Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

accessIons the Public Library fun
niShes this week a list Of the 40 books
of the year 1924 which the American
Library Association judges the mos
important for inclusion in list OF
books of all countries. The list was
compiled at the request of the commit
tee on intellectual cooperation of the
League of Nations and Is America
contribution to the world list. consist
ing OF 600 titles, 10 be published unde,
The auspices Of the committee.
Countries publishing 10 600 or more
new books annually are entitled t.
name 40. The British Empire, France
Italy, Japan, Germany and the United
States are the only nations in this
class. Countries whose publishing IS
from 5000 to 10000 new works annu-
ally are entitled to name 30: those Of
from $500 to 5000, 10; below $500. )
The best books ordinarily become
known abroad very slowly, and 1t is
thought that the annual publication
of concise list limited to 600 titles
VIII be an effective means of drawing
nations together into closer intelIec-
tual contact by keeping them in touch
with the works each nation believes to
be its best. The American Library
Association was selected as the au
thoritative body in the United States
'
ing books of the wear
The titles followed by call numbers
nave already been received at the
Library. but. due To shortage of funds.
the remaining books have not vet been
secured.
Bellies Letters and Art.
Anderson. s. a Story-Te1Ier's stor,
E,-An26S
Babe. w. r Life and Letters of JOIN
Muir. V. E-MS96b.
Bianchi. NJ y. Life and Letters OF
Emily Dickinson E-D562a-
Boyd, +. Portraits, Real and Irnagi
nary. tNot yet in lihrary)
Bradford, c., Bare Souls. E-eB725b
Brownell W. c. Genius of Style
ZB-BS17G.
Clemens. S. L. Mark Twain's Auto.
biography. Y. E-T914a.
frkins Q, William Dean TIowells
ZYA-IS3Sf.
Goreas, NJ. D.. and Hendrick B. j
William Crawford Gorgas. E-G674g
Hambidga, J. The Parthenon and
Other Greek Temples. tNot yet in
library)
Hammond. j. ". Charles Proteus
SteinmetH. E-St349h.
Howe. NJ. A. De W. Barrett Wendell
ana Ills Letters f--N aS3n.
Mumford. l.. Sticks and Stones
WTs3-N916s.
Robinson. +. A. Man Who Died Twice
Seitz. y. Joseph Pulitzer. EP965s.
sullivan, l.. Fl. Autobiography Of an
Idea. F,-Su,5
White. W. \ Woodrow Wilson
E-W697wh.
Travel
Kent, r. Noyagins Southwark Gs95T
Ia
History
McIlwain, c. II. American Revolu-
ton. F832-M1S5
Paxson, F. l.. History of the Amerf.
can Frontier. FS3-P28sh
Osgood, H. l.. American Colonies In
the Eighteenth Century. q V. CNot
yet in libraryl
Moore. }. Il. International Law and
| Some Current Illusions. JX-M7s3i
Natural Science.
Beebe. {. W. Galapagos. AI999. B39e
Huntington, r. The Character of
Races P4-H92bC.
MacCurdy, G. G.. Human Origins. .
Y. PWA-M129h
Cowdry. E. V. General Cytology. Mo-
Kellogg. Y. Evolution. MW-Ko9e.
Philosophy.
Hart, j. X. The Discovery of IntelIi
gence. IkILH257d
v+iy, II
Has TO Teach You About Yourself
and the World You Live in BI-
M364.
Religion.
Fosdick. H L The Modern Use of
the Bible. CBC-F7Sm.
Mathews. S. Contributions of Science
to Religion. BSeM423.
Rowe, H. X. History of Religion In
the United States. DDS3-RT9
Social Science.
Adams. R. c. History of the Foreign
Policy of the United States. JZS3
Ad16h.
Airport. F. H. Social Psychology.
H-Al56s.
Faulkner, H. U. American Economic
History. HCs3-F275
Fitch, J. A The Causes of Industrial
Unrest. HFS3-F553.
Giddings, r. Ii. scientific Study Of
Human Society. HG363s.
Merriam, G. E., and Gosnell, II. F
Non-EotinG: Causes and Methods
of Control JM-M55n.
Pound, r. Law and Morals. XII
PS66l
Small, A. w Origin of Sociology.
I-Sml6o.