The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-12

Harriet Mcintosh. nellie Rice, Margaret
Stokes, Ruth Virgins.
Wylam Sehool--Thema Bonfield. Kath-
crime Dimit, Gertrude Goolsfy, Elwg Jones,
Lucille Lawery, Ruth Morris, Louise Page,
Norman Smith, 1mogene speegle, Lula
Papers Not Marked by sohools-Rosa-
mond Harlies. Kathleen scruggs Tom
Bryson, Ethel Carpenter, Tommie Lou
smith. Louise Cable. Charlotte Penning
The Judges I'm the Contest
The central committee for the
Book I Like Best of AIR contest
consisted of representatives of the
board of education. of the library
board and of the different districts
where libraries are located, as we'll
as Mr.. Garrard Harris of the Biz
mingham News, a writer for children,
and Mr.. Henry r. Hunting of Spring.
held, Mass, who publishes children's
books Those who read the 233 es-
says We're. DIR. c. b. Glenn, Miss
Rosa V. Strickland, Miss Aimee col
Inns. Miss Hattie Grimes, Miss Watts.
Miss Ethel Gist. Mrs. John Nickel.
Mrs. Turnipseed, Mr.. L. L. Hearn.
Mrs. Ralph Harvey, Mr.. Samuel Earle.
Mr. Lloyd w. Josselyn, Miss Mary E.
Foster.
Seventy essays had to be discarded
because the books written about ware
not worth writing Of The best es
says We're about the best books, SO
1t would seem that the children who
read the best books are also the best
authors. Tom Sawyer" had ~ ad-
vocates and Little Women had II
devotees. The choice of material was
really gratifying in many cases-one
boy confessed to having read only
four books in his life and another
reported to his teacher that he'd only
read one-"Peter Rabbit"-so ii Is a
good thing Children's Book Week
comes at least once a year SO thai
we can talk about books, write
about books and see moving pictures
about books
chiidren's Book Week in the Movies
Cooperating cordially as they al
ways do with all the beneficial ard
uplifting movements for culture, the
moving picture people will lend their
nations wide aid to "Children's Book
Week most substantially
MRS. Myrtelle w. Smell, Birmine-
MANS efficient amusement inspector
in speaking Of this cooperation said:
The National Committee for Bet
ter Films of the National Board of
Review of Motion Pictures has re-
duested all exhibitors to cooperate
with schools and libraries In OBJ
serving children's National Book
Week by booking for that week
films based on good literature.
Librarians testify to the demand
among both adults and children for
books Upon which popular motion
pictures have been known to be
based.
The request of the National Better
Film Committee was presented to the
Birmingham exhibitors by the city
amusement inspector at a recent
meeting and they, with their usual
splendid cooperative spirit, decided
at once to book as many as possible
of fine films of good literature.
The committee for Movie Book
Week consists of DR.. c. B. Glenn.
DR.. H. M. Moffett, pastor of the West
End Presbyterian church; Miss Mary
Elizabeth Foster, director of the
childrens department of the Public
Library, and myself
Films To he shown
Among the well known. films to
be shown next week of books which
children as we'll as grown people
like, are Anthony Hopes Prisoner of
zenda; Mary Johnstons ITO Have
and To Hold Irvings, Legend of
Sleepy Hollow. (film name, The
Headless Horseman); Tennyson's,
Lady Godiva' and 'Enoch Arden. |
Charles A. Tayfor's. Rags to Riches
Zane Gray's, Golden Dreams; De-
foes, Robinson Crusoe,' and prob
ably Ibanez's Four Horsemen.'
The exhibitors of Birmingham
moving pictures, who have generous
ly lent their assistance to make
Children's Book Week a success
through the moving pictures, are Mr.. |
Lloyd Townes. Mr.. B. H. Mooney, Mr.. |
Dan Roberts, Mr.. Joe Steed, Mr.. |
Harry Portmann and Mr.. w. s. |