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A Book To Read
Bjr Clarence Wegener
The concept that a professor la ah absent-minded, Impractical fellow, though untrue in the main. Is handed down from one generation to another. Per haps the reason whv the Idea Is cherished by us is because we unconsciously envy a human being who can show such Indifference to our unsatisfying but constant preoccupation with dollar chasing and self-aggrandizement. Did you know that In addition to the Innumerable Jokes about professors who go about with their minds In the clouds there Is a charming novel dealing with a retired college professor who, against his' will, comes wide awake— and learns to like it? Nobody suspected that old Professor Gotthold Klttguss, who had neither wife nor child would ever be Jarred loose from bin calculations and researches of the Book of the Revelation. But the day came when Rosemarie, his goddaughter, appealed for help. The story of all the exciting things that happened when the Professor responded to that Sppeal is delightfully told In AN OLD HEART GOES AJOURNEYING, by Hans Fallada; illustrated by George Salter (Simon and Schuster, N. Y„ 1936). Fallada Is a surprisingly *06d writer. In this gay, winsome novel, with Its scenes laid in the Germany directly prWf to World War I, he offers more than a few hours of diversion. He acquaints the realtor with a medley of unforgettable characters—some lovable, some despicable,
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are occasional philosophical comment* on life that enrich the book for the contemplative.
This book, which can be borrowed from the Rappahannock County High School Library, is one of those books which we so often wish for but too seldom find—a book we can read for sheer pleasure, and
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