Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-04
rME Suor AT kELLS.

cover that Delaware e. noted for
something besides powder and leather.
tor example. there ls the Shop OF
kcllr. az Newark, where Everett c.
johnson and his associates are giving
a. IN. world some OF tho meat beau
tifaly printed and bound books that
America has ever seen. OF course we
are .c close 60 kcns that some per-
sonr scarcely give II thought. But
people IN other states--,and in one or
two foreign lands--~re beginning TO
awaken to the fact that down In the
heart OF Delaware is n printery- that /
n actually producing books that COM
pare favorahiy with the best that tho
masters IN England and ON the con-
tlnent send us. Persons who rever
heard 90 our powder and our leather |
.-and such persons do exist. brethren I
ss--arc beginning 90 ask. have YOU
seen the books from kcllng
Not so long aso the Gospel OF St |
John wns published by kcll.. II
looks as though each line was set by
hand, md with love. as though each
pare va. carefully printed by some
craftsman, ,ryins. and succeeding In
making tho best possible impression.
And We know TINT the artistic bind
tns mus, hav. been done carefully
ty some worker taking pride In his
craft. The same work. done by an
Enslirh or a rrcnch house would cost
ycu ten umcs the modest price that
kslls sets ON this yoiumN, And II
wouldn't b. ~ carefully thought cu,
WORK. eithw.s
Another triumph Of Ks,ls was the
publication last summer of the sy-
rh.rd hdi'ion 81 Che English Bible.
pr ". Owen sypherd. head OF the
department OF English of tho univcr-
ait, of Delaware. had devoted years
to compiling series OF selections en-
tipclns the bes, literature in the
Hitlc. he threw aside the tirosome
"hosa,s" and Kave US the radium.
Then came the time TO seek a pub
Usher.
Then was when Dr. sypherd's labor
of years stood chance OF either be-
ins n failure or a success IL his
Hihlo wa. published without imarina-
slon being mixed with the ink and
Oct with the svpc /, would look like
The conventional, and sometime. un-
attractive volume tha, the Bible gem
ornliy Ia Hut Everett c. johnson and
his associates NJ Kells possess tina, bit
Of imagination that dirercntiates the
arti-t from the artisan. They real
ir.d shnt this wns a book 90 bc read
net 60 be placed on the top shelf or
tho c"n,re table for ornament. They
saw IN !, collection OF poems. legends,
ESSAYS and Biographies that could be
mrd, interesting reading for the most
non.christian man living. n Il was
only presented 10 him In attractive
form. They saw n IA n piece OF lit
sreture. no, ss n church accessory.
Tho result cf the labor az Kells was
81 artistic volume that looks az little
Nike the average Bible as the sun re-
s.mbles the moon They took dead
'hins--from the viewpoin, Of the un.
reading masrcs---and nade livlnr
ihng of H. They printed II In larg,
type. we'll spaced They left gener.
Gus margins. They used non-sanc
umoniour paper They bound IL sub
rrn,ially. beautifully, SO that n de
buan,e even could read Il on IN,
train without her dancing friends
thinking that she had suddenly de
cidnd TO forsake socioty's glitter for 1
NE of meditation. In other words, i
vas y succs~s, and a big one.
Now comes word that college pro
tesrors In many universities are be
sinnins TO recommend that sypherd'
Bible. published by keIls. be bough
and read purely as literature. Som
institutions are making its reading
requirement in the English depart
mont. One OF these bright morning
49, shall awaken and IND that sy
ph.rds Bible is In use In most OF ou
American high schools and college,
A day In comins--and IL Is not 5
fat or--when DELAY ware IL going t
b. noted FOR the shop OF Kclls. Dis
Nnwuishcd vlstora viii make pilgrim