The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-01
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This School and School District American
Institute. t.t . Y

THIS School and school District American
Institute.
The attention Of the people Of the United States
is respectfully invited to the subject Of establishing
the School and School District American Institute,
including an experimental and model farmi garden
of plants, a teachers residence; with such improve
ments on the American Institute Of the city OF New
York, the National and Smithsonian Institutes Of
the city Of Washington, as may seem appropriate;
with rooms for public meetings, for philosophical,
electrical and chemical apparatus; for free library
such as those of Massachusetts and New York, for
the reception and preservation of the newspapers and
reviews Of the great parties which divide our coun-
TX he E ste and Ct s
Message and accompanying documents the Patent
Office Reports, and such others as Congress may
deem advisable; so that each voter may examine
thoroughly the great questions which agitatc our
country.
In leisure hours, and ii thrown out of employment,
access may always be had TO valuable library phi
losophlcal electrical and chemical apparatus, and to
pleasant place OF resort for social enjoyment az
well as for political physical intellectual and moral
improvement.
mothers and daughters American Institute, an
American maternal, paternal, and juvenile code Of
laws may be established for mutual improvement, to
aid in self culture where the old and young may be-
come successful learners and teachers OF truth And
so the mothers and daughters Of our country will
have facilities for higher attainmens than present
ures have been accomplished. Cannot the time and
means which have been given 10 political pole raj
sings be applied to this prrposc1
number Of landholders in Maryland, Virginia.
District of Columbia, &c. have offered TO give from
one to two hundred acres Of good land, to establish
State and County normal schools, and school dis
irct experimental and model farms, American In
sttntes, &c.;. Others, labor materials, books, mo
ney, &c.
II government be great political social intellect
na, and moral partnership, will not the establish.
ment of this measure greatly advance It's obiectl
by introducing mathematical instruments, philos-
ARht nln
valuable knowledge may be acquired by the children
and youth of our country between the ages OF four
years and twenty with the advantage Of pursu-
ing Investigations and experiments In the School
District American Institute In after life greatly facil-
itating the means of adding to human knowledge,
and Of diffusing IT, JOSEPH l.. SMITH.
WAsnIseros, Dec, %, 1913
WAsHrsaros, December 2Oth 1913.
Dear Sir The interest which we mutually feel
for the improvement of our country, in its physical
social and moral condition, and the near relation in
which stand to the citizens of your county will l,e
considered hope, sufficient apology for address,
ing this letter to you.
have long thought that there should be public
Library in every county in the State, which should
be accessible 10 the humblest citizen. mean not
to say anything upon the Importance OF di1usng in
formation among the mass Of the people, That is
known TO every person. But take leave TO suggest
that all effort be made to establish Library under
proper regulations and shall address similar let
ter 10 some phanthropic citizen in every county Of
the DISTRICT which have the honor TO represent
There are many valuable documents published by
order Of the Government, which should be bound and
preserved and would afford important materials for
future history Of the country and valuable informa
ton Of our relations with other countries. Such
documents have distributed as generally as could
amongst my constituents, since have been In Con-
gress--my predecessors did likewise. But they are
not In condition to be preserved. And moreover,
as new felde are being explored by scientific snqu.
rers, greater amount Of information and facts will
be spread before the country by the Government,
and should be placed where every citizen can refer
to H. From time 10 time have sent all the docu-
ments Of importance 10 the literary institutions In
my district but they are not sufficient
ask leave to call the attention Of your citizens TO
the formation Of public Library. Let II be COM
menced-one or two may unite, and at the next
meeting Of the General Assembly, If 1t 10 necessary,
The association can obtain legal existence.