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activities vaguely .and conveniently termedextension work, and it is in this aspect ofthe matter that the Dunedin Branch ofthe Association has, as reported elsewherein this issue, interested itself.

"Many libraries," says Mr Pottinger,"sponsor lectures, university extensioncourses, etc., on the principle that suchactivities consolidate the library's claim tobe the community's cultural centre, andtend to encourage the circulation of booksin the more solid and serious sections ofthe library. It is a very short step fromthe educational lecture to the educationalfilm, and I have little doubt that in thenext few years we shall find many of ourlarge municipal services installing 16mm.sound projectors, and ' organising pro­grammes of films designed to stimulate theuse of their non-fiction sections . The useof the film in the class-room and as a sub­stitute for university and other lectures, isadvancing by leaps and bounds. Only theother day, the Minister of Education ex­pressed publicly his ambition to see cine­matograph apparatus installed in everyelementary and secondary school in thekingdom. It is not, I think, over-sanguineto suggest that cinema screens will shortlybe as common in our libraries as lectureplatforms are now.

"And finally, it is not, I think, too far­fetched to envisage a day wh en we shallsee local authorities administering localcinemas in the same spirit as they at pre­sent administer public libraries. P ubliclibraries were established, an d are con­ducted, as a means of imparting to thepeople,education and intelligent recreation.

"Reading is to the mind whet exercise iI to the body."

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(From th e Official Organ of the New ZealandLibrary Association.)

In an article in the June number of the"Library Association Record," by M. C.Pottinger, F.L.A., the questi0J.l of educa­tional film is discussed. "The cmema grewup as all of us must have observed, in anat~osphere of considerable disapprovalfrom educationists, and generally was re­garded with disfavour by all who bel.ievedthat entertainment need not nacessarily bedivorced from intelligence or good taste.The cinema industry had its origins as ashowman's business." Mr Pottinger goeson to point out that the ordinary commer­cial film has improved immensely duringits short life, and that now we are fre­quently privileged to see "such honest, in­telligently conceived films as 'Man ofAran' 'Dawn to Dawn,' 'Fury,' 'The Storyof Lo~is Pasteur,' and 'The Private Life ofHenry VIII.' " .

From this consideration Mr Pettinger<roes on to the fact that Great Britain givesthe lead to the rest of the world in the pro­duction of the documentary film. As JohnGrierson, leader of the documentary filmmovement, put it-"Essentially the art ofproducing a documentary film is the art ofskilled and faithful reporting, dependingfor its success upon the ability to use thecamera to build up an interesting and dra­matic picture of the life led and the workdone in the world of everyday reality."The author goes on further to the directuse of films in the library as one of those

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In our small way, we of Linwocd Pub­lic Library are striving to assist our owncitizens by providing a varied and bal­anced bill of literary fare, to suit all tastes.Those of our subscribers who confine theirreading matter to fiction do not know whatuntold pleasures they are missing, theyhave been gorging upon literary jam andimagine that any mental food of a moresubstantial nature must be more or lessunpalatable. We would earnestly entreatany such reader to wander into the non­fiction room of our library and browseamong the shelves there. We can safelypromise that such a visit will be of lastingbenefit and pleasure. There are books of 'travel and adventure awaiting the seeker,books that are indeed stranger than fictionand that leave behind a more satisfyingsense to the reader. Biographies in plentyare there-stories of actual lives, far morethrilling than the imaginary exploits of afiction writers' imaginary hero.

We often hear the remark "I have somany worries during the day that I feelthe necessity for a little relaxation whenevening comes." This statement is ampli­fied by a further remark "A good thrilleror mystery story provides such relaxation,but a heavy book would only add to myworries." While not decrying good fiction,we do most sincerely believe that well­selected books from the non-fiction classare a greater help to the jaded brain thanthe majority of novels. May we urge ourreaders to prove the truth of this asser­tion. By reading such books, one not onlyspends many a pleasant hour or two, muchuseful knowledge is gained, and our edu­cation, which never ceases, is advancedanother stage.

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This is the day of education. Ourschools and colleges provide the youth ofthe land with a higher grade of educationthan ever before, fitting them with thenecessary knowledge to face life's battlefor existence. Matriculation is almost anecessity for the boy or girl to-day, if heor she wishes to obtain a position in theworld of commerce.

Yet it cannot be said that, upon leavingschool, the recipient of certificates or de­grees has acquired more than the funda­mentals of learning, for it is the greatschool of life itself that teaches us all, byexperience, how to measure up to thehighest standard of citizenship.

The greatest aid to one's education maybe summed up in one word "Books." Theyare the universal medium of educationwhether in school or outside-books to findthe facts behind the news reel or broad­cast-books to fit us for a job, to help usfind it or to keep us sane through unem­ployment-books to explain the economicpicture and the world changing rapidlybefore our eyes-books for our children­books to enjoy.

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REMEMBER!ties in Japan, does not conceal his anger at thedevelopment of Singapore, and conced s that aslong as Britain has a powerful navy and Singa­pore we in New Zealand and Australia can sleepin peace. He might have added that Britain hasbeen likened unto a bulIdog, whose strong pointis to grip and hang on. A book to read by thosewho take concern at Pacific Ocean affairs.

The Siege of Alcazar. By H. R. Knicker­bocker. The books on the Revolution in Spainhave yet to be written, but this one is writtenby an American journalist, who was grantedevery possible facility to see as much as he couldon the Rebel Front. He writes forcefulIy, andthrough him the reader makes acquaintance withwar in its naked horror. The relief of AlcazarWIll long be remembered as one of the grimmestevents in the struggle. Writing from the Rebelfront we gain a slight insight as to how thestruggle is carried on, but it is worth whie notingthat while the Moors are mentioned, very ittle ismentioned of either Itaitn or German troopsfghting Spaniards in Spain. .

The ValIey of the Assassins. By Freya Stark.Miss Stark has given us here a work that hasgained glowing eulogies from the critics and theEnglish Press, also gaining recognition of herwork and achiements from the Royal Geograph­ical Society and the Royal Asiatic Society. Thosewho enjoyed "The Southern Gates of Arabia"will find here the same charm in greater variety.

Red Sea Nights. By Wm . J. Makin. A storyof action and movement, commencing at Mar­seilles, when penetrating into Abyssinia, he thenis for quite a long spell in and about the unknownparts of the Red Sea, where he sees life in manyshades and hues. He has adventures galore, amienjoys them all.

I'll Go no More Aroving. By Charles Ladds.This IS not a fairy tale, though some parts of itread like pure imagination. The author left homeat fourteen, and went to sea, and in eight yearshad gathered quite a lot of varied experiences,and that is what the book is about. It will bewell read.

Three Lives and-s-Now. By Stephen Foot.Quite a different book this. The author was em­ployed by a famous oil company, first in Singa­pore, then in Mexico . When war broke out hebecame a staff officer in the Tank Corps. Afterthe war he was an assistant master at his AlmaMater. Then "Now" is recorded. At last he hadfound that direct service of God was the greatestthing of all. A "human" book.

NEW NOVELSBy our Reviewer.

Seaway Only. By Humphrey J ordan. Do youwant to read a book full of the salt tang of thesea, a story of the strength of the finest productof England, a man's book salted and vigorous?"Seaway Only," a tale of the merchant servicewill fill your wants of a real book full of life,brimming with interest that will grip you fromcover to cover. A real character walks here foryou to visualize and study. This is a book youwill take up with pleasure and put down with

BOOKS RECENTLY PLACED IN THENO -FICTION ROOM

Ordeal in England. Sir Philip Gibbs, in theearlier chapters, deals with the passing ofEdward VIl., accession of George V., the dra­matic events of his reign with a panegyric onhis jubilee, describes how his passing touched thehearts of peers and costers, all classes, men andwomen. As an interlude he relates his inclusionin the personnel of "A Royal Commission to en­quire into the alIeged abuse in the private manu­facture of arms and the trading in weapons ofwar, and to decide whether it was possible ordesirable to substitute ' a State monopoly in theindustry." One of the ironies of this Commis­sion was that while it was yet sitting Mussolinilaunched his Abyssinian campaign, and on morethan one occasion the situation was critical in theextreme, The evidence of Vickers Ltd., and theircros~-examination was a time of great strain.DaVId Lloyd George was a lighter spot in thatsombre strained atmosphere, fresh as a young~an, fulI of dynamic energy, and at the top of

. 11Is form. The recapitulation of the abdication isin SIr Philip's vivid style. He covers all the 'e.vents, and writes faithfully and truthfully.Summmg up, he says:-England loved EdwardV~ll." and ~e have lost something." As to theAIr l' orce m the scheme of re -armament he ispessimistic. Weare moving slowly and stili weakm future possibilities. lie is alarmed by thethought that the "Brass Hats" may be similar tothe "heads" or Brass Hats in 1914. A stagger­mg thought, and unfortunately for all probablycorrect.

In defence of Conservative ideas and condem­nation of leftism, he becomes very earnest andeloquent, . apparently ignoring the basic cause ofthe .conthct. between these two parties. He ispassionate m hIS desire for friendship with Ger­many, and his argument is apt enough to show astr:ong case. Searching for evidence of England'sopiruon, he meets many and various ideas illus-,tr'ativs of the chaotic condition into which noto,:e country, but many, have been drawn. Theviews of an .American-of whom he says, he iswell known m the ~.S.A. but whose ident it y isnot divulged-are mteresting, inasmuch as hepresents a.uoth~r viewpoint of the AsiaticEuropean snuauon. The Epilogue is an accountof the Coron~tion, and concludes a very arrestingand provocatIve book.

Japan. Must Fig~t Britain. By Lieut. -Corom.Tota Ishimaru, This is a book well worth read­ing, and more than that it is one that must beread in order to get the Japanese viewpoint ofe::cpan~lOn. T~e author tells us that the ultimateaim of Japan IS to mclude China and India in theJapane~e economic block, and as he holds thatBrJ~am s era of. prosperity and power is quicklyvamshmg, he IS. confident of Japan's victory.He leaves a possible hope for Britian if she willreno~nce some of her Asiatic territory, thusmakmg a gesture that will placate Japan andrender a war of acquisition unnecessary Hemakes out a case that will please naval au'thori-

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Tucker sees India, by ~I. L. Skinner, is thestory. of a happy-go-lucky soldier of the Austra­lian Light Horse, who misses his transport toEgypt and is stranded in Bombay. While inIndia he has a series of strange if extravagantadventures in unearthing spies, discovering hiddenarms, rescuing a white girl from bandits, andsaving a high personage from a bomb. 1\11'Tucker is, as one critique describes, "one of themost extraordinary characters encountered infiction"-a genuine comic creation, a delightfulwaster, a coward who is always running intotrouble he would far rather avoid." The descrip­tion of places visited during his escapades arewell penned and readers will tind betn interestand thrills of no ordinary kind.

Does anyone nowadays read Mark Twain? Ihave made certain random enquiries among myfriends, and find that most of them have read"Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn," but notsince they were fourteen or fifteen . All of themknow the names of "The Jumping Frog" and"Innocents Abroad," and some of them (thoughnot accurately) that of "A Connecticut Yankee atthe Court of King Arthur." Further, two leadingbooksellers whom I have consulted tell me thatnowadays they do not find it necessary to stockthe works of Mark Twain. Yet only the otherday Mr Stephen Leacock bracketed Twain andDickens together' as the greatest humorists ofmodern times-while asserting that until moderntimes there was no real humour.

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