THE STORY OF THE MISSISSIPPI
THE STORY OF THE MISSISIPPI, by Marshall McClintock '26, Harper & Brothers,N. Y., 1941, 40 p. $1.00.
OUR CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW about OUT country, about its mountains, lakes, rivers, towns, and cities Here for one dollar is a handsome book telling about the Mississippi, "Old Man River," of its history, of its floods, its cities, and of life along its banks. Marshall McClintock has done a thoroughly competent job in telling the story simply and entertainingly, and there is nothing left out of any importance. Your boy or girl will profit by reading this book and looking at the many colored illustrations which adorn its pages. I showed the illustrations, painted by C. H. Dewitt (maybe they are crayon or pastel drawings) to Paul Sample, Dartmouth's famous resident artist, and he said that they were first class. This is praise indeed, and Mike's text is worthy of the drawings. Highly recommended.
JOHN c. ROSE '28 is currently employed by Walt Disney at the Disney Studios in Burbank, California. He is held responsible for the publication of books derived from the Disney motion pictures. Although these books are released through many different publishing firms, the illustrations and the entire editorial job are done at the Studio under Rose's direction. Other Dartmouth men employed in the Disney studios are Carl Jenson '30, who edits all the short subject material; Albert R. Perkins '35 who contributes texts from time to time, and Edward H. Plumb '29 who functions as a musical editor. Theodore Seuss Geisel '25 has just completed for the Disney Studios The Life Story of Donald Duck, which will be released through RandomHouse later this year. Among the books planned and published under the direction of Rose in the last year or two are the Disney version of Pinocchio, Pinocchio'sFriends, the Pinocchio Picture Book, Fantasia published by Simon and Schuster, together with the various stories from Fantasia which have been published separately. Other books planned by Rose for the Disney publications include the Ugly Duckling, Donald's Penguin, The Practical Pig, Walt Disney's story of the reluctant dragon, together with several Readers published by D. C. Heath Company.
THERE HAS BEEN such a demand for Splendor, by Ben Ames Williams '10, published in 1927, that a new edition has been published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Many authorities think this is the finest work to come from this well-known writer's pen.
George W. Robinson '94 has recently privately printed in an edition of 150 copies the Journal of Anna May. Mr. Robinson, former Secretary of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Science, has edited this volume of New Hampshire interest. Anna May, the author of the journal, was a senior student at New Hampton Institution in the second half of the academic year 1856-57. For certain reasons the editor has seen fit to disguise her name. The other characters in the diary are her friends, schoolmates, and teachers. Mr. Robinson has added many notes to make this diary of interest.
