Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-08
Reading Material
WantedFor Men
Serving Colors

Apropos Of reading matter for SOL
diers, the government having asked
the American Library association to
assume the responsibility of supplying
material, General Pershing is appeal
ing to the people at home for reading
matter for his men He respectfully,
but firmly, reminds them that soldiers
are as intelligent as civilians and that
men in France or on the high seas
are no more interested in 1897 files of
the School Girls Friend than they
! were before enlisting. This Is by way
of telling us that good, up to date,
fresh, interesting material Is wanted,
something that will be Of value from
an educational or entertaining view
point, for these men who are serving
the colors.
In most every home there is a sup
| ply of good books that have been
read, and many of them, having once
been read, stand idly on the shelves.
Any of these that are in fairly good
condition would prove acceptable, and
with these there are the current mag
azines which, having once been read,
are usually kept for a time, and then
thrown away. Many periodicals, which
will bear a small notice or h right
hand side Of the page, may be
sent to the front without address or
w al % Wy ll1ClS1y P4CS4ll6 a. -
cent stamp on the cover This ar
rangement has been made by the U. S.
postal department, and these maya
zines given to any employe Of the pos
tal department are assured Of reach
ing our troops.
With so little Inconvenience or ex-
pense to u.s. surely 1t will be easy for
us to keep .our fighting men supplied
IWith plenty Of current magazines.
IT, ThiSgic a tthifv that ouaru nnrcnn
can do to help win the war by helping
the government to keep UP the morale
las well as the morals of the boys in
the camps, and acantonments. The
public library of Grand Forks has
been asked to cooperate in this mob
ilization Of books and magazines, and
donations may be sent there any day
or If an address is telephoned to the
librarian the material will be called
for.
Books Of good stories will be want.
! ed most-books Of adventure, sea sto-
tries, detective stories, historical novels
and collections Of short stories. par.
ticularly humorous ones. Good poet.
q ry and drama can be utilized, anc
'1for some of the men who have no
formed reading habits, there must BIZ
la number of light and easily read
. books. Foreign language books, es'
1pecially French gran1mars and die
tionaries, are much needed, possibl!
more than any other non-fictior
books. On one camp nearly one-fiftf
of the men are studying French. N,
magazines v two years old are de
sired.
The material is needed at once ant
the local librarian says hat SO fal
there has beer little o no respons,
to the appeal for good reading fol
! our soldier boys. Why not get busy a
once, and send some magazines o
! books to the library?
It has been suggested that the nam,
: and address of the sender be writer
in the books or on the magazines, s,
! that the men receiving them will
. know who is interested in them, ant
also that h senders may know late
that they were received, because ii
. most cases the gratitude OF the soldie
will bring a not of thanks.