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gon and Washington which emphasizes
the fact that our western states are out
door laboratories of increasing interest.
Sharp’s Where Rolls the Oregon is
equally an eye-opener to both the phy
sical and historical lore of the state.
Those who have read the chapter, "B ut
terflies of Mt. Hood,” will never climb
that mountain without remembering
"And away up there above the world,
here ever the ternal snows, here in the
fumes of an old volcanic fire, hovered
a host of red and black butterflies. It
was an amazing sight. I was prepared
for hailstones and coals of fire, for
seismic shocks and slides and booming
avalanches but not fór butterflies.” As
cars glide over modern roads the pas
sengers can recall that first trip Mr.
Sharp took "From Bend to Burns” to
speak at the Rod and Gun Club in the
interest of conservation. Following by
auto-truck was a load of young trout
to stock the Silvies River. Mr. Sharp
made the trip successfully but the fish
did not! In his words, "It was a cruel
haul.”
There is an all-over view of the Pa
cific Northwest and its scenic and eco
nomic possibilities in two books w ritten
in journalistic style, Richard L, Neu-
berger’s Our Promised Land and Ross’s
farthest Reach, Oregon and Washing
ton. Mrs. Ross also has a later book,
Westward the Women. Included are
stories of some of the women who
helped build this northwest: Narcissa
Whitman, Mary Walker, Sacajawea, the
Mercer girls, Sister Mary Loyola, Anna
King and many others. Just for good
measure take a look at the latest edi
tion of M cA rthur’s Oregon Geographic
Names. This has long been a source of
history, humor and human interest, for
along with the history of each place
name is a story of that region.
Many of these books will be found
in your local library. The Oregon State
Library lends directly to individuals in
communities where there is no public
library to offer daily service. Patrons
pay the mailing costs.
Books mentioned in this article:
Condon, Thomas— Oregon Geology,
Gill 1910.
Eliot, W. A.— Birds of the Pacific
Coast, Putnam 1923.
Eliot, W. A.— Forest Trees of the
Pacific Coast, Putnam 1938.
Federal Writers* Project — Oregon:
End of the Trail, Binfords 1940.
Gilkey, H. M. & Powell, G. M.—
Handbook of Northwest Flowering
Plants, Binfords 1936.
Haskin, L. L.— Wild Flowers of the
Pacific Coast, Binfords 1934.
Lampham, H. S.— Northwest N ature
Trails, Binfords 1944.
M cArthur, L. A.— Oregon Geogra
phic Names, Binfords 1944.
Neuberger, R. L. t Our Promised
Land, Macmillan 1938.
Peterson, R. T.— A Field Guide to
Western Birds, Houghton 1941.
Ross, N. W. — Farthest Reach,
Knopf, 1941.
Ross, N . W.— Westward the Women,
Knopf, 1944.
Sharp, D. L.— Where Rolls the Ore
gon, Houghton 1914.
Smith, W. D.— The Scenic Treasure
House of Oregon, Binfords 1941.
STATE OF MARYLAND ADOPTS
FIVE-DAY W ORK WEEK
The work schedule of Maryland
state employees has been placed on a
five-day week, Governor Herbert R.
O’Conor has recently announced. The
new schedule does not apply to hospi
tals, institutions and other state agen
cies now operating on a seven-day week.
There is nothing
a middling fortune,
away sooner than a
treads on the heels
expected riches.
keeps longer than
and nothing melts
great one. Poverty
of great and un
— B r u y e r e .