Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-29 | Page 5 | Books worth More to World than Battles, N. Y. Librarian Declares

Books Worth World Than I. I Battles N. N Y Librarian Declares Librarian Declares LAKE PLACID N N. Y 7 se Sept 29 Fifteen AP-Fifteen decisive books have hae proved o- o more to the world than fifteen decisive battles in the opinion Of of Tames James I I. I WYer director of the New sch school ol state library Speaking before the New York Library association he e took Creasy's Fifteen Decisive Battles nd lI ed each a of th the same date as follows th books book In parenthesIs Marathon B B. C. C Euclid's Elements Syracuse 41 Iliad Arlela Plato over oyer Varus 9 A. A.- A.D. D. D Hebrew Scriptures Chalons Augustine's Otty of God Tours Justinian H Hastings Chanson de Roland Ito Ro- land and Morte dArthur Joan Toan ot of Are Arc 1429 Divina Commedia Corn Com media Spanish Armada 1588 Shakespeare Shake Shake- speare Blenheim 1704 De Christl 1709 P Progress Progress ress Saratoga 1777 1771 Wealth of Nations Na- Na Valmy 1792 Po Positive oso- oso phy Waterloo 1815 Origin Of Species