objects were carefully selected with the aid of the gentleman who
instituted the village at Glen Island, and who had made a study
of the country and people of Porto Rico. "The bulletin led not so
much to the reading of books, because there are few on the
subject, but it gave the children a very clear idea of the
manner of living of the Porto Ricans and drew the attention of
many visitors to Glen Island, as an educational point as well as
a pleasure resort."
Question 9. Do you do anything with Perry pictures, scrap books,
etc., for the little children?
At Medford scrap books are made by the children themselves, much
to their delight. Several librarians make their own scrap books,
Miss Hammond, of St. Paul, sending perhaps the best description
of work of this nature. For the little children she always keeps
on hand several scrap books made from worn out books, by Howard
Pyle and Walter Crane. Other scrap books enjoyed alike by the
older children and the little ones are "Colonial pictures" and
"Arctic explorers," the last especially liked by the boys. Miss
Hammond also cuts whole articles from discarded magazines,
putting on heavy paper covers, labelling and arranging in a case
according to subject for the use of teachers and pupils.
Question 10. Mention five examples of pictures suitable for a
children's library.
The pictures suggested are given in order, according to the
number of votes assigned to each one.
Raphael, Sistine Madonna, 6 Watts, Sir
Galahad, 6 Guido Reni, Aurora,
4 Bonheur, Horse fair, 4 King
Arthur, (Chapel of Innspruck), 3 Corot,
Landscape, 3 Hardie, Meeting of Scott
and Burns, 2 St. Gaudens, Shaw monument, 2
Murillo, Children of the shell, 2 Stuart,
Washington, 2 Van Dyck, Baby Stuart,
2
The selection of these pictures must, of course, depend on the
library, but there are a few other suggestions which are worthy
of mention:
Regnault, Automedon and the horse of Achilles.
Raphael's Madonna of the chair.
Reynolds, Penelope Boothby.
Question 11. In preparing your lists of books to accompany
bulletin, do you prepare an analytical list or refer to book
only?
An analytical list seems preferable where any list is used,
although some librarians seem to question the advantage of lists.
Miss Brown, of Eau Claire, says: "I have, however, decided for
myself that the bulletin that pays is the one which tells
something of itself and has no long list of books. If the child
is interested in the bulletin it is no sign that he will take a
book listed, but if he gets a fact from looking at it he has
gained something and you lose the bad effect of having him get
into the habit of skipping the books on the bulletin, which he
usually does." On the other hand, lists help the systematic
reader and relieve the librarian.
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