SKI CHAMPS

by Laurence W. Lougee '29Pageant Press, Inc., 1966, 124 pp. $4.50

With the accelerated pace of secondary education what it is today, this reviewer hardly felt qualified to pass judgment on a book such as Mr. Lougee's Ski Champs, intended as it is for young people, aged 8-12. Fortunately, our family is blessed with a ten-year-old fourth grader, Debbie, who is most interested in both skiing and reading. She agreed to read and report on Ski Champs, even though this task seemed at first to smack suspiciously of extra homework.

She was immediately enthusiastic. Dad, that was a really good book," was her initial reaction. Here's her review:

"Tom and Sue Hall wake up on Christmas morning and find new ski equipment under the tree. Instantly they go outside to ski. With their mother's coaching, Tom and Sue become famous by skiing down to get a doctor at night, saving people from an avalanche and best of all trying to win the Junior Ski Championships.

"I liked Ski Champs best because I like skiing so much and it told of Tom and Sue s many adventures on skis. I also learned a lot, because in the back of the book the author explained many things about skiing such as the kinds of turns and the ski trail rating system. There are many tips on skiing all through the book."

What more can be said/ it appears as though Ski Champs makes fine and interest ing reading for the young people for whom it woo written

Mr. Breed is Associate, Office of Development at Dartmouth.