The Sidney herald., 1958-02-27
.AAUW Donates
Books To
Sidney Library

"A nuInDer OF line DOCKS nave
recently been received by the
Sidney Public Library as a gift
from the Sidney Branch of the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women.
The books were selected from
a variety of fields to satisfy diff
ferent tastes and needs. A num-
Der of reference books are in
Guided to supplement the library's
present supply.
The complete Book of Twen-
tieth Century Music" by David
Even explains in plain language
the background information so
necessary for the understanding
that leads to real enjoyment of
modern music.
The Concise Cambridge His
tory Of English Literature" by
George Sampson gives the whole
story Of English Literature = po-
etry, prose, drama, fiction, criti-
cism - and is presented as a
lively, witty, continuous MARIA
tive.
The Readers Encyclopedia
edited by William Rose Benet is
an encyclopedia Of all the things
encountered in reading.
The Cambridge History of
American Literature" edited by
William P. Trent, John Erskine,
Stuart P. Sherman and Carl Van
Doren. This splendid survey of
American Literature reflects three
centuries of Americas life and
culture and provides an authori-
tative source of information on
American writers.
college Scholarship Guide" by
Lovejoy and Jones gives facts
about tens of thousands of schol-
arships, fellowships, grants in aid,
loan funds, assistantships, con-
tests and awards.
The Complete Rhyming Die
tionary' edited by Clement Wood
gives American language spellings
and recommendations, completely
and scientifically arranged.
Two biographies are included
in the selection, the first of which
is the Charles M. Russell Book"
by Harold McCracken. In addition
to being a biography of the ia
nous cowboy artist this book is
a beautifully arranged picture
gallery with 35 full color illustra-
tons and more than $50 black
and white reproductions.
The other biography is the
Theodore Roosevelt Treasury
edited by Hermann Hagedorn and
is a roughly chronological selec-
ton of T. RS own writings. II
is a fine self-portrait of a vigor-
Gus man and great American, COW
ering nearly every stage of his
fabulous areer
A new historical novel, "The
White Witch" by Elizabeth
Goudge, tells a story of intrigue
in England at the time of Charles
I, when Cavalier and Puritan
strove for the mastery of the
realm.
Travel books include "At Home
in Mexico" by Charles Allen
Smart in which Mr.. Smart re-
lates with charm and candor how
he and his wife learned the de-
tails of foreign living by trial
and error.
americas National Parks" by
Nelson Beecher Keyes is filled
with countless black and white
and f~ull-color photographs which
capture the magnificent and
unique features of each of our
twenty-nine parks and the scenic
parks of Canada.
Two of the books will appeal
in particular to juvenile readers.
1.-THE Dog Who Wouldn't Be" by
Farley Mowat is a heartwarming
story of a boy, his pets and out
door life on the great plains of
Canada.
Time to Laugh" by Phyllis R.
Fenner is an assemblage of twenty
outstanding and amusing tales of
yesterday and today.
A miscellaneous selection n,
Mythology" by Edith Hamilton,
gives an orderly and lucid presen-
tation Of Greek, Roman and Morse
mythology. 1t is a sound, modern
and adult key to the foundation
stones of world literature.