LIGHTER NOVELS WEAR OUT FIRST AT UNIVERSITY.
LIBRARIAN WRITES IN CAUSTIC VEIN. (Special to the “Star.”) WELLINGTON, December 16. Reflections of the librarian at Wellington College, as printed in the “Wellington i an,” give an insight into those students who “shorten tedious hours with books."
He states: “The rapidity with which ■frames lalv.ll<»H Wodehouse and Ellis become reduced to pulp testifies to the high standard of j culture prevalent | among subscribers. One laudable fea- ; ture we observed is the omni-voracity with which pearls of English literature are absorbed t>y _ metaphorical swine rooting for knowledge/ At the same time, we consider that the feltwen,y,even Sconce pushing the analogy too far. . As , us > ia! ' a number of boys leaving echool have decided to perpetuate Ihc rt ameS b lV donations of books to the library. For this purpose tee strongly recommend biographies They lighter" s™”"' “ as do the
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18339, 16 December 1927, Page 11
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