HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, Danish Poet and Fabulist CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY, Writer of Stories and Books for Children and Young Folks RALPH HENRY BARBOUR, Author of "The Crimson Sweater" and other books for boys L. FRANK BAUM, Author of "The Wizard of Oz," "Queen Zixie of Ix" and other children's books ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, Ph.D., M.D., Sc.D., Scientist and Inventor JOHN STUART BLACKIE, Scottish Scholar and Man-of-letters RICHARD DODDRIDGE BLACKMORE, English Novelist JOHN HENRY BONER, Editor and Poet ELBRIDGE STREETER BROOKS, Author of "Historic Boys" and "Historic Girls" WINIFRED BUCK, Author of "The American Girl" GELETT BURGESS, Draughtsman and Author THORNTON WALDO BURGESS, Author of "Old Mother West Wind" ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING, Poet ROBERT BROWNING, Poet ROBERT BURNS, Poet CHARLES H. CAFFIN, Author of "A Guide to Pictures" CHARLES DICKENS, Novelist MARY MAPES DODGE, Author and Editor NATHAN HASKELL DOLE, Author of "Young Folks' History of Russia," etc. ALEXANDRE DUMAS, Novelist M. S. EMERY, Author of "How to Enjoy Pictures" EUGENE FIELD, Poet WILLIAM LOVELL FINLEY, State Biologist of Oregon EDWARD HOWE FORBUSH, State Ornithologist of Massachusetts MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN, Novelist MATTHEW PAGE GAFFNEY, Headmaster of the Roger Ascham School REV. WASHINGTON GLADDEN, Author of "Santa Claus on a Lark," "Social Salvation," etc. JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, Author of "Uncle Remus Stories" ELIZABETH HARRISON, President of the National Kindergarten College NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, Novelist CHARLES FREDERICK HOLDER, Author of "Big Game Fish of the United States" VICTOR HUGO, Poet and Novelist FREDERICK WINTHROP HUTCHINSON, Author of "The Men Who Found America" JEAN INGELOW, Poet and Novelist WASHINGTON IRVING, Historian, Essayist, and Novelist TUDOR JENKS, Author of "Boys' Book of Explorations," "Electricity for Young People," etc. CHARLES KINGSLEY, Clergyman and Author GUSTAVE KOBBE, Author of "Wagner's Music Dramas Analyzed" CHARLES LAMB, Critic, Humorist, and Author SIDNEY LANIER, Poet and Critic EDMUND LEAMY, Author of "The Golden Spears" MAUD McKNIGHT LINDSAY, Author of "Mother Stories" HENRY W. LONGFELLOW, Poet SILAS ALPHA LOTTRIDGE, Author of "Animal Snapshots and How Made" FREDERIC A. LUCAS, Director of the American Museum of Natural History INEZ N. McFEE, Author of "Tales of Common Things" PETER MacQUEEN, Lecturer and Author of "Around the World With the Flag" JOHN MILTON, Poet ALFRED NOYES, Poet ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE, Author of "The Van Dwellers," "Mark Twain" and other works GIFFORD PINCHOT, Systematic Forester EMILIE POULSSON, Author of "Finger Plays" LAURA ELIZABETH RICHARDS, Author of the "Hildegarde" Books and "The Golden Windows" JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY, Poet