The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-01-20
Far Ne Gasslte.
1 FEW HINTS TO TIE MEMBERS OF TUT
DAVENPORT LITERARY SOCIETY.

SSATs IObIOWs-
Permit me, through tho
columns OF your piper, 10 drop few hints
TOT the benefit Of the "Davcnpor. Literary
and all others interested in the
general diffusion Of useful knowledge.
Our citizens are emphn,icnIly On inqui-
ring and Miskiss people; and, to their
credit be Il said, no town in tho State pos
sesscs % many social advantages Cor the
permanent establishment Of n Literary and
Philosophical Society as does the town Of
Davenport. Neither 10 il cqualled by any
other town for the local facilities which it
possesses for becoming tho sent Of science
and the fine arts il Iowa. This being the
cnse, We would be justified, As | think, il
,nking some effective measures fos putting
into immediate operation a Literary and
Philosophical Society, funded upon ba.
sis something like the following:
Let us 50 modify the present constitution
ofour "Li,crary Society,"" that ladies as well
as gentlemen may becomc members, by
the pay ment Of small annual sum, To be
appropriated partly toward mutual improve.
mcnt, md partly to the general diffusion Of
knowledge.
Let the money designed for the immcd.
nte bene6, Of the members, be expended
chiefly for apparatus for visible illus,rn-
tons; for specimens in Natural History
especially for Geological specimens; which
Inter are SO prc-eminen,lv abundant in this
part Of the west ;-and ior looks. Sew
enty five dollars will procure set Of Ly-
ccnm apparatus.
lie. NIL who nrc disposed ngrcc 10 take
some pnr, in the use of their tools fnr the
benefit ofo,bers rs well ms themselves, or
to instruct and entertain each other.
Le. weekly meetings he held Cor mu,ual
by illustrating the sciences,
reading from periodicals, discussing sub
j"r,s e political economy, agriculture. the
mechanic arts. practical cdaca,ion, or such
other subjects as may be agreed On.
Let NIL teachers, whether ladies' or gen.
,lemcn, he invited t. became members or
o1cio, aud Ia attend the general meetings,
nnd IN hid separate meetings Cur tho i'm.
pr"vemcns Of each other in relation TO the
msnner of conducting schm,ls.
Let tho ncighh,rine towns in Town b.
invited t. co-operaic with ~, with a view
To the final establishment ufn State LICE.
nm.
La as hare lyccam building at The
r0riiesf practicable period. This is "f pr-
msry Importance, fr mnny mud obv i.a,>
reasons. Il is necessary that We hav.
such building in which to depnsic cab.
met. consisting "f apparatus. colIeciinn.
in natural history, b@.ks, &c; us well .
for enduring the va,in,s exercises far
mutual aud general Improvement. b..
sides. such IA building NIGH, hc So construc.
ted MS tn suhservc the purpose Ut a schmI.
hmasc, md thus hccomc source of rcve.
nuc To the Society.
For many Of the nbove suggestions, ]
An indebted 10 The learned Mr.. J. llolbropk,
"f Boston. who has rendered import anl ser
vices 10 The cause Of education and popular
not only BY his personal ca.
ample aud influence. but Cur tho success.
ful attention which he has bestowed on the
requisite apparatus for the juvenile aud
more practical departments III tho Lycenm
sys.cm. lie states thu, he will furnish
full SC. Of Lyceum apparatus for ninety
three dollars; wiz
Mechanical powers md hydrostasic hcl.
laws, $500
Astronomicals, 1900
Chemicals, $500
Air pump. with APPENDICES for numerous
experiments, $500
Geomeiricnls, 500
Davenport has built six substa ntial, and
many Of them elegant, church buildings,
md susiains them well; and whitney not
nr the furthcrancc Of az object of such gen.
sral interest md importance as this, unite
in making IA immediate, active and encr.
yeiic demonstration in its behalfs ~Past
snys Mr.. Holbrook, ahas prov
ed thst Lyceums, founded upon such prin.
ciples as enumerated above, arc more sue.