The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-11

MISS BELLA DE COSTA GREEN.
When the late J. =. Morgan's libra
rian. Miss Bella De Costa Green. was
asked her official title this pretty young
guardian Of rare editions smilingly re-
piled:
well. my friends in England sug.
gest that l be called keeper Of printed
books and manuscripts:' but. you
know" she continued. they have such
long titles IN London. I'm simply u.
b%rarian."
Being q librarian with MIR. Morgan's
unsurpassed treasures to care for II no
small task. Miss Green was originally.
selected for the position while she was
4 student several years ago at Prince
ton. where she specialized In early
printed books. Mr.. Morgan's nephew.
Junius Morgan, was associate librarian
of the university. and through a noted
collection Of books purchased by him
for his uncle the idea Of the wonder
full library which has descended to Mr..
Morgan's son vas begun.
Seeing Miss Green in her home. one
would imagine that she was an
| ally cultured society girl with decided
" intellectual tastes. evidenced by the
| bookcase which has a prominent place
In the attractive living room. When
she tells you at this late day she Ia
only beginning to find time to read ID
sen and other 'moderns" you naturally
wonder whether 1t is q dancing ten or
1.-The opera that has interfered with her
education.
But you soon learn that musty tones
have interested this young woman ~
twenty-seven. Miss Green has been
obliged to study in diverse fields and
be ready ut the slightest warning to
scour the ends of the earth for n rare
book and to identify almost at u glance
stolen volumes.
Miss Green Ia deeply interested In the
project Of developing a university press
ut Harvard which will eventually com.
pete with the Oxford Press In England.
The est establishment of such n press
would make printing q serious art In
this country. aud already several bib
liOphiles from Harvard have been to
New York to see Mr.. Morgan's cOlie'.
ton with this object In view.
Perfect Marriages Are Rars.
Only one perfect marriage In ten
seems a pretty small average.
IN view Of the proposed law In Mich
igan requiring the issuance Of medical
certificates before marriage licenses
are issued. a letter has been sent ("
the chairman Of the committee. Gun"
H. Randolph. by Fulton r. Gordon. IL
which he says:
"The proposed medical certificate Is
u step in the right direction. but only
n step. Why stop there! Why not
70 to the very bottom Of this tn"
most important and ~farreaching sub
jert now before the American people
that il. the schooling and preparing 1T
our loving xOns and daughters. w!n'
theirs and mothers. to the end THAI
their children. our descendants. will i~
~ n higher standard both mentally and
physically?
I'VE teach our children the geOgrh
l,hy If the world. Then why not tear',
them the geography Of their precious
little bodies: Which IN the more srnst
|, bic. to have your sons and daughters
happily married and not know 40 mucl!
:. about the exact location Of the kain
!, mazOu river or to Ike divorced on nc
/ count Of the lack Ut proper knows
, edge?
, III you are successful in Gathering
? this important legislation at the ma
tionaI capital It will no doubt be i'm
mediately taken up and adopted ny al
: the states. and when this Is done yO'
will he the greatest benefactor to ma
kind in the history Of the world.
statistics show about one divorce
}, In ten marriages in the United States
:, This also .AOws that n In nine Il
|, within n~inp-tpnths Of n divorce anc
: one in eight within eight-tenths. and ~
! On down to only one perfect marriage
IN ten"
: Easy Summer Work.