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32 WILMETTE LIFE May 28, 1926 Public Library Some books recently added to 1he Wilmette Public Library. Psvchology. Watson, Behaviori sm . Martin, Psychology and i!s use s. Tudker, Read the answers 111 th e ~tar~. Social Psychology. Dorsey. \\Thy Wl behave like human beings. Kirk. Zodi ac upon human life. Fine Arts. Armstrong, Art i\1 rcat Britain. Krehbiel, Book of operas. Mason, Contemporary composers. Ros~. Drawing and painting. Coffin, How tc· studY pictures. Lucas, Michael Angelo. Pick.el. ).1odern theatres. Richmond, Painting in pastel. Gupthill, Sketching and rendering in pencil. Bonta, Small house primer. Kelly. Text hook of <1<" sign Tran·l. \\'!lite. African camp firc..c . ~facKcnzit· . African clearing :-;. Qui111 .. Beautiful 1lcxico. Carpenter, British Ts.les and ' the Bait ic. Sedg,,·ick, Childhood in Brittany eighty years ago. Ali · Flatld"r cro ft , D own 1 ancI P atl 1\'a,· ·, _ :-.. ' ' · and Hainault. Holland. Hawarth, On the h('acl waters of the Pacific. Hamil tnn. On the trail of Stevenson. Pain( . Lo~t !'-hip:-; and lonely seas. \Vright , ~h· ::\e,,· York. Rosrnfeld, Port of ::\~· w York. Franck. Rc),·ing througL :-Puthnn Chi11:t. ~1acHride. \\'ild K;tlt 1 ant 1 . Biogr;q,J 1 ~· . Sandburg, Al>ral1a111 Lir~roln \\'hit<', Cah·in Coc,Jirlge. Pl'ahod: . Dian and It tt{'r~ . Tlnu se. Tntimatr l' <tpcrs.· Synon, ).fcAdoo. Painr. ~fark T\\'ain. Perr)· . Profc~~or nf !if<'. T.c \.allien 1 H' Romantic '00\ . Fiction.· Filzgcr;tld. :\II tht· ~a d Y<·tJTq..: ntl'll. \\'elk Ann Vnunira. Thtr..,:. ·.\ p:l:-~in ilat: t 1 ' nd~ct. Bridal \\ n·at!~ ]) 11c!d . Farthing :- Jl in-..tn: \faxwel ~ Fcrnanck . \\:hit c. Jl <' lt·n. \\"hartc JJ. l llrrv :tnd lH\1·1111. Farn1.!. lli l!h :1d · n-ntml'. 'llu ·T.llJh<·ll .. llouncl -. rtf :-priTtl' ~fa-..dit'!d. I.Tttlc g1rl. \V :uncr. Lollv .\\ .il!tl\\ '· 1 ·:-..pill!tr,. \fariflc,r . ~·ncJ..,c-t I \1 i-.,tn· -...., oi 11 11 -., <-h~·. :~d:t.lll~. Pi! ':·.r·, , fl'l' . Pnrv, l'rof c,,( lr r.t 1Tk. Da ~·. 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