Word: books
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...humorist divided his address into three parts, concerning himself with the literature of the Victorian Age, of the late 19th century, and with modern literature, and described the hero, heroine and general plot which characterized each. In the Victorian period, we knew at the outset of the book that the hero and heroine would be married, and we were satisfied, for that's what we wanted. And when the novel ended with the sweet wedding bells, we were glad we read...
...this wasn't satisfactory. We come to the indoor novel again. The modern man doesn't want a book where the people are sure to be married; he wants a story where the people can't get married because they're married already. His story always begins in cabaret where 'The Man' meets the 'Wife of the Other Man' what a fascination those words have for him! The point of the modern novel is to get these two into some delicate position, we used to call it indelicate. The proper situation is this: The Man must walk by accident...
...Education is not merely a matter of pouring in accepted doctrines, but rather of making the student's brain work. As we do not attempt to limit the reading of the radical book in the university, so we should not restrict the radical thinker of great ability, who at least provokes discussion and thought...
Among the many aids which the Phillips Brooks House offers is a comparatively little known one, the Text Book Loan Library. This library annually lends books to students for a very slight sum, where otherwise it would mean a considerable financial strain on them...
...Text Book Loan Library was started in 1906, primarily to reduce the expenses of students working their way through college. There are at present 3500 books on the shelves, of which 2000 are French and German readers and grammars. The average number of books withdrawn yearly reaches 700. The number of volumes is being increased every year by regular collections and by the gifts of numerous friends. The depository fee is ten or fifteen cents, depending on the book to be loaned; all but five cents is given back when the book is returned by the borrower...