s Story
XIV Famous Men and Women
XV Bookland--Story and Verse, Part I
XVI Bookland--Story and Verse, Part II
XVII Graded and Classified Index

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BOYS AND GIRLS
BOOKSHELF

_A Practical Plan of Character Building_

Little Folks' Section

Prepared Under the Supervision of
THE EDITORIAL BOARD _of the_ UNIVERSITY SOCIETY

Volume I
FUN AND THOUGHT FOR LITTLE FOLK

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Copyright, 1912, 1915, By
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THE EDITORIAL BOARD
OF
THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INC.

_General Editor_: WILLIAM BYRON FORBUSH, PH.D., LITT.D.
Author of "The Boy Problem"

_Technical Editor:_
HERBERT TREADWELL WADE
Technical Editor of The New International Encyclopedia

_Literature Editor:_
ROSSITER JOHNSON, PH.D., LL.D.
Editor of "Little Classics"

_Music Editor:_
WINTON JAMES BALTZELL, A.B., MUS. BAC.
Secretary of The National Academy of Music

_Associate Editor:_
DANIEL EDWIN WHEELER
Editorial Director of the Edison Industries

_Office Editor:_ JENNIE ELLIS BURDICK
Editor of "The Children's Own Library"

_PARTIAL LIST OF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS_

JOSEPH H. ADAMS,
Editor of "Harper's Practical Books for Boys"

T. GEORGE ALLEN,
Curator of the Oriental Museum, University of Chicago

MARY W. ARTOIS,
Traveler and Writer

ROGER W. BABSON,
Author of "Central America"

GRACE GERTRUDE BARDEN,
Teacher of Domestic Science

HARRY K. BEASLEY,
Electrical Engineer and Author

C. S. BRAININ, Ph.D.,
Professor of Astronomy, Columbia University

M. ALSTON BUCKLEY,
Retold Tales and Fact Articles

FRANK H. CHELEY,
Editor of the "Father and Son Library"

LAURA CLARKE,
Author of Fact Articles

CARL HARRY CLAUDY,
Author of "First Book of Photography"

JOHN H. CLIFFORD,
Associate-Editor of "The Young Folks'
Treasury," "The Mother's Book," etc.

CLAYTON S. COOPER
Author of "Understa