ROBERT BUTLER
Book Notes
The Journal of Dr. William Schooley. Edited by George A. Schooley. (Bal-
timore: Gateway Press, 1977. 261p.;
illustrations, index.) As Dr. Schooley
noted, his intention in writing this
journal was not merely to record his life
"but at the same time to
instruct." Hence personal recollection is kept to a
minimum; a large part of the journal is
composed of didactic letters and
newspaper articles from the early
nineteenth century by the liberal Quaker
doctor. Though he wrote against slavery
and special taxes on Friends (in
place of military service) the journal
above all reflects his overwhelming
interest in theology, and most of it is
a record of his thoughts on religion and
its application in everyday life. The
editor has added several of Dr. Schooley's
medical prescriptions and a genealogy of
his family, as well as a compen-
dium of wills, sermons, and leases
relating to the Schooleys.
The Ohio Theatre 1928-1978. Edited by Jim Marsico and Alan Woods.
(Columbus: Ohio Theatre Jubilee, 1978.
144p.; illustrations.) This volume
portrays beautifully a premier example
of the opulent cinemas of the inter-
war years. It describes the Ohio from
its gala opening in 1928, when movie-
going was a nationwide weekly habit,
through the war years and into the
1950s, as tastes in entertainment began
to change, to its literally last-minute
rescue from destruction in 1969. The
restoration work of the Columbus As-
sociation for the Performing Arts,
nothing less than fanatical in its devotion
to the original design, is carefully
illustrated in the final chapter. The book
is filled with magnificent photographs
of the theater then and now: the
great stars and anonymous ushers when
the Ohio was at its height, the statu-
ary that has long since disappeared as
well as the often extraordinary sculp-
ture that still remains. This superbly
produced, limited edition retrospective
is a valuable record of one of Ohio's
prominent national landmarks.
The Samuel M. Jones Papers. . . An
Inventory to the Microfilm Edi-
tion. Compiled by Morgan Barclay and Jean W. Strong.
Toledo-Lucas County
Public Library. (Columbus: Ohio
Historical Society, 1978. 96p.; illustrations,
bibliography.) Samuel M. "Golden
Rule" Jones epitomized the Progressive
movement with his multi-faceted approach
to urban problems and his wide-
ranging municipal experimentation. As
one of the earliest Progressive mayors
in the nation, Jones attempted to infuse
the golden rule into Toledo's munici-
pal government, just as he had applied
it in the administration of his own
company. In doing so, Jones became one
of the leading advocates of the
Social Gospel. The Jones Papers (on
deposit at the Toledo-Lucas County
Public Library) represent the largest
collection of urban reform materials in
Ohio. The microfilm edition and guide
were funded by the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission.
Eleven of the fifteen rolls in the micro-
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film edition contain correspondence
(1892-1919); also included are speeches,
scrapbooks, pictures, and two rolls of
business correspondence (1903). Both
microfilm edition and guide are
available from the Ohio Historical Society.
We Have Met the Enemy. By Richard Dillon. (New York: McGraw-Hill,
1978. xvii + 231p.; map, index.) This
popular biography of Oliver Hazard
Perry is a good introduction to the man
and his times. Dillon recounts the
early history of the Republic from
Perry's point of view, often through his
own letters, to illuminate the
background of the commodore's life. His Hercu-
lean efforts to build and man a fleet
and the climactic battle at Put-In Bay in
1813 are described in a clear, careful
manner. Throughout the book, the
author shows us the qualities that his
men so admired in Perry-his courage,
integrity, and compassion. A
bibliography would be a valuable addition
to this book, since many of the sources
are said to be available here for the
first time, but the lack of one will not
bother most readers.
Rathbone Chronicles: A History and
Genealogy. By Frances E. Collard.
(Seattle: copyright 1977 by Frances E.
Collard. viii + 169p.; illustrations,
index.) The Chronicles is a
well-researched genealogy of the Rathbone fami-
lies from 1574 to the present, emphasizing the history of the clan during
the nineteenth century, and especially
that of the family of Thomas Worth-
ington Rathbone, who kept a detailed
record of his life. Collard follows him
on his way to "the Ohio" as a
boy, crossing Panama on the way to the Cali-
fornia gold rush as a young man, and
serving in the Union Army during the
Civil War. At the age of 70 he migrated
westward to settle with his sons and
daughters already living in the
Washington Territory (extracts from their
diaries and letters are also included).
Persons interested in the problems and
possibilities of family history should
find this book rewarding.
A Historical Study of East Hubbard
Township and Parts of Hubbard and
Pennsylvania. By George Elmer Fiedler. (Privately printed, 1976.
150.; il-
lustrations.) Somewhat eclectic in plan,
this study traces the ownership of
farms, churches, and coal mines through
several generations since the settle-
ment of the area in the late eighteenth
century. The author offers an interest-
ing but uncoordinated history, listing,
for example, the varieties of apples
grown in orchards, the fire hazards to
early homes, and the travel time on the
first electric trains (30 minutes) to
the factories and mills of Youngstown.
Fiedler also provides a number of
anecdotes: wedding parties often walked
across the state line to be married for
free in Pennsylvania, rather than pay
Ohio's one dollar license fee. Those
interested in community studies should
find this book useful.
A 1976 Photographic Record of New
Madison Community. (New Madison
Bicentennial Committee, 1976. xix +
114p.; index, illustrations.) This pictorial
study of New Madison (in Darke County,
Ohio) contains a photograph of
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each parcel of land, residential and
commercial, as it appeared in 1976. Some
of the structures were built in the
early twentieth century and should appeal
to students of architectural history. Of greater
interest, however, is the series
of eight plat maps from 1832 to the
present, detailing the slow growth of the
town. There are brief chapters on the
history of education, religion, and fire-
fighting in the town. A
"Nostalgia" chapter concludes the book; one of the
items here is a warrant for the arrest
of twelve men playing baseball on a
Sunday in 1906.
Euclid Beach Park Is Closed For the
Season. By Lee O. Bush, Edward C.
Chukayne, Russell Allon Hehr, and Richard
F. Hershey. (Cleveland: Dillon-
Lieberbach, 1977. viii + 331p.; index,
illustrations, appendices, bibliography,
notes, maps.) Amusement parks are an
important facet of America's social
and urban history, though historical
studies are a rarity. This account of
Cleveland's premier fun park provides a
thorough and detailed record of
the physical development of the
institution from its founding in 1895 until
its abandonment in 1969. Numerous
photographs, maps, drawings, and ad-
vertisements highlight the large format
book, which is largely devoted to a
description of the various rides,
amusements, pavilions, and other facilities
of the shorefront park. An interesting
appendix lists, among other items,
annual attendance figures and a record
of company and union group outings
at the park.