Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-18

The LyCeum Hall.

Tee Lyceum building was erected !yr lie
rary purposes, and oyowedy without pros
pect of reaIzii < more from tue rent Of lis
Hall, taau would sIth e, ~ cUIhecil Il With
it, other source, ot revenue, i0r keeping tbs
/ premises IN repair; tni- Idea mas been. by
! the Company, faithfully corTici ou,,--;ol
faithfully Iud eG Tor their own Interests, Ar
they lind az the operation OF nearly twenty
years, To At toe Iiyid-uds On the stock have
not averaged more than one per cent. per an.
! mum, and Ut tul- small sun, only an Iu-IEul,-
i:agt fraction is due ~ DE renl Of TIE Hal.
! The Lyccun Company have, dur;n. In,
: long perIod, Durtur,d, aud IN measure sus.
talued, the AirxAI d,A l. Lfary Cum..nv,
they have not Only forgiven tom large
smuuuE ii Indebtedness, uut they have put
their annual payment Tor rent, L. q sgm con-.
suieraDiy GrIgw what tie Library room y u.t
Urirg. II ren:"d e. other parru-; tncy have
done even more, he LyCeum Company have.
/ from time ~ tim utd ~ c1utgm.i .uUu,
Courses ot l. ,cture-, but IN syIrrt Of cUuryc.
sy aud kindness, they have uniformly dc.
cilned tmis Legitimate : ufCe Il profit m Ia
vor Of thcir tenants, the Library Company.
! Indeed but fr the implied engagement On
/ the part # this Company 10 use their Hal.
! the Lyceum COnpens, would probably have
made the necessary ARA" genen,s, Att, zen,
tctnter. tor the delivery vi "a course Vi yJpu.ar
! Lectures
Now, the Library Company, in TIER IN
doubt d right, have, II seems, sen Il, 10 Sc.
! lect auDther Hili for their Lectures. gud
$ nc think the difference IN price vi the two
I Halls, sufficient t. justly the chang the
( TENT Of the Lyceum Hall Is tea dollars per
night, that OF the suD- .ltutrd Hall Is much
| less. But is Price all Almt the Library 10
| be p r, still, Is there HOttmJ jue e. ivns es.
tatiishcd iTlcndsaIy anu protection
| Ii is we'll known that the Lyceum Hall has
| been retitted at heavy * ea-e, aud ;lat IL
IL now kept up, MT solely tor pecunl.ry pro-
! fl, but for the tusteriIg u u literary spirit
among our people, ami tue eHcUurag NJ Ut
ref Ilng Influences When We r-cuilcci TINS,
| d Jes it NOT lrpenr peGuiIarty w!,h!u lna pro.
vince of q Library Company 10 contribute it3
mite toward that eId, evea should tie dt.
| ference 10 price above ALLUDED 20, prove . H.
tai loss? But II, rs is very generally ue!'ey-
! ed, the difference would have been le.gly or
quite made up in the increased patronage
these Lectures would have received Ut tho
| Lyceum, does 1t not appear. that rather les
VI 90 d taste aud sound judgment has pre-
vailed, 10 the coua,es Ot this venerable
Z ,mpany, on the present occasion, than here
| tsfore7
The Lyccum building needs new roof,
and the members o! the Company haze been
Looking mainly TO the rent OF Their Hall ir
the means, not only Of roofing bur Of beauri-
| flying the exterior OF the building, and the
surrounding grounds; and g. they have no
idea { using tie Hall Tor JGgGl"ry, Negro
| Minstrels, or Theatrical eXD!olign', tDCy
really feel ss though they had aright to *
| pect, at least from the to raj aUd intelligent
portion of the community, a rea,unaJ u share
Of cuuutenance aud support. They d. not,
be Ii understood. come before tue pubic 10
the light OF beUefclarles, but simply as
claimants of their just rights.
The above remarks have Ue'n dictated by
q friendly feeling lyr, an. an interest IN !. tn
companies, aud desire t. ser those who are
engaged 10 good works, and Interested IN the
welfare ~ our CITY, so. - ~ hnrm NOUS
coocer,--puiItng togsticr. Let our friends
Of the l. )r4ry Company, then, IN planning
their next winters series OF literary ,n.er-
tanments, bear in mind, that a thlns may
be dear at q shilling"