SEVENTH ANNUAL COURSE.
REQUIRED READINGS (SERIAL).
I. Dear Old Story-Tellers. By Oscar Fay Adams. A set of most delightful papers about certain old authors and certain old stories whose names and titles are constantly occurring in general literature. Whatever of importance and interest is known about these authors Mr. Adams has here gathered up; and a good idea is given of the work which has made them famous, valued and remembered. These “Readings” will be very helpful for all who wish to understand the allusions in literature to standard old stories and romances. Many portraits and illustrations.
II. U. S. Military and Naval Schools. By Louis T. Peale. A good series for family reading, as both boys and girls are growing more and more interested in the way our Government conducts affairs, and these papers explain just what means are taken to train up a noble body of men to protect our country and maintain her interests and her rights by land and sea. While the series is of general interest to everybody, it will be especially hailed by boys who have dreams of entering the army or the navy; they will find here a complete manual of answers to all the questions they or their anxious friends can possibly ask as to what the boys must do for the Government, and what the Government does for the boys. Illustrations.
III. Our Asiatic Cousins. By Mrs. A. H. Leonowens. Mrs. Leonowens lived a long time in the far East, an inmate of both palace and tent, and had opportunities of knowing face to face both royal potentates and the common people. She has written these articles especially for the members of the C. Y. F. R. U., and they are very interesting. Fully illustrated.
IV. “Diamond Dust.” By Mrs. S. D. Power. Some chatty articles about precious stones, our native gems, and beautiful objects in the mineral world.
V. Ways to do Things. All sorts. The first will be the “Way” to take care of dogs, by Louise Imogen Guiney.
VI. Search-Questions in Roman History. By Oscar Fay Adams. Twenty questions each month. Book prizes for correct lists of answers. Particulars in both Wide Awake and the Journal.
REQUIRED READINGS (BOOKS).
A Family Flight Around Home. Part I. By Edward Everett Hale and Susan Hale. A new volume of this delightful series, describing the scenes and events of early New England history, etc. Illustrations.
Poets’ Homes. By Arthur Gilman, and others. Charming pen and pencil pictures of the homes and haunts of the poets—and the poets themselves.
Nelly Marlow in Washington. By Laura D. Nichols. Those who went with Nelly Marlow “Up Hill and Down Dale” will surely wish to go with her to Washington. Illustrations.