War libraries and allied studies . e study of neurology and psychology. An officer in control of the Langensalza camp librarysays: Our camp is very large, and there is a con-tinual and extraordinary demand for books. Popularscientific books and books on social questions are mostin demand. Where no specific request has been made, saysDr. Wright, we have sent books of a varied char-acter. For the common soldiers elementary schoolbooks and simple reading books, scientific primers,books on agriculture, and religious books and the worksof great Russian writers have been selected. For theofficers we
War libraries and allied studies . e study of neurology and psychology. An officer in control of the Langensalza camp librarysays: Our camp is very large, and there is a con-tinual and extraordinary demand for books. Popularscientific books and books on social questions are mostin demand. Where no specific request has been made, saysDr. Wright, we have sent books of a varied char-acter. For the common soldiers elementary schoolbooks and simple reading books, scientific primers,books on agriculture, and religious books and the worksof great Russian writers have been selected. For theofficers we have chosen books of a more advanceddescription, embracing every conceivable branch ofknowledge. A large number of grammars and dic-tionaries have also been sent, and are in continualrequest. Roughly fifty grammars and dictionarieshave been dispatched to Altdamm — but this is a meredrop in the ocean when one considers that many ofthe camps number over one thousand men. Thedemand for special books of study has as far as possible. C/3 © up w fa l-H Q«! 3 ?— o !* C CDCD -a
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