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He reads much. He is a great observer, and he looks quite through the deeds of men.Shakespeare.
He reads much. He is a great observer, and he looks quite through the deeds of men.
Shakespeare.
In order to give the reader of this narrative on The Little Country Theater an insight into the hidden possibilities for the development of a life in both town and country, a life with more color and romance, a select list of reading materials is given. Aside from the program material sources, a careful reading of such books asThe Holy Earth, by Liberty Bailey;Three Acres and Liberty, by Bolton Hall;The Fairview Idea, by Herbert Quick;The Village, by Ernest Poole;The Farmer and The New Day, by Kenyon Butterfield, and scores of other books cannot help but broaden one’s outlook upon life. A reading taste could easily be developed in this and other countries if every community, regardless of its size, would place a book shelf containing interesting literature in the country store, village post office, community hall, school house, or somebody’s home. A few dollars, say fifteen or twenty-five would be a sufficient fund to begin the reading circle. The school master, especially the county superintendent, would soon see a changed attitude and a renewed interest in education. The grown-ups, the folks whose school days are no more, as well as the school children would, if a library bookshelf was placed in every hamlet, be given an opportunity to spend at least a part of their leisure time, with pleasure and profit. Good books are good friends. Reading one is like visiting somebody you haven’t seen in a long while. The author dedicates the several pages left to those who want to read that they may know.