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college level, or the elite. Nothing could be farther from the mind of the authors. Witness another quote from Mr. Eliot - “I hope that many readers who are obliged to give eight or ten hours a day to the labors through which they earn their living will use the Harvard Classics, and par ticularly young men and women whose early education was cut short, and who must therefore reach the standing of a cultivated man or wdman through the pleasurable devotion of a few minutes a day through many years to the reading of good literature". An index to the whole set is provided which makes selections easy. One should approach the Harvard Classics through this volume #50. Here one may find the way to approach the study of history; a quick way to learn about the foundations of science and the men who set those foundations; learn of the politics of today through the study of the men of history who formulated the principles of politics; study the esisence of the drama at its two great sources, the Greek and the English read how the aige of Pericles and the age of Elizabeth influenced all drama to our own day; and for sheer entertainment spend hours with the section on poetry and prose acquaint yourtiell again with the Song of Roland, Paridise Lost, Tam Q'Bhanter, the Divine Comedy, Lochinvar and all the others. These are but a few sugge stflons for the classics have the full range of literary divisions from silly comedy to pro found philosophy and religion. We invite you to come to the Library to look over this wealth of world literature in this best of guides to great thought;. Later we will have more on the great books, program which is more of a method of study, than a selection of great works although selections are an integral part Of the program. Several peopPe have indicated Interest in joining a reading group. At leiast ten regular members are necessary to conduct a good study. Perhaps we shall try to start a program in the spring if enough people are iq te rested. Library hours are continuing as scheduled on Wednesday afternoons ami Saturday ny&rnings.
The greats st of faults Is to be conscious of none.
.f' .--Thomas Carlyle
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