Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-09-17

res werv genera We shorh not set our
country sotcs snd taverns ~ crowded With
die louns,p IN the evening II books
suued 10 al asf, were sccctfible, homo
would scquite new nijrsciior and u Il
aro oncc to become habit lot ooe to road
nIy.i ~ tho family, what an additional
bond 81 union would b. PROVIDED lot pat.
cns and cl,lIrrn. iot brother, ana sraet,
How swiftly docs the long winter evening
pass Nhcn spent IN thu, manner
The poets NJ h,slotisns page, BY one
Made vocal for The smysrmen, Of the rest,
BeRuile' the night, and SETS koenet edge
On female industry.
|. II not desirable iha, entertainment, such
as lhs should be provided for the farmers
hfesl1e7
Another advantage atsing from n libra.
~ IS that It provides a nclghborhood wnh
topics Of Thoughts and OF conversation IN
common, other than the in'ipid ones Of the
weather, the crops, and the prices Of pro.
ducc, or the equally vnpld ones Of dress
and the fashions DO no, our population
want some common train Of thought Of q
more elevated cast for their socia meetings /.
something that will preverl the young and
the old the male and the female part Of the
company from separating rs they now do
INTO groups and coleries, for want Of com.
non topic OF conversation and what can
be better suited for this purpose than good
district Library, free to the whole commu
nhyl Besides, II our efforts 10 imSro~
the schools are successful, will no, book.
be universally called fori We ore en-.
denvorlng TO crcre a taste for knowledge :;
shall we not also provide the means Of sat.
is',lny that taste especially when 1t can DO
done ii so cheap rae MS by means OF pub
lie libraries
But district Libraries connected with the
school would produce wonderful effect
on the school itself The very bcs, reading
books become tresome and common lace
by dlnt Of repetition. When the teacher
observes this, what an admirable ctfec, will
fresh book from the library produce by
exciting anew the jAdcd appetite, A fresh
spltll is awakened III the class, il not 10
the whole school by such Circumstance.
This is no, mere theory. The plan has
been successfully tried IN this very build
ing
1t /. to be hoped that, ere long, our Ic.
gislature will follow 10 the steps Of those Of
New York md Massacb usetls, so iar as 10
afford them a suitable moderate encourage.
mont Meanwhile the committee would
suggest that n beginning might even now
be made by subscriptions through the sew
eral districts. Should that plan be adopted,
the committee would recommend, that these
nclpien, Libraries should be placed on the
same liberal footing as that Of the Maclure
Library Of PIusiord, viz that the sums
raised by subscription should be considered
Donation to the district for the equal
p ref, Of all us Inhabitants, and Tint the IT,
brar, should be KEEP, good and increased by
small annual lax for the use OF the books,
TO be pad equally by subscribers as BY
non subscribers. Thus, If well managed
the lluIe subscription will become the neu.
cleus Of library yearly increasing in
value
With respect to the materials OF those il.
brarts, the committee would recommend,
as suitable for a commencement
l. The ScHooL DIsTRIcT LIBRARY,
published by the tlarpers Of New Yoek
Five series have been published, in 8 mo
and sixth Is now in the press, any of
which can be purchased separately, or IN
single volumes The series average about
50 volumes, and are substantially bound
with leather backs The price is 600
each series, including a case, or $40 with
outthe case
. The CoNsoN ScHooL LIBRARY,
published BY Appleton & Co, New York,
OF which two series have been published Of
% volumes. Is mo. each, price, full bound
IN leather O. so per series
}. The LIBRARY or CHoICE READ
40, published by Wiley & Putnam, n. Y.
consisting Of Two series Of 30 volumes, II
mo, EACH well bound with leather backs
at - per series.
I,ryI Smith. Chairman.