SEVENTY FIVE YEARS OF BOOK PUBLISHING 1838 1913 II SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BOOK PUBLISHING 1838 1913 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BOOK PUBLISHING 1838 1913 m PRINTED FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION BY THE A. S. BARNES COMPANY MCMXIII WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF JOHN BARNES PRATT CONTENTS I. THE PIONEER PERIOD 1838-1863 II. DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT . . . 1863-1890 III. A NEW DEPARTURE 1890-1906 IV. THE RETURN TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES . 1906-1913 266653 FOREWORD As a modest attempt to celebrate the seventy- fifth anniversary of the founding of the house of A. S. Barnes & Company we offer this little history to our friends. It is hoped that this backward glance at seventy-five years of educational endeavor in the publishing field will awaken pleasant memo- ries in the minds and hearts of the many men and women who have helped by word and deed in the establishing and furthering of the work of the house. Grateful acknowledgment is made to Mr. Rich- ard S. Barnes for his generous assistance in making possible the preparation of this little volume. J. B. P. March 1, 1913. AI.FKKD SMITH BARNES ELEMENTS GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY TRANSLATED i- ROM THE FRENfH ( A. M. LEGENDRE, BY DAVID BREWSTER, I.L. D. REVJSEU ANl> ADAPTED TO THE COCTISE OF MATHEMATICA IN THE FNITED STATES, L PUBLISHED BY A. S. BARNES & Co, HARTFORD WILEY & PUTNAM ; COL KEKSE & Co, NEW-YORK. THOMAS, OOAVPERTHWAIT & < PHILADELPHIA CUSHINO & SONS, BAI.TIMORE. TUI'MAN & SMITH, CINCINNATI. ft fc TITLE PAGE OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION OF DAVIES' LEGENDUE HAIITFOKD, 1839 THE PIONEER PERIOD: 1838-1863 Prior to the year 1838 the publishing center in the United States was at Hartford, Connecticut. At that time there were but three or four publish- ing firms that are now in existence Messrs. Har- per & Brothers, the Appletons, William Wood & Company, among them. It was in that year (1838) that Mr. A. S. Barnes, then a young man of twenty-one, founded the house which bears his name. Previous to that he had been employed in the book store of D. F. Robinson & Co. in Hartford, in which city he began the business of book publishing in a store 12 x 20 feet. Mr. Barnes' own narrative of the beginning of his business career in Robinson's Book Store, where his duties were those of the youngest clerk and his salary the munificent sum of $30 per year and his board, is interesting: "I would open and sweep out the store before breakfast and remain until the next older came to relieve me. My next duty would be to go to the Post Office and get the mail, and then get my breakfast sometimes cold and 9 id 1 '' SEVE-NTY-FiV-E - TEASES OF BOOK PUBLISHING sometimes hot and after family prayers, back again to the store, lay out orders, pack books, mark the packages and send them to the stage offices ; generally I carried the packages, either on my back or in a wheelbarrow. We had no porters; the boys did that kind of work. There were no railroads in those days, but steamboats to New York and Springfield were the water travel from Hartford, and stage coaches by land. I remember the first thing I did in this bookstore was to unravel twine which came in packages, and wind it into balls for future use. The rule was to be busy. In writing, I copied letters and invoices into a copy or letter book, (the copying press was not then known.) Steel pens had not been introduced, and an immense amount of time was daily devoted to making and mending quill pens." The following is a copy of a letter written by Alfred S. Barnes while in the employ of Robinson & Pratt of Hartford. The date of the letter indi- cates that he was only seventeen years of age. There are only one or two changes and omissions which were unimportant. "NEW YORK, Apr. 81, 1834. "Ma. PRATT. Dear Sir: The Trade Sale closed on Saturday evening last for which reason I cannot be able to commence packing Mr. Ensign's books until Wednesday. "He was disappointed in finding books to go so high; purchased but a little over $900. He wishes me to say to you that he has concluded not to take any of the Cottage Bibles which are at Conner & Cooks, they being THE PIONEER PERIOD n bound so very poorly. Mr. Sumner feels quite huffy be- cause Messrs. Connor & Company are supplying the trade at $400. He is flying around to-day pushing Brinsmade Geography. He thinks he has made two or three 'Glori- ous Bargains.' "Mr. Ensign starts to-morrow for Cincinnati. I prob- ably can finish all that is to be done by Friday at the latest, at which time I shall be ready to leave. "I am indebted to Friend Prescott for his attention to me in giving me (by way of letter) an introduction to Mr. Demarest. He appears to be a very fine fellow. "Messrs. Harper wish you to send them a few hundred more Olney immediately. "Mr. Ensign says he has not money to spare Mr. Robinson. He has made a contract with the Harpers to send him a stipulated number of each of their new works as they appear. ***** "Yours sincerely, (signed) "ALFRED S. BARNES." The letter was folded in the usual way at that time and the address written on the back of the sheet, addressed as follows: "Mr. Henry Z. Pratt, c/o Messrs. Robinson & Pratt, Booksellers, Hartford, Conn." Early in his career as a publisher he formed the acquaintance of Charles Davies, then a professor in Trinity College, Hartford, who was engaged in the 12 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BOOK PUBLISHING preparation of a series of mathematical works for use in schools, and the young publisher's determi- nation to produce the best text-books led to the formation of a partnership with Professor Davies for the publication of these books then under way. Of this period Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, in the Magazine of American History for May, 1888, writes as follows: "A little office twelve by twenty feet in size was secured in Hartford, where, without cash capital, the business was opened. Book canvassers, like railroads, had not yet appeared to disturb the even tenor of American life, and as the first and most important feature of the venture was to create a market, young Barnes started out in person to introduce Prof. Davies' mathematical text-books into the schools. Mrs. Emma Willard then resided in Hartford, and her histories were included for variety in the earliest publications of the new firm, and were can- vassed for at the same time. For two years Alfred S. Barnes traveled from town to town and village to village, visiting all the schools and academies within a wide range of surrounding territory. He journeyed by country stages, on horseback, and in private conveyances, as chances offered, and he explained in the most courteous and convincing manner the superior merits of the new method of teaching and learning mathematics over the old. He was a mere stripling, but graceful, refined, un- pretentious, and well-informed on every phase of mathe- matical science, and ready at all times to converse on general topics or play ball with the sons of the taciturn masters, as the case might be. He managed the enter- ELEMENTS ALGEBRA: INCLUDING STURM. S' THEORE TRANSLATED FROM THK FRENCH OF M. BOURDON. ADAPTED TO THE COURSE OF MATHEMATICAL INSTRUCTION IN THI UNITED STATES, BY CHARLES DA VIES, LL.D. PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED BY A. S. BARNES & CO. NEW YORK: PRATT, WOODFORD, & CO. 1844. TITLE PAGE OF DAVIES' BOURDON, PHILADELPHIA, 1844 PLYMOUTH COLLECTION HYMNS AND TUNES; USE OF CHKISTIAN CONGREGATIONS. NEW YORK: A. S. BAKNES & COMPANY, si JOHN STREET. 1858. TITLE PAGE OF THE FIRST HYMN BOOK PUBLISHED BY A. S. BARNES AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, 1858 THE PIONEER PERIOD 13 prise so ingeniously that he had no disappointments nor ill luck to chronicle. The productions of Professor Davies were found to be all that he had represented; they were adopted by one institution of learning after another, soon becoming much talked about, then famous wherever the English language was spoken." The sagacious foresight and ability to "pick a winner" displayed by the young publisher is shown by the fact that for more than fifty years Davies' mathematical works from Primary Arithmetic to a Mathematical Dictionary held a foremost place in the schools of this country and at the present time still have a satisfactory sale, an edition of the Dictionary having been printed in 1910. It is in- teresting to note parenthetically that the Mathe- matical Dictionary is still in demand, in Japan particularly. In the year 1840 Mr. Barnes removed to Phila- delphia where he added a wholesale department of stationery and books of other publishers. But the rapidly growing business demanded a more lively and energetic environment and in 1845 the house was moved to 51 John Street, New York, nearly opposite the John Street M. E. Church. It was here that a printing and binding establishment was organized and the company began the manufacture of its publications. 14 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BOOK PUBLISHING Special mention at this time should be made of the publication of the famous Plymouth Collection, a hymn and tune book edited by Henry Ward Beecher. An interesting account of the inception and issue of this work may be found in the Plymouth Hymnal edited by Dr. Lyman Abbott, published in later years by the company. The Plymouth Collection was the first of a long list of successful hymn and tune books which the company has published, and enough importance is attached to this department to warrant their chronological record (see page 32) . In 1865 larger quarters were found necessary and the company moved its offices and various de- partments a little way to the corner of John and William Streets, where the business was conducted until the year 1890. In the year 1855 the firm published its first geo- graphy. It was a tiny book, very different from the geographies published in later years, yet con- taining the essential facts known at that time. It was called "First Lessons in Geography" and the author was James Monteith, destined to be known throughout the country as author of the famous series of geographies that bear his name. "Parker and Watson's Readers" were published in 1857 and even as late as 1911 the writer was told by teachers THE PIONEER PERIOD 15 that no better book of the kind was ever published than the old "Parker and Watson's National Fifth Reader." What we have termed the Pioneer Period comes to a close in 1863. It was by no means an easy path. The young publisher had many difficulties to face and overcome, but his early training in what would be termed in these days a "puritanical household" stood him in good stead, and his clear vision, his unbounded energy and above all his de- termination to publish only the best books, won for him and his company a high place in the esteem of the educators of that day, and prepared the way for larger usefulness in his chosen career. DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT: 1863-1890 Until a short time prior to his death in 1888 A. S. Barnes was the head and soul of the business. He became conversant with existing defects in the school books of the early days, he made educational text-books a practical study, and his plans for the future were based on the needs of the approaching advance in national education. Soon after establish- ing his business in New York he originated and carried out a scheme of publishing a full and com- plete series of text-books, embracing every depart- ment in elementary and advanced education, and styled it "The National Series of Standard School Books." So popular did this series become that forty years later the title "National" was applied to the more modern text-books published by the company. Every manuscript submitted was given a critical personal examination by the head of the house. His industry was untiring and he justly prided himself on the fact that no book ever bore his imprint that was not pre-eminently a 16 DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT 17 "good book." In this lay the secret of his success. Many of the school books prepared and issued under such care and discrimination reached sales into the millions of copies. In the year 1867 an agent of the company met Joel Dorman Steele, at that time Principal of Elmira Free Academy, who confided to him plans for the publication of a Chemistry. The manu- script was sent to the firm for consideration and was accepted with a characteristic letter from the head of the house : "We have," he wrote, "examined your Chemistry and are inclined to think it supersedes in interesting reading matter any now in existence on the same subject. It meets a want in common-school education which has here- tofore been but poorly supplied. Its language is simple, its illustrations well-chosen, its extent sufficient. By a pleasant statement of dry but important facts you have placed within the comprehension of a mere child what otherwise he could not touch. We approve the work most heartily." This was the first of the famous "Fourteen Weeks Series" in the Sciences and leaped at once into favor. So successful were the texts on the Sciences that Dr. Steele was persuaded to under- take the preparation of a History of the United States, and in 1871 "Barnes' Brief History of the United States" was published. At Dr. Steele's 18 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BOOK PUBLISHING request his name was not given as author, but in later years the author's name was inserted on the title page. To chronicle here the almost unbe- lievable number of copies of this History that have been sold would tax credulity. In 1865 "Songs for the Sanctuary," edited by Rev. Charles S. Robinson, D.D., was published and in a few years was in general use in Presby- terian and Congregational Churches. Beginning with 1869, the first of the famous Watson's Readers was published. A large part of the text-books issued by the firm became household words in all parts of the country. Many prominent educators of the present day will recall Barnes* Brief History, Davies' Arithmetics, Monteithfs Geographies and Watson's Readers, when, as boy- hood companions, the books were lugged to and from school. Among the authors not previously mentioned, who were represented in the list of books published by the company, were Dr. William H. Maxwell, the present Superintendent of Schools in New York City; Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, Benson J. Lossing, Edward Everett Hale, Henry B. Car- rington, Lyman Abbott, William H. Goodyear, David P. Page, Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, Joseph H. Ficklin and Stephen H. Clark. DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT 19 In 1888, the firm consisted of seven members, with the founder at its head. General Alfred C. Barnes, the eldest son, was admitted to the firm in 1866, and was now considered chairman of the deliberations of the company. Henry B. Barnes, later the first president of the present company, directed the financial affairs; Edwin M. Barnes, the third son, had charge of the immense printing and binding establishment newly erected in Brook- lyn; Richard S. Barnes managed the wholesale book and stationary department, while the youngest son, William D. Barnes, had charge of the general correspondence and office detail. Charles J. Barnes, a nephew, was general manager of the Chicago branch. Although not a member of the firm, Thomas F. Donnelly, the confidential clerk, was an important factor in the development and suc- cess of the business. As an illustration of the qualities in which are laid the foundation of success in business, the fol- lowing letter, written in his own hand by Mr. A. S. Barnes, to a young lad who applied to him for a position, is of interest: "My son has the charge of the factory and I have asked him to take you and give you employment. You will be able to show what your capabilities 'are during my absence. Your success as a clerk or merchant will depend 20 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BOOK PUBLISHING upon yourself. You must be ready to take hold and do what your hands find to do, and after you become familiar with your duties you must act without being told. Keep your mind on whatever you have to do and always try to do it well. Avoid mistakes. "As your wages must be small, you will get your meals and lodging at my house, and take your lunch for noon with you from the house. You must be on hand at eight o'clock. Your evenings should be spent profitably either reading or studying in your room, or attending religious meetings or lectures. I would recommend that you join the Young Men's Christian Association where you will be thrown into contact with the right kind of young men. On the Sabbath attend the Clinton Avenue Church, sit in my pew and join the Bible Class. "Set your standard high and work up to it. This is the critical period of your life as you start now, so you will be likely to go." This letter now hangs in the private office of the company underneath the portrait of its author. Six years from the date of this letter, on February 17, 1888, the eminent founder of the house passed away. A brief extract from The New York Inde- pendent follows: "His name was probably as widely known through- out the United States as that of any other man. Mr. Barnes was, in the fullest meaning of the term, a self-made man. He began his career as publisher with the resolution that he would publish good books only. He entered upon this resolution, as he conducted every busi- ational Series of Standard School Books, PUBLISHED BY NES & BURR, 51, 53 & 55 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK. FOB THE UiE OF THE XBASE* s FIRST PAGE OF PRICE LIST ISSUED BY BARKES AXD BURR NEW YORK, 1865 ALFRED CUTLER BARNES DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT 21 ness enterprise of his long life, from principle, not for revenue. Mr. Barnes was a long-sighted, clear-headed, conservative and at the same time energetic and pushing business man; in fact, he possessed almost all the attri- butes to make a successful business man. He was a man of the highest reputation; his word was as good as his bond." A NEW DEPARTURE: 1890-1906 In the year 1890 the American Book Company was organized and took over the educational books and text-books published by the Harpers, the Appletons, Ivison, Blakeman & Co., Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., and a large portion of those published by A. S. Barnes & Co. The identity of two of these firms was merged with the new company, the other three maintaining their general line of publications. The honored name of A. S. Barnes & Company was too precious to be lost in the swiftly changing processes which were permeating the business world ; accordingly, after the organization of the new com- pany had been effected, the firm moved its quarters to 751 Broadway, opposite Astor Place, under the management of Richard S. Barnes, where was ex- tended its list of miscellaneous publications. A few years later a store at 56 East Tenth Street was opened, but following northward the trend of the publishing business the company located its offices at 156 Fifth Avenue, where was begun the publication of an entirely new and different line of A NEW DEPARTURE 23 books. At this time Mr. Henry B. Barnes, the second son of the founder, was sole owner, and in 1903 his son, Mr. Courtlandt Dixon Barnes, be- came junior partner. One of the early successes in the line of fiction was "Cap'n Eri" (1904) , the first of the many Cape Cod stories by Joseph C. Lincoln, whose name is now known by hundreds of thousands of readers. This was followed by "Partners of the Tide" (1905), "Mr. Pratt" (1906), and "The Old Home House" (1907). Of these "Mr. Pratt" has en- joyed the greatest popularity, although critical readers claim that "Cap'n" was the best work of Mr. Lincoln's early productions. Another early success was "The Boss," by Alfred Henry Lewis, which attracted wide attention not only in this country but in Australia where "bossism" is an unknown quantity. "The Presi- dent," "Sunset Trail" and "Confessions of a De- tective" followed. Among other fiction writers whose names were added to the growing list are: S. R. Crockett, Holman F. Day, George Cary Eggleston, Charles Battell Loomis, Samuel Mer- win, Gouverneur Morris, Henry C. Rowland and Annie Eliot Trumbull. 24 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BOOK PUBLISHING In 1904 Dr. Robert Kennedy Duncan prepared a manuscript entitled "The New Knowledge A Simple Exposition of the New Physics and the New Chemistry in their Relation to the New Theory of Matter." The importance of this manu- script was quickly seen by the editorial advisor of the firm, Mr. Ripley Hitchcock, whose keen in- sight into possibilities of manuscripts rarely led him astray in judging of the merits of proposed publications. The wisdom of his opinion on this book is shown by the fact that upwards of 20,000 copies have been sold in this country and in Eng- land. It was first published in 1905. Juveniles played no small part in the list of the company, some dozen or more by favorite authors being published during this period. An important undertaking was begun by reprinting original documents relating to the explorations of our country, under the editorship of John Bach Mac- Master. These were issued under the title of "The Trail Makers," and were completed in seventeen volumes. Another series of six volumes was pro- jected and published, with Margaret E. Sangster as editor-in-chief, entitled "The Woman's Home Library." In 1906 the educational books and periodicals, formerly published by E. L. Kellogg & Co., were RICHARD STORKS BARXES HENRY BURR BARNES transferred to this house. The addition of this large stock and the large number of employees taken over rendered a location providing much larger quarters a necessity, and the company re- moved to 11-15 East Twenty-fourth Street, di- rectly opposite the Metropolitan Tower. The acquisition of this educational force gave a stimulus to educational activity, and opened the way for the return to the field of publishing wherein this house had for so many years held an honorable position. While the field of general publishing, especially that of fiction, appealed strongly to the sentiments of the firm, it was felt that educational text-books held more of promise and usefulness, and it was determined to henceforth confine the new publica- tions largely to this department. The name of the house had for so many years been associated with the schools of this country that the wisdom of this step was shown by the favorable reception ac- corded the company on its re-entry into the field. THE RETURN TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: 1906-1913 Some time prior to the year 1908 was begun a movement for the betterment of the physical de- velopment of the children in the public schools through the means of playgrounds. This move- ment spread all over the country until playgrounds became a necessary adjunct to the public school system. In nearly every city and town plans were formed and executed to give the children more room in which to play. A demand was be- ginning to be felt for material which would intelli- gently direct the element of play. Folk dancing was introduced, and the demand for literature on the subject increased. To meet this growing need, the company began the publication of folk dance and game books. Miss Caroline Crawford of the Teachers' College (New York) was asked to pre- pare a work, and in 1908 her "Folk Dances and Games," the first of a number of books of this character, was published. This was quickly fol- lowed by "The Folk Dance Book," by Dr. C. 26 THE RETURN TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 27 Ward Crampton, Physical Director in the Public Schools of New York City, which became the leader of all books of this kind. Seven titles in this special department now bear the imprint of the house, and special mention should be made of "Graded Games and Rhythmic Exercises," by Miss Marion Bromley Newton of Rochester, and Miss Ada VanStone Harris of Pittsburgh, and "The Festival Book," by Jeannette E. C. Lincoln. Music in the public schools is a strong factor in education, and to this phase of educational publish- ing the company began to give special attention. In 1907 the house published "The Song Primer," the first of a series of school music books, edited by Miss Alys E. Bentley, Director of Music in the Washington (D. C.) schools. "The Song Primer" was the first illustrated school music book for the little folks, and met with an enthusiastic reception. It was followed by "Song Series Books One and Two," and other books by the same author. In 1907, "The Assembly Song Book," by Dr. Frank R. Rix, Director of Music in the Public Schools of New York City, appeared. The success of this book was immediate. In New York City alone more than two hundred schools are using it, while hundreds of cities and towns in all parts of the country have introduced the book for assembly and 98 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BOOK PUBLISHING sight reading purposes. This was followed by "Voice Training" and "The High School Assembly Song Book" by the same author. George Oscar Bowen, Supervisor of Music in Yonkers, N. Y., brought to the house his "Graded Melodies for Individual Sight Singing." These were published 1911 in eight parts, portfolio form, and were a success from the start. Pedagogical and teachers' books have always formed a large part of the company's list, and during this period several important books on this subject were issued. "Composition in the Ele- mentary Schools" and "Class Management," by Dr. Joseph S. Taylor, District Superintendent in New York City, were among those brought out during this period. "Grammar and Its Reasons" (1907) , by Mary Hall Leonard, took rank with the famous "Grammar of Grammars," while the grow- ing need for material on the subject of moral edu- cation was met by the publication of "Systematic Moral Education" (1909), by John King Clark, Principal of Public School 23 (Bronx), New York, who successfully worked out the problem in his own school. Space does not permit mention of the many new and successful books being published. Among the authors not previously mentioned, but represented THE RETURN TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 29 on the list of books published by the company, are Anne L. Jessup, Director of Hand Work, New York City, Annie M. Logue of the Washington Irving High School, Agnes M. Dunne, formerly Principal of Public School 65, New York, Sophie A. Miller, H. A. Guerber, G. Stanley Hall, Ph. D., Dr. James L. Hughes of Toronto, Tudor Jenks, Virginia W. Johnson, Edwin Gordon Law- rence, Col. Francis W. Parker, Effie Seachrest, Levi Seeley, Ph. D., Henry A. Stimson, John F. Woodhull. It might be interesting though rather tedious to trace in detail the development of writing instruc- tion in the schools of the United States. It is enough for the present purpose to recall the old method of having the writing master set the copies on the pupils' paper, using a quill pen. This gave way to the copybook plan, by means of which pupils attempted to duplicate in their writing books the engraved script at the top of the pages. This led to a very slow, laborious style of writing. A few years ago a wave of enthusiasm for vertical writing passed over the country, but this did not change essentially the copybook plan. It is only in very recent years that the schools have come to consider the problem of teaching the style of writing really demanded for business purposes. 30 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BOOK PUBLISHING In November, 1911, the company, appreciating the importance of a thoroughly graded, pedagog- jcally arranged course of study and practice in muscular movement writing, brought out a series of books entitled "The New Barnes Writing Books," by C. S. and A. G. Hammock. This series of pupils' text books on writing, accompanied by a Teachers' Manual, together with the authors' plan for correcting teachers' papers (thereby giving instruction by correspondence), have already helped materially in solving the problem of writing instructions in many schools. The books are al- ready used in a large number of cities and towns and additions to the list are rapidly being made. In December, 1909, the company was incorpo- rated under the laws of the State of New York and the following officers were elected: President, Henry Burr Barnes; Vice-President and General Manager, John Barnes Pratt; Secretary and Treasurer, Samuel Cole Fairley. Henry B. Barnes, Jr., and Courtlandt D. Barnes were elected directors. In the following year the failing health of Mr. Barnes necessitated his retirement from active connection with the company, and his death occurred January 12, 1911. The following minute was placed upon the records as expressing the sense of loss felt by his fellow officers : THE RETURN TO EDUCATiGtf A*L- A&TlVlf'lES' : '3l "Resolved: That in the death of Henry Burr Barnes, The A. S. Barnes Company has lost a president of rare training and experience in the field of publishing, and a kindly and far-seeing counselor in all its business problems." Mr. John Barnes Pratt was elected President to succeed Mr. Barnes. The present management is endeavoring to maintain the high standards of in- tegrity and dignity which have characterized the company for so many years and to build solidly on the foundations so intelligently laid seventy-five years ago. Conservative plans for the publishing of new text books which shall meet the present and future needs of the public schools are under way. An- nouncements of these publications will be made in due season. In the years to come it shall be the endeavor of the company to maintain the standard set by the founder of the house and to justify the splendid reputation which he and his sons have built up. RECORD OF HYMN BOOKS 1855 THE PLYMOUTH COLLECTION 1862 SONGS or THE CHURCH 1865 SONGS FOR THE SANCTUARY 1869 HYMNS OF THE CHURCH 1871 THE BAPTIST PRAISE BOOK 1880 THE EVANGELICAL HYMNAL 1880 WORSHIP IN SONG 1881 PRECEPT AND PRAISE 1886 CARMINA SANCTORUM 1887 HYMNS AND SONGS OF PRAISE 1888 SONGS OF PRAISE 1891 MANY VOICES 1894* CARMINA FOR THE SUNDAY SCHOOL 1905 THE PLYMOUTH HYMNAL 1906 CHURCH HYMNS AND TUNES 1907 UNIVERSITY HYMNS 1907 HYMNS AND TUNES FOR SCHOOLS 1910 HYMNS OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD 1911 HYMNS OF THE CENTURIES 1912 HYMNS OF THE CHURCH, NEW AND OLD 1913 THE HYMNAL OF PRAISE FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 14 DAY USE RETURN TO DESK FROM WHICH BORROWED 'RY This book is due on the last date stamped below, or on the date to which renewed. Renewed books are subject to immediate recall. MAY 1 8 1372 n Ait/irc DAvIo tNTERLISRARY I OAN MAY n ' LD 2]-40m-2,'69 (J6057slO)476 A-32 General Library University of California Berkeley Gaylord Bros. Makers Syracuse, N- v PM . JW, 21. 1908 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY