New Books for Old

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23361, 21 June 1941, Page 8

New Books for Old

The ancient lure of new Jambs for old has been, ingeniously adapted by tne«.educational authorities of Michigan, says the “Manchester Guardian.” The librarian of the Kellogg Foundation, finding -many houses had a shelf or.so of dusty, unused books but very few of recent date, persuaded the governors of the foundation to offer to replace the old ones with new, readable hooks at the rate of one new book for every five old ones surrendered. Michigan residents jumped at the offer and within a short tiipe nearly a nyllion old books were handed in ahd more than 180,000 new ones given out in exchange. The surrendered books were checked for anything worth preserving—a rare find—and then sold for pulping to help defray the cost of the experiment., Having niade a start by financing this wholesale ‘revision of stock” in Michigan’s home libraries, the Kellogg Foundation hopes fo make it ah annual event, with the beneficiaries making some contribution towards the cost—which many of them have signified willingness to do. New Zealand Pigs / “New Zealand pigs compare very favourably -vtrith those in any other country,.although most farmers in this country do not realise the fact,” said, Dr. H. E. Annett at the annual meeting of the Waikato District Pig Council. He said Danish pigs had been • so often quoted as of excellent type that it was generally thought New Zealand pigs, were of inferior quality. He was convinced,. after Wide inquiry, that: that was a wrong conclusiqu. 1 >