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tions which deal with the region in which it 

 is situated as well as of historical and other 

 publications of local interest. It is, perhaps, 

 evident that if it became generally known 

 that every first, second, and third class post- 

 office contained such a list of publications 

 the traveler and resident in search of informa- 

 tion would immediately go to the post-office to 

 consult the list. 



2. The second suggestion is that every post- 

 master shall have on sale all of the federal 

 and state publications on the exhibited list. 



In order to put this suggestion in practical 

 form the writer prepared the following list 

 for his home town : 



PUBLICATIONS ON WILLIAMSTOWN AND VICINITY 



Maps 

 The Greylock, Bennington, Berlin, and Wilming- 

 ton topographic maps published by the United 

 States Geological Survey. Show the location of 

 roads, streams, houses, and elevations. On ex- 

 hibition and for sale here. 



Local History 



' ' Origins in Williamstown, ' ' by Professor A. 

 L. Perry. An account of the early history of the 

 Northern Berkshires. Can be consulted in the 

 Village and College Libraries. 



' ' A History of Williams College, ' ' by Pro- 

 fessor L. W. Spring. A history of the local college 

 from its foundation to 1916. Can be consulted in 

 the Village and College Libraries. 



"Boyhood Reminiscences," by Keyes Danforth. 

 Published in 1895. An interesting account of the 

 houses, people, and customs of the time. Can be 

 consulted in the Village and College Libraries. 



Geology 



' ' Taconie Physiography, " by T. Nelson Dale, 

 U. S. Greological Survey Bulletin 272. Contains 

 excellent descriptions and explanations of the 

 scenery of the Berkshires. Can be consulted in 

 the Village and College Libraries. 



"Geology of the Green Mountains," by 

 Pumpelly, Wolfe, and Dale. United States Geo- 

 logical Survey Monograph XXIII. Contains a 

 technioal discussion of the geology of the region. 

 Can be consulted in the Village and College Li- 

 braries. 



"Pinal Report of the Geology of Massachu- 

 setts, 1841," by Edward HitcJicock. Interesting 



chiefly from a historical point of view. Can be 

 consulted in the College Library. 



Zoology 



"Birds of New York," by E. H. Eaton. New 

 York State Museum Memoir 12. Illustrates, with 

 106 colored plates, the birds of New York and 

 New England. Can be consulted in the College 

 Library. 



"Useful Birds and their Protection," Edward 

 H. Forbush. Massachusetts Bureau of Agricul- 

 ture. An illustrated and interesting book on the 

 birds of the state. Contains brief descriptions of 

 the more common birds and accounts of their food 

 and habits. Can be consulted in the VUlage and 

 College Libraries. 



Botany 



' ' Wild Plowers o£ New York, " by H. D. House. 

 New York State Museum Memoir 15. Illustrated 

 with many admirable colored plates. As the New 

 York and New England species are for the most 

 part identical this volume is as valuable for Wil- 

 liamstown as for New York. Can be consulted in 

 the College Library. 



"Bog Trotting for Orchids," Grace Greylock 

 Niles. A popular description of the kinds and 

 habits of orchids in this region. Can be consulted 

 in the Village and College Libraries. 



Agriculture 

 Lists of publications of great practical use to 

 the farmer, stockman, and poultryman are on an 

 adjoining Ijulletin 'board. The feulletins on these 

 lists are published by the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, the Massachusetts Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station at Amherst; the New 

 York State Agricultural Experiment Sta/tion at 

 Ithaca, and the Connecticut Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station at Storrs. 



Collections and Objects of Local Interest 



The sword and other personal property of 

 Ephraim Williams, the founder of Williams Col- 

 lege. In the College Library. 



Collections of local rocks and other exhibits. In 

 the Geological Museum, Clark Hall. 



Mission Monument, Mission Park. 



Block House Marker, West Main Street, on the 

 property of the Kappa Alpha House. 



The desirability of such a list in every post- 

 office in the land becomes greater as automo- 

 bile travel becomes more general. (In one 



