Oshkosh High School - Index Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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APRIL INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTEEN The Call of the Wild — for its being just dog. Harvard Stories — for humorous mischief and good times. Melting of Molly — for pathetic himior. Amateur Gentleman — for the heroine ' s charm. Lady of the Decoration — for its Japanese background. Prisoner of Zenda — for its thrilling fights. Rupert of Hentzau — for the same reason. Pollyanna — for the glad game. St. Elmo — for mystery and fascination. The Crisis — for its general tone and portrayal of Lincoln. Treasure Island — for mystery and excitement. Song of the Cardinal — for its nature pictures. The Shuttle — for its heroine. Tom Brown ' s School Days — because of the boxing match. Coniston — for its political thread. Concerning Sally — for its naturalness. How the Other Half Live — for its representation of life. Satan Sanderson — because of the hero. Ben Hur — for the strife between Messala ' and Ben Hur and for the chariot race. First Violin — for mystery. Doctor Luke of the Labrador — for its pathos and love. Valley of the Moon — for its novel plot. Bambi — for youth and love. Eight Cousins — for its portrayal of children. Rose in Bloom — for its good sense. Helen ' s Babies — for humorous situations. Reveries of a Bachelor — for its dreams. , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — for the shivers it gives one. Still Jim — for love and its hero. Tom Sawyer — for adventure, superstitution, and humor. The Clansman — for thrill and pathos. Girl of the Limberlost — for its instructive nature element. Hans Brinker — for its portrayal of Dutch life. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch — for its humor and optimism. Brewster ' s Millions — for plot and humor. All that mankind has done, thought, gained, or been; it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books. — Carlyle. Page seventeen

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APRIL INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTEEN From 1895 to 1900 the library proper received many gifts, which were mostly in money or books. Since that time the gifts have been mostly of a different kind, such as paintings, portraits and statuary, and the large clock. The Hon. John Hicks has given many statues and also the bronze lions at the front of the building. All of these gifts have helped to make the library the attractive and imposing building which it now is. The report of June 30, 1916, gives a record of 31,794 books, and a cir- culation of 170,651. This shows the increase since 1901, the circulation now being almost twice as much as that of fifteen years ago. Besides the main library building, there are two branch libraries, one on the south side on Oregon Street, containing 3,000 books, and another in West Algoma of 500 books, which was established a year ago. These cen- ters are well patronized and reach those who are far distant from the main library. There are also twelve special collections of books, comprising about 1,000 volumes, which are sent about to different places, such as the hospitals, Girls ' Club, Old Ladies ' Home, schools, and engine houses. Last Sunday ' s Tribune mentioned a conference which will be held on April 25, the aim of which will be to start a campaign to bring books to the people and people to the books. This has already been done to a great extent in our city. The article further says that the library is not merely a place where we may get books without buying them, but it thinks for us, suggests wider fields of education, and in time of need marshals for us the forces of knowledge without which our community could not be efficient. Our library, it will be seen, has had a gradual growth through the years until now, under the present efficient management, it is an important influence in the community life for culture and uplift. R. L., June, ' 17. Books We Like Under the Mulberry Tree — for originality. Mary Gary — for humor. Toma — for the hero ' s kindness and self-negation. Anne of Green Gables — for Anne ' s unusual ability to entertain the reader. Personality Plus — for youthfulness. Miss 318 and Mr. 37 — for its probability. The Harvester — for the dreams of its hero. Freckles — for the strife between Black Jack and Freckles. Laddie — for the hero ' s stubborness. Page sixteen

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APRIL I X IJ 1 . X FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTEEN The Easter Bells Hear! Hear! tlie Easter Bells! O ' er hill and dale their music swells; Filling the morn with its tidings of love, Greeting the sun and the earliest dove. List! List! the melodious tone! Note its sweet accents of joy, all its own ; How it swells upward! How it expands! How it leaps higher from the toller ' s hand! Still they peal upward! Still they ascend! How all their shrieking notes beautifully blend! Hush! It grows softer! The ringing notes die! Leaving behind them their wondrous cry. Now all is calmness, now all is peace. Their tales ' been told and their harmonies cease. They ' ve awakened the joy of Easter day As ever they will for aye and for aye! S. E. S. Great Book Centers of the World ONEITA WEST EGYPT was the first great hook center, but the libraries were private collections of the l ings and dynasties. Although these books were collected for use, they were also a means of adding to the rulers renown. The collecting was extremely difficult, for the copying was slow and expensive. As far as history shows, Osymandyas was the first king of Egypt to own a library of any renown, but there had been libraries in temples under the care of priests before this. Osymandyas established a library of sacred literature and had inscribed over the entrance, Here is Medicine for the Mind. However, the most is known of the library of Ptolemy Philadelphus, which he founded at Alexandria. He collected books of all kinds and from all parts of the world. He included the sacred books of the Hebrews as well as books from the Chaldeans, Egyptians, Romans, and others until the number of volumes reached seven hundred thousand. During the war between Caesar and Pompey, Caesar set fire to the ships in the harbor of Alexandria. This fire spread to the land and soon destroyed the library, Page eighteen