The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10
"A CORNER In BOOKS" ALA. CAMP LIBRARY
3 FUNSTON KANSAS.

municipal house cleaning and salvage
was greeted with equally prompt re-
Spouse. 1t must be admitted, though.
that the librarian found himself rather
short Of breath when ne was asked for
book that would enable a Greek to
teach an Italian English.
Foreign Works In Demand.
"We have books in French, German.
Spanish, modern Greek, Yiddish, Nor
wegian, Swedish. Polish, Rumanian,
Russian and Bulgarian" reports the
librarian in charge, and they are In
constant circulation"
Some OF these books are by native
! authors and others are TRANSACTIONS
from English. for It is desirable that
our foreign born soldiers become IA
miliar with English and American
books. The other day a Greek boy
/ brought book to the librarians desk
to DO changed. The librarian, not be-
ing able TO read Greek, asked the boy
| what the book was
why, don't you know" exclaimed
the soldier. IT'S SherIock Holmes"
The greatest demand for foreign
| language books arc from Poles
French. Spanish. Jewish. Russian and
Italian soldiers. About the stiffest re-
quest the Library Association has had
So far was for the Ardbidn Nights in
| the original Arabic. a professor In
| Columbia University was appealed to
and before long the homesick soldier
from the East got the precious book
! OF stories.
! 1t Is the hope and aim OF the Gov.
| eminent, In which the American III.
brary Association is cooperating, that
when our soldiers get back from over
! there every one OF them will be speak.
Ing English fiuently. There Is no de.
sire to make him forget the language
he learned Mt his mothers knee. Above
all there Is no desire to wesn hin
from his family or his neighbours, II
all of the camp libraries, in this coun'
| try at least, foreign language news
papers are provided.
| At Camp Sherman, Chiilicothe. Ill.
there are many Syrians. One day 9
| Syrian soldier tlmidly entered the
! camp library, not really expecting e
find anything to interest him. To his
delight he found Syrian newspape,
published In New York. lie sat dowr
and read II through, advertisements
and ALL The next day he came bach
with two more Syrians, The news
spread through all the regiments ant
now. the librarian says, there Is a dele
CATION OF Syriarls waiting every eve
ming to read their newspaper, which II
donated to the camp by the publishers
Thousands of Incidents.
The records OF Library War Servict
both on this side and overseas contain
literally thousands Of Incidents and ex
amples illustrating the desire To-
knowledge on the part OF the men ant
the value OF books to them. Perhaps
an idea of the variety of non fiction
literature may be best obtained by I
glance at the record OF a single day
non fiction circulation In the main II
brary building at Camp Meade on Fri
day. August &c:
BalIa ortaI America
Bethell--Modern Artillery In tho Field.
Brown-The Everyday Life Of Abraham IAN
Bishop Field ARTILLERY.
Capaune Sorrldent..
ClouEh-Putarchs Wives,
Clough--ICreed of the ConquerinE Chief.
Davis Notes OF "A War Correspondent.
Dion-Drin Regulations for sgnal Troops
Dion-Tanks, Gas. Bombing. LIQUID Fire,
Esr'e-sun Dia's and Roses OF Yesterday.
Edmund -Toaster's Handbook
Ellis a Carey-P'atisburg Manual.
Ennis Field Artillery Driver and Cannoneer.
Ennis-Fleld Service Regulations.
Foster -Ency clopedis OF Cameo
Freeborough Il Rankth--Chess Openings.
French Mekleiohn--E Essentials OF Lettering.
| Garofa'o--Crtmino'o
/, G'll- Gas and Fuel Analysis.
Govin-rne Executive and His Control o
Men