The mirror., 1923-02-08
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciate and see the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward means of self education
through correspondence school courses, study of
good literature, acquiring an education in our
lg Night Schools or, who need helpful informa-
ious departments, will herewith be privileged
to use the Query" column. You are welcome
to ssnd in & any f Of serious to
ton OF Miss Miriam E. Cary, Supervisor of
Institutional Libraries, will gladly endeavor to
supply the requested information.
NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
OF this column inmates must sign their name,
register number and lock number to all queries
submitted submit ID; for publication Inmates names Of
of each querist being used-Editor.
Q:-How can l get the following and
what is the price of each? (1) Compost
ton, oral and written, by c. S. Baldwin;
(2) Writing English prose, w. T. Brew
ster; (3) Paragraph Writing; The Essen
tials of English Composition, M. G. Full
ton.-M. ]. S.
A-U Composition, oral and written,
by c.. S. Baldwin, $1.20, published 1909,
Longmans, Green & Co., S. 5th Ave-,
Corner 18th St. New York; (2) Writing
English prose by w. T. Brewster, fifty
cents, published 1913, Henry Holt & Co.,
10 w. 44th St., New York. (3) Para
graph Writing, by Scott, F. N. and Den
rey, J. ", $1.25, Allyn & Bacon, 1906 S.
Michigan Ave-, Chicago; Essentials of
English Composition, Woodbridge, H. E.,
$1.2O, published 1920, Harcourt, Brace &
Co., 1 w. 47th ST., N. Y. *Unable to
locate Essentials of English Composition by
M. G. Fulton, substituted Woodbridge.
Q:-What is the meaning or interpreta-
tion of the word Stabat as used by Rossini
for the title of his composition, "Stabat
Mater PA. H. P.
A:-"Stabat Mater" means: The mother
was standing. 1t is thirteenth century
Latin hymn or liturgical sequence, COM
nemorating the sorrows of Mary, mother
of Jesus, at the foot of the cross. 1t is
read in the Roman Catholic church during
the mass of the Seven Dolors of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, and is sung by
Catholics when making ''the way of the
cross"
OWL you please advise me whether
Irwin Cobbs's "Boys Will Be Boys" is
contained in "The Best Short Stories for
1917 or "The Best Short Stories for 1915"
compiled by O'Bricn.-A. NJ. H.
A:-Best SHORT Stories, 1917, No. 1862.
Q:-Kindly advise me where can pur-
chase some books on advertising g?-H. R.
"A. c. McClurg & Co., 33O-352 E.
Ohio ST. Chicago, carries good line of
such books. On pages 1O1-1O4, prison
catalog, there are a number of standard
works on advertising. These could be OBJ
tained through any book store.
Q:-(a) Are the Minnesota Chippewa
Indians citizens of the U. S. A.? Have
they the right to vote? (b) To what
reservations belong the Indians that are
now living in the vicinity of Mile Lacs
Lake, MINI. Are they voting?-J. H. K.
A:-(a) Any Indian who takes up land
becomes citizen and in this state such
Indians may vote. (b) This reservation
has probably been closed. No information
available.
NOTICE-An inmates using the Query Col
umn and desiring more detailed information to
their queries invited to use the splendid
reference books in our library to be had
request The International Text Books are
especially complete in their information
technical subjects Consult the Reference, Use
full Arts, Literature, Chemistry, Biography and
Science divisions of our library catalogue for
diversified subjects.