nationally known 'educý W. Washburne, who 'is of schools inii iiVietka. losopby bas brought rad it their daily tasks, 'en- sports, celebrate their s she would nod. 1 used to invite the village children to mny'balcony in the afternoon and talk to. tbem with the help of two children, from Vienna who spoke Fnglisb. We would .have a great time discussiiig this,and that. -Tbey tolci me ail about skiinig, a..rescue iii the snow, festival, days -..and then they wanted to know what sports we bave 'in this country. "And I talked to- the village school- miaster who bad been there*. 21' years and bis father 40 years before hlm and, to the parisb priest and to niearly every- body. in the village. So' I think -'Fridl' really tells the stor3y' of an Austrian boy."p FoIlows Same Plain ler other books are being done in the same way, mnuch researcb of course, and the inspiration of tbe people and the children themseîves. Mrs. Wash- humne las done similar studies in short- er length, notably lier series for Brit- tannica Junior, tbe tities of wbich are illuminating: "A Boy in the African Junigle," "Mara the Gypsy Dancer," "Thie Return of the Fishermen," "A Boy of Old Greece," "Arklio Hunts flis First Walrus," and "Star Flowver Earns lier Name." Sbe is now engaged in editing part of -the series of six books being pub] Kiddies' Lawn Soit.. Black enomel end briglît orange, solies sturdily .con- structed, of Arkansas soft kiin-dried ':yellow69 pin, ..........69 So&p Bubble Sets Colored soap. a soap cish. pipe, wood spoon,' strow, end oilclotb e pron *1bcom- plate. Other bubb.le sets.et liOc and2 c soc............. NowI Beach Chair With Its Canop A g r pn orange c a n- opy with -ad- justable bock. Just the right- Size for th. yourigstersl Blue Whiz Skates!, $Io But: thusiasm and success to ber, it mighi wnrk e(nallIv weil for others. anaU LcJ$1jD4Iyp AIC goLIout iq Iue. sta- tistical study entitled "'1iat' Play- tbings Shail My Ohildren Have ?" This was based on the actual preferences of. children* in Chicago and its suburbs, the first 'compilation ever maef o cu dren's ,own .ballotg,. and correspondinglv valuable. Used VA' Tceot ]Boks. ou have heard nothing yet. lier )ks, "Letters to Chariny" and w i T ni siueep siin pads foj "L 47W comfort. 1-0 Sturdy Croquet Sets $2-98ý Gay - hued 7 croquet sets, 4-bail corn plêt~e with Third PIQor Aftçr Mexico will coine Norway, and peoèle, sl so on. There is no'end to the countries her boo whicb the Wasbburnes bave visited on used ber for interprete'rs or months later she - met UÇa (Clontinued on Page 57) )w and this phi- as and en- 1 joy