B. Silverthorn, Lib'n.
SUTTER COUNTY.
(Forty-first class.)
County seat, Yuba City.
Area, 611 sq. ml. Pop. 10,115.
Assessed valuation $22,141,102 (tax-
able for county $17,853,325).
Sutter Co. Free Library, Yuba City.
Miss Frances M. Burket, Lib'n.
The Tudor Branch of the County
Free Library was re-established Jan. 14.
Frances M. Burket, Lib'n.
TEHAMA COUNTY.
(Thirty-sixth class.)
County seat, Red Bluff.
Area, 3200 sq. mi. Pop. 12,882.
Assessed valuation $20,807,359 (tax-
able for county $17,165,960).
Tehama Co. Free Library, Red
Bluff. Miss Anne Bell Bailey, Lib'u.
In looking back over the activities of
the county library for this quarter, they
seem mostly "visits."
Our new year began most auspiciously
with one of those rare visits from Mrs
Henshall, that through her encourage-
ment and sympathetic understanding in-
spire us to renewed effort.
Miss Neva Reno, first assistant, went
to Kern County Free Library on the
fifteenth of January, to be gone for six
months. On March 1 Miss Idella Men-
denhall came to us as junior assistant for
the time Miss Reno is to be away.
Paskeuta Branch was closed March 23.
The books for that section will be taken
care of by the Elkins School.
Gerber Branch was moved from the
real estate office, where it has been for
several months, to a filling station. In
the new location the branch will be open
all day every day.
The librarian spoke to the Red Bluff
High School Girls' League Feb. 20, using
the legends of Paul Bunyan as the basis
for the talk, for the alleged activity of
Mt. Lassen a few days before recalled
the story of Paul Bunyan's visit west to
the Red River Lumber Co. at Westwood
in 1914 (the time of the big eruption of
Mt. Lassen) — "Every time Paul took a
puff at his pipe (so the story goes) the
people declared the old volcano was erupt-
ing again I''
The next day the librarian talked to
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TEHAMA CO. — Continued.
I lie ti-nsteos at their annual nieotins on
the serVico to the scliool.s.
^'isits were made to the Farm Center
meeting at Red Bank in March, and to
the Home Department meetings at Flour-
noy, Henleyville, Richfield and Vina for
the purpose of spealiing about the "Sea-
men's Book Week." At the County
Federation of Women's Clubs' meeting
Marcli 19 the opportunitj- to speak there
on the same subject was given.
A most entertaining afternoon was
spent with the children of the Flournoy
School in March. The teacher of this
school allows each child free choice of
the books he reads, be.sides keeping a
book "going"' in school.
All reading is correlated with geogra-
phy or history, as the case might be, and
at the time of the librarian's visit the
book of the hour was "David goes voyag-
ing." The map lesson for the day had
been on the course of the Arcturus. Each
child has a note book, in which the notes
of each book read during the term are
kept, the important or interesting charac-
ters and an estimate of the book given.
This teacher, ignorant of the vacation
note books, certificate system for vaca-
tion reading, etc., evolved by libraries,
has worked out this scheme by herself.
The school is situated in a remote section
of the county and the children have ex-
perienced little outside of the school
life. The taste in reading and the lively
interest of these children in world affairs
was nothing short of remarkable.
Anne Bell Bailey, Lib'n.
TRINITY COUNTY.
(Fifty-fifth class.)
County seat, Weaverville.
Area, .3276 sq. mi. Pop. 2551.
Assessed valuation .$3,827, 208 (taxable
for county .$3,395,927).
TULARE COUNTY.
(Eleventh class.)
County seat, Visalia.
Area, 4863 sq.mi. Pop. 59031.
Assessed valuation $88,988,736 (tax-
able for county $67,763,250) .
Tulare Co. Free Library, Visalia.
Miss Gretchen Flower, Lib'n.
TULARE CO.— Continued.
'i'lic 'i\ile River Indian Reservation
P.i-ancli was establislicd March 2, with
Euiil B. Fisher as custodian. The
addiess is Porterville.. ^Irs Z. M. Hinds-
man succeeded Mrs Birdie Phillips . as
custodian of Allensworth Branch, Feb. 8.
The library will be open Tuesday and
Thurc^day afternoons. The Grand View
Heights School joined the County Library
March 1 ; Mrs Alta C. Clarke is teacher.
Gretchen Flower, Lib'n.
TUOLUMNE COUNTY.
(Forty-sixth class.)
County seat, Sonora.
Area, 2292 sq. mi. Pop. 7768.
Assessed valuation $12,.356,640 (tax-
able for county $8,850,745).
VENTURA COUNTY.
(Twentj'-third class, i
County seat, Ventura.
Area, 18-50 sq. mi. Pop. 28,724.
Assessed valuation $63,246,876 (tax-
able for county $.54,-556,749).
Ventura Co. Free Library, Vkx-
TUBA. Miss Elizabeth R. Topping, Lib'n.
Four members of the County Library
staff and one of the city had the pleasure
of attending the Sixth District Meeting
of the California Library A.ssociation at
Fullerton.
A talk and display of children's books
were given by the librarian before the
Fillmore P. T. A.
The staff has enjoyed several visits
made the library this quarter. Mr
Ferguson stopped off on his way sovith,
the Library School of the Los Angeles
Public Library included Ventui'a in its
itinerary and Miss Sabin of the Los
Angeles Countj- Library visited us.
Miss Clara Smith, the county rural
supervisor, and the County Librarian
made a trip into Verba Buena. One of
the horses sent to meet them slipped off
the trail and was killed. Coming out a
rainstorm caught them. The school had
read every book on the shelves and was
delighted to get new material. The two
boys who play violins were supplied with
easy music. One has taught the other
how to play.
Elizabeth R. Topping, Lib'n.
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VENTURA CO.— Continued.
Ventura.
IIYentuka [Fkee] Public Libkaey
AXD Branch. V e n t u b a Co. Fkee
Library. Miss Elizabeth R. Topping,
Lib'n.
A picture exhibit was given by the
Shakespeare Club in the Children's Room.
This was supplemented by books from the
State Library that contained famous
illustrations of the plays.
Various clubs in the city have made
good use of the State Library pictures
this quarter.
Elizabeth R. Topping, Lib'n.
YOLO COUNTY.
(Thirty-fourth class.)
County seat. Woodland.
Area, 1017 sq. mi. Pop. 17,10.5.
Assessed valuation $33,466,439 (tax-
able for county $26,966,854).
Davis.
Davis Free Library and Branch,
Yolo Co. Free Library. Miss Hattie
Weber, Lib'n.
The officers of the Library Club gave
a silver tea at the library, 2 to 5 p.m.,
February 28. Light refreshments were
served by members of the club. During
the afternoon coin to the amount of thirty
dollars was placed in the basket.
Following are the books borrowed for
the last three months : fiction 2522 ; non-
fiction 385 ; juvenile 4SS : magazines 168.
Hattie Weber, Lib'n.
INIrs O. B. AYilber. one of the charter
YOLO CO.— Continued.
Davis — Continued,
members of the Davis Library club, made
a presentation of a handsome bronze
tablet to the or'ganization at a recent
meeting, in memory of Mrs W. H. Marden
and Mrs F. W. Crawford, pioneer women
who in ]872 founded the first library in
Davis. The tablet bearing the names of
the t\vo founders was procured at a cost
of $200, the joint gift of Mrs Wilber and
her sister, Mrs Minnie Collins. — Sacra-
mento Bee, F 1
YUBA COUNTY.
(Fortieth class.)
County seat, Marysville.
Area, 625 sq. mi. Pop. 10,375.
Assessed valuation $20,257,344 (tax-
able for county $16,578,575).
Marysville.
§Marysville City [Free Public]
Library. Miss Clara Tietjen, Lib'n.
Mrs Jennie C. Engell, City Librarian,
tendered her resignation, ,Tan. 22, to
Walter A. Kynoch, chainnan of the
library board, and to the city council, to
take effect Feb. 1. She is leaving to
accept a position with the Kern County
Free Library in Bakersfield. — Marysville
Appeal, Ja 23
Miss Clara Tietjen, for the past three
years in charge of the Y. W. C. A.
Library in San Francisco, has accepted
the position of Marysville City Librarian,
beginning work Feb. 19. — Marysville
Appeal, F 20
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DIRECTORY FOR LIBRARY SUPPLIES AND OTHER ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The following directory is based on
recommendations received from the libra-
ries of California. New recommendations
and corrections will be welcomed at any
lime.
SUPPLIES.
Amateur Plays.
Acting Dramas foe Amateurs.
The Book Den, 464 Eighth st, Oak-
land. Calif.
A. L- A.
Headquabtees.
S6 E. Randolph st., Chicago, 111.
All A. L. A. publications sold from
headquarters except 1904 Catalog which
can be purchased for $1 from Superin-
tendent of Documents, Washington, D. C.
Binding and Mending.
Rinding.
Cooperative Bindery Co., 330 Jackson
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Foster & Futernick Co., 444 Bryant st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Herring & Robinson, 1927 Howard st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Hicks-Judd Co., 460 Fourth st., San
Francisco, Calif.
Pacific Library Binding Co., 770 E.
Washington st., Los Angeles, Calif.
Sacramento Bookbindery, 309 J st.,
Sacramento, Calif.
Silvius and Schoenbackler, 423 J st.,
Sacramento, Calif.
Mending.
Stix Co.. San .Jose.
Stix-Parchment mending tissue.
Blind.
Embossed books, etc. Addresses will
be furni.shed by the State Library.
Book Cases and Shelving.
MoKee & Went worth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Book Packing Bags.
Hoegee Co., 138-142 S. Main st., Los
Angeles, Calif.
Book Packing Boxes.
Pacific Box Factory, 2600 Taylor St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
COEKUGATED PAPER CAETONS.
Illinois-Pacific Glass Co., 15th and
Folsom sts., San Francisco, Calif.
Richardson-Case Paper Co., 1021
Front St., Sacramento, Calif.
Book Plates.
Manhattan Photogravure Co., 142
West 27th St., New York, N. Y.
Sequoyah Studio, 319 42d St., Oakland,
Calif.
Times-Mirror Printing and Binding
House, 118 S. Kroadway, Los
Angeles, Calif.
Western Lithograph Co., 600-610 E.
Second st., Los Angeles', Calif.
Book Pockets.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
Gaylord Bros., 44 N. Stanislaus st.,
Stockton, Calif.
Hicks-Judd Co., 460 Fourth st., San
Francisco, Calif.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
The Zellerbach Paper Co., 534 Battery
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Book Stacks, Metal Furniture, Etc.
Art Metal Construction Co., James-
town, N. Y.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
J. Niederer Co., 3409 S. Main st, Los
Angeles, Calif.
Van Horn Iron Works Co., Cleveland,
Ohio.
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Book Supports, Bracket and Pedal for
Perforating Stamp and Other Me-
chanical Appliances.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
<4a.vlorcl Bros.. 44 N. Stanislaus St.,
Stoclvton. Calif.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Moise-Klinkner Co., 365-369 Market
St.. San Francisco, Calif.
Book Varnish.
Pacific Library Binding Co., 770 E.
Washington St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Books.
Baker & Taylor Co., 354 4th ave.. New
York City.
Chivers Book Binding Co., 126 Nassau
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
For books in CUivers binding.
Emporium, 835-865 Market st., San
Francisco, Calif.
Himebaugh & Browne, 471 Fifth ave..
New York, N. Y.
Holmes Book Co., 342 14th st., Oakland,
and 152 Kearny st., San Francisco,
Calif.
H. R. Huntting Co., Springfield, Mass.
Levinson's The Book Store, 1012 K St.,
Sacramento, Calif.
A. C. McClurg & Co., Library Depart-
ment, 330 E. Ohio st, Chicago, 111.
McDevitt- Wilson's, Inc., 30 Church st.,
New York City.
Newbegir's, 358 Post st., San Fran-
cisco. Calif.
Parker's Hook Store (C. C. Parker),
520 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Charles T. Powner Co., 542 S. Spring
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Pumell Stationery Co., 915 K st, Sac-
ramento, Calif.
SaLher Gate Bookshop, 2235 Telegraph
ave., Berkeley. Calif.
Chas. Scribner's Sons, 5th ave. and
4Sth St., New York, N. Y.
G. E. Stechert & Co., 31-33 B. 10th
St., New York, N. Y.
Technical Book Co.. 525 Market st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Technical Publishing Co., 274 I. W.
Hellman bldg., Los Angeles, Calif.
Handles only technical books.
Books — Continued.
Union Library Association, 225 Fifth
ave.. New York City.
\'ioinan",s Book Store. 329 E. Colorado
St., Pasadena.
Harr Wagner, 149 New Montgomery
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Especially western books by western authors.
White House, Sutter st., bet Grant-
ave. and Kearny st., San Francisco,
Calif.
English Books and Publications.
G. E. Stechert & Co., 31-33 E. 10th
St., New York, N. Y.
B. F. Stevens & Brown, 4 Trafalgar
Square, London, W. C. 2, Eng.
Foreign Books and Publications in
Various Languages.
Charles T. Powner Co., 542 S. Spring
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
G. E. Stechert & Co., 31-33 E. 10th
St.. New York, N. Y.
B. Westermann Co., Inc., 30-32 East
Twentieth st. New York, N. Y.
French.
French Book Store, Alfred Blanc & J.
Delabriandais, 324 Stockton st., San
Francisco, Calif.
J. Terquem, 19 Rue Scribe, Paris
France.
ftalian.
A. Cavalli & Co., 255 Columbus ave.,
San Francisco, Calif.
SiMnish.
Victoriano Suarez, Madrid, Spain.
Law Books.
Bancroft-Whitney Co., 200 McAllister
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Matthew-Bender & Co., 109 State st.,
Albany, N. Y.
School Books.
Milton Bradley Co., 20 Second st., San
Francis'co, Calif.
California School Book Depository,
149 New Montgomery st, San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
Ginn & Co., 45 Second st., San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
A. C. McClurg & Co., Library Depart-
ment, 330 E. Ohio st., Chicago, 111.
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Books — Continued.
Owou Publishing Co., GSl iNIarket st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
White House, Sutter st., bet. Grant
ave. and Kearny st., San Francisco,
Calif.
Second-Hand Books.
McDevitt-Wilson's, Inc., 30 Church st..
New York City.
J\iudie's Select Library, 30-34 New
Oxford St., London, Eng.
Charles T. Powner Co., 542 S. Spring
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Henry Sothern & Co., 140 Strand,
London, W. C. 2, Eng.
G. E. Stechert & Co., 31-33 E. 10th
St., New York. N. Y.
P.. F. Stevens & B'rown, 4 Trafalgar
Square. London, W. 0. 2, Eng.
A. R. Womrath, 15 E. 28th st., New
York, N. Y.
For used Action.
Especially Californiana.
Dawson's Book Shop, 627 S. Grand
ave., Los Angeles, California.
F. M. De Witt, 620 14th st., Oakland,
Calif.
Holmes Book Co., S42 14th st., Oakland,
and 152 Kearny st., San Francisco,
Calif.
Cabinets.
See Furniture and Supplies.
Catalog Cards.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
(:Jaylord Bros., 44 N. Stanislaus st.,
Stockton, Calif.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Purnell Stationery Co., 915 K st., Sac-
ramento, Calif.
Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing Co.,
132-140 Suttet St., San Francisco,
and 727 S. Spring st., Los Angeles,
Calif.
Charts.
H. S. Crocker Co., 565-571 Market st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Clippings.
Allen's Press Clipping Bureau, 255
Commercial st., San Francisco, and
626 S. Spring st., Los Angeles, Calif.
5—44805
County Free Library Signs.
For information, write Mrs Frances
Burns Linn, Santa Barbara County
Frco Lilirary, Snntu Bnrhara, Calif.
County Free Library Stickers.
Gaylord Bros., 44 N. Stanislaus st.,
Stockton, Calif.
Cutter Tables, Size Rulers, Etc.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Duplicating Appliances.
Dandij Duplicator.
Dodge & Dent, New York, N. Y.
Edison Rotary Mimeograph.
H. S. Crocker Co. (Agents), 565-571
Market St., San Francisco, Calif.
Filing Cases.
See Furniture and Supplies,
Films.
For Rent.
American Red Cross Films, distributed
by University of California Library,
Berkeley, Calif.
Fox Film Corporation, New York,
N. Y.
National Producci's Film Service, 111
Golden Gate ave., San Francisco,
Calif.
Pathe Exchange, Inc., Non-Theatrical
Dept., 985 Market st., San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
United States Forest Service, Ferry
bldg., San Francisco, Calif.
University of California, Extension
Division, Berkeley, Calif.
Furniture and Supplies.
Grimes-Stassforth Stationery Co., 737-
7.39 S. Spriilg st., Los Angeles, Calif.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second St., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Purnell Stationery Co., 915 K ^t., Sac-
ramento, Calif.
Rucker-Fuller Desk Co., 677 Mission
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Yawman & Erbe INIanufacturing Co.,
132-140 Sutter st., San Francisco,
and 727 S. Spring st., Los Angeles,
Calif.
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Furniture and Supplies — C'ontinued.
Filiiif/ Cases for Music.
Los Angeles Desk Co., S4S S. Hill st.,
r^os Angeles, Calif.
Globes.
Denoyer-Geppert Co., 5235-7 Ravens-
wood ave., Chicago, 111. (Local
agent : A. F>. Maine, Box (j3."i, Arcade
Station, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Pnrnell Stationery Co., 915 K st., Sac
ramento, Calif.
Rand-McNally Co., 125 E. Sixth St..
Los Angeles, and 559 Mission St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
C. F. Weber & Co.. 985 Market st..
San Francisco, Calif.
Magazine Binders.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
Elbe File and Binder Co., 215-217
Greene s't., New York, N. Y.
Gaylord Bros., 44 N. Stanislaus st.,
Stockton, Calif.
Gem Binder Co., Go W. Broadway,
New York.
Wm, G. Johnston & Co., Pittsburgh. Pa.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 30 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Magazines.
See Periodicals.
Maps.
Denoyer-Geppert Co., 5235-7 Ravens-
wood ave., Chicago, 111. (Local
auent : A. B. Maine, Box 635, Arcade
Station, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Purnell Stationery Co., 915 K st., Sac-
ramento, Calif.
Raud-McNally Co., 125 E. Sixth St.,
Los Angeles, and 559 Mission st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
C. F. Weber & Co., 985 Market st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Music.
Sherman. Clay & Co., Kearny and Sut-
ter sts.. San Francisco, Calif.
(5. Schlrmer, 3 E. 43d st., New York,
N. V.
. Pamphlet and Multi-Binders, and
Pamphlet Boxes.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
Gaylord Bros., 44 X. Stanislaus st..
Stockton. Calif.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), .39 Second st., San
Francisco, and 759 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Paste.
Pacific Library Binding Co., 770 E.
Washington st., Los Angeles, Calif.
Pasting Machines.
A. G. Prior. 136 Liberty st.. New
York, N. Y.
Perforating Stamps.
B. F. Cummins Co., Chicago, 111.
iMoise-Klinkner Co., 36.5-369 Market
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Periodicals.
Back Volumes and Numbers.
F. W. Faxon Co., 83-91 Francis st.,
Back Bay, Boston, Mass.
F. M. De Witt, 620 14th st., Oakland,
Calif.
Pacific Library Binding Co., 770 E.
Washington st., Los Angeles, Calif.
Universal Library Service. 2189 Wool-
worth bklg.. New York City.
II. W. Wilson Co., 958-64 University
ave.. New York City.
SuDSCRiPTiON Agencies.
.lohn A. Clow, 2925 N. Lake ave.,
Pasadena, Calif.
F. W. Faxon Co.. 83-91 Francis st..
Back Bay, Boston. ]Mass.
Franklin Square Agency, Franklin
Square, New York City.
Moore-Cottrell Subscription Agencies,
North Cohocton, N. Y.
^Mutual Subscription Agency, 602 Cro-
zer B'ldg., Philadelphia. Pa.
I'acific News Bureau. 643 S. Olive st..
Los Angeles, Calif.
Purnell Stationery Co., 915 K st., Sac-
ramento. Calif.
San Francisco News Co., 657 Howard
St., San Francisco, Calif.
G. E. Stechert .& Co.. 31-33 E. 10th
St., New York, N. Y.
For foreign peilodicals only.
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Periodicals — Continued.
Sunset Subscription Agency, 631
South W(\Kt Bids.. 1-3U S. Broadway.
Los Angeles. Calif.
Pictures.
Braun & Co., Dornach, Alsace, France.
Curtis & Cameron, Copley Square,
Boston, Mass.
Especially for reproduction of American art.
Toni Landau Photo Co., 1 E. 45th St.,
New York, N. J.
(Formerly Berlin Photographic Co.)
Perry Pictures Co., Maiden, Mass.
Vickery, Atkins & Torrey, 550 Sutter
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Rubber Stamps and Type.
Chipron Stamp Co., 224 West First
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co., 131 S.
Spring St., Los Angeles, Calif.
^foise-Klinkner Co., 3f>o-869 Market
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Sleeper Stamp Co., 528 J st, Sacra-
mento, Calif.
Scales.
Fairbanks-Morse & Co., Spear and
ILirrison sts.. San Francisco. Calif.
Shelf Label-Holders.
Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis.
McKee & Wentworth (Library Bureau
Distributors), 39 Second St., San
Francisco, and 750 S. Los Angeles
St.. Lo.s Angeles, Calif.
Signs.
Sam H. Harris, 631 S. Spring st., Los
Angeles, Calif.
Moise-Klinkner Co., 365-369 Market
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Tablet & Ticket Co., 604 Mission st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Slides.
Ceo. Kanzee, 12 Geary st., San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
Stamp Affixers.
Multipost Co., Rochester, N. Y.
Steel Stacks.
See Book Stacks.
Stereoscopic Views.
Keystone View Co., Meadville, Pa.
Willis E. Case (Agent Keystone View
Co. and Underwood & Underwood),
1610 Grove st., Berkeley, Calif.
Typewriter Ribbons.
L. & M. Alexander, 444 Market st.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Remington Typewriter Co., 240 Bush
St., San Francisco, 420 S. Spring St.,
Los Angeles, and 913 8th st., Sac-
ramento, Calif.
Typewriter Inspection Co., 426 S.
Spring St., Los' Angeles, Calif.
Underwood Typewriter Co., 531 Market
St., San Francisco, 430 S. Broad-
way, Los Angeles, and 611 J st.,
Sacramento, Calif.
CALIFORNIA LIBRARY SCHOOLS.
Los Angeles Library School. For full
information, write to Librarian, Public
Library, Los Angeles, California.
Riverside Library Service School.
For full information write to Librarian,
Public Library, Riverside. California.
University of California Department
of Library Science. For full informa-
tion write to Chairman, Department of
Library Science, University of California,
Berkeley, Calif.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
Institute for Instructors in Library
Science.
Problems in teaching, educational psy-
chology and curriculum construction are
to be' featured in this summer institute.
.July 29 to Sept. 3. The courses are
being planned as a whole so no over-
lapping may be expected. Some of the
instructors propose to ask students to do
preparatory reading in their subjects, to
save the time of the Institute for appli-
cation of principles. It is highly desir-
able that those planning to attend should
make early application for admission.
Write to the University Examiner, Uni-
versity of Chicago, for' admission to the
University and to
Sydney B. Mitchell,
Department of Library Science,
L'niversity of California.
Berkeley, Calif.,
for admission to the particular courses.
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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIA-
TION.
The officers of the American Library
Association for 1925—26 are as follows :
Charles F. D. Belden, Director, Boston
Public Librarj', President.
;Mrs Elizabeth Claypool Earl, President,
Indiana Library and Historical Depart-
ment, 1st Vice-President.
Theodore W. Koch, Librarian, North-
western University Library, Evanston,
111., 2d Vice-President.
Carl H. Milam, Chicago, Secretary.
Edward D. Tweedell, Assistant Li-
brarian, The John Crerar Library, Chi-
cago, Treasurer.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
STATE LIBRARIES.
The officers of the National Associa-
tion of State Libraries for 192.5-26 are
as follows :
Con P. Cronin, Librarian, Arizona
State Library, Phoenix, Ariz., President.
H. J. Conant, Assistant Librarian,
Vermont State Library, Montpelier, Vt.,
1st Vice-President.
AV. J. Millard, Librarian, Washington
State Law Library, Olympia, Wash., 2d
Vice-Pi"esident.
Herbert S. Hirshberg, Librarian, Ohio
State Library, Columbus, Ohio, Secretary-
Treasurer.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW
LIBRARIES.
Officers for 1925-26 are :
Sumner T. Wheeler, Essex County Law
Library, Salem, Mass., President.
Ralph H. Wilkins, Supreme Court Li-
brary, Springfield, 111., 1st Vice-President.
W. J. Millard, State Library, Olympia,
Wash., 2d Vice-President.
Lucile Vernon, New York City Bar
Association, Secretary-Treasurer.
LEAGUE OF LIBRARY COMMIS-
SIONS.
The officers of the League of Library
Commissions for 1926 are as follows :
Milton J. Ferguson, Librarian, Cali-
fornia State Library, Sacramento, Calif.,
President.
Clarence B. Lester, Sec. Wisconsin
Library Commission, Madison, Wis., 1st
Vice-President.
Miss Fannie C. Rawson, Sec. Kentucky
Library Commission, Frankfort, Ky., 2d
Vice-President.
Miss Clara F. Baldwin, Director of Li-
brary Division, Minnesota State Depart-
ment of Education, St. Paul, Minn., Sec-
retary-Treasurer.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST LIBRARY
ASSOCIATION.
The officers of the Pacific Northwest
Library Association for 1925-26 are as
follows' :
M. H. Douglass, University of Oregon
Library, President.
Ellen G. Smith, Walla Walla, and
Edgar S. Robinson, Vancouver, Vice-
Presidents.
Constance R. S. Ewing, Portland, Sec-
retary.
Effie L. Chapman, Seattle, Treasurer.
SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
The officers of the Special Libraries
Association of Southern California for
192.5-26 are :
B. E. Edwards, Standard Oil Co., EI
Segundo, President.
Mrs R. E. Creveling, San Diego Cou.
Gas and Electric Co., San Diego, Vict'-
President.
Mildred E. Schaer, Southern Californi-i
Telephone Co., Los Angeles, Secretary-
Treasurer.
SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER, NA-
TIONAL SPECIAL LIBRARIES
ASSOCIATION.
Officers for 192.5-26 are :
W. A. Worthington, Pacific Gas and
Electric Co., San Francisco, President.
Hilda W. Palache, Federal Reserve
Bank, San Francisco, Vice-President.
Miss H. Britton, State Mining Bureau,
San Francisco, Secretary-Treasurer.
Bonnie E. Strong, Standard Oil Co.,
and K. Dorothy Ferguson, Bank of Italy,
San Francisco, Executive Committee.
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ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
AND STATE LIBRARY SCHOOLS.
Officers.
President Anita Crelliu
Vice President Margaret Girdner
Secretary Ivander Mclver
Treasurer Margaret Dennison
Executive board of five consisting of
the above and ex-president of the preced-
ing executive board (Edna Holroyd).
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
The State Library registers all
library workers in California who are
looking for positions and all from outside
the state who wish to come here. Also
it will be glad to know of libraries' that
want head librarians or assistants in any
branch of their work. In writing for
recommendations, libraries are urged to
be as specific as possible, especially in
regard to time position must be filled and
salary offered. A librarian who wishes
to be dropped from the Employment
Bureau list and a library that fills a posi-
tion for which it has asked a recom-
mendation will help the work greatly by
notifying the State Library at once. For
further information, write to the State
Library, Sacramento, California.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.
Harper's Weekly, 1885-1890, inclusive
Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper,
1886-1890, inclusive
Harper's Magazine, Vol. 12 (Dec. 1855-
May 1856)
These magazines are bound.
Would any library care for the gift of
Our first century, by R. M. Devens,
published at Springfield, Mass., by
Nichols & Co., in 1882, with 1004 pages?
Anyone interested write to Caroline S.
Waters, County Librarian, San Bernar-
dino Co. Free Library, San Bernardino,
Calif.
FOR SALE.
Harper's Magazine, June 1864—1884
Art Journal (D. Appleton & Co.), 1875-
1880
First 72 nos., 3 steel plates in each.
No. 3 missing.
Ai-t Journal, New Series (Patterson &
Neillson), 1881-1882
First 24 nos., 3 steel plates in each.
Nos. 8, 9, 20, 21 missing.
These magazines are unbound.
For information, address Miss Sarah
L. Prentiss, Mendocino City, Calif.
FOR SALE.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, v. 1
(1850) -v. 75
Harper's Weekly, 1857-1890
Write to Mr George Dunlap, lone,
Calif.
SCHOOL LIBRARY STATISTICS.
(From reports of County Superintendents of Schools, 1924-25)
Total school districts 3563
Elementary 3265
High (428 schools) 298
Total expended for books for elementary schools $657,397.93
Total expended for books for high schools $808,896.79
Total volumes in elementary schools 2,850,561
Total volumes in high schools 2,791,820
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CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS.
President, Mrs Theodora R. Brewitt,
Public Library, Long Beach.
Vice-President, Mabel R. Gillis, State
Library, Sacramento.
Secretary-Treasurer, Hazel G. Gibson,
Sacramento County Free Library, Sacra-
mento.
Trustees Section.
President, F. H. Pettingell, Trustee
Public Library, Los Angeles.
Secretary, Mrs J. Wells Smith, Trustee
Public Library, Los Angeles.
Municipal Libraries Section.
President, Mary B o y n t o n, D. H.
Blanchard Memorial Library, Santa
Paula.
Special Libraries Section.
Chairman, Margaret Hatch, Standard
Oil Company Library, San Francisco.
COMMITTEES.
Executive Committee — The President,
Vice - President, Secretary - Treasurer and
Mary Barmby, Jeannette M. Drake, Anne
Hadden, Marion L. Horton, Harold L.
Leupp, H. O. Parkinson.
Auditing — Sarah M. Jacobus, Public
Library, Pomona, chairman; Ethel
Carroll.
Nominating — The Constitution provides
for a "Nominating Committee consisting
of representatives selected by the respec-
tive districts at their district meetings."
First District. Alice Charlton ; Second
District. Edna Holroyd : Third District,
Sybil Nye ; Fourth District, Mrs .Julia
G. Babcock ; Fifth District, Mrs Olive K.
Tremble: Sixth District, Margaret E.
Livingston : Seventh District, Ida M.
Reagan ; Eighth District, Lenala A.
Martin ; Ninth District, Frances M.
Burket.
PuTjlications — Norah McNeill, Public
Library, Richmond, chairman ; Irene
Smith, Josephine L. Whitbeck.
Resolutions — Mrs Alice G. Whitbeck,
Conti-a Costa County Free Library,
Martinez, chairman ; Charles S. Greene,
Faith E. Smith.
Certification — Mabel R. Gillis, State
Library, Sacramento, chairman (1930) ;
Susan T. Smith (1926), Eleanor Hitt
(1927) , Mrs Theodora R. Brewitt (1928),
Mary Barmby (1929).
J. L. Gillis Memorial — Milton J.
Ferguson, State Library, Sacramento,
chairman ; Mary Barmby, Eleanor Hitt.
Legislative — Herbert V. Clayton, State
Library, Sacramento, chairman ; Marian
P. Greene, H. O. Parkinson, Cornelia D.
Provines, Charles F. Woods.
Salaries — Everett R. Per r y, Public
Library, Los Angeles, chairman ; Carleton
B. Joeckel, Sarah E. McCardle.
Seamen's Lihrary — Caroline Wenzel,
State Library, Sacramento, chairman ;
Mary Barmby, Gladys English, Chaplain
F. K. How&vA, Stella Huntington, Mrs
Harrison Moore, Mrs Albert W. Stokes.
Memhershirt — Gretchen Flower, Tulare
County Free Library, Visalia, chairman ;
1st District, Alice Charlton ; 2d District,
Mrs Mary T. Gervais ; 3d District,
Estella De Ford; 4th District, Julia
Steffa ; 5th District, Nancy Laugenour ;
6th District, Gladys Caldwell; 7th Dis-
trict, Henry A. Kendal ; Sth District,
Edith Gantt; 9th District, Mrs Lila
Adams.
Jinks — Leslie Hood, Vroman's Book
Store, Pasadena, chairman ; Jasmine Brit-
ton, Clara B. Dills, Gladys English.
P. iV. L. A. and C. L. A. Cooperation —
Helen T. Kennedy, Public Library, Los
Angeles, chairman ; Sydney B. Mitchell.
Helen E. Vogleson.
DISTRICT OFFICERS AND
DISTRICTS.
First District.
President, Helena Critzer, Public Li-
brary, Berkeley.
Secretary, Ivander Mclver, University
of California Library, Berkeley.
The first district coiislsts of the follow-
ing cities: San Francisco, Alameda,
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Berkeley, Oakland ; and the following
libraries: Leland Stanford Junior Uni-
versity Library and Margaret Carnegie
Library, Mills College.
Second District.
President, Jean D. Baird, Alameda
County Free Library, Oakland.
Secretary, Edna Holroyd, San Mateo
County Free Library, Redwood City.
The second district consists of the fol-
lowing counties: Alameda (excepting Ala
meda, Berkeley, and Oakland), Contra
Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo,
Santa Clara (excepting Stanford Univer-
sity), Santa Cruz.
Third District.
President, Sybil Nye, Public Library,
Mill Valley.
Secretary, Margaret MacDonald, Public
Library, San Rafael.
The third district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Lake, Marin, Mendo-
cino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma.
Fourth District.
I'resident, Mrs .Julia G. Babcock, Kern
County Free Library, Bakersfield.
Secretary, Muriel Wright, Tuolumne
County Free Library, Sonora.
The foui'th district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Fresno, Inyo, Kern,
Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanis-
hius, Tulare, Tuolumne.
Fifth District
President, Mrs Olive B. Tremble, City
Library, Sacramento.
Secretary, Marie Lamb, Yolo County
Free Library, Woodland.
The fifth district consists of the follow-
ing counties : Alpine, Amador, Calaveras,
El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Sacra-
mento, San Joaquin, Yolo.
Sixth District.
President, Margaret E. Livingston,
Orange County Free Library, Santa Ana
Secretary, Mrs Ethelene M. Kitching,
High School Library, Fullerton.
The sixth district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Imperial, Los Angeles,
Orange. Riverside, San Bernardino, San
Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
Ventura.
Seventh District.
President, C. E. Gi-aves, Humboldt
State Teachers College, Areata.
SecrPtai-y, Mrs Helen Bartlett, Public
Library, Eureka.
The seventh district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Del Norte, Humboldt.
Eighth District,
President, Elisabeth C. Haines, Lassen
County Free Library, Susanville.
Secretary, Anna L. Williams, Modoc
County Free Library, Alturas.
The eighth district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Lassen, JNIodoc, Plumas,
Sierra.
Ninth District.
President, Blanche Chalfant, Butte
County Free Library, Oroville.
Secretary, Mrs Edith Shaw Simons,
Public Library, Oroville.
The ninth district consists of the fol-
lowing counties : Butte, Colusa, Glenn,
Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trin-
ity, Yu1)n.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The 31st annual meeting will be held
at the Virginia Hotel, Long Beach.
June 2 to ."), 1020.
The County Librarians will meet at
the same time and place, with the special
county library program on June 2.
DISTRICT MEETINGS.
First and Second Districts Meeting.
On March 6, ]92;f). in the Terrace
Room of the Fairmont Hotel, about one
hundred and eighty members of the First
and Second Districts of the California
Libra)-y Association, with their guests,
met in a joint session. As 192G marks
the fiftieth anniversary of the American
Library Association, the morning session
was devoted to the history of the library
mo\ement in the United States.
After the President, Helena Critzer,
had called the meeting to order at 10.15
o'clock, she introduced the first speaker.
Faith E. Smith, Librarian of Lange
Ijibrary, L'niversity of California. In
presenting "Notable phases in the devel-
opment of American libraries," Miss
Smith ga\ e a splendid survey of the
progress that has been made along vari-
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ous lines. She prefaced her remarks by
saying she was reminded of a preceptress
of her college days who offered a lecture
iu one hour on the history of language,
literature and art from the beginning of
tiim- to the present ! Taking the first
meeting of the A. L. A. as the starting
])()int of modern librarj' movement, she
drew attention to the distinguished
si)eakers at that conference, Justin Win-
sor, Charles Cutter, Melvil Dewey and
others ; and to the many problems they
found awaiting them. Her paper also
traced the growth of branch and travel-
ing libraries, the county library system
and special libraries. Particular em-
phasis was laid upon the progress that
has been made in connection with the
work with the young people, both in the
.public libraries and in the schools. A
recent development is the departmental-
ization of libraries which necessitates a
large and adequately trained staff. In
connection with the topic of library
cooperaticii with other countries, our'
activities in Paris and China were
stressed. Miss Smith closed with the
warning note that there is still much to
be done. "If anyone wonders, 'why is
an A. L. A.,' I commend to you the
enlightening reports of committees pub-
lished in the A. L. A. Proceedings since
the war."
George T. Clark, Director of Libraries,
Stanford University, gave a delightful talk
on "I'rogress of library work in Cali-
fornia ^vith reminiscences of early A. L.
A. meetings." His discussion centered
around the period of twenty years prior
to lOOG and covered three important
to])ics : two of the early meetings of the
A. L. A., the beginning- of the C. L. A.,
and the development of the California
State Libr'ary, including the county sys-
tem. He was able to give many inter-
esting sidelights on the Thousand Isles
meeting of the A. L. ^ . in 1S87, at which
he was present, and the San Francisco
Conference in 1891. The latter drew
about fifty from the East who came out
on a missionary expedition, according to
their viewpoint. Of particular interest
was the account of the inception and
growth of the C. L. A. in which a tribute
to the work of Mr Gillis was made.
Ml- Clark concluded his talk by quoting
a few lines from one of Longfellow's
poems which, by analogy, ttr'ged those
who are carrying the burden of the
library work today to maintain the high
professional standards and ideals of
service which have been the watchwords
of librarians in the past.
As he has 'recently returned from
Chicago, Milton J. Ferguson, State
Librarian, was well qualified to discuss
some of the plans for' the Fiftieth Anni-
versary of the A. L. A. He emphasized
the necessity of backing the association
so that the exhibition at Philadelphia
may be a success, and explained the plan
evolved by the committee to secure the
necessary money. Various publications
are to be issued which will be furnished
to institutions in return for subscriptions.
Provision is made for a sliding scale -of
charges according to the size of the
library.
Chaplain F. K. Howard of the Sea-
men's Institute requested books and
magazines for his men, and asked the
librarians present to try to secure books
from people in the community during
Book Week, April 19-26.
Alice Charlton was chosen as nomina-
tor for the First District, with Mabel W.
Thomas as alternate.
The meeting then adjourned for lunch,
which was served in the South Court,
where baskets of spring flowers on the
tables made a bright splash of color.
One hundred and forty-three attended.
The afternoon session began at 2.10
o'clock. Miss Charlton gave the report
of the C. L. A. membership committee.
She emphasized the importance of .ioining
the state library organization. C. B.
Joeckel followed with the plea for more
members for the A. L. A.
Miss Critzer next introduced Mrs
Theodora R. Br'ewitt, President of the
C. L. A., who brought up some general
matters before discussing her particular
topic, "The promotion of library work
with children in California." Everything
has been done to make books available to
readers and we have succeeded in inter-
esting the public. Now we must con-
sider the problem of maintaining a high
per'sonnel, the matter of certification and
our relation tO' adult education. More-
over, we must adopt a more scientific
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attitude towards our profession. Coming
to the work with children, Mrs Brewitt
poiuted out the development of elementary
school libraries and asked such pertinent
questions as : Does this mean that all
cliildreu's work is to be left to the
schools? What is the public library going
to do to compete with the salaries offered
l)y the schools to their librarians? Vari-
ous other mooted points were touched
upon, vacation reading, value of story-
telling, matter of reading lists, selection
of books.
The last speaker of the day was Dr
I\Iaud A. Merrill of Stanford University,
who gave an illuminating explanation of
"Professor Terman's contribution to the
genetic study of genius." She pointed
out that the scientific study of genius
has only been possible in r'ecent years,
although its origin has engaged interest
and attention ever since man's first study
of man. For over twenty years, Pro-
fessor Terman has studied the problem.
Dr ^Merrill described the methods em-
ployed in selecting the gifted children
aud the various tests given to prove
their abilitj'. She also enumerated the
results obtained. To show what these
young people are doing, she read extracts
of poems and stories written by them.
A brief outline of the history of a young
musician was also given. At the end of
her talk Dr Merrill Avarned her audience
that prediction as to the probable future
of these children is profitless. "To expect
all. or even a majority, to attain any
cousider'able degree of eminence would
be unwarranted optimism. It remains
to compare the promise of youth with
adult performance."
IvAis^DEE McIvER, Secretary.
Third District Meeting.
On Saturday, March 27, 1926, the
members of the Third District of the Cali-
fornia Library Association met for lun-
cheon at Tamalvista Lodge in Mill
Valley, a charming spot in the hills at
the foot of Mt. Tamalpais. The meet-
ing proper was held at the Outdoor Art
Club, Miss Sybil Nye, President of the
district, presiding. Several selections by
the High School String Quartette were
followed by addresses of welcome on be-
half of the Trustees of the Mill Valley
Public Library and of the Outdoor Art
Club.
Chaplain F. K. Howard, of the Sea-
men's Church Institute, announced the
annual book week to be held April 10 to
26, asking cooperation in securing books
for the men on the merchant vessels.
"What the email library should do in
the musical line" was the subject of an
inspiring talk by Miss Jessie M. Fred-
ricks, head of the music department of
the San Francisco Public Library.
"What the small library should do for
children" was discussed by Mrs Alice G.
Whitbeck, Librarian of the Contra Costa
County Free Library.
Milton J. Ferguson, State Librarian,
told of his recent trip through the south-
ern part of the state, as weU as of the
plans for the celebration of the fiftieth
anniversaiT of the American Library
Association.
Miss Sybil Nye was elected nominator
for the district, with Miss Estella De
Ford as alternate.
After a visit to the Mill Valley Public
Library, the visitors were taken for a
drive and then to the Outdoor Art Club
for tea.
Margaret MacDonald, Secretary.
Fifth District Meeting.
A meeting of the Fifth District of the
California Library Association was held
in Sacramento, Thursday, March 4, 1926.
A luncheon served in the Empire Room
of the Hotel Sacramento preceded the
meeting.
The business session and program
opened at 2.30 o'clock in the Gold Room
of the Hotel, Mrs Olive B. Tremble pre-
siding. Fi'ed W. Links of Sacramento
sang two numbers which were much en-
joyed.
The business of electing a nominator
and an alternate for the district followed.
The president of the district, Mrs Tremble,
was chosen as nominator and Miss Cor-
nelia D. Provines was elected alternate.
Mrs Tremble made an announcement re-
garding membership in the American Li-
brai-y Association and Miss Caroline
Wenzel. chairman of the C. L. A. Sea-
men's Library Committee announced the
annual book drive to be held in April.
She said that the committee were again
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using as their slogan for the drive "Give
one book that you have read and liked."
We were very fortunate in having in
attendance, the president of our state
association. Mrs Theodora R. Brewitt,
who spoke on "Problems of children's
work in the public library." She prefaced
her talk with words of greeting and
touched briefly on the adult educational
program of the American Library Asso-
ciation and of the work of the certifica-
tion committee of the California Library
Association. She also urged membership
in the American Library Association.
E. C. Porter. Secretary -Manager of the
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, was
the next speaker, his subject being '"Fac-
tors in community development." He
recommended library publicity along busi-
ness lines in order to bring the library
before the people and make it a factor in
the development of the community.
A talk on "Books and people" was
given by Samuel Levinson of Levinson's
Book Store, which evei'j'one enjoyed.
Milton J. Ferguson, State Librarian,
talked on "1920 in the library world."
He spoke of the Fiftieth Anniversary of
the American Library Association which
will be celebrated in October in Phila-
delphia and of other activities of the
association.
The program was concluded by a talk
on "Library supplies," by H. O. Parkin-
son, manager of Gaylord Brothers,
Stockton Branch. He told something of
the history of the firm and of the work
being done at the Stockton Branch.
Marie Lamb, Secretary.
Sixth District Meeting.
The Sixth District of the California
Library Association held its annual meet-
ing in the Masonic Temple, Fullerton,
February G, 1920. The meeting was
called to order by the District President,
Miss Margaret PI Livingston, Librarian
of Orange County Free Library, who
introduced H. H. Crooke, the Mayor of
Fullerton. Mr Crooke addressed the
assembly in a most gracious welcome,
assuring all present, that the gates of
the city were open for them and the
keys thrown away. A letter of welcome
from T. B. Talbert, chairman of the
Board of Supervisors of Orange County,
was read by tlie Secretarv.
Minutes of the last meeting at River-
side were r'ead and approved. Miss
Marion Horton. Principal of Los Angeles
Public Library School, made a short but
telling appeal for one hundred per cent
membership in the California Library
Association. Livitation was extended by
the President to those present to visit the
Public Library, the Grammar Grades
Library and the Library of the Fullerton
Union High School and Junior College
at the close of the day's program. A
resolutions committee was named by the
President.
Tlieodora R. Brewitt, Librarian of
Long Beach Public Library and Presi-
dent of the California Library Associa-
tion, made an announcement of the
annual meeting of the association to be
held in Long Beach the first week of
June. She asked for the assurance of a
full attendance and suggestions and coop-
eration from everyone on plans for the
program, saying, "My idea is to repre-
sent the more intensive things librarians
are doing and the forward looking schol-
arly use of libraries."
Miss Althea Warren, Librarian of San
Diego Public Library, gave a book talk
on "Style in present-day children's books."
(See this publication, page 97.)
Richard Warner Borst, Head of the
P^nglish Department of Fullerton Union
High School and Junior College, gave an
address entitled "The dynamic librarian,"
in which he made an appeal to the mem-
bers of the library profession to i-ealize
the opportunities of their calling, to place
in the hands of the people the vital books
that make for advancement in civilization
and an appeal for the fostering of indi-
vidual service by librarians to the public.
At luncheon Mrs Mabel E. Faulkner,
President of the Oi*ange County Library
Club. Librarian of Orange Public Li-
brary, very graciously acted as toast
mistress, introducing Willis H. Kerr of
Pomona College Library, Mrs Frances
B. Liun of Santa Barbara Public Library,
Miss Eleanor Hitt of San Diego County
Fi'ee Library, and H, O. Parkinson of
Stockton, who responded to toasts.
The afternoon session was called to
order by the President, introducing Miss
Jasmine Britton of the Los Angeles City
Schools, who made an earnest plea for
menil)ership in the American Library
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Association, siving- tlae need of coopera-
tion and membei'sliip to furtlier the pi-es-
ent splendid work of tlie organization.
Miss Jeannette Drake. Librarian of
Pasadena Public Library, led the discus-
sion concerning the serious need of ade-
quate schools for library training. Everett
K. Perry. Librarian of Los Angeles Pub-
lic Library, read a summary of the
present situation as seen by those in
charge of the Los Angeles Public
Library School. He said, in imrt : "The
two schools in southern California are
both at public libraries. Now the modern
public library has a.?sumed a thousand
and one activities on behalf of the
pations that throng its doors and its
resources are pretty well exhausted in
this type of service. Possibly certain
city libraries can with advantage under-
take limited training, but a moment's
reflection will convince us that they can
not afford to conduct librarj' schools of
the widest scope, whose graduates shall
be able to fill any type of position any-
where. Again, why should one city
library incur expense and possibly criti-
cism in training librarians for another
city library? They are both primarily
service, not training, institutions, and the
teaching should be done for them both by
the governmental unit that includes them
both, which is the state, and through the
agencj' of the state supported universi-
ties . . . Los Angeles Public Library
looks forward to the time when general
training will be undertaken by the
university, leaving it free to consider
courses fitting for certain grades in its
own staff of 300 assistants. It would
appear then that the tendency in southern
California, if not toward contraction,
certainly does not promise such general
expansion as would enable us to keep
pace with our needs."
Charles F. Woods, Librarian of River-
side Public Library, spoke of his accept-
ance of Mr' Perry's conclusions, but
stated that at present he anticipated no
change in his own school. Mrs Elizabeth
Riddell White, Librarian of the Long
Beach city schools, made a further plea
from the standpoint of the need of trained
workers as school librarians. Miss
liritton presented the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted by the con-
vention ;
We, the librarians of the Sixth District
of the California Library Association, in
convention a.ssembled. realizing the great
need of facilities for library training in
rlie state, do hereby request the Presi-
dent of the Sixth District to appoint a
committee of five on library training and
that this committee bring the matter to
the attention of the President of the
California Library Association at the
forthcoming convention to be held in
Long P.eacli. tirging immediate consider-
ation, followed by action at the proper
time.
A letter was read by the Secretary
inviting all interested to attend the meet-
ings of the regional group of catalogers.
All present were urged to cooperate
with the A. L. A. Committee on Federal
and State Relations in working for legis-
lation for a library book post.
INIiss ^Margaret E. Livingston was
elected nominator from the district, with
Miss Marian P. Greene of Alhambra as
alternate.
Robert L. Brown of the Santa Ana
Book Store sang three songs : "Manda-
lay," "Thora" and "Danny Deever,"
which were very much applauuded.
"Recent library activities" was the
topic of a talk by ^Milton .J. Ferguson,
State Librarian.
Lady Agnes A. Adams chatted for
thirty minutes in a delightful manner of
literary clubs and persons abroad, giving
what she called "Literary Gossip." Her
friendly animated talk was most pleasing
to both librarians and guests.
The Resolutions Committee presented
the following resolutions, which were
Linanimously adopted :
The Sixth District of the California
Library Association in convention assem-
bled, feeling the hospitality and the
Iiomelike welcome extended to us by the
people of Fullerton, do hereby resolve :
That we extend our thanks to the
Ma.sonic Trustees, the Fullerton Lodge
of Masons No. 339 and the Azure Lodge
Xo. .533 for the use of their commodious
ind attractive building and for the prep-
iratiou and service of the bountiful
luncheon.
Tliat our gratitude be extended to th"
Fullerton Women's Club, the Fullerton
Ebell Club, the Fullerton Kiwanis Club
tnd the various Masonic organizations
who greeted us with flowers, and to the
Chamber of Commerce for arranging
■rausportatiou and sight-seeing conven-
iences for us.
That we appreciate the efforts of the
Orange County Library Club, the officers
ot the Sixth District, who prepared the
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progi-am for us and those of our number
and guests who contributed to our protit
and enjoyment.
That we further resolve to use our
efforts to bring up the membership of the
Sixth District in the California Library
Association to one hundred per' cent
before the annual meeting at Long Beach.
Jeankette Drake, Chairman.
ELiZABETn Topping.
H. A. LiNSCOTT.
The meeting was declared adjourned.
Ethelene M. Kitching, Secretary.
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CALIFORNIA COUNTY LIBRARIES.
171
CALIFORNIA COUNTY LIBRARIANS.
Milton J. Ferguson, Ex-officio Chair-
man.
Advisory Committee.
Stella ITnntington, 1707 Fremont Way,
Oakland, Chairman.
Clara B. Dills, Solano County.
Margaret E. Livingston, Orange County.
Sarah E. McCardle, Fresno County.
Cornelia D. Provines, Sacramento
County, Treasurer.
SCHOOL COLLECTION REPORTS.
The blanks for school reports to the
Superintendent of Public Instruction have
been changed somewhat this year in
regard ta the book collections. Because
these changes are of vital interest to
county librarians, the following full ex-
planation is given for' their information
and guidance :
The thirty-first biennial report of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
for the school years ending June 30,
192.3, and June 30, 1924, is filled with
information of general interest to all.
Section III, page 111, Statistics of Ele-
mentary Schools, Tables No. 10, No. 13A
and 13B contain data of direct interest
to county librarians.
As the biennial reports prior to 1916—17
do not conform to the plan for the report
of 1923-24, the biennial reports for the
years mentioned were used as a basis of
comparison. In 1916-17 the total
amount of money expended for elementary
school libraries was $213,542 and the
total number of volumes reported for the
schools was 2,763,909. In 1923-24 the
total amount spent for elementary school
libraries was $577,293 and the total
number of volumes reported for the ele-
mentary schools was 2,980,126.
In the years intervening between
1016-17 and 1923-24 over two million
dollars had been expended by the ele-
mentary schools of California for library
books and apparatus. In sharp contrast
to this vast sum of money expended for
elementary school libraries was the small
increase of 216,217 volumes reported in
1923-24 over those on hand in 1916-17.
The biennial report of the Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction is compiled
from the annual reports of the county
school superintendents. A comparison of
the data given for each county as shown
in Table No. 10 shows either no school
library books reported or in many cases
an annual decrease in their number'.
An inspection of the original reports
of the county school superintendents on
file in the oflSce of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction shows that in the
forty-two counties having county libraries
practically the only school library books
reported are those in the large city
schools and the town and rural schools
that have not joined county libr'aries.
Added to these are the school volumes in
the counties (most of them small ones)
that have not established county libraries.
This stands as the total for California.
There are 2404 school districts (some
large ones like the city of Bakersfield)
that have joined county libraries. Prac-
tically all of these districts have the old
school district libraries that they retained
in the school buildings after joining their
respective county libraries. Yet few of
these books have been reported in the
school superintendents' annual reports
under the column headed, "Number of
volumes remaining in school library at
the close of school year." In place of
giving the number of volumes, there is
the cryptic abbreviation, "Co. Lib.," indi-
cating that the school district has joined
the county library, but giving no indica-
tion of the information desired'. A town
school and a few rural schools that have
not joined the county library will have
the volumes in their school libraries
reported. The sum of the volumes in
these few school districts is given as the
total volumes in the school libraries for
the entire county. The result is that
hundreds of thousands of volumes in the
school collection of the county libraries
plus additional hundreds of thousands in
the old school libraries are not taken into
account. Califor'nia, which ranks first
in the United States in its rural school
library service, has no evidence to show
from the standpoint of statistics that
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siicli is the oasp. To correct tliis particu-
lar lack of informatiou in the school
statistics, Mr Will ('. Wood, Hnpcrin-
tencTent of Pnl)lic Instruction, has made
changes in the annual report blanks of
teachers, principals and county school
superintendents. The teachers' and the
principals' annual reports require them
to state how many volumes (excluding
county library books) are in the school
district library. The teachers' reports to
the county school superintendent from
all the school districts in a county will
give the total volumes (excluding county
library books) in the old school libraries.
When the school superintendent com-
piles his report at the end of the school
year he will obtain from the county
librarian the total number of books in
the school collection of the county free
library and an approximate estimate of
their value. The total number of volumes
in the old school libraries reported by the
teacher plus the total number of books
in the school collection of the county
library will give as nearly a correct
number of school libra r.y books as it is
possible to obtain.
Thirty-four teachers' libraries have
joined county libraries and professional
books are being added constantly to
them. Regardless of this fact, the bien-
nial report of the Supeilntendent of
Public Instruction for the years 1916-17
gives 77,010 as the total number of
A'olumes in the teachers' libraries of the
state. In 1921-22 the biennial report
gives a total of 46.952, or a loss of
30,058.
Under "Miscellaneous Statistics — Gen-
eral Questions" of the school superin-
tendent's annual report is the question,
"Number of liooks in the county teachers'
lilu-ary V" Ilepeatedly the question is
;uiswei'('(l. "Kolong to county library,"
and the number of books is not given.
To correct this the new annual reports
have added "(If turned over to county
library, so state and give number of books
and amount paid)." In such event the
county school superintendent will ask
the county librarian for the information.
Questions 149-150 and 151. on page 4;->
of the school superintendent's annual
report for this school year are the ones
countj^ librarians serving the schools will
be asked to answer. They are as follows :
Question 149 — Amount of money paid for
books for County Teachers' Library'?
Question 1.50 — Number of books in
County Teachers' Library"?
Question 151 — Books in school collection
of County Free Library?
The county librarian can see these
annual report forms at the county super-
intendent's office.
This information from the county
librarians to the school superintendents
•will not only give them correct statistics
to forward to the Superintendent of
Public Instruction but will also give
everyone who is interested a far better
idea of the resources of the school
department of the county libraries of
California.
COUNTY LIBRARIANS
CONVENTION.
The County Librarians Convention will
be held in Long Beach, June 2 to 5, 1926.
June 2 will be the special county library
day. The rest of the meeting will be held
in conjunction with the California Library
Association.
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LIBRARY CLUBS, ETC.
173
LIBRARY CLUBS, ETC.
Undei- this heading will be given
accounts of meetings of the various
library clubs and similar organizations
throughout the state. Previously such
accounts liave been printed under the
library wliere they have been held or the
library where the president or secretary
was located. This new arrangement
should make these articles more available.
News items of the various clubs are
solicited.
ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY CLUB.
The Orange Couut-y Library Club met
Saturday. March (i, at the Anaheim
Public Library, with ^Nliss Elizabeth
Calnou as hostess. She was assisted by
her library co-workers and several mem-
bers of the Library Boai-d. About fifty
members and friends were present.
Roll call proceeded from left to right,
each person introducing her right-hand
neighbor.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting and the treasurer's report were
read and approved, a letter from Lady
Adams, wife of Sir John Adams of the
University of California, Southern
Branch, was read, in which she expressed
lier thanks to the club for flowers sent
her. She spoke at Fullerton to the Sixth
District of the California Library Asso-
ciation, early in February. Thanks were
also expressed to the club by Mrs Kitching
in behalf of the Sixth District for the
hospitality of the club at that time.
In that the club convenes only quar-
terly, the personnel, both of members and
visitors, varies at each meeting. So a
motion was made and carried that the
members and friends wear labels bearing
the wearers' names.
New officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year as follows : President. Mrs
Kitching of the Fullerton High School
Library : Vice President. Miss Kate Rea
of the Anaheim Library Board : Secretary-
Treasurer. Miss Carrie Sheppard of the
Fullerton Public Library.
The place of the next meeting was not
definitely decided, owing to the illness
and nonattendance of Mrs Reynolds of
the Huntington Beach Public Library.
She had requested that the next meeting
be held there, but word had not been
received.
The business of the club having been
completed, the speakers of the program
were introduced.
Miss Caroline Scales of the Long Beach
schools discus.sed "Children's Books."
She said the first requisite of a children's
librarian is a love of children ; second, a
knowledge of the books passed over the
counter to the children, so that the right
book should go to the particular child ;
third, a policy of buying only the best
books, regardless of price — best in their
illustrations, type, paper, make-up, and
content. Miss Scales did not recommend
many series of children's books, but gave
the Iwoks of Grinnell as typical of good
ones. She emphasized the fact that the
children's hour should be not merely for
entertainment, but should present some
good book or give history or biography or
some other valuable knowledge. Exhibits
of books, butterflies, coins, pictures, etc.,
should be used to attract children. Miss
Scales concluded her talk by telling the
Japanese story of ''Tongue-cut Sparrow."
a story to be told by the teacher to fir.st
grade children and to be retold by the
children. The audience were as children
during the telling of the story.
Two poems were quaintly and skillfully
given by little Marcella Dutton.
One of our rising poets. Miss Frazee
of Fullerton. then rendered several of
her poems : "The Poplars," "A Day," "A
Love Lyric," '"A Lyric," *'To a Broken
Tile" (part of a longer poem to "'La
Purissima Mission"), "Love's a Little
RoAvdy," and "'To Books." The poems
were charming and charmingly given.
Fortunately the club had one unex-
pected visitor that day and one who had
sat patiently listening to the program so
far — our only gentleman guest, Mr' Lesler.
New York representative of the Hough-
ton Mifilin Publishing Company. The
announced Question-Box, after' one out-
break on cataloging, was pushed aside
and Mr Lesler requested to speak. He
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introduced himself by telling- a story on
Amy Lowell, who once requested from a
fi'iend in a company to know who is
"that clam-faced suy""V Mr Lesler re-
vealetl to ns the mysteries of the making
of a book from the author to the con-
sumer.
At the close of Mr Lesler's talk the
company went to the American Legion
diniug-hall, where an excellent luncheon
was served. Purple and cream pansies
formed the floral decorations of the tables.
'J'he favors for each guest were purple
book covers, on which was the title, "Our
Mutual Friend," Charles Dickens, and
booklets containing nuts, with the same
sort of covers. A beautiful edition of
"David Copperfield," lying open, graced
the table immediately in front of the
President and Secretary in their "throne"
chairs. From between the pages of the
book sti-etched out some twenty ribbon
streamers, each leading to a little manni-
kin representing a Dickensesque charac-
ter', each accompanied by a saying.
Thanks are due the Anaheim Public
Library for its hospitality and the
appropriately appointed luncheon.
Lulu I. Rumsey, Secretary.
PASADENA LIBRARY CLUB.
At the February meeting of the Pasa-
dena Library Club, Dr Maurice L.
Fttinghausen, Bibliographer to Messrs
Maggs Bros, (the Booksellers of London
and I'aris) was the speaker.
Dr Ettinghausen in his charming man-
ner told of book hunting in Spain and
Portugal, chiefly the latter, as it is one
of the few remaining fields offering valu-
able rarities among old books. He gave
an interesting description of life in some
of the cities, and an amusing account of
an old library and its impractical custo-
dian. He presented an exhibit of rare
illuminated miniatures from European,
Indian and Persian manuscripts of the
14tli to 18th centuries.
Anne Teittipoe,
Secretary-Treasurer.
SAN ANTONIO LIBRARY CLUB.
The San Antonio Library Chih held
ils ri'suhtr meeting at Chaffey Union
High School Library, ]Mr Fisk and Mrs
Xeals being our hosts. The business
meeting was presided over by our Presi-
dent, Miss Bees. Miss Maynard gave a
resume of the morning session of the
Sixth District of the California Library
Association. Miss Bees and Mrs Neals
took the afternoon session.
Professor Joseph Pijoan was the guest
speaker, his subject being "Manuscripts
that I was permitted to handle at the
Vatican." His talk was delightful. Pro-
fessor Pijoan spent thr'ee years at the
Vatican doing research work for the
Spanish Government. He is a professor
at Pomona College.
The next meeting of the club will be
held at Pomona Public Library.
Ermine R. Gkoves, Secretary.
SPECIAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
The regular meeting of the Special
Libraries Association of Southern Cali-
fornia was held Wednesday evening,
February 8, 1926, at the Barlow Medical
Library. Following the business of the
evening, Dr Elizabeth Saphro, Chief of
the Division of Child Hygiene of the Los
Angeles County Health Department,
talked to us on "How the library can be
useful to a large public health program."
Dr Saphro has just returned to Los
Angeles after having been at Johns
Hopkins University, where she enjoyed
the attributes of an Inter'national Health
Board fellowship in public health, fol-
lowed by a traveling scholarship which
enabled her to investigate child hygiene
work in all countries of continental
Europe. In her work both here and
abroad, she has come to realize the value
of the library and gave us many sugges-
tions asl to how libraries can do the most
good in this particular' line of work.
Mildred E. Sciiaer, Secretary.
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BOARD OP LIBRARY EXAMINERS.
175
BOARD OF LIBRARY EXAMINERS, CALIFORNIA.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
Milton J. Ferguson, State Librarian,
Chairman.
Robert Rea, Librarian, San Francisco
Public Library, Secretarj-.
Everett R. Perry, Librarian, Los An-
geles Public Library.
Sections 0 and 7 of the County free
library law (Chap. 68, Cal. Statutes
1911) read as follows:
Sec. G. a commission is hereby cre-
ated to be known as ihe board of library
examinei-s, consisting of the state libra-
rian, who shall be ex officio chairman of
said board, the librarian of the public
library of the city and couniy of San
Francisco, and the librarian of the Los
Angeles public library.
Sec. 7. Upon the establishment of a
county free library, ihe board of super-
visors shall appoint a county librarian,
who shall hold office for the term of four
years, subject to prior removal for cause,
after a hearing by said board. No per-
son shall be eligible to the office of
county librarian unless, prior to his
appointment, he ha.s received from tlii
board of library examiners a certificate
of qualification for the office. At the
time of his appointment, the coimty
librarian need not be a resident of th?
county nor a citizen of the State of
California.
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN.
There has been no meeting of the board
this quarter.
CERTIFICATE HOLDERS.
Note. — First-grade certificates were
valid for use throughout the state ; second-
grade, in counties of the twenty-first to the
fifty-eighth (except twenty-fiftli, thirty-
third, thirty-fifth and forty-second) class,
inclusive ; tliird-grade in counties of the
forty-nintli to the fifty-eightli class, in-
clusive.
The new certificate, issued for the first
time, December 22, 1920, is valid for use
througliout the state.
New Certificates.
Adams, Mrs Lila (Dobell), Ln. Trinity
County Free Library, Weaverville.
Anderson, Mrs Rachel (Rhoads), Asst.
San Bernardino County Free Library,
San Bernardino.
Babcock, Mrs Julia G., Ln. Kern County
Free Library, Bakersfleld.
Bailey, Anne Bell, Ln. Tehama Countj'
Free Library, Red Bluff.
Barmby, Mary, Ln. Alameda County Free
Library, Oakland.
Beardsley, Mrs Arline Davis, Asst. Orange
County Free Library, Santa Ana.
B e e m a n, Mrs Anne (Madison), Mrs
Thomas Beeman, Ln. Warren G. Hard-
ing High School Library, Sawtelle.
6—44805
Boman, Evalyn, Ln. Imperial County Free
Libi-ary, El Centre.
Brackett, Thelma, Ln. Newark Museum,
Newark, N. J.
Brewitt, Mrs Theodora R., Ln. Public Li-
brary, Long Beach.
Burket, Frances M., Ln. Sutter County
Free Library, Yuba City.
Chalfant, Blanche, Ln. Butte County Free
Library, Oroville.
Chatfield, Marguerite, Asst. Public Li-
brary, Ventura.
Coulter, Mabel, Asst. Contra Costa County
Free Library, Martinez. (On leave of
absence.)
Culver, Essae M., Exec. Sec. Louisiana
Library Commission, Baton Rouge, La.
Dalton, Mrs Blanche (Harris), Mrs John
E. Dalton, Asst. State Library, Sacra-
mento.
Davis, Edna D., Asst. Humboldt County
Free Library, Eureka.
De Ford, Estella, Ln. Napa County Free
Library, Napa.
Dills, Clara B., Ln. Solano County Free
Library, Fairfield.
Duff, Marcella Carmelita, Asst. State Li-
Ijrary, Sacramento. (On leave of
absence. )
English, Gladys, Ln. Piedmont High
School Library, Piedmont.
Ferguson, K. Dorothy, Ln. Bank of Italy
Library, San Francisco.
Ferguson, Milton J., Ln. State Library,
Sacrainento.
Flower, Gretchen L, Ln. Tulare County
Free Library, Visalia.
Frazier, Hubert B., Asst. Public Library,
Los Angeles.
Frink, Ellen B., Ln. Siskiyou County Free
Library, Yreka.
Fuller, Mrs Melissa, Asst. Fresno County
Free Library, Fresno.
Galloway, Blanche, Ln. Madera County
Free Library, Madera.
Gantt, Edith, Ln. Plumas County Free
Library, Quincy.
Gantz, Flo A.. Ln. San Luis Obispo County
Free Library, San Luis Obispo.
Gibson, Hazel G., Asst. Sacramento
County Free Library, Sacramento.
Greene, Charles S., Ln. Free Library, Oak-
land.
Gregory, Marion L., Asst. San Bernardino
County Free Library, San Bernardino.
Hadden, Anne, Ln. Monterey County Free
Library, Salinas.
Haines, Alice J., Head Documents Dept.,
State Library, Sacramento.
Harris, Mary W., Asst. Louisiana Library
Commission. Baton Rouge, La.
Hitt, Eleanor, Ln. San Diego County Free
Library, San Diego.
Holroyd, Edna S., Ln. San Mateo County
Free Librarv, Redv/ood City.
Kennedy, Helen T., 2d Asst. Ln. Public
Library, Los Angeles.
Kitching, Mrs Ethelene M., Ln. Fullerton
High School Library, Fullerton.
Kobler, Marjorie H., Asst. San Diego
County Free Library, San Diego.
Kyle, Eleanore, Ln. San Bernardino
Polytechnic High School Library, San
Bernardino.
Laugenour, Nancy C, Ln. Yolo County
Free Library, Woodland.
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Linn, Mrs Frances Burns, Ln. Santa Bar-
bara Free Public Library and Santa
Barbara County Free Library, Santa
Barbara.
Livingston, Margaret E., Ln. Orange
County Free Library, Santa Ana.
McCardle, Sarali E.. Ln. Fresno County
Free Library, Fresno.
Margrave, Anne, Ln. Inj'o County Free
Library, Independence.
Martin, Lenala A., Ln. Lassen County
Free Library, Susanville.
Meredith, Roberta, Asst. Fresno County
Free Library, Fresno.
Middleton, Maude, Asst. Kings County
Free Library, Hanford.
Miller, Mabel V., School Library, Los
Angeles.
Morse, Marion, Ln. Maui County Free
Library, Wailuku, T. H.
Mumm, Beulah, Reference Ln. State Li-
brary, Sacramento.
Packer. Ella. Ln. Colusa County Free
Library, Colusa.
Perry, Everett R., Ln. Public Library, Los
Angeles.
Provines, Cornelia C, Ln. Sacramento
County Free Library, Sacramento.
Rea, Robert, Ln. Public Library, San
Francisco.
Reagan, Ida M., Ln. Humboldt County
Free Library, Eureka.
Russell, Mrs Faye (Kneeshaw) , Mrs Ralph
H. Russell, Ln. Glenn County Free
Library, Willows.
Silverthorn, Bessie B., Ln. McHenry Pub-
lic Library and Stanislaus County Free
Library, Modesto.
Singletarj^, Mrs Elizabeth (Stevens), Mrs
Harry H. Singletary, Ln. Santa Clara
Count}^ Free Library, San Jose.
Smith, Susan T., Ln. City Library, Sac-
ramento.
Steffa, Julia, Ln. Hanford Public Library
and Kings County Free Library, Han-
ford.
Stoddard, Minette L., Ln: Merced County
Free Library, Merced.
Taylor, Bertha S., Ln. Amador Coimty
Free Library, Jackson.
Thomas, Mabel W., Asst. Ln. Free Li-
brary. Oakland.
Topping, Elizabeth R., Ln. Ventura Public
Library and Ventura Coimty Free
Library, Ventura.
Vogleson, Helen E., Ln. Los Angeles
County Free Library, Los Angeles.
Warren, Altliea H., Ln. Public Library,
San Diego. (On leave of absence.)
Waterman, Minerva H., Ln. Santa Cruz
Public Library and Santa Cruz County
Free Library, Santa Cruz.
Waters, Caroline S., Ln. San Bernardino
County Free Library, San Bernardino.
Wheaton, Florence J., Ln. San Benito
County Free Library, Hollister.
Whitbeck, Mrs Alice G., Ln. Contra Costa
County Free Library, Martinez.
Worden, Mrs Dorothy (Clarke), Asst.
.Solano County Free Library, Fairfield.
Wright, Muriel, Ln. Tuolumne County
Free Library, Sonora.
Yates, Mrs Bess (Ranton), Mrs John D
Yates, Asst. Public Library, Long
Beach.
Third Grade.
Williams, Anna L., Ln. Modoc County
Free Library, Alturas.
At Present Out of Library Work.
Alexander, Mrs Lela (Clapperton) (New
certificate).
Burrell, Mrs Marjorie (Chilberg), Mrs
Elmer Edward Burrell (New certifi-
cate).
Ferris, Katharine Post (New certificate).
Gleason, Celia (New certificate).
Hatfield, Mrs Margaret (Smith), Mrs John
Glover Hatfield (New certificate).
Heffner, Mrs Martha June (Coleman),
Mrs Harold V. Heffner (New certifi-
cate).
Herrman, Mrs Jennie (Herrman), Mrs
James White Herrman (New certifi-
cate).
Huntington, Stella (New certificate).
Lewis, Mrs Anna Jean (Thomson), Mrs
R. B. Lewis (New certificate).
McDonald, Mrs Ora Regnart, Mrs Charles
E. McDonald (New certificate).
Parkinson, H. O. (New certificate).
Price, Mrs Melba (Burden), Mrs Louis B.
Price (New certificate).
COUNTY FREE LIBRARY LAW.
The "California county free library
law and circular of information for
applicant.s for certificates of qualification
to hold office of county librarian in Cali-
fornia" was published in Neics Notes of
Vfi.Uforiiia Libraries, April, 1911, and
later reprinted in pamphlet form. The
edition being exhausted, a revised edition
of the circular was printed in News Notes
of California 'Lihrarics, January, 1914.
This has been reprinted as a pamphlet.
The fifth edition was issued December,
1921. (Circular of information only.)
The fifth edition of the County free
library law was issued in September,
192."). Copies of both of above pamphlets
will lie furnished on request.
NEXT EXAMINATION.
The next examination will be held at
the Public Library, Los Angeles, on June
7, and at the State Library, Sacramento,
on June 12, 1926.
APPLICATION BLANKS.
All who wish to take the examination
should file applications with the Chairman
of the Board. For application blanks or
further information address the Chairman
of the Board, Milton J. Ferguson, State
Librarian, Sacramento, California.
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CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
177
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
The bill establishing the California
State Library was signed by Governor
Peter H. Burnett, January 24-, 1850.
California State Library School was
established by resolution adopted Sep-
tember 4, 1913.
California State Library School was
discontinued by motion adopted May 22,
1920.
Biennial income for 1925-27, $253,490.
Total accessions 262,383 (less 3391
lost and discarded =258,992) exclusive of
18,561 accessions in Books for Blind
Department and of the Sutro Branch in
San Francisco.
LAUREN WILLIAM RIPLEY
1864-1926
Lauren W. Ripley died at his home in
Oakland in the early morning of March
S, 1926. He was a Sacramentan by
birth, grew to man's estate here, and
here lived all the years of his life, except
the last three, serving his fellow towns-
people in a capacity by which his con-
tribution to mankind will be weighed.
While he was a high school student in
1881 Ml- Ripley began service in the
the Sacramento Public Library, which
then had a collection of about 8000
volumes. His unusual mentality might
naturally have led him to the univer-
sity ; but circumstances willed otherwise,
and he continued true to that boyhood's
allegiance. On the retirement of Miss
Hancock, the librarian, he was named to
take up the directing duties ; and con-
tinued at the head of the library until
July 1, 1921. The institution grew and
Mr Ripley had the satisfaction of seeing
his beloved charge transferred from the
old building into the present well planned
structure. The architect of the new
building no doubt gave it architectural
form, but the ideas incorporated therein
are very largely those of the librarian.
Mr Ripley was president in 1910-11
of the California Library Association.
When his old schoolmate, Hiram W.
Johnson, came into power as Governor
of California, Mr' Ripley, at the first
opportunity, was named to a place on the
Board of Trustees of the California
State Library, which post he held for a
period of five years. He was president of
the board from 1917 to 1921.
Lauren W. Ripley had a great love for
books and learning ; but those who knew
him well felt that his genius showed to
best advantage in his home, where in
friendly discussion his wide reading and
his kindly wit made him a companion of
alluring qualitj'. He loved flowers and
expended much of his leisure time coax-
ing his garden to more beautiful bounti-
fulness.
Milton J. Ferguson.
STAFF.
Milton J. Ferguson, Librarian.
Mabel R. Gillis. Assistant Librarian
and Head of Books for the Blind Depart-
ment.
Herbert V. Clayton, Law and Legisla-
tive Reference Librarian.
Eudora Garoutte, Head of California
Department.
Alice .J. Haines. Head of Documents
Department.
Mrs May Dexter Henshall, County
Library Organizer,
Annie Lowry, in charge of Periodicals
and Binding.
Wm. H. Lugg, Head of Shipping, Re-
pairs, etc.. Department.
Beulah Mumm, Reference Librarian.
Ida G. Munson, Head of Catalog
Department.
Myrtle Ruhl, in charge of Order
Department.
Beryl Andrews, Assistant.
Helen M. Bruner, Assistant, Sutro
Branch, San Francisco.
Sarah Carder, Assistant.
Ella A. Clark, Indexer.
Mrs Blanche Harris Dalton, Assistant.
Margaret Dennison, Assistant, Sutro
Branch. San Francisco.
Mrs Marguerite Walker Duggins, Ste-
nographer.
Kate M. Fole.y, Home Teacher of the
Blind, 146 McAllister St.. San Francisco.
Zilla Grant, Assistant.
Lyndall Harmon, Assistant.
Mrs Dorothy Puffer Isaacs, A.ssistant.
Florence Lamb. Bookkeeper.
Rachel Look, Assistant.
Mavis A. McCampbell, Typist.
Mrs Bessie Heath McCrea, Assistant.
Anna G. McNamee, Assistant, Sutro
Branch, San Francisco.
Alicia W. Manning. Assistant.
D. Florence Montfort. Assistant.
Catharine J. Morrison. Home Teacher
of the Blind, 951 El Molino st.. Los
Angeles.
Irene E. Ryan. Assistant.
Blanche L. Shadle. Assistant.
Lily M. Tilden, Assistant.
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Mrs Corinue E. Tracy, Assistant.
.Time Vladvka, Assistanl.
Mrs Julia M. Waldron. Assistant.
Caroline Wenzel. Assistant.
^Mrs Ina Brosseaii. Book Iieimirer.
Emma F. de Merritt, Book Repairer.
Adeline Martin. Book Repairer.
Arden Hall, Assistant Shipping Clerk.
Wm. G. Lyons, Assistant Shipping
Clerk.
Add'albert Morris, Assistant Sbippini;'
Clerk.
Lois Little. Messenger.
Vera Palermo, Messenger.
Margaret Schilling, Messenger.
J. L. Foss, Janitor.
G. A. Klees, Janitor.
Harry A. Simons, Elevator Operator.
STAFF NEWS ITEMS.
Mae Davies, a member of our staff
since March 3, 1920, passed away March
30 after a serious illness of more than a
month's duration. Miss Davies had been
an assistant in the Blind Department for
the pa^st three years. Her cheerful dispo-
sition, her willingness to do to the utmost
of her ability any task assigned her and
her lively interest in her work endeared
her to the whole State Library staff.
Mrs Helen G. Nelson resigned March
31 in order' to be at home for a time.
Kenneth Curtright resigned March 31;
Addalbert Morris, who has been one of
the messengers, is taking his place.
We had two staff meetings during the
quarter. At the one of January 27, Mr
Ferguson told us of his trip back to the
A. L. A. midwinter meeting in Chicago
and the Louisiana Library Association at
Lafayette, La. The other staff meeting
was held March 25 and was largely taken
up with State Library matters with news
items from some of the southern Cali-
fornia libraries recently visited by Mr
Ferguson.
Wm. R. Watson, Assistant State Li-
brarian from January 1, 1904', to Octo-
ber 15, 1907, died in Albany, New York,
January 8. He was Director of the
Library Extension Division in the New
York State Library.
Mr Ferguson attended the Regional
Adult Education Conference in San
Francisco, February 8 and 9; the meet-
ing of the Sixth District of the Cali-
fornia Library Association at Fullerton,
February 6 ; the meeting of the First and
Second Disti'icts at San Francisco March
Ct: that of the Third District at Mill
Valley ^larch 27. He also attended the
stale meeting of the County Supervisors
held at San Diego eai'ly in March; and
sjioke. at the pioneer luncheon and after-
noon meeting of the Tri County Federa-
tion of Women's Clubs at Placerville,
February 20 ; at the Conference of Cali-
fornia Economic Research and Statistical
Agencies in Los Angeles, February 23 ;
at the . San .Juan Union High School the
afternoon of February 26.
Most of the State Library staff
attended the meeting of the Fifth District
of the Califorliia Library Association at
Hotel Sacramento, March 4.
Judson Jennings, head of the Seattle
I'ublic Library, visited the California
State Library, February 10, on his way
home from attending the Regional Adult
Education Conference in San Francisco.
]Miss Wenzel, a.ssistant in the Cali-
fornia Department, gave a talk on Cali-
fornia history at the Bogue Wednesdaj'
Club. Januarj'^ 13.
LIBRARY HOURS.
Week days 0 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Legislative session :
Week days 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sundays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
LAW AND LEGISLATIVE REFER-
ENCE DEPARTMENT.
Herbert V. Clayton, in charge.
The Law and Legislative Reference
Department is fully equipped with the
latest reports, digests, encyclopedias and
textbooks, the statutes of other states,
the Ignited States. Great Britain, Can-
ada, Australia and certain other foreign
countries, and briefs of counsel in ca.ses
decided in the California Supreme and
Appellate courts. State oIBcers are en-
titled to borrow books, and private indi-
viduals are accorded the same privilege
upon presentation of a request signed by
a Supreme. Appellate or Superior .Judge,
or other state officer. Books may be kept
three weeks, and will be once renewed
for two weeks. All books are .subject to
recall, if required by a state officer, or if,
in the opinion of the Librarian, a recall
is fair and expedient.
In addition to special service to mem-
bers of the Legislature, information on
the laws of California and other states
and countries is given on inquiry from
libraries or individuals.
Recent accessions to the department
will be found listed under the heading
'"Law" in the section on "Recent Acces-
sions."
>S'c,c also Judicial Councils, p. 128.
vol. 21, no. 2]
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
179
DOCUMENTS DEPARTMENT.
Alice J. Haines, in charge.
The Documents Department aims to
collect, arrange and make available gov-
ernment publications, federal, state, city
and foreign.
Recent accessions of California State
and City publications will be found on
pp. 209 and 21^5.
Copies of 10 California State publica-
tions have been received for distribution
to libraries during January, February
and March, 1926.
Agriculture Department. Monthly bulle-
tin, vol. 15, nos. 1—6 (in 1).
Special publication, no. 81.
Adjutant General. Special regulations
no. 1.
Athletic Commission.. Report. 1925.
Rules and regulations. 1925.
Attorney General. Report. 1922-24.
Chiropractic Examiners Bd. Directory.
1926.
Fish & Game Comm. Cal. fish & gam'%
vol. 11, no. 4.
Forestry Bd. Forest fire laws, 1925—27.
Hi^hwav Comm. Cal. highways, vol. 3.
nos. 1-2. .
Industrial Accident Comm. Report, 1925.
Cal. safety news, vol. 10, no. 1.
Insurance Comm. Insurance brokers.
1926.
Labor Bur. Labor laws. 1925.
Les'islative Counsel Bur. Constitution of
California. 1925.
Medical Examiners Bd. Report. 1925.
Real Estate Bd. Directory bulletin, vol.
6, no. 2.
^ Secretarv of State. General election
I laws. 1926.
i REFERENCE DEPARTMENT.
* Beulaii MuMJsr, in charge.
The Reference Department furnishes
information to any inquirer. It furnishes
books to public libraries on request of
the librarian, and to any other educa-
tional institution on request of its ofBcial
head or its librarian ; to individuals
through the signature of a state officer,
of the Librarian of the local library or
of the official head of any other educa-
tional institution or on receipt of a $5.00
deposit : to a club or grange on request
of its president, secretary or librarian.
In counties having county free libraries.
all requests must be made through the
county free library.
A marked activity in the r'efereuce
dei)artment during the past few mouths
has been found in the circulation of pic-
tures, iloro conmiunities are using the
collection of reproductions and for more
varied purposes than ever before. The
art clubs, as has always been the case,
are the chief users, but manv schools are
sending in requests for pictures to be
used in art classes. One public librarv
sends for collections of three at a time to
be used as exhibits in the library, a plan
in which the State Library is happy to
cooperate. A complete list of the pic-
tures available for circulation was issued
in News Notes of California Libraries
for .January, 1923.
ORDER AND ACCESSIONS
DEPARTMENT.
INIyetle Ruhl, in charge.
During .January, February and March,
1S19 books, 26 prints and 1 map were
accessioned.
CATALOG DEPARTMENT.
Ida G. Munson, in charge.
During January, February and March,
894 books were cataloged and 6.391 cards
were added to the file.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT.
EuDORA Gaeoxjtte, in charge.
The California Department aims to
have a thoroughly good collection of
books on the history and description,
resources and industries of the State, as
well as the works of California authors
in all departments of literature. These
are made accessible by means of a card
catalog. Full names and biographical
sketches of California authors, artists,
musicians, pioneers and early settlers are
being secured, together with their photo-
graphs. The collection of bound peri-
odicals is quite large. The Department
also contains about 10,000 bound volumes
of newspapers, a file of which is being
indexed with reference to the history of
the State. Students will be assisted in
Iheir work.
Pioneers and Early Settlers.
Charles Vine Uttley Br'ockway was a
Sacramento pioneer who arrived in 1849.
Mr Brockway built one of the first houses,
and owned and operated an early hotel,
the Preemption House. His death
occurred in Sacramento, 1877.
William Phillips was another '49er.
who came with an overland party and
mined in Nevada County. Mr' Phillips
died in Grass Valley, 1852, at the age of
24 years.
George Lorenzo Brown came to Cali-
fornia with his parents in 1849. Mr
Brown has lived at Colusa almost con-
tinuously since that time. He knew most
of the prominent people and early settlers
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of the Sacramento Valley, in which he
is deeply interested.
Robert B. Woodward reached Cali-
fornia in 1854. As owner' of the famous
AVhat Cheer House, Woodward's Gardens
and builder of the City railroad, San
Francisco, he was known from one end
of the state to the other. Woodward's
Gardens was a source of pride and joy
to young and old alike. Mr Woodward
died at his country home. Oak Knoll,
Napa County, 1879.
Other cards received are as follows :
Martha Ann Bergler, Turner Cowing
Purington, George Ross Shepherd, Martha
Hamlin Shepherd.
California Authors.
The following author car'ds have been
received since the last issue of News
Notes of California Liiraries :
Bush, Mrs Grace Elizabeth (Pickell)
(Mrs Guy Frederick Bush)
*Crocker, Templeton
Siple, Mrs Jessie Beatrice (Allen)
(Mrs George H. Siple)
Wheat, Carl Irving
California Artists.
The following artist cards have been
received since the last issue of Netcs
Notes of California Liiraries :
Otis, George Demont
Rea, Louis Edward
Wood, Stanlej^ Huber
California Musicians.
The following musician cards have
been received since the last issue of
Neics Notes of California Libraries:
Bush, Mrs Grace Elizabeth (Pickell)
(Mrs Guy Frederick Bush)
*Schardin, Roy Kennard
Newspaper Index.
The index co\'ers the period from
August 1.1, I84G, to date.
Catalog.
43.") cards have been added to tlie Cali-
fornia catalog during the last quarter.
Exhibit.
A very interesting exhibit of early Cali-
fornia material in the rotunda of the
Capitol continues to attract much atten-
tion.
♦Native Californians.
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND
DEPARTMENT.
Mabel R. Gillis, in charge.
Embossed books in the various types
are sent to any blind resident in Cali-
fornia upon application. Circular' and
finding list, with Call slip postal, will be
sent on request. Writing appliances and
games for the blind are loaned as samples
to those wishing to buy such articles, so
that the different kinds can be tried be-
fore they are ordered. Addresses of firms
supplying all articles loaned will be fur-
nished on request.
Books sent to individuals from an in-
stitution distributing embossed literature
are carried free through the mails.
Embossed catalogs of the earlier mate-
rial in American Braille. Moon, and New
York point are available. 'They will be
loaned to borrowers wishing them for use
in book selection.
The State Library will be glad to have
borrowers who care to do so write any
letters or requests for books to the Li-
brary in Braille or New Yoi'k point.
The first book was loaned June 13,
1!}05. There are now 2376 blind borr'ow-
ers, 56 borrowers having been added dur-
ing .January, February and March. Total
accessions are 18,561 as follows : New
York point books 2599 ; New York point
music 1S7 ; American Braille books 3029 ;
xVmerican Braille music 1283 ; European
Braille books 3033 ; European Braille
music 213 ; Esperanto Braille books 3 ;
Moon books 4321 ; Moon music 5 ; Re-
vised Braille books 2936 ; Revised Braille
music 128; Standard dot books 14; Line
books 193 ; Line music 21 ; Ink print
books 430 ; '"Appliances 84 ; *Games 49 ;
Maps 33.
During January, February and March
ST21 books, etc., were loaned as follows :
New York point 559 ; American Br'aille
277; European Braille 1162; Moon 3435;
Revised Braille Grade 1* 3276; Ink
print 1 ; Appliances 9 ; Games 2 ; Maps
0. The loans were divided by class as
follows : Philosophy and rel'gion 577
sociology 57 ; language 79 ; primers 89
science 135 ; useful arts 28 ; fine arts 4
amusements 2 ; 'music 101 ; literature
2US ; fiction ,5565 ; travel and history 484 ;
biography 223 ; periodicals 1169.
( "opies of magazines have been donated
during the last three months by Mrs
F. A. Bacher, F. B. Beans, Mrs A. H.
Cllse, Susie J. Davis, Franklin Dean Jr,
*Appliances and games are loaned
samples to anyone wishing to try them.
i
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CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
181
II. .1. Donnelly, Kate M. Foley, Mabel
(jribsou, W. A. Gose, William Harper,
J. W. Hoggard, Ruby Holtz, Miss Rosa
Laxsou, Bessie Long, Mrs Rose JNIcComb,
W. A. Miller. Hattie B. Newman, Mrs
M. E. Phillips, Mrs L. Sargent, George
W. Shoemaker. Mrs R. M. Smith, Wil-
liam Thomas, American Braille Press
for War and Civilian B'lind, Inc. (for-
merly The Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.), Canadian National Institute
for the Blind, Christian Record Publish-
ing Company, Free Gospel Library for
the Blind, Gospel Trumpet Company,
National Institute for' tlie Blind, New
York Association for the Blind, Society
for Aid to the Sightless. Western Penn-
sylvania Institute for the Blind, Xavier
Braille Publishing Company, Ziegier
Publishing Company.
Other gifts are indicated in the list of
books, etc.. which have been added to tue
library during the last three months.
.S'ee p. 214.
Home Teaching.
Kate M. Foley, home teacher of the
blind, is at the Argyle Apartments, 146
McAllister street, San Francisco, every
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Her
telephone number is Market 090. She
gives lessons regularly in the bay region
and the Santa Clara Valley, with occa-
sional trips to other parts of the state.
Catharine J. Morrison, home teacher of
the blind, is at the Los Angeles County
Free Library, Broadway Annex, Hall of
Records, every Wednesday. Her home
address is 951 El Moliuo, Los Angeles.
Her telephone number is Drexel 5339.
She gives lessons regularly in Los Angeles
and vicinity and makes occasional trips to
San Diego.
From January 1 to March 31, the
home teachers gave 627 lessons in the
homes of the blind and 58 lessons at libr'a-
ries. They made 80 visits and calls in
connection with the work for purposes
other than giving lessons, and have
received 28 visits in connection with the
work.
During the quarter Miss Foley and
Miss ^Morrison spent 225 hours on corre-
spondence and preparing lessons. They
wrote 354 letters and 198 postals and
received 267 letters and 43 postals. They
also answered and made 522 telephone
calls. They made 3 addresses. JNIiss
Foley teaches regularly in Oakland, in
Alameda and in San Francisco classes of
seeing people to write Braille. She spent
lOS hours in proofreading hand-copied
books. The various other activities in
connection with the work of the home
tear'liers can not be easily tabulated.
SUTRO BRANCH.
The Sutro Branch occupies space in the
Public Library, Civic Center, San Fran-
cisco, and is open every day, except Sun-
day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY
SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Esther M. Bomgardner, '15
Asst. Public School L,., Los Angeles
Thelma Brackett, '20
Ln. Newark Museum. Newark, N. J.
Helen V. Briggs, '14
46 Fairview ave., Los Gatos
Agnes E. Brown. '15
Asst. San Diego High School L., San
Diego
Helen M. Bruner, '14
Asst. in charge, Sutro Branch, State L.,
San Francisco
Mrs Lucile Huff Buchan (Mrs Dean W.
Buchan), '20
1631 Cowper St., Palo Alto
Mrs Virginia Clowe Bullis (Mrs James
1314 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Bar-
S. Bullis), '17
Ruth E. Bullock, '15
Ln. Belvedere Junior High School L.,
Los Angeles
Elta L. Camper, '17
Asst. Univ. of Cal. L., Berkeley
Blanche Chalfant, '14
Ln. Butte Co. F. L., Oroville
Marguerite Chatfleld, '20
Asst. Ventura P. L., Ventura
Nellie E. Christensen, '19
Ln. Selma High School L., Selnia
Mabel Coulter, '14
Asst. Contra Costa Co. F. L., Martinez.
(On leave of absence.) Temporarily in
Lange Library of Education, Berkeley
Helen Esther Crawford, '20
Ln. "Watsonville High School L., Wat-
sonville.
Dorotha Davis, '17
Ln. Fresno High School L., Fresno
Tillie de Bernard!, '18
Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Estella De Ford, '15
Ln. Napa Co. F. L., Napa
Margaret Dennison, '17
Asst. Sutro Branch, State L., San Fran-
Abtaie Doughty, '20
Ln. Garfield High School L., Los Angeles
Mrs Vivian Gregory Douglas (Mrs James
R. Douglas), '14
Barbara Hotel. Los Angeles
Ellen B. Frink, '19
Ln. Siskiyou Co. F. L., Treka
Flo A. Gantz, '20
Ln. San Luis Obispo Co. F. L., San
Luis Obispo
Beatrice Y. Gawne. '17
1224 Hyde St., San Francisco
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NEWS NOTES OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES. [April, 1926
Hazel G. Gibson, '19
A.sst. Sacramento Co. F. L., Sacramento
Margaret V. Girdner, '17
Asst. Pasadena Jr. College L., Pasadena
Marv E. Glock, '15
Died, March 6, 1922
Bernice L. Goff, '14
Asst. P. L., New York City
Mrs Jennie Rumsey Gould (Mrs J. A.
Gould), '14
746 Elm St., ^Voodland
Mrs Mildred Kellogg Hargis (Mrs 'William
H. Hargis), 'IS
725 Coe ave., San Jose
Mrs Louise Jamme Harriss (Mrs Frank
U. Harriss), '15
2 9 S. State St., Salt Lake City, Utah
Margaret Hatch, '15
Ln. Standard Oil Co. L., San Francisco
Mrs Hazel Meddaugh Heffner (Mrs Roy
J. Heffner). 'IS
1528 Channing way, Berkeley
Cecilia Henderson, '14
Santa Paula
Edna S. Holroyd, '15
Ln. San ilateo Co. F. L., Redwood City
Mrs Helen Hopwood Judd (Mrs Wilber
Judd). '20
Out of library work
Mrs Winona ^McConnell Kennedy (Mrs
John Elmer Kennedv), '15
1320 39th St., Sacramento
Mrs Marguerite Ryan Kirschman (Mrs
Orton A. Kirschman ) . '19
2839 Forest ave., Berkeley
;Mrs Algeline Marlow Lawson (Mrs Iver
N. Lawson, Jr.), '18
Asst. P. L., San Diego (On leave of
absence) 3231 Front St., San Diego
Marjorie C. Learned, '2 0
Asst. P. L., New York City
Mrs M. Ruth McLaughlin Lockwood (Mrs
Ralph L. Lockwood). '17
93 8 Geary st.. San Francisco
Amy G. Luke, '15
Beaumont
Mrs Bessie Heath McCrea (IMrs Robert
W. McCrea), '19
Asst. State L.. Sacramento
N. Ruth McCullough, '17
24 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, 111.
Mrs Ruth Beard McDowell (Mrs Roy F.
McDowell). '14
Asst. McHenry P. L.. Modesto (tempo-
rary )
Mrc Everett McCullough McMillin (Mrs
James M. McMillin), '19
Potomac Park Apts., 21st & C sts.,
T^^ashington, D. C.
Anne Margrave, '14
Ln. Inyo Co. F. L., Independence
Lenala Martin, '14
Ln. Lassen Co. P. L., Susanville
Mrs Georgia Pearl Seeker Meyers (Mrs
Robert K. Meyers). '19
Ln. Tulare Joint Union High School L.,
Tulare
Vera V. Mitchell, '19
Ln. Biggs High School L., Biggs
Marion Morse, '17
Ln. Maui Co. F. L., Wailuku, T. H.
Mrs Alice Moore Patton (Mrs James L.
Patton), 'IS
Out of library work
Mrs Helen Katherine Kellogg Peabodv
(Mrs Rpger Peabody), '19
48 W'inthrop st.. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs Marion Schumacher Pereival (Mrs
H. Frederic Pereival), '15
1633 3Sth St.. Sacramento
Mrs Miriam Colcord Post, '14
157 East Seventh st., Claremont
Margaret L. Potter, '16
Asst. Lane Medical L., San F'rancisco
Mrs Eunice Steele Price (Mrs Jav H.
Price). '16
1054 Cragmont ave., Berkeley
Mrs Beatrice Brasefield Rakestraw (Mrs
Norris W. Rakestraw), 'IS
Asst. Oberlin College L., Oberlin, Ohio
Esther L. Ramont, '20
Ln. Modesto High School L., Modesto
Mrs Frances Haub Ravmond (Mrs George
J. Raymond). '20
2005 22d St., Sacramento
Anna Belle Robinson, '18
Died, June 22.1920
Myrtle Ruhl, '14
Head of Order Dept., State L., Sacra-
mento
Ruth Seymour, 'IS
Ln. Tamalpais Union High School L.,
Mill Vallev
Blanche L. Shadle, '17
Asst. State L., Sacramento
Mrs Edith Edenborg Smallev (Mrs Carl
J. Smalley), 'IS
Ln. Art Institute L., Kansas Citv. Mo.
Mrs Edna Bell Smith (Mrs William A.
Smith). '17
1225 42d St., Sacramento
Mrs Elizabeth Snvder Smith (Mrs Joseph
K. Smith). '20
3100 19th St., Bakersfleld
Mrs Rosamond Bradbury Waithman (IMrs
Joseph de L. Waithman), 'IS
Out of library work
Caroline Wenzel, '14
-Asst. State L.. Sacramento
Josephine L. WTiitbeck, '16
Asst. P. L.. Richmond
Essie T. White. '19
Asst. Sacramento High School and Jun-
ior College L.. Sacramento
Mrs Katharine Cahoon Wilson CMrs Lloyd
R. Wilson), '17
112 5 Grand ave., Seattle. Wash.
Aldine Winham, '20
Ln. State Teachers College L., Santa
Barbara
Mrs Dorothy Clarke Worden, '15
Asst. Solano Co. F. L.. Fairfield
Mrs Bess Ranton Yates (Mrs John DeWitt
Yates), "18
Asst. P. L. Long Beach
News Items.
Miss Beatrice Gawue, '17, cataloger' in
^lonterey County Free Library, resigned
.Tan. in. She plans to take a real vaca-
tion.
Mrs Paith Beard :»IcDowell, "14, has
taken a three mouths' position as cata-
loger at INIcHeury Public Library,
Modesto.
Mrs Miriam Colcord Post. '14. writes
from Claremont : "Although I am still
out of library work, I am always inter-
ested in the California libraries. I am
homekeeper for my mother and son
Richard, wlio is now over seven years
old and half way through the second
grade."
And Mrs Katharine Cahoon WilsoH,
"17, sends word from Seattle that she has
been there for almost two years, and
speaks of a baby daughter who keeps
her very busy.
vol. 21,110.2;
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
188
Evpi-ett McCullousli IMcMillin, '19,
whom we last heard of at El Paso, Texas,
lives now in Washington, D. C.
RECENT ACCESSIONS.
Additions to the Library During Janu-
ary, February and March, 1926.
The last number of the Quarterly
Bulletin of the California State Library
which was issued was no. 4 of vol. 4,
covering the accessions for September-
December, 1905. The Bulletin has been
discontinued and the matter contained in
it is now appearing in News Notes of
California Libraries.
The last list of recent accessions
appeared in the January, 192G, issue of
this publication.
GENERAL WORKS.
American library association.
Popular books in science : a reading
list. Rev. ed. 1925. 016.5 W31a
The Ameeican mercury, v. 1-4, Janu-
ary, 1924-April, 1925. 051 A51me
Abnett, L. D.
Elements of library methods. 1925.
x021 A74
Bennett, Jesse Lee.
Frontiers of knowledge. 1925. (Read-
ing with a purpose) 028 B47f
Bonner, Mary Graham.
A parent's guide to children's reading.
1926. 028 B71
Indianapolis public library staff. /Spe-
cial committee.
Books for the modern home. 1925.
028 139
Kleiser, Grenville.
Training for authorship. 1925.
029 K64
The LiiiR^VBiANs' guide, 1925-26.
x027 L63
Long, Harriet Catherine.
Why Not? 1926. qx021 LS
Mason, Daniel Gregory.
Ears to hear, a guide to music lovers.
1925. (Reading with a purpose)
028 M39
Moore, Annie Carroll.
The three owls. 1925. 028 IVl821t
MuBPHY, Gwendolen.
A bibliography of English character-
books 1608-1700. 1925. (Supple-
ment to the Bibliographical society's
transactions) 016.09 B582
Pope, Mildred H.. conip.
Buying list of books for small libraries.
1925. x028 P82
Special libraries association of southern .
California.
Union list of periodicals in libraries of
southern California. 1925.
r016.05 S74
Stonehill, C. a., c€ Stonehill, H. W.
Bibliographies of modern authors.
(Second series) [1925] 016.82 S88
Terman, Lewis Madison, c£ Lima, Mar-
garet.
Children's reading. 1926. 028 T31
Waldman, Milton.
Americana ; the literature of American
history. 1925. 016.73 WIS
Washbuene, Carleton Wolsey, d Vogel,
Mabel.
Winnetka graded book list. 1926.
028 W31
PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS.
Beecher, Henry Ward.
Twelve lectures to young men. [1925]
174 B41
BuETT, Edwin Arthur.
The metaphysical foundations of mod-
ern physical science. 1925. (Inter-
national library of psychology, phi-
losophy and scientific method)
110 B97
CosGEAVE, Mrs Jessica (Garretson).
Mothers and daughters. cl925.
173 C83
Dark, Sidney.
How to enjoy life. [1925] (Hodder
and Stoughton's people's library)
170 D21
Eaton, Ralph Monroe.
Symbolism and truth. 1925. 121 El 4
B^iTE, Warner.
Moral philosophy. cl925. 170 F546
Hamilton, Arthur Edward.
The real boy and the new school. 1925.
173 H21
184
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James, William.
The philosophy of William James.
cl925. (The modern library of the
world's best books) 191 J29p
JoAi), Cyril Edwin Mitchinson.
Mind and matter. [1925] 104 J62m
Mason, Joseph Warren Teets.
Creative freedom. 1926. 191 M39
'Maxwell, William Babington.
Life; a study of self. 1925.
170 M46
Montague, William Pepperrell.
The Avays of knowing ; or. The methods
of philosophy. [1925] (Library of
philosophy) 121 M75
Pythagoras, Greek philosopher, initiate
teacher, founder of a brotherhood at
Crotona, by a group of students. 2d
ed., 1925. 182 P99
Rashdall, Hastings.
The theory of good and evil ; a treatise
on moral philosophy. 2d ed. 1924.
2 V. 171 R22t
WiLLOUGHBY, Westel Woodbury.
Opium as an international problem.
1925. 178 8 W73
INTERNATIONAL ETHICS.
(From the library of Dr E. B. Krehbiel)
AiNSLiE, Peter.
Christ or Napoleon — which? cl915.
172.4 A29
Atkins, Gains Glenn.
The maze of the nations and the way
out. cl915. 172.4 A87
BOTJBNE, Randolph Silliman, comp.
Towards an enduring peace. [1916]
172.4 B77
CRAJfE, Frank.
War and world government. 1915.
172.4 C89
Dodge, David Low.
War inconsistent with the religion of
Jesus Christ. 1905. 172.4 D64
Essen, Leon van der.
The invasion & the war in Belgium.
[1917] 940.932 E78
Fayle, Charles Ernest.
The great settlement. 1915.
940.91 F28
Fried, Alfred Hermann.
The restoration of Europe, tr. from the
German by I^ewis Stiles Gannett.
1916. 172.4 F89
Gladden, Washington.
The forks of the road. 1916.
172.4 G54
GoocH, George Peabody, cG Masterman,
John Howard Bertram.
A century of British foreign policy.
[1917] 327.42 G64
Graham, John William.
Evolution and empire. [1912]
172.4 G73
Gulliver, Lucile.
The friendship of nations. cl912.
172.4 G973
Headley, Elroy.
Patriotic essays. 1916. 172 H43
Hemmenway, John.
The daily remembrancer on peace and
war. 1875. 172.4 H48
Holmes, .John Haynes.
New wars for old. 1916.
172.4 H75
Jefferson, Charles Edward.
The cause of the war. [1914]
940.912 J 45
What the Avar is teaching. cl916.
(Merrick lectures) 172.4 J45w
Lynch, Frederick Henry.
The last war. cl915. 172.4 L98I
Ly'ON, David Willard.
The Christian equivalent of Avar. 1915.
172.4 L99
Masaoka, Naoichi, comp.
.Japan's message to America. 1914.
915.2 M394J
N AS myth, George William.
Social progress and the DarAvinian
theory. 1916. 301 N25
QuiN, Malcolm.
The problem of human peace. [1916?]
172.4 Q7
Keilly, Henry Joseph.
Why preparedness. 1916. 940.91 R36
Richard, Ernst.
God's paths to peace. cl914.
172.4 R51
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The world crisis and the way to peace.
1915. 172.4 S56
Taylor, Charles Fremont.
A conclusive peace. 1916.
172.4 T23
Weston, Stephen Francis, ed.
Prize orations of the Intercollegiate
peace association. 1914. 172.4 W53
Wise, Jennings Cropper.
Empire and armament. 1915.
327.73 W81
MIND AND BODY.
Barrett, Edward John Boyd.
Man : his making and unmaking. 1925.
131 B27
Burnett, Charles Theodore.
Splitting the mind. [1925] (Psychol-
ogical review publications. Psychol-
ogical monographs) q130 89
Cutten, George Barton.
Mind, its origin and goal. 1925.
150 C991
Lee, Gerald Stanley.
Rest working ; a study in relaxed con-
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Martin, Herbert.
Formative factors in character. 1925.
136.7 M381
Van Teslaak, .James Samuel.
An outline of psychoanalysis. [1924]
(The modern library of the world's
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PSYCHOLOGY.
JM^VKKS, Jeanette Augustus.
Genius and disaster. 1925. 151 IV134
0\erstreet, Harry Allen.
Influencing human behavior. cl925.
150 096
Watson, John Broadus.
Behaviorism. cl925. 150 W33b
WiLM, Emil Carl.
The theories of instinct.
1925.
158 W74
RELIGION.
Angus, Samuel.
The mystery-religions and Christianity.
1925. 270 A59
Atkins, Gains Glenn.
Modern religious cults and movements.
cl923. 280 A87
Best, Mary Agnes.
Rebel saints. cl925.
289.6 856
Bible. 0. T. Genesis I-XI. English.
The beginnings of history according to
the Jews. Tr. by Charles Prospero
Fagnani. 1925. 222 858
Bible. 0. T. Apocrypha. English.
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qv229 85
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c225 858s
Brunnee, Edmund de Schweinitz.
Surveying your community. cl925.
(Institute of social and religious re-
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261 889
Charnwood, Godfrey Rathbone Benson,
1st iaron.
According to Saint John. 1925.
226.5 C48
Chestekton, Gilbert Keith.
The everlasting man. 1925. 270 C52 '
Cohen, Israel.
The journal of a Jewish traveler.
[1925] 296 C67j
Deane, Anthony Charles.
How to enjoy the Bible. cl925.
(Hodder and Stoughton's people's
library) 220.6 D28
Fowler, William AVarde.
The religious experience of the Roman
people. 1922. (GifEord lectures, for
1909-10) 292 F78
H.u.DEiiAN, Isaac Massey.
Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick's book :
"The modern use of the Bible." a
review. cl925. 220 H15
Hallock, Gerard Benjamin Fleet, ed.
Cyclopedia of sermon outlines for
special days and occasions. cl925.
251 HI 9c
Harris, Franklin Stewart, cG Butt, New-
bern Isaac.
The fruits of Mormonism. 1925.
298 H31
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HiBSCH, Emil Gustav.
My religion. 1925.
296 H66
Hope, Sir William Henry St. John.
The history of the London Charter-
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q271 H7
Joseph, Oscar L.
The historical development of Chris-
tianity. 1925. (The life and reli-
gion series) 270 J 83
Kennedy, Melville T.
The Chaitanya movement ; a study of
the Vaishnavism of Bengal. 1925.
(The religious life of India)
294 K35
Klausner, Joseph.
Jesus of Nazareth. 1925. 232 K63
Klyce, Scudder.
Sins of science. cl92o.
215 K66
Levingee, Lee Joseph.
Anti-Semitism in the United States.
1925. 296 L66
Lewisohn, Ludwig.
Israel. 1925. 296 L67
Ltjnn, Arnold Henry Moore.
Roman converts. 1924. 282 L96
Macintosh, Douglas Clyde.
The reasonableness of Christianity.
192G. (The Bross library)
239 IVI15
Martin, Kenneth Lewis Price.
Missionaries and annexation in the
Pacific. 1924. 266 M38
Moss, Rosalind Louisa Beaufort.
The life after death in Oceania. 1925.
237 M91
RoHDE, Erwin.
Psyche, [tr. by W. B. Ilillis] 1925.
(International library of psychology,
philosophy and scientific method)
292 R73
Shaughnessy, Gerald.
Has the immigrant kept the faith?
1925. 282 S53
Stbaton, John Roach.
The famous New York fundamentalist-
modernist debates, the orthodox side.
cl925. 230 S89f
Van Loon, Ilendrik Willem.
Tolerance. 1925.
272 V26
Watson, John M.
Science as revelation.
1925. 215 W33
Whiting, Jfrs Isabel Kimball.
Dramatic services of worship. 19*25.
264 W59
SOCIOLOGY: GENERAL.
Carr-Saunders, Alexander Morris.
Population. 1925. (The world's man-
uals) 312 C31
Chaddock, Robert Emmet.
Principles and methods of statistics.
cl925. 310 C43
Crum, William Leonard, cG Patton, Alsou
Currie.
An introduction to the methods of
economic statistics. 1925. 311 C95
Day, Edmund Ezra.
Statistical analysis. 1925.
310 D27
DuNLAP, Knight.
Social psychology. 1925. 301 D92
Good, Alvin.
Sociology and education. 1926.
301 G64
Groves, Ernest Rutherford.
.Social problems and education. 1925.
301 G88s
JoHNSEN, Julia E., comp.
Selected articles on birth control. 1925.
(The handbook series) 312 J65
LiPSKY, Abram.
Man the puppet. 1925.
301 L767
Pearl, Raymond.
The biology of population growth.
1925. 312 P35b
Speer, Robert Elliott.
Race and race problems. cl924.
304 S74
Sutcliffe, William George.
Elementary statistical methods. 1925.
310 S95
Znaniecki, Florian.
The laws of social psychology. [1925]
301 Z82
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
[Bronshtein, Lev Davidovich].
Whither England, by Leon Trotsky
[pseud.]. 1925. 329.9 B86
Hughes, Charles Evans.
The pathAVay of peace. 1925.
327.73 H89
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Maxey, Chester Collins.
The problem of government. 1925.
320.73 M463
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New aspects of politics. cl925.
320 M56
Mow AT, Robert Balmain.
The diplomatic relations of Great
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327 M93
Pott, William Sumner Appleton.
Chinese political philosophy. 1925.
(Political science classics) 320 P86
Randolph, Coleman.
Constitutional re-adjustment. cl924.
320.4 R19
RocKOW, Lewis.
Contemporary political thought in Eng-
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ToYNBEE, xirnold Joseph.
Survey of international affairs, 1920-
1923. 1925. 327 T75
IMMIGRATION.
Bercovici, Konrad.
On new shores. cl925. 325 B48
Fairchild, Henry Pratt.
The melting-pot mistake. 1926.
325.73 F16m
MacLean, Annie Marion.
Modern immigration. cl925. (Lippin-
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The Italian immigrant and our courts.
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NoRLiE, Olaf Morgan.
History of the Norwegian people in
America. 1925. 325.73 N84
Safford, Victor.
Immigration problems. 1925.
325.73 S12
Williamson, James A.
Europe overseas. 1925. (The world's
manuals) 325.3 W731
NEGROES.
Locke, Alain Le Roy. ed.
Tlie new negro. 1925.
325.26 L81
WooiJsoN, Carter Godwin.
Free negro heads of families in the
United States in 1880. cl925.
q325.26 W3
Woodson, Carter Godwin, ed.
Free negro owners of slaves in the
United States in 1830. cl924.
q 325.26 W8f
LABOR.
Baldwin, Stanley.
Peace and goodwill in industry. 1925.
331.8 B18
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A short history of mercantilism. [1925]
331 H81
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Wages, hours and employment of rail-
road workers. cl924. (Its Research
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Requa, Mark Lawrence.
The relation of government to industry.
1925. 331.8 R42
Williams, Whiting.
Mainsprings of men. cl925.
331.8 W72m
FINANCE.
American bankers' association.
Journal, v. 16. 1923-1924.
q332.05 A5
Bonneville, Joseph Howard.
Elements of business finance. 1925.
336 B71
Jamieson, Gerald William.
Practical banking. 1925. (Commer-
cial education series) 332.1 J32
Miller, Adolph Caspar.
Address. [Aftei"-war readjustment]
[1918] 336.73 M64
Gift.
National industrial conference board.
Px'oposals for changes in the federal
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Special report) 331 N277s
Reed, Harold Lyle.
Principles of corporation finance.
cl925. 338.7 R32
188
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Sakolski. Aaron Morton.
Prinoiplps of invostnipnl. rl925.
332.6 S15p
Skligman, Edwin Robert Anderson.
Stiidies in public finance. 1925.
336.2 S46st
Sisiox, Leon Gilbert.
Inheritance taxation. 192.5. (Har-
per's life insurance library)
336.2 S59
Skinnee, Ernest Brown.
The mathematical theory of invest-
ment. cl924. 332.6 S62
ECONOMICS.
Adams. Arthur Barto.
Economics of business cycles. 1925.
331 A211
Begbie, Harold.
The state of England. 1925.
330.942 B41
BoucKE, Oswald Fred.
Principles of economics. 1925.
330 B75p
Boyle, James Ernest.
^Marketing of agricultural products.
1925. (McGraw-Hill publications
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sciences) 338.1 B79
Brooks, Sidney.
America and Germany, 1918—1925.
1925. 330.943 887
FiSHEB, Mrs Lettice (Ilbert).
Then and now. 1925. 330.942 F53
Galpin, "William Freeman.
The grain supply of England during
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versity of Michigan publications.
History and political science.
338.1 G17
GiiEER, Guy.
The Ruhr-Lorraine industrial problem.
1925. (The Institute of economics.
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nomic reconstruction) 330.94 G81
HoKNER, John Truman.
Agricultural marketing. 1925. (The
Wiley agricultural series) 338.1 H81
Katjtsky, Karl.
The economic doctrines of Karl Marx.
Trans, by H. J. Stenning. 1925.
330 K21
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Tin- h.isis of real estalc values. cl925.
333 K35
Lloyd. Edward Mayow Hastings.
Experiments in state control at the
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British series) q330.942 L7
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The cost of living in the United States.
1925. 338 N2772
PiLLAi, Purushottama Padmanabha.
Economic conditions in India. 1925.
330.954 P64
Scott, William Robert, & Gunnison,
James.
The industries of the Clyde Valley
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330.941 S43
Seligman, Edwin Robert Anderson.
Essays in economics. 1925. 330 S46
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The mind of the president. 1926.
308 C77s
Stein EE, Jesse Frederick.
Community organization. 1925. (The
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LAW AND ADMINISTRATION.
Barton, f^ir Dunbar Plunket, hart., d
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The story of our Inns of court.
[1924] 340.7 829
BoLLES, Albert Sidney.
Putnam's hand.y law book for the
layman. cl921. 347 869
Bustamante y Sirven, Antonio Sanchez
de.
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The perinaneut conrf of interiiatioual
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The Constitution at the cross roads.
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Harris, Henry AVilson.
AVliat the League of nations is.
[1925] 341.1 H31w
Medley, Dudley Julius.
A student's manual of English con-
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342.42 M49
MOEEY, William Carey.
Diplomatic episodes. 1926. 341 IVI84
Rappard, William Emmanuel.
International relations as viewed from
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341.1 R22
ScHMECKEBiEK, Laurcuce Frederick.
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The Home office. [1925] (The
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Congress, the Constitution, and the
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Andrews, Lincoln Clarke.
Military manpower. 1921. 355 A56m
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The great Pacific war. 1925.
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Why dffend the nation V c1924.
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355 L26
LiDDELL, Hart Basil Henry.
Paris ; or. The future of war. 1925.
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355 L71
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The battle of Booby's Bluffs. 1922.
355 L77
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Hints to newly appointed officers.
1920. 355 S24
SwiNTON, Ernest Dunlop.
The defence of Duffer's Drift. 1916.
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Combat orders. 1925. 355 U58c
Conventional signs. 1924.
355 U58co
Tactics and technique of cavalry.
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Minor tactics from the Infantry
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A. 1925. 355 U58r
Waldeon, William Henry.
Terrain exercises. 1923. 355 W16te
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.
Burt, Cyril Lodowic.
The young delinquent. 1925.
364.1 B97
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Battling the criminal. 1925.
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The soul of a criminal.
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364 G€5s
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VA^f Waters, Miriain.
Youth in conflict. 1925. 364.1 V28
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Ruth.
Specialized courts dealing with sex
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364 W93
INSURANCE.
DowLiNG, Linnaeus Wayland.
Mathematics of life insurance. 1925.
(Modern mathematical texts)
368.3 D74
ilETROPOLiTAN life insurance company,
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An epoch in life insurance. 1924.
368.3 M59a
Gift.
National life insurance company,
MontpeJier, Tt.
National life insurance company ; a
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q368.3 N2
EDUCATION.
African education commission, 1923-
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Education in East Africa. 1925.
q370.96 A2e
Briggs, Le Baron Russell.
Men, women, and colleges. 1925.
370.4 B854m
CuBBERLEY, Elhvood Patterson.
An introduction to the study of educa-
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Sophia Smith and the beginnings of
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tions) 378.744 SmEh
Hartzler, John Ellswortli,
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A study of learning and retention in
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Metcalf, Margaret F.
^Motivated primary activities for rural
teachers. cl925. 371.3 M58
Miller, Harry Lloyd, & Hargreaves,
Richard Theodore.
The self-directed school. cl925.
370.1 M648
Newman, Louis Israel.
The sectarian invasion of our public
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Parker, Samuel Chester, cG Temple,
Alice.
Unified kindergarten and first-grade
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Rice, Richard, ed.
College and the future. cl915.
378 R49
Stearns, Alfred Ernest, cG others.
The education of the modern boy.
cl925. 370.1 S799
Wodehouse, Helen.
A survey of the history of education,
1924. (The modern educator's
library) 370.9 W83
COMMERCE. COMMUNICATION.
Greenbie, Sydney, tG Greenbie, Mm
Marjorie Latta (Barstow).
Gold of Ophir. 1925. 380 G79
Nash, Luther Roberts.
The economics of public utilities.
1925. 380 N25
Woodrtff, Robert E.
The making of a railroad officer,
cl925. 385 W89
FOLKLORE.
Beckwith, Martha Warren,
The Hussay festival in .Jamaica.
1924. (Publications of the Folk-
lore foundations) 398 B39
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CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
191
CoLXJM, Padraic.
The bright islands. 1925. (Tales and
legends of Hawaii) 398 P72b
Emerson, Joseph S.
Hawaiian string games. 1924. (Pub-
lications of the Folk-lore founda-
tions, no. 5) (A^'assar college field-
work in folk-lore) 398 E53
LAW.
Brady, John Edson.
The law of forged and altered checks.
1925.
California. Laws, statutes, etc.
Supplement to the codes and general
laws of the state of California of
1923. 1926.
Castenholz, William Burtis, d Johnson,
Fred S.
Manual of income tax procedure of
1924 returns. cl925.
CnxNA (Republic). Laics, statutes, etc.
Constitution and supplementary laws
and documents of the Republic of
China. 1924.
Chitty, R. M. Willes.
An abridgment of the Canadian
criminal case law, 1892-1925. 1925.
Cornelius, Asher Lynn.
The law of search and seizure. cl926.
Freeman, Abraham Clark.
A treatise of the law of judgments.
5th ed., rev. and greatly enl. 1925.
Gentili, Alberlco.
De legationibvs libri tres. 1924. 2v.
(The Classics of international law)
Gift.
Gross, Hans Gustav Adolf.
Criminal investigation. Adapted [and
trans.] by J. CoUyer Adam. 1924.
Hall, /Sir John.
The Bravo mystery and other cases.
[1923] ''•
Irvine, Leigh Hadley.
The follies of the courts. 1925.
Johnston, Frank jr.
Modern conception of law. 1925.
LoOMis, William Warner.
Newspaper law. Rev. ed. cl924.
7— 44S05
New Jersey. Laivs, statutes, etc.
Cumulative supplement to the Com-
piled statutes of New Jersey, 1911-
1924, ioth inclusive, published under
the authority of the legislature, by
virtue of chapter 56 of the laws of
1923, approved March 12, 1923.
1925. 3 V.
New York (State). Laics, statutes, etc.
Local laws of the cities in the state
of New York, enacted in 1924.
1925.
New York law review. 1923-24. 2 v.
Oregon school cases. cl925.
Philippine Islands. Laws, statutes,
etc.
The Code of criminal procedure of the
Philippine Islands, annotated by
Guillermo B. Guevara. 1922.
The Penal code of the Philippine
Islands, annotated by Guillermo B.
Guevera. [1923]
Porto Rico. Laws, statutes, etc.
Compilacion de las enmiendas intro-
ducidas a los codigos de Puerto
Rico desde 1912 a 1923. 1924.
Postgate, Raymond William.
Murder, piracy and treason. [1925]
Raynolds, Herbert Frederick, comp.
Digest, New Mexico reports, vols.
1-28. cl925.
The South African law reports.
Transvaal provincial division.
1911.
The South African law reports.
Witwatersrand local division. 1911.
Standard oil company of New Jersey.
Standard oil company et al., appel-
lants, vs. The United States. 1909.
Texas. Laws, statutes, etc.
Penal code of the state of Texas,
adopted at the regular session of the
Thirty-ninth legislature, 1925.
True, Ronald, defendant.
Trial of Ronald True. [1925]
United States infantry association.
Courts-martial procedure. 1921.
192
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LANGUAGE.
Fkasek, Edward, tG Gibbo;iy. John,
CO))ips.
Soldier and sailor words and phrases.
1925. r427 F84
Hills, Elijah Clarence, cG others.
A Portuguese grammar. cl92o.
(Heath's modern language series)
469 H65
Krapp, George Philip.
The English language in x^merica.
1925. 2 V. 420.9 K89
MiCHELET, Maren Bastine Hals.
First year Norse. 6th rev. ed. 1924.
439.8 iV162
AVhitten, Wilfred.
Is it good English? by John O'Lon-
don [pseud.} 1925. 425 W624
WiLKiNS, Lawrence Augustus, cG San-
telli, Catharine R.
Beginners' Italian reader. cl925.
(Heath's modern language series)
458 W68
NATURAL SCIENCE.
^lOESE, Sidney Levi.
A map of the world of knowledge.
1925. 501 M88
NORDMANN, Charles.
The tyranny of time, Einstein or
Bergson? trans, by E. E. Fournier
d'Albe. 1925. 529 N83
Richards, Charles Russell.
The industrial museum. 1925.
507 R51
AViiiTEHEAD, Alfred North.
Science and the modern world. 1925.
504 W59
MATHEMATICS.
CooLiDGE, Julian Lowell.
An introduction to mathematical
probability. 1925. 519 C77
rJiFFORD, Mrs Emma.
Natural tangents. 1920.
514 G45
Scott. Charlotte Angas.
An introductory account of certain
modern ideas and methods in plane
analytical geometry. 2d ed. 1924.
516 S42
Sullivan, John William Navin.
The history of mathematics in Europe,
from the fall of Greek science to
the rise of the conception of mathe-
matical rig(jur. 1925. (Chapters in
the history of science) 510.9 S91-
Williams, A. Fraucon.
Surveying for everyone. [1925]
526.9 W72
PHYSICS.
Gibson, Charles Robert.
Electrical amusements & experiments.
1925. (Scientific amusement series)
537 G44e
Newman, Frederick Henry.
The production and measurement of
low pressures. 1925. 533 N55
Russell. Hon. Bertrand Arthur
William.
The A B C of relativity. 1925.
(Harpei*'s modern science series)
530 R96
Thomas, Lowell Jackson.
The first world flight. 1925.
533.6 T453
CHEMISTRY.
Akrhenius, Svante August.
Chemistry in modern life. 1925.
(Library of modern sciences)
540 A77
Ellis, Carleton, d- others.
The chemical action of ultraviolet
rays. 1925. 541.3 E47
Holmyard. Eric John.
Chemistry to the time of Dalton.
1925. (Chapters in the history of
science) 540 H75
POLLiTT, Alan A.
The technology of water. 1924.
( Chemical engineering library.
Second series) 543.3 P77
GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY.
Brouwer, Ilendrick Albertus.
The geology of the Netherlands East
Indies. 1925. (University of
^licliigan studies. Scientific series)
559.1 B87
Gregg, Willis Ray.
Aeronautical meteorology. cl925.
(Ronald aeronautic library)
551.5 G81
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McAdie. Alexander George.
War weather vignettes. 1925.
551.5 M11wr
Patton, Milton John.
The coal resources of Canada. [1925]
(Bulletin of the departments of
history and political and economic
science in Queen's university, Kings-
ton, Ontario, Canada) 553.2 P32
SiiAND, Samuel James.
Useful aspects of geology. 1925.
550 S528
SiiiMEK, Hervey Woodburn.
An introduction to earth history.
cl925. 551 S55
Stigand, Ivan Ascanio.
Outlines of the occurrence and geology
of petroleum. 1925. (Griffin's
mining series) 553.2 S85
Stock, Chester.
Cenozoic gravigrade edentates of west-
ern North America, with special
reference to the Pleistocene Megal-
onychinae and Mylodontidae of
ranch La Brea. 1925. (Carnegie
institution of Washington. Publi-
cation) q560 S8
Studies on the fossil flora and fauna of
the western United States. 1925.
(Contributions to palaeontology
from the Carnegie institution of
Washington. Carnegie institution
of Washington. Publication)
q560 S9
Ward, Robert De Courcy.
The climates of the United States.
cl925. 551.5 W28
AVooDRiNG, Wendell Phillips.
jNIiocene moUusks from Bowden, Ja-
maica. 1925. (Carnegie institu-
tion of Washington. Publication)
q560.9729 W8
EVOLUTION.
Allen, Leslie Henri, ed.
Bryan and Darrow at Dayton. cl92o.
575 A427
Bryan, William Jennings.
William Jennings Bryan's undelivered
speech, "A call to Christianity."
1925. 575 B91c
Gates. Reginald Ruggles.
Heredity and eugenics. 1923.
575.1 G25
jNIachin, Alfred.
The ascent of inan. 1925. 575 M149
OSBORN, Mrs Lucretia Perry (That-
cher ) .
The chain of life. 1925. 575 0813
Ward, Henshaw.
Evolution for John Doe. cl925.
575 W25
BOTANY.
Bower, Frederick Orpen.
Plants and Man. 1925. 581 B78
Eames, Arthur Johnson, d MacDaniels,
Laurence Howland.
An introduction to plant anatomy.
1925. (McGraw-Hill publications
in the agricultural and botanical
sciences) 581 E12
Huntington, Annie Oakes.
Poison ivy and swamp sumach. 1916.
581.6 H94
Jepson, Willis Linn.
A flora of the economic plants of Cali-
fornia. cl924. c581 J 54
A manual of flowering plants of
California. cl925. c581 J54m
Stiles, Walter.
Photosynthesis ; the assimilation of car-
bon by green plants. 1925.
581 S85
ZOOLOGY.
Allen, Glover Morrill.
Birds and their attributes. [1925]
598.2 A42
Beebe, Charles William.
Jungle days. 1925. 591.988 B41j
Bbskine, Cicely (Quicke) "Mrs Monteith
Erskine."
Sex at choice. 1925. 591.3 E73
HoRNADAY, William Temple.
A wild-animal round-up. 1925.
591.5 H81w
ROWTLEY, John.
Taxidermy and museum exhibition.
1925. 579.4 R88t
Yeekes, Robert Mearns, cC- Learned,
Blanche W.
Chimpanzee intelligence and its vocal
expressions. 1925. 599.8 Y47c
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WiLLiSTON, Samuel Wendell.
The osteology of the reptiles. 1925.
598.1 W73
MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
Camp, Walter Chaimcey.
The daily dozen. cl925. 613.7 C18d
Campbell, Charles A. R.
Bats, mosquitoes and dollars. 1925.
614.4 C18
DoESEY, George Amos.
Why we behave like human beings.
1925. (Harpier's modern science
series) 612 D71
Janet, Pierre Marie Felix.
Psychological healing, trans, by Eden
and Cedar Paul. [1925]
,615.85 J33p
Marshall, Francis Hugh Adam.
, An introduction to sexual physiology.
1925. 612.6 iVI36i
Wood, Thomas Denison, cC- Brownell,
Clifford L.
Source book in health and physical
education. 1925. 613.7 W87
ENGINEERING.
Albright, Owen S.
Signal communications for all arms,
1922-23. 1922. 623.7 A34
Barrows, William Edward.
Light, photometry and illuminating
engineering. 1925. 621.32 B27li
Cunningham, Bryssou;
Port administration and operation.
. 1925. 627.3 C97p
Emerson, William, tC- Gromort, Georges.
Old bridges of France. 1925.
f824 E5
Osborne, William Farrand.
Power plant lubrication. 1925.
621.89 081
PiCKELS, George Wellington.
Drainage and flood-control engineering.
1925. 627.5 P59
Russell, George Edmond.
Text-book on hydraulics. 3d ed. 1925.
627 R96
Superheater company.
Superheat engineering data. cl925.
621.1 S95
World ports, v. 9-12, Nov. 1920-Oct.,
1924. 627.06 A51
AGRICULTURE.
The Book of rural life ; knowledge and
inspiration, guide to the best in
modern living. cl925. r630.3 B72
Drain, Brooks Daniel.
Essentials of systematic pomology.
1925. (The Wiley agricultural
series) 634 D759
Duggar, John Frederick.
Southern forage crops. 1925. (The
rural textbook series) 633 D85
Emerson, Paul.
Soil characteristics. 1925. (McGraw-
Hill publications in the agricultural
and botanical sciences) 631 E53
Herrick, Glenn Washington.
Manual of injurious insects. cl925.
632 H56m
Lorette, Louis.
The Lorette system of pruning. 1925.
634 L86
Mills, Mabel L. .
Reforesters of America. cl925.
qc634.9 M5
MooRHOUSE, Llewellyn Alexander.
The management of the farm. 1925.
630 IVI82
Rice, James Edward, cG Botsford,
Harold Eugene.
Practical poultry management. 1925.
(The Wiley farm series) 636.5 R49
Scott, George.
Modern poultry-keeping. 1925.
636.5 S42
Sloan, A., cG Farquhar, A.
Dog and man. 636.7 S63
BEES AND GAME.
Dailey, E. J.
Traplines and trails. cl925.
639.1 D13
Sharp, Dallas Lore.
The spirit of the hive; contemplations
of the beekeeper. 1925. 638 S53
Sturges, Arthur Manning.
Practical beekeeping. [19241
638 S93
Villiers, Alan J.
Whaling in the frozen south. cl925.
639 V75
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
Al.PRlOii, Ijillijiu ( Wondinaii ) "Mrs
Tluimii.s B;iil<\\ Aldricli."
Choice receipts. 1925. 641 A36
Allen, Lucy Grace.
A book of hors cl'oeuvres. 1925.
641 A427b
Boomer, Lucius M.
Hotel management ; principles and
practice. 1925. 640 B72
Gerhard, Albert F.
Handbook for bakers. 1925. (The
Century vocational series) 641 G36
The House beautiful furnishing annual,
1926. cl925. q645 HS
LoEWEN, Jane.
Millinery. 1925.
646.5 L82
Peterson, Mrs Anna Josephine (Mur-
phy), (€ Badenoch, Mrs Nena Fran-
ces (Wilson).
Mrs Anna J. Peterson's simplified
cooking. 1925. 641 P48
PiCKEN, Mary Brooks.
Modern dressmaking. 1925. 646 P59
Ransome, Stafford.
Modern wood-working machinery. 1924.
621.7 R22
Scotson-Clark, George Frederick.
Half hours in the kitchenette. 1925.
641 S42
Taylor, Lucy D.
Tour home beautiful. cl925.
645 T24
PRINTING.
Jones, Sydney Robert.
Art and publicity, fine printing and
design. 1925. q655.3 J 7
Plomer, Henry Robert.
Wynkyn de Worde & his contempo-
raries. 1925. q655.1 P7
Warde, Frederic.
Bruce Rogers, designer of books. 1925.
€55.4 W26
BUSINESS METHODS,
Barton, Leslie M.
A study of 81 principal American mar-
kets. cl925. q659 B2
Gift.
Brisco, Norris Aiilini-, <(- Wiiignlc,
John W.
Retail buying. 1925. (Retailing
series) 658 B85re
Curtis, John W.
Organisation of production. 1924.
(Chemical engineering library. Sec-
ond series) 658 C97
Button, Henry Post.
Business organization and management.
1925. 658 D98b
Farrar, Gilbert Powderly.
How advertisements are built. 1925.
659 F24h
Frederick, Justus George, ed.
Masters of advertising copy. 1925.
659 F852
GuTHMANN, Harry George.
The analysis of financial statements.
1925. 657 G98
Harvard business reports, v. 1, 1925.
658 H339b
JoME, Hiram Leonard.
Economics of the radio industry. 1925.
654 J 75
Lawrence, William Beaty.
Cost accounting. 1925. 657 L42
Poffenberger, Albert Theodor.
Psychology in advertising. 1925.
659 P74
Strong, Edward Kellogg.
The psychology of selling and advertis-
ing. 1925. 658 S92
Swift, Edgar James.
Business power through psychology.
1925. .658 S97
TosDAL, Harry Rudolph.
Principles of personal selling. 1925.
658 T71p
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY.
Bakdorf, Charles Frederick, d Ball,
J. A. B.
The elements of sugar refining. 1925.
664.1 B24
California oil world, v. 16-17, 1924.
fc665.505 CI
COE, Arthur.
The scientific promotion of gas sales.
. 1924. q665.7 C6
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CoFFiGNiER, Charles.
Colours and varnishes. 1925.
667.6 C67
Howe, Harrison Estell, ed.
Chemistry in industry ; a cooperative
work intended to give examples of
the contributions made to industry
by chemistry. 1925. 660 H85
Wallis-Tatler, Alexander James.
Sugar machinery. 1924. 664.1 W21a
FINE ARTS: GENERAL.
Blake, Vernon.
Relation in art. 1925. 701 B63
COLLINGWOOD, Robin George.
Outlines of a philosophy of art. 1925.
(The world's manuals) 701 C711
CoETissoz, Royal.
Personalities in art. 1925. 704 C82p
Heath, Lionel.
Examples of Indian art at the British
Empire exhibition, 1924. 1925.
q709.54 H4
New York. Metropolitan museum of
art. American wing.
A handbook of the American wing
opening exhibition. 1925.
708.1 N56h
Raymond, George Lansing.
An art philosopher's cabinet.
701 R26ar
The essentials of aesthetics.
cl921. 701 R26c
RucKSTUHL, Fred Wellington.
Great works of art and what makes
them great. 1925. 704 R91
GARDENS AND GARDENING
CosGRAVE, Mrs .Jessica (Garretson).
Gardens : quick results with flowers
and vegetables. cl925. 716 083
Macself, Albert James.
Flowering trees and shrubs. [1924]
(The home garden books) 715 M17
Gladioli. [192o] (The home gar-
den books) 716 M17g
Van Rensselaer, Mariana (Griswold)
"Mrs Schuyler Van Rensselaer."
Art out-of-doors. 1925. 710 V27
Waite, William Henry.
A little book of modern dahlia culture.
1925. (The "Little book" series)
716 W14
ARCHITECTURE.
BLOOiiFiELD, >S'f;- Reginald Theodore.
The touchstone of architecture. 1925.
720.4 B65t
BoNTA, Edwin.
The small-house primer. 1925.
728 B722
Calvert, Albert Frederick.
The Alhambra, being a brief record of
the Arabian conquest of the Penin-
sula with a particular account of
the Mohammedan architecture and
decoration. [2d ed.] 1907.
q723.3 CI a!
Newcojib, Rexford.
The old mission churches and historic
houses of California. 1925.
qc720.979 N5
Pichel, Irving.
Modern theatres. cl925. 725.8 P59
Weight, Richardson Little, ed.
House (fe garden's second book of
houses. 1925. q728 W9a
CHINA. GLASSWARE.
Blunt, Reginald, ed.
The Cheyne book of Chelsea china and
pottery. [1924] q738 B65
Buckley, Francis.
A history of old English glass. 1925.
q738 B92
Eberlein, Harold Donaldson, <f- Rams-
dell, Roger Wearne.
The practical book of chinaware.
[1925] 738 El 6
DRAWING. DECORATION.
AlASTxILB,
Fifty drawings by Alastair. 1925.
q741 A3f
Bigelow-Hartfobd carpet company.
A century of carpet and rug making in
America. cl925. q745 B5
Gift.
Bossert, Helmuth Theodor, ed.
Ornament in applied art. 1924.
f745 B7
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197
Hunter, George Leland.
The practical book of tapestries. 1925.
74,6 H94p
Roberts, Edna H.
How to kuow laces. 1925. 746 R64
Thomas, F. W.
Low and I ; a cooked tour in London.
[1923] q741 T4
FURNITURE.
Halsey. Richard T. Haines, cG Towers,
Elizabeth.
The homes of our ancestors. 1925.
q749 H1
Hodgson. Mrs Willoughby.
The quest of the antique. 1924.
q749 H6
LoCKWOOD, Sarah M.
Antiques. 1925. q749 L81
Penderel-Brodhurst, .T a m e s George
Joseph, d Layton, Edwin J.
A glossary of English furniture of the
historic periods. [1925] r749 P39
PAINTING AND PAINTERS.
Abbott, Charles D.
Howard Pyle, a chronicle. 1925.
759.1 P99
Baldry, Alfred Lys.
Contemporary figure painters. [1925?]
q750 B1
Blanche, Jacques Emile.
Manet, tr. by F. C. de Sumichrast.
1925. (Masters of modern art)
759.4 M 275b I
Bode, Wilhelm.
Sandro Botticelli. [1925]
q759.5 B75b
BuRNE- Jones. »S'(V Edward.
Letters to Katie. 1925. 759.2 B95
DowNES, William Howe.
John S. Sargent, his life and work.
1925. q759.1 S2
Ely, Catherine Beach.
The modern tendency i n American
painting. 1925. 759.1 E52
Figgis, Darrell.
The paintings of William Blake. 1925.
q759.2 B63f
Gallatin, Albert Eugene, erf.
John Sloan. 1925, q759.1 S6
John, C. H. S.
Bartolozzi, Zoffany & Kauffman. witli
other foreign members of the Royal
academy, 1768-1792. [1924] (Brit-
ish artists) 759.2 J 65
Phillips, Claude.
Emotion in art.
750 P55
PlERARD, Louis.
The tragic life of Vincent van Gogh.
[1925] 759.9 G61p
Roe, Frederic Gordon.
David Cox. [1924] (British artists)
759.2 C877r
Southern California artist's directory.
1921. c759,1 S72
YoLLARD, Ambroise.
Renoir, an intimate record. Author-
ized translation by Harold Van
Doren and Randolph T. Weaver.
1925. 759.4 R41v
MUSIC.
Bedford, Herbert.
Robert Schumann, his life and work.
1925. (Masters of music)
780.2 S39b
Clare, Eva.
Musical appreciation and the studio
club. 1924. 780.4 C591
CORDER, Frederick.
Ferencz (Francois) Liszt. 19 2 5.
(Ma.sters of music) 780.2 L77o
Dickinson, Edward.
The spirit of music, how to find it and
how to share it. 1925. 780.4 D55
Fraser-Simson, H.
Fourteen songs from "When we were
very young." cl925. q784 FS
Fuller-Maitland, John Alexander.
The '48' Bach's wohltemperirtes Clav-
ier. 1925. 2 V. ('The musical
pilgrim') 781 F96f
The keyboard suites of .J. S. Bach.
]925. ("The musical pilgrim' I
781 F96
Godfrey, Sir Daniel Eyers.
Memories and music. 1924.
780.2 G583
198
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Craveure, Louis.
"Siiper-dictioD." clDlS. ( Sclikiner's
scholastic scries) q784 G7
Johnson, James Weldon, ed.
The book of American negro spirituals.
1925. q784.7 J 6
Kennedy, Robert Emmet.
Mellows. cl925. q784.7 K3
LoRENZ, Edmund Simon.
Church music ; Avhat a minister should
know about it. cl923. 783 L86c
Music in work and worship.
cl925. 783 L86
Marapioti, Pasqual Mario.
The new vocal art. 1925.
784.9 M29n
Odum, Howard Washington, c6 Johnson,
Guy Benton.
The negro and his songs. 1925.
784.7 027
Ortmann, Otto Rudolph.
The physical basis of piano touch and
tone. 1925. (The international li-
brary of music) 786 077
Otis, Philo Adams.
The Chicago symphony orchestra.
[1925] 785 OSS
Rice, William Gorham.
Carillon music and singing towers of
the Old world and the New. 1925.
789.5 R49cm
Scarborough, Dorothy, d GuUedge, Ola
Lee.
On the trail of negro folk songs. 1925.
784.7 S28
SCHACK, Sarah Pitkowsky.
Yiddish folk songs. 1924. q784.4 S2
Shakespeare, William.
Plain words on singing. [1924]
784.9 S52
Spaeth, Sigmund, ed.
Barber shop ballads. 1925. 784.9 S73
Standard modern piano pieces. cl924.
("Music for the million" series)
q786.4 S7
Wallace, William.
Richard Wagner as he lived. 1925.
(Masters of music) 780.2 W13wr
Wellesz, Egoii.
Arnold Schihiberg. tr. by W. 11.
Kerridge. [1925] (Dent's Inter-
national library of books on music.
780.2 S371W
Witherspoon, Herbert.
Singing ; a treatise for teachers and
students. cl925. 784.9 W82
Wood, Thomas.
Music and boyhood. 1925. (Oxford
musical essays) 780.7 W87
THEATRE.
AMATEUR THEATRICALS.
The American legion. National Amer-
icanism commission.
The observance of Armistice day.
1925. q792.7 A5
DiSHEiR, M. Willson.
Clowns & pantomimes. 1925.
q792 D61
Dobree, Bonamy.
Timotheus ; or, The future of the
theatre. (To-day and to-morrow
series) 792 D63
Fitz-Gerald, Shafto Justin Adair.
The story of the Savoy opera. [1924]
792 F554
Hinsdell, Oliver.
Making the little theater pay. 1925.
792 H66
Jagendorf, Moritz Adolf.
Fairyland and footlights ; five child-
ren's plays. cl925. 793.2 J24f
Kimball, Rosamond.
The wooing of Rebekah and other Bible
plays. 1925. 793.2 K49
Kincaid, Zee.
Kabuki : the popular stage of Japan.
1925. q792 K5
Mitchell, Roy.
The school theatre. cl925. 792 M682
Morse, Katharine Duncan.
Goldtree and Silvertree. 1925.
793.2 M88
NicOLL, Allardyce.
British drama. cl925. 792 N64
Olcott, Virginia.
International plays for young people.
1925. 793.2 0431
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.Saylek, Oliver Martiu.
Inside the Moscow art tlieati-e. cl925.
792 S27i
Webber, James Plaisted, cG Webster,
Hanson Hart, eds.
Short plays for junior and senior high
schools. cl925. 793 W37
Wilde, Percival.
The enchanted Christmas tree. 1925.
793.2 W67
Young, Stark.
Sweet times and The blue policeman.
1925. 793.2 Y76
ZucKER, Adolph Eduard.
The Chinese theater. 1925. 792 Z94
RECREATION.
Beard, Daniel Carter.
What to do and how to do it ; the
American boys handy book. 1925.
790 B368w
Grey, Zane.
Tales of fishing virgin seas. 1925.
q799.1 G3
Marsh, Chester Geppert.
Singing games and drills. 1925.
q793 M3
[Stewart, Jean]
Three hundred and one things a bright
girl can do. [1925] 793 S849
Taylor, William George Langworthy.
The saddle horse. 1925. 798 T24
LITERATURE.
Addison, Joseph.
The vision of Mirzah. 1917.
qc824 A2
American academy of arts and letters.
Academy papers. 1925. 824 A51
Baudouin, Charles.
Contemporary studies. [1924]
844 B34
Beeson, Rebecca Katharine.
Literary Indiana. cl925. 810.9 B415
Bell, Aubrey Fitz Gerald.
Contemporary Spanish literature. 1925.
860.9 843
Braybrooke, Patrick.
Considerations on Edmund Gosse.
[1925] 824 B82
Browne, Edward Grauville.
A liistory of Persian literature in
inodern times (A. D. 1500-1924).
1924. V. 4. 891.5 B88
Burnet, John.
Aristotle. [1924] (British academy.
Master-mind lecture, Henriette
Hertz trust) q888 B9
Burton, Robert.
Burton the anatomist. [1924]
828 B97m
Chev alley, Abel.
The modern English novel, ti-ans. by
Ben Ray Redman. 1925.
823.01 C52
Clark, Barrett Harper, d Lieber,
Maxim, comps.
Great short stories of the world. 1925.
r823 C59
Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury.
Many laughs for many days. cl925.
817 C65m
UuHAMEL, Georges.
Civilization, 1914-1917. 1919.
843 D86a
Gift of Dr. E. B. KrehbieL
Edda Saemundar. Havamal.
The Havamal. 1923. 839.6 E211
Fitzmaueice-Kelly, James.
Some masters of Spanish verse. 1924.
( Hispanic notes & monographs :
essays, studies, and brief biographies
issued by the Hispanic society of
America) 861.09 F55
[Gardiner, Alfred George].
Many furrows, by Alpha of the plough
[pseud.] 1924. 824 G22
Gosse, Sir Edmund William.
Tallemant des Reaux ; or The art of
miniature biography. 1925. (The
Zaharoff lecture, 1925) 824 G67ta
Howard, Mrs Inez G.
The chrysalis of romance. 1925.
c814 H84
Howell, Edgar B., trans.
The inconstancy of Madam Chuang.
[1925] 895 H95
Hudson, William Henry.
Collected works. 1923. 24 v.
828 H88
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Kellnek. Leon.
Restoring Shakespeare. 1925.
822.33 Dke
•Johnson. Gertrude Elizabeth.
Modern literature for oral interpreta-
tion. 1924. 808.8 J 67m
Lacon, pseud.
Lectures to living authors. 1925.
824 L14
McClelland, George William. <;£• Baugh,
Albert Croll. eds.
Century types of English literature.
1925. 820.9 Ml 2
McDowALL, Arthur.
Ruminations. 1925.
824 1VI13
^Ialevinsky, Moses L.
The science of playwriting. cl925.
808.2 M24
Masefield, John.
With the living voice. [1925]
808.1 M39
3IERRIFIELD, Fred, comp.
Modern religious verse and prose.
1925. 808.1 M56
Milne, James.
A London book window. 1924.
824 M659
MiRSKY, D. S., prince.
]\Iodern Russian literature. 1925.
(The world's manuals) 891.7 M67
^Iontaigne, Michel Eyquem de.
The essays of Montaigne, translated
by George B. Ives. 1925. 4 v.
844 M76el
Mxjrasaki shikibu.
The tale of Genji, trans, by Arthur
Waley. 1925. 895 IV197
MuEKY, John Middleton.
Keats and Shakespeare. 1925.
821 K25zm
Neihardt, John Gneisenau.
Poetic values ; their reality and our
need of them. 1925. 808.1 N39
XoRTHUP, George Tyler.
An introduction to Spanish literature.
cl925. 860.9 N8:'
Peers, Edgar Allison.
Spanish mysticism. [1924] 860 P37
Piozzi, Mrs Hester Lynch (Salusbux-y)
Thrale.
Piozzi marginalia. 1925. 828 P66
Rand, Edward Kennard.
Ovid and his influence. cl925. (Our
debt to Greece and Rome)
871 096zr
Raymond, George Lansing.
Poetry as a representative art. cl899.
808.1 R26
Gift of author.
ScHAUiTLER, Robert Haven.
Peter Pantheism. 1925. 814 S31p
Smith, Hugh Allison.
]Main currents of modern French
drama. cl925. 842.09 S64
Taylor, George Coffin.
Shakespere's debt to Montaigne. 1925.
822.33 Dta
Tolman, Albert Harris.
Falstaff and other Shakespearean
topics. 1925. 822.33 Dto
Tompkins, Dora Gilbert, & MacArthur,
.Jessie.
An introduction to expository writing.
1926. 808 T662
Trevely'an, Robert Calverley.
Thamyris. [1925] (To-day and to-
morrow) 808.1 T81
Van Vechten, Carl.
Excavations. 192G. 814 V28
Wells. Carolyn.
Carolyn Wells' book of American
limericks. 1925. 817 W45
Weygandt, Cornelius.
A century of the English novel.
1925. 82301 W54
WnARTON, Mrs Edith Newbold (.Jones).
The writing of fiction. 1925.
808.3 W55
Wood, Will Christopher, cG others, eds.
America's message. cl925. 808 W87
Wright, Frederick Adam, comp.
Greek social life. 1925. (The
library of Greek thought) 880 W94
Yeats, William Butler.
Early poems and stories. 1925.
828 Y41
POETRY.
The Arts anthology ; Dartmouth verse.
1925. 811.08 A79
Barnes, Nellie, comp.
American Indian love lyrics and other
verse. 1925. 897.1 B26
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Tiger joy ; a book of poems. cl925.
811 B465t
Burton, Sir liicliard Francis.
The Kasidah (couplets) of Haji Abdu
el-Yezdi. 1919. qc821 B97
COBLENTZ, Stanton A. comp.
Modern Britisli lyrics. 1925.
821.08 C65
Cook, George Cram.
Greek coins ; poems. cl925.
811 C7713
CooLBRiTH, Ina Donna.
California. 1918. qc811 C7
Crane, Nathalia Clara Ruth.
Lava lane, and other poems. 1925.
811 C892I
Divine, Charles.
The road to town ; a book of poems.
1925. 811 D61r
Ellis, Havelock.
Sonnets, with folk songs from the
Spanish. 1925. 861 E47
Field, Charles Kellogg.
Prayer. 1921. c811 F453p
Gibson, AVilfrid Wilson.
I heard a sailor. 1925. 821 G45i
Hagedorn, Hermann.
Ladders through the blue ; a book of
lyrics. 1925. 811 H14I
Hawker, Robert Stephen.
Twenty poems. 1925. (Little nine-
teenth century classics) 821 H39
Inman, Arthur Crew.
American silhouettes. cl925.
811 157am
Jeffers, John Robinson.
Roan stallion, Tamar and other poems.
1925. c811 J45r
Le Gallienne, Richard, ed.
The Le Gallienne book of American
verse. [1925] 811.08 L49
Leonard, William EUery Channing.
Two lives; a poem. 1925. 811 L58
Lindsay, Nicholas Vachel.
Collected poems. 1925. 811 L74col
Lowell, Amy.
What's o'clock. 1925.
811 L914w
Mackinstry, Elizabeth.
Puck in pasture ; verse & decorations.
1925. 811 Ml 58
Macmillan, Jean Campbell.
Candle light to dawn. 1923.
c811 M167
Madeleva, Sister M[ary].
Pearl ; a study in spiritual dryness.
1925. 821 P35zm
Mary Angelita Sister.
Starshine and candlelight. 1925.
821 M393
Meynell, Mrs Alice Christiana (Thomp-
son) ed.
The flower of the mind. 1925.
821.08 M61f
Milne, Alan Alexander.
For the luncheon interval. [1925]
821 M6592f
Montgomery, Regina Cleary.
Ave, Victoria! 1924. c811 M788
Gift.
Pavellas, Constantinos Harpending.
"In praise of the sun." cl925.
c811 P33
Raymond, George Lansing.
Dante, and collected verse. cl91G.
811 R26d
Reed, Edward Bliss, ed.
Songs from the British drama. 1925.
821.08 R32
Rogers, Cameron, ed.
Full and by. 1925. q821.08 R7
ScHAUFFLER, Robert Haven, comp.
The poetry cure ; a pocket medicine
chest of verse. 1925. 808.1 S31
ScoLLARD, Elisabeth.
Candle and cross. 1925. 811 S422
SiTWELL, Osbert.
Out of the flame. 1923. 821 S6234
Smith, Clark Ashtou.
Sandalwood. cl925. c811 S64s
Smith, Elva Sophronia, comp.
A book of lullabies. cl925.
808.1 S.64
SouTHEY, Robert.
The lives and works of the uneducated
poets. 1925. 821 S727
Squire, John CoUings, comp.
Songs from the Elizabethans. 1924.
(The fireside library) 821.08 S773
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Yos, Bort Jolin, tG Barba, rreston Albert,
frf.S.
CJei'mun lyrics aiul ballads. 11)2.5.
831.08 V95
Waenee, Sylvia Townseiid.
The espalier. 1925. 821 W284
Wkaver, John Van Alstyne.
More "In American" poems. 192G.
811 Q363m
Wilkinson, Mrs Marguerite Ogden
(Bigelow).
Ynle fire. [1925] 821.08 W687
DRAMA.
Chambeelain, George Agnew.
Lost (a play in seven settings).
1926. 812 C44
Coward, Noel.
Hay fever, a light comedy in three
acts. 1925. (Contemporary British
dramatists) 822 C87h
Dri MED KUN Idan.
Ti-me-kun-dan. trans, by Millicent
H. Morrison. 1925. 895.2 D77
Deinkwater, John.
Robert Burns ; a play. 1925.
822 D78ro
Dukes, Ashley.
The man with a load of mischief ; a
comedy in three acts. 1924.
822 D87
Flecker, James Elroy.
Don Juan, a play in three acts. 1925.
822 F59
Eevine, St. John Greer.
Anthony and Anna, a comedy in three
acts. [1925] 822 E73an
Ferber, Edna.
The eldest ; a drama of American life.
1925. (Appleton short plays)
812 F34e
Galsworthy, John.
The show. 1925. 822 G17sh
Lincoln, Joseph Crosby.
The managers ; a comedy of Cape
Cod. 1925. (Appleton short plays)
812 L73
McCarthy, Justin Huntly.
If I were king ; a romantic play in
four acts. cl922. 822 Ml 2
jNIasefield, John.
The trial of Jesus. 1925. 822 M39tr
Megrue, Roi Cooper.
Seven chances ; a comedy in three acts.
cl924. (French's standard library
edition) 812 M49s
Moses, Montrose Jonas, ed.
Representative American dramas.
1925. 812.08 M91r
Panchatantea. English.
The Panchatantra, translated from the
Sanskrit by Arthur W. Ryder.
cl925. 891.2 P18p
Plautus, Titus Maccius.
Three plays of Plautus. trans, by
F. A. Wright and H. Lionel
Rogers. [1925] (Broadway trans-
lations) 872 P72w
Saunders, Louise.
The knave of hearts, with pictures by
JMaxfield Parrish. 1925. vf812 S2
Smith, Winchell, c6 Bacon, Frank.
Lightnin'. cl918. (French's standard
library edition) c812 S66I
Walker, Stuart.
The king's great-aunt sits on the floor.
1925. (Appleton modern plays)
812 W18
Weir, William John.
IJne des malheureuse (One of the
unhappy) and other plays. 1923.
c812 W42
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Dawson, Emma Frances.
A gracious visitation. 1921. cD2725g
FoRMAN, Henry James.
The pony express ; a romance. cl9i2o.
cF724
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The wedge of gold. 1893. cG656w
HoLADAY, Mrs Alice May (Cusick).
On the side lines. cl925. cH722
MacGowan, Alice, d Newberry, Perry.
The seventh passenger. 1926.
cM146s
NoRRis, Mrs Kathleen (Thompson).
Little ships. 1925. cN856li
Ogden, George Washington.
The road to Monterey. 1925. c034 !
Wilson, Harry Leon.
Cousin Jane. 1925.
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Avery, Samuel Putnam.
The Warren, Little, Lothr'op, Park,
Dix, Whitman, Fairchild, Piatt,
Wheeler, Lane and Avery pedigrees
of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1847-
1920. 1925. q929.2 A9w
Gift.
Banning, Kate.
Genealogical and biographical records
of the Banning and allied families.
1924. q929.2 B21b
Gift.
Beston, Henry.
The book of. gallant vagabonds. cl92o.
923 B56
Contents : John Ledyard. — Belzoni.
— Edward John Trelawny. — Thomas
Morton of Merry-mount. — J a m e s
Bruce. — ^Arthur Rimbaud.
Collins, Joseph.
The doctor looks at biography ; psycho-
logical studies of life and letters.
cl925. 920 C71
[GossELiN, Louis Leon Theodore].
Two royalist spies of the French
revolution. tr. by Bernard Miall.
[1924] 920.044 G67
Harden, Maximilian.
I meet my contemporaries, trans, by
Wm. C. Lawton. 1925. 920 H25i
Kingston, Charles.
A gallery of rogues. [1924] 923.41
Marble, Mrs Annie (Russell).
The Nobel prize winners in literature.
1925. 928 M31
Palmer, Frederic.
Heretics, saints and martyrs. 1925.
922 P17
Powers, Samuel Leland.
Portraits of a half century. 1925.
920.07 P88
S'EILiiamer. George Ovorcash.
The Bard family. 1908. 929.2 B24s
Smith, Chellis Y.
Americans all. cl925.
920.07 S64
Wilder, Mrs Eloise (Walker).
A memorial of the one hundredth an-
niversary of the marriage of Philip
Schoff and Elizabeth Ramsay, April
10, 1794. 1922. 929.2 S36w
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Adams. Adams, .John, pres. TJ. 8.
Correspondence of .John Adams and
Thomas Jefferson (1S12-182G) .
cl925. B A214w
Bancroft. Bancroft, 8ir Squire Ban-
croft.
Empty chairs. 1925. B B2132
Beaconsfield. Raymond, Edward
Thompson.
Disraeli : alien patriot. cl925.
B B365r
Bell. KiTCHiN, Frederick Harcourt.
Moberly Bell and his times ; an un-
official narrative. 3925. B B4332k
Benson. Benson, Edward Frederic.
Mother. cl925. B B4745b
Bierce. Bierce, Ambrose.
The letters of Ambrose Bierce. 1922.
cB B588p
Boucher. Boucher. Jonathan.
Reminiscences of an American loyalist,
1738-1789. 1925. B B753
Bryan. Heerick, Mrs Genevieve Forbes,
d Herrick, John Origen.
The life of William Jennings Bryan.
cl925. B B915h
Bui finch. Place, Charles Alpheus.
Charles Bulfinch, architect and citizen.
1925. qB B933p
Buriis. Drinkwater, John.
Robert Burns. 1924. B B9:67dr
Burroughs. Barrus, Clara.
The life and letters of .John Burroughs.
1925. 2 V. B B972bl
Burroughs. John.
-John Burrough.'s and Ijiidella Peck.
1925. B B972p
Bute. MoNTAGU-Stuart-W o r 1 1 e y. Hon
Mrs Violet Hunter (Guthrie) efl.
A prime minister and his son. 19i25.
B B983m
Callivell. C A L L w e L L, Sir Charles
Edward.
Stray recollections. 1923. 2 v.
B C163
Candler. Candler, Edmund.
Youth and the East, an unconventional
autobiography. 1924. B C213
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'•I'arson Primrose" the life, work and
friendships of Henry Francis Carv
(1772-1S44). ]02n. B C332k
Chekhov. Chekhov, Auton Pavlovicli.
The letters of Anton Pavlovitch
Tchehov to Olga Leonardovna Knip-
per. tr. liv Constance Garnett.
[1924] B C5152ga
Chirkc. Cr.ARKE, Joseph Ignatiiis Con-
stantine.
jNIy life and memories. 1925.
B C5982
Coleridge. Watson, Mrs Lucy Eleanor
(Gillman).
Coleridge at Highgate. 192o.
B C693w
Columhiis. Colombo, Cristoforo.
The letter of Christopher Columbus
concerning his first voyage to the new
world, trans, by Donald B. Clark.
1924. cB C718
CooUdge. White, William Allen.
Calvin Coolidge, the man who is presi-
dent. 192.5. B C774whi
Crane. Griffin. Solomon Bulkley.
W. Murray Crane, a man and brother.
1926. B C8914g
Cremer. Evaks, Howard.
Sir Randal Cremer ; his life and work.
1910. B C914e
Gift of Dr E. B. Krehbiel.
JJutidet. Daudet, Leon A.
Memoirs of Leon Daudet, edited and
trans, by Arthur Kingsland Griggs.
1925. ^ B D2384g
Dotvning. Beresfoed, John.
The godfather of Downing street.
cl925. B D751b
Ford. LocHNER, Louis Paul.
Henry Ford — America's Don Quixote.
1925. B F699IO
Oandhi. Rolland, Romain.
Mahatma Gandhi. cl924. B G1'95r
Gardner. Carter, Morris.
Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway
court. 1925. B G227c
Garfield. Smith, Theodore Clarke.
The life and letters of James Abram
Garfield. 1925. 2 v. B G231s
Grant. Grant, Jesse Root, c(- Granger,
Henry Francis.
In the days of my father, General
Grant. 192.->. B G763gr
Grcij. Grey, Edward Grey, 1st viscount.
Twenty-five yeare, 1892-1916. 1925.
B G8423
Hamilton. Hamilton, Yereker Monteith.
Things that happened. 1925.
B H221
Hardman. Haedman, Sir William.
A mid- Victorian Pepys. [1923]
B H264
Harris. Harris, Corra May (White)
"Mrs L. H. Harris."
As a woman thinks. 1925. B H313as
Hed.in. Hedin, Sven Anders.
My life as an explorer. 1925.
B H454
Hergesheimer. Hergesheimer, Joseph.
From an old house. 1925. qB H545
Hines. [HiNES, Joseph Wilkinson]
Touching incidents in the life and
labors of a pioneer on the Pacific
coast since 1853. 1911. cB H6624
Hoichcrt. HowBEET, Irving.
ilemories of a lifetime in the Pike's
Peak region. 1925. B H853
Hoire. Richards, Mrs Laura Elizabeth
(Howe), d Elliott. Mrs Maud
(Howe).
Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910. 1925.
B H856r
Hnneker. De Casseees, Benjamin.
James Gibbons Huneker. cl925.
B H834d
■Jeanne d.'Are. Denis, Leon.
The mystery of Joun of Arc. [1925]
B J43cl
Paine, Albert Bigelow. J
.loan of Arc. maid of France. 1925. '
2 V. B J43pa
Jefferson. Hirst, Francis Wrigley.
Life and letters of Thomas Jefferson.
1926. B J45h
Johnson. Boswell, James.
Boswell's note book, 1776—1777, record-
ing particulars of Johnson's early
life communicated by him and others
in those years. 1925. B J69bn
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usbury) Tlirale.
Anecdotes of tlie Into Saimii'l .Tolinsoii.
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Lafuijcttc. Dale, Edward Everett, cd.
Lafa.yette letters. 1925. B L161
Jjatcrcjice. Lawrence, William, hp.
Fifty years. 1923. B L242
lA'on. Bell, Aubrey Fitz Gerald.
Luis de Leon. 1925. B L579b
l.iiKolii. Grout, .lo.siali.
A Lincoln book, a soldier's tribute to
his chief. 1925. B L736grt
Macartney. Clarence Edward
Noble.
Lincoln and his generals. [192G]
B L736mac
SoMERS, William H.
A new light on Abraham Lincoln as an
advocate. 1925. cB L736so
Lovelace. Hartmann, Cyril Hughes.
The Cavalier spirit and its influence on
the life and work of Richard Lovelace
(1G1S-165S). 1925. B L898h
Liicos. Lucas, Netley.
The autobiography of a crook. [1925]
B L933
Marrcad!/. Macready, Sir Nevil, hart.
Annals of an active life. 2 v. [19124]
B M1741
McDouguU. McDougall, Walter Hugh.
This is the life ! 1920. BM137
]\Iarden. Connolly, Margaret.
The life story of Orison Swett Marden.
cl925. B M322c
Mcath. Meath, Reginald Brabazou, J2th
earl of.
Memories of the twentieth century.
1924. B M484a
Melhoiirne. Airlie, Mabell Frances
Elizabeth (Gore) Ogilvy, countess of.
In. Whig society, 1775-1818. 1921.
B M5172
Mencken. Goldberg, Isaac.
The man Mencken ; a biographical and
critical survey. 1925. B M536g
Montagu. Benjamin, Lewis S.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: her life
and letters (1689-1762) by Lewis
Melville [pseud.] [1925]
B M 7585b
Xaj)icr. Holmes, Thomas Rice Edward.
Sir Cliarles Napier. 1925. B N1973h
Xapolcoii. Geer, AValter.
Napoleon and Marie-Louise ; the fall of
the empire. 1925. B N216gee
Peahodij. Peabody, Josephine Preston.
Diary and letters. 1925. B P3524b
L'rcscott. Prescott, William Hickling.
The correspondence of William Hick-
ling Pres'cott. 1925. B P933w
Prlchard. Parker, Eric.
Hesketh Prichard. a memoir. [1924]
B P947p
Proctor. Proctor, Henry Hugh.
Between black and white ; autobio-
graphical sketches. cl9i2o. B P9643
Roosevelt. Moore, Joseph Hampton.
Roosevelt and the Old guard. cl92o.
B R781mo
Russell. Russell, John Russell, 1st carl.
The later correspondence of Lord John
Russell. 18-10-1878. 1925. 2 v.
B R9645g
Haltus. Saltus, Mrs Marie (Giles).
Edgar Saltus, the man. 1925.
B S179s
Sciidaiitore. Scudamore. Frank.
A sheaf of memories. [1925]
B S436
Scjiiiheda. Bell, Aubrey Fitz Gerald.
Juan Gines de Sepulveda. 1925.
( Hispanic notes and monographs ;
essays, studies, and' brief biogr'aphies
issued by the Hispanic society of
America) B S479b
Shaic. CoLLis, John Stuart.
Shaw. [1925] B S534co
Sheldon. Sheldon, Charles Monroe.
Charles M. Sheldon : his life story.
cl925. B S544
'Strad. Whyte, Frederic.
The life of W. T. Stead. [1925] 2 v.
B S811w
Stcrenson. Hellman, George Sidney.
The true Stevenson. 1925. B S848he
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Stuart. Stuart, Granville..
Forty years on the frontier. 1925.
2 V. (Early western journals)
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Ti/iidalc. Cooper, William Barrett.
The life and work of William Tindale.
2d ed. 192.5. B T987c
Washhiirn. HuNT, Gaillard, comp.
Israel, Elihu and Cadwallader Wash-
burn ; a chapter in American biog-
raphy. 1925. B W3154h
Washington. Prussing, Eugene E.
George Washington, in love and other-
wise. 1925. B W318pr
Washington, George, prcs. U. S.
The diaries of George Washington.
1748-1799. 1925. 4 v. B W318fi
Wir/rjiii. SMITH, Nora Archibald.
Kate Douglas Wiggin as her sister
knew her. 1925. B W654s
Williams. Dickson, Harris.
■ An old-fashioned senator. 1925.
. B W7243d
WitJierspooii. Collins, Varnum Lansing.
President Witherspoon. 1925.
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GEOGRAPHY.
Institute of social and religious re-
search.
World missionary atlas, containing a
directory of missionary societies.
1925. f912 15
RlDGLEY, Douglas Clay.
Geographic principles ; their applica-
tion to the elementary school. cl925.
(Riverside educational monographs)
910.7 R54
United States infantry association.
Map reading. cl924. 912 U58
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL:
GENERAL.
Benson. Stella.
The little world. 1925. 910 B47
Canfield, Mrs Flavia A. (Camp).
Around the world at eighty. 1925.
910 C22
Foulke, William Dudley.
A random record of travel. 1925.
910.4 F76
Fkothingham, Robert.
Around the world. 1925. (The Park
street library) 910.4 F941
Halliburton, Richard.
The royal road to romance. cl925.
910 HIS
HuED, Archibald Spicer.
The reign of the pirates. 1925.
910.4 H95
Knight, Lucian Lamar.
Tracking the sunset. 1925.
910.4 K69
Marble, Fred Elmer.
Marble's round the world travel-
guide. cl925. 910.4 M31
Parry, Charles Norman dc Courcy.
Wanderings in the Pacific. [1924]
919.3 P25
SiiiTH, C. Harold.
Rahwedia. 1925. 919.31 S64
EUROPE.
Bone, James.
The London perambulator. 1926.
q914.21 B7
Capek, Karel.
Letters from England. 1925.
914.2 C23
Chancellor, Edwin Beresford.
The pleasure haunts of London. 1925.
914.21 C45p
Dexter, Walter.
The England of Dickens. [1925]
914.2 D52
Edwards, George F.
Old time Paris, a plain guide to its
chief survivals. [1925]
914.43 E263
Feuilleeat, Albert.
French life & ideals, trans, by Vera
Barbour. 1925. 914.4 F42
Fox, Ralph.
People of the steppes. 1925.
914.7 F79
Geering, Thomas.
Our Sussex parish. [1925]
914.22 G29
GOSTLING, Mrs Frances M. (Parkinson).
The Bretons at home. 1925.
914.41 068
Hielscher, Kurt.
Picturesque Germany. q914.3 H6
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Floi-ence and iioi'tiierii Tuscany, with
Genoa. 4tli cd. [1924]
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^- ■- Milan and Lombardy. [1925]
914.52 H98m
Kingston, Charles.
The romanoe of Monte Carlo. 1925.
914.49 K55
NiTTTiNG, Wallace.
Ireland beautiful. cl925.
q914.15 N9
I'AKKES, .Toan.
Travel in England in the seventeenth
century. 1925. 914.2 P24
Phillips, Arthur.
The gay city, being a guide to the fun
of the fair in Paris. cl925.
914.43 P55
RiMiNGTON, Frank C.
Motor rambles through France. 1925.
914.4 R57
Wilson, llobert Forrest.
I'aris on Parade. cl925.
914.43 W76
ASIA.
Ayscoitgh, Mrs Florence.
A Chinese mirror. [1925]
Cooper, Merian C.
Grass. 1925.
915.1 A98
915.5 C77
Franck, Harry Alverson.
lloving through southern China. cl925.
915.1 F82
MiLLSPAUGn, Arthur Chester.
The American task in Persia. cl925.
915.5 M65
The Osaka Asahi.
Present-day Japan. 1925. f915.2 08
SuGiMOTO, Etsu (Inagaki).
A daughter of the Samurai. 1925.
915.2 S94
Thomas, Lowell Jackson.
Beyond Khyber Pass. cl925.
915.8 T45
AFRICA.
Dawson, William Harbutt.
South Africa : people, places and
problems. 1925. 916.8 D27
Perkins, Mrs Edna (Brush).
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BKONra, Cu-U{LOTTE. YiUette. 7 vols.
Personal experiences and observa-
tions of life in the Brussels pension-
nat where Charlotte Bronte spent
some years among many singulai:
people whose portraits she here puts
on record. — Baker.
French Text.
* Bordeaux, Henry. La croisee des
chemius. 3 vols.
*B0YLES\"E, Rene. La becquee ; roman.
2 vols.
*Clemens, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark
Twain," pseud.) . Le prince et le
pauvre. Roman traduit de I'Anglais
par J. W. Bienstock. 3 vols.
*Cltrwood, James Oliver. Le piege
d'or : Traduction de Paul Gruyer et
Louis Postif. 2 vols.
*Fabre, Jean Henri Casimir. Souve-
nirs entomologiques ; etudes s u r
I'instinct et les moeurs des insectes.
ser. 5. 4 vols.
* ser. 6. 4 vols.
* ser. 7. 4 vols.
'" -^— ser. 8. 4 vols.
•' ser. 9. 4 vols.
* • ser. 10. 4 vols.
Ser, 1-4 previously added.
^GoBiNEAU, Joseph Arthur, comte de.
Les pleides. 5 vols.
*Gift of Franklin Dean.
*Glft of American Braille Press. Ir.c.
(formerly Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc.).
vol. 21, no. 2]
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBgARY.
21i
*Larousse, Pierre. Nouveau Larousse,
adapte a I'usage des aveugles par
Geo. L. Raverat. Dictionnaire ency-
clopedique. 4 vols.
*Legros, Georges Victor. La vie de
J. H. Fabre (naturaliste), suivie du
repertoire general et analytique des
Souvenirs entomologiques. 4 vols.
*LoTi, Pierre, pseud. Ramuntcho.
2 vols.
*Tharaud, Jerome et Jean. Un
royaume de Dieu. 2 vols.
*ToLSTOi, Leo Nikolaievitch, count.
Les cosaques. Nouvelle de Caucase.
3 vols.
magazines.
Le Braille magazine for December-
February.
Braille mail for January-March.
Braille musical magazine for Decem-
ber-February.
Braille packet for December-February.
Channels of blessing for December
and February.
Le Courrier musical et litteraire for
January and February.
Hampstead for December.
HoRA jocunda for January-March.
Interallied Braille magazine for Jan-
uary-March.
Lightbringer for March-May.
Literary journal for January— March.
Progress for January-Mai-ch.
Santa Lucia for January-March.
Tribune for January-March.
MUSIC.
Braille musical magazine for December,
January and February.
*Catalogue de musique.
*Gift of American Braille Press, Inc.
(formerly Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund, Inc. )•
9— 44S05
PIANO.
tCHRiSTiNE, H. Attends moi sou
I'horlage.
t Elle n'est pas si mal que ca.
t Madame fox-trot. Sur les
motifs de I'operette nouvelle de Mr
Albert Villemetz.
DussEK, Olh^a Buckley. Les adieux,
rondo in B flat.
Gift of J. R. Lewarton.
*FiLBERTO, Juan de Dios. El paiiuelito,
tango.
* Grieg, Edvard. Humoresque pour
piano.
*Hahn, Reynaldo. Ciboulette-valse.
*Herpin. Premier oui, valse-hesitation.
tHuGXJET, RoGELio. Corrientes, tan go-
mil onga.
• Nanouk, one-step.
Gift of Mrs Dollie Franklin.
fJovEs, Manuel. Loca, tango.
fLEARSi. El as de copas, tango-milonga.
fMESSAGER, Andre. L'amour masque,
tango.
fMONACO, JIMMIE, d GiMBLE, ALBERT.
Tempting ; fox-trot et blues.
tMoRETTi, Raoul. Ah !
milonga.
. Tango-
• Quand les femmes font comme
les enfants.
Sevillana, paso doble bolero.
• Toi et moi, fox-trot.
iPEARLY, Fred, tC- Chagnon, Pierre.
Emmene-moi, one-step.
t Le moment de m'en aller, fox-
trot.
tRivET, Jeanne. Libellule, scottisch
e.spagnole.
*ScoTTO, Vincent. Tchike, tchike, one-
step.
*Gift of American Braille Press, Inc.
tGift of Frances Phillips.
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''Tavan, Emile. M i r e i 1 1 e ; opera
comique en 3 actes de Charles Gounod.
Grand fantasie pour piano.
•■■ Yeronique, fautasie pour' piano.
Muj^ caiii ! Schot-
tTELLERiA, Juan.
tisch.
tYvAiN, Maurice. Les chansons d'
amour, fox-trot et shimmy.
t Miss Blues.
t Si Ton reflechissait, one-step.
VIOLIN.
*Kreislek, Fritz. Chant Hindou. Vio-
lin and piano.
VOCAL.
Balakirew, M. Trois melodies Russes.
Pour une voix avec aecompagnement
de piano.
Contents i (a) Chanson de Brigand ;
(b) Berceuse; (c) Chanson Georgi-
enne.
Gift of J. G. Poole.
*Offenbach, Jacques. Les contes d'
Hoffman, acte III, entr'acte et bar-
carolle, duo, soprano et mezzo-soprano.
In Moon Typ«.
BOOKS.
Allen, James Lane. A Kentucky
cardinal. 2 vols.
A study of personality and senti-
ment, penetrated with a tender love
of nature. — Baker.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The
golden legend. 3 vols.
An excellent and sympathetic treat-
ment of the Middle Ages in poetic
drama.
Ward, Adolphus William. Dickens.
G vols.
Interesting biography of Charles
Dickens.
MAGAZINES.
Dawn, part 158.
The Moon, weekly newspaper, for Janu-
ary-March.
Moon magazine for January-March.
In New York Point.
books.
Bowles, William A., comp. Memory
Duplicate copy.
McComb.
Gift of Mrs Rose
*Gift of American Braille Press, Inc.
f-Gift of Frances Phillips.
MAGAZINES.
Catuolic transcript for January-March.
Christian record for February-March.
Gospel trumpet for January and March.
Lux vera. Catholic monthly, for Janu-
ary-March.
Matilda Ziegler magazine for February-
March.
In Revised Braille.
Books marked c are piinted with contraptions.
BOOKS.
cAtherton, Mrs Gertrude Franklin
( Horn ) . The splendid idle forties ;
stories of old California.
Library has vols. 1, 2 and 3. Vols.
4-7 to be added later.
Contents : v. 1, Pearls of Loreto.
V. 2, First ten parts of "Ears of
twenty Americans." v. 3, Concluding
chapters of "Ears of twenty Ameri-
cans" and "The Wash-tub man."
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland.
Bbyce, Catherine Turner. Aldine
supplementary readers : Fables from
afar. 2 vols.
Aldine supplementary readers :
That's why stor'ies. 2 vols.
cBunneb, Henry Cuyler. Love letters
of Smith. Includes The forest fire,
by Winifred Sanford.
Hand copied by and gift of Mrs
W. W. Sawyer.
cCameron, Anne. Gramp and Wesley
sees the world.
Stories of automobile camps.
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland.
cChater, Melville. Through the back
doors of Belgium.
From the National Geographic
Magazine for May, 1925.
Hand copied by and gift of Hazel
B. De Silva.
cComstock, Mrs Belle Jessie (Wood).
A series of fourteeen lectures on health.
Hand copied by Daniel D. Griggs.
Gift of National Braille Transcriber «
Society.
cCooPER, James Fenimore. The last of
the Mohicans ; or, A narrative of 1757.
0 vols.
The adventures of Hawkeye,
Cooper's inimitable backwoodsman,
and Chingachgook his Indian coun-
terpart.
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cCox, Coleman. Think it over.
Hand copied by and gift of Mrs
M. L. Brereton.
cCkawbord, James Fyle AVickersiiam.
A first book in Spanish. 6 vols.
Dawson, Coning sby. The seventh
Christmas.
Hand copied by and gift of Mrs
Grace Morgan.
cEggleston, Edward. The hoosier
school-boy. 2 vols.
A tale of school life in tlie bacli-
woods of Indiana about 1850 when
" lickin' " and " larnin' " went hand in
hand."^Bafcer.
cFarrar, John Chipman, ed. Selec-
tions from the literary spotlight.
Includes sketches of Bootli Tark-
ington, Mary Johnson, Amy Lowell,
H. L. Mencken, Edna Ferber, and
John Farrar.
Hand copied by and gift of Mrs
M. L. Brereton.
cHall, Manly Palmer, The lost keys
of Masonry ; The legend of Hiram
Abiff. 2 vols.
Hand copied by and gift of Mrs
Kate Chalmers.
cHalleck, Reuben Post. New English
literature. 7 vols.
cHaa'ergal, Frances Ridley. Selected
poems from Life mosaic and other
poems.
eHiLDEBRAND, Jesse Richardson. Man's
progress in conquering the air. Includes
Seeing America from the Shenandoah,
by Junius B. Wood.
Gift of American Brotherhood of
Free Reading for the Blind. Dupli-
cate copy gift of Kate M. Foley.
cHoLLEY, Marietta. Josiah Allen's wife
as a P. A. and P. I. Samantha at the
Centennial. 5 vols.
Designed as a bright and shining
light to pierce the fogs of error and
injustice that surround society and
Josiah and to bring more clearly lo
view the path that leads straight on
to virtue and happiness.
cIsiNG, Walter K. Among the Arabs
in Bible lands. 2 vols.
Hand copied by Mrs Kate Baker
Kerby. Gift of National Braille
Transcriber's Society.
c Jackson, Mrs Helen Maria (Fiske)
Hunt. Ramona. 5 vols.
Written in 1884 to expose tlie in-
justice of the United States govern-
ment's policy towards the Indian in
southern California. A mission
Indian is the hero in this tragic love
storj-. — Baker.
cJoiiNSTON, Mary. To have and to hold.
4 vols.
A beautiful maid-of-honor. ward of
the king, escapes a libertine noble-
man, by fleeing to Virginia with the
cargo of brides sent out by tlie com-
pany (1621). She marries a rough,
staunch settler, a famous swords-
man, who defends his wife against
the nobleman, and they meet with
strange adventures.
cKensington, J. J. Talking with God :
some suggestions for the practice of
private prayer.
Gift of the Department of Missions,
National Council, Episcopal Church.
cReese, Lowell Otus. "I got Hono-
lulu."
A good radio story.
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland.
cRichmond, Mrs Grace Louise
(Smith). Rufus. 5 vols.
A doctor, crippled by the war and
incapacitated for practice, a little
foundling, and the woman who briags
the two together are the characters
who appear in this story. — Bfc. rev.
digest.
Hand copied by Lillian A. Ross.
Gift of San Francisco Chapter, Amer-
ican Red Cross.
cRiEGEL, Robert, <f- Loman, Harry
James. Insurance principles and
practices. 3 vols.
Gift of Hadley Correspondence
School for the Blind.
cShawe, Victor. "McElvaney's third
one."
A good Western story for men.
Hand copied by and g-ift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland.
cShipman, Nell. The movie that
couldn't be screened.
The personal adventures of a movie
company in the Northwest — more
thrilling than their scenario. Ap-
peared in the Atlantic Monthly,
March-May, 1925.
Hand copied by and gift of Women
Volunteers of Oakland.
cShort articles from Popular Science
Monthly.
Contents : Battle of the ants, by
Carl Shoup ; What airways promise
us, by Robert E. Martin ; Scientific
inventions ; Earth cracks menace big
American cities, by Arthur S. Brown ;
How much do you know about
science?
Hand copied by Mrs W. W. Sawyer.
Gift of San Francisco Chapter,
American Red Cross.
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cSlosson," Edwin Emery. Creative
chemistry.
Chapters 4 and 5 : ■ Coal-tar colors
and synthetic perfumes and flavors.
Tlie object of this book is to inter-
est the general reader in the recent
achievements of industrial science.
cThomas, T. H. Caillaux.
Hand copied by Mrs W. W. Sawyer.
Gift of San Francisco Chapter,
American Red Cross.
cWallace, Lewis. Ben Hur. 7 vols.
A long- and gorgeously colored
romance of Oriental life in the 1st
century. — Bak.er.
cWestcott, Edward Noyes. David
Harum. 4 vols.
David Harum is a shrewd country
banker in central New York, sharp
at a bargain, kind-hearted, with an
unfailing flow of dry humor.
cWiLSON, WoODROW. The President's
war message, April 2, 1917. Includes
I am ready, by Ambrose Elwell.
Duplicate copy. Gift of Mrs G. W.
Wickeson.
MAGAZINES.
cThe Braille courier for February-
March.
cCatholic review for February-March.
cCiiRiSTiAN record for January-March.
cGosPEL trumpet for January-March.
cMatilda Ziegler magazine for Febru-
ary-March.
Messenger to the sightless for January-
March.
Searchlight for' March.
MUSIC.
'•'American music (bar over bar) cata-
logue.
^European music (catalogue).
cLiST of music, 1923. The Braille nota-
tion.
Gift of C. W. Bailey.
VOCAL.
^cBaer, Abel. June night.
Cliff Friend.
Words by
*Berlin, Irving. The waltz of long
ago ; from the third annual Music Box
Revue, 1923^24.
*c What'll I do ; featured in the
new Music Box Revue.
*cGershwin, George. Somebody loves
me. Words by Ballard MacDonald
and B. G. de Sylva.
*cGoLD, Lew.
Gus Kahn.
Driftwood. Words by
*Gift of Ameiican Braille Press, Inc.
(formerly Permanent Blind P.'.nijf \\'..r
Fund, Inc.).
cMeyer, Joseph. All aboard for heaven.
Words by Billy Rose.
Gift of Mrs Dollie Franklin.
*cSantley, Joseph H. There's yes, yes
in j-our eyes. Words by Cliff Friend.
cA small collection of standard hymns.
Gift of the Society for Providing
Evangelical Religious Literature for
the Blind.
*cSpeaks, Oley. On the road' to Manda-
lay.
*cTiERNEY, Harry. Adoring you ; from
Ziegfeld Follies, 1924. Lyrics by Jo-
seph McCarthy.
*c Someone loves you after all :
The rain song from Kid Boots. Lyrics
by Joseph McCarthy.
In Ink Print.
MAGAZINES.
The Beacon for January-March.
St. Dunstan's review for January and
February.
.*Gift of American Braille Press, Inc.
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Vol. 21, No. 3 JULY 1926
News Notes
OF
California Libraries
IN THIS NUMBER-SOME OF THE ITEMS OF INTEREST.
BOND ISSUES— SANTA MONICA, HIGHLAND.
BUILDING ACTIVITIES— CARMEL, PLACENTIA, REDLANDS, SAN BER-
NARDINO.
CUSTODIANS' MEETINGS— KINGS COUNTY, SACRAMENTO COUNTY.
FRIENDSHIP GARDEN— RIVERBANK BRANCH, STANISLAUS COUNTY
FREE LIBRARY.
GIFT OF BACH COLLECTION— SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY.
PUBLICITY— TEHAMA COUNTY FREE LIBRARY.
RUSSIAN COLLECTION ACQUIRED— POMONA COLLEGE LIBRARY,
CLAREMONT.
FOR SPECIAL ARTICLES, SEE CONTENTS.
California State Library
CALIFOKNIA STATE PBINTINQ OFFICE
JOHN E. KING, State Printer
SACBAMGNTO. 1926
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CONTENTS.
Page
A REPEATED SUCCESS 219
CALIFORNIA COUNTY LIBRARIES IN SESSION 223
COUNTY LIBRARIES IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 227
CALIFORNIA MAP AT PHILADELPHIA 233
THE NEW HOME OF THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY 234
MAP OF CALIFORNIA SHOWING COUNTIES 237
LIST OF COUNTIES HAVING COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES 238
LIST OF LARGER PUBLIC LIBRARIES 239
CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES— NEWS ITEMS 240
DIRECTORY FOR LIBRARY SUPPLIES AND OTHER ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST 261 '
CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 268
CALIFORNIA COUNTY LIBRARIANS 272
LIBRARY CLUBS, ETC 273
BOARD OF LIBRARY EXAMINERS 275
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY 278
Staff, Etc 278
Depabtments . 279
Recent Accessions ' 284
Califoenia State Publications Received Ditbing Apbil, May and
June, 1926 317
Califoenia City Publications Received Dueing Apbil, I\Iay and
June, 1926 320
Books foe the Blind Added Dueing Apeil, May and June, 1926 321
Issued quarterly in the interests of the libraries of the State by the California
State Libbaky,
All communications should be addressed to the California State Library,
Sacramento, California.
Note. — Standing matter is set solid and new matter leaded.
Entered as second-class matter December, 1913, at the post oflSce at Sacramento,
California, under the act of August 24, 1912.
Acceptance for mailing at the special rate of postage provided for in Section
1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized August 27, 1918.
i
A REPEATED SUCCESS !
1910— LONG BEACH— 1926.
By Chas. S. Greene, Librarian of Oaliland Free Library.
Sixteen years is not a long period in
the life of a city, but it served to trans-
form a quaint and charming beach resort
clustered around a fine tourist hotel and
a good town library to "the fourth city
in California.'' if you please, reaching out
over a wide stretch of country, with some
of its finest residential hills covered with
bristling oil derricks, with skyscrapers,
both hotels and business blocks, going up
on every hand, with a veritable Coney
Island of beach attractions. The only
familiar things were the Library in its
pretty plaza, the Hotel Virginia with its
abounding hospitality and the restless
surges of the unchanging sea ! And I
did notice a change in the Virginia, rates
in 1910, three dollars a day.
The first day, Wednesday, June 2, of
the thirty-first gathering of the Cali-
fornia librarians was County Day, and
thirty-nine of the forty-two county libra-
rians answered the call. State Librarian
Ferguson presided with his usual grace.
I pould not help contrasting this session
with some of the earliest gatherings of
the county librarians. Then Mr Gillis,
himself new to the art of presiding over
a group of girls, had some trouble in
breaking the ice and getting them to "talk
out ' in meeting." Soon, however, the
contagious enthusiasm for the great prob-
lem before them melted away all restraint,
and one after another answered his call
to tell her experiences in this or that
phase of this pioneering work. When
they got through with a subject, it had
been viewed from every standpoint, and
a real advance had been made in this
new field of library science.
The meeting this year was more staid.
Fundamentals had long been settled and
eager hope had settled down into the
satisfaction of recorded accomplishment.
There was a warm welcome to new
comers in the work, a word of farewell
to those who were putting off their
armor, but the bulk of the talk was of
solid achievement. The new problem that
occupied most of the time was the mat-
ter of housing the branch libraries in
permanent and suitable quarters. The
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reports were not of libraries in stables,
in chicken brooders, or in windmills, but
of successes in getting the supervisors or
the town authorities to build and equip
real library buildings. One discussion
was not on how to get enough books to
make a showing on empty shelves, but on
how best to get rid of a surplus of books
that were no longer in demand. The
charm of youth had merged into the
responsibilities that come with maturity.
President Ferguson's address stressed
this condition ; for he talked on Fortifi-
cations,— that is, permanent holding of
ground well taken, — rather than on the
reconnoisances necessary in the explor-
ing of enemy territory. But let nobody
libel the county library movement in
California by saying it has lost vitality.
It is thoroughly alive in every fiber and
functioning more and more effectively
day by day.
That this is the faith of the County
Librarians was shown by their applause
after the glowing prophecy of Miss Liv-
ingston, which closed the session.
Constant arrivals swelled the attend-
ance so that when President Brewitt of
the C. L. A. swung her gavel on the
morning of Thursday, June 3, several
hundred library people were there, and
the registration before the meeting ended
exceeded five hundred.
Mayor Fillmore Condit of Long Beach
made his greeting address something more
than the iisual perfunctory welcome ; for
he showed a real knowledge and appre-
ciation of the work the libraries, particu-
larly the Long Beach Library, were
doing. He especially praised the work
with hospitals.
I do not need to summarize the reports
that followed, for are they not recorded
in the archives of the C. L. A. and some
of them printed in News Notes of Cali-
fornia Lihraries and The Handbook?
Madam President's review and outlook
were thoughtful, broadminded, and en-
couraging. It, too, will doubtless be
printed in fvdl. Many of the speeches
of the meeting, taking note of the 50th
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[July, 1926
anniversary of the A. L. A., had the
theme of fifty years back and the half
century to come.
In the afternoon Dr Constantine Pan-
nunzio, whose "Soul of an immigrant"
is in our libraries and who is a distin-
guished student of social welfare, told of
his researches conducted in twenty-nine
different libraries into the history, theory
and position of the American public
library, giving it high place as one of the
shaping forces in world progress. He
cautioned us against a too abject yield-
ing to the "Great God Public Demand."
Miss Leta Adams of Cleveland Public
Library was very interesting in her exact
account of the work of the notable library
she represents, carrying it into practical
detail of the work with all sorts and con-
ditions of men, women, and children..
In the evening the carnival spirit of
the occasion broke loose. A call for
Spanish costumes had brought together
a wonderful collection of colorful gar-
ments, and the Hidalgo Room of the hotel
was filled with people who would hardly
have been recognized by the' patrons of
their home libraries. Costume "maketh
man" a good deal, and the coquetry of the
seuoritas and the gallantry of the cabal-
leros, was further awakened by the beau-
tiful Spanish songs and dance music
furnished by Don Jose Arias and his
company. The dinner, given on the menu
in fearful and wonderful Spanish with a
list of wines entirely made up of fiction,
proved to be the usual good fare of the
Virginia.
Jinksmaster Hood introduced Captain
Gilbert Frankau, who spoke to us at first
in Spanish, — and it was interesting to see
the C. L. A. trying to look intelligent
when so addressed, — and then had the
kindness to translate it into English.
His talk was a fine specimen of the after
dinner speech, full of fun and gentle
badinage, but he wound up with an
earnest plea, backed up by a full war
experience, for a strong understanding
between the English speaking peoples as
the best preventive of the recurrence of
a world war.
Charles Lummis, who "needs no intro-
duction," was the final speaker, and made
an argument for a fuller study and
appreciation of the romantic history of
California.
Dancing followed with an interlude of
a fearsome improvised "bull-fight," in
which Librarians Joeckel and Wood
played leading roles, — I should have said
rolls.
The third general session, on Friday
morning, was marked by three important
papers. Mr Ferguson's on "Fifty Years
After" was an able summary of A. L. A.
and general library history. It will
undoubtedly be printed for all to read.
C. E. Graves, Librarian of Humboldt
State Teachers' College, told of a very
interesting experiment in promoting
"right reading habits" in the Areata col-
lege. Pleasant surroundings, easy chairs,
semi-privacy, and a free choice of books
made up the details of an elective course,
which attracted all the students that
could be gathered around the open fire.
It is so joyful to know of school people
coming to the conclusion by "pedagogical"
and "psychological" reasoning that libra-
rians have long made the basis of their
practice, — namely, that reading should be
made pleasant.
Mr M. Irving Way, of the former
publishing firm of Way & Williams, under
the title "Windlestraw," — which sent us
to our dictionaries, — told the story 'of
several notable typographers and firms of
book publishers in the '90s who gave a
great impetus to the cause of fine print-
ing, Mosher, Bruce Rogers. Copeland
and Day, Small and Maynard, Stone,and
Kimball, Porter Garnett, all of them
willing to spend their money on the pro-
ducing of books in a style that suited
their own tastes. Many of these men
ai"e gone, but the impress they made on
American printing still persists.
Friday afternoon was taken up by a
trip by special electric train to see the
new building of the Los Angeles Public
Library. All the accounts in the daily
press and library ijublications give small
idea of this beautiful structure. It is
different in many ways from other library
buildings, and shows in all its appoint-
ments and arrangements close and cordial
cooperation, lasting for months and years,
between architect and librarian. As this
issue of News Notes is printing, the peo-
ple of Los Angeles are enjoying this fruit
of their enlightened liberality. The meet-
ing was saddened by the thought that
Mr Pettingell, an active force in all this
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Los Angeles development, was no longer
there to welcome ns.
The fourth general session in the
evening was opened by Miss Helen E.
Haines on "Books and the Daj-'s Work."
All who know Miss Haines, — and what
library worker does not? — will be sure
that her paper was a scholarly and
earnest plea, enforced by the power of
a magnetic personality, for making the
book, and the knowledge and the love of
it, central in the librarian's life. Miss
Darlow narrowed her view" to one class
of books, poetry, and recent poetry at
that, but in that field was enticing and
inspiring.
It was an honor to appear on the plat-
form with these two ladies, and one that
was much appreciated by the present
writer, who under the title "A Bale of
Hay" gathered iip the experiences of
fifty years in California and twenty-
seven in library work, into a ten minute
talk. The growth of the University of
California from less than four hundred
people, all told, to the largest college in
the land was recounted and a similar
great growth in the library system. The
cause of the rapid expansion in both
cases was placed as the earnest desire to
extend by sound methods, service to
every man, woman, and child in the State.
The world-wide spread of this principle
was the hope of the future.
The fifth general session, on Saturday
afternoon, was notable for a thoughtful
paper on the News-stand magazine prob-
lem, by Mrs E. Fletcher Scott, Editor of
the Los Angeles Parent Teacher Journal.
The great difficulty in handling this
problem comes from the necessity of
keeping the campaign quiet, in order to
avoid advertising the objectionable pub-
lications. In spite of this handicap much
had been accomplished, though much yet
remains to be done.
Ella Young, herself of the goodly fel-
lowship of shamrock-crowned bards, told
the story of the Celtic Renaissance with
dignity and charm. Her personal knowl-
edge of Douglas Hyde, Wm. Butler Yeats,
and Standish O'Grady, enabled her to
bring to us the very flavor of the move-
ment.
W. L. Stephens. Superintendent of
Schools of Long Beach, began the session
with a fine account of what that lively
city is doing for and with its school
libraries. Backed by an array of statis-
tics gathered in three years of experience
with elementary school libraries, each
with a trained librarian, he showed a
285 per cent of increase in reading with
such a librarian as against only 61 per
cent in a similar school supplied with
books, but without a librarian. Further,
this increase was not obtained at the
expense of juvenile circulation in the
neighboring public library ; for the read-
ing there had increased 32 per cent in the
same year. The need of instructing par-
ents in the kind of books they should
give their children had been shown by
the fact that out of 137 books collected
from homes by a library drive only
thirty-seven were of a grade good enough
for librax-y use. President Brewitt con-
firmed all that Mr Stephens had said
about the helpfulness of the new school
library system to her own public library.
President Brewitt, on nomination of
Mr Ferguson, was made delegate from the
C. L. A. to the A. L. A. for the session
at Atlajitic City and Philadelphia.
The resolutions committee's report was
read by Chairman Whitbeck, and was
unanimously adopted. It contained,
beside the usual, but none the less hearty,
votes of thanks to all who had helped
the Conference, and the expressions of
sorrow for the loss of those who had been
taken during the year, resolutions (1)
favoring a joint meeting with the Pacific
Northwest Library Association next year
at some point in Oregon to be selected
by the North westerners, (2) asking for
more adequate library training facilities
in California, (3) commending the Sac-
ramento Chamber of Commerce for
financing the large library map to be
shown at the Philadelphia Exposition,
(4) favoring the appointment of a Com-
mittee to plan for a library radio broad-
casting service, (5) urging the State
authorities to extend the kind of library
Avork that the Sacramento County Free
Library is doing for the Folsom pris-
oners to all the wards of the State.
Followed the election of officers, and
Mr Ferguson was "struck by lightning"
a second time, as he expressed it, by being
made President once more. The ladies
were quite scornful, however, when one
of the local papers said it was because
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the C. L. A. in going North next year
needed a '"man jiresident."'
It will be noticed that I have made
no attempt to report the section meetings,
which were varied and valuable. I did
not hear it, but reverberations reached
me of Mrs Perry's attack on the man-
agement of the Los Angeles Public
Library for its neglect of her boys. I
did hear ^Misses Ott and Cooley in their
symposium on the reference work at Los
Angeles and Miss Smith's good talk on
publicity for the library's reference serv-
ice.
After all. the most valuable gain from
such a convention is not in the written
papers, which can be read when after-
ward printed, nor in the set discussions
in the round tables and section meetings,
but in the all day and long into the night
conversing of groups of two, three, or a
dozen, eld friends, or quickly made new
friends, in going over together the prob-
lems which all alike find pressing for
solution. At breakfast, lunch, or dinner,
walk on the beach, stroll about the town,
or gatherings in the lobby or around the
exhibits, — anywhere, everywhere, all day
long these little informal meetings go
on. In them friendships are strength-
ened, knowledge is gained, and as a
grand result of it all, inspiration is
poured into all present, the real library
spirit that glorifies the work for all of
the year to come.
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COUNTY LIBRARIANS IN SESSION.
223
CALIFORNIA COUNTY LIBRARIANS IN SESSION,
June 2, 1926.
Hotel Virginia, Long Beach, California.
By Anne Makgeave, Librarian, Inyo County Free Library.
County Library Day of the C. L. A.
is like Old Home Week to the county
librarians scattered over the length and
breadth of California, whether they meet
among the flowers of Humboldt County
or the tourists of Long Beach. The
"family group," as they are fond of call-
ing it, is getting almost too large for that
designation, since the forty-three county
librarians have formed the habit of
bringing from one to six of their staff
with them, especially when so nearly all
are present as was this time the case —
the only four absentees being Miss Bur-
ket, Miss Gantt, Mr Rea and Miss Water-
man. But the presence of those who
pioneered in the county library move-
ment, and the number who emulate the
Rotarians by calling one another by
Christian names, makes for an atmos-
phere of reunion and cordiality not always
found at conventions. Just to see Miss
Huntington, "Librarian-at-Large," ar-
ranging tlie details of the State and
County Library dinner, made the Hotel
Virginia "home" for the nonce.
Called to order by Mr Ferguson for a
short morning session, we were invited
to admire the new gavel, souvenir of the
redwoods. Miss Silverthorn was called
to the secretary's chair, and the day's
work was on. The usual roll-call was
omitted, to the delight of those who could
boast of no new thing — yet we missed
the inspiration of hearing all those won-
derful deeds that are carried out by our
co-workers. Talks by various librarians
on interesting developments in a few
lines, and some of the features of the
exhibits, gave us the cream of the year's
work. Miss Frink led off with an
account of her experiment in the dis-
posal of school texts. In the Siskiyou
County Library, as there have been in
many others, was a large quantity of
school texts, in good condition, but
unusable because no longer on the list
of the County Board of Education.
Space being very valuable, she asked the
consent of the Supervisors to send the
books to any one who would pay for
transportation on them. Then she mim-
eographed lists, and sent them to the
county libraries. About five hundred
were of use to other libraries. Lists
were then sent to institutions, such as the
Seamen's Church Institute, and other
public and private institutions. A good
many more were thus put into, active
service again, and Miss* Frink is stili
cogitating means of placing the small
remainder where they can fill a need.
This is a good example of the way in
which libraries may and do co-operato,
so that a dead book may live again.
One of the pleasant things about the
convention was the number of State
Library people with us. It was delight-
ful to see again Miss Garoutte. Miss
Munsoji and Miss Mumm, who had
missed a number of meetings, as well as
those who have more often managed to
attend them. Miss Mumm was down for
"A Few Thoughts on Requests." Slie
said that when the subject was assigned
to her, she thought she had a great deal
to say. Evidently we have been causing
the Reference Department many trou-
bles. But when she came to marshal I
the facts, all seemed too unimportant to
mention i However, she referred us to
the article in News Note of .Calilornia
Libraries, July, 1925, p. 227. and offered
extra copies of these. (We have so
much and such constant help from the
State Library, that we should be careful
to follow the forms which they find most
convenient, without compelling them to
repeat an already twice-told tale.) She
urged us to be definite in our requests,
and to indicate whether a substitute
would be acceptable. Often the book
requested is not in the State Library, or
is in use, but as good or a better bool: on
the subject may be available. (I have
in mind such an instance — a club sent, a
list of requests, not suggesting substi-
tutes, many of which were not in the
State Library. I had the impiessioii
that we had covered the same subject
much better before, from our own and the
State Library collection, and on inquiry
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found tliat they were using an out-of-
date bibliography from a certain maga-
zine). Miss Mimim also spoke of the
lists of the pictures in the State Library
collection, which should be of great use
in choosing for an exhibit or a study.
Business meetings are not dull ^slien
Mr Ferguson, Miss Provines and Mr
Greene lighten necessary routine with
wit and humor. The A. L. A. Fiftierli
Anniversary Fund was discussed by Mr
Ferguson, who spoke of his pleasure than
at last accounts California was. the lead-
ing state in this important library matter,
and urged all who have not eoutriimted
to this fund to so do, reminding us that
the A. L. A. Anniversary publications,
which every library feels it must have,
are sent to libraries contributing a laiiii-
mum of $25.00.
California's share in the A. L. A.
Exhibit at the Sesqui-ceutennial Exposi-
tion at Philadelphia, is a hugh electric-
lighted map — at the suggestion of Joseph
L. Wheeler, chairman of the Exposition
Committee. Mr Wheeler, remembering
the successful map of California library
service at the Panama-Pacific Exposition,
asked if it might not be used at Pliila-
delphia. Not that map, but its grand-
daughter, said Mr. Ferguson, v/orked
out by the latest methods of electric
lighting and display, and sho^^■ing the
great development of California library
.service since 1915, will occcupy one end
of a large upper wall space in the A. L. A.
exhibit. The other end will have a sim-
ilar map of Sacramento County's library
service. This cotmty was chosen because
it has certain types of library not found
elscAvhere in one county : the State Li-
brary, the Sacramento City Library, and
the Sacramento County Library, serving
branches, schools, county farm adviser
and other offices, county hospital and jail,
and Folsom State Prison. Choosing any
other county, Mr Ferguson feared forty-
two out of the forty-three of us v.'ould
have firmly believed the choJ!;e v.rong,
but he felt sure we would all concur in
this. Financing of the exhibit was d'-ne
partly by the A. L. A., but chiciiy by the
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, of
which the Sacramento librarians ate evi-
dently very influential members.
Branch buildings are becoming of
greater interest each year, as more county
libraries reach the point of acquiring
permanent quarters for their branches.
Talks, illustrated by photographs, on the
various branches built or planned recently,
were given by several librarians. Mrs
Whitbeck told of a new branch built by
a community, which combined the hous-
ing together of a library, a fire-hall, a
chibhouse, and a jail ! Well planned and
worked out, it is a source of pride to the
town and of satisfaction to the county
library. The building committee called
the county librarian into consultation,
and made the library the conspicuous
feature of the building. Its openijg was
made the occasion of a celebratioi^ Vvith
all the prominent citizens — and the
county librarian, of course — taking; part.
In the cotirse of the mayor's speocii, he
said "The more you use this (the
library), the less you'll use tha';, [the
jail)." Mrs Whitbeck says she is look-
ing for more places which need ,'V riew
jail and will think of the lib.-arv at the
same time. The buildings in wai<-h i 'm-
tra Costa's branch libraries are hotised
include several Carnegie buildings, an
old school building, a room in an Amer-
ican Legion hall, and a bandstand
enclosed to make a pleasant reading loom.
Kern County, said Mrs Babcock. has
eight county library branches all built
and equipped by taxation and o\yned by
the county. The community S'jcuros the
ground, but turns it over to the county
before bttilding commences. Bqttipment
is of Library Bureati furniture. TJie
best is none too good for Kern Cotmty.
The most satisfactory building has tlie
long way across the front of the lot,
entrance in the center, and librarif>a"s
desk so situated that one person has
supervision of the room. Eveir in a
small branch, separate work room and
store room shottld be pi-ovided.
Miss Vogleson is still iit charge of a
county library, in spite of the peculiar
condition in Los Augeles County, wliere
a vote of annexation may transfer a
brattch overnight from the jurisdiction
of the cotmty to that of the city of Los
Angeles ! The county has adopted the
policy of encouraging a community to
build its own library building ; the
county library eqtiippiug it and carrying
the expense. They consider that this
arouses more local pride and local inter-
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est ill the librarj-. Most of their
branches are in renter! buildings, and
they build standardized book-shelves to
permit more easy moving. '"Moving day"
seems to be too frequent to call for com-
ment in the Los Angeles County Library,
and is provided for accordingly. Branch
quarters may be of store-room, bungalow
or other type, but all have a work-room
and lavatory.
Miss Stoddard told of the beautiful
George Thompson Bloss Memorial Li-
brary, built at Atwater, in honor of the
donor's grandson. Not only is the library
itself a delight, but a landscape gardener
has given it beautiful surroundings. The
library is built of concrete, with a green
tile roof ; the woodwork inside, and the
very comfortable and inviting furniture,
are finished in a soft shade of grayish
green, reflecting the color tints of the
exterior. In the basement rooms are
provided for the Boy Scouts.
In San Bernardino County, said Miss
Waters, there remains a library district,
which is building a library. Funds were
raised by taxation of the district, bonds
and popular subscription. The contract
calls for a party wall with the clubhouse,
which will lessen the expense. Bear Val-
ley Branch Library has been built by
the Woman's Club, and furnished and
equipped by the county library. The
grounds are held by lease, as almost all
lands belong to the Bear Valley Develop-
ment Co. The building, charmingly in
keeping v\-ith its surroundings, is a cabin,
built uf shingles with peeled bark slab
trimmings, rustic inside finishing and
furniture.
Mrs Singletary's example of a branch
library in Santa Clara County is built
by the community and equipped by the
county library. There is a movement to
deed the building also to the County.
Miss Laugenour brought pictures and
plans of the branch at Davis, rebuilt
and equipped by Yolo County. The orig-
inal btiilding. too small for present use,
was financed by the Bachelor Girls Club
of Davis.. It is of bungalow type, and
because of the proximity of Davis Farm
School, and the necessity of serving the
students, there is less space than usual
given to the children's department.
Many ways appear of reaching the
same end, that highly desirable one of
providing permanent, attractive and ade-
quate housing for the branch library. All
these county branches are interesting
examples of suitable buildings for vari-
ous sizes and types of community, and
the photographs on exhibit would be of
much interest to any place desiring to
build a library.
Miss Dills told of several interesting
developments . in the co-operation of
county library and women's clubs, and
suggested other desirable ways of serv-
ing the clubs.
Mr Ferguson, under the heading "For-
tifications," gave a most practical and
pointed talk on the advisability of hold-
ing ground already won, by "digging in"
in various ways. Not counting that the
library is considered by every one a
necessity, we should realize the impor-
tance of our job, but also the possible
point of view of the outsider. The
librarian should be as familiar with the
whole tax system as any other ofiicial,
and should especially know the compara-
tive expense of the library and other
public undertakings. In graphs showing
the proportionate use of county funds,
it would be helpful if the library were
not lumped, as is usual, with the schools,
but were given its 'separate slice — it'
would not look like such a large slice.
In some of the lists of county officials
in the California Blue Book, the libra-
rian is not included, although she is
actually an ofiicial. The librarian should
connect regularly with- the local news-
papers, being on the lookout for library
items which are real news. Custodians'
meetings, such as are held in several
counties, are of great value, and may be
supplemented to advantage by letters to
custodians, which are also useful in
counties where the meetings are imprac-
ticable. One's standing with the super-
visors and with the people should be
carefully guarded.
Reports to the trustees of each school
on the year's service are given by a num-
ber of libraries. It is surely the only
businesslike thing, if one has a contract
with another, to give a report at least
once a year, on the fulfilling of that con-
tract. It has had a most favorable
result.
Miss ilargaret Livingston proved her-
self blessed with second sight in "Looking.
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to the Future."' Referring to the tribute
of a Florida librarian to the California
county library — "the best system of any
state in the Union," she spoke of ways
in which we may hope to advance ; e. g.,
a trained librarian in every branch, a
correlation with all other organizations,
a development of telephone service for
all sorts of information ; a use of experts
by recording those who ■ have special
knowledge along any line ; publicity, con-
stant, courteous and well-directed, pub-
licity about books and information— in
short, making the library as essential as
a corner grocery. We should tie up our
information and our service with the
actual currents of life.
Inspired by the brushing up which
comes from contact with other workers
in the same field, we were all ready,
nevertheless, for the more informal and
social contacts of the evening. Our spe-
cial dav closed with a dinner especially
enjoyable, the remainder of the county
librarians" convention being a part of
the C. L. A. meeting.
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227
COUNTY LIBRARIES IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
By Marion Morse, Librarian, Maui County Library, Wailuku.
The Hawaiian Islands are most delight-
fully and strategically located at the
"Crossroads of the Pacific" where boats
connecting the old world with the new,
the Orient with the Occident, meet and
pass. They are 2100 miles west and
south of San Francisco and 3400 miles
from Yokohama. Boats from Australia
to Canada make a break in the monotony
of the trip by putting in at Honolulu. It
is a charming place, with a marvelous
climate. Just within the tropic zone
with cool trade winds and the waters of
the Pacific to moderate the heat, one is
always comfortable. If you want it
cooler you can go up a mountain. The
Hawaiians had no word for climate or
weather, the nearest to it was the word
for altitude.
The Islands are not all white sandy
beaches with waving palm trees. Most
of the shore line is rugged and rocky
with sheer precipices and "palis." Lofty
mountains rise from the water's edge,
mountain ranges with bare jagged peaks
and lovely valleys filled with tropical
verdure. On the lower ground are vast
fields of waving green, usually, sugar cane
but sometimes rice. Higher up grow
the pineapples in mathematically straight
rows. Over the rocky hillsides pasture
large herds of cattle.
Eight of the Islands are inhabited.
Honolulu, the capital city and chief port
of the Territory, is located on the Island
of Oahu. Oahu is third in size in the
group, having an area of 598 square
miles. It has a population of 123,496, of
whom S3,327 live in Honolulu. The
entire Island is known for political pur-
poses as the City and County of Hono-
lulu, with the county seat at Honolulu.
North of Oahu is the Island of Kauai,
often called the Garden Isle. It is fourth
in size having an area of 546 square
miles and a population of 29,438, includ-
ing that of the Island of Niihau, located
a few miles to the west and having an
area of seventy-two square miles. It is
included in the County of Kauai which
has its county seat at Lihue. The near-
est port on Kauai is ninety-eight miles
from Honolulu.
Maui with an area of 728.1 square
miles is the second largest. It is third
in population having 36,083 inhabitants.
It is south and east of Oahu, its nearest
port, Lahaina, being seventy-two miles
from Honolulu. Wailuku is the chief
town and the county seat of Maui
County. Maui County also includes Ka-
hoolawe, Lanai, and Molokai, exclusive
of the leper settlement. ^Molokai is
located between Oahu and Maui. It has
an area of about 270 square miles and a
population of 18S4. Lanai is nine miles
west of Maui. It has an area of 1.39
square miles. In 1920 its population was
185 and its chief industrj' raising cattle.
Since then a good many acres have been
put into pineapples and the population
largely increased. Kahoolawe scarcely
counts — it has an area of fortj^-four
square miles and a population of three.
The "big island," or Hawaii, is twenty-
six miles south of Maui, and Hilo, the
county seat and chief port of the Island
and County of Hawaii, is 196 miles from
Honolulu. It has an area of 4015 square
miles and a population of 64,895.
Captain Cook came to the islands in
1778 bringing the first real contact with
the outside world. This and the influence
of the other boats that followed him
tended to break down the ancient customs
and tabus of which the Hawaiian religion
consisted, and so shortly before the mis-
sionaries arrived in 1820 — 200 years
after the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth
Rock — King Liholiho had broken the
sacred tabus and Avith his sanction the
idols were destroyed, temples dismantled
and razed, and the national religion -abol-
ished. The missionaries were received
most cordially, their religion accepted and
also the opportunities for education
which they were able to extend. The
entire nation went to school ; first the
adults, foremost among whom was the
King ; later the children. In 1835 the
Governor of Maui passed a law forbid-
ding anyone to hold public office or even
marry who could not read or write. In
1822 the first book printed in Hawaii
came ofE the press. It was a speller in
the Hawaiian language as written down
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[July, 192G
by the missionaries. Other books fol-
lowed as fast as possible.
The first real industry in the Islands
was the exporting of sandalwood. From
1810 to 1S25 they worked at it so ■ dili-
gently that they managed almost to
exterminate all the sandalwood there
was. About 1819 whaling ships began
to come to the Islands. They found it a
convenient place for refitting and repair-
ing their boats. From here they re-
shipped their suplies of oil and bone,
took on new supplies ajid started off once
more. But by 1871 the whaling industry
had so declined that nothing could be
expected from it for the future.
Sugar cane was indigenous in the
Islands and since 1825 had been culti-
vated for the making of sugar. Nothing
really serious was done to develop this
industry until 1876 when by the United
States reciprocity treaty sugar cane prod-
ucts were admitted into the United
States free of duty. Then it was possible
to interest capital to be invested in the
work of clearing new land, bringing
water from the mountains for irrigation
and planting cane.
The Hawaiians did not care for the
work in the cane fields so it became
necessary to import large numbers of
unskilled labor capable of doing it. First
they brought in Chinese. Today they
make up 7.94 per cent of the population
of the Islands. When it was no longer
possible to get Chinese, Japanese were
imported. They are now the largest
racial group, 40.40 per cent of the total
population. Since the ' supply of them
has been cut off, Filipinos and Porto
Ricans have come in larger numbers
until now they claim 12.15 per cent and
2.44 per cent respectively. Of the rest
8.84 pel* cent are Portuguese, 13.68 per
cent Hawaiians and part-Hawaiians, and
11.98 per cent of Anglo-Saxon stock.
These are the people to whom we are
trying to give library service.
They live scattered around in small
camps convenient to their work. Each
camp has a plantation store, the lai'ger
ones have besides a few small shops
usually kept by Chinese, a Buddhist tem-
ple, and a Catholic, Hawaiian Board or
Mormon church, sometimes all three.
There are often community clubs for the
white employees and these make good
places for branch libraries. Honolulu
is the only real city in the Islands. The
rest are just larger plantation camps,
none of which has as yet taken on munic-
ipal government.
The first libraries in the Islands were
subscription libraries, one having been
organized in each county. The most
important of these was the Honolulu
Library and Reading Room Association,
usually known as the Honolulu Library,
which was organized in 1876. The ,
money paid as dues was used for the
piirchase of books and that for running
expenses was derived from "public enter-
tainments and gifts. In 1880 the Terri-
tory gave land for a site and a building
was erected.
The first mention of a Territorial library
is found in the report of Governor Car-
ter for 1907 in which he says : "Legis-
lative session of 1907 laid the founda-
tion for a public library, the Territory
at present having no library of an en-
tirely public nature. The Territory owns
many books gathered during the times
of the various governments that have
existed here, which can be used as the
basis of a good public library. Isolated
as this community is, the need of such
an institution with branches scattered
throughout the Territory if possible, is
at once apparent, particularly in its rela-
tion to the school children of the com-
munity. The act of legislature establish-
ing the library aims to meet this want,
and for the first two years an appropria-
tion of .$10,000 has been made for the
support and maintenance of the library."
In 1911 the Library of Hawaii, Hono-
lulu Library and Reading Room Associa-
tion, and the Hawaiian Historical Society
united to secure a gift of $100,000 from
x\.ndrew Carnegie for a new building.
The Territory pledged $10,000 a year
support for the new library, the . Hono-
lulu Library and Reading Room Associa-
tion turned over its collection of books ;
it had 18,071 volumes and further prom-
ised $4000 per year, interest on bonds
belonging to the Association, to be used
for the purchase of books only. The
Hawaiian Historical Society, whose
object was "the collection, study and '
utilization of all material illustrating the
ethnology, archaeology and history of
the Hawaiian Islands" had collected
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229
1326 books. These Avere to be kept as
a special collection in the new building.
The new building was completed in
1913 and Miss Edna I. AUyn was ap-
pointed librarian. She conducted the
work along the most modern lines and
has built up a library which is a credit
to the Territory and Honolulu. It is not
only a collection of books, wisely selected
and ably administered, it is also a com-
munity center. Many societies and com-
mittees meet there, it is the headquarters
of the Dramatic and Story-telling League,
library clubs and story hours are con-
ducted. Instruction in the use of the
library in the schools is given and story-
tellers make the rounds of the school
rooms. Miss Mary Laurence, head of
the Children's Department in the library,
has charge of the course in library work
at the Territorial Normal School and
supervises the training of "library
cadets.''
When !Miss Allyn came to Honolulu
there were twelve branch libraries scat-
tered throughout theTerritory. The most
important one was at Hilo, which had
been given a Cariaegie building also, and
was supported by Territorial appropria-
tion. It had a trained librarian, and
Avas doing excellent work in serving Hilo
and Eastern Hawaii. The other branches
were simply stations for traveling libra-
ries.
In 1915 Miss Stearns, from the State
Commission of Minnesota, was secured
to organize the work of the "Islands
Department"' and make a survey of the
Territory to find out where library
branches were needed. As a result the
work of the department increased largely.
In 1913 it had sent out 2364 volumes to
branches. In 1918 it sent out 13,528 to
192 branches. Of these sixty-four were
school branches, forty-four community
branches and eighty-four home libraries.
It soon became evident that the work
Avas too big to be handled by any one
agency. The Islands Department was
doing all it possibly could Avith the books
and assistance at its disposal and at that
Avas just barely beginning the work.
There Avere in the Territory 175 public
schools and sixty private schools. It
Avas sending books to 112 of these in
1920 and many schools with several hun-
dred children received only seventy-five
books at a time. One hundred tAvo of the
289 branches it maintained at that time
Avere home libraries of six to tAventy vol-
umes. These greatly increased the
amount of Avork but reached practically
only the family to Avhom they were
addressed. In 1920 there was a popu-
lation jf 172,585 outside of Honolulu and
24,209 volumes had been sent out.
There was also the difficulty of trans-
portation. The Islands are not so far
distant from each other when you con-
sider that distance as the crow flies.
But it is different as the fish SAvim or
the Inter-Island boats go, particularly the
latter. They make something like three
to thirteen miles an hour only unless
you count in the motion up and doAvn
and sideAvays. And that is Avhen they
go at all. Maui and HaAvaii had three
mails a Aveek from Honolulu, Kauai tAvo
and Molokai one. Such conditions made
it extremely difficult to give prompt
service. Miss Allyn mentioned some of
these facts in her report of 1920 and
suggested the establishment of county
libraries as the best Avay to provide com-
plete and efBcient service.
Maui and Kauai Avere the two Islands
Avhich felt most keenly the need for bet-
ter library facilities. In 1919 the Maui
Woman's Club Avas organized on Maui.
It had for its chief aim the establish-
ment of a public library. December 6,
1919 it had a library meeting and invited
Miss Laura Robson Avho Avas then in
charge of the Islands Department of the
Library of HaAvaii to come over and
address them on the subject of County
Libraries. ^liss Robson had come from
California, Avhere she had been librarian
first of Glenn County Free Library and
later of Trinity County Free Library,
and so she Avas able to speak on the
subject Avith authority.
Early in January ^Mrs D. H. Case,
Avho Avas chairman of the Library Commit-
tee for the club, called a meeting to con-
sider the first draft of the county library
laAV, Avhich her husband, a prominent
laAvyer of Wailuku, had draAvn up. She
invited to this meeting representatives
from the Chamber of Commerce, Board
of Education, County Board of Super-
visors, and Mr H. W. Rice, a senator.
The proposed laAv AA^as read and dis-
cussed and some minor changes made.
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It was then sent to the Governor and to
the Attorney General. The Attorney
General gave it his approval and the
Governor in his message to legislature
February 16, 1921 recommended that
such a law be passed. . March 4, Mr
Harold W. Rice from Maui introduced
the bill in the Senate. It passed through
all the regular routine of legislature,
came up for its last reading the 23d,
Avlien it passed unanimously, and Avas
signed by the Governor April 6.
The law as passed is an adaptation
of the California County Library Law,
simplified to suit Island conditions. The
County Board of Supervisors is given
the power to establish the library. It
then appoints the Board of Library Man-
agers to look after the affairs of the
library and provide a permanent site for
the library. The Board of Library Man-
agers consists of five members serving
two years. They make the general rules
and regulations governing the library,
appoint the librarian and other employees,
and establish library stations and
branches. Every year they are required
to submit reports to the Board of Super-
visors and the Library of Hawaii.
Provision is made that no one can be
eligible for the ofiice of librarian who
has not first a certificate of qualifi-
cation from the Trustees of the Library
of Hawaii. She is required to file oath
of office and bond, the amount to be
determined by the Board of Managers.
Her duties are to build up and manage
the library for the use of the county,
recommending to the managing board
books and library equipment for pur-
chase. She is also required to attend an
annual library meeting to be called each
year by the Trustees of the Library of
Hawaii, and to make the annual reports
directed by the Board of Managers.
If so desired the County Board of
Supervisors, instead of establishing a
separate county free library may con-
tract with the board of library trustees
of a free library already existing and
operating within the county, to assume
the functions of a county free library.
Section 8 gave the amounts of the
Territorial appropriations for the 1921—
23 biennial period and the regulations
regarding their use. No money could be
drawn until the Governor should certify
to the Territorial Auditor that the county
had acquired a permanent library site,
had established a county library accord-
ing to the provisions of the law, or had
entered into contract with an existing
library.
No appropriation was made for the
Library of Hawaii in this act. That
came in the regular appropriation bill.
As official Territorial Library, hoAvever,
it was given the position of sponsor and
adviser to the new county libraries and
required to assist them by interchange
and loaning of books and other reading
matter and in all other appropriate ways.
Its Board of Trustees was made the board
to pass on the certification of librarians,
to call the annual meeting, to receive the
agreement of a free public library con-
tracting to give county library service
and the reports from the county libraries
when established, which reports it was
to incorporate with its own to the
Governor.
The Library of Hawaii has more than
lived up to what was enjoined of it in the
matter of helping the new libraries. It
pro-rated the books owned by the Islands
Department among them, assisted in the
work of establishing them and in times
of special need has loaned assistants to
tide them over difficult times. It main-
tains a special request service which has
been most convenient to these younger
institutions.
In comparing the Hawaii County
Library Law with that of California the
first point of difference that would strike
one is in the separate library board. For
this country it seems the better plan.
The County Board of Supervisors has so
many things to look after and so little
time to devote to library affairs that it
prefers to be relieved of the responsibility
of the library. The Board as appointed
here on Maui consists of people who are
interested in books and libraries and being
residents of the county and knowing its
conditions, past and present, they have
been able to give sound and constructive
advice on plans for the future.
It was not necessary to make pro-
visions for incorporated towns ; there are
none in the counties for which the law
was passed. The Library of Hawaii and
the Hilo Public Library had previously
been financed by the Territory so it was
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only no.tui-al that the new libraries
which v.cre to carry on their work more
fully should be supported in the same
way. Indirectly, however, it is the
county which pays since the money is
taken from the Territorial income tax.
In making out their budgets for legisla-
ture, the librarians from the several
counties meet together and compare their
items, and then the whole is pre.sented by
the Library of Hawaii. No mention is
made of the librarian's salary in the law.
That is determined by the library boards,
a much more flexible method than that
of California.
No red tape is necessary when a school
joins the library. If it wants books and
there are any available, they are sent.
But the libraries do not handle text-
books. Free supplementary texts are
taken care of by the School Department.
They are selected and purchased either
by the office in Honolulu or the County
School Supervisor, the latter attending
to their distribution and circulation from
one school to another.
After the passing of the County
Library Law. the Library of Hawaii
continued the work on the Islands until
the new libraries were organized and able
to handle it themselves. Then the
Islands Department became the Stations
Department and devoted itself to the
extension work in Honolulu and on the
Island of Oahu. It now supplies eighty-
nine branches, of which twenty-nine are
community branches, fifty-nine school
branches and one a home station.
The Board of Trustees of the Hilo
Public Library immediately took the
necessary steps to take over the work of
serving the County of Hawaii and at the
pbeginning of the fiscal year, July 1, 1921
itarted work as a County Library. It
ow has eighty branches, seventeen corn-
unity and sixty-three school. The chil-
dren's librarian from Hilo goes out to
these branches, telling stories and giv-
ing instruction in the use of books and
libraries. Last year the branches re-
ported a circulation of 63,848 which
added to the 64,699 books loaned from
the Hilo Library makes a total of 128,-
547 for the county.
The Maui County Free Library is the
only real and bona fide county library.
It was established by the Board of Super-
visors who then appointed the Board of
Library Managers and purchased the
permanent site required. In September,
1921 the Board of Manager^ appointed
a librarian and work was begun. The
building provided had to be remodeled
and equipment bought so it was not
until January 1, 1922 that the Library
of Hawaii could be relieved of the branch
work on Maui. Books are now sent to
nine community branches and forty
schools. This last year the branches
reported a circulation of 33,198. At the
main lihrarj' in "Wailuku 31.308 were
loaned bringing up the total to 64,.506.
Kauai was the last county to organize.
There the County Board of Supervisors
contracted with the Kauai Public Library
Association to carry on the work and
assume the functions of a county library.
A site was provided and .$7-5,000 was
given by Mrs A. S. Wilcox for a library
building to be erected as a memorial to
her husband. March 1922 a librarian
was appointed and the work was carried
on in temporary quarters until April
1924 when the new building was ready
for use. Kauai has twenty - three
branches, eight community branches and
fifteen school branches. These latter do
marvelous work, reporting a circulation
of 114,674 for the last year. Thirty-one
thousand five hundred eighteen books
were loaned from the Main Library at
Lihue.
The county libraries have now become
an accepted and popular institution in
the Islands. Some opposed them at first
because they preferred to borrow from
a large library like the one in Honolulu
and were afraid they could never find
what they wanted in a local library.
They complain no more on that score.
Hilo now has a collection of 22,298
books, Maui 1-5,384, Kauai 10,640, and
any of the 76,808 of the Library of Ha-
waii are available on request.
The children's work is perhaps the
most important here where so many come
from homes where English is not the
native tongue. Their acquaintance with
books before was limited to their school
texts. Library books have opened up a
new world to them. Children in the
states who have so many things could
hardly miderstand just how much books
mean to these children. And it makes
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the library work seem so much more
interesting and -worth ^Yhile Avhen it is
so much appreciated.
Most of felie teachers are eager to avail
themselves and their schools of the oppor-
tunity of having library books, but as in
all places there are some who are not so
interested and consequently reports are
often difficult to obtain. Some use the
books only in the schoolroom so there
are no reports. Pictures and music
records are included in library service
and have proved most popular.
Community branch work is difficult to
develop in most places because of the
few adult people capable of reading ; the
children are usually supplied through the
schools. Also in this day of automo-
biles, many who would otherwise borrow
from a branch prefer to come to the
Main Library, where they have a larger
collection from which to select. Branches
are usually located in the Post Office,
Community House, plantation store or
office. Here on Maui there a