Stratton, Dorothy, and Helen B. Schleman. 1940 YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, New York. Price $2.00. Social usage for young moderns. Over 6,200 questions, covering every phase of social relationships were sent in to the authors. These were used as a basis for interpreting the current social code for young people. Van Arsdale, May B. and Mary Rebecca Lingenfelter. 1940 MANNERS NOW AND THEN. Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York. Price $1.50. This book is rather a story of the devel- opment of modern manners and customs out of traditions of the past. The chapters, however, do sum up rules for behavior at home, in school, in society, and in business. The authors point out that such graciousness as we have in our lives is a heritage from the past. Van Duzer, Adelaide Laura and Edna M. Andrix, Ethelwyn L. Bobenmyer, E. Maude Hawkins, Mary E. Hemmersbaugh and Elsa P. Page. 1936 EVERYDAY LIVING FOR GIRLS. J. B. Lip- pincott Company, Atlanta, Georgia. Price $2.00. The purpose of this book is to develop stand- ards of living and appreciations of the value of personal and social development in the high school girl. It has an interesting chapter on entering the business world and living at home and elsewhere. The book was originally planned for the high school senior, but has been adapted successfully to other high school groups. Young, William P. and Horace J. Gardner. 1936 THE YEAR 'ROUND PARTY BOOK. J. B. Lippincott Company, Atlanta, Georgia. Price $1:00. Complete directions for party programs, covering the red letter days of each month are given in this book. Directions for games, sug- gestions for decorations and refreshments are also included. HOUSING, FURNISHINGS, AND EQUIPMENT Abbott, Daisy T. 1939 THE INDOOR GARDENER. The University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Price $1.50. Here is help for anyone who wants to grow plants, whether in the home, office, or S' i1 school. The book suggests what to buy and why, how to care and feed 3 house plants, and gives a good list of foliage plants for the house. I/, \ Allen, Edith Louise. 1938 SIMPLIFIED MECHANICS FOR GIRLS. Manual Arts Press, Peoria, Illinois. Price 68c (paper cover). Provides home economics pupils with information that will contribute toward intelligent operation of the mechanical and electrical devices in the home, as well as with an understanding of the principles underlying the use and care of these devices in order to get the most service from them. Balderston, Lydia R. 1935 HOUSEKEEPING WORKBOOK. J. B. Lippincott Company, Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania. Price 60c. This is a manual of directions for processes in house care and cleaning. It contains clear, concise rules for renewal of fabrics, care of metals, floor coverings, furniture and other information necessary to know in the care and cleaning of houses. Burrows, Thelma M. 1938 SUCCESSFUL HOME FURNISHING. Manual Arts Press, Peoria, Illinois. Price $2.75. To students of simple home furnishing, it shows the way to beauty and comfort at modest expense. The book is decidedly readable and presents a range of informa- tion that makes helpful and delightful reading for both pupils and home makers. Well illustrated. Draper, Dorothy. 1939 DECORATING IS FUN. Doubleday, Doran, and Company, Inc., New York, New York. Price $2.79. A most unique and delightful book on interior decorating writ- ten in a most entertaining yet authoritative style. Line drawings show right and wrong fur- niture arrangements. This will be a help to families whether they occupy one room or twenty. Eberlein, H. D. and Abbot McClure and E. S. Holloway. 1937 THE .PRACTICAL BOOK OF INTERIOR DECORATION. J. B. Lippincott Company, Atlanta, Georgia. Price $2.95. The three writers are accepted authorities. The book covers all phases of interior decoration from the furnishing of the small house or apartment to that of the palatial dwelling. This is an en- cyclopedic book suited for library reference in larger schools where there are many pupils with family incomes much above the average. Editor of Architectural Forum. 1939 THE 1940 BOOK OF SMALL HOUSES. Simon and Schus- ter, New York. Price $2.50. Plans, pictures and brief descriptions of houses from various sec- tions of the country.