SURPLUS BOOKS [To the' Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
shall be very grateful if you will insert the enclosed appeal in your paper.
Many people have surplus books which would be invaluable in Albania where there is no means of satisfying the longing for knowledge, and I feel sure the fact only requires to be known for books to be sent where they are so sorely needed.
APPEAL TO LOVERS OF LEARNING AND OF Boos.
The seven years of Independence have been seven years of learning hi Albania. A network of schools is spread over the country ; Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Normal Schools have sprung into existence.
Thousands of students hunger for knowledge ; boys find their way, walking for days over the mountains in search of " School." They ache to know ; but there are no books.
The first Students' Library is now about to be built at Tirana. Will those who love books and learning help to fill it with the right sort of books ? A list of the subjects most required will be sent if desired and books will be acknowledged by Elisabeth, Countess of Carnarvon, care of the Albanian Minister, Albanian Legation, 116 Inverness Terrace, London, W. 2.
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