Evening star., 1942-02-01
School Children Here
To Get Book Appeal
From Helen Keller
Pupils Asked to Contribute
Volumes for Modern
Knights Of U. S. Forces

Washington school children this
week will receive a letter from
Helen Keller, bind and deaf author
ess, asking contribution of a book
for the modern knights" Of the
armed forces.
Miss Keller conceived the idea
Of writing to the school children when
she was here Monday to speak to
District librarians working in the
District drive for the Victory book
campaign. Her letter has been
mimeographed by Mrs. Philip Sid
ney Smith, drive chairman, and
copies will be posted in every private,
public and parochial school class
room In the city by Thursday
morning.
II should very much like to
have you take part in the Victory
Book campaign" she writes.
How nice it will be If each OF
you will send a book as 4 gift and
token OF your admiration to the
service men of our Army and Navy
. book that will bring them new in
terests and brighten their lonely
hours far from their homes and
friends"
Miss Keller contends that books
will mean more to the student him.
self, when he has made 1t meam
of service to his country.
These soldiers are our modern
knights" she declares. going forth
with high courage to redress dread
full wrongs to an unhappy world
and make it freer, better world.
You can do your bit in this glorious
adventure"
$4,000 Books Contributed.
Entrance of the school children
into the campaign comes at the be-
ginning of the fourth week of the
sed nearly $4,000 books, more than
1000 phonograph records and about
200 pieces of sheet music. The ma
tional goal is 10000, 600 books.
Books are still being left and
mailed to public libraries or Safe
way, District Grocery or Brentano's S
Book Stores. The libraries at George
Washington and American Univer-
stiles are beginning to collect i'm
pressive totals, however. with the
best record established by Catholic
University.
Entering the campaign a week
after it started, Catholic University,
under the leadership Of the Rev
James J. Kortendick, assistant Ii
brarian, has collected $500 books
and more than 1000 records and
sheet music. A huge thermometer
set up in the John K. Mullen Ii
brary to show progress Of the drive
soon shot above the $500 total
originally set. Tomorrow students
will find new thermometer with
1880 as the top temperature.
immaculate Gives 1000 Books.
The Immaculate. Seminary con-
tributed about 2,0O0 books and most
of the records and sheet music to
the Catholic University total A
drive was carried on by all four
schools at the seminary. The Boy
Scouts of St. Anthony's parish are
conducting a drive for c. U. in
Brookland village.
In addition, st. Paul's College
donated nearly TOO classical and
reference books. Georgetown Vista
ton Convent gave 100 books and
c. us Theological College, $50.
These books will be trucked by
Catholic University this week to
Third Corps area headquarters In
Baltimore. Most of the other books
left In Washington will also be taken
to Baltimore this week as the con-
tribution of the Davidson Transfer
Co. Mrs. Smith gave 5000 books
direct to the Navy last week; 500
to Boiling Field the week before,
and 5000 were sent by the News
paper Women's Club to Fort Bel
voir.
Most of the books contributed
here will go, like those already dis
tributed, to nearby camps, but will
be routed through Baltimore.