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Show BOOKMAN'S NOTES BY' AURELIA BEXXIOX Heiry Steel Commager, professor of history. Columbia University, introduces his re-review re-review of Kenneth Robert's new book "Lydia Baily" by saying say-ing that it is a tribute to the richness and fascination of our veloped into the English language. lang-uage. H. L. Mencken says: "The word radio was suggested for wireless telegrams by an international inter-national convention held in Berlin Ber-lin in 1906 and was exended to wireless broadcasts in the U. S. about 1920." Thus many words now used are only a few years old. "Simple Secrets of Dog Discipline'' Disci-pline'' by Horace Lytte is writ-te writ-te primarily for those who are faced with the problem of owning own-ing a puppy for the first time; to teach it good manners and to secure obedience. history that novelists have never nev-er been able to stay away from it; that it turns all of thein inio romantics. It is from fiction, rather than from formal works that the average American gets his most lasting impressions of history. Few of the historians (says Mr. Commager) have done more to recreate the past vividly vivid-ly and authentically than Kenneth Ken-neth Roberts, e has shown a narrative, talent, a passion for authenticity and a marked independence inde-pendence of judgment that places plac-es him in the forefront of our historical novelists. I am glad to read that because I enjoy historical romance and agree (I almost said he agrees with me) that we Americans get our lasting impressions of the past but be sure that the author writes authentically. The new book isn't yet in the library, but I have borrowed a copy to read and will- tell more of the story later. Most of the readers of this paper have known Mrs. Eleanor C. Bartlett who for so many years was in charge of Sprague Branch Library, even when the library was situated on 21st South St., where the bank now stands. We received a Christmas card from her from Seattle. She asked me to tell all her friends hello. She reads The Bulletin every week. in radio language what is the meaning of: (a) Iatse (b) Hooperating (c) Off mike The new -"Radio Alphabet" edited by a group of radio men and interestingly illustrated, will gjve you answers to these words and many mare that have de- |