Throughout the country there are numerous knowledgeable groups and

Throughout the country there are numerous knowledgeable groups and clubs providing us with reading lists of all sorts. Book of the month club, the readers digest, etcetera, select from hundreds of books those felt as meeting the particular standards of excellence the group has established. These groups do a great service for those who have little time or means to make their own selections. However it must be pointed out that for those depending entirely on the group judgement limitations enter in which exclude some fine literature. We must admit that though the guides are of immense help they are also fallible. A better aid would be to get the lists from several clubs, and supplement with book reviews from the press, particularity from the N. Y. Times and Washington Post, and the like. At best it is very difficult to choose from the hundreds of books coming off the press every day. For those who wish to give some time to catching up with the great literature of the past perhaps the greatest single guide was that prepared by Charles W. Eliot assisted by Dr./William A. Nellson of Harvard. Here in the original fifty( volumes started In 1909, now expanded considerably to include great fiction, is a well conceived and excellent collection of the worlds best works in every category of intellectual pursuit. This is the famous Harvard Classics Col lection. On entering this monu mental task Mr. Eliot said, *1 propose to make such a selection as any intellectually ambitious A mericanfamlly f might use to advantage, even if their early opportunities of education had been scanty”. Here is a very Interesting kay to purpose. Mr. Eliot definitely selected works which would appeal and be useful to the average family - the whole •family - even though members t*Nthe family had not the opportunity of higher education. Many people think The Harvard Classics are for the

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