The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-27

Is now almost an obsolete book. We
are as yet absolutely in the dark as
regards the origination of species.
species may be propagated. although
it takes countless years, almost to
develop a distinct species We know
no more now about the origin of
species than we did hundreds Of years
ago would not consider this an es-
sential book at all.
AS for Shakespeare. think n
study, perhaps of some annotated edi.
tion of Shakespeare is essential to-
wards liberal education Some OF
the so-called vulgarisms of the Bard
of Avon might be cXpurgated with
advantage to some of us. But in
Germany and other countries nothing
is thought of such words and sent
cnces as are used in an unabridged
Shakespearean edition and their c.-
preston finds little or no cause for
comment. All of the books in DIR
Eliots list. with perhaps one or two
exceptions are familiar TO me aud
have read about three-fourths Of
them In toto. a few others only par.
TALLY"
Said Judge James E. Humphrey:
"The list is not altogether to my lik-
ing as would have most certainly
added the Bible and Shakespeare.
The classics from the Latin ! am
quite familiar with having read some
of them in the original. have read
at least half of the books in the list,
! am sure Some few OF them are
unfamiliar to me and | don't think
| recognize them at all.
"As for the Bible. cant imagine
why Dr. Eliot should have left It out.
1t surely is the masterpiece of all
literature. II is in a class all by It.
self. but that should be no excuse for
having omitted II from list of edu-
cation books"
Judge / II. Mason has been giving
some attention TO DR. Eliot's list and
was not slow to say what he thought
of the omission of the Bible from
the list of books Said Judge Mason:
Il think DR.. Eliot is a fool am
sure that the heads of all our large
institutions of learning and colleges.
those who have biblical chairs are in
| iidels and agnostics. | believe their
teachings are directly opposed 20 u
divine Interpretation OF the scrip
/ lures"
Smith G. Matson. assistant attor-
ney has been much interested in
DIR. Eliots list and a number of the
books mentioned We're familiar 70
him. having read a third of them.
THE Autobiography of Benjamin
Franklin" alone said Mr. Matson
lis in itself pretty liberal educa.
tion. and | believe every young man
should read it, Some OF the bo,k
/ have never heard of"
MIR. W. B. Johnson has also been
waiting for the list to appear and said
that he had read perhaps as many
as twoJhirds OF those mentioned. Mr.
Johnson said he could not account
for Dr. Eliot's leaving out The Bible
and Shakespeare.
How many of these books have
you read9" was asked of sev
eral business men, clerks. hoteI
guests and others yesterday. They
carefully scanned the list. Then they
indicated one or two books they had
read.
Going to make a story out OF It
did you say? Not on your life. Here
take the list back. don't want 1,
be quoted as not having read more
of that list of books Come arount
in a month and meantime. I'll read
some of them, If have time,
Meantime the list is doing rs
good work setting other people to the
making OF best books" lists ant
a-dipDing into long neglected classics