Scouting, Volume 2, Number 23, April 1, 1915 Page: 60
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FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
of their time reading. A study was also made of the "hobbies" of
933 boys, and again it was found that boys spend more time reading
than in any other recreation.
The Passing of the Nickel Novel
Such information is most gratifying; but it must also be under-
stood that practically in all surveys of children's reading made by
librarians and teachers, almost without exception, the unwelcome fact
is disclosed that the books of the "underground library" are as
influential as those circulated by public means.
Happily, though, the volumes of the dime or nickel novel are fast
disappearing from this private circulating exchange. The writers
of the nickel novels are being hard hit. The motion picture show
for 5 cents is offering such a good substitute that many of the men
who write this slot machine literature are having a hard time dis-
posing of their product.
Not so long ago there came to our office one of these nickel novel
authors out of a job. He said he would like to write for Boys' Life.
Commending his ability, he remarked that he had written over 7,000
of these stories and was prepared to furnish our magazine, upon
order, any kind of a story, upon any subject, telling us he was able
to make it just as bad or just as good as we might wish.
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EACH FIRST-CLASS SCOUT MUST KNOW AT LEAST
TEN SPECIES OF PLANTS
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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 2, Number 23, April 1, 1915, periodical, April 1, 1915; New York, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth282730/m1/62/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.