The Dublin Progress and Telephone (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 33RD YEAR, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, June 18, 1920 Page: 2 of 8
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TELL WHAT THEY
THINK OF HOOKS
12,000 in Reading Course Give
Their Opinions.
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WOULD INTEREST AUTHORS
Federal Bureau ef Education Get* Re-
port* From American* Who Art
Pursuing th* Horn* Reading Court*
•-Interesting Comment* on the
Classic*—Divergence of Opinion
Over "Alio* In Wonderland."
If the shade of Shakespeare, of Ho
laer or of any of the other immortals
over wants to know what the twenti-
eth century thinks of his works he
can and out by referring to the filed
reports of 12,000 average American*
who are pursuing the home reading
courses of the federal bureau of edu-
cation.
There are IT of these courses, hut
fully three-fourths of the govern-
ment’s readers are registered for the
course to classical books. This fact
might pleasantly thrill the authors of
the classics, for If they keep up with
the times they must notice the du«t
Is more apt to gather on their Unronr-
tal works than on the novels of Hob*
ert W. Chambers and Ethel M. Dell.
The immortals would doubtless he
pleased with the comments on their
art. Most of the readers record their
Impressions In terms flowery and flut-
tering and In the respectful tone pre-
scribed for one who speaks of "the
classics.”
Think Ancient Poet Vague.
seventy. Some are «*1
and many more never ,
school. Th* children’s reports are es-
pecially interesting. They are not
yet overawed by the fact that “Ivan-
hoe” or “The Merchant of Venice” him
on the Immortal flat end they say
what they think tn emphatic terms.
They All keek for Morals
‘ The greatest divergencies of opln-
lou seem to be over “Alice In Wonder
land,” which Is on the USt of books
for girl*. One girl of thirteen think*
the book Is clever, but very odd and
queer. Another learned from U that
“when people are out in the open air
they have good dreams.” A girl of
a roupd ten .'thing* Alice a good enough
book for young children who like fairy
tales, but that it te «et Ibteresttng fw
older children; while a fourth gather*,
a moral from Alice’s adventures with
magic bottles and cakes, and says “It
teaches me not to be curious and to
thipk before doing things.”
The boys and girls almost invariably
twist a moral out of a story and hold It
up as their Justification for’the book’*
existence. ”F.vungeItne" teaches a boy
of thirteen that ’’people ought to be all ,
kind to one another.” A girl says of j
“Little Women”; “It has many things j
In it a girl could learn. I learned to b« j
patient with children, and l also
learned many good morals.” The oft-
en repeated opinion about "Little i
Women” is that “It Is a good book for
girls to read.” A few boys and glrla
frankly. *ay they do not like a book.
Dislike is attributed mainly to too
much description, though In some
cases the story Is voted altogether dry.
Mothers Are Studious
Voluminous reports from the par-
ents' reading
an cftiMiML m
BRAIN OF 12-YEAR 0L0
KRUPP WORKER IS
UNITED STATES HERR
Quit Germany and Came te
America During War—Haa
12 Medals.
Dr. u . J. Hickson In charge of tho
psychopathic laboratory of the he»Hli
department of Chicago, *ay» the av-
course**Indkate "careful 1 crag* man from off the street etam*
study. In one California community
150 mothers banded themselves into t
club and have met regularly for four
year to read and discus* in turn each
book on the parents’ course. If th«
mothers remember and practice all
that they have read of child welfare
their children should be exceptionally
heal!by and happy.
The course for parents, started six
year* ago, was the beginning of the
Now and again,, however, a more j
daring mortal departs from adjectives j
mh a ofie
StTtS £?•“ mr. ffeSRSJ
been lost before tt got to the !••• »>•'••• ^ ,rhtJ {im m American heroes;
because the fate of Troy and that of ,m.ri<.an h!s,ory. world heroes;
Priam are only vaguely explained. literature; famous fiction;
It is hard to say what Shakespeare (t)j. wort^>g ttreaj uterary bibies; great
would think of the reader who thinks !ltt.rattlr^; French literature; as well
It Interesting to compare the Inna idly M ,lie original parents' revised course,
of Hamlet with that of Ophelia. I’er- A course p, modern HterSture seems
haps he would say carelessly: “Well, t0 be neerteJ as a standard for up to
perhaps l did mean Hamlet to be cm- dgfe wading. Marty readers of the
" classical and famous fiction courses
; compare the buck* read with modern
novels to the detriment of the latter.
I lord has the bruin of u aixieen-ycivr-
i old child, while the criminal lias the
j brain of a twelve-yenr-old child, but
this It not hopeless. He says some
professional men will not test much
higher. The man with a mentality of
a ten-year-old Is hopeless. Dr, Hick-
son says crime must be dealt With as
it disease; prisons find paroles are not
cures, merely helps. He believes crim-
inal* .should be segregated in farm col-
onics.
LABGR
Louis M. Van lersel. a native of
Holland, who Is recognised as oue of
tlie bravest and most decorated men
tn the American Expeditionary forces,
served as a laborer in the Krupp gun
works at Essen, Germany, during the
early days of the war. He recently,
applied to the United Stales govern-
ment for cltlienship paper*.
Van lersel wear* 12 medal*, among
them the congressional mectyl of hou-
or, and the mcdalUe mllitalre of
France. Both medals* are the highest
honor that either France or the Uni-
ted States can bestow.
When the war began to affect Ger-
many’s man power, neutrals were wel-
comed across the border, lersel left
his home In Dusseu, Holland, to work
in the shipping department of the
Krupp gun works. He soon tired of
Germany and escaped to Migland,
where he shipped on the steamship
Little Secret, bound for the United
State*.
When be reached New York, be eu-
llsted iu the United States urmy, all
his fighting blood having been aroused
when the ship on which lie was com-
ing to the Unit id Slates passed
through the wreckage of a victim of
a German submarine.
HI* discharge papers trace him In
action to the American army through
the Trbyou sector, the Atmie defensive.
Chateau Thierry, the Marhach sec-
tor, St. Millie), SoHWOBS, Meusc-Ar-
gonne and ChatnpBgne,
It was the battle of Solssous tliat
the first war medal came to him. a
crolx tie guerre with silver mars. At
St. MIliicL Van leiwel tabled u palm
to his crolx do guerre. Out of 58
men who held back u whole German
battalion, he was one of the three
survivors. Later he ruptured, single
handed, a machine gun crew of 5 offi-
cer* and (10 men. '
J. W. H*ALL, Assistant Caahie;
O. n. rm.„, .«,w-.E. 1*. LATHAM, Asaistau Caahie. ■
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Citizens National Bank
CAPITAL. SURPLUS A Mi PROFITS
$100,000.00
A Conservative Institution that Is sot loo conservative to extend ev
ery convenience that good busin e*s coupled with s readiness to serve,
will Justify.
:: STRONG
SAFE
RELIABLE
W. T. OOX, President.
W. K. YOUNG, Vice-President.
8. H. PRIM, Vice-President.
WIOKL1FFE SKLNNEK, Cashh
Painted Walls Are Cleaner
Thi* Lu«tr*fots OH Paint Finish or, your walla will give you lasting
outiie fact ion and better service than any other finish. Paint is cleaner
and more sanitary than wall paper. It la more economical because
«t lasts longer, and it firms a bard, tniootb rustling that Is a protection
to th© piaster Itself.
LINCOLN WALAMO
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is made especially for waifs aid ceil ng^. Tt is ftirnUhfcd in » av.
kind . of Interior decoration.
ay, but 1 forget now. Toil see. 1—<>*•
was It Bacon have written so many
plays-
Machinist* Operating Financial, In.tl- American*'R.*cu«.d 2.300 Russians
tution in Washington. ! After many adventure* 2,lt« refu-
The fmenmllotial As.M)Cl8tlon of [ get's have been brought ol snath*
Mhchinists have secured a charter fur ern Au-sin by Mi--- Gladys \aushn.
and are opening tbe Mount Vernon I an American tied Criiss worker, and
Savins* hunk, in Washington, D. C.. j Francis E. FrontcitU of the Knights of
said to be the flr*< bank In the conn- j Columbus.
trv the controlling Interest In which -“ _ ""
Is held by a single labor organisation. Women Ban Potatoes.
William H. Johnston, International i Pledging themselves to go without
Most impression* inspired by th* «j-he pj** t* always' expressed in such
cfcnslc* are monotor.u;i:-ty favorable , n8y tJbat It is obvious the reader re-
Xma at the reader* teems to be pop ; im t0 the worst novels published,
tn* over antique literature fdrftto tin j froni u,*, literary standpoint.
Holy Joy of unburdening s philistine Th(, diTtSion I* now arranging ’’aft-
auut to a sen thing report. The home er war- or vocation courses on such
reading division would certainly not ,s shipbuilding, steel work-
accept any rei»u-t »M;oa in slander- ’ machine shop and navigation. >
ou* vein. On the miter hand, it d»e' Selection Left to Committee,
feel that the American putdic is pron > Thf division, by the way, consists
to put on a fi**d attitude of tiilnd, » ratIrelv (>f th,, director. Miss lombard,
•art of plotm prejudice, when It open' wh0 T^,ds and files all the reports,
a elamde. This preclude* any unt.l- i B„*w,.rs |,pr correspondents’ questions
ased or ortgtnat thir.Mne. nn,] ptaus new coarse*. The actual i
Open Mind Recommended. aelectlon of books ha* usually been
”tf jw- ole would * nly take up these j left to a committee of college prof.-s-
Iwoks «. • heard of j son or other rt cognised authorities on
them r said Mi*s Filtea Lombard, dl- | the subject at hand, hut with so many
rector of home reading. "It tin* read- ! reedew tn its <’barge and itbwtt w
«r «<»uid «#»' h Kliak'-speafie and j tone# starting every month, the one
Milton with an oj» ■ niimt. lie wirohl woman division ha* more than It can
begin to like them for the qualities j handle. A* ft has no appropriation
which appeal tie bt» and not W«d ] for extra clerk*. H I* now plnnmp W
hi* tit - frying t*. .* what other pro turn over some of the work to Individ-
pie have found.” : nsl state*. , - .. „ .
... N, h and^outtt M»Ml
Arisons, Iowa. Kentucky, Indiana and
South Carolina have already arranged
; tn r» operate with the division by con-
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president of the machinist* and vies,
president of the bank, has Issued the
statement that 55 pee cent of the
1200.000 at which the bank Is capital-
ised Is held either by grand lodge offi-
cers or members of the association. A
$40,000 block Is held by the associa-
tion. The machinists also hold the
largest block of stock to another bank
in Washington.
potatoes for one month, the member*
of the Toronto (Ont) council of wom-
en bav“ 1......<.. a mlnit hlrh
prices.
We have in our store large color
samples Which show Just how the
finish will appear in your room
Call and Jet ns give yon color aam-
files and estimate how much mator- | f
ial will be required.
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•re getting a great deal oat of th"
/COM*©*, that they' read thoughtfully
and an* sincere ••• ’*".r c*nventb«#t
admltai" ". AH ■ f the ree-
omoiended Hate, because It will add t«
their knowledge and enjoyment. Thorn*
who send to reports do >o because H
to required. If th*> are u< receive a
certificate from the. bureau ot, .rom-
pt.
side tfie t'.’is'O i - u registered a*
trying for certlficste* send for the out-
lines and read without making re-
ports.
Sotne of the government’s rentiers
are children as yotjng a* nine or ten
y#j»rs Of 'Bfr CHheri* are more,, tfcfun
Special Attention
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through extenshm departments of the j
stale universities.
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Come in and let u« give you Mr Edison’s Realism Test
I,', f„r folks who wonder whether .he New Edison gives .hem
all there is in music
It bring* into play your musical taste Vour temperament ^ our
musical experiences! It makes you forge, you are in a phono-
graph store.
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tpair Fords but sell them a* wefl.^We have^mure
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Noted psychologists from American universities tried the Realism
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You ll hnd it thoroughly fascinating—and remarkably helpful.
We are glad to give it at auv time. Takes only ten minutes.
So drop in when you arc* near
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The Dublin Progress and Telephone (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 33RD YEAR, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, June 18, 1920, newspaper, June 18, 1920; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth531060/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.