2. The elimination of stories in which the child character is not within a normal sphere; for instance, the child novel, such as Mrs. Jamison's stories.
3. Lessening the number of titles by authors who are undeservedly popular, such as restricting the use of Tomlinson to one series only.
4. The restriction of any old and recognized series to its original number of titles, such as the Pepper series. The disapproval of all new books obviously the first in a series.
5. The elimination of travel, trivial in treatment and in series form, such as the Little Cousins.
6. The elimination of the modern fairy tale, except as it has vitality and individual charm, as have those of George McDonald.
7. The elimination of interpreted folk lore, such as many of the modern kindergarten versions.
8. The elimination of word books for little children, and the basing of their reading upon their inherent love for folk lore and verse.
Without analyzing the weakness of all these types, I wish to say a word about the series. This must be judged not only by content, but by the fact that in the use of such a form of literature the tendency of the child toward independence of book judgment and book selection is lessened and the way paved for a weak form of adult literature.
The later policies developed regarding book selection have been these:
1. Recognizing "blind alleys" in children's fiction, such as the boarding school story and the covert love story, and buying no new titles of those types.